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**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2012, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-a-ten-pence-piece-in-my-change/627878 "2012-07-12T13:06:56Z")
I was recently sorting out my change. And I found a British ten pence piece dated 1992! It has an old picture of Queen Elizabeth II on it. And it has a lion with a crown on on the reverse side. Frankly when I first saw … --- ## [Eating meat that died of natural causes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-meat-that-died-of-natural-causes/235497)
**Author:** [@Colinmarshall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colinmarshall)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2004, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-meat-that-died-of-natural-causes/235497 "2004-03-23T01:04:17Z")
Two-parter: (a) Vegetarians out there, would you eat meat if the animal died of natural causes? (Not counting, presumably, diseases that would make the meat dangerous to consume.) and… (b) What would such meat taste l… --- ## [Is it odd to go to a restaurant just for dessert and coffee/tea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-odd-to-go-to-a-restaurant-just-for-dessert-and-coffee-tea/645628)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-odd-to-go-to-a-restaurant-just-for-dessert-and-coffee-tea/645628 "2013-01-04T20:21:18Z")
My husband, mother, and I were staying in a hotel and we thought we’d go to a restaurant at the hotel for some dessert and coffee. This is something pretty common amongst my friends and relations, but the management was… --- ## [Irish and Welsh language question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irish-and-welsh-language-question/277603)
**Author:** [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2004, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irish-and-welsh-language-question/277603 "2004-12-06T02:43:30Z")
I understand that the “Irish and Welsh languages are closely related.”\* Now my question is, how closely is close? Are they mutually intelligible–can a Welsh speaker head over to Ireland and understand Irish TV and so o… --- ## [American Hustle - anybody see it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-hustle-anybody-see-it/677020)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-hustle-anybody-see-it/677020 "2014-03-01T16:13:19Z")
I did and loved it. A fictionalized account of the ABSCAM scandal of the late 1970s, AH tells the story of two con artists forced by the FBI to assist them in setting up political figures to accept bribes. The story we f… --- ## [Is a speeding ticket valid if the officer writes the wrong date on it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-speeding-ticket-valid-if-the-officer-writes-the-wrong-date-on-it/469563)
**Author:** [@Blunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blunt)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-speeding-ticket-valid-if-the-officer-writes-the-wrong-date-on-it/469563 "2008-10-28T21:52:05Z")
OK, I’m not trying to get out of a ticket here, this happened to me over 5 years ago, and the ticket I received has long since been paid. I was watching a TV show about people disputing tickets, and this one came to min… --- ## [The neighbors asked me to collect their mail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-neighbors-asked-me-to-collect-their-mail/632574)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-neighbors-asked-me-to-collect-their-mail/632574 "2012-08-28T20:09:55Z")
They’re on vacation for a week and forgot to tell the post office to put a stop on the mail. Will I get in legal trouble if I do this? They’re very nice people and I already promised I would. But it occurs to me that I m… --- ## [What if Elvis played Woodstock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-elvis-played-woodstock/638359)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-elvis-played-woodstock/638359 "2014-03-20T19:18:50Z")
The original one. Like the time he crashed Nixon’s Whitehouse while armed, let’s say he decides on a whim to play at Woodstock. How would the crowd have received him? Ten Years After played a little Blue Suede Shoes i… --- ## [The overdue pitting of Emeril and his like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-overdue-pitting-of-emeril-and-his-like/282057)
**Author:** [@Alonzo\_John\_Blitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alonzo_John_Blitz)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2005, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-overdue-pitting-of-emeril-and-his-like/282057 "2005-01-04T04:07:21Z")
Hi, all. Another newbie here. I’ve read the SD since '73, and have been lurking around the boards for, lo, these many months. I’ll pay the sign up fee in a day or two, but in the meantime I hope you will not think it … --- ## [My t.v. Remote skips channels - how come?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-t-v-remote-skips-channels-how-come/215318)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2012, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-t-v-remote-skips-channels-how-come/215318 "2012-02-04T22:50:34Z")
The other day as the Beloved and I were channel surfing, we noticed that when we push the “up” channel button on the remote, it skips from channel 13 to channel 20. Same thing going the other way - pushing the “down” bu… --- ## [Have you ever encountered the mob?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-encountered-the-mob/696613)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2014, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-encountered-the-mob/696613 "2014-08-29T04:46:16Z")
Like the title says. For example, have you ever known a business owner who had to pay off people? Ever known someone in school who knows little of what their father does except he’s very scary? Ever been asked as a kid… --- ## [Why has Middle Earth not gained/held the same cultural cachet that Star Wars has?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-middle-earth-not-gained-held-the-same-cultural-cachet-that-star-wars-has/840697)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2019, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-middle-earth-not-gained-held-the-same-cultural-cachet-that-star-wars-has/840697 "2019-10-09T19:12:00Z")
My main barometer here is the amount of bumper stickers and tee shirts seen. For Star Wars I see these kinds of things all the time. But for Middle Earth, I see nada. Yeah, SW is in the middle of their current trilogy… --- ## [Week 1 CFB -- Which BCS Top 25 team(s) will lose? --- \<\< corrected poll \>\>](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose-corrected-poll/694093)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/week-1-cfb-which-bcs-top-25-team-s-will-lose-corrected-poll/694093 "2014-09-01T20:20:49Z")
The College Football 2014 Opening Week Top 25 teams’ schedule is shown at and is based on the Final BCS Rankings from last season. Between now and opening kickoff on August 28, pick the Top 25 Team(s) that you expect… --- ## [Tackling the Mess in the Front Room, or Why I'm Up at 2 am](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tackling-the-mess-in-the-front-room-or-why-im-up-at-2-am/609678)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tackling-the-mess-in-the-front-room-or-why-im-up-at-2-am/609678 "2012-01-19T18:09:22Z")
I’ve mentioned this in a prior thread or two, but I’ve never been neat, and over the past decade or so have finally admitted to being a proto-hoarder (meaning, clutter and mess but still able to move around the house, si… --- ## [Do you drink and drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-drink-and-drive/602977)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2011, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-drink-and-drive/602977 "2011-11-22T01:27:48Z")
Well do you? Poll to follow. If you’re willing to admit you do (the poll is anonymous), under what circumstances will you and won’t you do it? --- ## [It's ok to fart in the bathroom, really.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-to-fart-in-the-bathroom-really/212437)
**Author:** [@bayonet1976](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bayonet1976)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2003, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-to-fart-in-the-bathroom-really/212437 "2003-11-15T12:55:02Z")
So this morning I’m sitting in the bathroom at work, playing Solitaire on my PDA and waiting for things to happen. I should mention that the bathrooms here are fantastic! The stalls are well appointed, the toilets are … --- ## [Uri Geller and spoons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uri-geller-and-spoons/754892)
**Author:** [@ric62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ric62)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2016, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uri-geller-and-spoons/754892 "2016-05-22T06:38:55Z")
I just finished watching An Honest Liar, recommend it, about The Amazing Randi. Of course portions of it focused on his debunking Uri Geller repeatedly but I kept wondering why people asked Geller to bend a spoon to ‘pro… --- ## [Did more Northerners own slaves than Southerners before the Civil War?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-more-northerners-own-slaves-than-southerners-before-the-civil-war/357203)
**Author:** [@Kevlaur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kevlaur)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2015, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-more-northerners-own-slaves-than-southerners-before-the-civil-war/357203 "2015-07-26T19:29:10Z")
I recall reading, a while back, that more Northerners - per capita - owned slaves than Southerners before the Civil War. Of course, there were more slaves in the South - Southerners tended to own 100s, if not 1000s. D… --- ## [Why do marching bands always sound out of tune?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-marching-bands-always-sound-out-of-tune/500320)
**Author:** [@filmyak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmyak)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-marching-bands-always-sound-out-of-tune/500320 "2013-07-27T18:49:18Z")
Conan O’Brien had the USC marching band on last night, arguably one of the best marching bands in the country, and it made me realize that every time I hear a marching band, they always sound a bit out of tune. Especiall… --- ## [Fighting with a Sledgehammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-with-a-sledgehammer/679497)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2017, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-with-a-sledgehammer/679497 "2017-09-27T23:54:15Z")
I was wondering about fighting with unconventional and unwieldly weapons and it got me thinking about the Sledgehammer. Is there an effective fighting style with something so slow to swing? You are free to use it howev… --- ## [Movies: The Bechdel Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-the-bechdel-test/690484)
**Author:** [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2014, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-the-bechdel-test/690484 "2014-06-18T03:20:20Z")
It goes like this: The whole purpose is not to rate a movie’s quality or plot or watchability, but to rate how often and with what degree of depth women appear in mainstream films. Here’s a longish article splaining i… --- ## [Why Is The U.S. So Much Less Worried About Google Than . . . Everyone Else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-u-s-so-much-less-worried-about-google-than-everyone-else/546666)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-u-s-so-much-less-worried-about-google-than-everyone-else/546666 "2024-10-18T17:40:22Z")
An Australian court just ruled StreetVew was illegal (I can find a link if you’d like). The Europeans are freaked out by . . . just about everything about Google. Intercepting WiFi data . . . well, I could see an Ameri… --- ## [Guy sues fast food restaurants for making him fat and unhealthy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-sues-fast-food-restaurants-for-making-him-fat-and-unhealthy/120787)
**Author:** [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2003, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-sues-fast-food-restaurants-for-making-him-fat-and-unhealthy/120787 "2003-09-05T17:35:15Z")
From: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,58652,00.html -snip- For the love of Christ. Before anyone starts on that obese people may have genetic problems that make them fat/eat/whatver, I have yet hear of a Whopper… --- ## [Nuclear subs and their nuclear missiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-subs-and-their-nuclear-missiles/631499)
**Author:** [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2012, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-subs-and-their-nuclear-missiles/631499 "2012-08-23T13:54:12Z")
IMO this is a WTF question but I may be wrong so here we go. I take it when a USN nuclear sub comes into port, barring some sort of long term maintanence, change outs, or various minor problems, the nuclear missiles sta… --- ## [Why isn't sales tax included in the price of goods in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-sales-tax-included-in-the-price-of-goods-in-the-us/399310)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-sales-tax-included-in-the-price-of-goods-in-the-us/399310 "2007-04-12T12:14:22Z")
One of the things I noticed whilst on holiday in the US recently was that the prices on goods- be they pretzels at Disneyland, jeans at Wal-Mart, or games at Electronics Boutique- would suddenly increase by a noticeable … --- ## [New Super Mario Bros. Wii](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-super-mario-bros-wii/517468)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2010, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-super-mario-bros-wii/517468 "2010-02-10T04:40:52Z")
How is it that the most anticipated game of the last 18 years is less than two days and no one is talking about it? Come on you dope®s! A new 2D Mario game on a home console is almost upon us! Personally, I can’t wait.… --- ## [Body of woman, 25, stolen from casket in broad daylight in Texas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-of-woman-25-stolen-from-casket-in-broad-daylight-in-texas/728583)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2015, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-of-woman-25-stolen-from-casket-in-broad-daylight-in-texas/728583 "2015-08-26T00:37:55Z")
Ok, this is just bizarre. Maybe she broke out and walked off? :stuck\_out\_tongue: What possible reason would anyone have to do something like this? I’ve heard of grave robbers. They are usually after jewelry or other… --- ## [I'm running for mayor of San Francisco and I need pointers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-running-for-mayor-of-san-francisco-and-i-need-pointers/652852)
**Author:** [@Elect\_Harold\_Miller\_Mayor\_S.F](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elect_Harold_Miller_Mayor_S.F)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2013, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-running-for-mayor-of-san-francisco-and-i-need-pointers/652852 "2013-05-29T00:29:45Z")
I’m running for mayor of San Francisco and I need pointers, so if ANYBODY can help me, PLEASE do… www.haroldmiller4mayor.com :dubious: --- ## [A question I've been wanting to ask for years re: Post-coitus glass of water penis dip...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-ive-been-wanting-to-ask-for-years-re-post-coitus-glass-of-water-penis-dip/587364)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2011, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-ive-been-wanting-to-ask-for-years-re-post-coitus-glass-of-water-penis-dip/587364 "2011-07-08T17:04:19Z")
Thank goodness for SD, where I can properly air this question. Many years ago, I had a hotel quickie on a rug in a woman’s bathroom, as her roommate slept in the bedroom. (Et in Arcadia ego…) Even while the credits were… --- ## [Math tutoring: Sylvan vs. Kumon smackdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-tutoring-sylvan-vs-kumon-smackdown/537758)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-tutoring-sylvan-vs-kumon-smackdown/537758 "2014-03-18T02:21:55Z")
Does anyone have any experience with Sylvan Learning Centers vs. Kumon for math tutoring? --- ## [Move Your Meat, Lose Your Seat \*A Tradition\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-your-meat-lose-your-seat-a-tradition/203056)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2003, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-your-meat-lose-your-seat-a-tradition/203056 "2003-09-27T02:46:42Z")
Every family has their traditions. Some families even have the same traditions as other families even if they don’t know it. Some families blatantly steal traditions from other families to lend themselves an air of class… --- ## [Not All Cops Are Trigger-Happy Rednecks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-all-cops-are-trigger-happy-rednecks/547930)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-all-cops-are-trigger-happy-rednecks/547930 "2010-07-30T16:46:11Z")
Every time some crazed bastard on the police force uses excessive force to make an arrest, and every time a police officer uses perfectly reasonable force to make an arrest but the arrestee has a better public relations … --- ## [“I’m on a highway to hell”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-on-a-highway-to-hell/348225)
**Author:** [@Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greenback)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2006, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-m-on-a-highway-to-hell/348225 "2006-03-30T17:20:19Z")
With all due respect to ACDC, this is what I was told the last two weeks in church. Our pastor has decided to preach a five week series on creation. Why? I don’t know. My wife and I discussed this before the first sermo… --- ## [Are Postal Workers and Security Guards considered white-collar or blue collar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-postal-workers-and-security-guards-considered-white-collar-or-blue-collar/789554)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2018, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-postal-workers-and-security-guards-considered-white-collar-or-blue-collar/789554 "2018-04-15T02:24:38Z")
In the US, would you say the occupations of Postal Worker and Security Guard are considered blue-collar or white-collar employment? --- ## [A shy at “The universe has always existed”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shy-at-the-universe-has-always-existed/194345)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2003, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-shy-at-the-universe-has-always-existed/194345 "2003-09-30T12:56:37Z")
Come then, let us have at it. From several theists in several threads has come the insinuation or outright charge that basic cosmology contains numerous inconsistencies (or, in one case, proves the existence of the supe… --- ## [Would you join Satan and 1/3 of the angels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-join-satan-and-1-3-of-the-angels/686534)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-join-satan-and-1-3-of-the-angels/686534 "2014-04-24T02:07:59Z")
Say the worst things you’ve heard about God are true and the best things you’ve heard about Satan are true. If Satan rebelled against God and as an angel you knew the eventual penalty would be eternal torment would you c… --- ## [What's the deal with lobster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-lobster/474397)
**Author:** [@seodoa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seodoa)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2008, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-lobster/474397 "2008-11-28T15:37:46Z")
While reading a recent GQ thread, I got to wondering… I love seafood. I love all kinds of seafood, including many of our tasty shellfish cousins. That being said, what’s the big deal with lobster? People regularly pa… --- ## [Illegal cable hookups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-cable-hookups/210254)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2003, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-cable-hookups/210254 "2003-10-29T22:41:25Z")
I read this anecdote today: In my husband’s work for a cable-television company, he encounters illegal hookups that drive up costs for other customers. One day he arrived at a repair job just as the homeowner was pul… --- ## [PLEASE learn how to make a left turn, please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-learn-how-to-make-a-left-turn-please/578201)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2011, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-learn-how-to-make-a-left-turn-please/578201 "2011-04-14T08:24:52Z")
I may be speaking only to Californians, because the rules might differ in other locations. But in California, the correct way to make a left turn is to pull into the intersection immediately and wait. You move your car… --- ## [No Turn On Red Signs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-turn-on-red-signs/608406)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-turn-on-red-signs/608406 "2012-01-08T00:27:13Z")
I’ve been noticing more and more, no one seems to follow this. I live in Chicago and we have quite a few “no turn on red” signs. For those who don’t know, it’ means you can’t turn right on red. You’re supposed to come to… --- ## [Another grab bag, another piece o' ....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-grab-bag-another-piece-o/676650)
**Author:** [@beatlejuice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beatlejuice)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-grab-bag-another-piece-o/676650 "2013-12-26T21:19:13Z")
Please don’t include me in your holiday grab bag. This year I brought a lovely bottle of Italian Liquor. Guess what I got. GO AHEAD, GUESS! How about a freakin’ card shuffler… for two decks! Imagine my shock and awe upon… --- ## [Video: police break into house with children present, shoot dogs, over MJ possession](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-police-break-into-house-with-children-present-shoot-dogs-over-mj-possession/538611)
**Author:** [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-police-break-into-house-with-children-present-shoot-dogs-over-mj-possession/538611 "2010-05-19T23:35:06Z")
Dunno if this should be in Pit or MPSIMS. I think the shrieks of the dogs are more powerful than anything I could come up with right now. Maybe NSFW off-camera animal abuse: Cops break into house, shoot a… --- ## [Perfect attendance award](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-attendance-award/433795)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2008, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-attendance-award/433795 "2008-01-25T12:56:43Z")
I’m a second-grade teacher, in my first year of teaching, and it’s been pretty hard. It’s the first job I’ve ever had where I really struggled at it. But it’s rewarding, of course. The administration? Not always as s… --- ## [Indians (India) in Western Culture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indians-india-in-western-culture/697015)
**Author:** [@IndianStones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IndianStones)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2014, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/indians-india-in-western-culture/697015 "2014-09-15T15:56:11Z")
It sucks that we were never accepted and I want a Latina girlfriend but they hate us just like every other race does Discuss. --- ## [Transitioning America's economy away from consumerism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transitioning-americas-economy-away-from-consumerism/562331)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transitioning-americas-economy-away-from-consumerism/562331 "2010-12-13T00:54:27Z")
This is kind of a long OP, but I have a lot on my mind that I want to get out and get some answers and opinions on. For a long time I have heard criticism that Americans overspend and over-consume and I agree (and I use… --- ## ['Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter' - Premise sounds nuts, but friend raved about the book. Is it good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-premise-sounds-nuts-but-friend-raved-about-the-book-is-it-good/625492)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter-premise-sounds-nuts-but-friend-raved-about-the-book-is-it-good/625492 "2012-07-09T03:18:25Z")
Just wondering if anyone read it, and what they thought. --- ## [Whose user name do you envy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-user-name-do-you-envy/269374)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2004, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-user-name-do-you-envy/269374 "2004-11-25T22:35:35Z")
There are lots of great names on the board, but two spring to mind when I ask myself this question. One is Chronos. It just has a terrific sound to it and it’s probably meaningful to him, as well. It wouldn’t apply to… --- ## [Pissed off? Tired of all the passionless losers on this MB? This one's for you!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissed-off-tired-of-all-the-passionless-losers-on-this-mb-this-ones-for-you/501624)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissed-off-tired-of-all-the-passionless-losers-on-this-mb-this-ones-for-you/501624 "2011-08-21T22:28:21Z")
I, for one am pissed off at all the pathetic little cumstains that are wasting my time whining about their stupid, mundane, trivial, inconsequential lives! This pantystain here, for example, wasted a good 30 seconds of m… --- ## [Is there a difference between 'informed stereotypes' and prejudice judgements?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-informed-stereotypes-and-prejudice-judgements/774119)
**Author:** [@femmejean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/femmejean)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-difference-between-informed-stereotypes-and-prejudice-judgements/774119 "2016-12-14T21:38:22Z")
I’m regularly in a dilemma. To ‘stereotype’ or not to ‘stereotype’. When meeting people, the first things I notice are their physical appearance (gender, age, race, height, body shape, hairstyle, clothing, grooming, faci… --- ## [Recommend me some space opera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-space-opera/648581)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2013, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-space-opera/648581 "2013-01-30T07:42:52Z")
Here’s what I’ve read: Everything by Brin, Herbert, Simmons, PF Hamilton, Clarke, Asimov, Alastair Reynolds, SR Donaldson (Gap series – has he done any other science fiction?), James Hogan, Banks, Pohl, Niven, Niven-Pou… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=803&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=805&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)