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**Author:** [@automagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/automagic)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-land-at-any-airport/594145 "2011-08-28T02:30:57Z")
If I had a small Cessna and I wanted to land at JFK international airport, would I be allowed to? --- ## [Getting that lesbian toaster oven](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-that-lesbian-toaster-oven/324998)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2005, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-that-lesbian-toaster-oven/324998 "2005-10-19T22:36:11Z")
This subject was an autohijack in the femme/butch thread so I thought it would be neater to spin off a new thread rather than continuing the hijack. Getting the “toaster oven” as a proverbial reward for recruiting a new… --- ## [Really dumb and counterproductive stuff you see in dating profiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-dumb-and-counterproductive-stuff-you-see-in-dating-profiles/720638)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-dumb-and-counterproductive-stuff-you-see-in-dating-profiles/720638 "2015-05-26T22:09:41Z")
I’ve done a lot of online dating. The dumbth in the profiles never ceases to amaze me. It really makes me weep for humanity. As a straight guy, I have encountered the following. I know from friends that men are just as b… --- ## [You're from ...? I'm sorry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-from-im-sorry/693243)
**Author:** [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-from-im-sorry/693243 "2014-07-27T22:04:42Z")
I recently met a guy. When I told him what my hometown was, his response was a laughing, “I’m sorry”. My first thought was along the lines of “piss off”. I know very well that my hometown is considered dangerous and und… --- ## [Is it possible some Dinosaurs still existed during the Dark Ages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-some-dinosaurs-still-existed-during-the-dark-ages/792800)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2017, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-some-dinosaurs-still-existed-during-the-dark-ages/792800 "2017-08-08T14:37:05Z")
Not many, but enough to perpetuate myths of dragons? Is there any chance that say, maybe, a lingering family of one or two breeds of dinos survived long enough to create the idea of dragons and sea monsters? --- ## [What kind of eyeball is this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-eyeball-is-this/567168)
**Author:** [@Carlyjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carlyjay)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-eyeball-is-this/567168 "2011-01-14T14:25:03Z")
Today, I found an eyeball in a package of watermelon slices we bought from the grocery store. I had eaten some of the watermelon, and so had my baby daughter. Needless to say, on discovery of the random eyeball, I pret… --- ## [Alex Trebek quitting Jeopardy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebek-quitting-jeopardy/653034)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alex-trebek-quitting-jeopardy/653034 "2013-03-19T05:10:43Z")
This article is saying that Matt Lauer may be the new Jeopardy host. I can’t imagine anyone pulling it off with the same smug knowitallness of Alex Trebek and his perfect foreign pronunciations. Trebek is expected to s… --- ## [Shingles? Isn't that a little old lady disease?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shingles-isnt-that-a-little-old-lady-disease/505808)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2009, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shingles-isnt-that-a-little-old-lady-disease/505808 "2009-08-13T10:06:28Z")
It’s weird that something that I knew nothing about turns out to be pretty common. Everyone I told that I have shingles either has had it or knows several people who have. I’d say I have a pretty mild case…on my face. … --- ## [Exploding frogs- urban legend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-frogs-urban-legend/125663)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2012, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exploding-frogs-urban-legend/125663 "2012-06-19T09:08:28Z")
As is the case with many of my posts, I’m asking about something a friend insisted was true but couldn’t back up with real evidence. She said that putting a cigarette in a frog’s mouth will cause it to explode because th… --- ## [Why don't Elizabeth and Charles get along?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-elizabeth-and-charles-get-along/646678)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-elizabeth-and-charles-get-along/646678 "2013-01-15T17:13:07Z")
Occasionally I read on the Intertubes, stated as an everybody-knows thing, that Queen Elizabeth II does not want Prince Charles ever to be King, that she is determined to outlive him if she can and would cut him out of t… --- ## [Why isn't the "Cornerstone Speech" used to shut down "The Civil War was about economics" apologists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-the-cornerstone-speech-used-to-shut-down-the-civil-war-was-about-economics-apologists/724060)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2015, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-the-cornerstone-speech-used-to-shut-down-the-civil-war-was-about-economics-apologists/724060 "2015-07-11T08:42:32Z")
In arguing with “The Civil War was really about an economic power struggle” types I rarely see the “Cornerstone Speech” cited. I had an FYI post on this several years back. In these conversations citing the “Cornerstone … --- ## [Huh...Things I learned recently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-things-i-learned-recently/443587)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2008, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-things-i-learned-recently/443587 "2008-04-17T14:53:18Z")
Haley Joel Osment is Forrest Gump Jr. --- ## [Any UK films / TV where Americans use flawless UK accents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-uk-films-tv-where-americans-use-flawless-uk-accents/617032)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-uk-films-tv-where-americans-use-flawless-uk-accents/617032 "2012-04-07T20:45:14Z")
There are a lot of American shows where a main character is played by an Brittish or Austrailian actor who speaks with an American accent. Often they do this so well that most of the audience doesn’t realize they are no… --- ## [Oblivion (movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oblivion-movie/656192)
**Author:** [@magnusblitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magnusblitz)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2014, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oblivion-movie/656192 "2014-05-20T09:41:36Z")
So, went and saw Oblivion today. I know there was a lot of bitching in this thread about the trailer giving away the plot, but I didn’t see most of the trailers or forgot most of them. \[spoiler\]The first “twist given aw… --- ## [Scotts or TruGreen lawn service - or neither?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotts-or-trugreen-lawn-service-or-neither/397567)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2007, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotts-or-trugreen-lawn-service-or-neither/397567 "2007-03-27T12:56:15Z")
We’re lived almost five years in the same house, and the lawn has always been a disappointment. Patchy in spots, too much crabgrass, a sprinkling of wild onion that we haven’t been able to eradicate, and poor drainage i… --- ## [Why is a half-gallon of milk more expensive than a gallon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-half-gallon-of-milk-more-expensive-than-a-gallon/533151)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2010, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-half-gallon-of-milk-more-expensive-than-a-gallon/533151 "2010-03-24T05:46:48Z")
Simple question. At my local grocery store, a gallon of store-brand milk is $1.99. A half-gallon of store-brand milk is something like $2.58. What is causing this weird pricing? Is it some sort of government subsidy … --- ## [What is the largest US City without an international airport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-us-city-without-an-international-airport/536852)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-largest-us-city-without-an-international-airport/536852 "2010-04-22T21:34:29Z")
What is the largest US City without an international airport? --- ## [Would you read an SO's email without their consent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-read-an-sos-email-without-their-consent/617516)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2012, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-read-an-sos-email-without-their-consent/617516 "2012-04-11T00:21:04Z")
First, a bit of setup: I’m on OKCupid, an online dating site. One of the features on this site is a set of “match questions” with multiple-choice answers. Your answers to these questions are fed into OKCupid’s database,… --- ## [dietary potassium](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dietary-potassium/692745)
**Author:** [@needtoknow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needtoknow)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dietary-potassium/692745 "2014-07-15T02:11:44Z")
If the USRDA of potassium is between 4 and 5 grams, depending on who you ask (Potassium in diet: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia says 4.7grams per day), why are most vitamin pills missing potassium, and the stores carry… --- ## [Which celebrities do you loathe for their real personalities (as opposed to their media roles)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-do-you-loathe-for-their-real-personalities-as-opposed-to-their-media-roles/501175)
**Author:** [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2009, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrities-do-you-loathe-for-their-real-personalities-as-opposed-to-their-media-roles/501175 "2009-07-12T02:28:17Z")
I cant stand Mel Gibson because apart from being a weirdo he 's an anti semite,a hypocrite,a religious nut and apparently hates so many different groups. I’ll make my declarations,I’m not Jewish,related to Jews or even … --- ## [Songs about unusual topics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-unusual-topics/601952)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-unusual-topics/601952 "2011-12-20T20:08:47Z")
Most pop songs, hell, most songs in general, are about a few topics - boys/girls/love/sex, cars, loss and music itself. There are some that are about things that don’t usually get the lyrical treatment. Some examples: G… --- ## [SDMB is simply a safe place ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-is-simply-a-safe-place/540515)
**Author:** [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-is-simply-a-safe-place/540515 "2010-05-28T21:16:14Z")
… in/at which to exchange ideas with some other bta intelligences with fingers. That’s why I’m here, how about you? SDMB is safe because ultra-fervent expressions of personal animosities towards the proclivities and pe… --- ## [Do you think Obama counts as a black president?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-obama-counts-as-a-black-president/644289)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-obama-counts-as-a-black-president/644289 "2012-12-21T00:17:08Z")
I see a lot of Americans being extremely happy about the fact that they have a Black president. Cite. I find this slightly surprising. Does Obama really even count as a black man? He’s only half black for one (by birth I… --- ## [Who's really ahead in the polls, Bush or Kerry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-really-ahead-in-the-polls-bush-or-kerry/266716)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2004, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-really-ahead-in-the-polls-bush-or-kerry/266716 "2004-11-02T15:24:59Z")
I’m so confused . . . Everybody talks about Bush being ahead in the polls and the only issue is by how much. But this story (http://www.inthesetimes.com/site/main/article/on\_the\_rebounce/) from the October 11 issue of I… --- ## ["Dirty Apartment" fines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-apartment-fines/638229)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirty-apartment-fines/638229 "2012-11-01T16:34:38Z")
2 months ago, as per my lease, I notified my landlord that I was going to be moving out of the apartment at the end of this month. About a month ago I received a letter from my landlord that he would be coming into the … --- ## [Shocking!: woman claims winning lotto ticket not part of office pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shocking-woman-claims-winning-lotto-ticket-not-part-of-office-pool/617697)
**Author:** [@Vicullum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicullum)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shocking-woman-claims-winning-lotto-ticket-not-part-of-office-pool/617697 "2012-04-10T15:30:44Z")
Linky. Once again human greed and stupidity knows no bounds. --- ## [Movie/TV characters' great apartments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-tv-characters-great-apartments/748941)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2016, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-tv-characters-great-apartments/748941 "2016-06-28T13:56:15Z")
The best of them all is Harry Bosch in the Amazon TV series. It’s this cantilevered, glassy, stunning apartmentwith a spectacular view of Los Angeles. Don’t know how a cop affords that. Maybe it’s explained in the books. … --- ## [How come nobody smiles in old black & white photographs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-nobody-smiles-in-old-black-white-photographs/540153)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2010, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-nobody-smiles-in-old-black-white-photographs/540153 "2010-05-21T23:08:35Z")
Everyone on these pictures looks like they’re pissed off. I’m talking from the mid 1800’s to at least the 1930’s. Nobody is ever smiling in formal photographs. The men all have a stern look on their face, the women a sc… --- ## [Bottom up economics - trickledown doesn't work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottom-up-economics-trickledown-doesnt-work/573626)
**Author:** [@Agnostic\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agnostic_Pagan)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottom-up-economics-trickledown-doesnt-work/573626 "2011-03-14T05:04:18Z")
We need a major overhaul of the economy. Modern industrial economics is showing the limits of what it can create since it has been so successful at increasing productivity. Productivity that requires less and less labor … --- ## [I need a great, unique wedding reading](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-great-unique-wedding-reading/558636)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2010, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-great-unique-wedding-reading/558636 "2010-11-02T16:28:19Z")
I’m going to be presiding over a wedding in January an I would greatly appreciate recommendations for a reading. There are some parameters that limit the scope of my search for the appropriate passage. This is to be a … --- ## [OK, I don't get the appeal of Buffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-dont-get-the-appeal-of-buffy/681763)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2014, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-dont-get-the-appeal-of-buffy/681763 "2014-02-27T23:46:41Z")
So I was looking for a series to watch and someone told me that Buffy was iconic so I watched it. I watched it from beginning to end. I watched all seven seasons and I even watched the Angel series and I don’t get it. … --- ## [My Divorce Saga](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-divorce-saga/552327)
**Author:** [@Cell\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cell_Guy)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-divorce-saga/552327 "2010-10-29T20:45:53Z")
Last November my wife asked me for a divorce. I had no idea she was unhappy so it came as a great shock. The idea of counseling came up but she shot that down. I stuck with it but everything became crystal clear when I w… --- ## [Non-venomous snakes: Do they have fangs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-venomous-snakes-do-they-have-fangs/414896)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2007, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-venomous-snakes-do-they-have-fangs/414896 "2007-08-09T17:03:36Z")
A guy from work was telling me how they neighborhood gathered around and killed a black snake last night. He was afraid it would bite one of the neighborhood children. I used to catch all kinds of non-venomous snakes g… --- ## [Has anyone ever literally saved the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-literally-saved-the-world/502950)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2011, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-literally-saved-the-world/502950 "2011-06-05T05:29:10Z")
There are numerous examples of people saving the world in fiction. Sometimes multiple times before lunch. What’s the best example of this in real life? Who can be said to have saved the most human lives? --- ## [Shiny sticker things on newborns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiny-sticker-things-on-newborns/591026)
**Author:** [@kaltkalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaltkalt)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2011, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shiny-sticker-things-on-newborns/591026 "2011-08-03T05:11:34Z")
Whenever they show newborn babies at the hospital on TV, I always see these shiny gold sticker things on their chests. They look like gold heart stickers, or something like that, probably about the size of a silver doll… --- ## [toasting an english muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toasting-an-english-muffin/630760)
**Author:** [@skepticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skepticus)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2012, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toasting-an-english-muffin/630760 "2012-08-08T16:17:26Z")
Okay, I haven’t found an answer to this here or anywhere else. Here it is- once you’ve set your basic toaster up to turn a nice slice of bread into a golden piece of toast, why do you have to cycle through this twice to … --- ## [So, ISIS now has MIGs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-isis-now-has-migs/696426)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-isis-now-has-migs/696426 "2015-02-23T21:55:27Z")
The Syrian air base at Tabqa is now controlled by ISIS., as it does (Wiki cite) Taftanaz. That Wiki cite gives the following aircraft for the two: Tabqa: Squadron MiG-21MF/UM Brigade Mi-8 Taftanaz: Two Squadron s M… --- ## [What authors writing today will someday be shelved in the "Classics" section?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-authors-writing-today-will-someday-be-shelved-in-the-classics-section/519393)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2009, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-authors-writing-today-will-someday-be-shelved-in-the-classics-section/519393 "2009-12-04T00:18:28Z")
I was once a public libarian in charge of a library’s young-adult section. This included a collection of “Classics” – which is library-talk for “books adults want teenagers to read.” You know, the sort of stuff that ge… --- ## [How much UV light do modern windows block](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-uv-light-do-modern-windows-block/333924)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2018, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-uv-light-do-modern-windows-block/333924 "2018-01-17T01:03:42Z")
Modern windows block UV light (if they didn’t everytime you sat indoors or sat in your car you’d get a sunburn). How much UV light do regular windows block? Expect to find windows off-the-shelf that block more than 75… --- ## [Companies you've frequently heard of, yet you have little idea of what they do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/companies-youve-frequently-heard-of-yet-you-have-little-idea-of-what-they-do/597313)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2012, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/companies-youve-frequently-heard-of-yet-you-have-little-idea-of-what-they-do/597313 "2012-10-24T02:22:15Z")
Every time I watch a mid-70s Paramount movie, I’m reminded that Paramount was then a Gulf + Western company. But until I thought to browse Wikipedia just now, I couldn’t tell you what they did even in the vaguest terms. … --- ## [Well, that'll teach you to lie to the police](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-thatll-teach-you-to-lie-to-the-police/608414)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2012, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-thatll-teach-you-to-lie-to-the-police/608414 "2012-01-08T23:13:01Z")
So, a 14 year old runs away from home and then. . . Article. I’m guessing she wont ever lie to the police again (when she finally gets out of Colombian jail, I mean). But in all seriousness: what a boneheaded move on… --- ## [Five Guys Burgers: What's the deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-guys-burgers-whats-the-deal/644445)
**Author:** [@Strassia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strassia)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-guys-burgers-whats-the-deal/644445 "2012-12-24T19:05:16Z")
So here in the SF Bay area burger joints are popping up all over the place. All to the good I say. One of the many is Five Guys Burgers and Fries. On paper it looks great. Zagut rated. Good reviews. Fresh ingredien… --- ## [My Dad's urologist wants him to come in immediately for his biopsy results.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dads-urologist-wants-him-to-come-in-immediately-for-his-biopsy-results/598643)
**Author:** [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dads-urologist-wants-him-to-come-in-immediately-for-his-biopsy-results/598643 "2013-06-08T00:55:59Z")
\ My dad had a biopsy done on his prostate yesterday afternoon. My parents made an appointment for next Monday to get the results, although they were told by… --- ## [What percentage of US residents have parasitic worms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-us-residents-have-parasitic-worms/382550)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2016, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-us-residents-have-parasitic-worms/382550 "2016-04-21T13:06:54Z")
I have a credulous friend who has been convinced by a peddler of alternative medicine that a very high percentage of people have parasitic worms. So what’s the straight dope? Educated guesses and wisecracks are of cours… --- ## [So why are the male leads of Marvel movies such studs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-are-the-male-leads-of-marvel-movies-such-studs/694915)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2014, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-are-the-male-leads-of-marvel-movies-such-studs/694915 "2014-08-08T04:04:32Z")
I was going to be a bit more graphic in the thread title but managed to restrain myself. Seriously though, does woman know who acted as Superman in the last movie? Or Batman? But it seems all the attention from the ladi… --- ## [That's it I am done with movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-it-i-am-done-with-movies/548273)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2010, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-it-i-am-done-with-movies/548273 "2010-12-23T16:34:54Z")
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/3177/zz7f5178a2.jpg RIP movies (1888-2010) --- ## [Consumer-oriented business that are closed on weekends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-oriented-business-that-are-closed-on-weekends/369617)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2006, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-oriented-business-that-are-closed-on-weekends/369617 "2006-08-29T22:46:01Z")
What the hell is up with this? I was bored last weekend, so I decided to visit my local hobby shop and buy a model to build or something. I drive up, and discover that the place is fucking CLOSED on the weekends. Not … --- ## [Cake and Cashmere (Or Not) - A Crafty MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-and-cashmere-or-not-a-crafty-mmp/379264)
**Author:** [@The\_Blue-Sighted\_Shadow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Blue-Sighted_Shadow)\ **Replies:** 363\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2006, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cake-and-cashmere-or-not-a-crafty-mmp/379264 "2006-11-13T13:00:16Z")
I haven’t baked a cake in a long time, for one reason, then another. Lately, it’s been because I’m not supposed to have butter and eggs. It’s easier not to eat them if they aren’t in the house. But it’s finally feeling l… --- ## [No talk about Trump's bungled adventure in Yemen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-talk-about-trumps-bungled-adventure-in-yemen/778896)
**Author:** [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2017, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-talk-about-trumps-bungled-adventure-in-yemen/778896 "2017-03-02T12:50:59Z")
The military is already leaking details of Trump’s Yemen raid Reuters Trump, Bannon, Flynn and Kushner decided on this over dinner. Let’s see, two real estate guys, one with reality TV experience, a guy six months … --- ## [Will SD ever add a "Like" Button?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-sd-ever-add-a-like-button/646133)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2025, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-sd-ever-add-a-like-button/646133 "2025-08-17T03:07:01Z")
You guys really oughta revamp the SD Board bringing into the 21st century. With a little creative thought, adding Like buttons and even more creative features… BAM! You can kick this Board up a Notch! :wink: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=559&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=561&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)