# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=768&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:** 769 --- ## [Describe the movie in five words, Take 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words-take-3/551163 "2010-09-16T04:33:07Z")
Previous thread: Describe the movie in five words, Take 2 - The Game Room - Straight Dope Message Board I’ll start us out: You Only Live Twice --- ## [The Most Interesting Man On Star Trek??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-interesting-man-on-star-trek/637136)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2017, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-interesting-man-on-star-trek/637136 "2017-11-26T00:44:58Z")
There’s a photo going around on Facebook (and elsewhere) which claims that “The World’s Most Interesting Man” once played a Red Shirt on \*Star Trek \*- and didn’t die! However, the photo looks nothing like him, even accou… --- ## [NO! NO, YOU STUPID TIT! Where did you get that word?! STOP USING IT!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238)
**Author:** [@Chastain86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chastain86)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2003, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-you-stupid-tit-where-did-you-get-that-word-stop-using-it/215238 "2003-12-13T12:40:27Z")
First, a little setup. I work as a corporate trainer for a major electronics distributor. We are currently in the process of hiring a new trainer, so we’re interviewing prospectives. I am expected to be in on these in… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 9, Episode 1 (September 21, 2015) -- "The Matrimonial Momentum"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-1-september-21-2015-the-matrimonial-momentum/732149)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2015, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-1-september-21-2015-the-matrimonial-momentum/732149 "2015-09-28T20:13:04Z")
I am starting a thread for tonight’s episode. --- ## [The Murder of Michael Jordan's Father](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-murder-of-michael-jordans-father/433333)
**Author:** [@mshar253](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mshar253)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2012, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-murder-of-michael-jordans-father/433333 "2012-05-23T00:49:37Z")
Is there any merit to the theories that Michael Jordan’s father, who, if I remember correctly, was murdered shortly after the Bulls had won one of their championship, was murdered by the mob because MJ didn’t fulfill his… --- ## [Are emu based creams effective?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-emu-based-creams-effective/668496)
**Author:** [@ombre12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ombre12)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-emu-based-creams-effective/668496 "2013-09-13T07:24:54Z")
A thread about arnica creams got me wondering about the effectiveness of emu for arthritis and general muscle/joint pain. There is Blue Emu (pretty expensive) and Australian Dream (heavily advertised lately and very exp… --- ## [Women (Or Men) -- Do You Smile At Strangers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-or-men-do-you-smile-at-strangers/568855)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2011, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-or-men-do-you-smile-at-strangers/568855 "2011-01-26T12:46:59Z")
Getting on the elevator at work today I made eye contact with a young woman I don’t know and she smiled at me for a second. I’m not going to flatter myself that it was anything other than a courtesy gesture – we work in… --- ## [Is this the real reason we are at war? Maybe not, but it sure looks bad...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-real-reason-we-are-at-war-maybe-not-but-it-sure-looks-bad/88748)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2001, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-real-reason-we-are-at-war-maybe-not-but-it-sure-looks-bad/88748 "2001-10-31T21:14:19Z")
Before I plunge in, let me first say that I am not accusing George Bush of creating this situation. All I’m doing is questioning what I (and others, obviously) see as an unbelievable conflict of interest. Even if this co… --- ## [Historical significance of your birthday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-significance-of-your-birthday/623607)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-significance-of-your-birthday/623607 "2012-07-22T01:35:53Z")
Do any major anniversaries/events fall on your birthday? For me: for the 1st 140 or so years of U.S. history, my birthday was an outgoing President’s last full day in office. --- ## [This movie is not what I expected it to be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-movie-is-not-what-i-expected-it-to-be/834298)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-movie-is-not-what-i-expected-it-to-be/834298 "2019-06-02T04:29:45Z")
Ever come across a movie that was entirely different from what the title and/or movie poster lead you to expect? I was cruising through the lineup on my favorite B-move channel, Tubi, and I came across something called … --- ## [Hilarious British TV show about a group of friends in high school - what's the name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-british-tv-show-about-a-group-of-friends-in-high-school-whats-the-name/565049)
**Author:** [@wheresmymind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheresmymind)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2010, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-british-tv-show-about-a-group-of-friends-in-high-school-whats-the-name/565049 "2010-12-24T11:55:51Z")
A few months back there was a marathon on BBC America of this hilarious show about a group of guys in high school. I watched about 6 episodes on a friends couch while nursing a hangover, and have been trying to find the… --- ## [On screen couples who are (or were) real couples too.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-screen-couples-who-are-or-were-real-couples-too/737872)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2015, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-screen-couples-who-are-or-were-real-couples-too/737872 "2015-12-05T01:03:42Z")
A few days ago I was surprised to find out that David Giuntoli and Bitsie Tulloch, Nick and Juliette from Grimm, are a real life couple. Today I find out that Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas, Snow White and Prince Char… --- ## [R Rated movies with nudity on a plane - etiquette?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-rated-movies-with-nudity-on-a-plane-etiquette/685207)
**Author:** [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2014, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/r-rated-movies-with-nudity-on-a-plane-etiquette/685207 "2014-04-05T06:28:04Z")
I was on a plane and had rented Wolf of Wall Street for the occasion. I’m a Scorcese fan, but don’t get to go to the theater often, so this was my first opportunity. I really knew little about the movie other than it w… --- ## [What country would you starve in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-would-you-starve-in/552075)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2010, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-would-you-starve-in/552075 "2010-09-15T21:37:56Z")
As the flip side of this thread. What country’s cuisine is so repellent to you that if you were dropped into the middle of the country and couldn’t eat fast food, you’d likely starve, or at least drop 50 pounds in a yea… --- ## [Why is Russ Hamilton perpetrator of the Ultimate Bet online poker scandal not in jail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-russ-hamilton-perpetrator-of-the-ultimate-bet-online-poker-scandal-not-in-jail/612799)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2020, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-russ-hamilton-perpetrator-of-the-ultimate-bet-online-poker-scandal-not-in-jail/612799 "2020-09-08T11:06:18Z")
He stole 22 million dollars.How can you do that and not be in jail? --- ## [OH MY GOD, there other people sharing the world with me? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-god-there-other-people-sharing-the-world-with-me-ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh/384237)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2006, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-god-there-other-people-sharing-the-world-with-me-ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh/384237 "2006-12-23T19:26:07Z")
So I’m walking down the sidewalk today in the middle of Chicago at three in the afternoon, just minding my business. Then I realize that the sidewalk in front of me is being blocked by a woman and her child, who are mana… --- ## [Lessons you learned the hard way...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-you-learned-the-hard-way/445634)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2008, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-you-learned-the-hard-way/445634 "2008-04-24T22:51:04Z")
Some sadistic company makes brown soap that looks like a chocolate cake. (And the most loving mother in the world is incapable of resisting offering said soap to her offspring as cake) 100% cocoa chocolate bars aren’t … --- ## [Partially right is totally wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partially-right-is-totally-wrong/675701)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/partially-right-is-totally-wrong/675701 "2013-12-16T15:37:46Z")
It happens on this board, and in real life. Someone asks a question like “I’m looking for an 6’4’ actor in his 20’s with red hair that appears in a lot of commercials”, and almost immediately people will answer back wi… --- ## [Billy Jack - Have you seen it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-jack-have-you-seen-it/583317)
**Author:** [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-jack-have-you-seen-it/583317 "2011-06-09T06:24:16Z")
So, I’m in my semi-monthly “holy crap, I’m old” mood, and I mention the movie Billy Jack (1971). It seems that only guys 50 and up remember this. But to add insult to injury, the “youngsters” have heard of and have seen… --- ## [Can Koko the gorilla actually talk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-koko-the-gorilla-actually-talk/282338)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2005, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-koko-the-gorilla-actually-talk/282338 "2005-01-01T15:45:14Z")
This question was prompted by the thread Animals, emotions, and learning here in GD. I did a search for previous discussion on this question in Great Debates and got a few hits but nothing that really got into the quest… --- ## [Schools and Cellphones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schools-and-cellphones/398719)
**Author:** [@m0o0m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/m0o0m)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2007, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/schools-and-cellphones/398719 "2007-04-07T04:37:28Z")
Completely banning them is absolutely ridiculous. I understand banning them from classrooms, because it is disrespectful to the teacher and the other students who i would hope are there to learn. Yet, banning them from s… --- ## [Straight people - which is worse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-people-which-is-worse/582998)
**Author:** [@phantom\_lamb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phantom_lamb)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-people-which-is-worse/582998 "2011-05-31T22:18:02Z")
I wanna do a poll. The results will be most interesting (to me) if answered by the kind of straight people who think of themselves as 100% straight. So this would exclude those straight people who are up for anything whe… --- ## [Dope Parenting Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-parenting-thread/628580)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2013, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-parenting-thread/628580 "2013-02-21T01:04:11Z")
There are some parents of small children here on the Dope, and I think it would be good to have an ongoing thread about raising kids. The idea is to share thoughts about the philosophies as how we implement them. This wa… --- ## [Do Koreans Torture Dogs To Make The Meat Tender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-koreans-torture-dogs-to-make-the-meat-tender/109406)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2002, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-koreans-torture-dogs-to-make-the-meat-tender/109406 "2002-05-18T23:55:23Z")
I was reading from this site- http://www.animalsagenda.org/articledetail.asp?menu=News&NewsID=472 "\*Slaughter methods include hanging, electrocution, and beatings with pipes and hammers. Cats are often boiled alive, an… --- ## [Is the U.S. a favorite to win a World Cup in my lifetime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-u-s-a-favorite-to-win-a-world-cup-in-my-lifetime/544633)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-u-s-a-favorite-to-win-a-world-cup-in-my-lifetime/544633 "2010-07-17T02:35:29Z")
I’m 30 years old, so let’s say, somewhat optimistically, that I’ll see 12 more World Cups after this one. In your estimation, is the United States more likely than not to win at least one of those? Why or why not? --- ## [Dune Movie Heart Plugs: Possible or Not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dune-movie-heart-plugs-possible-or-not/563953)
**Author:** [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dune-movie-heart-plugs-possible-or-not/563953 "2012-11-30T18:19:21Z")
In the Dune movie and video games, the Harkonnens implant “heart plugs” in their minions. If the minions screw up, their bosses can just pull out the plug and kill them. My question is: With our current medical techno… --- ## [The face of SDMB w free posting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-face-of-sdmb-w-free-posting/444984)
**Author:** [@danbar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danbar)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2008, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-face-of-sdmb-w-free-posting/444984 "2008-04-15T15:45:18Z")
Will it revert to its extreme leftist attitude? This is what I fear and expect in such an environment. Which brings me to the necessity of stating that when all is said and done, the left and its liberal stance destroye… --- ## [Diplomatic way to say "Excuse me, may I speak to a White person?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomatic-way-to-say-excuse-me-may-i-speak-to-a-white-person/516006)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2009, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diplomatic-way-to-say-excuse-me-may-i-speak-to-a-white-person/516006 "2009-11-06T01:20:15Z")
Well, not really white, particularly…just somebody that can speak English fluently. Scenario: I, taking a computer class, needed to go into the computer lab at the CC that I attend. Last time I was there, I got linked u… --- ## [Would Saddam Hussein have invaded Saudi Arabia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-saddam-hussein-have-invaded-saudi-arabia/573295)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-saddam-hussein-have-invaded-saudi-arabia/573295 "2011-03-07T21:29:01Z")
As I recall the history of the Gulf War, the initial reason given for moving U.S. troops into Saudi Arabia\* was to defend SA from Iraqi aggression – “Operation Desert Shield” – the assumption being that Hussein wanted to… --- ## [What can I do with my old driver's license?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-my-old-drivers-license/739256)
**Author:** [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2015, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-my-old-drivers-license/739256 "2015-12-04T18:33:57Z")
I just got my driver’s license renewed and they gave me back my old, now invalid, license. I suppose I could throw it out or hack it to bits, but thrown away and hacked to bits so many things that it seems too boring. I … --- ## ["Why Most People Will Never Be Successful" - Does this philosophy make sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-most-people-will-never-be-successful-does-this-philosophy-make-sense/781520)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-most-people-will-never-be-successful-does-this-philosophy-make-sense/781520 "2017-03-17T01:14:46Z")
Re this article “Why Most People Will Never Be Successful”. The thesis seems to be we’ve got to cut out everything in life that’s petty and mundane and focus on that which truly engages us then we will be “high quality”… --- ## [Age restrictions and the consent of minors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-restrictions-and-the-consent-of-minors/165915)
**Author:** [@Ms2001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms2001)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2003, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/age-restrictions-and-the-consent-of-minors/165915 "2003-05-07T11:28:14Z")
This started as a hijack of the thread “Explain why Polanski deserves forgiveness for being a rapist”. As I mentioned there, however, I don’t think the question of age is relevant to Polanski’s case at all, so here’s a n… --- ## [Here's why it's "One Man, One Vote"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-why-its-one-man-one-vote/595756)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-why-its-one-man-one-vote/595756 "2011-09-14T21:06:08Z")
In this thread, starting here, Huerta88 advances an argument I’ve encountered in various forms over the years, that non-taxpayers should not have the same votes as taxpayers. (See Mark Twain’s “The Curious Republic of G… --- ## [Any 9-11 survivors aboard the planes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-9-11-survivors-aboard-the-planes/229689)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2004, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-9-11-survivors-aboard-the-planes/229689 "2004-02-18T18:10:36Z")
Did any of the passengers of the two planes that crashed into World Trade Center survive? I know many people who were inside WTC during the impact survived, and frankly I think your chances of surviving if you were aboa… --- ## [Most hilarious moment of the Primary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hilarious-moment-of-the-primary/618822)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hilarious-moment-of-the-primary/618822 "2012-04-26T04:25:24Z")
So, now that the primary season’s wrapping up and Romney looks to be a shoe-in, it’s time to reflect on what has been the most comedic election season in a long, long time. What was the best? Herman Cain quoting\* the Si… --- ## [Why \*would\* an actual meritocracy be bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-an-actual-meritocracy-be-bad/990291)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-an-actual-meritocracy-be-bad/990291 "2025-01-15T16:10:31Z")
In this thread: @LSLGuy says: A meritocracy sounds nice until you realize how few people have great merit. Or more accurately, given the uneven distribution of inherent merit (brains, ambition, wisdom, ethics) acros… --- ## [It funny and sad to see retail try to save itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-funny-and-sad-to-see-retail-try-to-save-itself/848580)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-funny-and-sad-to-see-retail-try-to-save-itself/848580 "2020-03-06T03:02:34Z")
We know a lot of these stores are dying, but when you hear the spin from the companies, it’s pretty pathetic. JC Penney boots its Chief Customer Officer after less than a year on the job: They gotta pretend, right? … --- ## [Harry Potter Plot Hole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-plot-hole/623465)
**Author:** [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2012, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harry-potter-plot-hole/623465 "2012-06-02T02:11:36Z")
I’m reading the Harry Potter books to my daughter, and something has been weighing on my mind ever since The Prisoner of Azkaban. Stay with me here. The most common way of sending messages in the wizarding world is via … --- ## [for those who tithe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-tithe/691113)
**Author:** [@impatien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/impatien)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-tithe/691113 "2014-06-24T06:48:45Z")
A situation has come up at work with someone I work closely with. It’s just the two of us in our department, so I’m the only one she has to vent to. She is in her early 60’s, as is her husband. They have three adult c… --- ## [Open Bar: Tip Your Bartender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-bar-tip-your-bartender/582716)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-bar-tip-your-bartender/582716 "2011-05-24T16:51:38Z")
If you were at an affair and the bar was free, would you expect the bartenders to have tip jars out? Should I really expect my guests to have some loose dollars to throw their way? …Isn’t this an imposition on my guests… --- ## [homeopathy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeopathy/1335)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2000, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeopathy/1335 "2000-04-19T21:54:00Z")
(adding the link in here: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/000225.html - Jill) From Cecil’s mailbox (writer asked me to post it to the message board): To: cecil@chireader.com Your ignorance of homeopathy is e… --- ## [Why were the Pilgrims so important?They weren't the first English Settlers in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-the-pilgrims-so-important-they-werent-the-first-english-settlers-in-america/94658)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2001, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-the-pilgrims-so-important-they-werent-the-first-english-settlers-in-america/94658 "2001-11-23T14:37:57Z")
This is something that has baffled me for a while. We tend to hold the Pilgrims and their descendents as somehow being the start of this great nation. I certainly don’t want to get into a debate about Native Americans an… --- ## [Another day, another woman teacher arrested for having sexual intercourse and maybe oral sex too..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-day-another-woman-teacher-arrested-for-having-sexual-intercourse-and-maybe-oral-sex-too/683949)
**Author:** [@kstarnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kstarnes)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2014, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-day-another-woman-teacher-arrested-for-having-sexual-intercourse-and-maybe-oral-sex-too/683949 "2014-03-20T18:45:55Z")
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/pennsylvania-teacher-sex-student-classroom-cops-article-1.1724153 Or possibly even anal sex or any other type of weird sex, we just don’t know. We just don’t know what type of se… --- ## [How would you feel if someone gave away a huge lot of your books without asking you first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-feel-if-someone-gave-away-a-huge-lot-of-your-books-without-asking-you-first/743619)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2016, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-feel-if-someone-gave-away-a-huge-lot-of-your-books-without-asking-you-first/743619 "2016-01-23T02:16:44Z")
Get bent, you fucking asshole. You don’t just give away other people’s shit without asking them first. I don’t give a fuck if it’s their big ball of useless belly button lint, you keep your hands off other people’s stuf… --- ## ["None of us chose to be white. Not even Ed Sheeran."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/none-of-us-chose-to-be-white-not-even-ed-sheeran/840944)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2019, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/none-of-us-chose-to-be-white-not-even-ed-sheeran/840944 "2019-10-02T13:41:44Z")
Bill Maher FTW! --- ## [Holland / Netherlands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holland-netherlands/693970)
**Author:** [@kim\_jung\_il](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kim_jung_il)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holland-netherlands/693970 "2014-07-27T22:38:56Z")
I understand that Holland is only a part of the Netherlands, but why were dutch people (at the World Cup) wearing scarves saying “Nederland” but chanting “Hup, Holland Hup?” We, in Britain usually refer to that country … --- ## [Who's going down with Blago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-going-down-with-blago/476875)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2008, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-going-down-with-blago/476875 "2008-12-17T03:55:24Z")
Who’s going to get caught up in the Blago scandal? Whether criminally or just enough to have their political careers significantly damaged? JJ Jr? Rahm … Looks like he already has the “spend more time with the family… --- ## [what's the origin of silver spoons as christening gifts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-origin-of-silver-spoons-as-christening-gifts/259214)
**Author:** [@letrista\_vigarista](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/letrista_vigarista)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-origin-of-silver-spoons-as-christening-gifts/259214 "2011-09-15T14:58:02Z")
hello! i was cleaning my silverware and found my old christening spoon, that my godparents offered to me. these days kids usually get colorful toys, but this practice was pretty common when i was born \[and before that, … --- ## [Can you refuse a police request to be fingerprinted without consequences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-refuse-a-police-request-to-be-fingerprinted-without-consequences/501669)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2009, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-refuse-a-police-request-to-be-fingerprinted-without-consequences/501669 "2009-07-03T06:43:21Z")
I’m talking about a situation when you haven’t been arrested, and aren’t particularly suspected of commiting the crime being investigated. Like, oh, you (a small woman) were at a party at someone’s house some evening, a… --- ## [I'd like to hear a Republican's retort to Beto's "take a knee" speech.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-hear-a-republicans-retort-to-betos-take-a-knee-speech/820106)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2018, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-hear-a-republicans-retort-to-betos-take-a-knee-speech/820106 "2018-09-07T20:58:37Z")
Four minutes of awesome. Great speech! Any Republicans on this board care to retort? :slight\_smile: Not looking to snark on anyone, I just really am currious what one’s retort to this would be. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=767&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=769&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)