# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=769&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:** 770 --- ## [Extra fingers is a dominant genetic trait?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-fingers-is-a-dominant-genetic-trait/367950)
**Author:** [@XaMcQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XaMcQ)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-fingers-is-a-dominant-genetic-trait/367950 "2012-03-29T17:35:14Z")
So says ‘The Cartoon Guide to Genetics’, by Larry Gonick and Mark Wheelis. Right after Mendel, while they are explaining dominant and recessive traits, they list some examples, blue eyes vs. brown, tongue curling, baldn… --- ## [If a company buys back all it's shares, who owns the company?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-company-buys-back-all-its-shares-who-owns-the-company/708390)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-company-buys-back-all-its-shares-who-owns-the-company/708390 "2014-12-31T16:35:37Z")
I’m trying to understand a little bit about the concept of share buybacks. When a share is bought back by a company, it’s in effect, destroyed right? That is, if a company manages to buy back all but one of it’s shares, … --- ## [Michael Schiavo: Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-schiavo-hero/315933)
**Author:** [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2005, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-schiavo-hero/315933 "2005-08-11T10:10:48Z")
By Maya Bell | Sentinel Staff Writer Posted August 6, 2005 Find the Full Story here. I, for one, am glad to finally see some recognition of the courage and dedication this man has shown. --- ## [Advantages of laminated padlocks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advantages-of-laminated-padlocks/543867)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advantages-of-laminated-padlocks/543867 "2013-02-17T22:50:39Z")
I am talking about this design: http://www.toolstation.com/images/library/stock/webbig/31305.jpg What are the advantages of a laminated padlock vs. a typical solid one? --- ## [How close is your nearest nuke power plant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-is-your-nearest-nuke-power-plant/575098)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-is-your-nearest-nuke-power-plant/575098 "2011-03-19T20:19:58Z")
For me it’s 9 miles which means we are in the official 10 mile evacuation zone. Every year we get a booklet about evacuation. I don’t worry about it. I used to live about 12 miles away so we did not have to evacu… --- ## [Lesser Known IKEA Products](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lesser-known-ikea-products/75803)
**Author:** [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2001, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lesser-known-ikea-products/75803 "2001-09-27T04:23:07Z")
(Thread inspired and first product by S.V.) SPANKI Do you need a rack for magazines that you can’t just leave lying around on the coffee table? Simply attach SPANKI behind a chest of drawers or under a bed using an all… --- ## [If I hear another butch faggot bitching about femme guys I am going to go postal.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-hear-another-butch-faggot-bitching-about-femme-guys-i-am-going-to-go-postal/51912)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2001, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-hear-another-butch-faggot-bitching-about-femme-guys-i-am-going-to-go-postal/51912 "2001-02-09T00:36:39Z")
These fucking muscle queens bitching about people being femme and “if I wanted a woman I’d be straight” are going up my butt about a MILE right now. Aren’t you sick of these assholes? Look, honey, I didn’t decide to go … --- ## [Movie Debates: Saving Private Ryan: what would \_you\_ do with Steamboat Willie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-debates-saving-private-ryan-what-would-_you_-do-with-steamboat-willie/531462)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-debates-saving-private-ryan-what-would-_you_-do-with-steamboat-willie/531462 "2010-03-10T05:28:32Z")
Well, I decided to try again, even tho my Total Recall poll crashed and burned (perhaps because, as Arnie himself says, “It doesn’t matter” if he is in VR or the real world). This one is more along the lines of a counte… --- ## [Eight'll get you Ten Mini-rants for October](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eightll-get-you-ten-mini-rants-for-october/822254)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2018, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eightll-get-you-ten-mini-rants-for-october/822254 "2018-11-02T02:53:33Z")
Zippers. Who decided that both male and female clothing now has to have identical zippers? I have exactly one item of clothing now that has the male zipper (zipper tab on the right side). It’s a pain zipping up the rest … --- ## [Has ANYONE Ever Won an eBay Case??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-won-an-ebay-case/565802)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-won-an-ebay-case/565802 "2011-01-04T19:11:33Z")
I am so mad right now I could bite a nail in half. Here’s the story: On 11/23, I used Buy it Now to order sections of elk antler for my dogs to chew on. Ordered 6 pcs. for a total cost of $48 including shipping. The se… --- ## [What's up with married people not wearing rings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-married-people-not-wearing-rings/498047)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2009, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-married-people-not-wearing-rings/498047 "2009-06-02T21:04:15Z")
Is this something new? On my kids soccer team, there are four sets of parents who do not wear wedding rings, ever, on either of them. I know they are married. I’m wondering if it some religious thing as they all seem … --- ## [Is the quarter coin unique to the US and Canada?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-quarter-coin-unique-to-the-us-and-canada/680130)
**Author:** [@Kiyoshi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiyoshi)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2014, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-quarter-coin-unique-to-the-us-and-canada/680130 "2014-02-04T03:46:53Z")
Most of the currencies I can think of that are divided into cents / pence / whatever (British pound, Euro, Mexican dollar, Australian dollar, New Zealand dollar, South African rand, Latvian lat, Cypriot pound) have coins… --- ## [Jeopardy! Online Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-test/389144)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2007, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-online-test/389144 "2007-03-23T13:30:47Z")
Just a reminder to anyone interested – the Jeopardy online contestant test starts tonight for those of us on the East Coast! You might still be able to register: www.jeopardy.com --- ## [Self-Quarantined In The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-quarantined-in-the-mmp/849575)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-quarantined-in-the-mmp/849575 "2020-03-23T02:22:24Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 63 Amurrkin out and mostly cloudy with a predicted high of 76 and cloudy for the day. We’re havin’ a cool front! South Jawja, like a lot of other places around the count… --- ## [Muslim Dopers in Western countries: Do you feel safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslim-dopers-in-western-countries-do-you-feel-safe/737535)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2015, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslim-dopers-in-western-countries-do-you-feel-safe/737535 "2015-11-23T16:16:00Z")
On the heels of the Paris bombings, I started to think about how I would feel if I was an American Muslim. This incident is the latest, and unfortunately one of the largest, of a series of attacks upon western targets by… --- ## [When have you been just utterly incapacitated by laughter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-have-you-been-just-utterly-incapacitated-by-laughter/529493)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-have-you-been-just-utterly-incapacitated-by-laughter/529493 "2010-03-01T01:00:42Z")
I’m not talking about a case of the giggles, or even hearty laughter, or even a good round of belly laughs. I mean, when have circumstances conspired just right to make your whole damn experience on this planet, even fo… --- ## [Song lyrics that actually say those three little words--"I LOVE YOU"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-actually-say-those-three-little-words-i-love-you/540249)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-actually-say-those-three-little-words-i-love-you/540249 "2010-05-27T18:01:04Z")
I started wondering this while listenting to Lionel Ritchie’s “Hello” Tell me how to win your heart For I haven’t got a clue But let me start by saying, I love you --- ## [What fads or trends can't you wait for to go away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fads-or-trends-cant-you-wait-for-to-go-away/382632)
**Author:** [@According\_to\_Pliny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/According_to_Pliny)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2006, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fads-or-trends-cant-you-wait-for-to-go-away/382632 "2006-12-14T03:18:36Z")
What trend or style are you waiting out? Here’s one of mine: There is a trend on all the current slew of remodelling shows to push a very few color and style selections. I hate this idea that we all have to be in loc… --- ## [Rape victim arrested, refused morning-after pill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-victim-arrested-refused-morning-after-pill/390261)
**Author:** [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2007, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-victim-arrested-refused-morning-after-pill/390261 "2007-02-17T09:20:01Z")
Here. This article is mainly about the fact that a woman, after reporting a rape, was arrested on an old charge. The police department seems apologetic that that happened and it sounds like they’re going to take steps t… --- ## [Don't leave your unlocked car running and then wonder why it gets stolen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-leave-your-unlocked-car-running-and-then-wonder-why-it-gets-stolen/777980)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-leave-your-unlocked-car-running-and-then-wonder-why-it-gets-stolen/777980 "2022-05-09T13:12:26Z")
:smack: We’re having a rash of this in my area, and it happened to my friend’s 30-year-old son over the weekend. :rolleyes: He said, “But I was just running in to get cigarettes!” (at 11pm in a dicey neighborhood, no l… --- ## [People Who Shout at Babies (i.e., my Hubby!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-shout-at-babies-i-e-my-hubby/279458)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2004, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-shout-at-babies-i-e-my-hubby/279458 "2004-12-15T07:26:23Z")
I am so mad at my husband right now. In the first months after our twins were born, he did an excellent job of caring for them. Changing diapers, feeding, cuddling, playing - he was all over it. After a while, he was … --- ## [A thread for/about those who are sheltering completely alone, i.e. no other human beings with you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-about-those-who-are-sheltering-completely-alone-i-e-no-other-human-beings-with-you/851185)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-thread-for-about-those-who-are-sheltering-completely-alone-i-e-no-other-human-beings-with-you/851185 "2020-09-15T23:30:09Z")
Pets, yes… or maybe no pets either? But no spouse, roommate, parent, child, no other person living (or most likely, visiting) in your home. What is this like for you? Do you have any kind of self/other-imposed routine/s… --- ## [The United Was campaign is underway at my workplace... this is what our CEO told us!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-united-was-campaign-is-underway-at-my-workplace-this-is-what-our-ceo-told-us/214510)
**Author:** [@GrizzRich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrizzRich)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2003, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-united-was-campaign-is-underway-at-my-workplace-this-is-what-our-ceo-told-us/214510 "2003-12-06T06:17:34Z")
This is an exact transcription of the voicemail that I received on 20Nov at 1040AM. The message was from the CEO of the company for which I work. It sounds as if he’s speaking with a few notes, but it doesn’t seems to … --- ## [Grr. I have to write a "diversity statement." I'm insulted.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grr-i-have-to-write-a-diversity-statement-im-insulted/545266)
**Author:** [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2010, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grr-i-have-to-write-a-diversity-statement-im-insulted/545266 "2010-07-02T22:35:56Z")
This really great job opportunity has dropped into my lap. I’m excited about it. It’s a library job (in a shrinking job market) that is at a local academic institution, the hours and pay are great. I was laid off last… --- ## [Why are audiophiles so nuts about their hobby?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-audiophiles-so-nuts-about-their-hobby/513130)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2009, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-audiophiles-so-nuts-about-their-hobby/513130 "2009-10-13T12:45:29Z")
Inspired by the thread in IMHO about obsessed hobbyists. Several people mentioned audiophiles. I concur. Several years ago, I had to visit someone’s house for a work project. The guy happened to be a hardcore audiophil… --- ## [I'm dead inside; why do people want to "be like me"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-dead-inside-why-do-people-want-to-be-like-me/658927)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-dead-inside-why-do-people-want-to-be-like-me/658927 "2013-05-26T18:33:39Z")
It just happened again; someone told me they wished they could “be like me”. I’m quiet. I take care of my business and I keep to myself. I generally keep my thoughts and opinions to myself. I show little to no emotio… --- ## [2018 Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot (With voting!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-baseball-hall-of-fame-ballot-with-voting/802280)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-baseball-hall-of-fame-ballot-with-voting/802280 "2018-01-26T18:20:08Z")
The 2018 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot is official. Here are your choices. Put together your ballot of up to ten players! I’ll list them here, but also put the names in a poll. Holdovers (year on ballot, percentage of… --- ## [Really Disgusting Nursing Stories (VERY NSFW)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-disgusting-nursing-stories-very-nsfw/548616)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2010, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-disgusting-nursing-stories-very-nsfw/548616 "2010-08-04T05:04:18Z")
People, these really give 2girls1cup a run for its money. Sorry if the link is old hat to you all: --- ## [What was the largest battle in human history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-largest-battle-in-human-history/668773)
**Author:** [@JHuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JHuff)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2013, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-largest-battle-in-human-history/668773 "2013-09-18T03:13:05Z")
I’d like to know, what was the largest battle in human history, in terms of the number of troops committed to the fight? What was the largest number of troops ever simultaneously committed on a single battle field? The… --- ## [Is There A Term For This Type Of Sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-this-type-of-sex/193601)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2003, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-this-type-of-sex/193601 "2003-08-09T19:43:18Z")
When a person gets a colostomy, an opening called a ‘stoma’ is created in the person’s abdominal region, from which they can expel their feces. Assuming that the diameter of the stoma is sufficiently large to accommodat… --- ## [Human "Barbie" is a little freaky looking -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-barbie-is-a-little-freaky-looking/640580)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-barbie-is-a-little-freaky-looking/640580 "2012-11-15T04:12:30Z")
Fashion Magazine Confirms “Human Barbie” Is A Real Person Her eyes are HUGE! Is that just the makeup? --- ## [Survivor: One World March 21 2012 "Thanks for the Souvenir"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-one-world-march-21-2012-thanks-for-the-souvenir/616458)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2012, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-one-world-march-21-2012-thanks-for-the-souvenir/616458 "2012-03-24T19:57:36Z")
I predict Colton goes home with the idol in his pocket tonight. No basis, but that it is my call. --- ## [The Gilded Age on HBO Max (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gilded-age-on-hbo-max-open-spoilers/958668)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2024, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gilded-age-on-hbo-max-open-spoilers/958668 "2024-04-26T22:15:27Z")
Is anyone watching Lord Fellowes’s latest show? This era in US history is really fascinating and while it’s not a Downton Abbey prequel per se it’s cool to see the kind of environment Cora would’ve grown up in. I can e… --- ## [Houseplant as housewarming gift ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houseplant-as-housewarming-gift-ideas/553742)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houseplant-as-housewarming-gift-ideas/553742 "2010-09-27T17:46:06Z")
My sister is moving into a new house on the first of the month and I want to get her a little something as a housewarming gift. There’s nothing of a practical nature that she particularly needs or wants so I thought abou… --- ## [Lost 5.11 "Whatever Happened, Happened"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-5-11-whatever-happened-happened/491596)
**Author:** [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2009, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-5-11-whatever-happened-happened/491596 "2009-04-06T23:29:12Z")
Thread rules: From the on-line description for tonight’s episode: Some useful Café Society links are given below: Thread index for Season 1 Episodes: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 T… --- ## [Some Problems At School](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-problems-at-school/600578)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2011, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-problems-at-school/600578 "2011-11-01T12:20:25Z")
Long story here, rambles a bit: Well after school yesterday, I stayed on after class so I could ask my chemistry teacher my grade. However he said he wanted to talk to be about something else. So my teacher said that I … --- ## [Productivity Increases Not Tracked By Leisure Increases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/productivity-increases-not-tracked-by-leisure-increases/627262)
**Author:** [@Indistinguishable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indistinguishable)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/productivity-increases-not-tracked-by-leisure-increases/627262 "2012-07-07T17:36:47Z")
There’s a NY Times article by Tim Kreider currently making the rounds about “The Busy Trap”, in which reference is made to a column by Ted Rall on a basic income guarantee, in which a quotation is taken from Erik Rauch’s… --- ## [Signs that your career moment has passed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-that-your-career-moment-has-passed/581696)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2011, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/signs-that-your-career-moment-has-passed/581696 "2011-05-17T05:16:57Z")
Patrick Dempsey: appearing on the cover of an Avon catalog. --- ## [House hunting, a home-sweet-home MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-hunting-a-home-sweet-home-mmp/516035)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2009, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-hunting-a-home-sweet-home-mmp/516035 "2009-11-09T03:53:23Z")
I used house in the generic sense in my title. We’ve all had to find a place to live at one time or another, whether buying or renting, house or condo or trailer or refrigerator box under an overpass. I, personally, ha… --- ## [Sealing bathtub spout against the wall when there's a flexible gap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sealing-bathtub-spout-against-the-wall-when-theres-a-flexible-gap/564679)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2010, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sealing-bathtub-spout-against-the-wall-when-theres-a-flexible-gap/564679 "2010-12-21T06:27:31Z")
We just replace the bathtub spout. What can I use to seal off the spout where it meets the wall? The water pipe wasn’t attached to any stud in the wall, so the spout can pull out about 3/8" from the wall, although it mee… --- ## [...Bring May Glowers (Monthly Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-may-glowers-monthly-mini-rants/1017737)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 370\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2025, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-may-glowers-monthly-mini-rants/1017737 "2025-06-01T20:15:48Z")
Continuing the discussion from April Sours… (Monthly Mini-Rants): We’ve been in this house for almost 13 years now. We bought it new; in fact, we bought the house before it was built and got to visit it at various stag… --- ## [How hard is it to move (reposition) a dishwasher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-move-reposition-a-dishwasher/603120)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-move-reposition-a-dishwasher/603120 "2011-11-16T21:49:08Z")
As in, to the side either three or six inches? Is there any give to whatever sort of connections are on the back? --- ## [The Cats in the Bag. Origin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cats-in-the-bag-origin/301448)
**Author:** [@Randomy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randomy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2005, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cats-in-the-bag-origin/301448 "2005-04-29T01:16:11Z")
I am trying to locate information on the origin of the term “The Cats in the Bag” where it means a task or accompishment that is not yet acheived, but certainty is assured that it will be. Through other inquiries and re… --- ## ["Ice cold water": an oxymoron?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cold-water-an-oxymoron/685856)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-cold-water-an-oxymoron/685856 "2014-05-01T18:22:32Z")
I’m currently in Las Vegas. It is hot here; certainly (to me, who has just come through a long, cold Canadian winter) hotter than I expected. Anyway. While I was out walking today, in the hot sunshine, there was a man… --- ## [$1,000 per year or $300 every six months?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-000-per-year-or-300-every-six-months/663869)
**Author:** [@nolaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nolaman)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-000-per-year-or-300-every-six-months/663869 "2013-07-29T01:11:54Z")
Marilyn is completely wrong. Try making her the same offer and see which one she accepts. You get a $300 pay raise at the end of six months. Then you get a $300 pay raise at the end of the year. Net increase: $600 O… --- ## [The Most Metal Deaths in Middle Earth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-metal-deaths-in-middle-earth/723873)
**Author:** [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2015, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-metal-deaths-in-middle-earth/723873 "2015-09-02T19:40:43Z")
For all you metal-heads and middle-earth-heads, I just had to share this link: --- ## [Songs set in Los Angeles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-set-in-los-angeles/549802)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2010, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-set-in-los-angeles/549802 "2010-08-14T04:05:19Z")
I want to put together a playlist. I’m looking for songs that are set in or concerning Los Angeles, either directly or obliquely. (Songs about San Francisco or Northern California would be out.) I think I Love L.A. by R… --- ## [Help me study for the Private Pilot oral exam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-study-for-the-private-pilot-oral-exam/606325)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2011, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-study-for-the-private-pilot-oral-exam/606325 "2011-12-23T08:03:44Z")
As some of you know, I’ve been pursuing a PP cert since September '10. I passed my school’s stage check yesterday, but just barely. I failed the mock oral exam pretty badly. I asked the, uh, “principal” if he were the… --- ## [Who should be punished in this workplace violence situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-punished-in-this-workplace-violence-situation/710402)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-be-punished-in-this-workplace-violence-situation/710402 "2015-01-22T05:37:27Z")
Skaldthetical, longish storytelling OP, possibly a poll. Today’s hypothetical is about one Geoffrey Rayburn, majority owner and general manager a an automobile dealership, Rayburn Toyota. You may remember him from this … --- ## [Business models that don't seem like they should work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-models-that-dont-seem-like-they-should-work/558529)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-models-that-dont-seem-like-they-should-work/558529 "2010-10-29T14:38:37Z")
Rosetta Stone - I hear and see their ads on the radio and television I see their booths at every terminal of every airport. I just can’t imagine that there would be that much demand for learning foreign languages to war… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=768&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=770&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)