# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=474&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:** 475 --- ## [What are the best kind of washing machine supply hoses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-kind-of-washing-machine-supply-hoses/346327)
**Author:** [@Anaptyxis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaptyxis)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2006, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-kind-of-washing-machine-supply-hoses/346327 "2006-03-01T03:12:52Z")
This past Saturday, thanks to my sharp hearing, I managed to catch a washing machine hose bursting after only about ten minutes of its filling the basement with water. Don’t even ask how the carpet is doing down there. … --- ## [Why don’t the police just skip directly to the Breathalyzer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-the-police-just-skip-directly-to-the-breathalyzer/362006)
**Author:** [@Baraqiyal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baraqiyal)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2006, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-the-police-just-skip-directly-to-the-breathalyzer/362006 "2006-06-26T15:38:10Z")
It seems like a huge waste of a police officer’s time to administer these lengthy field sobriety tests. Why aren’t all police cars equipped with portable Breathalyzer units, so they can skip the whole walk the line / to… --- ## [Space 1999 - bad science?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-1999-bad-science/515209)
**Author:** [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-1999-bad-science/515209 "2012-10-28T23:47:57Z")
Not a Cafe Society question IMO. The premise of Space 1999 (TV show) was that nuclear waste on the far side of the moon ignites into some sort of inferno. Now correct me if I’m wrong, but since this is occuring on the … --- ## [Best way to cool down: hot or cold showers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-cool-down-hot-or-cold-showers/499273)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Economist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Economist)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2009, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-cool-down-hot-or-cold-showers/499273 "2009-06-11T15:42:36Z")
I go to the gym during the work day, which means I break into a heavy sweat and then need to cool down in the shower before going back to work. I have limited time, which means I need to go about this in the most efficie… --- ## [Why do my farts smell like the place I work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-farts-smell-like-the-place-i-work/284524)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Deschain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Deschain)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2019, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-farts-smell-like-the-place-i-work/284524 "2019-05-15T14:22:46Z")
I work in a nursing home as a CNA while in nursing school. I’ve noticed that my gas has the same “decaying institutionalized” smell that I note while at the facility. This is a departure from the ordinary fart smell to… --- ## [Muslim riots over cartoons--is political correctness going overboard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslim-riots-over-cartoons-is-political-correctness-going-overboard/342887)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2006, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslim-riots-over-cartoons-is-political-correctness-going-overboard/342887 "2006-02-15T18:47:19Z")
We all know that there are fanatics out there. But is this attitude the right reaction? CNN report the final line of the site says (my bolding). Now I agree that it may be the smart thing to do. There are enough Isl… --- ## [Bo Dietl - what is so "legendary" about him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bo-dietl-what-is-so-legendary-about-him/664033)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bo-dietl-what-is-so-legendary-about-him/664033 "2016-08-26T19:19:17Z")
Bo Dietl, the guy in the latest Arby’s ad campaign, is referred to as a “legendary detective”. Am I supposed to know who this guy is? Why is he legendary? I’ve looked at his Wikipedia page and see that he’s written an au… --- ## [So how do YOU say "David Bowie"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-say-david-bowie/545539)
**Author:** [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2010, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-you-say-david-bowie/545539 "2010-07-10T22:18:15Z")
Well, “David” is easy enough, but according to this page, which appears to be from a Bowie fan site, although many people pronounce “Bowie” to rhyme with “Maui,” and it really ought to rhyme with “gooey,” he himself rhym… --- ## [I don't understand our gun obsession](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-our-gun-obsession/656087)
**Author:** [@Running\_with\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Running_with_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-our-gun-obsession/656087 "2013-05-03T19:26:57Z")
I understand the second amendment says “the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed”, etc, etc. What I don’t understand is why owning and using guns seems to be an obsession for so many people. … --- ## [Politically Correct Cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politically-correct-cancer/482005)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2009, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politically-correct-cancer/482005 "2009-04-19T21:14:51Z")
My wife has just begun a battle against lung cancer (I don’t want to turn this thread into our personal struggles – a topic for another thread). But we’ve spent much time in the past few weeks watching TV from her hospi… --- ## [Rules for speaking Alfalfa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-speaking-alfalfa/313687)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-speaking-alfalfa/313687 "2024-06-15T22:22:22Z")
My relatives who grew up in the 40’s mentioned this pig latin like language to me many years ago. I can’t find rules on how to speak it. --- ## [Japanese people making V sign in photos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-people-making-v-sign-in-photos/534365)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-people-making-v-sign-in-photos/534365 "2012-06-29T19:49:13Z")
Working in central London, I see a lot of tourists from around the world - I cross Tower Bridge every day on the way to work, and there are always lots of people taking the obligatory “I was there” photos. One thing I’v… --- ## [What was that stench on I-95 in Georgia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-stench-on-i-95-in-georgia/685006)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2014, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-that-stench-on-i-95-in-georgia/685006 "2014-04-09T15:17:02Z")
Late Saturday evening, driving northbound, and treated to an aroma that seemed to be some odd combination of rotting sulfur and dead things. Not quite “downwind from the sewage plant” but in that league, unpleasantness-w… --- ## [Looks like no Golden Globes or Oscars this year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-no-golden-globes-or-oscars-this-year/432379)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2008, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-no-golden-globes-or-oscars-this-year/432379 "2008-02-04T06:11:34Z")
I was going to just put this in the Awards Season thread, but this is big news for those who follow such things, so I thought it deserves a thread of its own. With the Writers Guild of America strike going on, no member… --- ## [Am I Starting The MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-starting-the-mmp/606726)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-starting-the-mmp/606726 "2011-12-26T12:12:30Z")
What fun! Will someone else have posted a MMP before I get this done! Oh the suspense! Will Twicks have to slap us on the hand with her mod ruler o’ doom for havin’ two MMP’s yet again? It’s a cliffhanger! Good Mornin’ … --- ## [Why does my girlfriend spend so much time here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-girlfriend-spend-so-much-time-here/551104)
**Author:** [@leedolee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leedolee)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-girlfriend-spend-so-much-time-here/551104 "2010-08-31T20:25:16Z")
she is really addicted to this site. i think she needs to scale back a little. it is hurting our relationship. what should i do? --- ## [Most Genuinely Profound Quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-genuinely-profound-quotes/691963)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2014, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-genuinely-profound-quotes/691963 "2014-08-20T01:32:01Z")
It’s fair and common to mock profound quotes, as in the “Deep Thoughts by Jack Handy” bit. But there are still a lot of quotes that provide, I think, very accurate and honest insight in the shortest span. Which ones do y… --- ## [Dammit now I am worried I do have short arms!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dammit-now-i-am-worried-i-do-have-short-arms/635387)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dammit-now-i-am-worried-i-do-have-short-arms/635387 "2012-09-22T23:16:00Z")
My wife pointed out something that has bugged her for a long time but she could never put to words until recently, that I have short arms. Upper arms to be exact, my elbow reaches the bottom of my rib cage. Now I am obs… --- ## [Where is the mustard applied?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514)
**Author:** [@Timetrvlr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timetrvlr)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-the-mustard-applied/697514 "2014-09-12T07:55:03Z")
My wife and I totally disagree on this one. She applies the mustard to the bun and I just think THAT"S WRONG! I maintain that mustard should go on the wiener. What’s your opinion?:smiley: --- ## [Would outlawing abortion make more babies available for adoption?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-outlawing-abortion-make-more-babies-available-for-adoption/638517)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-outlawing-abortion-make-more-babies-available-for-adoption/638517 "2013-04-19T14:30:01Z")
This is one of the anti-abortion people’s biggest claims: That pregnant woman who don’t want a baby should give it to a woman who can’t have a baby (okay, a straight, married couple). But what proof is there that this wo… --- ## [Why Does Yarn Come in Skeins and Not Balls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-yarn-come-in-skeins-and-not-balls/314775)
**Author:** [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-yarn-come-in-skeins-and-not-balls/314775 "2011-10-19T09:26:01Z")
Most knitters and crocheters that I am aware of take a skein of yarn and wind it into a ball so that the yard will roll off as they work. Why doesn’t yarn come in a ball to begin with? Having just wound the World’s Lar… --- ## [Applebee's: How much cooking goes on back there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/applebees-how-much-cooking-goes-on-back-there/682658)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2014, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/applebees-how-much-cooking-goes-on-back-there/682658 "2014-03-05T13:58:17Z")
Not Books or Meth, I’ve heard rumors of lots of microwaves used to warm premade freeze-dried meals. Obviously I’m hoping one of you responding worked there, or better yet, cooked there. --- ## [Which race is the most powerful in the Star Trek Universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-race-is-the-most-powerful-in-the-star-trek-universe/68035)
**Author:** [@PerfectDark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PerfectDark)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2013, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-race-is-the-most-powerful-in-the-star-trek-universe/68035 "2013-05-14T00:01:53Z")
Which, in rank order (as many as you wish to comment on), is the most powerful race in the Star Trek Universe? Also who (what) do you think is the most powerful entity in the Star Trek Universe? \[My Opinion\] I’d take … --- ## [Cat suddenly started peeing on the carpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-suddenly-started-peeing-on-the-carpet/480560)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2009, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-suddenly-started-peeing-on-the-carpet/480560 "2009-01-13T16:49:10Z")
Cookie Monster has been perfectly toilet trained since I got her as a tiny kitten. She lives happily with me and my roommate, and we have no other animals. In the last two or three days, though, she has suddenly started… --- ## [Can black people have red hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-black-people-have-red-hair/596613)
**Author:** [@George\_Kaplin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/George_Kaplin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-black-people-have-red-hair/596613 "2011-09-18T16:23:15Z")
The other day, I realised that I’ve never in my life seen a black person with natural ginger hair, and the few that turned up on a google image search were all obvious dye jobs. Can black people be naturally ginger? Be… --- ## [RO: Eight year old boy murdered and dismembered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-eight-year-old-boy-murdered-and-dismembered/589008)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2011, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-eight-year-old-boy-murdered-and-dismembered/589008 "2011-12-25T15:46:31Z")
This is all over the news here. The story is so horrific I’m obeying the two click rule and providing a link to the Google page. Here in a spoiler box is the terrible story \[spoiler\]Leibby Kletzky, was supposed to meet… --- ## [Like a thief in the night......MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-a-thief-in-the-night-mmp/348085)
**Author:** [@frogger\_world\_champion\_1981](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/frogger_world_champion_1981)\ **Replies:** 364\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2006, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-a-thief-in-the-night-mmp/348085 "2006-03-20T09:23:06Z")
“So” I thought to myself (as one does when one is not alone and does not wish to look like a raving idiot) “What better way to introduce myself to a group of people I know, but who do not know me, than so hijack one of t… --- ## [Fuck you George Clooney \["The American," with LOTS of open spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-george-clooney-the-american-with-lots-of-open-spoilers/552570)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-george-clooney-the-american-with-lots-of-open-spoilers/552570 "2018-12-01T16:26:44Z")
What in the hell were you thinking? Oh my god what a piece of shit! A thriller? Really? When did that happen. Look, I know everyone isn’t a gun nut but fuck me man, why all the gun masturbation? If you want to kill som… --- ## [Are Lords of the Manor defined as gentry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-lords-of-the-manor-defined-as-gentry/601373)
**Author:** [@Velly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velly)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-lords-of-the-manor-defined-as-gentry/601373 "2011-12-27T21:22:19Z")
Hello. I am writing an schoolessay about the gentry class and have a big question. I am just wondering if anyone know if people with the title “Lord f the Manor” are defined as gentry today? I feel that people are very… --- ## [Have you done things in dreams you would not do IRL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-done-things-in-dreams-you-would-not-do-irl/589297)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2011, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-done-things-in-dreams-you-would-not-do-irl/589297 "2011-07-25T06:10:54Z")
The title should read “You would NOTdo IRL” I’ve reported to the moderators as well. I don’t often remember my dreams. Those few I do remember tend to be really weird or disturbing. Last night I had a dream that I dr… --- ## [How Dangerous Is It To Visit Chernobyl Today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-is-it-to-visit-chernobyl-today/560779)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2010, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-is-it-to-visit-chernobyl-today/560779 "2010-11-18T14:41:16Z")
I am confused-you read reports of people driving through Chernobyl, and wildlife is returning to the abaondoned areas. If you were to drive up to the reactor building, how long would it take to get a lethal radiation dos… --- ## ["machine" gun versus "submachine" gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/machine-gun-versus-submachine-gun/710482)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2015, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/machine-gun-versus-submachine-gun/710482 "2015-01-31T00:24:23Z")
Depending on who’s talking/writing, a fully automatic firearm (i.e. hold the trigger continuously to fire repeatedly) may be referred to as a “machine” gun or as a “submachine” gun. Is there a distinction between the tw… --- ## [A one-house legislature is better than a two-house legislature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-one-house-legislature-is-better-than-a-two-house-legislature/608862)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-one-house-legislature-is-better-than-a-two-house-legislature/608862 "2012-01-11T22:23:23Z")
Spinoff from this thread. I say a one-party legislature is better than a two-party legislature because unicameralism makes the legislature stronger as against the executive. (I’m thinking in the context of separation-o… --- ## [Sally Field- That's what she's going to be remembered for???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sally-field-thats-what-shes-going-to-be-remembered-for/507591)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2009, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sally-field-thats-what-shes-going-to-be-remembered-for/507591 "2009-08-26T22:07:25Z")
I was listening to the local radio station this AM and they started talking about osteoporosis, which led to Boniva, which led to Sally Field. This led to one of the idiots saying “Who is she, anyway?”, and the other re… --- ## [Battlestar Galactica 4.20 - "Islanded in a Stream of Stars" (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-4-20-islanded-in-a-stream-of-stars-spoilers/488567)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2009, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-4-20-islanded-in-a-stream-of-stars-spoilers/488567 "2009-03-14T01:16:56Z")
Spoiler policy: If you want to discuss a plot point from an upcoming episode, something you know is going to happen because it’s been revealed in interviews or some other canon source, including the preview for the follo… --- ## [Movies with deceptive or completely unclear titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-deceptive-or-completely-unclear-titles/637315)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-deceptive-or-completely-unclear-titles/637315 "2012-10-26T20:55:58Z")
I saw the Truman Show this year. I absolutely loved it. I never watched it before because of the name. If I thought about it at all, I thought it was one of those “making of” movies, like that Howard Stern movie about ho… --- ## [In the UK, I know what an "off-license" is, but what is the origin of this name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-uk-i-know-what-an-off-license-is-but-what-is-the-origin-of-this-name/553747)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-uk-i-know-what-an-off-license-is-but-what-is-the-origin-of-this-name/553747 "2010-09-16T00:37:11Z")
A long time ago I learnt that the only legal shop to buy alcohol in the UK was at a special shop, called an “off-license”. Is this still the only way? I beleive it is similar to “Liquor Strores” in the USA. I live in Sp… --- ## [Ladies: your impression of boners...hot or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-your-impression-of-boners-hot-or-not/323913)
**Author:** [@Mdr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdr)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2005, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-your-impression-of-boners-hot-or-not/323913 "2005-09-30T21:46:20Z")
hey all, i’m new here. I’ve been reading the SDMB for a long time now and I’m finally posting…i’ve learned a lot of cool stuff as well as TMI about a lot of folks. Basically, i’m going to see if the SDMB is worth the fee… --- ## [Thanks lissener, maybe I should just quit the SDMB altogether](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-lissener-maybe-i-should-just-quit-the-sdmb-altogether/210357)
**Author:** [@ResIpsaLoquitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ResIpsaLoquitor)\ **Replies:** 282\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2003, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-lissener-maybe-i-should-just-quit-the-sdmb-altogether/210357 "2003-11-05T13:45:54Z")
I was originally going to post this in GD, but in light of the new policy, I’m stepping up to the plate and posting it here. This is also my first pitting of another Doper–and one that may very well upset a number of pe… --- ## [What's The Best Kind Of Nuts To Feed Squirrels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-kind-of-nuts-to-feed-squirrels/493032)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2009, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-kind-of-nuts-to-feed-squirrels/493032 "2009-04-15T05:35:50Z")
I got a can of mixed nuts, and I can’t eat them so I gave them to the squirrels. They seemed to like them all. But it’s no fun giving them mixed nuts and probably not good for them with the salt and such. I like to watc… --- ## [SenorBeef: "hey, dead kids. Everyone wins!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senorbeef-hey-dead-kids-everyone-wins/653417)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senorbeef-hey-dead-kids-everyone-wins/653417 "2013-03-29T19:44:30Z")
The slightly longer version: You are the scum of the earth, a total waste of oxygen. Dead kids, awesome, now we can take advantage of that to pass gun control legislation that we always wanted. Sure, that’s what we w… --- ## [Mr. Krebbs, I Pit You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-krebbs-i-pit-you/518402)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2009, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-krebbs-i-pit-you/518402 "2009-12-03T21:41:36Z")
I’ve been here almost ten years, I suppose this had to happen eventually. In this thread, Mr. Krebbs links to a picture of the destroyed Murrah Federal Building under the description that people were “being held account… --- ## ["I identify as an Apache attack helicopter"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-identify-as-an-apache-attack-helicopter/835175)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2019, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-identify-as-an-apache-attack-helicopter/835175 "2019-06-24T22:21:49Z")
This meme has been around for a few years now - where people will claim that they identify as an Apache attack helicopter and demand to be treated with respect as the helicopter that they are. It has been popularized on … --- ## [FriarTed - you fucking hypocrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friarted-you-fucking-hypocrite/476024)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friarted-you-fucking-hypocrite/476024 "2008-12-12T13:07:13Z")
FriarTed, you make no secret about your hard-held Christianity. To date you’ve come across as one of the less frothing-at-the-mouth bible bashers and I’ve never held it against you despite being pretty anti-religion myse… --- ## [My friend was surprised I didn't know Latin, do YOU know Latin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-was-surprised-i-didnt-know-latin-do-you-know-latin/698593)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-was-surprised-i-didnt-know-latin-do-you-know-latin/698593 "2014-09-24T18:25:04Z")
I live in the US. My friend lives in Russia. We started talking about a video game (The Witcher) and about the Igni sign in it (which starts fires). He said it came from the word Ignis, which means fire. I said I didn’… --- ## [The evil that is the (Canadian) multilingual keyboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-evil-that-is-the-canadian-multilingual-keyboard/590814)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2012, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-evil-that-is-the-canadian-multilingual-keyboard/590814 "2012-08-04T01:28:32Z")
http://brainbits.ca/death-to-the-canadian-multilingual-bilingual-keyboard/ Someone sent this to me on my Facebook, after I went on a lengthy rant about how the left shift key on my new Sony Vaio was NOT as the display m… --- ## [Reagan dies! Let's debate his legacy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reagan-dies-lets-debate-his-legacy/248850)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2004, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reagan-dies-lets-debate-his-legacy/248850 "2004-06-14T02:10:13Z")
It’s 5:00 EST and CNN just announced that Ronald Reagan died today after a ten-year battle with Alzheimer’s. So we intellectual vultures on the SDMB might as well get started on his carcass. How will history remember R… --- ## [The Pony Express MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pony-express-mmp/770940)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pony-express-mmp/770940 "2016-11-14T07:42:36Z")
The modern version of the Pony Express: Yesterday I met a guy from DE in PA to take something to NJ for a guy in OH. Some people have been involved in dog rescues from the South, handing off to multiple drivers along th… --- ## [I-40 Bridge (into Memphis) closed for emergency inspection \[update - bridge has been re-opened\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-40-bridge-into-memphis-closed-for-emergency-inspection-update-bridge-has-been-re-opened/941897)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2021, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-40-bridge-into-memphis-closed-for-emergency-inspection-update-bridge-has-been-re-opened/941897 "2021-08-04T01:55:31Z")
I-40 is a major cross country corridor. This bridge crosses the Mississippi River into Memphis. Connects Arkansas and Tennessee. They’re rerouting traffic over I-55. This isn’t just a local problem. This could impact th… --- ## [Can I replace my own tie rods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-replace-my-own-tie-rods/410244)
**Author:** [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2007, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-replace-my-own-tie-rods/410244 "2007-07-03T14:39:19Z")
This morning I bought two new front tires for my truck, and asked the tire store to perform a front end alignment. Then I went to breakfast. They called me about an hour later, saying they replaced the tires but can’t d… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=473&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=475&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)