# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=797&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:** 798 --- ## [Do I need a dutch oven or a roasting pan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-dutch-oven-or-a-roasting-pan/323332)
**Author:** [@MsMitey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsMitey)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2005, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-a-dutch-oven-or-a-roasting-pan/323332 "2005-10-01T22:57:45Z")
I have a set of great cookware. I have a giant stockpot. I have a slow cooker. I love all of them dearly. However, I don’t have a dutch oven or a roaster. How useful are they? Are there things one can cook in a dutch ove… --- ## [Who Would You Support In the English Civil War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-support-in-the-english-civil-war/573007)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2011, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-support-in-the-english-civil-war/573007 "2011-03-04T01:35:54Z")
Who would you support in the English Civil War between King Charles I and his Royalists and the Parliamentarians? I would support the Roundheads as I agree with them both politically and theologically. --- ## [Most horrifying movie finale you have ever seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-horrifying-movie-finale-you-have-ever-seen/986155)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-horrifying-movie-finale-you-have-ever-seen/986155 "2023-07-20T17:58:30Z")
No jokey “This main character was so stupid I was horrified the other actors didn’t throw them over a cliff” type responses, please. I am talking about finales that jerk the rug out from under you emotionally, that let … --- ## [Would you like your Receipt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-your-receipt/566382)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2016, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-your-receipt/566382 "2016-10-13T17:40:21Z")
I’ve noticed lately that places like Whole Foods, and other green minded organizations have been asking me if I want my receipt or not after a transaction. I am guessing this is to save some paper - I doubt it will save … --- ## [Real Housewives of DC - don't lie, I know you're watching it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-housewives-of-dc-dont-lie-i-know-youre-watching-it/550108)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-housewives-of-dc-dont-lie-i-know-youre-watching-it/550108 "2010-10-08T04:56:36Z")
Ahhh, trainwrecks. Kat: I get the feeling Stacie was insulted by my behavior, which was never my intention at all! Me: Then maybe you shouldn’t have acted like such a bitch at her party. Jesus! Not at all surprised t… --- ## [How do I give myself a buzz cut?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-give-myself-a-buzz-cut/418420)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2007, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-give-myself-a-buzz-cut/418420 "2007-09-13T16:13:04Z")
I’ve recently taken to getting my hair cut really short. But it grows back so fast that I lose that nice “prickly” feeling in a matter of days. And I simply won’t pay for a haircut every couple of weeks. So I was thinki… --- ## [New research shows second-hand smoke does NOT cause cancer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-research-shows-second-hand-smoke-does-not-cause-cancer/676721)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-research-shows-second-hand-smoke-does-not-cause-cancer/676721 "2013-12-20T21:45:55Z")
And this is a report done by the American cancer society. So… um… yeah, I’m not really sure what to say about that. If I were still a smoker I’d be pissed! Have all these laws banning smoking from public places been bas… --- ## [Bizarre superyachts proposed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-superyachts-proposed/504873 "2025-09-10T13:16:43Z")
What the…? I suppose if you’re gonna drop that much dough, you want to stand out from all the other superyachts crowding the wharf in Monaco, Nassau or Palm Beach. --- ## [Perry Mason on HBO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perry-mason-on-hbo/911306)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perry-mason-on-hbo/911306 "2025-01-23T20:07:55Z")
I liked it but it was slow. It’s set in 1932 when Perry is young and struggling to find work. He lives on a farm with 2 cows and there is also a small runway. He is working on case as a private detective. He a… --- ## [Aww, fuck it, let's just put everything we have in a bowl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-fuck-it-lets-just-put-everything-we-have-in-a-bowl/358971)
**Author:** [@fighting\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fighting_ignorant)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2006, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aww-fuck-it-lets-just-put-everything-we-have-in-a-bowl/358971 "2006-06-18T22:50:56Z")
What in the name of God are KFC thinking with their new bowl o’ stuff? It’s basically like they just gave up and decided to chuck everything they make into a bowl. Gross --- ## [Amazing Race, May 2nd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-may-2nd/538091)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2010, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-may-2nd/538091 "2010-05-08T01:41:18Z")
Starting the thread. My picture went out for about 10-15 seconds right after Jet and Cord were talking about how they could win this thing. It started up again right as Brent and Caite were leaving. Did I miss anythin… --- ## [Does pleading the fifth effect probable cause or reasonable suspicion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-pleading-the-fifth-effect-probable-cause-or-reasonable-suspicion/518633)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2009, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-pleading-the-fifth-effect-probable-cause-or-reasonable-suspicion/518633 "2009-11-25T05:32:15Z")
Let’s say you are testifying in a US court and are asked a question which would incriminate you if you answered truthfully, so you plead the fifth. Provided the question was specific enough, does doing so then give law … --- ## [Older men/younger women and the "ick factor"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-men-younger-women-and-the-ick-factor/350653)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2006, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-men-younger-women-and-the-ick-factor/350653 "2006-07-07T21:57:16Z")
In this thread – “Movie Romances You Found Extremely Disturbing (though they weren’t supposed to be)” – http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=364623 – the most frequently cited kind of “disturbing” story i… --- ## [The Best Programming Language Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-programming-language-ever/514212)
**Author:** [@Nancarrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nancarrow)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-programming-language-ever/514212 "2009-10-22T19:50:17Z")
Well? What is it? Please note, the sensible answer of ‘There is no best, it depends on what you want to do’, is banned on pain of, well, pain. Don’t make me hunt you down and kill you. This is a purely subjective poll (… --- ## [Can you put cups in the oven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-put-cups-in-the-oven/614477)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2012, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-put-cups-in-the-oven/614477 "2012-03-04T08:08:47Z")
I wanna make chicken pot pie for dinner but not a big pie, separate pies. I don’t own ramekins but I do have over 2 dozen ceramic and stoneware mugs. I have put plates in the oven while the oven was on warm but never at … --- ## [The Ethics of Torture.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-torture/617498)
**Author:** [@Stelios](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stelios)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2012, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-torture/617498 "2012-04-06T19:35:05Z")
I’ve just got done finishing this article by Sam Harris (author of The End of Faith) and he makes what I consider to be a very novel and persuasive point about the ethics of torture. His argument, in a nutshell, is: “T… --- ## [ZERO income tax](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-income-tax/612527)
**Author:** [@sbright33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sbright33)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2012, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zero-income-tax/612527 "2012-02-14T19:03:42Z")
51 percent of Americans pay ZERO income tax!!! Our Marginal tax rate is roughly 51% of our paycheck. This is true for many people, not everyone of course. Some only 20% of their paycheck. How can these both be true? … --- ## [Navy question: How are you assigned a ship (or not)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-question-how-are-you-assigned-a-ship-or-not/705739)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/navy-question-how-are-you-assigned-a-ship-or-not/705739 "2015-09-23T16:24:13Z")
Do you get to pick that you want to be on a sub, carrier, cruiser, etc.? Or is that dependent upon what kind of what kind of job you are placed into? And I assume that some naval positions are shore-based, so you might… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' Thread - February 2015 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-february-2015-edition/711245)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2015, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-february-2015-edition/711245 "2015-02-27T14:43:48Z")
One down and frankly most of us in the US canNOT wait until spring. So crawl back into your blanket forts for another month and READ! It is looking like I will be reading The Lincoln Lawyer through at least Saturday, bu… --- ## [There was no nuclear disaster at Fukushima](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-no-nuclear-disaster-at-fukushima/990796)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2024, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-no-nuclear-disaster-at-fukushima/990796 "2024-04-27T03:11:02Z")
There was no nuclear disaster at Fukushima. The disaster there was a tsunami caused by an earthquake in the ocean. That danger is the same for any facility, of any sort, on a seacoast. Agreed. We might develop prac… --- ## [Hijack this thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hijack-this-thread/336809)
**Author:** [@jali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jali)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2006, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hijack-this-thread/336809 "2006-01-13T16:46:46Z")
I’m new and my apologies if this has been played before and wasn’t any fun. I’ll start by making a post (advance warning probably pretty silly). The next poster should find a way to hijack the thread and take it in an e… --- ## [London Hospital S.1/ Casualty 1907 - skin disease?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-hospital-s-1-casualty-1907-skin-disease/680368)
**Author:** [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-hospital-s-1-casualty-1907-skin-disease/680368 "2014-11-03T22:44:41Z")
Apologies if this has already been asked; I did search and didn’t come up with anything. I also looked around the internet and didn’t find the answer anywhere. London Hospital season 1, which I believe was called Casua… --- ## [Why would anyone want to be Jehovah's Witness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-anyone-want-to-be-jehovahs-witness/333343)
**Author:** [@yukionna78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yukionna78)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2005, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-anyone-want-to-be-jehovahs-witness/333343 "2005-12-08T21:52:47Z")
Seriously…from what I’ve seen with my own family’s experience, it seems to be a hateful religion… My perspective comes from my now sister-in-law, a former Jehovah’s Witness. When she first started dating my brother (she … --- ## [Happy New Rant Year!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-rant-year/977461)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 282\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2023, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-rant-year/977461 "2023-02-04T00:13:25Z")
I don’t actually have much of a rant, other than I can’t think why I thought I liked painting walls in the house - Ugh, SUCH a pain. May this thread be very little used in this new year :heart\_decoration: --- ## [American Football: What is a "Safety"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-football-what-is-a-safety/526130)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2010, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-football-what-is-a-safety/526130 "2010-01-25T03:05:12Z")
I cannot picture this. Can someone explain what is a “safety”, and perhaps give me a scenario when this has a high likelihood of occuring? --- ## [Screw Springfield! Where is Arlen, TX?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-springfield-where-is-arlen-tx/294250)
**Author:** [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2005, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-springfield-where-is-arlen-tx/294250 "2005-10-25T16:10:54Z")
The fictional city from King of the Hill stands in for Anytown, Texas, but I think there are WAY more clues to decipher its location than the hometown of the Simpsons! Is Arlen supposed to be a stand in for a real city?… --- ## [Has Anyone Here Has Bed Bugs And Successfully Got Rid Of Them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-has-bed-bugs-and-successfully-got-rid-of-them/551643)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2013, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-has-bed-bugs-and-successfully-got-rid-of-them/551643 "2013-02-23T14:05:00Z")
We’ve had a series of news reports about bed bugs in Chicago then I saw that thread about them in GQ. Of course now I’m creeped out about them. I’ve had enough issues with vermin in my flat so I’m sure eventually I’ll g… --- ## [Is Flying REALLY The Safest Way To Travel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flying-really-the-safest-way-to-travel/814172)
**Author:** [@golffan1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/golffan1963)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2018, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flying-really-the-safest-way-to-travel/814172 "2018-05-23T23:59:51Z")
I hear it all of the time…including reading it just now on another thread: “Statistically, flying is the safest way to travel”… But is it really? I know the stats, but it seems to me the question that is more appropriat… --- ## [Luciano700's pit thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luciano700s-pit-thread/809495)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2018, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luciano700s-pit-thread/809495 "2018-03-03T13:49:36Z")
Given his posts here, here and here, I believe that Lucy finally merits his own pit thread. Lucy, you may or may not be a deliberate troll. You may or may not be an autistic 16-year-old. But either way, whatever you are… --- ## [Lazy, annoying bitch of a wedding photographer...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lazy-annoying-bitch-of-a-wedding-photographer/381015)
**Author:** [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2006, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lazy-annoying-bitch-of-a-wedding-photographer/381015 "2006-11-22T14:05:31Z")
My wedding was two months ago and my husband and I have been waiting on edge to see our photos. I don’t know how long it generally takes to get wedding photos back, but two months seems long to me. When I emailed this … --- ## [I hope Gl0worm dies a slow, painful death.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-gl0worm-dies-a-slow-painful-death/4096)
**Author:** [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2002, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-gl0worm-dies-a-slow-painful-death/4096 "2002-11-26T08:15:05Z")
What you did, worm, was stealing. Ads pay for this site. By depriving the advertisers from their contracted right to be seen by the people who came to the site, you stole from them. You should be prosecuted and imprisone… --- ## [How do the police get suspects to talk to them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-police-get-suspects-to-talk-to-them/543611)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-police-get-suspects-to-talk-to-them/543611 "2010-06-21T16:45:05Z")
I know. Don’t Talk to the Police Anyway, I’ve been watching the First 48 a lot and I’m amazed at how many people talk to the police when they are guilty. They open up and even confess to their crimes. Sometimes, they a… --- ## [Murderers: Israel blows up a crowd of protestors, killing and wounding dozens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murderers-israel-blows-up-a-crowd-of-protestors-killing-and-wounding-dozens/245994)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2004, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/murderers-israel-blows-up-a-crowd-of-protestors-killing-and-wounding-dozens/245994 "2004-05-30T00:36:53Z")
From the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38959-2004May19.html Basically, as the protestors marched down the street, a tank and an assault helicopter fired at the crowd. According to CNN,… --- ## [Battles you know are lost but still won't stop fighting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battles-you-know-are-lost-but-still-wont-stop-fighting/348404)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2006, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battles-you-know-are-lost-but-still-wont-stop-fighting/348404 "2006-04-04T23:20:07Z")
In this thread someone mentioned the alleged synonymity of “inflammable” and its bastard-cousin-offspring-of-siblings “flammable.” Naturally, being a language nerd, I commented that said synonymity is a result of ignora… --- ## [People who leave stickers on durable goods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-leave-stickers-on-durable-goods/648798)
**Author:** [@jprokos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jprokos)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-leave-stickers-on-durable-goods/648798 "2013-02-01T19:08:14Z")
I am not 100% sure, but I always presumed that people who left marketing stickers on their stereos, TVs, refrigerators, cars, washing machines, computers, etc. were… well, morons. When I walk into someone’s abode and see… --- ## [Fellas: How large is your erection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellas-how-large-is-your-erection/718442)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2015, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellas-how-large-is-your-erection/718442 "2015-05-01T00:45:16Z")
Friday afternoon poll for science. But feel free to answer it on Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday as well. Poll to come. (Pun intentionally ignored for scientific purposes.) --- ## [What would you do if you were on the verge of becoming homeless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-were-on-the-verge-of-becoming-homeless/502906)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2015, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-you-were-on-the-verge-of-becoming-homeless/502906 "2015-01-27T22:19:57Z")
Say you lost your job, were unable to find another, were about to cash the last unemployment check, and were burning through your savings to keep up with the mortgage or rent. I might be willing to crash with some frien… --- ## [Beating the heat: cool shower vs. hot shower](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beating-the-heat-cool-shower-vs-hot-shower/452736)
**Author:** [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2008, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beating-the-heat-cool-shower-vs-hot-shower/452736 "2008-06-13T23:56:01Z")
My husband and I currently have no air condtioning and are having a disagreement about whether it’s better to take a cool shower or a hot shower in our (mostly vain) attempts to cool off before bed. He maintains it’s be… --- ## [Liz And Dick: New Lifetime Linsday Lohan Film - Hysterically Funny Review](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liz-and-dick-new-lifetime-linsday-lohan-film-hysterically-funny-review/641351)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2012, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liz-and-dick-new-lifetime-linsday-lohan-film-hysterically-funny-review/641351 "2012-12-02T22:46:35Z")
The Hollywood Reporter review is priceless - now I HAVE TO see this Lifetime film! Some great quotes from the linked review above: “Both an awful mess and an instant classic of unintentional hilarity.” “Lohan is woefu… --- ## [Hearing loss from data center work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearing-loss-from-data-center-work/641624)
**Author:** [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hearing-loss-from-data-center-work/641624 "2013-01-16T15:10:38Z")
More than MPSIMS, less than Pit, but I wanted to warn people about hearing loss while working in a data center! This is not my regular work environment but I had to work in one for one full week, followed by the latter … --- ## [A vote for Bush is a vote for bigotry.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-vote-for-bush-is-a-vote-for-bigotry/254487)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2004, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-vote-for-bush-is-a-vote-for-bigotry/254487 "2004-07-14T21:19:35Z")
I’m pretty sure that no matter what your political philosophy is, we can all agree that certain ideas and attitudes are beyond the pale and that when a candidate for office expresses, hateful, ignorant, bigoted and uninf… --- ## [Kidchameleon--Rape is not sexy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidchameleon-rape-is-not-sexy/325736)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2005, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidchameleon-rape-is-not-sexy/325736 "2005-10-15T06:20:27Z")
In this thread, an appalling hoax is described. In this particular instance, a person called a McDonalds, claiming to be a cop. He persuaded the manager to accuse a teenage employee of theft. She then had the girl str… --- ## [M\*A\*S\*H fans: do you prefer the early, middle, or late seasons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-a-s-h-fans-do-you-prefer-the-early-middle-or-late-seasons/682446)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-a-s-h-fans-do-you-prefer-the-early-middle-or-late-seasons/682446 "2014-03-30T23:35:34Z")
Poll in a moment. I’ll be leaving some obvious options just to be a jerk. --- ## [The Top Witches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-witches/743097)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2018, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-witches/743097 "2018-11-06T03:22:50Z")
I’ve been binge-watching a YouTube channel that specializes in Top Ten lists, and started thinking of what lists they haven’t done. Yet. So to steal a march on them, I invite all present to nominate their favorite witch… --- ## [You have 100 Blame Points. Assign them to those responsible for the financial meltdown.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-100-blame-points-assign-them-to-those-responsible-for-the-financial-meltdown/600241)
**Author:** [@FixMyIgnorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FixMyIgnorance)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-100-blame-points-assign-them-to-those-responsible-for-the-financial-meltdown/600241 "2011-10-24T01:37:59Z")
How would you allocate said points and why? I am making this thread to get a better and more well-informed idea as to what exactly caused the crisis and who is most at fault for it. People blame Wall Street or rating ag… --- ## [Sci Fi Women Who Are Excellent Human Beings Regardless Of Whether They Are Excellent Women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-women-who-are-excellent-human-beings-regardless-of-whether-they-are-excellent-women/603712)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-women-who-are-excellent-human-beings-regardless-of-whether-they-are-excellent-women/603712 "2011-11-27T18:54:55Z")
My wife is looking for works of science fiction which feature characters (esp. protagonists) who are female who are excellent human beings in a way that is irrelevant to the question of whether or not they are excellent … --- ## [Dealing with the USPS for a missing package](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-the-usps-for-a-missing-package/535049)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-the-usps-for-a-missing-package/535049 "2010-04-08T15:05:28Z")
Ordered some phones from online AT&T which were sent priority mail and were to be expected on Thirsday the 1st. Friday afternoon the packages had not arrived and online Track & Confirm had them leaving Denver 3 days pri… --- ## [What celeb deaths would bother you the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celeb-deaths-would-bother-you-the-most/540052)
**Author:** [@middleman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/middleman)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2010, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celeb-deaths-would-bother-you-the-most/540052 "2010-05-23T22:33:40Z")
What celeb deaths would bother you the most? And why? Mine: Tom Hanks- He’s my generation’s Jimmy Stewart. My mother cried when Stewart passed away. I think I will feel a shot to the stomach when Hanks passes. S… --- ## [What skeletons are in your family closet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-skeletons-are-in-your-family-closet/685151)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-skeletons-are-in-your-family-closet/685151 "2014-04-08T16:49:34Z")
So, what skeletons are in your family closet that you’re willing to talk about? Anyone here related to a murderer, Nazi, slaveholder, Stalinist, or any other type of criminal or generally “bad guy”? What did they do, w… --- ## [Anybody know how I could get a LOT of sample-size toiletries for cheap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-how-i-could-get-a-lot-of-sample-size-toiletries-for-cheap/537687)
**Author:** [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-how-i-could-get-a-lot-of-sample-size-toiletries-for-cheap/537687 "2020-02-13T17:47:54Z")
I volunteer in a local ER as an advocate for patients who’ve been sexually assaulted or victims of domestic violence. My program would really love to put together some ‘Dignity Kits’ of toiletries and basic clothing ite… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=796&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=798&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)