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**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2018, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-finished-dune-now-what/817404 "2018-08-17T02:41:49Z")
Let me back up a bit. I was introduced to sci-fi reading at the age of 12, and for a short while, I was a voracious reader. You can probably figure out who my favorite author was, but I’ll spoiler box it for you, in case… --- ## [Dumbest Personalized License Plate Ever (Kinda Lame, But I Gotta Let This Out)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-personalized-license-plate-ever-kinda-lame-but-i-gotta-let-this-out/299908)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2005, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-personalized-license-plate-ever-kinda-lame-but-i-gotta-let-this-out/299908 "2005-05-01T03:38:17Z")
Stupidity? Bad, but I forget about it minutes after it’s out of my sight. Stupidity combined with pretentiousness? It just sticks with me, pissing me off more and more. Seen Saturday night in the parking lot of our loca… --- ## [Niños Robados - The Stolen Children of Spain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ninos-robados-the-stolen-children-of-spain/600061)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ninos-robados-the-stolen-children-of-spain/600061 "2011-11-09T03:20:30Z")
Yet another scandal with the Roman Catholic Church right in the middle of it…from the 1930s through the 1990s, as many as 300,000 Spanish babies were stolen from their mothers at birth and sold to adoptive parents, with … --- ## [Period films and hair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/period-films-and-hair/539406)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/period-films-and-hair/539406 "2010-05-17T02:22:07Z")
Film makers spend a lot of time, money and effort making sure that the scenery, sets and costumes have the correct period detail (well, sometimes). But, if they’re going to overlook anything, it’ll be the hairstyles. Vir… --- ## [Floating Globes: Why do the magnets need electricity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floating-globes-why-do-the-magnets-need-electricity/475767)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floating-globes-why-do-the-magnets-need-electricity/475767 "2008-12-10T01:47:28Z")
Seeing those new “floating globe” desk thingys, I thought of getting one but I see that they all seem to require electricity for the magnets to work. I hesitate to have to use more energy for mere show. Why can’t simple… --- ## [What's a fair hourly rate for interior house painting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-fair-hourly-rate-for-interior-house-painting/513959)
**Author:** [@Blunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blunt)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2009, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-fair-hourly-rate-for-interior-house-painting/513959 "2009-10-16T04:35:09Z")
I’ve got a few rooms in my condo which need painting, and also happen to know a guy who is currently unemployed and looking for some cash. I think he’s going to be really good, and had been working as a painter for a ye… --- ## [Back on Track: NYC Mega-Dopefest -- January 5, 2002](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-on-track-nyc-mega-dopefest-january-5-2002/83057)
**Author:** [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\ **Replies:** 329\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2001, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-on-track-nyc-mega-dopefest-january-5-2002/83057 "2001-12-05T14:09:06Z")
I realize it’s early, but in an effort get things back to normal and to support Mayor Giuliani’s efforts to get tourist dollars rolling in, I’m pleased too announce: The New York City Mega-Dopefest on Saturday, January … --- ## [Is it legal for a doctor to prescribe placebos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-for-a-doctor-to-prescribe-placebos/591310)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2011, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-for-a-doctor-to-prescribe-placebos/591310 "2011-08-03T21:42:36Z")
I have been on an increasing dose of Amphetamine Salts, which are so far having no noticeable affect, and which taste very sweet. My son and I are both ADHD and he doesn’t take one of his medications except on school da… --- ## [Dreams: what was your most terrifying nightmare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreams-what-was-your-most-terrifying-nightmare/142718)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dreams-what-was-your-most-terrifying-nightmare/142718 "2016-08-31T03:03:08Z")
When I was about twelve years old, I dreamed that I was watching my mother sleeping on the couch. She woke up and smiled at me. I wanted to hug her, but I couldn’t move. That’s when I noticed the grayish white hands and… --- ## ["Can't you read the sign?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-read-the-sign/710340)
**Author:** [@DoggyDunnit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoggyDunnit)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-you-read-the-sign/710340 "2015-01-24T16:49:36Z")
So, today, I stood at the corner of 6th and Magnolia here in Fort Worthless holding my protest sign, as I regularly do. There happens to be a vegan restaurant on the northeast side of the intersection, the Spiral Diner.… --- ## [So why was my AA battery buzzing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-was-my-aa-battery-buzzing/611132)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-was-my-aa-battery-buzzing/611132 "2012-01-31T00:56:18Z")
I had been noticing an intermittent buzzing sound from my DVR remote. I figured it was about to die, so I took the two AA batteries out. To my surprise, the buzzing sound continued for a moment–but not from the remote!… --- ## [My Dad, Fox News, Rush Limbaugh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-fox-news-rush-limbaugh/682704)
**Author:** [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dad-fox-news-rush-limbaugh/682704 "2014-03-13T13:25:39Z")
Over the past few years I have grown distant from my father over his increasingly racist, paranoid politics. We only speak a few times a year, usually on holidays or birthdays. I miss my Dad, the man who taught me so man… --- ## [Black Friday Can Fuck Off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-friday-can-fuck-off/381709)
**Author:** [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2006, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-friday-can-fuck-off/381709 "2006-11-28T09:05:39Z")
I got my first crap retail job back in September (Circuit City, they were hiring and paid $8.25 and I wouldn’t get off work and smell like grease) and I didn’t start really hating it until today. Shoppers are self-impor… --- ## [Can Magnus Carlsen do anything else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-magnus-carlsen-do-anything-else/613542)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-magnus-carlsen-do-anything-else/613542 "2012-02-28T20:30:49Z")
Besides chess? Watching some of the videos of him on the CNN website was interesting. He’s a very impressive kid. That got me thinking though. He’s not a kid anymore. Is chess all that he can do? That’s it? All he will… --- ## ["A Few Good Men" Would Jessup's charge stick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-good-men-would-jessups-charge-stick/533437)
**Author:** [@JCorre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JCorre)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-few-good-men-would-jessups-charge-stick/533437 "2024-11-27T19:52:34Z")
I just watched the movie tonight. After the climactic scene in which Jessup admitted to the code red order under oath and he was arrested I was wondering: \[ul\] \[li\]Would Caffey conceivably get assigned to defend Jessu… --- ## [When \*this\* celebrity dies, \*that\* song will be played endlessly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-this-celebrity-dies-that-song-will-be-played-endlessly/612616)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2012, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-this-celebrity-dies-that-song-will-be-played-endlessly/612616 "2012-03-05T22:56:38Z")
Like Whitney Houston and IIIIIIIIIIIIIII will always love YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOU. Bruce Springsteen–Born in the USA Paul McCartney–Yesterday --- ## [Alito confirmation hearing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alito-confirmation-hearing/339187)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 319\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alito-confirmation-hearing/339187 "2006-01-25T20:19:43Z")
Today (1/8/06), the Senate Judiciary Committee begins its hearing on confirmation of Judge Samuel Alito to take the Supreme Court seat now held by Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060109/ts\_nm/c… --- ## [Nazi Lobbyist in Washington](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazi-lobbyist-in-washington/618815)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazi-lobbyist-in-washington/618815 "2012-04-24T19:00:51Z")
We live in a strange country. Our fathers and grandfathers fought these filthy b\*stards on the beaches of Normandy, The Battle of Bulge and right into the Fuehrer’s Kehlsteinhaus. We liberated the camps where this verm… --- ## [Can a President over rule the Constitution with an Executive Order](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-president-over-rule-the-constitution-with-an-executive-order/823725)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2018, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-president-over-rule-the-constitution-with-an-executive-order/823725 "2018-11-06T22:34:24Z")
Donald Trump says he will overrule the 14th with an Executive order. --- ## [What type of former president do think that President Obama will be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-former-president-do-think-that-president-obama-will-be/663312)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2013, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-former-president-do-think-that-president-obama-will-be/663312 "2013-09-20T23:05:35Z")
Of the living former presidents, the Bushes have remained out of the spotlight for the most part. President Carter has been somewhat vocal in areas that are close to him such as human rights and Habitat for Humanity. P… --- ## [Blue-Eyed Soul playlist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2015, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-eyed-soul-playlist/733283 "2015-10-11T03:24:09Z")
I’ve got a few songs on this list. Not black people singing soul. What is soul? I have no definition besides I know it when I hear it. Links to the song are appreciated. Here are a few already on my list to give examples… --- ## [Ron Paul attacks the 1964 Civil Rights Act; Ron Paul doesn't get America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-paul-attacks-the-1964-civil-rights-act-ron-paul-doesnt-get-america/608262)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-paul-attacks-the-1964-civil-rights-act-ron-paul-doesnt-get-america/608262 "2012-01-05T18:59:37Z")
Michael Lind writes in Salon: Emphasis added. Lind is right, Paul is wrong. Anyone care to dispute that? --- ## [Bicycle advice (road vs hybrid for commute)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-advice-road-vs-hybrid-for-commute/578146)
**Author:** [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2011, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-advice-road-vs-hybrid-for-commute/578146 "2011-04-25T19:48:05Z")
Hey everyone - I’m looking to replace the heavy, slightly too small bike I bought last year to make the approximately 2 mile commute to work. I didn’t want to spend too much money on it in case I abandoned it, but it loo… --- ## [What's the story behind your screen name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-story-behind-your-screen-name/645498)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2013, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-story-behind-your-screen-name/645498 "2013-01-08T20:06:01Z")
Mine comes from a high school nick name. It’s a play on my name, Julius Irving (Dr. J) and the drummer for the band Blackfoot. All of that, plus our tendency to refer to each other with an honorific (Chief, Doc, etc) l… --- ## [Can we please ban "recreational outrage" posts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-ban-recreational-outrage-posts/395421)
**Author:** [@Carnick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnick)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2007, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-ban-recreational-outrage-posts/395421 "2007-03-14T05:35:25Z")
So many are popping up lately that this board is looking less like the SDMB and more like a rotten.com message board. Can the Mods please put their foot (feet? foots?) down and ban child murder/animal murder/rape threads… --- ## [Is pissing in public (as in behind some bushes) such a bad thing??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pissing-in-public-as-in-behind-some-bushes-such-a-bad-thing/496809)
**Author:** [@MarcinCiez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarcinCiez)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2009, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pissing-in-public-as-in-behind-some-bushes-such-a-bad-thing/496809 "2009-05-20T01:28:31Z")
This is in regards to this news-worthy story, sarcasm intended. I mean, what guy has never peed in public after having a few drings with friends… if you gotta go, you gotta go. LOL, even at home I sometimes can’t be bo… --- ## [Can .38 ammo be fired through a .357 (but not vice versa)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-38-ammo-be-fired-through-a-357-but-not-vice-versa/81150)
**Author:** [@Jimbrowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimbrowski)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2001, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-38-ammo-be-fired-through-a-357-but-not-vice-versa/81150 "2001-09-17T16:17:15Z")
Can .38 ammo be fired through a .357? I remember being told that you could fire a .38 round through a .357 revolver without adverse affect (to the shooter). Legal disclaimer: NEVER FIRE ANY ROUND THROUGH ANY FIREARM NO… --- ## [Why is this joke funny (from "1776")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-joke-funny-from-1776/639596)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2013, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-joke-funny-from-1776/639596 "2013-01-08T23:43:50Z")
In the play, 1776, Ben Franklin makes a this comment comparing a Colonist to an Englishman like an ox being called a bull: “Nor would I, were I given the full rights of an Englishman. But to call me one without those rig… --- ## [Do skunks stink only after they spray?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-skunks-stink-only-after-they-spray/551964)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-skunks-stink-only-after-they-spray/551964 "2010-08-31T04:49:03Z")
We have a few skunks around here in Orange County, CA. Its a semi rural area with lots of critters walking around at night. Every once in awhile I smell a skunk. I’m wondering if I smell one just walking by the window o… --- ## [Why did Democrats choose to outlaw the best insurance plans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-democrats-choose-to-outlaw-the-best-insurance-plans/676507)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-democrats-choose-to-outlaw-the-best-insurance-plans/676507 "2014-04-23T20:57:30Z")
Some time ago, when President Obama was trying to get support for his health care reform plan, he said “If you like your health care plan, you’ll be able to keep your health care plan, period. No one will take it away, n… --- ## [One-offs that you love despite disliking the rest of the genre.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-offs-that-you-love-despite-disliking-the-rest-of-the-genre/677548)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-offs-that-you-love-despite-disliking-the-rest-of-the-genre/677548 "2014-05-14T03:27:54Z")
This thread, What old horror movie should my friends and I watch?, in which I laud Suspiria despite my general disregard for horror movies; I think, for instance, The Shining is yawn inducing, made me wonder about other… --- ## [Thank you, and have a nice day.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-and-have-a-nice-day/592453)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2011, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-and-have-a-nice-day/592453 "2011-08-14T03:49:40Z")
At my current job where I provide alarm system tech support I am supposed to end my calls by thanking the caller for calling us, and wish them a nice day. I really don’t like it, because while sometimes the caller seems… --- ## [Saw Star Trek: Nemesis last night. Any questions? \*SPOILERS\* (probably)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-star-trek-nemesis-last-night-any-questions-spoilers-probably/142065)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2002, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saw-star-trek-nemesis-last-night-any-questions-spoilers-probably/142065 "2002-12-24T07:39:44Z")
That’s it. Saw it last night at a preview. Wasn’t bad. Any questions about it? --- ## [Attention dipsticks: Bicycles can go damn fast.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-dipsticks-bicycles-can-go-damn-fast/637002)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-dipsticks-bicycles-can-go-damn-fast/637002 "2012-10-13T10:58:54Z")
I am going down a single lane, one way street that has the right of way. My Sigma BC906 says I am going at 35km/h. This is 5km/h over the posted speed limit and what most cars usually do on that particular road. There a… --- ## [Cajun Man and DrMatrix Need Our Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajun-man-and-drmatrix-need-our-help/213614)
**Author:** [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2004, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajun-man-and-drmatrix-need-our-help/213614 "2004-03-07T21:38:47Z")
Dear Members- In the past, many of you have been generous enough to participate in efforts to help when some of our members have experienced grave difficulty. We are distressed to learn that two other individuals are tr… --- ## [The Greatest Rock Star of All Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-rock-star-of-all-time/558677)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2010, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-rock-star-of-all-time/558677 "2010-10-30T12:17:29Z")
Criteria: Must have genuine musical talent. No one who is all hype. And on that note… Must have written a significant portion of the greatest music they are known for. This automatically disqualifies Elvis, for i… --- ## [Apple wins . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-wins/632548)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2016, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-wins/632548 "2016-12-07T12:16:53Z")
. . . the big lawsuit. So what will non-Apple phones look like now? Back to this? --- ## [Breasts are boring \*yawn\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breasts-are-boring-yawn/189915)
**Author:** [@Qazzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qazzz)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breasts-are-boring-yawn/189915 "2012-06-27T03:23:28Z")
Yeah you heard me right. Breasts are BORING and STUPID. So there. I hate walking along the street and seeing hot, manly, construction workers stare at and comment on passing women’s breasts. I mean, just what is it a… --- ## [Judaism - Christianity - Islam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judaism-christianity-islam/628045)
**Author:** [@RabbitRun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RabbitRun)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2012, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judaism-christianity-islam/628045 "2012-07-14T10:38:01Z")
These three religions, in the vast majority of their official doctrines, are mutually contradictory. For example, Christians of all denominations believe that belief in Jesus as savior is required for salvation. Judaism … --- ## [Random compliments from strangers that brighten your day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-compliments-from-strangers-that-brighten-your-day/657504)
**Author:** [@Faelyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faelyn)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-compliments-from-strangers-that-brighten-your-day/657504 "2013-05-20T20:51:07Z")
So today I attended an event celebrating Ugadi and after a couple hours became tired and decided to leave. It had started to rain pretty heavily and I had parked far away, but since I hadn’t thought to bring an umbrella … --- ## [What do you find creepy that others don't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-find-creepy-that-others-dont/472874)
**Author:** [@Taenia\_spp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taenia_spp)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-find-creepy-that-others-dont/472874 "2008-11-25T01:00:39Z")
The title pretty much says it all. To answer my question: anthropomorphic vehicles. I recently saw Pixar’s Cars on DVD. While I managed to finish it, I could never shake off the feeling of uneasiness and creepiness. … --- ## [To all the celebrities supporting Roman Polanski's release](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-the-celebrities-supporting-roman-polanskis-release/512238)
**Author:** [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2009, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-all-the-celebrities-supporting-roman-polanskis-release/512238 "2009-10-05T20:40:38Z")
This is a hearty “fuck you” to all the celebrities supporting the release of child rapist Roman Polanski. I’m looking at you, Woody Allen, Martin Scorsese, and Harvey Weinstein. Here’s a fact check you dumb fucking cele… --- ## [30 Rock: Jane Krakowski is seriously hot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-jane-krakowski-is-seriously-hot/521841)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2009, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-rock-jane-krakowski-is-seriously-hot/521841 "2009-12-22T01:37:01Z")
Yeah, I have a thing for Polish girls. Have heard that German soldiers in WWII were hard to cycle out of Poland for the same reason. Can’t prove it, but understand it. --- ## [Why doesn't the US Negotiate with Terrorists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-us-negotiate-with-terrorists/658720)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2013, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-us-negotiate-with-terrorists/658720 "2013-05-22T00:28:35Z")
Why doesn’t the US? --- ## [Spin off: White/black men and swagger. What do white women have that black women do not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spin-off-white-black-men-and-swagger-what-do-white-women-have-that-black-women-do-not/597766)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spin-off-white-black-men-and-swagger-what-do-white-women-have-that-black-women-do-not/597766 "2011-10-06T00:35:11Z")
It’s been stated by many black women that they aren’t into white men because they don’t have swagger. It appears that it goes both ways. Many white men aren’t attracted to black women either. This makes me ask, if there… --- ## [Can you write in cursive all the alphabet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-write-in-cursive-all-the-alphabet/513544)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2009, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-write-in-cursive-all-the-alphabet/513544 "2009-10-23T03:33:36Z")
Can you write in cursive all the alphabet in upper and lower case without getting help? Please actually try to do this before you say yes. --- ## [Danny Bonaduce- what a colossal fucking asshole.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danny-bonaduce-what-a-colossal-fucking-asshole/330957)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2014, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danny-bonaduce-what-a-colossal-fucking-asshole/330957 "2014-02-12T21:05:39Z")
Has anybody seen “Breaking Bonaduce?” I’ve been following it for the trainwreck quality but every time I watch it, I get more and more pissed off. What a self-obsessed, narcissist, abusive fucking shit head. He’s emotion… --- ## ["Creepy men" at Walmart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-men-at-walmart/836160)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-men-at-walmart/836160 "2019-07-02T15:05:22Z")
There’s a post going around the interwebs, from a woman, who suggests, apparently seriously, that if there is a “creepy man” at Walmart, rather than complain to management, instead the woman should: spray cooking oil in… --- ## [Favorite cameos from famous people as "themselves"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-cameos-from-famous-people-as-themselves/827905)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2021, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-cameos-from-famous-people-as-themselves/827905 "2021-10-12T00:03:42Z")
What are your favorite examples from movies/tv where a famous person shows up as themself? I think there are two broad categories of such cameos: (1) The famous person is playing it straight, more or less literally who… --- ## ["Appearance of impropriety" doesn't matter to this backwards-ass conservative-packed Supreme Court](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appearance-of-impropriety-doesnt-matter-to-this-backwards-ass-conservative-packed-supreme-court/685191)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/appearance-of-impropriety-doesnt-matter-to-this-backwards-ass-conservative-packed-supreme-court/685191 "2014-04-10T22:06:32Z")
Because throughout history there has never been a correlation between injecting unlimited amounts of cash into elections and having even the barest appearance of impropriety, am I right Scalia and the other four fucks? W… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=490&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=492&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)