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**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-you-used-to-like-but-dont-now/642966 "2012-12-14T17:05:52Z")
Last night, I paged through The Eiger Sanction, The Loo Sanction, and \*Shibumi \*by Trevanian. I read these years ago when they were new and I was young. I remember liking them very much and thinking Trevanian was A Gre… --- ## [Atheists and climate change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-and-climate-change/608843)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2012, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-and-climate-change/608843 "2012-02-15T17:09:35Z")
Here are a couple of subjects that folks seem to have opinions on! A recent paper found that atheists are among the least trusted groups. This trend seems to hold at least in the US and in Canada. http://www2.psych.ubc… --- ## [Secret Santa 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2011/602118)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2012, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-santa-2011/602118 "2012-01-05T17:12:04Z")
Yup, it’s that time already. Our traditional price limit is $10 (excluding postage). Do we want to stay with that? Up it to $15? Stay away from NSFOIFOF (not safe for opening in front of family) gifts, otherwise anythi… --- ## [Why does my neighbor's car have dealer plates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-neighbors-car-have-dealer-plates/146920)
**Author:** [@KenP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KenP)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2003, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-neighbors-car-have-dealer-plates/146920 "2003-01-07T20:19:17Z")
He’s not a car dealer, but he’s been driving a car with dealer plates for a couple years. I suspect it’s a way to avoid sales or excise tax, but is there a better explanation? --- ## [Where did this "Stop Sign Sticker" thing come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-this-stop-sign-sticker-thing-come-from/541974)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2011, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-this-stop-sign-sticker-thing-come-from/541974 "2011-03-09T01:02:12Z")
There is this whole thing about not worrying about stop signs unless they have a sticker on the back. Sounds untrue to me, but where did it come from? See what I’m talking about here I checked Snopes, by the way. Found… --- ## [Feasibility of body disposal with acid and plastic barrel a la 'Breaking Bad': NEED ANSWER FAST!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feasibility-of-body-disposal-with-acid-and-plastic-barrel-a-la-breaking-bad-need-answer-fast/636469)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feasibility-of-body-disposal-with-acid-and-plastic-barrel-a-la-breaking-bad-need-answer-fast/636469 "2012-10-03T17:52:01Z")
In the show “Breaking Bad”, a frequent method of body disposal used is to drop it in a plastic barrel, and fill the barrel with hydrofluoric (IIRC) acid. In particular, I’m curious if any DNA would survive to allow iden… --- ## [How would an Iowa-class battleship fare against this kind of beating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-an-iowa-class-battleship-fare-against-this-kind-of-beating/594916)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2021, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-an-iowa-class-battleship-fare-against-this-kind-of-beating/594916 "2021-12-11T13:46:49Z")
The largest battleship ever built, the Yamato, met its fate at the hands of hundreds of carrier aircraft that attacked it relentlessly. So one-sided was this beating, I’ve read reports only something like ten american pl… --- ## [Is it wrong to force feed a prisoner on hunger strike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-force-feed-a-prisoner-on-hunger-strike/663851)
**Author:** [@Not\_Carlson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_Carlson)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-wrong-to-force-feed-a-prisoner-on-hunger-strike/663851 "2013-08-13T07:59:45Z")
A recent pit thread got me thinking about this topic. The idea of force feeding someone who has chosen to make a protest by denying themselves food is, to me, deeply disturbing But I honestly don’t know whether it is r… --- ## ["White people don't use washcloths."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-people-dont-use-washcloths/271838)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-people-dont-use-washcloths/271838 "2017-12-11T17:17:53Z")
I saw a Black commedian a year or so ago who said, “White people don’t use washcloths. How bad is that? They use the soap to wash their butts, then they use that same soap to wash their faces!” He got some laughs at t… --- ## [Seems Lucas didn't only screw up the prequels...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-lucas-didnt-only-screw-up-the-prequels/550134)
**Author:** [@Sablicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sablicious)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seems-lucas-didnt-only-screw-up-the-prequels/550134 "2010-08-26T10:46:53Z")
Looks like Jabba the Lucas dipped his kiddy fiddling fingers into ‘Return’ too, and deprived us of what could have potentially been a far more emotive and satisfying conclusion to the original trilogy (the only SW trilog… --- ## [Ghost Sighting On Tape](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-sighting-on-tape/220158)
**Author:** [@II\_Gyan\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/II_Gyan_II)\ **Replies:** 404\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2004, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-sighting-on-tape/220158 "2004-01-02T06:51:07Z")
By now, I’m sure most of you have seen some of the coverage (largest picture I could find) of the ‘ghost sighting’ at the Hampton court palace in England that was captured on tape. The tape has been released only yesterd… --- ## [NHL April 2018 & post-season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2018-post-season/811611)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 371\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2018, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2018-post-season/811611 "2018-09-02T18:31:52Z")
My buddy Blue Elk is calling Karlsson’s goal last night the Goal of the Year; I can’t argue because of my bias: I loved it! Only a few games left, some meaningful, some not. My thought going into the post is that I hop… --- ## [WinVNC: Is my IS dept. syping on me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winvnc-is-my-is-dept-syping-on-me/137756)
**Author:** [@Spiff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiff)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2002, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winvnc-is-my-is-dept-syping-on-me/137756 "2002-11-22T21:24:38Z")
I work in an office where I use a PC running Windows NT. One of the software programs installed on my PC is called WinVNC (VNC stands for Virtual Network Computing). It loads automatically when I boot up. My IS dept. … --- ## [The most boring stretch of highway is ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-boring-stretch-of-highway-is/479537)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2010, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-boring-stretch-of-highway-is/479537 "2010-08-20T10:00:11Z")
This thread is about those seemingly endless stretches of highway that are devoid of any points of interest or even variation in scenery. These are roads that are mostly straight, don’t go through any towns, and offer n… --- ## [Professor Asks a Stuttering Student \[ed.\] to Pose Qs Before or After Class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professor-asks-a-stuttering-student-ed-to-pose-qs-before-or-after-class/599392)
**Author:** [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professor-asks-a-stuttering-student-ed-to-pose-qs-before-or-after-class/599392 "2012-11-16T23:28:00Z")
12 October 2011: New York Times Front Page (Below the fold) \[QUOTE=Richard Perez Pena\] …Philip, a precocious and confident 16-year-old who is taking two college classes this semester, has a lot to say but also a profou… --- ## [So CAN you hear a train coming by putting ear to rail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-can-you-hear-a-train-coming-by-putting-ear-to-rail/654599)
**Author:** [@FlyingScotsman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingScotsman)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-can-you-hear-a-train-coming-by-putting-ear-to-rail/654599 "2015-09-14T20:07:15Z")
Now, I’m a real railroad expert. I should know the answer to this. But I have a marked disadvantage. I’m hearing-impaired. Audiologists call it “severe,” but I can tell if a bagpipe is in tune if I have my hearing ai… --- ## [Face Off season 7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-season-7/694008)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2014, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-season-7/694008 "2014-10-31T08:29:07Z")
No thread yet? Here goes. Face Off is back for season 7. This season they have an overall theme that is supposed to play out in all their challenges: Life and Death. 16 new competitors showed up for the first challen… --- ## [Prosecuting Dick Cheney for conspiracy to torture - practical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prosecuting-dick-cheney-for-conspiracy-to-torture-practical/529259)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prosecuting-dick-cheney-for-conspiracy-to-torture-practical/529259 "2010-02-24T16:54:26Z")
http://www.harpers.org/archive/2010/02/hbc-90006558 Could a prosecution on this topic or using this statement realistically happen? Are the difficulties legal or political? --- ## [SpaceX Starship / Super Heavy Discussion Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spacex-starship-super-heavy-discussion-thread/841021)
**Author:** [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Replies:** 373\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2023, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spacex-starship-super-heavy-discussion-thread/841021 "2023-09-06T21:19:45Z")
SpaceX had a presentation last night about the latest news on their Starship/Super Heavy reusable rocket. To get everyone up to speed: Three years ago, SpaceX announced their plans for an extremely heavy launch vehicle… --- ## [How many shaves do you get of your disposable razor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-shaves-do-you-get-of-your-disposable-razor/576261)
**Author:** [@dawson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dawson)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-shaves-do-you-get-of-your-disposable-razor/576261 "2011-04-04T21:38:16Z")
I use a disposable that has a blue strip on the head. When the strip fades your supposed to replace it. I found that the strip usually lasts about 10 shaves before it’s noticeably faded, but I can get at least another 10… --- ## [Watching Star Trek for the first time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-star-trek-for-the-first-time/576203)
**Author:** [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-star-trek-for-the-first-time/576203 "2011-04-04T22:56:09Z")
I’ve been resisting this for the last 30 years, but the inevitable is the inevitable…I’ve never watched a complete episode of Star Trek (any series). I’ve seen a couple of the movies (the new one, the one with the whales… --- ## [Pat Robertson claims federal judges are greater threat than al Qaeda/Nazi Germany](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-claims-federal-judges-are-greater-threat-than-al-qaeda-nazi-germany/302171)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 411\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2005, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pat-robertson-claims-federal-judges-are-greater-threat-than-al-qaeda-nazi-germany/302171 "2005-05-21T02:06:47Z")
Why is Pat Robertson still put on television and interviewed as though he has any sort of serious mind or opinion? Why isn’t he mocked as a nutbag by the mainstream media? What the fuck, man? --- ## [A year in MMPs – some statistics and stuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-year-in-mmps-some-statistics-and-stuff/431785)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 592\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2008, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-year-in-mmps-some-statistics-and-stuff/431785 "2008-01-07T12:53:47Z")
To save the hampsters and to satisfy your curiosity, I did a search of the MMPs of 2007, going back to Jan 1, when our favorite \*\*BusDude \*\* got us started. The starters, listed by quantity: \*\*swampy \*\* – SIX – apparen… --- ## [Anyone watch "Carrier" on PBS last night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watch-carrier-on-pbs-last-night/447223)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2008, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watch-carrier-on-pbs-last-night/447223 "2008-05-12T03:38:03Z")
Carrier follows aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in a 6-month deployment around the world. We watched the first two episodes last night. Aside from the really annoying music (when did it become acceptable to have music with … --- ## [How Should We Combat Modern Racism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-we-combat-modern-racism/511736)
**Author:** [@sleeping](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeping)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2009, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-we-combat-modern-racism/511736 "2009-10-19T20:33:52Z")
Despite the stupid way she went about of arguing it, I think Maureen Dowd was right about the essential motivation of the teabaggers, birthers, deathers, \[insert next hysteria-inducing myth here\]. Yes, racism is the glu… --- ## [JFK fatal head shot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jfk-fatal-head-shot/672117)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jfk-fatal-head-shot/672117 "2013-10-30T22:11:00Z")
How do adherents of the Oswald-as-lone-assassin theory explain the fatal head shot that pushes JFK back and to his left? How could a bullet fired from behind JFK do this? --- ## [Why do warehouse clubs require membership?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-warehouse-clubs-require-membership/526401)
**Author:** [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2010, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-warehouse-clubs-require-membership/526401 "2010-01-31T23:22:10Z")
Why do warehouse clubs like Costco and Sam’s Club usually require membership to shop there? It’s my understanding that they operate by selling high-turnover products in bulk quantities with “no frills” like nice shelving… --- ## [Do any other foods have the "cilantro" effect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-other-foods-have-the-cilantro-effect/756635)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2016, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-other-foods-have-the-cilantro-effect/756635 "2016-06-20T18:44:25Z")
Due to some people’s genetic makeup cilantro tastes like soap. Are there any other foods or drinks that, because of a person’s genes, tastes “off” to them? --- ## [Non Believers; You just learned God existed. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-believers-you-just-learned-god-existed-now-what/655074)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-believers-you-just-learned-god-existed-now-what/655074 "2013-04-19T14:05:13Z")
Luckly we’ll never have to deal with this. So God exists, and you must ‘follow him’ to score a place in heaven. The Christian fundamentalists were right – he IS an asshole. Do you submit? --- ## ["Jackson" (Cash/Carter) lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackson-cash-carter-lyrics/306331)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackson-cash-carter-lyrics/306331 "2023-03-06T19:26:14Z")
In the song “Jackson” as sung by Johnny Cash and June Carter, there’s a line I’m trying to pin down. It’s sung by June, and is usually rendered as “I’ll be waiting (there) in Jackson, behind my Japan fan \[pronounced JAY-… --- ## [The fix was in, apparently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fix-was-in-apparently/759266)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2016, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fix-was-in-apparently/759266 "2016-07-11T20:06:04Z")
Hillary is gonna skate. The head of the FBI came out and read a LONG list of criminal fuckups on her part. And then he announced that they weren’t going to prosecute her for them because she didn’t know what she was do… --- ## [Botticelli - the letters we've used so far](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-the-letters-weve-used-so-far/619048 "2026-10-22T17:14:51Z")
I had some time on my hands and went back through all of our Botticelli threads since May 2011. To guard against repeating the same letters too soon and thus to keep the game fresher, I thought this record might be help… --- ## [Freight Train Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freight-train-questions/585584)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2025, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freight-train-questions/585584 "2025-07-26T11:05:22Z")
Driving up to Flagstaff this weekend we noticed several trains with maybe 80-100 cars double stacked with containers. Obviously the total weight of these trains is staggering. Anyone know if there is an legal/upper lim… --- ## [The road not taken, a MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-not-taken-a-mmp/637060)
**Author:** [@The\_Vorlon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Vorlon)\ **Replies:** 303\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-not-taken-a-mmp/637060 "2012-10-15T02:53:16Z")
Sometimes you have to look in the rearview mirror of life. Some of ya’ll may remember that I have become, shall we say, a little too familiar with the Medical Mafia a few years ago. This led, in a roundabout fashion, w… --- ## [So, why vote for Clinton?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-vote-for-clinton/767225)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-vote-for-clinton/767225 "2016-10-08T04:06:46Z")
Trump aside, why should an American vote for Clinton in her own right? Trump? We’re ignoring him here; there are other candidates. She’s a she? Sorry, we’re not sexists here. Experience? Sure she has experience, but l… --- ## [Buying on Amazon.com voids warranty???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-on-amazon-com-voids-warranty/582354)
**Author:** [@Dingbang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dingbang)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2014, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-on-amazon-com-voids-warranty/582354 "2014-03-21T05:14:54Z")
Is there any reason that a manufacturer would consider purchasing through Amazon.com a less-than-legitimate method and void the warranty? I bought a pond light through Amazon in November 2010 and in February 2011 it sto… --- ## [What Mixes Well with Sherry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mixes-well-with-sherry/303724)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2005, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-mixes-well-with-sherry/303724 "2005-05-14T17:08:16Z")
As noted in another thread, I am trying to find a low-alcohol drink I can have one glass (no more than one glass!) with dinner. I bought some cream sherry—and it tastes like battery acid. Now, it’s possible that all alco… --- ## [Want to see Ann Coulter get fucking OWNED on Canadian TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-see-ann-coulter-get-fucking-owned-on-canadian-tv/287956)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2005, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-see-ann-coulter-get-fucking-owned-on-canadian-tv/287956 "2005-02-06T12:58:11Z")
Heh heh heh. It looks like a Daily Show segment. --- ## [Why is opiate addiction so feared?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-opiate-addiction-so-feared/614331)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-opiate-addiction-so-feared/614331 "2013-07-12T21:44:45Z")
So basically there is a class of drugs which by themselves are pretty harmless in appropriate doses except for causing drowsiness and constipation. Overdoses can be fatal, but the same can be said of aspirin or Tylenol a… --- ## [George V denied asylum to Czar Nicholas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-v-denied-asylum-to-czar-nicholas/537054)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-v-denied-asylum-to-czar-nicholas/537054 "2010-06-22T15:55:51Z")
In “Briefly Noted” in The New Yorker edition of April 19, they claim that George V denied asylum to the Czar, who then of course was shot up by Bolshies. Is this true? Why would he not help is relative and ally? I neve… --- ## [Plot Genres You Hate, Even In Your Favorite Shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plot-genres-you-hate-even-in-your-favorite-shows/680851)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2015, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plot-genres-you-hate-even-in-your-favorite-shows/680851 "2015-07-29T14:20:04Z")
It seems almost every television drama, even shows you really like, will eventually dredge up a particular genre for that week’s plot that has been done before. What kinds of genre storylines do you dislike the most? I… --- ## [Sydney, Australia "Terror" Attack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sydney-australia-terror-attack/707247)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sydney-australia-terror-attack/707247 "2014-12-23T15:59:12Z")
At least 13 hostages in a chocolate bar in Sydney. Islamic flag blocking window. All air traffic over Sydney shut down. https://au.news.yahoo.com/video/watch/17174725/yahoo-7-live-sydney/ --- ## [Barney Miller and Chano and Inspector Luger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barney-miller-and-chano-and-inspector-luger/634221)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2017, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barney-miller-and-chano-and-inspector-luger/634221 "2017-11-13T15:33:38Z")
Since I saw a great discussion in my earlier thread about “Hogan’s Heroes” inconsistencies, I have to throw another similar one out regarding “Barney Miller.” When Jack Soo died, he was written out of the show. However… --- ## [State of California lures parole violators in with offer of amnesty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-california-lures-parole-violators-in-with-offer-of-amnesty/539613)
**Author:** [@Stentor\_2.5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stentor_2.5)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-california-lures-parole-violators-in-with-offer-of-amnesty/539613 "2010-05-24T17:53:15Z")
According to this article Californian police recently set up a sting operation in which they lured parole violators in with offers of amnesty and then sent them back to prison. This column mentions entrapment by estoppel… --- ## [Any Professions NOT Used In Films/TV Shows For Lead Characters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-professions-not-used-in-films-tv-shows-for-lead-characters/593442)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-professions-not-used-in-films-tv-shows-for-lead-characters/593442 "2011-08-24T15:55:16Z")
We of course have hundreds of films starring characters who are lawyers, singers, doctors, teachers, sports figures, cops, detectives, etc. Can you think of any profession that has NOT been used for a lead character in … --- ## [Aussie Dopers (and other travellers) – Have you / would you climb Uluru?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussie-dopers-and-other-travellers-have-you-would-you-climb-uluru/693734)
**Author:** [@Aro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aro)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aussie-dopers-and-other-travellers-have-you-would-you-climb-uluru/693734 "2014-07-28T01:57:05Z")
Just interested in what people’s opinions are on this – whether out of respect for other’s spiritual claims and sensibilities you would decline to climb Uluru, or if personal beliefs are just that – personal – and should… --- ## [Whisky Tango Foxtrot!!! Shooting at the Holocaust Museum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whisky-tango-foxtrot-shooting-at-the-holocaust-museum/499363)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2010, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whisky-tango-foxtrot-shooting-at-the-holocaust-museum/499363 "2010-01-09T22:36:10Z")
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31208188/ I have no idea what the motive can be, but the effing Holocaust Museum? This was not a random choice. Some neo-nazi skinhead crazeoid? Ugh…I am going to be sick. --- ## [I wanna see pictures!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanna-see-pictures/113191)
**Author:** [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2002, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wanna-see-pictures/113191 "2002-07-10T16:19:15Z")
Why don’t more dopers have their pics on the People Pages? When someone causes the contents of my mouth to squirt out my nose, and dribble onto my keyboard, I wanna see what they look like dammit. BTW, mine isn’t on ther… --- ## [Vulcan insults.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vulcan-insults/492712)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2009, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vulcan-insults/492712 "2009-04-24T17:44:28Z")
Your appearance is not aesthetically pleasing, and your female parent selects your clothing in an unusual manner. Your logic is that of a squirrel crossing a street. --- ## [Is internet shaming a good way to combat racism and bigotry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-internet-shaming-a-good-way-to-combat-racism-and-bigotry/786082)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 281\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2017, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-internet-shaming-a-good-way-to-combat-racism-and-bigotry/786082 "2017-05-13T04:43:48Z")
I just watched the video in this article. A lady is recorded making vile statements about Muslims and Obama. What’s worse is that she was directing her hatred towards a person who let her cut in line. Not gonna lie–I … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=240&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=242&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)