# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=580&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:** 581 --- ## [FBI Teaches Agents: 'Mainstream' Muslims Are 'Violent, Radical'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-teaches-agents-mainstream-muslims-are-violent-radical/596367)
**Author:** [@brocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brocks)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-teaches-agents-mainstream-muslims-are-violent-radical/596367 "2011-09-20T00:27:21Z")
“The FBI is teaching its counterterrorism agents that ‘main stream’ \[sic\] American Muslims are likely to be terrorist sympathizers; that the Prophet Mohammed was a ‘cult leader’; and that the Islamic practice of givin… --- ## [Craigslist Douchbaggery. Add to my list.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-douchbaggery-add-to-my-list/577337)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-douchbaggery-add-to-my-list/577337 "2011-04-08T20:18:27Z")
Just cleared house and sold a bunch of stuff. I don’t know what’s worse, selling or buying stuff. After much experience on CL here are my gripes. Don’t email me asking me what my final/firm price is. I’ve posted it… --- ## [Newspaper headline font size and style.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newspaper-headline-font-size-and-style/271230)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2004, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newspaper-headline-font-size-and-style/271230 "2004-10-27T15:16:38Z")
Does a newspaper like the NYT have font sizes for specific “categories of importance?” They must have some sort of standard. Do they keep the largest font in reserve for an asteroid hitting the earth or similar catastr… --- ## [Mundane but Significant Differences Between Countries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-but-significant-differences-between-countries/407472)
**Author:** [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-but-significant-differences-between-countries/407472 "2007-06-18T14:47:12Z")
I was just reading a few threads and doing a bit of spot research on certain topics when a random thought struck: There are some interesting but rather mundane differences between the US and Canada when it comes to how p… --- ## [Can You Develop P{sychic Abilities By Training?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-develop-p-sychic-abilities-by-training/215771)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2003, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-develop-p-sychic-abilities-by-training/215771 "2003-12-17T15:47:23Z")
If one accepts that psychic abilities are real (like telepathy, precognition,psycho-kinesis, etc.). does it follow that such abilities can be learned? Suppose one were to practice telepathy, with the aid of a computer…i… --- ## [Why is Saudi Arabia killing a journalist such a big issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-saudi-arabia-killing-a-journalist-such-a-big-issue/822880)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-saudi-arabia-killing-a-journalist-such-a-big-issue/822880 "2025-11-19T16:01:56Z")
I haven’t been following the news lately, but the murder of a Saudi journalist in Turkey is coming up a lot. But why is this different than all the other oppression of journalists all over the world? Russia kills lots o… --- ## [Blatant lies you were told in school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blatant-lies-you-were-told-in-school/408970)
**Author:** [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2007, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blatant-lies-you-were-told-in-school/408970 "2007-06-26T18:31:30Z")
While every Doper is today a paragon of critical thinking, we were all children once, and no seven-year-old can be expected to evaluate his teacher’s lore with skepticism. This led a good friend of mine to believe for se… --- ## [First socially conscious sitcom episode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-socially-conscious-sitcom-episode/688315)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-socially-conscious-sitcom-episode/688315 "2017-02-25T15:47:48Z")
In the 70s and 80s it was very common for sitcoms to do at least one episode about a serious issue aka the “very special episode”. Think racism, teen pregnancy, AIDS, etc. But I don’t really know of any such episodes … --- ## [Do porn stars really fake their deaths to break free from the business?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-porn-stars-really-fake-their-deaths-to-break-free-from-the-business/566363)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2011, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-porn-stars-really-fake-their-deaths-to-break-free-from-the-business/566363 "2011-01-06T21:01:50Z")
Over here in the thread about the (apparently falsely) rumored death of porn star Tawnee Stone, GuanoLad said, It’s unclear in this case whether Ms. Stone herself had any part in the hoax, but I’m curious as to whether… --- ## [Squid Game: Korean series on Netflix (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-korean-series-on-netflix-spoilers/951443)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squid-game-korean-series-on-netflix-spoilers/951443 "2022-01-08T17:11:39Z")
Binged the whole 1st season this weekend and enjoyed the show. I don’t know how to classify this show. It’s not sci-fi. Everything on it is contemporary and totally within todays tech. It’s not really horror, despi… --- ## [How does Same Sex Marriage "violate" the sanctity of marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-same-sex-marriage-violate-the-sanctity-of-marriage/359767)
**Author:** [@BluePitbull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BluePitbull)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2006, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-same-sex-marriage-violate-the-sanctity-of-marriage/359767 "2006-06-22T18:11:42Z")
Is there a reasonable argument against Same Sex Marriage? --- ## [How much to hire the London Symphony Orchestra?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-to-hire-the-london-symphony-orchestra/303825)
**Author:** [@Tuco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuco)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2005, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-to-hire-the-london-symphony-orchestra/303825 "2005-05-16T20:00:23Z")
Listening to Duel of the Fates by John Williams (Darth Maul’s theme from Star Wars Epidode 1) got me thinking about the costs involved in hiring the LSO to perform something like this. So what’s the daily rate for hirin… --- ## [How are alcoholic beverages sold in Canada?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-alcoholic-beverages-sold-in-canada/552897)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-alcoholic-beverages-sold-in-canada/552897 "2010-09-14T16:39:55Z")
In the cult movie “Strange Brew”, the lead characters try to buy beer from what looks like a government store. Only recently did I found out that this kind of store exists in real life, except it’s actually a privately … --- ## [Trusting someone you know has cheated in the past](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trusting-someone-you-know-has-cheated-in-the-past/645993)
**Author:** [@awinter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/awinter)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trusting-someone-you-know-has-cheated-in-the-past/645993 "2013-01-20T16:26:18Z")
I am struggling with trust issues in my current relationship. I love him like crazy, but I know that he has cheated in the past. (not on me, but in previous relationships) I am having a hard time with this and am concern… --- ## [Lost 4.9: "The Shape of Things to Come"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-4-9-the-shape-of-things-to-come/446670)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-4-9-the-shape-of-things-to-come/446670 "2008-05-01T20:57:45Z")
Thread rules: It’s baaaaaack! 5 more episodes this season. Remember that the new time slot is 10PM (you central/mountain time folks can figure out whether it’s 9PM where you live). Carl is dead. CFL may be dead. M… --- ## [The "Tradwife" lifestyle: Does anyone else find this appealing, or have personal experience with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tradwife-lifestyle-does-anyone-else-find-this-appealing-or-have-personal-experience-with-it/1009528)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tradwife-lifestyle-does-anyone-else-find-this-appealing-or-have-personal-experience-with-it/1009528 "2026-08-01T13:37:26Z")
This political season makes it sound like millions upon millions of men are just chomping at the bit to take rights away from women, so they can “own” them, which is basically what the extreme end of the whole “tradwife”… --- ## [Acapella versions of hit songs, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acapella-versions-of-hit-songs-please/520870)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acapella-versions-of-hit-songs-please/520870 "2009-12-24T21:12:59Z")
Help a girl home sick entertain herself. By accident I found this youtube of UMass Dynamics performance of Breakfast at Tiffany’s. And then I got a look at Take 6. They do a lot of gospel and sing one of my favorite ver… --- ## [What archaic clothing choices do you miss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-archaic-clothing-choices-do-you-miss/511874 "2009-10-09T19:35:27Z")
I like fedoras, longcoats, and suspenders myself. This post brought to you by the Campaign for Uncharacteristically Pithy OPs. --- ## [The Great "Give a Moderator a Title" Contest!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-give-a-moderator-a-title-contest/529270)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2010, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-give-a-moderator-a-title-contest/529270 "2010-03-12T22:06:57Z")
First, read this! A few years back, I ran a contest to pick out my new board name. Not having learned my lesson the first time, I am now offering all of you the chance to pick my new title. This contest will run for f… --- ## [U.S. Soldiers told to ignore Sexual abuse of boys by Afghan Allies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-soldiers-told-to-ignore-sexual-abuse-of-boys-by-afghan-allies/732089)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2015, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-soldiers-told-to-ignore-sexual-abuse-of-boys-by-afghan-allies/732089 "2015-09-28T15:12:04Z")
Here’s the story: Some excerpts: "KABUL, Afghanistan — In his last phone call home, Lance Cpl. Gregory Buckley Jr. told his father what was troubling him: From his bunk in southern Afghanistan, he could hear Afghan p… --- ## [Securing bike to car bike rack and thusly to car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/securing-bike-to-car-bike-rack-and-thusly-to-car/665458)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2013, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/securing-bike-to-car-bike-rack-and-thusly-to-car/665458 "2013-08-10T15:56:06Z")
I know that if someone really wants to steal my bike, and has some cutting tools, they will. I’m not thinking of leaving it on the car rack all day on the street or anything. But today, for instance, I was bringing the b… --- ## [Why the distinction between murder and attempted murder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-distinction-between-murder-and-attempted-murder/315480)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2005, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-distinction-between-murder-and-attempted-murder/315480 "2005-08-17T19:25:24Z")
I’ve always wondered why we distinguish between the crimes of “murder” and “attempted murder”. The sentencing guidelines for attempted murder are less harsh than those for murder, but the criminal’s intent is the same i… --- ## [Weight gain since high school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-gain-since-high-school/581631)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-gain-since-high-school/581631 "2011-05-14T15:32:32Z")
According to my cardiologist, the average person gains two pounds every year after high school. Example: If you weighed 150 in high school, and you graduated 20 years ago, your current weight should be about 150 + 40 = 1… --- ## [German-American soldiers in WWII - preferentially sent to the Pacific front?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-american-soldiers-in-wwii-preferentially-sent-to-the-pacific-front/597715)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2011, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-american-soldiers-in-wwii-preferentially-sent-to-the-pacific-front/597715 "2011-09-29T10:28:38Z")
The outstanding bravery of the soldiers of the all Japanese-American 442nd Infantry Regiment while fighting in Italy is fairly well known (as is, hopefully the fact that 21 of the Regiment’s soldiers were awarded the Med… --- ## [Who has traveled the furthest from the place of their birth? Who has stayed the closest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-traveled-the-furthest-from-the-place-of-their-birth-who-has-stayed-the-closest/607102)
**Author:** [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2019, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-traveled-the-furthest-from-the-place-of-their-birth-who-has-stayed-the-closest/607102 "2019-09-22T01:40:44Z")
I think the title says it all. Take your birthpace, and take the farthest distance you have ever traveled from it, and post that distance. There’s probably a bunch of different sites that can calculate the distance for… --- ## [Need examples of things that aren't what their name implies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-examples-of-things-that-arent-what-their-name-implies/583432)
**Author:** [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2011, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-examples-of-things-that-arent-what-their-name-implies/583432 "2011-06-03T04:48:03Z")
Sorry about the imprecise title, but that’s kind of my problem. You know how a matchbook isn’t really a book? I need a few examples of those. Thanks. --- ## [What do your friends and relatives eat that you find to be just plain nasty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-friends-and-relatives-eat-that-you-find-to-be-just-plain-nasty/967972)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 295\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2022, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-your-friends-and-relatives-eat-that-you-find-to-be-just-plain-nasty/967972 "2022-08-02T02:53:10Z")
What do your friends and relatives eat that you find to be just plain nasty? My landlady’s son eats Chef Boyardee ravioli straight from the can, without heating it, like he’s a criminal on the lam or something. --- ## [The Sopranos Finale - What Happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sopranos-finale-what-happened/534088)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sopranos-finale-what-happened/534088 "2010-04-02T04:14:08Z")
It’s been almost three years since the finale aired, and that’s plenty of time to think things over. The poll is about what you think the finale meant. Also, have you changed your mind about the finale since it aired or… --- ## [I Pit Hypocritical Fundamentalist GOPers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hypocritical-fundamentalist-gopers/629524)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-hypocritical-fundamentalist-gopers/629524 "2012-08-02T23:54:09Z")
IMHO Tom Menino’s public statements about how difficult Chick-Fil-A will find it to get a restaurant in Boston are wrong, antithetical to the 1st Amendment even. But let’s not pretend that a lot of the religious conserva… --- ## [Work is no place for emotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-is-no-place-for-emotion/635745)
**Author:** [@Sekigahara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sekigahara)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2012, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-is-no-place-for-emotion/635745 "2012-09-29T22:31:25Z")
I’m sick and tired of people bringing their personal baggage, egocentrism and psychoses into work. Unless you’re an actor, you need to leave the drama at home. We all just want to be reasonably productive and go the fuck… --- ## [The Bible: Judges 7 - Soldiers drinking water vs. lapping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-judges-7-soldiers-drinking-water-vs-lapping/653068)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-judges-7-soldiers-drinking-water-vs-lapping/653068 "2013-03-19T23:59:33Z")
In this chapter, the \*300 soldiers are selected based upon whether they kneel and (presumably) suck water out of the stream, or cup their hands and with their tongues, lap the water out of their hands. So. . . A) Any c… --- ## [How early or late would you start packing to move?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-early-or-late-would-you-start-packing-to-move/554366)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-early-or-late-would-you-start-packing-to-move/554366 "2010-09-21T22:11:43Z")
I’m sitting here thinking about the fact that I’m going to be moving in a little over three months. I’ve lived here just under a year, and even though I haven’t accumulated much of anything in the way of clutter, I find … --- ## [Books you've stayed up late to finish reading](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-youve-stayed-up-late-to-finish-reading/506109)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2009, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-youve-stayed-up-late-to-finish-reading/506109 "2009-08-19T21:46:02Z")
There have been some books over the years that I simply can’t put down at night until I’m finished with them, even if that means I stay up way past my bedtime and wind up being a zombie at work or school the next day. It… --- ## [Polyamorous couples with kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polyamorous-couples-with-kids/371344)
**Author:** [@burundi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burundi)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2006, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polyamorous-couples-with-kids/371344 "2006-09-08T00:42:22Z")
I’m curious about how poly couples deal with the issue with their kids. Do they introduce their kids to their other lovers? Are their kids embarrassed by having “swingers” for parents? Do the adult children of polyamorou… --- ## [Commander Francis X. Castellano](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commander-francis-x-castellano/492739)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2009, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commander-francis-x-castellano/492739 "2009-04-15T00:43:04Z")
He’s the officer in charge of the USS Bainbridge and the officer in charge of the hostage situation in the Indian ocean. What a fuck up ! Most of us know the drill in hostage situation management. Communications, negot… --- ## [If an immigrant disrepects your flag.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-an-immigrant-disrepects-your-flag/548673)
**Author:** [@figure9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/figure9)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2010, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-an-immigrant-disrepects-your-flag/548673 "2010-08-08T02:54:09Z")
Let’s pretend your neighbor is an immigrant from Elbonia. One day he hangs a large Elbonian flag and flies a smaller flag, your country’s, underneath it. Does it bother you? Do you do anything about it? --- ## [I Have the Hots for Peter Dinklage! (he's a little person...I'm not)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-the-hots-for-peter-dinklage-hes-a-little-person-im-not/431269)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2008, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-the-hots-for-peter-dinklage-hes-a-little-person-im-not/431269 "2008-01-01T17:30:34Z")
I’ve never seen him work until recently, watching last season’s Nip/Tuck. He’s insanely handsome, and he has fantastic charisma. I find him intensely sexually appealing. But… I don’t know if I could get past his body.… --- ## [What do you think about the so called "Gang Stalking"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-so-called-gang-stalking/731944)
**Author:** [@Mercedes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercedes)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-about-the-so-called-gang-stalking/731944 "2021-12-23T21:18:26Z")
I read that recently : http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/organized-gang-stalking-yes-its-a-thing-dg/ Seemed well written and terrifying… I have to admit that I already heard people speaking exactly like the de… --- ## [How much do you tip the guy who rips your ticket at the movie theater?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-tip-the-guy-who-rips-your-ticket-at-the-movie-theater/563569)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2010, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-tip-the-guy-who-rips-your-ticket-at-the-movie-theater/563569 "2010-12-16T20:27:58Z")
I usually slip him a fiver. a buck or two more if it’s a 3D movie --- ## [Here come rants, blah-blah (December mini-rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 535\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-rants-blah-blah-december-mini-rants/1011012 "2025-01-21T11:36:40Z")
Continuing the discussion from Oh No, please no … NOvember rants: I’m starting with the miniest of mini-rants… Literally as I am starting this thread I stepped into some water in front of my kitchen sink and I’m wearin… --- ## [Things you don't want your bare feet to step on at 2am](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-dont-want-your-bare-feet-to-step-on-at-2am/690884)
**Author:** [@PurpleClogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleClogs)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2014, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-dont-want-your-bare-feet-to-step-on-at-2am/690884 "2014-06-22T17:02:13Z")
Things you don’t want your bare feet to step on at 2am: A Lego Soggy dog chewy Single piece of cat food The carpet tacK that pokes through where the carpet in the hall meets the tile of the kitchen A barfed up hairb… --- ## [Will Roundup kill my palm tree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-roundup-kill-my-palm-tree/539947)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2010, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-roundup-kill-my-palm-tree/539947 "2010-05-21T08:31:39Z")
I’ve got a couple of magnificent palms that look kind of like a Canary Island Date Palm. There are weeds growing in the bark of the trees. Can I spray Roundup on the weeds without killing or otherwise damaging the palm… --- ## [Basic geometry definition: Can three angles be supplementary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basic-geometry-definition-can-three-angles-be-supplementary/511673)
**Author:** [@sunacres](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunacres)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/basic-geometry-definition-can-three-angles-be-supplementary/511673 "2014-01-21T22:34:04Z")
I find that the definition of supplementary angles is given in a couple of different ways. Two Angles are Supplementary if they add up to 180 degrees. or Supplementary angles are pairs of angles whose measures add u… --- ## [Getting a New Slow Cooker, Want Recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-new-slow-cooker-want-recipes/568084)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2011, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-new-slow-cooker-want-recipes/568084 "2011-03-08T00:10:13Z")
I had a slow cooker for a while that was really nifty because it was a 6qt cooker, but the crock was divided, so you could easily make a smaller portion of something (or make a main dish and a side dish). But the crock b… --- ## [Kudos for Rand Rover-Out and Proud!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kudos-for-rand-rover-out-and-proud/621423)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kudos-for-rand-rover-out-and-proud/621423 "2012-05-16T19:08:56Z")
I don’t know if it was the President’s coming out in favor of gay marriage, but Rand Rover has decided to come out of the closet and I applaud his decision and will support him as he struggles against the homophobes th… --- ## [Can I make my laptop stay on even when I close the top?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-make-my-laptop-stay-on-even-when-i-close-the-top/593256)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2011, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-make-my-laptop-stay-on-even-when-i-close-the-top/593256 "2011-08-19T13:06:00Z")
Situation: I hook my laptop to my flat screen to watch Hulu. Problem is though when I’m halfway engrossed in a show, the cat comes by and steps all over they keyboard. Usually pausing or disrupting my program in some fas… --- ## [What is it about theories in the human sciences and natural sciences that makes them convincing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-theories-in-the-human-sciences-and-natural-sciences-that-makes-them-convincing/581941)
**Author:** [@IanPal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IanPal)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2011, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-theories-in-the-human-sciences-and-natural-sciences-that-makes-them-convincing/581941 "2011-12-14T05:45:49Z")
What is it about theories in the human sciences and natural sciences that makes them convincing? Theories that have been proven wrong but that people found convincing…? --- ## [Mom AND Dad are both 'only' children- how rare is that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-and-dad-are-both-only-children-how-rare-is-that/645512)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2013, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-and-dad-are-both-only-children-how-rare-is-that/645512 "2013-04-03T02:13:57Z")
Both of my parents are only children (have no siblings). My mom has several half-siblings that are 14-22 years older than her, but she is my grandmother’s only child. My grandfather died when my mom was 18 and I don’t … --- ## [Were there any sequel movies before Star Wars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-any-sequel-movies-before-star-wars/716628)
**Author:** [@JoshuaSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoshuaSD)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2015, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-there-any-sequel-movies-before-star-wars/716628 "2015-04-17T14:28:20Z")
Since about the time of Star Wars it seems the sequel to the latest blockbuster is in production before the first one is even in the theaters but I’m having a hard time coming up with a sequel movie before Star Wars. I … --- ## [Help! A business left a mess in my yard and now they think I'M the meanie for posting about it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-business-left-a-mess-in-my-yard-and-now-they-think-im-the-meanie-for-posting-about-it/688589)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2020, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-a-business-left-a-mess-in-my-yard-and-now-they-think-im-the-meanie-for-posting-about-it/688589 "2020-07-31T23:16:43Z")
This whole damn story is TL;DR so I’ll do my best to summarize. Our next door neighbor is having trees removed from his yard. The tree removal service cuts down the trees and piles up the mess (branches, dirt, small r… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=579&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=581&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)