# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=593&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:** 594 --- ## [Coloring Book for Adults: "Wise Words from Shakespeare"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coloring-book-for-adults-wise-words-from-shakespeare/736370)
**Author:** [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2016, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coloring-book-for-adults-wise-words-from-shakespeare/736370 "2016-03-31T03:55:49Z")
Those who follow publishing news will be well aware that one of the big stories of 2015 has been the phenomenal success of coloring books for adults. That’s not “adult” in the rated-X sense (though those are being publis… --- ## [NC social studies teacher - who lets idiots like her teach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-social-studies-teacher-who-lets-idiots-like-her-teach/622577)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2012, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-social-studies-teacher-who-lets-idiots-like-her-teach/622577 "2012-05-24T00:25:50Z")
Teacher presents “fact of the day” about Romney allegedly being a bully back in high school. Student: “Didn’t Obama bully somebody, though?” Teacher: “Not to my knowledge.” Students tell her about Obama,… --- ## [RESOLVED: Ferris Bueller's Day Off is the greatest movie ever made](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-ferris-buellers-day-off-is-the-greatest-movie-ever-made/668196)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2013, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-ferris-buellers-day-off-is-the-greatest-movie-ever-made/668196 "2013-11-16T16:05:22Z")
Proof #1.“Your problem is you.” “Excuse me?” “Excuse you.” Proof #2. “When Cameron was in Egypt’s land, let my Cameron go.” Proof #3 (no video evidence): “What’s the score?” “Nothin’-nothin’” “Who’s winning?” “The bear… --- ## [New Forum Software - Guess who is the poster child for why things should change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-forum-software-guess-who-is-the-poster-child-for-why-things-should-change/649429)
**Author:** [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2013, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-forum-software-guess-who-is-the-poster-child-for-why-things-should-change/649429 "2013-02-13T03:17:40Z")
So, Jeff Atwood, the guy who founded StackOverflow with Joel Spolsky, has released a shiny new replacement for the veritable and dusty VBulletin and phpBB forum software. So, I clicked the link, headed to the “about” pa… --- ## [What's the best language to learn programming with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-language-to-learn-programming-with/664182)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2013, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-language-to-learn-programming-with/664182 "2013-08-17T08:41:27Z")
As usual, no poll because there’s too many programming languages to make one worthwhile. Obviously one of the best answers is usually “whatever is popular because it’ll make getting a job easier”, but for a university pr… --- ## [Motorcycle towing costs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-towing-costs/658812)
**Author:** [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-towing-costs/658812 "2013-06-08T00:17:24Z")
I parked my motorcycle in my assigned parking spot in my building and it was towed. Setting aside all sorts of outrage about how it happened and the near epic adventure getting it home, the kicker was the cost: $520, mor… --- ## [Homeowners insurance question: Do policies typically cover rotting floors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeowners-insurance-question-do-policies-typically-cover-rotting-floors/304578)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2005, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeowners-insurance-question-do-policies-typically-cover-rotting-floors/304578 "2005-05-19T19:55:45Z")
As the result of water damage? I have an acquaintance (seriously!) who mentioned that she was going to have to pay a lot of money to repair damaged/rotting floors as the result of some leaky pipes that were replaced a y… --- ## [How dangerous are cows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-are-cows/809136)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2018, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-are-cows/809136 "2018-04-25T01:30:41Z")
Many years ago I was deer hunting on my friend’s farm in SE Ohio. We set out at 4:30 AM. I walked along with my flashlight and found a tree to stand under. As the sun rose I noticed I was in the middle of a large cow pa… --- ## [What else can you use to stick ShakeNBake to chicken? NEED ANSWER FAST!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-can-you-use-to-stick-shakenbake-to-chicken-need-answer-fast/558625)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2010, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-can-you-use-to-stick-shakenbake-to-chicken-need-answer-fast/558625 "2010-10-31T03:33:29Z")
I defrosted the chicken yesterday, I need to bake it soon! HELP! --- ## [Self-ordering at restaurants - an idea whose time has come(?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-ordering-at-restaurants-an-idea-whose-time-has-come/585443)
**Author:** [@bahia\_hombre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bahia_hombre)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2013, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-ordering-at-restaurants-an-idea-whose-time-has-come/585443 "2013-10-21T01:06:24Z")
So McDonald’s is going to try customer touch-screen ordering in Europe. For several years now I’ve been wondering why restaurants don’t do this. Walk in, sit down, pull out your smartphone and enter your order online. … --- ## [Eggsactly how many faux words can you make with eggs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggsactly-how-many-faux-words-can-you-make-with-eggs/674926)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggsactly-how-many-faux-words-can-you-make-with-eggs/674926 "2013-12-02T15:58:59Z")
A nice little word play as you’re munching down on deviled eggs this holiday weekend. Eggsactly Teggsas (Texas) Eggstreme Eggstraviganza Eggsfoliate (Dang it, I thought of a bunch of them when I was in the shower t… --- ## [How does being buried in a church building work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-being-buried-in-a-church-building-work/627853)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2012, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-being-buried-in-a-church-building-work/627853 "2012-07-13T06:31:01Z")
I just got back from a trip to England (it was fabulous, thanks for asking!). It included many visits to big ancient churches, including Westminster Abbey. Now it’s not like I’ve never heard of being entombed in a chur… --- ## [Gay marriage, gay rights and WTF is wrong with people? (long, probably incoherent rantage)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-marriage-gay-rights-and-wtf-is-wrong-with-people-long-probably-incoherent-rantage/535704)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2010, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-marriage-gay-rights-and-wtf-is-wrong-with-people-long-probably-incoherent-rantage/535704 "2010-04-20T00:57:41Z")
Hopefully this won’t be completely incoherent but I’m both drunk AND pissed off. I got into a fight tonight (and that’s really stupid for someone my age). I have the shiner and some seriously bruised knuckles and quite… --- ## [Today, I shot the bird at a young child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-shot-the-bird-at-a-young-child/419839)
**Author:** [@lobstermobster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobstermobster)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2007, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-i-shot-the-bird-at-a-young-child/419839 "2007-09-23T09:33:07Z")
In my defense, the child was being a TOTAL asshole. Horrible long stressful day at work. One of the pigs I had gotten attached to was euthanized and I had to work on proofreading over 500 pages of protocols. At the en… --- ## [How did an American pass himself off as a Duke in Britain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-an-american-pass-himself-off-as-a-duke-in-britain/484476)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2012, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-an-american-pass-himself-off-as-a-duke-in-britain/484476 "2012-04-09T14:11:28Z")
The BBC reported that a “Duke” in Britain was actually an American. Presumbly the accent and everything was fake. Question: How did the Britishers fall for this? There must have been so many obstacles, just thinking of … --- ## [Am I the only one opposed to dual citizenship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-opposed-to-dual-citizenship/571521)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2017, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-opposed-to-dual-citizenship/571521 "2017-08-02T23:47:07Z")
In the old days if you were an immigrant who wanted to become an American citizen, one of the things you had to do was give up all allegiance to a foreign country. Nowadays, it is apparently possible to become a citizen… --- ## [Works where you guessed the twist/major plot point/whatever before it happened \[SPOILERS\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/works-where-you-guessed-the-twist-major-plot-point-whatever-before-it-happened-spoilers/600023)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2013, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/works-where-you-guessed-the-twist-major-plot-point-whatever-before-it-happened-spoilers/600023 "2013-12-03T22:18:05Z")
Spoilers, obviously. I admit, a LOT of times I take the shotgun approach to guessing twists, and get a lot (and equally as many misses), sometimes I’m joking and get it right, and sometimes I just find it that obvious. I… --- ## [Actors who surprise you by the brevity of their career](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-surprise-you-by-the-brevity-of-their-career/586772)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2011, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-who-surprise-you-by-the-brevity-of-their-career/586772 "2011-06-27T01:12:43Z")
I was reading this other thread in Cafe society where people have examples of actors who “stole the movie” via a single scene. This reminded me of another thing that I noticed recently that surprised me. Can you give e… --- ## ["Lucky Charms! With Bloody Teeth!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-charms-with-bloody-teeth/611980)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2012, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lucky-charms-with-bloody-teeth/611980 "2012-02-15T03:41:16Z")
They’re not magically delicious! I grabbed some cereal off the shelf at the deli this morning and missed the Cheerios, winding up–much to my chagrin–with Lucky Charms. I opened it, nervously, and was greeted by . . . I h… --- ## [What are water towers made from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-water-towers-made-from/661112)
**Author:** [@matt357](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt357)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2013, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-water-towers-made-from/661112 "2013-06-28T00:39:22Z")
What kind of material are water towers made from? The kind that look like this File:Olcott water tower.jpg - Wikipedia --- ## [What do you call bacon and cheese sandwiched between two "slices" of Fried Chicken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-bacon-and-cheese-sandwiched-between-two-slices-of-fried-chicken/535309)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-bacon-and-cheese-sandwiched-between-two-slices-of-fried-chicken/535309 "2010-04-14T20:45:41Z")
It is none other than KFCs new Double down. Coming April 12. Looks like Heaven…and Hell, if that is possible. --- ## [Scorpion (new series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scorpion-new-series/699484)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2014, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scorpion-new-series/699484 "2014-10-02T17:04:07Z")
Anybody else catch this? It’s so exponentially ludicrous it makes Agents of SHIELD seem like a gritty procedural. It’s wonderful! In fact it’s exactly what I wanted SHIELD to be but never was. My new guilty pleasure for … --- ## [Sailors Taking Women On Ships As Stowaways](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailors-taking-women-on-ships-as-stowaways/530423)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sailors-taking-women-on-ships-as-stowaways/530423 "2017-01-10T21:48:53Z")
I have seen a couple of movies and TV shows where the woman escapes form prison (or something similar) and then runs down to the docks to pick up a sailor. The the sailor makes arangments for the woman to come on board … --- ## [The Punks Who Assaulted My Daughter, Part 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-punks-who-assaulted-my-daughter-part-2/472379)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-punks-who-assaulted-my-daughter-part-2/472379 "2008-11-22T02:16:00Z")
The original thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=473204 was getting a little unwieldy, so I thought I’d start another one. This report is going to seem backwards, but I think you’ll understand i… --- ## [Non-Euclidean geometry and God.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-euclidean-geometry-and-god/482031)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-euclidean-geometry-and-god/482031 "2009-02-01T19:35:51Z")
Thesis: Both theism and atheism are rational beliefs within their own epistemologies. Argument: Which is more of a rational belief, to conclude that parallel lines never intersect, or to conclude that parallel lines al… --- ## [Suggestions for cleaning a chest freezer full of spoiled meat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-cleaning-a-chest-freezer-full-of-spoiled-meat/672346)
**Author:** [@Pazu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pazu)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-for-cleaning-a-chest-freezer-full-of-spoiled-meat/672346 "2013-10-30T01:07:33Z")
So our backup chest freezer in the garage seems to have died a couple of days ago. Of course, since we don’t take stuff out very often, we didn’t notice until the smell became awful. :eek: Of course we unplugged it, e… --- ## [I found out that my girlfriend visits Stormfront.org](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-that-my-girlfriend-visits-stormfront-org/686369)
**Author:** [@kstarnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kstarnes)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2014, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-out-that-my-girlfriend-visits-stormfront-org/686369 "2014-04-22T21:40:05Z")
Now, before anyone lambaste or judge her, I visit Stormfront too but I do it for research purpose only. In fact, I read the entire spectrum of sites from far left wacko sites like Jezebel.com to mainstream left (such as S… --- ## [Movies that take a dump on their source material](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-take-a-dump-on-their-source-material/826987)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2019, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-take-a-dump-on-their-source-material/826987 "2019-01-08T03:37:05Z")
I’m talking about movies that take popular characters/concepts and ignore what makes those characters/concepts so popular in the first place, like Ferrell’s “Land Of The Lost” and (more recently) “Holmes And Watson”, or … --- ## [Why are Alan Alda and Phil Donahue the archetypical "wimpy men?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-alan-alda-and-phil-donahue-the-archetypical-wimpy-men/520302)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2009, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-alan-alda-and-phil-donahue-the-archetypical-wimpy-men/520302 "2009-12-10T01:16:10Z")
This has been baffling me for some time now and I simply need to ask about it. I have not only seen this sentiment expressed on this board, I’ve also heard people say it, and it even appears on The Sopranos - Tony Sopran… --- ## [Morality question: Yard Sale edition.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morality-question-yard-sale-edition/709096)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/morality-question-yard-sale-edition/709096 "2015-01-13T01:27:38Z")
Say you are at a yard sale and see an item you know for a fact is valuable but is being sold like it is junk, is it dishonest to just buy it for peanuts? Would the circumstances of the seller matter (say an old women vs… --- ## [Time once again for Most Hated Commercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-most-hated-commercials/433385)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2008, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-once-again-for-most-hated-commercials/433385 "2008-02-09T01:24:45Z")
McDonalds almost always has bad commercials, but the one running now with the guys rapping makes me nuts. I would beat them both with a stick. What are you hating now? (Yeah, yeah, we all know someone will come in and… --- ## [Repub Ideas did NOT win, LIES did](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repub-ideas-did-not-win-lies-did/273089)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 263\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2004, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repub-ideas-did-not-win-lies-did/273089 "2004-11-12T20:43:17Z")
Yes, some millions of people voted for Bush with a pretty clear understanding of exactly what he has done, will do, and believes. They knew and understood these things in spite of all his efforts to obscure the truth. … --- ## [Which charities actually give clothes to the poor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-charities-actually-give-clothes-to-the-poor/675343)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2015, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-charities-actually-give-clothes-to-the-poor/675343 "2015-08-23T12:10:51Z")
Years ago on some news show (I’m thinking 60 Minutes but could have been 20/20) there was a story about a big, well-known charity which revealed that they didn’t give (or even sell cheaply) clothes donations. Instead ev… --- ## [JD Vance, Usha Vance, and Erika Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jd-vance-usha-vance-and-erika-kirk/1024527)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jd-vance-usha-vance-and-erika-kirk/1024527 "2026-07-24T05:01:59Z")
This may shock you, but MAGA is not terribly fond of brown people or non-Christians even when they have republican/MAGA cred. For example, Vivek Ramaswamy, a recent republican presidential candidate and candidate for gov… --- ## [Why is sex with someone else so much more satisfying than masturbation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-sex-with-someone-else-so-much-more-satisfying-than-masturbation/206839)
**Author:** [@nisosbar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nisosbar)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2015, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-sex-with-someone-else-so-much-more-satisfying-than-masturbation/206839 "2015-02-20T04:47:17Z")
Many of us can give ourselves a better orgasm with Rosy Palm, yet, most people would probably agree it is not satisfying in the same way as coming to orgasm with a partner. (Actually, I once had a boyfriend who did NOT … --- ## [New Song Thread Game...ehh?.....ehhh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-song-thread-game-ehh-ehhh/118644)
**Author:** [@Crepitus\_Fremitus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crepitus_Fremitus)\ **Replies:** 427\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2002, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-song-thread-game-ehh-ehhh/118644 "2002-07-17T07:18:14Z")
Yeah, I’d sorta like to start another one since they slammed the kibosh on the last one. Thing is, I don’t have the energy or attention span to referee it. Sorry. It’s my ADD. Ya know. So if you don’t mind enabling … --- ## [International reaction to Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-reaction-to-trump/779248)
**Author:** [@NiceGuyJack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NiceGuyJack)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2017, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-reaction-to-trump/779248 "2017-02-20T01:19:53Z")
As an expat in Singapore, I find it quite interesting how the locals have reacted to the the Trump presidency. I can tell you they are incredulous. Mind you, most Singaporeans have criticism of their own government. High… --- ## [Would a modern (gasoline) car run on moonshine in an emergency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-modern-gasoline-car-run-on-moonshine-in-an-emergency/604513)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-modern-gasoline-car-run-on-moonshine-in-an-emergency/604513 "2018-12-09T21:50:28Z")
Hypothetical: I’m driving through rural West Virginia, with an insane ax murderer about five minutes behind me on the road. He has a full tank, and I am pretty much near E. I come upon a shack up in them hills, stop m… --- ## [President Obama's signing statement.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obamas-signing-statement/489228)
**Author:** [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obamas-signing-statement/489228 "2010-02-26T20:01:23Z")
Many times on these boards the use of signing statements by President Bush has been criticized. This criticism would be most intense when he would declare a portion of a bill as an interference of his constitutional dut… --- ## [How do you find the average standard deviation amongst a group of standard deviations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-find-the-average-standard-deviation-amongst-a-group-of-standard-deviations/398368)
**Author:** [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2007, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-find-the-average-standard-deviation-amongst-a-group-of-standard-deviations/398368 "2007-04-02T17:37:19Z")
I have a list of items, each assocatied with a mean and a standard deviation. I want to calculate the average standard deviation. How do I do this? Is it as simple as taking the average of the standard deviations given? … --- ## [studing the Exodus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/studing-the-exodus/544912)
**Author:** [@monavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monavis)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/studing-the-exodus/544912 "2010-07-06T14:51:53Z")
Last evening I was watching a show called the Exodus, The people involved were trying to show how the waters could have parted, I missed the last part of the show, but they had some huge fans that blew water over a mound… --- ## [Whatcha Readin' Oct 09 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-oct-09-edition/512095)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2009, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-oct-09-edition/512095 "2009-10-31T21:01:31Z")
Happy Halloween all! Is anyone dressing up? I am reading The Child Thief by Brom. This is a very dark retelling of the Peter Pan. I have only just started it, so I have no in-depth opinion, but so far it has promise. … --- ## [Least likely ethnic characterization](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-likely-ethnic-characterization/695412)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2014, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-likely-ethnic-characterization/695412 "2014-08-15T15:31:56Z")
I was watching the unreleased pilot episode of “That Girl” recently, and in it the Ted Bessell character was a Cherokee Indian called Donald Blue Sky. They even did a firewater joke! Because this guy you’d totally buy … --- ## [Hey Rabbi, get your herpes laden lips off kid's bloody dicks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-rabbi-get-your-herpes-laden-lips-off-kids-bloody-dicks/614926)
**Author:** [@santorum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/santorum)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2012, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-rabbi-get-your-herpes-laden-lips-off-kids-bloody-dicks/614926 "2012-03-09T00:54:24Z")
Inspired by Newborn dies after controversial circumcision ritual - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board and doh doh doh doh I’m an ultra-elite-orthodox rabbi with some mouth her… --- ## [Wherefore Dubai?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherefore-dubai/492330)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wherefore-dubai/492330 "2009-11-30T18:28:23Z")
Wow. Just…wow. I, as an ignorant American, only knew the surface facts of this city, held up by many as the shining light in the desert. Now I understand that all large cities have their seedy underbelly, but some o… --- ## [All-Time Favorite SNL Skit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-time-favorite-snl-skit/234497)
**Author:** [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2004, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-time-favorite-snl-skit/234497 "2004-03-18T00:24:35Z")
Inspired by this thread, I started thinking about some of my favorite SNL moments. Of course, I was born the same year the show premiered, but my parents let me stay up late, and Comedy Central has done their best to sp… --- ## [(RO) 8 years in prison for prank call](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-8-years-in-prison-for-prank-call/452190)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2010, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-8-years-in-prison-for-prank-call/452190 "2010-12-08T20:49:08Z")
link --- ## [This is not a Regards, Shodan pitting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-a-regards-shodan-pitting/474548)
**Author:** [@Peanut\_Gallery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanut_Gallery)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2008, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-a-regards-shodan-pitting/474548 "2008-11-29T19:00:57Z")
This is a Do Not Feed The Trolls mini-rant. The SDMB sure does love to entertain some trolls. I want to pit all the people who bother to continue this tradition. This isn’t specifically about Regards, Shodan. But he… --- ## [What Does Your Favorite Coffee Mug Say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-favorite-coffee-mug-say/594368)
**Author:** [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2011, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-your-favorite-coffee-mug-say/594368 "2011-09-05T09:55:26Z")
Mine says, “Are we having fun yet?” And it usually takes 2-3 cups before I can say, “Why yes, I do believe so…” What do you like to wake up to? --- ## [Best #1 single of the year retrospective: 1976](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1976/699977)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1976/699977 "2014-10-06T11:50:23Z")
Hold on to your bell bottoms, kids. The year is now 1976; there’s a funny little man on the back of all the quarters, Ronald Reagan wants to run for president (like that’ll ever happen, right?) and the Age of Disco has a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=592&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=594&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)