# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=604&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:** 605 --- ## [Where the hell do you find these historical costume items?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-hell-do-you-find-these-historical-costume-items/510298)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2009, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-hell-do-you-find-these-historical-costume-items/510298 "2009-09-17T02:13:41Z")
I’m trying to complete a 17th-century costume and I have been looking like hell for these two things that would really put the finishing touches on it, but I can’t find them for sale. A tall, tapered, hat with a wide … --- ## [Of course I don't worship Satan, moron!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-i-dont-worship-satan-moron/569317)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-course-i-dont-worship-satan-moron/569317 "2011-02-02T09:41:48Z")
This would be a much longer and spittle-filled rant if I weren’t typing on my iPod but I had to get this out of my head. Dear co-worker You are a sweet woman even though you insist that, deep down, I surely must believ… --- ## [2016 Illinois Senate Race: Who takes on vulnerable Mark Kirk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-illinois-senate-race-who-takes-on-vulnerable-mark-kirk/704706)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2016, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-illinois-senate-race-who-takes-on-vulnerable-mark-kirk/704706 "2016-02-02T04:19:23Z")
I really hope Tammy Duckworth takes on Mark Kirk for the US Senate seat in Illinois for 2016. Story Kirk is going to be very vulnerable in a Presidential year in reliably blue Illinois. He squeaked in during the Republ… --- ## [U.N. \<---\> Libya](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-n-libya/575154)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-n-libya/575154 "2011-03-21T17:26:13Z")
Let me get this straight…the U.N. interfered in a countries civil war? Maybe this is just me (it probably is) but isn’t that a bit…disturbing? --- ## [Old men and high pants, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-men-and-high-pants-why/151579)
**Author:** [@Yong\_Lee\_Fampee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yong_Lee_Fampee)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2003, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-men-and-high-pants-why/151579 "2003-01-30T22:13:41Z")
I was wondering why old men have high wastelines, the “pants rising to the armpits” routine. Is this biological over time? What is the reason for this (disorder?) --- ## [Police / Breathalyzer Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-breathalyzer-question/552041)
**Author:** [@Contrapuntal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contrapuntal)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-breathalyzer-question/552041 "2010-09-08T15:56:18Z")
Inspired by this thread. Do police need reasonable cause to request you take a breathalyzer test, or can they just ask anyone at any time? --- ## [Oh Goody! Mitt Romney Is Coming Back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-goody-mitt-romney-is-coming-back/729702)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2015, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-goody-mitt-romney-is-coming-back/729702 "2015-12-14T03:02:08Z")
Well, maybe. Looks like all the big money, country club, business wing Republicans are dismayed with Jeb Bush, and are trying to get Mitt Romney to come back. And Mitt hates DOnald Trump so much, he’s thinking about runn… --- ## [It's illegal in my state, but ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-illegal-in-my-state-but/735449)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-illegal-in-my-state-but/735449 "2015-11-06T13:55:10Z")
… is there really anything morally wrong with me having a crush on my first cousin? --- ## [House Republicans stand stalwart for Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-republicans-stand-stalwart-for-wilson/510235)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2009, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-republicans-stand-stalwart-for-wilson/510235 "2009-09-21T03:22:31Z")
There is absolutely nothing wrong with calling the President of the United States a liar while he is addressing a joint session of Congress. It’s not even to be disapproved. Wilson owed an apology not only to the Presid… --- ## [Genitals Are Not "Junk"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genitals-are-not-junk/561910)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genitals-are-not-junk/561910 "2010-11-30T15:15:38Z")
“Junk” is useless crap that you throw away - so if you think your genitals are “junk”, fine - give me a knife, I’ll cut 'em off ya and toss that junk in the garbage disposal. Ever since the new body scanners at airports… --- ## [The Banning of Starving Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-banning-of-starving-artist/822291)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-banning-of-starving-artist/822291 "2018-10-02T21:28:39Z")
It is traditional to give a list of posts where warnings have been given in a ban post; there is none in the post banning Starving Artist. Could we see a list? --- ## [Ragu- The spaghetti sauce for kids who have just watched their parents have sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ragu-the-spaghetti-sauce-for-kids-who-have-just-watched-their-parents-have-sex/630960)
**Author:** [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2012, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ragu-the-spaghetti-sauce-for-kids-who-have-just-watched-their-parents-have-sex/630960 "2012-08-15T02:06:52Z")
I saw this commercial on TV the other day, and I still can’t believe it is saying what I think it is saying. Is there another interpretation of the commercial? --- ## [How long will a jar of pesto last in the fridge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-a-jar-of-pesto-last-in-the-fridge/350662)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2006, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-a-jar-of-pesto-last-in-the-fridge/350662 "2006-03-31T14:40:59Z")
Opened, I mean. --- ## [What is going on with the antisemitism from these college heads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-the-antisemitism-from-these-college-heads/994173)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 433\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-with-the-antisemitism-from-these-college-heads/994173 "2024-03-30T14:00:42Z")
I just watched clips from hearings with these college heads and their inability to say that calling for the genocide of Jews is not necessarily wrong has me shaking with emotion. What on earth is going on? Here’s one c… --- ## [A possible reason as to why we have not found any extra-terrestrials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-possible-reason-as-to-why-we-have-not-found-any-extra-terrestrials/564112)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2010, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-possible-reason-as-to-why-we-have-not-found-any-extra-terrestrials/564112 "2010-12-18T18:03:55Z")
I was reading an article about the possibility of extra-terrestrial life, and it occurred to me that a possible reason that we haven’t found any could be that if all matter was created at roughly the same time (after the… --- ## [Aphrodite offers to set you with with an adoring hottie. There is, of course, a snag.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphrodite-offers-to-set-you-with-with-an-adoring-hottie-there-is-of-course-a-snag/600356)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphrodite-offers-to-set-you-with-with-an-adoring-hottie-there-is-of-course-a-snag/600356 "2011-10-26T15:33:43Z")
Seriously, if you don’t like the silly hypotheticals, why are you still reading? Obsessive-compulsive disorder? Masochism? Walking through the park one day, you come across lost schipperke puppy. No possible owner is in… --- ## [Why Didn't Hitler Resort to Poison Gas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-hitler-resort-to-poison-gas/452601)
**Author:** [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-hitler-resort-to-poison-gas/452601 "2015-05-28T20:19:56Z")
During WWI, Germany introduced the use of poison gas to the battlefield, with horrifying results. After the war, the use of poison gas was banned by the Geneva Convention. Moving ahead to WWII, from 1944 on, Hitler and… --- ## [Looking for some tips in X3: Terran Conflict](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-tips-in-x3-terran-conflict/494195)
**Author:** [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2009, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-some-tips-in-x3-terran-conflict/494195 "2009-11-28T17:11:35Z")
I gather that the X3 series is somewhat famous for its lack of user-friendliness and steep learning curve, but in search of a decent space sim/trader I figured I would pick up Terran Conflict. And thus far, I’m absolute… --- ## [Why don't YOU read comic books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-you-read-comic-books/568509)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-you-read-comic-books/568509 "2011-05-25T23:09:02Z")
The comic book industry is currently experiencing a period in which sales are slowly declining, and it got me wondering as to what is lacking in the medium to attract more readers. So I thought I’d put the question to my… --- ## [An open letter to Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-open-letter-to-ambivalid/833248)
**Author:** [@Covfefe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covfefe)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2019, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-open-letter-to-ambivalid/833248 "2019-05-07T06:33:13Z")
Ambivalid is a good poster. I’ve thought about defending him before but I can tell he’s the type who doesn’t find himself that situations eat away at him. --- ## [Star Trek: Transporters and Immortality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-transporters-and-immortality/541382)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2010, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-transporters-and-immortality/541382 "2010-06-04T10:43:00Z")
In the Star Trek universe, transporters work by taking a snapshot of a person at the molecular level, disassembling him or her and reassembling him or her elsewhere, correct? Why aren’t people in the Star Trek universe i… --- ## [Code Adam and storekeeper's privilege](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-adam-and-storekeepers-privilege/826308)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2019, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/code-adam-and-storekeepers-privilege/826308 "2019-01-01T05:17:54Z")
AIUI, Code Adam involves preventing anyone from leaving a store until a missing child is found. Does this fall under “storekeeper’s privilege” law (so as to avoid false imprisonment lawsuits?) If a customer refused to co… --- ## [Joining the U.S. Military](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joining-the-u-s-military/470029)
**Author:** [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2008, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joining-the-u-s-military/470029 "2008-11-01T02:59:22Z")
Is it a bad time to join, or should I wait until after the elections? Or is it just really a bad choice over-all in these times? Or is it a good choice? Or what!!? Every time I tell someone I am joining they call me an … --- ## [New York Times: JFK conspiracy theorists need to be shunned. Agree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-times-jfk-conspiracy-theorists-need-to-be-shunned-agree/404934)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Hildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Hildo)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2007, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-times-jfk-conspiracy-theorists-need-to-be-shunned-agree/404934 "2007-07-03T16:08:50Z")
I was reading this excerpt of a review of Vincent Bugliosi’s new book on the JFK assassination the other day. It’s a 20-year-in-the-making 1600+ page book that includes a CD-ROM with over 1000 pages of research notes. If… --- ## [An odd tattoo I saw today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-odd-tattoo-i-saw-today/645845)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2013, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-odd-tattoo-i-saw-today/645845 "2013-01-10T05:05:22Z")
I see a lot of tattoos in my line of work. I tend to ignore them for the most part, the bad, the bloody, the gross, the ridiculous, the sublime, etc. They rarely catch my eye anymore. Except for today. Saw a guy with… --- ## [Why are there no wild cows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-wild-cows/5684)
**Author:** [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 1999, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-wild-cows/5684 "1999-12-31T06:20:00Z")
OK so it’s a dumb question. But I just started thinking, there are wild horses, goats, dogs, cats, i think there are wild pigs, just about wild everything. But no wild cows. How did every cow in existance come to be a do… --- ## [Harriet Tubman to Replace Andrew Jackson on $20 Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harriet-tubman-to-replace-andrew-jackson-on-20-bill/752739)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2019, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harriet-tubman-to-replace-andrew-jackson-on-20-bill/752739 "2019-05-24T02:48:50Z")
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/04/treasurys-lew-to-announce-hamilton-to-stay-on-10-bill-222204 And for those who don’t know who Harriet Tubman is: I see no reason to waste money changing the existing situation. … --- ## [Chicago Marathon runners = morons.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-marathon-runners-morons/421955)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2007, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-marathon-runners-morons/421955 "2007-10-13T01:30:35Z")
I saw this on the news over the weekend and I couldn’t believe it. They had to stop a marathon early because apparently the morons who compete in these things don’t have the innate intelligence or self-preservation insti… --- ## [Wishing someone who doesn't celebrate a Happy \_\_\_, nice or rude?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wishing-someone-who-doesnt-celebrate-a-happy-nice-or-rude/736739)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2015, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wishing-someone-who-doesnt-celebrate-a-happy-nice-or-rude/736739 "2015-11-10T07:35:21Z")
It is being nice or rude to wish someone who doesn’t celebrate a Happy \_\_\_\_? I’m not saying you don’t know they don’t celebrate it, or you forgot they don’t celebrate it since the ‘wisher’ specifically states, “I know y… --- ## [Why was "Life of David Gale" panned so thoroughly? (SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-life-of-david-gale-panned-so-thoroughly-spoilers/200513)
**Author:** [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2003, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-life-of-david-gale-panned-so-thoroughly-spoilers/200513 "2003-10-07T21:00:32Z")
I’m not going to use spoiler boxes here, so exit now if you don’t want to see any spoilers. I just rented “Life of David Gale”. I liked it. I vaguely remembered that it didn’t have a very successful release. Out of c… --- ## [What is the oldest scam in the book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-scam-in-the-book/546374)
**Author:** [@Tapioca\_Dextrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tapioca_Dextrin)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-oldest-scam-in-the-book/546374 "2010-07-15T17:16:30Z")
In another thread, I saw this it’s a common enough phrase, but what is the oldest documented scam? --- ## [Never liked Bush but the shrub grows on ya](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-liked-bush-but-the-shrub-grows-on-ya/92109)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2001, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-liked-bush-but-the-shrub-grows-on-ya/92109 "2001-11-18T13:58:57Z")
Never really liked George Dubya Bush all that much until he started getting beaten on. Then of course I felt compelled to defend him as the saint he clearly was. He’s rich and he’s got a powerful dad, true. This isn’t h… --- ## [billfish678 doesn't like loud motorcycles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billfish678-doesnt-like-loud-motorcycles/742121)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2016, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billfish678-doesnt-like-loud-motorcycles/742121 "2016-01-08T16:15:33Z")
But he is willing to shoot a hillbilly dead if he can be guaranteed he will be placed at no risk when doing so. Billfish678 shot at some guy once for some reason. He says it was the greatest day of his life. Billfish6… --- ## [Provo Utah, how is it for non LDS people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/provo-utah-how-is-it-for-non-lds-people/453968)
**Author:** [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2008, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/provo-utah-how-is-it-for-non-lds-people/453968 "2008-06-24T23:01:32Z")
Does anyone here know Provo, Utah? Long story short, possibility of an excellent job there, the skiing is awesome, and apparently crime is low and the schools (young elementary age kids) are good. However I have heard … --- ## [Tell Me About Your Sleep Study (for sleep apnea)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-sleep-study-for-sleep-apnea/689736)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2014, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-sleep-study-for-sleep-apnea/689736 "2014-10-14T01:11:36Z")
So I went to the doctor the other day, and I was telling her that I thought I have low thyroid, one of my symptoms being that I am completely exhausted all of the time. I wake up more tired than I was when I went to bed… --- ## [Did Carthage need to be destroyed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-carthage-need-to-be-destroyed/526543)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-carthage-need-to-be-destroyed/526543 "2010-02-08T21:04:35Z")
Sorry, last ancient world post to GD for a while, I promise. Cato insisted, in every speech before the Senate, that the destruction of Carthage was imperative. And, indeed, Rome did destroy Carthage. What if it hadn’t?… --- ## [his penis “may have come in contact with the donkey’s vagina by accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/his-penis-may-have-come-in-contact-with-the-donkey-s-vagina-by-accident/635103)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2012, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/his-penis-may-have-come-in-contact-with-the-donkey-s-vagina-by-accident/635103 "2012-09-27T06:29:34Z")
:eek: --- ## [Is a lemonade and vodka really just. . . a Lemonade and Vodka?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547)
**Author:** [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2021, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-lemonade-and-vodka-really-just-a-lemonade-and-vodka/238547 "2021-06-09T19:40:58Z")
One of my favorite summertime cocktails is mix-it-yerself lemonade and vodka. We just had a conversation here at “work” and nobody knew if if had a cool name (e.g. vodka + oj = screwdriver) or not. A quickie web search… --- ## [Bush Documents Forged? - Typewriters in the 1970's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-documents-forged-typewriters-in-the-1970s/263847)
**Author:** [@Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2004, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-documents-forged-typewriters-in-the-1970s/263847 "2004-09-21T11:42:20Z")
See the article for more details. Could a document like this have been produced in the 70’s? Are the font and type style issues strong evidence of forgery? http://weeklystandard.com/Utilities/printer\_preview.asp?idAr… --- ## [Ideal Roles For Actors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideal-roles-for-actors/645649)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2013, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ideal-roles-for-actors/645649 "2013-01-11T00:45:42Z")
Inspired by this thread:http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=677281 What are some roles you think are perfect for an actor or actress? Seeing Hal Holbrook in Lincoln ( http://d2om8tvz4lgco4.cloudfront.n… --- ## [Crazy deather bitch on The Daily Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-deather-bitch-on-the-daily-show/507164)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2009, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-deather-bitch-on-the-daily-show/507164 "2009-08-24T13:45:51Z")
Did anyone see this? Jon Stewart had this nutbag on his show tonight. It was one of the most surreal interviews I’ve seen in a while. She was claiming that the health care bill will require doctors to tell Mediacre patie… --- ## [The worst nude scene in a movie.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-nude-scene-in-a-movie/161210)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2003, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-nude-scene-in-a-movie/161210 "2003-03-18T05:03:17Z")
I nominate Snakeater starring Lorenzo Lamas. At the beginning of the movie our hero Lamas “seduces” a woman. When she removes her coat we can see a large scar starting just below her neck, running between her breasts, … --- ## [A possible way to keep cats from falling.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-possible-way-to-keep-cats-from-falling/65144)
**Author:** [@gcrider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gcrider)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2012, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-possible-way-to-keep-cats-from-falling/65144 "2012-12-28T03:04:50Z")
Dear Cecil, I read your column about how cats seem to always land on their legs and then remembered another rumor that whenever a piece of bread falls it always lands buttered side down. I got to thinking that if we wer… --- ## [Is there a such thing as rude moderating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-such-thing-as-rude-moderating/694601)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-such-thing-as-rude-moderating/694601 "2014-08-07T11:23:24Z")
Is it necessary when moderating to add personal attacks, snide or snarky comments (even if in the pit) to an official mod action? \[Moderating\] xxxxxxxxx, this is a formal warning for complaining about moderator act… --- ## [Does Toto still have to die at the end of the Wizard of Oz?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-toto-still-have-to-die-at-the-end-of-the-wizard-of-oz/684496)
**Author:** [@squish7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squish7)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2022, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-toto-still-have-to-die-at-the-end-of-the-wizard-of-oz/684496 "2022-07-29T21:52:22Z")
OK so this has been bothering me. At the end of the Wizard of Oz (film), Dorothy wakes up and everything is all wonderful because she and Toto are safe, but the catalyst conflict of the WHOLE MOVIE hasn’t changed, since… --- ## [Is it possible to get out of this financial hole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-get-out-of-this-financial-hole/557101)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-get-out-of-this-financial-hole/557101 "2010-10-20T01:12:45Z")
I have a family member who is having major financial anxiety. The net income in her household is about $2600 per month. The bills every month (mortgage, lot rent, truck payment, insurance, credit cards, utilities, etc) a… --- ## [Golfers - Does the quality of the clubs matter for a beginner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golfers-does-the-quality-of-the-clubs-matter-for-a-beginner/637200)
**Author:** [@BigDadWolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigDadWolf)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golfers-does-the-quality-of-the-clubs-matter-for-a-beginner/637200 "2012-10-24T20:25:15Z")
Simple question - for a beginner golfer does the quality of clubs make much difference in the ability to learn the game? Will I notice a difference between a $500 set versus a $150 set? --- ## [How do you pronounce RE:?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-re/206849)
**Author:** [@pokey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pokey)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2003, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-re/206849 "2003-10-12T19:42:47Z")
In letters and emails, is “re” as in “re: topic” pronounced “ree” or as the letters R E? --- ## [Escaped Tiger in San Francisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escaped-tiger-in-san-francisco/431255)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2008, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escaped-tiger-in-san-francisco/431255 "2008-01-19T14:16:11Z")
Story here. One dead, two injured. See? You don’t have to come all the way over here to Thailand to get eaten by a tiger. --- ## [How can I trace a break in electrical wiring within walls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-trace-a-break-in-electrical-wiring-within-walls/385444)
**Author:** [@According\_to\_Pliny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/According_to_Pliny)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-trace-a-break-in-electrical-wiring-within-walls/385444 "2006-12-25T18:30:33Z")
A couple of external lighting sockets died at once. The bulbs test fine and the other lights on the circuit are on. Removing the sockets, I found no live wires in their junction boxes. I’m presume the break is somewhere… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=603&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=605&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)