# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=798&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:** 799 --- ## [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… --- ## [Your favorite recurring jokes from TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-recurring-jokes-from-tv-shows/491454)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2009, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-recurring-jokes-from-tv-shows/491454 "2009-04-06T14:48:18Z")
What recurring joke that shows up every once in a while in a TV show is your favorite? For me, (and I’m not as fanatical a fan of this show as some people, although I like it quite a bit), it’s the various chicken dance… --- ## [If you're going to have WiFi at your business, make it fucking work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-have-wifi-at-your-business-make-it-fucking-work/727118)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2015, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-going-to-have-wifi-at-your-business-make-it-fucking-work/727118 "2015-09-20T04:33:19Z")
I very much appreciate businesses that provide Wifi for customers. Particularly restaurants. Nothing I like more than a leisurely lunch with some iPad surfing. It’s half the reason i patronize many places. So for god’s s… --- ## [Ok, all joking aside, they're not REALLY going to run Hillary, are they?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-all-joking-aside-theyre-not-really-going-to-run-hillary-are-they/409140)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2007, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-all-joking-aside-theyre-not-really-going-to-run-hillary-are-they/409140 "2007-06-25T20:08:48Z")
I’m not a Democrat; I’m an actual liberal/radical that scores left of both Christ and Gandhi on Political Affiliation Tests. I just want to put that out there so that nobody thinks this is some anti-Dem rant by a Red Sta… --- ## [S & P Just Lowered The U.S. Credit Rating To AA---Now What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-p-just-lowered-the-u-s-credit-rating-to-aa-now-what/591665)
**Author:** [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-p-just-lowered-the-u-s-credit-rating-to-aa-now-what/591665 "2011-08-10T12:00:05Z")
I am not too versed in macro-economics and I haven’t been paying too much attention, but I was under the impression that the credit rating would be saved from downgrade by the finalizing of the Congressional debt deal. O… --- ## [Arrested Development: Questioning it's Merit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-questioning-its-merit/657020)
**Author:** [@aBystander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aBystander)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2013, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-questioning-its-merit/657020 "2013-06-24T12:21:54Z")
Considering the imminent revival of Arrested Development, I have created this thread in the hopes that it can become both a place for those who do NOT think AD is ‘God’s Gift to TV Sitcoms,’ to bond, get things explained… --- ## [Estimated Time Until Our Asses Get Kicked Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimated-time-until-our-asses-get-kicked-out/585831)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimated-time-until-our-asses-get-kicked-out/585831 "2011-06-30T10:00:47Z")
I was hanging out at the comic store the other day, and chatting with a friend of mine and one of the employees. The friend’s got an upcoming birthday, and the employee suggested taking him to a strip club. Then someone … --- ## [The low standard of moderation has become too much for me. (TLDR)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-low-standard-of-moderation-has-become-too-much-for-me-tldr/596253)
**Author:** [@Blake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blake)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-low-standard-of-moderation-has-become-too-much-for-me-tldr/596253 "2011-09-21T18:58:02Z")
Apparently the new standard is that the role of the moderators in GD is not to enforce rules, but rather to decide whether the arguments being presented are honest and valid and to hand out warnings when they are not. F… --- ## [Is the 203 area code in UK a normal number?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-203-area-code-in-uk-a-normal-number/650164)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-203-area-code-in-uk-a-normal-number/650164 "2013-02-13T16:06:09Z")
Or is it some premium rate phone?, thanks --- ## [New game: Dead Guy in the Envelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2006, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749 "2006-09-20T21:46:34Z")
They play this game on a local radio show here in Houston. The premise: I have the name of a dead guy (no females) in an envelope. Each player asks one yes or no question, trying to determine the identity of the dead … --- ## [If I wanted to see asscracks and pubic hair, I'd go to a strip bar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-wanted-to-see-asscracks-and-pubic-hair-id-go-to-a-strip-bar/189382)
**Author:** [@80sHairMetalMaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/80sHairMetalMaven)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2003, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-wanted-to-see-asscracks-and-pubic-hair-id-go-to-a-strip-bar/189382 "2003-07-24T15:32:30Z")
This is a rant mostly about the stupid designers of the superlowultralowrise jeans that I see a lot of girls wearing these days. I wonder how SOME of them can sit down in these things without exposing their entire ass a… --- ## [Lamest Cartoon Series Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamest-cartoon-series-ever/829409)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2019, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lamest-cartoon-series-ever/829409 "2019-03-09T00:29:41Z")
Oh, there’s plenty of contenders. But I’m going to put in my vote for Winnie Witch. I only saw Winnie Witch cartoons on reruns of the Banana Splits Show. There were other forgettable offerings on there. I remember Squ… --- ## [Honest question, now: why douse yourself in patchouli oil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honest-question-now-why-douse-yourself-in-patchouli-oil/403952)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honest-question-now-why-douse-yourself-in-patchouli-oil/403952 "2017-09-15T06:42:14Z")
The other day Mrs. RickJay and I went to Indigo (a Canadian bookstore chain, like Borders.) As I was walking down the aisle I passed by a couple… well, no, I couldn’t pass by them. I had to pass around them, because th… --- ## [This is parody, right? (Meme about extreme libertarianism)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-parody-right-meme-about-extreme-libertarianism/997554)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2024, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-parody-right-meme-about-extreme-libertarianism/997554 "2024-06-16T04:19:55Z")
This has been on my Twitter feed a lot of late, being justifiably mocked. I’m assuming it is meant to be from anarcho-capitalists of some kind. But it’s not right? It’s got to be a parody? The people critiquing it are ju… --- ## [gun sharpshooting question Whitman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-sharpshooting-question-whitman/552665)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2010, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-sharpshooting-question-whitman/552665 "2010-09-06T21:14:09Z")
In 1966 Charles Whitman shot a bunch of people from a 29 floor tower in Texas. He killed 10 from the tower and others on the ground earlier. But were the tower shots real difficult? Would an average shooter be able to do… --- ## [Ask Charlie Sheen.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-charlie-sheen/573516)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-charlie-sheen/573516 "2015-11-04T10:20:23Z")
Go ahead, ask me anything. Your pitiful amphibian sloth brains won’t be able to process all the winning that’s in my words. I’m a vatican assassin warlock on a carpet bombing run over my enemies. I’m a fighter pilot f… --- ## [BritishAir: Rot in hell.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britishair-rot-in-hell/564570)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2010, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britishair-rot-in-hell/564570 "2010-12-30T18:03:22Z")
My daughter is on her way home from Germany, and is now stuck in Heathrow due to the snow. Unluckily for her, she if lying on BritishAir. They are not responsible for the weather, but they are responsible for not giving… --- ## [What is your favorite geek/nerd possession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-geek-nerd-possession/423163)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2007, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-geek-nerd-possession/423163 "2007-10-30T06:13:08Z")
I was at a talk the other day by 2 editors of the Onion. Both of them self-identified as geeks, and an audience member asked them what their favorite bits of geek culture were. The one guy cited his tardis kechain, and… --- ## [What is a chicken's natural habitat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-chickens-natural-habitat/557700)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-chickens-natural-habitat/557700 "2010-10-21T20:38:34Z")
The only chickens I’ve ever seen are in farms or wandering the streets of some impoverished county. For such a weak, small, non-flying, delicious animal, what would their natural habitat and lifestyle be like had it not… --- ## [3D Printer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-printer/588042)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-printer/588042 "2011-07-15T05:32:09Z")
Just got this in email. Didn’t check for other threads. Haven’t been to Snopes! Tell me this is bullshit! --- ## [This guy's face creeps me the hell out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guys-face-creeps-me-the-hell-out/608683)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2012, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-guys-face-creeps-me-the-hell-out/608683 "2012-03-19T12:17:02Z")
Robert Filner may be a great guy and a fantastic congressman, but - at least in his official portrait - he gives me the heebie-jeebies. I think if they decide to bring back the Joker in future Batman movies, this guy sh… --- ## [What do we call these fucking people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-we-call-these-fucking-people/55420)
**Author:** [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2001, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-we-call-these-fucking-people/55420 "2001-03-04T04:41:45Z")
So I was looking at the Pit thread entitled "BickByro, ", which was placed because of a Great Debate thread entitled “Charity drive to feed the empty heads of the Nasa/moon conspiracy theorists”. I actually went so far … --- ## [Best "Angry" lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-angry-lyrics/304919)
**Author:** [@Patty\_Chuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_Chuck)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2025, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-angry-lyrics/304919 "2025-09-18T05:02:36Z")
I’m collecting angry lyrics for a friend of mine…out of songs that have really bitter lines in them about ex’s or ex best friends or just bad experiences…The best Angry lines I’ve heard were in a song called: Seventy Ti… --- ## [Things adults do that you find (mildly) juvenile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-adults-do-that-you-find-mildly-juvenile/818141)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2018, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-adults-do-that-you-find-mildly-juvenile/818141 "2018-07-26T13:50:59Z")
I’m sure there have been many variants on this topic before - the one about ordering milk in a bar was a good one. What brought it to mind this time is a coworker who sips drinks out of a cup with a straw all day long. … --- ## [Marge Simpson in Playboy (no really)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marge-simpson-in-playboy-no-really/513236)
**Author:** [@Sweetums](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sweetums)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marge-simpson-in-playboy-no-really/513236 "2009-10-19T18:38:06Z")
Well this is mundane, and certainly pointless Yahoo news is reporting that the new issue of Playboy will feature none other than Marge Simpson. :dubious: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091009/ap\_en\_ot/us\_playboy\_marge\_si… --- ## [Does my electric burner stove have a potentiometer or a thermostat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-electric-burner-stove-have-a-potentiometer-or-a-thermostat/108922)
**Author:** [@MHand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MHand)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2016, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-electric-burner-stove-have-a-potentiometer-or-a-thermostat/108922 "2016-02-18T00:41:18Z")
I have a single-coil electric burner. You can plug it in and turn a knob from Low to Medium to High and it heats up a coil which is used for cooking. I want to know if the knob controls a potentiometer (variable resist… --- ## [Can blind people serve on jury duty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-blind-people-serve-on-jury-duty/213514)
**Author:** [@Bill\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_H)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2014, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-blind-people-serve-on-jury-duty/213514 "2014-09-16T16:01:41Z")
So I saw a really horrible movie that I won’t even mention the title of for fear an innocent victim may accidentally go and see it. In said atrocity, a blind person served on a jury, and it was questioned whether this wa… --- ## [Converting to Catholicism as an adult - how's it work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-to-catholicism-as-an-adult-hows-it-work/653196)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-to-catholicism-as-an-adult-hows-it-work/653196 "2013-03-23T01:51:02Z")
DISCLAIMER: I do not need answer fast, and I’m not actually interested in becoming a Catholic. The purpose of this thread is just to sate my intellectual curiosity. Assuming that I, a non-Christian, who wasn’t given any… --- ## [Thank you Christians, from an Israeli Jew](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-christians-from-an-israeli-jew/130113)
**Author:** [@akohl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akohl)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2002, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-christians-from-an-israeli-jew/130113 "2002-10-11T19:41:55Z")
Last week, in Jerusalem, I had the privilege of attending “THE COVENANT - The story of my people,” a musical theatre production put on by the International Christian Embassy. Over 10,000 non- Jews, along with a couple h… --- ## [Sexism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexism/693519)
**Author:** [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2014, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexism/693519 "2014-07-26T13:46:35Z")
I’ll keep this short… for \*my \*standards. I could go on, and you all know it. (Edit: Well so much for that) Recent events in the news/ relevant links: http://news.yahoo.com/plus-sized-parking-spaces-chinese-women-drive… --- ## [How many women here fill up their own tires with air?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-women-here-fill-up-their-own-tires-with-air/630645)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2012, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-women-here-fill-up-their-own-tires-with-air/630645 "2012-08-08T13:36:41Z")
No judgement if you don’t, I’m just curious because I did so today. Well, I have a gauge that tells me when they are low (but doesn’t tell me which tire) so that helps a lot. I took the car to the station, put gas in, ch… --- ## [Most well-known sex joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-well-known-sex-joke/422719)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2007, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-well-known-sex-joke/422719 "2007-10-28T01:09:48Z")
I can’t for the life of me remember how this conversation started at work, but I thought EVERYONE had heard this joke: 1st person: Do you smoke after sex? 2nd person: I don’t know. I’ve never looked. But I’ve been as… --- ## [Ask a muslim](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-muslim/142175)
**Author:** [@martin\_ibn\_martin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/martin_ibn_martin)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2002, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-muslim/142175 "2002-12-26T03:55:13Z")
As salaam u alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu Peace, Mercy, and Blessings of Allah be upon you Hey Dopers! I’m pretty new here, but here goes. I’ve noticed a wide range of knowledge regarding Islam in the various… --- ## [Your favorite recent single line from a comedian.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-recent-single-line-from-a-comedian/531423)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2010, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-recent-single-line-from-a-comedian/531423 "2010-03-13T09:22:54Z")
I just discovered US comic Doug Stanhope via Guardian columnist Charlie Brooker’s Screenwipe, the best excoriation of modern news I have seen. Stanhope is presented as Brooker’s hopelessly drunk US representative and I h… --- ## [Whom would you rather call for help: The Doctor or Thor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-would-you-rather-call-for-help-the-doctor-or-thor/645858)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-would-you-rather-call-for-help-the-doctor-or-thor/645858 "2013-01-11T20:55:45Z")
So there’s an alien warship attacking the city you live in, taking captive all the people therein, and bake y’all into meat pies. You manage to elude the first wave of murderous epicures, but there’s no telling how long … --- ## [Is the Sun at a fixed point in space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sun-at-a-fixed-point-in-space/554723)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-sun-at-a-fixed-point-in-space/554723 "2010-09-25T15:14:07Z")
I assume my non-science-guy status is evident from the question. If I had any talent for science, I would not have gone to law school. From what little I think I know, the universe is always expanding. Does that mean … --- ## [Terell Owens shoots himself in the foot yet again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terell-owens-shoots-himself-in-the-foot-yet-again/329443)
**Author:** [@Stringer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringer)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2005, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terell-owens-shoots-himself-in-the-foot-yet-again/329443 "2005-11-13T17:04:18Z")
I just saw Owens bitching on SportsCenter about how the Eagles didn’t celebrate his 100th catch. “If it was someone else, they’d probably be setting off fireworks.” :rolleyes: Give me a break you egomanical shithead pric… --- ## [Parents - would you sacrifice SOMEONE ELSE'S life for your child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-would-you-sacrifice-someone-elses-life-for-your-child/439582)
**Author:** [@ArizonaTeach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArizonaTeach)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2008, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-would-you-sacrifice-someone-elses-life-for-your-child/439582 "2008-03-09T19:25:28Z")
Inspired by this thread, which I just don’t get. Not that I don’t get parents willing to sacrifice their life for their child (which, well, I comprehend the idea, but as I don’t have a child, I don’t comprehend the exec… --- ## [My problems with The Departed (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-problems-with-the-departed-open-spoilers/378650)
**Author:** [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2007, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-problems-with-the-departed-open-spoilers/378650 "2007-11-11T21:57:34Z")
Boy, if the recent threads are any indication, everyone sure seems to love this movie except my roommate and I, who were exceptionally disappointed when we went to see it. Basically, I thought the narrative was just a … --- ## [NFL Rule: "football move" for fumble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-rule-football-move-for-fumble/335637)
**Author:** [@CapnPitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CapnPitt)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-rule-football-move-for-fumble/335637 "2015-01-21T13:29:33Z")
Partially inspired by this thread infinite goal line As I understand it, in order for a receiver to have possession in the field of play, he has to not be bobbling the ball and make a “football move” in order to be cons… --- ## [Why July to me? (Mini rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-july-to-me-mini-rants/945421)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2021, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-july-to-me-mini-rants/945421 "2021-07-31T02:42:45Z")
I figured I’d try another monthly mini rants thread and do better than last month on the title. I used to like the 4th of July holiday. Now it’s about lighting fireworks at night from the beginning of June and my dog h… --- ## [Electrical heater sparking at the plug socket - why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-heater-sparking-at-the-plug-socket-why/481973)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2009, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-heater-sparking-at-the-plug-socket-why/481973 "2009-01-20T19:47:49Z")
I brought an old electrical heater into our house whilst we’re getting our central heating renovated. Every time I switch it on, or off, there’s an electrical spark at the plug socket - behind the socket is where it seem… --- ## [Praying for Obama's DEATH? Really? That's the depth you nutjobs have sunk to??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/praying-for-obamas-death-really-thats-the-depth-you-nutjobs-have-sunk-to/537184)
**Author:** [@Cyningablod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyningablod)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2010, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/praying-for-obamas-death-really-thats-the-depth-you-nutjobs-have-sunk-to/537184 "2010-05-03T13:11:11Z")
So I’m sure most of you have heard about that New Jersey teachers’ union scandal, in which a humorous\* “prayer”, expressing a wish for the death of Gov. Chris Christie, was printed on a document that was distributed to u… --- ## [Should hard work be irrelevant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-hard-work-be-irrelevant/731941)
**Author:** [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-hard-work-be-irrelevant/731941 "2015-10-04T14:26:28Z")
I am basing this question on a NPR podcast which discusses how Netflix became profitable after nearly folding. In this piece, the idea of 100% human resource efficiency efficiency is touted as a goo, and even liberating… --- ## [What happens in a post-Christian society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-in-a-post-christian-society/688041)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-in-a-post-christian-society/688041 "2014-05-24T00:31:42Z")
In “Star Trek” Spock once said “nature abhors a vacuum”. Lets say you have a society where over time, the influence of the Christian church drops to a point where it has become almost non-existent. What then? How do p… --- ## [Live "Sound of Music" -- will you watch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-sound-of-music-will-you-watch/675529)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2013, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-sound-of-music-will-you-watch/675529 "2013-12-12T20:07:52Z")
The Carrie Underwood Sound of Music – a live TV broadcast of an adaptation of the original stage version – is airing tomorrow night. Are you going to watch? --- ## [What sort of tea is Chinese restaurant tea usually?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sort-of-tea-is-chinese-restaurant-tea-usually/451688)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2008, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-sort-of-tea-is-chinese-restaurant-tea-usually/451688 "2008-06-05T02:33:34Z")
Most Chinese restaurant tea seems to be around the same color as regular black/orange pekoe tea but has a more delicate flavor. This does not exactly correlate with the Wikipedia descriptions of black, green, and oolong… --- ## [Fictional characters who love to read for pleasure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-who-love-to-read-for-pleasure/624768)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-who-love-to-read-for-pleasure/624768 "2012-06-22T16:53:36Z")
My favorite movie in the theater right now is Wes Anderson’s Moonrise Kingdom (link is to trailer). I’ve seen it twice and could see it again in a heartbeat. It’s a sweet, lovely, quirky, magical comedy set in the 1960’s… --- ## [French-Canadian weddings? Wedding traditions in general?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-canadian-weddings-wedding-traditions-in-general/491704)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-canadian-weddings-wedding-traditions-in-general/491704 "2012-10-15T12:22:22Z")
I’m getting married next year, and I want to include some special French-Canadian stuff, since that’s the culture I’m leaving behind when I make Maryland my official home turf. The problem is, although it’s my background… --- ## [Famous people who are considered unattractive but you think are HOT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-who-are-considered-unattractive-but-you-think-are-hot/349781)
**Author:** [@Jacob\_Silj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jacob_Silj)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2006, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-who-are-considered-unattractive-but-you-think-are-hot/349781 "2006-03-29T15:26:43Z")
For me, it would have to be a young Sissy Spacek (yummy, especially in \*\*Prime Cut \*\* and 3 Women) , and Sandra Bernhard (especially pregnant in that sheer dress in her HBO special). Also a young Lucille Ball in her 1940… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=797&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=799&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)