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**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-any-of-the-hair-bands-in-the-1980s-any-good/736929 "2017-06-01T06:26:40Z")
Whenever I hear Quiet Riot, Ratt, Poison, Mötley Crüe, etc. on the radio I quickly change the station. The writing & execution of the music just seems so… formula. The time signature is always 4/4, and there’s always a 3… --- ## [No I do NOT fuck on the first date](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-do-not-fuck-on-the-first-date/457836)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2008, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-i-do-not-fuck-on-the-first-date/457836 "2008-08-02T02:36:19Z")
After a nice dinner at the local chop house, we went to see The Dark Night, it was sold out, so we went to Barnes & Nobles. I bought some books for you and your son. You made some wisecracks about my faith. On the way b… --- ## [Should Ginsburg recuse herself from cases involving Trump administration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-ginsburg-recuse-herself-from-cases-involving-trump-administration/788237)
**Author:** [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2017, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-ginsburg-recuse-herself-from-cases-involving-trump-administration/788237 "2017-06-12T13:56:46Z")
Ginsburg’s publicly expressed views on Trump: Asked what if Trump won the presidency, Ginsburg said: “I don’t want to think about that possibility, but if it should be, then everything is up for grabs.” … "I can’t ima… --- ## [If education is so important, why have I used nothing I learned beyond 8th grade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-education-is-so-important-why-have-i-used-nothing-i-learned-beyond-8th-grade/610282)
**Author:** [@KellyCriterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KellyCriterion)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-education-is-so-important-why-have-i-used-nothing-i-learned-beyond-8th-grade/610282 "2012-02-01T20:55:00Z")
I work in a decent paying job as a computer programmer, skills I learned myself through books, online tutorials and trial and error. It seems to me that I’ve used nothing that I “learned” in high school (or university, … --- ## [I'm officially disowning my hometown.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-officially-disowning-my-hometown/467860)
**Author:** [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-officially-disowning-my-hometown/467860 "2008-10-18T14:51:03Z")
Thanks for this you bunch of fucking racist bastards. This is an embarrassment for Johnstown. I was born in Wyoming but spent most of my childhood around Johnstown. But from now on I think I will say Wyoming when some… --- ## [So... objectively... is Senator John McCain a "war hero"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-objectively-is-senator-john-mccain-a-war-hero/725578)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2015, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-objectively-is-senator-john-mccain-a-war-hero/725578 "2015-07-21T19:24:46Z")
Per Donald Trump’s pontificatinghe has expressed his doubts over whether John McCain was really a “war hero”. Trump himself applied for and received multiple deferments. Here is McCain’s combat record below. He was st… --- ## [Tired of putting up with female shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tired-of-putting-up-with-female-shit/2728)
**Author:** [@Occam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Occam)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 1999, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tired-of-putting-up-with-female-shit/2728 "1999-11-04T05:29:00Z")
God Dammit! WOMEN! I’d don’t know if this anger should be directed at the females or males for putting up with females. And I do mean putting up with. That’s the whole problem, name something MAN hasn’t changed in his e… --- ## [Unequal Pay for Equal Jobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unequal-pay-for-equal-jobs/694494)
**Author:** [@Defective\_Detective](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defective_Detective)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unequal-pay-for-equal-jobs/694494 "2014-08-13T14:32:04Z")
People with families get paid more, and taxed less. Why? One of my coworkers gets paid 80% MORE than I do, and we both do similar jobs and have the same paygrade (I saw his paycheck). The difference is all in allowances… --- ## [Why didn't the Dem pass UHC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-dem-pass-uhc/527000)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-dem-pass-uhc/527000 "2010-02-23T23:54:35Z")
Look, you Dems can piss and moan about the obstructionist Reps all you want, but the fact remains you had a filibuster-proof 60/40 hold on the Senate for a year and couldn’t do it. Just put a bill on the floor and give … --- ## [(OLD) It's Tax Time in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-its-tax-time-in-the-mmp/982780)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 420\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-its-tax-time-in-the-mmp/982780 "2023-04-24T06:49:40Z")
US tax deadline is Tues, 4/18. Have you waited till the last minute? Get it in gear!!! We submitted our in Feb, because we’re over-achievers :wink: and we wanted our refund! OK, enough of that. I’m up stoopit early beca… --- ## [The great Bedknobs and Broomstick vs Mary Poppins debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-bedknobs-and-broomstick-vs-mary-poppins-debate/159143)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2003, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-bedknobs-and-broomstick-vs-mary-poppins-debate/159143 "2003-03-12T03:05:30Z")
Actually there’s not much of a debate. Of the three (Pete’s Dragon was the third, but it’s too pathetic to mention except by way of dismissal: “Razzle Dazzle Day”? Please) major live action/animated mix movies that Disne… --- ## [The British Throne, i.e., is there an official one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-throne-i-e-is-there-an-official-one/579696)
**Author:** [@snowmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowmaster)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2011, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-british-throne-i-e-is-there-an-official-one/579696 "2011-04-27T10:03:39Z")
St. Edward’s chair is just for coronations and doesn’t have all of the riches and refinements one would expect in a throne. There’s one in the House of Lords, but that’s only for the State Opening of Parliament. (or is … --- ## [I pit pro-disease advocates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pro-disease-advocates/606110)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pro-disease-advocates/606110 "2011-12-19T17:22:01Z")
I hadn’t believed that there really were people who were pro-disease - I figured that there were people who were unaware that they were promoting disease by spreading misinformation, but that no one was evil or foolish e… --- ## [I volunteered for our death panel today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-volunteered-for-our-death-panel-today/508117)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-volunteered-for-our-death-panel-today/508117 "2009-09-01T16:31:41Z")
I work at a hospital. Today I offered to serve on the hospital death panel when it is formed. My only stipulation is that I want a rubber stamp that says “DEATH” – self-inking so I can use it faster. My boss seemed co… --- ## [Why do automatic cars move forward while in idle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-automatic-cars-move-forward-while-in-idle/214425)
**Author:** [@Bob55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob55)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2003, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-automatic-cars-move-forward-while-in-idle/214425 "2003-11-21T18:56:35Z")
Is there a reason why automatic cars roll forward slowly when you take your foot off the break (like so you don’t roll backwards down a hill) and stick shifts don’t? Or is this just a byproduct of automatic transmission… --- ## [Margaret Cho is Spectacularly Unfunny (and not for the reasons you'd think I'd have)!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margaret-cho-is-spectacularly-unfunny-and-not-for-the-reasons-youd-think-id-have/303046)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2005, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margaret-cho-is-spectacularly-unfunny-and-not-for-the-reasons-youd-think-id-have/303046 "2005-05-10T19:33:54Z")
Maybe it was a bad idea for me to go see Margaret Cho this past Saturday in Boston. I’m as straight and white and Catholic as they come, and I’ve been told by people who follow her closer than I do that she’s gotten, sh… --- ## [Have you pulled your marriage back from the brink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-pulled-your-marriage-back-from-the-brink/371824)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-pulled-your-marriage-back-from-the-brink/371824 "2018-03-20T21:46:11Z")
My wife and I are in a sad state. I’ll avoid the entire he-said-she-said stuff. I’m sorry, I know that prurient details are fun to read but for now I’ll leave them out and add them if necessary. They’d be slanted in m… --- ## [time to split up the USA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-split-up-the-usa/649024)
**Author:** [@crucible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crucible)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-split-up-the-usa/649024 "2013-02-02T23:12:25Z")
I’m in favor of giving Texas and the Louisiana Purchase area to the theocratic, gun loving folks who make me crazy with their crap. We could get them to take a healthy portion of the nation debt, coordinate overall def… --- ## [Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D S01E07: The Hub (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s01e07-the-hub-open-spoilers/673787)
**Author:** [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s01e07-the-hub-open-spoilers/673787 "2013-11-18T18:33:40Z")
This one could have easily been named The System, or the Sandwich. They went with The Hub. Which lacks a smidge of Chipotle Aoli, but it will do. Coulson and his team’s relationship with the rest of SHIELD is made murky… --- ## [A surfeit of tomatoes. Ideas? Want some?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-surfeit-of-tomatoes-ideas-want-some/697032)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2014, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-surfeit-of-tomatoes-ideas-want-some/697032 "2014-09-08T15:32:01Z")
I’m getting at least ^that many tomatoes, twice a day. I go out and pick in the morning, and at the end of the day there’s yet another batch of ripe ones. Three different varieties of… --- ## [How long can our dog go without water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-our-dog-go-without-water/422906)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2007, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-our-dog-go-without-water/422906 "2007-10-18T16:33:59Z")
For rather mundane reasons, we need to switch the pooches over to water bottles. The full size dog gets it; the little dog is not participating. Eventually the water bowls are going to completely disappear, leaving him w… --- ## [What Computer Skills Is It Reasonable For a Secretary To Have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-computer-skills-is-it-reasonable-for-a-secretary-to-have/358188)
**Author:** [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2006, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-computer-skills-is-it-reasonable-for-a-secretary-to-have/358188 "2006-05-31T10:45:52Z")
I’ve been wondering about this one for a while. Dopers, what do you expect someone in a clerical position to have? How about an accountant? While I’m a programmer by nature and training, I’ve done clerical work when I… --- ## [DopeStock '04](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopestock-04/248927)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2004, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopestock-04/248927 "2004-09-01T23:41:44Z")
This will be the new thread for the South-East Doper’s Picnic we are planning on August 28th-29th. The picnic itself will be on Sunday August the 29th, but some folks might like to join us the evening of the 28th for s… --- ## [Rules regarding personal insults in The Pit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-regarding-personal-insults-in-the-pit/534059)
**Author:** [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2010, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-regarding-personal-insults-in-the-pit/534059 "2010-04-04T19:41:25Z")
Can someone let me know what the rules regarding personal insults in The Pit actually are? According to the post “Restricted language in the Pit” the rules is as such: I am interested in what qualifies as “occasional u… --- ## [Amateur Grammar Authorities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-grammar-authorities/521117)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2010, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-grammar-authorities/521117 "2010-01-04T23:14:17Z")
Sometimes you learn from them, correct your long held practice and move on. That’s okay. It’s when they attempt to correct your grammar and you end up wasting time to verify their assertions, that it becomes a pain in th… --- ## [Ted Nugent, subhuman mongrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-nugent-subhuman-mongrel/681903)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2014, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-nugent-subhuman-mongrel/681903 "2014-04-01T06:19:47Z")
'Nuf sed. That is all. --- ## [Why do women generally wear makeup and men generally do not wear makeup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-generally-wear-makeup-and-men-generally-do-not-wear-makeup/648011)
**Author:** [@TopTom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TopTom)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-generally-wear-makeup-and-men-generally-do-not-wear-makeup/648011 "2013-01-28T16:47:14Z")
Why do women generally wear makeup and men generally do not wear makeup? Tom, --- ## [WKRP question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wkrp-question/611260)
**Author:** [@Kansas\_Beekeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kansas_Beekeeper)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2021, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wkrp-question/611260 "2021-06-24T00:58:23Z")
Any WKRP fans? The episode is “Nothing to Fear” (either episode 66 or episode 20 of season 3) in which everyone is scared after the station is robbed. There is a one time bit-part character, “Stella, the coatcheck girl… --- ## [Better Call Saul 1.03 "Nacho" 2/16/15](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-1-03-nacho-2-16-15/712724)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2016, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-1-03-nacho-2-16-15/712724 "2016-05-17T18:05:43Z")
We have an omnibus thread but because this show is bound to generate a lot of commentary, it easily justifies individual episode threads. That makes the discussion much easier to keep track of, since everyone is talking … --- ## [Presenting my third novel, sci-fi thriller "Spindown"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presenting-my-third-novel-sci-fi-thriller-spindown/822377)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2020, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presenting-my-third-novel-sci-fi-thriller-spindown/822377 "2020-10-16T11:32:17Z")
So I just published my third novel, and I’d like to tell the Dope about it. I posted about my first two here in Cafe Society, so I’m assuming that it’s still okay to do so. It’s available as an ebook right now; if it so… --- ## [The SDMB Virtual Marriage Booth.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-virtual-marriage-booth/47940)
**Author:** [@AngelD112](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelD112)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2001, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-virtual-marriage-booth/47940 "2001-01-10T01:50:50Z")
The other night, I was wrestling around in the Jello-Pit and I started thinking about how lonely the holidays are. At my school, we have a Fall Carnival every year, and each class runs a booth to raise money. When I was … --- ## [I pit people who don't train their little dogs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-dont-train-their-little-dogs/612093)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-dont-train-their-little-dogs/612093 "2012-03-16T20:54:27Z")
I’m a big dog person, but I love all dogs. Big dogs are usually trained to some degree because they are big, but if you’re going to get a little dog, don’t expect me to enter your home unless you’ve trained it. I don’t w… --- ## [I'm being forced to spank it in public](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-being-forced-to-spank-it-in-public/304652)
**Author:** [@Siddhartha\_Vicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siddhartha_Vicious)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2005, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-being-forced-to-spank-it-in-public/304652 "2005-06-14T00:29:47Z")
The little lady (“Nancy”) and I are trying to have another kid. We have a 4 year old girl, and have been trying for the last two years to have another. Besides one miscarriage, no dice. So, the little lady went to the… --- ## [The world's biggest plothole, and other ridiculous scenes in movies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-biggest-plothole-and-other-ridiculous-scenes-in-movies/346718)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2006, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worlds-biggest-plothole-and-other-ridiculous-scenes-in-movies/346718 "2006-03-05T19:36:07Z")
I was watching Karate Kid Part II tonight for the umpteenth time, and I finally noticed how truly ridiculous the leadup to the end really is, the part with the storm. On the night that Miyagi was to fight Sato, the town… --- ## [Indian restaurants, metal cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-restaurants-metal-cups/615492)
**Author:** [@Car55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Car55)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2012, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indian-restaurants-metal-cups/615492 "2012-03-17T04:55:43Z")
When we went out for Indian food last Saturday night, our drinking water was served in copper cups. Why is it that (in New York City, at least) most Indian restaurants, and only Indian restaurants, serve water in metal c… --- ## [Where are all the Kennedy half dollars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-kennedy-half-dollars/702394)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-kennedy-half-dollars/702394 "2014-10-27T22:30:31Z")
Before 1971, Half dollars were silver, and are removed from circulation by investors and collectors or melted down. But since 1971, there have been about 2.5 billion of them minted, including nearly ten million in 2013,… --- ## [What the GOP considers "wasteful." (Stimulus)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-gop-considers-wasteful-stimulus/484264)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-gop-considers-wasteful-stimulus/484264 "2009-02-17T20:50:43Z")
Link. You know, I can see their point about some of these. Tax breaks for Hollywood to buy film? But they are also objecting to fire control on Forest Service lands, flood reduction projects along the Mississippi, and r… --- ## [Why do white people exist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-white-people-exist/749136)
**Author:** [@bomberswarm2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bomberswarm2)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-white-people-exist/749136 "2016-03-23T19:56:29Z")
If the first humans were black, how did we become white? I get how sun could make a white person black, but not the other way round --- ## [So-called beautiful celebrities you find UGLY](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-called-beautiful-celebrities-you-find-ugly/103313)
**Author:** [@quixotic78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quixotic78)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2002, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-called-beautiful-celebrities-you-find-ugly/103313 "2002-04-18T00:52:22Z")
(Woo, my first MPSIMS thread since last July. I’m a posting machine. And not at all superficial!) This thread is simple. Name a famous person (or persons) widely considered to be attractive that you just find not-at-… --- ## [British Sniper Sets Record](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-sniper-sets-record/538640)
**Author:** [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2010, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-sniper-sets-record/538640 "2010-05-15T17:48:30Z")
Wow. "A BRITISH Army sniper has set a new sharpshooting distance record by killing two Taliban machinegunners in Afghanistan from more than a mile away. Craig Harrison, a member of the Household Cavalry, killed the ins… --- ## [OK, they're not "enemy combatants." But we can still hold them, no charges, forever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-theyre-not-enemy-combatants-but-we-can-still-hold-them-no-charges-forever/489630)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-theyre-not-enemy-combatants-but-we-can-still-hold-them-no-charges-forever/489630 "2009-04-08T23:47:26Z")
From the New York Times: Well, excellent. I give the Obama administration top marks for symbolism. But in terms of actual… you know… stuff, it seems to me not so hugely different than Bush’s approach. Now, I didn’t h… --- ## [What part of the world was the last to have permanent settlement by humans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-part-of-the-world-was-the-last-to-have-permanent-settlement-by-humans/540748)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-part-of-the-world-was-the-last-to-have-permanent-settlement-by-humans/540748 "2010-05-27T14:49:52Z")
I was wondering which “landmass” was the last to have permanent settlement by humans. To narrow down my question: I am looking for a landmass separated from water from other landmasses. I.e. for the purpose of my quest… --- ## [Dancing With the Stars will make your daughters want to grow penises.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-will-make-your-daughters-want-to-grow-penises/595032)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2011, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-will-make-your-daughters-want-to-grow-penises/595032 "2011-09-10T08:09:24Z")
Yep, your daughters will want to grow penises and your sons will wish they had vaginas, or so says Psyciatrist Dr. Keith Ablow in an editorial for FoxNews.com (c’mon, you knew that was coming. Who else is going to publi… --- ## [Can a company deny you use of vacation time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-company-deny-you-use-of-vacation-time/646637)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2013, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-company-deny-you-use-of-vacation-time/646637 "2013-01-10T02:17:50Z")
I know YMMV depending on state. Let’s say you work for a use it or lose it company in regards to vacation time. You apply and they repeatedly deny approval for you to take vacation. OR they approve your vacation but b… --- ## [Potentially fatal illness: fight, or give up and die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potentially-fatal-illness-fight-or-give-up-and-die/623199)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2012, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potentially-fatal-illness-fight-or-give-up-and-die/623199 "2012-05-30T22:54:21Z")
A strange question perhaps, but a recent event gave me pause: I briefly had some symptoms that superficially resembled one form of cancer, and being the hypochondriac I am I imagined the worst for a while. This led to a… --- ## [Let's do this: What are your ten favorite albums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-this-what-are-your-ten-favorite-albums/592174)
**Author:** [@punch\_line\_loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/punch_line_loser)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-do-this-what-are-your-ten-favorite-albums/592174 "2011-08-24T23:00:30Z")
Now I have to know. Anyone who is interested, please list your ten favorite albums of all time in this thread. A few requests: We assume innocence on the part of all posters - this is not a pissing contest. I want you… --- ## [Why's it so hard to fire something into the sun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whys-it-so-hard-to-fire-something-into-the-sun/689208)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whys-it-so-hard-to-fire-something-into-the-sun/689208 "2015-05-20T19:53:19Z")
Relatively speaking, I’ve seen it mentioned (here on this board, in fact) that if I want to launch, say, nuclear waste or my mother-in-law into the sun you’d need quite a bit of speed and energy to do so. Usually much mo… --- ## [ADA Title 3 and 5 magic words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ada-title-3-and-5-magic-words/716388)
**Author:** [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2015, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ada-title-3-and-5-magic-words/716388 "2015-04-20T10:10:44Z")
So I got a call at work from this guy recently. He seems to make it a habit of calling places and only saying ‘reasonable accommodation’ then lecturing you for not saying the 5 magic words he claims are required by law.… --- ## [Weird Hotel & Restaurant in California](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-hotel-restaurant-in-california/504431)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2009, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-hotel-restaurant-in-california/504431 "2009-12-01T16:12:09Z")
There was a Travel Channel documentary recently about weird hotels, and there was one that was mentioned whose name I have, regretfully, forgotten. I believe it was in Santa Barbara, and the original owners were an ecce… --- ## [Which preschoolers' TV shows are the most tolerable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-preschoolers-tv-shows-are-the-most-tolerable/623975)
**Author:** [@A\_Sniveling\_Mess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Sniveling_Mess)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2012, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-preschoolers-tv-shows-are-the-most-tolerable/623975 "2012-06-26T23:24:57Z")
Or are there any?To be clear,I’m not saying you have to like the shows,I’m just asking for any show that you can watch with your children without wanting to bang your head against the wall.The kind of shows I’m talking a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=667&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=669&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)