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**Author:** [@happywaffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happywaffle)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2016, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-garage-door-opener-works-up-but-not-down/439097 "2016-03-06T20:22:35Z")
Morning folks, I’m finally getting around to futzing with our new home’s garage door opener, which was advertised as non-functional when we bought the house. But it’s non-functional in a very unusual way: it will go up … --- ## [Rules for Strip group games (card or board)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-strip-group-games-card-or-board/417337)
**Author:** [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2012, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-strip-group-games-card-or-board/417337 "2012-03-10T01:37:18Z")
I’m looking for some rules to suggest to my friends in playing Strip games. None of us are really good at poker, and strip poker is so well known anyhow. I’m looking for information on rules for games such as Strip spade… --- ## [Dear Customer, we get many customers weekly who think their situation warrents us eating $20 to $100](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-customer-we-get-many-customers-weekly-who-think-their-situation-warrents-us-eating-20-to-100/667630)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-customer-we-get-many-customers-weekly-who-think-their-situation-warrents-us-eating-20-to-100/667630 "2013-09-06T21:13:26Z")
So it’s really not that eating $20 to $100 dollars for “customer service” will break us. It’s that we get customers like you all the time that think your situation is special and we should ignore policies we have for goo… --- ## [Not worth the culinary effort.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-worth-the-culinary-effort/790435)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-worth-the-culinary-effort/790435 "2017-07-21T20:34:30Z")
Have you ever toiled in the kitchen to make something lovingly from scratch, only to find the pay-off was not worth the effort? Not that it didn’t taste better, but the improvement in taste was not worth the time and wor… --- ## [Dayna Morales, the waitress who claims she didn't get tipped because of her homosexuality, exposed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dayna-morales-the-waitress-who-claims-she-didnt-get-tipped-because-of-her-homosexuality-exposed/674823)
**Author:** [@kstarnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kstarnes)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2013, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dayna-morales-the-waitress-who-claims-she-didnt-get-tipped-because-of-her-homosexuality-exposed/674823 "2013-12-06T13:01:28Z")
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/new-jersey-waitress-victim-discrimination-forged-receipt-article-1.1529227 I fucking knew it! There are people out there who will exploit our modern protective instincts towards victi… --- ## [Does hair really stop growing at a certain length?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hair-really-stop-growing-at-a-certain-length/513776)
**Author:** [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2009, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hair-really-stop-growing-at-a-certain-length/513776 "2009-10-16T04:22:42Z")
Over the years I’ve heard from different sources that the hair on an individual’s head will stop growing at a certain length, which varies from person to person. Is this true, or a myth? I wondering mainly because I’ve b… --- ## [Goddamn you all, I'll probably vote for Obama--and hate it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-you-all-ill-probably-vote-for-obama-and-hate-it/626352)
**Author:** [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-you-all-ill-probably-vote-for-obama-and-hate-it/626352 "2012-07-01T22:45:40Z")
I’ve been voting since I was eligible to do so. I voted for McGovern, Carter, Reagan, Mondale, Bush, Perot, Clinton, Bush, Bush and McCain. And now I have to choose between Obama and Romney. Thanks for the choices. T… --- ## [Consequences Of Skipping Out On Your Restaurant Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consequences-of-skipping-out-on-your-restaurant-bill/637263)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consequences-of-skipping-out-on-your-restaurant-bill/637263 "2012-10-12T16:21:32Z")
I have often seen in the old movies and cartoons when somebody doesn’t have enough money to cover an expensive date at a restaurant that said customer ends up washing mounds of dirty dishes in the kitchen. Okay this is … --- ## [Personal nicknames for strangers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-nicknames-for-strangers/287221)
**Author:** [@MC\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MC_E)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2005, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-nicknames-for-strangers/287221 "2005-09-16T02:31:10Z")
I have a pretty regular routine every morning on my way to work. I always leave within 2 minutes of 5 AM, and I always stop at 7-11 for coffee (only 50 cents to fill my travel mug). There are several people I see there a… --- ## [Question for Eve...re: Peter Sellers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-eve-re-peter-sellers/315371)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2005, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-eve-re-peter-sellers/315371 "2005-08-17T20:05:24Z")
Was Peter Sellers ereally as much of a hateful asshole as the recent biopic starring Geoffrey Rush made him out to be? --- ## [Is it rude not to deposit a check ASAP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-not-to-deposit-a-check-asap/617859)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-not-to-deposit-a-check-asap/617859 "2012-04-10T16:41:29Z")
If someone gives you a check for, say, forty bucks, (as a birthday present or something along those lines), and you deposit the check about ten days later, have you been rude? If not, is there any length of time that wo… --- ## [When did the English Royalty lose political power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-english-royalty-lose-political-power/157830)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2003, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-english-royalty-lose-political-power/157830 "2003-02-28T14:09:04Z")
Please excuse this American for his ignorance, but I was wondering if someone could help me out with something I’ve been wondering about the English Monarchy for a while…That is, when did the Royalty stop having any real… --- ## [I pit you guys...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-you-guys/493603)
**Author:** [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2009, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-you-guys/493603 "2009-04-25T04:06:53Z")
I was so excited…being a reader of the Straight Dope for many years, I finally discovered the message boards about 2.3 years ago. I have read hundreds of hours of debate and cultural interest and just smart stuff…it was… --- ## [Are cats effective at catching moles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cats-effective-at-catching-moles/495603)
**Author:** [@gravitycrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gravitycrash)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2014, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cats-effective-at-catching-moles/495603 "2014-09-20T10:08:09Z")
I thought about putting this in GQ but I’ve been around here long enough to know how even seemingly innocent cat questions can devolve into a spectacular train wreck so here it goes. I’m thinking about getting a cat for… --- ## [Guys: does your hair stylist do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-does-your-hair-stylist-do-this/283141)
**Author:** [@Glassy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glassy)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2005, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-does-your-hair-stylist-do-this/283141 "2005-01-09T09:38:31Z")
Recently my handsome husband told me that sometimes - and not even terribly rarely - women hair stylists will kind of lean in and press against his back as they cut his hair. You know what I’m saying? \*\*\*With their bre… --- ## [THEMED Celebrity Death Pool 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themed-celebrity-death-pool-2018/803332)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/themed-celebrity-death-pool-2018/803332 "2019-01-05T15:42:32Z")
NOTE: This is a NEW change for 2018. Themed Death Pool Lists will be posted and tracked in a separate thread. If you are looking for the 2018 Celebrity Death Pool thread, click here phungi (aka: the Death Shroom) chec… --- ## [A challenge to any Christian: before condemning me to hell, go get waterboarded](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-challenge-to-any-christian-before-condemning-me-to-hell-go-get-waterboarded/582935)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-challenge-to-any-christian-before-condemning-me-to-hell-go-get-waterboarded/582935 "2011-06-30T00:30:24Z")
This is a public challenge to any evangelical christian who believes all those who believe differently should go to hell, or who believe that anyone deserves to go to hell. The challenge is as such: go experience torture… --- ## [Why so little amateur lesbian porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-little-amateur-lesbian-porn/379080)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2006, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-little-amateur-lesbian-porn/379080 "2006-11-23T17:36:15Z")
I wasn’t sure whether to put this in GQ or CS, so one of the mods is more than welcome to move it if it’s in the wrong forum. Anyhoo, I like my porn. That’s not exactly a secret to anyone who knows me, but lately I’ve b… --- ## [The Ethics of Getting a Free Drink Refill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-getting-a-free-drink-refill/497322)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-getting-a-free-drink-refill/497322 "2010-07-15T17:49:34Z")
I was at a restaurant with my brother the other day where the soda machine is in the dining area and customers get their own drinks. After finishing my drink, I went back for a refill (actually just a few swigs, not a fu… --- ## [Work-around for the inability to embed fonts in Mac PowerPoint?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-around-for-the-inability-to-embed-fonts-in-mac-powerpoint/618602)
**Author:** [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-around-for-the-inability-to-embed-fonts-in-mac-powerpoint/618602 "2012-04-13T04:39:25Z")
My vehement distaste for PowerPoint burns with the heat of a thousand suns, but, alas, it is the tool I am forced to use to create a very straightforward presentation that will run during a banquet. Each slide will have … --- ## [Best drag queen names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-drag-queen-names/313356)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2005, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-drag-queen-names/313356 "2005-07-26T19:59:08Z")
This topic came to mind after reading the “best rock & roll names” thread. Just looking down the campy adopted aliases (“Siouxsie Sioux” for example) put me in mind of drag queen names. Famous or Semi-famous Drag names:… --- ## [I don't buy "organic," because there's no nutritional difference](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-buy-organic-because-theres-no-nutritional-difference/702516)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2014, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-buy-organic-because-theres-no-nutritional-difference/702516 "2014-11-09T21:14:40Z")
Whole Foods may disagree, along with the flock of progressively liberal Whole Foods customers that are willing to pay premium prices for “organic” food, but I contend this is the functional equivalent of homeopathy. --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' - September 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-september-2013/667618)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2013, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-september-2013/667618 "2013-10-03T15:11:53Z")
Well, I’m almost back to the real world; just a couple more days of intermittent internet to go. I’d like to thank Elendil’s Heir for opening August’s thread for me. Having been out of touch for a while, I’ve finished … --- ## [Crown Vic Discontinued what does this mean for the police and taxicabs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crown-vic-discontinued-what-does-this-mean-for-the-police-and-taxicabs/646428)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crown-vic-discontinued-what-does-this-mean-for-the-police-and-taxicabs/646428 "2013-01-15T19:08:15Z")
What does this mean for the police and taxicabs that drive these cars. I know most of the public does not drive these cars now withe price of gas and big cars and big trucks like big SUV are not doing well withe the p… --- ## ["Fleshlite", any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleshlite-any-good/183391)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2004, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleshlite-any-good/183391 "2004-12-20T04:55:40Z")
A Fleshlite is an adult toy that supposedly looks and feels very much like a vagina. It has a casing that looks similar to a flash light. Costs about 50 bucks. I’ve been considering buying one, just as soon as I get my … --- ## [Stop Abusive Violence Environments!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-abusive-violence-environments/622203)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2012, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-abusive-violence-environments/622203 "2012-05-23T00:36:51Z")
(Rachel Maddow mentioned this group because they oppose the re approval of the Violence Against Women Act. So I looked them up on the Intertube.) Just Look at this Bullshit! \*Are Abuse Shelters Helping the True Victims… --- ## [NFL Yardage Pool Competition 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2011/595473 "2012-01-02T22:07:01Z")
Last year’s thread Every week you pick 3 players: One for passing yards, one for rushing, and one for receiving. You can only use each player once per year. At the end of the week, however many yards those 3 players in … --- ## [I Pit The Asswipe Fucking With My Marriage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-asswipe-fucking-with-my-marriage/392749)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2007, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-asswipe-fucking-with-my-marriage/392749 "2007-03-11T00:52:01Z")
Maybe the fact that I’m posting about this instead of taking it to some actual real friends just demonstrates how very much my social life has hit rock bottom anyways. I’m just feeling very angry and helpless like now, … --- ## [Giraffe: tag, you're it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-tag-youre-it/503315)
**Author:** [@SmashTheState](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmashTheState)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2009, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giraffe-tag-youre-it/503315 "2009-07-22T21:48:35Z")
Running to teacher like a 9 year old and trying to get me banned because you don’t like my politics? Not cool, dude. And Bees, your MEEEE TOOOOO was particularly sad and obsequious. I seem to have attracted a dedicate… --- ## [J C Penney's "Screaming" ad -- Want to boycott?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-c-penneys-screaming-ad-want-to-boycott/610824)
**Author:** [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-c-penneys-screaming-ad-want-to-boycott/610824 "2012-02-03T19:59:39Z")
I’m emailing JCP to say that I’m boycotting their store until they stop airing the “Enough is enough” commercial. How dare they scream bloody murder in my house; the poor dogs and wife react with instant anxiety (and, ye… --- ## [Stranger Things 3. No spoilers until post 54](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranger-things-3-no-spoilers-until-post-54/836575)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2020, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranger-things-3-no-spoilers-until-post-54/836575 "2020-02-14T21:19:11Z")
Yes I binged the whole thing. Still fun but a bit less fun than 2 which was a bit less fun than 1. Some good bits. I do wonder if I propose spoiler-free through end of the month and \*\*as of August 1 no more needed \*\*w… --- ## [Have you gone years without seeing the dentist and returned to find no issues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-gone-years-without-seeing-the-dentist-and-returned-to-find-no-issues/619788)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2012, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-gone-years-without-seeing-the-dentist-and-returned-to-find-no-issues/619788 "2012-04-29T04:50:51Z")
There was another thread where a poster had gone 3 years and was concerned about periodontal disease and bone disease. I had my last visit at age 18 (no cavities) then spent my 20’s sometimes being insured, sometimes no… --- ## [Eight False Things The Public “Knows” Prior To Election Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-false-things-the-public-knows-prior-to-election-day/558572)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-false-things-the-public-knows-prior-to-election-day/558572 "2010-11-03T09:44:20Z")
By Dave Johnson of the Institute for America’s Future: Anyone care to dispute these claims? (If you click the link, they’re eached backed up by further links to various newspaper articles, etc.) And if he’s right, wh… --- ## [China- Who Speaks Cantonese And Who Speaks Mandarin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-who-speaks-cantonese-and-who-speaks-mandarin/203327)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2003, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-who-speaks-cantonese-and-who-speaks-mandarin/203327 "2003-09-30T18:27:52Z")
In China, in which regions is Cantonese typically spoken and in which regions is Mandarin typically spoken? Roughly what percentage of the population speaks Mandarin? What percentage speaks Cantonese?? Is it true that … --- ## [Movies that were a lot better than you expected (SPOILERS LIKELY)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-were-a-lot-better-than-you-expected-spoilers-likely/602559)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-were-a-lot-better-than-you-expected-spoilers-likely/602559 "2011-12-07T22:30:26Z")
Or maybe movies that were more interesting than you thought they would be, or movies that turned out to have more to them than what it said on the box. Sort of the opposite of this thread. (To have it out of the way: I… --- ## [OMG, I'm the first? An MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-im-the-first-an-mmp/665381)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 329\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2013, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-im-the-first-an-mmp/665381 "2013-08-12T02:21:14Z")
I can’t believe I’m the first. It’s Monday morning, I’m just about to head out the door on my way to work, and I check the Dope. Yay me! My dog is looking at me reproachfully because I won’t let him eat the cat’s food… --- ## [Mad-Men: 4.10 "Hands & Knees" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-4-10-hands-knees-open-spoilers/555166)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2010, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-4-10-hands-knees-open-spoilers/555166 "2010-10-02T22:50:36Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] An unannounced visitor at the Francis home rattles Betty. \[/QUOTE\] Only 4 more episodes left this season. --- ## [Time for the "Middle of 2015" Postcard Exhange!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-the-middle-of-2015-postcard-exhange/724507)
**Author:** [@jayrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayrey)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2015, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-the-middle-of-2015-postcard-exhange/724507 "2015-10-09T15:52:53Z")
I took some flak last year for calling it the 2014 Summer Postcard Exchange. After all, for the southern half of the planet, it’s the middle of winter. So, a new year and a new, more politically correct name. Cunctato… --- ## [Trump launches multi-state victory lap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-launches-multi-state-victory-lap/773442)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2016, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-launches-multi-state-victory-lap/773442 "2016-12-06T19:20:18Z")
Trump to launch ‘thank you’ tour with Thursday rally in Cincinnati Well, it has been almost three weeks since his ego has been fed by screaming crowds. Best to do this now before his fans figure out how he’s pulled the… --- ## [Cashier makes an error in your favor, you say nothing, did you just steal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashier-makes-an-error-in-your-favor-you-say-nothing-did-you-just-steal/726905)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashier-makes-an-error-in-your-favor-you-say-nothing-did-you-just-steal/726905 "2015-08-11T02:03:57Z")
Not a legal question but a moral or ethical one. You are buying something and you notice the cashier make an error that benefits you. You pay the bill and leave. Did you just steal or does something about the cashier’… --- ## [Any simple clever costume ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-simple-clever-costume-ideas/558702)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2010, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-simple-clever-costume-ideas/558702 "2010-11-02T04:03:20Z")
I’m going to a costume party on Sat and I need to dress up. I could go as the standard cop, pirate, doctor, caveman, grim reaper, etc… but perhaps theres a clever alternative out there. Any good easy-to-make ideas? --- ## [A comment on the Cesario modding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-comment-on-the-cesario-modding/529153)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-comment-on-the-cesario-modding/529153 "2010-02-22T23:23:45Z")
Mods, I gotta give you guys kudos on your handling of that entire shitstorm. I think you bent over backwards to be fair to him and he was just too frickin’ oblivious to see that. If you will all leave your jackboots in… --- ## [Perry the Showman \[Rick Perry's speeches and debate performances\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perry-the-showman-rick-perrys-speeches-and-debate-performances/601460)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perry-the-showman-rick-perrys-speeches-and-debate-performances/601460 "2011-11-17T15:51:13Z")
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=perry’s%20speech%20in%20new%20hampshire&source=web&cd=3&sqi=2&ved=0CDcQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.politico.com%2Fnews%2Fstories%2F1011%2F67196.html&ei=YnOvTsP3O-ry0gH91\_itAQ&usg=AFQj… --- ## [Why is it important to be humble?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-important-to-be-humble/657141)
**Author:** [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-important-to-be-humble/657141 "2013-05-06T12:23:55Z")
And to what extent is self-deprecation or downplaying necessary, both to ensure that you feel you yourself are truly humble, and to communicate to others that you are? It seems to me that there is quite a dance involved,… --- ## [If someone has had 6+ car accidents are they a bad driver, regardless of fault?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-has-had-6-car-accidents-are-they-a-bad-driver-regardless-of-fault/636865)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2016, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-has-had-6-car-accidents-are-they-a-bad-driver-regardless-of-fault/636865 "2016-10-30T14:55:47Z")
Let me preface this by saying I’m not an amazing driver. Sort of average at best, but this is not about me. I have a friend who has now had 6 car accidents in the city we live in - she has had more in another city. I be… --- ## [A Reluctant Rescue, A Papillon MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-reluctant-rescue-a-papillon-mmp/739693)
**Author:** [@kaiwik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaiwik)\ **Replies:** 312\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2015, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-reluctant-rescue-a-papillon-mmp/739693 "2015-12-14T02:34:26Z")
Good morning mmpers! I’m so sorry for not doing last week’s mmp, but I didn’t know if someone had claimed it and I didn’t want to step on any toes. Some of you are my facebook friends and are probably aware that my 70 y… --- ## [Cat food that reduces that god awful smell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-food-that-reduces-that-god-awful-smell/560618)
**Author:** [@Faelyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faelyn)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2010, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-food-that-reduces-that-god-awful-smell/560618 "2010-11-29T04:57:20Z")
After recently adopting a new kitten, we came to realize that he passes gas that smells similar to a rotting carcass. His litter box is in the second bedroom, and is scooped every other day, but even then wherever he doe… --- ## [What's a 'normal' amount of bacon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-normal-amount-of-bacon/755788)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2019, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-normal-amount-of-bacon/755788 "2019-05-11T20:35:59Z")
No, seriously. I know all of the joke answers. A John Wayne movie was playing today, and a woman was going to make his character breakfast. He wanted four eggs and ‘plenty of bacon’. In my mind, I imagined him chowin… --- ## ["My Little Pony": The most sexist show on TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-the-most-sexist-show-on-tv/685375)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-the-most-sexist-show-on-tv/685375 "2016-02-10T22:44:51Z")
I don’t watch much My Little Pony. In fact, I watch as little as I can. But I have a 4-year old girl who’s obsessed with the show, so I’ve been involuntarily exposed to it. And I can’t help noticing a few things. Every … --- ## [My girlfriend was carjacked today. And is still missing \[update: she has been found\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-girlfriend-was-carjacked-today-and-is-still-missing-update-she-has-been-found/837960)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2019, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-girlfriend-was-carjacked-today-and-is-still-missing-update-she-has-been-found/837960 "2019-08-06T15:41:28Z")
It appears that earlier today, my girlfriend was carjacked. So far as I can tell, they kept her with the vehicle, at least temporarily. Louisville Metro Police (area of the country where we live) is aware with a BOLO ou… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=272&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=274&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)