# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=212&period=all&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 213 --- ## [A Picture MMP {My First MMP}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-picture-mmp-my-first-mmp/427015)
**Author:** [@Most\_Creative\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Most_Creative_User_Name_Ever)\ **Replies:** 446\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2007, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-picture-mmp-my-first-mmp/427015 "2007-11-26T10:13:37Z")
I know this is a little early, but I need to head to bed. A couple weeks ago, Rigs posted pictures of herself. I posted that it would be fun to have a MMP decided to pictures of Mumpers. So here goes, post a picture o… --- ## [Why is the Cross Worshipped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-cross-worshipped/659825)
**Author:** [@Norma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norma)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-cross-worshipped/659825 "2013-06-14T13:42:24Z")
The symbol comes from the ancient sun sign and it was used as a weapon of terror and execution by Roman Emperors, including Constantine who established the Catholic Church. He tortured, maimed and killed all who would no… --- ## [Why are the stars on the Republican elephant upside-down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-stars-on-the-republican-elephant-upside-down/544083)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-stars-on-the-republican-elephant-upside-down/544083 "2011-07-07T02:00:59Z")
I was working on an ad design for one of my customers today. She’s a Republican candidate running a post-primary “thank you” ad in my newspaper. She wanted a little Republican elephant logo in the corner of the ad. I gra… --- ## [Anyone here with wound VAC experience? TMFI!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-with-wound-vac-experience-tmfi/487501)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2010, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-with-wound-vac-experience-tmfi/487501 "2010-06-24T13:40:36Z")
As some of you may know from previous threads, I had a hysterectomy almost a year ago (Feb 29th 2008, to be specific). There was one part of the incision that refused to heal. For months, various docs said “Be patient; i… --- ## [Does Led Zeppelin's "stairway to heaven" in fact contain secret satanic messages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-led-zeppelins-stairway-to-heaven-in-fact-contain-secret-satanic-messages/692435)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-led-zeppelins-stairway-to-heaven-in-fact-contain-secret-satanic-messages/692435 "2014-07-12T22:55:46Z")
So after doing so surfing around on youtube I stumbled onto a version of Led Zeppelin’s “stairway to heaven” played backwards, and you can hear what appear to be satanic messages very clearly. This is very strange becasu… --- ## [Movies that have used Canon in D Major](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-used-canon-in-d-major/305113)
**Author:** [@andrewdt85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewdt85)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2018, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-used-canon-in-d-major/305113 "2018-11-18T22:05:18Z")
Can we name some movies that contain this popular classical song? I thought I remembered it in Master and Commander, but according to IMDB, no. :dubious: --- ## [Can hydrogen peroxide break down into drinkable water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-hydrogen-peroxide-break-down-into-drinkable-water/349281)
**Author:** [@Ins\_Outs\_What-have-yous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ins_Outs_What-have-yous)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-hydrogen-peroxide-break-down-into-drinkable-water/349281 "2012-10-11T20:57:59Z")
If I understand this correctly, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is sold and stored in opaque (usually brown) bottles in order to prevent the peroxide from being exposed to light which breaks down the H2O2 into water (2H2O) and … --- ## [Adolf Hitler didn't use chemical weapons?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adolf-hitler-didnt-use-chemical-weapons/784254)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adolf-hitler-didnt-use-chemical-weapons/784254 "2017-04-20T07:20:54Z")
What the Hell do you call Zyklon B Mr Spicer? Fuck you and channeling Bannon. Sent from my SM-G930P using Tapatalk --- ## [Online Tupperware Party!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-tupperware-party/623929)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-tupperware-party/623929 "2012-06-30T15:55:20Z")
I have recently become a Tupperware consultant. I’m doing this to help my boyfriend pay the bills (he’s supporting me while I’m in college) and to help pay for my textbooks. Of course there’s also the fact that I love Tu… --- ## [2003 Mazda 3 Factory radio -- aux input?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2003-mazda-3-factory-radio-aux-input/639256)
**Author:** [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2012, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2003-mazda-3-factory-radio-aux-input/639256 "2012-11-07T23:13:53Z")
I’ve been thinking about this for years, but have only gotten around to it now: I have a 2003 Mazda 3 with the factory radio installed. I’m not really that interested in buying a new car stereo, as it seems to me that f… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 5.14 "Spend" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-5-14-spend-open-spoilers/715086)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2015, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-5-14-spend-open-spoilers/715086 "2015-03-21T07:18:01Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] While trying to secure a new home, Rick and his group face challenges, and question the utopia they find themselves in. \[/QUOTE\] Steven Yueh, Josh McDermitt, & Tyler James Williams are on Talking Dead. --- ## ["Dishonorable Discharge" from the military and civilian jobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishonorable-discharge-from-the-military-and-civilian-jobs/573880)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2015, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishonorable-discharge-from-the-military-and-civilian-jobs/573880 "2015-06-28T07:40:57Z")
How would a “dishonorable discharge” from the military effect a former soldier’s ability to get a civilian job? --- ## [Will Rap/Hip Hop ever go stale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rap-hip-hop-ever-go-stale/549559)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2010, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rap-hip-hop-ever-go-stale/549559 "2010-08-15T06:21:57Z")
The Genre of Hip Hop and Rap in general has been popular for a long time, so I’m wondering, will this portion of music make less of an impact the longer it’s around and if so, what up and coming music scenes will replace… --- ## [I just had a Little Debbie Swiss Roll for the first time in my life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-a-little-debbie-swiss-roll-for-the-first-time-in-my-life/645630)
**Author:** [@Stealth\_Potato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stealth_Potato)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2013, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-had-a-little-debbie-swiss-roll-for-the-first-time-in-my-life/645630 "2013-01-10T22:06:30Z")
Well, to be more accurate, five or six of them. For whatever reason, my life has been light on mass-manufactured snack cakes. I seldom buy anything that needs all four digits of the year in its best-by date. I have only… --- ## [PSXer, you're a troll.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psxer-youre-a-troll/578111)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psxer-youre-a-troll/578111 "2011-05-22T19:53:46Z")
Since no one’s been willing you actually call you out on it, I will. Stop cluttering up the boards with nonsense threads. You ask for advice, yet you have absolutely no intention of following any of the advice Dopers g… --- ## [FAQ - Rules for Posting at the Straight Dope Message Boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-rules-for-posting-at-the-straight-dope-message-boards/369395)
**Author:** [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2009, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/faq-rules-for-posting-at-the-straight-dope-message-boards/369395 "2009-10-10T23:51:52Z")
This thread lists the Rules for posting on the SDMB. These are the Major Rules and the Important Ones: violations have serious consequences. First, be sure to read the Registration Agreement This post is basically a “t… --- ## [Winter Blues Postcard Exchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-blues-postcard-exchange/777440)
**Author:** [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2017, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-blues-postcard-exchange/777440 "2017-03-28T09:34:01Z")
OK - it is January. We have folks bummed about the election, bummed about winter in general, bummed that holiday cards are no longer rolling in, etc. SO, having drafted off of other’s efforts in the past… I think it is … --- ## [Could Dracula defeat Superman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-dracula-defeat-superman/530406)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-dracula-defeat-superman/530406 "2013-02-02T06:51:02Z")
We know that when Drac goes up against Batman, he loses. That was established both in an Elseworlds series and an animated movie. That doesn’t give us a real line on Superman v. Dracula, though, as Batman has high-test… --- ## [How do you know when your house is mouse-free?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-when-your-house-is-mouse-free/393573)
**Author:** [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2007, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-know-when-your-house-is-mouse-free/393573 "2007-02-27T17:53:37Z")
When can I remove all my mousetraps and walk around bare-foot here? I was told last August that I had mice, but didn’t see or catch one until November. 2 days ago I woke up at 2am to get a drink. The furnace was on so… --- ## [Did you get a (college) class ring? Do you still wear it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-a-college-class-ring-do-you-still-wear-it/612879)
**Author:** [@BTEzra04](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BTEzra04)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-a-college-class-ring-do-you-still-wear-it/612879 "2012-02-17T20:30:50Z")
This is one of those random topics that pops into your head. So, did you get a class ring from your college? Why? Do you still wear it/was it worth getting? --- ## [Fargo Season 5 discussion (Starts 21NOV2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-season-5-discussion-starts-21nov2023/993228)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 405\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-season-5-discussion-starts-21nov2023/993228 "2024-05-26T13:55:50Z")
From the Wiki article It stars Juno Temple as Dorothy “Dot” Lyon, a seemingly typical Midwestern housewife living in Scandia, Minnesota, whose mysterious past comes back to haunt her after she lands in hot water with t… --- ## ["Climate change is accelerating beyond expectations"; while Americans' belief in AGW declines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-is-accelerating-beyond-expectations-while-americans-belief-in-agw-declines/518966)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-is-accelerating-beyond-expectations-while-americans-belief-in-agw-declines/518966 "2009-12-10T20:26:48Z")
Two significant anthropogenic-climate-change-related stories (other than “Climategate” :rolleyes:) hit the news this week: Climatologist Richard Sommerville announces, “Climate change is accelerating beyond expectation… --- ## [Why GMO labeling is a good idea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-gmo-labeling-is-a-good-idea/748508)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2016, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-gmo-labeling-is-a-good-idea/748508 "2016-05-25T00:17:45Z")
In another thread: It’s still nutritional information. Genetically modified organisms not only have new genes, they have new proteins coded for by those genes, which is usually the point. Someone might have an aller… --- ## ["Run, Nigger, Run" At first I thought this song was disgustingly racist, then I read more...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-nigger-run-at-first-i-thought-this-song-was-disgustingly-racist-then-i-read-more/604191)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/run-nigger-run-at-first-i-thought-this-song-was-disgustingly-racist-then-i-read-more/604191 "2011-11-28T21:48:26Z")
I was chasing down Turkey in the Straw on Youtube and came across this tune Run, Nigger, Run!" Here are the lyrics Then I found this link --- ## [Town name found in all 50 states?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/town-name-found-in-all-50-states/595834)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/town-name-found-in-all-50-states/595834 "2011-09-18T07:11:05Z")
I think Hawaii might mess up the chances of finding a town name that is found in all 50 states, so maybe we might have to say, “excluding Hawaii”. Oahu has some “mainland” sounding town names, but not many. --- ## [Why are the 50s and 60s a unique target of nostalgia, and is it justified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-50s-and-60s-a-unique-target-of-nostalgia-and-is-it-justified/687697)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2016, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-the-50s-and-60s-a-unique-target-of-nostalgia-and-is-it-justified/687697 "2016-11-30T20:05:12Z")
The era of which I speak could be any time between the end of WWII and the Kennedy assassination or the point at which America’s involvement in Vietnam became a social issue. In general, though, people term it “the 50s a… --- ## [Do Christians feel that athiests are amoral or unprincipled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-christians-feel-that-athiests-are-amoral-or-unprincipled/372629)
**Author:** [@Beaucarnea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beaucarnea)\ **Replies:** 352\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2006, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-christians-feel-that-athiests-are-amoral-or-unprincipled/372629 "2006-09-29T01:24:44Z")
If yes, why do you feel this way? --- ## [Gun-carrying doctor stops killer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-carrying-doctor-stops-killer/693995)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2014, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-carrying-doctor-stops-killer/693995 "2014-08-08T13:54:13Z")
http://news.msn.com/crime-justice/doctor-patient-killed-case-worker-before-gunfight The doctor was defying a policy “barring anyone except on-duty law enforcement officers from carrying weapons anywhere on its campus.”… --- ## [Coffee Grounds Down Kitchen Sink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-grounds-down-kitchen-sink/558010)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-grounds-down-kitchen-sink/558010 "2015-02-13T22:39:05Z")
I tried searching for a old thread on this but I couldn’t find anything relevant. We live in a new house with a modern septic system and leech field, and my wife feels it’s okay to dump the coffee grounds from our drip … --- ## [Anyone for a game of Mornington Crescent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-game-of-mornington-crescent/569786)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2011, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-for-a-game-of-mornington-crescent/569786 "2011-08-02T19:40:40Z")
If so I’ll start - we’ll be using the full board and second edition revises rules (I can’t be doing with blocking on lateral pathways, makes everything too hard). Everyone participating has to explain where they’ve gone… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 2.05 "Chupacabra" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-05-chupacabra-open-spoilers/602843)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2011, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-2-05-chupacabra-open-spoilers/602843 "2011-11-22T21:05:09Z")
Sophia’s still missing, they’re still at the farm, the barn is still mysterious, Lori’s pregnant, and Daryl is off badily injured in the woods somewhere. Only 3 episodes left 'till TWD goes on hiatus 'till February. --- ## [Student attempts to bully me. Attempt fails.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-attempts-to-bully-me-attempt-fails/295665)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2005, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/student-attempts-to-bully-me-attempt-fails/295665 "2005-04-16T19:57:39Z")
This is a doozy, folks. Never in my fifteen years of teaching college students have I run across one as obnoxious and arrogant as this one. Shit, I wish he were just a plagiarist. They’re easy to deal with and don’t f… --- ## [What was the most boring book you were ever forced to read for a class?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-boring-book-you-were-ever-forced-to-read-for-a-class/656373)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-boring-book-you-were-ever-forced-to-read-for-a-class/656373 "2013-05-03T16:48:51Z")
I thought “Animal Farm” would be entertaining but I found it very dull and disappointing. Any thoughts from the SDMB members? --- ## [Are accusations of raicsm/sexism/bigotry abused?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-accusations-of-raicsm-sexism-bigotry-abused/821332)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 328\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2018, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-accusations-of-raicsm-sexism-bigotry-abused/821332 "2018-11-01T17:19:28Z")
Do people accuse other’s of racism to shut them up or shut down debate? Are labels like racist being watered down by over-use? --- ## [Can I use hand lotion to moisturize the inside of my nose](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-hand-lotion-to-moisturize-the-inside-of-my-nose/637142)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-hand-lotion-to-moisturize-the-inside-of-my-nose/637142 "2012-10-10T16:07:42Z")
I get a lot of bleeding in my nose (not full on nosebleeds, but blood in my snot almost daily) and I think part of that is moisturization. My nose doesn’t seem to hold moisture. My boogers are constantly caked and dried. … --- ## [Rand Paul: Great White Hunter tries to educate students at Howard U. about Republican Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rand-paul-great-white-hunter-tries-to-educate-students-at-howard-u-about-republican-party/655563)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rand-paul-great-white-hunter-tries-to-educate-students-at-howard-u-about-republican-party/655563 "2013-04-19T06:40:29Z")
Jesus, this guy is as much of a fucking brain dead moron as the rest of his inbred compatriots seem to be. As this article points out, jon stewart eviscerates him on his Thursday night show with Larry Wilmore coming in … --- ## [How do women in poverty become obese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-women-in-poverty-become-obese/791123)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2017, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-women-in-poverty-become-obese/791123 "2017-07-27T04:02:14Z")
How do women in poverty afford to eat enough food to become obese? I notice that homeless people, both men and women (though mostly men) are very skinny. However, people that can barely afford to have some place to live… --- ## ["Method of conception" is a no no. What should Ryan have said?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/method-of-conception-is-a-no-no-what-should-ryan-have-said/632958)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2012, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/method-of-conception-is-a-no-no-what-should-ryan-have-said/632958 "2012-09-05T13:20:46Z")
Apparently, some of the blogosphere is atwitter about Paul Ryan and his use of the phrase “method of conception”. You can find one link to it here. Caution: autoplay video. They start by talking about Akin and how Ryan… --- ## [Examples Of Actors Playing Best Friends, When In Real Life The Actors Hate Each Other](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-actors-playing-best-friends-when-in-real-life-the-actors-hate-each-other/504482)
**Author:** [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2009, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-actors-playing-best-friends-when-in-real-life-the-actors-hate-each-other/504482 "2009-07-30T03:54:53Z")
I remember when Bea Arthur died, someone said that she and Betty White couldnt stand each other in real life, despite playing close friends on “Golden Girls” for several seasons… I think that there was also bad blood b… --- ## ["Doonesbury" mocks Starbucks open-carry policy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doonesbury-mocks-starbucks-open-carry-policy/533689)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2010, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doonesbury-mocks-starbucks-open-carry-policy/533689 "2010-04-03T02:08:58Z")
First strip of the arc can be seen here Starbucks discusses it’s policy here A page discussing the Brady Campaign’s opposition to Starbucks policy is here Discuss. For the record, I am pro-carry. Doonesbury (barely) … --- ## [MLB: June 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2016/756239)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2016, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2016/756239 "2016-07-01T13:00:02Z")
The regular season is 1/3 over. Who’s should be going to the All-Star Game? How has your team performed compared to expectations? Last month’s thread can be found here. --- ## [Aztec human sacrifice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aztec-human-sacrifice/660960)
**Author:** [@matt357](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt357)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aztec-human-sacrifice/660960 "2013-07-07T15:48:07Z")
When the Aztec’s did human sacrifice they cut out the heart of their victim and held it up. Did they do this while the victim was still alive? Was the victim conscious during this or knocked out first? What was their “st… --- ## [Why hasn't DSK's accuser been deported?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-dsks-accuser-been-deported/593623)
**Author:** [@OscarGold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OscarGold)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-dsks-accuser-been-deported/593623 "2011-09-05T22:16:09Z")
Or at least why haven’t the proceedings to begin the process of deporting her, why hasn’t that begun? We are talking about an admitted immigration fraudster here. I particularly do not like her because she has the audaci… --- ## [Kirkland Vodka vs Grey Goose? Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirkland-vodka-vs-grey-goose-really/594059)
**Author:** [@Rekd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rekd)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2013, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kirkland-vodka-vs-grey-goose-really/594059 "2013-07-02T00:11:17Z")
I got a bottle of Kirkland vodka from one of my buyer’s for my b-day and a couple of people that saw it said it’s just like Grey Goose, but for half the price. It’s 5x distilled but will that be enough for it to compete? … --- ## [Affirmative action in the Supreme Court again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affirmative-action-in-the-supreme-court-again/613792)
**Author:** [@Chen019](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chen019)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affirmative-action-in-the-supreme-court-again/613792 "2012-03-01T23:25:19Z")
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear Fisher v. Texas, a major case involving affirmative action in higher education. The decision in this case could end racial preferences in admissions — moving up the timetable from the… --- ## [I found a 100 won korean coin in my quarters, is that a scam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-100-won-korean-coin-in-my-quarters-is-that-a-scam/684562)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2014, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-100-won-korean-coin-in-my-quarters-is-that-a-scam/684562 "2014-04-15T20:54:23Z")
Today I found a 100 won south korean coin in with my quarters. It is roughly the same size and weight as a quarter, as far as I can tell. Someone gave it to me w/o knowing it wasn’t a quarter, and they must’ve gotten it … --- ## [Men: How far out into public do you go in boxer shorts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-far-out-into-public-do-you-go-in-boxer-shorts/421583)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2019, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-how-far-out-into-public-do-you-go-in-boxer-shorts/421583 "2019-08-31T16:54:18Z")
I get home, usually change out of work clothes and into a t-shirt and boxers then walk up to get the mail. I live in the ground level of a converted brownstone like this, so that trip involves a few steps onto the side… --- ## [I pit people who hate metal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-hate-metal/583944)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-hate-metal/583944 "2011-06-10T14:39:23Z")
Err… This isn’t quite what you said earlier. “It’s not music”. Bold claims. I could easily dismantle this assertion by pointing to Power/Progressive Metal (Nightwish, Rhapsody, Blind Guardian, and Dream Theater are ma… --- ## [I'm ready for College Football.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-for-college-football/502938)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 346\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2009, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-for-college-football/502938 "2009-09-30T15:16:00Z")
Today being one of the few days with no major sporting events, I was reading up on the upcoming college football season. I"m looking forward to it. There are three teams who are in serious contention for the national tit… --- ## [Can you bend just the last joint of your fingers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-bend-just-the-last-joint-of-your-fingers/200240)
**Author:** [@cdhostage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cdhostage)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-bend-just-the-last-joint-of-your-fingers/200240 "2017-03-19T15:53:53Z")
Not your thumbs, but any of the four fingers on each hand. It’s odd - neither I nor anyone I speak to can bend the last joint of their figners without bending the second-to-last. Is there a good reason for this? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=211&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=213&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)