# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=699&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:** 700 --- ## [The black guy dies first? (Potential Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-black-guy-dies-first-potential-spoilers/277443)
**Author:** [@TheOnlySaneOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheOnlySaneOne)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2004, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-black-guy-dies-first-potential-spoilers/277443 "2004-12-16T00:26:32Z")
You know, I’ve been thinking. Don’t worry, it’s not about to become a habit anytime soon. Anyway, I was thinking about the cliche that states “The black guy always dies first in movies”. Now we’ve all heard it, but the o… --- ## [Best Single Television Episode Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-single-television-episode-ever/262831)
**Author:** [@Hambil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hambil)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2004, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-single-television-episode-ever/262831 "2004-09-13T05:31:36Z")
Okay, there are 30,000 threads and I can’t search. I am sure this has come up before, but it’s probably the kind of thread that just has to come up every so often. I know it is highly subjective, but please try to give … --- ## [Why Not Heated Streets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-heated-streets/711788)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-heated-streets/711788 "2015-02-09T07:56:46Z")
\[Dear Cecil:\] Like most of us, I am coping with the recent Midwest snow storms as best as I can. But I have wondered something for some time now. Why don’t we just have heated streets–and driveways for that matter? We … --- ## [Man arrested for taking picture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-for-taking-picture/688735)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2014, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-for-taking-picture/688735 "2014-05-25T00:31:44Z")
Link. Isn’t photography a protected 1st Amendment activity? He’s being held on a $100,000 bond. --- ## [Why are people uncomfortable attacking muslim fundies like they would christian fundies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-uncomfortable-attacking-muslim-fundies-like-they-would-christian-fundies/634665)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-uncomfortable-attacking-muslim-fundies-like-they-would-christian-fundies/634665 "2012-09-17T06:55:41Z")
Anyone else noticed this? I have plenty of friends that are always up for bashing christian fundies, some even brave enough to do it in real life. But start bashing muslim fundies and they get uncomfortable, oh that is w… --- ## [Where can I find (Nestle's) Smarties in the U.S.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-nestles-smarties-in-the-u-s/415956)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2007, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-nestles-smarties-in-the-u-s/415956 "2007-08-20T18:21:38Z")
Preferably, New York. These are Nestle’s Smarties. They don’t look like our traditional Smarties–they’re more like M&M’s. But in a different packaging. They also taste of chocolate. (But, in my humble opinion, are much … --- ## [BS Excuses People Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bs-excuses-people-use/669757)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2013, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bs-excuses-people-use/669757 "2013-10-04T14:02:40Z")
The classic example of the kind of thing I’m thinking about is, “I’m not fat…I’m big-boned!” Mmm, yeah…big-boned… :dubious: What other BS excuses have you heard? General thread disclaimer: yes, sometimes - or even OF… --- ## [Why are glasses sexy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-glasses-sexy/438373)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-glasses-sexy/438373 "2008-02-26T18:53:38Z")
How glasses affect your image. I’m not really sure if this should go in IMHO, GQ or MPSIMS, but I’ll try chucking it in here for now. Anyway, I had my eyes checked a while back. It turns out that I’m longsighted. Not b… --- ## [Another clueless newbie bites the dust: a chronology of doom -or- Thank you, DavidB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-clueless-newbie-bites-the-dust-a-chronology-of-doom-or-thank-you-davidb/156129)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2003, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-clueless-newbie-bites-the-dust-a-chronology-of-doom-or-thank-you-davidb/156129 "2003-02-20T14:17:41Z")
I would bother gathering up a link, but I am just too distraught. I’m sick to death of new people. They swagger in here like they own the place, misspelling words in their thread titles, and addressing members by their … --- ## [Groundhog's Day - what's really happening?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groundhogs-day-whats-really-happening/593549)
**Author:** [@Feyrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feyrat)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/groundhogs-day-whats-really-happening/593549 "2011-08-24T15:44:40Z")
Just a fun thread to discuss one of my favorite movies… I just re-watched this movie this week while on a sewing binge, and remembered all the crazy theories my mother, brother and I, as well as my group of friends, hav… --- ## [Who is/was the Best Drummer of All Time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-was-the-best-drummer-of-all-time/585118)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-was-the-best-drummer-of-all-time/585118 "2011-09-19T20:37:24Z")
Poll on the way. Source: Choose Your Drummer - Drummerworld Top 15 Drummers of all time in alphabetical order: Louie Bellson John Bonham Dennis Chambers Billy Cobham Vinnie Colaiuta Steve Gadd Roy Haynes Elvin… --- ## [What's The Difference Between Capitalism And Free Enterprise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-capitalism-and-free-enterprise/551094)
**Author:** [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-capitalism-and-free-enterprise/551094 "2010-08-27T02:21:59Z")
Free enterprise is the backbone of the USA. It’s responsible for our remarkable consumer marketplace and military dominance of the world today. Any arguments? In our early days, say pre-Civil War, any free 21 yo white… --- ## [The "Hostess Party" scene in movie Goodfellas never made sense to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hostess-party-scene-in-movie-goodfellas-never-made-sense-to-me/827582)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hostess-party-scene-in-movie-goodfellas-never-made-sense-to-me/827582 "2026-05-02T16:19:30Z")
This scene always confused me. Karen Hill is at an all-woman party with what I assume are fellow mafia housewives/girlfriends putting makeup and other beauty products on each other. She laments the other women have bad … --- ## [I don't like chili](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-chili/635209)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-chili/635209 "2012-09-24T16:16:30Z")
I don’t hate it or anything, and I’ll eat it if it’s put in front of me, but really if I never had chili again I wouldn’t notice or care. I’ve had it all kinds of ways and it all just seems like a mish-mash of stuff to m… --- ## [Is Rob Portman still a dick? (GOP Sen, reverses stance on gay marriage)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rob-portman-still-a-dick-gop-sen-reverses-stance-on-gay-marriage/653009)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-rob-portman-still-a-dick-gop-sen-reverses-stance-on-gay-marriage/653009 "2013-03-26T17:54:34Z")
Story here: \[QUOTE=Huffpo\] Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) has reversed his stance on same-sex marriage two years after learning that his son is gay, several Ohio news outlets, including the Columbus Dispatch and the Clevela… --- ## [Can I do anything with a Masters in International Relations/Politics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-anything-with-a-masters-in-international-relations-politics/408685)
**Author:** [@yaybuffalo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yaybuffalo)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2007, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-do-anything-with-a-masters-in-international-relations-politics/408685 "2007-06-22T01:11:27Z")
So I just graduated college and have been doing a sales job for experience and to pay for the possibility of grad school. I am a political science grad and I really have a passion for international relations/current even… --- ## [Do Women Really Wear Dresses They Can't Sit Down In?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-really-wear-dresses-they-cant-sit-down-in/500185)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2009, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-really-wear-dresses-they-cant-sit-down-in/500185 "2009-06-19T22:07:21Z")
I see on TV shows this comedy device all the time. The woman shows up, generally when she goes to some fancy party, wearing a dress that is very tight. Then of course she can’t sit down in it, with predictable hillarious… --- ## [Why no Black or Asian UK royals ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-black-or-asian-uk-royals/663935)
**Author:** [@MrQwertyasd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrQwertyasd)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2013, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-black-or-asian-uk-royals/663935 "2013-07-21T14:17:01Z")
Is there still the assumption, as there was just a few short years ago when the British Empire was still an active force, that dark foreigners are inherently inferior, and therefore have no place within the royal family … --- ## [Is Republican noise about Susan Rice just a ploy to get Scott Brown back into the Senate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-republican-noise-about-susan-rice-just-a-ploy-to-get-scott-brown-back-into-the-senate/642166)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-republican-noise-about-susan-rice-just-a-ploy-to-get-scott-brown-back-into-the-senate/642166 "2013-06-20T15:35:49Z")
Susan Rice seems to be Obama’s preferred choice to take over for Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. However, Republicans in the Senate, led by the usually-more-reasonable John McCain and Lindsey Graham, have threaten… --- ## [Lottery winnings and giving to others](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lottery-winnings-and-giving-to-others/606447)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lottery-winnings-and-giving-to-others/606447 "2011-12-21T18:31:15Z")
Hello Everyone, I realize that there are a lot of you out there that consider the lottery nothing more than a tax on the stupid. I play the lottery, a whole $2 a week. No, I really don’t think I have a realistic chance … --- ## [Movie You Looked Forward to Seeing, Then Was Totally Disappointed In? Spoilers Welcome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-you-looked-forward-to-seeing-then-was-totally-disappointed-in-spoilers-welcome/560239)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2010, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-you-looked-forward-to-seeing-then-was-totally-disappointed-in-spoilers-welcome/560239 "2010-11-15T16:53:04Z")
So okay, I finally watched The Prince of Tides. I’m not a big Streisand fan, but I’m not a Streisand hater either. I really enjoyed Yentl, and I liked some of her early stuff, What’s Up Doc, and like that. When The Pr… --- ## [Grade-school teachers and the no Pokemon rule](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grade-school-teachers-and-the-no-pokemon-rule/529990)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grade-school-teachers-and-the-no-pokemon-rule/529990 "2010-03-01T05:12:33Z")
Last year my son was a second grader. He had a number of assignments throughout the year that included the phrase: “…and no Pokemon!” He was asked to read and do brief reports on several chapter books, for example. He ha… --- ## [Dark Souls vs. Skyrim - which should I get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-souls-vs-skyrim-which-should-i-get/598577)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dark-souls-vs-skyrim-which-should-i-get/598577 "2011-10-18T11:06:22Z")
I may only get one of the following RPG: Dark Souls (for my Xbox360) or Skyrim (for my PC). Which one should I fork out money for? --- ## ["A kiss sealed her fate", or "Don't ask, don't tell SUCKS!!!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kiss-sealed-her-fate-or-dont-ask-dont-tell-sucks/484962)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-kiss-sealed-her-fate-or-dont-ask-dont-tell-sucks/484962 "2009-02-12T23:39:18Z")
http://www.cjonline.com/stories/020809/kan\_385832549.shtml The above was the front page story of the Topeka Capital-Journal today. A nine year Guard soldier, good at her job, has been “seperated” from the military beca… --- ## [Can Arnold Schwarzenegger fight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-arnold-schwarzenegger-fight/267357)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2020, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-arnold-schwarzenegger-fight/267357 "2020-11-09T17:58:22Z")
I recently made a derogatory comment about Arnold Schwarzenegger and his idiotic “girly-men” comment, and a co-worker opined that I wouldn’t dare say such a thing to his face. I wouldn’t, probably, but out of courtesy, n… --- ## [Could you possibly go through life without a Social Security Number?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-possibly-go-through-life-without-a-social-security-number/558891)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2010, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-possibly-go-through-life-without-a-social-security-number/558891 "2010-11-01T00:27:26Z")
I’ve seen many cites which claim that there is no law requiring a person to get a social security number. Of course you would need one to work or to pay taxes. But is there a legitimate way that a person could legally … --- ## [Damn...Four Year Old Knocks Out His Two Front Teeth!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-four-year-old-knocks-out-his-two-front-teeth/527612)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-four-year-old-knocks-out-his-two-front-teeth/527612 "2010-02-05T21:56:13Z")
Well, this kinda sucks. My 4 year old son Jacob bashed his front teeth out on the slide at daycare today. Actually, he only knocked out one completely, but the other is pretty loose. According to them, he didn’t even c… --- ## [A Game: Guess 5 Movies by Quote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-game-guess-5-movies-by-quote/372392)
**Author:** [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2006, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-game-guess-5-movies-by-quote/372392 "2006-09-22T01:13:53Z")
The game really is quite simple. I give you five one-liner quotes from five movies I enjoy. You give me the movies (bonus for continuing comic exchanges). The first five movies to pop into my head are quite easy, and … --- ## [SDMB Retrospective US Presidential Elections 1856](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-retrospective-us-presidential-elections-1856/693048)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-retrospective-us-presidential-elections-1856/693048 "2014-07-28T19:11:35Z")
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United\_States\_presidential\_election,\_1856 Voting for Fremont, the only candidate willing to stand up to Slave Power. Also there is this amusing political cartoon (in retrospect) about the e… --- ## [Who is Proud Mary and why does she keep on burning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-proud-mary-and-why-does-she-keep-on-burning/198131)
**Author:** [@Fishhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fishhead)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2003, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-proud-mary-and-why-does-she-keep-on-burning/198131 "2003-08-30T04:05:45Z")
Or, if not a she, then what is and why does it? Didn’t find the answer in a short search of the web. --- ## [Wasp and Yellow Jacket Repellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasp-and-yellow-jacket-repellent/536345)
**Author:** [@Shadowfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfyre)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2010, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wasp-and-yellow-jacket-repellent/536345 "2010-04-20T14:53:04Z")
I like to do some of my woodworking outside on hot days. I don’t get much of a breeze when I’m in my garage. But warm days also bring out wasps and yellow jackets. Besides, unless I close all the doors of the garage, the… --- ## [Lumosity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lumosity/693759)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lumosity/693759 "2015-11-23T09:54:29Z")
Anyone else still playing Lumocity? I joined a few months ago and have been playing pretty steadily almost every day for approximately 15 minutes a session. Although I think the brain-training claims are absolute balon… --- ## [Why are some days hotter than others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-days-hotter-than-others/590031)
**Author:** [@doubled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doubled)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2011, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-days-hotter-than-others/590031 "2011-07-24T03:57:37Z")
Yesterday in my city, the high reached 94. Today, the high was 103. Tomorrow, it’s expected to “cool off” back in to the mid 90s. Why? What changed? Not the distance of the earth to the sun, or the amount of sunshine we… --- ## [What's the difference between "Cow Corn" and "People Corn" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-cow-corn-and-people-corn/458502)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2008, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-cow-corn-and-people-corn/458502 "2008-08-01T20:59:07Z")
It is sweet corn season, and a local farmer who has a stand every year is inundated this year because a local paper did a story on him and is damn good sweet corn. He’s got several fields growing the stuff, and I walked … --- ## [Very disturbing read Earth 'will expire by 2050'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-disturbing-read-earth-will-expire-by-2050/679783)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-disturbing-read-earth-will-expire-by-2050/679783 "2014-02-01T06:10:56Z")
I came across some disturbing news articles.What is your thought? What is your views on it , does the news article seem faulty or way off? More like 100 or 200 years from now Earth will expire ? I know gold and siver is… --- ## [tihs is relaly wreid sutff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tihs-is-relaly-wreid-sutff/201260)
**Author:** [@Svt4Him](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svt4Him)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2003, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tihs-is-relaly-wreid-sutff/201260 "2003-11-25T05:24:54Z")
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at an Elingsh uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoetnt tihng is taht frist and lsat ltteer is at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses an… --- ## [Michael Savage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-savage/844047)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2019, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-savage/844047 "2019-12-02T21:01:01Z")
Has anyone listen to The Savage Nation, a rightwing talk radio show, hosted by nationalist Michael Savage since 1994. Savage is one of the most listened to talk show hosts in America, which has vaulted him to the Talk R… --- ## [This is NOT a fair world, you conservative fools.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-a-fair-world-you-conservative-fools/785707)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2017, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-not-a-fair-world-you-conservative-fools/785707 "2017-05-05T23:52:14Z")
Rep. Mo Brooks blurts out that sick people don’t deserve affordable health care Yesterday, I did something I haven’t done in a very long time. I cried at work. It was a coworker’s last day; she’s moving on to bigger … --- ## [Why do FM music stations still exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-fm-music-stations-still-exist/782413)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-fm-music-stations-still-exist/782413 "2017-04-11T20:24:01Z")
I would assume most people are listening to MP3s, internet or satellite streaming music, and vinyl/CDs nowadays. If so, why do people still listen to FM music stations? --- ## [Your Opinion On Snowden Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-on-snowden-poll/718274)
**Author:** [@Waymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waymore)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2015, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-opinion-on-snowden-poll/718274 "2015-04-26T08:23:00Z")
According to a new poll Edward Snowden is viewed negatively by about two thirds of Americans. He is much more popular abroad. What accounts for this difference? Does this reveal anything about America’s national charact… --- ## [Colibri is wrong about Walter Scott](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-is-wrong-about-walter-scott/717243)
**Author:** [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2015, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibri-is-wrong-about-walter-scott/717243 "2015-04-11T01:34:07Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=18276120#post18276120 In this thread the moderator treats as mere “opinion” that police in the US killings and beatings of black are not fact, but rather commentary. … --- ## [Searching for a better descriptor \[than "atheist"\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-a-better-descriptor-than-atheist/654984)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/searching-for-a-better-descriptor-than-atheist/654984 "2013-04-15T17:38:07Z")
I seek a better title for my kind.you see, “atheist” is not an independent word, it concedes the presence of theism, almost thereby offering it validation. “Agnostic” is in a similar boat, though that is generally a term… --- ## [Viability of a two state Israel Palestine solution in the moderate term](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viability-of-a-two-state-israel-palestine-solution-in-the-moderate-term/996923)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/viability-of-a-two-state-israel-palestine-solution-in-the-moderate-term/996923 "2024-03-29T20:15:44Z")
Pulling out from here. Let’s, I hope start out agreeing that it should be the goal, assuming security for all involved is adequately assure. Gaza is going to be hard pressed to rebuild and the mutual security trust tha… --- ## [handy's drive-by posting: just stop already!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handys-drive-by-posting-just-stop-already/78630)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2001, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handys-drive-by-posting-just-stop-already/78630 "2001-11-25T18:47:40Z")
I know this has been mentioned before in the Pit, but it really drives me crazy. I think almost every time I have ever seen Handy post in GQ, it has been to either 1) answer a question incorrectly, apparently based on wh… --- ## [How can government offices refuse cash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-government-offices-refuse-cash/358842)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2012, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-government-offices-refuse-cash/358842 "2012-03-18T00:46:25Z")
It says “legal tender” on it, doesn’t that mean anything? I realize it can be an inconvenience and perhaps a security issue, but come on. What kind of a place will take my personal check and not accept cash? This is in O… --- ## [Believers: What part of your dogma do you not accept?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/believers-what-part-of-your-dogma-do-you-not-accept/614009)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2012, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/believers-what-part-of-your-dogma-do-you-not-accept/614009 "2012-03-09T13:50:50Z")
Or maybe it’s not that you don’t accept it, but you’re agnostic about it and choose not to dwell on it. Even though fellow congregants don’t share this view and would probably be shocked if they learned how you truly fe… --- ## [Employer is keeping my tips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-is-keeping-my-tips/363387)
**Author:** [@Scuba\_Steve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Steve)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2006, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-is-keeping-my-tips/363387 "2006-08-14T06:03:31Z")
I’m a host at a very nice country club. Old men drink brandy while the ladies play bridge. I light cigars for the gentlemen. Every day, the guests come in for lunch. It’s typical Aramark style trash, served at about … --- ## [Delayed start on an oven](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delayed-start-on-an-oven/512196)
**Author:** [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2009, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delayed-start-on-an-oven/512196 "2009-10-01T23:30:00Z")
We need to buy a new range, and we’ve narrowed it down to two models. One of them has a delayed start feature. I can’t envision a way to use it that would not create a serious food safety issue. For example, I put the r… --- ## [College Republican punches Kerry supporting teacher's foot with his leg](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-republican-punches-kerry-supporting-teachers-foot-with-his-leg/272296)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2004, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-republican-punches-kerry-supporting-teachers-foot-with-his-leg/272296 "2004-11-02T19:25:12Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041030/ap\_on\_fe\_st/politics\_student\_kicked\_2 First, he has the nerve to smack her foot with his leg just because she didn’t like his pro-Bush shirt. Now, Fort Lewis College … --- ## [Secrets your parents left for you to discover when they died.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secrets-your-parents-left-for-you-to-discover-when-they-died/552893)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2010, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secrets-your-parents-left-for-you-to-discover-when-they-died/552893 "2010-09-13T14:25:09Z")
Inspired by a couple of personal experiences, and my ongoing first viewing of Six Feet Under. The series starts with the death of a maybe 60-ish father, and his 30-ish son begins to discover his father had a secret life… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=698&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=700&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)