# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=497&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:** 498 --- ## ["You must first dial a 1..." or "It is not necessary to dial a 1..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-must-first-dial-a-1-or-it-is-not-necessary-to-dial-a-1/525823)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2010, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-must-first-dial-a-1-or-it-is-not-necessary-to-dial-a-1/525823 "2010-01-23T04:26:22Z")
When I dial a number that requires a 1 in front of it, I’ll get an automated recording telling me which means I have to dial again. When I dial a 1 first and it isn’t necessary, I’ll get an automated recording telling m… --- ## [Could the Allies have beaten the Soviets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-allies-have-beaten-the-soviets/186344)
**Author:** [@Geshtal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geshtal)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2003, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-allies-have-beaten-the-soviets/186344 "2003-07-09T15:38:47Z")
At least the Hollywood movie indicates that General Patton had no love for the Soviets and wanted to keep fighting right past the Nazis and into the USSR. Is this true? If so, if somehow he’d gotten the green light to … --- ## [Fifth element trivia question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-element-trivia-question/195818)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifth-element-trivia-question/195818 "2012-11-22T01:59:53Z")
This seems to pointless for GQ so I’ll throw it here. Does anybody know who did the voice of Finger the cab overhaul guy on Fifth element. He is only on the phone, and he isn’t credited in IMDB. The voice sounds so famil… --- ## [Obamacare Wins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamacare-wins/723444)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2015, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamacare-wins/723444 "2015-07-01T20:55:02Z")
Well, it looks like I was very very wrong. I thought the plain language would carry the day, but the Supremes disagreed, 6-3, with Roberts writing the opinion. The text is ambiguous, but they don’t analyze it under Che… --- ## [Don't call it the S-p-rb-wl...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-it-the-s-p-rb-wl/680035)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-call-it-the-s-p-rb-wl/680035 "2014-02-08T02:31:23Z")
I find it bizarre that the \[del\]Big Game\[/del\] \[del\]Stupidbowl\[/del\] \[del\]Ad Bowl\[/del\] Superbowl can’t be called by its right name without licensing permission. I mean, I guess I can understand why stores might be barr… --- ## [How are you going to fix the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-going-to-fix-the-united-states/524474)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2010, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-going-to-fix-the-united-states/524474 "2010-01-22T18:14:23Z")
Inspired by \[thread=547185\]this thread in the pit\[/thread\] I propose the following scenario: The US government has come to you for advice, and a binding plebiscite has confirmed that the people concur that the only solu… --- ## [David Letterman's Last Stand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-lettermans-last-stand/720203)
**Author:** [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2015, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-lettermans-last-stand/720203 "2015-05-30T01:39:09Z")
The last full week of “The Late Show with David Letterman” was great. Dave’s guests have all been ‘bringing it’. Bryan Regan’s spot was hilarious: Norm Macdonald was great too with funny material and a touching tribut… --- ## [Wrestling cut from 2020 Olympics!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestling-cut-from-2020-olympics/650079)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrestling-cut-from-2020-olympics/650079 "2013-09-16T19:37:31Z")
WTF?? This decision makes no sense at all. The Olympic Committee keeps Modern Pentathlon, but axes wrestling? This has got to be some corrupt decision like Qatar getting the World Cup. --- ## [Who was the last legally recorded slave in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-last-legally-recorded-slave-in-the-us/566701)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2011, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-last-legally-recorded-slave-in-the-us/566701 "2011-01-08T03:40:15Z")
I recently read a “Did You Know?” type of article that listed a number of “common misconceptions”, one of which was that the Emancipation Proclamation “ended slavery” when in fact, it only declared free the slaves of Con… --- ## [New spark plugs ticking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-spark-plugs-ticking/507346)
**Author:** [@Dynamo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dynamo)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-spark-plugs-ticking/507346 "2009-08-27T17:42:38Z")
Today I installed new spark plugs on my truck as well as an ignition wire set. Once I fired the engine up for the first time, I noticed a ticking sound coming from the driver’s side of the engine. I turned my the engine … --- ## [Why do weasels have a bad reputation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-weasels-have-a-bad-reputation/719277)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2015, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-weasels-have-a-bad-reputation/719277 "2015-05-17T10:36:33Z")
You hear about people “weaseling” out of promises or commitments, and the phrase is even used on this board when someone seems to be debating in a way that doesn’t answer his critics. I’m curious how the name of this par… --- ## [Execution by Morphine Overdose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/execution-by-morphine-overdose/533373)
**Author:** [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/execution-by-morphine-overdose/533373 "2010-03-24T14:44:18Z")
Among the objections to capital punishment in the U.S. is the contention that current and past methods (e.g., electrocution, hanging, gas chamber, lethal injection) are not humane methods of execution. In fiction, a morp… --- ## [What causes heart attacks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-heart-attacks/548259)
**Author:** [@Grateful-UnDead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grateful-UnDead)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-heart-attacks/548259 "2011-03-14T19:32:56Z")
I recently had a “near death” experience, which led to my becoming very confused about heart disease. I was a runner all my life, and ate only the “right” foods, until I ended up in the ICU. While recovering from my hea… --- ## [Weird work bathroom behaviors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-work-bathroom-behaviors/717913)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2015, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-work-bathroom-behaviors/717913 "2015-04-22T19:33:31Z")
So I’ve worked for the same company for nearly 7 years, and have been located on the same floor that entire time. I’ve noticed some really odd behaviors in the bathroom on the part of a few of my co-workers. 2 guys sta… --- ## [2016 Oscar Watch-along thread (includes nominations and show order)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-oscar-watch-along-thread-includes-nominations-and-show-order/747458)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2016, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-oscar-watch-along-thread-includes-nominations-and-show-order/747458 "2016-03-01T13:13:49Z")
Please no threadshitting. If you’re not into the Oscars or movies, go start your own thread. Here are the nominees, and though I can’t confirm this until the show itself goes along, but I believe these are listed in the… --- ## [Okay, does or does not the current health care bill cover illegal immigrants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-does-or-does-not-the-current-health-care-bill-cover-illegal-immigrants/509526)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2009, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-does-or-does-not-the-current-health-care-bill-cover-illegal-immigrants/509526 "2009-09-16T00:28:52Z")
As we saw tonight, Joe Wilson certainly thinks it does. So does Cardinal: So let’s hash this out right now. Does the bill do so, or does it not? --- ## [Music you wouldn't know were it not for Looney Tunes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-wouldnt-know-were-it-not-for-looney-tunes/679432)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2014, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-you-wouldnt-know-were-it-not-for-looney-tunes/679432 "2014-01-28T01:31:59Z")
I’ll just throw out a few off the top of my head (Some may not be the actual titles) “Powerhouse” of course (The industrial music) “The Barber of Seville” “I’m looking over a four leaf clover” “We were sailing along” … --- ## [Why do people choose to use revolvers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-choose-to-use-revolvers/766612)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2016, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-choose-to-use-revolvers/766612 "2016-10-03T16:35:07Z")
I spent 32 years in the Canadian military and our sidearm of choice when I first joined was the Browning 9 mm. Over time we switched to Sig Sauer P226s (I think, but it’s been awhile). I certainly had no issues with eit… --- ## [Obama Spending Two Million to Hide His Records](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-spending-two-million-to-hide-his-records/573618)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2011, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-spending-two-million-to-hide-his-records/573618 "2011-04-12T14:18:22Z")
For the last couple of years, ever since Obama became a serious candidate, the birthers have charged that he has paid his lawyers huge sums of money to hide his birth certificate and all his other records. The sum keeps … --- ## [Gentlemen of the SDMB - do you use a penis beaker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-of-the-sdmb-do-you-use-a-penis-beaker/670900)
**Author:** [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-of-the-sdmb-do-you-use-a-penis-beaker/670900 "2013-10-16T11:21:55Z")
There’s a thread on post-sex clean-up that’s been doing the rounds in the UK, best summarised here - possibly greatest thread in Mumsnet history. NSFW So… leaving aside the likelihood that the Mumsnet OP was trolling, h… --- ## [Foods you just don't understand.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-just-dont-understand/577635)
**Author:** [@what\_do\_I\_type\_here](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/what_do_I_type_here)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2011, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-just-dont-understand/577635 "2011-04-11T21:37:46Z")
I’ll come out and say I don’t like certain very popular foods. I happen to not like ham. I am also one of 11 people in the world who don’t like Italian food. But at the same time, I understand why people like these kind… --- ## [For Christians: Have you ever prayed real hard for other gods to reveal themselves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-christians-have-you-ever-prayed-real-hard-for-other-gods-to-reveal-themselves/686356)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2014, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-christians-have-you-ever-prayed-real-hard-for-other-gods-to-reveal-themselves/686356 "2014-04-25T12:01:11Z")
Referencing this thread, and the hundreds of times I’ve been told that God would come into my life if I sincerely prayed for it to happen. Have those of you that self-identify as Christian ever seriously tried to contac… --- ## [Funniest "M\*A\*S\*H" scene or episode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-m-a-s-h-scene-or-episode/498775)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-m-a-s-h-scene-or-episode/498775 "2013-04-26T00:25:21Z")
I still remember the scene where Hawkeye and the others watch the home movie of Frank Burns’s wedding and offer a hilarious running commentary, a la MST3K, of what they’re watching. “Get in the car, Frank… get in the ca… --- ## [Why the vitriol and hatefulness toward fat people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-vitriol-and-hatefulness-toward-fat-people/294534)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2005, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-vitriol-and-hatefulness-toward-fat-people/294534 "2005-03-23T12:50:16Z")
I’ve been on here and other message boards for several years now, and I never fail to be astounded and amazed at the vitriolic anger, condescension and all around hatefulness I see directed at fat people on the Internet. … --- ## [C.C. Waterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-c-waterback/188296)
**Author:** [@Conti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Conti)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-c-waterback/188296 "2011-11-19T16:57:50Z")
George Jones and Merle Haggard performed a duet called “C.C. Waterback” in the early 80’s. It was written by Haggard and is obviously a drinking song. But what in the world is a C.C. Waterback? I’ve searched everywher… --- ## [Ow, My Hangover, Or How We Became Catholic: An MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ow-my-hangover-or-how-we-became-catholic-an-mmp/399287)
**Author:** [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Replies:** 366\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2007, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ow-my-hangover-or-how-we-became-catholic-an-mmp/399287 "2007-04-16T03:55:32Z")
On Saturday Mr. Lissar and I were received into full communion with the Catholic Church. This was a wonderful, wonderful excuse for our Best Friends to come up from Philly to visit us and be made godparents, and also to … --- ## [Military Dopers - why tap the magazine on your helmet before loading the weapon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-dopers-why-tap-the-magazine-on-your-helmet-before-loading-the-weapon/361971)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2006, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-dopers-why-tap-the-magazine-on-your-helmet-before-loading-the-weapon/361971 "2006-06-25T08:14:13Z")
I was just watching Rules Of Engagement and one of the Marines did this. I have seen it once in a while in other movies and wondered what purpose does it serve? Whenever it is shown, it is just occassional, the rest of t… --- ## [Do Homosexual Men Have Larger Penises Than Heterosexual Men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-homosexual-men-have-larger-penises-than-heterosexual-men/280163)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2004, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-homosexual-men-have-larger-penises-than-heterosexual-men/280163 "2004-12-17T00:50:41Z")
Is it true that gay men, on average, have been shown to have larger penises than straight men, and that this difference was shown to be statistically significant? If so, why might this be the case? Were differences (if … --- ## [Star Wars: what were the rebels rebelling against?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-what-were-the-rebels-rebelling-against/611227)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-what-were-the-rebels-rebelling-against/611227 "2012-01-31T14:50:53Z")
Yes, the Evil Empire\, but what were they rebelling against specifically? Higher taxes? Unpaid overtime? What? Ok, the Empire killed a planet or two, but that was AFTER the rebels rebelled IIRC. I have to add that I… --- ## [Pope Francis says not having children is selfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-francis-says-not-having-children-is-selfish/712449)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-francis-says-not-having-children-is-selfish/712449 "2015-02-19T12:33:02Z")
Pot:kettle. Where are your children, your Holiness?:stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [Ask the Middle Aged Woman with Severe ADHD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-middle-aged-woman-with-severe-adhd/653403)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2013, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-middle-aged-woman-with-severe-adhd/653403 "2013-04-04T00:41:20Z")
I know a good number of Dopers have ADHD besides myself, and I invite them to add to this thread freely. I was diagnosed with Adult Attention Deficit Disorder in 2005, when I was 46 years old. The short and snappy vers… --- ## [Why would I want a double sink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-i-want-a-double-sink/571753)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-i-want-a-double-sink/571753 "2011-02-18T21:04:22Z")
I’ve always had a double sink, but now I’m redoing the kitchen and I have to ask, why? All the double sink does is causes my boyfriend to put stuff in the side WITHOUT the garbage disposal so I get to scrape it on out a… --- ## [In Praise Of Mumpers A Pat On The Back Mmp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-mumpers-a-pat-on-the-back-mmp/458746)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 435\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2008, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-mumpers-a-pat-on-the-back-mmp/458746 "2008-08-11T11:01:26Z")
Y’all know what I like best about this place? It’s a whole lotta things! It’s how we support each other through good and bad. It’s how we celebrate each other’s achievements. It’s how we commiserate each other’s bad stuf… --- ## [People who got their driver's license later down the line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-got-their-drivers-license-later-down-the-line/265128)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-got-their-drivers-license-later-down-the-line/265128 "2017-03-13T01:57:01Z")
Sometimes I feel like I’m the only person who didn’t get his driver’s license at 16 :mad: I have my license now, and in the grand scheme of things, those three extra years of driving would not have made any significant d… --- ## [This is why we can't have nice things: asshole tourists in Japan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things-asshole-tourists-in-japan/1002391)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2026, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things-asshole-tourists-in-japan/1002391 "2026-06-28T14:18:15Z")
Japan is struggling to deal with tourists who know no bounds of propriety. One small town has been overwhelmed with people who come to take a picture of mount Fuji with a specific convenience store in the foreground. Th… --- ## [A debate about 9/11 Truthers and CT threads (in the Pit)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-debate-about-9-11-truthers-and-ct-threads-in-the-pit/690242)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2014, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-debate-about-9-11-truthers-and-ct-threads-in-the-pit/690242 "2014-06-12T10:45:41Z")
So, the latest in a seemingly endless line of 9/11 CT threads has once again sprung up like a mushroom in GD. This one, like so many others is following the usual trajectory. The OP dropped a steaming pile in GD, came … --- ## [20 Million Tons of Junk Headed For Hawaii-Is Japan Liable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-million-tons-of-junk-headed-for-hawaii-is-japan-liable/600958)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2012, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-million-tons-of-junk-headed-for-hawaii-is-japan-liable/600958 "2012-05-24T03:23:42Z")
The enormous debris filed from the March tsunami is now poised to hit Hawaiin beaches in a few months. The junk includes appliances, wood fragments from houses, plastic bags, garbage and all manner of junk. According … --- ## [Can we just dump "zombie calling" altogether?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-just-dump-zombie-calling-altogether/812293)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2018, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-just-dump-zombie-calling-altogether/812293 "2018-04-27T23:35:04Z")
I know the mods would prefer that people just report zombie threads instead of making “cute” references to what is happening in-thread, but I think it is time to make an official rule about it. It’s far too easy to link… --- ## [Game of Thrones' Producers' next move: Confederacy. Sigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-producers-next-move-confederacy-sigh/791720)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-producers-next-move-confederacy-sigh/791720 "2017-12-01T18:47:15Z")
Article here: HBO draws ire over drama 'Confederate' from 'Game of Thrones' bosses I have a bad feeling about this. --- ## [I pit illegal burning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-illegal-burning/434421)
**Author:** [@Sprockets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sprockets)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-illegal-burning/434421 "2008-01-29T14:51:56Z")
Since moving out to the country a few months ago, I’ve had so many issues with neighbors burning illegally. First let me say that I personally don’t think anyone in his right mind would burn rubbish and release the pol… --- ## [Foods/dishes whose name does not compute](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2023, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-dishes-whose-name-does-not-compute/982092 "2023-08-01T19:27:36Z")
Egg cream - contains neither eggs nor cream Lake trout - it’s not trout and it didn’t come from a lake (it’s a Baltimore thing) Others? --- ## [Extinct Woman names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extinct-woman-names/485840)
**Author:** [@tattman40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tattman40)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2009, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extinct-woman-names/485840 "2009-02-26T22:58:37Z")
What are some old woman names that arent used anymore? Examples: Blanche Ethel Bernise --- ## [Is this stolen valor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-stolen-valor/695874)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-stolen-valor/695874 "2014-08-27T04:58:40Z")
The Mormon-run Deseret News recently ran an article from a self-proclaimed former Black Panther, now war hero. An army major has publicly called on the newspaper to verify the information or retract the article, saying i… --- ## [Body integrity identity disorder vs Transgender: Are we OK with surgery for both?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-integrity-identity-disorder-vs-transgender-are-we-ok-with-surgery-for-both/718743)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-integrity-identity-disorder-vs-transgender-are-we-ok-with-surgery-for-both/718743 "2015-09-13T18:34:18Z")
Body integrity identity disorder is a psychological disorder wherein sufferers feel they would be happier living as an amputee. It is related to xenomelia, “the oppressive feeling that one or more limbs of one’s body do… --- ## [Riff Rip-Offs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riff-rip-offs/557381)
**Author:** [@DonLogan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DonLogan)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riff-rip-offs/557381 "2011-10-22T16:01:04Z")
Songs where the predominant riff or melody rips off the feel of an earlier one, and it hits you immediately. There was a famous case where George Harrison’s "My Sweet Lord was held to have “subconciously plagiarized” fr… --- ## [Who's on your SDMB Laminated list?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-on-your-sdmb-laminated-list/22831)
**Author:** [@Danielinthewolvesden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danielinthewolvesden)\ **Replies:** 324\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2000, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-on-your-sdmb-laminated-list/22831 "2000-08-25T06:13:31Z")
Ok, we have the laminated List thread. And many have listed celebrities, etc. But a few have listed SDMBers. So here is a thread just to list those SDMBers who you have a crush on, even if you’re taken. --- ## ["Shit-eating grin" - origin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-eating-grin-origin/653851)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-eating-grin-origin/653851 "2018-02-15T22:36:20Z")
How did the term shit-eating grin come about? I’m aware this might not have a specific answer but I just don’t get how eating a turd would make you smile in a fake way. --- ## [Wilderness advice you probably won't need.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilderness-advice-you-probably-wont-need/492017)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2009, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilderness-advice-you-probably-wont-need/492017 "2009-04-11T02:42:59Z")
Red touches yellow, Kill a fellow. Red touches black, Friend of Jack. I’m unlikely to be in an area within the range of coral snakes, so being able to tell the difference between one and a king snake or milk snake is… --- ## [Is Time an illusion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-time-an-illusion/552385)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2010, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-time-an-illusion/552385 "2010-09-04T09:07:26Z")
Meatros asserts that is, in post 35 here: unravel the mystery - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board This might end up in GD, but let’s try it here to start. I will argue that it is not an illusion. It is a… --- ## [Loved the show, hated the character, so I stopped watching...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loved-the-show-hated-the-character-so-i-stopped-watching/546426)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loved-the-show-hated-the-character-so-i-stopped-watching/546426 "2010-08-02T12:42:44Z")
Anybody have this happen to them? You enjoy a TV show (or movie) and a character comes on that is so freakin’ awful (for whatever reason) that you ditch the entire thing? Happened with me and Six Feet Under. I heard all… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=496&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=498&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)