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**Author:** [@Pollux\_Oil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pollux_Oil)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2008, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-get-from-the-tivo-service/450324 "2008-05-24T07:20:29Z")
My dad and I recently bought a TiVo for my mother for Mother’s Day because she videotapes things all the time and we thought it’d be a nice upgrade for her. However, I didn’t know that there was also a “TiVo service” su… --- ## [What's your Diablo 3 BattleTag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-diablo-3-battletag/621859)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-diablo-3-battletag/621859 "2012-05-17T04:21:39Z")
I feel dumb just typing the word BattleTag™ but there it is. I thought it would be cool to start a thread where dopers could list their Diablo 3 BattleTag, if they are up for gaming with others. Please feel free to add … --- ## [Becoming a licensed distiller](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becoming-a-licensed-distiller/376681)
**Author:** [@TwoTrouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoTrouts)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2006, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/becoming-a-licensed-distiller/376681 "2006-10-17T18:29:41Z")
I love a good whiskey, both bourbon and scotch. I think it would be enjoyable to distill some for fun and profit, but it is illegal. How would I go about becoming a legal licensed distiller? A quick google search gave… --- ## [Progressive lenses: Same? Better? Worse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressive-lenses-same-better-worse/774184)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2018, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/progressive-lenses-same-better-worse/774184 "2018-03-08T18:38:15Z")
My optician has recommended that I get new eyeglasses with progressive lenses since I’m at that age where reading vision goes to poop. I have a few days to decide what to do. The one thing I really don’t like, from the… --- ## [Is there a name for French accordion music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-french-accordion-music/606819)
**Author:** [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-french-accordion-music/606819 "2011-12-26T02:11:47Z")
Don’t even know how else to describe it. It’s French. And played on accordion. Like they used on the soundtrack for Amelie. Surely you know what I’m talking about. --- ## [Swallowed my gum the night before a colonoscopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swallowed-my-gum-the-night-before-a-colonoscopy/803593)
**Author:** [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2017, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swallowed-my-gum-the-night-before-a-colonoscopy/803593 "2017-12-08T22:45:43Z")
Cue Sad Trombone. Will this be a problem? Gum is pretty inert, and my not pass into the intestine by then. I plan to tell them, but was the debilitating prep work wasted? --- ## [Botticelli - July 2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465)
**Author:** [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2022, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-july-2022/967465 "2022-08-04T03:40:54Z")
I am P --- ## [Pronunciation of "Saki" -- the author, not the drink.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-saki-the-author-not-the-drink/598807)
**Author:** [@Kizarvexius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kizarvexius)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2014, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronunciation-of-saki-the-author-not-the-drink/598807 "2014-11-19T18:25:46Z")
I’ve read several theories regarding the origin of H.H. Munro’s pen name, but no guidance on how to pronounce it – or, more to the point, how he pronounced it. Anybody know? --- ## [Giant Lego Man Washes Ashore! Possibly from England.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-lego-man-washes-ashore-possibly-from-england/414794)
**Author:** [@Acorns.but\_not\_Bacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acorns.but_not_Bacon)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2007, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-lego-man-washes-ashore-possibly-from-england/414794 "2007-08-15T21:21:25Z")
An 8 feet tall lego man is dragged to shore in The Netherlands. News Conference on Death of Officer Fox – NBC10 Philadelphia The company who produces lego says it doesn’t know where it has come from. --- ## [Have you been scammed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-scammed/485115)
**Author:** [@Sonnenstrahl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sonnenstrahl)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2009, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-been-scammed/485115 "2009-02-11T14:04:06Z")
In any sense of the word. Did you send money to a Nigerian? Invest money with a friend of a friend? Tell me and make me feel better, in case it is happening to me as well. Tell me it can happen to the smartest among … --- ## [What's so great about Spinal Tap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-spinal-tap/78605)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2001, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-spinal-tap/78605 "2001-08-31T19:21:29Z")
Ok, so “This is Spinal Tap” is #170-somthing on IMDB’s top-250 movies. I’ve heard nothing but raves about it. I loved “Waiting for Guffman” and “Best in Show” so I thought it was a no brainer. I rented it, expecting more… --- ## [Flying with a one-year old ... tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-with-a-one-year-old-tips/250887)
**Author:** [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2004, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-with-a-one-year-old-tips/250887 "2004-06-23T19:51:04Z")
Next week, my wife and I will be taking out 13-month-old daughter onto a plane for the first time. The flight is only 60-65 minutes. I don’t expect the plane to even be at capacity, but there’s a chance it could be full.… --- ## [What's the sexiest animal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-sexiest-animal/350437)
**Author:** [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2006, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-sexiest-animal/350437 "2006-03-31T21:35:56Z")
I say the horse. What say you? --- ## [Know any good April Fools' Day office pranks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-any-good-april-fools-day-office-pranks/684810)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-any-good-april-fools-day-office-pranks/684810 "2014-04-01T21:42:48Z")
Qualifications for submission: \*Must be fairly easy to implement \*Must not cause harm or damage to person or property \*Must not piss anyone off excessively \*Originality is a bonus mmm --- ## [What will be Trump's final month in office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-trumps-final-month-in-office/779964)
**Author:** [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2017, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-be-trumps-final-month-in-office/779964 "2017-08-05T00:29:43Z")
Will he be impeached or resign during his first term or will he serve one or two complete terms? Place your bets folks! :slight\_smile: --- ## [Why do people vote for MPs who they know won't participate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-vote-for-mps-who-they-know-wont-participate/538602)
**Author:** [@glowacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glowacks)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-vote-for-mps-who-they-know-wont-participate/538602 "2010-05-12T05:28:39Z")
Sinn Fein are abstentionist with regard to the UK Parliament: they (supposedly) refuse to take an oath of allegiance to the British monarch and thus are unable to participate in Parliament. So why do people vote for the… --- ## [What Is Your Biggest Regret In Life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-biggest-regret-in-life/310044)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-biggest-regret-in-life/310044 "2009-06-12T15:47:27Z")
Of all of the decisions you have made over the course of your life, which do you regret the most and why? This could be either something that you did or something that you neglected to do. Do you think that it is benefi… --- ## [Funniest Musicians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-musicians/827146)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2019, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-musicians/827146 "2019-01-23T06:36:20Z")
John Lennon Jim Morrison --- ## [Mistaken Impression: You don't have to carry ID?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistaken-impression-you-dont-have-to-carry-id/333206)
**Author:** [@KAndre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KAndre)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2005, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistaken-impression-you-dont-have-to-carry-id/333206 "2005-12-06T15:15:17Z")
I was sent this link and thought to myself, “Those can’t be all the facts” and did a little more looking here. My initial gut feeling was that this is wrong. I though about it some more and it still seems wrong. It ha… --- ## [Trump trying to rush approval for firing squads for federal executions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-trying-to-rush-approval-for-firing-squads-for-federal-executions/926626)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-trying-to-rush-approval-for-firing-squads-for-federal-executions/926626 "2020-12-13T17:22:47Z")
I am against the DP for any crime by any method. OTOH I guess dead is dead and it would be hard to botch shooting someone. .He probably wants Don Jr. and Eric to be 2 of the shooters. And probably himself too. --- ## [Why pay for a T1 line these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-pay-for-a-t1-line-these-days/669602)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2013, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-pay-for-a-t1-line-these-days/669602 "2013-09-27T08:00:24Z")
Unless I’m missing something huge, a T1 line offers exactly no advantages, especially for the price. ($200-400 a month) Does Mbs have different meanings under different circumstances, because 1.5 up and down is pretty pa… --- ## [5 second delay on a 'live' TV broadcast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-second-delay-on-a-live-tv-broadcast/203635)
**Author:** [@ltfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ltfire)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2003, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-second-delay-on-a-live-tv-broadcast/203635 "2003-09-28T03:06:56Z")
Three times in the past week I have confirmed this. Baseball game, listening to the radio, and watching the game on TV, with the sound off. Radio guy says, for example, ‘there’s a shot up the middle for a base hit’. I lo… --- ## [I need help. I don't know how to stand up for myself at work.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-i-dont-know-how-to-stand-up-for-myself-at-work/552224)
**Author:** [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-help-i-dont-know-how-to-stand-up-for-myself-at-work/552224 "2010-09-03T18:49:03Z")
I’ve been working in a retail office for 8 years as a buyer. When it started, it was great, and I enjoyed my job. The department head is a horrible person who uses and abuses people. This has a trickledown effect. Over … --- ## [How do snakes grow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-snakes-grow/544623)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2010, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-snakes-grow/544623 "2010-06-28T05:13:17Z")
I mean, a snake hatches from a not very big egg, and can end up dozens of feet long. Do they grow more vertebrae throughout life or are they born with as many bones as they’ll ever have, and the vertebrae just get longe… --- ## [How to get rid of ear wax?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-ear-wax/407855)
**Author:** [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2007, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-rid-of-ear-wax/407855 "2007-06-16T02:55:20Z")
So, I was at my internist yesterday and she tells me that I have a big amount of ear wax in each of my ears and I should go to a specialist to have it removed. I’m a little suspicious, and I can hear OK, so I didn’t ru… --- ## [Sundance Vacations? Scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sundance-vacations-scam/715512)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2015, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sundance-vacations-scam/715512 "2015-03-23T17:32:20Z")
A friend was just emailed that she had won a 4 day, 3 night vacation to any of a list of destinations around the Caribbean (Mexico, Puerto Rico, Jamaica). She has to attend a local presentation one evening next week, and… --- ## [Prettiest car ever made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prettiest-car-ever-made/219226)
**Author:** [@Boo\_Boo\_Foo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boo_Boo_Foo)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2003, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prettiest-car-ever-made/219226 "2003-12-25T01:17:00Z")
Dopers… I’d love your opinions… The prettiest car ever made? For a long time, Mrs Boo Boo and I used to agree that the prettiest car that “we” have ever seen was the Ferrari California 250 Convertible which was featu… --- ## [Who is the President America needs right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-president-america-needs-right-now/756307)
**Author:** [@Totenfeier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Totenfeier)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2016, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-president-america-needs-right-now/756307 "2016-06-03T18:48:16Z")
…and why? Nominate anyone you please. --- ## [Wanna Play a Trivia Tournament?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-play-a-trivia-tournament/361756)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2006, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanna-play-a-trivia-tournament/361756 "2006-11-05T17:57:58Z")
(xposted in Cafe Society, crossing my fingers that this is “legal”, but I mostly hang out here & wanted to mention it to posters in this forum) My girlfriends and I have been really enjoying our trivia tournament on www… --- ## [I have Un-Flounced; Flame Me Thus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-un-flounced-flame-me-thus/792961)
**Author:** [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2017, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-un-flounced-flame-me-thus/792961 "2017-11-12T18:00:26Z")
Dopers, I’m un-flouncing. I plan to engage the community on purely intellectual grounds and avoid personally attacking anyone or devolving into ideological mud-slinging. Basically, I need to stay out of the Pit as much … --- ## [Best name EVER](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-name-ever/750083)
**Author:** [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-name-ever/750083 "2016-03-30T03:41:25Z")
Do you ever find yourself wondering, late at night, whilst the world sleeps, what is truly the greatest name of any soul in the history of the world? Wonder no longer. Actually, I’m going to make you wait for it a litt… --- ## [Steam engines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-engines/665681)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2013, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-engines/665681 "2013-08-10T10:36:09Z")
With the technology advances over the last 150 years or so, why hasn’t the steam engine become a viable way to move a motor vehicle? I don’t know exactly the date used for the modern steam engine or who gets credit for … --- ## [Can parents break up teenagers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-parents-break-up-teenagers/672325)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-parents-break-up-teenagers/672325 "2013-10-31T17:23:42Z")
I’m just curious. If both parties are underage and living at home and going to school, and for whatever reason, one or both sets of parents don’t approve of the relationship, how much power do they have to end it? I mean… --- ## [Willing to GM a Diplomacy game-using the 1900 rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willing-to-gm-a-diplomacy-game-using-the-1900-rules/692816)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/willing-to-gm-a-diplomacy-game-using-the-1900-rules/692816 "2014-07-28T12:38:41Z")
I’m not interested in Vanilla-I’ve been itching to try this variant for awhile now, so decided to see if there’s any interest. The rules are the same as normal Diplomacy, with some special rules for using the Suez Canal… --- ## [Cupcake poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cupcake-poll/424939)
**Author:** [@Nikki\_Tikki\_Tavi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nikki_Tikki_Tavi)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2007, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cupcake-poll/424939 "2007-11-08T23:58:21Z")
There’s a bake sake at work next week, and while I’m usually loathe to participate in any “team building” activities, I want to make cupcakes. :slight\_smile: What sounds tastiest to you? pumpkin chocolate chip with c… --- ## [Parking a car in Thailand: leave in neutral???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parking-a-car-in-thailand-leave-in-neutral/521245)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2009, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parking-a-car-in-thailand-leave-in-neutral/521245 "2009-12-23T13:18:25Z")
Link.In this article from the Bangkok Post, entitled “Parking 101,” the auto “expert” says the following: Whatthehuh? Is this common practice in Thailand? Anywhere else? --- ## [Another Guitarist To make You Want To Trash Your Guitar...Or Weep In Impotence!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-guitarist-to-make-you-want-to-trash-your-guitar-or-weep-in-impotence/586084)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-guitarist-to-make-you-want-to-trash-your-guitar-or-weep-in-impotence/586084 "2011-06-23T01:51:53Z")
I just bought my son (9 years old) his first electric guitar and amp. We are both stoked. I showed him a couple things and left him alone to play for awhile. Later, he came out of my room and started asking me a bunch … --- ## [Interacting with son's best friend's dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interacting-with-sons-best-friends-dad/848767)
**Author:** [@confusedguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/confusedguy)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interacting-with-sons-best-friends-dad/848767 "2020-03-10T19:43:19Z")
Ok, so my wife met this one guy(father) and his son at my 7 year old son’s soccer practise session. They live close by our house and my son shares the same school bus with his son and they became close friends. Then I w… --- ## [Red Dragon vs. Manhunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dragon-vs-manhunter/174382)
**Author:** [@Skott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skott)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-dragon-vs-manhunter/174382 "2015-04-09T18:01:24Z")
I just recently saw Red Dragon on DVD. Having been a fan of the vastly under-rated Manhunter, I was making constant comparisons to it while watching, much to the annoyance of my wife. What’s Better About Manhunter Wi… --- ## [Where to buy a Computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-a-computer/644638)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2012, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-buy-a-computer/644638 "2012-12-23T09:40:45Z")
I have been tasked with buying a computer in a brick-and-mortar store. Heavens forfend, I know. I have no idea where to go. I’m sure you all can tell me not to go to Best Buy, sure, but where else do they even sell compu… --- ## [Weird things you believed as a kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-things-you-believed-as-a-kid/928583)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-things-you-believed-as-a-kid/928583 "2020-12-29T13:26:51Z")
It’s been years since we had a thread about this. As a kid, I thought that the tonsils were boney hooks on the back of the throat (as in, the side of the esophagus on your posterior as opposed to anterior side), and the… --- ## [80% of all Gemini's are actually Twins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-of-all-geminis-are-actually-twins/72217)
**Author:** [@ahidell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ahidell)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2001, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80-of-all-geminis-are-actually-twins/72217 "2001-07-15T00:16:38Z")
A woman told me this the other day in an argument (if you can believe this) about the validity of astrology and I have had no luck finding any information on the subject whatsoever. Anyone? Could this be true and if it i… --- ## [GMail tied in with Google - Big, Big Trouble??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-tied-in-with-google-big-big-trouble/591147)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmail-tied-in-with-google-big-big-trouble/591147 "2011-08-02T16:45:09Z")
How many of you use Gmail at work? At work we were suddenly informed our Gmail login will also become a central Google, YouTube, and other related services login. We were also warned the Terms of Service on our Employ… --- ## [Low IQ Haiku](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-iq-haiku/107330)
**Author:** [@TN\_hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TN_hippie)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2002, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-iq-haiku/107330 "2002-05-16T01:01:49Z")
So anyway, see, I really don’t got a clue. I dunno, ya know? --- ## [We're finally watching Firefly!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-finally-watching-firefly/724145)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-finally-watching-firefly/724145 "2015-07-09T09:36:25Z")
So we finally got around to watching Firefly on Netflix, and are currently on episode 10. My wife and I were saying that it was strange that the Earth is gone and apparently we have the technology to travel to other star… --- ## [Shut your fucking dog up!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-your-fucking-dog-up/291380)
**Author:** [@Greathouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greathouse)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2005, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-your-fucking-dog-up/291380 "2005-02-26T08:32:18Z")
I am frazzled. I am spent. I am a gnat’s ass away from dosing my neighbor’s dog with antifreeze (just kidding). This fucking mutt will not shut the fuck up. EVER! He starts barking at 9:45 at night and is still going wh… --- ## [I pit people who don't understand the true value of things.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-dont-understand-the-true-value-of-things/503419)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2009, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-dont-understand-the-true-value-of-things/503419 "2009-07-21T15:24:55Z")
Occasionally an idiot will ask me about my motorcycle: Idiot: How much did you pay for the bike? Me: 17,000 € Idiot: :eek: you could buy a car with that money Me: Yes, a 17,000 € econoshitbox car that I will have to … --- ## [Ancient advanced civilizations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-advanced-civilizations/411305)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ancient-advanced-civilizations/411305 "2007-07-25T14:15:21Z")
Hopefully with my 4000+ posts I have shown everyone that I am not a nutter. My feet are firmly planted on the ground. I don’t believe in ghosts or Bigfoot or anything else Art Bell talks about. I am however a science fic… --- ## [Did Billie Burke Really Talk Like That?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-billie-burke-really-talk-like-that/712067)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-billie-burke-really-talk-like-that/712067 "2015-02-12T17:59:29Z")
Most of us know her as Glinda the Good Witch in the movie “Wizard of Oz,” and have noticed her unusual voice. I was wondering did she talk like that in real life? I realize that in those golden years of movies that acto… --- ## [For those that want to post .gifs in posts...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-want-to-post-gifs-in-posts/695453)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-that-want-to-post-gifs-in-posts/695453 "2014-08-15T16:33:18Z")
…and wonder why it is not allowed here, read what is happening at the Gawker family of websites recently. A new commenting system had a hole that allowed (or just allowed for unexplicable reasons) anonymous and untracea… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1974&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1976&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)