# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=216&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:** 217 --- ## [Your own Movie Theories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-own-movie-theories/585766)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-own-movie-theories/585766 "2011-06-30T22:41:57Z")
I have my own theories about what “really happened” in some movies. Some of them have on screen evidence (I think) and some I just believe just cuz… Here are a couple (Spoilers assumed): I believe everything that hap… --- ## [How do I turn Safe Search off on Google?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-turn-safe-search-off-on-google/643790)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-turn-safe-search-off-on-google/643790 "2013-01-28T11:55:30Z")
Seems locked. My laptop, nobody else uses it. I’ve not altered any settings. And yet the Safe Search is on. The “how to alter Safe Search” links are a feedback loop. There are no options when you click the link to find … --- ## [No keyboard detected. Press F1 to continue.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-keyboard-detected-press-f1-to-continue/490946)
**Author:** [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2014, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-keyboard-detected-press-f1-to-continue/490946 "2014-12-02T08:48:24Z")
I hate you, computer. You need a keyboard to boot? Why?! And under what circumstance would even be able to push the fucking F1 key if I don’t have a gorram keyboard?! Who in their right goddamn mind even took the tim… --- ## [What's behind the backlash against health/nutrition issues in the schools?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-behind-the-backlash-against-health-nutrition-issues-in-the-schools/603432)
**Author:** [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-behind-the-backlash-against-health-nutrition-issues-in-the-schools/603432 "2011-11-29T22:53:50Z")
I didn’t want to derail the “Pizza as Vegetable” thread, but I wanted to bring this up. For the life of me, I can’t figure out why programs like Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move campain, and other campaigns for healthier mea… --- ## [Do bigger wheels put less miles on your odometer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bigger-wheels-put-less-miles-on-your-odometer/219985)
**Author:** [@Thrillhouse15](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thrillhouse15)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2003, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bigger-wheels-put-less-miles-on-your-odometer/219985 "2003-12-20T03:04:38Z")
A friend of mine told me recently that she knows someone that put bigger wheels on his car to lessen the number of miles that would be put on his odometer. His new wheels, she reasoned, use less revolutions than his old… --- ## [Is it time women took some responsibility for sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-women-took-some-responsibility-for-sex/643341)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-women-took-some-responsibility-for-sex/643341 "2012-12-14T03:58:26Z")
Ok, I know this is a delicate subject. Up until the 1960’s nearly all the blame for sex was placed on the woman. Her entire life was examined and judged. Clearly that was wrong. The pendulum has shifted way too far in… --- ## ["Check Engine Light" e-check(Ohio) and passing the e-check](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-engine-light-e-check-ohio-and-passing-the-e-check/565032)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-engine-light-e-check-ohio-and-passing-the-e-check/565032 "2012-01-20T19:03:51Z")
My son has a 2003 Toyota Camry. It used to be mine. I had a “check engine” light on last year when it had to be e-checked(this is EPA mandated in many major metro areas in OHIO due to air pollution. We live in Akron. … --- ## [Round thingie in a ship's windows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/round-thingie-in-a-ships-windows/337406)
**Author:** [@633squadron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/633squadron)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2005, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/round-thingie-in-a-ships-windows/337406 "2005-12-28T16:32:52Z")
OK, this has been bugging me for years. I’m a big fan of sailing, ships, navies, etc. I’ve never been on a big freighter/liner/navy vessel, though, but I have seen many movies and documentaries on them. These always fe… --- ## [Name for end piece of bread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-end-piece-of-bread/397215)
**Author:** [@hekk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hekk)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-for-end-piece-of-bread/397215 "2015-05-20T23:18:58Z")
You know the first and last slices of bread? Some people call it the heel, or just “the end piece”. My family and my girlfriends’ family, however, call it a “Putka”, or “Pudka”. My instincts tell me this is a Polish t… --- ## [Intriguing meetings of famous or historical figures you don't usually associate together](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intriguing-meetings-of-famous-or-historical-figures-you-dont-usually-associate-together/512077)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intriguing-meetings-of-famous-or-historical-figures-you-dont-usually-associate-together/512077 "2009-10-31T21:45:51Z")
It may be hard to describe what I’m talking about, but… When Oscar Wilde toured America in 1882, a man derided for his velvet suits and wearing a sunflower in his lapel and for what we’d today consider flaming gay manne… --- ## [Is the US in decline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-in-decline/563905)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-in-decline/563905 "2011-01-13T17:26:45Z")
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle\_East/LL07Ak01.html This article seems to think so. What’s this about wealth transfer? I don’t see western economies being shrunk by a flight of investment capital, rather a stall in… --- ## [Why does the military use tracer rounds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-military-use-tracer-rounds/557284)
**Author:** [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-military-use-tracer-rounds/557284 "2010-10-19T15:15:04Z")
I would think that any benefits in aiming would be outweighed by the face that tracers let the enemy see where you’re shooting from. --- ## [The best name ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-name-ever/635171)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2020, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-name-ever/635171 "2020-12-24T21:30:54Z")
NPR correspondent, Ofeibea Quist-Arcton, has THE best name ever. And possibly the best voice, too. When she signs off, the way she says her name and her city, Dakar, is heavenly You can hear her here. That is all. --- ## [Was JFK Secretly Married in 1947?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jfk-secretly-married-in-1947/389071)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2011, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jfk-secretly-married-in-1947/389071 "2011-08-19T04:22:41Z")
In Seymour Hirsch’s book “THE DARK SIDE OF CAMELOT”, he makes th claim thta John F. Kennedy was briefly married in 1947, in Palm Beach, Florida. According to the story, his father (Joe Kennedy) was furious, and paid the… --- ## [Bavarian creme vs. Boston creme](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bavarian-creme-vs-boston-creme/398281)
**Author:** [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bavarian-creme-vs-boston-creme/398281 "2014-09-05T01:21:27Z")
When it comes to pastries, what’s the difference between Bavarian creme and Boston creme? I bought a dozen filled doughnuts of each, and some of the people who ate them asked me this. --- ## [The - I Haven't Been to Class All Semester - Dream](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-havent-been-to-class-all-semester-dream/198210)
**Author:** [@Photog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Photog)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2003, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-havent-been-to-class-all-semester-dream/198210 "2003-09-08T02:30:29Z")
It seems that this is a fairly common recurring dream that folks have. It’s the end of the semester (or school year), finals time, and you haven’t been to a particular class for quite some time, perhaps at all…anxiety e… --- ## [Is this 'justice'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-justice/670877)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-justice/670877 "2013-10-16T01:10:28Z")
Details here and here. In brief, four teenagers broke into a home (that they thought was unoccupied) and were confronted by the homeowner, Rodney Scott. Fearing for his safety, Scott “grabbed” his pistol and confronted … --- ## [ËÈÊÂÈÄÀÖÈß ÞÂÅËÈÐÍÎÃÎ ÌÀÃÀÇÈÍÀ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eeeaeaaoess-thaaeediiai-iaaaceia/584939)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eeeaeaaoess-thaaeediiai-iaaaceia/584939 "2011-06-24T11:55:25Z")
ÇÀÊÐÛÂÀÅÒÑß ÞÂÅËÈÐÍÛÉ ÑÊËÀÄ monroe gems ch !!! Íà÷èíàåòñÿ ôèíàëüíàÿ ëèêâèäàöèÿ âñåé êîëëåêöèè äðàãîöåííîñòåé ïî ïîñëåäíèì öåíàì . \*\* ÈÌÅÍÍÎ ÄËß ÂÀÑ ÍÅÑÎÐÀÇÌÅÐÍÛÅ ÑÊÈÄÊÈ !!!\*\* Îòïðàâêà â ëþáîé ãîðîä … --- ## [SDMB Big League Fantasy Football 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2012/628394)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-big-league-fantasy-football-2012/628394 "2012-12-24T15:46:22Z")
Last year’s thread. (It incorrectly is titled 2010) Everyone is invited back, so recruitment is not open yet, but I suspect we’ll fall short. If you found yourself not wanting to bother with the league towards the end o… --- ## [Cost of expression of anal glands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-expression-of-anal-glands/557975)
**Author:** [@IAmNotSpartacus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IAmNotSpartacus)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-expression-of-anal-glands/557975 "2012-11-19T15:57:43Z")
What is the range vets typically charge to express a cat’s anal glands? --- ## [I just found out my wife thinks Severus Snape is hot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-my-wife-thinks-severus-snape-is-hot/503574)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-found-out-my-wife-thinks-severus-snape-is-hot/503574 "2009-08-12T18:58:20Z")
…specifically, as portrayed by Alan Rickman in the latest HP movie. Is she a complete freak of nature, or are there others who share this…\[snapeish pause\]…sentiment? --- ## [Do we need a businessman in the White House?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-need-a-businessman-in-the-white-house/626045)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-need-a-businessman-in-the-white-house/626045 "2012-06-27T16:40:29Z")
Definitely not. As Michael Lind writes in Salon: Now, can we please hear no more bullshit about Romney’s (rather shameful) private-sector business-management experiences as if it were a selling point?! And no more su… --- ## [Is violence such as we have seen in Ferguson, MO ever appropriate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-violence-such-as-we-have-seen-in-ferguson-mo-ever-appropriate/705579)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2015, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-violence-such-as-we-have-seen-in-ferguson-mo-ever-appropriate/705579 "2015-01-02T05:55:33Z")
The events in Ferguson informed this thread but the question behind it is hardly specific to what has happened there. Throughout history, civil disobedience has always been one way - usually a last resort - if dealing w… --- ## [Cooking with curry paste](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-with-curry-paste/609601)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-with-curry-paste/609601 "2012-02-11T16:21:09Z")
Today a TV chef made a chicken dish with curry paste, a substance she spooned from a tub into the pan with onions. Other ingredients followed. I’ve never seen curry paste and I’m not sure I’ve even heard of it. I love n… --- ## [To the Two Loons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-two-loons/351934)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 353\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2019, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-two-loons/351934 "2019-09-18T15:38:42Z")
The two loons in question, of course, are bigpappadiaz and Sent. I asked one of y’all a pointed question or two in this thread and, oddly enough, the only response to it is just more falsehoods disguised as “proof” of a… --- ## [Why are tontines illegal, but life insurance isn't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-tontines-illegal-but-life-insurance-isnt/638680)
**Author:** [@oft\_wears\_hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oft_wears_hats)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-tontines-illegal-but-life-insurance-isnt/638680 "2017-10-15T20:21:29Z")
For the sake of argument, let’s limit this to countries where tontines are actually illegal ;). I read Cecil’s article on the subject and it simply mentions that they were outlawed due to “corruption and fraud.” If I h… --- ## ["Using Ensure in a way that was not intended"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-ensure-in-a-way-that-was-not-intended/487678)
**Author:** [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2009, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-ensure-in-a-way-that-was-not-intended/487678 "2009-03-06T10:20:08Z")
I was talking to someone the other day and she mentioned something about how college-aged people were “using ensure in a way that was not intended.” I was not in a position to ask exactly what she meant by that. What cou… --- ## [Exotic street names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exotic-street-names/686494)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exotic-street-names/686494 "2014-06-11T14:57:16Z")
There is a street in Long Beach, CA, named Ximeno (SIMM-uh-no) Avenue. Less dramatic is Voorhees (VORE-hace) Avenue in north Redondo Beach. I know there is a street in San Francisco named Gough (Gawf) Street. Any othe… --- ## [Are Lifesavers going extinct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-lifesavers-going-extinct/653399)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-lifesavers-going-extinct/653399 "2016-02-09T01:50:34Z")
Maybe I’m late to the party on this and maybe it’s just something limited to where I live but it seems Lifesavers are disappearing from candy shelves in convenience stores, supermarkets, drug stores, and gas stations. I… --- ## [What beloved classic rock/pop song do you hate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-beloved-classic-rock-pop-song-do-you-hate/659602)
**Author:** [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2013, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-beloved-classic-rock-pop-song-do-you-hate/659602 "2013-06-03T06:47:09Z")
A comprehensive list of crappy songs that became popular would stretch to the moon and back. But what about those classic songs that are widely, if not universally loved by the public and critics alike… but you hate anwa… --- ## [How did the second amendement get so violated in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-second-amendement-get-so-violated-in-the-usa/694551)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-second-amendement-get-so-violated-in-the-usa/694551 "2014-08-06T00:59:03Z")
Second amendment seems simple and straight forward, most court rulings(supreme or otherwise) usually agree with a straight reading of the constitution. So how did it get to the point that many of the large urban areas i… --- ## ["A War We Just Might Win"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-war-we-just-might-win/413749)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 351\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-war-we-just-might-win/413749 "2007-08-29T03:01:24Z")
There’s a very interesting op-ed in the NY Times today, by Michael O’Hanlon and Kenneth Pollack, describing their recent fact-finding mission to Iraq. As background, both O"Hanlon and Pollack are liberals, and they work… --- ## [Dying in a tornado](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dying-in-a-tornado/583156)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dying-in-a-tornado/583156 "2011-05-31T08:02:38Z")
Please forgive the morbid nature of this question. It feels like most of the deaths from tornadoes come from the collapse of buildings, or from flying shrapnel hitting people. What happens, though, if you’re out in a bi… --- ## [Coolest Battleships / Battleship Designs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-battleships-battleship-designs/498817)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2009, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coolest-battleships-battleship-designs/498817 "2009-06-13T13:15:16Z")
Inspired by the numerous aircraft threads I thought I would turn my limited talents to good rather than evil. So which were the coolest battleships (and let’s include battle cruisers)? Not the most efficient, deadly or… --- ## [Even if you're Obama fan, don't you wonder WTH he's thinking sometimes? (Social Security checks)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-if-youre-obama-fan-dont-you-wonder-wth-hes-thinking-sometimes-social-security-checks/588824)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2011, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-if-youre-obama-fan-dont-you-wonder-wth-hes-thinking-sometimes-social-security-checks/588824 "2011-09-02T22:40:16Z")
I know it’s not exactly what he’s saying saying here, but Drudge is already trumpeting that Obama THREATENS TO HOLD UP SOCIAL SECURITY CHECKS. OK, you may despise Drudge all you want, but isn’t it a jaw dropping rookie m… --- ## [Corrupted Wish Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corrupted-wish-game/447837)
**Author:** [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Replies:** 393\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2017, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corrupted-wish-game/447837 "2017-06-15T02:05:06Z")
The idea is to make a wish, any wish, and the person replying grants the wish but corrupts the outcome of the wish. After corrupting the wish of the person before you, you place your own wish and on an on… Example… " I… --- ## [gargling with salt water vs. salt water + baking soda](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gargling-with-salt-water-vs-salt-water-baking-soda/513054)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gargling-with-salt-water-vs-salt-water-baking-soda/513054 "2010-09-11T20:18:31Z")
Ah, flu season. So a recommendation is going around my office to gargle with warm salt water a couple times a day, to disinfect one’s throat. It’s something I’ve done all my life when I get that “I’m about to get sick!… --- ## [Why are all Chinese carry-out places the same?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-chinese-carry-out-places-the-same/557011)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2010, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-chinese-carry-out-places-the-same/557011 "2010-10-23T00:23:18Z")
Have you ever noticed that the menus of the vast majority of small Mom-and-Pop Chinese carry-out restaurants are 90 - 99% identical? I realize there are certainly places that do not conform to this, but I’ve been all ov… --- ## [Game of Thrones 5.04 "The Sons of the Harpy" 5/3/15 \[Show Discussion\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-5-04-the-sons-of-the-harpy-5-3-15-show-discussion/719174)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-5-04-the-sons-of-the-harpy-5-3-15-show-discussion/719174 "2015-05-10T21:08:06Z")
5.01 The Wars to Come 5.02 The House of Black and White 5.03 High Sparrow This is for the discussion of the TV show as its own entity. The books do not exist in this thread. No book comparisons, references, anything. … --- ## [Explicitly saying the Jews are vermin earns a note and not a Warning. WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explicitly-saying-the-jews-are-vermin-earns-a-note-and-not-a-warning-wtf/686028)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explicitly-saying-the-jews-are-vermin-earns-a-note-and-not-a-warning-wtf/686028 "2014-04-18T16:17:56Z")
IMHO thread about people’s most hated type of vermin. Link Response from Budget Player Cadet (post #7) Here is Ellen Cherry’s anemic note: How does this not earn an actual Warning, in particular when the poster has… --- ## [Oxy-Acetylene tank age/expiration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oxy-acetylene-tank-age-expiration/408786)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2007, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oxy-acetylene-tank-age-expiration/408786 "2007-06-23T11:51:06Z")
Several years ago, I inherited a professional Oxy-Acetylene setup. 5’ tall tanks, heavy duty stand, cutting torch and smaller welding/braising torch. It’s something that’s always been in the back of the garage gathering … --- ## [McNabb now a Redskin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcnabb-now-a-redskin/534962)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcnabb-now-a-redskin/534962 "2010-05-04T15:53:17Z")
Donovan McNabb traded to the Redskins for a 2nd draft this year and a 3rd or 4th next year. --- ## [Game of Thrones 7.02 "Stormborn" 7/23/17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-7-02-stormborn-7-23-17/791955)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2017, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-7-02-stormborn-7-23-17/791955 "2017-07-30T20:36:20Z")
7.01 “Dragonstone” This is the discussion thread for the show on its own. The books do not exist in this thread. Open discussion for the books/show here. --- ## [Fake Democrats lose in Wisconsin recall primary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-democrats-lose-in-wisconsin-recall-primary/589809)
**Author:** [@CaptMurdock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptMurdock)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-democrats-lose-in-wisconsin-recall-primary/589809 "2011-08-17T13:09:43Z")
Good try, GOP, but no… Boy, when you can’t even pull off an “Operation: Chaos,” the situation is getting desperate… :smiley: \[BTW: Dear Mods: I really did try to find a general Wisconsin recall thread, but nothing cam… --- ## [Ribs cooked in plastic wrap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ribs-cooked-in-plastic-wrap/661479)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2013, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ribs-cooked-in-plastic-wrap/661479 "2013-07-03T13:41:14Z")
OK, I was watching the latest episode of Restaurant Impossible with Robert Irvine and he showed them how to cook baby back ribs in plastic wrap. He seasoned them and wrapped them in plastic wrap, which he said could be u… --- ## [What did Scrooge, Marley and Cratchit Actually \*DO\* for a Living?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-scrooge-marley-and-cratchit-actually-do-for-a-living/44756)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-scrooge-marley-and-cratchit-actually-do-for-a-living/44756 "2013-10-03T20:14:30Z")
This has always bothered me. Every version of this movie I’ve seen shows Scrooge & Cratchit doing painstaking, tedious work involving counting money and writing down figures. But it’s never revealed what it is, exactly, … --- ## [Will Rand Paul win in Kentucky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rand-paul-win-in-kentucky/543211)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2010, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-rand-paul-win-in-kentucky/543211 "2010-11-01T19:46:32Z")
After putting his foot in his mouth on the Civil Rights Act, Rand Paul seems to be playing defense in the press about another one of his principled stands. This time, Rand Paul is trying to explain why he claimed he was… --- ## [Terrorist murders in N.Ireland Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorist-murders-in-n-ireland-why/488971)
**Author:** [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorist-murders-in-n-ireland-why/488971 "2011-06-26T15:13:25Z")
In the last few days Republican terrorists murdered two off duty,unarmed soldiers and a police officer and attempted to murder two pizza delivery men for the crime of delivering pizza to soldiers. One of the soldiers di… --- ## [What are your favorite album covers? (please read OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-album-covers-please-read-op/687239)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2014, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-album-covers-please-read-op/687239 "2014-05-15T20:52:59Z")
Only two requests: No more than five per post Please provide a link That is all mmm --- ## [Health care debate should be suspended until Brown is seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-care-debate-should-be-suspended-until-brown-is-seated/525684)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-care-debate-should-be-suspended-until-brown-is-seated/525684 "2010-02-23T21:33:20Z")
Not my words, but I agree. The election was won by a candidiate who campaigned on defeating health care. Democracy is best served by respecting the election, not trying last-minute procedural manuevering to get somethin… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=215&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=217&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)