# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=776&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:** 777 --- ## [The Nintendo Wii is the Celine Dion of this generation of consoles.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nintendo-wii-is-the-celine-dion-of-this-generation-of-consoles/447296)
**Author:** [@Kalibakthegreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalibakthegreat)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2008, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nintendo-wii-is-the-celine-dion-of-this-generation-of-consoles/447296 "2008-05-07T21:56:43Z")
By which I mean that it might sell a million bazillion copies, but as a critical effort it’s a big, steaming turd. Full disclosure - I own every system currently on the market, including the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP han… --- ## [TRlUMPHANT RETURN, MOTHERFUCKERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trlumphant-return-motherfuckers/585453)
**Author:** [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trlumphant-return-motherfuckers/585453 "2011-06-16T01:54:37Z")
My \*darling \*friends, loyal opposition, and slavering tards, I’m so \*terribly \*sorry I’ve had to neglect you for so long. Unfortunately, since I post from the office, that means that the things I get paid to do come firs… --- ## [Do Chuck Taylors make you flat footed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-chuck-taylors-make-you-flat-footed/390122)
**Author:** [@teemingONE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teemingONE)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-chuck-taylors-make-you-flat-footed/390122 "2010-07-12T11:55:20Z")
I’ve been wearing pairs of Converse’s Chuck Taylor sneaker and I’ve noticed that my run and step is a little different. I don’t come down the “heel to toe” way that I used to do. It’s more like a stomp when I run now. … --- ## [Hi, Sam Stone! -- I Pit the Blathering Bullshit about Stock Market movements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-sam-stone-i-pit-the-blathering-bullshit-about-stock-market-movements/811706)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2019, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-sam-stone-i-pit-the-blathering-bullshit-about-stock-market-movements/811706 "2019-10-11T11:45:52Z")
To start with, I will not predict where the U.S. stock market will be two years from now. The headlines could say “Worst Bear Market since 1931.” Or they could say “Stocks Unstoppable. Million-point DJIA predicted!” I… --- ## [Evil Craigslist scams targeting apartment hunters.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-craigslist-scams-targeting-apartment-hunters/580858)
**Author:** [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evil-craigslist-scams-targeting-apartment-hunters/580858 "2011-06-29T11:40:46Z")
I’m looking for an apartment. There are a lot of listings on Craigslist in my price range. However, most of them are scams. One dickhead had me fill out a whole application, which I emailed back to him, and received t… --- ## [Which of these politicians has a bright future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-politicians-has-a-bright-future/790845)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2017, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-politicians-has-a-bright-future/790845 "2017-07-20T20:59:28Z")
For the purposes of clarity, I’m talking about the likelihood that these politicians will advance their careers within the next ten years. That would include getting elected President or VP, becoming party leader, whip, … --- ## [What is a pirate's smile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-pirates-smile/363513)
**Author:** [@Fern\_Forest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fern_Forest)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2021, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-pirates-smile/363513 "2021-10-13T03:06:46Z")
It’s in Elton John’s Tiny Dancer and the song about Sally’s pigeons by Cyndi Lauper. All I could find by google is that it has the corners of the mouth held back. Prior to that my best buess was a smile with missing te… --- ## [Anyone think OJ is not a killer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-think-oj-is-not-a-killer/420453)
**Author:** [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2007, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-think-oj-is-not-a-killer/420453 "2007-10-01T16:40:22Z")
Really a very simple question. Do you think that OJ Simpson was innocent of the charges of murder that were made against him? I don’t mean do you agree that the prosecution did not make its case. I mean do you think he h… --- ## [Your most painfully beautiful song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-painfully-beautiful-song/435698)
**Author:** [@Grey\_area](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey_area)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2008, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-painfully-beautiful-song/435698 "2008-12-05T22:51:57Z")
I’m almost embarrassed to start this thread, but what I mean are those songs that would bring a tear to your eye if you were in that sort of sentimental mood. One for me is Autumn Leaves, Eva Cassidy’s rendition in part… --- ## [Help me name my new social club...(only funny apply)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-social-club-only-funny-apply/129901)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2002, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-new-social-club-only-funny-apply/129901 "2002-09-29T02:18:11Z")
Tired of the same ol’, same ol’. Realizing I have to actually make friends, interact in order to have something called A LIFE. I have decided to embark on something I’ve never ever done before. Get Involved and ( the … --- ## [The Witcher 2 Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-witcher-2-thread/581682)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2011, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-witcher-2-thread/581682 "2011-09-29T11:24:20Z")
The next mega-blockbuster RPG of the year, Witcher 2, will be out on 17th May. I tried the first one for a while, but the ageing Neverwinter Nights engine was distracting me too much (modified or not). I kind of dig the… --- ## [Television crossovers that can only end in fisticuffs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-crossovers-that-can-only-end-in-fisticuffs/662590)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2013, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-crossovers-that-can-only-end-in-fisticuffs/662590 "2013-07-06T16:48:10Z")
Anyone’s who’s watched both THE MENTALIST and NCIS has surely noted the similar origin stories of of the central characters; both Gibbs and Jane are hypercompetent investigators, difficult to get along with, who abandone… --- ## [My wife is dying \[Edited: RIP\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-dying-edited-rip/917745)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-is-dying-edited-rip/917745 "2020-08-29T19:53:13Z")
Cross-posted on Gweeb, because they are Good People too. Don’t know where else to put this, and I need to work through things, so guess what? Y’all drew the short straw. We went through a bad allergy season this spring… --- ## [The appeal of tattoos](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-appeal-of-tattoos/632556)
**Author:** [@stegon66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stegon66)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2012, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-appeal-of-tattoos/632556 "2012-08-29T15:06:14Z")
Someone want to explain to me this tattoo craze? Why are most of my co-workers tricking themselves out like Maori warriors? :confused: Yeah I know, none of my buisness really…except that I’m tired of seeing single moms … --- ## [Maybe she should wish for Birth Control for Christmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-she-should-wish-for-birth-control-for-christmas/215466)
**Author:** [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2003, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-she-should-wish-for-birth-control-for-christmas/215466 "2003-12-06T00:32:23Z")
http://www.nola.com/news/t-p/metro/index.ssf?/base/news-1/1069831656242380.xml 10 kids? No wonder you don’t have money! Do you know how hard it is to be a Democrat with people like you ruining everything? Keep your d… --- ## [Do you guys enjoy hipster movies like these?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-guys-enjoy-hipster-movies-like-these/599481)
**Author:** [@GovernmentMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GovernmentMan)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-guys-enjoy-hipster-movies-like-these/599481 "2011-10-17T03:08:17Z")
all these movies scream “look at how indie i am. all our characters are quirky / witty / artsy who read interesting books and foreign films, reside in Los Angeles / Brooklyn / Ne… --- ## [That Svetlana Khorkina looks like a bitch.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-svetlana-khorkina-looks-like-a-bitch/260738)
**Author:** [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2004, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-svetlana-khorkina-looks-like-a-bitch/260738 "2004-08-28T12:12:51Z")
She’s great on TV though, isn’t she? I don’t know if she actually is a bitch, but she’s got that rat-faced scowl, the visible disappointment, that jack-booted strut, storky frame, and Lilith Frazier hair. They love that… --- ## [Good movies/books on punk rock scene?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-movies-books-on-punk-rock-scene/549670)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-movies-books-on-punk-rock-scene/549670 "2010-08-27T14:11:55Z")
I’m interested in learning more about punk rock. I’ve listened to a bit–not a huge amount…some Sex Pistols and Ramones. It’s not a genre I really know a lot about, but I would like to. I’m not really sure where to start.… --- ## [Creepiest possibly slash pairings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-possibly-slash-pairings/468577)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2008, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepiest-possibly-slash-pairings/468577 "2008-10-24T15:57:49Z")
Suggested by my initial misreading of this post. I’m using “slash” in the broadest sense of any romantic pairings between characters not romatnically involved in canon; in other words, whether it’s gay or straight doesn… --- ## [Jonathon Chance please apply the rules evenly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathon-chance-please-apply-the-rules-evenly/773975)
**Author:** [@Inbred\_Mm\_domesticus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inbred_Mm_domesticus)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2016, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathon-chance-please-apply-the-rules-evenly/773975 "2016-12-09T21:57:08Z")
Yes I get that you are convinced I try to insult posters by expressing disdain for their arguments. You’re wrong. --- ## [What's the name of the stereotypical 'British' 'regal' music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-stereotypical-british-regal-music/691622)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2014, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-name-of-the-stereotypical-british-regal-music/691622 "2014-06-27T22:13:31Z")
I can’t describe it, but I know it when I hear it. Played with some kind of horn(s), and it starts out somewhat reminiscent of “The Girl I Left Behind” (the tune you hear when you see the ‘Spirit of 76’ painting). --- ## ["Take a risk, start a business!" = disingenuous in practice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-risk-start-a-business-disingenuous-in-practice/626074)
**Author:** [@FixMyIgnorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FixMyIgnorance)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-a-risk-start-a-business-disingenuous-in-practice/626074 "2012-06-28T20:17:02Z")
Disclaimer: I don’t know if this topic is particularly objective – it’s simply a question I am putting forth for the sake of feedback because I have no idea if my opinion is founded in reality or skewed by confirmation b… --- ## [The "What The Hell?" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-the-hell-thread/704173)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2014, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-what-the-hell-thread/704173 "2014-11-21T23:34:41Z")
I looked for the thread on the most interesting car you’ve seen today, and couldn’t find it. FTR, I don’t care and do not require a link. A short while ago, I was digging up some roots from my garden. While I was washin… --- ## [Why do most conservatives disbelieve global warming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-conservatives-disbelieve-global-warming/427848)
**Author:** [@Roadfood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadfood)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2007, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-most-conservatives-disbelieve-global-warming/427848 "2007-12-17T19:32:22Z")
\[I started this in IMHO because I’m really not looking to start a debate, I genuinely don’t understand; if this turns into a debate, mods feel free to move it to GD.\] Why is it that belief in global warming seems to fal… --- ## [Will the world be mostly Muslim in 50 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-world-be-mostly-muslim-in-50-years/698806)
**Author:** [@Bibliothecarius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliothecarius)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-world-be-mostly-muslim-in-50-years/698806 "2014-09-23T16:09:22Z")
Posting this in GQ as I’m hoping for a factual answer from someone more knowledgeable in demographics, statistics, sociology, etc than I am. This video gets paraded around the internet every now and again: Muslim Demogr… --- ## [Name the song that cuts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-song-that-cuts/615106)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-song-that-cuts/615106 "2012-03-31T23:14:29Z")
For whatever reason. What song cuts you to the quick every time you listen to it? Could be three times back to back, or after a 3 year break? For me it’s the acoustic version of Neil Young’s " My My Hey Hey " from " Liv… --- ## [Whose is The Funniest Stand Up Comedian of All Time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-is-the-funniest-stand-up-comedian-of-all-time/77404)
**Author:** [@Wildest\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildest_Bill)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-is-the-funniest-stand-up-comedian-of-all-time/77404 "2022-07-22T04:17:46Z")
I would have to say Eddie Murphy back in his Delirous and Raw days. He had so much relatable comedy and he made fun of everyone. Now Carlin is good and he is funny but I think Eddie’s timing, material and delivery are j… --- ## [The Near Future, according to Jack Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-near-future-according-to-jack-chick/271672)
**Author:** [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2004, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-near-future-according-to-jack-chick/271672 "2004-11-08T17:50:35Z")
“The Last Generation” http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0094/0094\_01.asp School children sacrifice kitties and puppies in school, while Christians are committed to homes for the mentally insane and/or executed. Doubt… --- ## [Tell me the best way to cut holes in tempered glass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-the-best-way-to-cut-holes-in-tempered-glass/660761)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-the-best-way-to-cut-holes-in-tempered-glass/660761 "2013-11-19T19:43:49Z")
I’m working on an art project that involves cutting ~ 1-inch holes in class tea cups and a tea pot. What are the best tools for this? It looks like I want some diamond-tipped drill bits but I have no idea what are qual… --- ## [Most disgusting scene you've ever seen - in the sense of physical revulsion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-disgusting-scene-youve-ever-seen-in-the-sense-of-physical-revulsion/806009)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2018, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-disgusting-scene-youve-ever-seen-in-the-sense-of-physical-revulsion/806009 "2018-01-23T10:11:37Z")
I have watched a hell of a lot of movies and shows in my life, many of them containing really gross and gory scenes. But by far, the most disgusting scene I can think of, to the point of really, truly making me feel phys… --- ## [Why do Non-Americans care about our gun laws?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-non-americans-care-about-our-gun-laws/740417)
**Author:** [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2015, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-non-americans-care-about-our-gun-laws/740417 "2015-12-18T02:24:08Z")
Why do Non-Americans (not residing in the US) care about our gun laws? I doubt that it really affects them. --- ## [Funniest scene ever , movie or TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-scene-ever-movie-or-tv/972422 "2022-10-06T17:30:06Z")
For me it’s the Borat scene (first Borat) where he and his sidekick run naked through a hotel including a convention Don’t care if it was real or staged. --- ## [Were the 80s a lost decade for music, or am I full of it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-80s-a-lost-decade-for-music-or-am-i-full-of-it/748716)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-80s-a-lost-decade-for-music-or-am-i-full-of-it/748716 "2016-03-16T20:25:22Z")
I know that musical tastes are supposedly determined by what you listen to in your teens and 20s, but for me it seems like there was a lot of quality music and growth of genres in the 60s, 70s, 90s and arguably the aught… --- ## [What region does the Country music accent represent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-region-does-the-country-music-accent-represent/525473)
**Author:** [@The\_Evil\_Prince\_Zorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Evil_Prince_Zorte)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-region-does-the-country-music-accent-represent/525473 "2010-01-19T21:26:58Z")
I don’t listen to Country, and it’s been much easier to avoid since I left the Midwest, so I may be making some sweeping generalizations here. I’m curious, is the accent typically heard in Coutnry music from any particu… --- ## [Pole dancin' for the Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pole-dancin-for-the-lord/575796)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pole-dancin-for-the-lord/575796 "2011-04-02T00:57:44Z")
is oddly controversial --- ## [Great historical blunders that were actually good decisions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-historical-blunders-that-were-actually-good-decisions/518468)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2009, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-historical-blunders-that-were-actually-good-decisions/518468 "2009-12-08T02:20:16Z")
The recent controversy over coach Bill Belichick’s unconventional, disastrous decision in last Sunday’s game got me thinking about analogous historical situations. Basically, we’re looking for decisions which had terrib… --- ## [If I Say "It Goes Up to 11," Do You Know What I'm Talking About?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-say-it-goes-up-to-11-do-you-know-what-im-talking-about/571616)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2011, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-say-it-goes-up-to-11-do-you-know-what-im-talking-about/571616 "2011-02-21T14:01:43Z")
A cow-orker pointed out that someone had thrown a speaker into our dumpster. I put on a thick British accent and said “And it goes up to 11!” He looked at me like I had grown a pair of horns. I was rather surprised. “It… --- ## [Is Walter Mitty a well-known character in US culture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-walter-mitty-a-well-known-character-in-us-culture/677504)
**Author:** [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-walter-mitty-a-well-known-character-in-us-culture/677504 "2014-01-03T03:36:20Z")
Every so often, I need a cultural reality check. Most of the SDMB threads I’ve seen here seem to indicate that “Walter Mitty” is a fairly well-known character in American culture. Apparently, it even appears in some dict… --- ## [Bikini Waxing vs. Epilator (for those who have experienced both)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikini-waxing-vs-epilator-for-those-who-have-experienced-both/577212)
**Author:** [@emBee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emBee)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikini-waxing-vs-epilator-for-those-who-have-experienced-both/577212 "2011-05-30T09:42:18Z")
Here’s the deal. I’m a guy. I’ve been removing my pubic hair for a while (10 years). I do it because I like how it feels, I like how it looks, and I think it prevents odors after a long day – though I’ve read argument… --- ## [Melody of "Little Town of Bethlehem" different in UK than in US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melody-of-little-town-of-bethlehem-different-in-uk-than-in-us/564243)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melody-of-little-town-of-bethlehem-different-in-uk-than-in-us/564243 "2010-12-16T16:03:11Z")
This surprised me when I looked up the hymn in Wikipedia: I know that the music for hymns has, in the past, been much more mutable than it is today. On a recent visit to Sturbridge Village, the organist at the restor… --- ## [Why arming all your citizens is a stupid idea.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arming-all-your-citizens-is-a-stupid-idea/808905)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2018, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arming-all-your-citizens-is-a-stupid-idea/808905 "2018-02-22T01:47:29Z")
If I give a kid some money to buy whatever he wants, and we put a gumball machine in his room. How many people honestly think he’s not going to spend his money on a gumball? Now what if we gave that same kid a .44 magnum… --- ## [Pawn Stars destroy stolen coin collection.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pawn-stars-destroy-stolen-coin-collection/683633)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pawn-stars-destroy-stolen-coin-collection/683633 "2014-03-14T23:56:10Z")
Good News: We found your stolen coin collection Bad News: The idiots on Pawn Stars melted them down I can hear Rick doing that irritating snickering laugh. Chumlee doesn’t say anything because he’s eating a pastry. Cor… --- ## [Future of World Geopolitics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-of-world-geopolitics/603212)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-of-world-geopolitics/603212 "2011-11-27T02:11:46Z")
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/world/asia/obama-and-gillard-expand-us-australia-military-ties.html?hp With Iraq and Afghan wars ending, the US has begun to turn its eyes to the Pacific where China has begun its new m… --- ## [How To Dim Neon Beer Signs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dim-neon-beer-signs/595539)
**Author:** [@andyleonard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andyleonard)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dim-neon-beer-signs/595539 "2011-09-10T15:24:28Z")
I have newish beer signs in my restaurant and they give off too much light at night. I have asked the beer guys to dim them and they show me a little switch on the ballast that knocks the light down maybe 10%. Not enough… --- ## [Trump's Wall 15 to 20 billion. Can we do it better and cheaper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-wall-15-to-20-billion-can-we-do-it-better-and-cheaper/778243)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-wall-15-to-20-billion-can-we-do-it-better-and-cheaper/778243 "2017-02-05T16:47:12Z")
\*\*\*Please - for this discussion let’s assume a border Wall is needed. How can it be done most efficiently and also provide training & jobs? \*\*\* Please don’t derail the thread with debates over the need for a border wall… --- ## [Are waitresses rude to women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-waitresses-rude-to-women/597496)
**Author:** [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-waitresses-rude-to-women/597496 "2013-10-23T20:16:49Z")
I noticed that when I have been to dinner with any of my female friends, they often got angry at the waitress at some point. Or complained to me that the waitress is annoying … or tried to make sure that I wasn’t tippin… --- ## [Actors / Actresses whose promising careers stalled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actresses-whose-promising-careers-stalled/328513)
**Author:** [@Operation\_Ripper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Operation_Ripper)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2005, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actresses-whose-promising-careers-stalled/328513 "2005-11-04T00:36:09Z")
Back when Fast Times at Ridgemont High was released, I would have bet my life that Judge Reinhold would have had something similar to, well frankly to what Tom Hanks’ or Steve Martin’s career has amounted to since that … --- ## [American Gods is go! Casting begins...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-gods-is-go-casting-begins/722736)
**Author:** [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2015, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-gods-is-go-casting-begins/722736 "2015-06-27T05:53:09Z")
So Starz has finally greenlit the production of American Gods and has started considering casting choices. They have actually asked people on Twitter to suggest actors for Shadow, although I’m assuming this is purely a … --- ## [How Much Do Opals Cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-opals-cost/378120)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-opals-cost/378120 "2006-10-31T06:49:39Z")
My wife has an opal ring that she (well, I) inherited from my maternal grandmother. Anyway, the stone popped out recently and we can’t find it. We’re going to have to replace it. I understand that opals aren’t particul… --- ## [How can I shorten a string without cutting.. Any knots or braiding techniques?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-shorten-a-string-without-cutting-any-knots-or-braiding-techniques/743680)
**Author:** [@teddybound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teddybound)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2016, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-shorten-a-string-without-cutting-any-knots-or-braiding-techniques/743680 "2016-01-21T15:03:13Z")
I know the questions seems unusual but it is simple. Let me try to explain… I bought a trinket that comes with a string… But it was originally meant as a necklace so the string that comes with it is long. I would like… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=775&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=777&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)