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**Author:** [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/table-manners-how-do-you-do-it/587513 "2011-07-28T15:42:21Z")
The Mother-in law manners thread running here in IMHO has me wondering, how do you define good manners when dining? I’ll provide my list, but try to note in your responses your cultural background too. American Midweste… --- ## [Random questions about weddings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-questions-about-weddings/574757)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-questions-about-weddings/574757 "2011-03-18T09:04:07Z")
So after some minor drama with my parents, my boyfriend and I have agreed to a summer/fall wedding next year. His family lives in Northern Ireland while mine live here in Korea. Both of us have friends here - he’s been h… --- ## [No "Blue" in the ancient world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-blue-in-the-ancient-world/764653)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-blue-in-the-ancient-world/764653 "2016-09-07T15:42:47Z")
The other day I heard bits of this RadioLab bit while during errands in the car on the lack of the concept “blue” in the ancient world. I was skeptical. But it does seem that there is rarely a word for blue in ancient l… --- ## [Native American Horse Breaking/Training Techniques](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-american-horse-breaking-training-techniques/531788)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2010, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-american-horse-breaking-training-techniques/531788 "2010-06-23T04:02:56Z")
Now that I own horses I am curious how other cultures have domesticated and trained horses throughout history. As I understand it, many Native American tribes, particularly those of the Southwest US, were introduced to … --- ## [Memorial thread for Doper Askia (1970-2007)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-thread-for-doper-askia-1970-2007/469842)
**Author:** [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2008, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorial-thread-for-doper-askia-1970-2007/469842 "2008-11-07T05:06:09Z")
I really enjoyed his posts and I haven’t seen him in a very long time. --- ## [what if i accidentally put diesel into my cars gas tank.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-i-accidentally-put-diesel-into-my-cars-gas-tank/206570)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2003, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-i-accidentally-put-diesel-into-my-cars-gas-tank/206570 "2003-10-10T17:55:32Z")
the diesel pump is always right next to the regular gas nozzle. what if by accident i put diesel into my cars gas tank, would it permanently ruin it, would the car run badly for a while but no damage, or what? its my un… --- ## [Is This Video Real (High Firefighter)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-video-real-high-firefighter/512392)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2009, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-video-real-high-firefighter/512392 "2009-10-04T01:01:24Z")
This has been making the rounds on Facebook. I call fake - why would a news affiliate broadcast someone who is obviously high? --- ## [Someone finally takes on Oprah](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-finally-takes-on-oprah/498266)
**Author:** [@Cumberdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cumberdale)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2009, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-finally-takes-on-oprah/498266 "2009-06-03T18:08:02Z")
Newsweek takes a critical look at Oprah and her advocacy of nonsense. This has been needed for a long time and hopefully, is just the beginning. At some point, it would seem, people will stop looking to Oprah for this … --- ## [Furnace question: clicking noise, no heat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furnace-question-clicking-noise-no-heat/512733)
**Author:** [@mazinger\_z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mazinger_z)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furnace-question-clicking-noise-no-heat/512733 "2009-10-06T21:56:41Z")
My friend’s furnace is like 20 years old. When he calls for heat, the pilot light turns on, but no hot air. The air conditioner works fine, as we used it last week. Any idea what’s wrong? He’s calling a guy today, bu… --- ## [Robert DeNiro tries to rape Callista Gingrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-deniro-tries-to-rape-callista-gingrich/616343)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-deniro-tries-to-rape-callista-gingrich/616343 "2012-03-23T21:29:26Z")
Well, practically. Just read what this bastard said: Oh holy shit! I can’t believe he actually said that, practically grabbing the lacy in his swarthy Italian hand and ripping it forth exposing her ivory surgically e… --- ## [Illegal Sunday Car Sales](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-sunday-car-sales/549457)
**Author:** [@Bernieyeball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bernieyeball)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2010, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-sunday-car-sales/549457 "2010-08-21T16:58:20Z")
How long has it been illegal to sell vehicles at a dealership on Sunday in Illinois? I recall some larger dealers wanting a day off but did not want smaller dealers to remain open selling cars while they closed on Sunda… --- ## [I am about to become the most unpopular man in the office](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-about-to-become-the-most-unpopular-man-in-the-office/578077)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2011, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-about-to-become-the-most-unpopular-man-in-the-office/578077 "2011-04-15T20:00:44Z")
Well, most unpopular among the straight men, anyway? Why? Because I am about to tell the young hot admin that she has to clock out, go home, and change clothes, because a micro-miniskirt and a belly-baring halter are n… --- ## [Panini Grill vs. George Foreman Grill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panini-grill-vs-george-foreman-grill/414038)
**Author:** [@Stonebow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stonebow)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2007, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/panini-grill-vs-george-foreman-grill/414038 "2007-08-03T13:43:00Z")
This is, quite likely, a stupid question, but it’s been bothering me. Given the price disparity between the two, what exactly is the functional difference? Is a GF grill just a low-end sandwich press? Anyone have experie… --- ## [California proposal to allow its residents to avoid the $10,000 tax deduction limitation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-proposal-to-allow-its-residents-to-avoid-the-10-000-tax-deduction-limitation/806016)
**Author:** [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2018, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-proposal-to-allow-its-residents-to-avoid-the-10-000-tax-deduction-limitation/806016 "2018-09-07T07:00:26Z")
So the recent income tax simplification bill may have complicated things in yest another fashion. California state senate Kevin de León introduced a bill allowing taxpayers to make a charitable donation to the Californi… --- ## [Ladies, do you care if your husband/ SO forgets your birthday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-care-if-your-husband-so-forgets-your-birthday/593401)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-care-if-your-husband-so-forgets-your-birthday/593401 "2011-08-21T16:33:33Z")
Inspired by some responses in the parallel thread I started. --- ## [Obsoleted descriptors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsoleted-descriptors/706839)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2015, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsoleted-descriptors/706839 "2015-01-02T15:56:03Z")
A “minicomputer” is actually giant hulking cabinet sized machine. “Heavy duty” batteries are significantly lower capacity than Alkaline and Li-Ion batteries and “High Definition TV” has a quarter or less the resolution o… --- ## [Is it really true that physicists can't agree on fundamental questions of quantum mechanics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-true-that-physicists-cant-agree-on-fundamental-questions-of-quantum-mechanics/648308)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-really-true-that-physicists-cant-agree-on-fundamental-questions-of-quantum-mechanics/648308 "2013-01-31T19:28:26Z")
In a paper in pre-print on arXiv, three physics surveyed their colleagues at a conference in 2011 and the level of disagreement apparently was notable. The example given in the Phys.org article is regarding whether Bohr… --- ## [Are we OK with religions as long as people don't publically express the beliefs of those religions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-ok-with-religions-as-long-as-people-dont-publically-express-the-beliefs-of-those-religions/676965)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-ok-with-religions-as-long-as-people-dont-publically-express-the-beliefs-of-those-religions/676965 "2013-12-28T01:55:08Z")
Regarding the latest brouhaha about one of Duck Dynasty’s stars saying that homosexuality is a sin, I don’t get why people are surprised by him having this opinion. I don’t see why this has made the news at all. If someo… --- ## [Ram Players disrespect St Louis Police.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ram-players-disrespect-st-louis-police/706011)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2014, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ram-players-disrespect-st-louis-police/706011 "2014-12-04T14:15:38Z")
I see their point. They are all working double shifts to preserve order and protect the public from the Ferguson agitators. Officials could have asked to cancel the game because of security concerns. For the players to d… --- ## [GOP Platform Officially Endorses Banning All Porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-platform-officially-endorses-banning-all-porn/668313)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-platform-officially-endorses-banning-all-porn/668313 "2013-09-13T02:30:45Z")
The GOP official party platform on pornography has been altered this year. According to this article in Buzzfeed, it’s been altered to call for a ban on ALL pornography, instead of just child pornography. It was only a … --- ## [How do NFL first down chains work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-nfl-first-down-chains-work/512702)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2009, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-nfl-first-down-chains-work/512702 "2009-10-09T23:19:27Z")
Is the chain itself 10 yards long or is it 10 yards from the outer edge of the post? Something else? --- ## [RO: So what were you doing while your 13 month old son was alone in the tub drowning to death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-so-what-were-you-doing-while-your-13-month-old-son-was-alone-in-the-tub-drowning-to-death/568342)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2011, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-so-what-were-you-doing-while-your-13-month-old-son-was-alone-in-the-tub-drowning-to-death/568342 "2011-01-28T22:52:19Z")
Officer, I was on Facebook. --- ## [Evolution: why are there still monkeys, apes, chimps, etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-why-are-there-still-monkeys-apes-chimps-etc/520069)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-why-are-there-still-monkeys-apes-chimps-etc/520069 "2009-12-07T19:53:23Z")
I can see species evolving, and would never deny that it’s a natural process. I guess the question is “If we evolved from monkeys, why are monkeys still around?” These are not terms I would use, but ones I have seen use… --- ## [Natalie Portman's nipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natalie-portmans-nipples/214066)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/natalie-portmans-nipples/214066 "2003-11-22T23:48:53Z")
If it was earlier in the evening, I’d probably be able to think of a clever subject line and something witty to write here. But it’s late, so all I can say is "check out this picture of Natalie Portman in a see through d… --- ## [Any knitters/crocheters want to volunteer to make goofy hats? \[UPDATE: Cancer is gone!\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-knitters-crocheters-want-to-volunteer-to-make-goofy-hats-update-cancer-is-gone/583401)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2016, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-knitters-crocheters-want-to-volunteer-to-make-goofy-hats-update-cancer-is-gone/583401 "2016-10-26T09:30:09Z")
My best friend’s little boy has brain cancer. He’s undergoing radiation and chemo and has lost all his hair. To make things more difficult, he also has autism so he’s having a hard time figuring things out; however, I’v… --- ## [Booksnobbery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booksnobbery/632196)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2012, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booksnobbery/632196 "2012-08-30T20:37:31Z")
I’m a book snob. I’m not proud of it, but I judge non-readers pretty harshly. There are people out there who say things like “I don’t read”, and they don’t seem to think that it’s a serious hole in their lives, which I … --- ## [What do you know is true/false intellectually, but still feel like it's "wrong"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-know-is-true-false-intellectually-but-still-feel-like-its-wrong/616465)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-know-is-true-false-intellectually-but-still-feel-like-its-wrong/616465 "2012-03-30T10:25:07Z")
For me, it’s the fact that (to take a concrete example) you’re equally likely to win a lottery by playing 1-2-3-4-5-6 as you are playing 2-12-15-19-33-35. I know they’re equally likely, but I would never play the former… --- ## [If you get off with a mermaid, is it bestiality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-get-off-with-a-mermaid-is-it-bestiality/627645)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-get-off-with-a-mermaid-is-it-bestiality/627645 "2012-07-26T16:14:43Z")
Inspired by the recent NOAA announcement that mermaids probably do not exist, and a bit of Ricky Gervais’ standup. If you met a mermaid sunning herself on a rock, got chatting and then got down to business (as far as an… --- ## [Best Buy In Store Pickup Experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-buy-in-store-pickup-experiences/661403)
**Author:** [@pauly1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pauly1)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-buy-in-store-pickup-experiences/661403 "2013-06-20T19:30:47Z")
Has anyone here purchased from best buy online and then go and pick it up at the store? Do you have to select which store you will be picking it up from? I keep reading ppl say they have so many bad experiencing pickin… --- ## [If Hitler's Speeches Were in British English, What Would They Sound Like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hitlers-speeches-were-in-british-english-what-would-they-sound-like/708335)
**Author:** [@Kamakiri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamakiri)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2015, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-hitlers-speeches-were-in-british-english-what-would-they-sound-like/708335 "2015-01-06T23:48:14Z")
I’ve asked the question before: did Hitler speak English? No doubt on a vermin-level, but, I’ve always wondered, as a native German, what did his speeches REALLY sound like? To me, who understands a paltry amount of Ger… --- ## [Confessions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions/71821)
**Author:** [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2003, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confessions/71821 "2003-04-12T06:32:51Z")
I am a yuppie. Oh sure, try as I might to project a happy go lucky, man of the people air on this board, when it really comes down to it, I am a yuppie. I fit the profile well, I figure it is just a matter of time befo… --- ## [Red isn't green](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-isnt-green/710316)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-isnt-green/710316 "2015-02-12T04:18:32Z")
At last year’s People’s Climate Change march in New York City, someone carried a banner saying “CLIMATE CHANGE is the symptom, CAPITALISM is the disease, SOCIALISM is the cure”. While that particular individual may not … --- ## ["it's like murder she wrote once I get you out of them clothes"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-like-murder-she-wrote-once-i-get-you-out-of-them-clothes/521942)
**Author:** [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2009, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-like-murder-she-wrote-once-i-get-you-out-of-them-clothes/521942 "2009-12-27T21:00:26Z")
Despite everything, I can’t help but enjoy “Ignition (remix)”. R. Kelly is a suspicious character and his lyrics can be a bit uncomfortable at times, but that song at least has a great hook and r’n’b rhythm. That said, … --- ## [Well-known characters without actual names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-characters-without-actual-names/474286)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-known-characters-without-actual-names/474286 "2008-12-12T20:52:29Z")
I’m thinking along the lines of Comic Book Guy on “the Simpsons.” Yes, I know that the writers eventually gave this character a real name. But if you asked the random person on the street who “Jeff Albertson” is, they’… --- ## [Deleted Scenes/Alternate Endings that should have remained](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleted-scenes-alternate-endings-that-should-have-remained/246404)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2004, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deleted-scenes-alternate-endings-that-should-have-remained/246404 "2004-06-03T03:49:07Z")
Sometimes when I watch the deleted scenes from a movie they are either so important or so character defining that I’m surprised that they were ever cut. A few examples: The Godfather- the deleted scenes include a talk … --- ## [The Hangover.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hangover/499046)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2009, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hangover/499046 "2009-08-26T04:04:12Z")
See this movie! Just got back. This is the funniest movie I have seen in a long time. Totally deranged, and filmed on location. Does it mean something that I recognized every street sign and location in Vegas, and I don… --- ## [Obama Payroll Tax Cut Extension - Fair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-payroll-tax-cut-extension-fair/604697)
**Author:** [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-payroll-tax-cut-extension-fair/604697 "2011-12-17T21:46:46Z")
This morning on NPR I heard Gene Sperling say that a $1500/year payroll tax cut for 150 million taxpayers should be paid for by a tax increase on the richest 300,000. 150 million divided by 300,000 is a $500 tax increase… --- ## [Ben & Jerry's 'still a pint'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-jerrys-still-a-pint/626011)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2012, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-jerrys-still-a-pint/626011 "2012-06-30T06:36:32Z")
I bought ice cream for the first time this year while grocery shopping. A little while ago when I took the pint of Ben & jerry’s out of the freezer I noticed around the lid it says ‘still a pint’ multiple times. I had no… --- ## [Where did the jokes about New Jersey being a horrible place come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-jokes-about-new-jersey-being-a-horrible-place-come-from/515499)
**Author:** [@Bisected8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bisected8)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2009, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-jokes-about-new-jersey-being-a-horrible-place-come-from/515499 "2009-11-02T01:06:36Z")
I’ve noticed a trend in American media to make fun of New Jersey (typically treating it as hell on Earth). How did this come about? We don’t have any animosity towards its namesake over here in Britain at least. --- ## [So why Birth Control Especially?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-birth-control-especially/615012)
**Author:** [@OldnCrinkly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldnCrinkly)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2012, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-birth-control-especially/615012 "2012-03-11T21:25:50Z")
So, I may be misunderstanding here, but I’ll try and see if I have this straight. Employers will be required to provide medical insurance coverage to employees. This coverage must include birth control. Some groups, n… --- ## [A troop = How many people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-troop-how-many-people/244833)
**Author:** [@singersargent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singersargent)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-troop-how-many-people/244833 "2016-12-01T18:11:58Z")
I repeatly seeing the word troop in the news to define the number of soldier performing some action. A troop contains how many soldiers? And while we’re on the subject how many soldiers are in a battilion? Please clea… --- ## [Have you ever refused to shake someone's hand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-refused-to-shake-someones-hand/655519)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2013, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-refused-to-shake-someones-hand/655519 "2013-04-22T02:49:42Z")
I was thinking about this last night after seeing a fight erupt at a hockey game b/c of a handshake refusal after the game was over. I don’t think I have ever refused to shake someone’s hand, not can I recall a situatio… --- ## [My refrigerator door is like a bank vault, time-retarded](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-refrigerator-door-is-like-a-bank-vault-time-retarded/669372)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2013, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-refrigerator-door-is-like-a-bank-vault-time-retarded/669372 "2013-09-27T12:31:05Z")
When I close my refrigerator door, it makes all kinds of weird noises (the door) and then I have to wait for at least 30 seconds before it will open again. It appears to be a time-retarded lock, like a bank vault. I am … --- ## [The Nothing Post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nothing-post/106193)
**Author:** [@ozonebaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ozonebaby)\ **Replies:** 336\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2002, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nothing-post/106193 "2002-08-18T16:52:12Z")
This post has no point therefore it is unimportant. So I suppose that means you can do anything here. lays back, puts her hands behind her head and closes her eyes \[sigh\]:stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [An Early Santarchiac MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-early-santarchiac-mmp/524469)
**Author:** [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2010, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-early-santarchiac-mmp/524469 "2010-01-18T12:45:53Z")
If someone can, please link to the rules of Santarchy from the earlier thread ---- and here’s hoping the links all work right like I typed them. Basically how this all started, for me, was Her Ladyship wanting me the He… --- ## ["Umm 'scuze me, but we's used to eatin' stake and lobstar. Kin we have that, pwease?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umm-scuze-me-but-wes-used-to-eatin-stake-and-lobstar-kin-we-have-that-pwease/413848)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2007, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umm-scuze-me-but-wes-used-to-eatin-stake-and-lobstar-kin-we-have-that-pwease/413848 "2007-08-06T13:53:18Z")
Spoiled Vegas brats with expensive tastes demand better food from their cafeteria, while reporters gather around and AWWWWWW themselves to death. There are so many things wrong with this article that I don’t even know w… --- ## [Debunking a phony "Marine Veteran."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunking-a-phony-marine-veteran/562873)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debunking-a-phony-marine-veteran/562873 "2010-12-08T18:51:51Z")
This is from someone’s online bio: “I celebrated my 17th birthday in the Marines. How I got in underage is another story, but I was in the ICorp, 7th division, 7th battalion, and I was a scout/sniper. I was in Thailand… --- ## [Weasel words in advertising/packaging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weasel-words-in-advertising-packaging/781564)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weasel-words-in-advertising-packaging/781564 "2017-03-15T21:10:20Z")
Basically as the title - what are some common weasel words used in ads and packaging, which sound good but tell you sweet fa about the product or its quality? I’ve heard that ‘fight’ is one that means jack shit, especia… --- ## [Banning disco\*bot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 333\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2022, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-disco-bot/915496 "2022-09-27T04:14:02Z")
I’m on record as a Doper holding the position that the only things I want to see on the SDMB are posts written by actual Dopers. Up until the changeover to the Discourse platform, this desideratum has been admirably fulf… --- ## [What kind of bird starts making noise at midnight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bird-starts-making-noise-at-midnight/496622)
**Author:** [@Azile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azile)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2009, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-bird-starts-making-noise-at-midnight/496622 "2009-05-18T15:15:55Z")
That’s what I’ve been asking myself for the last week, except there’s usually more cursing thrown in. Some sort of bird has made its home RIGHT NEXT TO MY WINDOW, and every night it joyously starts up with its amazingly… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=511&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=513&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)