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**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2010, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/out-you-two-pixies-go/563531 "2010-12-11T05:43:12Z")
Through the door or out the window! --- ## [How do really bad movies get made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-really-bad-movies-get-made/145997)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2003, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-really-bad-movies-get-made/145997 "2003-04-30T04:39:12Z")
A friend of mine & I have a tradition of occasionally taking a day off and having a “moron-athon.” We go to the local video store, rent the worst movies we can get our hands on, sit around all day eating, drinking & maki… --- ## [Sneakers not made is sweatshops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sneakers-not-made-is-sweatshops/109643)
**Author:** [@A1C\_Joe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A1C_Joe)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2002, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sneakers-not-made-is-sweatshops/109643 "2002-05-19T16:59:00Z")
I want to buy a new pair of shoes, but i dont want them to have been made in a sweat shop in the jungle of Malaysia. Are there any shoe companies with factories only in the USA?:confused: --- ## [Dating a church pew](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-a-church-pew/700107)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2014, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-a-church-pew/700107 "2014-10-02T23:23:19Z")
We bought an old church pew several years ago. The seller claimed was REALLY old, like near 300 years or some such. How can we date it? Its not solid wood in that the ends are ( 3 or 4?) pieces that are “layered” togethe… --- ## [Stupidest solution to TV mystries/crimes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-solution-to-tv-mystries-crimes/808948)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-solution-to-tv-mystries-crimes/808948 "2018-02-23T21:46:56Z")
With a good mystery or crime fiction, it should be IMHO at least in principle something that the audience could figure out beforehand, so therefore it should be something that is at least possible in the real world or un… --- ## [Were Designer Jeans Designers Real Persons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-designer-jeans-designers-real-persons/531220)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2010, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-designer-jeans-designers-real-persons/531220 "2010-03-05T18:09:00Z")
I’m talking about “designers” like: -Jordache (did he/she exist?) -Sergio Valente? -Ralph Lauren (yep, I know he is real) -Gloria Vanderbilt? Obviously, many “designers” were made up names. But more to the point, e… --- ## [American family wants to move to England: feasible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-family-wants-to-move-to-england-feasible/454830)
**Author:** [@spazurek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spazurek)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2008, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-family-wants-to-move-to-england-feasible/454830 "2008-07-07T00:45:44Z")
Google is failing me, apologies… I’m a college professor in biology. My wife is a physician in general internal medicine. We have one child. We are all natural-born American citizens. We would like to move to Englan… --- ## [History's Hotties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historys-hotties/255902)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2004, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historys-hotties/255902 "2004-07-21T10:34:10Z")
It’s bound to be an A&E series any minute, I figured I’d get the jump on them. What historical figures do you have wild crushes on? I know Guin and I will have to have a 19th-century catfight (with swords) over Crown Pr… --- ## [Lori Vallow, Chad Daybell and the missing kids: zombies, a cult and more!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lori-vallow-chad-daybell-and-the-missing-kids-zombies-a-cult-and-more/850231)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2024, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lori-vallow-chad-daybell-and-the-missing-kids-zombies-a-cult-and-more/850231 "2024-06-02T03:00:43Z")
Is anyone else following this story? I searched and didn’t see a prior thread even tho this has been going on for months and months now. Here’s the nutshell synopsis that’s missing LOTS of crazy details: Lori Vallow w… --- ## [Can rubbing alcohol become contaminated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-rubbing-alcohol-become-contaminated/515069)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2009, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-rubbing-alcohol-become-contaminated/515069 "2009-10-26T13:16:08Z")
Following some sinus surgery it was recommended I use an aerosol saline spray, which proved extremely effective. Not only did it aid in the healing process but eventually completely cleared my sinusitis, notoriously diff… --- ## [Russia secretly offered bounties to kill US Soldiers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-secretly-offered-bounties-to-kill-us-soldiers/913291)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-secretly-offered-bounties-to-kill-us-soldiers/913291 "2020-07-04T19:54:40Z")
https://www.startribune.com/russia-secretly-offered-taliban-bounties-to-kill-u-s-troops-new-york-times-reports/571512072/ The intelligence finding was briefed to President Donald Trump, and the White House’s National Se… --- ## [Weird star changes in brightness due to... aliens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-star-changes-in-brightness-due-to-aliens/734624)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2018, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-star-changes-in-brightness-due-to-aliens/734624 "2018-11-22T06:29:17Z")
Link here. The short version – a distant star has occasional dips in brightness. Dips in brightness would normally be caused by orbiting planets – a big planet like Jupiter orbiting the star might cause periodic 1% or … --- ## [Teacher and students bullying my son in school. Need advice ASAP.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teacher-and-students-bullying-my-son-in-school-need-advice-asap/605994)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2011, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teacher-and-students-bullying-my-son-in-school-need-advice-asap/605994 "2011-12-22T06:15:10Z")
My son is six years old, and in the first grade. Over the past month my wife and I have noticed a slight change in his behavior when he discusses school. He went to a preschool for two years, kindergarten and now is in g… --- ## [How would a carrier battle group avoid / defend against a nuclear strike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-a-carrier-battle-group-avoid-defend-against-a-nuclear-strike/500905)
**Author:** [@trupa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trupa)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2009, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-a-carrier-battle-group-avoid-defend-against-a-nuclear-strike/500905 "2009-06-27T07:03:54Z")
This one’s always puzzled me. Carrier battle groups are a formidable array of overlapping layers of defensive systems, and yet, it would take only one modest nuclear detonation to destroy the carrier, escort ships, and … --- ## [Let's find the "John Smith" name for every nationality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-find-the-john-smith-name-for-every-nationality/248106)
**Author:** [@hapaXL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hapaXL)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2004, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-find-the-john-smith-name-for-every-nationality/248106 "2004-06-05T11:59:07Z")
We Americans use John Smith as the most common or default American name. What name is instantly evocative of a culture/ethnicity/nationality? I’ll start: Irish - Patrick O’Brien --- ## [Wine storage in Napa Valley, are you kidding me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wine-storage-in-napa-valley-are-you-kidding-me/696524)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wine-storage-in-napa-valley-are-you-kidding-me/696524 "2014-08-27T00:53:31Z")
So, I’m watching CNN and they’re talking to certain vineyards, and there are barrels of wine crashed all over the floor, and hundreds of bottles of smashed wine and the owners are a little upset. Holy shit. You live in… --- ## [Tell me your worst self inflicted wound](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-worst-self-inflicted-wound/56454)
**Author:** [@tubagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tubagirl)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2002, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-worst-self-inflicted-wound/56454 "2002-09-24T15:56:27Z")
My husband just came to bring me lunch at work today. I noticed a very pronounced limp as he crossed over to me. He rolls up his pant leg and shows me this first sized welt on his shin. It turns out he had dropped a muf… --- ## [\[pant\]OMG it's hot out there\[/pant\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pant-omg-its-hot-out-there-pant/589367)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pant-omg-its-hot-out-there-pant/589367 "2011-07-22T21:56:36Z")
I just went for a walk and am now literally sweating from every pore! So how bad is it around your way? --- ## [Stupid Couples!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-couples/97658)
**Author:** [@Xan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xan)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2002, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-couples/97658 "2002-03-18T11:24:04Z")
I’m so goddamn sick of seing couples every freakin where I turn. Every idiot can seem to get a girlfriend but me. Why is it a guy can be a total jerk and girls will be like he is so cute, but if I’m nice I get jack shit.… --- ## [Whence the noble title: Count?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-the-noble-title-count/491375)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2009, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-the-noble-title-count/491375 "2009-04-05T18:47:15Z")
I say that “Count” comes from medieval times and refers to the only local who was educated in cyphers (mathematics to you yokels). His principle duty was to oversee transactions of a monetary nature (i.e. money exchange… --- ## [Housing prices:Who the hell is buying all these houses anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/housing-prices-who-the-hell-is-buying-all-these-houses-anyway/301871)
**Author:** [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2005, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/housing-prices-who-the-hell-is-buying-all-these-houses-anyway/301871 "2005-05-10T21:37:40Z")
I have lived in Las Vegas for 7 years. In the last several years, the median price for a house has almost doubled. Now the big thing is expensive high-rise condos. This is in a service-industry dominated city where the m… --- ## [How to deal with loud, dumb, ignorant, and common sense challenged kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-loud-dumb-ignorant-and-common-sense-challenged-kids/593276)
**Author:** [@intuitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/intuitive)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-loud-dumb-ignorant-and-common-sense-challenged-kids/593276 "2011-08-19T19:37:58Z")
Hi there, Currently I live in an apartment with my baby and my husband, ever since we moved here there’s always a lot of idiot mexican kids running around and shouting like no one else lives here, banging on people’s wa… --- ## [Low carbers: what are your go-to meals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carbers-what-are-your-go-to-meals/631373)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-carbers-what-are-your-go-to-meals/631373 "2012-08-17T19:50:45Z")
I’ve been diagnosed with type II diabetes. Fasting blood sugar is ~130, so not too bad… yet (a1c \<6). Low carbing is the ONLY thing that works for me. Easy to grab/fix things are most often carb-y, i.e., sandwiches, cere… --- ## [Is the word "weird" negative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-word-weird-negative/650523)
**Author:** [@TheCrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCrow)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-word-weird-negative/650523 "2013-02-17T23:53:15Z")
Hello, This word “weird” does not seem to have negative meaning according to the dictionaries. But when people describe other people or talk about other people, I get the impression that it is used in a negative way. I… --- ## ["Summa cum laude" graduation cake design rejected due to perceived vulgarity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summa-cum-laude-graduation-cake-design-rejected-due-to-perceived-vulgarity/814619)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2018, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summa-cum-laude-graduation-cake-design-rejected-due-to-perceived-vulgarity/814619 "2018-05-26T01:25:41Z")
Sad sad sad. --- ## [Castaway 2 - Armorgames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/castaway-2-armorgames/581571)
**Author:** [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2011, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/castaway-2-armorgames/581571 "2011-05-20T20:57:39Z")
My new obsession. I won’t link from here because I get a glitchy version on this computer, which may be the computer itself, but hey. Google is your friend. Much more complex than the original, better graphics, better … --- ## [Firefly fans: Zoe, Inara or Kaylee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-fans-zoe-inara-or-kaylee/296480)
**Author:** [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2005, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-fans-zoe-inara-or-kaylee/296480 "2005-03-29T19:55:58Z")
Along the lines of the immortal “Ginger vs. Mary Ann” and “Jennifer vs Bailey Quarters” debates, I ask: Which of the women of the good ship Serenity do you prefer? I’m assuming River’s off the list because she’s either … --- ## [Guy Destroyed on Hardball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-destroyed-on-hardball/449542)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2008, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-destroyed-on-hardball/449542 "2008-05-17T18:09:23Z")
(The last Youtube thread seems to be long-dead.) Over here is some radio talk-show host, a local guy, being destroyed by Chris Matthews on Hardball. (I thought he himself was a right-wing person.) Television would be mu… --- ## [Can I sue this car dealership for deceptive practices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-sue-this-car-dealership-for-deceptive-practices/93545)
**Author:** [@Jimbrowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimbrowski)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2001, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-sue-this-car-dealership-for-deceptive-practices/93545 "2001-11-15T23:42:47Z")
We purchased a used Saturn about three months ago from a Saturn dealership. It’s a model year ’99, was leased new in August ’98 (3 year lease), turned in to the dealership August ’01, we bought it from the dealership it … --- ## [VERY Important News Flash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-important-news-flash/70438)
**Author:** [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2001, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-important-news-flash/70438 "2001-07-13T20:49:30Z")
I like cheese. --- ## [Athletes name-dropped in songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-name-dropped-in-songs/594168)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athletes-name-dropped-in-songs/594168 "2011-08-30T00:45:04Z")
Rod Carew is in two–“Sure Shot” and “The Hanukkah Song”. Joe DiMaggio is in “Mrs. Robinson.” Belle and Sebastian have a song called “Piazza, New York Catcher.” Which athlete is name-dropped the most in songs? --- ## [Bones 4/28: The Rocker in the Rinse Cycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bones-4-28-the-rocker-in-the-rinse-cycle/537719)
**Author:** [@In\_Winnipeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/In_Winnipeg)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2010, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bones-4-28-the-rocker-in-the-rinse-cycle/537719 "2010-05-06T13:42:30Z")
Season 5, Episode 19 – Airs: 4/29/2010 The Rocker in the Rinse Cycle The body of an eccentric rich man is found in a laundry machine at a hotel, and Brennan and Booth find out that he was last seen at a Rock ‘n’ Roll c… --- ## [Your Best Job Search/Interview Tips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-job-search-interview-tips/614154)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-job-search-interview-tips/614154 "2012-03-01T07:00:53Z")
I know I’m not the only one out there who’s looking for work. Since I am a recent graduate, I am looking for a job to kick off my career. Experienced Dopers, enlighten the rest of us with your job-seeking and interview… --- ## [Defend marriage! ONE MAN - ONE WOMAN](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defend-marriage-one-man-one-woman/472036)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2008, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defend-marriage-one-man-one-woman/472036 "2008-11-13T15:11:18Z")
…one time. Now that we have defended marriage against the threat the same sex onslaught in California and beyond, we need to move on in protecting this sacred institution. Write your congressman and insist that there b… --- ## [Do You Think Suspected (or Proven) PED Users Should Be Shut Out of the MLB HOF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-suspected-or-proven-ped-users-should-be-shut-out-of-the-mlb-hof/678399)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-suspected-or-proven-ped-users-should-be-shut-out-of-the-mlb-hof/678399 "2014-01-13T19:11:46Z")
This has been discussed a ton, but I’m curious as to people’s current view. I’m looking for a simple Yes or No answer. Do you, personally, want to keep the PED ERA out of the HOF? If you want to explain your response, pl… --- ## [Greatest Romantic Scenes in Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-romantic-scenes-in-movies/611644)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2012, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-romantic-scenes-in-movies/611644 "2012-02-13T23:04:48Z")
I did a search back a few years and can’t find this covered. Rather than romantic movies, how about romantic scenes? I’m just trying to imagine a couple. Airport scene in Casablanca The Ghost and Mrs Muir (final scen… --- ## [Trump, the Clintons, and sexual harrasment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-the-clintons-and-sexual-harrasment/801780)
**Author:** [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2017, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-the-clintons-and-sexual-harrasment/801780 "2017-11-20T22:38:26Z")
One of the ironic results of electing Trump has been a huge backlash against powerful sex predators. Most of the awful behavior of people like Weinstein, Spacey, Rattner, Louis CK, et al were open secrets but no one in t… --- ## [Miss America no longer a beauty pageant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-america-no-longer-a-beauty-pageant/815458)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-america-no-longer-a-beauty-pageant/815458 "2018-09-10T10:36:56Z")
No more gowns or swimsuits. No longer based on how the woman looks. --- ## [Survivor: One World February 22 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-one-world-february-22-2012/613683)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2012, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-one-world-february-22-2012/613683 "2012-02-26T03:18:50Z")
Opening makes me feel like I’m watching one of those “Bad Girls Club” things I see clips from on the soup. Dude, these women are nasty to each other. --- ## [Could life survive if earth was knocked out of orbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-life-survive-if-earth-was-knocked-out-of-orbit/228283)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2004, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-life-survive-if-earth-was-knocked-out-of-orbit/228283 "2004-02-14T00:58:49Z")
Assume earth was knocked out of orbit and we were flying through space aimlessly. Could life still survive? i think it could because we can use artificial lights to grow crops, so food wouldn’t be a problem. Energy woul… --- ## [Should surplus, obsolete military aircraft be sold to civilians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-surplus-obsolete-military-aircraft-be-sold-to-civilians/544611)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-surplus-obsolete-military-aircraft-be-sold-to-civilians/544611 "2010-06-28T20:03:29Z")
I’m watching the National Geographic channel, and there are some shots of Davis-Monthan AFB showing aircraft in storage. If you have the money, it’s pretty easy for someone to buy Soviet Bloc aircraft. Turbine military… --- ## [Any sitcom characters you'd like to be friends with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sitcom-characters-youd-like-to-be-friends-with/627942)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-sitcom-characters-youd-like-to-be-friends-with/627942 "2012-07-16T14:15:01Z")
Most Big Bang Theory threads mention how no one would want to be friends with Sheldon. This got me thinking about sitcom characters - and how most of them (even the ones I enjoy watching on TV) I wouldn’t be friends with… --- ## [Boston Dopefest soon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-dopefest-soon/482385)
**Author:** [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-dopefest-soon/482385 "2009-02-12T23:27:49Z")
The venerable Robot Arm and I were wondering if it’s time to round up the usual suspects for a Boston Dopefest. I, for one, have a raging case of winter doldrums and would love to get together for dinner or something. A… --- ## [What are those iron fixtures on some medieval buildings ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-those-iron-fixtures-on-some-medieval-buildings/554262)
**Author:** [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2010, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-those-iron-fixtures-on-some-medieval-buildings/554262 "2010-10-09T21:59:36Z")
I’ve been pondering this lately after playing a lot of Assassin’s Creed 2 where they appear quite more often than they do in real life (they’re one of the game’s stock “urban climbing aid”, particularly in San Gimignano) … --- ## [Post your fave Limerick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-fave-limerick/426660)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-fave-limerick/426660 "2007-11-21T01:19:42Z")
Here’s mine: A filthy young pervert from Avebury Had a fetish extremely unsavoury With demonic howls He would bugger young owls That he bred in an underground aviary --- ## [Books That Don't Exist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-that-dont-exist/695221)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2014, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-that-dont-exist/695221 "2014-08-11T21:48:48Z")
“Sour Persimmons Are Not The Only Fruit”, by Daphne Duck “A Movable Fast: Karen Carpenter in Paris” “In Search Of Lost Time: Quality Control At The Strobe Light Factory” “Canadian Raising: My New Brunswick Vacation”, … --- ## [The state of Jews in Europe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-state-of-jews-in-europe/619560)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2012, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-state-of-jews-in-europe/619560 "2012-04-28T21:04:13Z")
From time to time I go to Mark Steyn’s website, mostly for his excellent “Song of the Week” feature. This time I read one of his political articles, Exodus, on the rise of violent anti-Semitism in Europe: \[Quote=Mark S… --- ## [You're home in very comfy clothes. Do you change before going to the stores?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-home-in-very-comfy-clothes-do-you-change-before-going-to-the-stores/715405)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2015, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-home-in-very-comfy-clothes-do-you-change-before-going-to-the-stores/715405 "2015-03-31T16:08:41Z")
This question Inspired by theDo you get dressed on your day off?thread. A lot of people indicated they enjoy a day off in sweats, pj’s, or very very comfortable clothes. Maybe you’ve been outside working on the car or d… --- ## [Shows that work better WITHOUT continuity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-work-better-without-continuity/780811)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-work-better-without-continuity/780811 "2017-02-28T20:20:48Z")
Now that we’ve left the Classical Age of Television behind, now that Netflix means TV screenwriters are writing for the trades and making shows designed to be binged, continuity is no longer something that happens to oth… --- ## [Freaking out - mold-filled, flooding basement apartment, and I'm the landlord](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaking-out-mold-filled-flooding-basement-apartment-and-im-the-landlord/592225)
**Author:** [@starryspice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/starryspice)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2011, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaking-out-mold-filled-flooding-basement-apartment-and-im-the-landlord/592225 "2011-08-13T08:33:04Z")
I lurk a great deal, but don’t usually post here. However, I’ve seen that there are a lot of very level-headed people here, and I’m in need of some level-headedness. My husband and I own a condo. We weren’t able to se… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1970&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1972&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)