# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=727&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:** 728 --- ## [Past Oscar Snubs, Oversights, and Assorted Outrages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/past-oscar-snubs-oversights-and-assorted-outrages/570022)
**Author:** [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/past-oscar-snubs-oversights-and-assorted-outrages/570022 "2011-02-08T15:57:10Z")
Let’s talk Oscar mistakes! And by “mistakes,” I mean “times the Academy didn’t agree with me personally, so what the heck were they smoking?” What brought this to mind was my re-viewing this week of The Verdict (Paul Ne… --- ## [Do you find the idea of bargaining/haggling objectionable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-the-idea-of-bargaining-haggling-objectionable/710756)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2015, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-the-idea-of-bargaining-haggling-objectionable/710756 "2015-01-30T23:50:30Z")
Inspired in part by this op-ed, wherein the author puts used goods up for sale on Craiglist and is appalled by the “aggressive” and “ethically gray area” behavior of would-be buyers who offer him less than he listed the … --- ## [Plane on a Treadmill, redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-on-a-treadmill-redux/346908)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2006, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-on-a-treadmill-redux/346908 "2006-03-12T23:38:15Z")
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/060303.html Why on earth hasn’t Cecil forced Little Ed or some other lackey into roller skates and onto a moving treadmill with a fire extinguisher? Or go to O’hare and get on a movi… --- ## [game of thrones redo season 8 change.org petition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-redo-season-8-change-org-petition/834032)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2019, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-redo-season-8-change-org-petition/834032 "2019-05-26T22:09:12Z")
ok apparently this season has pissed so many people off (especially after last Sunday’s episode ) that this is a thing: MSN My question is are people that disappointed in it? And just say in the snowballs offchance i… --- ## [What is the organ in chicken thighs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-organ-in-chicken-thighs/472778)
**Author:** [@puddleglum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puddleglum)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2008, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-organ-in-chicken-thighs/472778 "2008-11-15T04:34:06Z")
There is an especially delicious organ at the botton of a chicken thigh. There does not seem to be an analogous organ in humans. Also I have heard speculation that it is a blood vessel but it seems oddly shaped for a blo… --- ## [Wilfred, with Elijah Wood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilfred-with-elijah-wood/590732)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2012, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wilfred-with-elijah-wood/590732 "2012-09-10T11:49:06Z")
Has anybody else been watching this show? Or the same-name/same-star Australian series? I think I’ve seen all the episodes (several are on Hulu). It’s super mean spirited and has lots of fart and poop jokes, but it do… --- ## [Gals, do you wear girdles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gals-do-you-wear-girdles/97069)
**Author:** [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gals-do-you-wear-girdles/97069 "2017-02-03T21:15:08Z")
I don’t. I hate them. With a passion. I’m not of the mindset that girdles are another invention of men to repress women, either. I just find them extremely uncomfortable. Conversely, I know people who wouldn’t dream of … --- ## [What TV lasted the longest after having jumped the shark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-lasted-the-longest-after-having-jumped-the-shark/733132)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2015, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-lasted-the-longest-after-having-jumped-the-shark/733132 "2015-10-17T03:00:16Z")
Inspired by this thread In your opinion, what TV lasted far longer than it should have? I’d vote for MAS\*H. --- ## [Biden campaign bus, cars driven by staffers attacked on highway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-campaign-bus-cars-driven-by-staffers-attacked-on-highway/924454)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2024, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biden-campaign-bus-cars-driven-by-staffers-attacked-on-highway/924454 "2024-09-18T23:06:32Z")
A Biden campaign bus, and cars driven by other campaign staffers, were attacked on a freeway in Texas by a group of cars flying Trump 2020 flags. There’s a video in the link. Every time I think things are as bad as th… --- ## [DC Rebirth--Spoilers ahoy--So wait...the BigBad responsible for the New 52 is really....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-rebirth-spoilers-ahoy-so-wait-the-bigbad-responsible-for-the-new-52-is-really/755679)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2017, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-rebirth-spoilers-ahoy-so-wait-the-bigbad-responsible-for-the-new-52-is-really/755679 "2017-02-15T01:09:55Z")
( mouseover spoiler space) ( mouseover spoiler space) ( mouseover spoiler space) ( mouseover spoiler space) Dr. Manhattan? From Watchmen? Really? The reason that the Superman books suck donkey balls isn’t bad writing… --- ## [In school, were you taught that 1 is a prime number?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-school-were-you-taught-that-1-is-a-prime-number/653655)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-school-were-you-taught-that-1-is-a-prime-number/653655 "2013-03-25T18:48:09Z")
I just had to disabuse my nephew (who is, I think, 14) of this notion, which was taught him by his math teacher (in explicit contradiction not only of the fundamental theorem of arithmetic, but also the textbook). So I t… --- ## [Donald O'Connor outshines Gene Kelly in "Singin' in the Rain"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-oconnor-outshines-gene-kelly-in-singin-in-the-rain/462900)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-oconnor-outshines-gene-kelly-in-singin-in-the-rain/462900 "2016-09-20T01:04:56Z")
This is the first time I’ve started a Thread immediately after watching Singin’ in the Rain, but were I to start a Thread immediately following every viewing of that movie: this is exactly the Thread I would start each t… --- ## [You're mega wealthy - what's your mega purchase?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-mega-wealthy-whats-your-mega-purchase/741795)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-mega-wealthy-whats-your-mega-purchase/741795 "2016-01-12T20:27:19Z")
Ten years ago, you were the sole winner of the largest Powerball jackpot in history - that means it was at least 600 million dollars. Let’s round it up to 750. For our purposes, it doesn’t matter whether you elected to … --- ## [Do people really faint from getting bad news?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-faint-from-getting-bad-news/692299)
**Author:** [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2016, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-really-faint-from-getting-bad-news/692299 "2016-04-20T13:51:17Z")
I’ve never heard first hand of anyone doing this. Is it actually important to tell people to “sit down”? I’d heard somewhere that fainting during conversation was a Victorian affectation because it was supposed to be a… --- ## [2010 Olympics Closing Ceremonies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-olympics-closing-ceremonies/530803)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2010, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-olympics-closing-ceremonies/530803 "2010-03-02T08:01:34Z")
Anyone watching? I came in late, but I’ve ‘rewound’ the DVR and I’m watching it from the beginning, about ten minutes ago. Nice little poke at the Opening Ceremonies. --- ## [Halloween goes Horribly Wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-goes-horribly-wrong/134832)
**Author:** [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2023, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-goes-horribly-wrong/134832 "2023-11-01T12:25:21Z")
The welby household at Halloween is a cornucopia of fun for welbyfamily, but especially for me. The traditions are strong, and passed down through generations, much more so than say, Christmas or Thanksgiving. This yea… --- ## [So You \[God\] think you're all that and more? Prove it! \[ed. title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-god-think-youre-all-that-and-more-prove-it-ed-title/577411)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2011, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-god-think-youre-all-that-and-more-prove-it-ed-title/577411 "2011-04-13T15:23:04Z")
If an entity called “God” existed, how could he convince you that he was “all-powerful” and was able to defy the laws of science as we currently understand them? I think I might be convinced if I were allowed to watch h… --- ## [If Lee chose to fight a defensive war, does the south win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-lee-chose-to-fight-a-defensive-war-does-the-south-win/595074)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2011, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-lee-chose-to-fight-a-defensive-war-does-the-south-win/595074 "2011-09-09T14:14:05Z")
If you look at the American Civil War, there are many important decisions on both sides that helped bring it to a conclusion. Gettysburg is rightly viewed by most as \*\*the \*\*battle that pivoted the war in favor of the N… --- ## [Matthew 16:18](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-16-18/552521)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2010, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matthew-16-18/552521 "2010-09-07T04:42:51Z")
I was reading a post on Gawker (if you’re interested) about a “Christian” religious extremist. In the comments below it, the conversation drifted into a discussion of the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints… --- ## [Negotiating with Creditors--Remove a negative from a credit report](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negotiating-with-creditors-remove-a-negative-from-a-credit-report/499577)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negotiating-with-creditors-remove-a-negative-from-a-credit-report/499577 "2013-11-18T18:09:15Z")
I am getting my financial house in order and I notice that I have a couple of collection accounts from a few years ago. My question is fairly simple: When I negotiate with these companies, can I ask that they stop repo… --- ## [Earrings in men/workplace discrimination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earrings-in-men-workplace-discrimination/280555)
**Author:** [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2004, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earrings-in-men-workplace-discrimination/280555 "2004-12-21T12:30:43Z")
So I go get my ears pierced, and I wear two small silver studs with some fake diamond stuff, and everything is going well, until I get to work, where they ask me to take my earrings out. I protest, saying that my holes … --- ## [Best Use of Swearing in Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-use-of-swearing-in-movies/576894)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-use-of-swearing-in-movies/576894 "2011-04-04T14:52:35Z")
I would nominate “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.” from you-know-where, but since it was lifted from the book, (except for"frankly") I’m going to go with a different choice. Therefore, I nominate this famous scene … --- ## [People you were surprised to find out are alive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-were-surprised-to-find-out-are-alive/625316)
**Author:** [@oreally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oreally)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-were-surprised-to-find-out-are-alive/625316 "2012-07-06T07:06:05Z")
Eli Wallach. Great actor (most remember him as “Tuco” from “The Good Bad and the Ugly”). --- ## [I pit the family of that kid who got shot.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-family-of-that-kid-who-got-shot/340300)
**Author:** [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2006, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-family-of-that-kid-who-got-shot/340300 "2006-01-23T08:27:59Z")
I watched the parents of this kid on the news tonight, who, along with their lawyer (which implies the threat of legal action to me) stated that the father told police their son did not have a real gun. That’s what inspi… --- ## [why would UFOs have lights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-ufos-have-lights/634549)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-ufos-have-lights/634549 "2012-10-15T21:25:58Z")
i sure want to believe in paranormal stuff, but i sure don’t. at all. it has always been the first problem i find with UFO sightings: the blinking, colorful lights. even as a kid, i would think “gee, aren’t those lights… --- ## [You Have Two Days To See Chicago . . . . \[INCL COMMENTS BY CECIL\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-two-days-to-see-chicago-incl-comments-by-cecil/495692)
**Author:** [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2009, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-two-days-to-see-chicago-incl-comments-by-cecil/495692 "2009-09-04T15:42:07Z")
And by “you” I of course mean “me.” :slight\_smile: My sister and I are coming to fair Chicago for Memorial Day weekend. It was my choice (the trip is a birthday present) and I picked Chicago because I’ve heard good th… --- ## [Any way to repel gnats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-repel-gnats/187163)
**Author:** [@DarkWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarkWriter)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2003, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-way-to-repel-gnats/187163 "2003-07-10T20:41:37Z")
My husband and I love to play basketball after dinner, but lately the swarms of gnats around our faces are driving us inside after just a couple minutes. Is there anything out there that truly works at keeping them away… --- ## [Dumb things said by sports Announcers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-things-said-by-sports-announcers/513326)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2009, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-things-said-by-sports-announcers/513326 "2009-11-05T21:18:41Z")
I know we have had these before so try to keep 'em recent. Today in the Auburn-Arkansas game “He was looking ahead with his eyes.” --- ## [Non-supernatural stories in which something supernatural happens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-supernatural-stories-in-which-something-supernatural-happens/654670)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-supernatural-stories-in-which-something-supernatural-happens/654670 "2013-04-09T17:49:13Z")
By “not supernatural” I mean stories in which the supernatural is not a key element- you wouldn’t classify it as a thriller or what-not- but there is a single supernatural occurence. Example: Slumdog Millionaire is a s… --- ## [Watchmen - meh...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-meh/487522)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2009, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-meh/487522 "2009-03-02T21:50:11Z")
Am I the only one who found the Watchmen graphic novel to be just ok. Personally, I think Y: The Last Man is a much better read. The odd thing is I’m not really sure why Watchmen didn’t do anything for me. Maybe it wa… --- ## [The saddest song ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-song-ever/596907)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2011, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-song-ever/596907 "2011-09-26T04:28:20Z")
I have long thought Nao E Desgraca Ser Pobre performed by Amalia Rodriguez with Don Byas on saxophone and the rest of the band is the saddest musical perfomance of all. Here is one translation if it helps. This style of … --- ## [How do we know cave men were hairy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-cave-men-were-hairy/586198)
**Author:** [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2011, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-cave-men-were-hairy/586198 "2011-07-02T12:48:35Z")
The question was inspired by this thread about butt hair. It’s true, in museums and artistic renderings of cave men, they’re always hairier than modern man, even correcting for the lack of razors and scissors. Sometimes … --- ## [Early post WWII aircraft = GORGEOUS!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-post-wwii-aircraft-gorgeous/167166)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2003, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-post-wwii-aircraft-gorgeous/167166 "2003-04-14T02:31:57Z")
F8F Bearcat F7F Tigercat Two of the most beautiful aircraft ever produced, IMHO. What are your faves? --- ## [hey \[New poster hello thread\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-new-poster-hello-thread/727005)
**Author:** [@cooleyr38](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cooleyr38)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2015, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-new-poster-hello-thread/727005 "2015-08-07T13:20:47Z")
i gues this is where i shoulda posted this message the first time anyways im new here and am looking forward to speaking to people and becoming friends Thanks… --- ## [For Dopers who were kids in the 70s/early 80s: your Saturday morning dreamteam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-dopers-who-were-kids-in-the-70s-early-80s-your-saturday-morning-dreamteam/462876)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2008, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-dopers-who-were-kids-in-the-70s-early-80s-your-saturday-morning-dreamteam/462876 "2008-09-22T12:38:26Z")
A comedian whose name I don’t remember once said that to people who would now be about 35-50, the phrase “Sooouuuuuuuuuul Train!” were still the most frustrating words on the planet, because it meant cartoons were over. … --- ## [White man makes fun of blacks, everyone laughs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-man-makes-fun-of-blacks-everyone-laughs/153114)
**Author:** [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2003, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-man-makes-fun-of-blacks-everyone-laughs/153114 "2003-02-11T03:00:48Z")
Tonight on Comedy Central’s Comic Groove, a white commedian got on stage in front of a black audience and proceeded to make jokes about blacks. One example is the advice he have to black clubgoers covered in jewlrey, “i… --- ## [Okay, how will you react when Repubs end democracy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-how-will-you-react-when-repubs-end-democracy/942589)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2021, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-how-will-you-react-when-repubs-end-democracy/942589 "2021-05-27T11:12:21Z")
Okay, y’all saw that grim WaPo article describing how the Repubs could steal 2024, right? Or at least y’all saw @ThelmaLou’s post about it? Suppose it really happens. Suppose they really do shut down democracy in Amer… --- ## [Hitting on customers/clients/patrons while at work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitting-on-customers-clients-patrons-while-at-work/394722)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2007, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hitting-on-customers-clients-patrons-while-at-work/394722 "2007-03-09T03:42:58Z")
If you’re single or otherwise on the market and you have a job that brings you into contact with the public, you must be tempted now and then to try to make a date with a customer/client/patron you find attractive. (In … --- ## [Why is there no Romney Alternative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-no-romney-alternative/629736)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-no-romney-alternative/629736 "2012-08-23T23:08:59Z")
With no shortage of anti-Obama sentiment, how come it’s Mitt who has stepped up to the plate to face off Obama? He’s been rather tepidly received as the GOP candidate. Why isn’t there some crowd-pleasing demagogue inste… --- ## [What is the Origin of "\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_ Does Not a \_\_\_\_ Make"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-___-____-does-not-a-____-make/425850)
**Author:** [@Charger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charger)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2007, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-___-____-does-not-a-____-make/425850 "2007-11-10T14:38:58Z")
I come across this all the time, especially when there is a discussion online where someone is trying to prove a point to an opponent. It has become a fancy replacement for “on the contrary…” I suspect it originated wit… --- ## [What are your favorite names of small businesses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-names-of-small-businesses/556165)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2016, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-names-of-small-businesses/556165 "2016-08-29T09:37:01Z")
There’s a place in smalltown Alabama called Cold Beaver Tire & Auto It got it’s name when that was still the name of the little community and before, I’m guessing, beaver had as many connotations. When I lived near Ma… --- ## [Watchmen Trailer!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-trailer/456891)
**Author:** [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2008, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watchmen-trailer/456891 "2008-07-25T14:12:24Z")
I can’t see another thread. I was really worried about this. Now, not so much. If the movie is like the trailer then this is gonna fucking be very good. Seriously it looks very good. --- ## [Formula 1 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2024/995536)
**Author:** [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Replies:** 322\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2024, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formula-1-2024/995536 "2024-12-14T01:38:53Z")
New year, so I guess it’s time for a new thread. Let’s start out with a bummer, shall we? I don’t like her as a presenter because she is bad at the job. But this Maga shit is just nauseating. “…and most recently shar… --- ## [Random “Why don’t we have this in the US” thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-why-don-t-we-have-this-in-the-us-thread/987294)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2023, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-why-don-t-we-have-this-in-the-us-thread/987294 "2023-08-01T05:22:26Z")
I just got back from my first trip to Europe and one little thing they have are plastic water, soda, juice, etc bottles where the cap stays on the bottle. You just twist the cap and then it pops up and you don’t have to … --- ## [Is "Adolph" a popular name in Germany for baby boys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-adolph-a-popular-name-in-germany-for-baby-boys/443073)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2008, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-adolph-a-popular-name-in-germany-for-baby-boys/443073 "2008-04-02T22:34:55Z")
And was it a common name before the 1930s? --- ## [My Cousin Vinny fact check](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cousin-vinny-fact-check/201620)
**Author:** [@Roadfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadfood)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2017, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cousin-vinny-fact-check/201620 "2017-04-08T02:52:41Z")
Speaking of My Cousin Vinny, there’s something I’ve always wondered about: At the end, Mona gives this long technical explanation about the tire tracks that couldn’t have been made without positraction, that there were o… --- ## [Why are radiators white?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-radiators-white/603626)
**Author:** [@brainfizz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainfizz)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-radiators-white/603626 "2011-11-23T14:22:04Z")
If I recall my school physics lessons, matt black radiates more efficiently than gloss white, yet all of the radiators I’ve seen in people’s houses and workplaces are gloss white. I’m talking about the radiators that are… --- ## [Justify illegal immigration to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justify-illegal-immigration-to-me/509697)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justify-illegal-immigration-to-me/509697 "2009-09-13T20:15:18Z")
1 They’re making a better life for themselves Then by all rights, I should be allowed to rob banks. Why not? So what if it’s against the law. An extra $5000 per month would certainly help out my family. And why we’… --- ## [Does coffee go bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-coffee-go-bad/228758)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2004, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-coffee-go-bad/228758 "2004-02-12T17:54:36Z")
Mrs. Dolphinboy and I like to make a big pot of coffee over the weekend. We rarely drink it all and by thursday or friday the following week there is often some left in the decanter (pot). It’s been sitting at room tem… --- ## [I Pit Staten Islanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-staten-islanders/639660)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-staten-islanders/639660 "2012-11-06T19:39:06Z")
(Oh, boy, this is going to go well, I can see that already.) I have a lot of compassion for Staten Islanders (good so far) who got destroyed by the hurricane, and have gotten screwed out of FEMA’s attention–residents of… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=726&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=728&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)