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**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2014, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-think-racism-doesnt-happen-youre-wrong/707512 "2014-12-23T19:13:27Z")
Fotheringay-Phipps started this thread: Fotheringay-Phipps, this is a disgusting thread. You bloody-well know that some undefined portion of the time, black people in America are treated in ways that white people are … --- ## [Best way to dispose of old bank statements and the like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-dispose-of-old-bank-statements-and-the-like/203375)
**Author:** [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2003, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-dispose-of-old-bank-statements-and-the-like/203375 "2003-10-31T22:21:39Z")
I’ve been diligently saving bank (and other account) statements for probably over 3 years now, you know, just in case. It’s come time to let go though. I just confirmed with my bank that, should that unlikely emergency … --- ## [Feminism, Emma Watson, and . . . er. . . tits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feminism-emma-watson-and-er-tits/781544)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2017, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feminism-emma-watson-and-er-tits/781544 "2017-03-08T18:07:54Z")
So the lovely and talented Emma Watson, of Potterverse and now Disney fame, did a photo shoot for Vanity Fair. Among the shots was one in which the actress is shown wearing a white-rope Burberry open weave top that revea… --- ## [Resolved, the West will Win the GWoT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-west-will-win-the-gwot/578826)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2011, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-the-west-will-win-the-gwot/578826 "2011-04-23T02:05:12Z")
I am disappointed so many people want us (the West) to pull out of Afghanistan. What’s up with that? We are winning in Afghanistan. What the heck did you think a war in that stinkhole would look like? We haven’t even be… --- ## [better technologies that failed (i.e. BetaMax)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-technologies-that-failed-i-e-betamax/700178)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-technologies-that-failed-i-e-betamax/700178 "2014-10-27T20:55:12Z")
I on occasion have to discuss why technologies fail, even if they are perceived as better quality then the competing technology. I’m old. the most obvious example I have is BetaMax vs. VCR technology. I’d like to upda… --- ## [Why does it take so long for people to poop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-take-so-long-for-people-to-poop/164134)
**Author:** [@TGWATY](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TGWATY)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2013, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-take-so-long-for-people-to-poop/164134 "2013-04-24T14:40:01Z")
This is a lifelong mystery to me. It takes me at most 30 secs to get it out. I spend more time wiping than pooping. Are there any other animals that spend 5 minutes or more just to poop? Its ridiculous. Don’t you k… --- ## [Did you get spanked as a kid? Do you spank your own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-spanked-as-a-kid-do-you-spank-your-own/359151)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2006, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-spanked-as-a-kid-do-you-spank-your-own/359151 "2006-06-08T19:05:50Z")
This may be TMI or triggering for some people. I was spanked. All seven of my brothers and sisters were. Actually in our house it was called whipping, which was more accurate as the instrument of choice was a belt. We h… --- ## [What's the real reason behind the Greek rioters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-real-reason-behind-the-greek-rioters/612730)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-real-reason-behind-the-greek-rioters/612730 "2012-03-01T17:23:14Z")
Riots happened this weekend as the Greek Parliament passed more austerity measures in order to be allowed to borrow more money in an attempt to stave off bankruptcy. Similar things happened last year as the debate was r… --- ## [How do I download an embedded Flash video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-download-an-embedded-flash-video/663878)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-download-an-embedded-flash-video/663878 "2013-07-22T22:38:02Z")
I need to copy a video file that is embedded in a Facebook page (as in, keep a copy of it as an MPEG or .wmv or whatever file in case the original gets deleted.) Is there a way to do that without downloading software? --- ## [What HOLY BLOOD WARS exist in your profession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-holy-blood-wars-exist-in-your-profession/658300)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-holy-blood-wars-exist-in-your-profession/658300 "2013-08-23T23:14:27Z")
It seems like most of the fields I’m even remotely aware of in any detail have some small blood war, just bubbling below the surface waiting to make best friends and trusted colleagues into bitter enemies at the drop of … --- ## [Warehouse 13 - Season 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warehouse-13-season-2/545860)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warehouse-13-season-2/545860 "2010-09-28T20:07:06Z")
Watched the first episode of the new season on Hulu this morning and I have to say that they kept the magic through the break. . . . . . . . . . . --- ## [Evolutionary Advantage to Hearing Octaves as "The Same?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolutionary-advantage-to-hearing-octaves-as-the-same/395567)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2007, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolutionary-advantage-to-hearing-octaves-as-the-same/395567 "2007-03-16T04:27:07Z")
Humans, and, apparently, other mammals, hear notes spaced apart by octaves as being in a sense “the same note.” At this site I learn, apparently, that this can be accounted for by features of the structure of our brains… --- ## [Is "Outsourced" racist or just stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-outsourced-racist-or-just-stupid/557294)
**Author:** [@Olfatbut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olfatbut)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-outsourced-racist-or-just-stupid/557294 "2010-10-30T20:38:42Z")
I was able to watch all of 7 minutes before my brain flipped a breaker and when I woke up on the floor it was over. I believe if I had continued beyond that point I would have become irreversibly stupider. The Indian c… --- ## [Mafia: Evil Dead - DAY/NIGHT SEVEN](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-evil-dead-day-night-seven/482492)
**Author:** [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2009, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-evil-dead-day-night-seven/482492 "2009-01-27T18:23:10Z")
INT THE CABIN LIVING ROOM - DAWN They sit, in a rough circle. Close on eyes, shifting suspiciously. After a few moments… tense moments… someone checks their watch. SOMEONE Hey, it’s 8:00AM. SOMEONE ELSE We’re all… s… --- ## [How can I screw my sister over(equal to what she's done to me)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-screw-my-sister-over-equal-to-what-shes-done-to-me/597690)
**Author:** [@rebeccasrevenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rebeccasrevenge)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-screw-my-sister-over-equal-to-what-shes-done-to-me/597690 "2011-10-04T22:45:54Z")
First a little history… I moved back to the God forsaken county of Riverside in order to care for my mother.No one else (my two sisters) were willing to do this. For 15 years I cared not only for her but her animals an… --- ## [CA gun show draws 10,000 people ‘getting ready for the next revolution’](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-gun-show-draws-10-000-people-getting-ready-for-the-next-revolution/647142)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ca-gun-show-draws-10-000-people-getting-ready-for-the-next-revolution/647142 "2013-01-16T20:45:05Z")
Story here: And that’s why I’m here Pitting Biden and Obama! Isn’t it obvious?! It’s a conspiracy! They’re both in the pay of the motherfucking gun dealers! :mad: --- ## [Let's be forthright about the tax cuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-be-forthright-about-the-tax-cuts/821407)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-be-forthright-about-the-tax-cuts/821407 "2018-10-22T16:27:05Z")
I was taking stock of finances the other day and calculated that I have paid about $1500 less in taxes compared to this point last year. By the end of the year it could amount to a $2000 difference. I expect to earn wit… --- ## [Rebuilding Notre-Dame cathedral (Paris)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rebuilding-notre-dame-cathedral-paris/845437)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mark_Finn)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2025, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rebuilding-notre-dame-cathedral-paris/845437 "2025-01-01T19:32:59Z")
Recent stories say there is only about a 50% chance that Notre-Dame cathedral can be restored. What would be the feasibility of this following process - considering that churches (and other buildings) have been dismantle… --- ## [Changed to a Happy Ending](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changed-to-a-happy-ending/714686)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2015, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changed-to-a-happy-ending/714686 "2015-03-14T21:31:33Z")
Okay, I can understand in many cases where they take a story with kind of a downer ending and change it to a happy one for a play or a movie – especially a play. ho wants to sit through a long piece, watch characters ove… --- ## [Smartphone data usage - how long to go through 8GB of data?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-data-usage-how-long-to-go-through-8gb-of-data/714008)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smartphone-data-usage-how-long-to-go-through-8gb-of-data/714008 "2015-03-03T05:01:51Z")
We have a 6GB data plan shared by four smartphones. We rarely get anywhere close to going over that limit, but a few days ago we started getting text alerts on our plan usage. Within the span of an hour, we got alerts th… --- ## [Pets and nudity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pets-and-nudity/505075)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pets-and-nudity/505075 "2009-08-15T01:45:33Z")
My cousin’s son, who is in his 20s, claims that he won’t let his dog see him naked. This guy is not generally a prude, and we all just looked at him like he was from Mars. He can’t explain his feelings, and neither can a… --- ## [Czarcasm's Junior Modding in ATMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czarcasms-junior-modding-in-atmb/636174)
**Author:** [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2012, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czarcasms-junior-modding-in-atmb/636174 "2012-10-05T17:18:43Z")
Okay, since I didn’t want to keep detailing the thread on the latest suspension, I wanted to repost here the question I posed there… “Amazingly, in my decade here, I’ve barely posted in a handful of threads about what T… --- ## [Naked, but not getting dressed, in the gym locker room.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-but-not-getting-dressed-in-the-gym-locker-room/341568)
**Author:** [@AndyPolley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyPolley)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2006, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-but-not-getting-dressed-in-the-gym-locker-room/341568 "2006-02-03T19:36:02Z")
I received a membership to my local gym as a birthday present from my wonderful fiancé. I have gone to this gym in the past and I like it. It’s busy, but not too crowded. The machines are all state of the art and ther… --- ## [Why no 200 proof booze?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-200-proof-booze/266916)
**Author:** [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2004, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-200-proof-booze/266916 "2004-10-01T21:23:23Z")
I got to thinking about grain alcohol today (as we all should from time to time), and I realized that the proof showing on a bottle of Everclear is only 198. I’m pretty sure that Everclear is the closest to “pure” alcoh… --- ## [Sarah Palin supports Hamas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-supports-hamas/466417)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-supports-hamas/466417 "2008-10-08T15:18:43Z")
But only because she’s too fucking stupid to know what it is. youtube link This is a totally characteristic Palin response. Try to gloss with a generic, non-answer, then quickly segue into irrelevant and non-controve… --- ## [How can you describe the "Bubblegum" flavor without saying "bubblegum"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-describe-the-bubblegum-flavor-without-saying-bubblegum/324723)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-describe-the-bubblegum-flavor-without-saying-bubblegum/324723 "2016-05-02T19:47:19Z")
The title says it all. Everyone knows what the “bubblegum” flavor is. It’s the way bubblegum tastes. But what the hell IS it? And don’t say “pink.” --- ## [Plantar Fasciitis: Solutions other than night splint / boot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plantar-fasciitis-solutions-other-than-night-splint-boot/640821)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2015, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plantar-fasciitis-solutions-other-than-night-splint-boot/640821 "2015-12-19T06:44:40Z")
I’ve had plantar fasciitis in varying degrees of severity for a year now, usually just stretching and bearing it. I’d like to finally get rid of it once and for all, so I bought a night splint. It is woefully uncomforta… --- ## [Food Network Star 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-network-star-2012/622718)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-network-star-2012/622718 "2012-07-24T11:28:49Z")
What, nobody is watching the new season? I wasn’t sure about the new format until this week. I’m still not sure. On the one hand, teams make for a different dynamic. You can have an off week and still be safe if the res… --- ## [Women, do you sit with your legs open or closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-sit-with-your-legs-open-or-closed/678014)
**Author:** [@Themis00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Themis00)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2014, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-sit-with-your-legs-open-or-closed/678014 "2014-01-12T09:25:55Z")
I am a woman and I enjoy sitting with my legs open. I have all of my life. My husband complains about it though. He says that it is unladylike. I just ignore him, and point my knees at 10 o’clock and 2 o’clock. I just fi… --- ## [Web site says Jeff Goldblum injured or killed in New Zealand? \[HOAX\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-site-says-jeff-goldblum-injured-or-killed-in-new-zealand-hoax/500996)
**Author:** [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2009, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/web-site-says-jeff-goldblum-injured-or-killed-in-new-zealand-hoax/500996 "2009-06-26T02:30:21Z")
Killed on location in New Zealand. R.I.P. \[noparse\]http://jeff.goldblum.mediafetcher.com/news/top\_stories/actor\_new\_zealand.php\[/noparse\] --- ## ["An Idiot Abroad" - Karl Pilkington sees the world's wonders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-idiot-abroad-karl-pilkington-sees-the-worlds-wonders/555261)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2012, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-idiot-abroad-karl-pilkington-sees-the-worlds-wonders/555261 "2012-02-13T22:17:29Z")
For several years now, I’ve been a fan of Karl Pilkington. Well, that’s not precisely true. I’m a fan of Ricky Gervais and Steven Merchant’s relentlessly mocking Karl Pilkington’s bullheaded ignorance and small-mindednes… --- ## [What's your best practical tip for around the house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-best-practical-tip-for-around-the-house/539899)
**Author:** [@Heckity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heckity)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-best-practical-tip-for-around-the-house/539899 "2010-06-30T15:46:45Z")
I’ve told a few people of my practice of taping a product receipt under the product itself - in case it needs to be returned. I taped a receipt to a “life time warranty” office chair many years ago. When it fell apart 1… --- ## [Tell me about D&D 4th edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-d-d-4th-edition/567667)
**Author:** [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-d-d-4th-edition/567667 "2011-02-07T15:45:35Z")
No, I’m old school. Got my game on first with the original Basic set, and moved up to 2nd edition AD&D. Played that for years. Moved on to GURPS, fooled around with a few other systems, but have always had a love for … --- ## [What happens if you stick your hand in a garbage disposal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-stick-your-hand-in-a-garbage-disposal/419512)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2007, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-stick-your-hand-in-a-garbage-disposal/419512 "2007-09-17T22:42:33Z")
The ones in the sink I mean. I asked my Dad this a few weeks ago, and he said “probably nothing. The grinders are very small and I don’t think it would hurt you much.” He’s installed and fixed (5 kids + garbage disposal… --- ## [Will solar system colonization be feasible/worth the cost in the foreseeable future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-solar-system-colonization-be-feasible-worth-the-cost-in-the-foreseeable-future/661908)
**Author:** [@tralfamidor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tralfamidor)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-solar-system-colonization-be-feasible-worth-the-cost-in-the-foreseeable-future/661908 "2013-07-10T08:32:38Z")
I read recently about NASA proposing Mars and asteroid belt manned missions within the next twenty years. This got me to wondering about whether we can or should undertake such ventures. I am well aware of the offshoot … --- ## [What would an unloving, unjust, unfair God be like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-an-unloving-unjust-unfair-god-be-like/439886)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 343\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-an-unloving-unjust-unfair-god-be-like/439886 "2008-03-27T01:15:53Z")
In comparison to what we have now? I asked an ordained minister this question today and her answer was that she couldn’t conceive of such a thing. I wasn’t expecting such a cop-out, but I guess she was tired. Anyone e… --- ## [What do you think about those "Veteran" baseball caps with the service ribbons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-those-veteran-baseball-caps-with-the-service-ribbons/602657)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-those-veteran-baseball-caps-with-the-service-ribbons/602657 "2017-05-25T11:49:57Z")
It’s very, very common to see older men in public, like in grocery stores, mall, restaurant, etc, wearing those black Veteran baseball caps with various service ribbons related to the individual’s service. Here is a pict… --- ## [Things you didn't know but everyone else did](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-didnt-know-but-everyone-else-did/154673)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2003, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-didnt-know-but-everyone-else-did/154673 "2003-03-22T05:04:36Z")
I got the inspiration for this thread from watching Trading Spaces last week. Doug is up on a ladder, and he has various screwdrivers and such inserted in the holes at the top of the ladder. “How clever!” I cried out,… --- ## [Apparently "Bones" is back. Do we care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-bones-is-back-do-we-care/633579)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2013, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-bones-is-back-do-we-care/633579 "2013-11-25T01:01:39Z")
Sometimes I keep on watching programs that I’ve habitually watched even after I stop liking them. Yeah, that doesn’t make any sense. Last night was a 2-hour Bones, which I couldn’t make myself watch, but I recorded it. … --- ## [Fake scallops](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-scallops/583386)
**Author:** [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-scallops/583386 "2011-05-27T21:50:47Z")
Everyone knows about imitation crab (or “Krab”) made from fish and pressed/formed to somewhat appear crab like. What about imitation scallops? A guy I know in the food industry says that he’s seen scallops that aren’t s… --- ## [Lady Gaga "Bad Romance" video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-gaga-bad-romance-video/517144)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lady-gaga-bad-romance-video/517144 "2010-01-19T18:49:41Z")
I know that the board here is more or less split on Lady Gaga, but I figured it’d be interesting to see the Dope’s take on Lady Gaga’s latest video, Bad Romance. The theme of the video is human trafficking, as she’s tra… --- ## [What type of sexual are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-sexual-are-you/659062)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-sexual-are-you/659062 "2014-02-21T22:32:41Z")
Today at work a 24 year old guy and myself, a 58 year old woman, got into a discussion of the joys and frustrations of being asexual. I realized that everyone within earshot was listening, and the crowd was growing bigge… --- ## [The pre-hijacked/tetched in the head MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pre-hijacked-tetched-in-the-head-mmp/674744)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pre-hijacked-tetched-in-the-head-mmp/674744 "2013-12-02T09:35:50Z")
Ha! First with an MMP! I’m known for doing weird stuff. This weekend, I slept on the back porch on a night when the temperature was supposed to drop into the 20s and the winds were howling. No, my wife did not kick me … --- ## [Judicial activism is a good thing, unless you disagree! And how long have we had it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judicial-activism-is-a-good-thing-unless-you-disagree-and-how-long-have-we-had-it/275565)
**Author:** [@jgroub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jgroub)\ **Replies:** 375\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2004, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judicial-activism-is-a-good-thing-unless-you-disagree-and-how-long-have-we-had-it/275565 "2004-12-06T18:27:10Z")
When these neocons spout off about “judicial activism,” I say it’s just because they disagree with the results of that “activism.” Hasn’t this so-called “judicial activism” been around for many, many years? The Berger… --- ## [Origin of the Danny Kaye "glass coffee table" story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-danny-kaye-glass-coffee-table-story/616642)
**Author:** [@Chastain86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chastain86)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-danny-kaye-glass-coffee-table-story/616642 "2012-03-25T19:27:00Z")
If this has been answered before, it defied my ability to search it out, so please bear with me if this has already been addressed by the Teeming Millions. (Also, please forgive me in advance for what must truly be a de… --- ## [What causes websites to get stuck "waiting for reply"? (slow internet)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-websites-to-get-stuck-waiting-for-reply-slow-internet/613793)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-websites-to-get-stuck-waiting-for-reply-slow-internet/613793 "2012-02-28T02:42:35Z")
My internet has been wonky tonight and this has happened before. I have a perfectly fine transfer rate and any bandwidth test site gives me adequate speed results. When I download files, they download at the normal rate. … --- ## [Short But Sweet - The best songs clocking in at less than 1 minute](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-but-sweet-the-best-songs-clocking-in-at-less-than-1-minute/494943)
**Author:** [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2009, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/short-but-sweet-the-best-songs-clocking-in-at-less-than-1-minute/494943 "2009-06-25T17:16:36Z")
Naturally punk rock has a distinct advantage, but it is not my #1 song. Here are my top 5 songs, none of which run longer than 59 seconds: Stiff Little Fingers - Here We Are Nowhere A lot of worthy candidates vying … --- ## [No-tell Motel of Sidekicks Unspoiled Heroes Mafia Thread (Players Stay Out!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-tell-motel-of-sidekicks-unspoiled-heroes-mafia-thread-players-stay-out/567680)
**Author:** [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-tell-motel-of-sidekicks-unspoiled-heroes-mafia-thread-players-stay-out/567680 "2011-02-18T02:55:51Z")
Yeah, figured I’d start one, mainly because of this statement: Why!? Why!? Why!? I don’t get this at all. I’ve never understood it. The miller should not claim by some specific time frame. If the miller gets investiga… --- ## [Tell me about Jeep Wranglers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-jeep-wranglers/642285)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-jeep-wranglers/642285 "2013-09-16T14:05:01Z")
I didn’t want to derail this thread on Hard Top Convertibles, so instead I’ll ask here - I am looking at the Jeep Wrangler, probably late Spring. I have a ten-year-old that I’ll be driving with often, and one, maybe two… --- ## [Homeland--New Showtime Series (No Spoilers in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeland-new-showtime-series-no-spoilers-in-op/598863)
**Author:** [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeland-new-showtime-series-no-spoilers-in-op/598863 "2012-10-13T13:00:55Z")
Did anybody watch the premiere of the new Showtime series Homeland after Dexter last Sunday? I ended up finally seeing it tonight and loved it. I felt that each of the main characters were perfectly cast for their parts… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=287&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=289&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)