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**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nanowrimo-2011/601312 "2011-12-01T22:48:52Z")
I can’t believe there isn’t a thread already, but I couldn’t find one so… So, who’s going for it this year? What are you writing? Have you done it before? I am. I’m silvercat17 at the official site. I’m not worrying ab… --- ## [How long after a migraine does it take you to feel normal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-after-a-migraine-does-it-take-you-to-feel-normal/586998)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-after-a-migraine-does-it-take-you-to-feel-normal/586998 "2011-06-30T03:34:25Z")
I haven’t had an actual migraine in a long while. But last night, as I was going to bed, I noticed that my vision was going a big wonky–with small details disappearing, making it hard to read. But, honestly, the actual h… --- ## [How many obese actors have shed huge amounts of weight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-obese-actors-have-shed-huge-amounts-of-weight/685622)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-obese-actors-have-shed-huge-amounts-of-weight/685622 "2014-04-10T21:06:46Z")
I was very surprised today when I watched American History X and recognized a hugely obese man who played the character Seth. I seemed to recognize him as the friend to the lead character in the movie Blow named Tuna. T… --- ## [Battlestar Galactica 3.4 - "Exodus, Part Two" (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-3-4-exodus-part-two-spoilers/377262)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 369\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2006, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-3-4-exodus-part-two-spoilers/377262 "2006-10-27T03:50:30Z")
All of this has had spoilers before, and all of this will have spoilers again. Spoiler policy: If it’s aired, or if it’s simply speculation, no need for a spoiler box. If it’s from a future episode as revealed in interv… --- ## [CCs to Grams](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ccs-to-grams/558180)
**Author:** [@Meatros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meatros)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2010, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ccs-to-grams/558180 "2010-10-28T11:47:15Z")
I hate to ask this since it should be fairly easy to look up - yet I’ve had no real luck (and have been a bit confused). How many CCs are in a gram? I have some creatine that has a 8.5 CC scoop, but on the container of… --- ## [Could any modern-day animal give a t-rex a run for its money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-any-modern-day-animal-give-a-t-rex-a-run-for-its-money/348952)
**Author:** [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2006, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-any-modern-day-animal-give-a-t-rex-a-run-for-its-money/348952 "2006-03-21T23:50:24Z")
Apart from a human with a rocket launcher, of course :smiley: I’m thinking that with its combination of speed, power and ferocity, the t-rex could pretty much defeat anything alive today. Maybe the closest fight would… --- ## [Breathalyzer test challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breathalyzer-test-challenge/553551)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breathalyzer-test-challenge/553551 "2010-09-16T18:45:25Z")
If the state determines that alcohol impairs judgment so much that you can’t consent to sex, why is the state allowed to accept the consent to a breathalyzer test? It would seem that if you are drunk you can’\[t give you… --- ## [Cinema's Greatest One Hit Wonders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinemas-greatest-one-hit-wonders/344057)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2006, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinemas-greatest-one-hit-wonders/344057 "2006-02-19T17:59:49Z")
Alright, this has to be defined first. Let’s say that actors / actresses who had a significant / major role in a picture and seemed on the verge of a break out but then whose potential never was realized. Doesn’t mean … --- ## [Words With Friends and Cheating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-friends-and-cheating/601189)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-with-friends-and-cheating/601189 "2014-08-30T15:11:20Z")
For those unfamiliar with Words With Friends, it’s basically a one-on-one version of Scrabble played via mobile phone. The big difference is that the two players play remotely, so there are many ways to cheat. Players … --- ## [Computer-retarded people make me cry.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-retarded-people-make-me-cry/549234)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2010, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-retarded-people-make-me-cry/549234 "2010-08-17T15:21:22Z")
I have a job at my university supporting the online learning management system. Most of the people who call or come in seem to have never used a computer before in their fucking lives before I talk to them. I know I’m pr… --- ## [Who Are the Most Popular Superheroes Not Created/Based in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-most-popular-superheroes-not-created-based-in-the-usa/670527)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-most-popular-superheroes-not-created-based-in-the-usa/670527 "2013-10-11T12:43:44Z")
I was asked this earlier today and, not being much of a comics fan, I was totally stumped. Are there any hugely popular superheroes in Europe, South America, Asia, or elsewhere who are not of U.S. origin (either in that… --- ## [My stupid county banned e-cigs indoors today :(](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-stupid-county-banned-e-cigs-indoors-today/697488)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-stupid-county-banned-e-cigs-indoors-today/697488 "2014-10-17T18:41:40Z")
Legislators voted unanimously to ban the use of e-cigs indoors in Tompkins County, New York today. I’ve only seen one small news blurb about it so far. In the very \*definition \*of ignorance, it sounds like they didn’t b… --- ## [What is the difference between Methodists and Presbyterians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-methodists-and-presbyterians/713722)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2015, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-methodists-and-presbyterians/713722 "2015-03-10T00:31:30Z")
I am not a member of either one of these churches, but I have always wondered about the differences among the various mainstream Protestant denominations. There are many of them, but for the purposes of this thread I’d … --- ## [Why is fresh halibut so expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-fresh-halibut-so-expensive/536788)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2010, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-fresh-halibut-so-expensive/536788 "2010-04-22T16:57:29Z")
My local grocery store sells fresh halibut anywhere from $15 to $20 a pound depending on season, but yesterday I bought a two pound box of frozen halibut for $16.99. I understand the shipping and delivery costs of fresh… --- ## [How would you feel about being a prop at fake wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-feel-about-being-a-prop-at-fake-wedding/699639)
**Author:** [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-feel-about-being-a-prop-at-fake-wedding/699639 "2014-09-29T22:21:49Z")
I’m curious to know your opinions on a family situation I went through recently. I will try to give you enough information so you can understand my feelings about it without boring you too much. I have four stepsons. Th… --- ## [Can you really access the cargo hold from the cabin on commercial aircraft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-access-the-cargo-hold-from-the-cabin-on-commercial-aircraft/671857)
**Author:** [@Huvudtvatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huvudtvatt)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-access-the-cargo-hold-from-the-cabin-on-commercial-aircraft/671857 "2013-10-22T18:35:12Z")
You see this in movies all of the time. Someone has hidden a bomb, or snakes or terrorists or something in the cargo hold and the hero opens a hatch and climbs down to take care of it. Sometimes there is even an elevator… --- ## [Why don't druggies abuse insulin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-druggies-abuse-insulin/637594)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2012, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-druggies-abuse-insulin/637594 "2012-10-14T23:15:07Z")
It’s cheap and easily available. You don’t need a prescription, and the bottle you get at the drugstore is almost certainly pure and unadulterated. Yeah, you have to be really careful about the dosage, but it still seems… --- ## [BEST opening line of song lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-opening-line-of-song-lyrics/799174)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-opening-line-of-song-lyrics/799174 "2026-08-12T15:04:20Z")
\[Just have a continuing moral obligation here to maintain the Balance of the Board, ya understand\] 1st nomination, opening lines of The Church’s Myrrh: Emerald haunt in overdrive Heard it hundreds of times by now, sti… --- ## [Awesome lawyer letter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-lawyer-letter/523722)
**Author:** [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2010, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-lawyer-letter/523722 "2010-01-07T23:38:07Z")
Even the non-lawyers might enjoy this response to charges of defamation alleged by a Florida Hyundai dealership. I particularly liked the line, “Rather than finding ourselves locked in an unpleasant dispute, from which … --- ## [I won't watch a movie that has plot X](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wont-watch-a-movie-that-has-plot-x/513658)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2009, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wont-watch-a-movie-that-has-plot-x/513658 "2009-11-09T18:11:52Z")
Inspired by a current thread taking the opposite approach, I wonder what plot devices absolutely make a movie unwatchable for you. For me, I can’t stand movies in which A man discovers a child he never knew he had Two… --- ## [D.I.Y. eyebrow tinting - any advice / suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-i-y-eyebrow-tinting-any-advice-suggestions/261146)
**Author:** [@Stainz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stainz)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-i-y-eyebrow-tinting-any-advice-suggestions/261146 "2013-09-24T01:21:43Z")
I want my eyebrows to be DARKER. They are much too light, and I find when I get them tinted at the salon, it makes a real difference in the way I look. But it’s $15 each time (at least) and after a week or two, the tin… --- ## [Bars, Dress Codes and Racism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bars-dress-codes-and-racism/560463)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bars-dress-codes-and-racism/560463 "2014-07-23T12:57:53Z")
Story here A previous incident I’ve experienced this before. Typically the dress code will be no hats, hoodies, Timberlands, sports attire, baggy pants. The laughable part is that you can’t distinguish te gang bangers… --- ## [anyone else already sick of Jaden Smith?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-already-sick-of-jaden-smith/542862)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-already-sick-of-jaden-smith/542862 "2010-06-15T16:51:05Z")
The Karate Kid didn’t need to be remade! The advertising on this is already up my nose. It’s everywhere. I’m tired of Jaden Smith already. I’m impressed he can do a split, but he’s not a Jedi and Jackie Chan is not Y… --- ## [Is it possible to improve your eyesight naturally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-improve-your-eyesight-naturally/667778)
**Author:** [@lazarus86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lazarus86)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-improve-your-eyesight-naturally/667778 "2015-02-03T16:26:26Z")
I’m nearsighted and wear glasses all the time except for sleep and showering. I want LASIK but apparently my eyesight is still changing a bit so I have to hold off on it, at least for the next little while. Anyway, I h… --- ## [Nudity in own home = indecent exposure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nudity-in-own-home-indecent-exposure/174974)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2003, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nudity-in-own-home-indecent-exposure/174974 "2003-05-15T10:17:45Z")
Okay, I have a tendency to walk around naked for a while after I shower. I can’t use talc (at least, every brand I’ve tried makes me sneeze and sneeze and sneeze) and I prefer to be absolutely dry before I get dressed. … --- ## [Help me find a word more pretentious than "précis"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-word-more-pretentious-than-precis/558376)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2010, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-find-a-word-more-pretentious-than-precis/558376 "2010-11-01T17:52:08Z")
I have never heard the word “précis” used until yesterday. How common is this word and is there something even more pretentious that can be used to describe a summary? --- ## [Alton Brown's Turkey Brine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-browns-turkey-brine/603061)
**Author:** [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alton-browns-turkey-brine/603061 "2011-11-17T18:07:08Z")
Turkey Time yet again which means it’s time to discuss Alton Brown’s recipe for roasting a turkey: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/good-eats-roast-turkey-recipe/index.html. This was the show that introduc… --- ## ["I Lost $35 Million in an Hour" - Louis C.K. Comeback](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-35-million-in-an-hour-louis-c-k-comeback/823101)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2019, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-35-million-in-an-hour-louis-c-k-comeback/823101 "2019-02-01T22:39:37Z")
https://www.thecut.com/2018/10/louis-c-k-makes-masturbation-jokes-at-stand-up-performance.html I wasn’t sure whether to put this in Cafe Society or IMHO. Well it seems Louis C.K. is taking the steps to come back to the … --- ## [Putting peanuts in your Coke. Have you heard of such a practice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-peanuts-in-your-coke-have-you-heard-of-such-a-practice/602652)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2018, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/putting-peanuts-in-your-coke-have-you-heard-of-such-a-practice/602652 "2018-03-15T10:48:56Z")
Someone earlier suggested to me that I put peanuts in my Coca-Cola. Uh…what? --- ## [Is the SDMB an echo chamber?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-an-echo-chamber/771190)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sdmb-an-echo-chamber/771190 "2024-11-08T14:45:10Z")
As many of us are surprised by the election result, it got me thinking “why” we are so surprised. Sure, the pollsters got it wrong, and the media certainly made it seem like it was closer than it ended-up being. Sure, so… --- ## [Public farting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-farting/447352)
**Author:** [@beanpod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beanpod)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2008, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-farting/447352 "2008-05-18T20:12:00Z")
Since buying a laptop, I’ve been working outside my house a lot more often, which is a blessing. However, the freedom of working from home comes with certain perks. You can take off your shoes. You can sit in comfortable… --- ## [Why is child pornography illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-child-pornography-illegal/48764)
**Author:** [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-child-pornography-illegal/48764 "2015-01-08T12:12:03Z")
I hope this question doesn’t make me look like a scumbag. I object to pedophilia as much as the next overprotective mother. But intellectually, I’m just curious why it is illegal (in the US, anyway) when other “objection… --- ## [I rarely wash fruits and veggies before consuming them.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rarely-wash-fruits-and-veggies-before-consuming-them/537331)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2010, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rarely-wash-fruits-and-veggies-before-consuming-them/537331 "2010-05-06T22:04:53Z")
Really, I only wash potatoes, mushrooms and anything that’s fresh out of the garden. Never have, probably never will and have never suffered any ill effects. What’s the big deal? :slight\_smile: --- ## [Climate change and overpopulation.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-and-overpopulation/669034)
**Author:** [@Doggo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doggo)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2013, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-and-overpopulation/669034 "2013-10-12T06:24:37Z")
If there are those that actually believe climate change is caused by people and is not a naturally occuring cycle, as it has been ever since the world came into being billions of years before people existed, why won’t th… --- ## [Your Favorite Passage of Poetry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-passage-of-poetry/774116)
**Author:** [@Theodore\_Striker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Theodore_Striker)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2016, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-passage-of-poetry/774116 "2016-12-30T07:31:04Z")
I know there are some poets on the board… and some posters that don’t care for poetry at all. That being said, most people seem to have at least one small passage of poetry that they enjoy, so I’d like to hear yours. I’l… --- ## [Back to the grind in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-grind-in-the-mmp/742146)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 309\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2016, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-grind-in-the-mmp/742146 "2016-01-11T04:22:52Z")
OK, folks, holidays are over and life goes on. Back to work! No more lollygagging! Productivity in 2016!!! :smiley: Happy Moanday! --- ## [Is it possible to make a roux with gluten-free flour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-make-a-roux-with-gluten-free-flour/672984)
**Author:** [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2013, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-make-a-roux-with-gluten-free-flour/672984 "2013-11-16T23:55:37Z")
I’m planning my Thanksgiving menu now and going through my recipes to see where I can tweak things to make them work for friends and family who have different food intolerances. One of our friends avoids gluten. My rec… --- ## [Secrets You Know Because Of Your Job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secrets-you-know-because-of-your-job/706829)
**Author:** [@Waymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waymore)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secrets-you-know-because-of-your-job/706829 "2015-01-07T07:06:31Z")
Enlighten us. What info are you privy to due to your job that the average civilian would be unaware of? --- ## ["Cafeteria school lunch" pizza from the 80's. Can an individual get this anywhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafeteria-school-lunch-pizza-from-the-80s-can-an-individual-get-this-anywhere/825550)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2018, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cafeteria-school-lunch-pizza-from-the-80s-can-an-individual-get-this-anywhere/825550 "2018-12-11T00:40:26Z")
People of a certain age know what I’m talking about. The rectangular pizza slices, with a somewhat spongy thin crust (which invariably soaked up the grease), cheese, and pepperoni in “chunks”, not circles. I don’t care… --- ## [University of the People Degree-Does it have Value?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-of-the-people-degree-does-it-have-value/706990)
**Author:** [@Mr.Insaneo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Insaneo)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-of-the-people-degree-does-it-have-value/706990 "2015-09-29T13:37:14Z")
I’ve discovered the University of people(UoPeople) and was wondering if the B.S degree in Computer Science they offer there is accepted and recognized by recruiters, hiring managers or human resources? I know every coun… --- ## [What Does the Flashing Yellow Light on Top of Trucks, etc. Mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-flashing-yellow-light-on-top-of-trucks-etc-mean/220781)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2003, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-flashing-yellow-light-on-top-of-trucks-etc-mean/220781 "2003-12-25T03:16:44Z")
This is a traffic question, but one I have wondered about for some time now for reasons I will shortly get into. We all know what it means when a vehicle has a flashing red (signifying emergency) or flashing blue (signif… --- ## [an early yet hurried MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-early-yet-hurried-mmp/453847)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 528\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2008, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-early-yet-hurried-mmp/453847 "2008-06-30T08:12:14Z")
Sorry guys - I should have composed the MMP yesterday, but I ended up getting drunk with my cousin, and now I have to run off to attend a training session for work. I’ll post something interesting later; I’m sure y’all w… --- ## [To Mods: Guidelines for having a thread closed if you are the OP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-mods-guidelines-for-having-a-thread-closed-if-you-are-the-op/151471)
**Author:** [@Suspenderzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suspenderzzz)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2003, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-mods-guidelines-for-having-a-thread-closed-if-you-are-the-op/151471 "2003-02-04T00:27:44Z")
Some time ago, I asked that a thread in the pit (the “boyfriend proposed” thread started by me) be closed. I specifically addressed the mods in my final post to that thread and asked them to do so. I received no acknowle… --- ## [Could you date/love/marry someone with the same name as one of your siblings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-date-love-marry-someone-with-the-same-name-as-one-of-your-siblings/438926)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2008, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-date-love-marry-someone-with-the-same-name-as-one-of-your-siblings/438926 "2008-02-27T14:08:37Z")
I know this seems really shallow and possibly pointless, but I have to know if it’s just me with this phobia. My sister’s name in not that uncommon, I don’t come across it often, but it’s out there. I don’t think I coul… --- ## [Slaughtering Sacred Cows of Entertainment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slaughtering-sacred-cows-of-entertainment/283834)
**Author:** [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2005, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slaughtering-sacred-cows-of-entertainment/283834 "2005-01-16T07:19:55Z")
What movie, book, author, or television series is usually held up as a model of excellence do you dislike or hate? Do you consider the collected works of J.R.R. Tolkien to be nothing more than a poor pastiche of plagaris… --- ## [Invitation to all child-beaters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invitation-to-all-child-beaters/467345)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2008, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invitation-to-all-child-beaters/467345 "2008-10-14T00:32:41Z")
I wouldn’t dream of telling you (in this thread, anyway) how counter-productive, uncivilized, brutal, offensive, immoral, sadistic, bullying, or cowardly it is to chastise your weak and defenseless children physically, … --- ## [India: Are the gang rapes at all representative of the culture towards women there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-are-the-gang-rapes-at-all-representative-of-the-culture-towards-women-there/647266)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2013, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-are-the-gang-rapes-at-all-representative-of-the-culture-towards-women-there/647266 "2013-03-01T03:24:45Z")
(This is not meant to be inflammatory or insulting, so don’t take it that way. This is a matter of ignorance that I wish fought.) To this clueless Californian, when I think “India” I imagine things like: yoga, peace-lea… --- ## [Covering hot burners to protect cats - how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covering-hot-burners-to-protect-cats-how/645851)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covering-hot-burners-to-protect-cats-how/645851 "2020-07-30T17:46:36Z")
This is probably a really stupid question and I’m going to go “D’oh!” when I start getting some answers, but this has been a vexing problem for me lately. I want to start cooking (or at least my pathetic and minimal eff… --- ## [Science Fiction--Newer Books!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-fiction-newer-books/514271)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-fiction-newer-books/514271 "2010-07-01T18:13:34Z")
We’ve had a ton of threads here soliciting science fiction book recommendations, which are always full of great suggestions. But here’s the problem: Of the books that are generally recommended, I’ve either already read… --- ## [What processes are unbelievably antiquated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-processes-are-unbelievably-antiquated/586920)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-processes-are-unbelievably-antiquated/586920 "2011-07-07T18:54:27Z")
This thread has been a long time coming. My girlfriend is a PhD biologist. I had no idea, until I met her, how antiquated many aspects of “doing (real) science” are, in particular when it comes to publications and coll… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=313&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=315&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)