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**Author:** [@LiveOnAPlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveOnAPlane)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2009, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-i-report-illegal-income-to-the-irs/519844 "2009-12-04T04:04:34Z")
Inspired by another thread on casino winnings. It got me wondering what, exactly, the IRS would do if I actually reported income from illegal activities such as drug dealing, being a hit man for the mob, etc. Say I w… --- ## [Inception : the ending was not ambiguous at all, was it ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inception-the-ending-was-not-ambiguous-at-all-was-it/693951)
**Author:** [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2019, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inception-the-ending-was-not-ambiguous-at-all-was-it/693951 "2019-03-02T22:48:52Z")
I know I’m veeeery late on that movie, but I finally got around to watching it in full (twice before I’d fallen asleep midway through. Which I’m sure Alanis Morisette would deem ironic) and I gotta admit, it’s a clever m… --- ## [Tomndebb’s warning to WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-s-warning-to-warmnprickly/524371)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2010, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tomndebb-s-warning-to-warmnprickly/524371 "2010-01-15T21:42:28Z")
Here’s the interaction: It’s in a thread about global warming. The bit in question started with Starving Artist saying that scientists are claiming we’re all going to die and then a brief back-and-forth exchange between… --- ## [North Korea: What's next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-whats-next/375775)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2006, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-whats-next/375775 "2006-10-19T02:50:05Z")
Kim Jong-Il has done it. A nuke test less than 2 hours ago. How does this change the situtation? What’s next; sanctions, blockade, war? What will China do? What’ll the US do? Will this effect Ban Ki-moon of So… --- ## [can my employer bill me for lost equipment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-employer-bill-me-for-lost-equipment/436459)
**Author:** [@filmyak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmyak)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2008, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-employer-bill-me-for-lost-equipment/436459 "2008-03-20T06:22:12Z")
I was recently involved in a television shoot, and over the course of two days I lost my walkie talkie. Shit happens, I am definitely at fault for losing it. I reported it to the show producer, let them know where I tho… --- ## [“teemings” is coming back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teemings-is-coming-back/516962)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2010, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teemings-is-coming-back/516962 "2010-01-25T15:22:31Z")
Longtime Dopers will remember, I trust fondly, teemings, the zine adjunct to the SDMB created and run by former mod Eutychus. (You can see archived issues here.) He finally had to give it up, due to having, yanno, a life… --- ## [Can a Cross-Bow (etc.) Penetrate Kevlar Body Armor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cross-bow-etc-penetrate-kevlar-body-armor/74566)
**Author:** [@tsunamisurfer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsunamisurfer)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2001, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cross-bow-etc-penetrate-kevlar-body-armor/74566 "2001-08-06T01:36:35Z")
I recently read that the ability of longbows (and arrows) to penetrate medieval armor suits caused them to be obsolete very quickly. Can an arrow propelled by a cross bow–or by a long bow–penetrate modern body armor? Wh… --- ## [My doggie loves a good booty smacking!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-doggie-loves-a-good-booty-smacking/658206)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2013, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-doggie-loves-a-good-booty-smacking/658206 "2013-05-13T18:08:36Z")
I think my dog is weird. He absolutely LOVES a spanking on his hind-area (that part of his lower back right before where his tail starts). I can literally spank him pretty much as hard as I can, over and over, until my h… --- ## [Corey Haim has died....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-haim-has-died/531967)
**Author:** [@clnilsen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clnilsen)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2010, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corey-haim-has-died/531967 "2010-03-17T05:33:02Z")
MSNBC reporting it right now… no details. (refraining from MJ and two Corey’s Jokes atm… :eek:) --- ## [Does your Kindle use up the battery when its off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-kindle-use-up-the-battery-when-its-off/623709)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-kindle-use-up-the-battery-when-its-off/623709 "2015-11-30T19:20:06Z")
This is starting to really bug me. I turn my Kindle off completely for a couple weeks when life gets too busy. Every darn time I find half the battery drained when I finally get time to resume reading. WTF? is going on? … --- ## [Armed protesters stalk peaceful Muslims at Texas mosque: We want to show force](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armed-protesters-stalk-peaceful-muslims-at-texas-mosque-we-want-to-show-force/738303)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2015, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armed-protesters-stalk-peaceful-muslims-at-texas-mosque-we-want-to-show-force/738303 "2015-11-27T23:24:28Z")
I thought about posting this in the stupid Republican idea thread, but I can’t say for a fact that these people are Republicans. They want to show force. They want people to be afraid of them. Who are the terrorists … --- ## [DIY:Screwing Through Carpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-screwing-through-carpet/306000)
**Author:** [@jiggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jiggs)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2017, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-screwing-through-carpet/306000 "2017-12-30T01:43:49Z")
I just had new carpet installed in my bedroom. The bedroom has a sliding door on a track for the bedroom closet. The carpet installer forgot to reinstall the bottom track for this door when he was done, so now it’s up t… --- ## [What happens if McD's raises wages to 1.5 times minimum wage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-mcds-raises-wages-to-1-5-times-minimum-wage/664896)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2013, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-mcds-raises-wages-to-1-5-times-minimum-wage/664896 "2013-08-06T12:05:03Z")
Let’s say McDonalds (or WalMart) comes out today and says that starting Jan 1, the minimum wage at McD’s will be 1.5 (or 2) times the local minimum wage? Will food prices rise? Will other fast food companies follow sui… --- ## [Malcolm x was a greater intellect than Albert Einstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387)
**Author:** [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2016, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/malcolm-x-was-a-greater-intellect-than-albert-einstein/744387 "2016-01-30T01:17:34Z")
\*\*Einstein’s mind was only limited to science and physics, he had a limited brain \*\* he did not have the capacity of the spiritual, emotional, sociological, humanities, communicative intelligence and knowledge that Mal… --- ## [Who have you seen live that is no longer with us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2021, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-have-you-seen-live-that-is-no-longer-with-us/818968 "2021-08-27T16:44:39Z")
I’ve seen Kurt Cobain, Clarence Clemons of the E Street Band, Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead, and Prince. A pretty fair collection, I think. I had tix to see Johnny Rotten and the Sex Pistols but they cancelled. I th… --- ## [I lend you my laptop and you return it with cum stains and vile porn in the history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lend-you-my-laptop-and-you-return-it-with-cum-stains-and-vile-porn-in-the-history/455017)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2008, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lend-you-my-laptop-and-you-return-it-with-cum-stains-and-vile-porn-in-the-history/455017 "2008-07-04T05:11:54Z")
“Uhhh…hey Adam.” I dread hearing those words, from behind my door, because they invariably mean that the six-foot-six gangling ape of a man who I have the extreme misfortune of having to live above wants a favor from me… --- ## [What musical instrument is the butt of the most jokes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-musical-instrument-is-the-butt-of-the-most-jokes/706056)
**Author:** [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2014, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-musical-instrument-is-the-butt-of-the-most-jokes/706056 "2014-12-05T18:47:06Z")
I probably could do a poll for this, but it seems a bit beneath a poll somehow. But really, what musical instrument has the most jokes made about it and in the words of Rodney Dangerfield “can’t get no respect around her… --- ## [Before there was fire what did man eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-there-was-fire-what-did-man-eat/72213)
**Author:** [@mothman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mothman)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2001, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/before-there-was-fire-what-did-man-eat/72213 "2001-07-21T06:31:47Z")
Before cavemen discovered fire was useful for cooking meals did we eat raw meat or were we all vegetarians? If we ate raw meat for generations and generations back then, how come now we are not suppossed to do so while … --- ## [Severe Hijack, about US borders, moved to pit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-hijack-about-us-borders-moved-to-pit/988949)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Replies:** 418\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/severe-hijack-about-us-borders-moved-to-pit/988949 "2023-08-30T19:26:58Z")
What, even at the border? --- ## [How To Get An Apartment Without A Job in Hand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-an-apartment-without-a-job-in-hand/396903)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2007, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-get-an-apartment-without-a-job-in-hand/396903 "2007-03-23T04:03:23Z")
Approximately 8 weeks from now I will be packing up my stuff and heading to NYC. It is very exciting and I have been applying for jobs and such for a looong time now, but the problem I am running into is that no one wil… --- ## [How is civil forfeiture a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-civil-forfeiture-a-thing/791804)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2017, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-civil-forfeiture-a-thing/791804 "2017-10-19T07:08:26Z")
I can’t understand how anyone can support civil forfeiture laws. For those not in the know civil forfeiture is when the cops can grab your property if they suspect it was used in connection with a crime. So let’s say yo… --- ## [Why Is DC So Overwhelmingly Democrat-Leaning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-dc-so-overwhelmingly-democrat-leaning/640425)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2012, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-dc-so-overwhelmingly-democrat-leaning/640425 "2012-11-10T18:25:12Z")
I was looking at the results of the recent election and noticed that, for the most part, the winner of any particular state usually won with less than a two-thirds majority. There were a few states where a particular ca… --- ## [How California Are You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-california-are-you/692762)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2014, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-california-are-you/692762 "2014-08-19T04:41:06Z")
I took this 10-question quiz this morning. How California Are You? I got 100%. :cool: --- ## [I am heartbroken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-heartbroken/552846)
**Author:** [@limegreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/limegreen)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-heartbroken/552846 "2010-10-20T02:49:43Z")
My husband and I just found out that our fifteen-year old son has gotten his seventeen-year old girlfriend pregnant. She has a horrible home situation, her parents have abandoned her, and she’s living with a friend of th… --- ## [What's it like to have braces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-to-have-braces/475599)
**Author:** [@LVgeogeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVgeogeek)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2008, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-to-have-braces/475599 "2008-12-23T00:14:40Z")
I have been having some bite alignment issues with my teeth and along with some spacing issues, I have consulted with my dentist and with an orthodontist and I am going to be getting braces, top and bottom, to correct th… --- ## [I pit Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obama/523922)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2010, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-obama/523922 "2010-01-10T17:06:47Z")
I was suspicious of Obama when he was running ,but he was so much better than McCain. Now I am not so sure. The neocons envisioned endless wars and looked forward to it. Now Obama is ratcheting up Afghanistan and startin… --- ## [Everybody Ought to Have an MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-ought-to-have-an-mmp/732081)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2015, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everybody-ought-to-have-an-mmp/732081 "2015-09-28T02:53:34Z")
Happy Monday to all! My daughter is getting set for the final weekend of her community theatre production of A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Forum. For the past three weeks, she’s been dancing the role of Panac… --- ## [Proving real ID if accused of fake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proving-real-id-if-accused-of-fake/827357)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proving-real-id-if-accused-of-fake/827357 "2024-05-29T01:55:30Z")
I tried googling but only got sites for spotting fake IDs, how to buy/make fake IDs, penalties for being caught, etc. But I want to know the reverse: what happens if I am accused of a fake ID when all I have is a legit c… --- ## [Why do people hate the font Arial, which is "neo-grotesque"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-the-font-arial-which-is-neo-grotesque/529985)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-the-font-arial-which-is-neo-grotesque/529985 "2010-02-27T17:10:04Z")
Is Arial “neo-grotesque”, as the current wikipedia page indicates? or is that an obvious graffit – and if so, why the hatred to a font? Explain font experts. . . --- ## [Why is Sarah Palin considered the de facto leader of the Republican party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-sarah-palin-considered-the-de-facto-leader-of-the-republican-party/567525)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-sarah-palin-considered-the-de-facto-leader-of-the-republican-party/567525 "2011-01-30T16:28:33Z")
I have found it interesting this week as the media reports on the political responses to the tragic shooting in Tuscon last Saturday, and the plethora of threads here in GD, IMHO, and the Pit, they all seem to position S… --- ## [Boy Scouts of America files for bankruptcy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-scouts-of-america-files-for-bankruptcy/848108)
**Author:** [@RioRico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RioRico)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-scouts-of-america-files-for-bankruptcy/848108 "2023-04-20T02:24:38Z")
Sorry I can’t copy/paste a link from this tablet but there it is - too much sexual abuse & coverup. --- ## [What Happens if You Feed a Gremlin After Midnight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-feed-a-gremlin-after-midnight/430727)
**Author:** [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2007, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-feed-a-gremlin-after-midnight/430727 "2007-12-20T22:42:32Z")
See, the rules for Mogwai are as follows; No Bright Light, especially Sunlight; it kills them. Don’t get them wet Never, EVER feed them after midnight. See, if you feed them after midnight, they cocoon and ch… --- ## [Can a bullet injure you if it doesn't hit you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-bullet-injure-you-if-it-doesnt-hit-you/637301)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-bullet-injure-you-if-it-doesnt-hit-you/637301 "2025-08-20T00:48:48Z")
I’m thinking of a bullet through the sleeve scenario. Or, if you make a ring with thumb and finger, and fire a bullet through that. Would you get injured? Is there a shockwave/ring of fire/plasma/vortex surrounding the b… --- ## [Clever Band Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-band-names/85829)
**Author:** [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2001, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-band-names/85829 "2001-10-09T14:00:53Z")
Around here, we’re always pointing out turns of phrase that would make good band names. How about if we go in the other direction? A lot of bands have straightforward names (like The Dave Matthews Band) or simple, boring… --- ## [Rock songs with organ music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-with-organ-music/375544)
**Author:** [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2012, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rock-songs-with-organ-music/375544 "2012-12-01T03:11:21Z")
So, I’ve been watching “Once More, With Feeling!” too much lately, and I found myself wondering, other than “Rest In Peace”, what are some good rock songs involving pipe organs? --- ## [Wow... I had a robotic-assisted laparoscopic myomectomy on Monday, and I feel fantastic! (girly TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-had-a-robotic-assisted-laparoscopic-myomectomy-on-monday-and-i-feel-fantastic-girly-tmi/581853)
**Author:** [@partlycloudy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/partlycloudy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-had-a-robotic-assisted-laparoscopic-myomectomy-on-monday-and-i-feel-fantastic-girly-tmi/581853 "2011-05-21T18:10:27Z")
There you have it. After a month of waiting around for this procedure, which I was a little anxious about, I had a 10cm uterine fibroid (submural, so they say) removed from the top of my uterus, and am feeling damn near … --- ## [Middle, Intermediate, or Junior High School?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-intermediate-or-junior-high-school/672141)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2013, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-intermediate-or-junior-high-school/672141 "2013-10-27T14:03:10Z")
Middle School: 6th - 8th grade Intermediate School: 7th - 8th grade Junior High School: 7th - 9th grade I’m basing that on what it was when and where I was in school (Montgomery County, MD, early 80s - mid 90s), perha… --- ## [Equality Act is drawing opposition from feminists and conservatives alike](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equality-act-is-drawing-opposition-from-feminists-and-conservatives-alike/833742)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2019, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equality-act-is-drawing-opposition-from-feminists-and-conservatives-alike/833742 "2019-05-17T19:45:53Z")
A prime case of “Baptists and Bootleggers”: The Equality Act is drawing opposition from both feminists and conservatives, who claim that a law that requires people to be treated as the gender that they claim to be (rath… --- ## [What is your current Covid comfort level?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-current-covid-comfort-level/954984)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2022, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-current-covid-comfort-level/954984 "2022-01-15T13:47:58Z")
So what do you feel comfortable doing under what circumstances these days? Travel? Restaurants? Social gatherings? Masked/unmasked? Indoors/out? Maximum numbers? I’m not sure if I’m falling victim of fatigue, but … --- ## [Why do liquor stores in the US always use opaque shopping bags?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-liquor-stores-in-the-us-always-use-opaque-shopping-bags/548693)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-liquor-stores-in-the-us-always-use-opaque-shopping-bags/548693 "2010-08-02T20:26:39Z")
Why is this? There is an image of the drunk who staggers around in public drinking from a bottle conveniently obscured by a brown paper bag, thus technically concealing what they are drinking, though it is painfully obv… --- ## [Men, we're facing a crisis with button up shirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-were-facing-a-crisis-with-button-up-shirts/705033)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2014, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-were-facing-a-crisis-with-button-up-shirts/705033 "2014-11-20T17:36:58Z")
The whole skinny fad (which I loathe) is now infecting the design of button up shirts. I’m 5’10", about 180 lbs, a bit of a gut, but not too much. I just bought 3 shirts at The Gap and have to return all three. I put … --- ## [The Road Trip MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-trip-mmp/775116)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2016, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-road-trip-mmp/775116 "2016-12-25T21:26:26Z")
Hey, it’s after midnight! I kinda missed the last of last weeks MMP because we went out of town. Since a lot of people travel around this time of year, (and since I haven’t started an MMP for awhile),I thought this wou… --- ## [How many countries has England/Great Britain/United Kingdom NOT invaded](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-has-england-great-britain-united-kingdom-not-invaded/640588)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2013, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-has-england-great-britain-united-kingdom-not-invaded/640588 "2013-02-11T08:46:55Z")
As per an interesting discussion I had over dinner, the UK has in its time invaded most of the nations on Earth at one time or the other. Are there any it has not? I can think of Mexico and perhaps Chile and the DR Cong… --- ## [Movies that were better than books...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-were-better-than-books/539391)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-were-better-than-books/539391 "2010-05-17T22:08:26Z")
I’m sure this has been done before, but I haven’t seen it. I’d nominate The Talented Mr. Ripley as a far better movie than book (I found the book almost unreadable), same with Stephen King’s Carrie, and last but not leas… --- ## [Clothing in London - what to wear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-in-london-what-to-wear/530391)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clothing-in-london-what-to-wear/530391 "2010-03-03T16:08:14Z")
My wife has heard that people in London don’t wear jeans and sneakers. Not wanting to stand out like a sore thumb, she has asked me to post this thread and ask UK-Dopers what she should wear for her March (12th-20th) tri… --- ## [Downton Abbey - Season 6 discussion \[spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-season-6-discussion-spoilers/732102)
**Author:** [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2016, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-season-6-discussion-spoilers/732102 "2016-01-06T03:26:12Z")
If there’s already a thread, I apologize. Merge or change the title as needed. Off to a good start with Episode 1! All that business between Mrs. Hughes, Carson, and poor Mrs. Patmore the go-between was hilarious. I… --- ## [NCAA Football playoff thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-football-playoff-thread/773759)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncaa-football-playoff-thread/773759 "2017-01-12T15:42:59Z")
Any level allowed. For FBS: WASHINGTON DESTROYED COLORADO!!! I don’t think Michigan has any argument to get in and Washing is set no matter what happens today. Big Question is does the Big 10 have any chance to get i… --- ## [I found a tree stand near my house. What should I do with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-tree-stand-near-my-house-what-should-i-do-with-it/562103)
**Author:** [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2010, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-tree-stand-near-my-house-what-should-i-do-with-it/562103 "2010-11-30T23:26:49Z")
I live in a fairly suburban area, but my yard butts up against some wooded land belonging to the University. There are houses all along the fence line to the west, where my house is, and a hospital to the south (up the … --- ## [The Straight Dope On Why We Circumcise Boys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-on-why-we-circumcise-boys/283961)
**Author:** [@jack321](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jack321)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2005, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-on-why-we-circumcise-boys/283961 "2005-01-17T05:27:57Z")
Hello… I happen to be an “EX Anti-Circ” Person And This Is My Story: I was against male circumcision for the longest time, untill I finally did something about it. See…the average anti-circ profile for a male is that … --- ## [Bosda, you computer illiterate moron, stop basking in your stupidity.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bosda-you-computer-illiterate-moron-stop-basking-in-your-stupidity/598082)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2019, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bosda-you-computer-illiterate-moron-stop-basking-in-your-stupidity/598082 "2019-12-14T16:27:20Z")
In ATMB, Polerius took the time and effort to write a greasemonkey script allowing users to see custom avatars for Dopers. A nice idea and certainly took some work. Bosda, douche that he is, took the initiative to post … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=542&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=544&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)