# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=489&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:** 490 --- ## ["Riders on the storm"-Profound poetry or dreck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riders-on-the-storm-profound-poetry-or-dreck/485720)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2018, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riders-on-the-storm-profound-poetry-or-dreck/485720 "2018-02-06T19:30:08Z")
I am of two minds about Jm Morrison-he was a very talented guy, who wrecked himself with booze and drugs. His song “Riders on the storm” is supposed to be profound-so what the heck does this rambling mean:“there’s a kile… --- ## [Editing mistakes - typos and factual errors you've seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-mistakes-typos-and-factual-errors-youve-seen/726996)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/editing-mistakes-typos-and-factual-errors-youve-seen/726996 "2016-03-21T23:50:47Z")
I just picked up my copy of “Today in History”, a book put out by The History Channel. It is good for a quick read, as every two pages have info on what happened in history on that day. I was reading the entries for Ju… --- ## [Would Jesus be a Liberal or a Conservative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-jesus-be-a-liberal-or-a-conservative/536679)
**Author:** [@BluePitbull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BluePitbull)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2010, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-jesus-be-a-liberal-or-a-conservative/536679 "2010-04-25T16:05:03Z")
Would he he be pro universial health care or not? --- ## [otters as pets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otters-as-pets/202230)
**Author:** [@Headcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Headcoat)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2003, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otters-as-pets/202230 "2003-09-20T15:22:21Z")
Does anyone have experience with otters as pets? How would a fella go about getting a pair? How difficult are they to maintain compared to other fuzzy wild animals (raccoons, ferrets, sugar gliders, etc)? I’m interested … --- ## [Game - Three Vowels](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-three-vowels/236040)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 419\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2004, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-three-vowels/236040 "2004-07-09T00:05:25Z")
Here’s a new word game… some of you have probably played the game where you see the three letters on a license plate and try to come up with a containing all of those letters in order. Well, this is a variation of that. … --- ## [When did Whoopi Goldberg get her Ph.D.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-whoopi-goldberg-get-her-ph-d/295895)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2022, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-whoopi-goldberg-get-her-ph-d/295895 "2022-02-13T00:47:27Z")
Pretty much any bio of Whoopi Goldberg has a one-sentence note that she earned a Ph.D. in literature from New York University. Earned, not an honorary degree, which are mentioned separately. But not a mention of just wh… --- ## [Will 50 Shades of Gray make BDSM more mainstream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-50-shades-of-gray-make-bdsm-more-mainstream/712483)
**Author:** [@Tuxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuxie)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-50-shades-of-gray-make-bdsm-more-mainstream/712483 "2016-03-25T15:15:38Z")
I think it would be funny if after seeing it this Saturday, all these hausfraus start buying whips and ball gags n stuff. I wonder if it will get people to start experimenting in ways they previously were too inhibited t… --- ## [My lungs itch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-lungs-itch/219145)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2003, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-lungs-itch/219145 "2003-12-15T21:32:46Z")
I’m on the recovery slope of my annual bronchitis-pneumonia jag. Though I’m finally out of chunky phlegm\*, I’m not nearly done coughing. My lungs itch, and I can’t seem to cough deep enough to scratch them. I cough deepe… --- ## [Guillermo Del Toro quits The Hobbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guillermo-del-toro-quits-the-hobbit/541332)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2010, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guillermo-del-toro-quits-the-hobbit/541332 "2010-09-07T23:04:50Z")
Will this film ever be made? Peter Jackson should just go ahead and direct it. Here is the press release --- ## [Palin's still got it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palins-still-got-it/479719)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2009, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palins-still-got-it/479719 "2009-01-14T03:28:17Z")
On the news last night, we were treated to her speech addressing attendees of the 50 years of statehood gala. First off, doesn’t “gala” sort of imply fancy dress? Sorry, no linky. She looked like she had just picked o… --- ## [good pay for unskilled labor, why the hate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-pay-for-unskilled-labor-why-the-hate/477374)
**Author:** [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2008, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-pay-for-unskilled-labor-why-the-hate/477374 "2008-12-19T06:20:02Z")
with all the threads and talk about the auto industry I am seeing a Lot of talk about overpaid workers in the factories, I am not arguing about that or the contracts they have. my question is if you have a company doing… --- ## [Stupid things people have said to you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-people-have-said-to-you/310703)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2005, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-things-people-have-said-to-you/310703 "2005-07-10T13:09:36Z")
Every now and then people say things to me that make me go :dubious: . “If it weren’t for that horse”, etc. What stupid things have people said to you? I once worked with a girl that was rather vain and self-centered. … --- ## [TV Or Movie Characters Who Are Written To Be Virtuous But Are Really Jerks--Or Vice Versa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-or-movie-characters-who-are-written-to-be-virtuous-but-are-really-jerks-or-vice-versa/793556)
**Author:** [@golffan1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/golffan1963)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-or-movie-characters-who-are-written-to-be-virtuous-but-are-really-jerks-or-vice-versa/793556 "2017-08-22T21:43:50Z")
Any thoughts? My prime examples both come from the TV show MAS\*H (yes, I’m dating myself). First example is Benjamin Franklin “Hawkeye” Pierce. An obviously highly skilled surgeon whom we are supposed to like because he… --- ## [Bailout deal agreed to. McCain's"leadership" not required.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bailout-deal-agreed-to-mccains-leadership-not-required/465177)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2008, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bailout-deal-agreed-to-mccains-leadership-not-required/465177 "2008-09-28T00:46:27Z")
This is still breaking on the news channels, nothing linkable yet, but Chris Dodd just announced that the Dems and Pubs have just agreed “in principle” to a bailout package. The scheduled meeting at the White House this … --- ## [Songs about angels or have angel in the title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-angels-or-have-angel-in-the-title/680378)
**Author:** [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2018, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-angels-or-have-angel-in-the-title/680378 "2018-10-30T19:22:43Z")
Since “\[blank\] in the song title” has become a recurring theme, let’s do one about angels. I’ll begin: “Angel” - Aerosmith “Angel of Babylon” - Avantasia “There Must Be An Angel (Playing With My Heart)” - Eurythmics … --- ## [A Man Can Chase Down Any Animal . . . Eventually (??)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-man-can-chase-down-any-animal-eventually/351342)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2006, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-man-can-chase-down-any-animal-eventually/351342 "2006-04-20T20:55:54Z")
When I was really young, my father said, “There are many animals that can outrun a man for a short distance. But man’s endurance is such that a skilled tracker will eventually catch any animal.” It’s so long ago that I… --- ## [Why don't car manufacturers sell cars directly to customers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-car-manufacturers-sell-cars-directly-to-customers/444407)
**Author:** [@wisernow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wisernow)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-car-manufacturers-sell-cars-directly-to-customers/444407 "2012-11-23T18:20:05Z")
Why does the customer have to buy his car from a dealer? Why the middle person? I can understand the concept of wholesalers, who are required to stock items in bulk, and the manufacturing company does not have warehouse… --- ## [I pit my husband for throwing household items out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-husband-for-throwing-household-items-out/481855)
**Author:** [@conurepete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/conurepete)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-husband-for-throwing-household-items-out/481855 "2009-01-22T18:06:35Z")
Two years ago I bought and set up a doorbell system. When I went to attach the (kinda ugly) box to a shelf my husband stated he did not like it there. He had a point, so we put it on top of a bookshelf where it could be… --- ## [At what point is income inequality too unequal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-is-income-inequality-too-unequal/606595)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-is-income-inequality-too-unequal/606595 "2011-12-21T20:52:06Z")
Inspired by this post from user\_hostile in the “Stupid Republican idea of the day” thread. I waited for u\_h to start the thread since a couple of us encouraged the idea, but since he hasn’t yet, I thought I’d go ahead a… --- ## [Plot to kidnap (MI Gov) Gretchen Whitmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plot-to-kidnap-mi-gov-gretchen-whitmer/922506)
**Author:** [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plot-to-kidnap-mi-gov-gretchen-whitmer/922506 "2025-07-04T18:35:07Z")
Very fine people … on both sides: --- ## [How Did People Hunt Mammoth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-people-hunt-mammoth/676110)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2013, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-people-hunt-mammoth/676110 "2013-12-16T05:51:46Z")
I’m trying to flesh out a story about prehistoric people (think late Stone Age, maybe early Bronze) who live in a somewhat arctic area where the main source of sustenance/hides/building material is mammoth. I’ve looked … --- ## [The surrogate, the bio parents, and a "complicated" pregnancy- whose side are you on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surrogate-the-bio-parents-and-a-complicated-pregnancy-whose-side-are-you-on/652131)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-surrogate-the-bio-parents-and-a-complicated-pregnancy-whose-side-are-you-on/652131 "2013-03-18T12:28:55Z")
Early today, a feminist blog I read posted a link to a CNN article about what is a somewhat interesting situation. You can read the whole, long article here (the article is heavily slanted toward the surrogate, imho). Y… --- ## [Peach Iced Tea and Job Huntin’… The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peach-iced-tea-and-job-huntin-the-mmp/398397)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 376\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2007, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peach-iced-tea-and-job-huntin-the-mmp/398397 "2007-04-09T09:39:39Z")
Ok, so I promised I would not get all TMIy with the MMP. Apparently there are certain people who feel it would offend their delicate sensibilities. As If! However, since I am a gentleman of my word, no TMIness shall find… --- ## [I own a restaurant. Can I fire a waiter due to his off-putting mannerisms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-own-a-restaurant-can-i-fire-a-waiter-due-to-his-off-putting-mannerisms/652389)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-own-a-restaurant-can-i-fire-a-waiter-due-to-his-off-putting-mannerisms/652389 "2013-03-21T18:06:11Z")
A) I own a fancy expensive restaurant. A waiter (male) comes back from a vacation. He presents himself with a simpering lisp, exaggerated mincing walk and hip swaying, keeps his wrists limp whenever possible, and when s… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 9, Episode 14 -- "The Meemaw Materialization"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-14-the-meemaw-materialization/745174)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2016, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-14-the-meemaw-materialization/745174 "2016-02-13T13:25:13Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Ideas for a new Star Trek series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-new-star-trek-series/618055)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideas-for-a-new-star-trek-series/618055 "2012-04-13T18:49:07Z")
If you are just going to fuss about how bad Voyager or the new movie was, or how good B5 or Star Wars are, please post elsewhere. I’d like to see a conflict with minor characters interacting. They could be killed off wi… --- ## [How accepting/tolerant is the Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-accepting-tolerant-is-the-dope/415933)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2007, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-accepting-tolerant-is-the-dope/415933 "2007-08-23T02:24:45Z")
The stripper thread in the Pit makes me think that I have a wildly different perception of how accepting the Dope is than the majority here. I think that if you scratch beneath the surface of much of the tolerance here,… --- ## [Can someone under 21 years old buy NA Beer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-under-21-years-old-buy-na-beer/429584)
**Author:** [@Booker57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Booker57)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2007, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-under-21-years-old-buy-na-beer/429584 "2007-12-13T02:45:31Z")
I always see it in the beer cooler, seperate from, but close to all the other brews. If it is a non-alcoholic beverage, can any one buy it? --- ## [Are cops "civilians"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cops-civilians/360878)
**Author:** [@JustAnotherGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustAnotherGeek)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cops-civilians/360878 "2014-06-24T06:16:04Z")
Usually somewhere in some thread regarding cops, someone refers to non-police citizens as “civilians.” Whereupon someone else jumps in and says, “not all cops are in the reserves, so cops are civilians, too.” Technical… --- ## [NFL Conference Championship games thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championship-games-thread/647841)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2013, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-conference-championship-games-thread/647841 "2013-01-22T06:22:45Z")
No one started one of these? :confused: Anyway, 4 minutes left in the wild NFC championship game. Once again, the Falcons started fast, have not done much in the 2nd half, but are trying to win with a late drive. The… --- ## [Andy Kaufman: Comic genius or silly nut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-kaufman-comic-genius-or-silly-nut/17080)
**Author:** [@JoeyBlades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeyBlades)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2012, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-kaufman-comic-genius-or-silly-nut/17080 "2012-08-20T00:05:45Z")
This is one of those things that I wrestle with from time to time, but with the advent of the movie, all of the questions come pouring back in. You see I think I have a pretty good sense of humor. Most of the basic funny… --- ## [I pit the parents who let this happen \[6-year old shot in head and killed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-parents-who-let-this-happen-6-year-old-shot-in-head-and-killed/655330)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-parents-who-let-this-happen-6-year-old-shot-in-head-and-killed/655330 "2013-04-25T23:04:39Z")
http://tomsriver.patch.com/articles/update-toms-river-6-year-old-shot-by-4-year-old-in-stable-condition A 4-year old boy goes into the house, brings out a rifle, and proceeds to shoot his friend in the head as the paren… --- ## [Why are there long lines at US election offices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-long-lines-at-us-election-offices/640060)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-long-lines-at-us-election-offices/640060 "2012-11-12T18:28:39Z")
When I watch coverage of the US elections, I am stunned that there are long lines at election offices. Sometimes, people who want to vote have to wait for hours. Why is that? Aren’t there enough election offices? Are el… --- ## [Has John McCain Lost His Mind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-john-mccain-lost-his-mind/659524)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2013, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-john-mccain-lost-his-mind/659524 "2013-05-31T13:08:59Z")
Reading about his trip to Syria made me pause-what on earth does he think he is doing? First, we do have a President and Sec. of State-they are the ones handling foreign policy. Second, he is meeting with people affiliat… --- ## [Sleep? What's that? Quizzing the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-whats-that-quizzing-the-mmp/959034)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 336\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2022, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleep-whats-that-quizzing-the-mmp/959034 "2022-02-15T15:17:14Z")
Seems like no matter what I try (chamomile, melatonin, Unisom, etc), my body persists in not cooperating with me on sleep timing or duration. Whatever I think we need to do, it insists on doing something else. Ugh. Proj… --- ## [Trump's about to go into a foreign policy death spiral.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-about-to-go-into-a-foreign-policy-death-spiral/833905)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2019, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-about-to-go-into-a-foreign-policy-death-spiral/833905 "2019-05-21T02:03:15Z")
Everybody now knows that his threat displays are toothless and that they are the only tool in his box. The Chinese tariff retaliation coming on the heels of North Korea’s nuke tests and Iranian sanctions topped off with… --- ## [What's wrong with cake frosting these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-cake-frosting-these-days/610371)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2013, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-cake-frosting-these-days/610371 "2013-05-08T05:12:49Z")
I don’t eat sweets often, maybe a few times per month. But in the last decade or two I have noticed that cake frostings have taken on oily, greasy or waxy texture. They’re also more light and fluffy than I remember from … --- ## [Airman's review of Fahrenheit 9/11. Fire at will.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airmans-review-of-fahrenheit-9-11-fire-at-will/257248)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2004, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airmans-review-of-fahrenheit-9-11-fire-at-will/257248 "2004-08-06T04:24:31Z")
It’s been a long time coming, but at last I think I’m ready to put this out. Well, ready or not, here it comes. Fahrenheit 9/11: An Artful Pull At Your Heartstrings, A Provocative Film, But Ultimately Worth Only What Yo… --- ## [Help Hillary by giving her a great debate zinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-hillary-by-giving-her-a-great-debate-zinger/766444)
**Author:** [@JohnGalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnGalt)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2016, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-hillary-by-giving-her-a-great-debate-zinger/766444 "2016-10-24T22:27:06Z")
In last night’s Samantha Bee’s episode she talked about Roger Ailes assisting Ronald Reagan in 1984 by giving him a ready quip for the obvious question about his age: “I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, m… --- ## [Words or phrases that were that were coined by a TV show or movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-or-phrases-that-were-that-were-coined-by-a-tv-show-or-movie/926081)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-or-phrases-that-were-that-were-coined-by-a-tv-show-or-movie/926081 "2021-01-16T16:34:08Z")
I actually thought of this while reading the thread about whiskey; someone in that thread mentioned being “regifted” a nearly full bottle that the original recipient didn’t like. Did anyone use that word before Seinfeld?… --- ## [How long does the rebound effect from nasal spray last?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-the-rebound-effect-from-nasal-spray-last/358868)
**Author:** [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2006, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-the-rebound-effect-from-nasal-spray-last/358868 "2006-05-31T18:41:57Z")
Monday morning, after a weekend of suffering from some sort of sinus distress, I took a sniff or two of afrin so I could go out in the yard and work without having a bucket attached below my nose. I knew that this would… --- ## [The metric system: Make your case for it and why we should switch to it. (As if we haven't already)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-metric-system-make-your-case-for-it-and-why-we-should-switch-to-it-as-if-we-havent-already/943932)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 279\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2021, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-metric-system-make-your-case-for-it-and-why-we-should-switch-to-it-as-if-we-havent-already/943932 "2021-10-17T00:47:10Z")
Before I start here is a very informative video, complete with interview from Dr Steven Mihm of the University of Georgia. A historian specializing in standards. First off, I’d argue the American unit is m… --- ## [Is a top floor apartment unit likely to be hotter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-top-floor-apartment-unit-likely-to-be-hotter/689693)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2014, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-top-floor-apartment-unit-likely-to-be-hotter/689693 "2014-06-01T22:54:36Z")
Hi, I’m moving from a fifth story apartment unit in an eight story building, to a fifth story unit in a five story building. Which means I’ll be on the top floor at the new building. The unit is not a penthouse, there’s … --- ## [Question about Gold Standard and Tariffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-gold-standard-and-tariffs/628270)
**Author:** [@supery00n](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supery00n)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2012, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-gold-standard-and-tariffs/628270 "2012-08-01T18:40:23Z")
Once, the gold standard and high tariffs were firmly within mainstream American monetary and trade policy. Why were gold standards and high tariffs good policies then (or were they ever), and why are they considered out… --- ## [J.J. Abrams to direct new Star Wars movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-j-abrams-to-direct-new-star-wars-movie/648260)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-j-abrams-to-direct-new-star-wars-movie/648260 "2013-01-28T03:36:50Z")
Not sure how I feel about it. Wasn’t a huge fan of the new Trek movie, which I owe more to me just not caring much about Star Trek, but I have a feeling a lot of people will be excited by this. I do think I feel a glim… --- ## [Bush Republicans...what does it take to give up on Bush ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-republicans-what-does-it-take-to-give-up-on-bush/241488)
**Author:** [@Rashak\_Mani](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rashak_Mani)\ **Replies:** 328\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2004, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-republicans-what-does-it-take-to-give-up-on-bush/241488 "2004-05-28T14:33:21Z")
Dear SMDB Bush Republicans, After a few books, some commissions, monster deficit, Haliburton, the ongoing Iraq quagmire and no post war plans… Bush still enjoys the support of Red America. What would it take for you guy… --- ## [TV actors who have succeeded in creating two very different memorable characters within a few years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-actors-who-have-succeeded-in-creating-two-very-different-memorable-characters-within-a-few-years/520546)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2009, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-actors-who-have-succeeded-in-creating-two-very-different-memorable-characters-within-a-few-years/520546 "2009-12-14T05:43:35Z")
(Actor here is a unisex term and can mean any gender or age.) Some actors are forever typecast: whenever I watched HEAT OF THE NIGHT I was always conscious that “Weird hearing Archie Bunker is talking in a southern acc… --- ## [Can Goats make human-like yelling sounds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-goats-make-human-like-yelling-sounds/651361)
**Author:** [@Hero\_From\_Sector\_7G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hero_From_Sector_7G)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2013, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-goats-make-human-like-yelling-sounds/651361 "2013-02-27T20:53:02Z")
I’m sure most of you have seen the video by now. Essentially, a bunch of goats yell exactly like humans. Everyone who has shown me this attests that goats do indeed make these noises. My goat experience is limited to pe… --- ## [What??? No MMP???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-mmp/677007)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-no-mmp/677007 "2013-12-30T02:44:55Z")
Didn’t see one yet, so here it is! Have fun Mumpers! Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’. ‘Tis 63 Amurrkin and rainin’, rainin’, rainin’, with a predicted high of 63 and rain, rain, rain for the day. Ok, that’s all… --- ## [Have there been studies on the effects on males who have sex with older women (usually teachers)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-studies-on-the-effects-on-males-who-have-sex-with-older-women-usually-teachers/702203)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2014, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-there-been-studies-on-the-effects-on-males-who-have-sex-with-older-women-usually-teachers/702203 "2014-11-17T19:30:25Z")
For the millionth time, I saw an article about how some female teacher was busted for having sex with her underage student. For the millionth time, the same reactions: “Man, I wish a hot teacher would have fucked me wh… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=488&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=490&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)