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**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2017, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-okrahoma/799357 "2017-10-22T18:35:26Z")
Okrahoma: “I like disrupters.” Really? What can I say to that? I like phasers, since I am a human being, not a freaking Klingon. Okrahoma again: Something about Bannon supposedly being misquoted, but really being a “Le… --- ## [Why didn't Sir Elton John bow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-sir-elton-john-bow/410125)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2007, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-sir-elton-john-bow/410125 "2007-07-03T20:03:52Z")
After playing the first song of the Diana concert, Sir Elton introduced the princes, “… their Royal Highnesses, Prince William and Prince Harry!” They came out on stage and walked up to him. Rather than bow, he shook the… --- ## [I Took a Wild Guess about Why Some Psycho Fatally Shot an Eight Year Old Girl...AND I WAS RIGHT!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-a-wild-guess-about-why-some-psycho-fatally-shot-an-eight-year-old-girl-and-i-was-right/988204)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2023, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-a-wild-guess-about-why-some-psycho-fatally-shot-an-eight-year-old-girl-and-i-was-right/988204 "2023-08-15T00:36:07Z")
Murders are almost routine in Chicago, let’s be honest, but this one had people shaking their heads. A man shot an eight year old girl to death. The girl’s father who was there tackled the shooter and shot him in the fa… --- ## [Little Things That Brighten Your Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-brighten-your-day/686851)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2014, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-brighten-your-day/686851 "2014-05-04T00:16:46Z")
So I’m washing the dishes with the History Channel on in the background. I take a break to go to the bathroom, which takes me through the TV room, and on the way back to the kitchen I hear “…it took the Allies 3 weeks t… --- ## [Trump & the WaPo (& various leakers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-the-wapo-various-leakers/786744)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-the-wapo-various-leakers/786744 "2017-05-17T05:00:20Z")
This relates to the latest revelations about Trump casually compromising US intelligence gathering in a conversation with the Russians. This is not to in any way minimize what Trump did (or is alleged to have done, at an… --- ## [Let's Occupy Wall Street -- with guns!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-occupy-wall-street-with-guns/686704)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2014, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-occupy-wall-street-with-guns/686704 "2014-04-26T06:08:33Z")
I’ve got an idea! Since Cliven Bundy’s backers have proven it is kosher to come armed to a public political demonstration, let’s Occupy Wall Street again – but this time, let’s bring guns! :slight\_smile: What could go w… --- ## [Unethical dance mom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unethical-dance-mom/681885)
**Author:** [@Dancedad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dancedad)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unethical-dance-mom/681885 "2014-02-24T19:36:59Z")
Wife owns a dance studio that I assist with. Majority of our revenue is from lesson fees, maybe 10% is from retail (shoes, tights, etc). Found out one of our moms has been soliciting other moms and selling them the exa… --- ## [What waves in a double slit experiment is the "hidden subquantic medium"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-waves-in-a-double-slit-experiment-is-the-hidden-subquantic-medium/734361)
**Author:** [@mpc755](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mpc755)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-waves-in-a-double-slit-experiment-is-the-hidden-subquantic-medium/734361 "2015-10-13T00:19:37Z")
Wave-particle duality is a moving particle and it’s associated wave. “While the founding fathers agonized over the question ‘particle’ or ‘wave’, de Broglie in 1925 proposed the obvious answer ‘particle’ and ‘wave’. Is … --- ## [Dumbwaiters and incinerator chutes - do they still make them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbwaiters-and-incinerator-chutes-do-they-still-make-them/502040)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2009, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbwaiters-and-incinerator-chutes-do-they-still-make-them/502040 "2009-07-08T01:17:49Z")
My mom claims that when she was a girl, the apartment she and her parents lived in had a dumbwaiter and an incinerator in the basement which you could throw trash down into through a chute in the side of the wall. This w… --- ## [Question about women's hair styles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-womens-hair-styles/538177)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2010, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-womens-hair-styles/538177 "2010-05-04T01:49:33Z")
Ladies, when you get your hair done, does your stylist shave the back of your neck? I’ve noticed that whenever I go to the barber, he or she will always shave my neck. But I’ve noticed on some women, especially those wi… --- ## [How should "Patel" be pronounced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-patel-be-pronounced/637916)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-patel-be-pronounced/637916 "2012-10-21T16:53:57Z")
I think I’ve been mispronouncing this name! :eek: --- ## [Do we really need two Dakotas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-two-dakotas/385973)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2006, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-need-two-dakotas/385973 "2006-12-31T21:01:40Z")
Why not merge North and South Dakota? --- ## [LGBT teens - It Gets Better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lgbt-teens-it-gets-better/555773)
**Author:** [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2010, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lgbt-teens-it-gets-better/555773 "2010-10-05T20:15:09Z")
Sadly, five young gay men have killed themselves in the last three weeks. In response, Dan Savage, who writes the sex-advice column, Savage Love, has started a YouTube project called, “It Gets Better”. The idea is for ga… --- ## [Strikeout in Baseball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strikeout-in-baseball/505611)
**Author:** [@dmbfancanada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dmbfancanada)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strikeout-in-baseball/505611 "2009-08-20T21:28:35Z")
Can anyone explain… In baseball, when there is a strikeout and no runners on base, why does the ball get thrown around the infield? Also, why do they skip the shortstop? Is it anything more then tradition? If so, where… --- ## [Most depressing movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-depressing-movie/828509)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2019, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-depressing-movie/828509 "2019-01-31T22:11:24Z")
I think the most depressing movie I’ve seen is Johnny Got His Gun (1971). I love the ‘Merry Christmas! I am the boss, and this is champagne’ scene. But despite the surreal aspects, it’s a bit of a downer. --- ## [Your most interesting date](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-interesting-date/123330)
**Author:** [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-interesting-date/123330 "2009-02-16T23:30:46Z")
Meaning one that really stands out in your mind as unique to your normal experience. This could be a single night date or a weekend that really had your mind spinning. This could be a date with a new lover or even your… --- ## [Obama proposes "pay as you go" law to Congress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-proposes-pay-as-you-go-law-to-congress/499239)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2009, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-proposes-pay-as-you-go-law-to-congress/499239 "2009-06-11T21:41:54Z")
From here: I’m all for this. The only thing I hate more than massive irresponsible government spending is massive irresponsible government spending on credit. The current Republican notion that you can increase spendin… --- ## [Ask the Hindu](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-hindu/195201)
**Author:** [@BrightNShiny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrightNShiny)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2003, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-hindu/195201 "2003-08-23T22:26:56Z")
Awhile ago, I was asked to start an “Ask the Hindu” thread by, I can’t remember whom. I was a little reluctant to, because I don’t consider myself an expert in Hinduism by any means. However, in this thread in the BBQP… --- ## [Lactation, Difficulties With, And Associated Asshats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lactation-difficulties-with-and-associated-asshats/292518)
**Author:** [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2005, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lactation-difficulties-with-and-associated-asshats/292518 "2005-03-08T20:14:18Z")
Dear Pituitary glands, milk glands, boobs, and associated anatomy, You are not my friend. You tease me. You make 12oz of milk a day. Enough to give me hope of maybe one day making enough to feed my son, but never actual… --- ## [Travelhacking Italy -- any tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travelhacking-italy-any-tips/699914)
**Author:** [@Gozu\_Tashoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu_Tashoya)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2014, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travelhacking-italy-any-tips/699914 "2014-10-19T21:53:51Z")
Mrs. Tashoya and I will be visiting Italy soon – Rome, Florence, and Venice, to be exact – and though we have an okay idea of what we want to see and do, I was wondering if anyone had modern-day travel tips. Specificall… --- ## [What public "formalities" do you favor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-public-formalities-do-you-favor/960920)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2022, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-public-formalities-do-you-favor/960920 "2022-03-15T02:46:26Z")
Inspired by the MPSIMS thread about the fired Asst Principal, and a previous one about men taking their hats off at the table. When I was younger, it seemed there were a lot more “rules” regarding public conduct/interac… --- ## [Refuse part or all of the bible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refuse-part-or-all-of-the-bible/390424)
**Author:** [@MovingTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovingTarget)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2007, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refuse-part-or-all-of-the-bible/390424 "2007-02-08T13:08:16Z")
Ok, inspired by a post in a thread, that was inspired by a post in another thread, here is my question. And please believe me when I say it is a truly genuine question. If I refuse to believe parts of the bible, why sh… --- ## [Killing friends' dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killing-friends-dreams/973480)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2023, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killing-friends-dreams/973480 "2023-02-21T00:41:48Z")
As a software engineer, I often get friends and colleagues pitch me ideas for things that will supposedly make us rich if I just do all the work. The ideas are always bad\*, and with a lack of understanding of both the m… --- ## [Why didn't Jerry Walk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-jerry-walk/629009)
**Author:** [@littlespeedysuperbike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/littlespeedysuperbike)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-jerry-walk/629009 "2012-08-02T16:49:31Z")
Watergate was a scandal about cheating in the 1972 election. Why didn’t Gerald Ford, upon succeeding to the office of President, appoint George McGovern vice-president, then resign? --- ## [My toddler has a temper. Advice wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-toddler-has-a-temper-advice-wanted/661161)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-toddler-has-a-temper-advice-wanted/661161 "2013-07-04T15:32:40Z")
No, we can’t exchange him for a different unit, I checked already. My son is two years and eight months, he’ll be three in October. He gets angry or frustrated and then throws things. When we take stuff away, then he hi… --- ## [Why do freemasons have rituals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-freemasons-have-rituals/255471)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2004, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-freemasons-have-rituals/255471 "2004-07-26T17:56:57Z")
In a recent thread, I read the following Masons claim that freemasonry is not a religion. Which other secular club has its own funeral rituals? It seems freemasons claim to be something of a social club and/or charity… --- ## [Why the sudden influx of spam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-sudden-influx-of-spam/603338)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-sudden-influx-of-spam/603338 "2011-11-19T03:45:22Z")
I’ve had a sudden increase in the amount of spam in my inbox. I’m on yahoo, and there is a lot of spam that winds up filtered by yahoo automatically, but today I’ve had 14 spam messages in my actual inbox. Is it a failu… --- ## [Studies on depression and death rates in gay population](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/studies-on-depression-and-death-rates-in-gay-population/481882)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2009, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/studies-on-depression-and-death-rates-in-gay-population/481882 "2009-01-20T08:06:53Z")
The sermon at my church this morning was about homosexuality and the pastor cited the results of several studies that I’m guessing were either wrong or completely out of context. I was wondering if anyone would know the … --- ## [ATT Uverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/att-uverse/501531)
**Author:** [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2009, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/att-uverse/501531 "2009-07-06T02:14:34Z")
My son owns an older house with no “modern” wiring like ethernet or coax. He just told me that he’s saving money to wire the house for ATT’s Uverse service. I’d like to get him a gift card from wherever one would buy t… --- ## [The grossest thing that can happen while pooping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grossest-thing-that-can-happen-while-pooping/407002)
**Author:** [@ForumBot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ForumBot)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2007, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-grossest-thing-that-can-happen-while-pooping/407002 "2007-06-07T20:54:20Z")
My vote: when you drop off a little turdlett and the water splashes back up to hit you in the buttcrack. Eeeeewwwwwww. --- ## [Fuck you, Ma!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-ma/371535)
**Author:** [@Mouse\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mouse_Maven)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-ma/371535 "2006-09-19T17:20:01Z")
Yesterday, I had lunch with my mother. We do not have the greatest relationship, but I met with her about once a month to stave off filial guilt. Mouse Mother went over the usual things: her search for a teaching job, … --- ## [Battlestar Galactica 2.7 — "Home, Pt. 2" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-2-7-home-pt-2-open-spoilers/318803)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2005, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-2-7-home-pt-2-open-spoilers/318803 "2005-08-31T21:30:34Z")
As always, thread is padded with a content-free OP to prevent people from accidentally learning in the mouseover popup that Adama and Roslin have unexpectedly gotten married, sold the fleet to the Cylons as a wedding gif… --- ## [Strip club opens in former school building](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strip-club-opens-in-former-school-building/540148)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2010, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strip-club-opens-in-former-school-building/540148 "2010-05-21T07:22:38Z")
I’ll present this without comment for now. Interested to see what the Dopers think. --- ## ["Old movie" accent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-movie-accent/507994)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2009, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-movie-accent/507994 "2009-09-04T11:33:08Z")
As a non-native speaker of English, I find it difficult to comprehend anything spoken in old American movies (from the 60s on back to the black & white era). The same thing applies to television shows, presidential addr… --- ## [Why can't I have a cool car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-have-a-cool-car/556543)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-have-a-cool-car/556543 "2010-10-11T14:31:10Z")
This article is about the Paris Auto Show. As per any auto show, there’s a lot of weird looking cars that look straight out of a sci-fi show. Now obviously most of us are familiar with how the Corvettes or the Lamborgh… --- ## [Palin vs Bachmann: who's dumber, crazier, prettier?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-vs-bachmann-whos-dumber-crazier-prettier/589035)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-vs-bachmann-whos-dumber-crazier-prettier/589035 "2011-07-15T12:18:41Z")
Seems to me that Michele Bachmann is more Paliny than Palin; meaning that she has the three defining qualities of Palin, but to a higher degree. --- ## [Does God write ALL books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-god-write-all-books/735526)
**Author:** [@MrQwertyasd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrQwertyasd)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-god-write-all-books/735526 "2015-10-26T01:13:07Z")
If God is the creator and is omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, doesn’t that mean all books are the word of god, rather than just handful of rather long winded, contradictory and outdated tracts that the religions use … --- ## [From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-where-the-sun-now-stands-i-will-fight-no-more-forever/458045)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2008, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-where-the-sun-now-stands-i-will-fight-no-more-forever/458045 "2008-08-04T11:10:27Z")
Third try. I dated a woman back in June. Really liked her. We had a followup date (drink after work) that she had to cut short. She said she’d make it up to me, and I asked how. I would have settled for a meaningful… --- ## ["Handicapable" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicapable/555992)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicapable/555992 "2010-10-07T19:48:11Z")
I’ve got an actual question here, so I’ll stick to the facts rather than stray into IMHO territory. I’ve seen this term exactly twice, both within the last two weeks, and both times on this board. I’d never seen it befo… --- ## [Loading a dishwasher - knife handles up or down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loading-a-dishwasher-knife-handles-up-or-down/178312)
**Author:** [@FairyDust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyDust)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2003, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loading-a-dishwasher-knife-handles-up-or-down/178312 "2003-05-30T04:07:35Z")
Dishwasher accident kills woman. I’m sure glad I always load my dishwasher with the fork and knife handles up. You never know when freak accidents may happen. --- ## [In which I pit my Beloved or: Please! Just put gas in the damn car.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-my-beloved-or-please-just-put-gas-in-the-damn-car/238586)
**Author:** [@buttonjockey308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buttonjockey308)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2004, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-pit-my-beloved-or-please-just-put-gas-in-the-damn-car/238586 "2004-04-19T18:01:03Z")
Generally speaking Missus Jockey and I have a good time with life, we’re travellers, companions, best friends and all that rot. We don’t expect much from one another, and generally stay out of each others way, we’ve no k… --- ## [What if the Beatles hadn't dropped Pete Best for Ringo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-beatles-hadnt-dropped-pete-best-for-ringo/300953)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2005, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-beatles-hadnt-dropped-pete-best-for-ringo/300953 "2005-04-27T06:38:46Z")
Brief background for people who don’t know this stuff: Best was the Beatles’ original drummer, fired and replaced by Ringo Starr in 1962 shortly before they recorded “Love Me Do.” The band, to put it mildly, then hit it … --- ## [My First RO : Deputy Dumps Paraplegic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-ro-deputy-dumps-paraplegic/437348)
**Author:** [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-ro-deputy-dumps-paraplegic/437348 "2008-02-16T18:26:57Z")
Normally I am a staunch defender of the cops and the tough job they do (a big departure from they days of my yute, by the way,) but this video is so far beyond the pale that I cannot imagine defending her actions. WTF? … --- ## [Visiting your city/state/region: what do I "have to try"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-your-city-state-region-what-do-i-have-to-try/824814)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-your-city-state-region-what-do-i-have-to-try/824814 "2018-11-21T21:12:20Z")
I recently traveled to New England. First to Boston, then drove up into Maine (stayed in Orono but went all over the state). Before leaving I was given a few things I HAD to do by a friend from Bangor, comprising of: A… --- ## [Why do coconuts have "hair"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-coconuts-have-hair/649990)
**Author:** [@YourAdHere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YourAdHere)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2013, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-coconuts-have-hair/649990 "2013-02-12T16:13:47Z")
I just saw this question posed by a child in a short story. The parents did not give a satisfactory answer, so now it has me wondering. From reading wiki I gathered that it’s called coir, and that it may protect the inn… --- ## [Songwriters who rarely get credit for the songs they wrote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songwriters-who-rarely-get-credit-for-the-songs-they-wrote/462334)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2008, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songwriters-who-rarely-get-credit-for-the-songs-they-wrote/462334 "2008-09-12T01:25:10Z")
In this thread, a post mentions \* Washn’t That a Party\* by the Irish Rovers. I pointed out that they covered it (and a marvelous cover it was), but it was written by folk singer Tom Paxton, who also wrote Whose Garden Wa… --- ## [Can older people still learn to ice skate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-older-people-still-learn-to-ice-skate/279268)
**Author:** [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2004, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-older-people-still-learn-to-ice-skate/279268 "2004-12-13T03:02:25Z")
What is the oldest age at which someone you know learned to ice skate? I’m thinking of trying it but I think I may be wasting my time. I tried asking an ice skating instructor and she assured me that she had successful… --- ## [Superman's "Fortress of Solitude" Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermans-fortress-of-solitude-questions/723235)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2015, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermans-fortress-of-solitude-questions/723235 "2015-06-29T09:15:56Z")
The famous comic book character was said to have a personal retreat, somewhere near the North Pole. I would guess this would be Greenland. The way to it was pointed by a huge arrow-like structure on the ground-it was di… --- ## [Do girls find guys being "nice" off putting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-girls-find-guys-being-nice-off-putting/175868)
**Author:** [@Emofkuniv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emofkuniv)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2003, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-girls-find-guys-being-nice-off-putting/175868 "2003-05-22T11:35:58Z")
Ok, this is my quandry. I have been told recently by a girl that I really like that I am “too nice for her”. To say the least, this kind of knocked me back a step or three. The girl in question has a “history”, (of which… --- ## [The roadsigns you wish they had...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-roadsigns-you-wish-they-had/564685)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2012, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-roadsigns-you-wish-they-had/564685 "2012-05-26T23:41:21Z")
The opening of the Marketplace forum has inspired me to dust off some sketchbooks and revive my old CafePress store. After doing a bit of research with the Ontario Traffic Manual, the website of Transports Québec, the U… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1995&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1997&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)