# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1978&period=all&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1979 --- ## [Meeting a longtime friend in real life. How do I alleviate family concerns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meeting-a-longtime-friend-in-real-life-how-do-i-alleviate-family-concerns/625471)
**Author:** [@Liddle\_Lamsy\_Divey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liddle_Lamsy_Divey)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meeting-a-longtime-friend-in-real-life-how-do-i-alleviate-family-concerns/625471 "2012-06-20T18:51:21Z")
I apologize if this isn’t the right place to put this. I’m going to meet a longtime friend I’ve known only online and through phone conversations in August. We’ve known each other for seven years now. I’ve recently let … --- ## [I have 20 library hours left until my Contracts exam...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-20-library-hours-left-until-my-contracts-exam/572884)
**Author:** [@Gleena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gleena)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-20-library-hours-left-until-my-contracts-exam/572884 "2011-03-07T09:16:15Z")
…and I just had my meltdown in tears, I’m going to fail, this is all too hard tantrum. Am I on schedule or early? What are the odds of another one between now and then? Mostly, I just want sympathy. --- ## [What is consciousness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-consciousness/851389)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2020, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-consciousness/851389 "2020-06-28T23:49:40Z")
Original column: What is consciousness? Well, I feel mean making comments about this column, since it’s not like he was going to solve the question. But anyway, it’s just a couple of friendly notes: How humans are tr… --- ## [I might as well pit Oprah in advance.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-as-well-pit-oprah-in-advance/320264)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2005, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-might-as-well-pit-oprah-in-advance/320264 "2005-09-09T23:24:06Z")
'Cause you know that bitch is positively wet with the prospect of all the poor, pathetic, tragic victims of Katrina she’s going to be trotting out on her show, making them relive the horror, make them cry on TV for our v… --- ## [Why won't this pimple go away? (slight TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-this-pimple-go-away-slight-tmi/364084)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2006, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-this-pimple-go-away-slight-tmi/364084 "2006-07-12T11:49:00Z")
I am going against all the doctrines and saying: I am not going to a dermatologist. It’s just a pimple. Plus I have good reason not to go, as you’ll see. I had bad acne through all my teen years and a good portion of my… --- ## [Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katharine-hepburn-1907-2003/185227)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2003, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katharine-hepburn-1907-2003/185227 "2003-07-20T21:17:36Z")
Just heard on the news. “No word yet on cause of death.” I’m banking it was a skiing accident. --- ## [Sarah Michelle Gellar is a TOOL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-michelle-gellar-is-a-tool/113986)
**Author:** [@Diff\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diff_T)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2002, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-michelle-gellar-is-a-tool/113986 "2002-06-21T15:17:10Z")
I was looking for a thread to state that Sarah Michelle Gellar is a TOOL. I didn’t want to start a new thread, but here we are. I’ve never seen “Buffy”, and I might like it… I LOVED “Cruel Intentions” but she’s a damn … --- ## [A couple of questions for the DMs out there.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-questions-for-the-dms-out-there/428045)
**Author:** [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2007, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-of-questions-for-the-dms-out-there/428045 "2007-12-14T03:11:19Z")
So I’ve been running a 3.5 D&D game for more than a year now, and I’ve got a couple of things I’d like a bit of help on. First, spell targetting. I have two spellcasters in my group, and they tend to take a lot of time … --- ## [John Oliver is leaving "The Daily Show"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-oliver-is-leaving-the-daily-show/673948)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-oliver-is-leaving-the-daily-show/673948 "2013-12-23T21:10:28Z")
and is getting his own show on HBO. While I will miss him on The Daily Show, I will eagerly tune into his new venture on HBO. --- ## [What is Victoria's secret?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-victorias-secret/214176)
**Author:** [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2003, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-victorias-secret/214176 "2003-12-01T07:36:05Z")
She’s really Victor? --- ## [What is a good vehicle for long, long car rides](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-good-vehicle-for-long-long-car-rides/662906)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-good-vehicle-for-long-long-car-rides/662906 "2013-07-12T07:02:54Z")
My definition of long (5+ hours) may not be everyone elses, but I’ve done trips up to 40 hours at a stretch before and sometimes find myself doing 5-10 hours in a day as a driver or passenger. I’ve done them both as a dr… --- ## [Latisse...The new drug for all you women with balding eyelashes. WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latisse-the-new-drug-for-all-you-women-with-balding-eyelashes-wtf/592871)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latisse-the-new-drug-for-all-you-women-with-balding-eyelashes-wtf/592871 "2011-08-18T20:52:54Z")
Ok, the “evolution” (or de-volution) of prescription medications has reached ridiculous levels. Women go bald on their eyes now? I never heard this one. They need a prescription medication to grow more eyelash hair?… --- ## [You wanna be boss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-wanna-be-boss/668080)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2013, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-wanna-be-boss/668080 "2013-10-04T16:21:30Z")
I just accepted a position heading up a 60 person government office. Some professionals, some bargaining unit. I’ve never been a direct supervisor before other than a couple of 3- month details. More money, in a bette… --- ## [Your Favourite And/Or Most Hated Christmas Episode Of A TV Show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-and-or-most-hated-christmas-episode-of-a-tv-show/522024)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-and-or-most-hated-christmas-episode-of-a-tv-show/522024 "2009-12-23T14:13:20Z")
In Chicago yesterday WWME-CA (Me-TV) ran a marathon of Christmas episodes. So I was thinking to ask you all what are your favourite Christmas episodes of TV series. I don’t mean one time shots but rather regular TV seri… --- ## [Do you pee in the shower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/362063)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2006, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pee-in-the-shower/362063 "2006-07-02T00:48:28Z")
Come on, admit it. I do. OK, who wants to go next? --- ## [What has made you question your scepticism? aka 'Things that make you go hhhhmmmm....'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-made-you-question-your-scepticism-aka-things-that-make-you-go-hhhhmmmm/655680)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-made-you-question-your-scepticism-aka-things-that-make-you-go-hhhhmmmm/655680 "2013-04-16T15:14:41Z")
This forum is populated by a bunch of people who are mostly (rightly) operating from a sceptical evidence based scientific world-view. In my 30+ years I’ve never seen a ghost or UFO etc or directly experienced anything t… --- ## [Sports Announcers: WTF did you just say???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-announcers-wtf-did-you-just-say/493592)
**Author:** [@Uncle\_Brother\_Walker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Brother_Walker)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-announcers-wtf-did-you-just-say/493592 "2009-06-29T17:38:11Z")
Okay, so I’ve been collecting these for just a little bit, but here goes: CRAZY THINGS SAID BY ANNOUNCERS/PLAYERS WHILE ON MIC Maybe not as crazy as Howard Cosell calling a receiver “a little monkey” (sorry, no link… Y… --- ## [Things that video games do to you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-video-games-do-to-you/679194)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2014, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-video-games-do-to-you/679194 "2014-01-22T05:51:34Z")
Back when I was playing Hitman Blood Money extensively, I once found myself (IRL) in a public bathroom with just one other person in it, and I caught myself instinctively looking around for somewhere to hide the body. L… --- ## [Long-Term Goals to Keep America Competitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-goals-to-keep-america-competitive/578512)
**Author:** [@Profound\_Gibberish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profound_Gibberish)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-goals-to-keep-america-competitive/578512 "2011-04-20T19:30:40Z")
I realize that this is only a thought exercise. The American people and the politicans they elect have the attention span of a gnat, so focusing on anything further away than next weeks’ DWTS results is pretty tough. B… --- ## [Who lists the best "location" under their user name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lists-the-best-location-under-their-user-name/138056)
**Author:** [@poohpah\_chalupa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/poohpah_chalupa)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2002, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-lists-the-best-location-under-their-user-name/138056 "2002-12-11T08:50:29Z")
The SDMB is visited by some of the most creative people I’ve ever encountered. Their sigs can be a real hoot. But, in the limited amount of space provided, who’s come up with the wittiest, cleverest “location?” Yeah, I… --- ## [Mugshots can tell you a lot...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mugshots-can-tell-you-a-lot/611335)
**Author:** [@3\_20\_59\_or\_bust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3_20_59_or_bust)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mugshots-can-tell-you-a-lot/611335 "2012-02-04T17:55:13Z")
Just checking out the ol’ Oregon mugshots, so I know who to watch out for on the streets. http://pdxmugshots.com/ Here are a few conclusions I have come to (mind you, this is not scientific, but probably in every way c… --- ## [I found a bug in my milk. What kind is it? Where did it come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-bug-in-my-milk-what-kind-is-it-where-did-it-come-from/669227)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2021, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-bug-in-my-milk-what-kind-is-it-where-did-it-come-from/669227 "2021-08-29T21:47:15Z")
The Scenario: I took a glass out of my kitchen cabinet. I pushed it against my refrigerator ice dispenser lever and I received about 5 pieces of ice. I poured 1% milk into the cup.\* I started to walk to the table and t… --- ## [Best headphones for audio books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-headphones-for-audio-books/737345)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2015, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-headphones-for-audio-books/737345 "2015-11-15T22:48:25Z")
I like to walk while listening to audio books on my kindle. I’ve been browsing amazon and I need some help sorting through all the headphones. I wear hearing aids, so I want headphones that cup over my ears. Earbuds don… --- ## [So, I Am Watching "Twilight" Now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-am-watching-twilight-now/495902)
**Author:** [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2009, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-am-watching-twilight-now/495902 "2009-05-13T03:18:54Z")
I decided to check this film out of the library for shits and giggles tonight. It has just started and I am watching a deer run through the forest. Come with me on this journey. Snark welcome! --- ## [Why do/would a company limit commissions paid to salespeople?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-would-a-company-limit-commissions-paid-to-salespeople/565486)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2010, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-would-a-company-limit-commissions-paid-to-salespeople/565486 "2010-12-30T01:33:48Z")
A plot device in the TV series ‘The Office’ involves a company that at one point has limits on commissions paid to salespeople. The company subsequently removes those limits. I had never heard of limits on sales commis… --- ## [Make fun of my long torso](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-fun-of-my-long-torso/141680)
**Author:** [@Age\_Quod\_Agis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Age_Quod_Agis)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2004, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-fun-of-my-long-torso/141680 "2004-11-16T21:39:01Z")
I have a disproportionately long torso. I’m 5’11", but as a result of my torso, I’m usually taller than others while seated. I invite all of you to join me in making fun of my long torso. Please feel free to be as bru… --- ## [Refrigerate hot sauce after opening?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refrigerate-hot-sauce-after-opening/356583)
**Author:** [@Operation\_Ripper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Operation_Ripper)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2006, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refrigerate-hot-sauce-after-opening/356583 "2006-05-14T01:07:51Z")
I’ve got a huge gallon-size bottle of Louisiana Hot Sauce which is the same sort of thin hot sauce as Tabasco, made with vinegar, anyone know if it should be refrigerated after opening? I didn’t, but seems ok so far. … --- ## [I'm going to undertake a six-month occult ritual - ask me anything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-undertake-a-six-month-occult-ritual-ask-me-anything/1016475)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2025, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-undertake-a-six-month-occult-ritual-ask-me-anything/1016475 "2025-10-22T22:26:10Z")
I’ve made oblique references to this in a few posts over the last few months, but since we’re now less than three weeks away from Easter, I’d like to take this opportunity to tell everyone that I’m more or less taking a … --- ## [Just finished watching all 7 seasons of "The West Wing"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-finished-watching-all-7-seasons-of-the-west-wing/682218)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-finished-watching-all-7-seasons-of-the-west-wing/682218 "2025-04-18T14:22:22Z")
Over the last few years, I’ve spent time catching up on some great TV shows from the 90s and 00s that I missed when they originally aired. Some were good shows that I watched for a while but for some reason (usually my … --- ## [TBBT: So who told the real story about Howard's letter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tbbt-so-who-told-the-real-story-about-howards-letter/781974)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tbbt-so-who-told-the-real-story-about-howards-letter/781974 "2017-03-13T23:27:02Z")
A couple of season’s ago, Sheldon read a previously unopened letter from Howard’s father, and read it. Howard had received the letter when he was 18, around his birthday. Each of the gang learned what was in the letter,… --- ## [Waddaya do and waddya earn for it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waddaya-do-and-waddya-earn-for-it/50809)
**Author:** [@TheMoonGazer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMoonGazer)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2001, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waddaya-do-and-waddya-earn-for-it/50809 "2001-01-24T00:28:47Z")
After reading many, many posts through the board, in all categories, I’d just like to know a few things. Like: What type of work you posters do and what is your rough yearly salary? Me? Area supervisor of distribution … --- ## [Movie Theater Popcorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-theater-popcorn/653195)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-theater-popcorn/653195 "2013-03-23T00:50:04Z")
So how exactly did popcorn become the signature snack for movie theaters? As opposed to peanuts, potato chips, candy bars, the usual stuff? --- ## [How do police/soldiers deal with a dead man's switch scenario](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-police-soldiers-deal-with-a-dead-mans-switch-scenario/675340)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-police-soldiers-deal-with-a-dead-mans-switch-scenario/675340 "2013-12-04T10:08:50Z")
If hostages are taken by a large number (10+) hostage takers, and several of the hostage takers are equipped with dead man’s switches attached to bombs, how do people manage to take control of the situation? Killing the … --- ## [A troll too far (2.5 inches)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-troll-too-far-2-5-inches/441279)
**Author:** [@the\_PC\_apeman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_PC_apeman)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2008, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-troll-too-far-2-5-inches/441279 "2008-03-19T14:47:17Z")
Now I’m pretty much as atheist as it gets around here. But even I see this as offensive trolling. This topic could be presented in a much less provocative manner. The only reason for the final “Why do you choose…” par… --- ## [Please tell me Babylon 5 gets better.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-babylon-5-gets-better/290503)
**Author:** [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2005, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-babylon-5-gets-better/290503 "2005-03-06T18:49:39Z")
I’ve been reading all you Dopers’ testimony about the awesomeness of Babylon 5 for years now, so finally I relented. available light put the first 2 discs on the Netflix queue, and then we watched them. If this show was… --- ## [BS moderating.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bs-moderating/605099)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bs-moderating/605099 "2011-12-07T15:37:11Z")
This thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=14528985#post14528985 . . . was posted in GQ. It was totally inappropriate for GQ, which Colibri, a moderator acknowledged. (It was really better int… --- ## [How do the "gunner positions" in the Millenium Falcon work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-gunner-positions-in-the-millenium-falcon-work/918004)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-gunner-positions-in-the-millenium-falcon-work/918004 "2020-08-17T13:19:04Z")
In the movies, the climb up and down ladders to get to them, the gunner positions obviously are on the top and bottom sides of the ship. However, when they are in the gunner postiion room, you can clearly see the passag… --- ## [One hit wonders who don’t deserve to be.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hit-wonders-who-don-t-deserve-to-be/807628)
**Author:** [@Mrdeals](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrdeals)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2018, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hit-wonders-who-don-t-deserve-to-be/807628 "2018-02-03T16:55:57Z")
What I mean is bands who are much better than their one hit wonder would lead you to believe. First band that comes to my mind is “Seven Mary Three” best known for “Cumbersome” They were young when Cumbersome was relea… --- ## [Non-academic publishing a theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-academic-publishing-a-theory/628227)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-academic-publishing-a-theory/628227 "2012-07-19T22:45:41Z")
Let’s say Joe Schlub has an interest in, say, economics. And he comes up with a hypothesis and model which he thinks is genuinely novel and useful. How could he go about publishing his idea? Obviously he could submit t… --- ## [The Amazing Race 4/29: "Oh My God The Teletubbies Go To War"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-4-29-oh-my-god-the-teletubbies-go-to-war/402092)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2007, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-4-29-oh-my-god-the-teletubbies-go-to-war/402092 "2007-05-01T03:34:00Z")
Last week: Oswald! Danny! NOOOOOOOOO!!! Oh, phew! This week: Team Cha Cha Cha are Marked for Philimination. The Final Three will be determined and at least one all-female team (Dustin and Kandace or Charla and Mirna) an… --- ## [Why Don't Famous People Die in Plane Crashes Anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-famous-people-die-in-plane-crashes-anymore/747696)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2016, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-famous-people-die-in-plane-crashes-anymore/747696 "2016-03-04T20:03:48Z")
I know the boring answers: the premise of the question is flawed; air travel is safer; celebrities die in plane crashes at the same rate as everyone else, but…didn’t this phenomenon seem more common in previous decades? … --- ## [Regional Fast Food Restaurants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-fast-food-restaurants/108980)
**Author:** [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2002, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regional-fast-food-restaurants/108980 "2002-05-24T17:21:41Z")
Well, here in Texas, we’ve got Jack in the Box which has some of the greatest advertising known to man. But, I know there aren’t any Jacks in Louisiana, nor in Atlanta, GA, but I’m curious…who else out there has a Jack … --- ## [Why do most musical artists have a few super-productive years, then fall off dramatically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-musical-artists-have-a-few-super-productive-years-then-fall-off-dramatically/630970)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-musical-artists-have-a-few-super-productive-years-then-fall-off-dramatically/630970 "2012-08-14T00:38:02Z")
I’ve noticed that the majority of well-known musical acts, at least those who are together long enough, tend to follow a predictable pattern: A few years (often 5-7 years) of being very productive - usually an artist’s… --- ## [How Did Joran Van Der Sloot Dispose of Natalee Holloway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-joran-van-der-sloot-dispose-of-natalee-holloway/595159)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-joran-van-der-sloot-dispose-of-natalee-holloway/595159 "2011-09-08T02:41:37Z")
I just finished an excellent book about the murders of Holloway and Stephany Flores (Peru), by the notorious criminal VanDer Sloot (“Portrait of a Monster” by Lisa Pulitzer and Cole Thompson). The book summarizes the wh… --- ## [Why don't we wash our hands before going to the bathroom.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-wash-our-hands-before-going-to-the-bathroom/533412)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2010, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-wash-our-hands-before-going-to-the-bathroom/533412 "2010-03-24T07:00:12Z")
I mean, there is some sensitive mucus membrane down there. If we’re so concerned about getting germs from our privates on our hands during holding of the main vein/wiping, why aren’t we concerned about getting germs from… --- ## [Job Offer. Giving Notice. Protocol? Etiquette? Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-offer-giving-notice-protocol-etiquette-help/273775)
**Author:** [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2004, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-offer-giving-notice-protocol-etiquette-help/273775 "2004-11-10T22:33:24Z")
OK, so I did the interview thing and negotiation thing and now have in my hand an offer letter for a job with management authority, a 37% increase in pay, and amazing growth potential. In what order do I notify my curre… --- ## [Constant Wrong-Number Calls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constant-wrong-number-calls/70644)
**Author:** [@IzzyR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IzzyR)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2001, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constant-wrong-number-calls/70644 "2001-07-03T06:11:45Z")
For some reason, there are a group of people who are constantly calling my home number accidentally. It comes and goes in spurts, but we can frequently get 4 or 5 a day. Usually once we get one call, after we say they ha… --- ## [Anyone going to a State Fair this summer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-going-to-a-state-fair-this-summer/549021)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-going-to-a-state-fair-this-summer/549021 "2010-08-10T23:14:50Z")
I went to the California State Fair last week. It doesn’t stand up to Iowa’s awesome fair in terms of size and variety, but was still pretty fun. It had the usual miles of vendor stalls selling all manner of junk, the l… --- ## [Ask the resident of the 14th most miserable city in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-resident-of-the-14th-most-miserable-city-in-the-us/529588)
**Author:** [@Digger1914](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digger1914)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-resident-of-the-14th-most-miserable-city-in-the-us/529588 "2010-02-22T16:11:11Z")
Forbes magazine tells me that I was born in and current reside in the 14th most miserable city in the US. I’m shocked it wasn’t higher. Unemployment is 17% and in general, this is a backassward place to live. Some cit… --- ## [Homosexuals/Heterosexuals and Obesity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuals-heterosexuals-and-obesity/725141)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuals-heterosexuals-and-obesity/725141 "2015-09-21T15:47:25Z")
So apparently, the government has spent about $3.5M to date in an attempt to discover why lesbians are more likely to be obese than heterosexual women, in contrast to gay men who are less likely to be obese than heterose… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1977&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1979&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)