# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=577&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:** 578 --- ## [Scary Production Logos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scary-production-logos/593114)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2016, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scary-production-logos/593114 "2016-09-12T00:48:42Z")
Anyone else when they were kids get creeped out or scared by the little production logos that would air before or after old shows? They would usually have some graphics and bombastic music. Some were fine, but some seem… --- ## [Stuff you never see advertized (any more)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-never-see-advertized-any-more/651772)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-never-see-advertized-any-more/651772 "2013-03-20T03:00:21Z")
I just realized I haven’t seen a commercial for a douche in a long time. Used to be those Summer’s Eve ads were every where. And how about water piks? Do they even make those nowadays? What else seems to have dropped… --- ## [Re Greek unions & protesters violently fighting EU austerity plan - What's their solution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-greek-unions-protesters-violently-fighting-eu-austerity-plan-whats-their-solution/538353)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2010, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-greek-unions-protesters-violently-fighting-eu-austerity-plan-whats-their-solution/538353 "2010-05-10T00:48:55Z")
Re the violent Greek protests at the EU austerity measures as part of the bailout plan I’m curious, with the Greek economy more or less upside down at this point , there really doesn’t seem to be any other logical way fo… --- ## [What problem is keyless ignition trying to solve?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-problem-is-keyless-ignition-trying-to-solve/635801)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2012, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-problem-is-keyless-ignition-trying-to-solve/635801 "2012-09-28T14:20:41Z")
I recently rented a Nissan Altima, which had the “feature” of keyless ignition. I found it really annoying. I was constantly tempted to put the key fob in the cup-holder, where I would then forget it when I left the car.… --- ## [Royalty and democracy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royalty-and-democracy/663820)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royalty-and-democracy/663820 "2013-07-22T08:49:17Z")
How is it that in the modern world where democracy is the prevailing political ideology, some people still feel that the idea of a royal family is necessary. A democracy and meritocracy which aren’t exactly the same but … --- ## [Will Joe Biden pardon Hunter? (Answer: Yes. Pardoned on December 1, 2024)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-joe-biden-pardon-hunter-answer-yes-pardoned-on-december-1-2024/994425)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 366\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2024, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-joe-biden-pardon-hunter-answer-yes-pardoned-on-december-1-2024/994425 "2024-12-17T08:54:10Z")
We talk about it every couple of years - how the pardon process is abused. In fact, didn’t we just have a thread on that? So here we go with a “will it be abused?” question. Hunter Biden is facing up to 17 years on va… --- ## [Comic book characters who break the fourth wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-characters-who-break-the-fourth-wall/554977)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2010, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-characters-who-break-the-fourth-wall/554977 "2010-09-28T20:34:36Z")
There are some comic book characters out there who break the fourth wall…that’s to say, they show an awareness that they’re comic book characters and interact with the reader directly. The Marvel mercenary Deadpool, for… --- ## [Star Trek tech features that logically should exist but didn't seem to](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tech-features-that-logically-should-exist-but-didnt-seem-to/938193)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2021, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-tech-features-that-logically-should-exist-but-didnt-seem-to/938193 "2021-06-10T07:41:50Z")
In the Star Trek quote thread, there’s a quote from a character saying something to the effect that they’re glad someone grabbed 'em of they’d have fallen, and “it’s a long way to the bottom of the warp core.” Why would… --- ## [Character nods to the actor's former character](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-nods-to-the-actors-former-character/488657)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2023, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/character-nods-to-the-actors-former-character/488657 "2023-04-12T18:56:48Z")
This thread, originally about Edith Bunker’s death, has some mentions of a TV Character’s nod to a previous character by the actor. These are always fun and I thought it might deserve a thread. Just recently on How I M… --- ## [Why do American men have such great reputations amoung foreign women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-american-men-have-such-great-reputations-amoung-foreign-women/135746)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2011, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-american-men-have-such-great-reputations-amoung-foreign-women/135746 "2011-03-12T22:34:08Z")
I have heard this many times before. I live in California and there is a huge number of immigrants from Asian and Slavic countries here. Many of the women and girls have said to me (while not, necessarily, meaning me p… --- ## [...The fuck, Ecmandu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fuck-ecmandu/693182)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fuck-ecmandu/693182 "2014-07-18T17:45:37Z")
You are a sad, broken little toy. Question is, what/who broke you? \* not even sure he’s worth the pitting, except I can’t help but wonder. --- ## [What's the difference between a cheap car and an expensive one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-cheap-car-and-an-expensive-one/578450)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2011, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-a-cheap-car-and-an-expensive-one/578450 "2011-04-19T13:14:12Z")
My immediate response to this is “The marquee and a few tenths of a cent worth of trim and options” but Tastes of Chocolate seems to be implying there’s an honest difference in quality between a less expensive car and a… --- ## [Airline Volcano Losses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-volcano-losses/536629)
**Author:** [@robcaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robcaro)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-volcano-losses/536629 "2010-04-30T20:43:10Z")
News says that Airlines have losses of 1 Billion Dollars. But, it doesn’t say anything about Gains from not using fuel. What say ye about that? --- ## [I challenge the Dope to answer this poll with the required percentages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-challenge-the-dope-to-answer-this-poll-with-the-required-percentages/649534 "2013-02-28T21:07:48Z")
The goal of this poll is to try and get the correct percentages for each response. Each response itself tells us what percent of us need to vote for that option. This is not a multi-option poll so the total percentage of… --- ## [Tell me about travelling on I-90/ I-94 from Minnesota to Washington](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-travelling-on-i-90-i-94-from-minnesota-to-washington/630277)
**Author:** [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2016, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-travelling-on-i-90-i-94-from-minnesota-to-washington/630277 "2016-01-29T22:36:51Z")
So, I eventually have to bring my car to Vancouver, and what with one issue and another it looks like it won’t happen until the first week of November. (Not really my first choice just extremely unlikely to happen befor… --- ## [What do I do with a dead body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-a-dead-body/91262)
**Author:** [@excitableboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excitableboy)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2001, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-a-dead-body/91262 "2001-11-16T02:03:29Z")
Specifically, what does dumping lime on a body do? I have always assumed that when I saw this in a movie, it was to keep the body from decomposing so the scent wouldn’t lead animals/investigators from digging it up. But … --- ## [Foreign languages: the WTF moment that made you throw in the towel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-languages-the-wtf-moment-that-made-you-throw-in-the-towel/754312)
**Author:** [@Waltzes\_with\_Cacti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waltzes_with_Cacti)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2016, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-languages-the-wtf-moment-that-made-you-throw-in-the-towel/754312 "2016-05-24T03:39:42Z")
In middle school, I used to get A’s in French. I enjoyed the lessons. Until, that is, the calamitous moment that Mlle Prendergast, our teacher, revealed that the French words for “seventy,” “eighty” and “ninety” were “so… --- ## [Would you support an amendment to remove the Natural Born Citizen clause?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-support-an-amendment-to-remove-the-natural-born-citizen-clause/577785)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2011, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-support-an-amendment-to-remove-the-natural-born-citizen-clause/577785 "2011-04-14T01:55:34Z")
Everyone is welcome to the conversation, but please only American citizens should be voting in this one. :slight\_smile: Basically, I don’t really get why we still need to make sure our Presidents were born in the United… --- ## [Question on Snow Shoveling Liability](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-snow-shoveling-liability/570177)
**Author:** [@CPomeroy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CPomeroy)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2011, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-snow-shoveling-liability/570177 "2011-02-14T01:13:28Z")
Growing up in the Chicago area in the 70s, I remember being told that if, as a private homeowner, you did not shovel (or salt, ice chop, etc.) your sidewalk, you could not be sued if someone fell and injured themselves. … --- ## [Bad movie: great soundtrack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movie-great-soundtrack/679885)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2015, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movie-great-soundtrack/679885 "2015-12-16T19:41:18Z")
So what was the worst movie with the best soundtrack. You can choose a truly horrible movie with a decent soundtrack. You can choose a mostly bad movie with a fantastic soundtrack. Even better, find a horrible movie with… --- ## [eBay kicked back my lawn darts (Jarts) listing. Is it actually illegal to sell these?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-kicked-back-my-lawn-darts-jarts-listing-is-it-actually-illegal-to-sell-these/257646)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2004, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-kicked-back-my-lawn-darts-jarts-listing-is-it-actually-illegal-to-sell-these/257646 "2004-07-31T14:54:19Z")
I found a virgn, new in the box, unused set of lawn darts (JARTS) and thinking how popular they are as a collectible I spent some time taking pics and prepping the listing, only to have eBay tell me that I couldn’t list … --- ## [To the Clowns in IT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-clowns-in-it/692785)
**Author:** [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2014, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-clowns-in-it/692785 "2014-07-29T15:13:27Z")
Dear Mr IT Clown if you feel the need to remove an old laptop from my office while I’m away, maybe you’d better check with someone first Dear Mr IT Clown if you do remove said laptop, please don’t throw away the bag i… --- ## [NFL Week 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/670234)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-5/670234 "2013-10-09T07:19:17Z")
Buffalo (+3.5) at Cleveland (O/U 40.5) Kansas City (-1) at Tennessee (38.5) Baltimore (+2.5) at Miami (43.5) Jacksonville (+11.5) at St. Louis (41.5) New England (+1) at Cincinatti (45) Seattle (-1) at Indianapolis … --- ## ["Wait, it's a different guy?" moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-its-a-different-guy-moments/960157)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2022, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-its-a-different-guy-moments/960157 "2022-03-19T07:08:03Z")
While reading the thread about spotting actors in other roles, (Hey it’s that guy!)… Years ago I was watching “Leave it to Beaver” and there he was, Harrison Ford! Only it wasn’t. It was Buddy Hart. Look at this guy. … --- ## [What would you do after surviving a 95% fatal pandemic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-after-surviving-a-95-fatal-pandemic/616239)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-after-surviving-a-95-fatal-pandemic/616239 "2012-03-26T21:45:24Z")
I’m watching BBC’s Survivors on Netflix mostly because I’m tired of zombies. I read The Stand way back when I was 12, and I’ve long wondered what it would be like to live through an event that took the human population … --- ## [Defend live concert albums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defend-live-concert-albums/659705)
**Author:** [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defend-live-concert-albums/659705 "2013-06-13T13:39:58Z")
What’s the appeal of live concert albums? The recordings are inferior in many ways and, if you’re a big enough fan to buy them, you probably already have the studio versions of many of the songs. Are they meant to recrea… --- ## [Hugh Hefner -- Pathetic, And Always Was?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-hefner-pathetic-and-always-was/466458)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hugh-hefner-pathetic-and-always-was/466458 "2011-08-30T12:58:16Z")
A barber shop I frequent stocks a variety of lad-friendly magazines, and that is about the only time I have occasion to check out a Playboy magazine. No, I don’t read it for the articles. Not that I’m that interested i… --- ## [GAME : Answers and Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-answers-and-questions/62870)
**Author:** [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2001, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-answers-and-questions/62870 "2001-05-08T09:54:17Z")
Since we’re having so much fun (we are having fun aren’t we?) with the “Questions Only” and “Answers Only” threads, how about we make a game of it, ala Johnny Carson’s ‘Amazing Karnak.’ Someone posts an answer. The next… --- ## [Clutch Pedal Stays Down - VW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clutch-pedal-stays-down-vw/679301)
**Author:** [@MacCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacCat)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clutch-pedal-stays-down-vw/679301 "2014-02-20T04:19:42Z")
When I left the house a little while ago, I was slowing for the stop sign at the corner and felt like I wasn’t slowing normally. I actually looked at my feet and saw that I was indeed on the brake but the clutch pedal wa… --- ## [There's Just Something . . . Creepy About Mickey Rooney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-just-something-creepy-about-mickey-rooney/239068)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-just-something-creepy-about-mickey-rooney/239068 "2013-05-03T05:03:28Z")
Well, nowadays he’s totally do-lally, of course. But I am watching him in Girl Crazy (1943) and I cannot for the life of me figure out why he was such a huge star in his teens and 20s. The “short” part doesn’t bother me… --- ## [Do lawyers really tend liberal? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lawyers-really-tend-liberal-why/499000)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2009, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lawyers-really-tend-liberal-why/499000 "2009-06-16T17:00:31Z")
Is it true that most lawyers tend to be liberal? If so, why is that? Has it always been that way? --- ## [I saw "O' Brother Where Art Thou" for the first time - Wow! What a great movie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-o-brother-where-art-thou-for-the-first-time-wow-what-a-great-movie/511717)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2009, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-o-brother-where-art-thou-for-the-first-time-wow-what-a-great-movie/511717 "2009-10-05T23:27:21Z")
“O’ Brother Where Art Thou” What a superb movie on every level! --- ## [How to discuss Rosa Parks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-discuss-rosa-parks/751352)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-discuss-rosa-parks/751352 "2016-04-13T04:19:57Z")
My son was learning about Rosa Parks and as they were discussing it, he said that he didnt feel what she had done was really that big of a deal. Of course the teacher didnt like that answer and asked him to explain and m… --- ## [will paying extra on a car loan decrease the interest paid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-paying-extra-on-a-car-loan-decrease-the-interest-paid/670954)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2014, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-paying-extra-on-a-car-loan-decrease-the-interest-paid/670954 "2014-02-12T21:30:28Z")
Maybe a dumb question. I know that works with mortgages. This is the first time ive financed a car. I’ve always paid cash for very used cars. Anyways my loan paperwork shows the amount financed then the amount I will … --- ## [What does mercury \_feel\_ like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-mercury-_feel_-like/444322)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2008, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-mercury-_feel_-like/444322 "2008-04-15T18:47:28Z")
My son and I were talking about mercury, and I mentioned that, once upon a time, schools would let the kids handle it in science class to learn about very dense liquids. That led to a discussion (query, really) about wha… --- ## [NFL Preseason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason/727155)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2015, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-preseason/727155 "2015-09-13T15:19:24Z")
The NFL Preseason is upon us, with the Stealers playing the Vikings in the Hall of Fame Game this Sunday. \*\*Hall of Fame Game \*\* Pittsburgh at Minnesota \*\*Preseason Week 1 Thursday, Aug. 13\*\* New Orleans at Baltimor… --- ## [In the Navy what is the difference between "standard rudder," or "full rudder" or "hard rudder"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-navy-what-is-the-difference-between-standard-rudder-or-full-rudder-or-hard-rudder/915737)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2020, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-navy-what-is-the-difference-between-standard-rudder-or-full-rudder-or-hard-rudder/915737 "2020-07-23T01:55:44Z")
I was watching the movie “Greyhound” and these terms were used. What do they mean? --- ## [Are there any foreign leaders who speak English better than King Abdullah?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foreign-leaders-who-speak-english-better-than-king-abdullah/712032)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-foreign-leaders-who-speak-english-better-than-king-abdullah/712032 "2015-02-12T07:30:53Z")
In countries where English isn’t the main or an official language, that is. Abdullah’s English is almost flawless. --- ## [MT-AL Special Election 5/25/17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mt-al-special-election-5-25-17/784665)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2017, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mt-al-special-election-5-25-17/784665 "2017-05-31T17:15:22Z")
Montana just has one Congressional district, the entire state. The state had been represented in the House by Ryan Zinke, now Secretary of the Interior. Montanans will vote on Thursday, May 25, to elect Zinke’s replace… --- ## [In which Diogenes threatens to kill children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-diogenes-threatens-to-kill-children/201157)
**Author:** [@emarkp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emarkp)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-diogenes-threatens-to-kill-children/201157 "2003-09-18T16:25:46Z")
In this thread, the issues of peanut allergies and schools’ responsibilities related to them are discussed. Point and counterpoint are made. Views are shared, etc. But then Diogenes the Cynic steps in. Unsatisfied wi… --- ## [Ocean's Eleven plot hole? (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oceans-eleven-plot-hole-spoilers/537765)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oceans-eleven-plot-hole-spoilers/537765 "2016-09-30T18:00:30Z")
I just watched this great movie for may the millionth time, but there’s something that stuck out this time. And yeah, I’m sure if looked really hard, I could find dozens of plot holes. Danny has some task he’s supposed … --- ## [Menfolk: If somebody physically assaults your wife...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menfolk-if-somebody-physically-assaults-your-wife/685232)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2014, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menfolk-if-somebody-physically-assaults-your-wife/685232 "2014-04-14T04:15:30Z")
I was in a discussion recently, and the question of physical violence towards one’s wife, by a stranger, came up. My brother, the lawyer, pointed out that, even with eyewitness testimony, a prosecutor may decline to pre… --- ## [SSM and Marijuana are legal (kind of). What's next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ssm-and-marijuana-are-legal-kind-of-whats-next/680046)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2014, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ssm-and-marijuana-are-legal-kind-of-whats-next/680046 "2014-02-03T16:38:12Z")
Over the last few years we have made inroads into legalizing same sex marriage and marijuana (medicinal and recreational). While not universal yet, I think it’s just a matter of time. So what is the next society-based … --- ## [I pit roofers who poop in my yard.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-roofers-who-poop-in-my-yard/695138)
**Author:** [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-roofers-who-poop-in-my-yard/695138 "2014-08-15T02:53:36Z")
I pit roofers who poop in my yard. I’ve had a bear poop on my stoop, and I’ve had a dog poop on my lawn, but I’ve never had a roofer poop in my yard, that is until I returned home today to find the roofer’s gift, includ… --- ## [England v Pakistan. Test Series 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-v-pakistan-test-series-2012/609789)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-v-pakistan-test-series-2012/609789 "2012-02-23T20:42:57Z")
Well Saeed Ajmal made England cry and I think they will be unhappy to not have had England out for less then 150. --- ## [The O11OO Summer Shotglass Exchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-o11oo-summer-shotglass-exchange/787920)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-o11oo-summer-shotglass-exchange/787920 "2017-08-25T02:22:55Z")
Last year’s thread was bumped as someone wants to have another shotglass exchange!:smiley: Okay, I take the hint. We all know how this goes. Send me a PM with your name and address. If you are willing to ship outside… --- ## [What thread on the Dope most surprised you with its responses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-thread-on-the-dope-most-surprised-you-with-its-responses/523533)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2010, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-thread-on-the-dope-most-surprised-you-with-its-responses/523533 "2010-01-08T06:50:31Z")
It doesn’t matter if it’s a thread you started or not. A few months back, I started a thread entitled For $1,000,000, would you forgo all human contact for one year. I expected most of the responses to be like this one… --- ## [It's 2015. Can we stop with the sexual harassment at work already?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-2015-can-we-stop-with-the-sexual-harassment-at-work-already/729125)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-2015-can-we-stop-with-the-sexual-harassment-at-work-already/729125 "2015-09-18T17:48:35Z")
My 23 year old daughter just started a new job at a car dealership. She’s had experience clerking at a dealership before, so this was a quick hire. She texted me today, saying a sales manager was making creepy comments… --- ## [Do you think it is reasonable for taxpayers to pay $113 BILLION a year for Illegals/Anchor Babies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-is-reasonable-for-taxpayers-to-pay-113-billion-a-year-for-illegals-anchor-babies/589650)
**Author:** [@Cyclone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyclone)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2011, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-it-is-reasonable-for-taxpayers-to-pay-113-billion-a-year-for-illegals-anchor-babies/589650 "2011-07-20T21:54:56Z")
Note this thread has been moved to Great Debates are moderator suggestion. Do you think it is reasonable for taxpayers to pay $113 BILLION a year for Illegals/Anchor Babies? http://www.fairus.org/site/News2?pag…s\_iv\_ct… --- ## [What Was the Point of 9-11?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-point-of-9-11/597064)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-point-of-9-11/597064 "2011-10-03T20:30:07Z")
Forgive me for being blunt. But for the longest time I have wondered, what was Bin Laden’s point for 9-11? He brought the world’s biggest superpower to its feet. Also, people claim it was because he was against democracy… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=576&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=578&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)