# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=611&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:** 612 --- ## [It's perfectly okay for someone to steal your belongings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-perfectly-okay-for-someone-to-steal-your-belongings/661158)
**Author:** [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-perfectly-okay-for-someone-to-steal-your-belongings/661158 "2013-06-21T18:22:00Z")
Rather than hijack this thread Why do you own a gun? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board I have a question about a specific statement by the OP. Or rather his cousin, about whom he says "My cousin once… --- ## [Scenes That Are Almost Too Uncomfortable/Awkward to Watch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-that-are-almost-too-uncomfortable-awkward-to-watch/446449)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2008, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-that-are-almost-too-uncomfortable-awkward-to-watch/446449 "2008-05-11T16:08:15Z")
I think we’ve done this in the past, but I thought I’d bring up another thread. I was watching parts of “One Hour Photo” on TV last night which I last saw a few years ago. (Robin Williams’ character, Cy, who works in a … --- ## [Does anyone have experience with marriage counseling focused on the husband?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-experience-with-marriage-counseling-focused-on-the-husband/756366)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2016, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-have-experience-with-marriage-counseling-focused-on-the-husband/756366 "2016-06-10T22:31:34Z")
The dynamic between my husband and me is as common as it is depressing. He doesn’t do chores I ask him to do as timely, reliably and well as I would like them to be done I nag, get frustrated, get disappointed, and, g… --- ## [Donald Trump vs Hillary Clinton : why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-vs-hillary-clinton-why/739102)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-vs-hillary-clinton-why/739102 "2015-12-06T02:06:54Z")
So, alright, I’m going to try to be as neutral and fair-minded as possible about the flaws I see in each candidate. Donald Trump - Yes, he was sorta successful in business. Note the ‘sorta’. He started out with one of… --- ## [Was Nathan Bedford Forest really da shizznit in the war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-nathan-bedford-forest-really-da-shizznit-in-the-war/602098)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-nathan-bedford-forest-really-da-shizznit-in-the-war/602098 "2011-11-13T01:45:09Z")
A recent article in Military History implied that Nathan Bedford Forrest was ‘da man’ in the war and basically won every battle he was in with the rare exceptions of when being totally outnumbered towards the end (like a… --- ## [You're stopped by the police. Do you listen carefully and follow every instruction quickly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-stopped-by-the-police-do-you-listen-carefully-and-follow-every-instruction-quickly/725997)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2015, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-stopped-by-the-police-do-you-listen-carefully-and-follow-every-instruction-quickly/725997 "2015-08-07T22:26:09Z")
new post. Previous poll was rejected for being too long. :smack: Respect for authority was drilled into my generation. If you went to the school principal’s office you knew better than to back talk. You listened to wh… --- ## [Maude's Clothes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maudes-clothes/74708)
**Author:** [@ZomZom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZomZom)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2001, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maudes-clothes/74708 "2001-08-03T23:57:55Z")
Why did Bea Arthur always wear those long flowing vests on Maude? I’ve never seen any other woman wear these things and she sports them in just about every scene. My guess is they’re custom made, must have cost a fortune… --- ## [Movies (or TV shows) that make you say, "Hey, I know that place!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-or-tv-shows-that-make-you-say-hey-i-know-that-place/523597)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2010, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-or-tv-shows-that-make-you-say-hey-i-know-that-place/523597 "2010-01-25T03:43:08Z")
The idea for this thread came to mind after I recently saw The Road. At one point in the movie, the two protagonists come across the steel skeleton frame of boat that ran ashore on a beach. When viewing the scene, I im… --- ## [Do the two Genesis stories contradict each other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-two-genesis-stories-contradict-each-other/609917)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2012, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-two-genesis-stories-contradict-each-other/609917 "2012-01-22T00:41:28Z")
Putting this in GD because of religious content… It’s often said around here that there are two creation stories in Genesis and that they contradict each other. After having read them, it seems reasonable that G-1 is t… --- ## [Synonyms For Being Fired, You Never Knew](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synonyms-for-being-fired-you-never-knew/586598)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synonyms-for-being-fired-you-never-knew/586598 "2011-06-29T23:28:40Z")
Most of us are familiar with the basic synonyms for being fired. “Let go,” “Discharged,” “Sacked” “Axed” but there are a few I never heard. One was from the Britcom, Are You Being Served. “Am I being made redundant”? W… --- ## [More Atheists Than I Thought!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-atheists-than-i-thought/372470)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2006, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-atheists-than-i-thought/372470 "2006-09-25T05:41:06Z")
I needed some hopeful news today. This is from the Tribune-Herald coverage of Baylor University’s new study on religion in America: Five percent atheists! That’s a lot more than I’d though; I’d have figured maybe 2%. N… --- ## [New U2 album free to all iTunes subscribers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-u2-album-free-to-all-itunes-subscribers/697995)
**Author:** [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2014, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-u2-album-free-to-all-itunes-subscribers/697995 "2014-09-25T17:51:51Z")
So, apparently every single iTunes user, as of about 1 minute ago, now owns the U2 album. For Free. So, is this: \[ol\] \[li\]The biggest album release of all time,\[/li\]\[li\]A gimmicky marketing trick, or\[/li\]\[li\]Both.\[/l… --- ## [Why is MLB attendance so low](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-mlb-attendance-so-low/658040)
**Author:** [@Arkcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arkcon)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2013, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-mlb-attendance-so-low/658040 "2013-05-22T23:18:54Z")
This Yahoo news story is the second one I’ve seen recently: MLB Major League Baseball News, Expert Analysis, Rumors, Live Updates, & more - Yahoo Sports Briefly, several major league baseball teams don’t suck, but no o… --- ## [Are rusty cooking pots a health hazard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-rusty-cooking-pots-a-health-hazard/651106)
**Author:** [@Bones\_Daley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bones_Daley)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2013, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-rusty-cooking-pots-a-health-hazard/651106 "2013-02-24T23:11:48Z")
My son is a chef, and freaks out when he sees my pots, which were Teflon covered originally, but which have now worn through to the bare metal. My take is that a little bit of iron oxide never hurt anybody, and I certa… --- ## [At what temperatures do eyes (surface fluid) and skin freeze?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-temperatures-do-eyes-surface-fluid-and-skin-freeze/647067)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-temperatures-do-eyes-surface-fluid-and-skin-freeze/647067 "2013-01-20T21:40:10Z")
See subject. The Cold Stare, the Icy Glance. I know we’re mostly water. --- ## [It's time for ChiDope planning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-chidope-planning/145092)
**Author:** [@Miss\_Creant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Creant)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2003, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-for-chidope-planning/145092 "2003-03-25T17:52:10Z")
How does the weekend of May 2nd, 3rd and 4th sound? It might actually be warm by then. --- ## [What percentage of Div 1-A college football players go pro?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-div-1-a-college-football-players-go-pro/282802)
**Author:** [@Flipshod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flipshod)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-div-1-a-college-football-players-go-pro/282802 "2012-03-25T02:42:31Z")
That’s my question. I can’t believe such a simple factoid has been so hard to find. I found out that 1 in 50,000 high school players go pro. I found out there are 118 Division 1-A schools, and that about 500 players a… --- ## [Take your "no late fees" and stuff em, Blockbuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-your-no-late-fees-and-stuff-em-blockbuster/279794)
**Author:** [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2005, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-your-no-late-fees-and-stuff-em-blockbuster/279794 "2005-01-16T20:55:03Z")
According to this CNN article, Blockbuster is dropping its hated late fees. Read on, however. The fucktards at Blockbuster seem to believe that we are so stupid we won’t notice that the late fees have been replaced with… --- ## [Did The USA plan To Use Atomic Bombs On Germany?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-usa-plan-to-use-atomic-bombs-on-germany/220734)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-usa-plan-to-use-atomic-bombs-on-germany/220734 "2012-10-09T13:59:00Z")
Suppose the Germans had prolonged the war into 1946…were there any plans to drop A-Bombs on Germany? By 1945, Berlin had been bombed into rubble…so i wonder what german cities were even worth bombing? As far as our capa… --- ## [What do you call "the food store"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-food-store/696020)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2014, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-food-store/696020 "2014-09-05T20:12:05Z")
That big store where you buy food, the one with the produce department, the meat department, the deli counter, maybe even a pharmacy, and all the aisles of cans, jars, and dry foods in the middle. What do you generally … --- ## [Does Anybody not use Antivirus Software?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-not-use-antivirus-software/617323)
**Author:** [@tomcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcar)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2012, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anybody-not-use-antivirus-software/617323 "2012-04-08T11:41:25Z")
If so, what are your experiences? --- ## [Doctors and Prostitutes - What's with the red light?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctors-and-prostitutes-whats-with-the-red-light/235626)
**Author:** [@Wytehawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wytehawk)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctors-and-prostitutes-whats-with-the-red-light/235626 "2024-01-08T23:03:57Z")
This topic came up in a converstion recently, and nobody could give an explanation. Is there a connection between the reasons that a doctor traditionally hangs a red light out in front of their practice, and that areas … --- ## [No you don't need my cell phone number!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-dont-need-my-cell-phone-number/937756)
**Author:** [@icon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/icon)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2022, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-dont-need-my-cell-phone-number/937756 "2022-02-24T19:15:14Z")
I am tired of everyone wanting my cell phone number, not a “contact number” but specifically my cell phone number. Just the other day I went to order from a favorite restaurant and saw that they now had online ordering… --- ## [The I need answer fast game.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-need-answer-fast-game/483119)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-need-answer-fast-game/483119 "2009-02-19T04:01:02Z")
The poster will answer the need answer fast question from the last poster. They will then post a new need answer fast question. Answers and posts can be multiple sentences long. Some type of humor is the goal, not a pra… --- ## [For the LAST TIME...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-last-time/521182)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2009, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-last-time/521182 "2009-12-29T09:58:10Z")
Keep your damned kid from roaming the halls of our apartment building late at night running, screaming and playing with her other friends. Pitted this a couple of months ago, and it’s not only started up again, it’s got… --- ## [People you were surprised to find out are dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-were-surprised-to-find-out-are-dead/625026)
**Author:** [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2015, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-were-surprised-to-find-out-are-dead/625026 "2015-08-01T23:47:03Z")
For some reason, I was thinking about Robert Palmer the other day (singer from the 80s, had big hits with “Addicted to Love” and “Simply Irresistable” and wondered what he had been up to lately. Turns out, not too much. … --- ## [NFL Week 9](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/559800)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-9/559800 "2010-11-12T01:45:23Z")
I suppose I’ll start the thread this week. The new big news out of Minnesota is that Harvin and Childress almost came to blows on Friday. I’ve been holding off on saying this because you never know what can happen later… --- ## [What are some good drinks most bars have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-drinks-most-bars-have/125050)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2002, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-drinks-most-bars-have/125050 "2002-08-24T15:49:57Z")
I turned 21 this year, and occasionally visit a bar here and there. The thing is, I’m pretty new at this- most bars don’t have ‘menus’ and I’m not familiar with many mixed drinks. Can anybody enlighten me on some of the … --- ## [Download the PG-13 SDMB 2004 Calendar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-the-pg-13-sdmb-2004-calendar/222554)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2004, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/download-the-pg-13-sdmb-2004-calendar/222554 "2004-09-17T01:12:17Z")
JANUARY is up! JANUARY 2004 Miss January is our very lovely BottledBlondJeanie I’m going to be posting each month individually. This one was supposed to have been posted last week–sowwy. My goal will be to post each n… --- ## [The VA Lt. Gov Justin Fairfax Allegations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-va-lt-gov-justin-fairfax-allegations/828979)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-va-lt-gov-justin-fairfax-allegations/828979 "2019-02-25T02:16:29Z")
As this is out of bounds in the Northram thread, I thought I would start one here. My position remains as it did regarding Kavanaugh. These unsubstantiated allegations, if allowed unchecked, will allow anyone’s enemi… --- ## [Films that should be remade.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-should-be-remade/663157)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2013, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-that-should-be-remade/663157 "2013-08-18T04:04:41Z")
In this thread, the OP is dissatisfied with the 1966 film Fahrenheit 451 and argues that it should be remade. I haven’t seen the film, so I can’t comment. But I have seen the 1949 film The Fountainhead. I loved the novel… --- ## [It's A Wonderful Life - what happened to Martini??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-wonderful-life-what-happened-to-martini/644557)
**Author:** [@ScatteredFrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScatteredFrog)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2023, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-wonderful-life-what-happened-to-martini/644557 "2023-09-07T14:05:56Z")
That is…when Clarence arranges for George to have never existed…all we know is that instead of Martini, Nick owns the bar and never heard of a guy named Martini. We know from earlier in the movie that Martini moved into… --- ## [The FBI is either apallingly stupid or abominably malicious (re: pedophile hunts)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fbi-is-either-apallingly-stupid-or-abominably-malicious-re-pedophile-hunts/442200)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fbi-is-either-apallingly-stupid-or-abominably-malicious-re-pedophile-hunts/442200 "2008-03-26T22:31:08Z")
You’re going to click this link. You might not want to click links in the future. They may get the FBI to take you down hard: Read the bolded part a few times. Some asshole could put the link in a message board post or… --- ## [Do some (especially) women misinterpret what is and isn't sexual or other harassment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-especially-women-misinterpret-what-is-and-isnt-sexual-or-other-harassment/803279)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2017, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-especially-women-misinterpret-what-is-and-isnt-sexual-or-other-harassment/803279 "2017-12-11T23:22:36Z")
I post on a female-dominated board, and there are some women who swear up one side and down the other that they get harassed by men pretty much every time they leave the house. Any effort by me to convince them that may… --- ## [Shuddering Tales Of Vomit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shuddering-tales-of-vomit/93744)
**Author:** [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2002, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shuddering-tales-of-vomit/93744 "2002-09-15T17:48:26Z")
From the creators of Underpants Tales, a new foray into possible TMI. Dopers, tell us your Shuddering Tales of Vomit. I have two. One recent, one distant. Let us journey back to the summer of Austin Powers II, what wa… --- ## [Why do animals have different life spans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-animals-have-different-life-spans/589293)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2015, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-animals-have-different-life-spans/589293 "2015-03-07T14:46:22Z")
Is there some biological reason that my dogs, for example, may only hope to last about 15 years - with good fortune, exercise, genetics, and nutrition - whereas I, under similar conditions, might last about 100 years? T… --- ## [Trump taxes requested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-taxes-requested/832037)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-taxes-requested/832037 "2019-04-09T03:45:45Z")
I wonder what kind of logic a judge will use to deny this request. --- ## [Another dinner thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dinner-thread/704767)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-dinner-thread/704767 "2015-01-09T04:18:45Z")
Cold and gray here in NH, so I decided to start dinner early and enjoy the smells of cooking while I read on the couch. Here’s what I’m doing, all added to a slow cooker on low: \[ul\] \[li\]Bone in, split chicken breast … --- ## [Which is worse: nausea/vomiting or cramping/diarrhea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-nausea-vomiting-or-cramping-diarrhea/579907)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2011, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-nausea-vomiting-or-cramping-diarrhea/579907 "2011-05-01T22:59:23Z")
Obviously the worst is when you have them both at the same time, but when you only have one, which is worse? Let’s say you have to get up every 20 minutes to either throw up or have diarrhea, and the rest of the time you… --- ## [Filling and painting 70's-riffic panelling?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filling-and-painting-70s-riffic-panelling/484632)
**Author:** [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filling-and-painting-70s-riffic-panelling/484632 "2009-02-28T20:50:15Z")
Our house is chock full of panelling. Literally, every wall in the entire house (save the basement and attic) are covered in panelling. It goes well with the epic Green Shag Carpet we have in the living room. We have … --- ## [Who's your favorite porn star? (this thread is obviously for adults only)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-porn-star-this-thread-is-obviously-for-adults-only/273633)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2004, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-porn-star-this-thread-is-obviously-for-adults-only/273633 "2004-12-10T17:12:07Z")
Jenna Jameson, Asia Carrera, Kobe Tai, Jenteal, Stephanie Swift, and all the Vivid girls that rose to the top in the mid to late '90s are getting old. Not just old as in we’ve seen them too many times, but they are aging… --- ## [The L-curve: distribution of income](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-l-curve-distribution-of-income/100904)
**Author:** [@Jenner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenner)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-l-curve-distribution-of-income/100904 "2023-11-17T17:07:37Z")
This page illustrates just how skewed the income distribution is in the United States. Wealth distribution is even more highly skewed, with 1% of the population controlling 40-50% of the nation’s wealth. It’s astounding… --- ## [Filet o' Fish: Worst Fast Food Ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filet-o-fish-worst-fast-food-ever/594215)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2011, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filet-o-fish-worst-fast-food-ever/594215 "2011-09-02T05:05:00Z")
Tasteless and nasty. \[aside\]Worked with a guy who, after his stroke at age 36, switched to eating them because his doctor said he should eat more fish.\[/aside\] Though McDonald’s did have a vanilla/chocolate/strawberry … --- ## [What percentage of income should it cost for health insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-income-should-it-cost-for-health-insurance/682181)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-income-should-it-cost-for-health-insurance/682181 "2014-03-08T20:36:07Z")
So, unless I’m doing something wrong, it is going to cost me about 19% of my gross income to get decent coverage for my husband and myself. Do you consider that to be a fair percentage? It seems too high to me. --- ## [Dick Cheney a Sartorial Embarrassment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-cheney-a-sartorial-embarrassment/287243)
**Author:** [@Girl\_Next\_Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_Next_Door)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2005, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dick-cheney-a-sartorial-embarrassment/287243 "2005-02-02T21:27:06Z")
Cheney’s Auschwitz outfit raises eyebrows What the hell? Did Air Force Two lose his luggage? --- ## [Huh? :🔁: Huh? ::repeat again:: Huh? Fuck you!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-repeat-huh-repeat-again-huh-fuck-you/268163)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-repeat-huh-repeat-again-huh-fuck-you/268163 "2015-04-28T19:38:29Z")
What the fuck is it with you people? You have to answer everything with a “huh?” Why must you force me to repeat everything I say? Is this some kind of game? I start to say something and you automatically interject a “h… --- ## [Would/do you refuse to go places gun carry isn't banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-do-you-refuse-to-go-places-gun-carry-isnt-banned/736176)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2015, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-do-you-refuse-to-go-places-gun-carry-isnt-banned/736176 "2015-11-16T21:16:11Z")
(Mods, this is technically a poll but if(when?) the discussion degenerates, move as needed) In a couple of gun threads, some people who carry have mentioned that they have forgone going places which don’t allow carry- t… --- ## [Movies whose reputation \*wrongly\* decayed over time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-whose-reputation-wrongly-decayed-over-time/733120)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2015, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-whose-reputation-wrongly-decayed-over-time/733120 "2015-10-08T00:15:47Z")
As time marches on, movies’ popularity, critical esteem, etc., typically do not remain static (assuming they are remembered at all). Often, movies are loved when they come out and rightly are forgotten or loved less as … --- ## [No transit strike thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-transit-strike-thread/335820)
**Author:** [@gaucho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaucho)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2005, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-transit-strike-thread/335820 "2005-12-23T04:15:22Z")
I don’t even have an opinion of who’s right and who’s wrong, I’m just fucked if this goes down. --- ## ["Perfect" movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-movies/605808)
**Author:** [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-movies/605808 "2012-03-06T21:51:17Z")
Inspired by this Christmas Story thread that also mentions Shawshank Redemption and My Cousin Vinnie. What are other movies that are pretty much “perfect”. Let perfect mean Every scene works; plus script, to cast to sho… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=610&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=612&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)