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**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2021, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-bidens-stroke-aneurysm-in-1988-edited-title/954412 "2021-11-19T20:20:17Z")
(I assume the fact President Biden had a stroke a while back is common knowledge. So therefore I don’t need a cite. That having been said…) Now I have to be careful how I ask this question. But is there any way Mr. Bide… --- ## [Is Europe making economic war on the US? (Or merely acting in self-defense?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-europe-making-economic-war-on-the-us-or-merely-acting-in-self-defense/491498)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2009, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-europe-making-economic-war-on-the-us-or-merely-acting-in-self-defense/491498 "2009-04-12T16:32:53Z")
The US has passed a large stimulus package and is urging the G20 to match its efforts. Europe (in particular Germany) is balking at this: Spain and France seem to be in agreement. I’m no economist, but it seems to me … --- ## [Chicago Public Trans Directions: Union Station to Millennium Park](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-public-trans-directions-union-station-to-millennium-park/262259)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2004, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-public-trans-directions-union-station-to-millennium-park/262259 "2004-09-06T23:31:42Z")
I’m arriving at Union Station, 225 S Canal Street, Saturday at c. 2:21 PM. I’d like to skip over to Millennium Park, Michigan Avenue at East Randolph Street, before I catch the Metra to my friend’s house. According to Y… --- ## [The Used Car Contest: Toyota Camry vs. Honda Accord](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-used-car-contest-toyota-camry-vs-honda-accord/154037)
**Author:** [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2003, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-used-car-contest-toyota-camry-vs-honda-accord/154037 "2003-02-11T05:34:08Z")
Okay, so I’m selling my POS '96 Grand Caravan since it’s such an unreliable POS. Newly rebuilt tranny needs rebuilding again after 5,000 miles, ABS system has a faulty valve and needs $3,000 worth of work, wipers go off… --- ## [Anyone else think this is silly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-think-this-is-silly/583298)
**Author:** [@elninost0rm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elninost0rm)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-think-this-is-silly/583298 "2011-05-28T07:07:54Z")
So I’m going out to get a bite to eat after work. I stop at a red light, and I see a car next to me with a “Penn State Behrend - Engineering” sticker on it. I think to myself, what an idiot. I mean, I’ve seen 'em all.… --- ## [Boston Dopers: what's heating oil cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-dopers-whats-heating-oil-cost/469501)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boston-dopers-whats-heating-oil-cost/469501 "2008-10-28T17:49:02Z")
My husband’s interviewing for a job at one of the colleges in Boston, and I’m poking around on-line just to see what we’re looking at if he gets it. One thing I notice is that many of the apartments don’t include heat (u… --- ## [The notion that male flight attendants are likely gay--whence? (Running With Scissors)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-notion-that-male-flight-attendants-are-likely-gay-whence-running-with-scissors/659172)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-notion-that-male-flight-attendants-are-likely-gay-whence-running-with-scissors/659172 "2013-06-09T00:56:25Z")
(Note: I allude to Augusten Burroughs’ of that title and the movie that was based on it, but this isn’t really a Cafe Society question. I also doubt that there is a definitive factual answer, so I don’t believe it belong… --- ## [The Law of One aka The Ra Materials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-law-of-one-aka-the-ra-materials/542122)
**Author:** [@cptsquid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cptsquid)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2010, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-law-of-one-aka-the-ra-materials/542122 "2010-06-20T23:58:37Z")
I’ve been in a discussion with someone that thinks that this material is factual. Setting this aside, she’s willing to reconsider if I can offer some factual proof regarding the various SCIENCE based comments in the mate… --- ## [What do you just love about newbies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-just-love-about-newbies/60542)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2001, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-just-love-about-newbies/60542 "2001-08-06T17:29:36Z")
Me? I just love when newbies resurrect old threads that haven’t been posted on since August 2000 or 1999. It shows they are back dating their minds. Ain’t it cute? I love when, after reading those old posts, they ask, “… --- ## [May We Have Some Updates, Please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-we-have-some-updates-please/239474)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2005, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-we-have-some-updates-please/239474 "2005-01-14T06:59:04Z")
My curiosity is once again getting the better of me, so I thought I’d start another “Updates” thread. Please feel free to add your own requests for updates, as well as providing some updates of your own, if applicable. … --- ## [June Weight Loss Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-weight-loss-thread/584668)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/june-weight-loss-thread/584668 "2011-06-30T21:27:46Z")
I waited and waited - but no one started one, so here it is. My last weigh-in was static. I had neither gained nor lost. I suppose that isn’t so bad because of the holiday weekend two weekends ago - I over indulged. … --- ## [Nothing kills the mood when you're doin' it quite like...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-kills-the-mood-when-youre-doin-it-quite-like/305595)
**Author:** [@The\_Unkempt\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Unkempt_One)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2005, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-kills-the-mood-when-youre-doin-it-quite-like/305595 "2005-06-03T23:25:47Z")
…the dog jumping on the bed and licking your ass - with much vim and vigor. Stupid dog, thinking it always has to be a part of everything we do. Tonight the dog is going to be locked in its kennel for at least ten minu… --- ## [The metal rod with the springy thingy inside that holds the toilet paper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-metal-rod-with-the-springy-thingy-inside-that-holds-the-toilet-paper/581103)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2011, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-metal-rod-with-the-springy-thingy-inside-that-holds-the-toilet-paper/581103 "2011-05-09T09:00:52Z")
What is that called? I need to get a new one and don’t know what to search for. --- ## [Welcome To Our Newest Member NAMblA...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-newest-member-nambla/303758)
**Author:** [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2005, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-our-newest-member-nambla/303758 "2005-05-17T05:10:33Z")
Anyone taking bets about how soon this guy gets banned? --- ## [What is the new king of unsolved math problems (Fermat fell in 1995)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-new-king-of-unsolved-math-problems-fermat-fell-in-1995/500075)
**Author:** [@shallora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shallora)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-new-king-of-unsolved-math-problems-fermat-fell-in-1995/500075 "2009-06-19T02:02:45Z")
With the solving of Fermat’s Last Theorem in 1995, what has replaced it as the now-reigning champion of unsolved mathematical problems or theories? --- ## [Just how brittle a diamond is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-brittle-a-diamond-is/695986)
**Author:** [@Qwertol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertol)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-brittle-a-diamond-is/695986 "2014-08-27T00:20:38Z")
I know that despite being hard diamonds are very brittle. But just how brittle are they? Are they easier to crush than a regular stone you may find outside? Could you easily smash it with a hammer? Btw. What adjective d… --- ## [Does condom usage differ for circumcised men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-condom-usage-differ-for-circumcised-men/556779)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-condom-usage-differ-for-circumcised-men/556779 "2010-10-12T14:35:19Z")
I was just wondering about this (tv brought it up tangenitally\*). Is there any difference between circumcised and uncircumcised in how they have to be put on/used? \*Get it? --- ## [Ordering Prime Rib...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordering-prime-rib/806882)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordering-prime-rib/806882 "2018-02-15T11:43:36Z")
I don’t order prime rib often because it is pricey. However, I seem to recall you cannot specify how you’d like it cooked because (to my knowledge) it slow-cooks all day…unlike other cuts of steak. From my experience, it… --- ## [Why don't automatic faucets work for me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-automatic-faucets-work-for-me/644853)
**Author:** [@Rusalka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rusalka)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-automatic-faucets-work-for-me/644853 "2012-12-23T01:10:39Z")
I feel like Bruce Willis in the Sixth Sense. This happens everywhere and it’s very frustrating. It takes a lot of hand waving to get any of them started. Other people seem to have no problem with the same fixtures. … --- ## [What portion of the massively obese population lives in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-portion-of-the-massively-obese-population-lives-in-the-us/372643)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2006, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-portion-of-the-massively-obese-population-lives-in-the-us/372643 "2006-09-15T15:10:31Z")
There have been several programs on TV about the massively obese. What I’m curious to know is what percentage of individuals that are ~400+ lbs live in the US. I have a hunch that a very, very large majority are from the… --- ## [How many dopers have been in a movie.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-have-been-in-a-movie/684479)
**Author:** [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-have-been-in-a-movie/684479 "2014-03-30T02:56:32Z")
How many (surely there must be a few, being such a worthy and good looking crowd) of you have been in a movie? Not just an extra but someone with an actual speaking part. Screaming while you die a horrible death count… --- ## [Survivor 4/7--And Then There Were Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-4-7-and-then-there-were-two/298236)
**Author:** [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2005, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-4-7-and-then-there-were-two/298236 "2005-04-11T11:51:43Z")
I know I get sent to hell for wishing bad things on people, but I really want to see what happens if Ulong loses immunity again. I can’t for the life of me remember anything about last week’s preview, though, so I’m at … --- ## [Etymological link between toll and troll?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etymological-link-between-toll-and-troll/78230)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2023, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etymological-link-between-toll-and-troll/78230 "2023-10-23T16:17:06Z")
I have heard it suggested that the name of a “toll bridge” refers to the idea of a “troll” lying in wait under a bridge, demanding “protection money”, as in fairy stories. I understand that the English word “toll” is ul… --- ## [Sticking My Finger in a Live Power Socket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sticking-my-finger-in-a-live-power-socket/54868)
**Author:** [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2001, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sticking-my-finger-in-a-live-power-socket/54868 "2001-02-18T21:47:13Z")
If I were to poke my finger into a socket so that it touches both terminals, logic would suggest that it is perfectly safe, as the current would take the shortest route between the terminals (through half an inch or so o… --- ## [Your thoughts on Walter White (Breaking Bad) (SPOILERS IN POLL and DISCUSSION)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-walter-white-breaking-bad-spoilers-in-poll-and-discussion/665869)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-walter-white-breaking-bad-spoilers-in-poll-and-discussion/665869 "2013-08-15T17:45:12Z")
What do you think about Walter White? Do you think he’s a/the bad guy now or do you still think he’s a good guy? Do you hate him and hope he dies or do you still root for him and feel sorry? Note this isn’t a prediction… --- ## [At your workplace, what are the rules about dating coworkers, subordinates, & clients?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-your-workplace-what-are-the-rules-about-dating-coworkers-subordinates-clients/562169)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2010, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-your-workplace-what-are-the-rules-about-dating-coworkers-subordinates-clients/562169 "2010-11-29T22:51:53Z")
Poll in a moment. Talk amongst yourselves till then. --- ## [At what age is a girl no longer considered "little"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-is-a-girl-no-longer-considered-little/623108)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2012, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-age-is-a-girl-no-longer-considered-little/623108 "2012-05-26T04:35:42Z")
Inspiring thread. I say 10 (double digits)-many are often going through a huge growth spurt at that point. --- ## [what's a metric crescent wrench?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-metric-crescent-wrench/90874)
**Author:** [@sandalwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandalwood)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2001, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-metric-crescent-wrench/90874 "2001-11-02T01:42:27Z")
Right by my apartment complex there’s a rental store that has a billboard with funny puns every month like “Get a Natural High, Rent a ladder.” Or something like that. I just noticed the billboard again and this month it… --- ## [What are highway mileage signs based on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-highway-mileage-signs-based-on/350346)
**Author:** [@Fishbang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fishbang)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2006, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-highway-mileage-signs-based-on/350346 "2006-03-31T02:49:38Z")
This came up during a conversation at work. Someone said that the mileage signs on highways are based on the distance to the City Post Office. Living in Dallas, I asked, “Which one? What if the Post Office changed loca… --- ## [How damaging would a cannonball be today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-damaging-would-a-cannonball-be-today/998163)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-damaging-would-a-cannonball-be-today/998163 "2024-03-24T00:55:13Z")
Assume I have a perfectly good cannon with unlimited cannonballs (Civil War model? I don’t know cannons) and decided to start firing it off in the middle of a big city. Would it smash in a car door? Flatten it? Punch thr… --- ## [Getting crowns done...a question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-crowns-done-a-question/679889)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2014, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-crowns-done-a-question/679889 "2014-02-18T06:30:54Z")
Has anyone ever gotten a crown put on their molars? And, if so, have you ever gotten it done using nitrous oxide? I have a rather profound fear of dentist and getting work done on my teeth, since I didn’t start getting… --- ## [Good Promotional Give Away for a Conference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-promotional-give-away-for-a-conference/652128)
**Author:** [@mcgato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mcgato)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-promotional-give-away-for-a-conference/652128 "2013-03-26T14:10:26Z")
Our group is sponsoring a three day conference for about 150 science / pharma / statistics people, and there was a request for ideas for a give away for the conference. The most obvious answer given was a zip drive of s… --- ## [SDMB weekly Bible Study (SDMBWBS)-Week 5 Genesis 7-9:17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-weekly-bible-study-sdmbwbs-week-5-genesis-7-9-17/667488)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-weekly-bible-study-sdmbwbs-week-5-genesis-7-9-17/667488 "2014-04-07T18:15:53Z")
Welcome to the SDMB weekly Bible Study (SDMBWBS). This week we will be discussing Genesis 7-9:17. Since the discussion can turn into a very broad and hijackable thread, we would like the following rules to be adhered to: … --- ## [What is racially hateful about "pressing oil" hair product? What's it used for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-racially-hateful-about-pressing-oil-hair-product-whats-it-used-for/438982)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2008, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-racially-hateful-about-pressing-oil-hair-product-whats-it-used-for/438982 "2008-03-02T03:06:49Z")
I was looking at the “Hateful Things” traveling exhibit of the Jim Crow Museum Of Racist Memorability (http://www.ferris.edu/jimcrow/traveling/grid/) and this one was not obvious to me: http://www.ferris.edu/jimcrow/tr… --- ## [Sports rules that have become obsolete, but still exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-rules-that-have-become-obsolete-but-still-exist/359071)
**Author:** [@Manny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manny)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2006, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-rules-that-have-become-obsolete-but-still-exist/359071 "2006-06-28T02:49:41Z")
Are there any rules in sports that you can think of that although when they were written played a significant role in the game, now due to changes in the style of play or improvement of the standard equipment are now e… --- ## [Quick! Help me fight some ignorance! (Snopes question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-help-me-fight-some-ignorance-snopes-question/45186)
**Author:** [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2001, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-help-me-fight-some-ignorance-snopes-question/45186 "2001-02-19T16:03:50Z")
A friend of mine who tends to fall for every bleedin chain letter going has sent me the one with the “poem” of the dying girl. Something to do with a drink driving accident, I believe (I don’t read chain letters). I can… --- ## [question for the athiests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-athiests/285483)
**Author:** [@tlk1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tlk1)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2005, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-athiests/285483 "2005-02-01T20:14:47Z")
Questions for the athiests - What drives your morals - other than the deterent of having to spend part of your time alive in jail? What prevents you from doing whatever it takes to get what you want when you want it o… --- ## [Kroger Coffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kroger-coffee/616350)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kroger-coffee/616350 "2012-03-22T23:58:27Z")
I’ve been drinking it at work because it is inexpensive, and have come to like it better than the Folger’s Black Silk we drink at home. I took some home for when Mrs. Plant isn’t drinking coffee. I feel so cheap. --- ## [The One-legged Soldier and His Wimmins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-legged-soldier-and-his-wimmins/279599)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2004, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-legged-soldier-and-his-wimmins/279599 "2004-12-17T23:16:46Z")
Picture it in your mind. I mean it, you’ll really have to stretch those old imagination muscles because this is totally not illustrated. There was once a big bucket of green Army Men. One hundred of those suckers, all gr… --- ## [is Kendo as fun as it looks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-kendo-as-fun-as-it-looks/229324)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2004, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-kendo-as-fun-as-it-looks/229324 "2004-02-17T06:00:31Z")
note: i know next to nothing about Kendo. Kendo looks fun. two person are given a ‘sword’, suited up in armor and you have a swordfight, the adult version of the cardboard tube fights! soo…, is it fun? PS while quickly… --- ## [Can someone please explain this retarded Levis commercial to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-please-explain-this-retarded-levis-commercial-to-me/155367)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2003, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-please-explain-this-retarded-levis-commercial-to-me/155367 "2003-02-19T01:32:21Z")
Guy. Girl. Wearing Levis. In the road. Buffalo Stampede around them. End of commercial . Most retarded commercial ever. --- ## [New Chick Tract- with Muhammad!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-with-muhammad/363805)
**Author:** [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2006, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract-with-muhammad/363805 "2006-07-13T20:09:06Z")
Men of Peace? This is a basic anti-Muslim tract. The storyline is about a terrorist attack in London, which leads into a story about how Muhammad was just as violent as the terrorists who follow him. But the shocking th… --- ## [How important is a legible signature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-a-legible-signature/330994)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2005, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-a-legible-signature/330994 "2005-11-16T15:23:22Z")
I have the romantic curse of writing chicken scratch. No one ont even my wife can read what I write when I write long hand. It has been something that has affected my since the 3rd grade. My signature is easy to describ… --- ## [Your nomination for the Sappiest Song Ever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-nomination-for-the-sappiest-song-ever/473168)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-nomination-for-the-sappiest-song-ever/473168 "2008-11-20T15:52:54Z")
Seasons in the Sun has worn out it’s crown. If I hear it come on the oldies station I no longer run screaming and tearing my hair out to change the station. I may even sing a little of it. Now we need a new king of smal… --- ## [Seizures and burnt toast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seizures-and-burnt-toast/221420)
**Author:** [@ElanMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElanMan)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2004, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seizures-and-burnt-toast/221420 "2004-01-01T10:57:10Z")
Hey. Okay, my friends and I go to the bar and get really bored, so here’s our next inquiry… People who get seizures report smelling burnt toast before the onset. Does this trigger the seizure or is it a side effect? … --- ## [Living on a REAL Tight Budget, Part 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-a-real-tight-budget-part-1/79413)
**Author:** [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2001, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-on-a-real-tight-budget-part-1/79413 "2001-09-08T05:47:52Z")
I know I’m not the only Broke Doper here, so I thought maybe we could swap some budgeting stories. Can’t afford much else in the way of amusements, eh? A new grocery store opened up here in Flint, called Aldi’s. It’s an… --- ## [OK im confused about this one ...... filling out a job app is bad or beneath certain people now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-im-confused-about-this-one-filling-out-a-job-app-is-bad-or-beneath-certain-people-now/960878)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-im-confused-about-this-one-filling-out-a-job-app-is-bad-or-beneath-certain-people-now/960878 "2022-03-15T20:19:17Z")
OK I read this and lt left me a bit confuzzled (not hard to do these days I know) … But are Résumés and linked in etc making job applications obsolete? Or was filling out an application in front of the interviewer be… --- ## [Teachers Stage Fake Gunman Attack On Sixth-Graders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teachers-stage-fake-gunman-attack-on-sixth-graders/404043)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2007, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teachers-stage-fake-gunman-attack-on-sixth-graders/404043 "2007-05-18T09:20:11Z")
Teachers Stage Fake Gunman Attack On Sixth-Graders “Involved Poor Judgment”?! Ya think? :rolleyes: :rolleyes: --- ## [Stupidest movie plot EVER.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-movie-plot-ever/108884)
**Author:** [@El\_Elvis\_Rojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Elvis_Rojo)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2002, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-movie-plot-ever/108884 "2002-05-27T03:39:37Z")
Okay, we’ve all seen really shitty movies about mosters or aliens or killer sorority girls and the like, but all of those have some pretty interesting plot or idea to make the schlock seem a bit tolerable. But some movi… --- ## [How bad is it to read other people's mail through the envelope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-is-it-to-read-other-peoples-mail-through-the-envelope/383341)
**Author:** [@According\_to\_Pliny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/According_to_Pliny)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2006, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-is-it-to-read-other-peoples-mail-through-the-envelope/383341 "2006-12-13T20:27:34Z")
Some times of course, you just can’t help noticing that an envelope says “Final Demand Letter” with a lawyer’s return address. The whole point of that was to embarrass the recipient. But I’ve also discovered that if you… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1980&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1982&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)