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**Author:** [@whatami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatami)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2009, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-jeopardy-champ/450320 "2009-03-13T03:27:14Z")
I really like this lady. She’s so soft spoken and quite, but knows a LOT of questions to the answers. I tuned in tonight just in time to see the group talking after the show but saw on the boards that she had won. How m… --- ## [Movies/TV shows set in a location you know well, but obviously not filmed there, or just gets something wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-shows-set-in-a-location-you-know-well-but-obviously-not-filmed-there-or-just-gets-something-wrong/972003)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-tv-shows-set-in-a-location-you-know-well-but-obviously-not-filmed-there-or-just-gets-something-wrong/972003 "2022-10-01T20:04:15Z")
So this thread @carrps said: So I did. Monk was set in San Francisco. Some establishing shots like Monk’s apartment building were shot there, and I think at least some episodes in season 1 were filmed there. But the… --- ## [Playboy jewelry: would you wear it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playboy-jewelry-would-you-wear-it/167924)
**Author:** [@Daniel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daniel)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2003, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playboy-jewelry-would-you-wear-it/167924 "2003-04-14T16:33:25Z")
I noticed today that a nearby store had a large display of jewelry with the Playboy rabbit head logo. Pendants, rings, earrings and whatever you call the curved barbels that go in bellybutton piercings (belly rings?). F… --- ## [Caculating joists in a 16 foot span](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caculating-joists-in-a-16-foot-span/596474)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caculating-joists-in-a-16-foot-span/596474 "2011-09-16T19:03:44Z")
Can someone double check my math? It’s a bit rusty. Figuring lumber for a deck. 16 foot span with joists 16 inches on center. 3 in x 16 in = 48 in giving — 3 joists every 4 feet. --\>\>\>times 4 = 12 joists in the 1… --- ## [John Cleese to revive "Fawlty Towers"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-to-revive-fawlty-towers/979455)
**Author:** [@ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2023, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cleese-to-revive-fawlty-towers/979455 "2023-02-28T04:39:29Z")
Here: https://www.indiewire.com/2023/02/fawlty-towers-revival-john-cleese-1234807454/ For those who don’t want to click: One of the most acclaimed comedy series of all time is returning to TV more than four decades la… --- ## [What's a simple and free/cheap video editing software?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-simple-and-free-cheap-video-editing-software/623629)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2012, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-simple-and-free-cheap-video-editing-software/623629 "2012-06-03T03:46:39Z")
As a newish comedian I like taping my big sets. But when you’re your own cameraman it isn’t easy. Here I have an MP4 with about 7 minutes of footage I want, but with two minutes at the beginning and end I don’t. What … --- ## [How many polyamorous people on the Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-polyamorous-people-on-the-dope/499648)
**Author:** [@AquaPura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AquaPura)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-polyamorous-people-on-the-dope/499648 "2009-06-18T19:28:49Z")
After being inspired by this http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=520552 thread on dating bisexual people, I got to wondering how may other poly people are on the dope and what variety of relationships th… --- ## [Frank (This Year's Model) has left us.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-this-years-model-has-left-us/801666)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2017, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frank-this-years-model-has-left-us/801666 "2017-12-12T14:05:22Z")
I heard from our old friend bibliophage this afternoon. Frank, Doper and former Moderator, lost his battle with lung cancer over the summer. Frank was always a very private person and so perhaps chose not to share so… --- ## [Hillary's Craziest Policy Proposal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarys-craziest-policy-proposal/766533)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2016, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarys-craziest-policy-proposal/766533 "2016-09-25T04:12:07Z")
Dear Trump Supporters, I have a quick question re: Trump vs. Hillary. This is a really simple one. What is Clinton’s most insane policy proposal? That is, what proposed policy does she have which you believe is the mo… --- ## [How do centrifuges work (that is, the mechanism)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-centrifuges-work-that-is-the-mechanism/693248)
**Author:** [@EdwinAmi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EdwinAmi)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-centrifuges-work-that-is-the-mechanism/693248 "2014-07-20T19:53:58Z")
How do centrifuges work? I’m not asking like “how do they make the solids settle out at the end?”, I get that, that’s intuitive and easy, everyone understands that. You spin something long enough, the centrifugal force\*… --- ## [Tell me about Vibram Five-Fingers "shoes"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-vibram-five-fingers-shoes/535057)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-vibram-five-fingers-shoes/535057 "2010-04-08T13:58:47Z")
Inspired by this thread. Vibram Five-Fingers are shoes (sort of) that basically provide protection from ground hazards such as stones, while letting you walk / run / etc essentially barefoot. As every time I’ve fallen,… --- ## [A Neo-Con Repents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-neo-con-repents/379112)
**Author:** [@BJMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BJMoose)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2006, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-neo-con-repents/379112 "2006-11-07T07:57:46Z")
According to a brief item in today’s local paper, Richard N. Perle, “the intellectual godfather of the Iraq war” will say in the January issue of Vanity Fair that he now thinks he shouldn’t have backed the U.S. invasion … --- ## [DETROIT / AA DOPEFEST - Olives Strikes Back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-aa-dopefest-olives-strikes-back/479124)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2009, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-aa-dopefest-olives-strikes-back/479124 "2009-01-12T22:26:12Z")
Olivesmarch4th is back in town for a January 10th Dopefest (a Saturday). Let us decide what time and where, yet again, for the merriment and festivities! Break it down now… --- ## [casino question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casino-question/705376)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casino-question/705376 "2014-11-26T23:36:16Z")
since moving to Nevada, I’ve visited a few casinos and always signed up for the card they keep track of you with. didn’t come to anything except with one casino that had the sense to send me 2 visits of $50 free play and… --- ## [Gods, Guns, and Guts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-guns-and-guts/298474)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2005, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gods-guns-and-guts/298474 "2005-04-14T23:39:45Z")
From a bumper sticker I saw the other day, summing up the Bush-supporter’s (confirmed by other bumper sticker) priorities. Well, it’s nice that firearms are more important than bravery. I guess if you have them, you don… --- ## [Is Lotte a Korean or a Japanese company?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lotte-a-korean-or-a-japanese-company/222108)
**Author:** [@ce\_garcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ce_garcon)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2015, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lotte-a-korean-or-a-japanese-company/222108 "2015-07-31T23:38:02Z")
This question has been puzzling me for a long time. Lotte Corporation has both Korean and Japanese sites, and I have seen some from some books and people that it is Korean, and others that it is Japanese. Who is lying, … --- ## [To those who think agricultural subsidies are a bad thing:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-think-agricultural-subsidies-are-a-bad-thing/127108)
**Author:** [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2002, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-think-agricultural-subsidies-are-a-bad-thing/127108 "2002-09-11T18:49:08Z")
To those who think they are undemocratic, and to those who think they are economically unsound, I offer a big FUCK YOU. To those who think it’s fair the wholesale price of 100 pounds of milk is 9.33 while it costs +12.0… --- ## [9/11/2001 established "Dubya" as a leader. How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-2001-established-dubya-as-a-leader-how/318656)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2005, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-2001-established-dubya-as-a-leader-how/318656 "2005-08-31T18:23:34Z")
No doubt, there will be lots of threads about Sept 11, 2001 as the 4th anniversary approaches. One thing I could never understand is how this attack made George “Dubya” Bush seem to be a forceful, authoritative leader. … --- ## [Swiftboating John Murtha](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swiftboating-john-murtha/339967)
**Author:** [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2006, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swiftboating-john-murtha/339967 "2006-01-20T15:19:27Z")
Cocksucking conservatives are trying to swiftboat John Murtha. http://www.cnsnews.com/news/viewstory.asp?Page=\\SpecialReports\\archive\\200601\\SPE20060113a.html Can’t you motherfuckers come up with any new tricks? Or is… --- ## [Doper men - how do you react to this statement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-men-how-do-you-react-to-this-statement/552550)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2010, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-men-how-do-you-react-to-this-statement/552550 "2010-09-10T01:28:45Z")
I was watching X-Weighted (Canadian weight loss show - you can get it on some channels in the US - not too important to have seen it, I don’t think). Featured was a couple - him 6’, 350 lbs, her 5’ 250 lbs. Both were ve… --- ## [Share your meatloaf recipe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-meatloaf-recipe/633836)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2012, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-meatloaf-recipe/633836 "2012-09-19T13:13:55Z")
I haven’t had meatloaf in years and i’ve been craving some lately. I’ve also somehow never cooked a meatloaf in my life and am wary of wasting my money experimenting with an online recipe and having it come out wrong. A… --- ## [Uranium Seized In Turkey - Made in Germany?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uranium-seized-in-turkey-made-in-germany/130049)
**Author:** [@rngadam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rngadam)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2002, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uranium-seized-in-turkey-made-in-germany/130049 "2002-10-02T12:55:04Z")
Incoming conspiracy theory! See picture here: If you carefully read the text on the container, it seems to say “Made in West Germany”. Why would the container say “Made in West Germany”? If “Authorities believe the… --- ## [To this point in their admins, who was the worse President: Bush or Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-this-point-in-their-admins-who-was-the-worse-president-bush-or-trump/834461)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2019, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-this-point-in-their-admins-who-was-the-worse-president-bush-or-trump/834461 "2019-05-29T05:04:46Z")
Trump has been in office for about 17 agonizing months. In that time, he’s done a lot: cozied up to dictators; enacted ruinous tariffs; bolstered white supremacists; called for the prosecution of his political opponents… --- ## [would the sum of the readings from two scales equal a weight spread across them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-sum-of-the-readings-from-two-scales-equal-a-weight-spread-across-them/701779)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2014, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-the-sum-of-the-readings-from-two-scales-equal-a-weight-spread-across-them/701779 "2014-10-20T20:47:10Z")
If a person placed two bathroom scales\* side by side and stood with a foot on each one, would their weight be correctly calculated by adding together the weight displayed by each scale? It seems intuitive that they woul… --- ## [One sentence summaries - THE GAME](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589)
**Author:** [@cankerist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cankerist)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2003, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-the-game/170589 "2003-04-28T05:50:30Z")
Inspired by 2Trew’s thread I thought it would be fun to post ‘movie summaries that miss the point’ and see if anyone can guess the movie! O.K. Try this one… “One man’s harrowing search for a young boy who could change … --- ## [What area do you think of when someone refers to "the Bay Area"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-area-do-you-think-of-when-someone-refers-to-the-bay-area/730148)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-area-do-you-think-of-when-someone-refers-to-the-bay-area/730148 "2015-09-09T23:14:10Z")
What is the first region that comes to your mind when you read or hear the term “Bay Area”? --- ## ["Pregnant People" v. "Pregnant Women"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnant-people-v-pregnant-women/950848)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2021, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pregnant-people-v-pregnant-women/950848 "2021-09-18T18:12:28Z")
Continuing the discussion from Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Thread - 2021 Breaking News: My bold. Turns out This Is a Thing. Upper East Side of New York City. Its name, the Alexandra Cohen Hospital for Women … --- ## [How were things different when you were a kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-things-different-when-you-were-a-kid/1029032)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-things-different-when-you-were-a-kid/1029032 "2026-05-11T17:52:03Z")
I know it’s legion, but let’s start making a list. I’ll go first. When I was a kid (I’m 48 years old) There were red delicious apples and green apples at the grocery store. That was it. Everybody was being doxxed by… --- ## [The King of Pop Finally Cracks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-king-of-pop-finally-cracks/117780)
**Author:** [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2002, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-king-of-pop-finally-cracks/117780 "2002-07-11T03:24:40Z")
So, not only is Michael Jackson taking legal action against Sony Music for “underpromoting” his latest album, he held a press conference with – get ready – Al Sharpton and Johnnie Cochran to decry the music industry’s tr… --- ## [Survivor Cook Islands Finale & Reunion, 12/17 \[SPOILERS\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cook-islands-finale-reunion-12-17-spoilers/384560)
**Author:** [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2006, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-cook-islands-finale-reunion-12-17-spoilers/384560 "2006-12-20T22:08:14Z")
…at least there will be spoilers in a couple of hours to look forward to. I’m rooting for Yul, the Asian Sensation, but could live with Ozzy the Invincible Challenge Monster winning as well. It’ll be interesting to see… --- ## [Legally when can US soldiers disobey an order to surrender](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legally-when-can-us-soldiers-disobey-an-order-to-surrender/949506)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2021, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legally-when-can-us-soldiers-disobey-an-order-to-surrender/949506 "2021-08-28T14:17:59Z")
I’ve read some stories about Afghanistan where Afghan commando units were ready to fight the taliban, but their officers told them to surrender and give up their weapons instead. In the US military, what situations can … --- ## [Stupid things you've said/done on job interviews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-youve-said-done-on-job-interviews/346966)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2006, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-youve-said-done-on-job-interviews/346966 "2006-03-07T04:17:16Z")
I just interviewed for a position as a communications director at a Jewish organization. I was asked what kind of editor/proofreader I am. I said I was obsessive, extremely detailed oriented…and it pains me to say it…I … --- ## [Dear Pat Buchanan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-pat-buchanan/503831)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2009, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-pat-buchanan/503831 "2009-08-22T15:30:55Z")
Dear Pat, You recently pointed out that the United States was built by white men. Political Correctness stopped you from saying the whole truth, which is that the United States was build by white, \*Protestant \* men. Ove… --- ## [I just swallowed a pill up my nose, backwards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-swallowed-a-pill-up-my-nose-backwards/345574)
**Author:** [@conurepete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/conurepete)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2006, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-swallowed-a-pill-up-my-nose-backwards/345574 "2006-02-24T17:15:37Z")
Yep. I just took my nightly Rx, popped it into the mouth and dry-swallowed like I always do. No problem. About ten minutes later, I have a peculiar feeling in my right internal maxillary sinus area. Something is tickling… --- ## [Any chance for a Norway style prison in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-for-a-norway-style-prison-in-the-usa/804879)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2018, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-chance-for-a-norway-style-prison-in-the-usa/804879 "2018-01-02T10:31:04Z")
been reading up on the comparison of Norways prison system with the US. There are many online links and videos but a couple are HERE, andTHERE. As well as a movie on Netflix right now where the top officer at a Norway p… --- ## [Make Sure The Car's In Park. Or, How I Almost Died Today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-sure-the-cars-in-park-or-how-i-almost-died-today/740373)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2015, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-sure-the-cars-in-park-or-how-i-almost-died-today/740373 "2015-12-16T18:47:37Z")
Today I had one of the most terrifying experiences of my life. I hope this never happens to you, or happens to me again. Jesus, it was horrifying. I was backing up in the driveway, in order to drive straight down our lo… --- ## [Is the Apocalypse upon us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-apocalypse-upon-us/282331)
**Author:** [@Tracy\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracy_Lord)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-apocalypse-upon-us/282331 "2021-11-26T11:47:37Z")
I don’t know much about interpreting the symbolism in Revelation, but I have heard a few theories about it being applied to the current time – SSNs being the Mark of the Beast, and something about AIDS, IIRC. And with th… --- ## [How long is your hand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-your-hand/413557)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-your-hand/413557 "2011-05-18T19:01:50Z")
I think I have very small hands for a man. Methodology: Fingers straight, wrist bent slightly backward, using a ruler or a metallic tape (non-bending), lay the ruler over the palm. From the tip of your middle finger, t… --- ## [Seperate Sports and Games.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seperate-sports-and-games/591280)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2011, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seperate-sports-and-games/591280 "2011-08-09T06:51:21Z")
This has probably been suggested a thousand times but I’ll just add to it. Those that are interested, and want to comment on sports are almost totally different than those that are into virtual games, internet or otherwi… --- ## [Grab Your Ankles & Think of Jesus, or, Why I've Switched Dr.s (very long & pointless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-your-ankles-think-of-jesus-or-why-ive-switched-dr-s-very-long-pointless/401264)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2009, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-your-ankles-think-of-jesus-or-why-ive-switched-dr-s-very-long-pointless/401264 "2009-03-05T15:29:42Z")
Some people think that I make up crap or that I embellish, and I do, but it’s never the weird and “freakish” stuff, just the quotidian, and it’s certainly never the people themselves. They don’t need embellishment, and… --- ## [What would you save: the works of Shakespeare, or an anonymous human being?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-save-the-works-of-shakespeare-or-an-anonymous-human-being/533310)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-save-the-works-of-shakespeare-or-an-anonymous-human-being/533310 "2010-04-02T18:23:29Z")
You run into a burning building, and have the chance to save only one thing: the last copy of the complete works of William Shakespeare, or an anonymous human being. Which do you save? Rules: There are no outs. I.e., … --- ## [Austin company looking to dock paychecks by amount of stimulus checks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-company-looking-to-dock-paychecks-by-amount-of-stimulus-checks/850516)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/austin-company-looking-to-dock-paychecks-by-amount-of-stimulus-checks/850516 "2020-04-01T00:27:42Z")
It sounds like the individual employees would have to agree to this, but how many people will risk angering their employer by not signing this, especially in the current economic environment? --- ## [9/11 Challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-challenge/503912)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2009, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-challenge/503912 "2009-09-17T03:45:09Z")
Most people know by now that there is a small minority of people who think 9/11 was what they call an inside job. This self-labeled 9/11 “Truth” movement has spent the last few years invading Ground Zero, downtown artwal… --- ## [Am I alone in hating the rise in video for online news?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-alone-in-hating-the-rise-in-video-for-online-news/758798)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2016, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-alone-in-hating-the-rise-in-video-for-online-news/758798 "2016-07-09T20:17:45Z")
This recent news story says that Rupert Murdoch is investing millions in video for news websites. This seems to be a growing trend. Look at a news website and half the stories (or more) seem to be in video form, with ei… --- ## [Why do folks watch awards shows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-folks-watch-awards-shows/682768)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-folks-watch-awards-shows/682768 "2014-03-06T14:43:49Z")
This is a bit of a perennial question for me; the Oscars last night brought it back to mind. For televised events, I can’t imagine much that could be less interesting than an awards show. You’ve got stale patter from th… --- ## [Roger Ebert on the Inherent Worth of Video Games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-ebert-on-the-inherent-worth-of-video-games/332946)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2005, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-ebert-on-the-inherent-worth-of-video-games/332946 "2005-12-03T14:00:52Z")
Discuss. --- ## [The IRS is apparently just a criminal organization](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irs-is-apparently-just-a-criminal-organization/736994)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-irs-is-apparently-just-a-criminal-organization/736994 "2015-11-12T14:37:13Z")
http://www.wthr.com/story/30389540/secret-irs-policy-hides-identity-theft-from-victims-illegal-immigration The story then goes on to interview people who were harassed by the IRS for underreporting income who were actu… --- ## [Do you fantasize about winning the lottery (or other windfall)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fantasize-about-winning-the-lottery-or-other-windfall/451106)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2008, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-fantasize-about-winning-the-lottery-or-other-windfall/451106 "2008-06-03T03:45:13Z")
One thing on which my wife and I don’t really see eye to eye: she sometimes hears a story about a lottery winner (I dunno, 15 million cash) and starts saying wow, what could we buy with that, what kind of a house will we… --- ## [Famous people who were fired early in their career](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-who-were-fired-early-in-their-career/719655)
**Author:** [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2015, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-who-were-fired-early-in-their-career/719655 "2015-06-28T08:44:48Z")
Howard Stern - fired from one of his first radio gigs Bill Watterson - fired from his first job his first newspaper job - and went on to create Calvin and Hobbes Ozzy Osourne - fired from Black Sabbath Steve Jobs - I … --- ## [Aja by Steely Dan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aja-by-steely-dan/600131)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aja-by-steely-dan/600131 "2011-10-24T04:23:06Z")
A friend once observed that the three colossuses of rock’n’roll (loosely defined) are the Beatles, Dylan, and Steely Dan, which was just crazy to me (whose candidates are the Beatles, Dylan, and Joni Mitchell) and the ot… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1993&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1995&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)