# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=285&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:** 286 --- ## [What is your favorite movie of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-movie-of-all-time/599251)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2011, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-movie-of-all-time/599251 "2011-10-17T02:53:48Z")
Movie. You get ONE pick. I bought Twicks chocolate, and more than one pick gets your post deleted. (I wish) My favorite is Ivanhoe. Knights in armour, Elizabeth Taylor, action, adventure, love stuff, Sir Walter Scot… --- ## [Straining on the toilet is hazardous to your health?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straining-on-the-toilet-is-hazardous-to-your-health/372014)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2006, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straining-on-the-toilet-is-hazardous-to-your-health/372014 "2006-09-10T19:18:32Z")
So I was watching this X-Files episode, War of the Corphorages (sp). In it, there’s a death on a toilet that Scully theorizes was caused, IIRC, by the man overstraining on the toilet. Having gone through a bit of const… --- ## [What the fuck is going on at the New York Times?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-going-on-at-the-new-york-times/855038)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2021, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-going-on-at-the-new-york-times/855038 "2021-01-10T01:11:20Z")
Jesus Mother Fucking Christ Almighty. Posting an op-ed by Senator Shit-ass (aka Tom Cotton), which advocates using troops against Americans as they protest injustice? Posting an op-ed as the rights of fellow journali… --- ## [Ordering a bloody mary at night: simply not done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordering-a-bloody-mary-at-night-simply-not-done/296444)
**Author:** [@Hoops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoops)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2005, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordering-a-bloody-mary-at-night-simply-not-done/296444 "2005-03-30T00:32:07Z")
So I was in San Francisco a few weeks ago, and found myself out on the town with my host and some friends one evening. We first end up at a swanky piano bar–kinda busy. I order a bloody mary. The bartender gives me a … --- ## [Ever met anyone famous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-met-anyone-famous/463867)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-met-anyone-famous/463867 "2010-05-18T04:02:21Z")
I know that this thread pops up every now and then, but I can’t remember a recent one, so… Me? No. Not in the traditional sense. However, Spotted in the wild GW Bush John Kerry Lee Iacocca Mike Wallace Knew before… --- ## [Avatars: Yay or Nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-yay-or-nay/449353)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 364\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2009, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatars-yay-or-nay/449353 "2009-01-20T16:26:08Z")
It appears the powers-that–be will be updating the board software soon. Personally, I’d love to see avatars employed. I find it to be a great way to identify and remember other posters than by just their username alone. … --- ## [Apologies in order to SDMB member in light of new Ilhan Omar info?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apologies-in-order-to-sdmb-member-in-light-of-new-ilhan-omar-info/835971)
**Author:** [@Helmut\_Doork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helmut_Doork)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2019, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apologies-in-order-to-sdmb-member-in-light-of-new-ilhan-omar-info/835971 "2019-07-22T08:39:12Z")
Seems a while ago I read a post by member Shodan regarding this exact topic- when he or she broached the topic, the mob/herd mentality response was swift and immediate- this member is hateful, evil and trolling, cannot p… --- ## [Classic Rock songs you still crank up despite hearing them a zillion times.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-songs-you-still-crank-up-despite-hearing-them-a-zillion-times/696793)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-rock-songs-you-still-crank-up-despite-hearing-them-a-zillion-times/696793 "2014-09-03T01:32:07Z")
I know many will hate them but mostly because of events in my life that I associate with them, I will forever love the following songs; Rebel, Rebel by Bowie Hotel California by The Eagles Boys Of Summer by Don Henly … --- ## [Political Correctness in our universities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correctness-in-our-universities/813108)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 312\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2018, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correctness-in-our-universities/813108 "2018-05-06T14:37:20Z")
Once again, we’re seeing the doubleplus ungood forces of political correctness targeting anyone at an American university who doesn’t join in their groupthink. Is free speech really so poorly valued in our nation’s acade… --- ## [Do insects seek revenge if you try to kill them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-insects-seek-revenge-if-you-try-to-kill-them/730383)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2015, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-insects-seek-revenge-if-you-try-to-kill-them/730383 "2015-09-10T12:30:27Z")
Like, lets say you try to step on a spider and you only wound it without killing it. Does the spider then seek you out to bite you out of a sense of vengeance? I’m assuming it is just anthropomorphizing to assume so, I … --- ## [Which trees smell the best?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-trees-smell-the-best/543089)
**Author:** [@BMada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMada)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2010, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-trees-smell-the-best/543089 "2010-06-18T12:23:43Z")
Just wondering what trees are the best smelling ones out there. When some trees flower they really smell good. Name even the foul smelling ones if you’d like, but i’m more interested in the fragrant ones. --- ## [I don't perceive Brainglutton as a problem poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-perceive-brainglutton-as-a-problem-poster/758436)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-perceive-brainglutton-as-a-problem-poster/758436 "2016-07-05T14:04:39Z")
…but he was banned anyway. Hey, it happens. The moderators have but a handful of tools to pursue a number of goals (at least since they’ve stopped directing electrical shocks to user keyboards - why we can’t bring that b… --- ## [Yet more puzzling commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-more-puzzling-commercials/560709)
**Author:** [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2010, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-more-puzzling-commercials/560709 "2010-12-02T04:03:14Z")
Is it time for another stupid commercials thread? Probably not. But there’re a couple out there that have me scratching my head. I’m watching Ice Road Truckers Deadliest Roads (and those roads are truly terrifying) … --- ## [Are there any comic book heroes or villains who've never altered their costume](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-comic-book-heroes-or-villains-whove-never-altered-their-costume/624385)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-comic-book-heroes-or-villains-whove-never-altered-their-costume/624385 "2012-06-15T07:09:07Z")
For DC think pre-New 52. The only one I can come up with is Barry Allen’s Flash. But I could be wrong. I guess there’s a bunch of young mutants on Utopia that haven’t been featured enough to warrant costume changes. --- ## [Silly Things That Make a Man/Woman Unnatractive To You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-things-that-make-a-man-woman-unnatractive-to-you/485254)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silly-things-that-make-a-man-woman-unnatractive-to-you/485254 "2009-02-19T23:02:37Z")
Inspired by this thread, I have started to wonder about some of the little things that are deal breakers when you are dating someone. I had a friend who went on a date with this guy and in order to impress her tried to … --- ## [When is The Wire set?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-wire-set/649274)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-wire-set/649274 "2013-02-05T21:17:12Z")
In season 5, episode 8, “Clarifications”, it’s said that Omar Little is 34 but it also indicates his year of birth was 1960. Is the year of birth a deliberate mistake or is the show meant to be set in the mid-'90s? Setti… --- ## [Trivial Things that annoy you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-things-that-annoy-you/806627)
**Author:** [@Reecejackox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reecejackox)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2018, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-things-that-annoy-you/806627 "2018-01-30T22:05:45Z")
Can be anything I will start Losing at Fifa Waiting in queues --- ## [RIP James Garner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-garner/693591)
**Author:** [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-james-garner/693591 "2014-07-23T15:33:07Z")
James Garner has died: James Garner Dead -- Legendary Actor Dies at 86 I always really liked him. One of my favorite actors from that generation. --- ## [Can I get used to Mexican water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-get-used-to-mexican-water/563274)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-get-used-to-mexican-water/563274 "2014-01-30T06:01:30Z")
I’m just a regular American guy who has had access to chlorinated, bug-free water his whole life. It’s my understanding that if I were to head south of the border and drink from the taps that I’d have a very good chance… --- ## [1990 Cray supercomputer vers. my grandmother’s Dell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1990-cray-supercomputer-vers-my-grandmother-s-dell/558644)
**Author:** [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1990-cray-supercomputer-vers-my-grandmother-s-dell/558644 "2012-10-26T02:31:45Z")
How would a 1990 Cray supercomputer stand up against a 2010 $2000 Dell PC? How about a 1980 Cray supercomputer? --- ## [The Ongoing Death of Free Speech: Prominent ACLU Lawyer Cheers Suppression of a New Book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ongoing-death-of-free-speech-prominent-aclu-lawyer-cheers-suppression-of-a-new-book/925913)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 533\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ongoing-death-of-free-speech-prominent-aclu-lawyer-cheers-suppression-of-a-new-book/925913 "2022-05-12T19:05:35Z")
New essay by Glenn Greenwald on the threat to free speech: He seems to think the ACLU is in danger of becoming just another group campaigning for liberal causes. But for numerous reasons, the ACLU — still with some n… --- ## [House in the woods has mice. Are removal efforts futile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-in-the-woods-has-mice-are-removal-efforts-futile/608527)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2012, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-in-the-woods-has-mice-are-removal-efforts-futile/608527 "2012-01-10T14:22:34Z")
We have a nice house nestled in the middle of five acres of heavy woods. It’s such a nice house that lots of mice have decided to make it their home. It’s been like this pretty much since we moved in about five or six ye… --- ## [Dog Bleeding From Vagina - Need Answer Fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-bleeding-from-vagina-need-answer-fast/520957)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2009, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-bleeding-from-vagina-need-answer-fast/520957 "2009-12-17T22:08:41Z")
So, we came home tonight to find a house of poop and blood. I wish I could describe it better, but our 7 year old Bichon has pooped and bled all over the fucking house. Why? How? Help!!! --- ## ["Three Days of the Condor" question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-days-of-the-condor-question/679994)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2014, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-days-of-the-condor-question/679994 "2014-12-02T06:12:53Z")
Yes, I know this movie is nearly 40 years old, but I just watched it for the first time. I figure if there’s anyone out there who can speak to this they’d likely be right here. So, at the very end of the movie (I think … --- ## [Just Because I Can... Starting The MMP Early](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-can-starting-the-mmp-early/508305)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 351\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2009, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-i-can-starting-the-mmp-early/508305 "2009-09-07T15:52:21Z")
Hey Kids! I’m the new MMP! All bright and shiny. Early too! Ummmmm… why yes, I am slightly inebriated. Why do you ask? :smiley: Thus, unlike last week when Rosie and I started simultaneous MMPs, this is not a durnkne o… --- ## [Lack of Freewill doesn't mean lack of choice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-freewill-doesnt-mean-lack-of-choice/954128)
**Author:** [@LeftforDead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LeftforDead)\ **Replies:** 332\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lack-of-freewill-doesnt-mean-lack-of-choice/954128 "2022-02-18T13:15:21Z")
The truth of the lack of free will is not in conflict with the concept, the necessity of choice. Rather, it is because of this absence of free will that we are bound by this necessity. --- ## [12-year-old Florida girl commits suicide after a year of being bullied online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-florida-girl-commits-suicide-after-a-year-of-being-bullied-online/668693)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2013, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-florida-girl-commits-suicide-after-a-year-of-being-bullied-online/668693 "2013-11-21T18:53:32Z")
Congratulations, kids, you’re looking at felonies. --- ## [Down's Syndrome kid "Climbs Everest"!!! No he didn't. Fark you, People Magazine and daddy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downs-syndrome-kid-climbs-everest-no-he-didnt-fark-you-people-magazine-and-daddy/654452)
**Author:** [@Snow\_Pea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snow_Pea)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2013, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downs-syndrome-kid-climbs-everest-no-he-didnt-fark-you-people-magazine-and-daddy/654452 "2013-04-06T10:22:55Z")
http://www.kptv.com/story/21802517/oregon-teen-believed-to-be-first-with-down-syndrome-to-climb-mt-everest No, he didn’t. He climbed part way up, something anyone with basic fitness can do if they have the cash. You … --- ## [Let out your elitist self](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-out-your-elitist-self/485162)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2009, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-out-your-elitist-self/485162 "2009-02-22T02:37:57Z")
I’ll go first. I admit these put me in the ranks of snobs. If you can’t understand what “double Jumbo Jack” means because you don’t have button that says exactly that, and if you can’t make the connection to “extra me… --- ## [Do I stand up for this little girl? Do I say something?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-stand-up-for-this-little-girl-do-i-say-something/539648)
**Author:** [@Miss\_Gnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Gnomer)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-stand-up-for-this-little-girl-do-i-say-something/539648 "2010-05-26T19:22:20Z")
My friend’s husband is a lecherous man who gropes me at any opportunity … I have handled his behaviour incorrectly – he of course picked on me because of who/what I am and the fact that he knows I’m not going to kick him… --- ## [Is it legal to ask for ID with debit card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-ask-for-id-with-debit-card/683831)
**Author:** [@dflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dflower)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2015, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-ask-for-id-with-debit-card/683831 "2015-08-17T15:30:36Z")
I work in retail sales. Many people use credit and debit cards. Often there is no signature on the back or CID is written in place of signature. I normally ask to see an ID in that case. I thought that was the reason … --- ## [Holy crap, that guy's unfunny - but everyone else loves him!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-that-guys-unfunny-but-everyone-else-loves-him/477659)
**Author:** [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2008, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-that-guys-unfunny-but-everyone-else-loves-him/477659 "2008-12-24T01:07:24Z")
Who do you just think is horrifically unfunny to the point of not even cracking an occasional smile at that the rest of the civilized world just loves to death? My main two are: David Sedaris. After hearing from frie… --- ## [Does your kitchen/house heat up when using the oven](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-kitchen-house-heat-up-when-using-the-oven/666842)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-kitchen-house-heat-up-when-using-the-oven/666842 "2013-08-23T12:10:22Z")
It seems like in many threads someone (or several) will comment on how they won’t use the oven in the summer because it heats up the kitchen/house too much. I’m just curious… I just baked dinner for about 1.5 hours at 40… --- ## [What's the dumbest moment in history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dumbest-moment-in-history/57779)
**Author:** [@Cymru\_Annibynnol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cymru_Annibynnol)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2002, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dumbest-moment-in-history/57779 "2002-05-05T19:28:32Z")
I’d have to stick close to home on this one. I was just thinking about this, trying to make it into a coherent post. I’m from Pennsylvania, home of Senator Arlen Specter. Home of magic bullets that make right turns and … --- ## [Despicable: McCain & child sexual predators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/despicable-mccain-child-sexual-predators/462887)
**Author:** [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2008, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/despicable-mccain-child-sexual-predators/462887 "2008-09-16T23:47:31Z")
Apparently, McCain doesn’t think children should be taught how to protect themselves against sexual predators. In his new campaign ad, he attacks Obama for supporting legislation to provide information to kindergartners … --- ## [How do parents adjust after leaving a child in a hot car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-parents-adjust-after-leaving-a-child-in-a-hot-car/660133)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-parents-adjust-after-leaving-a-child-in-a-hot-car/660133 "2013-07-08T20:34:33Z")
I can not imagine the anguish one must feel upon discovering they have done the unthinkable: killed their own child by leaving him or her in a car on a hot day. Having two little ones myself, I can’t even fathom how I wo… --- ## [What are UFOs if they're NOT alien spacecraft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-ufos-if-theyre-not-alien-spacecraft/998108)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 543\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-ufos-if-theyre-not-alien-spacecraft/998108 "2026-09-11T08:41:51Z")
Really the only reason we have for supposing that UFOs are vessels for extraterrestrial beings is a number of accounts that seem dubious and contradictory. So what else could they be? I’d like to toss out a somewhat unh… --- ## [Is it offensive to wear a keffiyeh or a white robe in Arab countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-offensive-to-wear-a-keffiyeh-or-a-white-robe-in-arab-countries/508733)
**Author:** [@The\_Great\_Philosopher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Philosopher)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-offensive-to-wear-a-keffiyeh-or-a-white-robe-in-arab-countries/508733 "2010-05-26T20:00:33Z")
In a lot of Arabic countries, particularly in the Gulf, the men wear white robes and red-and-white keffiyehs around their heads (like these guys). Would it be offensive or odd for white tourists to wear the same thing, o… --- ## [The Ten Commandments of Drive-Thru Etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ten-commandments-of-drive-thru-etiquette/316607)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2005, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ten-commandments-of-drive-thru-etiquette/316607 "2005-08-18T00:02:48Z")
Having worked far too long in the food service industry, i’ve seen my share of people who seem to have absolutely no idea how drive-thru restaurants work. I’ve suffered no end of heartache and aggravation from people who… --- ## [The SDMB 2015 Gardening Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-2015-gardening-thread/714448)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2016, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-2015-gardening-thread/714448 "2016-01-25T06:54:07Z")
Here we go again… Early March, there is still snow on the ground, but I inventoried my seeds yesterday. I pulled all old and likely not viable ones out of the box - usually I toss them into the untended lots around her… --- ## [Dry-socket, and does it really hurt that bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-socket-and-does-it-really-hurt-that-bad/207401)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2003, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-socket-and-does-it-really-hurt-that-bad/207401 "2003-10-15T23:38:12Z")
Some are familiar with dry-socket. It is the condition resulting from infection in the gums after one get’s their wisdom teeth out, or any-teeth I would presume. I had a student email me today saying they would not be i… --- ## [French prosecutor recommends "Dissolution" of Scientology in France](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-prosecutor-recommends-dissolution-of-scientology-in-france/499887)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2009, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-prosecutor-recommends-dissolution-of-scientology-in-france/499887 "2009-06-18T17:35:37Z")
God Bless the French! Finally, a government with some balls-willing to crush this murderous cult! I was happy to read that the French Government is willing to expose this nonsnse, and prevent innocent people from being h… --- ## [Illegal to film police officers while making an arrest. Insane new trend in state laws.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-to-film-police-officers-while-making-an-arrest-insane-new-trend-in-state-laws/541936)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-to-film-police-officers-while-making-an-arrest-insane-new-trend-in-state-laws/541936 "2011-08-31T03:02:34Z")
“At least” three states now have laws on the books making it illegal to film police officers while they are making an arrest. The laws are based largely on wiretapping regulations, which require that all parties conse… --- ## [Head in the clouds MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-in-the-clouds-mmp/727437)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2015, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-in-the-clouds-mmp/727437 "2015-08-17T04:29:42Z")
Literally. It’s a high flying week, we’ll it has been so far but now the bad weather is coming in. ::Waves at Midget:: Can’t you do anything for your visitors to St. Jean? The 4 of us are up & taking turns in the ba… --- ## [Foods you wished you liked but you don't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-wished-you-liked-but-you-dont/557860)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-wished-you-liked-but-you-dont/557860 "2010-11-03T01:20:28Z")
I wish I liked yogurt. It looks sort of like ice cream, which is good. It is usually mixed with yummy additives like fruit or candy or something. Apparently it is healthy for the most part but I hate it. It is vile. … --- ## [Could a government run healthcare system compete](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-government-run-healthcare-system-compete/671869)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-government-run-healthcare-system-compete/671869 "2013-11-11T02:56:18Z")
If the U.S. government decided to go into the healthcare business and set up their own hospitals clinics etc, employe their own staff from top to bottom could they give us adequate healthcare at a more affordable price. … --- ## [american beheaded in Iraq, video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-beheaded-in-iraq-video/244662)
**Author:** [@Otters\_We\_Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otters_We_Love)\ **Replies:** 329\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2004, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-beheaded-in-iraq-video/244662 "2004-05-14T18:55:59Z")
I guess I am the first to post this. On Fox news they showed the beginning of a video that is running on an arab web site of a man Nick Berg, who went to Iraq, they beheaded him. They only showed him sitting there, on … --- ## [Men in dorms - where did you find privacy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-dorms-where-did-you-find-privacy/668388)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2013, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-dorms-where-did-you-find-privacy/668388 "2013-09-14T09:13:17Z")
For masturbation, that is. Before I went to college (a loooooong time ago) I had my own room at home, which I think is pretty standard for teenage males. Then I suddenly was sharing a very small room with one other guy.… --- ## [Pick a television comedy to vacation in.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-television-comedy-to-vacation-in/661311)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2013, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-television-comedy-to-vacation-in/661311 "2013-07-07T05:28:03Z")
For reasons that don’t concern you hosers\*, Rhymer Enterprises finds it needful to save Lady Jane Grey from execution. I’d do it myself but 2009!Skald and 2011!Skald are already there (and then) in an epic battle of mist… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' - March 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-march-2014/682562)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-march-2014/682562 "2014-03-31T22:17:41Z")
Well, for us folks in North America, this is ideal reading weather - fireplace on, check. Dog curled up, check. Beverage appropriate to the hour, check. I’m cheerfully working my way through some of Mount Toberead. F… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=284&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=286&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)