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**Author:** [@anny\_m](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anny_m)\ **Replies:** 303\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2025, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-epstein-files-question/1020997 "2025-11-10T16:26:56Z")
{Mods – wasn’t sure if this belongs here or in the Pit. Please move if you feel appropriate.) I haven’t been following the story closely. Here’s what I think/vaguely recall is going on: Epstein was accused of traffic… --- ## [GOP Activists to Romney: Why Aren't You Winning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-activists-to-romney-why-arent-you-winning/634835)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-activists-to-romney-why-arent-you-winning/634835 "2012-09-17T20:24:15Z")
The Associated Press has an interesting piece on GOP activists wondering why their horse seems a bit lame and halt: The real Reagan would be too liberal for anyone currently hawking “Reagan was right” buttons. Oh dea… --- ## ["Bring 'em on!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-em-on/186008)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2003, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bring-em-on/186008 "2003-07-13T09:52:39Z")
In case you missed it, in his latest witticism, Bush tells any Iraqi insurgents to "bring em on!" http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1617-2003Jul2.html?nav=hptop\_tb I know there have been objections to the … --- ## [Fuck Christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-christmas/643343)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-christmas/643343 "2012-12-12T21:36:25Z")
and the Holiday Horse it rode in on. That is all --- ## [Pitting Great Debates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-great-debates/248019)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2004, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-great-debates/248019 "2004-06-07T21:23:45Z")
Great Debates has jumped the shark. I can remember a time when we actually used to discuss whether Great Debates was biased to the left, and there were good arguments for and against that proposition. This is no longer… --- ## [Meaning of naval (?) terms "whiteside" and "greenside"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-naval-terms-whiteside-and-greenside/722996)
**Author:** [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2015, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-naval-terms-whiteside-and-greenside/722996 "2015-07-22T22:22:47Z")
In the movie “American Sniper,” the terms “whiteside” and “greenside” are used, apparently in reference to a building. I haven’t been able to find or figure out what they mean. The best I’ve come up with is that they see… --- ## [Is Atheism on the Rise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-atheism-on-the-rise/434118)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2008, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-atheism-on-the-rise/434118 "2008-01-25T03:41:01Z")
There are frequent threads here with atheists (myself included) posing very level positions on why organized religion is allegedly a sham. I am absolutely NOT trying to spark a debate among the believers versus the non-… --- ## [How do airplanes steer when they are on the ground (taxiing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-airplanes-steer-when-they-are-on-the-ground-taxiing/222619)
**Author:** [@Sinful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinful)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2004, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-airplanes-steer-when-they-are-on-the-ground-taxiing/222619 "2004-01-11T04:32:01Z")
I’ve contemplated this many times. Is there some “little steering wheel” that pilots can access or do they use their main little joystick thing? --- ## [A Republican Rebranding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-republican-rebranding/642382)
**Author:** [@Human\_Action](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Human_Action)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2012, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-republican-rebranding/642382 "2012-12-13T12:19:28Z")
To stay viable in national politics, the Republican Party needs to rebrand itself. The current party is too easily caricatured as the “rich white guy” party, and some of it’s core positions are on the wrong side of socia… --- ## [Lidocaine vs Benzocaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lidocaine-vs-benzocaine/308947)
**Author:** [@Perderabo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Perderabo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2005, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lidocaine-vs-benzocaine/308947 "2005-06-25T22:14:52Z")
I burned my finger! :frowning: I wanted to buy the most effective pain relief gel or ointment. But, according to the packages, some use lidocaine while others use benzocaine. Suppose one product has 2% benzocaine … --- ## [Who honestly believes the Beatles sucked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-honestly-believes-the-beatles-sucked/61473)
**Author:** [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2001, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-honestly-believes-the-beatles-sucked/61473 "2001-04-20T00:00:05Z")
I just don’t get this. I’ve recently met two people who seriously seemed to think the Beatles were a talentless band, and then came this comment in the BBQ pit: Jackknifed Juggernaut: \[qoute\] Also, for those of you co… --- ## [Another facebook unfriending](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-facebook-unfriending/557058)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-facebook-unfriending/557058 "2010-10-20T21:27:00Z")
I don’t post on Facebook much and this kind of stuff is why… My DH is Jack. My kids are Ruben and Annie. Their friend is John. The kids are all around 14. We are caucasian and John is black. I think John is an awesome k… --- ## [How many ethnicities do you have? How many do you identify with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-ethnicities-do-you-have-how-many-do-you-identify-with/625733)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-ethnicities-do-you-have-how-many-do-you-identify-with/625733 "2012-06-22T00:30:59Z")
Two-part question: How many ancestral ethnicities do you have? How many of those, if any, do you have a cultural or emotional connection to? In what ways? Example: say your dad’s family was 100% Irish, your mat… --- ## [Don't assume I wanna murder a lobster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-assume-i-wanna-murder-a-lobster/178137)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2003, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-assume-i-wanna-murder-a-lobster/178137 "2003-07-03T22:49:14Z")
Posted on behalf of my sister, who is a bit too shy to register at the moment. Dear Sender, I love to eat lobster, I really do, but the lobster I get is ordered properly: From a Menu! It does not arrive at my door, … --- ## ["I'll Show You How To Make Your Electric Meter Run Backwards"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-show-you-how-to-make-your-electric-meter-run-backwards/538660)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2010, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-show-you-how-to-make-your-electric-meter-run-backwards/538660 "2010-05-08T01:18:26Z")
Have y’all seen this guy’s commercial? He was on AMC a couple of early mornings ago, and this is what he said as he was hawking a book on saving money or “living green”. Now I know that meters are on their way out, if … --- ## [Most unforgiveable cheat of a deathtrap in a game.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unforgiveable-cheat-of-a-deathtrap-in-a-game/491914)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2009, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unforgiveable-cheat-of-a-deathtrap-in-a-game/491914 "2009-04-14T22:56:05Z")
You know, the places where it’s like the writers of the game were determined to make you lose a life at that point. Where without foreknowledge of what was coming up, there was no way anyone could live, no matter how exp… --- ## [The Delaware Primer MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-delaware-primer-mmp/475136)
**Author:** [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Replies:** 277\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2008, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-delaware-primer-mmp/475136 "2008-12-08T23:53:42Z")
Why do you need to know about Delaware? I’ll tell ya… Are you still wondering where in the heck Delaware is? Well, since the Vice President-elect has represented Delaware since 1972 (ah, yay, voted for him in my very fi… --- ## [What were the longest odds ever paid off for a bet on a single horse/single race?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-longest-odds-ever-paid-off-for-a-bet-on-a-single-horse-single-race/594873)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2011, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-longest-odds-ever-paid-off-for-a-bet-on-a-single-horse-single-race/594873 "2011-09-08T21:04:29Z")
Keeping it simple. No trifectas or whatever. You went to a race track and put down a bet on a not-well-thought-of single horse in a single race that managed to exceed all expectations. How much did you get back per buc… --- ## [Phrases I Don't Understand. Any You Don't Get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-dont-understand-any-you-dont-get/556483)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-dont-understand-any-you-dont-get/556483 "2010-10-12T21:19:17Z")
“This is the best of all possible worlds.” What does this mean? Like, is this a sort of Zen way of saying this is the only planet we have? It is a statement of optimism? It is a way of saying that from this point in … --- ## [Was the election result really so surprising?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-election-result-really-so-surprising/771490)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2016, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-election-result-really-so-surprising/771490 "2016-11-17T02:20:37Z")
I’ve heard a lot of talk the past couple of days about how everyone, especially the media, failed in their election predictions. The polls were wrong, the pundits were wrong! Here’s a Rolling Stone article on the subject… --- ## [Wish me luck before surgery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-before-surgery/146739)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2003, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-before-surgery/146739 "2003-01-08T04:40:45Z")
Early Monday morning I will be going into the hospital for kidney surgery, and I’m feeling kind of blue about it. I’m mildly nervous about anesthesia, and I don’t relish three to four days of having an IV stuck in my ha… --- ## [Dogs, Cats and other animals attacked by Porcupine. Death Sentence without help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-cats-and-other-animals-attacked-by-porcupine-death-sentence-without-help/630755)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-cats-and-other-animals-attacked-by-porcupine-death-sentence-without-help/630755 "2012-08-10T03:28:49Z")
Dog meets Porcupine. :eek: Is a porcupine attack a death sentence for animals in the wild? Coyotes, wolves, wild doges, maybe even a deer or Bighorn Ram? What would happen without human help? Would the quills ever… --- ## [Stick-Figure Family Decals: Your Opinion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stick-figure-family-decals-your-opinion/514039)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2009, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stick-figure-family-decals-your-opinion/514039 "2009-11-15T04:16:18Z")
What is your opinion of those little stick-figure decals of families and pets that are on so many family mini-vans and SUVs? A recent Dear Abby column had a histrionic letter from a mother concerned that those things ar… --- ## [Paraphrased Lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraphrased-lyrics/498611)
**Author:** [@thwartme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thwartme)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paraphrased-lyrics/498611 "2009-06-05T20:41:30Z")
Thought you might find this fun. I think we’ve played this game in CS before. My friends and I entertain ourselves with odd little quizzes every now and then… I started this one off: Supply a heavily paraphrased versi… --- ## [Things I just found out about The Lion King](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-just-found-out-about-the-lion-king/709171)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-i-just-found-out-about-the-lion-king/709171 "2015-01-14T12:35:02Z")
So I was doing that internet thing where you just fall down a rabbit hole and end up reading stuff you had no idea you wanted to know about. Like these facts about The Lion King. Firstly, you know that song from the beg… --- ## [Best pipe organ music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pipe-organ-music/540325)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2010, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-pipe-organ-music/540325 "2010-05-23T06:56:35Z")
I’ve always found that pipe organ music is a great way to show off a nice stereo/set of speakers, especially the low bass notes, with a quality set of speakers, you won’t only just hear the low bass and resonance, you’ll… --- ## [I'm liberal, NOT stupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-liberal-not-stupid/123436)
**Author:** [@light\_strand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/light_strand)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2002, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-liberal-not-stupid/123436 "2002-08-26T23:17:01Z")
I considered putting this in GD but I’m kinda pissed so I’m going to post it here. Just because I’m a liberal does NOT make me naive! Here and here (and those are just off the top of my head) it is stated that liberals… --- ## [Nipple Censorship? Female Vs Male Nipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nipple-censorship-female-vs-male-nipples/17921)
**Author:** [@heathen7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heathen7)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nipple-censorship-female-vs-male-nipples/17921 "2013-02-14T03:15:27Z")
Why is it that breats of women can be exposed as long as their nipples are covered? (IE… Nipple tassels or small bars over the nipples) For example, in ads or on tv shows, I see almost an entire breast with the except… --- ## [You Are Stuck On The Titanic-What Can You Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-stuck-on-the-titanic-what-can-you-do/618499)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2012, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-stuck-on-the-titanic-what-can-you-do/618499 "2012-04-18T22:44:23Z")
All the lifeboats have left-but you are determined to save yourself. You have a knife and some rope-can you build a raft that will keep you from getting wet (and freezing)? Sppose you lashed some wooden deckchairs toge… --- ## [The Democratic Front Runner for 2020 Presidential race is:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-front-runner-for-2020-presidential-race-is/816921)
**Author:** [@Silver\_lining](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_lining)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2018, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-front-runner-for-2020-presidential-race-is/816921 "2018-08-09T16:14:47Z")
According to Politico Magazine, its Joe Biden. Biden who will be 76 years old this year is on quote saying he didn’t have the steam to run in 2016. Okay, you have to respect that, he’s old. If he were to win Presidency… --- ## [Trump revokes security clearance of John Brennan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-revokes-security-clearance-of-john-brennan/819680)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2018, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-revokes-security-clearance-of-john-brennan/819680 "2018-08-22T13:42:44Z")
I’m surprised such obvious political retaliation is even legal. Not surprised by the childish pettiness of Trump, of course --- ## [Can someone please tell Oprah Winfrey she isn't God?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-please-tell-oprah-winfrey-she-isnt-god/436849)
**Author:** [@CJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJJ)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-please-tell-oprah-winfrey-she-isnt-god/436849 "2008-02-13T16:32:59Z")
The Oprah Store opens in Chicago just down the street from Harpo Studios Oprah Winfrey must be the most solipsistic, self-adulating person in the known universe (and that’s saying something when it comes to celebrities)… --- ## [Whadya think of the safety pin trend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whadya-think-of-the-safety-pin-trend/771536)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2016, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whadya-think-of-the-safety-pin-trend/771536 "2016-11-19T00:01:52Z")
Heard about this just after Brexit and apparently it’s become popular after some minor political event in the colonies. The Beeb reports it originated in the Netherlands in WWII to show solidarity with the exiled queen. … --- ## [Men: Do you have more or fewer pairs of shoes than I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-have-more-or-fewer-pairs-of-shoes-than-i-do/650435)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-have-more-or-fewer-pairs-of-shoes-than-i-do/650435 "2013-02-20T16:31:24Z")
Here’s what I have: A pair of sneakers – my default shoe A pair of dressy shoes – for more formal occasions, to be worn with suits or business casual wear A pair of house slippers/sandals (“downstairs” slippers) A pair… --- ## [If all rooftops were used, how much solar power could be generated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-all-rooftops-were-used-how-much-solar-power-could-be-generated/513948)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-all-rooftops-were-used-how-much-solar-power-could-be-generated/513948 "2009-10-19T15:17:00Z")
I was trying to get an upper limit on the amount of solar power that could be generated if all rooftops were covered with 15% efficient solar panels. --- ## [The Odd Bits of Trivia Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-odd-bits-of-trivia-thread/397459)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2007, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-odd-bits-of-trivia-thread/397459 "2007-04-20T07:52:07Z")
I have no idea whether this idea will “take off,” so to speak, but I’ve had the urge to start a miscellany-type thread just to post those odd little facts that everyone picks up from time to time and never gets the right… --- ## [Has the White House always been 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-white-house-always-been-1600-pennsylvania-avenue/688651)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2014, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-white-house-always-been-1600-pennsylvania-avenue/688651 "2014-05-21T07:13:03Z")
When the White House was constructed, was Pennsylvania Avenue already so named? Did the Executive Mansion always sit at 1600? If not, when did it get that address? Has it ever been thought to be at any other address? … --- ## [If you're going to San Francisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-san-francisco/571241)
**Author:** [@Kamrusepas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamrusepas)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-san-francisco/571241 "2011-02-24T01:07:14Z")
SF Dopers, I need you. I’m writing a story that takes place in the wonderful city of SF, and I need to know a few things as I have never been there myself. The first thing is, does it ever snow in San Francisco? Has it … --- ## [IF "paranormal" was observed, would it be parnormal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-paranormal-was-observed-would-it-be-parnormal/418567)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2007, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-paranormal-was-observed-would-it-be-parnormal/418567 "2007-09-13T23:07:11Z")
Ok, so the wart charmer thread was just a bit goofy, but I do have a related question. (No Randi references please, this is a different subject. That one was already well beaten to the ground.) What if there were indeed… --- ## [That's the Final Jeopardy question? Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-the-final-jeopardy-question-really/511998)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2009, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-the-final-jeopardy-question-really/511998 "2009-10-01T15:14:33Z")
Note: this was not High School week or anything, either: What has become of this show? --- ## [Public Transportation Horror Stories!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-transportation-horror-stories/531091)
**Author:** [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-transportation-horror-stories/531091 "2010-03-08T19:28:23Z")
I’m taking the subway for the first time ever tomorrow. Please share some of your bad experiences with public transportation. --- ## [Heat Pump - Emergency Heat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heat-pump-emergency-heat/285389)
**Author:** [@larsenmtl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/larsenmtl)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2005, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heat-pump-emergency-heat/285389 "2005-01-19T15:06:53Z")
With the recent artic cold embracing the east and a very crappy heat pump in my town house, things have been seriously frigid. This morning the thermostat said it was 60 degrees inside the living room, which means it dr… --- ## [30+ years of Saturday Night Live products](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-years-of-saturday-night-live-products/249573)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2004, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-years-of-saturday-night-live-products/249573 "2004-06-12T22:45:47Z")
I loved SNL’s commercial parodies, such as, Super Happy Fun Ball- Do not taunt the super happy fun ball! :stuck\_out\_tongue: Super Colon Blow- The product speaks for itself :stuck\_out\_tongue: Crystal Gravy- My friend a… --- ## [Moslem vs. Muslim Usage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moslem-vs-muslim-usage/704471)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2014, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moslem-vs-muslim-usage/704471 "2014-11-15T22:10:58Z")
I grew up using the word Moslem, but over time I’ve gotten into the habit of using the word Muslim instead. From what I can tell they are synonymous, but perhaps there is a subtle difference I never picked up. If they … --- ## [Watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer series for basically first time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-series-for-basically-first-time/730518)
**Author:** [@Dante\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante_G)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-series-for-basically-first-time/730518 "2016-04-26T05:14:19Z")
Yeah, I’m a geek and I have never really watched the Buffy series. Sorry. I saw the movie back in the day and liked it then. I also saw an episode or two the series throughout the series run, but never watched in regu… --- ## [Help me identify the people in this video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-the-people-in-this-video/399456)
**Author:** [@MerryMagdalen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MerryMagdalen)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2021, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-the-people-in-this-video/399456 "2021-08-07T14:02:46Z")
It’s The Talking Heads “Wild Wild Life.” Video here . I picked out some people from the band, and John Goodman and Sam Kinison, but are the other people well known? --- ## [All Disease Begins in the Gut - The GAPS diet: What's up with this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-disease-begins-in-the-gut-the-gaps-diet-whats-up-with-this/656221)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2013, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-disease-begins-in-the-gut-the-gaps-diet-whats-up-with-this/656221 "2013-06-10T13:27:26Z")
Has anyone else heard about this thing? It’s some theory that, if I get it, the gut is the source of health and that what we eat is causing our illness. The Wikipedia entry gives a bit of info. on where it came from, bu… --- ## [You're proud of \*that\*??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-proud-of-that/452851)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2008, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-proud-of-that/452851 "2008-06-19T21:50:11Z")
This thread will either be entertaining or it’ll sink like a rock, to my shame and embarrassment. I’m brave, so here goes… I expect we’ve all run into people who take pride in, um, shall we call them unusual acts, situ… --- ## [Best #1 single of the year retrospective: 1984](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1984/701479)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2014, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1984/701479 "2014-10-22T18:25:00Z")
The year is now 1984. The year has always been 1984. New Wave’s metamorphosis into “80s pop” has become complete, but there’s still a surprising amount of rock in the charts as well. We’re approaching the last big boom p… --- ## [Fear the Walking Dead: 1.05 "Cobalt" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-the-walking-dead-1-05-cobalt-open-spoilers/732774)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2015, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fear-the-walking-dead-1-05-cobalt-open-spoilers/732774 "2015-10-06T14:08:49Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] The National Guard’s plan for the neighborhood is revealed; Travis and Madison make a difficult decision. \[/QUOTE\] Cobalt was the code name for this series during production. It also produces a lovely sh… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=769&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=771&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)