# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=536&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:** 537 --- ## [Homocidal Maniac on the Loose in Northeast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homocidal-maniac-on-the-loose-in-northeast/206931)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2004, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homocidal-maniac-on-the-loose-in-northeast/206931 "2004-07-26T17:43:26Z")
\*\*WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) - Authorities launched a massive manhunt Saturday for a murder suspect who officials say escaped from prison by climbing 60 feet down a rope made of bedsheets. At least 50 officers using dogs an… --- ## [Will there ever be another Chtorr novel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-ever-be-another-chtorr-novel/686206)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2017, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-ever-be-another-chtorr-novel/686206 "2017-01-10T17:51:33Z")
Is there any indication that David Gerrold will ever publish another War Against the Chtorr novel? There are supposedly three more to go. The last comments on his website appear to date back to 2011 and I think there … --- ## [Pelosi's Palatial Plane Preference: Piggishness or Republican Pablam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pelosis-palatial-plane-preference-piggishness-or-republican-pablam/391385)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2007, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pelosis-palatial-plane-preference-piggishness-or-republican-pablam/391385 "2007-02-26T14:20:23Z")
In surfing around the web I’ve seen much ado about Nancy Pelosi’s request for a larger plane. Hastert, as Speaker, was given use of Military C-20 after 9/11 in the interest of security. Pelosi now gets that plane. But s… --- ## [What bands could seriously be considered in the same ballpark as The Beatles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-could-seriously-be-considered-in-the-same-ballpark-as-the-beatles/752616)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2016, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-could-seriously-be-considered-in-the-same-ballpark-as-the-beatles/752616 "2016-04-21T14:44:26Z")
Yes. I know. I know it’s probably been done to death that most people here (me included) think that The Beatles are the best pop/rock band of all time. In this thread it is proposed that The Kinks are better. As I sa… --- ## [Another "Free Will" debate.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-free-will-debate/385885)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2007, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-free-will-debate/385885 "2007-01-08T01:13:19Z")
At the invitation of \*Sapo in the Atheists thread, and this particular exchange in particular: I prefer to think of it as the atheist’s God of the Gaps but, as you well said, that is a different debate. Your thread or … --- ## [OxyElite Pro-Safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oxyelite-pro-safe/605929)
**Author:** [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2013, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oxyelite-pro-safe/605929 "2013-01-10T15:18:17Z")
I’ve been taking diet pills “Oxy Elite Pro” for about a month. I’m worried a bit about the safety. Online I can only find sites selling it or “review” sites that could easily be written by shills for the product. The … --- ## [Forbidden Thread - Mafia: The Mob is Recruiting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-thread-mafia-the-mob-is-recruiting/438737)
**Author:** [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Replies:** 277\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2008, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forbidden-thread-mafia-the-mob-is-recruiting/438737 "2008-03-25T23:00:30Z")
I didn’t see a thread yet, so I figured I start one since we’re at the beginning of Day 1. ALL ACTIVE PLAYERS STAY OUT!!! This thread is for unspoiled spectators and potential subs. If you know any non-public knowledge… --- ## [Why do spiders bite humans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-spiders-bite-humans/518214)
**Author:** [@Duggy\_Fizzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duggy_Fizzle)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-spiders-bite-humans/518214 "2009-11-24T23:09:05Z")
Throughout my life I’ve had dozens of spider bites, most of which occurred while I was sleeping. But why do they bite in the first place? My understanding is that spiders paralyze their prey, and the venom turns the ins… --- ## [Barbie - Teaser Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbie-teaser-trailer/976667)
**Author:** [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2024, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbie-teaser-trailer/976667 "2024-05-04T04:34:12Z")
Barbie - Teaser Trailer I’m not sure I’m interested in the movie, the stars are OK, I do like the director’s work, but that is hands down the best teaser trailer ever! --- ## [A possum in my bed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-possum-in-my-bed/591172)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-possum-in-my-bed/591172 "2011-09-12T13:58:28Z")
So last night I go up to bed (before husband). The bedroom door is shut because elderly cat is not allowed in there anymore. I open the door and in the darkness see…something… moving on the pillows of our bed. In the … --- ## [I am a proud middle of the roader and damn proud of it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-proud-middle-of-the-roader-and-damn-proud-of-it/843316)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-a-proud-middle-of-the-roader-and-damn-proud-of-it/843316 "2019-11-18T22:54:50Z")
I am a proud middle of the roader. I am sick and tired of \*\*ideological purity. I hate it. \*\* Since the post-2014 US midterm elections and the rise of the \*\*ascendant American left \*\*with Bernie Sanders’ insurgent 2016… --- ## [Corporal punishment in schools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corporal-punishment-in-schools/536435)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corporal-punishment-in-schools/536435 "2010-04-25T15:54:05Z")
I’d always thought that this had been banned federally for years. Turns out more than 200,000 kids are punished corporally in schools every year. Now a high school in Temple, Texas is bringing back the paddle. There are … --- ## [Dawn Of The Dead (2004) - no spoilers in O/P](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dawn-of-the-dead-2004-no-spoilers-in-o-p/234788)
**Author:** [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2004, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dawn-of-the-dead-2004-no-spoilers-in-o-p/234788 "2004-04-14T20:13:40Z")
So I just got back from a sneak preview of the new Dawn of the Dead and I gotta say it rawked! And don’t all you original DotD purists start your nay-saying. The two movies have enough differences to be taken independe… --- ## [Is the Swastika evil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-swastika-evil/727403)
**Author:** [@BuddhaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BuddhaBeast)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2015, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-swastika-evil/727403 "2015-08-26T15:13:34Z")
Will this symbol forever be associated with the evils of Nazi Germany or will it one day be restored to its pure religious meaning? It’s been over 70 years now since the fall of Nazi Germany and I’d like to propose that… --- ## [Test Your Movie Knowledge!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge/197341)
**Author:** [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2003, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-movie-knowledge/197341 "2003-09-07T07:17:36Z")
The game is simple. You post “Everything I needed to know about \_\_\_, I learned from \_\_\_.” The first is something related to the plot of the movie, but not the main plot. The second is the actor or actresses name. For i… --- ## [To the lady who called me a homophobic fucktard the other day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-lady-who-called-me-a-homophobic-fucktard-the-other-day/314080)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2005, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-lady-who-called-me-a-homophobic-fucktard-the-other-day/314080 "2005-07-29T20:10:09Z")
For those who don’t follow my life like it’s an episode of The Amazing Race, I moonlight as a bouncer at a pool hall. It’s an easy job. Relaxed atmosphere, most of the patrons are regulars, and I don’t usually have to … --- ## [Famous riffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-riffs/749208)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2016, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-riffs/749208 "2016-03-24T12:32:49Z")
Two riffs you’ve probably heard on multiple occasions, famous enough to have their own Wikipedia entries: The Oriental Riff The Italian Riff What are some other famous/popular riffs? --- ## [What are you listening to now that you love?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-listening-to-now-that-you-love/670852)
**Author:** [@Yookeroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yookeroo)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-you-listening-to-now-that-you-love/670852 "2014-07-27T22:29:38Z")
Me: Anything by Grimes (this is Genesis) I love Moby’s new album. A Case For Shame (with Cold Specks\*). \[URL=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3ZDqe5j4q8”\]The Perfect Life (with Wayne Coyne). Almost Home (with Damien Ju… --- ## [What Actor is Responsible for Delivering the Most Iconic Lines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actor-is-responsible-for-delivering-the-most-iconic-lines/600253)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actor-is-responsible-for-delivering-the-most-iconic-lines/600253 "2011-10-25T19:11:44Z")
Schwarzenegger is responsible for “I’ll be back,” yes, and it’s well known, but it’s only one. On the other hand, Marlon Brando has to his credit: “I coulda been a contender.” “Let me make you an offer you can’t refus… --- ## [Is it time to finally recognize polygamist marriages??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-finally-recognize-polygamist-marriages/732080)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-finally-recognize-polygamist-marriages/732080 "2015-09-29T20:53:14Z")
Gay marriage is now legal. We have gay rights, transgender rights. Can anyone honestly oppose polygamist marriages for consenting adults? The recent Utah flooding deaths have brought this issue to the forefront. I see… --- ## [I need soapy puns!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-soapy-puns/383191)
**Author:** [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2006, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-soapy-puns/383191 "2006-12-09T07:14:42Z")
I need puns! I need clever word play! I’ve started making soaps and recently found a company who wants to sell them. However, I need a name! I have everything else ready, they’re packaged and in a display case, all set … --- ## [Ruled out dating a guy who gives his dog beer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruled-out-dating-a-guy-who-gives-his-dog-beer/630070)
**Author:** [@Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poster)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2012, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ruled-out-dating-a-guy-who-gives-his-dog-beer/630070 "2012-08-15T03:31:48Z")
I was interested in a guy until he mentioned that he buys his dog its own separate case of beer every week, which he feeds it presumably every day. I know many of you are probably laid back about this sort of thing and t… --- ## [Wouldn't striking down the health care reform bill effectively GUARANTEE a single-payer system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wouldnt-striking-down-the-health-care-reform-bill-effectively-guarantee-a-single-payer-system/622371)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2013, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wouldnt-striking-down-the-health-care-reform-bill-effectively-guarantee-a-single-payer-system/622371 "2013-09-29T03:58:43Z")
That’s what a number of political pundits seem to think, and I tend to agree with them. I’ll just link to a few articles on this subject: Here Here And here I’ve indicated this in other topics, but seriously, the in… --- ## [Obama grabs shovel, starts slinging mud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-grabs-shovel-starts-slinging-mud/466734)
**Author:** [@Sinaijon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinaijon)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2008, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-grabs-shovel-starts-slinging-mud/466734 "2008-10-10T22:11:09Z")
Starting here: First, I think this is surprising. Although people like refer to it in a rather insuating manner, the fact is that McCain really did nothing wrong. Keating was his consituent. He got dragged through the… --- ## [Baseball pitcher vs. cricket bowler: mechanics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-pitcher-vs-cricket-bowler-mechanics/616063)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2014, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-pitcher-vs-cricket-bowler-mechanics/616063 "2014-12-11T19:02:39Z")
Why are the mechanics of baseball pitchers so different than cricket bowlers? It seems that they are looking for pretty much the same result. Is it constrained by the rules of the game? For example, the baseball pitcher … --- ## [Lurkers...Look here for username suggestions....get them while they are HOT!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-look-here-for-username-suggestions-get-them-while-they-are-hot/278613)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2005, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lurkers-look-here-for-username-suggestions-get-them-while-they-are-hot/278613 "2005-06-15T12:28:27Z")
We seem to have a plethora of lurkers signing up and I welcome them all! With so many registered members, it is very hard to come up with a username that is original and sticks out. I mean, we all cannot be me more’s t… --- ## [How do tire treads come off? and why doesn't the driver notice it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-tire-treads-come-off-and-why-doesnt-the-driver-notice-it/518281)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2009, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-tire-treads-come-off-and-why-doesnt-the-driver-notice-it/518281 "2009-11-21T05:39:10Z")
Last night the Piper family was on the road after dark. Suddenly there was a tire tread stretched out in front of us, on its edge, so the broad side was facing us. We were in the right hand lane, being passed just at th… --- ## [How come men can't have chest hair any more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-men-cant-have-chest-hair-any-more/363464)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2006, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-men-cant-have-chest-hair-any-more/363464 "2006-07-12T03:33:19Z")
As you can see from these photos (scroll to the last couple of photos), chest hair on guys is a very, very good thing. How come guys aren’t allowed to have chest hair any more? How come every time a guy takes off his shi… --- ## [Ask the nude sleeper anything!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-nude-sleeper-anything/557323)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-nude-sleeper-anything/557323 "2010-10-23T00:53:41Z")
I’ve never seen this variation before, so why not! --- ## [Ask the 9/11 survivor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-9-11-survivor/553113)
**Author:** [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2010, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-9-11-survivor/553113 "2010-09-14T13:32:41Z")
Every year around this time, folks here start thinking about September 11, and inevitably my name comes up. For example, in this current thread. I don’t mind talking about my experience that day (and afterwards) so if yo… --- ## [Why do girls go Cuckoo for Cocoa Puffs over the Twilight Vampire movies? What's the hook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-girls-go-cuckoo-for-cocoa-puffs-over-the-twilight-vampire-movies-whats-the-hook/546115)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-girls-go-cuckoo-for-cocoa-puffs-over-the-twilight-vampire-movies-whats-the-hook/546115 "2010-07-15T12:01:59Z")
I haven’t seen any of these movies, but judging my the recent media press anf fan reaction they seem to inspire a level of female fan worship and swooning I haven’t seen since the Beatles. What’s the reason for this? W… --- ## [Is it time to bring the Fairness Doctrine back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-bring-the-fairness-doctrine-back/573236)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2011, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-bring-the-fairness-doctrine-back/573236 "2011-03-03T17:23:14Z")
The Fairness Doctrine basically says, “…required the holders of broadcast licenses to both present controversial issues of public importance and to do so in a manner that was, in the Commission’s view, honest, equitable … --- ## [GOP Obstructionism and the Constitution and SCOTUS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-obstructionism-and-the-constitution-and-scotus/669202)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2013, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-obstructionism-and-the-constitution-and-scotus/669202 "2013-09-25T23:48:19Z")
Once again, the House GO is threatening to shut down the US if it doesn’t get its way. This time its healthcare. Suppose they get their wish and the Federal Government stops paying its bills. In the ensuing global melt… --- ## [Ask the kimono (and other Japanese stuff) girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-kimono-and-other-japanese-stuff-girl/587031)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2011, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-kimono-and-other-japanese-stuff-girl/587031 "2011-07-10T14:17:30Z")
I did this a few years ago, but I figured I’d give it a go again. I collect and wear kimono (and other Japanese clothing). I don’t consider myself an expert, but I seem to be the expert here. I recently took a class to … --- ## [Words to laugh by](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-laugh-by/393244)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2017, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-to-laugh-by/393244 "2017-03-20T22:58:43Z")
Many years ago a buddy of mine who was accomplished in calligraphy made an ornate plaque for me to hang on my office wall. It bore this quotation: If once a man indulges himself in murder, very soon he comes to think li… --- ## [I don't know how much longer I can hang on...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-how-much-longer-i-can-hang-on/311801)
**Author:** [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2005, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-know-how-much-longer-i-can-hang-on/311801 "2005-11-15T19:00:50Z")
This is long, but I really need to get it out - please bear with me. About a month ago I started this thread about a couple who are friends of mine and my husband’s who are getting divorced (please read to help to under… --- ## [Why is Vermont Substantially More Liberal than New Hampshire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vermont-substantially-more-liberal-than-new-hampshire/695917)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2014, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vermont-substantially-more-liberal-than-new-hampshire/695917 "2014-08-30T17:25:32Z")
To me the two states look fairly comparable. --- ## [Could my state gov't get any more stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-my-state-govt-get-any-more-stupid/645900)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2014, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-my-state-govt-get-any-more-stupid/645900 "2014-01-23T22:19:44Z")
http://cjonline.com/news/2013-01-02/activists-agree-sperm-donor-case-opportunity-change The above link is to an article in the Topeka Capital-Journal about a case that has now been reported all over the world. A straig… --- ## [I Pit The Sierra Club](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-sierra-club/637894)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2012, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-sierra-club/637894 "2012-10-20T13:44:41Z")
OK, are you dudes just luddites are do you actually believe in Global warming? You say that Human caused global warming is “a reality” and that we have to cut greenhouse gas emission, especial CO2. Fine. But if so, you… --- ## [Famous look-a-likes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-look-a-likes/517657)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2009, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-look-a-likes/517657 "2009-11-20T20:39:31Z")
Not sure if this is the right forum, but I couldn’t think of a better place for it. Looking for famous people that look alike. Three that come to mind: Aaron Rodgers (Packer QB) and Ellen Degeneris (sp?) Put a helmet… --- ## [American Idol Feb 27-Mar 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-feb-27-mar-1/393767)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2007, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-feb-27-mar-1/393767 "2007-03-02T21:54:12Z")
Last week’s thread transferred into a discussion of Antonella Barba’s photos on the web, so I thought I would start up this week’s on that topic. Will Fox pull her from the competition? A friend of mine thinks she will… --- ## [The problem with "Lost" wasn't the finale, it was the entire show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-with-lost-wasnt-the-finale-it-was-the-entire-show/685623)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2014, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-with-lost-wasnt-the-finale-it-was-the-entire-show/685623 "2014-04-14T07:29:14Z")
I was originally going to post this as a reply to TV Shows you loved (but can’t watch anymore because of the final episode(s) but I decided it may generate enough discussion to be worthy of a spinoff thread. The people … --- ## [I pit women's shoes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-womens-shoes/671270)
**Author:** [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-womens-shoes/671270 "2015-02-27T21:37:44Z")
I’m female! I have chronic plantar fasciitis, which means that the tissue that connects the heel to the toes and acts as a shock absorber for my foot is chronically inflamed. This is really painful, and really limiting… --- ## [People looking up their dates' credit rating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-looking-up-their-dates-credit-rating/523928)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2010, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-looking-up-their-dates-credit-rating/523928 "2010-01-16T23:39:22Z")
While I’ve heard of people (particularly women) doing a ‘background check’ on a guy they’ve dated, how often do you hear of people checking a person’s credit history? I swear I’ve seen a blurb in the news here or there a… --- ## [Commercials you just don't get](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-just-dont-get/543539)
**Author:** [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-just-dont-get/543539 "2010-06-21T21:29:34Z")
There’s a commercial on TV nowadays that baffles me. I think it’s for some AT&T product, but my mind is so befuddled by the end that I don’t exactly recall. It goes like this: The soundtrack is the song “Pure Imaginat… --- ## [Ask the person who hates Jews.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-hates-jews/550693)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2010, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-hates-jews/550693 "2010-08-21T03:25:03Z")
Hello. My name is MeanOldLady, and I am what most of the posters here would call an ‘anti-Semite’ (though that is not how I think of myself). This is not trolling. I was not sent here by the Gestapo. I am not here to (i… --- ## [Do you give cash to panhandlers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-give-cash-to-panhandlers/693041)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-give-cash-to-panhandlers/693041 "2014-07-17T04:16:24Z")
I’m always a bit torn. Local media has been doing a series on how to deal with panhandlers and now that it’s warm, many intersections have one or two people with cardboard signs, asking for money. I am aware that most w… --- ## [Why were Japanese in WWII not "gooks" to the US troops?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-japanese-in-wwii-not-gooks-to-the-us-troops/705913)
**Author:** [@Bromley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bromley)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2014, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-japanese-in-wwii-not-gooks-to-the-us-troops/705913 "2014-12-10T23:57:14Z")
I’ve been whipping the Wiki Gook article into shape. Seems to be pretty much there now, but the one glaring gap is why Japanese soldiers (and civilians, where encountered) were not called gooks by US forces in WWII. Or… --- ## [Your Most Embarrassing Moment/Experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-embarrassing-moment-experience/473577)
**Author:** [@atlantic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atlantic)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-embarrassing-moment-experience/473577 "2010-12-20T16:42:25Z")
Here’s mine … A few years ago I was out of town for a business conference with two co-workers, my boss (male) and the president of our company (female). We decided to walk down the street to get something to eat. Befo… --- ## [The Straight Doper's Survivor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dopers-survivor/23191)
**Author:** [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Replies:** 371\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2000, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dopers-survivor/23191 "2000-08-08T14:45:42Z")
So, if 16 of us were stranded on a desert island, who would your ultimate Survivor team (8 people) be and why? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=535&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=537&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)