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**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2012, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guten-morgen-mmp/619667 "2012-04-30T03:09:16Z")
Blurf! Thank you Mr. Sunbeam for the early wake up call. I can’t wait to get home to safety & QWERTY keyboards (which means out of this hotel). More details to come (probably tomorrow) once I’m home. Hijacks away… --- ## [What was the driver's motivation in Steven Spielberg's movie "Duel"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-drivers-motivation-in-steven-spielbergs-movie-duel/264301)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-drivers-motivation-in-steven-spielbergs-movie-duel/264301 "2023-10-26T05:35:15Z")
I saw it for the first time the other night and it had me on the edge of my seat the entire time. I was riveted to the television. Having seen it I now consider it to be the best car chase movie of all time, eclipsing Bu… --- ## [New "docking" ad will start soon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-docking-ad-will-start-soon/769616)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2016, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-docking-ad-will-start-soon/769616 "2016-11-20T17:02:49Z")
We’ll soon start running “docking” ads at the bottom of SDMB pages. Docking means the ads will remain visible at the bottom of the page when you scroll. We’ve been running these ads for a while on the Straight Dope colum… --- ## [Laura Bush Opens Up About Why Crash Wasn't Really Her Fault](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laura-bush-opens-up-about-why-crash-wasnt-really-her-fault/537617)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2010, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laura-bush-opens-up-about-why-crash-wasnt-really-her-fault/537617 "2010-05-05T04:13:57Z")
WTF? Blaming the driving conditions is bad enough (and aggrivates, not mitigates, her admitted failure to pay attention to the road)… but blaming the model of car being driven by the person she killed?!? These excuses w… --- ## [I pit British National Party voters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-british-national-party-voters/499118)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2009, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-british-national-party-voters/499118 "2009-06-22T16:21:02Z")
I doubt there are any British National Party voters are on this board - but if there are, I’d like a word, please. Go on, take a seat. There you go. Comfortable? Splendid. You feckless, smug, evil little shits. Britain… --- ## [Arapahoe school shooting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arapahoe-school-shooting/676474)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arapahoe-school-shooting/676474 "2014-01-09T13:18:06Z")
It’s December, time for another school shooting and SDMB Gun Month ™. Last Friday, a seemingly gifted student walked into a high school in Colorado with a shotgun, a machete, and 3 molotov cocktails, reportedly with the… --- ## [Mike, @dropzone has been AWOL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-dropzone-has-been-awol/949588)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2021, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mike-dropzone-has-been-awol/949588 "2021-11-11T12:03:19Z")
I found out, today,why. I usually chat or email with him every day. I was missing him for several days. And worried. Cause that’s what I do. I worry and fret. I have many numbers and addy’s for him. He was answering n… --- ## [Whatcha Readin' Apr 2011 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-apr-2011-edition/576617)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2011, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-apr-2011-edition/576617 "2011-04-30T12:17:17Z")
Happy spring! And yet, we had snow here last night. Not much mind you, but some none-the-less. Finished Wise Man’s Fear and quite enjoyed it. I think now I’ll go back and reread both the The Name Of The Wind and \*Wi… --- ## [What's your greatest Thrift Store find?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-greatest-thrift-store-find/674522)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2013, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-greatest-thrift-store-find/674522 "2013-12-29T16:35:35Z")
I just bought a Lululemon hoodie for $25 at Value Village. It looks brand new. I also got one that looks slightly worn (not scruffy, just washed many times) a couple months ago there for $35. They retail for $125. Ye… --- ## [Chicago Teachers Union threatening a strike](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-teachers-union-threatening-a-strike/739425)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2015, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-teachers-union-threatening-a-strike/739425 "2015-12-21T19:14:11Z")
I’ve posted several times that I utterly despise Karen Lewis, the head of the Chicago Teachers Union. Next week , the union will vote on a possible strike. I hope the union comes to their senses and votes against this ve… --- ## [What ever happened to, 30 minutes or it's free pizza?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ever-happened-to-30-minutes-or-its-free-pizza/568201)
**Author:** [@K-MAN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K-MAN)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2011, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-ever-happened-to-30-minutes-or-its-free-pizza/568201 "2011-01-22T11:15:47Z")
What ever happened to, 30 minutes and less, or it’s a free pizza! Has anybody actually gotten a free pizza before, for getting one later than 30 mins? I’ve heard why don’t do this anymore, is because of many reasons, I… --- ## [What's the best way to get rid of a wasp's nest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-rid-of-a-wasps-nest/63430)
**Author:** [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2001, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-rid-of-a-wasps-nest/63430 "2001-04-27T17:40:52Z")
The subject heading says it all, I guess. We have a smallish wasp’s nest right outside the front door. My WAG would be to spray the hell out of it with bug spray and then knock it down. However, I don’t want to screw wit… --- ## [Cleopatra was black/white???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleopatra-was-black-white/489626)
**Author:** [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleopatra-was-black-white/489626 "2009-03-25T20:37:47Z")
AHHHH!!! Now, I’m getting mad. 1- Due to a lifetime of Eurocentric history classes (and popular cultural portrayals of history/historical figures) it was confirmed to me that everything of importance in the current and … --- ## [Parsing the Second Amendment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parsing-the-second-amendment/579952)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parsing-the-second-amendment/579952 "2011-05-04T01:37:37Z")
Over in the Pit, in the “stupid liberal idea” thread, the topic of the good 'ol Second Amendment came up. And the following series of posts occurred, in this order, leading to this thread: Starving Artist re: the First… --- ## [DC Sniper to be executed tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-sniper-to-be-executed-tonight/517078)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2009, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-sniper-to-be-executed-tonight/517078 "2009-11-26T02:29:29Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091110/ap\_on\_re\_us/us\_sniper\_execution I posted here because it will devolve into a capital punishment debate, and it should. I can’t think of a more worthwhile candidate in my lifetime for… --- ## [Things that started out very, very small and became HUGE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-started-out-very-very-small-and-became-huge/541636)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2010, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-started-out-very-very-small-and-became-huge/541636 "2010-07-20T19:43:14Z")
I’m putting this into Cafe Society because I igure most of the replies will be entertainment related. Obviously, #1 is The Simpsons. From a bumper on the Tracey Ulman show, a new show on a new, fledglig network to a cul… --- ## [Type of Paint used for standard white molding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/type-of-paint-used-for-standard-white-molding/635045)
**Author:** [@burkdaddio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burkdaddio)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2012, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/type-of-paint-used-for-standard-white-molding/635045 "2012-09-19T16:08:00Z")
When I go to Home depot, Lowe’s, etc. all of the white baseboard molding seems to covered in the same kind of paint. I can surmise that it is some shade of white, but is the finish a gloss, semi-gloss, satin, flat, other… --- ## [Why so many more White Male/Asian Female couples?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-more-white-male-asian-female-couples/192842)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2003, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-more-white-male-asian-female-couples/192842 "2003-09-15T20:05:51Z")
Inspired by this thread: In my home metropolis and in other areas of the USA and also Europe, I see many, many more white male/Asian female couples than I see white female/Asian male couples. Have you noticed this wher… --- ## ["Beloved" characters you can't stand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beloved-characters-you-cant-stand/404735)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2007, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beloved-characters-you-cant-stand/404735 "2007-05-27T02:33:59Z")
My son was watching one of the Star Wars movies and I was reminded yet again how freakin’ irritating Yoda is. I totally can’t stand him. If I was watching the movie, I’d either fast forward or mute any scene he was in. W… --- ## [Reality shows that have become unwatchable.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-shows-that-have-become-unwatchable/685571)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2016, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-shows-that-have-become-unwatchable/685571 "2016-01-13T05:58:41Z")
This is not to say shows you never watched because you never liked them. These are shows that you once enjoyed but now do not watch because you actively dislike them. The Biggest Loser. Let’s start off that Allison … --- ## [Is the real Bud Light problem that the right is now insulted because they have been identified as having 'the gay'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-real-bud-light-problem-that-the-right-is-now-insulted-because-they-have-been-identified-as-having-the-gay/986372)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-real-bud-light-problem-that-the-right-is-now-insulted-because-they-have-been-identified-as-having-the-gay/986372 "2023-07-27T16:46:14Z")
Continuing the discussion from Where does (did?) the conservative identification with light beer come from?: Though a bit enough off topic that I felt it safer to start a new thread. With all the progress we have made … --- ## [If you could have any breed of dog, what would you want?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-have-any-breed-of-dog-what-would-you-want/704404)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2014, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-have-any-breed-of-dog-what-would-you-want/704404 "2014-11-19T04:48:39Z")
Suppose availability and price is no issue. You can have any type/breed of dog in the world as a pet. Sure, you can keep any dogs you already have right now, this would be just another addition. What dog would you like… --- ## [Is there a credible argument that computers cannot replicate the human brain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-credible-argument-that-computers-cannot-replicate-the-human-brain/706654)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2014, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-credible-argument-that-computers-cannot-replicate-the-human-brain/706654 "2014-12-17T23:29:09Z")
I’ve heard it said that artificial intelligence will never truly be able to replicate human intelligence, because the nature of intelligence between the two is different. Computers tend to be exceptional at mathematics b… --- ## [Did unions destroy Detroit? (Auto industry)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-unions-destroy-detroit-auto-industry/681264)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2016, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-unions-destroy-detroit-auto-industry/681264 "2016-10-19T14:33:06Z")
Yesterday on the radio, I heard a story about a union possibly forming at Volkswagen in the U.S. (I don’t recall which state – one of the southern ones where they have their factory.) A politician said that unions woul… --- ## [Comey firing: what should Congress do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-firing-what-should-congress-do/786327)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-firing-what-should-congress-do/786327 "2017-05-20T23:30:10Z")
Ok, since my last attempt got shuffled off to Buffalo (or IMHO, which is much the same as an SDMB Buffalo, IMHO :smiley: ), I will try again. Currently, there are several options being mooted for Congress as a response … --- ## [You Should Now Be Afraid of the Colour Yellow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-should-now-be-afraid-of-the-colour-yellow/682151)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2014, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-should-now-be-afraid-of-the-colour-yellow/682151 "2014-03-21T05:33:30Z")
Apparently everything that is yellow coloured could be poisoning you and will kill you in your sleep shortly. They may be leaching PCB-11 from their yellow dye. They don’t know how much PCB-11, or what the health risks a… --- ## [Am I weird (a left-hand/right-hand/ambidextrous debate)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-weird-a-left-hand-right-hand-ambidextrous-debate/612393)
**Author:** [@radar1974](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/radar1974)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2016, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-weird-a-left-hand-right-hand-ambidextrous-debate/612393 "2016-02-17T01:54:13Z")
I ask myself this question on a regular basis because I haven’t come across anyone (as yet) who has the same ‘problem’ as me. I call myself left-handed but I’m not sure if it’s completely true. Listen to the evidence a… --- ## [The Voice \[season thread\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-thread/579520)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2011, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-voice-season-thread/579520 "2011-07-03T02:53:03Z")
Well, I jsut watched the 10 minute preview and I think it’s going to be great fun. Cool premise, a very different take. --- ## [Words you intentionally mispronounce for humor reasons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-intentionally-mispronounce-for-humor-reasons/650122)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-intentionally-mispronounce-for-humor-reasons/650122 "2013-02-21T19:30:31Z")
I often pronounce the word “gym” like “guime” (“grime” without the “r” sound). It comes from a \*Simpsons \*episode where Homer walks by a 24-hour gym. “Guime? What’s a guime?” Then as he walks in and finally figures i… --- ## [The Brits, the Scots , the Finns, the Danes, the Swedes,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brits-the-scots-the-finns-the-danes-the-swedes/549608)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2010, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-brits-the-scots-the-finns-the-danes-the-swedes/549608 "2010-08-14T13:22:17Z")
are all short form references for citizen based on the name of their country. These names basically end on hard consonants with minimum syllables. And there is also the Swiss, the Irish. If the name of a country is not… --- ## [Harmless Doper Crushes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harmless-doper-crushes/305805)
**Author:** [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2005, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harmless-doper-crushes/305805 "2005-07-25T15:44:07Z")
::: stutter ::: Have you ever found yourself looking forward to reading a post by someone, simply because you’ve kinda sorta developed a crush on their perceived personality? No? Ok, then. Perhaps it’s due to your fe… --- ## [How To Save Money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-save-money/602169)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-save-money/602169 "2012-05-11T20:50:54Z")
O Wise and Practical Dopers, Things are tight right now. I’m looking for tips and tricks to save money on general expenses. I’m particularly concerned about our outrageous grocery bills. For two people, $175 a week i… --- ## [So is threadshitting now acceptable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-threadshitting-now-acceptable/662972)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-threadshitting-now-acceptable/662972 "2013-07-09T21:07:34Z")
In this thread about a billboard, Diosa seems determined to derail the thread and denigrate the people participating. In post #22, Vinyl Turnip calls her out for it, and is subsequently taken to task by Ellen Cherry for… --- ## [German woman on tv: "Southern Europeans are not as disciplined as us"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-woman-on-tv-southern-europeans-are-not-as-disciplined-as-us/583545)
**Author:** [@RaleighRally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaleighRally)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-woman-on-tv-southern-europeans-are-not-as-disciplined-as-us/583545 "2011-07-17T19:38:39Z")
In the news a couple of days ago, they interviewed a German woman about the crisis in Greece and how she felt about German taxpayers bailing out the failed Greek economy. One of the things she pointed out was “The southe… --- ## [Navy battlefield commissions, re: a DS9 episode: Valiant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-battlefield-commissions-re-a-ds9-episode-valiant/675367)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-battlefield-commissions-re-a-ds9-episode-valiant/675367 "2013-12-09T17:18:15Z")
Slogging through the series again and I came upon this episode in season 6. A copy of the USS Defiant, called the Valiant, is sent on a secret 9-month long mission with a crew of experienced officers and a bunch of cade… --- ## [I pit the Louisiana judge who is, apparently, stuck in a time warp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-louisiana-judge-who-is-apparently-stuck-in-a-time-warp/513960)
**Author:** [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2009, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-louisiana-judge-who-is-apparently-stuck-in-a-time-warp/513960 "2009-11-04T16:16:32Z")
That would be Keith Bardwell of Tangipahoa Parish, who refused to sign a marriage license for a couple in which both members were not of the same race. He says he’s refused to marry several couples for this reason, expla… --- ## [Hank Williams: Greatest Songwriter/Shittiest Human Being of All Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hank-williams-greatest-songwriter-shittiest-human-being-of-all-time/528170)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hank-williams-greatest-songwriter-shittiest-human-being-of-all-time/528170 "2010-02-11T20:46:15Z")
As long as I can remember, I’ve loved Hank Williams’ music. Usually classified as country, it could just as easily be described as blues, especially ones like “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry”. I’m a singer/guitarist, and … --- ## ["or so" how long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/or-so-how-long/609771)
**Author:** [@CBEscapee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CBEscapee)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2012, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/or-so-how-long/609771 "2012-01-19T17:08:11Z")
When someone says “a month or so” or “a week or so” etc, how long can one assume the “or so” to mean? Is it a certain part of the day or week or month or other time frame they are speaking of? --- ## [Would you patronize a movie theater that has a mobile device ban?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-patronize-a-movie-theater-that-has-a-mobile-device-ban/678835)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2014, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-patronize-a-movie-theater-that-has-a-mobile-device-ban/678835 "2014-01-23T03:08:23Z")
In this thread we’re discussing the shooting in a Florida movie theater, apparently precipitated by a fight regarding a movie goer who was texting. So, would you see movies at a theater than had a no tolerance, enforced… --- ## [Pharmacist refuses to fill prescription for abortion pill on moral grounds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmacist-refuses-to-fill-prescription-for-abortion-pill-on-moral-grounds/227515)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 283\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2004, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pharmacist-refuses-to-fill-prescription-for-abortion-pill-on-moral-grounds/227515 "2004-02-14T01:13:44Z")
Now, I’m all for adhering to your beliefs, but if they are going to interfere with your ability to do your job of filling a prescription for a legal drug…maybe you better look for another job. http://www.reuters.co.uk/n… --- ## [Who the FUCK drives an Escalade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-fuck-drives-an-escalade/376998)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2006, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-fuck-drives-an-escalade/376998 "2006-10-22T17:08:25Z")
You can’t argue with success, but you can question the intelligence and taste of those who make stupid things successful. To answer my own question, people driving Escalades are vain, pretentious, irresponsible pigs san… --- ## [The 2013 Steam Summer Sale has begun!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2013-steam-summer-sale-has-begun/663235 "2013-07-21T19:43:46Z")
Oh yeah… --- ## [Removing braces at home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-braces-at-home/276321)
**Author:** [@freakstasy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freakstasy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2004, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-braces-at-home/276321 "2004-11-24T17:35:31Z")
How would one go about taking his braces off at home using household objects? Is this economically worthwhile? --- ## [Why hasn't steampunk taken off cinematically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-steampunk-taken-off-cinematically/595587)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-steampunk-taken-off-cinematically/595587 "2012-03-21T19:08:24Z")
Ever since I heard of steampunk, I’ve been waiting for there to be a glut of movies in the genre. Screen seems like the ideal medium considering that, imho, there’s more of an impact visually when you see it than you get… --- ## [Heinz Tomato Ketchup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heinz-tomato-ketchup/498510)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heinz-tomato-ketchup/498510 "2011-02-18T09:37:30Z")
I don’t eat much ketchup and usually only at McDonald’s or Burger King. Last night I bought Heinz Ketchup for the first time in years and it seems to taste much better than the Heinz packets at the aforementioned restaur… --- ## [Not very clever in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-very-clever-in-the-mmp/754905)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 282\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2016, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-very-clever-in-the-mmp/754905 "2016-05-23T03:58:55Z")
No inspired idea this morning. No clever story or pithy comment. No whines about the stooopit weather (yet) or complaints about work (yet) or perplexed contemplation about the inlaws (yet.) As if that matters. Onware… --- ## [The Welcome To Autumn MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-welcome-to-autumn-mmp/699147)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-welcome-to-autumn-mmp/699147 "2014-09-30T02:27:27Z")
Sometime this afternoon, the Autumnal Equinox will be upon us. I love Autumn. The colors, the aromas, the little nip in the air. Plus, I’m an Autumn baby; although my birthday usually falls on one or the other Jewish H… --- ## [WWJD Re: Gay People.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwjd-re-gay-people/834146)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2019, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwjd-re-gay-people/834146 "2019-06-19T16:04:39Z")
I actually have been hearing quite a bit about this subject, what Jesus would do concerning gays, if he were around today. It is hard to provide cites (much of it is on TV–like Real Time with Bill Maher just tonight). Bu… --- ## [Cat weight loss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-weight-loss/590356)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2011, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-weight-loss/590356 "2011-08-14T16:18:25Z")
I’ve noticed that my cat, Denver, is losing weight. In a way, this is not entirely unexpected. Denver is 12, and I understand that’s when a cat is considered elderly, and like a human, likely to lose weight at such a t… --- ## [Why Does Coffee Make You Poop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-coffee-make-you-poop/629635)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-coffee-make-you-poop/629635 "2012-07-31T15:55:46Z")
I’m guessing this topic has come up before but I couldn’t find it with any cursory searches so I am asking it here: why does coffee make you poop? It can’t be simply the caffeine because there are plenty of caffeinated… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=378&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=380&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)