# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=712&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:** 713 --- ## [All cars should be required to have E-Z Pass/RFID technology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-cars-should-be-required-to-have-e-z-pass-rfid-technology/424379)
**Author:** [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2007, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-cars-should-be-required-to-have-e-z-pass-rfid-technology/424379 "2007-11-02T17:57:29Z")
And we should put up as many detectors as we need. Here’s a quick overview of E-Z Pass / RFID: E-ZPass - Wikipedia This would allow us to trace what cars were in a certain location at a certain time. This would be a … --- ## [Reality finally sinking in - Iraq expectations lowered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-finally-sinking-in-iraq-expectations-lowered/317094)
**Author:** [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2005, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reality-finally-sinking-in-iraq-expectations-lowered/317094 "2005-08-23T05:17:37Z")
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8942482/ About fucking time these morons in charge woke the fuck up. Pretty sad that this turned out exactly how many of us predicted, worse off then if we had stayed out. Looks like the ne… --- ## [Fargo S1E7 \[Open spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-s1e7-open-spoilers/689428)
**Author:** [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2014, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-s1e7-open-spoilers/689428 "2014-06-04T14:39:40Z")
Well, it looks like Lester has a plan! --- ## [Besides beer, are hops used in anything else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/besides-beer-are-hops-used-in-anything-else/550273)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/besides-beer-are-hops-used-in-anything-else/550273 "2010-08-16T11:05:13Z")
Or is beer the only thing they’re used in? --- ## [Obama to appear on O'Reilly tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-appear-on-oreilly-tonight/462056)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2008, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-to-appear-on-oreilly-tonight/462056 "2008-09-12T02:06:37Z")
Linkage Obama is going to step into the \[del\]No\[/del\] Spin Zone with Billo tonight. It should be interesting and it might even help him. I think if O’Reilly screams and yells, it will only help Obama. I also think it’s … --- ## [Calling all motorcyclists: The Comprehensive Doper Motorcycle Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-motorcyclists-the-comprehensive-doper-motorcycle-thread/518234)
**Author:** [@JackofHearts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackofHearts)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-motorcyclists-the-comprehensive-doper-motorcycle-thread/518234 "2009-11-24T15:03:56Z")
First: Apologies if this is in the wrong forum… I’ve done a bit of searching and found a few threads here and there regarding motorcycles and motorcycling, but nothing expansive or comprehensive, so I thought it would b… --- ## [Can I change my address without changing my residence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-change-my-address-without-changing-my-residence/552167)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-change-my-address-without-changing-my-residence/552167 "2010-09-01T20:18:16Z")
Suppose I live at 4621 Elm St., and the next house down is 4629. If I notified all the authorities and utilities concerned, could I somehow make my property 4625? Obviously it’s a question of local jurisdictions–I suppos… --- ## [Moving little bird eggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-little-bird-eggs/538198)
**Author:** [@MissGypsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissGypsy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-little-bird-eggs/538198 "2010-05-13T06:20:48Z")
My mailbox is the type attached to my house, right next to the front door. A cute little bird family has claimed it, and built a nest in it. My heartless husband kept throwing the nest out, and the sweet little bird rebu… --- ## [Houses for $1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houses-for-1/553884)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houses-for-1/553884 "2010-09-17T19:18:26Z")
I see this a lot and many times it’s a house about to go up for auction and I understand why a relator may price it at $1 temporarily to get a listing up. However, I see a bunch of houses selling for $1 that: Are sold… --- ## [Best way to clean smoke off of a painted wall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-clean-smoke-off-of-a-painted-wall/393893)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2013, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-clean-smoke-off-of-a-painted-wall/393893 "2013-12-12T18:20:39Z")
So the other week, one of my roommates accidentally started a grease fire in the kitchen. No permanent damage, but there is now a layer of smoke crud on a couple walls and the ceiling in the kitchen. I have tried water… --- ## [Should I date him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-date-him/506127)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2009, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-date-him/506127 "2009-08-15T17:54:36Z")
I’ve been online friends with a man for 10 years. I am a woman btw. He has been there for me through many things over the years like my divorce, family and pet deaths to name a few. The divorce was 5 years ago. He has… --- ## [North West is a totally acceptable name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-west-is-a-totally-acceptable-name/661929)
**Author:** [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-west-is-a-totally-acceptable-name/661929 "2013-08-01T04:02:13Z")
It’s kinda clever actually. Not that I really care\[sup\]\*\[/sup\]. It just seems like everyone on the internet\[sup\]\*\*\[/sup\] is making fun of it. Link to those who don’t know what I’m talking about: \[sup\]\*\[/sup\]Beyond cre… --- ## [Advice on dealing with teenager's professed religious belief](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-dealing-with-teenagers-professed-religious-belief/556048)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2010, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-dealing-with-teenagers-professed-religious-belief/556048 "2010-10-10T02:04:43Z")
My 13-year old son announced this weekend that he is fairly sure that he “believes in God.” I am an atheist, and am appalled. What can I do to compell this teenaged smart-aleck to abandon his religious beliefs and be an… --- ## [Worst movie title?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-title/427180)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2007, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-title/427180 "2007-12-28T15:42:58Z")
The other day I saw an article on this on msn.com which I can’t find now which was pretty generic, but rightly chose Mr. Magoriums Wonder Emporium as worst ever- I assume they excluded grade-Z films with purposefully mor… --- ## [Doperball IV: The Subtitling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iv-the-subtitling/309064)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 348\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2005, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doperball-iv-the-subtitling/309064 "2005-06-27T02:59:09Z")
Hmmm…a lazy Monday around the office. Need something to pass the time. Hmmm…looks like a nice day outside. Warm, but not hot out…only a few clouds. Why, it’s perfect Doperball weather! The main rules remain the same as … --- ## [You have five minutes to evacuate your house: what do you grab?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-five-minutes-to-evacuate-your-house-what-do-you-grab/629473)
**Author:** [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-five-minutes-to-evacuate-your-house-what-do-you-grab/629473 "2012-08-02T02:46:48Z")
Another follow up to: Without warning, your spouse/SO says you need to go on the run, or risk death. What do you do? If you have five minutes to get the hell out of your house and you don’t know if you will ever be able… --- ## [Woman who made child porn video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-who-made-child-porn-video/644655)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2012, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-who-made-child-porn-video/644655 "2012-12-27T16:44:09Z")
If anyone has any idea who this piece of scum is, use the contact info below --- ## [Why do I get itchy when I get in the shower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-get-itchy-when-i-get-in-the-shower/509581)
**Author:** [@Transistor\_Rhythm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Transistor_Rhythm)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-get-itchy-when-i-get-in-the-shower/509581 "2009-09-11T14:43:23Z")
I’m finding that when I get in the shower in the morning, my body gets itchy patches on it within a few seconds of getting wet. They’re mostly on my legs. There is sometimes some actual redness as well. Why is this? It … --- ## [Heroes 10/9 - "One Giant Leap"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-10-9-one-giant-leap/375856)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2006, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-10-9-one-giant-leap/375856 "2006-10-12T22:41:01Z")
I’m giddy with anticipation. --- ## [Manhattan Fly-by -- really a photo-op?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-fly-by-really-a-photo-op/495016)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-fly-by-really-a-photo-op/495016 "2009-05-11T21:13:28Z")
OK, this isn’t meant to be a conspiracy theory thread. I happened to be looking out my window when the military 747 flew by with the fighter jet (I keep hearing there were two, but I only ever saw one fighter). When it… --- ## [Why to people insist on cooking popcorn in the office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-to-people-insist-on-cooking-popcorn-in-the-office/652382)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-to-people-insist-on-cooking-popcorn-in-the-office/652382 "2013-03-18T02:17:25Z")
Too mundane and pointless for IMHO. This is part gripe, part serious question. Last week, we started smelling a burning smell in my office. Turns out that someone scorched a bag of popcorn and the stench was circulated … --- ## [Jeff Conaway OD's again, RIP \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeff-conaway-ods-again-rip-edited-title/582384)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeff-conaway-ods-again-rip-edited-title/582384 "2011-05-28T14:38:44Z")
From here. I didn’t see another thread on this. Apologies if there was one already. Conaway’s last movement appears to be turning his head two days or so again. No prognosis. Doctors unsure if/when he’ll ever wake u… --- ## [What was the mystery missile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-mystery-missile/560107)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2010, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-mystery-missile/560107 "2010-11-19T15:53:02Z")
A KCBS helicopter crew shot footage of an apparent missile launch Monday. \[ \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_PENTAGON\_MYSTERY\_MISSILE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2010-11-09-16-22-08) \[ \](h… --- ## [How DO these characters get laid as often as they do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-these-characters-get-laid-as-often-as-they-do/467497)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2008, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-these-characters-get-laid-as-often-as-they-do/467497 "2008-10-14T15:15:05Z")
Otherwise known as the John Dorian Award nominations. John Dorian, best known as JD, is of course the main character of Scrubs. In the first place he looks like this; moreover, he is childish, selfish, narcissistic, c… --- ## [How come a microwave oven can heat an empty plate??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-a-microwave-oven-can-heat-an-empty-plate/652195)
**Author:** [@Bones\_Daley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bones_Daley)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-a-microwave-oven-can-heat-an-empty-plate/652195 "2013-03-07T06:27:02Z")
I frequently use my microwave to get my serving plates scalding hot, particularly if if I am cooking on the hob, ( ie without using the stove oven). I am puzzled, however, by how this phenomenon occurs …my understand… --- ## [Do you notice if people are wearing expensive clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-notice-if-people-are-wearing-expensive-clothes/260071)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2008, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-notice-if-people-are-wearing-expensive-clothes/260071 "2008-04-13T14:23:14Z")
I don’t, and I thought no-one outside the fashion-world did. Sure, I notice a huge label flaunting an expensive name if it’s attached. But I always thought that was kind of a admission of weakness. Why need the label? S… --- ## [Are sausage sizzles popular outside Australia & New Zealand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sausage-sizzles-popular-outside-australia-new-zealand/748846)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2016, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-sausage-sizzles-popular-outside-australia-new-zealand/748846 "2016-04-12T12:19:52Z")
I was at Bunnings (a huge hardware chain in Australia) today to get a few bits and pieces, and on the way out I stopped by the sausage sizzle and enjoyed a delicious snag & onions on bread with a can of Coke, with my enj… --- ## [Would you rather be the opposite sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-be-the-opposite-sex/669551)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2013, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-be-the-opposite-sex/669551 "2013-10-14T13:37:54Z")
If you could have chosen, would you rather have been BORN the opposite sex? --- ## [Ask the Celebrity Bartender](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-celebrity-bartender/288261)
**Author:** [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2005, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-celebrity-bartender/288261 "2005-02-17T08:05:15Z")
I probably shouldn’t be goofing around and writing this thread, but the script I was working on this morning disappeared when the program crashed and a month of rewrites went down the tube. (That isn’t so bad as I can pr… --- ## [Would military geniuses of the past do well today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-military-geniuses-of-the-past-do-well-today/599689)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-military-geniuses-of-the-past-do-well-today/599689 "2011-10-27T22:53:16Z")
A criticism I’ve read of some WW2 leaders is that they had gained all of their experience in WW1, a very different type of war, and so were somewhat unfamiliar with the advances in tactics and technology they encountered… --- ## [does hiring manager checks all your transcripts from all your school youve attended?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hiring-manager-checks-all-your-transcripts-from-all-your-school-youve-attended/571842)
**Author:** [@pakito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pakito)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hiring-manager-checks-all-your-transcripts-from-all-your-school-youve-attended/571842 "2011-02-20T22:56:50Z")
does hiring manager checks all your transcripts from different school youve attended or only in your grad school? well we all know that transcript from your grad school have all the info or subject that you have enrolled… --- ## [Are Are any "Western" or Christian countries more conservative than the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-are-any-western-or-christian-countries-more-conservative-than-the-usa/123073)
**Author:** [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2013, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-are-any-western-or-christian-countries-more-conservative-than-the-usa/123073 "2013-02-19T08:43:50Z")
By conservative I mean not only politically but more in terms of cultural and social attitudes toward sexuality, religion, and the like. I get the impression, especially here, that in terms of acceptance of various feat… --- ## [Anybody else found themselves disappointed by the gender of some poor innocent fetus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-found-themselves-disappointed-by-the-gender-of-some-poor-innocent-fetus/683533)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2014, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-found-themselves-disappointed-by-the-gender-of-some-poor-innocent-fetus/683533 "2014-03-20T23:59:47Z")
So evidently, unbeknownst to me, I am a gigantic asshole who had already decided all sorts of things about my unborn baby. We’re at 16 weeks now and just found out it’s a… boy. The thing is, all along I was all “oh we … --- ## [GoDaddy.com and their "redemption period"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godaddy-com-and-their-redemption-period/425884)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2008, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godaddy-com-and-their-redemption-period/425884 "2008-01-15T02:48:51Z")
I registered a domain name with GoDaddy.com last year, their site was pretty dense but it cost less than $10. Unfortunately since I figured I would be paying for the low price with lots of ads/spam, I made the mistake o… --- ## [Breaking Bad 6 June \[open spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-6-june-open-spoilers/542236)
**Author:** [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2010, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-6-june-open-spoilers/542236 "2010-06-10T21:49:42Z")
Jeezus Aitch! and lol @ Skyler. --- ## [is there an easy way to tell if someone is really asleep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-easy-way-to-tell-if-someone-is-really-asleep/226409)
**Author:** [@scm1001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scm1001)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2004, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-easy-way-to-tell-if-someone-is-really-asleep/226409 "2004-01-30T14:23:41Z")
My 10 year old has a habit of reading late, then pretending to be asleep when I come in the room. It got me thinking - is there any way to call his bluff and tell if he is really asleep. If I open his eyelids, is there a… --- ## [MGB quit. Bad gas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mgb-quit-bad-gas/538786)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mgb-quit-bad-gas/538786 "2010-06-07T02:48:57Z")
At last! My free time and good weather coincided. So I went out and started the MGB for the first time this year. It started nicely. I let it run while I washed it, about 15 minutes. Then I decided to take it for a … --- ## [Share your funny sleep talking stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-funny-sleep-talking-stories/665986)
**Author:** [@gracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracer)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2016, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-funny-sleep-talking-stories/665986 "2016-03-07T01:26:47Z")
My sweetie just rolled over towards me and clearly said: Him: I was going to say: I remember it being bigger… gracer: \[stifling giggle\] Him: … but actually I think it’s about the same as usual. gracer: \[barely contro… --- ## [Oh my Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-goddess/719518)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2015, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-goddess/719518 "2015-05-15T20:26:57Z")
Are there any supernatural entities in the Judeo-Christian pantheon that are female in name and/or nature? --- ## [rolling code and garage door openers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-code-and-garage-door-openers/654545)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-code-and-garage-door-openers/654545 "2015-08-31T21:37:31Z")
My car has a built-in garage door opener transmitter that can learn the code for all (most?) garage door openers. I understand that garage door openers these days typically employ a rolling code scheme to prevent an eav… --- ## [US Senate votes to authorize indefinite detentions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-senate-votes-to-authorize-indefinite-detentions/604778)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2012, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-senate-votes-to-authorize-indefinite-detentions/604778 "2012-01-01T14:44:01Z")
And not just that. It would: Here’s the part about indefinite detentions: Link. Good on most of the Dems for voting against this (9 voted for) and good on a few Republicans (Rand Paul, anyone?) for voting against, … --- ## [Had an affair. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-an-affair-now-what/685291)
**Author:** [@Motivated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motivated)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-an-affair-now-what/685291 "2014-04-11T02:16:19Z")
I’m sure some of you will judge me, call me names and condemn me to hell… The point of this thread is to get some guidance not to be bashed… I never thought it would happen to me. But it did. I had an affair and part of … --- ## [So what if William's first child has some kind of mental disability?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-if-williams-first-child-has-some-kind-of-mental-disability/664240)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-if-williams-first-child-has-some-kind-of-mental-disability/664240 "2013-07-26T06:08:58Z")
So what happens if William’s first born child has some sort of mental disability- let’s say Down’s Syndrome, and isn’t able to rule? Are they King/Queen, and there would always be a Regent to do the Royal stuff, with s… --- ## [Celebrities with other remarkable achievements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-other-remarkable-achievements/590863)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2011, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-other-remarkable-achievements/590863 "2011-08-07T20:43:54Z")
In the thread about actors aging gracefully, I suggested Paul Newman as an actor who aged extremely well. But that reminded me about another thing regarding Newman - he was a great race car driver. Not just ‘great for … --- ## [FOY-urr or foy-YAY](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foy-urr-or-foy-yay/528659)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2010, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foy-urr-or-foy-yay/528659 "2010-02-16T00:49:31Z")
I know the latter is the original French pronunciation, but growing up I always heard the former, and can’t help feeling like people who say foy-YAY are pricks. --- ## [What would happen if you drilled for oil on a fault line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-you-drilled-for-oil-on-a-fault-line/461070)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-you-drilled-for-oil-on-a-fault-line/461070 "2008-08-26T21:53:01Z")
In last night’s Psych, an offshore oil rig turns out to be drilling on a fault line (secretly). This is assumed to be very dangerous, but the nature of the risk is never mentioned. Would it cause an earthquake or what? … --- ## [I think I just told my boss I love him!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-just-told-my-boss-i-love-him/318087)
**Author:** [@Promethea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Promethea)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2005, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-just-told-my-boss-i-love-him/318087 "2005-08-24T15:08:30Z")
AAAHH!! I have been desperately in love with my boss for over a year and this morning I told him that I have Very Strong feelings for him. :smack: I now feel a prize pilchard as he looked at me quizzically said thanks,… --- ## [WIZARD OF OZ--What happened to Miss Gulch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wizard-of-oz-what-happened-to-miss-gulch/89948)
**Author:** [@Bossk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bossk)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wizard-of-oz-what-happened-to-miss-gulch/89948 "2014-03-26T01:09:47Z")
Since it’s never mentioned in the movie, does the book say? Was she killed by the tornado while bicycling back to her home? Or will the Gales be paid another visit by her looking to take the doggie away again? MODERAT… --- ## [Why are plastic flowerpots sold without drainage holes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-plastic-flowerpots-sold-without-drainage-holes/693857)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-plastic-flowerpots-sold-without-drainage-holes/693857 "2014-07-24T19:01:11Z")
I just dragged out my drill and 7/16" bit. Time to poke three holes into the bottoms of some plastic flowerpots. I have sliced holes into the plastic pots with my pocketknife. But that’s only when I don’t have a drill … --- ## [how can I temporarily raise blood pressure to speed donation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-temporarily-raise-blood-pressure-to-speed-donation/637918)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2012, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-temporarily-raise-blood-pressure-to-speed-donation/637918 "2012-10-19T19:10:35Z")
See subject line. I prefer to minimize the amount of time I spend with an uncomfortably large needle stuck in my arm, subject to the constraint that I not end up with any unpleasant aftereffects when the process is done… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=711&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=713&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)