# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=752&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:** 753 --- ## [I don't wanna have sex right now- do you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-wanna-have-sex-right-now-do-you/487484)
**Author:** [@gurujulp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gurujulp)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2009, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-wanna-have-sex-right-now-do-you/487484 "2009-03-04T00:01:56Z")
I don’t want to have sex on the first (or usually third) date, and this seems to be an issue. The ‘common’ wisdom is that a woman decides whether or not to sleep with you in the first ten minutes of meeting you, and the… --- ## [Can you feel fat burning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-feel-fat-burning/541323)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-feel-fat-burning/541323 "2010-05-31T15:17:11Z")
A friend says one can literally feel when one’s fat is burning as a result of exercise. She describes it–and says everyone athletic describes it–as a tingling, itching feeling. I wish to call BS on this claim. But I’ve … --- ## [Why ChatGPT doesn't understand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-chatgpt-doesnt-understand/980404)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2023, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-chatgpt-doesnt-understand/980404 "2023-05-26T12:04:07Z")
Over in Cafe Society, the thread on OpenAI’s Large Language Model (LLM)-based chatbot ChatGPT has developed into a lengthy discussion on whether it (and any similar LLM) can be said to understand language, in a way simil… --- ## [GLEE 2.08 "Furt" (or, the Carol Burnett episode)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-08-furt-or-the-carol-burnett-episode/561696)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-08-furt-or-the-carol-burnett-episode/561696 "2010-12-01T02:51:12Z")
Carol Burnett guest stars as Doris, Sue’s recently retired Nazi hunter mom. Meanwhile Kurt’s dad and Finn’s mom plan their wedding. Confirmed songs include a duet of Ohio (“Why oh why oh/did I ever leave Ohio?”) by Su… --- ## [Thoughts on the term "White Trash"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-term-white-trash/677139)
**Author:** [@Spaghettifrier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spaghettifrier)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-on-the-term-white-trash/677139 "2013-12-28T00:19:18Z")
this should be a fun one… I’ve always thought, since the tender young word I first heard this phrase being thrown about, that it was just blatantly RACIST! And it baffles me as to why it is acceptable to say it in a cli… --- ## [You Know You're A Doper When ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-a-doper-when/523206)
**Author:** [@dhkendall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dhkendall)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-youre-a-doper-when/523206 "2010-01-11T18:21:00Z")
I was having lunch today, and on the wall of the place I was eating at they advertised one of their sandwiches with this phrase (among others): 0g Added Trans Fat And, so help me Og, I read that as (yup, you can see t… --- ## ["Travelling narrows the mind" What does this mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travelling-narrows-the-mind-what-does-this-mean/529809)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2013, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/travelling-narrows-the-mind-what-does-this-mean/529809 "2013-07-06T17:53:06Z")
I heard the quote, “Travelling narrows the mind”, I believe from the letters of Lord Chesterfield. Can someone explain this? Does this mean that travel only reinforces your own biases of your native land? --- ## [Why do people from the US go to foreign countries to adopt children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-from-the-us-go-to-foreign-countries-to-adopt-children/579782)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-from-the-us-go-to-foreign-countries-to-adopt-children/579782 "2012-10-08T20:43:38Z")
American couples sometimes adopt children from outside the US, rather than adopting domestic kids. What are the reasons for doing this? --- ## [Why Does It Smell So Musty In Here? Why Hello, Bag of Potatoes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-smell-so-musty-in-here-why-hello-bag-of-potatoes/677138)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-it-smell-so-musty-in-here-why-hello-bag-of-potatoes/677138 "2013-12-30T03:21:21Z")
What in the world? Since when does a bag of spuds emit this awful smell? They aren’t old or growing eyes…it’s just a normal bag of taters that’s less than a week old! I have never experienced this before, but damn…it ma… --- ## [Are advertised lifetimes of CFLs true ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-advertised-lifetimes-of-cfls-true/672356)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2014, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-advertised-lifetimes-of-cfls-true/672356 "2014-01-29T23:09:52Z")
I have been buying CFL light bulbs for more than 6 years now. Most of the time the life printed on the package is greater than 8 yrs but I have never seen them live that long especially the daylight kinds and the floodli… --- ## [Smells and/or Tastes that Everyone Loves but You Abhor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-and-or-tastes-that-everyone-loves-but-you-abhor/773483)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2018, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smells-and-or-tastes-that-everyone-loves-but-you-abhor/773483 "2018-03-17T14:40:54Z")
To me, coffee smells like burnt wet socks mixed with dog shit and cat piss. The few times I have tried it, it tasted like charred dirt water. Tea also tastes like dirt water to me but the smell is not completely disgust… --- ## [Donated blood... HTLV-positive test results?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donated-blood-htlv-positive-test-results/151897)
**Author:** [@Ara-Alon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ara-Alon)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donated-blood-htlv-positive-test-results/151897 "2013-07-22T17:57:09Z")
I donated blood last January, no problems. I donated again in September, and a few weeks later I got a letter from the Red Cross saying they had rejected my donation because of abnormal blood test results. Their test f… --- ## [INGLORIOUS BASTERDS: Was Lapadite (the French farmer) punished? (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inglorious-basterds-was-lapadite-the-french-farmer-punished-open-spoilers/682556)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inglorious-basterds-was-lapadite-the-french-farmer-punished-open-spoilers/682556 "2014-03-11T19:12:32Z")
Open spoilers. So Inglorious Basterds opens with one of the most tense scenes ever in which the French farmer Perrier Lapadite is interrogated by the surprisingly friendly and gregarious SS Col. Hans Landa. Towards the … --- ## [Great Dopers of yesteryear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709)
**Author:** [@buns3000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buns3000)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2007, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-dopers-of-yesteryear/404709 "2007-08-08T22:45:02Z")
What Dopers do you miss around here? I know there’s been threads on this before. Not sure if there’s been any lately. Off the top of my head: Cinnamon Girl Sentient Meat Wesley Clark --- ## [They overpaid me... Do I HAVE to pay them back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-overpaid-me-do-i-have-to-pay-them-back/131066)
**Author:** [@Chekmate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chekmate)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2002, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-overpaid-me-do-i-have-to-pay-them-back/131066 "2002-10-09T21:22:18Z")
My previous job that I had overpaid me. I quit, and they paid me for one extra week, and today, I got a notice in the mail that they say they have overpaid me $312.88. As it stand right now, I am pretty poor, and I qu… --- ## [Things you wanted to see in Star Wars or Star Trek](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-wanted-to-see-in-star-wars-or-star-trek/602672)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-wanted-to-see-in-star-wars-or-star-trek/602672 "2011-12-17T19:35:45Z")
Darth Vader return to the planet with the fat fly guy who enslaved his Mother, throat choke said FFG guy and ask, “Hisssss…How issssss my Mother? Hisssss” Spock: “Captain, in 1.99999999…” Kirk: “Two, Spock, Two! God da… --- ## [What annoying/pretentious terms and figures of speech should be abolished?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-annoying-pretentious-terms-and-figures-of-speech-should-be-abolished/200627)
**Author:** [@Colinmarshall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colinmarshall)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2003, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-annoying-pretentious-terms-and-figures-of-speech-should-be-abolished/200627 "2003-09-18T20:54:19Z")
We all have certain phrases and expressions that grate on our nerves. Irritating, misleading, annoying, pretentious, blowhardy – I’ll avoid breaking out the thesaurus. Which ones do you guys think should be eliminated fr… --- ## [How do street magicians do the levitation trick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-street-magicians-do-the-levitation-trick/510766)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2009, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-street-magicians-do-the-levitation-trick/510766 "2009-09-21T19:49:57Z")
It was next up on that TV about magician’s secrets, but my wife made me go out and I didn’t get back in time. I have a theory, but I’m wondering how that trick was done. --- ## [Anyone ever had the Thanksgiving dinner from Kroger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-had-the-thanksgiving-dinner-from-kroger/427204)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2007, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-had-the-thanksgiving-dinner-from-kroger/427204 "2007-11-20T23:31:09Z")
Because that’s what my in-laws are serving and I want to know if I should be prepared to starve. It’s out of town, so I can’t take much by way of food, though suggestions for additions to brighten the meal that can hand… --- ## [Give me a hand installing Ubuntu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-hand-installing-ubuntu/552843)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-me-a-hand-installing-ubuntu/552843 "2010-09-19T18:47:50Z")
All the cool kids are doing it! Everybody says it’s super-easy now and totally non-geeks can do it! Yeah, right. Thanks, Slate, for convincing me that would be a great thing to do with my extremely slow desktop. Now,… --- ## [Stan Shmenge, please don't do this to your fellow conservatives.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stan-shmenge-please-dont-do-this-to-your-fellow-conservatives/480098)
**Author:** [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2009, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stan-shmenge-please-dont-do-this-to-your-fellow-conservatives/480098 "2009-01-15T05:23:11Z")
Stan, I was reading your thread about combining ebay shipping and read this post of yours. I was going to respond in the thread, but I don’t spend a lot of time in GQ, and I am afraid that what I want to say violates th… --- ## [What The Fuck is Wrong With Saudi Arabia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-saudi-arabia/542535)
**Author:** [@A.Selene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.Selene)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2010, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-is-wrong-with-saudi-arabia/542535 "2010-06-13T13:23:29Z")
\[RO\] So now one Islamic cleric in Saudi Arabia, “an adviser to the royal court and consultant to the Ministry of Justice”, has declared that women should give their breast milk to men so that the men may drink it. They… --- ## [What does hemi-semi-demi mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-hemi-semi-demi-mean/490311)
**Author:** [@CaveMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaveMike)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-hemi-semi-demi-mean/490311 "2009-03-24T06:58:20Z")
I understand that each of these words mean the same thing: half or partial. But what do they mean when used together? 1/2 \* 1/2 \* 1/2 = 1/8? The usage came up often in Patrick O’Brian novels. One example I partially … --- ## [Are there G.O.A.T.s in football?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-g-o-a-t-s-in-football/511430)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-g-o-a-t-s-in-football/511430 "2009-10-12T18:43:16Z")
Michael Jordan was inducted into the basketball Hall of Fame as pretty much the consensus Greatest (basketball player) Of All Time. In other sports, there are also consensus “best of all time” players: Wayne Gretzky (Ho… --- ## [Face Off Season 10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-season-10/744445)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2016, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-season-10/744445 "2016-04-21T00:06:57Z")
Face Off is Back. This is actually Week 3. Week 1: Create Alien Bounty Hunters inspired by pictures of space ships. Walter and Kaleb created a lizard inspired alien. Pretty good sculpt, color, and texture. Top Look. … --- ## [Soldering two wires together (wattage question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldering-two-wires-together-wattage-question/353624)
**Author:** [@FlyingCowOfDoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingCowOfDoom)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2006, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldering-two-wires-together-wattage-question/353624 "2006-04-22T00:37:06Z")
I’m going to install a new car stereo receiver, and instead of crimping the harness wires together like I usually do, I’ve decided to solder them. I think the wires are 18 gauge, and each connection will just be a splic… --- ## [stealth vs swarms of cheap drones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealth-vs-swarms-of-cheap-drones/725201)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stealth-vs-swarms-of-cheap-drones/725201 "2015-07-23T15:19:14Z")
The US has put all its egg’s in one basket as far as having an all stealth air superiority force, both the F-22 and F-35 are stealth and no other fighters are planned at the moment. The compromises caused on the F35 pro… --- ## [Will washing powder for handwashing wreck a washing machine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-washing-powder-for-handwashing-wreck-a-washing-machine/527401)
**Author:** [@PookahMacPhellimey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PookahMacPhellimey)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2010, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-washing-powder-for-handwashing-wreck-a-washing-machine/527401 "2010-02-03T00:11:16Z")
My flatmate is using washing powder for handwashing in our washing machine. For various reasons (the usual tedious flatsharing stuff) I tend to like to stay out of her business, but if this is likely to damage the washin… --- ## [Drop One Letter Off The Sign, And Change The Movie Title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drop-one-letter-off-the-sign-and-change-the-movie-title/294617)
**Author:** [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drop-one-letter-off-the-sign-and-change-the-movie-title/294617 "2014-01-10T13:11:24Z")
How To Make An American Quit Mr Holland’s Pus Ill Bill --- ## [Have any birthers fessed up yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-birthers-fessed-up-yet/579876)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2011, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-birthers-fessed-up-yet/579876 "2011-05-04T03:35:30Z")
The premise here is that some, if not most, birthers are yanking Obama’s chain, and know it (I imagine them holding meetings where they grin and tell each other, " Aren’t we such devils?"). IOW, they’re in it to give the… --- ## [Let's Go 106 M.P.H. on a Sharp Curve.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-106-m-p-h-on-a-sharp-curve/719997)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-go-106-m-p-h-on-a-sharp-curve/719997 "2022-03-05T16:41:49Z")
Anyone want to venture a guess how this happened? --- ## [Is this girl a tease, or is this guy an idiot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-girl-a-tease-or-is-this-guy-an-idiot/683140)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-girl-a-tease-or-is-this-guy-an-idiot/683140 "2014-03-12T03:42:37Z")
The following story is “true.” That last word is in quotation marks because the tale was related to your humble chronicler as having actually occurred, but I wasn’t there for the crucial bits so cannot vouch for them. Al… --- ## [IL Church Shooter had "arsenal" of guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/il-church-shooter-had-arsenal-of-guns/489064)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/il-church-shooter-had-arsenal-of-guns/489064 "2009-03-17T20:50:55Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090311/ap\_on\_re\_us/church\_shooting Okay, usually I don’t wear a tin foil hat when it comes to gun stories, but this one takes the cake. Two shotguns, a rifle, and a box of ammo counts as an… --- ## ["I hate those bra burning feminists"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-those-bra-burning-feminists/334883)
**Author:** [@Martha\_Medea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martha_Medea)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2005, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-those-bra-burning-feminists/334883 "2005-12-20T15:22:56Z")
One of the things that annoy me most is when an independent, free-spirited young woman, doing her own thing, sexually liberated and uninhibited, etc. etc. turns round and says she ‘hates those bra burning feminists’. Ho… --- ## [Why do we give such credence to metaphorical diseases like ADD, ODD and Asperger's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-give-such-credence-to-metaphorical-diseases-like-add-odd-and-aspergers/282348)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2005, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-give-such-credence-to-metaphorical-diseases-like-add-odd-and-aspergers/282348 "2005-01-17T21:32:17Z")
Over time medicine has become more and more powerful at determining the biological and/or physiological bases of many ailments, including mental and behavioral ailments. In this context it might be expected that savvy pe… --- ## [Songs based on real-life shipwrecks/trainwrecks/etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-based-on-real-life-shipwrecks-trainwrecks-etc/426510)
**Author:** [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2007, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-based-on-real-life-shipwrecks-trainwrecks-etc/426510 "2007-11-16T02:12:17Z")
So, I’m a huge fan of the TV show Due South, and one episode featured the rather cool Paul Gross song “32 Down on the Robert MacKenzie”, a song inspired by the real-life loss of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, a Great Lakes fr… --- ## [Ladies, don't let lax vaginal hygiene cost you that big promotion!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-dont-let-lax-vaginal-hygiene-cost-you-that-big-promotion/551648)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2010, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-dont-let-lax-vaginal-hygiene-cost-you-that-big-promotion/551648 "2010-09-06T21:59:25Z")
No, it’s not an Onion ad. Summers Eve wants your womanly garden to be fresh when you going in looking for that raise. --- ## [Winter Holiday Digital Distribution Sales](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-holiday-digital-distribution-sales/740844)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-holiday-digital-distribution-sales/740844 "2016-01-17T15:51:11Z")
The winter holiday I refer to is, of course, Kwanzaa. Steam holiday sale starts on the 22nd. Origin is currently having theirs. Battlefield 4 premium for $20. Sims 4 for $20 plus DLCs 50% off (apparently a first). Nuu… --- ## [Jesus Christ Superstar - 1973 film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-christ-superstar-1973-film/613488)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-christ-superstar-1973-film/613488 "2012-02-28T21:16:37Z")
Everytime I watch this movie, I continue to be astounded at the casting of the weak-voiced Ted Neely as Jesus. Especially given the spot-on casting of Carl Anderson as Judas, and Yvonne Elliman as Mary Magdalene, whose … --- ## [Buns in Hair- Who Wears Them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buns-in-hair-who-wears-them/651627)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2013, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buns-in-hair-who-wears-them/651627 "2013-03-03T17:20:45Z")
Have you ever known anyone who wears a bun in their hair as normal fashion? I remember my Grandmother used to, but I haven’t seen them for years. So, apart from athletes or for specific activities, do you know of any p… --- ## [What's the worst company you ever had the misfortune to deal with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-company-you-ever-had-the-misfortune-to-deal-with/505710)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2009, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-company-you-ever-had-the-misfortune-to-deal-with/505710 "2009-08-17T16:01:54Z")
I had the idea for this thread after responding to a \[probably\] automated email informing me that my domain name had been renewed with Us2.net. I responded thusly… Whether I’ve shot myself in the back or not is not so… --- ## [How does road kill get to the side of the road?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-road-kill-get-to-the-side-of-the-road/618833)
**Author:** [@spunkymuzicnote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spunkymuzicnote)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2012, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-road-kill-get-to-the-side-of-the-road/618833 "2012-04-19T02:15:34Z")
Cecil’s latest article prompted another question that has been bothering me for awhile. Why do I often see road kill on the side of the road, rather than in the middle? It seems to me that for someone to hit the unsuspec… --- ## [Active shooter at El Paso Walmart; at least 18 shot \[3-AUG-2019\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/active-shooter-at-el-paso-walmart-at-least-18-shot-3-aug-2019/838124)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2025, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/active-shooter-at-el-paso-walmart-at-least-18-shot-3-aug-2019/838124 "2025-04-20T11:31:39Z")
https://www.ktsm.com/news/breaking-possible-active-shooter-at-walmart-near-cielo-vista-mall/ Near the Cielo Vista Mall. --- ## [Lost 1.17 "In Translation"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-1-17-in-translation/291551)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2005, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-1-17-in-translation/291551 "2005-03-07T01:08:39Z")
Looks like a good one tonight! I expect we’ll see some real plot development, not just character interaction. Seems like it’s been forever since Locke and Boone were out digging around the metal hatch… Will any of Eth… --- ## [Should I read the Game of Thrones books first or watch the show first? No Spoilers, please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-read-the-game-of-thrones-books-first-or-watch-the-show-first-no-spoilers-please/660145)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-read-the-game-of-thrones-books-first-or-watch-the-show-first-no-spoilers-please/660145 "2013-06-07T20:40:37Z")
I already plan to do both eventually…question is which first? Usually I’m a “watch the show/movie first and then read the books” kind of guy, but I find there are pros and cons to doing it either way. Which have you do… --- ## [Botticelli - March 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2018/809880)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2018, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2018/809880 "2018-04-04T14:24:33Z")
Starting off this month with a new round, and… I am M! --- ## [Is this legal? Planned K-9 search of a K-12 school in Michigan.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-legal-planned-k-9-search-of-a-k-12-school-in-michigan/739036)
**Author:** [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2016, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-legal-planned-k-9-search-of-a-k-12-school-in-michigan/739036 "2016-01-07T18:22:16Z")
I work for a K-12 school in SW Michigan. I just received an email from administration that tomorrow the police K-9 unit will be here to search the parking lot and the students’ bags and coats. Students will be required… --- ## [It really happened! (dumb ass clerk)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-really-happened-dumb-ass-clerk/404858)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2007, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-really-happened-dumb-ass-clerk/404858 "2007-05-24T20:21:57Z")
We joke about it, comedians make it part of their routine, but yesterday it actually to me. I was on my way home from Dubuque. I was starving so I did something I rarely do, I went through a McDonalds drive through loca… --- ## [Hilarious Styx "dis" via Rolling Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-styx-dis-via-rolling-stone/588337)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2011, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-styx-dis-via-rolling-stone/588337 "2011-07-11T23:33:14Z")
So I get this Rolling Stone update email. One of the headlines is: Styx: No Reunion With Former Frontman Dennis DeYoung …and because I have enough Behind-the-Music knowledge to know that DDY was a high-maintenance nut… --- ## [Raunchiest Pre-Code film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raunchiest-pre-code-film/399076)
**Author:** [@The\_Shroud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Shroud)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2013, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raunchiest-pre-code-film/399076 "2013-01-27T14:39:27Z")
Following up on from\_a\_to\_z’s mention of Pre-Code hyperbole in this thread. I have a mild amount of exposure to Pre-Code films. Trouble in Paradise is one of my favorite films and contains lots of fun innuendo. The Di… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=751&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=753&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)