# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=315&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:** 316 --- ## [Ask the uber-nicotine addict how she finally quit smoking after 37 years with e-cigs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-uber-nicotine-addict-how-she-finally-quit-smoking-after-37-years-with-e-cigs/688694)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2014, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-uber-nicotine-addict-how-she-finally-quit-smoking-after-37-years-with-e-cigs/688694 "2014-10-15T22:44:45Z")
A little background: I am 56 and have smoked since I was 17. I’m a serial quitter and have quit elebenty-twenty times for anywhere from a few hours to about a year, then started smoking again. I am bi-polar and quitting … --- ## [Duct tape floats - spinning and weaving - turkey legs - a State Fair MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duct-tape-floats-spinning-and-weaving-turkey-legs-a-state-fair-mmp/549695)
**Author:** [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duct-tape-floats-spinning-and-weaving-turkey-legs-a-state-fair-mmp/549695 "2010-08-16T01:34:22Z")
So most of my story is going to be in the next post and the pictures are probably going to be even later, but: After figuring out last week that the State Fair was ending on Sunday, I resigned myself to not attending th… --- ## [Ooh, ooh, Michael Phelps smoked pot, ooh ooh ooh, the demon weed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooh-ooh-michael-phelps-smoked-pot-ooh-ooh-ooh-the-demon-weed/484135)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2009, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooh-ooh-michael-phelps-smoked-pot-ooh-ooh-ooh-the-demon-weed/484135 "2009-02-09T03:02:31Z")
Honestly, has any non-story ever elicited such an unnecessary apology? Phelps was caught doing a hit off a bong. He has released an abject apology calling his behaviour “regrettable.” Oh, and the sports pages say his … --- ## [The top 1% - the World over...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-1-the-world-over/545680)
**Author:** [@lurking\_guest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurking_guest)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-1-the-world-over/545680 "2010-07-12T20:21:53Z")
The Sheiks…the Presidents…the crusty “Brethren” of the GUYS who ‘manage’ the World… No matter what Country. No matter what Continent. No matter what ‘Form of Government.’ The TOP 1% Percenters. Who are they? Those … --- ## [Thanks for Nothin'! November Mini-Rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-nothin-november-mini-rants/992417)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 607\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-nothin-november-mini-rants/992417 "2023-12-02T20:57:07Z")
Let’s kick off this thread with a good old fashioned Amazon rant. Why do I have to click through four goddamn menus just to see my transactions? The landing page for past orders requires two clicks just to see what price… --- ## [Yeah, I guess it's been a while since we've done this... (Tuba being an ass)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-guess-its-been-a-while-since-weve-done-this-tuba-being-an-ass/443242)
**Author:** [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2008, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-guess-its-been-a-while-since-weve-done-this-tuba-being-an-ass/443242 "2008-04-09T05:26:50Z")
Again. By insulting the customers unnecessarily. Again. At least they’re eliminating pay to post so we don’t have to contribute to her paycheck any longer. --- ## [What's your take on Geico's "little piggy" commercial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-take-on-geicos-little-piggy-commercial/551393)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2010, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-take-on-geicos-little-piggy-commercial/551393 "2010-10-18T06:39:43Z")
Inspired by this thread, and a link to the video. --- ## [The good doctor's post was okay - it's Bodoni's that's idiotic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-doctors-post-was-okay-its-bodonis-thats-idiotic/352325)
**Author:** [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Replies:** 281\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2006, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-good-doctors-post-was-okay-its-bodonis-thats-idiotic/352325 "2006-04-18T10:50:22Z")
drmark2000 gives his own take on marriage. Fair dos. Makes some reasonable points, contentious enough to grace the Pit. Discussion’s going merrily along, until Lynn Bodoni comes along and uses her power to close it. Hop… --- ## [McDonald's replacing cashiers with touch screens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-replacing-cashiers-with-touch-screens/582180)
**Author:** [@Chen019](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chen019)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2011, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-replacing-cashiers-with-touch-screens/582180 "2011-05-22T13:05:09Z")
Does anyone else worry about these jobs being gradually replaced by technology? I know this isn’t a new phenomenon but where will it end? http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43050933/ns/technology\_and\_science-innovation/ --- ## [Your not understanding how the world works is somehow my problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-not-understanding-how-the-world-works-is-somehow-my-problem/711991)
**Author:** [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-not-understanding-how-the-world-works-is-somehow-my-problem/711991 "2015-02-14T17:07:16Z")
Guy orders pizza, goes to pick it up. When he gets there, tries to pay with a card. The card is declined. He asks us to run it again (like it would make a difference, but we’ll humor you and swipe the card again, even th… --- ## [Is "Prepping" for Doomsday Worth It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-prepping-for-doomsday-worth-it/687344)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2014, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-prepping-for-doomsday-worth-it/687344 "2014-06-19T14:18:19Z")
I was watching this show on Netflix called “Doomsday Bunkers” about these people spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on bunkers to protect them and their families in case of natural and man made disaster. These peo… --- ## [Re "50 things you are not supposed to know" has anyone fact checked these claims?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-50-things-you-are-not-supposed-to-know-has-anyone-fact-checked-these-claims/505065)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2009, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-50-things-you-are-not-supposed-to-know-has-anyone-fact-checked-these-claims/505065 "2009-08-06T01:13:10Z")
There is a book called "50 things you are not supposed to know" which I have not read but supposed contains these claims. Just in relying on general knowledge a fair portion are true, but are they ALL true? Which ones ar… --- ## [Who ordered this MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-ordered-this-mmp/763613)
**Author:** [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2016, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-ordered-this-mmp/763613 "2016-08-29T04:15:22Z")
It’s 5:50 am and I, a retired person of leisure, is wide awake. There is something inherently unfair with the universe these days. What are you finding unfair? --- ## [One blogger's journey to undo his homosexuality...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-bloggers-journey-to-undo-his-homosexuality/249543)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 289\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2004, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-bloggers-journey-to-undo-his-homosexuality/249543 "2004-06-26T03:05:27Z")
Found linked from elsewhere. I’m really not sure how to feel about this. --- ## [Dumbassery in Pamplona](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbassery-in-pamplona/502828)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2009, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbassery-in-pamplona/502828 "2009-07-18T11:05:20Z")
So some dolt got gored to death this week, and four others got a taste of Ferdinand’s horns in Pamplona. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jUhAbBWpazo8ZDuaGsXAcZKIyZ\_gD99CUND80 I hope they didn’t have f… --- ## [Why was Fleetwood Mac so popular in 1977?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-fleetwood-mac-so-popular-in-1977/668058)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-fleetwood-mac-so-popular-in-1977/668058 "2013-09-11T06:17:54Z")
I never got the mass appeal. I was born in 1973. By the time I was a teenager 70’s music was already classic rock but I went through a huge Zeppelin phase, a Pink Floyd phase, a Beatles obsession etc etc. Even if i’m s… --- ## [you feel a cold coming on: what do you take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-feel-a-cold-coming-on-what-do-you-take/646474)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-feel-a-cold-coming-on-what-do-you-take/646474 "2013-02-16T22:47:59Z")
I take echinacea and extra vitamin C. I have a friend who swears by Elderberry. I remember hearing zinc could help but I’ve never tried it. currently I have a very mild cold while I am surrounded by people who are MISER… --- ## ["Sampling" grapes: theft, uncouth, or perfectly legit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampling-grapes-theft-uncouth-or-perfectly-legit/685521)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sampling-grapes-theft-uncouth-or-perfectly-legit/685521 "2014-04-10T00:22:13Z")
I posted the following on a GQ thread, and was asked to take it to IMHO: --- ## [Pro Wrestling 10 List Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-10-list-thread/1001674)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 710\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-wrestling-10-list-thread/1001674 "2026-09-21T14:25:20Z")
Like the TV, Movie, and Music Playlist threads, a thread featuring lists of 10 things common to each person, place, or thing, as it relates to professional wrestling. I’ll start the thread with: Matches That Did Not Li… --- ## [Addressing An Ex-Pope.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addressing-an-ex-pope/650161)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addressing-an-ex-pope/650161 "2013-02-26T21:10:21Z")
The mother of a reigning queen is called the Queen Mother. Since she is still royal, she will be addressed as “Your Royal Highness” all her life. Being a president of the United States or, say, a judge, is a title of hig… --- ## [Gurujulp would've wanted his doper family to know...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gurujulp-wouldve-wanted-his-doper-family-to-know/616409)
**Author:** [@Stendhal\_Syndrome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stendhal_Syndrome)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gurujulp-wouldve-wanted-his-doper-family-to-know/616409 "2012-04-12T19:50:23Z")
This is by no means mundane or pointless to me but I don’t know where to post this. I just wanted our doper family to know that gurujulp (Jesse), my husband, passed away in his sleep early this morning. --- ## [Tips for giving cat oral medication](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-giving-cat-oral-medication/498336)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2009, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tips-for-giving-cat-oral-medication/498336 "2009-06-10T05:40:00Z")
My cat has a nasty infection and has recently had surgical uterus removal. She was on IV treatment for two days at the animal hospital and came pretty close to dying, so it’s very important that I keep up the antibiotic … --- ## [How does a prisoner hang himself in a county jail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-prisoner-hang-himself-in-a-county-jail/572846)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2016, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-prisoner-hang-himself-in-a-county-jail/572846 "2016-06-08T05:13:50Z")
I must say for full disclosure that I have been arrested a few times when I was younger and foolish. Each time, they stripped search me and didn’t allow shoelaces or belts. Then, when you get into the cell, there are n… --- ## [Is it true that urine can be used as an antiseptic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-urine-can-be-used-as-an-antiseptic/44082)
**Author:** [@meepins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meepins)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2000, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-urine-can-be-used-as-an-antiseptic/44082 "2000-12-07T15:51:32Z")
In Marine Basic they tell us that urine can be used as an antiseptic to clean wounds. Is this true? If it is, why so? --- ## [Video Game Generation Take Over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-generation-take-over/544776)
**Author:** [@Punisher\_11B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punisher_11B)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-generation-take-over/544776 "2010-06-29T17:55:55Z")
What is going to happen to the country when the video game generation gets old enough to take over the country? Kids don’t even go outside to play anymore… They stay in and play COD4. I don’t consider myself old, I wil… --- ## ["The New Deal didn't end the Great Depression, WWII did!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-deal-didnt-end-the-great-depression-wwii-did/541701)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-deal-didnt-end-the-great-depression-wwii-did/541701 "2010-06-07T20:36:56Z")
I’ve seen this claim bandied about in conservative circles. The idea is that the New Deal was largely ineffectual in lifting the country out the of economic stagnation of the 1930’s. All that government spending was ju… --- ## [I am stuck in a girly bed for the rest of my life. Hear me vent!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-stuck-in-a-girly-bed-for-the-rest-of-my-life-hear-me-vent/435466)
**Author:** [@THespos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THespos)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2008, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-stuck-in-a-girly-bed-for-the-rest-of-my-life-hear-me-vent/435466 "2008-02-01T12:12:36Z")
Precisely when I lost control of the marital bed cannot be determined. Like so many things in marriage, a guy wakes up one day and goes “Holy shit! How did this happen?” One day, I was in Sleepy’s or Snoozy’s or Bob’s… --- ## [What do you call the cargo container on a truck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-cargo-container-on-a-truck/549920)
**Author:** [@Dumbguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dumbguy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2013, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-cargo-container-on-a-truck/549920 "2013-05-09T17:41:04Z")
The Wikipedia entry on parts of a truck lists only cab, engine, drivetrain, and frame. How do people refer the container section? Are there differnt terms depending on size, whether it’s detachable, etc? --- ## [Dope-A-Ween DC/MD/VA/PA/DE 10/27/01!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-a-ween-dc-md-va-pa-de-10-27-01/76061)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 534\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2001, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-a-ween-dc-md-va-pa-de-10-27-01/76061 "2001-11-04T01:29:04Z")
Yes, it’s true. The Chance family is throwing another rip roaring party. And this time it’s a Halloween Costume Party! Prizes for best costume, silliest costume, etc…we’ll make them up as we go. So come on all you dop… --- ## [I pit those fighting to ban e-cigs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-those-fighting-to-ban-e-cigs/696727)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-those-fighting-to-ban-e-cigs/696727 "2014-10-27T00:09:05Z")
To paraphrase a bit from a letter written in support of keeping them available to adults: These things are potentially the greatest innovation in public health of the last hundred years, capable of saving hundreds of mi… --- ## [What lunch box did you take to school as a kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lunch-box-did-you-take-to-school-as-a-kid/649141)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2013, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-lunch-box-did-you-take-to-school-as-a-kid/649141 "2013-05-16T23:43:59Z")
Me, I sported a Peanuts lunch box all through grade school, featuring Snoopy. This one, as a matter of fact. What lunch box or boxes did you have (and use) growing up? --- ## [Palmer vs. DC (Right to Bear Arms)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palmer-vs-dc-right-to-bear-arms/694237)
**Author:** [@Bone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bone)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2016, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palmer-vs-dc-right-to-bear-arms/694237 "2016-05-24T20:04:30Z")
It only took 5 years for the district court to release the opinion. That, and the fact that the attorney had to file two Writ of Mandamus to attempt to force the court to issue their opinion. Some background: Well, t… --- ## [Forbidden Randomness of the Unspoiled Mafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-randomness-of-the-unspoiled-mafia/533111)
**Author:** [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-randomness-of-the-unspoiled-mafia/533111 "2010-05-07T16:07:07Z")
I don’t think one of these has been set up for sachertorte’s Random game yet. Living players can go jump in a lake. Dead players and spoiled observers are welcome so long as you keep your spoilers in your pants. --- ## [Which was better, Alien (1979) or The Thing (1982)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-was-better-alien-1979-or-the-thing-1982/691521)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2014, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-was-better-alien-1979-or-the-thing-1982/691521 "2014-06-29T14:11:01Z")
So, which is better and why? Are there other horror movies of the “predator kills a group one by one” kind that are equally good? Note that I said “equally good”, I know there are plenty of horror movies that involve a … --- ## [I Just Fired Someone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-fired-someone/327801)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2005, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-fired-someone/327801 "2005-11-10T04:33:47Z")
This is a person four years out of college - about 25 years old. And she is a plagarist. Details are both irrelevant and inappropriate, except to say that there is no question regarding the plagarism, it was detected b… --- ## [What's a dishwater blonde?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-dishwater-blonde/533205)
**Author:** [@Radishes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Radishes)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2010, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-dishwater-blonde/533205 "2010-03-25T23:26:59Z")
Okay, I’ve heard the term before, but I’m not sure what the color would look like. Would it be like the color of dishwater? If it’s my dishwater, that would be pretty ugly! Or does it mean the water you are going to u… --- ## [The Saddest Movie Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-movie-ever/144515)
**Author:** [@DarRRva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarRRva)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-movie-ever/144515 "2015-09-15T19:37:47Z")
What film alone has squeezed the most tears out of your ducts? Which film has left you the most misty or watery eyed, or just left you feeling depressed the rest of the day? My vote goes to Dancer In The Dark… Left me h… --- ## [How should a person accused of racism respond?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-a-person-accused-of-racism-respond/955942)
**Author:** [@Esprise\_Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprise_Me)\ **Replies:** 337\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-a-person-accused-of-racism-respond/955942 "2021-12-23T21:19:30Z")
Inspired in part by this recent incident: Although the headline is your typical NY Post outrage clickbait, the article at least strongly implies that what got him fired wasn’t his mixing up two black students, but his … --- ## [Fuck you, you stupid bitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-you-stupid-bitch/168655)
**Author:** [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2003, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-you-stupid-bitch/168655 "2003-04-16T23:18:44Z")
So I’m standing outside my car in the Target parking lot, getting ready to get my daughter out of the backseat. I put my cigarette out on the pavement (God forbid!) and some fucking bitch behind me sighs loudly and mumb… --- ## [Being an American in the UK on a visit stinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-an-american-in-the-uk-on-a-visit-stinks/713997)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2015, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-an-american-in-the-uk-on-a-visit-stinks/713997 "2015-03-15T23:30:03Z")
Now I finally understand all of the Americans who pretend to be Canadian when traveling abroad. It gets depressing constantly having to apologize for all the crappy things America has done and dealing with all the head s… --- ## [Former Copyright Boss Thinks The World Owes Him A Living](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-copyright-boss-thinks-the-world-owes-him-a-living/636333)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-copyright-boss-thinks-the-world-owes-him-a-living/636333 "2012-10-09T08:25:28Z")
This is why nobody takes copyright law seriously: Yep. The pro-copyright forces think the world owes them a living, even to the extent of making things pre-emptively illegal and destroying innovation that might hurt th… --- ## [Should we expect the police to show courage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-expect-the-police-to-show-courage/664825)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2016, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-expect-the-police-to-show-courage/664825 "2016-02-01T19:24:24Z")
I am opening this thread in GD, but came very close to putting in the Pit instead (where I might have entitled it ‘A Fucking Execution’). When I ask if we should expect the police to show courage, I am referring to an i… --- ## [Have you had any experiences with Christian Science?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-had-any-experiences-with-christian-science/604762)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2012, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-had-any-experiences-with-christian-science/604762 "2012-03-08T16:28:47Z")
Have you had any experiences with Christian Science healing? I don’t want to set firm boundaries on the responses, but I’m primarily interested in your own personal experiences and those that you directly witnessed. Pl… --- ## [Infinity Taken to the Infinity Power an Infinite Number of Times.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-taken-to-the-infinity-power-an-infinite-number-of-times/554729)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2014, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinity-taken-to-the-infinity-power-an-infinite-number-of-times/554729 "2014-06-27T05:47:19Z")
For a while, I thought I understood infinity. A while back, there was this character, Wayne, played by Mike Myers on Saturday Night Live. The name of the whole bit was “Wayne’s World”. And there was this running joke on … --- ## [Gack....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gack/669178)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gack/669178 "2013-09-30T14:09:04Z")
… fuck off, suffer and rot you fucking worthless piece of excrement. --- ## [respectcopyright.org... kiss my furry white ass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respectcopyright-org-kiss-my-furry-white-ass/222517)
**Author:** [@bagkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bagkitty)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/respectcopyright-org-kiss-my-furry-white-ass/222517 "2012-09-22T13:44:57Z")
It now costs me $13.50 to get my furry white ass (FWA) in to see a first run movie. Having shelled out my shekels to get said FWA into the theatre, I now have the dubious pleasure of being subjected to (as of the last ti… --- ## [Jan Brewer: liar and hypocrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-brewer-liar-and-hypocrite/610837)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jan-brewer-liar-and-hypocrite/610837 "2012-02-03T00:50:18Z")
By now, most people have prolly heard about the tarmac conversation between President Obama and Arizona Governor Jan Brewer. I’d wager that about the same number have by now seen the image of Gov. Brewer pointing her fi… --- ## [Thumb and index finger, tips touching, other fingers extended--what does that mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thumb-and-index-finger-tips-touching-other-fingers-extended-what-does-that-mean/578205)
**Author:** [@With\_Rye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/With_Rye)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2011, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thumb-and-index-finger-tips-touching-other-fingers-extended-what-does-that-mean/578205 "2011-04-15T17:30:44Z")
What does this upside-down OK gesture mean? Here it is on a t-shirt: http://www.bustedtees.com/punchinggame --- ## [HDMI vs. Optical Audio: which one to use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hdmi-vs-optical-audio-which-one-to-use/637436)
**Author:** [@xash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xash)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2012, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hdmi-vs-optical-audio-which-one-to-use/637436 "2012-10-11T22:54:10Z")
I can’t seem to find straight answers on the net, so I come to you. What is the difference between HDMI and Optical Audio in terms of audio quality? Does HDMI carry surround sound audio to all channels in a 5.1 surroun… --- ## [Obama - the lowest spending POTUS since Coolidge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-the-lowest-spending-potus-since-coolidge/624339)
**Author:** [@Linden\_Arden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linden_Arden)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-the-lowest-spending-potus-since-coolidge/624339 "2012-06-22T14:17:00Z")
http://articles.marketwatch.com/2012-05-22/commentary/31802270\_1\_spending-federal-budget-drunken-sailor Of course I am referencing the Nutting article above - which puts Obama spending at a 1.4% annualized rate from pre… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=314&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=316&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)