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**Author:** [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-lays-potato-chips-so-expensive/636543 "2012-10-10T16:49:09Z")
Look, I know these things are handed down from Mt. Olympus, but come on! $4.29 for a10.5-ounce bag? That’s like, what, two potatoes, a thimble-full of oil and a pinch of salt – a nickel at ruthlessly prices, in other wor… --- ## [Sunburn and Throbbing Muscle Pain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunburn-and-throbbing-muscle-pain/312005)
**Author:** [@groman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/groman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sunburn-and-throbbing-muscle-pain/312005 "2014-04-17T18:03:52Z")
Dear SDMB, This morning I woke up to my girlfriend sobbing in pain next to me. She has not slept the entire night and finally cracked from the pain and exhaustion. What seems to have happened is that we spent a good 30 … --- ## [Democracy is dead in Georgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democracy-is-dead-in-georgia/822697)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 311\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2018, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democracy-is-dead-in-georgia/822697 "2018-10-30T10:55:56Z")
Over 500,000 names removed from the rolls. Thousands of whom remain GA residents. Brian Kemp deserves jail time, as do all the people who worked with him on this project. Voting rights aren’t a game. They’re deadly … --- ## [Heating blankets = popular. Cooling blankets = non existent commercially. Would you buy one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heating-blankets-popular-cooling-blankets-non-existent-commercially-would-you-buy-one/538302)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heating-blankets-popular-cooling-blankets-non-existent-commercially-would-you-buy-one/538302 "2010-07-29T20:54:27Z")
Just last night, I was laying in my bed with the windows open, fans on, thinking about how it is barely May and I am already goddamn warm while sleeping. I’m the kind of person who has to be frozen while I sleep, so I c… --- ## [Pitting my future sister-in-law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-my-future-sister-in-law/931059)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2021, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-my-future-sister-in-law/931059 "2021-03-06T06:32:45Z")
A few months back, I took some money out of my retirement account that I had earmarked for a few things: buying a new car, and taking a vacation with my fiancée (and possibly eloping while we were there). I work nights,… --- ## [Fuck Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin and Fuck the Death Penalty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-oklahoma-governor-mary-fallin-and-fuck-the-death-penalty/731478)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2025, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-oklahoma-governor-mary-fallin-and-fuck-the-death-penalty/731478 "2025-06-11T02:40:34Z")
Oklahoma is going to execute an innocent man in a few hours. Everyone agrees Richard Glossip was not the killer. The actual killer, Justin Sneed, and he alone, is the state’s evidence that Glossip was involved. The actu… --- ## [The most annoying toys possible.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-annoying-toys-possible/604406)
**Author:** [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-annoying-toys-possible/604406 "2020-04-29T08:09:19Z")
Last holiday season several children which I live with received voice disguising toys from a family friend. I am now looking for revenge. The friend is a heavy metal musician so most toy instruments would not be capabl… --- ## [What's the appeal of Big Bang Theory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-appeal-of-big-bang-theory/497834)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2009, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-appeal-of-big-bang-theory/497834 "2009-06-03T08:42:05Z")
This show has recently tied Numb3rs as the #1 show everyone thinks I would like just because I have a degree in physics. (I just recently finished my Ph.D.) I’ve also seen more than one poster on here mentioning it as … --- ## [May I be very un-PC and tell the truth re: Hilton?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-i-be-very-un-pc-and-tell-the-truth-re-hilton/407223)
**Author:** [@GuyNblueJeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuyNblueJeans)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2007, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-i-be-very-un-pc-and-tell-the-truth-re-hilton/407223 "2007-06-13T00:31:47Z")
As anyone with a half of brain knows, in the good old US of A there’s a major double standard as to how the races are treated in the media. And so I highly suspect that the powers that be behind the scenes, i.e. Rupert M… --- ## [Trump Tweets Apparent Call for More U.S. Nuclear Weapons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-apparent-call-for-more-u-s-nuclear-weapons/775411)
**Author:** [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2016, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tweets-apparent-call-for-more-u-s-nuclear-weapons/775411 "2016-12-28T18:26:35Z")
Whoa. We don’t have enough nukes to do blow up the world several times over? He wants more? \*Acton (James Acton, co-director of the Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace) called Trum… --- ## [What is a "god"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-god/655153)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-god/655153 "2013-04-27T02:07:11Z")
There have been multiple threads about “God” and how we would react if there was one, but getting the OPs of these threads to pin down exactly what they mean by “God” can be like pulling teeth. What are the minimum requ… --- ## [Do you have a Tempur-Pedic mattress? Tell me about it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tempur-pedic-mattress-tell-me-about-it/623875)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-tempur-pedic-mattress-tell-me-about-it/623875 "2013-01-29T17:55:29Z")
So we’re thinking about getting a new mattress. Every morning I wake up stiff, and so does the spouse. I’m pretty much a mouse potato and don’t get a lot of exercise so I’m sure that’s most of it for me (the spouse is in… --- ## [Get off your high-horse \[b\]Rubystreak\[/b\], and go fuck yourself.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-off-your-high-horse-b-rubystreak-b-and-go-fuck-yourself/397070)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2007, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-off-your-high-horse-b-rubystreak-b-and-go-fuck-yourself/397070 "2007-04-05T21:47:33Z")
And awaaaaaaay we go, Rubystreak, fuck yourself long, and fuck yourself hard. If you need help, my wooden ladel is always at your disposal. For the unaware, all vitriol originally courtesy of this thread about buttsex.… --- ## [Why do they sew the pockets in suit jackets shut?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-sew-the-pockets-in-suit-jackets-shut/494522)
**Author:** [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-sew-the-pockets-in-suit-jackets-shut/494522 "2009-04-28T20:41:58Z")
This has irritated me for years. I have a few theories, but nothing that seems like the right answer: To preserve the ‘lines’ of the jacket. Apparently, it’s not stylish to put stuff in the pockets of your jacket. O… --- ## [Why are all art works blurred on HGTV shows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-art-works-blurred-on-hgtv-shows/495178)
**Author:** [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-art-works-blurred-on-hgtv-shows/495178 "2011-08-18T00:07:57Z")
My wife is a big fan of the HG network and for the last six months or so I have been noticing that the art work of the origional owners’ homes on the network’s shows is blurred. Other times it has been obvious that it ha… --- ## [Would you describe a 1/2 inch of rain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-describe-a-1-2-inch-of-rain/452921)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-describe-a-1-2-inch-of-rain/452921 "2008-06-16T17:50:04Z")
I just saw a neat guarantee on Priceline. In essence, if it rains a half-inch or more during half your vacation days, they’ll refund the entire trip (if it rains a half-inch on at least four days of an eight day vacation… --- ## [Name some movies with realistic fight scenes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-some-movies-with-realistic-fight-scenes/536381)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-some-movies-with-realistic-fight-scenes/536381 "2012-11-23T06:51:34Z")
This was inspired by the thread discussing the recent movie Kick Ass. It seems that fight scenes in movies are getting more and more exaggerated these days, when even an “ordinary” person can withstand things that would … --- ## [Benghazi- give up the faux scandal already. It didn't work.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benghazi-give-up-the-faux-scandal-already-it-didnt-work/640825)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benghazi-give-up-the-faux-scandal-already-it-didnt-work/640825 "2014-02-22T14:25:49Z")
Seriously guys. Nobody is biting. I know you want to whip up the masses, but nobody cares. Nobody is demanding answers. It’s not interesting and it’s not going to work. Maybe next time, you can fake your scandal off of … --- ## [Another Holodeck question: Is sex prohibited?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-holodeck-question-is-sex-prohibited/623774)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-holodeck-question-is-sex-prohibited/623774 "2013-10-28T12:22:44Z")
Did they ever specifically address this? Maybe I’m just an old perv, but if I had access to Holodeck technology, you know damn well I’d be getting myself some Victoria’s Secret supermodel action, or my latest celebrity … --- ## [What are some of the mindsets of poor people that keeps them poor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-mindsets-of-poor-people-that-keeps-them-poor/550240)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-the-mindsets-of-poor-people-that-keeps-them-poor/550240 "2010-09-01T07:13:56Z")
In this thread asking Why Would an African American Dislike Direct Deposit? people described a number of habits of people that tend to keep them poorer than they need to be, either by incurring hidden costs or failing to… --- ## [Do Americans really believe in God, or do they just say they do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-americans-really-believe-in-god-or-do-they-just-say-they-do/741670)
**Author:** [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2016, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-americans-really-believe-in-god-or-do-they-just-say-they-do/741670 "2016-01-06T02:22:13Z")
In a recent political thread, the opinion was expressed that there are very few true theists – most are just lying to please others. According to the most recent Gallup poll, 86% of Americans said that they believe in G… --- ## [Politically Correct Stupidity: Episode 3,872,390,576](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politically-correct-stupidity-episode-3-872-390-576/550768)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politically-correct-stupidity-episode-3-872-390-576/550768 "2010-08-25T21:12:32Z")
While the title may be a bit strong, this is not a pitting. This episode deserves to be pitted, yes, but I’m interested in not so much in this incident as a larger discussion. Also, this involves a Muslim woman, but it i… --- ## [Why can Casinos kick out lucky winners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-casinos-kick-out-lucky-winners/55277)
**Author:** [@curiousgeorgeordeadcat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curiousgeorgeordeadcat)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2020, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-casinos-kick-out-lucky-winners/55277 "2020-03-30T08:09:53Z")
I don’t know if they actually do this, but in the movies when a character is doing really well they are kicked out of the casino. If this happens for real, do the casinos have a legal right to do this, or do they just … --- ## [Revving Motorcycles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revving-motorcycles/655345)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2016, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revving-motorcycles/655345 "2016-07-11T21:52:18Z")
Two consecutive days, same red traffic light, two different crotch rockets nearby. One rider revved his engine almost continuously as we waited for the light to change. It was annoying to say the least. The other rider n… --- ## [Baseball September 2009](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-september-2009/508570)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 335\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2009, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-september-2009/508570 "2009-10-06T00:42:30Z")
Last call! Time to make your run if you’re gonna make one. A month of baseball left to play before you hit the big time or the golf course. Where’s your team standing? The Dodgers managed to acquire John Garland (yay!) … --- ## [Some newbie tips for Civilization IV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-newbie-tips-for-civilization-iv/539978)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-newbie-tips-for-civilization-iv/539978 "2010-06-02T21:47:43Z")
So I just got Civilization IV. I am still trying to wrap my head around the game, and my biggest problems are at the beginning, right after settling my first city. What is the first thing I should build? Warrior, Work… --- ## [Songs sung by the dead or dying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-sung-by-the-dead-or-dying/646362)
**Author:** [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-sung-by-the-dead-or-dying/646362 "2013-01-14T16:56:19Z")
What I am referring to here is: Songs in which the lyrics clearly indicate that the person singing the song is either already dead or is in the process of physically dying as the song is being sung. Some examples are: … --- ## [Am I feeding my puppy enough? He seems hungry.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-feeding-my-puppy-enough-he-seems-hungry/648594)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-feeding-my-puppy-enough-he-seems-hungry/648594 "2013-01-29T18:46:00Z")
I have a 5 month old maltese puppy. I am feeding him with Royal Canin brand dry food, because that’s what the breeder was feeding him with before I got him. The puppy is currently 1.9 kilos and expected to reach about 2… --- ## [Open carry question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-carry-question/775184)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2017, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-carry-question/775184 "2017-01-01T16:05:57Z")
As a non-American, it’s my impression that open carry of a hand gun tends to be more restricted in the US than concealed carry. A Wikipedia article also mentions that open carry “…is strongly opposed by gun control group… --- ## [My experience ordering online glasses from Zenni and Eyebuydirect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-experience-ordering-online-glasses-from-zenni-and-eyebuydirect/658100)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-experience-ordering-online-glasses-from-zenni-and-eyebuydirect/658100 "2013-10-29T02:28:10Z")
I first heard about these two companies here on the dope. As I needed new glasses and didn’t want to shell out $ 400.00 a pair as I had for my last ones. One of the dopers in the other online glasses threads told me to k… --- ## [Kamau Bell and Racist Five Year Olds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamau-bell-and-racist-five-year-olds/785729)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kamau-bell-and-racist-five-year-olds/785729 "2017-05-12T15:04:52Z")
Mods: Not sure where this should go. Here in CS? IMHO? Pit? I caught the end of an interview with comedian A. Kamu Bell hosted by Terry Gross yesterday. Having not seen his act and only bits on TV, I didn’t have much of… --- ## [Determinism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/determinism/581558)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/determinism/581558 "2011-05-26T05:49:20Z")
Is there any reason not to be a determinist? Why not? Sorry if this is the wrong forum. If you rewound life as if it were a video tape, and played it back with no alterations, you would have the same outcome, correct? … --- ## [Excuse me, but what makes you think our trade show booth is your personal trash can?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2017, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-what-makes-you-think-our-trade-show-booth-is-your-personal-trash-can/781973 "2017-03-21T17:52:52Z")
Last year we displayed furniture as part of our trade show booth with signs on the chairs and sofas asking people not to sit on it. Three reasons: 1)It was loaned to us 2)Frankly we didnt want our booth to turn into the… --- ## [And to Think I can't See it on Mulberry Street -- Six Seuss Books retired for racism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-to-think-i-cant-see-it-on-mulberry-street-six-seuss-books-retired-for-racism/934113)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 401\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2021, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-to-think-i-cant-see-it-on-mulberry-street-six-seuss-books-retired-for-racism/934113 "2021-04-11T19:10:44Z")
Six of the Dr. Seuss books are not going to be published any more because of the way they portray non-“Western” people https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/02/us/dr-seuss-books-cease-publication-trnd/index.html To tell the tru… --- ## [So, Playboy Bunnies are hookers after all, and other musings on the history of Playboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-playboy-bunnies-are-hookers-after-all-and-other-musings-on-the-history-of-playboy/587744)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2011, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-playboy-bunnies-are-hookers-after-all-and-other-musings-on-the-history-of-playboy/587744 "2011-07-11T03:20:30Z")
I picked up this book from Goodwill Izabella St. James Bunny Tales and I loved it. It was nice, trashy read, and the clumsy grammar just made me feel like I was really listening to the words tumbling from her pouty litt… --- ## [how common is knowing a great-great grandparent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-knowing-a-great-great-grandparent/549786)
**Author:** [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2020, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-knowing-a-great-great-grandparent/549786 "2020-04-15T12:22:40Z")
I remember my great great grandma when I was a little boy. At one time i lived with my grandmother, her mother, and her mother’s mother all at the same time. The reason I ask, is because sometimes I have gotten that, p… --- ## [Dealing with landlord who wants rent paid in cash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-landlord-who-wants-rent-paid-in-cash/561648)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-landlord-who-wants-rent-paid-in-cash/561648 "2012-08-13T17:09:44Z")
Maureen, whom I have mentioned before, rented a house recently in San Pedro, not the best of communities by my estimation. Anyway, the landlord insists that the rent be paid in cash–no checks or money orders. Maureen is … --- ## [Time to Kiss Habeas Corpus Goodbye](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-kiss-habeas-corpus-goodbye/374517)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 407\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2006, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-kiss-habeas-corpus-goodbye/374517 "2006-10-02T21:20:33Z")
Down it goes, 51-48. All those moderate Republicans that Broder thought would keep this Administration from passing evil stuff - McCain, Warner, Graham, DeWine - all voted against habeas corpus, and to keep in the Tortu… --- ## [How many T rex skeletons have actually been found?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-t-rex-skeletons-have-actually-been-found/390357)
**Author:** [@solkoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solkoe)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-t-rex-skeletons-have-actually-been-found/390357 "2011-04-08T03:15:07Z")
Well? I’ve heard that only 10 have been found. This doesn’t seem like an incredibly large sample. Is it possible that they are just a variant of another species of dinosuar? --- ## [First floor apartment - How can I avoid being murdered in my sleep? (Difficulty: Style)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-floor-apartment-how-can-i-avoid-being-murdered-in-my-sleep-difficulty-style/504988)
**Author:** [@Skylark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skylark)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2017, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-floor-apartment-how-can-i-avoid-being-murdered-in-my-sleep-difficulty-style/504988 "2017-07-11T00:53:26Z")
Posted in IMHO because I don’t think there’s a simple factual answer (or maybe there is? gulp). I’m about to move into a new (for me) apartment. It’s not the greatestest, but it’s a 1 BR with a good space:cost ratio, c… --- ## [What percentage probability would be considered "beyond a reasonable doubt?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-probability-would-be-considered-beyond-a-reasonable-doubt/141827)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-probability-would-be-considered-beyond-a-reasonable-doubt/141827 "2015-06-05T18:54:28Z")
What would be the probable consensus among judges as to what probability of guilt meets the criteria of beyond a reasonable doubt? 95%? 90%? 99%? --- ## [On the etymology of "sucks"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-etymology-of-sucks/558499)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-etymology-of-sucks/558499 "2016-09-07T06:47:06Z")
I’ve been reading Narnia books to my daughter recently, and midway through Prince Caspian I was quite startled to see, in among all the "By Jove"s and "Great Scott"s and the like, the following line: (context: Edmund ex… --- ## [Worst TV show of all time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-of-all-time/568428)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2011, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-of-all-time/568428 "2011-03-22T21:36:23Z")
I’ve always heard how awful “The Trouble With Tracy” (a early 70s Canadian sitcom) was and tried to find footage online. This was all I could find. How could this be worse? There’s not a single funny line, no actors s… --- ## [Invited to Freemasons dinner - what to expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invited-to-freemasons-dinner-what-to-expect/523647)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2010, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invited-to-freemasons-dinner-what-to-expect/523647 "2010-01-06T15:05:52Z")
So a few weeks ago I saw a guy at a bar wearing a jacket with the Masonic emblem. Since it has been an ambition of mine for some time to join the Freemasons I asked him how to go about doing this. He gave me the address … --- ## [My neighbor is a disgusting joke of a creature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-is-a-disgusting-joke-of-a-creature/648187)
**Author:** [@AShowers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AShowers)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-is-a-disgusting-joke-of-a-creature/648187 "2013-02-18T01:16:54Z")
I am at my wits end. Literally speaking. I suffer from constant anxiety, I breathe in really heavy hard breaths that make shrill like noises, I swallow in loud gulps. This is partly due to the idiot who lives next door t… --- ## [The Alina Habba Pit thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alina-habba-pit-thread/995965)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 487\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alina-habba-pit-thread/995965 "2025-12-10T00:22:45Z")
Continuing the discussion from What is Alina Habba's deep game?: I think that Trump’s lawyer deserves her own thread. A mod note in the P&E thread dedicated to her suggested taking some of the discussion to the Pit, fo… --- ## [Is a Sergeant Ever a "Sir"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-sergeant-ever-a-sir/346137)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2006, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-sergeant-ever-a-sir/346137 "2006-03-05T09:35:51Z")
While TV is not reality (to our surprise), it has always been emphasized on TV shows how you do not address your drill sargeant as “Yes, Sir!” because he is not an Officer. You address him as “Yes, Drill Sargeant!” Nev… --- ## [Can't Access Ticketmaster Website From Home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-access-ticketmaster-website-from-home/615290)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-access-ticketmaster-website-from-home/615290 "2012-03-19T20:22:38Z")
Hi Guys - For at least a couple of weeks now, we haven’t been able to access the Ticketmaster online site from home - we get a “Forbidden - You don’t have permission to access / search on this server” error whenever we … --- ## [Karaoke song with smallest vocal range](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karaoke-song-with-smallest-vocal-range/501006)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2016, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karaoke-song-with-smallest-vocal-range/501006 "2016-01-31T21:30:11Z")
I’ve got a vocal range of about a half an octave. If I ever get brave enough to do karaoke, what is a classic pop/rock/folk tune with a super small vocal range? --- ## [E-ZPass with another car...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-zpass-with-another-car/109334)
**Author:** [@Mirage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mirage)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2002, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-zpass-with-another-car/109334 "2002-05-17T02:43:34Z")
So my GF offered that we use her car to drive down to NYC because she couldn’t drive stick (my car) and this would be a two-driver trip. I grabbed my E-ZPass and held it up to the windshield before each toll like I had d… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=219&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=221&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)