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**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-filmmakers-got-right/378225 "2006-11-02T20:47:16Z")
Yet another tangent off the original thread. What little things did a filmmaker get correct that only a few people in the audience would notice? --- ## [How do cat owners sleep at night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-cat-owners-sleep-at-night/374199)
**Author:** [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2006, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-cat-owners-sleep-at-night/374199 "2006-10-19T17:21:23Z")
My fiance just moved in with me and brought along her two cats. I don’t hate cats, I’ve just never owned them. I guess you could say I’m a cat tolerator. Ok I’ll admit it, I do actually like her cats I just don’t like so… --- ## [Nick Lowe's "Cruel To Be Kind Video": Their Actual Wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nick-lowes-cruel-to-be-kind-video-their-actual-wedding/606498)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2012, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nick-lowes-cruel-to-be-kind-video-their-actual-wedding/606498 "2012-05-23T10:28:51Z")
In the video for Nick Lowe’s Cruel To Be Kind video, there’s footage of him marrying a woman…Carlene Carter (June Carter Cash’s and Carl Smith’s daughter, and Johnny Cash’s stepdaughter), to be exact, his real-life wife … --- ## [My Solution to the Mortgage Crisis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-solution-to-the-mortgage-crisis/590466)
**Author:** [@BrightNShiny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrightNShiny)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-solution-to-the-mortgage-crisis/590466 "2011-10-29T22:01:51Z")
Or maybe not. It’s just a theoretical idea I’ve been kicking around, and I wanted to see if anyone has any insights. I’m primarily interested in the economics of this, but I suppose political analysis is fair. So, we … --- ## [Shows you keep watching out of habit/loyalty/some unknown reason...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-keep-watching-out-of-habit-loyalty-some-unknown-reason/733004)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-keep-watching-out-of-habit-loyalty-some-unknown-reason/733004 "2015-10-02T15:15:52Z")
Like stale snack food… they’re a little soggy and have lost flavor, but you keep sticking your hand in the bag anyway… NCIS. It’s not what it was at its peak. After the hot, fierce, gorgeous Ziva left and was replaced … --- ## [Are there any areas in which the USA is politically left of Western Europe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-areas-in-which-the-usa-is-politically-left-of-western-europe/713780)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-areas-in-which-the-usa-is-politically-left-of-western-europe/713780 "2015-03-03T16:56:29Z")
The typical view is that Western Europe is more left-wing than the USA, but are there any issues or topics in which the USA is actually more left-wing? --- ## [Next in series 1,4,2,8,2,16,...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-in-series-1-4-2-8-2-16/691713)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2014, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-in-series-1-4-2-8-2-16/691713 "2014-07-04T05:19:25Z")
A coworker brought in this problem his daughter had been given in her eighth grade math class. The challenge is to find the next three elements, and we’re all baffled. Personally, I think someone has screwed up the numbe… --- ## [Big cities and driving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-cities-and-driving/658364)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-cities-and-driving/658364 "2013-05-23T03:00:36Z")
I was just looking at this article/slideshow about celebrities who (I’ll save my grammar rant about the word “that” in the title) don’t drive, and that prompted me to wonder, “How common is “I don’t know how to drive” am… --- ## [Etymology of "Short-fingered vulgarian"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etymology-of-short-fingered-vulgarian/742770)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2016, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etymology-of-short-fingered-vulgarian/742770 "2016-02-01T17:42:03Z")
“The short-fingered vulgarian” was the epithet hung around the neck of Trump back in the 1980s by SPY magazine, and it remains one of the most euphonious. I never understood what “short-fingered” means. Thieving? Clum… --- ## [Democrats should have codified Roe v. Wade into Law narrative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-should-have-codified-roe-v-wade-into-law-narrative/967131)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2022, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-should-have-codified-roe-v-wade-into-law-narrative/967131 "2022-07-08T18:10:22Z")
In the midst of all the Roe v. Wade fallout a narrative seems to be taking shape. It has “progressives” laying the guilt of what happened at the feet of Democrats for not making Abortion rights a law. I’m really skeptica… --- ## [Babylon 5 Crusade, is B5 proper this bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babylon-5-crusade-is-b5-proper-this-bad/615726)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2012, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babylon-5-crusade-is-b5-proper-this-bad/615726 "2012-03-19T11:22:21Z")
I think I may have found a blander sci fi show than TNG, even the survivor of a ruined world that has traveled the galaxy as a thief is BORING! A mysterious wizard(ok techno-mage) with powers beyond human knowing is bori… --- ## [Mount Rushmore of Professional Wrestling: Who's On It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mount-rushmore-of-professional-wrestling-whos-on-it/631090)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mount-rushmore-of-professional-wrestling-whos-on-it/631090 "2012-08-12T18:17:23Z")
Your criteria for placement is whatever you want it to be. Here are my picks. Andre the Giant. Don’t see how you could justify leaving him off. Hulk Hogan. In the 80’s he brought pro wrestling to the mainstream mass… --- ## [Book worms: How far before you realize the book that you are reading is crap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-worms-how-far-before-you-realize-the-book-that-you-are-reading-is-crap/516934)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-worms-how-far-before-you-realize-the-book-that-you-are-reading-is-crap/516934 "2009-11-12T15:05:05Z")
Not much of a book worm myself. I only read a couple of novels a year. I might read more if I find myself engrossed in a series; but it’s usually just around two a year. I think one of my biggest deterrents towards read… --- ## [Gift ideas for a 12-year-old girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-ideas-for-a-12-year-old-girl/468450)
**Author:** [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2008, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-ideas-for-a-12-year-old-girl/468450 "2008-10-18T22:47:26Z")
Hi, all. Have a niece that is turning 12 and am looking for ideas. What’s popular with the 6th grade set this year? I don’t have kids of my own, so am not aware of the trends. I can do something based on her general … --- ## [Best album cover artwork](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-album-cover-artwork/376149)
**Author:** [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2006, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-album-cover-artwork/376149 "2006-10-13T14:58:16Z")
I am looking for a new wallpaper for my computer and I am thinking of album covers. (Note–not CD pictures, or cassette cases, but those things that the 12" plastic disks came in.) My favorites are currently Molly Hatche… --- ## [Female Dopers: "Captain,""Sir" or "Ma'am"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-captain-sir-or-maam/146171)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2016, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-captain-sir-or-maam/146171 "2016-08-02T00:40:13Z")
A quick and non-weird question this week, for the females dopers on the board, specifically: if you were in command of a ship, would you prefer the rest of the crew to call you “Captain,”“Sir” or “Ma’am”? The only fictio… --- ## [Is there an, "Eraser," style imaging system in real life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-eraser-style-imaging-system-in-real-life/536490)
**Author:** [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2022, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-eraser-style-imaging-system-in-real-life/536490 "2022-03-18T20:28:32Z")
Does anyone remember the movie, “Eraser,” starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Vanessa Williams? It came out in 1996, and you can all look it up on the internet movie database website. In that movie, Arnold fends off an … --- ## [Has Sarah Palin scared Obama/Democrats/liberals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-sarah-palin-scared-obama-democrats-liberals/462886)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-sarah-palin-scared-obama-democrats-liberals/462886 "2008-09-15T16:42:59Z")
I hope this won’t be considered “yet another Sarah Palin thread.” Hopefully it won’t, because I’d like to focus on others’ reactions to her, and not the woman herself. Many of her supporters say that, based on the volu… --- ## [Contemporary architecture-- why so blah?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contemporary-architecture-why-so-blah/421889)
**Author:** [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2007, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contemporary-architecture-why-so-blah/421889 "2007-11-07T14:41:13Z")
Okay, so it’s not the most original observation. But I had the opportunity to hike around my local downtown area today, and it’s been on my mind since. I’d walk past a decrepit, urine-stinky block of squatty little aba… --- ## [Who would you pick as the Republican Nominee in '08?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-pick-as-the-republican-nominee-in-08/324407)
**Author:** [@Casual\_Male](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casual_Male)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2005, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-pick-as-the-republican-nominee-in-08/324407 "2005-10-07T22:31:02Z")
Who would you pick? If I could magically make the choice, it would be a close tie between John McCain and Rudy Guilliani. I like the moderate tone of McCain and feel that he can bring the country closer together. How… --- ## [What is the best song that begins with the letter L? Please limit to 3 submissions or less](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-l-please-limit-to-3-submissions-or-less/991881)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-that-begins-with-the-letter-l-please-limit-to-3-submissions-or-less/991881 "2023-11-07T16:13:06Z")
Exclude articles “a”, “an”, and “the”. Please include the artist. Possible poll fodder. mmm --- ## [Which 3 PC games have lasted the longest for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-3-pc-games-have-lasted-the-longest-for-you/579658)
**Author:** [@Crab007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crab007)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2011, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-3-pc-games-have-lasted-the-longest-for-you/579658 "2011-04-27T20:35:41Z")
Me: Battlefield 2 (with various mods) Batman Arkham Asylum Burnout Paradise --- ## [Shogun, by James Clavell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shogun-by-james-clavell/340596)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2006, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shogun-by-james-clavell/340596 "2006-01-21T02:10:33Z")
I just finished this wonderful book. What can I say? I couldn’t possibly have enough praise for it. It was poetry in prose, and I feel as though I’ve watched a flower bloom. Beautifully written, beautifully set down, a… --- ## [Is there a better coolant than water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-better-coolant-than-water/723491)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2015, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-better-coolant-than-water/723491 "2015-06-30T15:16:13Z")
Forgive me if I mess up my chemistry/physics here: From what I understand H2O has a tremendous capacity to absorb heat. We dont use pure water in a car radiator because it’s corrosive and it freezes. Also I think there… --- ## ["My dog has fleas" and other childhood memes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-fleas-and-other-childhood-memes/577985)
**Author:** [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-has-fleas-and-other-childhood-memes/577985 "2011-12-20T15:25:47Z")
When I was growing up (1960s, southern New England), “my dog has fleas” was this little bit that kids would occasionally do. Ideally, you did it while holding a guitar or sitting at a piano or something. You would sing… --- ## [Letter of demand for civil claim related to shoplifting accusation (legal opinions)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-of-demand-for-civil-claim-related-to-shoplifting-accusation-legal-opinions/785403)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2017, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-of-demand-for-civil-claim-related-to-shoplifting-accusation-legal-opinions/785403 "2017-11-13T01:53:01Z")
I know someone (not me) who got caught pocketing a small item in a Target store and paying for other items, but not the pocketed one. Someone at the store took this person’s name and other data. The item was returned, an… --- ## [Woman forgets the "...get off the pot" part](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-forgets-the-get-off-the-pot-part/441154)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2008, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-forgets-the-get-off-the-pot-part/441154 "2008-03-20T20:58:57Z")
Woman sits on boyfriend’s toilet for two years I have to wonder, was it a two bathroom house? --- ## [Patrick Moore and climate change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-moore-and-climate-change/738638)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patrick-moore-and-climate-change/738638 "2015-11-30T23:36:03Z")
From this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkdbSxyXftc Patrick Moore claims that there is a weak link between CO2 and temperature as shown by graphs like this https://stevengoddard.files.wordpress.com/2010/12/ima… --- ## [Does Alan Rickman \*act\*?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-alan-rickman-act/505040)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2009, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-alan-rickman-act/505040 "2009-08-04T03:11:47Z")
I think I’ve seen this general topic discussed before (not necessarily about Rickman), but I couldn’t find it to save my life. When you see Alan Rickman play yet another character filled with sneering disdain (in a care… --- ## [George, just admit it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-just-admit-it/356903)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2006, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-just-admit-it/356903 "2006-05-18T11:53:07Z")
Umm, we were in the middle of a FUCKING WAR and you’re bothering us with this border shit? We’ve lost the war on terror, right? Damn. --- ## [Does Polly Live In Fawlty Towers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-polly-live-in-fawlty-towers/531483)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2010, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-polly-live-in-fawlty-towers/531483 "2010-03-09T16:43:29Z")
I was watching some DVDs of “Fawlty Towers,” and I got to wondering does Polly live at Fawlty Towers? I know Basil, Sybil and Manuel, live there, this is clearly established and Terry the chef does NOT live there. Poll… --- ## [The Feud: Remember the 80's - a compilation from Barkis and Kenner \[Game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-remember-the-80s-a-compilation-from-barkis-and-kenner-game-over/569022)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2011, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-remember-the-80s-a-compilation-from-barkis-and-kenner-game-over/569022 "2011-02-03T09:27:13Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [Default Why does my wifi in my building go out every night at exactly the same time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/default-why-does-my-wifi-in-my-building-go-out-every-night-at-exactly-the-same-time/671636)
**Author:** [@Pauly01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pauly01)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2013, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/default-why-does-my-wifi-in-my-building-go-out-every-night-at-exactly-the-same-time/671636 "2013-12-15T01:44:33Z")
I am in canada now, im from the usa. When i first got here, the internet wifi was very bad at that place. I then went to another apartment and was told internet wifi here was very fast and reliable. The wifi is fast and … --- ## [Why are point guards short?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-point-guards-short/116124)
**Author:** [@perspective](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perspective)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2002, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-point-guards-short/116124 "2002-06-27T17:10:38Z")
It seems to me that the NBA has a high enough talent pool that they wouldn’t have to field anybody under 6’ 5", yet guards in the NBA are often in the 6’-6’2" range. Is this because that’s just where some incredibly tale… --- ## [The Stand - 2020 miniseries (possible spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stand-2020-miniseries-possible-spoilers/928275)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stand-2020-miniseries-possible-spoilers/928275 "2026-07-25T23:09:24Z")
Premiering today on CBS All Access - looks good! Previous thread on the 1994 miniseries: The Old 'The Stand' Mini-series casting and a couple of observations And see: --- ## [Questions about being on salary.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-being-on-salary/543187)
**Author:** [@LikkleStoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LikkleStoops)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2010, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-being-on-salary/543187 "2010-06-15T15:38:42Z")
Say you get hired for a job and you’re on salary, and not being paid by the hour. Say when you’re hired for said job, you were told you would be working 5 days a week, Monday - Friday 9-5. What do you do when you’re bos… --- ## [Squatting in the US/Canada?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squatting-in-the-us-canada/457575)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squatting-in-the-us-canada/457575 "2008-07-30T18:04:40Z")
If you built a house in a remote part of Canada or USA could you do so without anyone noticing? IE could you squat on government or private land in the middle of nowhere for any significant amount of time? I’m not too … --- ## [John Carter (of Mars) movie -- worth getting on iTunes or Amazon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-carter-of-mars-movie-worth-getting-on-itunes-or-amazon/645455)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-carter-of-mars-movie-worth-getting-on-itunes-or-amazon/645455 "2013-01-06T05:57:48Z")
I wanted to see the John Carter movie in the theater but didn’t get a chance. I understand it was a big flop, but that doesn’t always indicate a bad movie. Right now it looks like it’s not available on Netflix instant wa… --- ## [Q: Why Amish Reject the Modern World?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-why-amish-reject-the-modern-world/357214)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2006, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-why-amish-reject-the-modern-world/357214 "2006-05-21T16:09:26Z")
Why do the Amish reject all modern conveniences? What in their religion (I presume) teaches them to do so? Also, will the Amish even accept modern meds? And, last…what is their thought on photogrpahy? Is it deemed va… --- ## [Do cell phones really screw up hospital equipment??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cell-phones-really-screw-up-hospital-equipment/118793)
**Author:** [@higginsx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/higginsx)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2002, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cell-phones-really-screw-up-hospital-equipment/118793 "2002-07-15T21:07:18Z")
Two hospitals I’ve been in have had signs ordering no cell phones be used because they can interfere with certain equipment, which nurses claimed to be telemetry gear to monitor patients. I don’t believe it. Wouldn’t eve… --- ## [Tell me about mobile home living (pluses and minuses)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-mobile-home-living-pluses-and-minuses/840667)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2020, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-mobile-home-living-pluses-and-minuses/840667 "2020-10-11T14:50:36Z")
The spouse and I probably have around ten years left until retirement, and we’re trying to decide what we want to do with ourselves. One of the things that’s come up a lot is where we’ll live, and what kind of living sit… --- ## [I count syllables. Does anyone else do that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-count-syllables-does-anyone-else-do-that/539891)
**Author:** [@prettydorky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/prettydorky)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2010, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-count-syllables-does-anyone-else-do-that/539891 "2010-07-16T13:55:14Z")
I’ve done it for I don’t know how long and it’s constantly on in the background of my brain. Then I organize them into sets of smaller numbers. There are lots of little rules. I tried to expound on the details but i… --- ## [I pit Heather Mills, by proxy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-heather-mills-by-proxy/396718)
**Author:** [@Sunrazor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunrazor)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2007, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-heather-mills-by-proxy/396718 "2007-03-25T00:30:37Z")
On behalf of my wife, who is (1) an ardent fan of “Dancing With the Stars,” (2) a nearly lifelong fan of Paul McCartney and (3) a fairly sharp observer of the American cultural landscape, I offer the following summation … --- ## [Didn't vote? Then shut up!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-vote-then-shut-up/135553)
**Author:** [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2002, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-vote-then-shut-up/135553 "2002-11-12T07:51:02Z")
After being told this morning at breakfast that Bush and the Republicans were now going to start World War III starting with Iraq, by someone I don’t know, I was mad. My wonderful response? “Well, then, did you vote?” An… --- ## [Can doctors use heparin on Jewish patients?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-doctors-use-heparin-on-jewish-patients/66599)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2001, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-doctors-use-heparin-on-jewish-patients/66599 "2001-05-30T04:26:21Z")
Heparin is an anti-clotting drug. While I was working at a Veterinary Clinic (I was the King of the Kennel) I was helping to give fluids to a dog. (I need Lactated Ringers I.V. Stat!) It took a while and there’s really … --- ## [Are We still Running Out of Phone Nos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-still-running-out-of-phone-nos/552079)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2010, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-still-running-out-of-phone-nos/552079 "2010-09-03T02:33:03Z")
There was a time you kept hearing we were going to run out of phone numbers. Now, cell phones are so much a part of our lives, many of us have 2-3 cell or such telephonic devies! What has happened to the phone number s… --- ## [Intl. Talk Like a Pirate Day, Sept. 19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intl-talk-like-a-pirate-day-sept-19/635075)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2013, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intl-talk-like-a-pirate-day-sept-19/635075 "2013-09-19T12:03:28Z")
Yarr, wait for it, me hearties… --- ## [Britain asked Germany for Gunsights - During WWI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-asked-germany-for-gunsights-during-wwi/557895)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britain-asked-germany-for-gunsights-during-wwi/557895 "2010-11-01T20:00:01Z")
In Fred Watson’s book Stargazer: The Life and Times of the Telescope, he wrote what is to me a stunning sidenote with no followup. Wow. Britain asked Germany to sell it war munitions during the war! I have to assume t… --- ## [Can dogs (or other animals) be retarded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-dogs-or-other-animals-be-retarded/212588)
**Author:** [@crazy\_grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazy_grady)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2003, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-dogs-or-other-animals-be-retarded/212588 "2003-11-13T20:18:47Z")
Is it possible for an animal to be retarded, as in have the same learning disabilities as man does? Even though animals rely on instinct more than man, animals do learn and evolve. I ask this question because I had a sc… --- ## [Star Trek Episodes that Cannot Happen- \[spoilers for Star Trek 90210\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-episodes-that-cannot-happen-spoilers-for-star-trek-90210/495823)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2009, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-episodes-that-cannot-happen-spoilers-for-star-trek-90210/495823 "2009-05-21T13:55:03Z")
Amok Time. Vulcan is toast. Journey to Babel. Amanda is dead and Spock and his Dad are pals. the Forge\* Star Trek, Enterprise. See No. 1 The Voyage Home See No.1. Perhaps they could change part of the setting… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1978&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1980&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)