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**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2015, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennis-2015/708853 "2015-09-14T17:17:02Z")
The Australian Open is two weeks away and we are all set to begin another year of tennis. What an unexpected year we had this year, with both Stan Wawrinka and Marin Cilic winning the US Open. Last year, Brisbane had a… --- ## [Drunken Lezbo Sluts On S. Shore Railroad!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunken-lezbo-sluts-on-s-shore-railroad/358390)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2006, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunken-lezbo-sluts-on-s-shore-railroad/358390 "2006-06-02T14:36:13Z")
Ah, spring! When the youth of Chicagoland get drunk and act horny and stupid in public! These four girls in their khaki bad-grzlz get-tough gear (including backwards ball caps) got on the 5:10 pm South Shore train at R… --- ## [reading the REAL book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-the-real-book/491817)
**Author:** [@MichaelJohnBertrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelJohnBertrand)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2009, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reading-the-real-book/491817 "2009-04-16T22:37:39Z")
In my last year of high school, we were assigned Huckleberry Finn to read. What luck! I thought. My mother read the book to me when I was a wee lad, and I’d read it a dozen times since. This would be the easiest two wee… --- ## [Should statues of Washington, Jefferson, and Grant be removed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-statues-of-washington-jefferson-and-grant-be-removed/912321)
**Author:** [@Telemachus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemachus)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2021, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-statues-of-washington-jefferson-and-grant-be-removed/912321 "2021-07-27T17:56:56Z")
In recent days, statues of Washington, Jefferson, and Grant have been defaced and torn down (Example, Example, , Example) Is it morally right to get rid of these monuments because they owned slaves? --- ## [Critical Race Theory Boogeyman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-race-theory-boogeyman/944754)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2022, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-race-theory-boogeyman/944754 "2022-03-07T10:08:00Z")
I see Republican politicians talking about CRT and states banning it being taught in schools. Then, I see other sources that say Critical Race Theory is a college-level discussion, and is definitely not being taught any… --- ## [A sushi roll for every state](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sushi-roll-for-every-state/628892)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-sushi-roll-for-every-state/628892 "2012-07-27T07:48:28Z")
California rolls are crab (or imitation crab), cucumber, and avocado … California in food names being a pretty strong indication that avocado is in the mix. The other day, I tried an Alaska roll, which seemed about the s… --- ## [The Anti-Romney Parade: Palin, Trump, Bachmann, Perry, Cain, Gingrich, Paul...Santorum?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-anti-romney-parade-palin-trump-bachmann-perry-cain-gingrich-paul-santorum/608032)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2012, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-anti-romney-parade-palin-trump-bachmann-perry-cain-gingrich-paul-santorum/608032 "2012-03-05T20:09:17Z")
Yep, it looks like Rick “Man On Dog,” “Frothy Mix” Santorum is the last anti-Romney standing. Who knew the wingnuts would get this desperate? But if you follow the link (to the single-day and rolling two-day results fr… --- ## [Why does cancer cause such pain if it's just cells multiplying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-cancer-cause-such-pain-if-its-just-cells-multiplying/493715)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2009, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-cancer-cause-such-pain-if-its-just-cells-multiplying/493715 "2009-04-21T22:31:34Z")
In description of people’s terminal cancer, they are always suffering from great pain, usually requiring heavy drugs such as morphine. Technically speaking, I would ask why exactly does the cancer ‘hurt’? I can understa… --- ## [Gags through repetition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gags-through-repetition/838852)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gags-through-repetition/838852 "2019-11-12T19:34:34Z")
Lots of jokes and gags, whether they’re just a single word or a phrase, get repeated as a form of “running gag” of sorts, or just as an isolated piece of stupidity. This can be in film, tv or music. The first that imme… --- ## [How much should we charge a film production company to use our house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-we-charge-a-film-production-company-to-use-our-house/406934)
**Author:** [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2007, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-we-charge-a-film-production-company-to-use-our-house/406934 "2007-06-08T03:05:19Z")
A production company is thinking of filming a car commercial on our block They want to set up their cameras and film the street from our living room. They want use of the house from 6 AM to 7:30 AM on two consecutive d… --- ## [Dwarf Fortress 2010!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwarf-fortress-2010/534579)
**Author:** [@runcible\_spoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/runcible_spoon)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2010, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dwarf-fortress-2010/534579 "2010-05-09T05:43:21Z")
The only true good thing on the internet today is a Dwarf Fortress update. Just downloaded it, and about to embark. Whee! Anyone else getting in on this? --- ## [Vegetarian boxed lunch is a LIE!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegetarian-boxed-lunch-is-a-lie/189259)
**Author:** [@prisoner6655321](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/prisoner6655321)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2003, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegetarian-boxed-lunch-is-a-lie/189259 "2003-07-25T16:37:03Z")
Damn blasted stupid carnivorous deli-workers! If you are preparing a vegetarian boxed lunch, DON’T PUT A HARD-BOILED EGG IN IT!!! DUH! If you don’t know that the vegetarian isn’t a vegan, then play it safe and make th… --- ## [I love Charles Manson and he is INNOCENT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-charles-manson-and-he-is-innocent/554467)
**Author:** [@Arty\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arty_L)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-charles-manson-and-he-is-innocent/554467 "2010-09-21T00:59:42Z")
I admire his music, social activistism and his philosophy Manson established himself as a guru in San Francisco and he expounded a brilliant philosophy that included some of the Scientology he had studied while incarcera… --- ## [Asking for a refund after walking out on a movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-for-a-refund-after-walking-out-on-a-movie/431455)
**Author:** [@Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pine_Fresh_Scent)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2008, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asking-for-a-refund-after-walking-out-on-a-movie/431455 "2008-01-03T05:01:33Z")
Based on Illiminatiprimus’ thread here I didn’t see anyone relate stories about asking for their money back after walking out on a movie. I can understand not wanting to be seen as a fogey or wanting to cause a scene by… --- ## [Is GMO/GE food actually harmful or "bad"? What about treated foods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gmo-ge-food-actually-harmful-or-bad-what-about-treated-foods/789817)
**Author:** [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2017, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gmo-ge-food-actually-harmful-or-bad-what-about-treated-foods/789817 "2017-07-15T04:23:25Z")
So, I’m wondering about all those anti-GMO food advertisements and movements and forums that you sometimes see. Are these products safe to consume and grow, both for the environment and us, do you reckon? What do YOU thi… --- ## [1964 Gomez and Morticia Addams: Horniest television couple to date?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1964-gomez-and-morticia-addams-horniest-television-couple-to-date/380164)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2006, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1964-gomez-and-morticia-addams-horniest-television-couple-to-date/380164 "2006-11-20T05:03:44Z")
The Addams Family first season has just recently been released on DVD. I really love how sex-mad Gomez and Morticia were. Gomez and Morticia were definitely head over heels in love with each other, but still, with othe… --- ## [Why do some peoples eye lids flutter when they talk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-peoples-eye-lids-flutter-when-they-talk/330666)
**Author:** [@antechinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antechinus)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-peoples-eye-lids-flutter-when-they-talk/330666 "2023-08-23T21:23:18Z")
Why do the eye-lids of some people flutter when they are talking to you? Are you one of the people that does this? I don’t mean ‘flirt’ flutter, but a sort of indecision as to whether the eye should stay open or if it s… --- ## [Strange cat behavior, in and out constantly.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-cat-behavior-in-and-out-constantly/110075)
**Author:** [@Anachronism](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anachronism)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2002, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-cat-behavior-in-and-out-constantly/110075 "2002-05-22T22:02:07Z")
Sorry if this has been answered, ‘cat’ is under the minimum word length for a search. My cat goes in and out of my house constantly, somtimes he is in for less than 5 minutes. Just now I let him in the back door and les… --- ## [For the CPS (in the USA) how dirty is dirty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-cps-in-the-usa-how-dirty-is-dirty/517544)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2009, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-cps-in-the-usa-how-dirty-is-dirty/517544 "2009-11-16T01:06:07Z")
I’ve seen a lot of stories about the CPS investigating someone, wherein it is mentioned that the person being investigated didn’t keep a clean house. This is points off, apparently. I’m wondering how bad things have to … --- ## [Apocalyp-sNow...or Storm Track II, The Wrath of Cold](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apocalyp-snow-or-storm-track-ii-the-wrath-of-cold/527804)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apocalyp-snow-or-storm-track-ii-the-wrath-of-cold/527804 "2010-02-18T21:21:15Z")
The storm that’s hitting the East Coast of the US is starting to hit us here (Washington, DC) now. First tiny flakes started drifting down about 20 minutes ago. The official predictions over the last two days: 7-10 in… --- ## [I don't think Vegetarian means what you think it means!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-vegetarian-means-what-you-think-it-means/651697)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-vegetarian-means-what-you-think-it-means/651697 "2013-03-03T20:50:22Z")
Perusing my local Chinese TakeAway menu this afternoon in anticipation of eating something yummy for dinner, I found some dishes that left me :dubious: . The menu is divided into the requisite sections…Specials, Soups,… --- ## [Barton Fink - what was in the box? (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barton-fink-what-was-in-the-box-spoilers/332840)
**Author:** [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2005, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barton-fink-what-was-in-the-box-spoilers/332840 "2005-11-30T03:03:01Z")
I can’t believe this hasn’t been discussed here before, but I couldn’t find anything by searching, so here goes. What was in that damn box anyway? From the moment we found out who Charlie really was, I thought it was Au… --- ## [You're banned from this thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-banned-from-this-thread/578223)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2011, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-banned-from-this-thread/578223 "2011-04-18T00:20:33Z")
I think this may have been discussed before–hell, maybe I even made a thread about it–but recent events got me thinking about it again. So lemme start with the obnoxious preening here: I used to be a moderator on a mes… --- ## [What to you is the epitome of bullshit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-you-is-the-epitome-of-bullshit/612890)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-you-is-the-epitome-of-bullshit/612890 "2012-02-18T20:25:26Z")
When I say “bullshit,” what do you think of most? What to you is the archetype of bullshit? I myself think of critical theory. --- ## [TV Shows List Of Re-Newed, Not-Yet, Canceled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-list-of-re-newed-not-yet-canceled/581816)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-list-of-re-newed-not-yet-canceled/581816 "2011-05-20T02:00:00Z")
As per TV Guide, (check back for updates) here is the most recent listing as of today: RENEWED 30 Rock (NBC) 90210 (CW) American Dad (Fox) America’s Next Top Model (CW) The Big Bang Theory (CBS) Bob’s Burgers (Fox… --- ## [Youtube - best tear jerking moments in film.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-best-tear-jerking-moments-in-film/529282)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youtube-best-tear-jerking-moments-in-film/529282 "2010-02-23T15:13:13Z")
Spoilers, obviously, so watch out… It’s a toss up between a sam/frodo bit near the end of LotR RotK And the final episode of Battlestar galactica where I can’t seem to find the clip for that one (only … --- ## [Bonds hits Homerun to tie Ruth - Racist Sportswriters to trash him again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bonds-hits-homerun-to-tie-ruth-racist-sportswriters-to-trash-him-again/357570)
**Author:** [@Jebus\_H.Christ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jebus_H.Christ)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2006, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bonds-hits-homerun-to-tie-ruth-racist-sportswriters-to-trash-him-again/357570 "2006-05-26T01:26:46Z")
Barry Bonds is the greatest hitter of the last twenty years but he gets treated like shit. People claim it is because he is hard to deal with and that he is an asshole. However, there are plenty of white players that are… --- ## [So when Democrats control everything in 2020....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-democrats-control-everything-in-2020/786577)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-when-democrats-control-everything-in-2020/786577 "2017-05-21T20:24:57Z")
What should their strategy be? The last couple of times Democrats have had the White House and Congress, they’ve passed, or attempted to pass, an ambitious agenda, haven’t worried too much about public opinion in the pro… --- ## [Invent a new hot dog style!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invent-a-new-hot-dog-style/700279)
**Author:** [@Uther\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uther_Penguin)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/invent-a-new-hot-dog-style/700279 "2014-10-11T08:25:50Z")
The other thread about hot dogs Chicago-Style has inspired me to think of new, absurdly clichéd styles to hide your sausage under a heap of condiments. The only rule: A bun and a sausage must be part of it. Italian sty… --- ## [The ending of The Crimson Petal and the White (WARNING: SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ending-of-the-crimson-petal-and-the-white-warning-spoilers/151154)
**Author:** [@Greywolf73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greywolf73)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2022, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ending-of-the-crimson-petal-and-the-white-warning-spoilers/151154 "2022-02-08T19:21:58Z")
So, I’ve just now finished The Crimson Petal and the White and escaped the iron grip this novel has had on me for the past 4 days. Overall, I thought it was a brilliantly written novel but the ending left much to be des… --- ## [What's a good alternative to perler bead "ironing paper?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-alternative-to-perler-bead-ironing-paper/473346)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2008, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-good-alternative-to-perler-bead-ironing-paper/473346 "2008-11-20T16:22:02Z")
I got a whole mess of perler beads that I am planing on making video game sprites out of (similar to these), but I forgot to get the oh-so special ironing paper. Can I use wax or parchment paper? Cause I have lots of … --- ## [Why can't I see out of binoculars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-see-out-of-binoculars/397820)
**Author:** [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-see-out-of-binoculars/397820 "2013-12-06T21:15:47Z")
No matter what I do, I still see double. I’ve tried focusing the eyes separately (my eyesight in one eye is worse than the other) and then together but no dice. I’ve tried opening them up wider and closing them closer,… --- ## [Have you ever been to a prostitute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-a-prostitute/447421)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2008, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-to-a-prostitute/447421 "2008-05-03T04:35:47Z")
I never have, and I’m just idly curious. Was it good? Worth the money? Would you do it again, or do you go on a regular basis? Anything you’d care to relate about the experience – why you went, how you found her (or him… --- ## [Do transgender people see themselves as "gay" or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-transgender-people-see-themselves-as-gay-or-not/112251)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2002, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-transgender-people-see-themselves-as-gay-or-not/112251 "2002-07-16T11:03:51Z")
In their own view of themselves do transgender (ed/ing) men place themselves in the “gay men who want to be more feminine or enjoy imagining being women” camp, or is it a different context entirely where there is no male… --- ## [Volvo Key Fob Problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volvo-key-fob-problem/441557)
**Author:** [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2015, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volvo-key-fob-problem/441557 "2015-01-10T01:43:16Z")
We have two Volvos, a 2004 S80 sedan and a 2007 XC70. My question concerns the S80, which my wife drives. Last week I took that car out to gas it up for an upcoming trip that Mrs. P was making. After getting back into… --- ## [Top states whose denizens are way too proud of themselves.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-states-whose-denizens-are-way-too-proud-of-themselves/661508)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-states-whose-denizens-are-way-too-proud-of-themselves/661508 "2013-06-27T16:06:30Z")
Hopefully the thread title is descriptive enough. Texas, obviously. (Hence the old saying: Fuck you I’m from Texas) Louisiana: Or more specifically Cajuns \[Is it bad that I’m half Cajun/half Texan? :D) New Jersey: It’… --- ## [XKCD: Mathematicians Discuss...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-mathematicians-discuss/582094)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-mathematicians-discuss/582094 "2011-06-06T01:55:53Z")
Lookee here. Okay, I get some of the jokes or references. Like Pi and Phi. I know .999\[…\] might spiral out into a sore spot here (and considering many say .999… is equal to 1, what is meant by his comment?). But, I’d li… --- ## [Can I use Google Maps Street View to find a specific house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-google-maps-street-view-to-find-a-specific-house/531296)
**Author:** [@Chris\_Luongo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chris_Luongo)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2010, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-google-maps-street-view-to-find-a-specific-house/531296 "2010-03-09T15:06:03Z")
I hope I phrased my question correctly. I tried using the search feature here, and I couldn’t find anything. I’ll use the address 237 Glenwood Street, Malden MA 02148 as an example. Suppose you’ve never been to this a… --- ## [What's the logic (if any) behind television broadcast programming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-logic-if-any-behind-television-broadcast-programming/574231)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2011, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-logic-if-any-behind-television-broadcast-programming/574231 "2011-03-31T08:03:22Z")
After reading this thread and thinking about Babylon 5 and other sci-fi shows in this other thread, and realized that there seems to be some real head-scratcher decisions being made with regard to television programming … --- ## [charismatic mega-fauna and rhino ranching](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charismatic-mega-fauna-and-rhino-ranching/562564)
**Author:** [@usuboy71](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usuboy71)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charismatic-mega-fauna-and-rhino-ranching/562564 "2011-03-15T14:45:14Z")
Can we preserve charismatic mega-fauna in rhino ranches? --- ## [Who's the Coolest TV Detective or Cop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-coolest-tv-detective-or-cop/524867)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2010, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-coolest-tv-detective-or-cop/524867 "2010-01-20T19:34:47Z")
When I was a kid, I loved the show Vegas, I thought Dan Tanna was the coolest guy ever. I wanted to live in a flat like his, with the car, to a teenager, it was just so cool. So I was wondering who, to you, is the coole… --- ## [What performance defines "scene-stealer" for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-performance-defines-scene-stealer-for-you/616248)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-performance-defines-scene-stealer-for-you/616248 "2012-10-02T22:13:24Z")
rewatched “The Fugitive” recently. Man, Tommy Lee Jones doesn’t just steal scenes, he hijacked that whole movie from Harrison Ford. and the first Pirates movie, I’ve read, was supposed to have Orlando & Keira’s charact… --- ## [Can the apparent "lack of talent" in modern pop really be attributed to, well, a lack of talent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-apparent-lack-of-talent-in-modern-pop-really-be-attributed-to-well-a-lack-of-talent/610176)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-apparent-lack-of-talent-in-modern-pop-really-be-attributed-to-well-a-lack-of-talent/610176 "2012-01-23T22:49:48Z")
A lot of people say “everything nowadays is an autotuned mess, at least the crappy musicians in 1995 had to be talented enough hit the notes.” But I’m not sure I buy it. I think autotune is more of a cost-cutting measure… --- ## [Which battles in world history can be remembered as much/more for use of a new or unique weapon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-battles-in-world-history-can-be-remembered-as-much-more-for-use-of-a-new-or-unique-weapon/654700)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-battles-in-world-history-can-be-remembered-as-much-more-for-use-of-a-new-or-unique-weapon/654700 "2013-04-11T00:19:10Z")
See subject. Barring the primeval 2001 sock-'em with a bone moment, So far, off the top of my head: Hannibal, elephants Hannibal, snakes on a boat (shout out to Tamerlane in current thread on viable combat animals!) … --- ## [Some things aren't forgivable.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-arent-forgivable/671175)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2014, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-things-arent-forgivable/671175 "2014-03-28T17:52:30Z")
We had a family get-together today, and there was a situation when I was growing up that my parents knew about and refused to intervene (actually, a lot of them, but this one in particular came up). It was one of those … --- ## [Do You Power Off Your Cell Phone At Night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-power-off-your-cell-phone-at-night/667061)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-power-off-your-cell-phone-at-night/667061 "2013-08-30T01:16:15Z")
My SO and I both fully power-off our cell phones when we go to bed, plug them in early in the morning for a half hour charge and then turn them back on. We feel no need to have our phones on 24/7 - and any call that com… --- ## [What have you NOT been able to find on the Net?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-not-been-able-to-find-on-the-net/41709)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2002, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-not-been-able-to-find-on-the-net/41709 "2002-12-19T22:27:49Z")
In this thread, Tris states, “Everything is on the Net”. And, in this thread, I said, “There’s pretty much everything and anything on the Net. I tell my daughter that it’s an infinite encylcopedia”. So, here’s my quetsi… --- ## [Ulp! That was even WORSE than I remembered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ulp-that-was-even-worse-than-i-remembered/500683)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2009, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ulp-that-was-even-worse-than-i-remembered/500683 "2009-11-10T03:35:11Z")
Last night, during a bout of insomnia, I flicked through pay-per-view hoping to find a movie worth watching. For some strange reason, the Disney sci-fi flick “the Black Hole” was in the queue. “I remember seeing that i… --- ## [Your family line ends with you. What do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-family-line-ends-with-you-what-do-you-do/602381)
**Author:** [@Anticounterrevolutionary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anticounterrevolutionary)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-family-line-ends-with-you-what-do-you-do/602381 "2011-11-10T18:11:28Z")
You are the last living member of your family line. You cannot have children or have decided not to. You have inherited a small property and and enough wealth to retire and live comfortably though not extravagantly for t… --- ## [Ask the Bartender!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bartender/163058)
**Author:** [@Audrey\_Levins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Audrey_Levins)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2003, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-bartender/163058 "2003-04-05T13:56:24Z")
I just got home from work, and after reflecting on the fact that a lot of my customers tonight had all kinds of questions about my job…and this happens frequently…I thought I’d start Another Dreaded Ask The insert name o… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=593&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=595&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)