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**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2004, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequels-you-have-decided-dont-exist/257111 "2004-08-27T22:05:36Z")
If you like this thread, 100% of the credit for it goes to Winston Bongo (if you don’t like the thread, well, I guess I am to blame) In the thread currently working on why folks don’t like Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight… --- ## [Why does Africa suffer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-africa-suffer/454431)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2008, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-africa-suffer/454431 "2008-07-07T02:39:28Z")
Why is it that most African countries below the Sahara are in such a terrible state? By almost every yardstick most of them are suffering. In terms of politics, economics and human rights, they are below the standards th… --- ## [Will UHC stifle innovation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-uhc-stifle-innovation/627569)
**Author:** [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-uhc-stifle-innovation/627569 "2012-07-16T08:22:22Z")
The exhorbitant cost of U.S. healthcare is constantly compared to the significantly more efficient systems in Europe and Canada. We know all the arguments: price controls on drugs and procedures, limiting costly and ofte… --- ## [What is your opinion of the Advanced Placement (AP) Program?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-the-advanced-placement-ap-program/682678)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2014, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-opinion-of-the-advanced-placement-ap-program/682678 "2014-03-04T03:48:26Z")
Revisiting this topic is kind of weird for me given that I graduated from high school nearly five years ago and the AP program no longer directly affects me in any meaningful way. Still, I’ve recently had to send for my… --- ## [Who is right about the causes of the Civil War?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-right-about-the-causes-of-the-civil-war/721898)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-right-about-the-causes-of-the-civil-war/721898 "2015-06-12T15:41:06Z")
Hi, I would really like to settle on one overriding reason for the cause of the Civil War. The abolition of slavery was certainly a polarizing and conflict-provoking issue but maintaining the Union for someone as pragm… --- ## [Things that are basically impossible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-basically-impossible/779374)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-basically-impossible/779374 "2017-02-17T19:00:09Z")
I’m on my way from Sydney to Los Angeles, on a Boeing 777 that’s currently at 34,000 feet over the south Pacific (near Tonga) - and I have internet access. I’m sitting in Business class, which means I can set up my PC, … --- ## [Would you wear a kilt if you were not Scottish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-kilt-if-you-were-not-scottish/608287)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-a-kilt-if-you-were-not-scottish/608287 "2012-01-30T20:39:30Z")
Inspired by this thread, Would you wear a kilt in public if you were not Scottish and a man? For the purpose of this question, you are Scottish if you have any ancestors whose families hailed from Scotland. Let’s no… --- ## [Seeking PC game similar to Fallout New Vegas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-pc-game-similar-to-fallout-new-vegas/646723)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2013, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seeking-pc-game-similar-to-fallout-new-vegas/646723 "2013-01-11T22:45:51Z")
My friend is looking for a new PC game that incorporates some of the qualities of Fallout: New Vegas - a open realistic world experience that includes stealth & allows you to join sides in a war & influence the outcome. … --- ## [Car question--violent shaking over 50MPH](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-question-violent-shaking-over-50mph/285550)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2005, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-question-violent-shaking-over-50mph/285550 "2005-01-23T21:15:55Z")
IIRC, wheel mis-alignment generaly manifests itself as a pull to the left or right, and wheel un-balance is a rhythmic throb, like washboard road, which increases and decreases in intensity as you approach a certain spee… --- ## [Discussion of rules in Game of Thrones threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-rules-in-game-of-thrones-threads/617448)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2012, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-rules-in-game-of-thrones-threads/617448 "2012-04-08T22:16:35Z")
There’s squabbling and trolling and other issues in the spoiler-free Game of Thrones discussion thread. I (and the moderators, I think) don’t want argument over the rules of the threads to take place in the actual thread… --- ## [I guess it's Asshat Day - latest asshat: Newt! "Bush-Obama Plan"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-its-asshat-day-latest-asshat-newt-bush-obama-plan/487734)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-its-asshat-day-latest-asshat-newt-bush-obama-plan/487734 "2009-03-03T15:52:15Z")
Newt thinks 8 years + 1 month = “Bush-Obama Plan” Newt Gingrich is an asshat. I think he’s probably also a fucktard, certainly a fuckwit as well. On the other hand, it’s kinda fun to watch conservatives freak out, wha… --- ## [New Zealand to completely outlaw smoking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-zealand-to-completely-outlaw-smoking/955804)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-zealand-to-completely-outlaw-smoking/955804 "2024-05-24T18:11:06Z")
From 2027, the minimum age legal age to buy tobacco in New Zealand will be increased annually by one year from the present age of 18. So if you’re a 13 year old now, it will never be legal for you to buy tobacco in New Z… --- ## [Why does the smoke from my chimney go down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-smoke-from-my-chimney-go-down/609811)
**Author:** [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2012, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-smoke-from-my-chimney-go-down/609811 "2012-01-19T03:41:39Z")
Cold weather here lately so we built a fire in our wood stove. When I look out the front window, the smoke is rolling down the slope of the roof and our whole neighborhood has a smokey/foggy look. My wife says “there’s… --- ## [Would you accept a $250 Mil jackpot if it came with a mandatory sex change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-accept-a-250-mil-jackpot-if-it-came-with-a-mandatory-sex-change/784333)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-accept-a-250-mil-jackpot-if-it-came-with-a-mandatory-sex-change/784333 "2017-04-20T10:56:59Z")
Just like it says-$250,000,000(after taxes), but it comes with a mandatory sex change operation to change you successfully(well, at least physically) from the sex opposite of the one you now have. By the way, if that is… --- ## [24 hours and no one has pitted the Youtube shooter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-hours-and-no-one-has-pitted-the-youtube-shooter/811848)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-hours-and-no-one-has-pitted-the-youtube-shooter/811848 "2018-04-06T18:11:45Z")
Oh wait. She’s a vegan, Iranian, PETA, democrat, so doesn’t fit any liberal narrative other than using a gun. So to date, PETA has produced more mass shooters than the NRA. --- ## [Is Saturday Night Live Immune From Cancellation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-saturday-night-live-immune-from-cancellation/520219)
**Author:** [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2009, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-saturday-night-live-immune-from-cancellation/520219 "2009-12-09T04:58:01Z")
First, I want to make it clear that I am not am not fishing for validation or agreement on my opinion, but I have to say that last nights SNL was virtually devoid if any entertainment value at all. None of the sketches w… --- ## [Why do theatres still exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-theatres-still-exist/616348)
**Author:** [@Kiyoshi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiyoshi)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-theatres-still-exist/616348 "2012-03-21T21:44:16Z")
I should start with a disclaimer that I’ve never been to the theatre (and don’t have the disposable income for it). I’m curious to know why theatre still exists, why it hasn’t been completely replaced by cinema. It see… --- ## [Absolute Immunity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolute-immunity/1000739)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2024, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absolute-immunity/1000739 "2024-05-02T17:15:53Z")
Today, SCOTUS hears arguments on Trump’s claim of absolute immunity. Let’s say they rule in his favor and say that presidents have absolute immunity from the consequences of any illegal acts. Should Biden take advantag… --- ## [Should I accept defeat? (daughter's school placement)long](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-accept-defeat-daughters-school-placement-long/594084)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2011, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-accept-defeat-daughters-school-placement-long/594084 "2011-09-02T02:27:24Z")
Allow me to confess up front that there will be sneak bragging in this thread. I try not to toot my or my daughter’s horn, as I usually find such behavior not only impolite, but furthermore, pointless, since every mom t… --- ## [As a gamer: why am I a loser who is wasting his life away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-gamer-why-am-i-a-loser-who-is-wasting-his-life-away/688923)
**Author:** [@Earth001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earth001)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2014, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-a-gamer-why-am-i-a-loser-who-is-wasting-his-life-away/688923 "2014-05-25T14:59:36Z")
So I am 20 and I got a lot of interest like: science fiction, fantasy, movies, tv shows, technology, computers, and video games. But whenever I mention I like video games I always seem to get negative insults regarding m… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 5.07 "Crossed" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-5-07-crossed-open-spoilers/705454)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2015, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-5-07-crossed-open-spoilers/705454 "2015-01-03T04:21:16Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] The group is spread thin with some members holding down the church and the others on a rescue mission. \[/QUOTE\] Only one more episode left until the hiatus. Sonequa Martin-Green, Christian Serratos, & Pau… --- ## [Mafia Reunion Day 12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-reunion-day-12/783100)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-reunion-day-12/783100 "2017-03-30T01:39:31Z")
Welcome one and all to Day 12. We are thinking this will end on… let’s say Wednesday. Why not. lets say 5pm Eastern because, let’s face it, we never manage to end the Day on time. We are going to give you all a hamme… --- ## [I just taught my nephew to tie his shoes... he's 12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-taught-my-nephew-to-tie-his-shoes-hes-12/599838)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-taught-my-nephew-to-tie-his-shoes-hes-12/599838 "2011-10-18T10:41:52Z")
I was visiting my sister and her family, including her 12 year old 7th grade son named Joey. At one point I asked if a pair of shoes belonged to Joey, she glanced at them and said, “No, couldn’t be, he only wears velcro… --- ## [Where did THAT come from? - Artists who put out one awesome work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-come-from-artists-who-put-out-one-awesome-work/647317)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-that-come-from-artists-who-put-out-one-awesome-work/647317 "2013-01-23T18:27:42Z")
Sometimes, an artist (I’m mostly thinking of musical artists, but this can happen in any creative field) will put out a work that is SO much better than all their other work, you wonder why the muse hit them so perfectly… --- ## [In-Between Tuesday Primaries, March 8](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-between-tuesday-primaries-march-8/748121)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-between-tuesday-primaries-march-8/748121 "2016-03-10T13:35:14Z")
Both parties have primaries in Michigan and Mississippi on Tuesday, and the Republicans also have a primary in Idaho and a caucus in Hawaii. I’ll give the GOP details below. (From the Green Papers - click on the links … --- ## [does betadine (iodine) kill mold](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-betadine-iodine-kill-mold/655927)
**Author:** [@matt357](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt357)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-betadine-iodine-kill-mold/655927 "2013-07-15T00:35:31Z")
Iodine is as fungicide and mold is a fungus, so shouldent iodine kill mold? betadine is a commonly available form of it called povidone-iodine and is used as a first aid disinfectant. --- ## [Sons of Anarchy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sons-of-anarchy/552965)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2010, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sons-of-anarchy/552965 "2010-10-13T03:02:12Z")
Premieres tonight --- ## [Wingstop or Buffalo Wild Wings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wingstop-or-buffalo-wild-wings/729976)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wingstop-or-buffalo-wild-wings/729976 "2015-09-22T14:35:33Z")
Kind of like “Coke vs Pepsi” and “McDonalds vs Burger King”…you can only choose one here. If your choices are just one of these two, not Wing Street, not Hooters, not anything other than Wingstop or Buffalo Wild Wings, … --- ## [Why so few over-the-counter analgesics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-few-over-the-counter-analgesics/596690)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-few-over-the-counter-analgesics/596690 "2011-09-22T00:54:52Z")
Minor to moderate pain is a problem for almost everybody. Whatever the issue or illness, be it acute or chronic,\* there’s not a whole lot of choices when it comes to OTC pain-relievers. We have only about 4 choices, and… --- ## [Voting with your Vagina](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-with-your-vagina/508626)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-with-your-vagina/508626 "2009-09-09T17:59:34Z")
The Quiverfull movement appears to be one that emphasizes having many many children. The Wikipedia article gives several reasons for this: But this debate is more about the idea that the movement principally seeks to … --- ## [Will Obama dare to veto the Keystone XL pipeline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-obama-dare-to-veto-the-keystone-xl-pipeline/704879)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2015, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-obama-dare-to-veto-the-keystone-xl-pipeline/704879 "2015-02-25T04:04:07Z")
The Senate has scheduled a vote on the long-delayed Keystone XL pipeline. Apparently, this is being driven largely by Sen. Landrieu (D-Louisiana), who is hoping like hell that this will help her win her runoff election.… --- ## [Hate speech laws.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-speech-laws/644881)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-speech-laws/644881 "2013-01-04T15:30:37Z")
In USA any hate speech short of threats of violence and provable slander is legal. According to SNYDER v. PHELPS ET AL. Even the group which has publicly stated that all Americans deserve to die has won the First Amand… --- ## [Please explain Transgenderism to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-transgenderism-to-me/247546)
**Author:** [@Chairman\_Pow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chairman_Pow)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2005, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-transgenderism-to-me/247546 "2005-01-04T15:19:42Z")
So, a guy I know recently found out that he’s a woman trapped in a man’s body and wants to undergo surgery to become a woman. He’s currently undergoing hormone therapy which, I presume, is to prepare his body/psyche for … --- ## [Do we have any self-proclaimed liberals who own guns on the board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-any-self-proclaimed-liberals-who-own-guns-on-the-board/710783)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2015, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-have-any-self-proclaimed-liberals-who-own-guns-on-the-board/710783 "2015-01-28T14:50:28Z")
I am just idly wondering. And this isn’t a gotcha thread. I’m fairly liberal on social issues (pro-choice, pro-marriage equality, etc), but I do not oppose individual gun ownership; I just think there should be straining… --- ## [Jimmy Wales, I Am Sick Of Your Face](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-wales-i-am-sick-of-your-face/560933)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2010, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-wales-i-am-sick-of-your-face/560933 "2010-12-07T18:23:25Z")
I love Wikipedia and think everything should toss a few bucks at it. But Jimmy Wales, please. I know Wikipedia needs money, but there’s an old advertising slogan: don’t put the client in the ad. I am sick of seeing yo… --- ## [Conservatives/Libertarians: How has the Gulf spill affected your views?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-libertarians-how-has-the-gulf-spill-affected-your-views/540581)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2010, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-libertarians-how-has-the-gulf-spill-affected-your-views/540581 "2010-05-29T07:05:48Z")
Thus far, the US government has adopted a (mostly) hands-off attitude toward the Gulf spill, putting the onus on BP to stop it and clean it up. Thus far, this concept of private disaster reponse doesn’t look to be doing… --- ## [Telepathy and Others - True or False?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telepathy-and-others-true-or-false/609796)
**Author:** [@Lizzyerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizzyerd)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/telepathy-and-others-true-or-false/609796 "2012-02-03T20:51:40Z")
((I wasn’t completely sure where to put this one, it seems to belong in IMO but I also want honest truthful answers as well… I’m sure if it’s in a wrong spot it’ll be moved :cool:)) I’ve always had the thought that ever… --- ## [Attempting to stop Hispanic population growth = electoral doom for GOP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempting-to-stop-hispanic-population-growth-electoral-doom-for-gop/544350)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempting-to-stop-hispanic-population-growth-electoral-doom-for-gop/544350 "2010-07-05T14:39:36Z")
When you look at demographic history and projections for the US, it becomes clear very quickly that Hispanic voters are poised for enormous power. And they have a definite, strong, Democratic lean: (The “same Gallup … --- ## [Why does "Gangs of New York" fall short of being a great movie? Or your counter-arguments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-gangs-of-new-york-fall-short-of-being-a-great-movie-or-your-counter-arguments/650044)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2013, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-gangs-of-new-york-fall-short-of-being-a-great-movie-or-your-counter-arguments/650044 "2013-02-18T21:17:50Z")
I saw Scorsese’s Gangs of New York when it first hit theaters. I remember that I liked plenty about it, but felt that ultimately it did not deliver the goods. I hadn’t watched it since, but I saw the Bluray for less th… --- ## [How do I cancel my account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-cancel-my-account/675648)
**Author:** [@mayaonfiya222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mayaonfiya222)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2013, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-cancel-my-account/675648 "2013-12-08T03:51:28Z")
??? --- ## [Who are the most famous and/or notable alumni from your high school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-most-famous-and-or-notable-alumni-from-your-high-school/482751)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-most-famous-and-or-notable-alumni-from-your-high-school/482751 "2015-06-03T04:25:53Z")
I went to Xavier High School, a prestigious Jesuit institution in New York. There’s a smattering of mayors and congressman (including a former mayor of New York), but by far the two biggest names on the list are Supreme… --- ## [New cat hiding in the house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cat-hiding-in-the-house/346192)
**Author:** [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2006, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-cat-hiding-in-the-house/346192 "2006-03-07T18:30:09Z")
This may not be as much of a GQ as a GR (General Reassurance). I brought home a new cat from a shelter yesteday. He has spent all of his time hiding, although I managed to get him out of my coat closet and into the kit… --- ## [Can we get a rule in GQ about patently obvious questions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-get-a-rule-in-gq-about-patently-obvious-questions/534036)
**Author:** [@Apex\_Rogers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apex_Rogers)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-get-a-rule-in-gq-about-patently-obvious-questions/534036 "2010-03-31T20:58:21Z")
There are a few “contributors” to General Questions that always seem to pose the most mundane, easily googled and verified questions. Occasionally these will spawn a short-lived discussion on tangents to the topic, but … --- ## [Drunk tanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-tanks/698101)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2014, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-tanks/698101 "2014-09-18T17:00:58Z")
Do police still take inebriated folks to “the Drunk Tank?” What exactly is the drunk tank? Is it separate from where they hold other criminals? What kind of procedures are used for those too inebriated to be properly … --- ## [Who Killed Otzi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-killed-otzi/601005)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-killed-otzi/601005 "2011-11-14T14:45:55Z")
I watched the very interesting NOVA show on Otzi the Ice Mummy last night. Otzi is the oldest mummy in Europe, dating back about 5,300 years to the very end of the Stone Age. Originally they thought he died in a storm … --- ## [Superman the Movie vs. Man of Steel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-the-movie-vs-man-of-steel/676109)
**Author:** [@Roundabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roundabout)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2014, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-the-movie-vs-man-of-steel/676109 "2014-01-15T00:43:42Z")
Which do you think is the better film, and why? --- ## [So what do you do if you're alone Christmas day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-you-do-if-youre-alone-christmas-day/605993)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-you-do-if-youre-alone-christmas-day/605993 "2011-12-15T15:33:53Z")
Due to scheduling, I’m evitably stuck at home alone on Christmas. I have my daughter the day before. The day after Christmas - Boxing Day to us - I pick her up and head off to my side of the family. But in between she… --- ## [Funny things on bathroom walls...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-things-on-bathroom-walls/193995)
**Author:** [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2003, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-things-on-bathroom-walls/193995 "2003-09-02T00:30:28Z")
…inspired by the “Randomness” thread… The funniest things I’ve ever seen scratched on a bathroom wall… Here I sit all brokenhearted Tried to shit but only farted Jesus Saves and Gretsky scores on the rebound Don’t … --- ## [Tell me about a novelty item you have in your home.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-a-novelty-item-you-have-in-your-home/659815)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2013, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-a-novelty-item-you-have-in-your-home/659815 "2013-06-05T19:00:41Z")
A novelty item is usually something you have which you don’t typically use or that doesn’t have an actual function, but that you keep around for amusement, collection, or decoration purposes. Sort of like something you’… --- ## [FINALLY! Someone on Undercover Boss gets Shitcanned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-someone-on-undercover-boss-gets-shitcanned/649097)
**Author:** [@splatterpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/splatterpunk)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-someone-on-undercover-boss-gets-shitcanned/649097 "2013-02-03T19:57:08Z")
Tonight’s episode was for Boston Market. The Chief Brand Officer (?!?) goes undercover in customer service at one of their stores. She spends some time with a supervisor, who turns out to be the poster child of problem … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=611&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=613&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)