# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=714&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:** 715 --- ## [Unemployment - boo hoo, you can't live at your first choice.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployment-boo-hoo-you-cant-live-at-your-first-choice/588428)
**Author:** [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2011, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unemployment-boo-hoo-you-cant-live-at-your-first-choice/588428 "2011-07-12T04:59:38Z")
It drives me nuts sometimes when people rant about unemployment. Check out the stats. No, the entire US is not falling to pieces. Suck it up, buttercup, and realize you may not be able to live your dreams in New York,… --- ## [Songs from your youth ... which you didn't understand until you were an adult](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-from-your-youth-which-you-didnt-understand-until-you-were-an-adult/735100)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2015, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-from-your-youth-which-you-didnt-understand-until-you-were-an-adult/735100 "2015-12-26T07:23:56Z")
I grew up in “the church”. A Christian church. And my church had “that guy”. The adult, anti-rock crusader. He was just on FIRE, warning us kids about the evils of rock and roll and all of the bad messages it was sending… --- ## [Deterring Iran from making nukes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deterring-iran-from-making-nukes/529163)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2010, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deterring-iran-from-making-nukes/529163 "2010-02-20T03:18:42Z")
OK, most countries making up the UN don’t want Iran to have the capability to make nuclear weapons but sanctions don’t seem to be working. There’s always the option of a military strike, but for lots of reasons that wou… --- ## [Practical uses of Semen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practical-uses-of-semen/254716)
**Author:** [@Pentax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pentax)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practical-uses-of-semen/254716 "2013-10-30T22:42:37Z")
Are there any? Aside from causing preganacy,or feeding fish, what uses are there for Semen? Are there chemicals extracted from the semen to make make-up, fight cancer, etc? Are there any commercial uses of semen? (as… --- ## [Show Us Your Favorite Cars!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-us-your-favorite-cars/628664)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/show-us-your-favorite-cars/628664 "2012-08-27T18:00:39Z")
I love cars. Always have, ever since I was a kid drooling over pictures of my Dad’s '65 GTO in the family scrapbook. Like many, I love a lot of the classic musclecars from the 1960’s, but cars have never been more capa… --- ## [Does cooking affect the calories in food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cooking-affect-the-calories-in-food/528542)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2016, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-cooking-affect-the-calories-in-food/528542 "2016-01-11T20:20:57Z")
Aside from large-scale physical changes (e.g., fats burning off or remaining in a pan), do the total calories in a food’s ingredients equal the total calories of the finished product? That is, if I add up the calories of… --- ## [Repairing copper coil in central A/C unit - HVAC question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repairing-copper-coil-in-central-a-c-unit-hvac-question/474452)
**Author:** [@silk1976](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silk1976)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2008, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repairing-copper-coil-in-central-a-c-unit-hvac-question/474452 "2008-11-30T22:28:54Z")
What have I done, and am I in for a world of hurt to fix it? Without going into all the detail, I made a stupid mistake and ended up nicking a copper tube inside my central A/C unit (in the plenum above the furnace - so… --- ## [Donating very lightly used bras -- yea or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donating-very-lightly-used-bras-yea-or-nay/620076)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2012, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donating-very-lightly-used-bras-yea-or-nay/620076 "2012-06-20T07:24:24Z")
Help settle an argument between me and my husband. I will not say who is taking which side of this debate so as not to influence it in any way. We are getting together a donation pile for Goodwill. I have a bunch of bra… --- ## [How to pronounce Principia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pronounce-principia/673513)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2013, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-pronounce-principia/673513 "2013-11-15T02:01:52Z")
I was listening to a book on tape in my car yesterday and there was a mention of Isaac Newton’s book Principia Mathematica. It’s one of those things I’ve read many times but never heard pronounced before. And the reader… --- ## [Rape Judge = "Drunken consent is still consent"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-judge-drunken-consent-is-still-consent/332624)
**Author:** [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2005, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-judge-drunken-consent-is-still-consent/332624 "2005-12-12T06:21:00Z")
What the fuck. Apperently, being unconscious through drinking waives your right to not have sex forced on you. A choice extract: So because this girl can’t remember if she gave consent, this guy can’t be charged with… --- ## [Women who have cheated: did you do it because your partner couldn't give you orgasms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-have-cheated-did-you-do-it-because-your-partner-couldnt-give-you-orgasms/546098)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-have-cheated-did-you-do-it-because-your-partner-couldnt-give-you-orgasms/546098 "2010-07-14T21:26:47Z")
I’ve heard that women often cheat on their partners because their partners can’t bring them to orgasm. I’d like some women who have actually cheated to say whether or not this is really true. Is it? And if you’re not su… --- ## [Home Owners Assoc. bankrupts itself over size limit of election poster in a yard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-owners-assoc-bankrupts-itself-over-size-limit-of-election-poster-in-a-yard/649887)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2013, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-owners-assoc-bankrupts-itself-over-size-limit-of-election-poster-in-a-yard/649887 "2013-02-15T01:31:54Z")
Washington Post story here, it’s absolutely worth a read. Apparently this HOA had a rep of playing hardball with residents. In a previous dispute to force residence to install “window dividers” (for some uniform appear… --- ## [What does the night sky look like near the galactic center?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-night-sky-look-like-near-the-galactic-center/621363)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-night-sky-look-like-near-the-galactic-center/621363 "2012-05-13T21:49:22Z")
If I was on a earthlike planet in a sunlike solar system that was near the Milky Way’s galactic core, what would the night sky look like? Say I am staring toward the massive black hole at the center at midnight. Would … --- ## [Is Gambling Destructive to Society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gambling-destructive-to-society/318107)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2010, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gambling-destructive-to-society/318107 "2010-05-09T13:08:35Z")
In this thread, a lengthy discussion has evolved concerning whether or not Bill Bennett is a hypocrite for having been a high-stakes gambler while simultanously publishing books extolling virtue and clean living - but no… --- ## [Why is orange juice refrigerated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-orange-juice-refrigerated/67001)
**Author:** [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2012, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-orange-juice-refrigerated/67001 "2012-09-23T03:03:03Z")
Cranberry, pineapple, apple, pear, grape, etc…it’s all able to sit on a shelf in the middle of the grocery store. Why must orange juice be refrigerated or frozen? Can’t they pasturize it? --- ## [When kids stare at you, what are they really thinking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-kids-stare-at-you-what-are-they-really-thinking/479054)
**Author:** [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2008, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-kids-stare-at-you-what-are-they-really-thinking/479054 "2008-12-30T19:23:10Z")
We’ve all been in this situation. It’s when kids (newborns up to 10 year old’s) stare directly into your eyes and have no expression on their face. They can hold this expression for what seems to be hours and it makes yo… --- ## [Is LOTR sexist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lotr-sexist/611232)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2012, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lotr-sexist/611232 "2012-02-05T18:07:07Z")
and If you think the book is sexist, does it affect your enjoyment of the story? --- ## [What games have you abandoned midway through playing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-have-you-abandoned-midway-through-playing/698120)
**Author:** [@Calatin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calatin)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2014, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-have-you-abandoned-midway-through-playing/698120 "2014-10-09T22:13:26Z")
Talking with a co-worker yesterday, and I asked if he was going to get Destiny. He’d told me that he’d thought about it, but he was currently in the middle of Borderlands 2. He was considering dropping the game because h… --- ## [You and three other dopers locked in a house for the next month...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-and-three-other-dopers-locked-in-a-house-for-the-next-month/643690)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-and-three-other-dopers-locked-in-a-house-for-the-next-month/643690 "2012-12-15T05:16:59Z")
Alrighty folks, here’s a hypothetical for you. You and three other dopers of your choosing are going to be locked in a house to live together for the next month. There won’t be any cameras, or challenges, tasks, or role… --- ## [Is Twilight Mysogynistic? \[SPOILERS\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-twilight-mysogynistic-spoilers/518450)
**Author:** [@hobscrk777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hobscrk777)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2009, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-twilight-mysogynistic-spoilers/518450 "2009-11-24T04:52:11Z")
Full disclosure: I have not read the books and I’m somewhat peeved that New Moon broke the one day record for sales (beating The Dark Knight, one of my all-time favorite movies). I first came across this idea on Cracked … --- ## [What is the deal with angry/violent drunks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-angry-violent-drunks/634675)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-deal-with-angry-violent-drunks/634675 "2012-09-17T09:04:56Z")
Yes I know they exist, I know the stereotype of the drunken wife beater didn’t spring out of nothing. But WTF is the deal? Seriously I have never in my life felt angry or violent while drunk, more than usual anyway. Are… --- ## [What's your "go to" dish for a potluck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-dish-for-a-potluck/666444)
**Author:** [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-dish-for-a-potluck/666444 "2013-08-30T19:26:21Z")
Going to a birthday party tomorrow, family reunion next weekend, and I can’t show up empty-handed. Part of me feels like I should have a set menu by now, but I do like to experiment with new dishes. So, what about you gu… --- ## [Peanut Butter and Maple Syrup Sandwiches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-maple-syrup-sandwiches/630776)
**Author:** [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2012, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-and-maple-syrup-sandwiches/630776 "2012-08-09T05:06:59Z")
Your opinion? --- ## [Songs you like that are widely reviled by others](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-like-that-are-widely-reviled-by-others/960825)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2022, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-like-that-are-widely-reviled-by-others/960825 "2022-03-29T18:45:01Z")
In the " Misinterpreted lyrics" thread, @Biggirl said about the song ‘Afternoon Delight’: still love this song-- those harmonies are slammin’! To which I replied: Yeah, I know, right? I do not understand why that s… --- ## [GLEE season premiere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-season-premiere/554595)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-season-premiere/554595 "2010-09-27T16:47:54Z")
So far- Not nuts about Coach \[del\]Balbricker\[/del\]Bieste, but Will and Sue in alliance is nice for an episode. “I’d join in a kickass harmony but dude’s naked.” Sunshine Corazon- awe-some. Who was Matt? I’m glad the… --- ## [Ridiculously small entrees at very high end restaurants: true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculously-small-entrees-at-very-high-end-restaurants-true/516289)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2009, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculously-small-entrees-at-very-high-end-restaurants-true/516289 "2009-11-10T21:48:03Z")
I’ve eaten at quite a few high-end restaurants, but never at a very high-end, Michelin two- or three-star gourmet restaurant in NYC, San Francisco, Paris or some other foodie destination. It seems like a common trope th… --- ## [So tell me a bit about Zen Buddhism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-a-bit-about-zen-buddhism/538833)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2013, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-a-bit-about-zen-buddhism/538833 "2013-11-22T21:58:04Z")
I’m agnostic and am not in any way looking for anything theistic in my life. On the other hand, I think I’m much too negative and could stand some self-improvement. Somebody made a kind of off-hand comment in the “have… --- ## [Do you always carry ID?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-always-carry-id/667266)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2013, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-always-carry-id/667266 "2013-09-22T00:43:16Z")
Do you always carry ID on your person? If not, why not? And has it ever got you in trouble? --- ## [The Charles Ramsey 911 Call - Why the hate for the dispatcher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-charles-ramsey-911-call-why-the-hate-for-the-dispatcher/657776)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2013, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-charles-ramsey-911-call-why-the-hate-for-the-dispatcher/657776 "2013-05-12T06:14:51Z")
I thought this merited a thread by itself because its not really about the kidnapping itself. There are several different versions of the 911 call made by Charles Ramsey on youtube of which one is below: T… --- ## [Which Star Trek characters would you off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-star-trek-characters-would-you-off/588380)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-star-trek-characters-would-you-off/588380 "2011-07-16T21:06:52Z")
OS: Those “Black on the Other Side” fellas. NG: Wesley, of course. DS9: Morn, or whatever his name was. STV: Nelix STE: Archer --- ## ["It's better to let ten guilty men go free...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-better-to-let-ten-guilty-men-go-free/119918)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2017, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-better-to-let-ten-guilty-men-go-free/119918 "2017-11-09T15:17:31Z")
“Then let one innocent man be punished.” With all due respect to those who believe in that saying, this is a foolish principle. If you let those 10 guilty men go free, they will in all probability go on to rob, rape, an… --- ## [Might be a mid-year crisis (June mini-rants thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-be-a-mid-year-crisis-june-mini-rants-thread/854887)
**Author:** [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2020, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/might-be-a-mid-year-crisis-june-mini-rants-thread/854887 "2020-07-05T23:04:48Z")
So today’s my birthday and it has been just a series of minor, pebble-in-shoe annoyances. \[ul\] \[li\]I had to set the alarm for seven am to wake my son up for work, only to have him tell me he works at 9:30 instead of ei… --- ## [Was it overregulation or deregulation that led to the Financial Crisis of 2007/08?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-overregulation-or-deregulation-that-led-to-the-financial-crisis-of-2007-08/668649)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2013, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-overregulation-or-deregulation-that-led-to-the-financial-crisis-of-2007-08/668649 "2013-10-01T03:51:31Z")
Hi I just finished reading Niall Ferguson’s “The Great Degeneration” In it he states the following about the financial crisis of 2007/08 : “Those who believe this crisis was caused by deregulation have misunderstood t… --- ## [Dopers appearing in literature/art?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-appearing-in-literature-art/309504)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2005, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-appearing-in-literature-art/309504 "2005-07-14T02:55:43Z")
Perhaps this will come as a shock to some, but there appear to be Dopers secretly appearing in well-known literature, plays, and other works! Have we been inserted into these tales and artistic endeavors without our kno… --- ## [Credibility of the Southern Poverty Law Center](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credibility-of-the-southern-poverty-law-center/726314)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2015, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/credibility-of-the-southern-poverty-law-center/726314 "2015-07-31T05:59:06Z")
I’ve always thought of the SPLC as a respectable and respected organization with a good track record for keeping tabs on hate groups. Somewhat similar to the Anti-Defamation League, though its roots are black rather tha… --- ## [(OLD) The Dessert MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-dessert-mmp/983106)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 402\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2023, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-dessert-mmp/983106 "2023-05-01T08:47:58Z")
There’s been too much sad of late in the MMP, so let’s do something we all can agree on - DESSERTS! Everybody loves desserts! I’ll tolerate no argument on this topic!! :grin: What’s your favorite? Or favorites? Feel fr… --- ## [Hot, beautiful, pretty, cute, gorgeous, handsome: what's the difference?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-beautiful-pretty-cute-gorgeous-handsome-whats-the-difference/539565)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-beautiful-pretty-cute-gorgeous-handsome-whats-the-difference/539565 "2010-05-19T12:09:49Z")
Think of persons, male or female, whose appearance you find pleasing enough so that you would use one of the above adjectives to describe them. Do you draw distinctions in the meanings of those words? If so, what are tho… --- ## [I bought some limoncello; now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-some-limoncello-now-what/582245)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2011, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-some-limoncello-now-what/582245 "2011-05-20T04:18:40Z")
I’m not really sure what possessed me to buy limoncello (lemon liqueur) except that a drink that I had and greatly enjoyed was composed of limoncello and tequila, and I was already buying tequila to make Tequila Sunrises… --- ## [What is a "Chelita" (Mex. Slang?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-chelita-mex-slang/783347)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-chelita-mex-slang/783347 "2017-04-06T19:12:25Z")
From this strip, he uses the phrase “Ay Chelita” but I can’t find anything exact that explains it. Is it a proper name, or “little fair one”, or some such thing? http://www.trino.com.mx/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/fabula… --- ## [MASSIVELY improve a movie/TV show by changing ten seconds or less](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massively-improve-a-movie-tv-show-by-changing-ten-seconds-or-less/557386)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massively-improve-a-movie-tv-show-by-changing-ten-seconds-or-less/557386 "2010-10-26T16:25:41Z")
I’ve long thought a few good movies could have been great movies with just a little change in a key scene. Either to help set up the plot better or to just add a small scene that really makes you go wow. For example… I… --- ## [Idle's ongoing mission to try many things at Taco Bell (complete with opinions/thoughts). \[Ed title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idles-ongoing-mission-to-try-many-things-at-taco-bell-complete-with-opinions-thoughts-ed-title/728279)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2015, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idles-ongoing-mission-to-try-many-things-at-taco-bell-complete-with-opinions-thoughts-ed-title/728279 "2015-08-25T21:51:58Z")
\[Formerly “Suggest something from Taco Bell for someone who hasn’t been there for awhile”\] Okay, so I like Mexican food and, yes, I know that the argument could be made that Taco Bell isn’t really “Mexican” food, but yo… --- ## [Granite pestle and mortar - has anyone noticed grit in the food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/granite-pestle-and-mortar-has-anyone-noticed-grit-in-the-food/580749)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2017, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/granite-pestle-and-mortar-has-anyone-noticed-grit-in-the-food/580749 "2017-01-30T08:00:20Z")
I’ve long wanted one of those big heavy granite pestle and mortar sets, to be able to properly grind spices and seasonings, etc. Prices seem to have dropped into an acceptable range for me now, so I was out looking at t… --- ## [The Logical Fallacy "ad hominem" and others, and How to Debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-logical-fallacy-ad-hominem-and-others-and-how-to-debate/563355)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2010, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-logical-fallacy-ad-hominem-and-others-and-how-to-debate/563355 "2010-12-16T07:10:24Z")
Why GD? \[ul\] \[li\] Debate is an art. (A nearly lost one) Debate has rules for how it is conducted, that’s why there is Great Debates AND In My Humble Opinion. \[/li\]\[li\] Those rules include arguing honestly and to the… --- ## [The last English monarch with the power to say, "Off with his head!" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-english-monarch-with-the-power-to-say-off-with-his-head/579847)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-english-monarch-with-the-power-to-say-off-with-his-head/579847 "2011-04-28T04:19:47Z")
Who was the last English monarch with the power to order the execution of someone? Richard III ordered the beheading of William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings, who had the distinction of being the first person executed at … --- ## [What has the Biden administration done that's so awful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-the-biden-administration-done-thats-so-awful/959060)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2022, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-the-biden-administration-done-thats-so-awful/959060 "2022-03-25T17:24:15Z")
Trying to get factual (or at least rational opinion-based) answers here. It’s difficult to sift through the venom and desperate gamesmanship (from both sides) to get an issue-related discussion. I have read many articles… --- ## [What's your alignment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alignment/612474)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2018, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-alignment/612474 "2018-08-23T00:26:14Z")
POLL COMING I’m talking the 9 alignments most noted in role-playing games like D & D, but nonetheless applicable to life in general (especially where I work), which is why I’m putting it into IMHO. Here’s a helpful lin… --- ## [17 year old has pregnancy scare, tell the parents or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-has-pregnancy-scare-tell-the-parents-or-not/635077)
**Author:** [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2012, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-year-old-has-pregnancy-scare-tell-the-parents-or-not/635077 "2012-09-24T00:00:00Z")
TLDR version-A good friend of my daughter is having sex with a similar aged boy (17, 18) I know all of the parents involved, on a friendly social basis, but we are not that close. She had a pregnancy scare last month. Sh… --- ## [Spot The Fake Smile -- Quiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-fake-smile-quiz/560201)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2010, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-fake-smile-quiz/560201 "2010-12-15T21:38:30Z")
I’d be curious to know your score and (based on some informal sampling anomalies I’ve noted) whether you’re male or female. --- ## [Is Costco seen as a cheap option in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-costco-seen-as-a-cheap-option-in-the-us/692073)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2014, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-costco-seen-as-a-cheap-option-in-the-us/692073 "2014-07-05T13:14:58Z")
Costco now has three stores in Australia, just having opened #3 in Brisbane. I’d never been in Costco before, but my perception was that they are a cheap place to shop where you easily make up for the membership fee. My… --- ## [Who will/should McCain pick as running mate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-should-mccain-pick-as-running-mate/453391)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2008, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-should-mccain-pick-as-running-mate/453391 "2008-08-29T13:40:23Z")
All conceivable possibilities listed on this Wikipedia page. Bobby Jindal is out of the running if McCain has even a lick of sense. Charlie Crist has been suggested . . . but, no. He’s gay. Hotly denies it, but every… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=713&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=715&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)