# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=735&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:** 736 --- ## [Recommend some higher-brow comedy movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-higher-brow-comedy-movies/433106)
**Author:** [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2008, 10:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-higher-brow-comedy-movies/433106 "2008-01-15T10:26:35Z")
As the title says, I need a list of higher quality comedy movies. A typical scenario plays out every time my girlfriend and I attempt to watch a movie: Me: “I want to watch a compelling movie, something that will make… --- ## [There's a pen on the ground. Can you pick it up with your feet/toes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-pen-on-the-ground-can-you-pick-it-up-with-your-feet-toes/617968)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2012, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-pen-on-the-ground-can-you-pick-it-up-with-your-feet-toes/617968 "2012-06-04T18:27:25Z")
Are you one of those truly gifted who can pick objects (like pens, wrappers, papers, etc) with their toes and bring it up to your hand? --- ## [Man skydives without parachute -- is this real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-skydives-without-parachute-is-this-real/525102)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2016, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-skydives-without-parachute-is-this-real/525102 "2016-10-26T13:20:53Z")
Here is the video. The guy, Travis Pastrana, jumps out of the plane with nothing but shorts, socks, sunglasses, and a can of Red Bull. Two other guys jump at the same time, with chutes. Pastrana cavorts in the air for… --- ## [Need songs/music with that "electronic voice" in them.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-songs-music-with-that-electronic-voice-in-them/481244)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2009, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-songs-music-with-that-electronic-voice-in-them/481244 "2009-01-20T10:52:58Z")
I hope you all understand what I’m talking about. It’s like that retro-disco-tech type music then you’ll hear the “electric voice” come on and say something to the effect of “Get your ass out on the dance floor…yadda, y… --- ## [You were just given $500...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-were-just-given-500/703795 "2014-11-17T20:56:35Z")
You must spend it on something for yourself. Can’t payoff a debt or bill. Can’t spend it on someone else. Can’t donate it to charity, political cause, or someone else. Can’t use it as a down payment on something bigg… --- ## [Downton Abbey-Series 4 has started in the UK \[SPOILERS for those waiting to view on PBS\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-series-4-has-started-in-the-uk-spoilers-for-those-waiting-to-view-on-pbs/669574)
**Author:** [@toast\_pakora](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toast_pakora)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/downton-abbey-series-4-has-started-in-the-uk-spoilers-for-those-waiting-to-view-on-pbs/669574 "2013-12-28T09:08:14Z")
Soooooo, anyone watching? New intro music, sadly not as dramatic as the original one. I loved how most of the show looked misty and muted and then the day of the luncheon, it switched to clear and bright when Mary came … --- ## [Lines you hate in a song you like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lines-you-hate-in-a-song-you-like/812654)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lines-you-hate-in-a-song-you-like/812654 "2018-08-29T13:35:17Z")
Sucking on a chili dog… Jack and Diane --- ## [Grey's Anatomy season 8 thread (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greys-anatomy-season-8-thread-spoilers/597292)
**Author:** [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greys-anatomy-season-8-thread-spoilers/597292 "2012-05-22T15:40:32Z")
Tonight is premiere night! No spoilers in OP. --- ## [When is enough Bob Marley enough?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-enough-bob-marley-enough/649950)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-enough-bob-marley-enough/649950 "2013-02-16T07:03:31Z")
They had another tribute to him on the 2013 Grammys tonight. I like Bob Marley as much as the next person but come on. Haven’t we done that enough. It’s the Grammys, there are hundreds of talented contemporary musicians … --- ## [Who invented oral sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-oral-sex/90806)
**Author:** [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2001, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-invented-oral-sex/90806 "2001-11-02T03:09:18Z")
Well, I doubt we can pin that down. But, do we know whether oral sex is natural behavior (e.g., are chimps going down on each other), or is learned conduct spread by or through a culture (if so, bless them Sumerians!)? S… --- ## [Kid drove car without water in radiator. Now, oil leaking out.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-drove-car-without-water-in-radiator-now-oil-leaking-out/669970)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2013, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kid-drove-car-without-water-in-radiator-now-oil-leaking-out/669970 "2013-10-08T01:20:11Z")
So, did he probably blow a head gasket? Engine didn’t seize up. --- ## [I don’t understand this note/warning from tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-understand-this-note-warning-from-tomndebb/550738)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-don-t-understand-this-note-warning-from-tomndebb/550738 "2010-08-26T17:17:50Z")
In the \[del\]Should Gay People be Allowed to Span?\[/del\] thread,\*\* tomndebb\*\* directed the following to Hamlet and me: I cut the initial bit, having no interest in questioning whether or not it was a hijack. My apologie… --- ## [Anagram Cartoons Part II: Your real name!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anagram-cartoons-part-ii-your-real-name/312690)
**Author:** [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2005, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anagram-cartoons-part-ii-your-real-name/312690 "2005-08-09T04:58:25Z")
I’m getting requests to do toons for peoples’ real names now, and the username anagram cartoon thread is getting pretty large, so I thought it might be good to start a seperate thread for this. So if you’d like to see y… --- ## [Driving between DC and Chicago - what's it like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-between-dc-and-chicago-whats-it-like/576627)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-between-dc-and-chicago-whats-it-like/576627 "2011-04-01T05:22:12Z")
What’s it like driving between Washington, DC and Chicago? What types of roads, scenery, etc. do you find? If you’ve driven a similar long-haul route, such as Chicago to Baltimore, I’d also love to hear your take. I’v… --- ## [Quadrupling (or longer!) the Life of Razor Blades – a Shaving Thread: spend only $500, not $8,000](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quadrupling-or-longer-the-life-of-razor-blades-a-shaving-thread-spend-only-500-not-8-000/713862)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2015, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quadrupling-or-longer-the-life-of-razor-blades-a-shaving-thread-spend-only-500-not-8-000/713862 "2015-03-11T20:57:14Z")
This is a little lengthy. The TLDR version is: this info will save me $7,500 over the course of my expected (God-willing) hopeful lifetime. Instead of spending $8,000 on razor blades in my life I will instead spend only … --- ## [Let's talk about your favorite "upbeat" song that is actually quite fucked up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-your-favorite-upbeat-song-that-is-actually-quite-fucked-up/521306)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2009, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-your-favorite-upbeat-song-that-is-actually-quite-fucked-up/521306 "2009-12-19T15:18:03Z")
I like Bobby Darin. A lot. Lord help me if I’m ever in a bar with a jukebox, because you’re going to be listening to him all night. Thankfully for the town I’m in, there seems to be some law against jukes. In the old cou… --- ## [Work Like a Dog-A Mundane Mutt Post](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-like-a-dog-a-mundane-mutt-post/396539)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 284\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2007, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-like-a-dog-a-mundane-mutt-post/396539 "2007-03-26T02:53:18Z")
Ever hear the phrase “work like a dog”? Here’s a sample of Maggie wonderbeagle’s work day: 7:30 Gotta go! Why is he asleep? Is he dead? WhineWhineWhine. 7:50 Breakfast! Cookies and kibble, fish n’ meds. MM…Mmm…goo… --- ## [Is Positive Thinking a Disease in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-positive-thinking-a-disease-in-the-us/554213)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-positive-thinking-a-disease-in-the-us/554213 "2010-09-20T23:43:04Z")
I’m reading Barbara Ehrenreich’s book Bright-Sided: How The Relentlessness Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermind America. I picked it up from the library reluctantly. I read her book Nickle and Dimed, and while … --- ## [Is marijuana stronger now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-marijuana-stronger-now/619402)
**Author:** [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2012, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-marijuana-stronger-now/619402 "2012-05-09T18:38:40Z")
Today’s column: Is marijuana stronger than it used to be? - The Straight Dope The lead-in question was from the SDMB from 2007, original thread found here: Is pot stronger these days? - Factual Questions - Straight Dope… --- ## [Survivor December 1 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-december-1-2010/562610)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2010, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-december-1-2010/562610 "2010-12-06T21:38:23Z")
Holy crap. --- ## [MI GOP leaders meeting with Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mi-gop-leaders-meeting-with-trump/926060)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2020, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mi-gop-leaders-meeting-with-trump/926060 "2020-11-24T19:28:47Z")
So Michigan’s Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey and House Speaker Lee Chatfield have flown into DC this morning with plans to meet with Trump, who asked the two legislators to meet with him following his campaign’s rep… --- ## [The pumpkin spice (bleck!) MMP \[Old\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pumpkin-spice-bleck-mmp-old/991304)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 364\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pumpkin-spice-bleck-mmp-old/991304 "2023-10-17T23:59:48Z")
although it started before Labor Day it’s pumpkin spice season so the topic is what’s the most disgusting and or weird thing you’ve seen it in ? Mines in ale and dog/cat food I guess since some of the premium animal fo… --- ## [Can you will yourself to die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-will-yourself-to-die/7267)
**Author:** [@aha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aha)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2000, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-will-yourself-to-die/7267 "2000-02-16T06:46:00Z")
This may be a question for Great Debates however the case I am going to state seems pretty clear cut. I would like others’ opinions or even some scientific evidence if there is any about this subject. Maybe one of our re… --- ## [Why are East Asian robes folded left over right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-east-asian-robes-folded-left-over-right/548540)
**Author:** [@Capoeirista](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capoeirista)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-east-asian-robes-folded-left-over-right/548540 "2010-08-02T00:38:32Z")
As an American living in Japan, I am often the victim of low expectations. On seeing me eat my lunch, Japanese people exclaim “Wow, you’re so good with chopsticks!” On hearing me say a simple “arigatou,” they shout “Wo… --- ## [Scientists accidentally kill world's oldest animal at age 507](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-accidentally-kill-worlds-oldest-animal-at-age-507/674078)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2013, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scientists-accidentally-kill-worlds-oldest-animal-at-age-507/674078 "2013-11-28T00:15:09Z")
::facepalm:: Really not much else to say. --- ## [Best Cameo in a Television Series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cameo-in-a-television-series/517874)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2009, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cameo-in-a-television-series/517874 "2009-11-28T14:13:04Z")
Just cameos-no “all-episode” or “multi-episode” appearances, please. Mine would be Patrick Duffy and Victoria Principal as Pam and Bobby Ewing(not animated) in the Family Guy episode “Da Boom”. --- ## [Thin Lizzy--thin thinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thin-lizzy-thin-thinking/314360)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thin-lizzy-thin-thinking/314360 "2005-08-03T17:28:43Z")
Disclaimer. I’m just posting this as a member. Nothing official here. First a link. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=6410370&posted=1#post6410370 You said . Give it a rest. With generalizat… --- ## [...Is This Part of Schrodenger's Cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-part-of-schrodengers-cat/536281)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2010, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-part-of-schrodengers-cat/536281 "2010-04-18T09:04:30Z")
What is the name of the theory that observation alone affects the outcome of an experiment? Did this idea stem from Schrodinger’s Cat paradox, or vice versa? …Or, not even close? Wiki seems to say it is, but I thought… --- ## [I pit chiggers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-chiggers/623287)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-chiggers/623287 "2012-06-04T17:42:55Z")
SWMBO and I got to go caching yesterday. Our lives have been too hectic lately to allow us to do that, so we were really looking forward to it. Today, I itch like a sunnuvabitch. The critters chewed on me yesterday an… --- ## [Kanye West - what happened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-what-happened/975895)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-what-happened/975895 "2023-03-30T07:48:25Z")
The very first time I ever heard of Kanye West, at least in my memory, was when he said, “George Bush doesn’t care about Black People.” I thought that pushing it a bit too far, but I understood where he was coming from. … --- ## [Let's talk about the FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) lifestyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-the-fire-financial-independence-retire-early-lifestyle/995946)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-the-fire-financial-independence-retire-early-lifestyle/995946 "2024-05-17T00:18:01Z")
FIRE (Financial Independence, Retire Early) came up a bunch of times in another about people not working, but I don’t want to hijack that thread by focusing on FIRE. The theory goes that if you aggressively save as much… --- ## [Why can I humiliate you in the sports world, but not the classroom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-i-humiliate-you-in-the-sports-world-but-not-the-classroom/538515)
**Author:** [@Dob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dob)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-i-humiliate-you-in-the-sports-world-but-not-the-classroom/538515 "2010-05-12T14:22:33Z")
In High School I had a 9th grade homeroom, but took all 10th grade classes. One day someone asked me if I thought I was an Einstein and instead of just saying “hell ya”, I chickened out and said “no, it was all my paren… --- ## [Do you find censored profanity funnier than uncensored?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-censored-profanity-funnier-than-uncensored/548465)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-censored-profanity-funnier-than-uncensored/548465 "2010-08-03T22:42:49Z")
It occurred to me recently that, to me, there is something inherently funnier about profanity which has been “bleeped” than profanity that has been left intact (this regards verbal profanity). What made me dwell on this… --- ## [Tell me about your unplanned pregnancy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-unplanned-pregnancy/568944)
**Author:** [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-unplanned-pregnancy/568944 "2011-02-02T16:33:31Z")
Please. I’m freaking out. I just found out I’m pregnant even though I’m still breastfeeding and on the mini-pill (I guess the mini-pill is part of the problem). I don’t know what to do - this was completely unplanned (ob… --- ## [Are Pepe Le Pew catoons still aired on TV given he's a sexual predator & borderline rapist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pepe-le-pew-catoons-still-aired-on-tv-given-hes-a-sexual-predator-borderline-rapist/704743)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2021, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pepe-le-pew-catoons-still-aired-on-tv-given-hes-a-sexual-predator-borderline-rapist/704743 "2021-03-09T01:39:07Z")
Pepe Le Pew’s antics were laughable back in the day, but in modernity they are effectively textbook sexual harassment edging into pre-rapist behavior. Are these cartoons still run on TV? Pepe Le Pew in action … --- ## [New Dan Brown book, "The Lost Symbol", releases Tuesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dan-brown-book-the-lost-symbol-releases-tuesday/509841)
**Author:** [@wierdaaron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wierdaaron)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2009, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dan-brown-book-the-lost-symbol-releases-tuesday/509841 "2009-12-02T03:35:14Z")
The Lost Symbol (amazon link) releases this Tuesday. What do people here think about that? I’m kind of on the fence about Brown. I first read Angels and Demons and DaVinci Code in high school, interestingly way before … --- ## [Why do so many people think the only way to see unadulterated Star Wars is VHS (or laserdisc)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-people-think-the-only-way-to-see-unadulterated-star-wars-is-vhs-or-laserdisc/670925)
**Author:** [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2013, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-people-think-the-only-way-to-see-unadulterated-star-wars-is-vhs-or-laserdisc/670925 "2013-10-15T15:38:01Z")
They original versions of Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi may not be on Bluray, but they’ve been on DVD for a long time now. Ever since they were released as individual movies rather than a set. In… --- ## [Hispanic vs Latino vs Chicano?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hispanic-vs-latino-vs-chicano/548985)
**Author:** [@Blue\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Mars)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2011, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hispanic-vs-latino-vs-chicano/548985 "2011-11-06T02:23:54Z")
What are the origins/uses of these words and which are more polite/preferred? --- ## [Stranger Things 2 (Netflix)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranger-things-2-netflix/799966)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2018, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranger-things-2-netflix/799966 "2018-04-28T11:34:05Z")
The second season of Stranger Things 2 is now available on Netflix, although I haven’t seen any of it yet. Here is some information on the series: I am curious what happens to the kid throwing up the alien worms at th… --- ## [Movie theater etiquette - thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-theater-etiquette-thoughts/592920)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-theater-etiquette-thoughts/592920 "2011-08-18T14:26:40Z")
Sunday night the spouse and I went to see Harry Potter again. Because it’s been out for awhile, they had moved it from the big double-door auditorium into what I call the “living room with a big screen TV”–you know, the … --- ## [Gout sufferer loses both big toes. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gout-sufferer-loses-both-big-toes-now-what/543081)
**Author:** [@Malienation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malienation)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gout-sufferer-loses-both-big-toes-now-what/543081 "2013-01-04T14:18:01Z")
As a long-time gout sufferer, I’ve often wondered about this. Do gout attacks then occur in the joints of the next biggest toes? While I’m here, what’s with the gout/big toes connection, anyway? Why do gout attacks nearl… --- ## [What movies got rave reviews by the critics, yet were vastly overrated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-got-rave-reviews-by-the-critics-yet-were-vastly-overrated/518618)
**Author:** [@independentminded](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/independentminded)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-got-rave-reviews-by-the-critics-yet-were-vastly-overrated/518618 "2009-11-28T18:40:50Z")
I’d say that \*Gosford Park \*and Observe and Report definitely fall into the above-mentioned category, although Gosford Park won the Academy Award for the Best Picture that year. The same can be said to some degree for S… --- ## [Ted Cruz is pretty crafty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-cruz-is-pretty-crafty/669609)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2013, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-cruz-is-pretty-crafty/669609 "2013-10-01T00:22:32Z")
Or so it seems to me. On the outside looking in, he seems incompetent. He is engaging in a useless filibuster and making lots of republicans in the senate and house hate him in the process. If the government does go into… --- ## [The Miami Dolphins Bullying Kerfuffle (MDBK) - we don't have a thread on this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-miami-dolphins-bullying-kerfuffle-mdbk-we-dont-have-a-thread-on-this/673415)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2014, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-miami-dolphins-bullying-kerfuffle-mdbk-we-dont-have-a-thread-on-this/673415 "2014-02-14T20:53:54Z")
I searched on “Incognito” and didn’t find any recent threads. And I am putting this hear vs. The Game Room because this story has crossed over to mainstream media. This is getting so much lather and froth on ESPN, and … --- ## [Olaf from "Frozen" = Jar Jar Binks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olaf-from-frozen-jar-jar-binks/679436)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2014, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olaf-from-frozen-jar-jar-binks/679436 "2014-04-09T14:14:13Z")
I did not see the Disney movie “Frozen”, even though it got very good reviews, because I saw a trailer in the theater that concentrated almost exclusively on Olaf, the snowman. It looked like crappy physical humor aimed… --- ## [Want to play Miss Manners? Who is in the wrong here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-play-miss-manners-who-is-in-the-wrong-here/256755)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2005, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-play-miss-manners-who-is-in-the-wrong-here/256755 "2005-05-13T22:56:01Z")
What are the demands of etiquette when dining with friends who follow a different code of eating than you do? One of my childhood friends has lately become a vegetarian, in accordance with the customs of her new husband… --- ## [What do you pay for rent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-pay-for-rent/525996)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2010, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-pay-for-rent/525996 "2010-02-05T01:40:32Z")
And what city? Good or bad neighborhood? How big of a place? I live in a fair but not great neighborhood in Boston. Tiny studio apartment, but in a great building. I pay $910. That’s pretty cheap for around here. --- ## [Top 10 coolest couples in music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-10-coolest-couples-in-music/605965)
**Author:** [@GovernmentMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GovernmentMan)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2011, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-10-coolest-couples-in-music/605965 "2011-12-14T00:50:16Z")
Kathleen Hanna and Ad-Rock Beyonce and Jay-Z Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore Grant Hart and Bob Mould (Husker Du) Whitney and Bobby B. Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits Yoko and John Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz (Talking … --- ## [Since I'm The First One Who Felt Like It I'll Start The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-im-the-first-one-who-felt-like-it-ill-start-the-mmp/577943)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2011, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-im-the-first-one-who-felt-like-it-ill-start-the-mmp/577943 "2011-04-18T04:34:48Z")
Cause I’m all generous like that. :smiley: Good Mornin’ Mumpers! Up and caffienatin’ YAWN ‘Tia 63 Amurrkin out with a predicted high of near 90 and rain predicted for later on today. This is Spring in south Jawja. Other… --- ## [Films where actors died during filming.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-where-actors-died-during-filming/400495)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2016, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-where-actors-died-during-filming/400495 "2016-02-21T18:43:05Z")
A bit of a morbid thread perhaps, but I’m trying to get some examples of movies where starring actors died during filming – either on set or off, but the movies went on to be completed. Any “giveaway” scenes where you ca… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=734&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=736&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)