# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=341&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:** 342 --- ## [It's the MMP for the (Hockey) Season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-mmp-for-the-hockey-season/700527)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2014, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-mmp-for-the-hockey-season/700527 "2014-10-13T02:52:49Z")
It’s 46 degrees Amurikin this morning, it’s dark, and Hockey season is a few short days away. I am a happy dogbutler.:smiley: Hijack away, y’all! And from the last MMP: Good luck with the CPAP thing, Morgyn! --- ## [Tell me about the missing black keys on a piano.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-missing-black-keys-on-a-piano/482464)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2019, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-missing-black-keys-on-a-piano/482464 "2019-03-31T14:48:01Z")
I don’t know jack about music (as you might have already guessed from the title). In a piano, there are black keys in between the whites. Why aren’t there black keys in between all the whites? How are those tones not de… --- ## [Why cant we remember the rules about apostrophe's? ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-remember-the-rules-about-apostrophes/614127)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2012, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-remember-the-rules-about-apostrophes/614127 "2012-03-07T04:59:06Z")
Yes, that’s sarcasm for you. I am seeing apostrophes used in more and more “official” places, incorrectly. Why? That is, apostrophes are being inserted as to show possession when the intent is to show plural. … --- ## [Thing you just can't seem to find on the internet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-you-just-cant-seem-to-find-on-the-internet/613035)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2012, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-you-just-cant-seem-to-find-on-the-internet/613035 "2012-03-02T20:49:34Z")
The internet seems to be the be all end all in finding information on just about anything. However, once in a while there is information you just can’t seem to dig up and there is no site for. Two things I thought I mi… --- ## [Supreme Court ends Class Action lawsuits \[AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-ends-class-action-lawsuits-at-t-mobility-llc-v-concepcion/579953)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-ends-class-action-lawsuits-at-t-mobility-llc-v-concepcion/579953 "2011-09-17T13:00:56Z")
Scalia & Company kick America in the balls once again. Does anyone here think this is a “good” thing? Sounds perfectly awful to me. --- ## [Are you doing anything in your life differently because of the new President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-doing-anything-in-your-life-differently-because-of-the-new-president/778126)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2017, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-doing-anything-in-your-life-differently-because-of-the-new-president/778126 "2017-02-20T17:35:39Z")
Not in reaction to what he does, necessarily, just the fact of his presidency to begin with. Part of the reason I ask is that I’m curious about some of the (sometimes at least half joking) reactions like moving to anoth… --- ## [I just received the most hateful message of my life on Facebook and it got to me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-received-the-most-hateful-message-of-my-life-on-facebook-and-it-got-to-me/480206)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2009, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-received-the-most-hateful-message-of-my-life-on-facebook-and-it-got-to-me/480206 "2009-01-09T18:17:00Z")
This post probably reflects greatly upon my own insecurities and immaturities (new word!), but here goes anyway: I met a girl in September. Said girl had a boyfriend. She broke up with him briefly, and we flirted. Sh… --- ## [Smoking a carton a day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-a-carton-a-day/394751)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2015, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-a-carton-a-day/394751 "2015-01-20T17:57:49Z")
I enjoy a good cigar every now and then, but in my four decades on this planet, I never smoked a cigarette. I want to change that, though. Thing is, if I take up smoking, I want to go all out, balls-to-the-wall, and do… --- ## [Paul Ryan- compulsive liar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-ryan-compulsive-liar/633401)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2012, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-ryan-compulsive-liar/633401 "2012-09-11T17:02:42Z")
On top of Ryan’s acceptance speech dishonesties, I just heard today about his self-proclaimed Marathon Runner exploits (which were easily exposed as absurd exaggerations). I’m now wondering: could he be a compulsive lia… --- ## [Building a house -- what should I make sure I get at construction time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-a-house-what-should-i-make-sure-i-get-at-construction-time/780034)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-a-house-what-should-i-make-sure-i-get-at-construction-time/780034 "2017-02-27T22:25:43Z")
I’m in the planning stages of building a house on the Olympic Peninsula (Washington state). I’m soliciting ideas for what I want to include during the construction stage, when it’s a lot easier to do things with wiring,… --- ## [Phlosphr, I Pit Your Lapses in Integrity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phlosphr-i-pit-your-lapses-in-integrity/292259)
**Author:** [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2005, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phlosphr-i-pit-your-lapses-in-integrity/292259 "2005-03-03T02:22:58Z")
I’ve just today noticed a thread that you posted a month ago: So I’ve been asked to join the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) Any Suggestions In this thread you mentioned that you had heard of the SCA before at R… --- ## [I'm not a fan of her music, but what do you think of Taylor Swift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-a-fan-of-her-music-but-what-do-you-think-of-taylor-swift/625803)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-a-fan-of-her-music-but-what-do-you-think-of-taylor-swift/625803 "2012-06-28T14:59:11Z")
I just recently watched a segment of her on 60 Minutes. I wont go into details, but seriously, if you haven’t seen it, you need to. She’s an awesome woman. Just wondering what other people’s thoughts on her are. --- ## [Is Glycerin really bad for you? I doubt it's Vegan friendly...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-glycerin-really-bad-for-you-i-doubt-its-vegan-friendly/403240)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2013, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-glycerin-really-bad-for-you-i-doubt-its-vegan-friendly/403240 "2013-03-15T17:08:24Z")
In my ever increasing pursuit to be green and live organically \[ don’t read vegan(ly) \] my wife and I have been doing some research on Glycerin. Originally derrived from animal fat, now it can be synthesized from palm oi… --- ## [RIP Mary Jo Kopechne](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mary-jo-kopechne/507788)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2009, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-mary-jo-kopechne/507788 "2009-08-27T01:24:03Z")
It makes me very sad that Mary Jo Kopechne is just a footnote in Ted Kennedy’s byline. Now that he is dead she is about to be forgotten by history. That makes me very sad. --- ## [making frozen oven pizza better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-frozen-oven-pizza-better/663643)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-frozen-oven-pizza-better/663643 "2024-11-11T15:14:29Z")
Any suggestions for getting a better crust on your standard from-the-supermarket Tombstone or Jack’s or Home Run Inn frozen pizza? Resources at my disposal include an electric oven and a convection toaster oven. I also… --- ## [KGS: sad. SDMB: sadder.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kgs-sad-sdmb-sadder/474107)
**Author:** [@Aswan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aswan)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kgs-sad-sdmb-sadder/474107 "2008-12-01T18:36:29Z")
I occasionally read the SDMB for its enlightened and energetic and frequently humorous discussions, but I have never posted to it because I typically don’t feel I have anything to further the conversation. But I am moved… --- ## [Can you really see five states from the summit of Pike's Peak?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-see-five-states-from-the-summit-of-pikes-peak/714533)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2016, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-see-five-states-from-the-summit-of-pikes-peak/714533 "2016-06-09T12:17:51Z")
It’s often stated in tourism literature. E.g.: The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway But I’ve never heard it specified which five states they are (Colorado borders on seven states: New Mexico, Wyoming, Oklaho… --- ## [2021 US West drought and wildfire thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-us-west-drought-and-wildfire-thread/943991)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 288\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2022, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2021-us-west-drought-and-wildfire-thread/943991 "2022-04-21T23:23:17Z")
I’m becoming increasingly concerned, almost alarmed, by the continuing drought conditions across the US West. Lake Mead, which my town of Las Vegas relies on for water, is at approximately 35% of capacity. Electricity … --- ## [Ebonics (or let me axe you a question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebonics-or-let-me-axe-you-a-question/135401)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2002, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebonics-or-let-me-axe-you-a-question/135401 "2002-11-10T06:07:44Z")
Why is it that many blacks (or African Americans for you PC folks), consistently mispronounce words? The pattern I’ve noticed: ask = axe both = boff (trailing ‘th’ replaced with ‘f’) that = dat (leading ‘th’ replaced… --- ## [What is the most unjust law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-unjust-law/641560)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2012, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-unjust-law/641560 "2012-11-24T02:29:49Z")
What is the most unjust law in your jurisdiction or country? “Your country” means any country where you live or have citizenship. If you live in Los Angeles, you may list any law (Federal, State, local) in effect ther… --- ## [Believers: Why doesn't God save martyrs from torture and death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/believers-why-doesnt-god-save-martyrs-from-torture-and-death/493853)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/believers-why-doesnt-god-save-martyrs-from-torture-and-death/493853 "2009-04-27T08:26:37Z")
Recently I have been listening to Leonard Cohen. One of his songs, “Joan of Arc,” is about, shockingly, Joan of Arc. Or, I should say, Saint Joan of Arc, as she is long since canonized. Given that the Roman Catholic C… --- ## [OK: Where did I pick up this (US regional) pronunciation of "almond"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-where-did-i-pick-up-this-us-regional-pronunciation-of-almond/632093)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2014, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-where-did-i-pick-up-this-us-regional-pronunciation-of-almond/632093 "2014-12-03T03:31:21Z")
\[And, should this be in GQ or MPSIMS?\] For most of my life, I’ve pronounced “almond” as “ammond” - close to rhyming with “salmon” and, say, “jammin’”. However I must admit that TV commercials for “Almond Joy” pronounce… --- ## [Bikini car washes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikini-car-washes/712129)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2015, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikini-car-washes/712129 "2015-02-13T07:55:07Z")
This is a three-part series of questions. Please note–it is not my intention that responders to this thread should need to answer every question. Feel free to pick and choose. Part 1–for the women on the board. Have … --- ## [Song lyrics game: September 2012 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-game-september-2012-edition/634632)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-game-september-2012-edition/634632 "2012-09-26T03:12:53Z")
Figure it’s about time for another round of my favorite board game. The rules are simple, take a recognizable set of lyrics from a popular song and rewrite them in as obfuscatory a manner as possible without changing th… --- ## [Bedding down in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedding-down-in-the-mmp/743490)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 365\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2016, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedding-down-in-the-mmp/743490 "2016-01-25T05:12:38Z")
The variety of mattresses available is pretty close to mind-boggling - innerspring, foam, memory foam, air, adjustable, water (?), soft, medium, firm, very firm, granite, futon, sofa bed with extra big crossbar… We’ve g… --- ## [Brits, TV fee question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-tv-fee-question/692723)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-tv-fee-question/692723 "2014-07-25T10:32:33Z")
As more and more people watch TV on portable devices, will there be (or is there already) fees on laptops, tablets, and smart phones? --- ## [The Destruction of Cookware - Heating Empty Pot/Pan Breaks It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-destruction-of-cookware-heating-empty-pot-pan-breaks-it/404671)
**Author:** [@xiix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xiix)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2014, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-destruction-of-cookware-heating-empty-pot-pan-breaks-it/404671 "2014-10-23T14:20:07Z")
Question: Is there any logical and/or scientific reason that would account for the premise that heating cookware (i.e. frying pans, pots, etc) over a stove (gas, halogen or other), will cause irreparable damage if there… --- ## [What Was a 'Georgy Girl'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-a-georgy-girl/146309)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2015, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-a-georgy-girl/146309 "2015-03-11T00:35:58Z")
I recently bought a CD that features the song “Georgy Girl” by the Seekers. The song came out in the mid 1960s and it has a nice beat to it, I think. There is just something that has perplexed me for the longest time now… --- ## [Which classic period actresses would have done nude scenes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classic-period-actresses-would-have-done-nude-scenes/401766)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-classic-period-actresses-would-have-done-nude-scenes/401766 "2010-07-08T19:31:41Z")
Barbara Payton, natch, but can’t think of any other obvious choices. Anyone? --- ## [Treating retail employees like dirt as a proxy for the corporation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treating-retail-employees-like-dirt-as-a-proxy-for-the-corporation/689845)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2014, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treating-retail-employees-like-dirt-as-a-proxy-for-the-corporation/689845 "2014-06-19T20:04:50Z")
I have, at times, been known to treat retail and customer service employees of scummy “Corporate America” type companies rather rudely, treating the person as the physical embodiment of the company’s attitude toward the … --- ## [Cyclists who deliberately ride on dangerous roads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyclists-who-deliberately-ride-on-dangerous-roads/485436)
**Author:** [@MissIntent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissIntent)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2013, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyclists-who-deliberately-ride-on-dangerous-roads/485436 "2013-10-22T23:10:16Z")
Near my house there is a 2-3 mile long road going to a highway. It’s a single lane in each direction, no shoulder at all, very twisty with thick trees and such on the sides obscuring the view around corners, and the spe… --- ## [Middle class leaning Pub for economic interests -- even though data show that's wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-class-leaning-pub-for-economic-interests-even-though-data-show-thats-wrong/712827)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2015, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-class-leaning-pub-for-economic-interests-even-though-data-show-thats-wrong/712827 "2015-03-01T12:10:44Z")
John Judis, co-author of The Emerging Democratic Majority (2004), now writes about “The Emerging Republican Advantage.” Interview here. In Judis’ view, the main reason is that the Dems are losing the middle-class vote… --- ## [Does alcohol affect the healing of a broken bone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-alcohol-affect-the-healing-of-a-broken-bone/601237)
**Author:** [@anon11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anon11)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-alcohol-affect-the-healing-of-a-broken-bone/601237 "2011-11-02T18:43:56Z")
Thislink mentions it in the fourth and fith paragraphs. --- ## [Weird guy at gym (mind my own business?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-guy-at-gym-mind-my-own-business/595200)
**Author:** [@Weedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weedy)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2011, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-guy-at-gym-mind-my-own-business/595200 "2011-09-07T01:15:23Z")
Last week I went to the gym at a different time than usual, and there was a guy there doing weights. He was a bit too social, bumping shoulders with people walking past him, and chatting to people as they walked up to th… --- ## [Doctor Who Revival S8E4 -- Listen (boxed spoilers until it airs on the West Coast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-revival-s8e4-listen-boxed-spoilers-until-it-airs-on-the-west-coast/698382)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2014, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-revival-s8e4-listen-boxed-spoilers-until-it-airs-on-the-west-coast/698382 "2014-09-21T21:26:08Z")
Same rules as before. Tonight on the Moffat Hates Children variety hour, a horror episode! --- ## [Why can't perpetual motion machines work in space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-perpetual-motion-machines-work-in-space/123447)
**Author:** [@Alietta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alietta)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-perpetual-motion-machines-work-in-space/123447 "2012-12-02T14:12:22Z")
Imagine a spinning wheel in the void of space, with no air resistence or intereference. Wouldn’t the wheel keep spinning forever? If so, why haven’t we already used it to make energy or why do they say perpetual motion i… --- ## [Surprise examples of racism in books (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-examples-of-racism-in-books-open-spoilers/615265)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-examples-of-racism-in-books-open-spoilers/615265 "2012-03-22T06:13:57Z")
I mean examples that took you by surprise. Maybe the characters, too, if you feel like it. I noticed that “The Marching Morons” by Cyril Kornbluth was being given away by Amazon to Prime Members, so I started reading it… --- ## [Why are all the most beautiful flags symbols of oppressive regimes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-the-most-beautiful-flags-symbols-of-oppressive-regimes/697557)
**Author:** [@ILikeForeignLanguages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ILikeForeignLanguages)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-all-the-most-beautiful-flags-symbols-of-oppressive-regimes/697557 "2015-01-08T20:19:26Z")
Confederate States of America - the stars and cross battle flag Apartheid South Africa - the Oranje, Blanje, Blou The North Korean flag The flag of the Soviet Union And, although I won’t go so far as to say the Nazi … --- ## [Self defense rights question. Video included.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-defense-rights-question-video-included/637521)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-defense-rights-question-video-included/637521 "2012-10-17T03:38:31Z")
So, my question is this: If a grown man gets hit by a 17 year old girl, can he hit her back? What if it takes him a several seconds to get up out of his chair to hit her? Would the law say that is plenty of time for h… --- ## [Why does my left eye see things tinted red and my right eye see things tinted blue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-left-eye-see-things-tinted-red-and-my-right-eye-see-things-tinted-blue/260988)
**Author:** [@zoodle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoodle)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2004, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-left-eye-see-things-tinted-red-and-my-right-eye-see-things-tinted-blue/260988 "2004-08-24T00:22:27Z")
Many years ago, I noticed that if I look at something (usually something fairly neutral or light-colored) with only my left eye, it looks distinctly red- or pink-tinted compared to the same thing viewed with both eyes. I… --- ## [Convince me why I should go out with nerd girl.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-why-i-should-go-out-with-nerd-girl/244607)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2004, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-why-i-should-go-out-with-nerd-girl/244607 "2004-06-01T17:52:43Z")
So there is this nerd girl up at my work that kind has her eye on me. I can tell because she always makes it a point to come over and talk to me. And when she does her face gets all red and she speaks at me with a nervou… --- ## [Jordan vs. Kasparov: Who beats whom first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-vs-kasparov-who-beats-whom-first/624030)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jordan-vs-kasparov-who-beats-whom-first/624030 "2012-06-13T22:26:20Z")
Who do you pick and what are your reasons? Both have a killer instinct. Both hate to lose. I really don’t think either one could challenge the other in less than a decade. But if I had to choose I’d pick Jordan because … --- ## [Two and a 1/2 Men -Season Debut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-and-a-1-2-men-season-debut/596830)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2011, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-and-a-1-2-men-season-debut/596830 "2011-09-28T01:36:51Z")
Someone had to start a thread, might as well be me. Ashton Kutcher makes his debut tonight 9 pm et. My Dish program guide gives this description: Really curious How (if?) they are going to wrap up the plot line from … --- ## [Daughter and BF going on overnight trip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-and-bf-going-on-overnight-trip/455545)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-and-bf-going-on-overnight-trip/455545 "2009-08-29T03:41:20Z")
My issue is not with my daughter going on the trip, so much as with her mom’s reaction. Short story, eldest daughter, 20 y-o college soph, is renting an apt for the next school year with 2 other girls. The lease just s… --- ## [Who were the five most beautiful women in the history of film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-women-in-the-history-of-film/336827)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2006, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-women-in-the-history-of-film/336827 "2006-01-02T04:15:57Z")
I’m having an e-mail discussion on this purely subjective (with one exception) topic and decided to take it to the Dope. needless to say, perhaps, but this is talking at their best (thus Charlize Theron in Monster and H… --- ## [Should Gaza be relocated? Where?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-gaza-be-relocated-where/649212)
**Author:** [@crucible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crucible)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-gaza-be-relocated-where/649212 "2013-02-08T16:55:42Z")
Even if the other Arabs want the residents of Gaza to remain where they are to continue to vex the Israelis, let’s say the world agreed they should be relocated, for their own sake, to a happier place to live and, hopefu… --- ## [Der Trihs, our resident fanatic, tries to incite left wing violence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-trihs-our-resident-fanatic-tries-to-incite-left-wing-violence/566929)
**Author:** [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2011, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-trihs-our-resident-fanatic-tries-to-incite-left-wing-violence/566929 "2011-01-12T06:51:09Z")
Over in this thread, Der Trihs declares the following: While reasonable people on both sides have condemned today’s violent incident (which at this stage we still have not confirmed was motivated by politics or even an… --- ## [What would be the actual effects of abolishing the minimum wage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-actual-effects-of-abolishing-the-minimum-wage/774234)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2016, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-actual-effects-of-abolishing-the-minimum-wage/774234 "2016-12-15T17:55:49Z")
Inspired by recent discussion in government. I mean, there is a point under which wages cannot go for fear of the workers deciding en masse that it’s not worth their time to make that little. But what is that point? Can… --- ## [Any way to "un-oil" a hinge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-un-oil-a-hinge/535875)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-un-oil-a-hinge/535875 "2010-04-13T18:11:42Z")
Not the most earth-shattering of questions, but this is as good a place as any to ask it, I suppose. The hinges on our basement door were squeaky, though it never bothered me or my wife. My in-laws were staying with us… --- ## [The elephant in the room: George W. Bush](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elephant-in-the-room-george-w-bush/605578)
**Author:** [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2011, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elephant-in-the-room-george-w-bush/605578 "2011-12-25T01:25:03Z")
How will the President’s predecessor effect the 2012 Republican nominee? Newt Gingrich’s campaign or Mitt Romney’s campaign cannot ignore the eight years of the Bush administration. Or can they? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=340&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=342&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)