# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=757&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:** 758 --- ## [Ask the person who's seen a lot of movies this year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-whos-seen-a-lot-of-movies-this-year/548826)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2010, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-whos-seen-a-lot-of-movies-this-year/548826 "2010-09-22T07:06:19Z")
In the theater, that is. I just counted up my movie total and so far this year I’ve seen 142 movies in the theater, 37 in July alone. There’s still 5 months to go, and I will very possibly have over 200 by Dec. 31. One t… --- ## [How to keep face warm in winter camping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-face-warm-in-winter-camping/671197)
**Author:** [@tar21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tar21)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2013, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-keep-face-warm-in-winter-camping/671197 "2013-10-19T21:21:56Z")
I tried putting my head under the sleeping bag but then I cant breathe from all the carbon dioxide how do winter campers keep their face warm. Even if you wear a ski mask your eyes and mouth are uncovered cant you get fr… --- ## [Do I Really Need to Buy One to Get One Free?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-really-need-to-buy-one-to-get-one-free/558115)
**Author:** [@heavyarms553](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heavyarms553)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2010, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-really-need-to-buy-one-to-get-one-free/558115 "2010-10-25T21:58:03Z")
So, a common supermarket sales pitch is the classic “buy one get one free” deal. Is it really necessary to purchase two items in order to get the discount? Or can you just buy one for 50% off? And if you can or can’t,… --- ## [How hot do YOU think you are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2006, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hot-do-you-think-you-are/364393 "2006-07-24T16:11:16Z")
My husband did this poll on his pokerroom message board, and got interesting results, so I thought I’d give it a try here. The premise is pretty simple - on a scale of 0 to 10, 0 being basically dead and 10 being Halle B… --- ## [Steve Irwin (the "Crocodile Man") reported dead in a marine accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-irwin-the-crocodile-man-reported-dead-in-a-marine-accident/371369)
**Author:** [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-irwin-the-crocodile-man-reported-dead-in-a-marine-accident/371369 "2018-10-09T16:44:32Z")
This has just appeared on the Sydney Morning Herald website: --- ## [Normal things that freak me out the more I think about them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-things-that-freak-me-out-the-more-i-think-about-them/124949)
**Author:** [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2002, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-things-that-freak-me-out-the-more-i-think-about-them/124949 "2002-09-11T01:14:12Z")
That whole 6 degrees of separation thing - I tend to think (based on my own ability to do this) that is a pretty plausible idea. But when I really contemplate the idea that I could probably be on the phone with Vladim… --- ## [2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012/517524)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2010, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012/517524 "2010-03-11T03:56:52Z")
I see I’m the first to confess. 2 hours of schmaltz, 30 minutes of smash. Not a good ratio for a disaster flick, IMHO. (I bet you all probably figured that out already anyway, didn’t you? :D) Great CGI work and I thou… --- ## [How do you end conversations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-end-conversations/669649)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2013, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-end-conversations/669649 "2013-10-01T22:17:27Z")
How do you end a conversation you no longer want to have? If I’m talking to a friend, I say “I have to go now” and that always works. However, there always comes a point in a business call where both sides realize that … --- ## [why would legal polygamy be such a problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-legal-polygamy-be-such-a-problem/655536)
**Author:** [@Alzarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alzarian)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-legal-polygamy-be-such-a-problem/655536 "2013-04-28T21:57:08Z")
A very popular “argument” used by politicians who wish to stand in the way of progress… er, gay marriage, is that it would somehow create a slippery slope that would lead to other forms of marriage, such as polygamy, bes… --- ## [Ask The Amputee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-amputee/615703)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2012, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-amputee/615703 "2012-09-11T13:02:30Z")
Haven’t done an “Ask The” since my infamous one following Senator Craig’s ill-timed foray into restroom quickies, and I’ve recently embarked upon an interesting new phase of my life, so I figured it was time. A little m… --- ## [Are Luxury German Cars Better Cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-luxury-german-cars-better-cars/564167)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-luxury-german-cars-better-cars/564167 "2011-01-05T19:31:42Z")
I would have liked to keep this a semi-factual question in GQ, but I figured it would not work. Here it goes: Why are BMW and Mercedes seen as luxury cars? Are they only luxury because they cost more and conspicuous c… --- ## [The hardest philosophers to read](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hardest-philosophers-to-read/734729)
**Author:** [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2015, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hardest-philosophers-to-read/734729 "2015-10-19T16:18:24Z")
who are some of the hardest philosophers to read rather its their use of language, word structure, grammar, or complexity of ideas, or even the way its written who are some of these people that you would put as being so… --- ## [What do you think of Obama's National Security Team](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-obamas-national-security-team/475198)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2008, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-obamas-national-security-team/475198 "2008-12-08T00:08:09Z")
So it is oficial today, here is the national security team: Hillary Clinton as secretary of state General James Jones as National Security Adviser Janet Napolitano as Homeland Security Chief Robert Gates as Defense S… --- ## [Shaman vs Spacemen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaman-vs-spacemen/698224)
**Author:** [@MrQwertyasd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrQwertyasd)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2014, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaman-vs-spacemen/698224 "2014-09-17T20:17:31Z")
It’s pretty trendy nowadays to go to the jungle and speak with mother ayahuasca, who will - they say - help to bring the wisdom of the forest into your psyche and help inspire you to heal the planet and the human race. Y… --- ## [My First "YouTube" Pitting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-youtube-pitting/654402)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-youtube-pitting/654402 "2013-04-01T15:18:20Z")
Hell, my first “Pitting” even, but I just had to share… It was brought to my attention by another prolific poster here, via PM\*, that shadowofneo — a fleeting member who was banned before anyone could say “bong water” —… --- ## [Anyone like Fred Astaire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-like-fred-astaire/498632)
**Author:** [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2011, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-like-fred-astaire/498632 "2011-04-18T22:59:22Z")
Who remembers this? Puttin’ on the Ritz It is obvious why this routine works, Fred Astaire was the best dancer in the world at that time. My question is, how did they get the cane to jump? Thanks Ficer67 --- ## [Do you wash new clothes before wearing them for the first time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wash-new-clothes-before-wearing-them-for-the-first-time/565609)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2010, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wash-new-clothes-before-wearing-them-for-the-first-time/565609 "2010-12-31T04:44:01Z")
Mods: please close; posted in wrong forum. Sorry 'bout that. I got a stack of new clothes sitting on my bed in a pile. I’m debating whether to wash them or simply put them away unwashed. In the past I’ve just removed ta… --- ## ["Ignorant person" and "quit talking out of your ass", OK in MPSIMS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorant-person-and-quit-talking-out-of-your-ass-ok-in-mpsims/563225)
**Author:** [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorant-person-and-quit-talking-out-of-your-ass-ok-in-mpsims/563225 "2010-12-08T20:05:16Z")
This: (shortened by me, full version at the link above) …doesn’t qualify as “insulting other posters” in MPSIMS, as per the rules sticky (or the one in ATMB)? I reported this when I noticed it, probably shortly befor… --- ## [Explain old-time naval timekeeping (Aubrey/Maturin)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-old-time-naval-timekeeping-aubrey-maturin/740536)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2015, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-old-time-naval-timekeeping-aubrey-maturin/740536 "2015-12-30T01:33:28Z")
As a reader of the Aubrey/Maturin novels, I have begun to develop a sense of how the sails and the rigging in a Napoleonic-era British naval ship worked. I am still quite confused by the timekeeping and the daily schedu… --- ## [When I say "Paul" who's the first person you think of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694 "2013-12-10T15:00:36Z")
Back in October I posted When I say “Dave” who’s the first person you think of? and there was an amazing range of answers. This morning Yahoo! had a little teaser that made me wonder if “Paul” might bring a similar asso… --- ## [LGBT - Do all of these different groups really want to be lumped together?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lgbt-do-all-of-these-different-groups-really-want-to-be-lumped-together/538728)
**Author:** [@xanadu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanadu)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lgbt-do-all-of-these-different-groups-really-want-to-be-lumped-together/538728 "2013-06-08T12:21:36Z")
Just a random thought - Certainly Lesbians, Gay men, Bisexuals, and Transgendered people have a lot of the same issues and problems in common. However, anyone who has a friend/relative who is a gay man, for example, know… --- ## [Tools as a housewarming gift](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tools-as-a-housewarming-gift/689843)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2014, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tools-as-a-housewarming-gift/689843 "2014-06-15T15:13:16Z")
My niece and her hubby are moving out of my sister’s home and into their own place shortly. One of the things that they have requested as a housewarming gift is a decent set of common household type hand tools. This is m… --- ## [Is it fair to say Jesus committed suicide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-fair-to-say-jesus-committed-suicide/778184)
**Author:** [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-fair-to-say-jesus-committed-suicide/778184 "2017-10-15T22:11:10Z")
Here’s a previous thread (wow, over ten years ago!) that discusses the matter. The obvious point first - other people killed Jesus, so what we’re really talking about is something along the lines of suicide by willingly… --- ## [Is it still possible to work your way up from the mailroom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-possible-to-work-your-way-up-from-the-mailroom/704511)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2014, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-possible-to-work-your-way-up-from-the-mailroom/704511 "2014-11-30T10:32:35Z")
There is a stereotype in the US of the corporate executive who boasts about his common origins and especially the fact that the first job he held at the company was as a peon in the mail room, implying that hard work, te… --- ## [Bacon grease: I saved it. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-grease-i-saved-it-now-what/783474)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bacon-grease-i-saved-it-now-what/783474 "2017-04-07T20:30:58Z")
I learned a few years ago here that some of you save bacon grease for further cooking. So, I’ve saved some from 3 weeks and 2 weeks ago. It’s stored in the fridge. I’m going to add more to my cache this weekend. How … --- ## [How did this woman get elected (Pelosi)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-this-woman-get-elected-pelosi/702982)
**Author:** [@Citizen5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Citizen5)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2014, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-this-woman-get-elected-pelosi/702982 "2014-10-30T16:35:52Z")
Lets vote her out. This video comes from an interview Nancy Pelosi did with Chris Wallace. In it, she proves that not only is she out of touch, she’s absolutely ignorant too. How did this woman get elect… --- ## [Iron Chef Part Deux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-chef-part-deux/60109)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2001, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-chef-part-deux/60109 "2001-05-01T16:06:27Z")
If my memory serves, an epic battle was fought here in the SDMB kitchen stadium. For the first time in hisory, I, Chairman Kaga was forced to cast my vote and fill in for some members of our unesteemed judging panel. W… --- ## [Shockingly Ugly Public Art](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shockingly-ugly-public-art/472789)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2008, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shockingly-ugly-public-art/472789 "2008-11-20T04:02:57Z")
Inspired by the Ugly Building Thread, I just had to share this gem. http://www.rockymountainroads.com/utah050/i-080\_wb\_exit\_004\_06.jpg Located off I-80 near the Utah/Nevada line. Not only is it hideous; it’s huge! It s… --- ## [Brave Scott Brown Bravely Ran Away (from debate with Elizabeth Warren)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brave-scott-brown-bravely-ran-away-from-debate-with-elizabeth-warren/625677)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brave-scott-brown-bravely-ran-away-from-debate-with-elizabeth-warren/625677 "2012-06-22T00:28:46Z")
One of Brown’s requirements for debating Warren at the Kennedy Institute was that Ted Kennedy’s widow, Vicki Kennedy, pledge to make no endorsement of either candidate, and stay uninvolved in the race until it’s over. I… --- ## [What's with the Millennial/Zoomer fascination with old crap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-millennial-zoomer-fascination-with-old-crap/930344)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-millennial-zoomer-fascination-with-old-crap/930344 "2021-02-15T21:04:28Z")
So in this thread, we go into a lot of depth about old abandoned formats of various sorts making comebacks. Vinyl records, photographic film, etc… Apparently something like 60% of photographic film users have started … --- ## [Fictional worlds that survive close scrutiny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-worlds-that-survive-close-scrutiny/680718)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2014, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-worlds-that-survive-close-scrutiny/680718 "2014-02-19T16:34:16Z")
Are there any? Or is reality just too boring? Thread inspired by Fictional worlds that make the least sense. I suppose certain thinly disguised memoirs might qualify. (Examples welcome). But what I really had in mind we… --- ## [Seriously ladies(and fellas) aren't mustaches ridiculous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-ladies-and-fellas-arent-mustaches-ridiculous/731325)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2015, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-ladies-and-fellas-arent-mustaches-ridiculous/731325 "2015-09-21T17:07:26Z")
Ok I’m a guy and I want to know what women think, but guys can comment as well. Don’t men with mustaches just look ridiculous and lame to women and really to other guys too? It seems to me if you want to reduce your sex … --- ## ["Location Specialist Jackson" -- This phone call is a scam, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-specialist-jackson-this-phone-call-is-a-scam-right/978457)
**Author:** [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2023, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/location-specialist-jackson-this-phone-call-is-a-scam-right/978457 "2023-02-19T20:09:00Z")
For the past three days I’ve gotten voice mails on my cell phone, obviously a recording, from a guy saying that he is “Location specialist Jackson” trying to contact me about a pending claim which will become a matter of… --- ## [What is the foreign lady in "Chicago" saying...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-foreign-lady-in-chicago-saying/65340)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2003, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-foreign-lady-in-chicago-saying/65340 "2003-04-04T11:16:17Z")
Hey i’ve been wondering this for while. Have any of you seen the musical Chicago? In one scene, during the Cell-Block Tango song, a woman (Hunyak), says something long in another language…I think Hungarian but I really … --- ## [I Pit Smacked Arses Who...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-smacked-arses-who/456135)
**Author:** [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2008, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-smacked-arses-who/456135 "2008-07-19T13:55:25Z")
…take some sort of offense from the remarks of another poster, and then go whining like a bitch being fucked by a donkey, to admin. How old are some you people on here? Are children allowed to post on this forum? Either … --- ## [Real estate close enough to Berkeley to commute, cheap enough to actually buy/rent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-estate-close-enough-to-berkeley-to-commute-cheap-enough-to-actually-buy-rent/676132)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-estate-close-enough-to-berkeley-to-commute-cheap-enough-to-actually-buy-rent/676132 "2013-12-16T22:51:17Z")
I am having a hard time figuring this out with google. Apartments and homes in and around Berkeley proper seem to be around two to three thousand a month to rent (for three bedrooms). How far away from the city do I need… --- ## [Hot Stove League](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-stove-league/639523)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2013, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-stove-league/639523 "2013-11-03T23:37:45Z")
Just 111 days until pitchers and catchers report. Josh Hamilton and Zach Greinke are the big free agents. Ervin Santana just traded to the Royals for a minor leaguer. Rafael Soriano opts out of his contract, will hit … --- ## [Single best casting choice for a comic book character in film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-best-casting-choice-for-a-comic-book-character-in-film/687206)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2022, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-best-casting-choice-for-a-comic-book-character-in-film/687206 "2022-01-03T06:36:58Z")
I thought Christopher Reeve was an outstanding Superman, and Hugh Jackman was a great Wolverine. But in my opinion, the most perfect fit, the character that simply stepped off the pages onto the screen without “reinterp… --- ## [My sorta yacht-y MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sorta-yacht-y-mmp/467692)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2008, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sorta-yacht-y-mmp/467692 "2008-10-20T02:38:11Z")
Annapolis is one of my favorite places. Capitol of Maryland, short-time capitol of the United States, home of the US Naval Academy, but most importantly, home of the Annapolis Sailboat Show. The show is, in some ways, … --- ## [Dialect poll: How do you pronounce the simple past tense of "ring", as a bell?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dialect-poll-how-do-you-pronounce-the-simple-past-tense-of-ring-as-a-bell/628819)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2014, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dialect-poll-how-do-you-pronounce-the-simple-past-tense-of-ring-as-a-bell/628819 "2014-06-27T17:04:53Z")
From the Wikipedia article on California English, here: I didn’t know there was such a thing as California English, but I have to concede that my pronunciation of the language is pretty well described by the article. … --- ## [Where did "bunny-ears" when taking snapshots come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-bunny-ears-when-taking-snapshots-come-from/164572)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-bunny-ears-when-taking-snapshots-come-from/164572 "2012-06-01T17:13:30Z")
You know what I mean? That ubiquitous action when you hold two fingers (ala “peace” or “victory” signs) behind the head of some unsuspecting shmoe. What was that originally supposed to mean? --- ## [How Cold Is It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-cold-is-it/677996)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2014, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-cold-is-it/677996 "2014-01-12T18:28:06Z")
In honor of the “polar vortex” sweeping the USA, I decided to assemble some cold-related info. Cheer up, it could be a lot worse! HOW COLD IS IT? (standard pressure 100 kPA unless stated) Fahrenheit … --- ## [Favorite actor self parodies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-actor-self-parodies/684640)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2020, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-actor-self-parodies/684640 "2020-07-11T17:22:48Z")
What are other people’s favorite actor self parodies in art (where an actor plays themselves with exaggerated, comical or made up personality traits). I’d say Carl Weathers on Arrested Development is my favorite. --- ## [How Offensive Is The Word "C\*\*T" In The US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-offensive-is-the-word-c-t-in-the-us/488060)
**Author:** [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-offensive-is-the-word-c-t-in-the-us/488060 "2009-03-06T19:50:04Z")
Please note: this is a factual question only and not intended as a criticism of recent Board policy or current management. It was obviously sparked by the recent brouhaha over what constitues acceptable and unacceptable … --- ## [Guest MMP: I got a rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guest-mmp-i-got-a-rock/323474)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 314\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2005, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guest-mmp-i-got-a-rock/323474 "2005-10-03T00:18:40Z")
Saturday morning, I participated in the portion of a nation-wide event, the Walk From Obesity. The idea was that you paid $25 to enter, got an event t-shirt, and walked 1-3 miles. It was a fundraiser to help finance obes… --- ## [Default Landlord wants us to leave our rent stabilized apartment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/default-landlord-wants-us-to-leave-our-rent-stabilized-apartment/666290)
**Author:** [@Straighted](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Straighted)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2013, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/default-landlord-wants-us-to-leave-our-rent-stabilized-apartment/666290 "2013-12-03T02:36:15Z")
Our family lives in a rent stabilized apartment. We been living in this apartment for 25 years. Our rent is 900 dollars per month and the market price is somewhere between 2.5x to 3x the amount. I know my landlord has as… --- ## [Screw You, AIDS Project L.A.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-aids-project-l-a/627768)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-aids-project-l-a/627768 "2012-07-23T02:02:40Z")
Not because you’re fighting AIDS- I’m down with that. I’m talking about your totally bullshit “Concrete Hero” race and the complete bullshit that goes along with it. I run obstacle races. They’re fun. I intersperse m… --- ## [Who needs guns for anything, anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-needs-guns-for-anything-anyway/531659)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2010, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-needs-guns-for-anything-anyway/531659 "2010-03-08T13:39:22Z")
This line of thinking was brought up in the other gun thread going on right now, and called a hijack, but I want to talk about it. I’ve been thinking about guns lately. I never really questioned the 2nd Amendment too mu… --- ## [Did the government borrow money from SS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-government-borrow-money-from-ss/570886)
**Author:** [@luvrbcs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luvrbcs)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-government-borrow-money-from-ss/570886 "2011-02-15T21:20:33Z")
I hear that the government has borrowed money from the Social Security fund. Is that why it is said it is low, and, will it be paid back? I tried Googling it but it just confused me; the government has always borrowed … --- ## [O.J. Civil Trial.. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-j-civil-trial-why/476537)
**Author:** [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2008, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-j-civil-trial-why/476537 "2008-12-15T02:29:00Z")
I’ve looked around online and found summaries of the civil trial, also with explanations that the families sued him after he was found innocent of double murder in court. And they won. So he pays money instead of going… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=756&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=758&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)