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**Author:** [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2010, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-12/561861 "2010-12-01T14:47:36Z")
No thread yet? Such a strange week, and so much to discuss! I’ll get the ball rolling with a rundown of the games this week. As before, I’ll rank them from least interesting to most interesting. San Francisco (3-7, 0-4 … --- ## [Arsonists- May They Rot In Hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arsonists-may-they-rot-in-hell/484898)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2009, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arsonists-may-they-rot-in-hell/484898 "2009-02-22T22:18:41Z")
As you would be aware from the posts on the boards here, the southern states of Australia- Victoria in particular, have deen hit extremely hard by bushfires. There are 36 confirmed dead so far- a toll that will certainly… --- ## [Parents: How would you have handled this playground situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-how-would-you-have-handled-this-playground-situation/709654)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-how-would-you-have-handled-this-playground-situation/709654 "2015-01-23T14:35:34Z")
This happened over the weekend, and while I don’t actually think I did anything wrong, I have this nagging feeling I could have handled it better. As the parent of a three-year old, I spend a lot of time at public playg… --- ## [What's something we have NEVER bitched about before?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-we-have-never-bitched-about-before/692355)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2014, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-something-we-have-never-bitched-about-before/692355 "2014-07-10T19:57:26Z")
There has to be something. Right? --- ## [Are the English originally from Continental Europe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-english-originally-from-continental-europe/650117)
**Author:** [@donnie\_darko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donnie_darko)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2013, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-english-originally-from-continental-europe/650117 "2013-02-20T04:58:04Z")
The common belief in history is that the Anglo-Saxon Germanics from northern Germany, Holland and Denmark displaced the indigenous Brythonic Celts, forcing them into the fringes of Britannia we now call Ireland, Scotland… --- ## [Am I a bastard for helping my friend cheat on his wife with a 17 year old girl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-bastard-for-helping-my-friend-cheat-on-his-wife-with-a-17-year-old-girl/219902)
**Author:** [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2004, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-bastard-for-helping-my-friend-cheat-on-his-wife-with-a-17-year-old-girl/219902 "2004-01-09T20:19:28Z")
I know, I know. It’s horrible. And, I believe, against the law. As far as being an accomplice, my role is pretty much not being a whistle-blower. For instance, I was talking to his wife and she made the remark "Yeah,… --- ## [When did Amazon Dot Com Start Selling Porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-amazon-dot-com-start-selling-porn/660595)
**Author:** [@Strain\_of\_Thought](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strain_of_Thought)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-amazon-dot-com-start-selling-porn/660595 "2013-06-12T14:16:36Z")
So, recently I’ve discovered this blog, “The Worst Things For Sale”, that trawls the internet for things which are being sold over it and are horrible. It’s very funny, especially when the entries are read one after the … --- ## [Small business in a Marxist economy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-business-in-a-marxist-economy/683737)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-business-in-a-marxist-economy/683737 "2014-03-19T16:17:14Z")
How would a small business like a restaurant, a dress shop, a day care center or a put put course be run? --- ## [I Pit Shower Poufs (Lame but Important!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-shower-poufs-lame-but-important/297323)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2008, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-shower-poufs-lame-but-important/297323 "2008-01-18T14:35:01Z")
Listen up, people. I have a Public Service Announcement. Nylon mesh “poufs” are BAD for you. Very, very bad. They carry bacteria, since they are impossible to clean unless you soak them in bleach, which nobody does. … --- ## [Why is the Coast Guard underrepresented in fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-coast-guard-underrepresented-in-fiction/641469)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2021, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-coast-guard-underrepresented-in-fiction/641469 "2021-08-12T12:33:28Z")
The other four branches, Army Navy, Air Force, and Marines seem to get a lot of love from the cinema, TV, and literature. Why is that? Lack of advertising funds? Lack of recognition from the public? Or are they (as unli… --- ## [I pit Xbox Live](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-xbox-live/645520)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-xbox-live/645520 "2013-01-15T19:04:33Z")
So we bought an Xbox 360 for our twins to bring them up into the early 21st century from Xbox and Wii. They’re thrilled. All good. I was delighted to discover that the 360 allowed Amazon video streaming, since that’s th… --- ## [Adult wisdom teeth removal with general: How many days off of work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-wisdom-teeth-removal-with-general-how-many-days-off-of-work/280640)
**Author:** [@paa3838](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/paa3838)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2004, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adult-wisdom-teeth-removal-with-general-how-many-days-off-of-work/280640 "2004-12-20T23:32:12Z")
I’m planning on having all four wisdom teeth removed next month, and I am definitely doing it under general anesthesia. For those of you who have done it this way as an adult, how many days did you take off of work afte… --- ## [Help me come up with some interesting questions for a fun survey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-some-interesting-questions-for-a-fun-survey/605367)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-come-up-with-some-interesting-questions-for-a-fun-survey/605367 "2011-12-09T17:08:29Z")
I plan on implementing a fun survey at work, the results of which will be published in our workplace newsletter. I want it to contain 100 interesting questions that would be appropriate to ask/answer of employees. Here … --- ## [Babylon 5 question: Londo Mollari's accent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babylon-5-question-londo-mollaris-accent/614984)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2016, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babylon-5-question-londo-mollaris-accent/614984 "2016-02-13T01:52:01Z")
I’m currently watching Babylon 5 on DVD from Netflix. I watched quite a bit of it several years ago when SciFi or some other cable channel was rerunning it, but I’ve never seen it from beginning to end. One question tha… --- ## [Help me make a playlist. Misogynist Music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-a-playlist-misogynist-music/625667)
**Author:** [@Keweenaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keweenaw)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-make-a-playlist-misogynist-music/625667 "2012-06-23T15:39:50Z")
Guys camping trip in a few weeks. Card playing, cigar smoking, beer drinking, etc. Each of us is supposed to bring some music. I’m trying to put together a themed playlist. A few of the guys are going through some wom… --- ## [Sci fi vs. SF vs. science fiction: What's the big deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-vs-sf-vs-science-fiction-whats-the-big-deal/60605)
**Author:** [@jeyen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeyen)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2001, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-vs-sf-vs-science-fiction-whats-the-big-deal/60605 "2001-04-06T17:09:53Z")
C’mon, enlighten me. I’ve seen several instances on this board of people saying that the term “sci fi” is inappropriate for some reason. See these: \[ul\]\[li\]Must All Science Fiction Be Epic?\[/li\]\[li\]Sci Fi for kids\[/li\]… --- ## [Republicans purposely downplayed COVID-19 warnings so they could offload stock.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2020, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-purposely-downplayed-covid-19-warnings-so-they-could-offload-stock/849843 "2020-05-27T02:11:18Z")
Fuck. These. People. Just going to put this in the Pit, for there’s no debate as to the ethics here and the political implications are really just: Fuck. The. GOP. Story the 1st: Intelligence Chairman Raised Virus Ala… --- ## [Are pooh bears real??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pooh-bears-real/510289)
**Author:** [@toastin131](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toastin131)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pooh-bears-real/510289 "2009-09-17T18:38:07Z")
already emailed this to Cecil, not knowing about the message board! Maybe you guys can help me too… Is there such a species as a “pooh bear”? If not, what could possibly possess someone to believe they are real?? Is the… --- ## [When \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ in a movie/on TV, we know that \_\_\_\_\_ will happen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-____________-in-a-movie-on-tv-we-know-that-_____-will-happen/811830)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2018, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-____________-in-a-movie-on-tv-we-know-that-_____-will-happen/811830 "2018-04-13T13:57:24Z")
When coughing occurs in a movie, we know that movie cancer will happen. --- ## [Would A Titanium Car Be Practicable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-titanium-car-be-practicable/270205)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2004, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-titanium-car-be-practicable/270205 "2004-10-22T02:20:37Z")
Titanium is stronger than steel, and lighter. It does not corrode,and it is available in large sheets (suitable for stamping out automobile body panels). So, would it make a better car than steel? Some advantages: -it w… --- ## [You're in the DCU, trapped & broke. Whose secret ID do you sell to the tabloids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-in-the-dcu-trapped-broke-whose-secret-id-do-you-sell-to-the-tabloids/548238)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-in-the-dcu-trapped-broke-whose-secret-id-do-you-sell-to-the-tabloids/548238 "2010-08-05T02:02:37Z")
By whatever impossibilities you care to postulate, you find yourself trapped in the DC comics universe. Swiftly you find yourself penniless and starving, as you don’t legally exist in this world and, even if you did, yo… --- ## [Babies in Hawai'i](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babies-in-hawaii/592303)
**Author:** [@curlcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curlcoat)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babies-in-hawaii/592303 "2011-08-15T19:15:59Z")
I’m putting this here in hopes of actually getting answers and not a bunch of “OMG you horrible child hater you” posts… Anyway, just returned from my first ever visit to Hawai’i and was amazed at the number of fellow to… --- ## [Blue tinted headlights (NOT real xenon/HID)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-tinted-headlights-not-real-xenon-hid/604025)
**Author:** [@FoundWaldo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoundWaldo)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-tinted-headlights-not-real-xenon-hid/604025 "2011-11-29T01:35:30Z")
I’ve lately noticed a lot of cars with blue tinted headlights. I am absolutely not talking about xenon/HID headlights, which can have a bit of a bluish hue to some peoples’ eyes. I have two cars with xenon headlights and… --- ## [Sriracha. Discuss.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sriracha-discuss/674649)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2013, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sriracha-discuss/674649 "2013-12-17T02:17:26Z")
I have been hearing about sriracha and seeing it in the store for years now, but I had never tried it, although I am a fan of other hot sauces, such as regular and green Tobasco, Cholula, etc. So I picked up a bottle th… --- ## [Moving from LA to DC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-from-la-to-dc/722182)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2015, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-from-la-to-dc/722182 "2015-06-15T00:31:34Z")
That’s it. After a lifetime in Southern California, I will soon be off to the suburbs of Maryland, working in DC. So, what do I need to know? Of note: \[ul\] \[li\]I’ve visited DC several times, mostly for work, and once … --- ## [Greatest Pranks of All Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-pranks-of-all-time/663668)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2013, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-pranks-of-all-time/663668 "2013-07-21T03:59:31Z")
As racist and insensitive as the prank was, the Asiana Pilot Names / KTVU prank has to be considered one of the most successful in recent memory. In its wake, I thought it would be a good time to name/link the best ever… --- ## [South Carolina Democratic Debate tonight.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-democratic-debate-tonight/848516)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2020, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-carolina-democratic-debate-tonight/848516 "2020-02-27T21:33:45Z")
Yes, there’s yet ANOTHER debate tonight. Tom Steyer is back on the stage, I guess because one billionaire with no charisma was not enough. Although I have to say, Bloomberg makes Steyer look like Bruce Wayne. I’m guessi… --- ## [Greenland - 1 Island or 3 Islands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greenland-1-island-or-3-islands/634724)
**Author:** [@bowlweevils](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bowlweevils)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greenland-1-island-or-3-islands/634724 "2016-06-17T01:15:20Z")
Various articles mention that Greenland may be 3 islands under the icecap instead of one, but are very sketchy with the details. I have tried to find a reliable source for this hypothesis and have failed, and wonder if … --- ## [Elizabeth Taylor's Violet Eyes - I Have the Answer!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-taylors-violet-eyes-i-have-the-answer/555950)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elizabeth-taylors-violet-eyes-i-have-the-answer/555950 "2010-10-06T01:04:52Z")
Elizabeth Taylor and I share an optometrist. So of course I asked him about her eyes. Are they REALLY violet??? How can that possibly be? And he told me no, they aren’t. They are blue, but the red veins are very num… --- ## [College Major Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-major-question/538522)
**Author:** [@may\_be\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/may_be_ignorant)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-major-question/538522 "2010-05-11T02:45:17Z")
I think I’m probably going to get way more feedback than needed, but thats ok. I’ll be going to college in about a year and a half (I’m currently tying up my junior year in high school,) and have been thinking alot abou… --- ## [what % of their income do you think the "rich" pay in federal taxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-of-their-income-do-you-think-the-rich-pay-in-federal-taxes/643455)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-of-their-income-do-you-think-the-rich-pay-in-federal-taxes/643455 "2012-12-12T02:01:16Z")
Let’s define the “rich” as the top 1%. “Federal taxes” include FICA/payroll tax. Please don’t google before you answer - I’d like to find out what the perception is, not what the google-fu skills of the posters are. Mark… --- ## [On Flying a Private Plane UNDER the St. Louis Arch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-flying-a-private-plane-under-the-st-louis-arch/144717)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-flying-a-private-plane-under-the-st-louis-arch/144717 "2013-06-01T02:34:25Z")
When I was a wee lad and visited the St. Louis Arch for the first time, my little brain got to thinking… it sure would be cool to fly a plane under it. Behold this picture of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, obviously tak… --- ## [Cheapskate customers...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheapskate-customers/569763)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2011, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheapskate-customers/569763 "2011-02-11T22:41:54Z")
Another day in the ongoing saga of Drach and his computer shop. Customer calls up all excited and all in a hurry that he needs a new gaming machine…now now now now! On sunday, my one day off. Did I mention now? So I … --- ## [Should I Move for Her?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-move-for-her/696837)
**Author:** [@pack78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pack78)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2014, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-move-for-her/696837 "2014-09-11T16:44:27Z")
Hey everyone, need some advice. This is going to be a long post, thanks for reading- Quick Summary- My Girlfriend of 15 months wants me to move somewhere I don’t want to go for the rest of my life. I like her but relati… --- ## [Fittingly, Obama votes "present"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fittingly-obama-votes-present/775593)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2017, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fittingly-obama-votes-present/775593 "2017-01-02T18:51:28Z")
In probably his last major act as President, Obama directed the US to abstain on a vote to condemn settlements in the West Bank. What a cowardly act. He could have at least voted with the majority if that’s how he feels … --- ## [What does "good conservatism" look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-good-conservatism-look-like/843985)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2019, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-good-conservatism-look-like/843985 "2019-12-06T01:31:26Z")
We seem to be in a season of “examining ourselves” of late with many threads in ATMB. With \*\*Bone’s \*\*recent departure and also \*\*TubaDiva’s \*\*thread, I’ve had something on mind lately: What does good conservatism look … --- ## [how do i find a sugar daddy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-a-sugar-daddy/655395)
**Author:** [@hunnybee87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hunnybee87)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-a-sugar-daddy/655395 "2013-04-15T21:08:55Z")
what the title asks, how do I go about finding a sugar daddy? I am 25/F and in the sticks of KY. --- ## [Can anyone justify the wolves - in "The Day After Tomorrow"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-justify-the-wolves-in-the-day-after-tomorrow/270823)
**Author:** [@cryptic\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cryptic_j)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2004, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-justify-the-wolves-in-the-day-after-tomorrow/270823 "2004-11-11T12:52:19Z")
my mum and her boyfriend are watching the DVD right now - and I just remembered how lame they are… here are just three good reasons for them not being included… They were CGI… which meant - a) they cost a lot and b) … --- ## [Resistance bands - good workout or waste of time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resistance-bands-good-workout-or-waste-of-time/532801)
**Author:** [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2019, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resistance-bands-good-workout-or-waste-of-time/532801 "2019-04-07T12:31:35Z")
I’m looking to bring some resistance training into my usual workout routine. I generally alternate jogging/biking/occasional swimming for cardio, but I’m getting tired of the limitations of just pushups/situps/pointless… --- ## [Prince Hairy in Las Vegas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-hairy-in-las-vegas/632233)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2012, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-hairy-in-las-vegas/632233 "2012-08-31T20:53:01Z")
Linky HRH Harry was in Las Vegas playing a friendly game of strip billiards when someone in his VIP suite took and published photos of the crown jewels. That is it. He will have to drop off the ticket. --- ## [Please help me understand the Jacobian matrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-understand-the-jacobian-matrix/547739)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-understand-the-jacobian-matrix/547739 "2010-08-06T07:55:28Z")
I’m just trying to get my head around the Jacobian matrix for a task\*. I think I understand derivatives (e.g. dF/dx of “F = x^2” is 2x), and I think I grok gradients (just a vector field where each vector points in the … --- ## [Watchmen - what happened to Hooded Justice and Captain Metropolis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-what-happened-to-hooded-justice-and-captain-metropolis/588680)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-what-happened-to-hooded-justice-and-captain-metropolis/588680 "2011-07-15T19:23:00Z")
OPEN SPOILERS FOR WATCHMEN. Two of the original members of the Minutemen, forerunners to the Crimebusters - or Watchmen, as they’re incorrectly known. They’re seen here, Captain Metropolis in the red bandit mask next t… --- ## [Another Iraqi Smoking Gun, and the Dog That Didn't Bark](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-iraqi-smoking-gun-and-the-dog-that-didnt-bark/302262)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2005, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-iraqi-smoking-gun-and-the-dog-that-didnt-bark/302262 "2005-05-13T18:01:01Z")
“But, Holmes, the dog didn’t bark!” “Yes, I know that, that’s the whole bloody point, you malodorous toffee nosed medical twit!” Reference point: the following excerpt from Washington Monthly (yes, a blog, but the link… --- ## [Would you ignore the tip jar in these circumstances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-ignore-the-tip-jar-in-these-circumstances/627028)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-ignore-the-tip-jar-in-these-circumstances/627028 "2012-07-06T14:19:18Z")
We stopped at a new place yesterday – basically a clam shack, with burgers and such as well. You order at a counter and pay, get a order number receipt, then find a seat at one of the picnic tables around the side. Aft… --- ## [Great Architecture In Las Vegas; Stop Laughing And Take A Look](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-architecture-in-las-vegas-stop-laughing-and-take-a-look/505087)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-architecture-in-las-vegas-stop-laughing-and-take-a-look/505087 "2009-10-19T20:19:21Z")
Yes, Las Vegas is hardly known as the bastion of great architecture, but thought I would show you a photo of the new Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health being built on the corner of Bonneville and Grand Cen… --- ## [What ELSE do you use angostura bitters for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-do-you-use-angostura-bitters-for/489464)
**Author:** [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2009, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-else-do-you-use-angostura-bitters-for/489464 "2009-03-30T11:51:51Z")
Okay, it goes in manhattans and old fashioneds, I know. But I just bought a bottle, and I calculate that it’ll take me approximately nine hundred billion cocktails to finish it off. The label alleges that it’s good in … --- ## [trump jr: women who cant handle harassment should teach kindergarten](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-jr-women-who-cant-handle-harassment-should-teach-kindergarten/768538)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-jr-women-who-cant-handle-harassment-should-teach-kindergarten/768538 "2016-10-18T16:29:19Z")
latest shit storm :MSN --- ## [Movies unavailable for purchase on DVD, VHS, etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-unavailable-for-purchase-on-dvd-vhs-etc/672720)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2013, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-unavailable-for-purchase-on-dvd-vhs-etc/672720 "2013-12-29T07:03:15Z")
The first one that comes to mind is “Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon”, and some accounts state that the movie is lost. “Marie: A True Story” is another, although it is available through Warner On Demand. Yet anot… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread -- February 2017 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-february-2017-edition/778810)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-february-2017-edition/778810 "2017-05-07T04:01:43Z")
Last month’s thread here. Okay, I’ll start this month’s thread, because I’ll be too busy to post for a few days and I want to get this post out. Finished Palace of Treason, by Jason Matthews. Pretty good, a sequel to h… --- ## [Birds and Bees for a 3 year-old. Why not just be straight about it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birds-and-bees-for-a-3-year-old-why-not-just-be-straight-about-it/642180)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birds-and-bees-for-a-3-year-old-why-not-just-be-straight-about-it/642180 "2012-11-28T09:12:18Z")
I know that some people would be shocked by this exchange, but I honestly don’t see why: Me - There’s a baby in her tummy. 3 y/o - In her tummy? Me - Yep. 3 y/o - Why? Me - That’s where it grows until it’s big enoug… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=701&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=703&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)