# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=671&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:** 672 --- ## [Canadian Dopers: Looks like another government is coming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-looks-like-another-government-is-coming/475264)
**Author:** [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2008, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-dopers-looks-like-another-government-is-coming/475264 "2008-12-06T02:31:44Z")
I almost put this in the Pit but I can’t really work my frustration into outrage. Per the venerable CBC, the Bloc, NDP and Liberals have decided to form a coalition government and topple the Conservatives when the next c… --- ## [Why do the characters in very old animated cartoons CONSTANTLY bob up & down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-characters-in-very-old-animated-cartoons-constantly-bob-up-down/143121)
**Author:** [@gsteinma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gsteinma)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2002, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-characters-in-very-old-animated-cartoons-constantly-bob-up-down/143121 "2002-12-18T01:48:02Z")
I was watching some very old Betty Boop cartoons over the weekend - man, they are so hard to watch! I get seasick watching these old cartoons because the characters bob up and down continuously! This is especially true… --- ## [Megaupload.com shut down by Feds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megaupload-com-shut-down-by-feds/610064)
**Author:** [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2012, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/megaupload-com-shut-down-by-feds/610064 "2012-01-26T08:14:56Z")
Link. Seems like poor timing to me, with SOPA and all in the news. And I’m already hearing a lot of people angry about this; plenty of people use it for things that have nothing to do with piracy. And you could use the… --- ## [Do Czarcasm and I not speak the same language?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-czarcasm-and-i-not-speak-the-same-language/306905)
**Author:** [@IAMBIC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IAMBIC)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2005, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-czarcasm-and-i-not-speak-the-same-language/306905 "2005-06-09T16:12:11Z")
Czarcasm closed down my thread Do you know why the weather is warmer in the summer? (Not a General Question) by posting this: In my last post in the thread, I wrote: What did I post that deserved being criticized by… --- ## [Are you fat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat/522238)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2009, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-fat/522238 "2009-12-31T17:04:26Z")
I think I am, in my opinion. --- ## [Did the USA ever Apologize \[for its actions in the Philippines after taking them over in 1899\]?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-usa-ever-apologize-for-its-actions-in-the-philippines-after-taking-them-over-in-1899/766048)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Mind)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2017, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-usa-ever-apologize-for-its-actions-in-the-philippines-after-taking-them-over-in-1899/766048 "2017-09-05T04:27:12Z")
Hi all, as some of you might know, I reside in the Philippines for many years. Now we have a new President that is a bit more outspoken and apparently less US-American friendly than his predecessors. President Duterte ha… --- ## ["Cooba" Gooding, Jr. ? Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooba-gooding-jr-really/611127)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooba-gooding-jr-really/611127 "2012-10-09T13:15:38Z")
I had the TV tuned to FOXNews the other day (I watch it for the sociological and entertainment value) and it was airing the “Huckabee Show”. On it, he had Cuba Gooding Jr featured as his special guest for the hour. How… --- ## [What makes "Achmed the dead terrorist" so problematic in Malaysia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-achmed-the-dead-terrorist-so-problematic-in-malaysia/704840)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2014, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-achmed-the-dead-terrorist-so-problematic-in-malaysia/704840 "2014-11-18T15:13:34Z")
Watching Jeff Dunham’s “Around the World” special, and supposedly the Malaysian ministry of culture, art, and stuff objected to his character Achmed the dead terrorist. They didn’t want him to even mention the name. So,… --- ## [Do I LOOK like Little Fucking Lord Fauntleroy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-look-like-little-fucking-lord-fauntleroy/398461)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-look-like-little-fucking-lord-fauntleroy/398461 "2007-04-23T17:42:05Z")
No? Then why must clothing retailers try to foist these extra-long, calf-hiding “shorts” on me? I want a pair of shorts. I don’t want extra-long “carpenter’s shorts” with a thousand utility pockets and loops, that alm… --- ## [That's it. I have HAD IT!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-it-i-have-had-it/271190)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2004, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-it-i-have-had-it/271190 "2004-10-31T16:03:56Z")
Enough is enough folks. I’m a VERY patient fellow. I can put up with a lot. You’ve really got to work hard to tick me off. But everyone involved with this upcoming presidential election has finally done it. You’ve p… --- ## [Controlled rhino dehorning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controlled-rhino-dehorning/616300)
**Author:** [@biddee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biddee)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/controlled-rhino-dehorning/616300 "2013-01-31T13:58:54Z")
What do you think of the controlled dehorning of rhinos in Africa to discourage poaching? The incidence of rhino poaching has increased exponentially in South Africa with 448 rhinos being killed last year and already in… --- ## [Qed....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qed/442378)
**Author:** [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2008, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qed/442378 "2008-03-29T15:31:13Z")
…SHUT THE FUCK UP ALREADY!!11 I think that is something that has to be said again. QED, as a SDSAB, you do not have to pay for being a member here, so quit shitting on people who are not entirely happy to pay for a ser… --- ## [Is "Jew" considered derogatory in some places?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jew-considered-derogatory-in-some-places/600669)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jew-considered-derogatory-in-some-places/600669 "2011-10-26T13:56:07Z")
For reasons I can’t explain, I have always considered the term “Jew” to be slightly derogatory. For example, if for some reason I had cause to tell someone that my BIL is Jewish, I would say “My BIL is Jewish”…I would ne… --- ## [Who Would You Support in the American Civil War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-support-in-the-american-civil-war/558840)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2010, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-support-in-the-american-civil-war/558840 "2010-11-06T19:19:41Z")
V.2 of a previous thread. --- ## [Why do people with prosthetic legs wear shorts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-with-prosthetic-legs-wear-shorts/680246)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-with-prosthetic-legs-wear-shorts/680246 "2014-02-01T15:37:35Z")
I have seen quite a lot of people with prosthetic legs. They look awesome, and I understand that the ownser would be quite proud of it. Is there a practical/technical reason for wearing shorts rather than pants with thos… --- ## [Re McConnell's desperate, pathetic proposal to give POTUS unilateral control over the debt ceiling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-mcconnells-desperate-pathetic-proposal-to-give-potus-unilateral-control-over-the-debt-ceiling/588833)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-mcconnells-desperate-pathetic-proposal-to-give-potus-unilateral-control-over-the-debt-ceiling/588833 "2011-07-14T18:41:27Z")
Per the latest brainstorm from the Republicans. I cannot recall a more desperate and craven political tactic in my lifetime. In this bizarre proposal the Republican leadership has all but acknowledged that no one is dri… --- ## [Too many liberals spoil the broth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-liberals-spoil-the-broth/631991)
**Author:** [@greenslime1951](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenslime1951)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2012, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-many-liberals-spoil-the-broth/631991 "2012-08-23T08:56:07Z")
I’ve recently been given “warnings” for responding in kind when someone calls me an “idiot,” “dumbass,” "jerk, etc. Apparently it’s OK for someone to call me those things but not OK for me to respond. What’s really goin… --- ## [Odd occurance during DWI arrest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-occurance-during-dwi-arrest/716161)
**Author:** [@Ken\_Alexis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ken_Alexis)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2015, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-occurance-during-dwi-arrest/716161 "2015-04-04T04:22:46Z")
I was recently pulled over and subsequently arrested for a DWI. So here are the some elements of what happened that night in jail: I had to perform the field sobriety test again inside the holding cell. I then submitted … --- ## [Your Favourite Disney Princess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794)
**Author:** [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-disney-princess/533794 "2010-03-31T21:37:50Z")
I like Jasmine, myself --- ## [Is it finally time to do something about North Korea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-finally-time-to-do-something-about-north-korea/796355)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2017, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-finally-time-to-do-something-about-north-korea/796355 "2017-09-19T13:14:30Z")
I feel like I’m as much of a pacifist as most people here but when will enough be enough: Their missile and nuclear programs are escalating at a much faster rate than predicted even as late as the first of this year. I… --- ## [Japanese. Tentacle. Porn.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-tentacle-porn/359665)
**Author:** [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2006, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-tentacle-porn/359665 "2006-06-11T03:16:59Z")
Gleaned from this thread. Especially the following quote: \[QUOTE=DocCathode\] I can’t believe I forgot that. Woodcuts, paintings, netsuke, etc. of woman and octopus, some by the great masters of Japanese art, these are… --- ## [How DARE you salt that watermelon!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-you-salt-that-watermelon/27034)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2000, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-you-salt-that-watermelon/27034 "2000-09-05T19:29:29Z")
There is an urban legend floating about that people actually \[…gasp…\] put salt \[…choke, cough…\] on a {{{WATERMELON}}}! Oh, say it ain’t so! Say it ain’t so! What say ye, teeming minions, er, millions? --- ## [Seinfeld reruns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-reruns/544747)
**Author:** [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-reruns/544747 "2010-06-30T19:39:15Z")
My son has discovered the wonderfulness that is Seinfeld. I’ve told him of the show which got me started. I forget the theme, but it was where Jerry lost his keys and George says What do they look like? Jerry says, What … --- ## [Nicknames with no relation to the longer name.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicknames-with-no-relation-to-the-longer-name/837623)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2019, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicknames-with-no-relation-to-the-longer-name/837623 "2019-08-02T13:02:47Z")
Most nicknames (which I’m using here to mean a shortened form of a given name) are pretty obvious what name they are short for – Matt for Matthew, Dave for David, Nick for Nicklaus, and so forth. But some have never mad… --- ## [Loud pipes save lives-my ass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loud-pipes-save-lives-my-ass/460886)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2008, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loud-pipes-save-lives-my-ass/460886 "2008-08-26T01:36:37Z")
Loud Pipes do not save lives; god damnit! Loud fucking Harley assholes always claim that their bikes are loud as a safety feature. I call bullshit; the only time you can really hear them is when they’re stopped or when … --- ## [How To Kill Germs in Colored Clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-kill-germs-in-colored-clothes/362192)
**Author:** [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-kill-germs-in-colored-clothes/362192 "2015-10-05T17:15:54Z")
A while back, I read a thread in which I learned that soap does not actually kill bacteria. (It was about those mesh shower poufs. Apparently, they’re chock full of bacteria and it doesn’t matter that they are saturated … --- ## [Vegetarian readers and the leatherbound book dilemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegetarian-readers-and-the-leatherbound-book-dilemma/107462)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2002, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegetarian-readers-and-the-leatherbound-book-dilemma/107462 "2002-05-08T09:10:53Z")
Makes me right mad to have to pass up a really nice book because my ethics don’t allow me to buy leather. Is anyone else in the same spot? Why can’t they come up with something besides leather for “nice” books? --- ## [Stop using his name!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-using-his-name/778024)
**Author:** [@4d3fect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4d3fect)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-using-his-name/778024 "2017-08-17T14:30:53Z")
Can we stop using POTUS’s name? It only gratifies his insane urge to see it in media everywhere. Suggestions for replacements welcome. Perhaps Cheetolini, the Yam, Baby-man… --- ## [A question for the people who wear those new running shoes with all the toes showing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-people-who-wear-those-new-running-shoes-with-all-the-toes-showing/531022)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-the-people-who-wear-those-new-running-shoes-with-all-the-toes-showing/531022 "2010-04-07T04:04:51Z")
Why? I don’t need to see that Planet of the Apes shit. Put some shoes on! Of course, I’ll be first in line when the inevitable models with prosthetically extended toes and paintable nails hit the market. . . . --- ## [How do I restore the finish of my corian countertop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-restore-the-finish-of-my-corian-countertop/378914)
**Author:** [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-restore-the-finish-of-my-corian-countertop/378914 "2012-10-22T04:15:45Z")
I have looked online, and can’t seem to figure it out. I tried, per one suggestion, using some 400 grit sandpaper, but the problem is that I have a semigloss finish, and this leaves the finish dull (don’t worry, I teste… --- ## [Are Merit Systems in Academia and Work a Method of Enforcing White Dominance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-merit-systems-in-academia-and-work-a-method-of-enforcing-white-dominance/810468)
**Author:** [@JBGUSA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBGUSA)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2018, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-merit-systems-in-academia-and-work-a-method-of-enforcing-white-dominance/810468 "2018-03-30T20:07:05Z")
Angela Putnam, a Pennsylvania State University-Brandywine professor thinks college faculty need to do more to undermine their students’ belief in “meritocracy” and the value of “hard work” (link). Her view is that merito… --- ## [Some of my neighbors have decided that I am a lesbian.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-of-my-neighbors-have-decided-that-i-am-a-lesbian/691483)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2014, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-of-my-neighbors-have-decided-that-i-am-a-lesbian/691483 "2014-06-26T21:20:37Z")
Quick background: I bought my house on a half-acre in August 2010, on a quiet dead-end road. I am a single female and also a painting contractor. I’ve become quite good friends with several of my neighbors, including “Jo… --- ## [Why did Hitler not attack Turkey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-hitler-not-attack-turkey/642033)
**Author:** [@taskmgr.exe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taskmgr.exe)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-hitler-not-attack-turkey/642033 "2012-11-28T23:18:25Z")
If you look at the WW2 map, Hitler invaded almost everywhere around Turkey but didn’t even touch Turkey. Why? --- ## [US President & Citizenship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-president-citizenship/549579)
**Author:** [@dhhendon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhhendon)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-president-citizenship/549579 "2010-08-16T01:22:06Z")
A discussion cropped up this morning at breakfast having the do with US citizenship. What with the issue of immigration policy and Mr. Obama’s right to hold the office of President, it seems a particularly relevant issu… --- ## [Holiday party - a Twelfth Night MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-party-a-twelfth-night-mmp/479902)
**Author:** [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2009, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holiday-party-a-twelfth-night-mmp/479902 "2009-01-12T09:26:05Z")
I know most Americans consider the holidays over after New Year’s, but my Mom’s half of the family is Mexican and we’ve always considered January 6th the end of the Christmas. So it’s not too late to break out the holid… --- ## [Double Jeopardy in the US - how do the courts stop it being unfair to the accused?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-jeopardy-in-the-us-how-do-the-courts-stop-it-being-unfair-to-the-accused/544149)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-jeopardy-in-the-us-how-do-the-courts-stop-it-being-unfair-to-the-accused/544149 "2010-06-25T19:22:41Z")
One of the many things I’ve learned from the SDMB is that in America you can have Double Jeopardy. And beyond that, you can be sued in the civil court. This seems to me to be fundamentally unfair: the accused has to be … --- ## [Zelenskyy's Zeroes - The Sitcom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zelenskyys-zeroes-the-sitcom/975330)
**Author:** [@Horatius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatius)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zelenskyys-zeroes-the-sitcom/975330 "2024-09-18T17:11:21Z")
As per this Mod Note, here’s the Sitcom Spinoff thread, now with titles! The Story So Far: Feel free to suggest an episode or scene! --- ## [Behave now, kids. And don't touch the stereo!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behave-now-kids-and-dont-touch-the-stereo/71422)
**Author:** [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2001, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behave-now-kids-and-dont-touch-the-stereo/71422 "2001-07-11T21:48:32Z")
Uncle Coldie is going away for a week. To Scotland no less. I don’t want any jumping on the beds, no running around with scissors, and NO parties. And if you give Unc and Euty shit while I’m gone, there’s gonna be hell t… --- ## [Clever student writes two words and passes exam with an A](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-student-writes-two-words-and-passes-exam-with-an-a/387122)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2007, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clever-student-writes-two-words-and-passes-exam-with-an-a/387122 "2007-01-11T05:43:41Z")
I’m sure a lot of you have heard the stories,professor hands out exam of a single question and all the students,save one,start writing frantically,giving examples and expounding on theories taking up the allotted time fo… --- ## [How can a pizza cost $12?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-pizza-cost-12/707011)
**Author:** [@blueslipper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blueslipper)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2014, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-pizza-cost-12/707011 "2014-12-14T14:54:13Z")
In the film Home Alone the pizzas cost $12. This was 25 years ago. How much do pizzas cost in the USA now? How much is $12 in 1990 compared to now? --- ## [Dudes leaning against the wall as they pee at urinals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-leaning-against-the-wall-as-they-pee-at-urinals/572314)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dudes-leaning-against-the-wall-as-they-pee-at-urinals/572314 "2011-03-01T00:34:54Z")
Twice in recent weeks, I’ve been in public restrooms and have noticed other guys leaning forward, with one hand against the wall, as they stand at urinals and relieve themselves. The guys weren’t moaning with delight or… --- ## [Jump starting a car with a Cell Phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jump-starting-a-car-with-a-cell-phone/22577)
**Author:** [@PATC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PATC)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2017, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jump-starting-a-car-with-a-cell-phone/22577 "2017-03-09T20:46:58Z")
One of the guys here at work claims to have jump started his 87’ Saab with a cell phone. One night his battery had run down so that the engine would crank(the ruh-ruh sound), but not start. He then plugged in his phone t… --- ## [Bridgegate question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridgegate-question/678880)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2014, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridgegate-question/678880 "2014-01-19T15:03:02Z")
I know there are other threads about the fiasco and I’ve read most of them but I haven’t seen one question addressed. Assuming the closing of the lanes was intended as some sort of punishment/retaliation - what is the lo… --- ## [The latest GOP hope to remain viable nationally: Rig how Electoral Votes are allocated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-gop-hope-to-remain-viable-nationally-rig-how-electoral-votes-are-allocated/662659)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-latest-gop-hope-to-remain-viable-nationally-rig-how-electoral-votes-are-allocated/662659 "2013-11-13T18:43:36Z")
Currently, only Nebraska and Maine use a district-based plan for allocating electoral votes. Both of these states are fairly inconsequential to Presidential elections due to their size and/or partisanship. However, as … --- ## [Why Doesn't Someone do a Documentary on Michael Moore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-someone-do-a-documentary-on-michael-moore/246828)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2004, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-someone-do-a-documentary-on-michael-moore/246828 "2004-05-31T22:28:38Z")
It’s Monday, I’m cranky, it’s time for a pit thread. So yesterday I and a pair of my associates were having a late supper at a casual-dining sort of place, and our conversation was meandering, as it is wont to do. I be… --- ## [The new $5 a month debit card fee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-5-a-month-debit-card-fee/598155)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2011, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-5-a-month-debit-card-fee/598155 "2011-11-02T22:43:41Z")
Bank of America has announced that they will start charging their account holders a $5 a month fee when they use their debit card at a merchant during the month. There will be no fee for use at an ATM machine. This is… --- ## [How long are canned Black Beans good (unopened)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-are-canned-black-beans-good-unopened/513963)
**Author:** [@StarGaiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarGaiz)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2009, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-are-canned-black-beans-good-unopened/513963 "2009-10-20T12:21:03Z")
I have 2 cans of black beans purchased in 2007, and they have no expiration date printed on them, but I want to make some with our tacos tonight…anybody know if they should last this long? I didn’t want to open them bef… --- ## [Looking for really good French cafe/bistro music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-really-good-french-cafe-bistro-music/283790)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2005, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-really-good-french-cafe-bistro-music/283790 "2005-01-09T03:48:47Z")
I’m hosting a cocktail party to benefit a group of nonprofits and would like to make the event French-themed. A friend suggested French music. About all I know of that is from what I remember on a recent business trip i… --- ## [TV shows that have satisfying final episodes, and shows that didn't.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-have-satisfying-final-episodes-and-shows-that-didnt/669440)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2013, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-have-satisfying-final-episodes-and-shows-that-didnt/669440 "2013-10-04T22:15:53Z")
So The Office has ended and whatever one might think about the past few seasons; even I was wondering if they could pull off a satisfying conclusion to the show. Fortunately, I found the final episode to be pretty damn … --- ## [How many paying subscribers does this board currently have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-paying-subscribers-does-this-board-currently-have/318167)
**Author:** [@rfgdxm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rfgdxm)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2005, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-paying-subscribers-does-this-board-currently-have/318167 "2005-08-30T22:40:04Z")
How many paying subscribers does this board currently have? And what is the average amount that they are paying. (For those reading unaware, when this board first started charging they offered all existing users a half-o… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=670&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=672&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)