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**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-dont-have-an-epl-thread/838866 "2020-08-23T19:51:39Z")
Hmmm…well… My team Newcastle are going down and I’m going to laugh all the way. They handled Rafa horribly. Shite team. But maybe they can play Sunderland next year! That new rule about 'A goal resulting from havin… --- ## [How Is Communism a Religion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-communism-a-religion/565901)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2011, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-communism-a-religion/565901 "2011-01-07T20:12:19Z")
Well I’d like to hear out Diogenes the Cynic’s reasons why he thinks communism is a religion and debate them. --- ## [Manager / Subordinate Relationships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manager-subordinate-relationships/707024)
**Author:** [@herewego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/herewego)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manager-subordinate-relationships/707024 "2015-01-08T19:21:33Z")
Just curious on how fucked I really am… I am a manager at a location for a major company. A few months back, a subordinate started getting flirty with me. It was a surprise to me, as I never really work with her, and do… --- ## [Small government advocate wants police to harass distraught women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-government-advocate-wants-police-to-harass-distraught-women/572176)
**Author:** [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-government-advocate-wants-police-to-harass-distraught-women/572176 "2011-02-24T16:40:21Z")
Bobby Franklin of Georgia has said all gay people are drug dealers, wants to do away with drivers licenses, wants to make it policy to imply all rape victims are liars, and has quickly risen in the ranks of batshittery a… --- ## [What musicians/bands refuse to play their hits in concert?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-musicians-bands-refuse-to-play-their-hits-in-concert/531037)
**Author:** [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-musicians-bands-refuse-to-play-their-hits-in-concert/531037 "2010-03-15T17:35:32Z")
Reading this thread about Eric Clapton in concert, there is discussion about artists who do not play their older stuff. Is there anything worse than hearing a legacy band say the worlds, “Here’s one from our new album”? … --- ## [What are the two most similar countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-two-most-similar-countries/692528)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-two-most-similar-countries/692528 "2014-07-15T04:54:42Z")
Overall, but particularly in terms of their people, culture, history and outlook. Put another way, which country’s citizens could most effortlessly pass as citizens from another country, and vice versa? For the purpose… --- ## [Favorite CLEAN joke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-clean-joke/654844)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-clean-joke/654844 "2013-04-11T02:04:44Z")
Mine is usually a joke about a broken pencil, but then I realized it was pointless. --- ## [Brat Pack: new member and job titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brat-pack-new-member-and-job-titles/269838)
**Author:** [@nocturnal\_tick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nocturnal_tick)\ **Replies:** 394\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2004, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brat-pack-new-member-and-job-titles/269838 "2004-12-20T17:39:21Z")
I suppose it’s about time for another Brat Pack thread. But this one is serious this time. Serious? I didn’t sign up for no serious! I think that the Pack needs some organisation what with a new member entering our midst… --- ## [What Is It With Women And Back Pocket Cellphone Storage Lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-women-and-back-pocket-cellphone-storage-lately/799090)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2019, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-women-and-back-pocket-cellphone-storage-lately/799090 "2019-11-05T15:08:07Z")
This is a modern phenomenon. Sure, the back pocket provides easy storage and quick removal for calls, notifications, etc, but…men don’t do this, I mean, at ALL. So I started thinking about it, and I cannot help but thin… --- ## [Why is the Shawshank Redemption considered to be so good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-shawshank-redemption-considered-to-be-so-good/143809)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2003, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-shawshank-redemption-considered-to-be-so-good/143809 "2003-01-07T23:58:12Z")
I love the movie, in fact it’s one of my favorites, but I never hear anyone talk about this movie. I’m one of the only people I know that has even seen it so maybe you guys can help me here. Like I said, I like the movi… --- ## [Concealed Carry - single action, DAO, or DA/SA? Your preference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concealed-carry-single-action-dao-or-da-sa-your-preference/662808)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concealed-carry-single-action-dao-or-da-sa-your-preference/662808 "2013-07-12T01:43:17Z")
I carry a Ruger LCP .380. One in the chamber and safety on. I worry that I might forget the safety in an emergency. That oh shit!, moment when the gun doesn’t fire. I take it to the range now and then. Practice drawing, … --- ## [Trump has added $4 Trillion to the National Debt. Where is the Tea Party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-added-4-trillion-to-the-national-debt-where-is-the-tea-party/838665)
**Author:** [@Boycott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boycott)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-added-4-trillion-to-the-national-debt-where-is-the-tea-party/838665 "2019-08-28T02:28:39Z")
In line with Rush Limbaugh stating “nobody is a fiscal conservative anymore” recently, is it fair to suggest the Tea Party movement was never about the debt, fiscal conservatism is a myth and the GOP will do a total u… --- ## [The "I Hated Juno" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-hated-juno-thread/486783)
**Author:** [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-hated-juno-thread/486783 "2009-02-25T21:11:25Z")
I just saw this movie, and I honestly can’t recall another movie with dialogue so stilted and scripted. The entire movie just masturbated to its own “cleverness” and forced quirkiness. No one on the face of the planet ha… --- ## ["What will happen to Catholics and others . . . ?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-to-catholics-and-others/609436)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-to-catholics-and-others/609436 "2012-01-23T23:19:33Z")
From a blog post that has gotten some discussion on very conservative message boards (like Free Republic): \[ \](http://mirrorofjustice.blogs.com/mirrorofjustice/2012/01/what-will-happen-to-catholics-and-others-.html) I… --- ## [Winchester = Out of ammunition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winchester-out-of-ammunition/575552)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winchester-out-of-ammunition/575552 "2011-03-24T08:04:39Z")
Where did the usage of the word Winchester to mean Out of Ammunition in military terms come from? Did a quick search but my google-fu is weak and didn’t come up with anything. Thanks! --- ## [The Rise of “Karens”?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rise-of-karens/987320)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 288\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2025, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rise-of-karens/987320 "2025-09-21T03:15:26Z")
Karen became, of course, the trendy word for excessively demanding, condescending, customers complaining constantly and asking to speak with management. I have heard Keith suggested as a male equivalent. A comedy sho… --- ## [Men's shorts, I pit thee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-shorts-i-pit-thee/495442)
**Author:** [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-shorts-i-pit-thee/495442 "2009-05-21T00:57:12Z")
I pit men’s shorts. I absolutely despise the continuing trend of men’s shorts becoming longer and baggier. Every year that passes, it becomes more and more difficult to find a pair that fits me well. I’m 5’9" with a 3… --- ## [Do communion wafers "melt" in your mouth"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-communion-wafers-melt-in-your-mouth/604099)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-communion-wafers-melt-in-your-mouth/604099 "2011-11-30T17:34:00Z")
I’ve seen people taking Communion many times, but I’ve never had the temerity to ask. I presume that the taste and texture are not what’s running through the (communicants?) mind at that transfigurative moment, but anyw… --- ## [Trans issues, or the politics of transsexuality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trans-issues-or-the-politics-of-transsexuality/653859)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2013, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trans-issues-or-the-politics-of-transsexuality/653859 "2013-04-07T07:52:08Z")
I’m a good liberal (I think), and I have no problem supporting “gay issues” (also known as civil rights), in general. And I think I support “trans issues” too, whatever they may be. But the problem is that I don’t real… --- ## [Educate Your Fellow Dopers: Explain Words That Are Easily Confused](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-your-fellow-dopers-explain-words-that-are-easily-confused/689367)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-your-fellow-dopers-explain-words-that-are-easily-confused/689367 "2014-06-11T13:15:00Z")
Nude: Without clothing, in a situation where the absence of clothing is natural and expected. “Carmella posed for a nude portrait.” Naked: Without clothing, in a situation where the absence of clothing is unexpected. “T… --- ## [So what IS Mary Poppins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-mary-poppins/697502)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2014, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-is-mary-poppins/697502 "2014-09-08T14:47:20Z")
I’ve seen the musical play and the movie, but I’ve never read the books. Is it ever revealed what sort of being Mary Poppins is? She obviously has powers, but is far from omnipotent, so I’d assume she’s some kind of wit… --- ## [Does Star Trek DS9 rip off Babylon 5?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-star-trek-ds9-rip-off-babylon-5/528856)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-star-trek-ds9-rip-off-babylon-5/528856 "2020-02-07T20:27:50Z")
An offshoot of another thread. New thread started to avoid hijacking the original. The discussion so far : Discussion continues: --- ## [Two questions about the British name "chips"...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-about-the-british-name-chips/715183)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2015, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-questions-about-the-british-name-chips/715183 "2015-03-26T07:20:14Z")
Generally, modern fries don’t look anything like any other type of thing I call “chips”. Did they use to? Fish and chips and potato chips were invented around the same time. Given that, how did fish and chips end … --- ## [A tie?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tie/542989)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-tie/542989 "2010-07-06T20:21:24Z")
Fucking limeys. That’s worse than being beaten. --- ## [Gun owners...how bad is it, how bad could it be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-owners-how-bad-is-it-how-bad-could-it-be/483942)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-owners-how-bad-is-it-how-bad-could-it-be/483942 "2009-02-02T04:51:04Z")
Composing this at the airport on an iPod so go gently on me for syntax and spelling screwups. Ok, here is the OP. In my office right now there are several of my cow-orkers who are in a low level state of panic right no… --- ## [How long do you wait for someone before you leave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-wait-for-someone-before-you-leave/158285)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2003, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-wait-for-someone-before-you-leave/158285 "2003-03-04T15:32:15Z")
Situation: I had a date tonight with someone I know very casually. We were supposed to meet at a restaurant at 5pm, and I waited until 5:15 and then left. My feeling was, this is a first date. He told me he was off to… --- ## [Doctor Who Revival S8E2 -- Into the Dalek (boxed spoilers until it airs on the West Coast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-revival-s8e2-into-the-dalek-boxed-spoilers-until-it-airs-on-the-west-coast/696950)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-revival-s8e2-into-the-dalek-boxed-spoilers-until-it-airs-on-the-west-coast/696950 "2014-10-21T20:01:55Z")
Same rules as last time. The new episode is a Dalek one, based on the teaser from last time. --- ## [20 and dating a 17 year old.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-and-dating-a-17-year-old/639498)
**Author:** [@balthalzarzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/balthalzarzo)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2012, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-and-dating-a-17-year-old/639498 "2012-11-06T05:41:43Z")
Well, i turned 20 on april 22nd, and my girlfriend turns 18 on july 21st. i usually follow the rule for dating as your age divided by two + 7= lowest to date, in which is 17. But her parents wont let me see her, they m… --- ## [Childless and old? Are you satisified, or regretful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childless-and-old-are-you-satisified-or-regretful/525687)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childless-and-old-are-you-satisified-or-regretful/525687 "2010-01-26T22:31:12Z")
We’ve had a few threads recently in which parents were asked about why they chose to have kids. Let’s hear from the other side. Are you 50/60/70+ years old, and childless by choice? How do you feel about it? Are you … --- ## [Are you freaking KIDDING me, or are you that stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2011, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-freaking-kidding-me-or-are-you-that-stupid/571159 "2011-02-20T07:33:25Z")
A lady just gave me some money, and said, “Forty on pump ten, please.” I ring her up. She comes back in a few minutes later, and says “I can’t, I can’t! My gas tank is on the other side!” I’m going to go kill myself… --- ## [The curious bitter fruits of online dating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-curious-bitter-fruits-of-online-dating/534486)
**Author:** [@Torpor\_Beast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torpor_Beast)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2010, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-curious-bitter-fruits-of-online-dating/534486 "2010-04-13T00:34:44Z")
Perhaps some of you gentle people could shed some light on some relationship weirdness I’m having at the moment. I’ve been single for a good while, and recently decided to try an online dating site. The last relationshi… --- ## [Ask the Airline Pilot who just switched from Passengers to Cargo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-airline-pilot-who-just-switched-from-passengers-to-cargo/312466)
**Author:** [@pilot141](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pilot141)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2014, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-airline-pilot-who-just-switched-from-passengers-to-cargo/312466 "2014-03-20T12:33:11Z")
The thread title says most of it. Some of you might vaguely remember me posting some things in GQ about flying every once in a while. For those of you that don’t recognize me: I’m a former Air Force pilot who left the A… --- ## [Jim Cornette's awe-inspiring rant against the right wing on YouTube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cornettes-awe-inspiring-rant-against-the-right-wing-on-youtube/499306)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2009, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-cornettes-awe-inspiring-rant-against-the-right-wing-on-youtube/499306 "2009-09-06T20:23:59Z")
I wasn’t sure where to put this but since it’s an audible Pit-worthy rant, I thought I’d start here. This MUST be heard! It’s an awe-inspiring thing of beauty. Jim Cornette is a legendary Pro Wrestling manager, maybe th… --- ## [Tax just the rich more? Maybe not.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-just-the-rich-more-maybe-not/655878)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-just-the-rich-more-maybe-not/655878 "2013-05-03T03:56:42Z")
I’m a pretty liberal guy. But a friend linked to this article from Wonkblog which really challenged my thinking. Therein, the author argues that we have the most progressive tax system in the world but the worst welfare … --- ## [Which sports have the biggest & smallest gap between pros and regular people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sports-have-the-biggest-smallest-gap-between-pros-and-regular-people/579628)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-sports-have-the-biggest-smallest-gap-between-pros-and-regular-people/579628 "2022-06-24T00:56:59Z")
In which sport is the gap between pros and regular people the largest, and in which is it the smallest? (By “regular person”, I mean a non-professional in that sport, who happens to be good at it and plays it at least s… --- ## [Harper Lee - New novel coming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harper-lee-new-novel-coming/711721)
**Author:** [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2015, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harper-lee-new-novel-coming/711721 "2015-07-18T03:24:28Z")
http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/feb/03/harper-lee-new-novel-to-kill-a-mockingbird I don’t know how to feel about this. To Kill a Mockingbird was a lightning bolt to be sure, but I also think time and place played … --- ## [Do aircraft carrier prop shafts really twist this far?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-aircraft-carrier-prop-shafts-really-twist-this-far/424130)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2018, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-aircraft-carrier-prop-shafts-really-twist-this-far/424130 "2018-12-22T14:52:39Z")
A friend who had served as, I think, a machinist’s mate, on a nuclear aircraft carrier once told me that when the ship is going at full speed, the drive shaft for each propeller develops about a half a revolution of twis… --- ## [Is there any negotiating I can do with a Honda dealer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-negotiating-i-can-do-with-a-honda-dealer/473865)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2008, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-negotiating-i-can-do-with-a-honda-dealer/473865 "2008-12-09T21:05:01Z")
I am interested in a Honda Fit and there is only one dealer in my area who has one in inventory. What do I need to do to negotiate a price or am I pretty much stuck? I will be paying cash. Thanks, Rob --- ## [The Big Bang Theory 12/6--The Fish Guts Displacement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-12-6-the-fish-guts-displacement/643239)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-12-6-the-fish-guts-displacement/643239 "2012-12-11T22:56:21Z")
Howard and Bernadette have a tense dinner with both of her parents. The subject of Mr. Rostenkowski’s weekend fishing trip comes up and Howard is hooked into going with him. Meanwhile, Sheldon reluctantly agrees to take … --- ## [The Walking Dead; 5.05 "Self Help" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-5-05-self-help-open-spoilers/704199)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2014, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-5-05-self-help-open-spoilers/704199 "2014-11-13T09:55:15Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] The group must contend with a new set of issues while out on a mission, and must push through to survive. \[/QUOTE\] Based on the previews the group in question is Abraham & co. No idea who’s on Talking De… --- ## [Arnold Schwarzenegger is only 5''10?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arnold-schwarzenegger-is-only-510/315124)
**Author:** [@MadderMitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadderMitch)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arnold-schwarzenegger-is-only-510/315124 "2015-09-30T10:34:15Z")
According to this, the governator is only 5-10. Which shocked the heck out of me, as I’d never heard it before. I’d always assumed the standard schlock was true; that is, he’s 6 foot 1(inches)+ a little bit more for goo… --- ## [The mysteries of your neighborhood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mysteries-of-your-neighborhood/506577)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2010, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mysteries-of-your-neighborhood/506577 "2010-01-17T07:20:21Z")
We have a few, and I’m sure you do as well. The Mystery of Jammie Man: This old fellow usually appears on his front step around 7pm, often dressed in his jammies but sometimes in a t-shirt and jeans. He has a cig,… --- ## [Are you a Tolkien person or a Lewis person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-tolkien-person-or-a-lewis-person/338550)
**Author:** [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2014, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-a-tolkien-person-or-a-lewis-person/338550 "2014-01-29T16:12:46Z")
This poll could well mark a watershed in SDMB history. Forget “boxers or briefs?”, “Connery or Moore?”, “Keats or Shelley?”, “Burma or Myanmar?”, “black or African American?”, “Ed or Cecil?”, or “tomndebb or dexter?” Th… --- ## [Debate Newsweek's 2010 World Predictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debate-newsweeks-2010-world-predictions/522942)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debate-newsweeks-2010-world-predictions/522942 "2010-01-11T06:00:52Z")
Here. 10. Castro Dies, U.S. Relations Improve. Raul curtails anti-American rhetoric, Obama responds with rapprochement. Sounds reasonable, and devoutly to be wish’d, if Castro dies this year – as to that, who knows? … --- ## [Is sharing a house/apartment with a friend always a bad idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sharing-a-house-apartment-with-a-friend-always-a-bad-idea/428839)
**Author:** [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2007, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sharing-a-house-apartment-with-a-friend-always-a-bad-idea/428839 "2007-12-05T23:59:32Z")
Another poster made this claim- renting with friends can get messy, because petty arguments about whose turn it is to do the dishes can turn into huge fights and then there goes the friendship. I want to hear others’ ex… --- ## [Is this dirty? (female symbol with a fist in it)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-dirty-female-symbol-with-a-fist-in-it/524334)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2010, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-dirty-female-symbol-with-a-fist-in-it/524334 "2010-01-12T19:25:36Z")
On an episode of Daria, the teachers are striking. They have signs. The feminist science teacher, Ms. Barsch, has a sign with a female symbol (you know, the circle on top of a cross) with a fist in it. I thought it was k… --- ## [Sell me on beer snobbery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-on-beer-snobbery/537595)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2010, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-on-beer-snobbery/537595 "2010-05-06T19:24:00Z")
I still haven’t bought into the idea that beers can be a thing of greatness. The only beer I’ve had that had a faint trace of taste that went above and beyond the standard fare was Sam Adams. But even so, it wasn’t that … --- ## [Could U succeed on a job U hated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-u-succeed-on-a-job-u-hated/645077)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2012, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-u-succeed-on-a-job-u-hated/645077 "2012-12-28T17:56:29Z")
If you had to take a high level job you hated, could you succeed? --- ## [The Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies - seen it thread (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-battle-of-the-five-armies-seen-it-thread-open-spoilers/707425)
**Author:** [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2015, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hobbit-battle-of-the-five-armies-seen-it-thread-open-spoilers/707425 "2015-03-15T07:56:53Z")
Yesterday I attended a Hobbit Marathon at the nearby IMAX, showing all three Hobbit movies back to back. I wasn’t a huge fan of the first two, but this coincided with a day off work anyway and seemed like it would be fun… --- ## [First World Problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-world-problems/601356)
**Author:** [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2011, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-world-problems/601356 "2011-12-05T23:29:34Z")
Don’t know if you’re familiar with the “First World Problems” meme (a subset of which is a “White Whine”), but it’s pretty well summed up in this video (First World Problem Rap.) What is the best First Wor… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=386&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=388&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)