# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=454&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:** 455 --- ## [For older Dopers: earliest live performances that you attended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-older-dopers-earliest-live-performances-that-you-attended/528124)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-older-dopers-earliest-live-performances-that-you-attended/528124 "2011-01-11T21:57:03Z")
What were your earliest concert or theater-going experiences? I looking for anything before 1980 and can be rock, jazz, classical, opera, live theater, or comedy (the earlier, the better). Performances by famous people… --- ## [A credible atheist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-credible-atheist/664697)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-credible-atheist/664697 "2013-08-08T02:40:39Z")
Forgive thread number eleventry trillion on religion and politics, but wanted some ideas on this topic. Watching a Sam Harris vid where he says that you could be a billionaire genius with the looks of George Clooney and… --- ## [One hell of a finale (?), a rescue tale MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hell-of-a-finale-a-rescue-tale-mmp/564771)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hell-of-a-finale-a-rescue-tale-mmp/564771 "2010-12-27T15:30:37Z")
I’ve started writing the tale I promised, but I’m not going to get it done at any decent hour tonight for posting tomorrow. Consider this a placeholder until I get it finished sometime in the morning. Hint: it was a bus… --- ## [Identify this Whatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-whatsit/805790)
**Author:** [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2018, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-whatsit/805790 "2018-01-19T11:47:31Z")
I have a part-time job at a weird and wonderful store called Everything Surplus. The other day, we got in a bazillion of these things, and none of us can figure out what the heck they are. The round part is about 2.5" in… --- ## [New cheeseburger urban myth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cheeseburger-urban-myth/535930)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cheeseburger-urban-myth/535930 "2010-04-15T18:46:05Z")
I put the question mark in the title because although I suspect that something is not on the up-and-up, I don’t yet have anything to point at and go “well that’s not right”. This “experiment” has been making the rounds … --- ## [What is your personal low?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-low/690260)
**Author:** [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2014, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-personal-low/690260 "2014-06-27T06:08:40Z")
And please, feel free to post more than once. One of mine was when Momma made me pick out a pair of sneakers for school out of the bin at a local grocery store. And they weren’t even connected by a plastic dooey. You … --- ## [Alphas - Anybody watching this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphas-anybody-watching-this/590373)
**Author:** [@Orr\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orr_G)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2013, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphas-anybody-watching-this/590373 "2013-10-18T00:21:36Z")
It’s on Syfy on Mondays. When I first noticed it, I was pretty sure it was going to be a crappy Heroes knockoff. I’m thinking that it was pitched to the network execs that way, at least. But a slightly interesting previ… --- ## [Movies - Warriors questions Warriors, come out to playeeeaaayyy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-warriors-questions-warriors-come-out-to-playeeeaaayyy/668135)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-warriors-questions-warriors-come-out-to-playeeeaaayyy/668135 "2013-09-10T17:22:47Z")
The Warriors are currently playing on IFC, and I forgot how bad this movie is. Still I like watching it when it is on, for reasons I cannot fathom. I was going to make this a “The Warriors” is the greatest film of all … --- ## [You idiots buzzed WHAT in NYC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-idiots-buzzed-what-in-nyc/494585)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2009, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-idiots-buzzed-what-in-nyc/494585 "2009-05-01T17:36:06Z")
Seriously? You had a planned photo op in which you had a jumbo jet buzz lower Manhattan, with a military jet trailing behind it? Are you fucking INSANE? Buildings called for evacuation. Thousands apparently flooded… --- ## [What would taste better in 1960 than it does now, and what would taste worse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-taste-better-in-1960-than-it-does-now-and-what-would-taste-worse/746361)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-taste-better-in-1960-than-it-does-now-and-what-would-taste-worse/746361 "2016-02-22T01:56:54Z")
From watching the first episode of 11.22.63 on Hulu last night, and from having read the Stephen King book… Capsule summary for those who aren’t aware of the story: an old man discovers a portal to a date in 1960 in the… --- ## [British/Canadian/American pronunciation of "shone"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-canadian-american-pronunciation-of-shone/341166)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2006, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-canadian-american-pronunciation-of-shone/341166 "2006-01-24T03:44:06Z")
The other day on Jeopardy! Alex Trebec pronounced “shone” as “shawn” (sorta like Sean). I remarked on it to my British husband who said, “But that is how it is pronounced.” What??? So, dopers, how do you pronounce “shone… --- ## [Best usage for a house/family sign: apostrophe or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-usage-for-a-house-family-sign-apostrophe-or-no/433889)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2008, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-usage-for-a-house-family-sign-apostrophe-or-no/433889 "2008-01-19T21:19:59Z")
I doubt if there is a hard and fast answer to my question even though it is about grammar/punctuation, so I’m really polling y’all for opinions on how this should look. In my neighborhood, it’s common for homes to have … --- ## [How fast does food go through you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-does-food-go-through-you/62321)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2001, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-does-food-go-through-you/62321 "2001-04-19T00:19:13Z")
I thought it took at least 12 hours, but I had some spicy chicken wings today for lunch at around 1 PM. I went to the bathroom at around 3PM. I knew it was the wings because I “felt the pain” when I went to the bathroom … --- ## [Default dog names in other languages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/default-dog-names-in-other-languages/701745)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2014, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/default-dog-names-in-other-languages/701745 "2014-10-24T07:53:43Z")
Are there equivalents to Spot and Rover in other languages? I’ve never seen an actual dog named either, but for some reason they’re considered the “generic” dog names in cartoons and such. Do other countries and language… --- ## [Is this pretentious? (Displaying MBA hood)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-pretentious-displaying-mba-hood/670698)
**Author:** [@indyvet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indyvet)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-pretentious-displaying-mba-hood/670698 "2014-01-14T02:37:57Z")
My wife recently completed her MBA (Masters Business Administration) course of study, and our neighbor suggested that she have her hood and tassel displayed in a shadow box, which would be hung on a wall in the area of o… --- ## [What does "Charmed, I'm sure" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-charmed-im-sure-mean/728711)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2015, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-charmed-im-sure-mean/728711 "2015-08-30T16:23:50Z")
Generally I hear it in old movies. I think I’ve heard more contemporary use of the phrase but those instances seem to be meant specifically to evoke earlier times. It’s always in response to being introduced to someone, … --- ## [Do all US classrooms have national and regional flags hanging?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-us-classrooms-have-national-and-regional-flags-hanging/617572)
**Author:** [@PrettyVacant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PrettyVacant)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2012, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-us-classrooms-have-national-and-regional-flags-hanging/617572 "2012-04-09T04:19:30Z")
Saw this on tv last night in a drama and, from a non-USA pov, it seemed odd. But then I recall seeing a lot of national flags outside homes so perhaps it’s just part of a wider tradition? Also, do schoolkids still stand… --- ## [Coal rollers verses Prius owners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coal-rollers-verses-prius-owners/692700)
**Author:** [@WWhiskey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WWhiskey)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coal-rollers-verses-prius-owners/692700 "2014-07-12T01:53:34Z")
Coal rolling is stupid, but is owning a Prius any better? The batteries in the Prius are very toxic , and in many states, they are coal charged, making your Prius coal powered. My first thread, hope it’s fun! --- ## [Peter Capaldi to leave Doctor Who](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-capaldi-to-leave-doctor-who/778642)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2017, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peter-capaldi-to-leave-doctor-who/778642 "2017-04-17T07:42:34Z")
Very surprised to see nobody has started a thread about this yet. Today Peter Capaldi unexpectedly revealed that he has decided this upcoming season of Doctor Who will be his last. Personally I think it’s too soon and t… --- ## [Exclusionary Rule Question/Debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exclusionary-rule-question-debate/514733)
**Author:** [@villa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/villa)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2009, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exclusionary-rule-question-debate/514733 "2009-10-31T20:55:05Z")
I’ll preface this with the statement that I am a big fan of the exclusionary rule - the idea that evidence obtained in violation of the constitution cannot be used against someone. It’s not anywhere near as absolute as i… --- ## [How many dopers do casual nudity with friends/others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-do-casual-nudity-with-friends-others/435263)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2008, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-do-casual-nudity-with-friends-others/435263 "2008-01-31T16:59:05Z")
Inspired by certain responses in threads like this: see you naked, I feel moved to ask: How many dopers are comfortable with casual nudity with others in certain circumstances? I’m talking about non-sexual nudity (and… --- ## [Who are good white-male historical figures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-good-white-male-historical-figures/795234)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2017, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-good-white-male-historical-figures/795234 "2017-11-14T20:47:58Z")
Who are while-male historical figures who aren’t problematic, and who deserve to have statues remain up (if there are statues of them)? --- ## [Guns are for Cowards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guns-are-for-cowards/256350)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2004, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guns-are-for-cowards/256350 "2004-09-14T21:11:57Z")
To prevent another thread from being hijacked. Is is really true that guns are for cowards and if so how did you arrive at that conclusion? Marc --- ## [The Art World - I pit thee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-art-world-i-pit-thee/627159)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2012, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-art-world-i-pit-thee/627159 "2012-07-10T13:39:55Z")
I remember I was showing my photography work at a gallery and I got chatting to some old man art journalist. He told me that every photograph was a piece of art. So I asked, “even my Mum’s snaps with her iPhone?” Yes, he… --- ## [If the Enterprise, Lexington and Saratoga were at Pearl Harbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-enterprise-lexington-and-saratoga-were-at-pearl-harbor/683932)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2014, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-enterprise-lexington-and-saratoga-were-at-pearl-harbor/683932 "2014-04-05T23:06:50Z")
It’s one of the fortunate accidents of history that all three Pacific Fleet carriers were away from Pearl Harbor on the 7th December, 1941 - and thus entered the war against Imperial Japan without a scratch. But what if… --- ## [Boeing 747 with no markings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boeing-747-with-no-markings/366450)
**Author:** [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2013, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boeing-747-with-no-markings/366450 "2013-01-18T04:35:59Z")
This morning I saw a pure white 747 with no markings of any kind land at the Atlanta airport. No colors, no airline livery, nothing except a small black patch near the cockpit which might have been an FAA number. What c… --- ## [How does one deal with a co-worker with ADHD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-deal-with-a-co-worker-with-adhd/630164)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-deal-with-a-co-worker-with-adhd/630164 "2012-10-22T18:39:35Z")
This is not a academic exercise. My shop-mate has ADHD. It is a diagnosed problem for which she takes medication (and boy howdy you can tell when it wear off or she forgets to take it!). It is driving me crazy. Somet… --- ## [What does "specials" mean in escort service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-specials-mean-in-escort-service/593027)
**Author:** [@xichen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xichen)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-specials-mean-in-escort-service/593027 "2011-08-29T17:25:22Z")
Can someone tell me what “specials” mean in escort service? --- ## [First song to swear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-song-to-swear/197885)
**Author:** [@DarRRva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarRRva)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-song-to-swear/197885 "2011-02-28T03:21:20Z")
I thought I’d ask the teeming millions if anyone knows what the first ever recorded song to contain a modern swear word was? Like a real swear work, like sh–t, or f–k, or c–t or something like that, not hell or damn… Bit… --- ## [Conservative response to BP spill: unwad your panties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-response-to-bp-spill-unwad-your-panties/538035)
**Author:** [@Creole\_Tomato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creole_Tomato)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2010, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-response-to-bp-spill-unwad-your-panties/538035 "2010-05-05T13:34:35Z")
I have been told by several people recently that anyone who is upset about the BP spill is ignorant, prone to hysteria, and (of course!) anti-American. A little searching around the interwebs provided this on the Americ… --- ## [Johns Hopkins student kills intruder with samurai sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johns-hopkins-student-kills-intruder-with-samurai-sword/510264)
**Author:** [@Barrett\_Bonden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barrett_Bonden)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2009, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johns-hopkins-student-kills-intruder-with-samurai-sword/510264 "2009-09-19T10:31:48Z")
Details here. Well, erm, it’s not precisely mundane. . . --- ## [How Much Cash is in Your Average Bank Branch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-cash-is-in-your-average-bank-branch/588212)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-cash-is-in-your-average-bank-branch/588212 "2011-07-08T01:32:56Z")
I have millions in my checking account (don’t ask). I also have about ten days to live (don’t ask). My plan is to head to Tijuana and blow as much as I can on whores and coke until the Grim Reaper comes calling. Don’t wo… --- ## [Gas Furnace Leaking Water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-furnace-leaking-water/643272)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gas-furnace-leaking-water/643272 "2013-05-08T13:44:36Z")
Just had a new gas (propane) furnace put in and it is leaking water. This water seems to be coming from a 2 inch pvc pipe labeled exhaust. While I know that combustion yields CO2 and H20, and have often seen water drip… --- ## [Oh goodie. Now we have the political sexist take on who gets to be called "Dr"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-goodie-now-we-have-the-political-sexist-take-on-who-gets-to-be-called-dr/927973)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-goodie-now-we-have-the-political-sexist-take-on-who-gets-to-be-called-dr/927973 "2021-01-05T22:05:28Z")
Recent column in the Wall Street Journal begins: Apparently the columnist, Joseph Epstein, B.A., thinks that Dr Biden shouldn’t be using her doctorate as a form of address. We had that discussion of non-medical doctor… --- ## [MMP - FCM and the Fall Follies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-fcm-and-the-fall-follies/372265)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 391\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2006, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-fcm-and-the-fall-follies/372265 "2006-09-18T02:46:09Z")
Saturday dawned clear and cool, and I was awake before the alarm. By 6:45, we’d both showered and dressed, the dog had been walked and fed, and we had a small cooler full of ice and beverages packed and ready to go. I’… --- ## [Help! Help! My sister is turning into a bridezilla!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-help-my-sister-is-turning-into-a-bridezilla/581908)
**Author:** [@Grapefruit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grapefruit)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2011, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-help-my-sister-is-turning-into-a-bridezilla/581908 "2011-05-19T01:11:37Z")
My sister has always been a touch more dramatic than I am, but I never thought she’d turn into a raging monster when it comes to her wedding. When she got engaged, we even made fun of all the women with princess attitud… --- ## [Farenheit 9/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farenheit-9-11/250723)
**Author:** [@wisernow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wisernow)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2004, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farenheit-9-11/250723 "2004-07-03T07:53:17Z")
Michael Moore’s Farenheit 9/11 is slated for release this Friday. It is definitely not kind to the current government. What effect, if any, will it have on the re-election bid of GWB? --- ## [Matrix: Revolutions (WARNING! Spoilers.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matrix-revolutions-warning-spoilers/211577)
**Author:** [@mrsam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrsam)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2003, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matrix-revolutions-warning-spoilers/211577 "2003-12-01T14:26:53Z")
I just got back from this movie and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I found the ending quite satisfying, which surprised me seeing as I had for some reason expected it to disappoint me. Some general thoughts before I go to sle… --- ## [Famous Fictional Locations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-fictional-locations/623457)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2012, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-fictional-locations/623457 "2012-06-10T08:51:09Z")
Books, movies or television. I’ll start with Number Seventeen Cherry Tree Lane, London-who lives there? --- ## [Freaked out by the "People you may know" feature on Facebook. Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaked-out-by-the-people-you-may-know-feature-on-facebook-help/556464)
**Author:** [@Rusalka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rusalka)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2010, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freaked-out-by-the-people-you-may-know-feature-on-facebook-help/556464 "2010-10-10T01:16:33Z")
I recently joined Facebook but am not using my first name or any personal identifiable information, such as birthdate, schools I attended, work information, location. None of that is in my profile. I use my middle name… --- ## [Survivor: Redemption Island Starts tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-redemption-island-starts-tonight/571609)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-redemption-island-starts-tonight/571609 "2011-02-26T09:02:08Z")
Premier episode at 8 pm est. With Russell and Rob back \[sigh\]. and Russell apparently in trouble with Survivor executives. --- ## [I have my own ugly naked guy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-my-own-ugly-naked-guy/185455)
**Author:** [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2004, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-my-own-ugly-naked-guy/185455 "2004-04-17T05:37:04Z")
Well, I can’t vouch for the ugly part, since I don’t think I’ve ever seen him face to face, but there’s a guy who lives in my apartment building. I can see his balcony from mine and his screen door is in my view (ok, no… --- ## [What's the furthest you've ever driven with your parking brake on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-furthest-youve-ever-driven-with-your-parking-brake-on/605842)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2011, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-furthest-youve-ever-driven-with-your-parking-brake-on/605842 "2011-12-14T03:52:05Z")
I drove around the local mall for 30 minutes, never noticing the light on my dash or the draggy “your brake is on” feeling. I usually don’t set the parking brake because I drive an automatic but I was in Pittsburgh and i… --- ## [A surprising encounter for the SDMB One-Trick-Pony Chowder and Marching Society w/H4E](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-surprising-encounter-for-the-sdmb-one-trick-pony-chowder-and-marching-society-w-h4e/136584)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2003, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-surprising-encounter-for-the-sdmb-one-trick-pony-chowder-and-marching-society-w-h4e/136584 "2003-05-03T23:47:48Z")
Hiyruu: …so you see, that by reconciling love and the golden harmonic we have hard proof (SCIENCE proof too. Not that other stuff) that Jews are the moon-men who love giving blow-jobs in SUV’s to Englebert Humperdink. (… --- ## [Endothermic Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/endothermic-fire/494779)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2009, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/endothermic-fire/494779 "2009-05-06T21:23:16Z")
Ok, is there such a thing? Back in my school chemistry days, someone claimed that he had seen a video of someone burning a flammable liquid in their hand, and being unhurt since it was an endothermic reaction. Juvenile … --- ## [Britney Spears owes me ten bucks--and a blank morality check.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britney-spears-owes-me-ten-bucks-and-a-blank-morality-check/118366)
**Author:** [@Sofa\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sofa_King)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2003, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britney-spears-owes-me-ten-bucks-and-a-blank-morality-check/118366 "2003-03-27T06:16:01Z")
Look, I’m not one of those rabid anti-Britney people, at least not for the purposes of this exposition, where I am attempting to establish the credibility and objectivity of my narrative. Hey! What’s that behind you? A… --- ## [Tell us about your first threesome.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-first-threesome/213656)
**Author:** [@3trew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3trew)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2003, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-first-threesome/213656 "2003-11-18T13:19:55Z")
Mods, if this is the wrong place for this kind of polling, do your thing. Mine was yesterday. It just kind of happened. It was nice, it wasn’t the way I would have wanted it to be, but it all worked out pretty well. … --- ## [Grammar-an euphemism, a euphemism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-an-euphemism-a-euphemism/411733)
**Author:** [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2007, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-an-euphemism-a-euphemism/411733 "2007-07-16T05:06:23Z")
“An” just sounds wrong, but is it an exception to the rule? --- ## [How to pronounce Worcestershire sauce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pronounce-worcestershire-sauce/636904)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pronounce-worcestershire-sauce/636904 "2012-10-22T23:46:13Z")
I’m watching the cooking channel and some guy just pronounced it Wister Shire sauce. I think something that I put into just about any meat and/or savory sauce should have a name everyone can pronounce. Me? I say Woosters… --- ## [2014 Formula 1 season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-formula-1-season/683774)
**Author:** [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-formula-1-season/683774 "2014-11-26T01:41:18Z")
Starts today with the Australian GP. Qualifying results from the official F1 site: 2014 FORMULA 1 ROLEX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX Engines limited to six cylinders, turbos added. Eight gears as opposed to the V-8’s seven. L… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=453&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=455&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)