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**Author:** [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2020, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-mask-or-not-to-mask-that-is-the-question/917910 "2020-11-21T11:57:54Z")
Most of us have accepted that masks help avoid spreading COVID-19, mostly protecting others from the wearer. Many US states have implemented some version of mask mandates. But it’s been mixed messages, and contradictory … --- ## [What's the weirdest or funniest name in sports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-or-funniest-name-in-sports/514503)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2013, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-or-funniest-name-in-sports/514503 "2013-06-25T01:08:17Z")
I’ll start the ball rolling (err puck rolling) with Valeri Zelepukin, feel free to “raise it” from there. Only rule I’d say is it has to be their real name. “Oil Can” Boyd is all well and good, but he’s actually Denni… --- ## [Parents, What Were You Unprepared For?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-what-were-you-unprepared-for/576102)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-what-were-you-unprepared-for/576102 "2011-04-08T15:57:26Z")
I’m not a parent, so this goes out to all you folks with the wee little shavers Most people try to prepare themselves as best as they can for the job of rearing a little child. My question is for those who prepared the… --- ## [Is Breaking Bad really the best show ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-breaking-bad-really-the-best-show-ever/731738)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2015, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-breaking-bad-really-the-best-show-ever/731738 "2015-10-27T00:31:17Z")
Granted, I’ve only seen the pilot, but I wasn’t THAT impressed. Maybe it gets better later on, but I found what I saw sort of boring. I don’t think it’s much better than Lost or Dexter. I’d say the best TV shows ever ar… --- ## [The Koch Oil Speculation Kingdom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-koch-oil-speculation-kingdom/585053)
**Author:** [@JimH52](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimH52)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-koch-oil-speculation-kingdom/585053 "2011-06-30T13:03:26Z")
http://thinkprogress.org/green/2011/06/06/237542/koch-oil-speculation/ --- ## [Do you like Kanye West?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-kanye-west/746228)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-kanye-west/746228 "2016-02-19T15:27:37Z")
Simple question with four answers provided. Expand on the choices as you see fit. --- ## [Travel trailer owners: advice, opinions, and stories wanted.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-trailer-owners-advice-opinions-and-stories-wanted/590268)
**Author:** [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travel-trailer-owners-advice-opinions-and-stories-wanted/590268 "2011-07-27T14:52:15Z")
My wife and I are thinking seriously about buying a travel trailer. We have done quite a bit of tent camping together, but we are looking for a way to combine camping and longer-distance traveling, and we feel that a tra… --- ## [Ad copy or statements that make no sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-copy-or-statements-that-make-no-sense/401493)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2007, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-copy-or-statements-that-make-no-sense/401493 "2007-05-07T15:41:40Z")
I’m thinking about the many ads where the spokesperson or narrator repeats two or three times “There’s no obligation.” Well, no shit–why would I assume there WAS an obligation? I’ve noticed that ads for products aimed a… --- ## [Mad-Men: 6.12 "The Quality of Mercy" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-6-12-the-quality-of-mercy-open-spoilers/661150)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-6-12-the-quality-of-mercy-open-spoilers/661150 "2013-06-26T01:54:45Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] The partners disagree on a new campaign. \[/QUOTE\] Second-to-last episode of the season tonight. --- ## [What justifies Japanese sense of cultural superiority?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-justifies-japanese-sense-of-cultural-superiority/220485)
**Author:** [@Brandus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brandus)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-justifies-japanese-sense-of-cultural-superiority/220485 "2017-10-15T02:09:42Z")
First, some examples of my biased, uneducated opinion on Japan; second, my responses to these opinions. Japan also has a very homogenous society, which refuses to grant lesser races, such as the koreans, Japanese citize… --- ## [One sentence summaries that miss the point -- The Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2009, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-sentence-summaries-that-miss-the-point-the-game/490166 "2009-03-28T23:35:50Z")
Although I didn’t contribute to the zombie portion of One sentence summaries that miss the point which was started 03-16-2003, 03:15 AM by 3trew and which has run for 5 pages up through 03-14-2009 02:48 PM (by The Tofu … --- ## [I wonder why we haven't heard about this.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wonder-why-we-havent-heard-about-this/664881 "2013-08-27T17:37:01Z")
In short: A conservative Republican congresswoman, Jamie Herrera-Beutler, has given birth to a baby with a birth defect thought to be incompatible with life, but the baby survived birth and is still alive. It’s called … --- ## [Jesus, lissener...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-lissener/458700)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2008, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-lissener/458700 "2008-08-07T23:39:27Z")
I’m used to your self-righteous “I’m the only person on these boards who knows anything about film” stuff, and I’m used to your occasional spurts of misognyny, and I’ve learned to ignore both them, and you, for the most … --- ## [Post-dated checks: illegal in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-dated-checks-illegal-in-the-us/330178)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-dated-checks-illegal-in-the-us/330178 "2013-03-02T22:38:06Z")
I work at a 24-hour call center for \[large corporate bank\]. At least once a day, I get a call from somebody who has written a post-dated check, had the payee cash/deposit it before the written date, and is incensed that… --- ## [Why do black male haircuts take so long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-black-male-haircuts-take-so-long/641526)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-black-male-haircuts-take-so-long/641526 "2012-11-20T09:27:30Z")
About 10 years ago, I was living in a neighbourhood with a 50%-50% black-white population. The local barber shop was staffed by two barbers, one would only do haircuts on whites and the other only on blacks (the barbers… --- ## [I was fired as Scoutmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-fired-as-scoutmaster/663035)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2014, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-fired-as-scoutmaster/663035 "2014-11-07T18:57:47Z")
I’ve mentioned in a few threads that I am a BSA Scoutmaster. Well the Troop Committee decided to fired me last month (technically the CO Rep but she is completely inactive and feels her role is to rubber stamp whatever … --- ## [Is a Lobster an insect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lobster-an-insect/253566)
**Author:** [@START](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/START)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2004, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lobster-an-insect/253566 "2004-07-07T19:03:53Z")
I heard someone on television refer to Lobsters as the “insects of the sea”. Lobsters have an exo-skeleton and I’m pretty sure six legs, does any scientist consider the lobster to be an insect or closely related to insec… --- ## [Assholes that steal extension cords in winter should be eligible for life in prison.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assholes-that-steal-extension-cords-in-winter-should-be-eligible-for-life-in-prison/676209)
**Author:** [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assholes-that-steal-extension-cords-in-winter-should-be-eligible-for-life-in-prison/676209 "2013-12-18T19:29:51Z")
Or, at least, forced to spend an hour outside with the minimal amount of winter clothing to not die. This is my 4th winter at this apartment complex, and I’ve never had my extension cord stolen. But some fucker has stol… --- ## [How many countries have a "natural born citizen" requirement for their head of state/head of gov't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-a-natural-born-citizen-requirement-for-their-head-of-state-head-of-govt/506144)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2009, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-countries-have-a-natural-born-citizen-requirement-for-their-head-of-state-head-of-govt/506144 "2009-08-15T22:07:04Z")
Inspired by all the birther threads, I’m curious how many countries, other than the U.S.A., have a requirement that their head of state or head of government be a natural-born citizen? It’s not the case with Canada: t… --- ## [Which U.S. state is the most forgettable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-state-is-the-most-forgettable/413025)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-state-is-the-most-forgettable/413025 "2007-07-31T17:02:37Z")
Everyone, even people who have never been to this country, knows about New York and California and Texas. Everyone knows about Alaska and Hawaii and Florida. Mention any of these states, and all sorts of images come to m… --- ## [Giving a handsome stranger my number on a piece of paper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-a-handsome-stranger-my-number-on-a-piece-of-paper/727949)
**Author:** [@Rossiekerr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rossiekerr)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2015, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-a-handsome-stranger-my-number-on-a-piece-of-paper/727949 "2015-08-26T03:59:33Z")
I went to buy a new laptop and a set of computer speakers at Best Buy yesterday. When I arrived at the computer section, I didn’t know what to look for …so I waited for an sales associate to assist me in selecting and pu… --- ## [Should you give your baby a unique name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-give-your-baby-a-unique-name/959017)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2022, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-give-your-baby-a-unique-name/959017 "2022-05-24T19:25:38Z")
Based on this Atlantic article, wondering if it is better to give your child a name which is common and accepted, or unique and will cause them to standout, with the good and bad that entails? --- ## [Ron Paul](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-paul/617427)
**Author:** [@TelecasterLPGTop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TelecasterLPGTop)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-paul/617427 "2012-05-07T19:46:34Z")
Electoral fraud is rife in the US. Ron Paul is way ahead in all the straw polls yet the corporate controlled media are ignoring him. It’s bizarre and criminal yet the sleeping mainstream simply believe their corrupt medi… --- ## [Wow... truth is stranger than fiction - "Could this be happening? A man's nightmare made real"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-truth-is-stranger-than-fiction-could-this-be-happening-a-mans-nightmare-made-real/586990)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-truth-is-stranger-than-fiction-could-this-be-happening-a-mans-nightmare-made-real/586990 "2011-06-30T06:05:25Z")
LA Times story part 1 Could this be happening? A man’s nightmare made real If you can’t wait for Tuesday’s installment here’s what finally happened. --- ## [Utopia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utopia/697812)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utopia/697812 "2014-11-11T15:47:24Z")
Anyone seeing this train wreck? I’m betting it will last 6 episodes. The angriest black man in reality tv history is on here. --- ## [I forgot to report for jury duty !](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forgot-to-report-for-jury-duty/148462)
**Author:** [@NothingMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NothingMan)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2003, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forgot-to-report-for-jury-duty/148462 "2003-01-19T16:41:54Z")
:smack: So I got summoned about 2 weeks ago. No problem, actually sort of looking forward to seeing the inner workings of our amazing legal system at work. Shoot - I even knew from friends that there would be a lot of t… --- ## [Unpopular or unorthodox views you hold](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-or-unorthodox-views-you-hold/135132)
**Author:** [@galen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2002, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpopular-or-unorthodox-views-you-hold/135132 "2002-11-11T16:08:39Z")
Do you hold any unpopular or unorthodox views? I mean, REALLY unpopular or unorthodox. Among the many I hold are the following. I don’t think that everyone has an absolute right to bring children into the world. Childre… --- ## [The Post-Antibiotic Age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-post-antibiotic-age/674499)
**Author:** [@kaltkalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaltkalt)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2019, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-post-antibiotic-age/674499 "2019-11-14T17:55:15Z")
The other day I was reading an article about super-immune bacterial infections and how more often people are showing up at hospitals with infections that won’t respond to any antibiotic, not even the super-potent stuff l… --- ## [To the stupid little cunt behind the counter at the movie theater](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-stupid-little-cunt-behind-the-counter-at-the-movie-theater/317058)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2005, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-stupid-little-cunt-behind-the-counter-at-the-movie-theater/317058 "2005-08-19T20:43:30Z")
Look, I understand that customer service has gone the way of the buffalo, so I just assume that I’m going to interact with someone who doesn’t give a shit about her job or my happiness, but you went the extra mile in ins… --- ## [MLB: June 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2019/834932)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-june-2019/834932 "2019-07-01T21:14:42Z")
It’s summer and the Dodgers are 9 games up in the NLWest. Life is good. --- ## [Mars discovery is "one for the record books." But what is it???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-discovery-is-one-for-the-record-books-but-what-is-it/641639)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-discovery-is-one-for-the-record-books-but-what-is-it/641639 "2012-12-04T03:04:56Z")
Story here. So, proof of life I imagine? But what kind of proof? I’m so intrigued! --- ## [Why no Atheists on the Supreme Court?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-atheists-on-the-supreme-court/538915)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-atheists-on-the-supreme-court/538915 "2010-06-02T02:48:35Z")
Has there ever been a known Atheist on the Supreme Court? If not why not? Many Americans are Atheists even though some would never admit it. Is it just cos they would never be confirmed or that no Presdient has been cora… --- ## [What kind of cookie is a chocolate chip cookie without chocolate chips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-cookie-is-a-chocolate-chip-cookie-without-chocolate-chips/238719)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2004, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-cookie-is-a-chocolate-chip-cookie-without-chocolate-chips/238719 "2004-04-15T23:25:39Z")
The term “Chocolate Chip Cookie” certainly refers to a specific kind of cookie and not simply any cookie that has chocolate chips in it, so don’t any of you start giving me a hard time pretending that you don’t know what… --- ## [Recommend Me Some Good New SF&F](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-good-new-sf-f/672550)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2014, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-good-new-sf-f/672550 "2014-05-10T11:41:49Z")
Ok, I have to face it. My Big Three fave writers are gone. Zelazny is long dead. Banks just died. Tim Powers is still around but he ain’t writing so good any more. I need fresh blood. I’m also a big fan of Vernor Vinge … --- ## [In BBQ, why mod a hint at a racist joke but not an actual racial slur?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-bbq-why-mod-a-hint-at-a-racist-joke-but-not-an-actual-racial-slur/942970)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-bbq-why-mod-a-hint-at-a-racist-joke-but-not-an-actual-racial-slur/942970 "2021-06-03T02:22:47Z")
@Miller. And @What\_Exit , since they responded to my initial report. I’ve let this go while waiting for a reply for a while now, but crickets so far, so I’m opening this thread. Why does dancing around a racist joke ge… --- ## [Cleaning burned food off of a stainless steel pan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-burned-food-off-of-a-stainless-steel-pan/407844)
**Author:** [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-burned-food-off-of-a-stainless-steel-pan/407844 "2013-05-18T06:25:49Z")
To make a long story short: We were making stuffing on the stovetop and completely forgot about it until the smoke alarm went off. Over the past couple of days, I’ve been soaking and scrubbing this one saucepan, but I’ve… --- ## [Trump trying to end birthright citizenship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-trying-to-end-birthright-citizenship/823712)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2018, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-trying-to-end-birthright-citizenship/823712 "2018-11-04T03:56:26Z")
Don’t think this is legit for him to change but I guess the courts will decide. --- ## [The Truth About Barbara Graham](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-about-barbara-graham/646473)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-about-barbara-graham/646473 "2013-01-23T09:03:44Z")
The movie “I Want To Live” tells the story of how an executed convict named Barbara Graham was actually innocent and tries to indict the justice system. However, after reading the facts on other websites, I really don’t… --- ## [18/15 yr old sexual relationship. Appropriate punishment? Same sex if it matters.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/18-15-yr-old-sexual-relationship-appropriate-punishment-same-sex-if-it-matters/658958)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2013, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/18-15-yr-old-sexual-relationship-appropriate-punishment-same-sex-if-it-matters/658958 "2013-08-22T02:44:26Z")
Curious what Dopers think the appropriate punishment/charges are for the 18yr old girl. Do you consider this rape? IF not why not? Would you feel differently if it were an 18yr old boy and 15 yr old girl? 18yr old girl… --- ## [Farting at the urinal. Rude?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-the-urinal-rude/651003)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2013, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-the-urinal-rude/651003 "2013-02-24T04:06:43Z")
I’m not much of a gambler. I visited Reno, Vegas, and Atlantic City while my wife and I were doing our 50 X 50 thing. But normally I’m just not into it. But a good friend of mine who I retired with called me last week a… --- ## [Looking for New Eyeglasses - But Not Much Money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-new-eyeglasses-but-not-much-money/551170)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-new-eyeglasses-but-not-much-money/551170 "2012-11-07T20:40:00Z")
For years I spent significant sums on eyeglasses. I wear the darn things 16 hours a day (at least) so I figured I should get what made me happy. It wasn’t just the lenses (mine tend to be pricey due to severe myopia an… --- ## [Bijou Drains is an idiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-is-an-idiot/487007)
**Author:** [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2009, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bijou-drains-is-an-idiot/487007 "2009-02-26T06:40:56Z")
Brought about by this thread in Particular the comment in the second sentence of the second paragraph of this post. For those of you playing along at home, this jackass has somehow managed to burn though his brakes in l… --- ## [You were born 50 years earlier than you actually were. Imagine your life.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-born-50-years-earlier-than-you-actually-were-imagine-your-life/638117)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-born-50-years-earlier-than-you-actually-were-imagine-your-life/638117 "2012-10-31T16:08:42Z")
Imagine you were born half a century before whenever you actually were born. What would your life have been like up to your current age? (E.g., you were actually born in 1970, so in this scenario you were born in 1920,… --- ## [The Amazing Race, 11/29 \[spoilers, not all of them boxed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-11-29-spoilers-not-all-of-them-boxed/519401)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2009, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-11-29-spoilers-not-all-of-them-boxed/519401 "2009-12-01T19:27:52Z")
Football delay? Only about five minutes’ worth. --- ## [SCOTUS just restored us to Yellow Dog contract days!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-just-restored-us-to-yellow-dog-contract-days/814561)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotus-just-restored-us-to-yellow-dog-contract-days/814561 "2018-06-06T23:39:55Z")
I’ll be glad to be shown otherwise, but I’m pretty sure the recent SCOTUS decision just invalidated the Norris-LaGuardia Act and restored us to the 1920s norm of allowing employers to dictate when people can and cannot e… --- ## [Why does (did?) Direct Deposit (in the US) take so long to set up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-did-direct-deposit-in-the-us-take-so-long-to-set-up/582121)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2011, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-did-direct-deposit-in-the-us-take-so-long-to-set-up/582121 "2011-05-17T19:04:54Z")
Several years ago, when I would sign up for direct deposit with an employer, I was told that I might get one or two more paper checks because they do a “test” deposit first. I don’t understand what waiting to do a test … --- ## [I find parts of Africa cultural practices annoying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-find-parts-of-africa-cultural-practices-annoying/701397)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2014, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-find-parts-of-africa-cultural-practices-annoying/701397 "2014-10-20T16:23:31Z")
http://online.wsj.com/articles/some-ebola-stricken-african-families-pay-bribes-for-fake-death-records-1413153854 :smack: Look I don’t care if I grew up in a culture that says unless every family member including toddle… --- ## [What can cause sudden rubbery legs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-cause-sudden-rubbery-legs/532200)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2010, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-cause-sudden-rubbery-legs/532200 "2010-03-14T05:17:23Z")
It happened to me just this morning; I was running up an escalator to catch a train. Near the top, my legs suddenly went completely rubbery. I took a few steps, but I knew I wasn’t going to make it. Indeed, I didn’t; … --- ## [The Straight Dope on the Mayan Calendar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-on-the-mayan-calendar/477951)
**Author:** [@baudrunner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/baudrunner)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-on-the-mayan-calendar/477951 "2009-01-08T19:03:42Z")
Here’s the straight dope on the Mayan Calendar and what exactly will happen on December 12, 2012. Like it or not, we will all fry when the sun goes into partial collapse and ultimately explodes in a burst of energy we … --- ## [Software for M-AUDIO KeyRig 49 keyboard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/software-for-m-audio-keyrig-49-keyboard/578360)
**Author:** [@ticker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ticker)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2011, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/software-for-m-audio-keyrig-49-keyboard/578360 "2011-05-20T12:48:16Z")
I have just been given an M-AUDIO KeyRig 49 usb music (midi?) keyboard. I want it because I am trying to teach myself piano from this book and I wanted something to practice on when I can’t get to my girlfriend’s piano. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=577&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=579&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)