# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=796&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:** 797 --- ## [Rolling Stones article about what happened at AIG](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-article-about-what-happened-at-aig/490304)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2009, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rolling-stones-article-about-what-happened-at-aig/490304 "2009-04-11T16:19:06Z")
Ok, so someone on slashdot linked to this Rolling Stones article on AIGa couple of days ago and while the tone is somewhat juvenile, I have a sinking feeling that the bulk of it is as close to the truth as is possible wh… --- ## [Pop culture references that mean the opposite of the conventional wisdom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-culture-references-that-mean-the-opposite-of-the-conventional-wisdom/491434)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-culture-references-that-mean-the-opposite-of-the-conventional-wisdom/491434 "2016-01-07T19:15:21Z")
There are certain references ingrained in US popular culture that mean exactly the opposite of what most people think they mean. Let’s explore that niche… For instance, the Police’s “Every Breath You Take”. Possibly the… --- ## [Anyone remember Hobo Kelly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-hobo-kelly/629108)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-remember-hobo-kelly/629108 "2012-07-24T23:52:19Z")
--- ## [Why so hard to make a zombie movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-hard-to-make-a-zombie-movie/461287)
**Author:** [@Surbey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surbey)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2008, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-hard-to-make-a-zombie-movie/461287 "2008-09-24T19:26:47Z")
Related Thread I just don’t understand why it is SO hard to make a good zombie movie. I mean, even the Lord of Zombies, George Romero, can’t seem to get it right all the time. I mean, how hard can it be? Mix in a heal… --- ## [Share your memorable restroom stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-memorable-restroom-stories/490028)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-memorable-restroom-stories/490028 "2009-05-15T15:21:27Z")
This thread currently in the Pitgot me to reminiscing about some more memorable occasions in the restroom. (Yes, I figure this can go in a lot of different and maybe NSFW directions). Here’s my most memorable restroom … --- ## [Need horrible music for my Pledge Drive Crapfest!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-horrible-music-for-my-pledge-drive-crapfest/535864)
**Author:** [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-horrible-music-for-my-pledge-drive-crapfest/535864 "2010-05-05T18:07:27Z")
Tomorrow night is the pledge drive edition of my radio show, The Zen Arcade (poorly updated blog here). Back in the fall I started a tradition: since my audience was more likely to respond to outright threat than to gen… --- ## [How do you feel about women proposing to men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-women-proposing-to-men/571471)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-women-proposing-to-men/571471 "2011-02-17T19:50:36Z")
So, contrary to statements I may have made many months ago, I seem to be gleefully headed down the aisle once again. Amusingly enough, I am 0-2 on proposals, though. With my first wife, it was always assumed that we woul… --- ## [Give it up, Keira, we've all seen your boobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-it-up-keira-weve-all-seen-your-boobs/287252)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2005, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-it-up-keira-weve-all-seen-your-boobs/287252 "2005-02-03T17:42:43Z")
Keira Knightley has an upcoming movie, The Jacket. As part of the publicity campaign she is conducting numerous interviews and one thing she has said repeatedly is that this movie will feature her first nude scene. While… --- ## [Will this discovery \[of mineral deposits in Afghanistan\] mean the end of al Quaida?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-discovery-of-mineral-deposits-in-afghanistan-mean-the-end-of-al-quaida/543087)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-this-discovery-of-mineral-deposits-in-afghanistan-mean-the-end-of-al-quaida/543087 "2010-06-15T14:58:05Z")
Could this discovery change the entire dynamic of the Middle East and possibly mean the end of Al Quaida? Why would Afghanistan need the poppy trade with bazillions in mineral wealth at their disposal? Why would they h… --- ## ["Pray for Obama: Psalm 109:8." Is this over the line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pray-for-obama-psalm-109-8-is-this-over-the-line/518567)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2009, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pray-for-obama-psalm-109-8-is-this-over-the-line/518567 "2009-11-25T21:21:25Z")
Story here: So, is this meme a good old American-style sassy political joke, or screaming-evil eliminationist hatred, or simply in poor taste? Or something else? For context, here’s the whole Psalm (KJV). --- ## [Do you think Anders Behring Breivik is different than Muslim terrorists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-anders-behring-breivik-is-different-than-muslim-terrorists/620092)
**Author:** [@Otkakonmiskilic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otkakonmiskilic)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-anders-behring-breivik-is-different-than-muslim-terrorists/620092 "2012-04-27T19:39:35Z")
He is absolutely different than Muslim terrorists. First off, he is much smarter than Muslim brothers. Second, he did not cause the death of thousands. Third, he has far more intellectual personality while compared to… --- ## [GE Profile oven buzzing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ge-profile-oven-buzzing/624767)
**Author:** [@Yarster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yarster)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2012, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ge-profile-oven-buzzing/624767 "2012-06-13T22:15:44Z")
I have a GE Profile model JTP13 electric built-in 30"oven from about 1995 that will start loudly buzzing after 20 minutes of operation, whether it is still actively baking or broiling, or whether it was turned off and is… --- ## [What exactly can Obama do "administratively, unilaterally" on guns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-can-obama-do-administratively-unilaterally-on-guns/690534)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-can-obama-do-administratively-unilaterally-on-guns/690534 "2014-06-13T16:26:55Z")
Here’s the story. This story, coupled with Obama’s comments on Tumblr, I imagine must sound pretty ominous for Second Amendment supporters. But what exactly can Obama do unilaterally as President? Could he institute … --- ## [How do you say "FAQ"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-faq/604086)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-say-faq/604086 "2011-12-03T02:47:42Z")
Inspired by this thread, I was wondering how most people pronounce “FAQ”. I say “Fack” but my husband says “F-A-Q”… so what do you say? Maybe we can figure out which is more common. --- ## [Where are the upper and lower boundaries of the American middle class?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-upper-and-lower-boundaries-of-the-american-middle-class/663888)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2013, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-upper-and-lower-boundaries-of-the-american-middle-class/663888 "2013-07-20T06:24:15Z")
This thread is getting a little mired in the question. Who is middle-class in America and who is not? Are you middle-class if you are an adult with an income of $50,000? $150,000? $250,000? What about $25,000? $15,… --- ## [Not getting laid can really make you stop caring about life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-getting-laid-can-really-make-you-stop-caring-about-life/534191)
**Author:** [@mookieblaylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mookieblaylock)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2010, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-getting-laid-can-really-make-you-stop-caring-about-life/534191 "2010-04-01T01:18:30Z")
Should I shower? Pfft, who the hell do I need to smell good for? Should I go to the gym? Nah, I already know that it really doesn’t matter what kind of shape I’m in. Should I study? For what? I’m obviously never going … --- ## [Are there fixes or hacks to get around Dell verifying charger is legit?I have a legit Dell charger!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fixes-or-hacks-to-get-around-dell-verifying-charger-is-legit-i-have-a-legit-dell-charger/628479)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-fixes-or-hacks-to-get-around-dell-verifying-charger-is-legit-i-have-a-legit-dell-charger/628479 "2012-07-18T12:30:50Z")
Dell has been torturing me with this bullsht for 18 months. Already cost me nearly a hundred bucks on a brand new Dell Charger. Used the dell Tag to order the charger. Blew another $50 on a laptop battery that refuses … --- ## [Penn & Teller's Bullshit series...is bullshit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-tellers-bullshit-series-is-bullshit/370534)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2006, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-tellers-bullshit-series-is-bullshit/370534 "2006-09-01T12:08:22Z")
I found a bunch of episodes of this series on Google Video, I’d never even heard of it before. It’s entertaining, I’ll give it that. It makes you think, but obviously they’re very biased and hostile towards dissenting … --- ## [Farts on Film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farts-on-film/206321)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farts-on-film/206321 "2013-01-17T23:08:11Z")
I think the thread title says it all. Let’s compile a list of flatulence gags in movies and television. Let 'em rip. --- ## [Do Actors like it when people tell them, "I'm a big fan"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-actors-like-it-when-people-tell-them-im-a-big-fan/543257)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2010, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-actors-like-it-when-people-tell-them-im-a-big-fan/543257 "2010-06-17T23:05:36Z")
Any celebrity or successful entertainers on here: Do you like it when people tell you, “I’m such a big fan” It seems like the standard phrase used by admirers. Annoying or respectful? --- ## [The Supreme Court Nominee: Brett Kavanaugh shares certain tastes with Trump.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-shares-certain-tastes-with-trump/821459)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2023, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-supreme-court-nominee-brett-kavanaugh-shares-certain-tastes-with-trump/821459 "2023-04-30T17:39:45Z")
The current nominee for Supreme Court office, Brett Kavanaugh, has been accused of sexual assault. No surprise- he has been so clear in his belief that he is allowed to control women and their bodies - see his desire to … --- ## [Milk gallon challenge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-gallon-challenge/296992)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2005, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milk-gallon-challenge/296992 "2005-04-02T04:25:00Z")
I first heard about this idea two years ago. The idea is to try and drink an entire gallon of milk within an hour’s time. Everyone I know who has tried has failed (that’s only a handful of people, though.) A couple of… --- ## [You're being bullied? Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-being-bullied-really/788007)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-being-bullied-really/788007 "2017-06-08T00:01:10Z")
So Kathy Griffin holds up an effigy of Trumps’ bloody severed head and she’s surprised it didn’t go over well with some people. Now I don’t pretend to speak for all the liberals of the world but I’m pretty sure I quali… --- ## [Keeping raccoons out of trash cans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-raccoons-out-of-trash-cans/550203)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2010, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-raccoons-out-of-trash-cans/550203 "2010-08-17T12:30:06Z")
I’m looking for advice for keeping the clever critters out of our cans. These are the large plastic containers provided by the trash collectors. There’s no real accessible spot for a lock. I’ve been spraying them inside… --- ## [can you live without teeth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-live-without-teeth/635397)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-live-without-teeth/635397 "2012-09-22T02:55:54Z")
Did people die in the old days, simple because their teeth fell out? Any teeth stories out there? --- ## [Santorum and the Slippery Slope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santorum-and-the-slippery-slope/608703)
**Author:** [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santorum-and-the-slippery-slope/608703 "2012-01-13T03:57:15Z")
Ignoring putting together “Santorum” and “slippery” for the moment, I was listening to Santorum use the slippery slope argument against gay marriage. If we allow gays to marry, then do we have to allow polygamous marriag… --- ## [Am I The Only One Who Doesn't Particularly Blame Obama Re BP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-particularly-blame-obama-re-bp/542315)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-who-doesnt-particularly-blame-obama-re-bp/542315 "2010-06-22T02:44:40Z")
I don’t like the guy much, and any criticism he gets tends to tickle me after all the Messiah stuff, but when I see Drudge et al. gleefully trumpeting these stories: I’m left a combination of unmoved and annoyed. I d… --- ## [Do Schools Teach Subversive Literature to Subvert Its Message?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-schools-teach-subversive-literature-to-subvert-its-message/529380)
**Author:** [@A.Selene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.Selene)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2011, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-schools-teach-subversive-literature-to-subvert-its-message/529380 "2011-09-28T02:06:44Z")
Inspired by the recent thread on JD Salinger’s death, and in particular, cricetus’s post: I read Salinger and Orwell in high school, and probably enjoyed The Catcher in the Rye and 1984 more than any other work I was a… --- ## [MacGruber currently at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. How could this movie possibly be any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macgruber-currently-at-100-on-rotten-tomatoes-how-could-this-movie-possibly-be-any-good/539782)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2010, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macgruber-currently-at-100-on-rotten-tomatoes-how-could-this-movie-possibly-be-any-good/539782 "2010-05-26T00:52:06Z")
Rotten Tomatoes. Not that many reviews in, but so far they’re all positive. What the hell? This is a one joke sketch on SNL, and even the one joke isn’t all that funny. Are these early reviews a mirage? what could they… --- ## [Which chemicals are denser as liquids than solids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-chemicals-are-denser-as-liquids-than-solids/374775)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-chemicals-are-denser-as-liquids-than-solids/374775 "2013-11-06T08:08:16Z")
It’s well known that water has the special property that its liquid phase is denser than its solid phase, allowing solid ice to float in liquid water. I always thought that this property was unique to water, but Wikiped… --- ## [What's so great about Goodfellas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-goodfellas/510199)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2009, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-goodfellas/510199 "2009-09-18T10:31:26Z")
I recently saw this movie. I… wasn’t that impressed. It’s a good movie, but fundamentally I thought it overblown and too impressed with itself. It’s not great, and generally I found better in the comic moments than the s… --- ## [Jalapenos are in everything!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jalapenos-are-in-everything/694470)
**Author:** [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jalapenos-are-in-everything/694470 "2014-08-04T13:56:11Z")
It seems the latest craze, especially in fast food, is jalapeno. How many things are recently doing this? So far I’ve seen- McDonalds - Jalapeno burger Jack in the Box - Jalapeno burger and ‘hell-a-peno’ burger. Car… --- ## [Why do old people drive so slow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-old-people-drive-so-slow/108448)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-old-people-drive-so-slow/108448 "2015-10-10T21:27:24Z")
Alright, not all old people drive slow, but it seems a good chunk of slower drivers seem to be 65+. By slow I mean 5-10mph below the speed limit, which means they’re going 10-20mph slower than every other car on the roa… --- ## [What, if anything, would get Trump's approval to drop below 30%?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anything-would-get-trumps-approval-to-drop-below-30/820353)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2018, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-anything-would-get-trumps-approval-to-drop-below-30/820353 "2018-09-07T16:59:48Z")
It was Nixon’s dropping to the mid 20s that got leaders in his party to finally jump ship. Party leaders will not lead but will follow. What is it, if anything, that Trump could be proven to have done that would get that… --- ## [Unhappy Days](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhappy-days/578989)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhappy-days/578989 "2011-04-22T21:53:23Z")
Happy Days cast sue CBS The actors involved are Anson Williams, Don Most , Marion Ross and Erin Moran. (No Fonzie, I notice.) Sad to see that Marion has fallen on hard times. I hope CBS do the right thing here and … --- ## [Things you wouldn't know about yourself if other people hadn't told you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-wouldnt-know-about-yourself-if-other-people-hadnt-told-you/479190)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2009, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-wouldnt-know-about-yourself-if-other-people-hadnt-told-you/479190 "2009-01-05T00:47:13Z")
Not the most elegant thread title, but maybe you get my drift. What things about yourself – qualities, talents, anything – are you only aware of because other people pointed them out to you? ie, They weren’t self-evide… --- ## [Would you play "spin the bottle" as an adult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-play-spin-the-bottle-as-an-adult/520525)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-play-spin-the-bottle-as-an-adult/520525 "2010-10-09T19:13:42Z")
So I’m at work the other day. I’m on the elevator. It’s just me and a lady. When we get to our floor, the door opens up and there’s a guy standing there waiting to get in. This is the short transaction that took place: … --- ## [Was 9/11 an inside job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-9-11-an-inside-job/669984)
**Author:** [@onefour1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/onefour1)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-9-11-an-inside-job/669984 "2013-10-03T02:56:54Z")
After watching many of the “Loose Change” videos and others regarding the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center, I am curious if others have viewed these videos and whether they think 9/11 was an inside job. If you have… --- ## [Can Harrison Fords Ryan ST3KR be restored?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-harrison-fords-ryan-st3kr-be-restored/714381)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-harrison-fords-ryan-st3kr-be-restored/714381 "2015-08-08T01:12:01Z")
They are saying Harrison Ford will recover. Great news. :slight\_smile: So, can I ask about the plane? Do you think it can be restored? There’s not that many WWII era planes still flying. It would be a shame to lose a… --- ## [3/5 Compromise: What arguments were used?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-5-compromise-what-arguments-were-used/724497)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2015, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3-5-compromise-what-arguments-were-used/724497 "2015-07-15T03:57:25Z")
I’m curious to know what arguments both sides used, especially those who wanted to fully count slaves. Did they try to give even a veneer of principle to their insistence on fully counting slaves or were they fully open… --- ## [So...apparently I am a big bad hacker...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-apparently-i-am-a-big-bad-hacker/650401)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-apparently-i-am-a-big-bad-hacker/650401 "2016-03-15T20:47:41Z")
…and some guy in India can prove it. As many of you know, I run a computer shop/onsite service. customer…definitely not computer saavy I have done 7-8 service calls with them over an 18 month period. This of my custom… --- ## [Lost 3.6: I Do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-6-i-do/379571)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2006, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-3-6-i-do/379571 "2006-12-24T17:51:32Z")
OK, we’re in for a new phenomenon tonight-- the mid-season finale. This will be the last episode until Feb ’07, and the writers have promised us a real cliff-hanger with some new revelations about The Island. We’ll s… --- ## [Can someone explain the spice cycle? (Dune)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-spice-cycle-dune/188384)
**Author:** [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-spice-cycle-dune/188384 "2015-02-09T15:23:20Z")
So I’ve just finished the last of the six Dune books, but I’m still a little hazy about how the spice cycle works. In the first two books, we knew only of the worms and the spice. So it was safe to assume that the worms … --- ## [Does Obama Want To Ban Sportfishing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-obama-want-to-ban-sportfishing/532152)
**Author:** [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-obama-want-to-ban-sportfishing/532152 "2010-04-02T15:50:12Z")
I frequent a lot of fishing forums and these rumors started to pop up a while ago. Checking up on it again today, and it seems like Rush has also jumped on in this controversy. Here’s the article that started it all. I… --- ## [Will there ever again be a new variant of Christianity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-ever-again-be-a-new-variant-of-christianity/684848)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-ever-again-be-a-new-variant-of-christianity/684848 "2014-04-12T09:52:06Z")
I don’t mean yet another schism within a Protestant denomination or something, I mean a new faith that calls itself “Christian” but is fundamentally different in doctrine from Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant Christiani… --- ## [I pit the world and me and you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-world-and-me-and-you/453164)
**Author:** [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2008, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-world-and-me-and-you/453164 "2008-06-22T08:16:01Z")
Right now (as I write this and later when you read it) there is a person being buried in a swallow grave who was killed in a horrible manner. There is also a child who is spitting up blood as his organs liquefy. He will … --- ## [Lake Michigan takes another life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-michigan-takes-another-life/542642)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2010, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lake-michigan-takes-another-life/542642 "2010-06-15T17:01:42Z")
This article The above news article gets it the least wrong, so far, of all the online news reports. Her dad did not make it out to her kayak, as is stated he did in the article. That was me who did that. It was a be… --- ## [Are you counting on some form of inheritance from your parents or grandparents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-counting-on-some-form-of-inheritance-from-your-parents-or-grandparents/631808)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2012, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-counting-on-some-form-of-inheritance-from-your-parents-or-grandparents/631808 "2012-08-21T06:53:33Z")
The re-awakening of the zombie thread on being cheated out your inheritance made me wonder how many people are counting on some form of inheritance from their parents or grandparents. Maybe counting on is too strong of … --- ## [I'm going to treat you to a pizza. The catch? You're only allowed to pick one topping.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-treat-you-to-a-pizza-the-catch-youre-only-allowed-to-pick-one-topping/777302)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2017, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-treat-you-to-a-pizza-the-catch-youre-only-allowed-to-pick-one-topping/777302 "2017-01-21T08:58:08Z")
Okay, so I’m going to pay for you (let’s say “just you”, nobody else I.E. kids, significant other, etc) to have…oohhh…a medium pizza from the chain of your choice. Here are the rules. It MUST be from a chain, it cann… --- ## [how does the Chinese criminal justice system work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-chinese-criminal-justice-system-work/522909)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2010, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-chinese-criminal-justice-system-work/522909 "2010-01-08T15:37:08Z")
(Inspired by the GD thread about an allegedly mentally ill man executed in the People’s Republic of China for drug smuggling. I say “allegedly” out of a sense of fairness to the Chinese bench, even though it seems unlike… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=795&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=797&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)