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**Author:** [@Cyningablod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyningablod)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2013, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-trying-too-hard-gaahl-seriously/538369 "2013-07-03T19:36:06Z")
This is Gaahl. (Real name, Kristian Eivind Espedal.) Gaahl is the former vocalist of Norwegian black metal band, Gorgoroth. Now, I ain’t gonna go into a history of black metal (y’all can check the link for that), exce… --- ## [Bunk Beds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bunk-beds/604378)
**Author:** [@Bhoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bhoe)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2011, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bunk-beds/604378 "2011-12-06T10:01:15Z")
My friend and I were talking about the movie “Stepbrothers”. Anyway, there’s a scene where they decide to make bunk beds from two regular beds. The one character says “This looks like it came from the store”. It didn’t, … --- ## [How many people in the UK share your name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-in-the-uk-share-your-name/228034)
**Author:** [@hybrid\_dogfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hybrid_dogfish)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2004, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-in-the-uk-share-your-name/228034 "2004-02-12T02:25:13Z")
This page can look at the UK electoral roll for 2001 and tell you how many people in the UK share your name. I have found out that there is only one other person in the country with my name!! Unfortunately, I now have… --- ## [Why so many different treatments for overweight/obesity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-different-treatments-for-overweight-obesity/564071)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2010, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-many-different-treatments-for-overweight-obesity/564071 "2010-12-16T07:52:55Z")
If you take your garden-variety medical disorder, there is usually a pretty standard treatment, with perhaps some possible modifications based on your personal situation. Example: Atopic dermatitis. First line treatment … --- ## [HR types, how can I run a background check on myself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-types-how-can-i-run-a-background-check-on-myself/586220)
**Author:** [@ImNotPaulAvery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ImNotPaulAvery)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-types-how-can-i-run-a-background-check-on-myself/586220 "2011-06-24T03:15:05Z")
Long story short: I was told I was going to get a job pending a criminal record check, but they hired someone else. Didn’t bother to call me either. Fuckers. This isn’t the first time something like this has happened … --- ## [Manual transmission less likely to have problems than auto transmission?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manual-transmission-less-likely-to-have-problems-than-auto-transmission/552146)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manual-transmission-less-likely-to-have-problems-than-auto-transmission/552146 "2010-09-03T16:39:13Z")
I am looking to buy a used car and my budget is limited so I am going to buy a car that is high mileage. 100k or greater. I am thinking in general a 5 speed is less likely to cause me problems down the road than a… --- ## [Quickest way for a substance to be absorbed in the body.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quickest-way-for-a-substance-to-be-absorbed-in-the-body/550691)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2010, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quickest-way-for-a-substance-to-be-absorbed-in-the-body/550691 "2010-08-20T13:05:34Z")
What is the quickest medium to inject chemicals into a person and have them react to it? Say medications for example. I think the quickest way would be an IV, but than I thought that snorting a medication would be a fas… --- ## [Customers who make extremely unreasonable requests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customers-who-make-extremely-unreasonable-requests/504470)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customers-who-make-extremely-unreasonable-requests/504470 "2009-07-29T18:49:39Z")
Inspired by this thread. I already posted about how a customer arrived at the bank where I was a teller fifteen minutes late and insisted that I defeat the vault security so that she could make a five dollar withdrawel. … --- ## [Would you have sex with a total stranger for money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-sex-with-a-total-stranger-for-money/38811)
**Author:** [@sweetcan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweetcan)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-have-sex-with-a-total-stranger-for-money/38811 "2024-02-27T16:39:00Z")
First of all, I’m all for legalizing prostitution. It could be quite a lucrative tax reward for the state and/or federal government much in the same way as legalizing marijuana would be. Fucking someone for money, wantin… --- ## [voting: What is the rationale behind taking away the right to vote of convicted felons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-what-is-the-rationale-behind-taking-away-the-right-to-vote-of-convicted-felons/688144)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2014, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voting-what-is-the-rationale-behind-taking-away-the-right-to-vote-of-convicted-felons/688144 "2014-05-13T09:28:02Z")
taking away the right to vote of convicted felons? --- ## [Nuclear Option](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-option/599529)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2011, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-option/599529 "2011-11-02T13:07:50Z")
How is what Harry Reid did a week ago different than the maneuver that Republicans threatened in the past? Have the rules changed forever now ? --- ## [How scary is the Muslim Brotherhood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-scary-is-the-muslim-brotherhood/623412)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2012, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-scary-is-the-muslim-brotherhood/623412 "2012-08-01T19:14:28Z")
It looks like the Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohammed Morsy (or Morsi or Moursy, there are variant transliteratons) was one of the top two finishers in the Egyptian presidential election May 23-24, and now will advance… --- ## [The Problem with Karl Pilkington](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-with-karl-pilkington/463839)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2011, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-problem-with-karl-pilkington/463839 "2011-02-03T17:25:10Z")
For those of you who don’t know who Karl Pilkington is, a brief introduction. Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the creators of The Office, were once deejays/radio hosts and they were assigned a producer called Karl P… --- ## [100 Chihuahuas in a room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-chihuahuas-in-a-room/517327)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-chihuahuas-in-a-room/517327 "2009-11-27T19:04:42Z")
Please help settle this dispute. Let’s assume I have 100 hypothetical Chihuahuas that don’t need to eat or sleep, urinate, etc., and that are all about the same age and size. Let’s also assume an even mixture of males a… --- ## [Ahead 2/3rds!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahead-2-3rds/541438)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahead-2-3rds/541438 "2010-06-02T15:12:47Z")
I’m watching an old war movie involving a submarine during WWII (Operation Petticoat) and the captain needs to get out of a situation in a hurry and barks out the order ahead 2/3rds! Really? Why not ahead 15 knots? Wh… --- ## [Bad marketing concepts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-marketing-concepts/237198)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2004, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-marketing-concepts/237198 "2004-04-26T02:38:17Z")
Today, for the third day in a row, I heard Volkswagon advertise that their seats are more firm than American made cars. Wow! I can’t even imagine how bad their cars are if they think this is their best selling point. … --- ## [I pit "normal" "good" Republicans for pretending that you're not enabling traitors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-normal-good-republicans-for-pretending-that-youre-not-enabling-traitors/929828)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-normal-good-republicans-for-pretending-that-youre-not-enabling-traitors/929828 "2021-03-01T16:35:40Z")
You know who you are: you voted for Trump because you were afraid the libs were gonna take your tax cuts, or because you were stupid enough to buy into the idea that Democrats were going to shut down police departments e… --- ## [2007 Weight Loss Club, March](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-march/394162)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2007, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-march/394162 "2007-03-31T23:00:41Z")
In keeping with tradition, we’re starting a new thread for a new month, so the \[February\](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=406510&page=1&pp =50) one doesn’t get overly long. Who’s in? --- ## [Jim Morrison..THE golden child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-morrison-the-golden-child/649457)
**Author:** [@Tollhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tollhouse)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2013, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jim-morrison-the-golden-child/649457 "2013-02-18T16:29:35Z")
just a random observation who can argue about the wonderfulness of Jim Morrison…all six feet of black Irish wonderfulness of wonderfulness oh yea did I say how wonderful he was/is? baritone voice that makes me melt li… --- ## [What Are The Odds of Another UK General Election before 2022?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-odds-of-another-uk-general-election-before-2022/788904)
**Author:** [@golffan1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/golffan1963)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-odds-of-another-uk-general-election-before-2022/788904 "2017-06-27T20:39:02Z")
Simple question…have at it. --- ## [Blue Angels vs. Thunderbirds: which is the better show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-angels-vs-thunderbirds-which-is-the-better-show/721630)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-angels-vs-thunderbirds-which-is-the-better-show/721630 "2015-06-05T09:36:12Z")
See subject line. If two airshows were happening in your town, with one featuring the Blue Angels and the other featuring the Thunderbirds, which one would you choose to attend? --- ## [Gun control on military bases. What was it like before 1992?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-control-on-military-bases-what-was-it-like-before-1992/725471)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2015, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-control-on-military-bases-what-was-it-like-before-1992/725471 "2015-07-26T15:26:10Z")
Not looking for a debate. There is a lot of talk about how military personnel cannot carry weapons on post because of some laws passed in the early 90s. Lets not get in to who passed the law or whose fault it is. What w… --- ## [Lab Glassware Illegal To Own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lab-glassware-illegal-to-own/671424)
**Author:** [@nonacetone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonacetone)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2013, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lab-glassware-illegal-to-own/671424 "2013-10-18T00:32:55Z")
I live in Indiana. At a yard sale, I found some really cool lab glassware that would make great rooting containers for houseplants, not to mention cool looking vases! I figured for .50 each, I’d get them. I came home, … --- ## [Is it strange that I hate podcasts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-strange-that-i-hate-podcasts/700552)
**Author:** [@Airk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airk)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2014, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-strange-that-i-hate-podcasts/700552 "2014-10-08T05:37:11Z")
Everytime I click on an interesting sounding link and it drops me at a podcast page, I feel annoyed and disappointed. Podcasts take forever, are filled with all the ramblings of an ordinary coversation, and feel like t… --- ## [Do you wash raspberries before eating ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wash-raspberries-before-eating/776214)
**Author:** [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2017, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wash-raspberries-before-eating/776214 "2017-01-08T20:52:50Z")
Yesterday evening, I opened a pack of store-bought raspberries and started eating them right away. A couple of minutes later, my wife came in and asked me whether I had washed them. When I told her I hadn’t, she rolled h… --- ## [Abolishing Social Security](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abolishing-social-security/774381)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abolishing-social-security/774381 "2016-12-14T22:50:06Z")
Some people would like to abolish Social Security. How, exactly, would that work? I see two options: \[ul\]\[li\]Younger workers continue to contribute to Social Security, providing benefits to retirees. When the younger… --- ## [Pudd’nhead Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch for Supreme Court Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pudd-nhead-trump-nominates-neil-gorsuch-for-supreme-court-jester/778719)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2017, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pudd-nhead-trump-nominates-neil-gorsuch-for-supreme-court-jester/778719 "2017-04-08T02:45:27Z")
And here I had my money on Roland Freisler. Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated? --- ## [I am world famous thanks to Derleth and the Dope.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-world-famous-thanks-to-derleth-and-the-dope/414344)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2007, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-world-famous-thanks-to-derleth-and-the-dope/414344 "2007-08-16T17:35:58Z")
A year ago Derleth started this thread, Make up the worst possible opening line. and included a link to the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. I entered. I won. My name and my bad sentence have gone all over the world. I… --- ## [Are the Holocaust Revisionists right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-holocaust-revisionists-right/511696)
**Author:** [@human\_extinction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/human_extinction)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2009, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-holocaust-revisionists-right/511696 "2009-09-30T04:58:38Z")
I stumbled across some rather compelling information presented by Holocaust Revisionists, and of course one of the first things I do is post here to see how well it stands up to scrutiny. The newest thread I came across … --- ## [Trump is a whiny little bitch man child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-a-whiny-little-bitch-man-child/786849)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-a-whiny-little-bitch-man-child/786849 "2017-06-02T18:31:14Z")
Now complaining that no politician in history has been treated as unfairly as he has. :smack: Goddamn, this man is stupid. Just dull-witted, uneducated, ignorant, uninformed, incapable of the kind of thought one expec… --- ## [Songs for Mad Scientists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-mad-scientists/276847)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2004, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-mad-scientists/276847 "2004-11-30T14:51:52Z")
That is, would anyone happen to have suggestions for songs that are about mad scientists, feature mad-sciency topics, or would just make good musical accompanyment for the practice of mad science? So far, I’ve got… —Ba… --- ## [Should the minimum wage be lowered to $6 per hour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-minimum-wage-be-lowered-to-6-per-hour/651463)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-minimum-wage-be-lowered-to-6-per-hour/651463 "2013-02-28T03:39:54Z")
Obama proposes to raise the minimum wage to $9 per hour. However, I think that is completely counter-productive as this will lead to more unemployment and inflated prices. Employers will need to make more money in order … --- ## [Do Doctors give medical certificates if you have a hangover?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-doctors-give-medical-certificates-if-you-have-a-hangover/378701)
**Author:** [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2016, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-doctors-give-medical-certificates-if-you-have-a-hangover/378701 "2016-05-30T17:52:32Z")
If you have a hangover and go to a doctor, would he give you a note so you could get the day off work? --- ## [Obama's "Buffet law"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-buffet-law/596898)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2011, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-buffet-law/596898 "2011-09-27T13:33:31Z")
I am looking for a factual answer, not a debate. Does the issue Obama addresses with his proposed Buffet law an actual issue? Is it true that some super-rich pay a lower tax rate than people with a much lower income? If … --- ## [Classic Nintendo NES is BACK!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-nintendo-nes-is-back/769986)
**Author:** [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-nintendo-nes-is-back/769986 "2017-06-27T19:42:17Z")
Holy crap you guys. They’re bringing back the original system pre-loaded with 30 games. And you’ll be able to save your games. And it’s only $60! It’s got: The Super Marios Zeldas: My first RPG was Zelda 2. I was sick… --- ## [I love fruitcake! I don't care who knows!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-fruitcake-i-dont-care-who-knows/522175)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2009, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-fruitcake-i-dont-care-who-knows/522175 "2009-12-30T02:05:35Z")
I love Christmas fruitcakes. The fruitcakes that substitute soaked raisins and other reconstituted dried fruits for the candied fruits are okay, but everyone knows they’re just wishing they could be the real thing. Give … --- ## [Ariel Castro found hanged in cell.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ariel-castro-found-hanged-in-cell/667971)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ariel-castro-found-hanged-in-cell/667971 "2013-10-10T18:35:42Z")
Ariel Castro, who pled guilty last month to kidnapping and raping three young women in Cleveland, was found hanged in his cell this evening. Castro, who had been sentenced to life plus 1000 years in prison, was under pro… --- ## [Ask the pornographer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pornographer/100144)
**Author:** [@abby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/abby)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2002, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pornographer/100144 "2002-04-04T07:59:06Z")
Hiya My name is Abby, and I am an Australian pornographer. In the vein of the “Ask the gay guy…” threads, I thought there might be some interest in asking the pornographer. I kinda fell into this role backwards (really… --- ## [SDMB consensuses that you disagree with](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-consensuses-that-you-disagree-with/377421)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2006, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-consensuses-that-you-disagree-with/377421 "2006-10-28T18:44:47Z")
Whenever Saving Private Ryan comes up, someone invariably says that the D-Day scene is great, but that the rest of the movie is (pick one) mediocre/cliche/forgettable/bad. I just rewatched it today, and I don’t see how … --- ## [Coherence and Unity in writing an essay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coherence-and-unity-in-writing-an-essay/597751)
**Author:** [@Reza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reza)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coherence-and-unity-in-writing-an-essay/597751 "2011-10-03T00:22:01Z")
As you know coherence and Unity are the two key elements for a successful essay. But honestly I can’t find a clear-cut distinction between them, and I feel that they are almost the same. Unity means oneness and we shoul… --- ## [Why do some thank God when spared from a tornado?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-thank-god-when-spared-from-a-tornado/626915)
**Author:** [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-thank-god-when-spared-from-a-tornado/626915 "2012-07-05T11:35:01Z")
Whenever we see news coverage of a car accident/wildfire/tornado/bout of indigestion we’re treated to the nearly ubiquitous bite of a survivior praising God for protecting him or her. It’s all well and good as survivors … --- ## [Free Speech Consequences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-speech-consequences/756390)
**Author:** [@octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/octopus)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-speech-consequences/756390 "2016-06-07T01:34:33Z")
Another shitlord getting what he deserves for provoking an anti-Trump and anti-American mob with speech. Trump supporters injured/bleeding after protesters get violent in San Jose. - YouTube --- ## [Would putting my car in Neutral during idling save gas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-putting-my-car-in-neutral-during-idling-save-gas/403769)
**Author:** [@habs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/habs)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2007, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-putting-my-car-in-neutral-during-idling-save-gas/403769 "2007-05-15T19:34:39Z")
I was reading this page on tips to save gas, and #8 states that putting the car into neutral while idling for long amounts of time puts less strain on the transmission. Would putting the car into Neutral during long per… --- ## [What movies make men cry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-make-men-cry/156026)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2003, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-make-men-cry/156026 "2003-03-19T19:33:37Z")
I’ve told this to several women and none of them get it. Maybe I’m a freak, but: I cry at the end of Rocky, every time. Rocky is so proud to have lasted the whole 15 rounds, he’s so happy that Adrian has come to see h… --- ## [Harrison Ford injured in plane crash.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harrison-ford-injured-in-plane-crash/714317)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2015, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harrison-ford-injured-in-plane-crash/714317 "2015-03-30T19:49:21Z")
Breaking news: I guess he was piloting a vintage aircraft and crashed on a golf course. ETA: Maybe should have been in Cafe Society. --- ## [Fuck United Airlines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-united-airlines/638332)
**Author:** [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2012, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-united-airlines/638332 "2012-10-24T00:11:24Z")
I’m standing here at the ticket counter missing my connection because the plane is two hours late and customer service is not being helpful. So fuck them all!!! --- ## [What is your profession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-profession/262685)
**Author:** [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2004, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-profession/262685 "2004-09-16T22:40:16Z")
Inspired by a discussion started by Qadgop the Mercotan (MD), what is your profession, job, career? I’ll start. I work in a hospital pharmacy, packaging drugs for use within a McKesson Automation robot. The robot pick… --- ## [Jobs you had that are obsolete](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jobs-you-had-that-are-obsolete/535062)
**Author:** [@boozilu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boozilu)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2010, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jobs-you-had-that-are-obsolete/535062 "2010-04-12T20:09:37Z")
Inspired by this thread, Technology that died in your generation - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board, it occurs to me that I have had more than one just that no longer exists in … --- ## [If someone in front of you in the express aisle had more than the maximum items.. what would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-in-front-of-you-in-the-express-aisle-had-more-than-the-maximum-items-what-would-you-do/671896)
**Author:** [@the\_apples\_fell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_apples_fell)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2013, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-in-front-of-you-in-the-express-aisle-had-more-than-the-maximum-items-what-would-you-do/671896 "2013-10-27T14:46:34Z")
This is such a basic question and probably many of you have never even thought about it, but would you say something? Say you were at the grocery store and the express aisle was 12 items or fewer, and you were in a rush… --- ## [Ask a 23 year old virgin anything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-23-year-old-virgin-anything/723707)
**Author:** [@HandsomeGorilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HandsomeGorilla)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-23-year-old-virgin-anything/723707 "2015-07-24T16:16:02Z")
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