# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=541&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:** 542 --- ## [Former theists turned atheists: what arguments were most effective in turning you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-theists-turned-atheists-what-arguments-were-most-effective-in-turning-you/579037)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-theists-turned-atheists-what-arguments-were-most-effective-in-turning-you/579037 "2011-05-10T23:19:30Z")
Not really a debate, but this is the default forum for religion threads. To atheists who used to be theists - especially to those who were the most hardcore, fundamentalist types - what is the most effective argument o… --- ## [Why does it bother my neighbors that I never open my blinds/shades?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-bother-my-neighbors-that-i-never-open-my-blinds-shades/964086)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2022, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-bother-my-neighbors-that-i-never-open-my-blinds-shades/964086 "2022-06-02T11:29:54Z")
(First of all, I hope they’re not reading. I would hate for them to think I have some sort of problem with them. They seem like perfectly decent people.) A couple of years ago, I bought a house, and it’s the type I gr… --- ## [do shrimps and lobsters feel pain when boiled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-shrimps-and-lobsters-feel-pain-when-boiled/255036)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2004, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-shrimps-and-lobsters-feel-pain-when-boiled/255036 "2004-07-17T01:26:09Z")
Are shrimp and lobsters actually boiled alive? I’ve heard that they are, supposedly to keep them fresh and make sure they turned a pretty red or pink. Can anyone point out research how much pain a shrimp or lobster of c… --- ## [Does anyone else NOT like Harry Potter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-not-like-harry-potter/274293)
**Author:** [@davenportavenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davenportavenger)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2004, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-not-like-harry-potter/274293 "2004-12-21T09:04:17Z")
I’ve tried to read the Harry Potter books several times. I got about halfway through the first book, but I just couldn’t sustain enough interest in it to read the whole thing. And I am not the kind of person to give up o… --- ## [In which 5-year period were you born?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-5-year-period-were-you-born/655333)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2016, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-5-year-period-were-you-born/655333 "2016-03-24T02:04:22Z")
As recently as How many Feb. 29s have you seen? and for at least as many times as mentioned in this post various threads have been posted to try to determine some measure of “average age” of Dopers. The more successful … --- ## [40! 40 Fabulous Years of Sesame Street! Ah-Ah-Ah!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-40-fabulous-years-of-sesame-street-ah-ah-ah/515315)
**Author:** [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/40-40-fabulous-years-of-sesame-street-ah-ah-ah/515315 "2009-11-12T03:58:43Z")
I may be jumping the gun a little bit here, but since the folks on Sesame Street are as well, why not: November 10 marks the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street’s premiere on National Educational Television (or PBS, as it … --- ## [Clerihews, you make some.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerihews-you-make-some/501684)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2021, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clerihews-you-make-some/501684 "2021-12-31T17:15:29Z")
Salt, A World History is not as boring a book as it may sound. It’s full of salty little tidbits, like this passage: Edmund Clerihew Bentley, a British author of crime novels who lived from 1875 to 1956, wrote these … --- ## [When are non-routable IP addresses routable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-non-routable-ip-addresses-routable/488385)
**Author:** [@Earthworm\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthworm_Jim)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2009, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-are-non-routable-ip-addresses-routable/488385 "2009-03-19T21:00:27Z")
or, I’m obviously not understanding something. So I have a private IP address of 10.x.x.x, and I’m reaching another machine with an IP of 192.168.x.x: $ ipconfig /all ... IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 1… --- ## [Are the planetary poles shifting as we speak?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-planetary-poles-shifting-as-we-speak/630549)
**Author:** [@chappy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappy)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2012, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-planetary-poles-shifting-as-we-speak/630549 "2012-08-29T16:45:46Z")
If you don’t believe in a planetary pole shift, here’s the evidence… chappy --- ## [Trans Rights - Too much, too soon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trans-rights-too-much-too-soon/835167)
**Author:** [@MeanJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanJoe)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2019, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trans-rights-too-much-too-soon/835167 "2019-06-19T18:38:05Z")
I hope we can have a reasonable discussion on this topic. To be honest I’m a little afraid of this going badly. I am a straight married white male. I consider myself a LGBT ally and have many close friends who are gay … --- ## [SarahPAC Short-Bus Tour](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarahpac-short-bus-tour/583588)
**Author:** [@pythonzzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pythonzzz)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarahpac-short-bus-tour/583588 "2011-06-06T02:30:36Z")
Oh, shit… needs to be: http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/1765/vgtmo1.jpg :wink: --- ## [ROGER MORNEAU AND SATAN'S COUNCIL OF THE 1700's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-morneau-and-satans-council-of-the-1700s/638099)
**Author:** [@chagqq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chagqq)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2013, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roger-morneau-and-satans-council-of-the-1700s/638099 "2013-09-21T07:25:11Z")
I just wan’t to know what you think about ROger Morneau and his claims about Satan’s plan…maybe you’re a believer, maybe not, but i would like a unbiased answer as you almost always do(%99.5)… (Sorry for any errors engl… --- ## [NFL Week 8](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/558970)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-8/558970 "2010-11-04T18:42:19Z")
1pm MIA @ CIN JAC @ DAL WSH @ DET BUF @ KC CAR @ STL GB @ NYJ DEN @ SF (well, london) 4pm TEN @ SD SEA @ OAK MIN @ NE TB @ ARI SNF PIT @ NO MNF HOU @ IND I miss Omni’s writeups. --- ## [How has same sex marriage affected the five countries who have legalized it for a decade or more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-same-sex-marriage-affected-the-five-countries-who-have-legalized-it-for-a-decade-or-more/768309)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2016, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-same-sex-marriage-affected-the-five-countries-who-have-legalized-it-for-a-decade-or-more/768309 "2016-11-04T14:48:08Z")
I always hear American preachers and politicians talk about how same sex marriage will lead to horrific outcomes. There are five countries who have had legalized same-sex marriage for a decade or more: \[ul\] \[li\]The Ne… --- ## [Off to the rodeo, a delayed MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-to-the-rodeo-a-delayed-mmp/538860)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-to-the-rodeo-a-delayed-mmp/538860 "2010-05-17T18:18:46Z")
This is a placeholder OP, until I can get a roundtuit with my real story. The Cottonfield County Rodeo was a small part of a long and mostly unfun Mother’s Day weekend for me. I took pictures, and have a narrative in mi… --- ## [Pinewood Derby: What’s the best lubricant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinewood-derby-what-s-the-best-lubricant/339848)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pinewood-derby-what-s-the-best-lubricant/339848 "2014-09-12T17:42:45Z")
Anyone who has or had a son in the Cub Scouts knows about the Pinewood Derby, where boys make a car out of a 7 inch long block of wood, 4 nails for axles, and 4 plastic wheels and race them down an inclined track. Most … --- ## [Convince us that your most disliked movie us the worst film ever made.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-us-that-your-most-disliked-movie-us-the-worst-film-ever-made/734550)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-us-that-your-most-disliked-movie-us-the-worst-film-ever-made/734550 "2015-10-31T18:37:31Z")
In which we do–well, exactly what the thread title says. A few quick rules: Please confine yourself to movies you’ve actually seen. No porn. Bombast, exaggeration, and ridiculous fury are not only welcome but expected. … --- ## [Legal: does it \*ever\* hurt to refuse to talk until you have a lawyer present? (US)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-does-it-ever-hurt-to-refuse-to-talk-until-you-have-a-lawyer-present-us/815909)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2019, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-does-it-ever-hurt-to-refuse-to-talk-until-you-have-a-lawyer-present-us/815909 "2019-09-27T18:24:50Z")
Generally speaking I understand it’s best to consult with a defense attorney before having a lengthy conversation with a police officer or prosecutor. Kevin Drum asks whether there are exceptions to this rule: \[INDENT\]\[I… --- ## [What's a person from Switzerland called?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-person-from-switzerland-called/361845)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2006, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-person-from-switzerland-called/361845 "2006-07-07T16:30:26Z")
A person from Sweden is a Swede, a person from Finland is a Finn. What’s a person from Switzerland? --- ## [Latest Progressive Ad; those guys are gay, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-progressive-ad-those-guys-are-gay-right/543911)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2010, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-progressive-ad-those-guys-are-gay-right/543911 "2010-09-28T16:30:22Z")
In one of the more recent Progressive Insurance ads, two guys approach Flo and the short guy with thick black-framed glasses and tightly cropped hair and a shirt with a rainbow band on it says he needs to start saving mo… --- ## [What's the bare minimum it would it take to overthrow the US Government?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-bare-minimum-it-would-it-take-to-overthrow-the-us-government/677569)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-bare-minimum-it-would-it-take-to-overthrow-the-us-government/677569 "2014-01-06T01:10:29Z")
Inspired by the Insurrectionary Theory thread (and with permission from the moderators): You have been selected as the Commander-in-Chief of the Glorious Revolution. For reasons shrouded in mystery (perhaps it’s Bronies… --- ## [Was Dr Seuss on heroin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-dr-seuss-on-heroin/497855)
**Author:** [@filmyak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmyak)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-dr-seuss-on-heroin/497855 "2021-07-02T14:10:45Z")
My coworker is swearing up and down that not only was Dr Seuss a heroin junkie, but that many of his stories were about heroin. I call bullshit on both counts, but am wondering if anyone hear has heard anything similar … --- ## [Spelling, cover letters, and sheer mortification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spelling-cover-letters-and-sheer-mortification/600142)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spelling-cover-letters-and-sheer-mortification/600142 "2011-10-24T11:59:41Z")
Well, I foud out after reviewing something I wrote that I mispelled a word on a damn cover letter I sent in… for an editing job. :smack: The irritating thing is that I know how to spell the word. It’s that I can’t type.… --- ## [Obama press conference on Friday the 16th at 2:15pm EST](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-press-conference-on-friday-the-16th-at-2-15pm-est/774831)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2016, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-press-conference-on-friday-the-16th-at-2-15pm-est/774831 "2016-12-17T23:50:00Z")
I am not sure what it is going to be about, but according to David Yankovich it has to do with Russian interference in our election combined with Trump’s refusal to admit that the Russians were involved (Trump siding wit… --- ## [Are Passenger Pigeon populations overestimated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-passenger-pigeon-populations-overestimated/697091)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-passenger-pigeon-populations-overestimated/697091 "2014-09-12T04:28:48Z")
There’s been a lot in the news/feature stuff lately about Passenger Pigeons, since it’s 100 years since the last one died. I have always been a bit skeptical of the descriptions of their population, given how 1750-1900 … --- ## ["California's day of reckoning is here."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/californias-day-of-reckoning-is-here/498785)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/californias-day-of-reckoning-is-here/498785 "2009-06-14T16:35:11Z")
“Our wallet is empty. Our bank is closed. Our credit is dried up. California’s day of reckoning is here.” That’s how Governor Schwarzenegger describes the current financial situation in California. It’s a rare instanc… --- ## [Why didn't the British have a semi-automatic rifle during World War II.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-british-have-a-semi-automatic-rifle-during-world-war-ii/458640)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2008, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-british-have-a-semi-automatic-rifle-during-world-war-ii/458640 "2008-08-08T18:16:27Z")
I’ve been playing Call of Duty 2 lately (a great game, by the way) and it has left me wondering something. Why is it that the British never developed a semi-automatic rifle during World War II? The M1 Garand, of course,… --- ## [How to create CD's containing MP3's playable on car CD player](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-create-cds-containing-mp3s-playable-on-car-cd-player/543218)
**Author:** [@J-P\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J-P_L)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-create-cds-containing-mp3s-playable-on-car-cd-player/543218 "2010-06-16T16:47:44Z")
How can a create a CD that contains MP3 files that can be played on both the CD player in my car, a 2009 Toyota and my house DVD player. The players can both play MP3’s, I just do not know how to create the CD properly. … --- ## [Mr Quatro's "Things God Told Me" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-quatros-things-god-told-me-thread/808067)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-quatros-things-god-told-me-thread/808067 "2020-11-18T23:34:50Z")
For those of you that don’t know, our board is graced with the presence of a prophet of God, who is periodically foretold the future so that he may share it with the world. He is very insistent that he be given a platfor… --- ## [Well Gollllllly! Gomer Pyle done married him a feller!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-gollllllly-gomer-pyle-done-married-him-a-feller/648783)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2013, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-gollllllly-gomer-pyle-done-married-him-a-feller/648783 "2013-02-15T03:10:34Z")
Jim “Gomer Pyle” Nabors married his partner of 38 years in Seattle. There are many great advantages to this match that may explain just why marriage is so important to gays: \*Nabors is 82, has had hepatitis and open he… --- ## [Missing child...for more than a month now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-child-for-more-than-a-month-now/456947)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2008, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-child-for-more-than-a-month-now/456947 "2008-12-11T21:48:02Z")
I don’t know if this will end up in the Pit or not, but I’ll start it here. Little Caylee Anthony is missing. She’s 2. I’ve lost track of my children when they were younger. It was the most terrifying half hour of my… --- ## [Red states secede. Is war inevitable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-states-secede-is-war-inevitable/937548)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2021, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/red-states-secede-is-war-inevitable/937548 "2021-03-13T21:52:26Z")
Fantasy time: Let’s say red states get so delusional they think they’re better off going their own way. Blue states say good riddance. Can this divorce be amicable – or at least non-violent? Can either or both sides surv… --- ## [Is it ok to flush disposable contact lenses down the sink or toilet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-flush-disposable-contact-lenses-down-the-sink-or-toilet/552357)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2010, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-flush-disposable-contact-lenses-down-the-sink-or-toilet/552357 "2010-09-04T05:02:51Z")
On one hand, it’s so easy to do when I’m changing to a new set. On the other hand, I worry about the chemicals (not sure what they’re made of) and the effect on wildlife – does it attract fish and so forth? --- ## [Things long gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-long-gone/508338)
**Author:** [@BaconAndEggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaconAndEggs)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2009, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-long-gone/508338 "2009-11-11T07:23:00Z")
Milkmen/Milk delivery What year did milk delivery stop? Snow/Star Spangled banner played on tv What year did they stop with the snow on tv after midnight? I heard that tv would go to snow at a certai… --- ## [Facebook faces another privacy vs freedom of speech problem- pedofile wins £20,000 damages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-faces-another-privacy-vs-freedom-of-speech-problem-pedofile-wins-20-000-damages/713215)
**Author:** [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2015, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-faces-another-privacy-vs-freedom-of-speech-problem-pedofile-wins-20-000-damages/713215 "2015-02-22T08:29:31Z")
“Child abuser awarded £20,000 damages after being ‘named and shamed’ on Facebook paedophile page in first case of its kind” Outline- person posts a Facebook page aimed at naming and shaming pedofiles. He and Facebook f… --- ## [Frog Photobombs Nasa Moon Probe Launch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-photobombs-nasa-moon-probe-launch/668812)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2013, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frog-photobombs-nasa-moon-probe-launch/668812 "2013-10-03T18:19:38Z")
See the little fella here. Cowabunga! Alas! He almost certainly did not survive. --- ## [Who is the Most Famous Person Who Shares Your Initials...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-who-shares-your-initials/451760)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-famous-person-who-shares-your-initials/451760 "2008-06-11T20:25:29Z")
…and can we think of someone better? My initials (from first and last name) are GY. The only celebrity I can think of -without googling- with the same starting letters is Garo Yepremium -the field goal kicker for the M… --- ## [Should I Be Pissed Off Someone Is Stealing Our Recycling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-pissed-off-someone-is-stealing-our-recycling/506705)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-pissed-off-someone-is-stealing-our-recycling/506705 "2014-06-14T20:27:01Z")
Let me explain: In Las Vegas, they give you crates and you put your recycling (plastic, cans, paper and glass) out every other week, and they pick them up in a special recycling truck. So, lately, someone is driving do… --- ## [Teachers so full of shit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teachers-so-full-of-shit/672825)
**Author:** [@Mrmanface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrmanface)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teachers-so-full-of-shit/672825 "2013-11-02T17:30:43Z")
Half my friends are teachers. This one guy (not my friend just someone I know) is a career student, gets average grades. Finishes something like 5 years of college in basically bullshit. Gets accepted into teachers col… --- ## [Public School Teachers Can't Ever Get (Or Deserve) High Pay/Prestige w/ This Going On](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-school-teachers-cant-ever-get-or-deserve-high-pay-prestige-w-this-going-on/544953)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-school-teachers-cant-ever-get-or-deserve-high-pay-prestige-w-this-going-on/544953 "2010-07-19T01:11:34Z")
When I hear people bemoaning the low pay and hard conditions of public school teachers, my reaction is not knee-jerk “b.s.,” but more like a “yes and no – some good and principled and smart ones are underpaid, some lazy … --- ## [Dems generic ballot lead almost gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dems-generic-ballot-lead-almost-gone/813874)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dems-generic-ballot-lead-almost-gone/813874 "2018-06-24T20:00:48Z")
Down to 3 points from 16 points a few months back. https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/09/politics/cnn-poll-generic-ballot-narrows/index.html If this keeps up the blue wave may be much smaller than predicted. --- ## [Immigration Reform](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immigration-reform/646323)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immigration-reform/646323 "2013-01-13T21:57:36Z")
I hereby propose the following way to reform U.S. immigration law: All would-be immigrants must pass a background check or investigation of some sort to reduce the chance that they are major criminals or are associate… --- ## [I just turned away a man pleading for money for his child's inhaler from my door at 10:30 at night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-turned-away-a-man-pleading-for-money-for-his-childs-inhaler-from-my-door-at-10-30-at-night/509785)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2010, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-turned-away-a-man-pleading-for-money-for-his-childs-inhaler-from-my-door-at-10-30-at-night/509785 "2010-10-18T21:10:10Z")
Approx 10:30 PM EST just a bit ago. Pitch dark out. My front driveway and porch lights are out, car in the driveway. I hear a light “tap tap tap” on my door. I ask “Yes?” through the door and a man identifies himself … --- ## [Pokemon Black and White](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-black-and-white/573753)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2011, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pokemon-black-and-white/573753 "2011-06-03T13:38:21Z")
So we have just returned from a weekend trip to New York. To see a musical? An opera at the Met? An exhibit at MOMA? No, no. The release of Pokemon Black and White, and a chance to buy the game a day early. Bricker Jr w… --- ## [Spray A Stove For Roaches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spray-a-stove-for-roaches/596554)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spray-a-stove-for-roaches/596554 "2011-09-17T18:43:30Z")
I seem to have an odd problem that I’ve never encountered before. About two weeks ago I found a roach in my kitchen. I put down the thin layer of boric acid and it worked. I didn’t see them after collecting a few dead b… --- ## [The unflattering photo thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unflattering-photo-thread/344769)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2006, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unflattering-photo-thread/344769 "2006-02-22T04:26:01Z")
Okay, so we’ve seen the “hot” photos of all the dopers. You know the ones I’m talking about. That photo you always show to people cause you think it’s the best one. But what about the faces of members when life happens?… --- ## [Inauspicious roles early in their careers...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inauspicious-roles-early-in-their-careers/696231)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inauspicious-roles-early-in-their-careers/696231 "2014-08-27T12:39:29Z")
It’s been a good while since I last saw Amazon Women on the Moon (1987) so you may well imagine how surprised I was to see somebody in that cast list who is now at the peak of his professional career with a small part in… --- ## [Hotel Bath Robes- Complimentary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-bath-robes-complimentary/561473)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-bath-robes-complimentary/561473 "2010-11-24T14:53:23Z")
Flash Cicero does not often stay in a hotel which provide bath robes. However, I am now in a hotel and a bit perplexed. Comments from previous guests indicate they have availed themselves of the robes but I am not sure … --- ## [Omeprazole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omeprazole/618176)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2013, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omeprazole/618176 "2013-01-21T20:30:22Z")
Not looking for medical advice, just anecdotes. I have taken Omeprazole for a while. Started on the prescription stuff, then switched to Prilosec OTC. Finally tried the CVS brand and it worked as well, so i saved the co… --- ## [How long can a person live with liver cancer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-a-person-live-with-liver-cancer/486082)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2009, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-a-person-live-with-liver-cancer/486082 "2009-05-27T11:42:13Z")
A good friend of mine found a lump in her breast a few weeks ago. She was initially diagnosed as having T2, Stage 2 cancer. Then they did a body scan and discovered a spot on her liver. It was biopsied and discovered … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=540&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=542&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)