# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=313&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:** 314 --- ## [Johnny Manziel career predictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-manziel-career-predictions/688083)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johnny-manziel-career-predictions/688083 "2016-09-07T22:40:04Z")
Manziel might be the most polarizing prospect in quite a while. Tebow may have gotten more attention over his extreme religiosity, but very few people thought Tebow would be a great NFL player, so predictions of his pro … --- ## [Cattle Guards - how/why do they work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cattle-guards-how-why-do-they-work/178765)
**Author:** [@SavageNarce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SavageNarce)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2012, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cattle-guards-how-why-do-they-work/178765 "2012-10-24T03:37:33Z")
I have seen cattle guards several times - a series of pipes or steel strips laid in the road - and have been told their function, that cattle will not cross them. But I have never received an explanation of why this wou… --- ## [Assholes at the gym: A "What would you do?" and "Here's what I did"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assholes-at-the-gym-a-what-would-you-do-and-heres-what-i-did/553744)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assholes-at-the-gym-a-what-would-you-do-and-heres-what-i-did/553744 "2010-09-17T15:43:58Z")
There are two assholes who work at the front desk of the gym I used to go to. Asshole 1 is some creepy guy who is always just barely on the wrong side of inappropriate. He never says or does anything overtly out line, bu… --- ## [Avatar on DVD: What Did You Think? \[Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-on-dvd-what-did-you-think-spoilers/537294)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2010, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-on-dvd-what-did-you-think-spoilers/537294 "2010-05-05T09:55:05Z")
So Avatar is finally on DVD and after missing it in the theaters I finally sat down to watch it. My god was it terrible. Perhaps it was a self-fulfilling prophecy as I wasn’t impressed by the trailers at all, but this … --- ## [Whatcha Readin' June 2012 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-june-2012-edition/623701)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2012, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-june-2012-edition/623701 "2012-06-30T22:41:49Z")
The heat is here! (I’m hating it.) Good time to stay in and read a book. Or, if you love the sun, a good time to go out and read a book. Finished The Spirit War the latest in the Eli Monpress series and quite enjoyed… --- ## [Better mouthwash: Listerine or Hydrogen Peroxide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-mouthwash-listerine-or-hydrogen-peroxide/507888)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Buttons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Buttons)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2009, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-mouthwash-listerine-or-hydrogen-peroxide/507888 "2009-08-31T13:38:28Z")
By Listerine, I’m including all alcohol-based mouth rinses. Does one work better than the other, or does one treat a certain ailment better than the other? I know both are used as a mouth rinse, but never really heard … --- ## [Supply Side Economists: how does this affect your view?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supply-side-economists-how-does-this-affect-your-view/553645)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supply-side-economists-how-does-this-affect-your-view/553645 "2010-09-20T17:06:54Z")
A supply side economics cornerstone is that the rich will spend tax cuts and lead to direct and/or indirect job creation. I cherry picked these bullets from a Bloomberg News report on Moody’s Analytics. \[ul\] \[li\]Tax c… --- ## [My friend has gone over the edge into Trumpdom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-has-gone-over-the-edge-into-trumpdom/842123)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2019, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-has-gone-over-the-edge-into-trumpdom/842123 "2019-10-30T09:29:10Z")
I’m not quite sure who I’m pitting here: her, myself for not doing something or the evil forces corrupting her. Let me set the stage. This woman is a professional with a doctorate so presumably intelligent but a sucker… --- ## [Looking back at Obama's time as POTUS.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-back-at-obamas-time-as-potus/771227)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-back-at-obamas-time-as-potus/771227 "2016-12-23T22:40:48Z")
As we look forward with trepidation to four years of Trump as POTUS, let us look back with pleasure at Obama’s 8 years. When he came into office in 2009, things were a mess. Since then he’s bagged Bin Laden, started Ame… --- ## [Most disturbing death scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-disturbing-death-scene/75061)
**Author:** [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2024, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-disturbing-death-scene/75061 "2024-09-22T13:58:52Z")
SPOILERS HEREIN I saw Nurse Betty the other day, and I can’t get the end outta my head. The way Chris Rock is screaming “Daddy” and then the second gun shot. Good Lord! This has completely freaked me out. Anyone else af… --- ## [Nasty Practical Jokes for fun or revenge.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasty-practical-jokes-for-fun-or-revenge/16357)
**Author:** [@Osip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Osip)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2004, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasty-practical-jokes-for-fun-or-revenge/16357 "2004-07-16T02:48:49Z")
Replying to a different topic here I had a flashback to my college years. My lab partner convinced me to help him in a wicked plot of revenge. We coated the interior if the victims car with VSD powder. (Visual Stain De… --- ## [Omar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omar/545415)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omar/545415 "2012-05-08T15:37:53Z")
Without looking any further, before seeing what others may have said, what’s the first thing to pop into your mind when you think of “Omar”? --- ## [Am I the only one who finds Sgt. Pepper's overrated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-finds-sgt-peppers-overrated/785742)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2017, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-finds-sgt-peppers-overrated/785742 "2017-07-04T23:00:08Z")
Bear in mind: I’m 26, so I wasn’t around for 1967. That said, I love “classic” rock, especially psychedelic rock. I enjoy The Beatles. The Stones are my favorite band. However, when I look at the records of 1967 - Surr… --- ## [Why such stringent restrictions or Ritalin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-such-stringent-restrictions-or-ritalin/541511)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2010, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-such-stringent-restrictions-or-ritalin/541511 "2010-06-03T12:27:06Z")
Ritalin is a mild stimulant and my doc has prescribed it for my chronic fatigue. It actually works quite nicely, but I am curious as to why the restrictions on it are more strenuous than - well any other drug I’ve ever … --- ## [Trivial, yet controversial views (What are yours)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-yet-controversial-views-what-are-yours/830196)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2019, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trivial-yet-controversial-views-what-are-yours/830196 "2019-03-31T01:05:32Z")
“Try acting dear boy.”. Laurence without that accent, you’re Tyrone Power or somebody. Not too shabby, but a lot of people are still going to say ‘who’? Meanwhile Dustin has reeled off a hell of a career. Try not dying… --- ## [Let's amend the Constitution to ban abortion opponents!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-amend-the-constitution-to-ban-abortion-opponents/554109)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-amend-the-constitution-to-ban-abortion-opponents/554109 "2010-09-29T23:23:14Z")
In this thread about Christine O’Donnell candidacy, \*\*Whack-a-Mole\[/b asserts that she is objectively unqualified for the position, because she’d use her ideology in office: This just astonishes me. I had tried to draw… --- ## [Green New Deal: "Economic security for those unwilling to work"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-new-deal-economic-security-for-those-unwilling-to-work/829189)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-new-deal-economic-security-for-those-unwilling-to-work/829189 "2019-02-22T15:14:15Z")
The Green New Deal proposed by Ocasio-Cortez contains an interesting part:“Economic security for those unwilling to work.” There needs to be a strong social net for those who are unable to work or temporarily out of wor… --- ## [The alleged Streisand porno](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alleged-streisand-porno/79803)
**Author:** [@BingoBurringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BingoBurringo)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-alleged-streisand-porno/79803 "2011-01-04T22:54:49Z")
The trivia book BIGGER SECRETS goes into a lot of detail describing an alleged 1960s sex loop supposedly starring a then-unknown Babs Streisand. The author studied a few copies of the creditless videotapes and says it c… --- ## [Why is Kenny G so hated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-kenny-g-so-hated/212883)
**Author:** [@Colinmarshall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colinmarshall)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-kenny-g-so-hated/212883 "2013-02-05T19:13:44Z")
While working as an intern for KWJZ last year, I noticed that a great deal of the general public feels the need to express just how much they dislike the recording artist known as Kenny G. Why is this? I’m not much of a… --- ## [Why does rape get special status?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-rape-get-special-status/562684)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2010, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-rape-get-special-status/562684 "2010-12-08T06:18:12Z")
There have been several threads lately about rape. I have never been raped, never raped anyone, nor has anyone that I am close to, ever fallen into either of those categories, that I know of. Rape, as I understand it, … --- ## [Seborrheic dermatitis sufferers -- what helps you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seborrheic-dermatitis-sufferers-what-helps-you/632498)
**Author:** [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2017, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seborrheic-dermatitis-sufferers-what-helps-you/632498 "2017-01-28T23:10:32Z")
To get this out of the way: I’ve already seen a dermatologist and am applying a prescription corticosteroid liquid to the affected area. I also do not use shampoo with sulfates. So, about two months ago I started devel… --- ## [About the significance of birth as a landmark moment in attaining personhood.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-significance-of-birth-as-a-landmark-moment-in-attaining-personhood/526295)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-significance-of-birth-as-a-landmark-moment-in-attaining-personhood/526295 "2010-02-01T22:34:21Z")
I find birth to be a pretty arbitrary watershed moment as there is no significant developmental progress in the minutes/hours it takes for a baby to be born. The baby as it was in utero in essentially the same as it is n… --- ## [What would make the top of my right foot go totally numb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-make-the-top-of-my-right-foot-go-totally-numb/236063)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2012, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-make-the-top-of-my-right-foot-go-totally-numb/236063 "2012-09-29T05:31:05Z")
First and foremost: I am under a doctor’s care and see a physical therapist twice a week, and they are aware of this problem. They’re (currently) vexed…although I can’t speak for the nerve specialist as he’s out of the… --- ## [Random people you currently have a fleeting crush on.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-people-you-currently-have-a-fleeting-crush-on/537516)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-people-you-currently-have-a-fleeting-crush-on/537516 "2011-02-26T13:58:16Z")
The English girl in the Windows 7 commercial. She looks so professional, yet her accent is really cockney. Dunno why, but I have a serious crush on her. Should be gone next week. --- ## [So What Happens to Truman After the Truman Show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-happens-to-truman-after-the-truman-show/680173)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2014, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-happens-to-truman-after-the-truman-show/680173 "2014-02-12T14:25:31Z")
So my biggest complaint is that The Truman Show missed an opportunity to really explore what happened to Truman by ending the movie when it did. Do people think Truman just easily adapted to the real world? That’s doubt… --- ## [Is It Time For the Senate to Go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-the-senate-to-go/608354)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-for-the-senate-to-go/608354 "2012-01-13T15:04:15Z")
The US Senate was created by the The Great Compromise of 1787. It was originally created as so big states wouldn’t lord their power over little ones. The only problem? It is one of the least democratic institutions in th… --- ## [Dinner Plates Cracking - What the heck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-plates-cracking-what-the-heck/589898)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinner-plates-cracking-what-the-heck/589898 "2012-11-05T05:57:48Z")
I’m slowly losing my dinner plates one by one. They get a crack that starts on the edge, almost in the middle of the plate, that slowly creeps across the plate until it eventually snaps in two. I’ve even had a couple ma… --- ## [If You Were the Duggars...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-duggars/720992)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-were-the-duggars/720992 "2015-07-17T20:45:25Z")
Considering the sensitive nature of the topic itself, compounded by those involved being the Duggars and the recency of the controversy I hesitated between putting this thread here or in Great Debates. The mods should fe… --- ## [If you're going to lie, at least TRY to make it believable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-lie-at-least-try-to-make-it-believable/643238)
**Author:** [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2013, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-lie-at-least-try-to-make-it-believable/643238 "2013-01-21T18:16:05Z")
Remember Tommy Flanagan, the pathological liar played by Jon Lovitz on Saturday Night Live many years ago? I’ve met his real-life counterpart. Well, I haven’t actually MET him; more like I’m aware of him. Let me explain… --- ## [We need to lose the "rolls eyes" emoticon.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-to-lose-the-rolls-eyes-emoticon/623602)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-to-lose-the-rolls-eyes-emoticon/623602 "2012-06-05T08:46:49Z")
For as heavily modded as this board is when it comes to insults, it’s incredible that we still have the infuriating rolls eyes smiley. I could link to countless threads, but here’s one. Scroll to post 172. I hate that… --- ## [No Such Thing as Voter Fraud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-such-thing-as-voter-fraud/514613)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-such-thing-as-voter-fraud/514613 "2010-04-30T18:50:53Z")
From this article: So what does the argument shift to now? “OK, there’s been only one case of voting fraud ever, and this was it!” --- ## [My boss wants me to help his kid cheat. Should I?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-wants-me-to-help-his-kid-cheat-should-i/465167)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2008, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boss-wants-me-to-help-his-kid-cheat-should-i/465167 "2008-09-30T21:20:25Z")
Well, actually it’s my boss’s boss. I’ll be changing some salient details for purposes of discretion. Yesterday, my boss’s boss, whom I’ll call Jim, came into my cube and asked me if I had time for a cup for coffee out… --- ## [Is the 15K mile service a rip off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-15k-mile-service-a-rip-off/652707)
**Author:** [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-15k-mile-service-a-rip-off/652707 "2013-03-12T21:45:00Z")
I just scheduled the 15,000 mile service for my 2012 Kia Sportage. The details of the service can be found here. It costs $272, plus tax. That seems… excessive… to me. Is that a ripoff, like I think it is, or is that a … --- ## [Comic Con "zombies" attack deaf family's car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-con-zombies-attack-deaf-familys-car/694240)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-con-zombies-attack-deaf-familys-car/694240 "2014-08-04T13:57:07Z")
Story here I cannot image that poor family’s thoughts as this happened. --- ## [My niece has been raped](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-niece-has-been-raped/497632)
**Author:** [@SnugTheJoiner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnugTheJoiner)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-niece-has-been-raped/497632 "2009-05-31T17:46:13Z")
Dear Friends, Life is weird. I used to be a regular Doper, but I haven’t dropped in in five years or so. I need help now, and after much thought I have decided that you are the best to offer it. My niece has been rap… --- ## [Have any supernatural reality shows ever found anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-supernatural-reality-shows-ever-found-anything/575697)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2011, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-supernatural-reality-shows-ever-found-anything/575697 "2011-03-25T23:37:33Z")
We’ve got several flavors of Ghost Hunters, Destination Truth, Beast Hunters - I’m sure there are others. I don’t usually bother to watch because the one or two times I have, they don’t end up finding anything. Have an… --- ## [Obama's infomercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-infomercial/470113)
**Author:** [@Sinaijon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinaijon)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-infomercial/470113 "2008-10-31T12:26:57Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20081029/pl\_politico/15056;\_ylt=AvUu\_o3ArZxWj9QFwuUqKHkDW7oF Does anybody else feel a bit uncomfortable with this? He’s got most of the broadcast stations, minus ABC on board for a 30 m… --- ## [Doctor Who Christmas Special 2013 - Matt Smith's final episode (spoilers as it airs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-christmas-special-2013-matt-smiths-final-episode-spoilers-as-it-airs/677149)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2014, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-christmas-special-2013-matt-smiths-final-episode-spoilers-as-it-airs/677149 "2014-01-01T16:21:10Z")
What time does this air in England? We can discuss the final Matt Smith episode of the show here and I think open spoilers is fine as it airs in England. It is, of course, also this year’s Christmas episode. Merry Chris… --- ## [Outlawing bi-weekly paychecks, could it work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlawing-bi-weekly-paychecks-could-it-work/572477)
**Author:** [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2011, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlawing-bi-weekly-paychecks-could-it-work/572477 "2011-03-10T05:19:25Z")
this was inspired by a comment in another of my threads… (caveat, yes, I know I will get the free marketeers up in arms that I am considering telling a private business what they can or can’t do. Just deal) Most employ… --- ## [Retailers scanning driver's licenses for some purchases?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retailers-scanning-drivers-licenses-for-some-purchases/567164)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retailers-scanning-drivers-licenses-for-some-purchases/567164 "2012-06-08T18:55:12Z")
My wife bought some wine tonight and the clerk scanned her driver’s license, creating a record. This seems intrusive. It also seems new here in Virginia; it didn’t happen when buying alcohol for our New Year’s party tw… --- ## [Albert Einstein believed in God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albert-einstein-believed-in-god/483623)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2009, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albert-einstein-believed-in-god/483623 "2009-01-31T22:02:36Z")
So Richard Dawkins insists that Albert Einstein was an atheist and a pantheist. In fact, he says, So there you have it. In Dawkins’ world, there’s not a single Einstein quote which suggests other than that Einstein w… --- ## [Should I Dye My Beard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-dye-my-beard/585346)
**Author:** [@ethelbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ethelbert)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-dye-my-beard/585346 "2015-02-15T15:41:36Z")
At age 61 I need to be on the job market again. I would like to look a little younger. While my hair is salt & pepper, my beard is all white. I will either dye my beard (and possibly my hair as well) or shave it off (the… --- ## [A chance for change in Iran. The non-shitty version.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chance-for-change-in-iran-the-non-shitty-version/499967)
**Author:** [@Sri\_Theo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sri_Theo)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chance-for-change-in-iran-the-non-shitty-version/499967 "2009-07-23T21:38:04Z")
You may have heard Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is under a little pressure right now. But for those without the time to monitor endless twitter feeds this should get you up to date; Awesome photo’s with informative captions a mu… --- ## [Moments from Sports Films that are completely implausible!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moments-from-sports-films-that-are-completely-implausible/530114)
**Author:** [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moments-from-sports-films-that-are-completely-implausible/530114 "2010-03-10T00:34:35Z")
I love sports movies. But often it seems that the director or producers know NOTHING about the gaming they are using as a backdrop. Or more likely, they didn’t care. Any examples took you completely out of the moment? … --- ## [Why I dont vote Republican](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-dont-vote-republican/536387)
**Author:** [@Dob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dob)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2010, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-dont-vote-republican/536387 "2010-05-06T06:45:32Z")
In general the Republican party stands for small government, strong defense, low taxes, and free enterprise. So what’s wrong with that? I actually agree with those goals. I think they are all worthy and should be purs… --- ## [What color are your eyes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-are-your-eyes/536696)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2010, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-are-your-eyes/536696 "2010-04-28T23:43:56Z")
From Wikipedia article. Early birds to the thread, please don’t jump the gun as this will take several minutes to set up. Poll is public, expiration date set for 6 months. --- ## [Most ill-conceived ad campaigns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-ill-conceived-ad-campaigns/506872)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2009, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-ill-conceived-ad-campaigns/506872 "2009-08-23T19:46:58Z")
So I get easily annoyed with commercials, but I do occasionally crack a smile with the GEICO cavemen’s exploits. The gecko is irksome, but he does have the occasional one-liner of note. But the latest campaign makes no f… --- ## [What would you do if you could stop time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-could-stop-time/499334)
**Author:** [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2009, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-could-stop-time/499334 "2009-06-12T23:47:50Z")
Suppose you could stop and start time at will and move around as normal. This has been an ongoing daydream/wish/fantasy since I was a child. For discussion purposes you can breathe normally and manipulate objects “froz… --- ## [Shriekers here - MrDibble, Der Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shriekers-here-mrdibble-der-trihs/674467)
**Author:** [@MostlyUseless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyUseless)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2013, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shriekers-here-mrdibble-der-trihs/674467 "2013-11-23T03:08:28Z")
For the purposes of this discussion, I will define my terms. I am white by the common usage and where I may originally be from is undetermined. When I refer to black, I am using the common usage and any black person’s … --- ## [Which current TV shows have "jumped the shark"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-current-tv-shows-have-jumped-the-shark/641056)
**Author:** [@caircair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caircair)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2013, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-current-tv-shows-have-jumped-the-shark/641056 "2013-04-14T00:44:54Z")
One that comes leaping to mind is “The Mentalist.” For awhile, husband and I were rabid fans. Then Patrick Jane killed Red John, and we were VERY interested in seeing how things would play out - Patrick in prison, a lo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=312&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=314&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)