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**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2016, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-word-on-homestar-runner-the-brothers-chaps/672395 "2016-12-29T04:35:09Z")
Now that Halloween is nearly upon us again, I remember one of the most consistently entertaining places on the Internet for nearly a decade. Didn’t need memes or gimmicks, it was just amazingly funny. The last updated … --- ## [When will idiots learn not to text and drive? (Texas bus accident)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-idiots-learn-not-to-text-and-drive-texas-bus-accident/783483)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-idiots-learn-not-to-text-and-drive-texas-bus-accident/783483 "2017-04-07T16:16:13Z")
So apparently the jackass who hit a busand killed 13 people in Texas was texting and driving. Just another one who probably though that he was a good enough driver and it wouldn’t be a problem to shoot off a few texts. … --- ## [How many volts and amps does it take to kill a human?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-volts-and-amps-does-it-take-to-kill-a-human/735469)
**Author:** [@devineathiest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devineathiest)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-volts-and-amps-does-it-take-to-kill-a-human/735469 "2015-11-03T00:34:06Z")
My microwave kept on tripping the fuse so i decided to open it. I naively took out some parts trying to figure out what was wrong when someone in my office told my that’s one of the most deadliest things in the house. H… --- ## [How would I set up an automotive test bench (12v)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-i-set-up-an-automotive-test-bench-12v/713861)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2015, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-i-set-up-an-automotive-test-bench-12v/713861 "2015-03-01T17:52:58Z")
I want to set up an environment where I can test the electeonic devices that are in an automobile. A car battery is approx. 12v (12.6v iI am told is the actual voltage, as each cell delivers 2.1v to the system). But, a… --- ## [When did google become the be-all, end-all of search engines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-google-become-the-be-all-end-all-of-search-engines/510410)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Buttons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Buttons)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2009, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-google-become-the-be-all-end-all-of-search-engines/510410 "2009-09-20T16:52:24Z")
Tonight at work I was pondering, thinking back to the days when you’d have to use Yahoo, an Alta-Vista Search, maybe a DogPile search and then an ask Jeeve’s search, to find enough relative information to satiate the cur… --- ## [Most biased news source in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-biased-news-source-in-the-us/627173)
**Author:** [@the\_apples\_fell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_apples_fell)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2012, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-biased-news-source-in-the-us/627173 "2012-07-20T11:54:42Z")
Which is the most biased? --- ## [What is the difference between an Artisan and a Craftsman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-an-artisan-and-a-craftsman/593650)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-an-artisan-and-a-craftsman/593650 "2011-08-27T04:24:01Z")
Friends will tell me that I’m an artist. This is because they are my friends and are perhaps slightly biased. I always counter that with no, I’m a craftsman. Then I jokingly tell them it’s because I didn’t go to art scho… --- ## [Michael Jackson: Pedo or hellno?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-pedo-or-hellno/670215)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2013, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-pedo-or-hellno/670215 "2013-10-04T16:27:01Z")
I have a friend (major music fan, very sophisticated about all aspects of pop-music history and culture) who is convinced, still, that Michael Jackson was innocent of all accusations of boy-banging. The way he accounts … --- ## [Which works better on headaches: aspirin or Tylenol?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-works-better-on-headaches-aspirin-or-tylenol/179154)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2003, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-works-better-on-headaches-aspirin-or-tylenol/179154 "2003-06-03T23:31:05Z")
. . . or Aleve or Motrin? (Respectively: acetylsalicylic acid, acetaminophen, naproxen, and ibuprofen.) PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS NOT A POLL Based on the mechanism by which each of these analgesics works (Is it true that n… --- ## [Difference between informing and promoting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-informing-and-promoting/648027)
**Author:** [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2013, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-informing-and-promoting/648027 "2013-01-25T23:33:40Z")
In this post, twickster removes the kickstarter link and kills the thread. I know I’ve found out about kickstarters I’m interested in through The Game Room, and have gone on to help fund them. At what point does a post … --- ## [Things you'd like to see but you know you ain't gonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-but-you-know-you-aint-gonna/545784)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2010, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-but-you-know-you-aint-gonna/545784 "2010-07-21T13:32:09Z")
I’d like to see the Disney Channel get a whole lot Darker and Edgier. --- ## [Jack Chick has died.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-chick-has-died/769627)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2016, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-chick-has-died/769627 "2016-11-20T22:02:28Z")
Let’s see. Comic-maker, King James only guy, Catholic(at least Pope) hater guy, Dungeons and Dragons hater guy, guy who hardly ever took photos of himself for some reason. My Mom and Dad, who meant very well, made me q… --- ## [Game devs still don't get it in 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-devs-still-dont-get-it-in-2017/795894)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-devs-still-dont-get-it-in-2017/795894 "2017-09-21T20:23:19Z")
Sonic Mania looks like classic Sonic The Hedgehog. And also like a game I would love to play. The reviews are good, and from what I hear it sounds like essentially another few hours of Sonic And Knuckles, which is defini… --- ## [Why is Hispanic/Latino apparently the only ethnicity in the universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hispanic-latino-apparently-the-only-ethnicity-in-the-universe/664850)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2013, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hispanic-latino-apparently-the-only-ethnicity-in-the-universe/664850 "2013-07-30T21:43:32Z")
In the US, almost every form I see, whether it be job, university, scholarship, or standardized test booklet that collects demographic data has a race field, these include East Asian, Black, White, etc. And then there’s … --- ## [What types of humor do you not "get"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-types-of-humor-do-you-not-get/495872)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-types-of-humor-do-you-not-get/495872 "2011-02-09T19:47:42Z")
I’m not talking about particular comedians, not whether you find Dane Cook (for instance) brilliantly funny or a pox on humanity. Nope, I’m interested in genres (for lack of a better term) of comedy. Examples are OK, but… --- ## [What's the most dangerous primate besides man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-dangerous-primate-besides-man/352609)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2006, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-dangerous-primate-besides-man/352609 "2006-04-15T19:11:08Z")
What I mean is, say you’re thrown into a cage with a primate. Which one is most likely or able to take you out, assuming you have no weapons? --- ## [Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats--Love It, Hate it, Despise It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-lloyd-webbers-cats-love-it-hate-it-despise-it/512960)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2009, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-lloyd-webbers-cats-love-it-hate-it-despise-it/512960 "2009-10-09T12:29:37Z")
In the shamefully guilty pleasures thread there were a couple of people who didn’t get why I hated this so and thought it was a perfectly fine musical. To me, after I got old enough to stop liking it, it was the ultimat… --- ## [Can you buy fresh cut poppies anywhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-buy-fresh-cut-poppies-anywhere/567231)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2011, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-buy-fresh-cut-poppies-anywhere/567231 "2011-01-11T23:47:49Z")
I’m looking for fresh cut poppies - is this a flower you can buy? My google-fu is weak today and all I can find is links for pods or dried flowers. --- ## [Party IV: The game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-iv-the-game/424951)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 370\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2007, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-iv-the-game/424951 "2007-11-08T03:15:54Z")
Okay – I’m about to start PMing folks their quirks – but wanted to get the OP set first, with rules and suchlike. The rules are simple: guests must post in the voice of their quirks; hosts try to figure out what the qui… --- ## [Interpreting "Hang On, Sloopy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interpreting-hang-on-sloopy/784038)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2021, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interpreting-hang-on-sloopy/784038 "2021-11-26T17:05:53Z")
This is the song composed by Wes Farrell and Bert Berns, first recorded by the Vibrations in 1964 and popularized by the McCoys with the lead vocals by Rick Derringer in 1965, and which has been a weekly tradition of the… --- ## [antonym of "OPTIMAL"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonym-of-optimal/159072)
**Author:** [@criminalcatalog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/criminalcatalog)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2016, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antonym-of-optimal/159072 "2016-11-26T03:41:06Z")
I haven’t been able to get a good answer yet, that’s why I come to the true minds of the web - the sdmb. What’s the opposite of “optimal”, when used in the context of “most efficient”? In other words, what is a word for… --- ## [How Do I Know A 100 Trillion Dollar Bill Is Real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-know-a-100-trillion-dollar-bill-is-real/628856)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2023, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-know-a-100-trillion-dollar-bill-is-real/628856 "2023-01-25T02:06:59Z")
OK I see these Zimbabwe 100 trillion dollar bills for sale on eBay and other sites, but my question is, how would you know if it’s real. I mean anyone with a color copier could just take a front and back copy and sell o… --- ## [Twicks--Don't pull this shit in MPSIMS, Part 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twicks-dont-pull-this-shit-in-mpsims-part-2/558556)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2010, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twicks-dont-pull-this-shit-in-mpsims-part-2/558556 "2010-10-29T02:21:11Z")
For starters, I had no intention of the other thread going off the rails the way it did. That was not my intent. I do not have a problem with the mod action taken, except for the language used. I object to a moderator… --- ## [SDMB T-Shirt Exchange](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-t-shirt-exchange/298506)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 328\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2005, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-t-shirt-exchange/298506 "2005-06-14T01:11:20Z")
It’s time once again for Dopers to exchange material objects! In the spirit of previous successes like last fall’s Mug Exchange and the Annual White Elephant Exchange, as well as the granddaddy of them all, the Secret Sa… --- ## [What Would It Take to Prove God's Existence to You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-to-prove-gods-existence-to-you/28498)
**Author:** [@FriendofGod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriendofGod)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2000, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-to-prove-gods-existence-to-you/28498 "2000-08-20T00:52:58Z")
Forgive me if this topic has ever been posted before, but I am genuinely curious about the mindset of athiests on this issue. What is the standard or measure you use to determine if God does or doesn’t exist? And how ha… --- ## [Best Root Beer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-root-beer/531388)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2010, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-root-beer/531388 "2010-03-11T08:34:34Z")
I’ve been a big root beer fan all my life. There was an A & W Root Beer place in Little Rock that was very popular in the 60’s and 70’s. The car hops served it in big, frosted glass mugs. Root Beer floats are still my fa… --- ## [Jazz is crap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jazz-is-crap/4385)
**Author:** [@Dark\_Wing\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Wing_Duck)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2000, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jazz-is-crap/4385 "2000-10-09T01:23:02Z")
Jazz is crap. It is the expressively stunted, coldly artificial meandering of narcissistic psuedo-intellectual poseurs. It is to music as flatulence is to oratory. I have listened. Oh, yes, I have listened. Hours I’ve s… --- ## [Can a Pharmacist Dispense Prescription Medication to a Minor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-pharmacist-dispense-prescription-medication-to-a-minor/374427)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2019, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-pharmacist-dispense-prescription-medication-to-a-minor/374427 "2019-02-14T12:41:27Z")
Say that Jeff, a 16-year-old, has a standing order at his pharmacy for, I dunno, Coumadin, with automatic refills. Since the pharmacy is on his way home from school, can he just stop and pick up his refills himself? If … --- ## [Why are some people better with money than others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-people-better-with-money-than-others/616298)
**Author:** [@BangBang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BangBang)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2012, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-people-better-with-money-than-others/616298 "2012-11-07T02:29:35Z")
Do you have a “rainy day” fund? Do you ever need to borrow money to get by? Have you gone through phases in your life where you’re skint and then other times when you’re flush? I’m really struggling to understand how my… --- ## [Most dated song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-dated-song/656181)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2014, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-dated-song/656181 "2014-02-18T15:29:11Z")
I recently found this goofy item: Sammy Davis Jr. doing the “Mary Hartman” theme. Both the subject matter (a short lived soap opera sensation) and the disco/easy listening mix stamp this song as 1976 and only 1976. Wha… --- ## [Game On! NHL: October 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-on-nhl-october-2010/555673)
**Author:** [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-on-nhl-october-2010/555673 "2010-11-01T18:53:28Z")
Well, it’s not yet October, not for another four and a half hours as I type this. And the regular season doesn’t get underway for another week yet. But I figure the leaves are changing colour, the wind is getting colde… --- ## [A Memorial Day MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-memorial-day-mmp/787635)
**Author:** [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-memorial-day-mmp/787635 "2017-06-05T05:11:44Z")
Since folks asked ------- ages ago my mother’s father was killed in a mill accident. Or murdered by a coworker. That could be a subject for a future MMP. But anyway, this was 1943 and things happened. Gramma Rose was lef… --- ## [Alcohol tolerance (or what's it take to get you drunk).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-tolerance-or-whats-it-take-to-get-you-drunk/718850)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2015, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-tolerance-or-whats-it-take-to-get-you-drunk/718850 "2015-05-04T16:38:20Z")
As I may have mentioned on the boards before, I do not drink a lot. At 45, I suspect I’ve had less than 2 gallons total of intoxicating beverages in my life, and consequently I have rarely gotten drunk. The first time wa… --- ## [How the hell did this fit in my ear? (Way TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-did-this-fit-in-my-ear-way-tmi/483828)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-did-this-fit-in-my-ear-way-tmi/483828 "2009-02-03T17:19:31Z")
I use a 1:1:2 mix of water, vinegar and hydrogen peroxide to clean my ears, and sadly I haven’t been able to get around to it in a while. Tonight, I decided, was the night. Mixed up the solution, got it to body temperatu… --- ## [What's a more modern synonym for "Peyton Place"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-more-modern-synonym-for-peyton-place/618594)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2012, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-more-modern-synonym-for-peyton-place/618594 "2012-04-14T13:59:05Z")
For anybody who doesn’t know, referring to a place or an organization or a group of any kind as “a Peyton Place” is basically saying that they’re respectable on the outside but really a pit of vipers. It’s a reference t… --- ## [Why is there math in everything?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-math-in-everything/708416)
**Author:** [@ArztWolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArztWolf)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2015, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-math-in-everything/708416 "2015-01-06T02:56:05Z")
I just got done talking to my sister on the phone and they are having a heck of a time finding a job/career for my niece (diagnosed NLD, Dyscalculia,and EDS type 3). The problems are: She can’t to math above a second … --- ## [L'Oreal Feria Hi-Lift Browns DOES NOT WORK!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loreal-feria-hi-lift-browns-does-not-work/312595)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2005, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loreal-feria-hi-lift-browns-does-not-work/312595 "2005-07-15T18:20:10Z")
Save your money. Go to a salon. That’s where I’ll be headed when I can dye my hair again. These are hair dyes that are “Exclusively for dark hair”, that do “Ultra Lightening in One Step”. No, they don’t. I tried the me… --- ## ["essential to" or "essential for"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-to-or-essential-for/623638)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-to-or-essential-for/623638 "2012-06-06T07:55:25Z")
Hi , I have searched high and low for rules regarding the correct usage of “essential to” and “essential for”. Which is correct? “English is essential to a career” or “English is essential for a career”. Please give… --- ## [Are there any organisms with multiple sexes, if so which ones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-organisms-with-multiple-sexes-if-so-which-ones/171365)
**Author:** [@Helix1047](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helix1047)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-organisms-with-multiple-sexes-if-so-which-ones/171365 "2013-05-27T06:56:28Z")
I recently asked my ecology prof, during a lecture on the evolution of mating systems, If there exists any animals with more than 2 sexes. I vaguely recall reading something about it, (in a book called “what if you cou… --- ## [Holy Crap! S&W introduces a .460 revolver.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-s-w-introduces-a-460-revolver/679641)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2014, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-s-w-introduces-a-460-revolver/679641 "2014-02-11T00:07:11Z")
A Backpack Cannon. $1200, but you can also fire .45 Long Colt and .454 Casull with it. Just the thing for those pesky raccoons. I WANT ONE!!! --- ## [is it rude to eat meat in front of a vegetarian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-eat-meat-in-front-of-a-vegetarian/123748)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-eat-meat-in-front-of-a-vegetarian/123748 "2013-08-15T21:16:46Z")
Let’s say for example that your sister in law is coming into town. You see her maybe once a year and so you’re going to a restaurant with her for dinner. You know she’s a vegetarian. Would it be rude to order a steak? … --- ## [Trump vs Nordstrom: Ethics Violation or Father Defending Daughter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-nordstrom-ethics-violation-or-father-defending-daughter/779386)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2017, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-nordstrom-ethics-violation-or-father-defending-daughter/779386 "2017-02-15T13:38:00Z")
https://www.oge.gov/web/oge.nsf/Financial+Conflicts+of+Interest Short version of the article. Nordstrom dept store dropped Ivanka Trump’s product line. They claim this was due to sagging sales. It is worth noting it … --- ## [Fictional television characters living way above or below their means](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-television-characters-living-way-above-or-below-their-means/484705)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-television-characters-living-way-above-or-below-their-means/484705 "2009-02-12T15:53:30Z")
Some examples: Howard Wolowitz on Big Bang Theory is a mechanical engineer who has worked on space probes, but apparently lives with his mother. Roommates Sheldon and Leonard are physicists who apparently need roommate… --- ## [reCaptcha is the Worst](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recaptcha-is-the-worst/631598)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recaptcha-is-the-worst/631598 "2012-08-19T14:40:16Z")
Yes, \[url-“reCAPTCHA”\]reCaptcha is the worst. It is worse than Britta! I understand the need for security and bot protection, but there has to be something anything better than this illegible piece of garbage. Christ,… --- ## [How do I tell that someones acting is 'wooden?'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tell-that-someones-acting-is-wooden/149846)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2003, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-tell-that-someones-acting-is-wooden/149846 "2003-06-28T19:11:16Z")
I hear people sometimes say, oh,his or hers acting is lousy and wooden, but how do you tell, so far this talent to find these wooden actors has eluded me, can you guys help me out here? what is your definition of wooden… --- ## [Jeez, when are you old enough to say "no, I really DON'T want to try that food?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeez-when-are-you-old-enough-to-say-no-i-really-dont-want-to-try-that-food/662139)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2013, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeez-when-are-you-old-enough-to-say-no-i-really-dont-want-to-try-that-food/662139 "2013-07-01T19:48:59Z")
Isn’t there some sort of moratorium on this wheedling, insisting crap? I don’t like game meat, I’ve tried it several times, and maybe it’s all in my head, but it locks my throat and turns my stomach. I’m not on Social Se… --- ## [Explain this 3D optical illusion I see with green/red text](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-3d-optical-illusion-i-see-with-green-red-text/678322)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2014, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-3d-optical-illusion-i-see-with-green-red-text/678322 "2014-07-13T16:00:50Z")
I got a Christmas email where someone used green and red fonts. To my surprise, it didn’t just look like flat text to me. It looked like the green text was floating a bit above the screen and the red text a bit below i… --- ## [Do you like your penis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-penis/484400)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2009, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-your-penis/484400 "2009-02-09T17:37:51Z")
In this thread, some (presumably) male posters list “having a penis” as one of their genetic gifts. I must confess to not understanding why on earth I would be proud of having a penis. I mean geez. It’s a penis! What’s … --- ## [Q about Nobility, or Why aren't the British hip-deep in Dukes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-nobility-or-why-arent-the-british-hip-deep-in-dukes/741896)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2016, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-nobility-or-why-arent-the-british-hip-deep-in-dukes/741896 "2016-01-17T00:05:11Z")
So I had one of those nights when I couldn’t sleep much, and found myself muzzily pondering all sorts of strange things. In this case, why isn’t Britain positively infested with nobles? I mean, apparently those titles … --- ## [Apple Pay. Google Wallet. Discuss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-pay-google-wallet-discuss/698130)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2021, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-pay-google-wallet-discuss/698130 "2021-12-07T17:02:15Z")
So, what does the incredibly fantastic all-new Apple™ e-pay system Apple Pay® offer that Google Wallet hasn’t for a couple of years? Except that it runs on the newest iPhones? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=588&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=590&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)