# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=705&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:** 706 --- ## [Does the Po Boys Restaurant Chain still exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-po-boys-restaurant-chain-still-exist/316451)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2005, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-po-boys-restaurant-chain-still-exist/316451 "2005-08-11T18:23:44Z")
It just occurred to me that, back in the mid-80s, when on a road trip with friends, we ate at a restaurant (chain/franchise, I believe) called “Po Boys” (with the slogan “We’re po’, but we’re proud”) which served fried … --- ## [Where did the term "XXX" come from to describe porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-term-xxx-come-from-to-describe-porn/235460)
**Author:** [@fearless345](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fearless345)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2004, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-term-xxx-come-from-to-describe-porn/235460 "2004-03-23T04:22:15Z")
May I venture another possibilty? The coat of arms of the city of Amsterdam, Netherlands includes the three crosses of St. Andrew (a photo is available here at http://www.kroonlantaarn.nl/akc/pics/kroon/wapen.jpg). Por… --- ## [Survivor Redemption Island Feb 23, 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-redemption-island-feb-23-2011/572394)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2011, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-redemption-island-feb-23-2011/572394 "2011-03-02T15:15:53Z")
I hope the producers start playing this song when Special Agent Phillip Shepherd is on the screen. They have showing more craziness in the promotional ads. --- ## [Is guarding the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier a sought-after posting or something most want to avoid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-guarding-the-tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier-a-sought-after-posting-or-something-most-want-to-avoid/848464)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2020, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-guarding-the-tomb-of-the-unknown-soldier-a-sought-after-posting-or-something-most-want-to-avoid/848464 "2020-03-07T09:06:09Z")
I get that the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is a place of honor and highly regarded. In that sense I would suppose those soldiers who get to guard it would consider it a very honorable thing to do (and it is). That said… --- ## [The Amazing Race 31 premieres April 17th](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-31-premieres-april-17th/832113)
**Author:** [@ShaynePC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShaynePC)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-31-premieres-april-17th/832113 "2019-07-03T14:40:47Z")
The new season comes back on April 17th. This year the theme is returning reality TV stars, with five returning from past seasons of The Amazing Race, 3 from Survivor, and 3 from Big Brother. I know the Amazing Race fan… --- ## [Yes, of course the Tea Party is a racist organization](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-of-course-the-tea-party-is-a-racist-organization/621047)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2012, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-of-course-the-tea-party-is-a-racist-organization/621047 "2012-05-20T20:27:53Z")
Not based on anything said or done by its most exteme members, but going by polls of Tea Partiers in general: Now, that might not be the same portrait as we would get from a poll of actual White Nationalists, but the d… --- ## [Facebook Throws Away A Billion Dollars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-throws-away-a-billion-dollars/618367)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2018, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-throws-away-a-billion-dollars/618367 "2018-04-03T00:22:12Z")
It’s been announced thatFacebook has purchased Instragram, a photo shapring app, for one billion dollars in stock and cash. I dont know if any of you young pups remember it, but years ago there was an up and coming tita… --- ## [Ever given a new pet the old pet's name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-given-a-new-pet-the-old-pets-name/155112)
**Author:** [@stolichnaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stolichnaya)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2003, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-given-a-new-pet-the-old-pets-name/155112 "2003-02-15T12:46:44Z")
When I was growing up, we had an airedale named Bridget. When that lovely old dog died, my parents went out, got another airedale, and named it Bridget. I’ve told this story a few times and people seem to think it’s bi… --- ## [Mad Scientists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-scientists/727661)
**Author:** [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2015, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-scientists/727661 "2015-08-17T17:05:56Z")
What are some examples of scientists who did really good work but then at some point went off the rails and spent (wasted) their time doing essentially crackpot work? I’m most interested in cases where it should have be… --- ## [What does medical abbreviation bx mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-medical-abbreviation-bx-mean/615979)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2017, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-medical-abbreviation-bx-mean/615979 "2017-12-08T16:05:48Z")
I have a copy of some medical transcripts that I’m trying to understand. I’ve got most of the \*x abbreviations figured out – Dx, Rx, Sx, Hx, etc. But I haven’t figured out or found out what “bx” means, and I haven’t ma… --- ## [How do you address a nun? (NAF)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-address-a-nun-naf/489508)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2009, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-address-a-nun-naf/489508 "2009-03-21T03:57:09Z")
I’m applying for a job at a school where a large number of the teachers are nuns. I’m visiting tomorrow to pick up the application form and recce the place. But I’ve realised I’ve forgotten the formal modes of address. C… --- ## [So the gf and I are having problems.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-gf-and-i-are-having-problems/677344)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-gf-and-i-are-having-problems/677344 "2013-12-30T22:15:48Z")
We started dating January 31, 2013. Mostly things have been very good. We enjoy the same odd things. We’ve talked about marriage, which would require me to sell my house and a car (I have two, so with her car in a two… --- ## [I'm stuck in Portal (first one) in test 15](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-stuck-in-portal-first-one-in-test-15/611279)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2012, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-stuck-in-portal-first-one-in-test-15/611279 "2012-02-09T21:44:33Z")
I can’t get past the first challenge in Test Chamber 15, I’ve followed directions like this: to no avail. I still land in the first part of the test chamber. I’ve been stuck for a week, at least. I’ve tried differen… --- ## [Joss Whedon endorses Romney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joss-whedon-endorses-romney/639172)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2012, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joss-whedon-endorses-romney/639172 "2012-11-16T16:02:49Z")
And he wants to learn Parkour. --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 9, Episode 4 (October 12, 2015) -- "The 2003 Approximation"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-4-october-12-2015-the-2003-approximation/734459)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-4-october-12-2015-the-2003-approximation/734459 "2015-10-25T12:21:06Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Israel's tacticial situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israels-tacticial-situation/364758)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2006, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israels-tacticial-situation/364758 "2006-07-28T21:08:45Z")
Israel has been armed, trained, and funded by the US for decades now, and have developed technologies and intelligence that the US may not even possess or be aware of. Just like US military strength is impossible to ov… --- ## [What game(s) would you want modernized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-game-s-would-you-want-modernized/595431)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-game-s-would-you-want-modernized/595431 "2011-09-12T13:23:16Z")
I was reading a story about a new Jagged Alliance game that is basically a modernized HD remake of the old Jagged Alliance 2 game (the story is here on Gamespy if you are interested) and it got me thinking that it would … --- ## [Do partners of lactating women suckle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-partners-of-lactating-women-suckle/637101)
**Author:** [@Naive\_Evian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Naive_Evian)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-partners-of-lactating-women-suckle/637101 "2012-10-09T18:11:12Z")
This thread: How old could someone live on only human milk? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board got me wondering: is it common for the partners of lactating women to suckle? Suckling is a common sexual pra… --- ## [Spitfires buried in Burma for 67 years - is this true and could they fly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spitfires-buried-in-burma-for-67-years-is-this-true-and-could-they-fly/618773)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spitfires-buried-in-burma-for-67-years-is-this-true-and-could-they-fly/618773 "2012-10-20T21:17:06Z")
This was news in the UK this week. Spitfires buried in Burma during war to be returned to UK Spitfires in Burma ‘could be found’ The new Battle of Burma: Find 20 buried Spitfires and make them fly Towards the end of … --- ## [Why can't the US win any wars anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-the-us-win-any-wars-anymore/948205)
**Author:** [@Somethingwitty1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Somethingwitty1)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2021, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-the-us-win-any-wars-anymore/948205 "2021-09-07T22:20:28Z")
WWII was the last slam dunk. Korea: Maybe you could call it a draw. South Korea is probably better off today due to our involvement. North Korea still exist though. Vietnam: We lost Gulf War I: Kicked ass initiall… --- ## [Why do we say "the" in front of some countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-say-the-in-front-of-some-countries/589576)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2011, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-say-the-in-front-of-some-countries/589576 "2011-07-24T17:23:31Z")
For example, we say “the United States,” “the Ukraine,” “the Sudan,” et cetera. How come we put “the” in front of some countries, but not others? I’ve never heard of anyone refer to it as “the Canada” or “the France,” th… --- ## [Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: Should and Will He Get the Death Penalty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dzhokhar-tsarnaev-should-and-will-he-get-the-death-penalty/656384)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dzhokhar-tsarnaev-should-and-will-he-get-the-death-penalty/656384 "2013-04-29T13:09:51Z")
Any thoughts? --- ## [I need to rent a goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-rent-a-goat/502037)
**Author:** [@Soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2009, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-rent-a-goat/502037 "2009-07-08T00:44:49Z")
My fiancee, SoulMate, was recently unhappy with me. The reasons for this are entirely my own doing and stupidity, and I have expressed said sentiments to her repeatedly. She has accepted my apology and has gotten over ou… --- ## [Can You Drive A Stick Shift?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-drive-a-stick-shift/830128)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-drive-a-stick-shift/830128 "2019-03-04T20:16:15Z")
Simple and straightforward: can you drive a stick, and if you want to elaborate, do you drive a stick? I can, but I don’t, considering that both of my vehicles are automatic. Nevertheless, I learned to drive on a manual… --- ## [Lori Drew Indicted on Federal Charges in Megan Meier Cyberbullying Suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lori-drew-indicted-on-federal-charges-in-megan-meier-cyberbullying-suicide/449482)
**Author:** [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2008, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lori-drew-indicted-on-federal-charges-in-megan-meier-cyberbullying-suicide/449482 "2008-11-27T00:34:08Z")
Original thread that I didn’t want to zombie: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=445876&page=1&pp=40&highlight=Lori+Drew --- ## [What is the singlemost useless thing you learned in school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-singlemost-useless-thing-you-learned-in-school/962434)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2022, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-singlemost-useless-thing-you-learned-in-school/962434 "2022-04-14T21:14:52Z")
All of us spent a lot of time in school. Learned lots of useful stuff and quite a lot of chaff. What is the most useless thing you learned in school - be it an outdated skill, a product of bizarre teaching, or bad advi… --- ## [greatest novel of the 20th century?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-novel-of-the-20th-century/710793)
**Author:** [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2015, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-novel-of-the-20th-century/710793 "2015-02-11T04:14:11Z")
in your opinion --- ## [Can The General Public Work On "Cold Case" Files?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-general-public-work-on-cold-case-files/591406)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-general-public-work-on-cold-case-files/591406 "2017-03-10T21:25:44Z")
Why can’t I, as common ordinary John Q Slobb, walk into a major city police department and ask to see one of these files and take a shot? IIRC, aren’t those files public record anyway? Thanks Q --- ## [Worst Principal Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-principal-ever/587148)
**Author:** [@Tibagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibagirl)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-principal-ever/587148 "2011-07-01T15:46:34Z")
I’m a teacher, a good one and have been for 23 years. I teach art to high school kids in a struggling district. For the most part, the kids are awesome, with a few knuckleheads to make life interesting and then the very … --- ## [Please give us some pointers for our South-West USA road trip and tell us we're not crazy...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-give-us-some-pointers-for-our-south-west-usa-road-trip-and-tell-us-were-not-crazy/782651)
**Author:** [@Pitchmeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pitchmeister)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-give-us-some-pointers-for-our-south-west-usa-road-trip-and-tell-us-were-not-crazy/782651 "2017-08-10T18:01:17Z")
Hello, Dopers! I haven’t posted in a while, but now I’m hoping that the teeming millions of Americans on the board can maybe give me a hint or two: My fiancee and I (both from Germany, in case that matters) are plannin… --- ## [Do you think Rick Perry could make a comeback?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-rick-perry-could-make-a-comeback/608743)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-rick-perry-could-make-a-comeback/608743 "2012-01-20T05:22:48Z")
So we’ve pretty much cycled through all the not-Romneys now. Santorum even got his turn, which I incorrectly predicted would never happen. Now I’m wondering if Perry might have his turn again. Here’s my reasoning: Pe… --- ## [Is the photo of the Reichstag flag more famous than the Iwo Jima flag?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-photo-of-the-reichstag-flag-more-famous-than-the-iwo-jima-flag/773480)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2016, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-photo-of-the-reichstag-flag-more-famous-than-the-iwo-jima-flag/773480 "2016-12-06T15:38:28Z")
The two famous WW2 flag raising photos I’ve seen various Europeans claim that the image of the flag raised over the Reichstag is much more iconic/famous than the raising of the flag over Iwo Jima and that the Iwo Ji… --- ## [Because Nobody Else Did, Here's The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-nobody-else-did-heres-the-mmp/515162)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2009, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-nobody-else-did-heres-the-mmp/515162 "2009-11-02T02:39:10Z")
Mornin’ Y’all! I just woke up about fifteen minutes ago. I just got my first cup of caffiene. I’m not all awake yet. However, since I’m nice dammit, I’m postin’ the MMP. Y’all may now offer your sincerest gratitude to m… --- ## [Is it illegal to lie to a police officer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-lie-to-a-police-officer/315035)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2005, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-lie-to-a-police-officer/315035 "2005-08-02T04:22:25Z")
I’ve been arguing with my friends about this. If a cop pulls you over and asks you a question where the truthfull answer would incriminate oneself, could you get in extra trouble for the simple act of lying? My friend in… --- ## [How much can alcoholics really drink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-can-alcoholics-really-drink/253592)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-can-alcoholics-really-drink/253592 "2012-07-09T18:51:14Z")
Now I think I drink too much at times, but the most I’ve ever drunk in one day is probably equivalent to half a bottle of spirits, or 375 ml. This level, however, will definitely cause me to drive the bus and leave me wi… --- ## [Have you ever had a co worker stopped talking to you for no reason?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-co-worker-stopped-talking-to-you-for-no-reason/720277)
**Author:** [@Rossiekerr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rossiekerr)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-co-worker-stopped-talking-to-you-for-no-reason/720277 "2015-05-20T19:48:55Z")
There was this gentle man at my work who was always chatty with me.Then one day I noticed that he wasn’t as talkative and I was the one started to say hi first .He would respond but the energy and the vibe wasn’t the sam… --- ## [How many top Nazis spoke English?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-top-nazis-spoke-english/621715)
**Author:** [@Kamakiri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamakiri)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2012, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-top-nazis-spoke-english/621715 "2012-05-15T03:22:00Z")
I know that Albert Speer spoke almost flawless English as did Adolf Galland, and I read that Goering also spoke excellent English, but did, say, Hitler speak or understand any English? I know that he had several relative… --- ## [Cheryl Tiegs' nipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheryl-tiegs-nipples/579122)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2011, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheryl-tiegs-nipples/579122 "2011-04-21T21:25:45Z")
Cheryl Tiegs appeared in this week’s episode of Family Guy and it reminded me of my earlier years. I was seventeen when The Picture was published. It was a picture of Tiegs in a mesh swimsuit that appeared in the 1978 S… --- ## [David Hyde Pierce ends self-delusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-hyde-pierce-ends-self-delusion/406340)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2007, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-hyde-pierce-ends-self-delusion/406340 "2007-06-11T17:31:29Z")
In news that, apparently, came as a shock only to himself, David Hyde Pierce has come out. --- ## [What is the Nerdiest thing you own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nerdiest-thing-you-own/353492)
**Author:** [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2009, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-nerdiest-thing-you-own/353492 "2009-10-16T23:48:32Z")
Mine, one of these Matrix Sentinel Figures. --- ## ["Pro-Life means Anti-Drone"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-life-means-anti-drone/638972)
**Author:** [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-life-means-anti-drone/638972 "2012-11-01T02:30:27Z")
From Buchanans mag The American Conservative: “Pro-Life Means Anti-Drone” Sometimes I just find the world so strange. During the last presidential debate, the drone issue wasn’t really even debatable because both candi… --- ## [Welcome to Dopeville, pop. 7270](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-dopeville-pop-7270/22848)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 372\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2000, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-dopeville-pop-7270/22848 "2000-07-31T00:25:07Z")
This is an online community, right? Then this message board is really like a small town. Cecil is Mayor, and the mods and admins–Tuba, Manhattan, Ed, Arnie, CK, David, Gaudere, Slythe, Euty, Uncle, Lynn, Alpha–hold vari… --- ## [Worst TV show ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-ever/759933)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-show-ever/759933 "2016-07-21T04:20:18Z")
Made in Chelsea for me --- ## [What did you think of your SO when you first met him/her?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-think-of-your-so-when-you-first-met-him-her/470763)
**Author:** [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2008, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-think-of-your-so-when-you-first-met-him-her/470763 "2008-11-04T03:19:40Z")
I have heard on more than one occasion from a married person that “when I met my husband/wife, I knew he/she was the right one for me”. It got me to wondering what has gone through other folks’ minds when first meeting … --- ## [How do I respond to this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-respond-to-this/723913)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-respond-to-this/723913 "2015-07-05T17:50:35Z")
My Conservative friends like to post this image to ‘prove’ the Democrats are Teh Evil. For those who don’t want to click: \[ul\]\[li\]13th Amendment Abolished Slavery. 100% Republican support, 23% Democrat \[sic\] support \[… --- ## [Do convicts really make license plates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-convicts-really-make-license-plates/582897)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2011, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-convicts-really-make-license-plates/582897 "2011-05-25T22:50:16Z")
Do convicts really make license plates? Did they ever? --- ## [How do I fix this PVC pipe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-fix-this-pvc-pipe/634916)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2012, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-fix-this-pvc-pipe/634916 "2012-09-19T08:16:28Z")
I’m in the process of installing underground electric service to my barn. The digging process required me to dig under & around a section of the sewer line between my house and the septic tank. The house was built in 198… --- ## [What is the most you've ever paid for a meal for two at a restaurant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-youve-ever-paid-for-a-meal-for-two-at-a-restaurant/664765)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2017, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-youve-ever-paid-for-a-meal-for-two-at-a-restaurant/664765 "2017-06-21T11:59:31Z")
We were given a gift certificate to an upscale restaurant that we used yesterday evening. Two dinners plus two drinks (a glass of wine and a bloody Mary) and two desserts (a golf-ball scoop of vanilla ice cream each) and… --- ## [Username Anagrams (courtesy of Sloth Brain)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-anagrams-courtesy-of-sloth-brain/241364)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2005, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/username-anagrams-courtesy-of-sloth-brain/241364 "2005-12-23T20:38:09Z")
A bit of username anagram fun, anyone? Abhors Lint is pretty accurate. Rhino Blast is just fun. If I eat Snail Broth, will I produce Lo-Bran Shit? If so, I’d take it and Lob In Trash. Hmmm…is Hilton’s Bra a Harlot’s … --- ## [House of Cards- Netflix Original Show.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-cards-netflix-original-show/649105)
**Author:** [@CyclopticXander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyclopticXander)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-cards-netflix-original-show/649105 "2013-08-23T17:06:56Z")
Today Netflix dropped the entire first season of this big budget original series, and you better believe I devoured it whole. What a fantastic thing to marathon in a day, I’m so heartened about the future of quality show… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=704&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=706&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)