# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=253&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:** 254 --- ## [How are tiny splinters that you can't see removed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-tiny-splinters-that-you-cant-see-removed/673896)
**Author:** [@tci707](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tci707)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2013, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-tiny-splinters-that-you-cant-see-removed/673896 "2013-11-14T16:09:58Z")
Where I have my office chair on the hardwood floor it has torn up the floor and now when I walk on it and rotate my foot suddenly or twist it feels like splinters go in my foot but when I look theres nothing there that I… --- ## [Can Tiger get it back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-tiger-get-it-back/545533)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-tiger-get-it-back/545533 "2010-09-12T19:59:51Z")
Tiger just made the cut this week. He is hanging around the bottom. GIR 51st Sand saves 25th putts per rd 54th driving accuracy 39th dr. dist 2nd What is there to point to that makes you feel he can get it bac… --- ## [US Citizen born in Germany - dual citizenship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-citizen-born-in-germany-dual-citizenship/673522)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-citizen-born-in-germany-dual-citizenship/673522 "2013-11-18T00:36:02Z")
My father was in the US army and stationed in Germany and I was born there. I was told by my parents that just being born there gave them the option of making me a dual citizen. Is that true? I was talking to a friend a… --- ## [Colin Powell Endorses Obama for re-election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colin-powell-endorses-obama-for-re-election/638832)
**Author:** [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colin-powell-endorses-obama-for-re-election/638832 "2012-11-01T22:35:32Z")
I think an endorsement of Romney would have been damaging to Obama. --- ## [Jefferson Beauregard Sessions the third apparently lied under oath January 10, 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jefferson-beauregard-sessions-the-third-apparently-lied-under-oath-january-10-2017/781171)
**Author:** [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jefferson-beauregard-sessions-the-third-apparently-lied-under-oath-january-10-2017/781171 "2017-03-10T17:22:05Z")
Said he had no contact with the Russians during the campaign. Now WaPo is reporting he met with the Russian ambassador at the GOP convention and then later in September. As a member of the Senate armed services committ… --- ## [UK 'dopers...tell me your thoughts about the NHS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-tell-me-your-thoughts-about-the-nhs/808260)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2018, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-dopers-tell-me-your-thoughts-about-the-nhs/808260 "2018-03-03T06:32:33Z")
I was reading this BBC article on Trump’s recent tweets (apparently sparked by some Fox and Friends show he watched with Nigel Farage (who I understand isn’t that popular with most UK 'dopers…or many in the UK as far as … --- ## [How famous are you (or think you are)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-famous-are-you-or-think-you-are/703568)
**Author:** [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2015, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-famous-are-you-or-think-you-are/703568 "2015-06-04T05:23:10Z")
Are there famous people on the SDMB? We know of a couple. How many more lurk, essentially enjoying the anonymity of the board in contrast to getting recognized all the time? Anonymous poll forthcoming. No need to out yo… --- ## [Was the Toyota acceleration problem ever figured out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-toyota-acceleration-problem-ever-figured-out/557149)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-toyota-acceleration-problem-ever-figured-out/557149 "2014-02-24T18:46:20Z")
According to Toyota it was ill-fitting floor mats. But then it wasn’t and it was instead a sticky linkage in the accelerator pedal (which the manufacturer denies). Some people thought that people were just bad drivers … --- ## [Hey antivaxers, suck on this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-antivaxers-suck-on-this/590290)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-antivaxers-suck-on-this/590290 "2011-08-10T00:21:27Z")
Deaths from chickenpox have plummeted since the vaccine became available. People WERE dying from these childhood diseases that you pooh-pooh and say are trivial. They’re not now, thanks to vaccines. Shut the fuck up a… --- ## [I'm scared.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-scared/716696)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2015, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-scared/716696 "2015-04-08T22:15:21Z")
Back in hospital yesterday. Blood sugar okay but everything eley sucjs. On antibiotics. Gastrointestinal distress ongoing. Don’t know what to do. Feel like my body is breaking. Scared. Don’t want kids to see me like th… --- ## [Loved one in an accident; I'm waiting @ home wondering. How do I find out what happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loved-one-in-an-accident-im-waiting-home-wondering-how-do-i-find-out-what-happened/575078)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loved-one-in-an-accident-im-waiting-home-wondering-how-do-i-find-out-what-happened/575078 "2011-03-19T18:04:44Z")
(This is NOT a “need answer fast” scenario!) Occasionally, Mr. Horseshoe or I will be a little late coming home from work. No biggie. But occasionally, darker thoughts creep in and I do the whole is-he-dead-in-a-ditch-s… --- ## [Foody Do's and Dont's that in your opinion don't make a difference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foody-dos-and-donts-that-in-your-opinion-dont-make-a-difference/658385)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2013, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foody-dos-and-donts-that-in-your-opinion-dont-make-a-difference/658385 "2013-05-25T10:08:16Z")
There’s any number of Do’s and Dont’s and other advice that a ‘serious’ foody can or will expound on at length about things you must do unless you want to ruin the dish. I was thinking on one the other day and realised … --- ## [Ellen Cherry, question about the jokes in the Dark Knight shooting thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ellen-cherry-question-about-the-jokes-in-the-dark-knight-shooting-thread/628855)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2012, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ellen-cherry-question-about-the-jokes-in-the-dark-knight-shooting-thread/628855 "2012-07-28T00:41:29Z")
Link. Link. Is there a rule that says one can’t make humorous posts about certain topics until a certain amount of time passes? And how long is this amount of time to be? I mean, your idea of ‘sick humor’ may be a si… --- ## [Have any Amway encounters to share?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-amway-encounters-to-share/403706)
**Author:** [@GuyNblueJeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuyNblueJeans)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-amway-encounters-to-share/403706 "2016-11-16T18:14:24Z")
There’s nothing wrong with a fellow trying to make a few extra clams, even as a sales person; and Amway folks are okay by me as well. Honest. :stuck\_out\_tongue: But for whatever reason, it seems like this particular Ame… --- ## [Batshit crazy Michele Bachmann strikes again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batshit-crazy-michele-bachmann-strikes-again/468497)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2008, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batshit-crazy-michele-bachmann-strikes-again/468497 "2008-11-21T05:24:46Z")
Is there any worse congressman or woman in this great nation than Michele Bachmann? By the way, her eyes always look like that. I am heartily ashamed that she represents my state (though not my district) in the House of… --- ## [The hard part of money laundering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hard-part-of-money-laundering/944654)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 381\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hard-part-of-money-laundering/944654 "2021-07-20T19:24:09Z")
Say you have a business where customers pay in cash and so you inflate your sales in order to launder money. How much money can you really launder that way? Won’t it be immediately obvious that this business is making wa… --- ## [Products made by a company known mainly for a completely different type of product](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/products-made-by-a-company-known-mainly-for-a-completely-different-type-of-product/597274)
**Author:** [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/products-made-by-a-company-known-mainly-for-a-completely-different-type-of-product/597274 "2011-11-09T03:58:11Z")
Hard to explain in the title. What I’m looking for are commercial products very different from the types of products the manufacturer is best known for. For instance, Panasonic used to make bikes, and you can buy Goodyea… --- ## [Removing my own stitches (sutures)... risks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-my-own-stitches-sutures-risks/205567)
**Author:** [@KarmaComa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarmaComa)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-my-own-stitches-sutures-risks/205567 "2012-03-06T17:44:05Z")
I have some really thin sutures (7 of them) and the clinic is closed on the weekends. Obviously I shouldn’t remove them if I want to go by the book, but what’s involved, other than \ \ \ \ etc.? W… --- ## [U.S. cities (not metropolitan areas) that span multiple counties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-cities-not-metropolitan-areas-that-span-multiple-counties/537339)
**Author:** [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-cities-not-metropolitan-areas-that-span-multiple-counties/537339 "2010-04-28T20:14:14Z")
Until today I thought there was only only city in the United States that covers more than one county: New York, which comprises the counties of Bronx, Kings, New York, Queens, and Richmond. Each county is coterminous wi… --- ## [Is it "cheating" to sleep with someone else while "on a break" from a relationship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-cheating-to-sleep-with-someone-else-while-on-a-break-from-a-relationship/613822)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-cheating-to-sleep-with-someone-else-while-on-a-break-from-a-relationship/613822 "2012-03-06T23:42:21Z")
This question comes from scenarios in two television shows: \*Parenthood \*just recently; and an old episode of Friends. Now it may seem silly to debate the actions of people on a TV show; but what I find fascinating is h… --- ## [The original outlives the replacement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-original-outlives-the-replacement/758661)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-original-outlives-the-replacement/758661 "2017-10-31T13:20:05Z")
Example: Anton Yelchin dead, Walter Koenig alive. Another: Raul Julia dead. John Astin alive. Knock yourselves out. --- ## [1st Edition AD&D: Multi-class x.p.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-edition-ad-d-multi-class-x-p/622967)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-edition-ad-d-multi-class-x-p/622967 "2012-06-12T15:49:42Z")
Well, this is weird. I was just looking up how multi-classed characters are supposed to work in 1st Edition Advanced D&D. The descriptions seem to be scattered all over the place in the PHB and DMG, and worse, I can’t … --- ## [Tom Mullica's cigarette trick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-mullicas-cigarette-trick/595379)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-mullicas-cigarette-trick/595379 "2017-05-09T18:14:28Z")
As seen here. Is this an illusion, or is he really doing this? I am not asking for any secrets, just want to know if it’s a trick or skill. --- ## [Georgia - Pig ignorant racists and proud of it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-pig-ignorant-racists-and-proud-of-it/732483)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-pig-ignorant-racists-and-proud-of-it/732483 "2015-09-30T12:09:54Z")
Link After a dog and pony show of “We’re not really racists, honest!” platitudes, Georgia has openly sided with the scum of humanity and will re-issue license plates bearing the flag of traitors. What next, Georgia? The… --- ## [Seattle Pub Trivia '07: The Eye of the Tiger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-pub-trivia-07-the-eye-of-the-tiger/386439)
**Author:** [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Replies:** 519\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2008, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-pub-trivia-07-the-eye-of-the-tiger/386439 "2008-01-08T18:58:29Z")
New year, new thread. \[Here’s a link to last year’s thread} This is the thread for the group of Seattle-area dopers that get together most weeks for pub trivia competitions. Most weeks, we go the The Old Pequliar, where… --- ## [Hey Catholics Don't send your daughters to College](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-catholics-dont-send-your-daughters-to-college/668709)
**Author:** [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2013, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-catholics-dont-send-your-daughters-to-college/668709 "2013-09-22T16:18:59Z")
This is so outrageous I thought I’d pass it along. --- ## ["Trump is not a bad person, make an effort to like him" - oooooooookayee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-not-a-bad-person-make-an-effort-to-like-him-oooooooookayee/772057)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2016, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-not-a-bad-person-make-an-effort-to-like-him-oooooooookayee/772057 "2016-11-27T00:47:55Z")
Pitting this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=810039 The possibility that you’re simply trolling, truthSeeker2, certainly crossed my mind, as someone else already pitted, er pointed out, in … --- ## [Hey June, don't make it bad (but you will) \[Mini-Rant\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-june-dont-make-it-bad-but-you-will-mini-rant/943383)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 465\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2021, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-june-dont-make-it-bad-but-you-will-mini-rant/943383 "2021-07-01T13:05:23Z")
Continuing the discussion from MAY we have a new Mini-Rant thread?: This was requested so I deliver, a new mini-rant thread for June 2021. I don’t really have much to gripe about except it’s my birthday this month and … --- ## [What happens if I buy a bunch of streaming movies on Amazon then I quit membership?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-i-buy-a-bunch-of-streaming-movies-on-amazon-then-i-quit-membership/679566)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2014, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-i-buy-a-bunch-of-streaming-movies-on-amazon-then-i-quit-membership/679566 "2014-01-28T00:50:22Z")
So, if you’re an Amazon Prime member and you buy a bunch of streaming movies, what happens if you decide not to renew your membership? Are all those movies gone now? Seems to me Amazon would have you by the short hairs … --- ## [Limitless - the TV show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limitless-the-tv-show/727156)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2017, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limitless-the-tv-show/727156 "2017-02-04T00:06:19Z")
Previous thread on the movie: Limitless film (spoilers after OP) - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board The TV show will premiere Sept. 22 on CBS. Looks like it’ll be a cop show with a twist. Cooper will exec pr… --- ## [Date with a 'believer' who lost her sister, and is "sure she will see her again".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/date-with-a-believer-who-lost-her-sister-and-is-sure-she-will-see-her-again/615214)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/date-with-a-believer-who-lost-her-sister-and-is-sure-she-will-see-her-again/615214 "2013-11-27T11:56:57Z")
I’m going on a date with a ‘believer’ who lost her sister, and is “sure she will see her again”. How do I address this without being insensitive? I’m sure I could convert her if it weren’t for her wanting to see her sis… --- ## [What's the most obscure thing you know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-obscure-thing-you-know/99345)
**Author:** [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\ **Replies:** 314\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2002, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-obscure-thing-you-know/99345 "2002-09-29T22:26:39Z")
I know Jabberwocky by heart, and I know two verses of The Star Spangled Banner. (I also know that the song has 4 verses!) What’s the most obscure bit of trivia you know? --- ## [Japan's nuclear power plants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japans-nuclear-power-plants/574382)
**Author:** [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2011, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japans-nuclear-power-plants/574382 "2011-03-17T02:13:37Z")
Two are at risk right now, according to CNN. I understand that they need to keep the rods under water to keep them cool, and are apparently at risk because diesel generators are out, and they can’t pump water, so they a… --- ## [The USPS closes. What will be the result?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-usps-closes-what-will-be-the-result/595295)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-usps-closes-what-will-be-the-result/595295 "2011-09-30T02:41:07Z")
The latest news says the US Postal Service will, if trends continue and no action is taken, close down within a year. While I think that is unlikely, what would life be like if that did happen? \[Warning – the above lin… --- ## [Sickness by having a fan blow on face in sleep? Urban myth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickness-by-having-a-fan-blow-on-face-in-sleep-urban-myth/111483)
**Author:** [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2002, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickness-by-having-a-fan-blow-on-face-in-sleep-urban-myth/111483 "2002-05-30T14:20:29Z")
I heard someone say on a very warm evening that they were going to have a fan on them when they went to sleep. Another person present quickly told them not to do that, that it could cause sickness of some serious kind. … --- ## [Live World Series Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-world-series-thread/558590)
**Author:** [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-world-series-thread/558590 "2010-11-03T21:43:57Z")
This is going to be an epic match-up between Lincecum and Lee. Can’t wait. Let’s go Rangers!! --- ## [HRC has her first faithless elector](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hrc-has-her-first-faithless-elector/770669)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2016, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hrc-has-her-first-faithless-elector/770669 "2016-11-12T06:30:44Z")
This could still be exciting even after Tuesday :frowning: --- ## [Jimmy Kimmel, you suck. (Making kids cry for yuks.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-kimmel-you-suck-making-kids-cry-for-yuks/673489)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2013, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-kimmel-you-suck-making-kids-cry-for-yuks/673489 "2013-11-15T01:18:50Z")
Apparently Jimmy Kimmel does this every year - asks parents to tell their kids they ate all their Halloween candy, then film the results. As many people here might know, I’m not a huge fan of kids, but I don’t make them … --- ## [The Walking Dead; 3.16 "Welcome to the Tombs" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-16-welcome-to-the-tombs-open-spoilers/654474)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2013, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-16-welcome-to-the-tombs-open-spoilers/654474 "2013-04-17T13:09:37Z")
Happy Easter; the season finale is tonight. Finally we get to see the Woodbury Militia invade the prison. Anybody wonder effect the zombie apocalypse has effected how any surviving Christians celebrate Easter? … --- ## [How much do porn stars make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-porn-stars-make/440164)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2008, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-porn-stars-make/440164 "2008-03-06T13:20:36Z")
This is something I’ve wondered quite a bit (especially as I nearly ended up being in a film at one point :smiley: ). How much, roughly, could someone doing a porn scene expect to make? Could make a living as a porn sta… --- ## [OK Alabama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-alabama/804253)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 281\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-alabama/804253 "2017-12-17T22:03:55Z")
You are on the stage now. Are you normal Americans or are you a bunch of racist rednecks? Are you going you vote for a racist, misogynistic, son of a bitch? Tomorrow we’ll know. --- ## [Why haven't 24 hour diners taken off in Australia the way they have in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-24-hour-diners-taken-off-in-australia-the-way-they-have-in-the-us/523735)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-havent-24-hour-diners-taken-off-in-australia-the-way-they-have-in-the-us/523735 "2010-01-11T07:12:29Z")
My wife and I went to visit some friends on the other side of town not long ago, and as we were driving back fairly late we both realised we were actually quite hungry (having not had dinner and food at our friend’s plac… --- ## [Mass Effect Legendary - my thoughts while I play these games (spoilers as I play)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-effect-legendary-my-thoughts-while-i-play-these-games-spoilers-as-i-play/941984)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 683\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-effect-legendary-my-thoughts-while-i-play-these-games-spoilers-as-i-play/941984 "2026-01-13T15:47:29Z")
I should begin playing tomorrow afternoon since the game releases around 11AM my time. I am pre-loading it now and will try to put a few hours in over the next few days. I am 100% unspoiled, so please don’t spoil ahead … --- ## [What's the dumbest question you've ever been asked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dumbest-question-youve-ever-been-asked/788054)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dumbest-question-youve-ever-been-asked/788054 "2017-06-12T14:03:39Z")
I’m going to hold off on mine until I see what a few other people have to say. Let’s just say mine’s a doozy. :o --- ## [Famous People You Know Second Hand.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-you-know-second-hand/694398)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-you-know-second-hand/694398 "2014-08-13T18:31:20Z")
That is, you never met them, but someone you know has met them. My cousin was the Art Director for a movie directed by and starring Jodie Foster. A friend of mine was one of 3 B-25 instructor pilots who was assigned to… --- ## [Where's the motherfucking minirants you sumbitches? Seriously.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-motherfucking-minirants-you-sumbitches-seriously/405455)
**Author:** [@Ensign\_Edison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ensign_Edison)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2007, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-motherfucking-minirants-you-sumbitches-seriously/405455 "2007-06-17T15:58:32Z")
ONE. To the fucker that threw a rock through the window on Halloween and took out my sister’s left eye. Yeah, it was over a decade ago, I’m still pissed. Why the fuck would you do that? We gave your sorry asses candy. T… --- ## [The Insomniac MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insomniac-mmp/721318)
**Author:** [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Replies:** 323\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insomniac-mmp/721318 "2015-06-08T03:48:30Z")
Tis 224 AM and I have not yet been to sleep. Today is the first day of the month and a Moanday to boot. I will be very busy and very tired. The reason I am still awake is the dog has a tummy ache and is keeping me up. H… --- ## [What's the lamest/most miserly way you've seen a business try to save a buck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-lamest-most-miserly-way-youve-seen-a-business-try-to-save-a-buck/424254)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2007, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-lamest-most-miserly-way-youve-seen-a-business-try-to-save-a-buck/424254 "2007-12-04T08:42:44Z")
I went to a Thai place the other night that had no hot water in the bathroom - when you turned the hot water knob on the faucet, nothing came out - only the cold knob worked, spewing ice cold water for hand-washing. Clas… --- ## ["Fun Facts" you made up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-facts-you-made-up/564503)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-facts-you-made-up/564503 "2010-12-30T17:38:29Z")
Sometimes I like to tell people “facts” that sound like they could be true, but are in fact completely fabricated, just to see how long it takes before somebody calls BS on me. It’s fun! One of my favorites: A small reg… --- ## [Did the British really 'drain' Wealth from India?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-british-really-drain-wealth-from-india/726092)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-british-really-drain-wealth-from-india/726092 "2015-08-10T05:18:18Z")
There was a recent debate by Shashi Tharoor who claims that the British owe India reparations for them being colonised for 200 years. In this claim, he stated that the British reduced India from a position of where it re… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=252&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=254&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)