# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=537&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:** 538 --- ## [What have they done with Vampires?!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-they-done-with-vampires/596519)
**Author:** [@Bosstrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstrain)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-they-done-with-vampires/596519 "2011-11-09T14:57:14Z")
I watched the Deadliest Warrior Vampires vs Zombies and found out some truly depressing things that have recently happened to my favorite bloodsuckers. Now instead of the classic vamp fangs, they just have a mouth full … --- ## [Why do porn stars always wear socks and shoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-porn-stars-always-wear-socks-and-shoes/83071)
**Author:** [@NightRabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NightRabbit)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2001, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-porn-stars-always-wear-socks-and-shoes/83071 "2001-09-26T20:28:38Z")
I don’t get it. I don’t see how a naked woman wearing socks and mary janes is any sexier than a woman who takes off her socks and shoes… in fact, it disturbs me when they have shoes on… what’s the point?!? --- ## [Weirdest things about America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-things-about-america/193691)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2003, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weirdest-things-about-america/193691 "2003-08-18T07:03:35Z")
Ok, you furriners, what’s the most arresting things you’ve found while in America? I love to hear these stories of different expectations. I knew a guy who went back to Japan after living the States for many years, and … --- ## [How fast an ocean liner could we build today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-an-ocean-liner-could-we-build-today/528039)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-an-ocean-liner-could-we-build-today/528039 "2010-02-11T17:54:44Z")
Out of curiosity I looked up some cruise lines that still offer transatlantic crossings. Obviously nowdays nobody who picks an ocean liner over flying is concerned about speed or cost. The crossings I found took abou… --- ## [Posting from the end of my rope: I don't think I'm ever going to get a PhD.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-from-the-end-of-my-rope-i-dont-think-im-ever-going-to-get-a-phd/544054)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2013, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posting-from-the-end-of-my-rope-i-dont-think-im-ever-going-to-get-a-phd/544054 "2013-07-16T04:29:13Z")
I apologize for the length here, I’m at a very low point, and I’m just about to lose it. I’ve been working on this degree for four years, and I’ve never been more convinced that it’s never going to happen. I was fine u… --- ## [Seroquel. Tell me how it is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seroquel-tell-me-how-it-is/626185)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seroquel-tell-me-how-it-is/626185 "2013-12-29T17:32:05Z")
A few months ago my doctor gave me a prescription to control the racing thoughts. My racing thoughts are variable. Sometimes they are “loud” but accompanied by sense of contentment and peace, and sometimes they are lou… --- ## [Lost 3.4: Every Man for Himself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-4-every-man-for-himself/377881)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2006, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-4-every-man-for-himself/377881 "2006-10-28T17:19:44Z")
So, Locke is going to try and rescue the captives, and it looks like The Others are going to get medieval on Sawyer tonight. Maybe we have some Sawyer backstory, too? Duuuuuuude!!! Thread rules: From the ABC “Lost” … --- ## [Was There A Way To Get Heat In Stagecoaches In Winter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-way-to-get-heat-in-stagecoaches-in-winter/685210)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2015, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-way-to-get-heat-in-stagecoaches-in-winter/685210 "2015-10-15T22:58:17Z")
Just wondering about stagecoaches that traveled the West in the old days - did they have any method of supplying heat to the passengers on cold days/nights? I recall seeing a film once of heating a brick(?) and placing … --- ## [Tool for bad sector repair on hard drives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tool-for-bad-sector-repair-on-hard-drives/588290)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2017, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tool-for-bad-sector-repair-on-hard-drives/588290 "2017-09-18T12:29:32Z")
Can anyone recommend a good tool for repairing bad sectors on a hard drive? I have a 1 TB disk, it seems to work o.k. but it has a number of bad sectors. It passes all the other SMART tests. I have a tool running (HDD … --- ## [Cat Whisperer: you wanted the big fella to, so here it is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-whisperer-you-wanted-the-big-fella-to-so-here-it-is/525452)
**Author:** [@BMada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMada)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2010, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-whisperer-you-wanted-the-big-fella-to-so-here-it-is/525452 "2010-01-23T22:51:47Z")
Let’s do this chronologically, and examine your racist statement from the thread: “Canadian / European / Australian Healthcare Horror Stories” in IMHO linked here Canadian / European / Australian Healthcare Horror Storie… --- ## [What is "Endorsing" a cheque and why do you do it in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-endorsing-a-cheque-and-why-do-you-do-it-in-the-us/453665)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2008, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-endorsing-a-cheque-and-why-do-you-do-it-in-the-us/453665 "2008-06-25T12:03:01Z")
This thread on cheque endorsements (and a Simpsons episode I saw recently in which Krusty’s off-shore bank account got rumbled due to some issue with an endorsed cheque) has prompted me to finally ask: What is “Endorsing… --- ## [Spa / Massage services - naked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spa-massage-services-naked/540851)
**Author:** [@JerseyFrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerseyFrank)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spa-massage-services-naked/540851 "2010-06-22T14:11:40Z")
I’m happy to continue life never having gotten any sort of spa treament. They are expensive, indulgent, and a little too new-age for me. My bullshit meter goes off the charts when I read about the services. These are … --- ## [How did Groucho Get His Name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-groucho-get-his-name/581364)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2017, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-groucho-get-his-name/581364 "2017-03-20T03:59:15Z")
Does some SDoper know where the Marx Brothers got their names? Esp Groucho? That doesn’t sound like a nice moniker to me… --- ## [BOOYAH!!! I just trapped the trap wise tomcat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booyah-i-just-trapped-the-trap-wise-tomcat/578341)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2011, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booyah-i-just-trapped-the-trap-wise-tomcat/578341 "2011-06-07T14:53:29Z")
Does victory dance, fists pumping in the air. …and another one lost his nuts, another one lost his nuts, another ones trapped, another ones trapped, another one lost his nuts. HEY!!! I’m going to trap some more because… --- ## [Questions about US military special forces units](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-us-military-special-forces-units/519311)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2009, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-us-military-special-forces-units/519311 "2009-12-05T12:55:25Z")
So my understanding of the 5 branches of the military (Army, navy, coast guard, marines, air force) there are certain units that do more dangerous and more involved missions. Marine Recon, Navy SEALs, Army Rangers, Air F… --- ## [Annie Liebowitz Official Obama Family Portrait](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annie-liebowitz-official-obama-family-portrait/515009)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2009, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annie-liebowitz-official-obama-family-portrait/515009 "2009-11-05T22:41:29Z")
Pic. A very small article about it. Whaddya think? Can’t say I like it much. Barack’s face looks a little fat (wide angle lens distortion?). Not flattering of the younger girl. There’s a red tie (untacked?) floating… --- ## [What was the purpose of puttees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-purpose-of-puttees/474228)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2008, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-purpose-of-puttees/474228 "2008-11-25T17:28:28Z")
Seeing some of the images of WWI during the Remembrance Day period reminded me of a question: what was the purpose of puttees? They seem to have been strips of cloth wrapped around the lower leg. Wouldn’t a wrapper be… --- ## [If you shoot dope, avoid neck arteries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-shoot-dope-avoid-neck-arteries/613410)
**Author:** [@michaeltangelo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/michaeltangelo)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2012, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-shoot-dope-avoid-neck-arteries/613410 "2012-02-24T07:18:05Z")
:frowning: If you shoot dope in the neck, this is what happens when you mess up and hit an artery. http://i215.photobucket.com/albums/cc264/dominoangelo/hittingneckartery.jpg :smack: --- ## [Conservative London Mayor quashes anti-gay bus ads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-london-mayor-quashes-anti-gay-bus-ads/619039)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-london-mayor-quashes-anti-gay-bus-ads/619039 "2012-04-25T21:18:20Z")
Anyone pondering the difference between UK and US conservatives might want to consider this story: Now bear in mind that Boris is a member of the Conservative (large C) Party AND is currently running for re-election. … --- ## [Job interview for internal transfer--how the heck should I dress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-for-internal-transfer-how-the-heck-should-i-dress/419903)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2007, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-interview-for-internal-transfer-how-the-heck-should-i-dress/419903 "2007-09-23T23:21:34Z")
I’m in the running for a transfer within the IT department where I’m currenlty employed, and I’m told I’m a strong contender. The interviews will be on Tuesday, but I can’t for the life of me decide how I should dress … --- ## [Colin Powell called prewar intelligence reports "Bullshit."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colin-powell-called-prewar-intelligence-reports-bullshit/179069)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2003, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colin-powell-called-prewar-intelligence-reports-bullshit/179069 "2003-06-11T14:30:44Z")
Linkage According to U.S. News and World Report, the White House pressed Colin Powell to present dubious intelligence and exaggerated interpretations to the UN even though Powell had serious misgivings about the veracit… --- ## [I just saw the worst person in the world!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-the-worst-person-in-the-world/707537)
**Author:** [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2014, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-the-worst-person-in-the-world/707537 "2014-12-23T05:13:32Z")
I have seen the worst person in the world. I took my mom to the library tonight. She uses a wheelchair, so I went to park in a handicapped space, and there was a car parked diagonally over two handicapped spaces. :mad: T… --- ## [So now I have a completely appropriate girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-i-have-a-completely-appropriate-girlfriend/745608)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2016, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-i-have-a-completely-appropriate-girlfriend/745608 "2016-03-06T08:18:01Z")
So I’m posting this for the benefit of those who have mocked me in other threads. Not that your mockery was unwarranted. It was totally warranted, and was exactly what I needed. Thank you. I no longer obsess over that 1… --- ## [Hostage of a spider](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hostage-of-a-spider/594501)
**Author:** [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2011, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hostage-of-a-spider/594501 "2011-09-08T13:13:36Z")
Help! I am currently being held hostage in my office by a huge horrible scary spider. Now, I’m not usually a big girl when it comes to spiders. I enjoy them in my garden, and often capture them and let them outside if t… --- ## [Do human bones burn up in a house fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-human-bones-burn-up-in-a-house-fire/747478)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-human-bones-burn-up-in-a-house-fire/747478 "2016-03-17T22:54:44Z")
I listened to a fascinating story on a podcast about the Sodder Family (wiki version here: Sodder children disappearance - Wikipedia) TL/DR version, Sodder family home went up in flames on Christmas '45. Inside were the… --- ## [Did Jesus ever get mad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jesus-ever-get-mad/624214)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jesus-ever-get-mad/624214 "2012-07-15T14:12:33Z")
I was watching this cool documentary today. It showed him smashing all kinds of shit. I thought he would be above that. (I did not know they had machine guns back when.) --- ## [What's the deal with the stereotypically "angry racist rural person"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-the-stereotypically-angry-racist-rural-person/687514)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2014, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-the-stereotypically-angry-racist-rural-person/687514 "2014-05-16T07:07:49Z")
Cliven Bundy perfectly fits the stereotype of the angry racist rural person. Pissed at the government. Makes a lot of wild racist statements. Lots of angry gun-toting friends ready to form a militia at the drop of a h… --- ## [16-year old Iraqi solves Bernouilli numbers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/16-year-old-iraqi-solves-bernouilli-numbers/498155)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2009, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/16-year-old-iraqi-solves-bernouilli-numbers/498155 "2009-06-09T04:07:09Z")
It took him four months to come up with a formula to explain and simplify the Bernouilli numbers. I predict this kid will with the Nobel prize one day. --- ## [Suggestions for names for my truck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-names-for-my-truck/642255)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-names-for-my-truck/642255 "2012-12-02T17:42:04Z")
I’ve recently bought a new truck, and it needs a name. It’s a 2012 Chevy Tahoe. Admittedly, it’s a little more than I need to get around town; but I also need to get to large cities nearby (Calgary and Edmonton), and t… --- ## [Women MMO players, have you had other players develop crushes on you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-mmo-players-have-you-had-other-players-develop-crushes-on-you/635207)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-mmo-players-have-you-had-other-players-develop-crushes-on-you/635207 "2012-10-07T16:21:14Z")
I’ve been playing MMOs for over 10 years now. Every couple of years, some player that I don’t know in real life develops a crush on me, and I have to have a “You don’t really know. I’m not really green skinned with big b… --- ## [Why doesn't Vodka give me hangovers like other booze?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-vodka-give-me-hangovers-like-other-booze/151263)
**Author:** [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2003, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-vodka-give-me-hangovers-like-other-booze/151263 "2003-01-28T13:03:36Z")
I got right pissed on Vodka the other night. I drank it in the form of two different drinks: Seagrams “Xtra” Vodka cooler - 7% (4-5 big glasses) Bernse’s home-made Screwdrivers - Approx - 20% or so (about 5-6 or so of … --- ## [Making foie gras is cruel.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-foie-gras-is-cruel/614648)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-foie-gras-is-cruel/614648 "2012-03-27T17:57:18Z")
Here’s some impartial coverage of the controversy. Whether the practice should be banned is argueable, but that it is cruel is not. I don’t know what else to say. Peace, mangeorge --- ## ["I'm so rich that I...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-rich-that-i/718409)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-rich-that-i/718409 "2015-05-07T16:50:03Z")
…have gold-leaf toilet paper. That’s right. I wipe my ass with gold." --- ## [Why is the US behind educationally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-us-behind-educationally/613909)
**Author:** [@ruthandrews10](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruthandrews10)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2012, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-us-behind-educationally/613909 "2012-03-05T18:26:26Z")
In order for the US to be top ranked in mathematics, and the sciences, then we would need to change our educational system. Our ranking is important because it distinguishes us with the top scientists and thinkers in the… --- ## [How Many of the Best Pictures of the last 25 years have you seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-best-pictures-of-the-last-25-years-have-you-seen/573107 "2011-03-06T16:16:57Z")
Saw The King’s Speech on my flight last night and it got me wondering how many of these I’ve seen. Poll to come. --- ## [How many slaves made the Middle Passage? How many died?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slaves-made-the-middle-passage-how-many-died/79423)
**Author:** [@Danimal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danimal)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2001, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-slaves-made-the-middle-passage-how-many-died/79423 "2001-09-03T23:18:25Z")
As many of you know, the Middle Passage refers to the routes across the Atlantic that the slave ships took while delivering Africans from the Guinea Coast to Brazil, the Caribbean, and continental North America. The pain… --- ## [Sam's Club, and their aggressive outside salespeople, can bite my shiny metal ass!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sams-club-and-their-aggressive-outside-salespeople-can-bite-my-shiny-metal-ass/654921)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2013, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sams-club-and-their-aggressive-outside-salespeople-can-bite-my-shiny-metal-ass/654921 "2013-06-04T00:56:13Z")
We went to Sam’s Club yesterday (yeah, I know they are part of Wal-Mart, but we have no other wholesale clubs here; don’t have to pay the membership fee as we are on the in-law’s business account; and we use the Sams Clu… --- ## [My take on 1984's Winston Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-take-on-1984s-winston-smith/307506)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-take-on-1984s-winston-smith/307506 "2012-12-06T23:29:15Z")
Most reviews that I have read of the novel paint Smith as a tragic hero, “the last man in Europe” who valiantly tried and failed to rebel against Big Brother. But having read the novel this is not the impression I get. W… --- ## [Being bullied by an attorney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-bullied-by-an-attorney/691098)
**Author:** [@interestingtwist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interestingtwist)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2014, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-bullied-by-an-attorney/691098 "2014-06-26T15:58:37Z")
Help!! I own a small family owned business in Phoenix, AZ. Recently, a new client of mine who is also a local attorney, ran up over $3,000 in services from my business then outright refused to pay. FYI yes, we did a gre… --- ## [How do police figure out which way is North, South, East, or West during a car chase?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-police-figure-out-which-way-is-north-south-east-or-west-during-a-car-chase/661065)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-police-figure-out-which-way-is-north-south-east-or-west-during-a-car-chase/661065 "2013-07-08T20:14:04Z")
I was watching a movie with a car chase where the police car following the suspect car was radioing the direction the suspect car was traveling. E.g. “Suspect is traveling north on Washington Street. Suspect just turned … --- ## [NPD Narcissistic Personality Disorder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npd-narcissistic-personality-disorder/549632)
**Author:** [@Anon2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anon2020)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npd-narcissistic-personality-disorder/549632 "2010-08-16T02:48:12Z")
I would love to hear your thoughts on this disorder. Do you know anybody with NPD and how has it affected your life? --- ## [People who say irrigardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-say-irrigardless/602987)
**Author:** [@HazelBelleBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelBelleBlue)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2011, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-say-irrigardless/602987 "2011-11-22T01:23:14Z")
Please tell me you’re with me on this one. I work in customer service and i hear co-workers use this word. I have given up trying to tell them its not really a work and the cutomers they are saying to are laughing at the… --- ## [my stepmother is a bitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-stepmother-is-a-bitch/88655)
**Author:** [@shimmery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shimmery)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2001, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-stepmother-is-a-bitch/88655 "2001-11-02T02:36:59Z")
Ugh I hate her so much! Today she was supposed to wake me up for the PSAT’s… I specifically asked her to wake me up last night. Did she wake me up? Yeah… FIVE FUCKING MINUTES before I had to be there! “Oh I thought you w… --- ## [TAPS (Ghosthunters)-Do These Guys EVER Find Anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taps-ghosthunters-do-these-guys-ever-find-anything/412553)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2007, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taps-ghosthunters-do-these-guys-ever-find-anything/412553 "2007-07-23T04:23:49Z")
I flip over to the SCIFI channel now and then-and frequently, the “TAPS” guys are on. They travel to remote places, checking out houses, abandoned hospitals, etc. for “psychic activity”. They set up video cameras, EMF de… --- ## [Bad lies to children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-lies-to-children/285218)
**Author:** [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2005, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-lies-to-children/285218 "2005-01-29T16:47:39Z")
I told my daughter the tripod in the corner would eat her up if she did not finish her puzzle. She now fears it. I am a bad, bad, mommy. I was under the influence of Where the Wild Things Are and it was late. I told ju… --- ## [Does it violate free will if the person was never given the desire to do something in the first place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-violate-free-will-if-the-person-was-never-given-the-desire-to-do-something-in-the-first-place/1025339)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 817\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2026, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-violate-free-will-if-the-person-was-never-given-the-desire-to-do-something-in-the-first-place/1025339 "2026-04-16T07:13:55Z")
Non Christians often challenge the Biblical God punishing Adam and Eve for disobeying him or flooding the world to punish humanity for being so evil by asking why an omniscient God would make people that would just do wr… --- ## [Here's why Hillary won the popular vote.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-why-hillary-won-the-popular-vote/774764)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2017, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-why-hillary-won-the-popular-vote/774764 "2017-01-11T00:29:23Z")
Because she went after it and Trump didn’t. From The Wrap: Dumbest election strategy in history but at least she can console herself with her popular vote while Trump prepares for the Presidency. --- ## [Saying I'm Fucked Doesn't Even Begin To Cover It](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-im-fucked-doesnt-even-begin-to-cover-it/354641)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2006, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/saying-im-fucked-doesnt-even-begin-to-cover-it/354641 "2006-05-25T02:05:42Z")
The week started off bad with someone stealing my cat, and things have only gone straight to hell from there. The worst thing is that I’m a suspect in a theft and I’ve lost the job working for the guy restoring the Tuck… --- ## [Fred Willard arrested in a porno theater](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-willard-arrested-in-a-porno-theater/628716)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-willard-arrested-in-a-porno-theater/628716 "2012-07-23T09:52:47Z")
Here’s the story: http://gawker.com/5927313/fred-willard-caught-with-his-pants-down-at-adult-movie-theater?comment=51104205 Maybe he was just trying to figure out the difference between a tongue depressor and a rectal… --- ## [Yet Another Question on Relativity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-question-on-relativity/704022)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2014, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-question-on-relativity/704022 "2014-11-27T10:52:02Z")
I plan on taking my kids to watch Interstellar this weekend, and wanted to give them a rudimentary summary of Relativity beforehand. Then I realized that I’m really not equipped to do that very well, so it would be grea… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=536&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=538&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)