# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=750&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:** 751 --- ## [Tell me about the horse & buggy days.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-horse-buggy-days/680096)
**Author:** [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-horse-buggy-days/680096 "2014-02-01T16:28:32Z")
My 88 year old father is fond of telling me about the buggy rides he used to go on with his grandmother. This would have been in rural Georgia in the early 1930s. Not knowing much about horses, I’m curious about this mo… --- ## [Apparently, they still make...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-they-still-make/787655)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2017, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-they-still-make/787655 "2017-07-28T03:55:58Z")
Ever think of a product, wondered what ever happened to it, and then found out it’s still being made? For a reason unknown to me, I thought of Prell shampoo this morning. I haven’t seen any advertising in at least a co… --- ## [Do you like the new Dishwasher Tablets? Are they more Expensive to use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-new-dishwasher-tablets-are-they-more-expensive-to-use/570436)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-new-dishwasher-tablets-are-they-more-expensive-to-use/570436 "2011-02-14T17:43:55Z")
I’ve used Dishwasher powder and separate rinse aid solution for over thirty years. I’ve been very satisfied. A box of Dishwasher soap last at least a year. I learned 25 years ago, that you only need to fill the soap disp… --- ## [Do you think the young woman in this photo needs spanx?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-the-young-woman-in-this-photo-needs-spanx/744275)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2016, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-the-young-woman-in-this-photo-needs-spanx/744275 "2016-01-30T21:47:38Z")
Do you think the young woman in this photo should wear Spanx? For those unaware spanx are compression undergarments that help you look more shapely and less, well fat. Related story here: KAKE Apparently the girl (13 … --- ## [The electoral votes system make voting seem meaningless.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-electoral-votes-system-make-voting-seem-meaningless/754480)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2016, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-electoral-votes-system-make-voting-seem-meaningless/754480 "2016-05-14T00:52:11Z")
I am going to vote for Trump, but it won’t even matter. Connecticut is a predominantly “blue state”. Whether I vote for Trump or not isn’t going to do shit. What’s the point of even voting then? A more serious exampl… --- ## [Women who got hotter as they got older](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-got-hotter-as-they-got-older/679131)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-got-hotter-as-they-got-older/679131 "2014-01-25T23:58:10Z")
What women do you feel have gotten more attractive (physically) with age? I would list Julia Louis Dreyfuss 20s 40s Sarah Silverman teenager 40s --- ## [Battle Without Honor or Humanity or What's the name of that tune?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-without-honor-or-humanity-or-whats-the-name-of-that-tune/514182)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2009, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battle-without-honor-or-humanity-or-whats-the-name-of-that-tune/514182 "2009-11-14T05:44:56Z")
The Wedge thread bought this up. The name of the song in this youtube clip is called Battle Without Honor or Humanity, I did not know this. Thankfully, the video in the Wedge thread credited the music. In … --- ## [Bea Arthur Syndrome, or "We need someone realy ugly!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bea-arthur-syndrome-or-we-need-someone-realy-ugly/317326)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2005, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bea-arthur-syndrome-or-we-need-someone-realy-ugly/317326 "2005-08-20T03:36:53Z")
The “is Bea Arthur bitter?” thread got me to thinking about character actors and actresses hired specifically because they are ugly, unsexy, hatchet-faced bastards, and how they dealt with that—also, who some of your fav… --- ## [Per Your Request, Oh Mighty Christian Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/per-your-request-oh-mighty-christian-warrior/407805)
**Author:** [@Papermache\_Prince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Papermache_Prince)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2007, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/per-your-request-oh-mighty-christian-warrior/407805 "2007-06-15T23:44:26Z")
At the request of Omegaman, I have started this thread. I have made no claims that I am a badass. I have only claimed in the other thread that you do not know anything about me, and therefore cannot pass judgment on m… --- ## [Why does knife start with a 'k'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-knife-start-with-a-k/584150)
**Author:** [@hoobyjuice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hoobyjuice)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-knife-start-with-a-k/584150 "2011-06-06T16:06:14Z")
So, um, yeah, why does knife start with a ‘k’? I don’t buy that explanation that its from the french word ‘canif’. The english isle predecessors surely must have come up with their own word for sharp pointy cutting thi… --- ## [I Finally Saw Casablanca: Things People Are Incredulous Of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-saw-casablanca-things-people-are-incredulous-of/523664)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2010, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-finally-saw-casablanca-things-people-are-incredulous-of/523664 "2010-01-16T00:35:41Z")
It used to happen to me all the time. He: “Do you remember that scene in E.T. where . . .” Me: "I’ve never seen E.T." He: “YOU’VE NEVER SEEN \*E.T. \*??!?” In fact, there were a lot of movies I grew up not seeing, most… --- ## [John Edwards' alleged lovechild: would you disqualify him as a VP choice due to this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edwards-alleged-lovechild-would-you-disqualify-him-as-a-vp-choice-due-to-this/457500)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2008, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-edwards-alleged-lovechild-would-you-disqualify-him-as-a-vp-choice-due-to-this/457500 "2008-08-12T02:23:38Z")
This is both about John Edwards and a general question. The National Enquirer ran an article several months ago on Rielle Hunter, an alleged pregnant girlfriend of John Edwards. Nothing has been substantiated and she … --- ## [nuclear power should abandoned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-power-should-abandoned/603335)
**Author:** [@celnorvik\_yahoo.com](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/celnorvik_yahoo.com)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-power-should-abandoned/603335 "2011-11-24T17:19:18Z")
Chernobyl has probably killed 10,000 or more. But who knows how many it killed. It killed hundreds of firemen. It killed hundreds of people who built the doom to cover the mess. It’s probably given cancer to tens of thou… --- ## [Wipeout - ABC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wipeout-abc/546854)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wipeout-abc/546854 "2012-02-03T01:11:50Z")
Are they really just blindsiding these poor fucks? It really looks like abuse for the fuck of it. Takeshi’s Castle had more class than this mess! --- ## [A part of American Democracy successfully exported to Iraq!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-part-of-american-democracy-successfully-exported-to-iraq/286480)
**Author:** [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2005, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-part-of-american-democracy-successfully-exported-to-iraq/286480 "2005-02-06T21:14:51Z")
Unfortunately, it’s only our idiotic tendency to declare war on abstract concepts Al-Zarquwi declares war on Democracy At least they declare war on democracy and the people who practice it, so it’s a war against people… --- ## [Who would be the best moderator for Presidential debates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-be-the-best-moderator-for-presidential-debates/636686)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-be-the-best-moderator-for-presidential-debates/636686 "2012-10-30T21:28:40Z")
Who would be the best moderator to keep Presidential candidates in line as well as holding them to keep the specifics. We need confrontational but not…Bill O’Reilly… I’m thinking Tony Reali from Around the Horn with a m… --- ## [I'm not buying you a fucking house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-buying-you-a-fucking-house/148957)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2003, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-buying-you-a-fucking-house/148957 "2003-01-19T19:29:48Z")
My lazy, greedy wife happened to get her nose into the estate settlement papers I had to sign, and found out how much I’m inheriting. True to form, she’s found a new house for me to buy with the dough. These are the fac… --- ## [Should doctors who perform sterilizations be forced to pay pregnancy, childbirth, and/or childcare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-doctors-who-perform-sterilizations-be-forced-to-pay-pregnancy-childbirth-and-or-childcare/736225)
**Author:** [@Futurist110](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futurist110)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2015, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-doctors-who-perform-sterilizations-be-forced-to-pay-pregnancy-childbirth-and-or-childcare/736225 "2015-12-07T21:58:24Z")
Should doctors who perform failed sterilizations (as in, sterilizations which were initially successful but which ended up failing later on) be forced to pay all of the pregnancy, childbirth, and/or childcare costs which… --- ## [Tell us why Movie X should have won the Best Picture Oscar (rather than the one that actually did.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-why-movie-x-should-have-won-the-best-picture-oscar-rather-than-the-one-that-actually-did/696495)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2014, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-why-movie-x-should-have-won-the-best-picture-oscar-rather-than-the-one-that-actually-did/696495 "2014-08-30T00:15:30Z")
That’s pretty clear, I think. Only three rules: The movie you choose to as Movie X must not, in fact, have won the Best Picture Oscar, but it doesn’t matter how many other Oscars or other awards it won. Optimally … --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread - December 2016 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-december-2016-edition/773500)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2017, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-december-2016-edition/773500 "2017-01-02T03:24:27Z")
Well here it is December… and not one had better ask what MORE could go wrong with this year or they will be covered in milk and fed to my Siamese boys. :smiley: I don’t know about you all but I’m going to keep my nose i… --- ## [What was the most painfull thing you ever did?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-painfull-thing-you-ever-did/686457)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-most-painfull-thing-you-ever-did/686457 "2014-05-07T06:09:34Z")
Please, no emotional pain. Once I decided my balls were way too hairy. Instead of trimming with a pair of scissors or using a razor blade (which has proven itself another TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE idea)… I went to a waxing par… --- ## [HOme Audio - Old School vs What ever the hell they think that STULL is...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-audio-old-school-vs-what-ever-the-hell-they-think-that-stull-is/645545)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-audio-old-school-vs-what-ever-the-hell-they-think-that-stull-is/645545 "2013-01-04T07:34:41Z")
OK - We no longer go tto the store and buy this Turntable Tuner \] Pre-amp } {Receiver} Amplifier } Speakers We now go to store and buy: Video Display Disc player and 1 box containing an A/V… --- ## [Your iPhone is recording everywhere you go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-iphone-is-recording-everywhere-you-go/579105)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-iphone-is-recording-everywhere-you-go/579105 "2011-04-28T20:09:08Z")
and Apple won’t say why. From the Guardian: There’s an application available here that will display the location data stored on your computer. I’m putting this in MPSIMS rather than GD or the Pit to spread awareness.… --- ## [Crash sucked. Nothing to do with Brokeback Mountain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crash-sucked-nothing-to-do-with-brokeback-mountain/518712)
**Author:** [@SecretaryofEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecretaryofEvil)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2009, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crash-sucked-nothing-to-do-with-brokeback-mountain/518712 "2009-12-06T16:00:11Z")
I hate the film Crash. It is a terrible movie. I’ve repeatedly seen people on this board express the opinion that people dislike Crash because it was awarded the Oscar over Brokeback Mountain. The latest was in this thre… --- ## [A vigilante is apparently hunting and killing sex offenders in Washington State](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-vigilante-is-apparently-hunting-and-killing-sex-offenders-in-washington-state/319836)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2005, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-vigilante-is-apparently-hunting-and-killing-sex-offenders-in-washington-state/319836 "2005-09-08T11:22:02Z")
Link: Two are dead, and a letter purportedly from the vigilante claims more to follow. (I didn’t link to the story in a more local paper, because the stories go to registration the following day. Click for the front pag… --- ## [Whats the possibility of me living to see a Muslim dominated Europe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-possibility-of-me-living-to-see-a-muslim-dominated-europe/260894)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2004, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-possibility-of-me-living-to-see-a-muslim-dominated-europe/260894 "2004-08-28T06:28:43Z")
I’m 18 now, and was wondering at the present rate of declining births and rising immigration from Muslim countries, how long would it take for them to become the majority faith and culture in Europe? There are 13 millio… --- ## [My co-worker doesn't believe I'm American](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-co-worker-doesnt-believe-im-american/562635)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-co-worker-doesnt-believe-im-american/562635 "2010-12-13T18:43:42Z")
In case my username doesn’t give it away, I’m a native of the US State of Mississippi, now residing in New York City. I was talking to the cook at the restaurant where I work, who is originally from Ecuador. I asked him … --- ## [Funny Things You've Seen On Airplanes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-things-youve-seen-on-airplanes/524155)
**Author:** [@LiveOnAPlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveOnAPlane)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-things-youve-seen-on-airplanes/524155 "2010-01-14T02:47:10Z")
With all the crappy things happening with air travel recently, I thought I’d try to lighten up the whole miserable experience a little and talk about humorous stuff you’ve done or seen whilst flying. Might ease the mise… --- ## [Plagiarism - rat out fellow student or keep quiet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plagiarism-rat-out-fellow-student-or-keep-quiet/735444)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2015, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plagiarism-rat-out-fellow-student-or-keep-quiet/735444 "2015-10-30T16:03:40Z")
If you caught a fellow student plagiarizing would you report it or stay quiet about it? My son came to me with this last night. He had to reply to to a message on a discussion board, and he questioned one of the statem… --- ## [Sitcom man says regarding a girl he's met "She's part African American but has a great personality"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-man-says-regarding-a-girl-hes-met-shes-part-african-american-but-has-a-great-personality/713164)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2015, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sitcom-man-says-regarding-a-girl-hes-met-shes-part-african-american-but-has-a-great-personality/713164 "2015-02-21T22:38:28Z")
How would that go down in the US? Many of you probably know why I’m asking, and I’ll explain shortly. But I’m curious… --- ## [Fuck You Pandora](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-pandora/652466)
**Author:** [@USPS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USPS)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-pandora/652466 "2014-08-25T21:12:04Z")
Dicks:eek: --- ## [What did Beyonce do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-beyonce-do/745713)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-beyonce-do/745713 "2016-02-15T18:39:00Z")
I saw her dancing. Apparently she has disrespected the police somehow and some people are in an uproar. Some people so far appear to be Republican alarmists Rudy Giuliani and Peter King. What did she do? Do any rational… --- ## [Tawana Brawley: 15 Yr. Old Rape-Hoaxer to Pay Heavily for Slander](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tawana-brawley-15-yr-old-rape-hoaxer-to-pay-heavily-for-slander/665617)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2013, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tawana-brawley-15-yr-old-rape-hoaxer-to-pay-heavily-for-slander/665617 "2013-08-12T15:29:06Z")
“Tawana Glenda Brawley (born 1972) is an African-American woman from Wappingers Falls, New York who gained notoriety in 1987-88 for falsely accusing six white men of having raped her. The charges received widespread nati… --- ## [is pill splitting effective?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pill-splitting-effective/666864)
**Author:** [@rbroome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rbroome)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-pill-splitting-effective/666864 "2013-08-30T18:23:58Z")
I take Fexofenadine (Allegra) almost every day for allergy relief. I buy the 180 mg size and split the pill since I don’t like the side effects of the full dose. 1/2 the pill usually works. However, there are some days… --- ## [Battlestar Galactica 3.20 - "Crossroads (part two)" - spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-3-20-crossroads-part-two-spoilers/397449)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2007, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-3-20-crossroads-part-two-spoilers/397449 "2007-05-08T12:25:37Z")
All of this has had spoilers before, and all of this will have spoilers again. Spoiler policy: If it’s been aired, or if it’s purely speculative, no need for a spoiler box. If it’s from a future episode, as revealed in … --- ## [OBL Shooter's Line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obl-shooters-line/580843)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obl-shooters-line/580843 "2011-08-05T01:32:55Z")
Yes, another Osama thread. I think this is the right forum. If you were the SEAL Team Six guy who shot bin Laden, what would your line be? My favorite such line from any movie is from the Matrix: “Dodge this.” But, … --- ## [Am I being set up for a robbery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-being-set-up-for-a-robbery/477927)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2008, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-being-set-up-for-a-robbery/477927 "2008-12-29T20:32:12Z")
I got a call on my cell phone from FedEx (or so they said they were FexEx) to set up a time for delivery of a package. I asked them if they would deliver it tomorrow morning and they said that is fine, it should be here… --- ## [What's a "teddy" in clothing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-teddy-in-clothing/522156)
**Author:** [@katie9264](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katie9264)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-teddy-in-clothing/522156 "2009-12-22T18:40:42Z")
I’ve heard several references to a piece of clothing called a “teddy” (sp?) on the Golden Girls. What is it? --- ## [Remote for car died--do I need to go to the dealer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remote-for-car-died-do-i-need-to-go-to-the-dealer/610228)
**Author:** [@shellofmyformerself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shellofmyformerself)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remote-for-car-died-do-i-need-to-go-to-the-dealer/610228 "2012-01-26T15:55:57Z")
The “clicker” for my car died (it unlocks the doors, pops the trunk and has a panic button, also, I think it’s part of the security system too?). I’m sure it’s the battery because the car is a 2006 model. Do I need to … --- ## [Music that sounds like a parody, but is the real thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-that-sounds-like-a-parody-but-is-the-real-thing/650341)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2013, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-that-sounds-like-a-parody-but-is-the-real-thing/650341 "2013-02-18T04:01:10Z")
I always have iTunes set on Shuffle, so I never know what’ll play next. It could be Mozart or Sondheim or Zappa. And I have so much music, I just can’t identify each and everything I’m playing. A while ago I was working… --- ## [My roommates' rooms are bigger than mine but we pay same rent. Should I make an issue of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roommates-rooms-are-bigger-than-mine-but-we-pay-same-rent-should-i-make-an-issue-of-it/669680)
**Author:** [@Isaacedwardleibowitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isaacedwardleibowitz)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2013, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roommates-rooms-are-bigger-than-mine-but-we-pay-same-rent-should-i-make-an-issue-of-it/669680 "2013-09-27T07:55:37Z")
My two roommates, one of whom is a good friend of mine, and I moved into a new apartment at the beginning of August. I moved in about a week later than they did (although I signed the lease before my friend), so I got la… --- ## [What's your favorite type of red wine? ......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-type-of-red-wine/629383)
**Author:** [@Mr.Natural](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Natural)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-type-of-red-wine/629383 "2012-07-31T21:33:49Z")
My wife doesn’t generally like alcohol, but thought she might start having a glass of wine each night for good health. When I do drink, which is seldom anymore, I drink beer or bourbon. What red wine do you like? Mer… --- ## [Wendy's gives a woman the finger! In their chili!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-gives-a-woman-the-finger-in-their-chili/296029)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2005, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wendys-gives-a-woman-the-finger-in-their-chili/296029 "2005-05-14T19:40:46Z")
Words fail me I’m glad a vegetarian. --- ## [The actress is pregnant, but her character is not.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-actress-is-pregnant-but-her-character-is-not/702247)
**Author:** [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2014, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-actress-is-pregnant-but-her-character-is-not/702247 "2014-10-30T12:02:01Z")
I recently re-watched some episodes of Life, the NBC drama starring Damian Lewis that ran from 2007 to 2009, and realized something I completely missed the first time around. Sarah Shahi, who played detective Dani Reese,… --- ## [Let's ruin the Phantom Menace some more!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-ruin-the-phantom-menace-some-more/616414)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2012, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-ruin-the-phantom-menace-some-more/616414 "2012-03-27T18:36:01Z")
Here is a video that takes one one thing even people that hate TPM agree is pretty cool, the light saber duel, and make you realize that the speed and editing hide how goofy it is. --- ## [How much energy does it take to boil water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-energy-does-it-take-to-boil-water/426870)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-energy-does-it-take-to-boil-water/426870 "2014-01-25T03:19:23Z")
More specifically, how much energy does it take to boil 25 liters of water in a system to produce steam at 15 PSI? I know it takes 1 calorie to raise 1 gram of water 1 degree so 25,000 calories to raise 25 liters of wat… --- ## [What is the practical limit on tall buildings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-practical-limit-on-tall-buildings/686485)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2016, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-practical-limit-on-tall-buildings/686485 "2016-02-22T17:48:39Z")
Prompted by this story. Saudi Arabia to begin building world’s tallest building. Cities keep leapfrogging over each other to have the prestige of the world’s tallest but surely there has to be a limit somewhere. So wh… --- ## ["The Night Manager" on AMC; miniseries thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-manager-on-amc-miniseries-thread/752672)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2016, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-night-manager-on-amc-miniseries-thread/752672 "2016-11-20T07:34:10Z")
I wasn’t planning on watching this as it seemed over-hyped, but it got a pretty good review on NPR this morning, so I think I’ll give it a try. I’ve never watched whatever medical show Hugh Laurie is famous for, and I d… --- ## [SodaStream soda machine - anybody have one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sodastream-soda-machine-anybody-have-one/676186)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sodastream-soda-machine-anybody-have-one/676186 "2013-12-21T20:55:49Z")
My mom is bugging the shit out of me to come up with MORE things I want for Christmas! I’m perfectly happy with the new HP LaserJet (wireless) printer and about $150 of other smaller things she already has for me…but sh… --- ## [Manhattan-what's this guy's problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-whats-this-guys-problem/176958)
**Author:** [@Adman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adman)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2003, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-whats-this-guys-problem/176958 "2003-05-26T04:39:21Z")
Closing down a thread because you don’t like it. Well I don’t like you either. I know how to use a message board, don’t talk to me like an idiot, junior. Check your “I’m cool because I’m a moderator attitude at the do… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=749&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=751&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)