# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=364&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:** 365 --- ## [how can tow trucks tow your car if the brake is set?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-tow-trucks-tow-your-car-if-the-brake-is-set/25407)
**Author:** [@vandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vandal)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2000, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-tow-trucks-tow-your-car-if-the-brake-is-set/25407 "2000-07-17T18:39:56Z")
If your car’s brake is set, wouldn’t that lock the wheels? Not lock them completely, of course (since you can still drive with the brake set), but lock them enough to where it would severely hinder the tow truck from dri… --- ## [Zombieland - Walkin' dead spoilers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-walkin-dead-spoilers/512382)
**Author:** [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2010, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-walkin-dead-spoilers/512382 "2010-07-17T08:56:47Z")
I’m going to see Zombieland tonight at 7:35PM. I’m so excited I’ve got goose-bumps. Speculation on who the “surprise cameo” is in the movie? Starting a thread now, looking forward to hearing everyones opinions when I … --- ## [More sales than not: How does Macy's make money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-sales-than-not-how-does-macys-make-money/551235)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-sales-than-not-how-does-macys-make-money/551235 "2010-08-25T16:57:29Z")
Ok, Macy’s always seems to have a special sale where they heavily discount (at least percentagewise) the list price. Here is my genius logic, please help me: Few people will buy at Macy’s at list price, because there ar… --- ## [Things we learned from the Twilight Zone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-learned-from-the-twilight-zone/516969)
**Author:** [@HeadNinja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeadNinja)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2009, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-we-learned-from-the-twilight-zone/516969 "2009-11-23T22:05:00Z")
You can’t go home again. You may end up in a place very like home, but it will be different in some way that will ruin it for you. If home is exactly as you remember it then you are somehow different. Never trust Chil… --- ## [What are some \*subtle\* differences among various dialects of English?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-subtle-differences-among-various-dialects-of-english/796145)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2017, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-subtle-differences-among-various-dialects-of-english/796145 "2017-11-02T03:54:59Z")
Today I happened to think of a story I heard a few years back, in which some little British girl and her family were flying somewhere, and she wrote this funny note to the pilot. It made the rounds and everybody thought… --- ## [Same-sex relationships in cartoons aimed at kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-sex-relationships-in-cartoons-aimed-at-kids/755854)
**Author:** [@AtomThought](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomThought)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2016, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-sex-relationships-in-cartoons-aimed-at-kids/755854 "2016-06-12T19:55:45Z")
I thought this would be an interesting enough topic for my first post here. I don’t recall seeing it discussed before, apologies if it has been. Over the last few years in the US, it seems that it’s becoming increasingl… --- ## [Actresses whose looks faded fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actresses-whose-looks-faded-fast/371770)
**Author:** [@nemminie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nemminie)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2006, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actresses-whose-looks-faded-fast/371770 "2006-09-24T22:23:54Z")
Who were very good looking in their early twenties but not any more although they are still under 40. Like Sarah Jessica Parker and Renee Zellweger. --- ## [Tell me again why hemp is illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-again-why-hemp-is-illegal/511700)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2009, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-again-why-hemp-is-illegal/511700 "2009-10-13T04:53:49Z")
I could post cites about the practical applications of hempiculture. I might try to trace the legal history or speculate about the social climate, etc. But I’d rather start from scratch. Tell me again why hemp is illega… --- ## [Can an Evangelical be Considered Anything but Ignorant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-evangelical-be-considered-anything-but-ignorant/570577)
**Author:** [@revelator771](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/revelator771)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-evangelical-be-considered-anything-but-ignorant/570577 "2011-02-15T11:21:15Z")
I haven’t been on long and hoped to find a real place to discuss serious topics…not to prostylotize. However, whenever I posited cogent exercises of logic in the discourse I was met with venom and marginalization. So t… --- ## [What are the "giant marshmallow" things I saw laying out in farm fields?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-giant-marshmallow-things-i-saw-laying-out-in-farm-fields/691993)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2014, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-giant-marshmallow-things-i-saw-laying-out-in-farm-fields/691993 "2014-07-04T03:37:00Z")
Last night, I drove up to the White River ampitheatre in scenic Auburn, WA, to see Kiss and Def Leppard perform live. (Both bands absolutely kicked ass, and their opening act, Kobra and the Lotus, was equally amazing, bu… --- ## [Amanda Knox and Double Jeopardy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-knox-and-double-jeopardy/653993)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-knox-and-double-jeopardy/653993 "2014-02-06T02:57:28Z")
Amanda Knox’s acquittal has been overturned by an Italian court. If, as seems likely to happen, a request is made that she be extradited from the US to Italy for a retrial, would her (US) Constitutional right to not be s… --- ## [I'm taking a Glock to NYC. What can I expect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-taking-a-glock-to-nyc-what-can-i-expect/596074)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2011, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-taking-a-glock-to-nyc-what-can-i-expect/596074 "2011-11-02T17:11:26Z")
In late October my wife and I are going to spend a few days in Manhattan. I’ve traveled all over the country and had no problems bringing my pistol. But most places do not have a hard-on towards handguns like New York C… --- ## [Manifest (new NBC paranormal series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manifest-new-nbc-paranormal-series/821913)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manifest-new-nbc-paranormal-series/821913 "2023-09-20T22:31:20Z")
The first episode debuted last night. I was willing to give it a chance, and was glad I did. It will be shown again on Friday evening. In short, a plane that took off in the spring of 2013 from Kingston, Jamaica arriv… --- ## [What's the worst song ever that reached #1?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-song-ever-that-reached-1/851170)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2020, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-song-ever-that-reached-1/851170 "2020-04-18T13:19:41Z")
Just as the thread title suggests, what is the worst song of all time that hit #1 on a Billboard chart or its equivalent in your country? You’re not allowed to say “Macarthur Park,” the disco version of which did reach #… --- ## ["Careful, your slip is showing" Suggestive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careful-your-slip-is-showing-suggestive/678106)
**Author:** [@Themis00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Themis00)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2016, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/careful-your-slip-is-showing-suggestive/678106 "2016-12-16T01:47:17Z")
Is it just me or is that a very sexually suggestive phrase? I’m surprised that it isn’t listed in sexual harrassment policy books across the country. I’m shocked that it is used in casual and even professional conversati… --- ## [Help me finish this rhyme: "What can you do when you live in a shoe ..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-finish-this-rhyme-what-can-you-do-when-you-live-in-a-shoe/200564)
**Author:** [@Stainz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stainz)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2019, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-finish-this-rhyme-what-can-you-do-when-you-live-in-a-shoe/200564 "2019-01-24T00:12:33Z")
A girl I used to work with would say “what can you do when you live in a shoe, and all your friends are toes …” the next line was something like “move to a hat 'cos that’s where it’s at, or make like a boot & get laced” … --- ## [Game: Who starred with whom in what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-who-starred-with-whom-in-what/589978)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-who-starred-with-whom-in-what/589978 "2011-08-15T18:57:13Z")
Simple rules: I start by mentioning an actor, the next person names another actor who starred with them and the vehicle (movie, TV, stage) where they appeared. Then the next person mentions a person who appeared with the… --- ## [kanicbird, you are the stupidest POS I've ever seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanicbird-you-are-the-stupidest-pos-ive-ever-seen/489333)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanicbird-you-are-the-stupidest-pos-ive-ever-seen/489333 "2009-03-24T16:01:46Z")
In this post, kanicbird states that when a fetus dies naturally, (ie a miscarriage), it is because the fetus is evil and God killed it. Words fail. You are a true piece of shit. Imagine how someone who has lost a bab… --- ## [An Unlabored MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-unlabored-mmp/730232)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-unlabored-mmp/730232 "2015-09-14T04:26:56Z")
I’m actually off on Labor Day. Who else is? --- ## [Preventing Boxers From Riding Up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preventing-boxers-from-riding-up/670258)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2013, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preventing-boxers-from-riding-up/670258 "2013-10-04T01:51:11Z")
How does one prevent boxers from riding up? This occurs even when I wear a belt and tuck my boxers firmly under the pants. --- ## [Charity donation as a Christmas gift- y/n?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charity-donation-as-a-christmas-gift-y-n/520608)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2009, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charity-donation-as-a-christmas-gift-y-n/520608 "2009-12-23T00:18:51Z")
It’s that time of year again and I’ve got a good number of close friends and family I need to buy gifts for. While I could go out and get them each something that would be nice and/ or meaningful, I’m considering making… --- ## [Female dopers - The world's longest period? (TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-the-worlds-longest-period-tmi/202695)
**Author:** [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2014, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-the-worlds-longest-period-tmi/202695 "2014-08-17T22:59:17Z")
Okay, so it’s been 16 days and my period is STILL going. And I’m finding it SLIGHTLY annoying. Have any female dopers had periods this long, or longer? Oh, and sympathy is much appreciated! :smiley: --- ## [Presidents and religion - smart enough to lie, or dumb enough to believe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidents-and-religion-smart-enough-to-lie-or-dumb-enough-to-believe/577872)
**Author:** [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2011, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidents-and-religion-smart-enough-to-lie-or-dumb-enough-to-believe/577872 "2011-04-15T16:54:18Z")
If you take a look at the official history of the presidents of the USA, you’ll notice that many of the presidents in the 1800s were non-religious, un-affiliated or it was unclear on their religious beliefs. The last pre… --- ## [How much does porn influence the perception of women's bodies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-porn-influence-the-perception-of-womens-bodies/662162)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2013, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-porn-influence-the-perception-of-womens-bodies/662162 "2013-07-02T21:54:04Z")
I’ve read a few tumblrs about women’s bodies, where women would submit photographs of their boobs, or bellies or whatnot and talk about their feelings about that part of their anatomy. One very common mindset a lot of th… --- ## [The Ninth Gate - Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ninth-gate-huh/14731)
**Author:** [@Iago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iago)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2016, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ninth-gate-huh/14731 "2016-10-31T12:05:15Z")
I’m usually pretty good with these things, but I’m baffled by the end of this movie. Spoiler to follow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Okay, I pretty much had it up until the end. So who was the g… --- ## [Coast Guard to sink Japanese Ghost Ship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coast-guard-to-sink-japanese-ghost-ship/617924)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2012, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coast-guard-to-sink-japanese-ghost-ship/617924 "2012-04-14T12:34:16Z")
Story here. It’s a fishing boat that’s been drifting in the Pacific since the tsunami last year. Strangely, the Coast Guard decided against putting a small team (including a child, a large breasted woman, and perhaps a… --- ## [Why does My sister hate me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-sister-hate-me/649961)
**Author:** [@Pooty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pooty)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-sister-hate-me/649961 "2013-02-16T19:21:54Z")
\[COLOR=“rgb(255, 0, 255)”\]\[COLOR=“DarkSlateBlue”\]For all my life my big sister has hated me. I’m 32 and she is 38. We were both raised the same from very good parents and a wonderful family. Good morals and values. We bo… --- ## [Why doesn't my Chinese food taste like Chinese food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-my-chinese-food-taste-like-chinese-food/361353)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2006, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-my-chinese-food-taste-like-chinese-food/361353 "2006-06-24T00:52:19Z")
I really love Chinese food, and I’m a decent cook, but I seem utterly incapable of recreating Chinese food at home. What’s the secret? I have a wok. I get it really hot and use just a little peanut oil. I cut the ing… --- ## [When Did People First Know/Suspect That Smoking Causes Cancer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-people-first-know-suspect-that-smoking-causes-cancer/592112)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-people-first-know-suspect-that-smoking-causes-cancer/592112 "2011-08-11T12:29:00Z")
Obviously, the famous Surgeon General’s report came out in 1964, and that was when we first started seeing widespread anti-smoking campaigns. No doubt many people learned that smoking causes cancer only then. However, I… --- ## [Botticelli - November 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 318\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2015, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2015/736440 "2015-12-04T19:49:03Z")
Starting off the month, I am G. --- ## [Old TV themes/commercials you can sing from memory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-tv-themes-commercials-you-can-sing-from-memory/714711)
**Author:** [@funky\_little\_lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/funky_little_lee)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2015, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-tv-themes-commercials-you-can-sing-from-memory/714711 "2015-03-14T03:25:33Z")
Sigh this is showing my age, but: My brother thinks I’m some sort of savant because I can sing, word for word, the themes to The Banana Splits, The Flintstones, The Monkees, The Bugs Bunny-Roadrunner Hour, and The Jetso… --- ## [Can my boss see this on my VPN/RDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-boss-see-this-on-my-vpn-rdp/640092)
**Author:** [@DavidPeab](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidPeab)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-boss-see-this-on-my-vpn-rdp/640092 "2012-11-08T19:46:46Z")
My Situation: I work from home and use a Cisco IPSec VPN using DHCP from both a Mac and PC to RDP/RDC to my office PC. I want to keep the VPN on the Mac connected all the time because I have to reboot nearly every time I… --- ## [Reparations are never going to happen so why do some democrats come out in favor of them...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reparations-are-never-going-to-happen-so-why-do-some-democrats-come-out-in-favor-of-them/830186)
**Author:** [@SIick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SIick)\ **Replies:** 288\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2019, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reparations-are-never-going-to-happen-so-why-do-some-democrats-come-out-in-favor-of-them/830186 "2019-03-11T00:06:54Z")
when they’re asked about whether they support the idea? --- ## [Tiny, unimportant things that folks get all bothered about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-unimportant-things-that-folks-get-all-bothered-about/963271)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2022, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-unimportant-things-that-folks-get-all-bothered-about/963271 "2022-05-27T14:12:32Z")
On Facebook, and elsewhere, even here, some people get all het up about things that don’t really matter. For example: Which way the toilet paper rolls goes, over, or under. Dudes have posted memes that call the "unders’… --- ## [LOST 6.3 What Kate Does](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-3-what-kate-does/528340)
**Author:** [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2010, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-3-what-kate-does/528340 "2010-02-15T21:52:21Z")
Hey, lookie here. It’s almost 6pm and no LOST thread. Mouseover spoiler space. No clever pre-show chatter from me. Gotta run. Enjoy. Episode Summary for tonight: Thread Rules Some useful Café Society links are… --- ## [Why does the U.S government refuse to pay its debts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-u-s-government-refuse-to-pay-its-debts/663992)
**Author:** [@Honesty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honesty)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2013, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-u-s-government-refuse-to-pay-its-debts/663992 "2013-07-30T04:26:30Z")
This seems to be a recent phenomena. When you look at the chart of U.S debt, there is a predictable cycle where debts are rapidly incurred followed by a quick discharge of that debt. The Revolutionary War Debt was cut i… --- ## [People Who Smoke in the Car with Children in Them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-smoke-in-the-car-with-children-in-them/653964)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-smoke-in-the-car-with-children-in-them/653964 "2013-04-12T09:26:01Z")
Why would anyone ever think this was ok? Explain to me, if you do smoke in the car around children what makes you think that is alright. It is an absolute shame you are so bound to your addiction that you are willing to … --- ## [Botticelli (Part Whatever)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-part-whatever/622653)
**Author:** [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-part-whatever/622653 "2012-06-07T17:26:44Z")
As discovered in the most recent Botticelli thread, Jimmy Hoffa is not dead. Well, not to me, at least. After reviewing this thread by Elendil’s Heir, I decided there haven’t been nearly enough K’s… K Go! --- ## [What's up with black people, dating, and marriage in adulthood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-black-people-dating-and-marriage-in-adulthood/422126)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2007, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-black-people-dating-and-marriage-in-adulthood/422126 "2007-10-13T15:28:41Z")
I’m obsessed with black people, mainly because I am not one and because their culture is always present but separate from mainstream white culture. I was talking to my black coworker the other day about marriage and dati… --- ## [Leap Year? More like CREEP Year! February minirants.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leap-year-more-like-creep-year-february-minirants/847325)
**Author:** [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2020, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leap-year-more-like-creep-year-february-minirants/847325 "2020-03-02T14:24:27Z")
What’s the deal with a flaky Google Minihome Hub that won’t consistently shut up when I tell it to? I was getting used to having a voice activated web-radio/alarm clock, but now when it feels like, it hears me say “Hey … --- ## [Can you use a satellite cabling hookup for an antenna instead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-use-a-satellite-cabling-hookup-for-an-antenna-instead/683184)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-use-a-satellite-cabling-hookup-for-an-antenna-instead/683184 "2014-03-09T23:45:17Z")
A friend moved into a place that has an unused satellite dish from the previous owner. She gets poor HDTV over the air signal from an antenna inside the house, but where the satellite dish is now has an excellent line of… --- ## [What if killing Soleimani was the right move?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-killing-soleimani-was-the-right-move/846193)
**Author:** [@Isosleepy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isosleepy)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2020, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-killing-soleimani-was-the-right-move/846193 "2020-01-16T17:14:19Z")
If the Iranian response ends up being the recent rocket barrage on US bases, then in the end didn’t the US come out ahead? They took out an effective field commander, quite apparently the most capable Iran has to offer, … --- ## [Life-threatening, but curable, illnesses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-threatening-but-curable-illnesses/467773)
**Author:** [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2008, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-threatening-but-curable-illnesses/467773 "2008-10-16T05:07:15Z")
As a plot point for a story I’m writing, I need one of my characters to have been in the hospital with the very real fear that she might die. I would prefer this to be due to an illness, not an injury. I would also pre… --- ## [Parents: is corporal punishment of children ever acceptable in your view?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-is-corporal-punishment-of-children-ever-acceptable-in-your-view/646280)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-is-corporal-punishment-of-children-ever-acceptable-in-your-view/646280 "2013-01-10T17:14:55Z")
Before you vote, please take note of what the question is NOT. I am NOT asking if you spank your own kids. It’s acceptable and honest to vote "Yes, I think corporal punishment can be I am also NOT asking if you were sp… --- ## [Did anyone ever know/see Jerry Clower? (And: Was Marcel Ledbetter real?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-ever-know-see-jerry-clower-and-was-marcel-ledbetter-real/587168)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-ever-know-see-jerry-clower-and-was-marcel-ledbetter-real/587168 "2011-06-30T22:38:21Z")
I got a hold of the late Jerry Clower, an incredible personality and raconteur. I wondered if anyone here ever saw him in person or knew him and has anything to add about him? I also wonder how real Marcel Ledbetter is… --- ## [PAY-PER-POST?!?!?!?!?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-per-post/92557)
**Author:** [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Replies:** 289\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2001, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pay-per-post/92557 "2001-11-14T23:32:54Z")
I love the straightdope message boards. However, I believe that the management is now turning into a sell out corporation. If I am ever asked to pay to post, even if it’s a dollar a year, you will never see a post by cla… --- ## [Feeling guilty....please help me not feel so bad.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeling-guilty-please-help-me-not-feel-so-bad/172399)
**Author:** [@Lady\_Venom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lady_Venom)\ **Replies:** 295\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2003, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeling-guilty-please-help-me-not-feel-so-bad/172399 "2003-05-10T03:30:50Z")
Okay…we got a cat from the Humane Soceity in March. She’s been an amazing kitty. Loves our dog, well behaved, very cuddly…but, she’s a clawer. We have brand new furniture that cost us a lot and she’s well on her way t… --- ## [Battlestar Galactica 2.20 — "Lay Down Your Burdens, Pt 2" (the spoilers have a plan)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-2-20-lay-down-your-burdens-pt-2-the-spoilers-have-a-plan/347874)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2006, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-2-20-lay-down-your-burdens-pt-2-the-spoilers-have-a-plan/347874 "2006-04-09T16:10:32Z")
As always, thread begins with a content-free OP so mouseover preview doesn’t reveal to casual browsers anything about Bill Adama’s lonely wait on the mining moon of Jupiter for the arrival of deadly criminals from the As… --- ## [getting a baby baptized. How does one go about it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-baby-baptized-how-does-one-go-about-it/566655)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-baby-baptized-how-does-one-go-about-it/566655 "2011-01-13T05:31:17Z")
A friend and his wife are interested in getting their baby baptized/christened. The father is not very religious, and his only requirement seems to be that it is not a catholic ceremony. His wife also agrees with the b… --- ## [Noise complaint from nieghbors?! What!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noise-complaint-from-nieghbors-what/510655)
**Author:** [@Picard\_Kills\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Picard_Kills_Kirk)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2009, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noise-complaint-from-nieghbors-what/510655 "2009-10-05T22:53:05Z")
It is funny, because this is actually the icing on the cake for anyone following my previous thread, “why doesn’t my wife want a house?” Today I got a call from our leasing office, saying that our neighbors below us hav… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=363&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=365&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)