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**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2016, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-solution-to-90-of-police-shootings/759324 "2016-07-25T13:49:06Z")
IMHO there needs to be a massive PSA Campaign nationwide entitled . Dont fight the police! Barring a handful of unfortunate or outright criminal incidents one of the common threads is altercations or refusal to comply … --- ## [Whatcha Readin' March 2012 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-march-2012-edition/614388)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-march-2012-edition/614388 "2012-03-31T15:45:49Z")
Happy Sadie Hawkins day all! I finished The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Web Weaver by Sam Siciliano. If you are a stickler for canon, like me, you will not like this book. Mr Siciliano starts the book b… --- ## [The (Pet)ty Peeve Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pet-ty-peeve-thread/774537)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pet-ty-peeve-thread/774537 "2017-04-11T03:30:12Z")
Today I feel moved to revive a thread I had going a while back. This is the place to share your petty pet peeves. No peeve is too petty if it is a pet of yours. All peeves welcome. This is mine at the moment. I have a … --- ## [Doper pilots: Lycoming O-320 vs. Continental O-300](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-pilots-lycoming-o-320-vs-continental-o-300/533284)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-pilots-lycoming-o-320-vs-continental-o-300/533284 "2010-03-25T18:48:05Z")
Except for dad’s Skylane, I’ve only flown behind Lycoming engines. Dad’s Skyhawk was a 172L that was built two years after Cessna switched from the Continental. AIUI, the Continental O-300 has a TBO of 1,800 hours, vs.… --- ## [Were there practical reasons that well-to-do married couples used to sleep in separate rooms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-practical-reasons-that-well-to-do-married-couples-used-to-sleep-in-separate-rooms/551605)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2012, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-practical-reasons-that-well-to-do-married-couples-used-to-sleep-in-separate-rooms/551605 "2012-03-12T23:53:24Z")
Something I’ve wondered in touring old houses- those of famous people and otherwise- but you rarely hear anything other than “it was the custom in those days” for wealthy couples, or couples who could afford it anyway, t… --- ## [Against the Nazis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/against-the-nazis/515902)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2009, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/against-the-nazis/515902 "2009-11-07T07:11:42Z")
To-day I went to eat at a local Carl’s Jrs and I saw what I believe to be two Nazi skinheads. I’m pretty sure they were as they had several tattoos virtually covering their bodies including a swastika. And when I became … --- ## [SC woman charged with stabbing husband with ceramic squirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sc-woman-charged-with-stabbing-husband-with-ceramic-squirrel/677369)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2014, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sc-woman-charged-with-stabbing-husband-with-ceramic-squirrel/677369 "2014-01-24T13:17:27Z")
Link Sounds like a rocky relationship. Still, she could have stabbed him in the nuts. Let’s see… \[ul\]\[li\]Southern state? Check.\[/li\]\[li\]Common-law marriage? Check.\[/li\]\[li\]Beer issue? Check.\[/li\]\[li\]Tacky decorat… --- ## [Sulfuric Acid Drain Cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sulfuric-acid-drain-cleaner/693641)
**Author:** [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sulfuric-acid-drain-cleaner/693641 "2014-07-23T04:09:08Z")
I was watching a home chemist video on YouTube and they said if you couldn’t get lab-grade sulfuric acid from a chemical supplier, you could buy it at the hardware store as a drain cleaner. Sure enough, you can actually… --- ## [Botticelli May 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2016, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2016/753458 "2016-06-05T15:31:42Z")
For the merry month of May, I will start if off with A! --- ## [The five foods that begin with the letter "Q" mentioned in "White Men Can't Jump"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-five-foods-that-begin-with-the-letter-q-mentioned-in-white-men-cant-jump/235145)
**Author:** [@Jurph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurph)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2020, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-five-foods-that-begin-with-the-letter-q-mentioned-in-white-men-cant-jump/235145 "2020-07-05T15:30:21Z")
Yeah, I know, it was the Jeopardy! category in “White Men Can’t Jump,” but I don’t own the movie and can’t find a script to save my behind. So: \[TREBEK\] These are the five foods beginning with the letter “Q,” as cited … --- ## [The "Great Books" that you want poo all over and then wrap it up in a bag, then down the chute.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-books-that-you-want-poo-all-over-and-then-wrap-it-up-in-a-bag-then-down-the-chute/592379)
**Author:** [@OscarGold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OscarGold)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-books-that-you-want-poo-all-over-and-then-wrap-it-up-in-a-bag-then-down-the-chute/592379 "2011-08-15T17:57:37Z")
For me, it has to be Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen. I found the portrayal of Mr. Collins to be most… uncomfortable… for me… The reason? Well, I am a real-life Mr. Collins: A phony, an ass-kisser, a social-climber. H… --- ## [Dope addict nurse steals patient's surgery meds, tells him to "man up".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-addict-nurse-steals-patients-surgery-meds-tells-him-to-man-up/570979)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2011, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-addict-nurse-steals-patients-surgery-meds-tells-him-to-man-up/570979 "2011-03-23T16:58:54Z")
And I thought I was selfish and self-pitying; I’m not even in this woman’s league. --- ## [Half-Assed or Half-Fast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-assed-or-half-fast/78553)
**Author:** [@Photog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Photog)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2025, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-assed-or-half-fast/78553 "2025-05-25T23:41:59Z")
When describing the sloppy or shoddy completion of a task, is the correct term ‘half-assed’ or ‘half-fast’? I’ve always thought it was the former, however SWMBO insists that it is the latter. In any event, what’s the ori… --- ## [Funniest idioms in other languages (that don't translate)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-idioms-in-other-languages-that-dont-translate/543879)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-idioms-in-other-languages-that-dont-translate/543879 "2013-07-30T17:21:59Z")
My doctor is from Montenegro. Recently while getting a checkup, he noticed that I had a very subtle, benign heart murmur. After listening to me express concern, he went out of his way to make sure I was comfortable and k… --- ## [Do British kids really call each other by their last name like in Harry Potter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-british-kids-really-call-each-other-by-their-last-name-like-in-harry-potter/544691)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-british-kids-really-call-each-other-by-their-last-name-like-in-harry-potter/544691 "2010-06-30T03:55:56Z")
they’re so silly --- ## [iamnotbatman is a pseudo-intellectual twat.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iamnotbatman-is-a-pseudo-intellectual-twat/568323)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2011, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iamnotbatman-is-a-pseudo-intellectual-twat/568323 "2011-01-22T04:20:37Z")
I originally posted this in this cafe society thread: I’ve seen iamnotbatman in only two threads, but this relatively new poster is definitely a bright and shining star in the constellation “Tumidus the Douchebag.” --- ## [Non-traditional instrument in rock/pop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-traditional-instrument-in-rock-pop/690867)
**Author:** [@bunyupp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bunyupp)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-traditional-instrument-in-rock-pop/690867 "2014-07-23T23:11:28Z")
I’m a big fan of the (now defunct) Japanese band Kagrra,. One of their guitarists also played a Japanese string instrument called a Koto (as in this song Uzu). I remember Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones played the mar… --- ## [Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broomstick/724592)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broomstick/724592 "2015-12-01T02:20:45Z")
Good god you’re a seething, fire-breating, whining, irrational bitch sometimes. What the fuck is your glitch in this thread? You solicit advice for making a simple, expense-paid business trip, and then bash most of the… --- ## [Another installment of: Who Is/Was That Person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-installment-of-who-is-was-that-person/684341)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-installment-of-who-is-was-that-person/684341 "2014-04-28T15:59:54Z")
Barbara Cartland Dean Acheson Manning Coles Jimmy Getzoff Felice Schachter Dolly Oesterreich George Meany Vannevar Bush John Marsh Gerald L. K. Smith --- ## [27 actors, 1 movie (a really hard game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 535\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2005, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-actors-1-movie-a-really-hard-game/325951 "2005-10-18T17:41:20Z")
I tried to make this game as easy as possible, honest. I’m thinking of a movie. It’s up to you to guess what it is. Step 1: Examine the below list of 27 actors. Group them into 9 groups of 3 each, so that all three act… --- ## [Why is it so hard to fire a govt employee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-fire-a-govt-employee/544701)
**Author:** [@JUlrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JUlrey)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-hard-to-fire-a-govt-employee/544701 "2014-03-19T01:37:27Z")
Don’t know about other countries, but here in the U.S. everyone just “knows” that the reason government services are so slow and inept is that it’s nearly impossible to get fired from a govt job, so the workers have no r… --- ## [We are living in THE ugliest period in automobile history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-living-in-the-ugliest-period-in-automobile-history/359445)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2006, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-living-in-the-ugliest-period-in-automobile-history/359445 "2006-06-10T14:54:21Z")
I am obsessed with car design. Passionately, emotionally into it. Cars are a huge part of our lives. We see them constantly - they are everywhere. When not seeing them on the road for a substantial portion of our day, we… --- ## [Penny arcade shocker at Disneyland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penny-arcade-shocker-at-disneyland/294339)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2016, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penny-arcade-shocker-at-disneyland/294339 "2016-06-09T02:04:15Z")
The Penny Arcade on Disneyland’s Main Street has a ‘game’ that is awesome. Man, I love this thing! It is a cabinet with an electrical coil inside, and a large gauge at the top. There are two simple metal handles protr… --- ## [Scientific Evidence for God? (Odds Against Life)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientific-evidence-for-god-odds-against-life/708490)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientific-evidence-for-god-odds-against-life/708490 "2015-01-13T13:07:27Z")
From the WSJ: Science Increasingly Makes the Case for God Is this legit? (And/or new?) And if not, where is it wrong? --- ## [Your favorite Youtube video (new thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2007, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-youtube-video-new-thread/407296 "2007-08-22T04:30:30Z")
Rather than ressurect an old thread, I’ll simply start over with a new one. My favorite Youtube video of the moment. What’s yours? --- ## [Slang words for Condoms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-words-for-condoms/7309)
**Author:** [@SqrlCub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SqrlCub)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 1999, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-words-for-condoms/7309 "1999-08-31T16:37:00Z")
SoxFan59 said that “Sox” is a slang term for condom. I have heard raincoat and a few others. The question is, how many different versions of “condom” are out there? SC --- ## [Person falls 40 feet into a 10' deep pool filled with set jello or water. Which is safer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/person-falls-40-feet-into-a-10-deep-pool-filled-with-set-jello-or-water-which-is-safer/695725)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/person-falls-40-feet-into-a-10-deep-pool-filled-with-set-jello-or-water-which-is-safer/695725 "2014-08-25T16:25:55Z")
Assume the person is 200 lbs and jumps off a 40 foot ledge into 10 foot deep swimming pool filed with water or alternatively, a pool filled with fully set Jello gelatin at normal dessert consistency. Which is more or le… --- ## [Trump has Suggested Americans Google a Sex Tape](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-suggested-americans-google-a-sex-tape/767281)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2016, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-suggested-americans-google-a-sex-tape/767281 "2016-10-03T15:59:00Z")
It seems that in an effort to support his attacks on Alicia Machado, and show Hillary’s poor judgement, Trump has told people to go find her sex tape. Is there anyone who can really support this? I’m seriously asking-… --- ## [Etiquette question: How to politely word this invitation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-question-how-to-politely-word-this-invitation/580989)
**Author:** [@Earthworm\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthworm_Jim)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2011, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-question-how-to-politely-word-this-invitation/580989 "2011-05-08T12:39:29Z")
So my daughter is graduating from high school soon. Hard to believe it’s already here. On graduation night I plan to take her to a very nice relaxing evening\[sup\]1\[/sup\] at a very nice restaurant. While I am paying fo… --- ## [The "You are dumb" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-are-dumb-thread/609441)
**Author:** [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2012, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-you-are-dumb-thread/609441 "2012-01-28T19:29:05Z")
If you think that evolution is “just a theory” and somehow that undermines its credibility, then you are dumb. If you believe people are waging/declaring “war on \_\_\_\_” when there is no actual combat, weapons, or anythin… --- ## [Landlord withholding deposit in IL. I could use some advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-withholding-deposit-in-il-i-could-use-some-advice/573742)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2011, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/landlord-withholding-deposit-in-il-i-could-use-some-advice/573742 "2011-04-23T04:57:44Z")
I paid a $450 security deposit to rent a room in my landlord’s home. I just moved out today. She has decided to withhold the entire thing due to carpet wear and tear caused by my furniture sitting on the carpet, and dama… --- ## [Fuck You, iTunes !!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-itunes/694854)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2016, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-itunes/694854 "2016-05-05T23:16:17Z")
Had no choice. Could NOT import photos from family trip from MacBook Pro into iPad without updating iPad. Lost all music. Now, it’s still on my MacBook. I just tried to import it. Since most of it is stuff I bought deca… --- ## [Is there a reason why we never see real money used in movies or TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-reason-why-we-never-see-real-money-used-in-movies-or-tv/396739)
**Author:** [@TVChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TVChick)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2007, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-reason-why-we-never-see-real-money-used-in-movies-or-tv/396739 "2007-03-22T22:28:35Z")
It always looks fake. Is there a law that prohibits showing real money (bills and close ups of coins) in a TV commercial, show or film? --- ## [Steam Winter Sale 2012: Deals and News Here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/644255)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-winter-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/644255 "2013-01-05T18:41:08Z")
It’s supposed to run December 20-January 4. Not sure what I’m looking for yet, but may be up for Darksiders 2. --- ## [Aaron Rodgers hate cancer patients.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-rodgers-hate-cancer-patients/567987)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-rodgers-hate-cancer-patients/567987 "2011-01-19T17:48:31Z")
Rodgers blows past cancer patient like she isn’t there. He could have at least nodded at her and acknowledged her existence even if he didn’t want to sign an autograph. What a douchebag. Clay Matthews showed a lot of cl… --- ## [Community 10/13/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-10-13-11/599592)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-10-13-11/599592 "2011-10-24T13:13:24Z")
The first section – up to the commercial – was the funniest bit of television I’ve seen . . . well, since the season premiere. It flagged a bit after that, but the final part was terrific. Eartha Kitt would approve. … --- ## [Why is mead so much less popular than beer and wine nowadays?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-mead-so-much-less-popular-than-beer-and-wine-nowadays/393636)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2007, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-mead-so-much-less-popular-than-beer-and-wine-nowadays/393636 "2007-02-27T22:36:19Z")
Is there a particular reason why mead is so rare these days, compared to beer and wine? Or is it just that folk’s personal tastes went to beer and wine, and no particular reason? --- ## [Romney donor at Hamptons fundraiser feels sympathy for the common people.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-donor-at-hamptons-fundraiser-feels-sympathy-for-the-common-people/627719)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-donor-at-hamptons-fundraiser-feels-sympathy-for-the-common-people/627719 "2012-07-18T20:47:56Z")
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-romney-hamptons-fundraiser-20120708,0,4909639.story?track=rss&utm\_source=dlvr.it&utm\_medium=twitter&dlvrit=56325 I want to thank her for letting us know, through the reporter,… --- ## [Road trips w/ electric vehicles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trips-w-electric-vehicles/932148)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2023, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/road-trips-w-electric-vehicles/932148 "2023-12-08T13:24:18Z")
I’ve read that GM intends to make all electric vehicles by 2035. And I recently read an article describing the need to recharge during a relatively short (~200mi) drive. The driver required 1 recharge of (IIRC) approx … --- ## [Conservative radio hosts gets waterboarded](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-radio-hosts-gets-waterboarded/497343)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2009, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-radio-hosts-gets-waterboarded/497343 "2009-06-01T01:26:33Z")
"Conservative radio hosts gets waterboarded, and lasts six seconds before saying its torture Source: Raw Story Chicago radio host Erich “Mancow” Muller decided he’d get himself waterboarded to prove the technique wasn’… --- ## [Best opening lines in a song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-opening-lines-in-a-song/958866)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-opening-lines-in-a-song/958866 "2024-06-18T01:35:18Z")
What do you consider great opening lines in a song? I’d like to limit this to opening lines, not somewhere in it or the chorus. I thought of this because I heard ‘Sunday Morning Coming Down’ this morning. “Well, I woke… --- ## [Suicide Squad. Why all the early hate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-squad-why-all-the-early-hate/726988)
**Author:** [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2016, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-squad-why-all-the-early-hate/726988 "2016-08-11T23:27:51Z")
Why all the online hate for Suicide Squad? What little I’ve seen looks pretty cool for a DC adaptation. --- ## [Hell's Kitchen, and it's viewers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hells-kitchen-and-its-viewers/557096)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hells-kitchen-and-its-viewers/557096 "2010-10-30T04:57:53Z")
Almost posted this in the ongoing thread, but after composing decided it would be threadshitting, and it doesn’t really belong in Cafe Society, so here it is. I had my first experience with this show a week or so ago. I… --- ## [Clicks? Military unit of distance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clicks-military-unit-of-distance/121572)
**Author:** [@kgriffey79](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kgriffey79)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2016, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clicks-military-unit-of-distance/121572 "2016-04-25T21:01:46Z")
In a lot of war movies I have seen, the actors refer to clicks. It seems they are referring to a unit of distance. But the only thing I could find on the net about ‘clicks’ was about aiming one’s rifle. So… How far is… --- ## [What does the acronym ACORN stand for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-acronym-acorn-stand-for/467634)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2008, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-acronym-acorn-stand-for/467634 "2008-10-21T02:59:47Z")
If I hear one more person regurgitate the latest Republican talking points about ACORN, I am going to give them a Dirty Sanchez, only I will use the cheese between Rosie O’Donnell’s thighs. Converation this morning: HE… --- ## [Which Republican hopeful will be the first to be gone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-republican-hopeful-will-be-the-first-to-be-gone/726400)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-republican-hopeful-will-be-the-first-to-be-gone/726400 "2015-10-02T06:30:03Z")
I hope this isn’t under discussion in another thread - I didn’t see it. With everyone and his brother hoping to get the GOP nomination, I wonder who will be the first to bow out, and how soon that will happen. My gut t… --- ## [Do Serial Killers ever just stop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-serial-killers-ever-just-stop/620538)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-serial-killers-ever-just-stop/620538 "2012-06-01T20:04:23Z")
Has there ever been a case of a serial killer just stopping? Make a decision to stop killing, drive up to the local police station, give the authorities a list of the victims and where to find the remains, and then accep… --- ## [Was Jesus' resurrection theologically necessary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jesus-resurrection-theologically-necessary/535038)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2010, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jesus-resurrection-theologically-necessary/535038 "2010-04-13T16:27:43Z")
My understanding of Christian theology is that Jesus accomplished his goals in his lifetime - he spread his message, taught the followers who would carry on his mission after he was gone, and redeemed humanity by his sac… --- ## [Does Obama care to explain the fear of ACA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-obama-care-to-explain-the-fear-of-aca/671445)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2013, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-obama-care-to-explain-the-fear-of-aca/671445 "2013-10-24T12:59:04Z")
“Obamacare” and ACA are the same, right? I even heard President Obama calling it “obamacare” … What if the Republican party is right on this one that it will cost two trillion dollars and many jobs in the process? That … --- ## [I was Wrong About the GPS, but ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-wrong-about-the-gps-but/610402)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2018, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-wrong-about-the-gps-but/610402 "2018-06-23T13:55:38Z")
…right about the mosaic. Today the Supreme Court release their ruling in Jones v. US, about the placement of a GPS on a car without a warrant. I argued in several eariler threads that this was perfectly permissible und… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=301&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=303&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)