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**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2009, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-sports-questions-that-you-should-know-but-dont/521657 "2009-12-24T02:32:47Z")
\[ol\] \[li\]Why does the punt returner always seem to be in the right place to catch a punt? Does he signal a “fair catch” if he knows he’s not going to make any progress? Is the fair catch rule in place to prevent injur… --- ## [First Lesbian Experience...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-lesbian-experience/178094)
**Author:** [@Hermione\_Granger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermione_Granger)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2003, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-lesbian-experience/178094 "2003-06-08T16:41:32Z")
I had my first lesbian experience on Memorial Day. All I have to say is… Why did I wait so long ?!? --- ## [Why do women want to be extremely thin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-want-to-be-extremely-thin/276358)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2004, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-want-to-be-extremely-thin/276358 "2004-12-08T19:22:10Z")
I was watching the simpsons this weekend and it touched on the obesession with women trying to be as skinny as possible. WHy do some women desire to look like this? By that I mean, what is their primary motive to attaini… --- ## [why is it so easy to hotwire a car? or is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-easy-to-hotwire-a-car-or-is-it/326769)
**Author:** [@drhess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drhess)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2016, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-easy-to-hotwire-a-car-or-is-it/326769 "2016-10-27T08:54:14Z")
Is it really easy to learn how to hot wire any car you jump into, or just some poorly made ones? If so, why? I’m not looking to pick up on criminal lessons (I think that’s against the Rules around about these parts), but… --- ## [When I say "Dave" who's the first person you think of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-dave-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/671602)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2013, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-dave-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/671602 "2013-10-21T20:57:23Z")
Title says it all… --- ## [Can you describe what depression feels like to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-describe-what-depression-feels-like-to-you/361191)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2013, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-describe-what-depression-feels-like-to-you/361191 "2013-02-11T19:23:27Z")
While discussing my chronic depression with my doctor, he asked me to describe what it feels like. I had a hard time. It is not the same as being sad. The closest I came to describing it was saying that it feels like … --- ## [What are your favorite brain teasers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-brain-teasers/343299)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2006, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-brain-teasers/343299 "2006-02-07T05:56:53Z")
I love these things. So in an attempt to gather as much of these puzzles/riddles as I can, I now create this thread. Post all the answers in spoiler boxes within the same post. I don’t know if this works online, but it… --- ## [Why do the networks synchronize their commercials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-networks-synchronize-their-commercials/268555)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2004, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-networks-synchronize-their-commercials/268555 "2004-10-21T17:53:51Z")
I like to surf when my show goes to commercial, but most of the time, all the other shows are in commercial too. I’ve always presumed this is so I’ll give up and go back to the original show. But this implies to me that … --- ## [Ebay maximum bids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-maximum-bids/600449)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2013, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-maximum-bids/600449 "2013-09-01T01:53:11Z")
This is really more of a question to confirm what I’m reading in the bidding overview page. There’s a collectable my wife really wants. We’ve done our research, reading feedback, googling/facebooking on the seller, emai… --- ## [Infinite plane...flat or curved...horizon or not...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinite-plane-flat-or-curved-horizon-or-not/599290)
**Author:** [@john93940](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/john93940)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2011, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/infinite-plane-flat-or-curved-horizon-or-not/599290 "2011-10-16T12:29:22Z")
Assume an observer standing on an infinite seemingly flat plane. Assume the plane is illuminated so that any part can be seen no matter how far away. Assume unobstructed vision and therefore infinite vision (anything can… --- ## [If this happened in the U.S., how would people react? \[arrest for offensive Facebook posts\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-this-happened-in-the-u-s-how-would-people-react-arrest-for-offensive-facebook-posts/637137)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-this-happened-in-the-u-s-how-would-people-react-arrest-for-offensive-facebook-posts/637137 "2012-11-19T19:37:45Z")
As two countries separated by a common language, I’m always interested in hearing the opinions of the rebellious colonials and the impact of the U.S. Constitution, one the most fascinating documents mankind has produced. … --- ## [Men, would you be OK with your SO doing this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-would-you-be-ok-with-your-so-doing-this/415800)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2007, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-would-you-be-ok-with-your-so-doing-this/415800 "2007-09-28T21:24:43Z")
My husband and I were having a debate and he (not a Doper) said I should ask you guys this, for a general opinion. So here goes: Men, how would you feel if your wife went to visit a friend, who was a gay man, and slept… --- ## [Questions about CASH CAB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-cash-cab/509499)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2017, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-cash-cab/509499 "2017-11-22T04:25:52Z")
First up, I love CASH CAB. It’s my favorite game show (especially now that I’ve passed the Jeopardy audition 307 times and never gotten “The Call”). But I’ve wondered how it is that they find so many good players. I … --- ## [Gun Control: Bring it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-control-bring-it/475629)
**Author:** [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2008, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-control-bring-it/475629 "2008-12-09T08:31:55Z")
\*\*From Great Debates: 10/27/08 Should we prevent children from killing themselves? \[8 y.o. w/Uzi incident question\] 11/04/08 Should all Firearms be banned? 11/05/08 Guns are not designed to kill people 11/05/08 Gun h… --- ## [I'm over #BLM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-over-blm/798824)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2017, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-over-blm/798824 "2017-10-28T11:38:46Z")
Yep, it’s enough. Black Lives Matters, as a movement, needs to get its shit together. …This is why you need organizations, not just movements. Because with movements, any jackass with a megaphone can call themselves p… --- ## [Songs About Cross-Dressing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-cross-dressing/522776)
**Author:** [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2010, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-cross-dressing/522776 "2010-01-03T14:04:37Z")
A friend had once given me an mp3 of a weird song. It was sung by a guy and it was about cross-dressing. I’d like to hear it again, but I’m not in talking terms with that guy and Google hasn’t really helped me. So name … --- ## [2-year old sips alcohol, mom calls cops and paramedics; blames restaurant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-year-old-sips-alcohol-mom-calls-cops-and-paramedics-blames-restaurant/538245)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-year-old-sips-alcohol-mom-calls-cops-and-paramedics-blames-restaurant/538245 "2010-05-07T21:14:57Z")
2-year-old mistakenly sips white Russian at Boston eatery and mother proceeds to flip right the fuck out. Oh my god, so much stupid. It gets worse. They insist that it’s the restaurant’s fault despite admitting that … --- ## [Stupidest thing lekatt has said to date](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-thing-lekatt-has-said-to-date/656130)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2013, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-thing-lekatt-has-said-to-date/656130 "2013-08-29T06:01:53Z")
I know that there are far too many lekatisms to chose from, but today I think he topped himself by stuffing 700 pounds of stupid into a 6 ounce post. I don’t deny atheism I just believe in God. --- ## [Brake Rotors: Is there an actual difference between brands and models?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brake-rotors-is-there-an-actual-difference-between-brands-and-models/609028)
**Author:** [@busterpickle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/busterpickle)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brake-rotors-is-there-an-actual-difference-between-brands-and-models/609028 "2012-01-12T19:45:00Z")
Since I do my own brakes I see various options for rotors. Assuming just normal rotors and not slotted/cross-drilled. Is there an actual difference within the three models sold by Raybestos, and, is there a difference be… --- ## [Ask The Supreme Leader](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-supreme-leader/70503)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2001, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-supreme-leader/70503 "2001-07-02T22:19:31Z")
Let’s face it, our current social and governmental systems just don’t cut it anymore. The U.N. is a joke of diplomatic analysis paralysis. The world is in turmoil. There is no thoughtful guiding force. Social inequality… --- ## [Help me plan 4 nights in Chicago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-4-nights-in-chicago/976193)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 328\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-4-nights-in-chicago/976193 "2024-08-23T21:29:46Z")
After wanting to do it for 20 years and not being in a financial position to do it, I’ve finally bitten the bullet and booked a long-distance Amtrak trip with a sleeper. I’ll be hopping on the Empire Builder in Seattle f… --- ## [Why so many liberals here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-liberals-here/646552)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-liberals-here/646552 "2013-01-16T19:37:02Z")
Or are there, even? This is a serious question, but one where a factual answer likely does not exist. According to Gallup, as of 2010 conservatives were (and have been) the largest ideological group in the US. 42% of … --- ## [Businesses you suspect of being fronts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-you-suspect-of-being-fronts/401652)
**Author:** [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2007, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-you-suspect-of-being-fronts/401652 "2007-07-10T00:01:33Z")
There is (at least for now) a Mexican restaurant in Lafayette called El Charro. The place has been in business for a few years, yet rarely seems to have any customers. I’ve often stated my opinion that its major stock … --- ## [A chef's duty: to the customer or to himself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chefs-duty-to-the-customer-or-to-himself/580950)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2011, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chefs-duty-to-the-customer-or-to-himself/580950 "2011-05-09T19:56:53Z")
In reference to a minor debate that occurred in the “Is this customer an asshole?” thread, summed up nicely by this post from that thread. The question here is, “In a fine-dining environment, is it more the chef’s duty … --- ## [Can genetic engineering produce a kosher pig?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-genetic-engineering-produce-a-kosher-pig/551168)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-genetic-engineering-produce-a-kosher-pig/551168 "2010-08-25T14:44:58Z")
As far as I have been able to determine, according to the laws of kashrut, a quadruped is considered clean (fit for human consumption) only if it both parts the hoof and chews the cud. Thus, the pig is considered as unfi… --- ## [I don't understand why Bobcat Goldthwait ever had a film career](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-why-bobcat-goldthwait-ever-had-a-film-career/669061)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2013, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-why-bobcat-goldthwait-ever-had-a-film-career/669061 "2013-09-25T20:06:43Z")
Over the past couple of nights I watched “Scrooged” which has always been one of my favorite Christmas movies and one of my favorite Scrooge renditions. As I watched, I reflected that Bobcat Goldthwait nearly ruins the m… --- ## [Wife wants to become a stay at home mom - I'm not comfortable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-wants-to-become-a-stay-at-home-mom-im-not-comfortable/954887)
**Author:** [@kwc27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kwc27)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2021, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-wants-to-become-a-stay-at-home-mom-im-not-comfortable/954887 "2021-12-15T19:15:25Z")
Been married for seven years in a month. Love my wife to death. She is extremely consistent and a wonderful person/mother. Two kids, five year old daughter, three year old son. Son is ornery, but is he any worse than any… --- ## [Are the Oscars out of touch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-oscars-out-of-touch/678640)
**Author:** [@cdnirish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cdnirish)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-oscars-out-of-touch/678640 "2014-01-25T01:49:36Z")
Just having finished watching the Golden Globes, it put me in mind of the debate that raged in 2012 when The Artist won Best Picture, and a lot of people said “WTF?!?” It seems that the Golden Globes are much more in to… --- ## [Photos of family on desk at work- why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photos-of-family-on-desk-at-work-why/402513)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2007, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photos-of-family-on-desk-at-work-why/402513 "2007-05-04T18:17:46Z")
This is not to knock anyone who does so, just a legitimate post to try and understand the psychology of it. I am for the most part an unemotional and uncaring bastard, but do a have a couple of people whose photos I coul… --- ## [Who's the worse emperor: Nero or Caligula?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-worse-emperor-nero-or-caligula/455753)
**Author:** [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2013, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-worse-emperor-nero-or-caligula/455753 "2013-07-12T12:44:52Z")
(Note: I wasn’t sure where to put this, so I picked IMHO. IMHO, they’re both so bad that it takes a personal opinion to differentiate the level of “bad” they both sunk to.) I’m reading Suetonius’ The Twelve Caesars and… --- ## [Mama, Mamma, or Momma: how do you spell it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mama-mamma-or-momma-how-do-you-spell-it/749072)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mama-mamma-or-momma-how-do-you-spell-it/749072 "2016-03-18T23:59:12Z")
I grew up spelling it Mama but increasingly I’m seeing momma and I get autocorrected to Mamma. How do you write it? --- ## [intermittent garage door opener failure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intermittent-garage-door-opener-failure/393386)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2007, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intermittent-garage-door-opener-failure/393386 "2007-02-24T04:39:27Z")
My garage door opener is acting in a peculiar manner. It sometimes will stop after the door is partially up or down and every couple of days refuses to work in the morning, but by the evening it is functioning again. I… --- ## [Government shutdown watch fall 2023 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-shutdown-watch-fall-2023-edition/989657)
**Author:** [@MulderMuffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MulderMuffin)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2023, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-shutdown-watch-fall-2023-edition/989657 "2023-11-17T20:02:50Z")
A place to discuss and debate the potential (likely) fight for a budget resolution or a temporary continuation of funding for the US government with a deadline of September 30th, 2023. In the Leopards Eating Faces party… --- ## [Republicans losing thier minds as a nigger gets closer to being POTUS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-losing-thier-minds-as-a-nigger-gets-closer-to-being-potus/467442)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2008, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-losing-thier-minds-as-a-nigger-gets-closer-to-being-potus/467442 "2008-10-15T15:00:01Z")
Anti-Obama anger erupts at McCain events Taunts, jeers noticeably louder when VP candidate Palin appears I’'m a registered sick of Bush & Bush lite-McCain pubbie voting for Obama. I know what many (not all) Republican… --- ## [Republicans today are a danger to the US and the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-today-are-a-danger-to-the-us-and-the-world/819848)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2018, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-today-are-a-danger-to-the-us-and-the-world/819848 "2018-09-02T18:02:06Z")
As a Dutch Canadian immigrant child of the 50s, having been much exposed to the post war atmosphere where talk of the war was still a very regular experience, I came to wonder how Germany could allow itself to commit a… --- ## [How did Old Style beer become popular in Chicago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-old-style-beer-become-popular-in-chicago/566019)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2013, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-old-style-beer-become-popular-in-chicago/566019 "2013-06-11T04:06:25Z")
Old Style beer has always been somewhat popular in the Chicago area. Maybe not THE most popular, but going back as far as the 60’s I can remember it being considered a “Chicago beer”. They even ran commercials for it st… --- ## [Why no canal between the flooded Midwest and the parched southwest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-canal-between-the-flooded-midwest-and-the-parched-southwest/493651)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-canal-between-the-flooded-midwest-and-the-parched-southwest/493651 "2015-11-23T01:34:25Z")
Say from the Mississippi to San Diego? When the snow melts every spring towns along the Mississippi are inundated with water that just flows into the Gulf of Mexico anyway. What a great stimulus the building of it woul… --- ## [Can someone with Tourettes drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-with-tourettes-drive/567650)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-with-tourettes-drive/567650 "2016-05-16T15:01:35Z")
Let me preface this by saying I know nothing about Tourettes, it’s symptoms (other then the mainstream ones you hear and read about) it’s diagnosis, proper terminology, similar diseases etc… At my store we have a lady, … --- ## [Gay vs straight people--willingness to date a transsexual person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-vs-straight-people-willingness-to-date-a-transsexual-person/537187)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2010, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-vs-straight-people-willingness-to-date-a-transsexual-person/537187 "2010-05-05T10:02:30Z")
Okay, here’s the setup: simply put, would you be willing to enter a romantic relationship with a transsexual person? The person is completely post-op, the surgeons did a very good job, and they’re otherwise your “type.” … --- ## [What exactly was the "new math"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-was-the-new-math/601936)
**Author:** [@swjslj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swjslj)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-was-the-new-math/601936 "2011-11-18T16:04:18Z")
Your answer to, "What exactly was the “new math?” was spot on. I was a product of the 1960s educational system, and my daughter was in grade school in the 1990s. I remember that in the fourth grade, mid-term, the teache… --- ## [PHANTOM TOLLBOOTH Translation Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phantom-tollbooth-translation-question/64881)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phantom-tollbooth-translation-question/64881 "2020-07-20T23:19:22Z")
Okay, so just what the hell DID the Mathemagician write to his brother, King Azaz of Dictionopolis? “Why, just last month I sent him a very friendly letter, which he never had the courtesy to answer.” Here’s the “text” … --- ## [About to start college a little late at age 20...Any advice you want to give me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-to-start-college-a-little-late-at-age-20-any-advice-you-want-to-give-me/592651)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-to-start-college-a-little-late-at-age-20-any-advice-you-want-to-give-me/592651 "2011-08-21T13:15:48Z")
First off, let me give you guys a bit of background info as to how things got to this point: For starters, I’m not a slouch; I’m not one of those guys who breezed through high school and couldn’t have gone to university… --- ## [Is Costco worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-costco-worth-it/591192)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2011, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-costco-worth-it/591192 "2011-08-19T02:32:52Z")
Costco recently arrived in my little white-bread town, and all the locals sem to have a love for this place bordering on religious awe. I haven’t been in a Costco since I was a kid. From what I can tell, the people who … --- ## [Another sovereign citizen embarasses self in public, offers to stop police chase for $300,000](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-sovereign-citizen-embarasses-self-in-public-offers-to-stop-police-chase-for-300-000/643826)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-sovereign-citizen-embarasses-self-in-public-offers-to-stop-police-chase-for-300-000/643826 "2012-12-21T12:47:39Z")
http://www.wistv.com/story/20310937/911-300000-thats-my-offer-im-asking-you-to-accept-it Article also notes that “Jenna”, I suppose not “JENNA”, has also been Facebook stalking a deputy after a DWI charge for which she… --- ## [What is the greatest Mel Brooks movie, and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-greatest-mel-brooks-movie-and-why/516946)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2009, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-greatest-mel-brooks-movie-and-why/516946 "2009-11-19T13:22:24Z")
Public poll, no set ending date, one answer per respondent, yadda yadda yadda. --- ## [Biggest Band Drop-off After One Quits/Fired](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-band-drop-off-after-one-quits-fired/838681)
**Author:** [@MortSahlFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MortSahlFan)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2020, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-band-drop-off-after-one-quits-fired/838681 "2020-11-19T00:31:00Z")
A single member. Band name remains. Doesn’t have to be a band - could be a long-time guitarist of a solo artist. The first name that comes to my mind is Roger Waters, but I’m sure I’ll think of others. --- ## [Actor Gary Coleman dead at 42 \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actor-gary-coleman-dead-at-42-edited-title/541092)
**Author:** [@Abby\_Emma\_Sasha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abby_Emma_Sasha)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actor-gary-coleman-dead-at-42-edited-title/541092 "2010-06-11T21:00:00Z")
Didn’t see this posted yet, apologies if it has been. http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/05/28/2010-05-28\_gary\_coleman\_former\_child\_star\_of\_diffrent\_strokes\_in\_a\_coma\_on\_life\_support.html I know the guy has had his… --- ## [What's the point of being vegetarian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-being-vegetarian/258868)
**Author:** [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2004, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-being-vegetarian/258868 "2004-08-24T21:36:40Z")
I figured that this belonged either here or in the Pit, but since it’s not really an attack on anymore (at least I hope it’s not perceived that way :smack: ), I suppose this is the best place to debate the matter. This … --- ## [Regular movies in Health Class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regular-movies-in-health-class/561079)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regular-movies-in-health-class/561079 "2010-11-24T23:00:37Z")
So what movies did they show you in health class? I mean, not videos specifically designed for health class, but entertainment movies that your health class repurposed? Repurposed films for other classes are OK too (exc… --- ## [Chronic Walkers, mental illness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronic-walkers-mental-illness/659717)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronic-walkers-mental-illness/659717 "2013-06-12T14:27:20Z")
I have lived in the same neighborhood my entire 65 years. Over the years I have noticed we have several what I call walkers, most of them have died off by now but a couple of them are still lingering. I estimate they are… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=569&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=571&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)