# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=817&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:** 818 --- ## [Heroes Episode (26 Feb 2007) - SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-episode-26-feb-2007-spoilers/393633)
**Author:** [@xiix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xiix)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2007, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-episode-26-feb-2007-spoilers/393633 "2007-03-05T19:22:55Z")
Last ep of Heroes airs (cite) tonight in Canada. And subsequently on the computer screens of tens of thousands of Americans… 17: 1x17 | Company Man - Official Synopis: H.R.G.'s past catches up to him as Matt and Ted S… --- ## [Are there any cultures without music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-cultures-without-music/639499)
**Author:** [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-cultures-without-music/639499 "2012-11-02T20:40:02Z")
I know this question is about music but I’m asking it as more of a cultural issue than musical so I’m posting in GQ instead of CS. Mods please move if you deem it necessary. So here’s my question: Are there, or have th… --- ## [2012 Australian Open](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-australian-open/609647)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2012, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-australian-open/609647 "2012-02-09T01:03:41Z")
It’s Monday in Australia, and the first round started a little while ago. Here’s the men’s singles draw and the women’s singles draw. Things are as confusing ever on the women’s side, and for the men Djokovic has to be a… --- ## [Songs You Don't Understand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-dont-understand/526124)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-dont-understand/526124 "2010-01-27T19:18:30Z")
Are there songs whose lyrics simpy mae no sense to you - no matter how many times you’ve heard it? Just wondering if we can compile a list. The first one to come to mind is “Two Ouof Three Ain’t Bad” by Meatloaf. I ge… --- ## [Somethings wrong with me — I can't handle noise anymore.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somethings-wrong-with-me-i-cant-handle-noise-anymore/581817)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2011, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/somethings-wrong-with-me-i-cant-handle-noise-anymore/581817 "2011-05-17T21:31:19Z")
I’ve been getting worse and worse in later years. I can’t concentrate to get any work done. The open-office layout at work. Shouting across the office rather than getting up and going over to talk to them. People using … --- ## [Lions, tigers, bears loose in my hometown. Oh my.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-tigers-bears-loose-in-my-hometown-oh-my/600093)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lions-tigers-bears-loose-in-my-hometown-oh-my/600093 "2011-10-28T02:47:36Z")
Not making this up. This is about 50 miles southeast of where I now live. My entire Facebook feed has been lighting up with people variously expressing disgust and/or hilarity at the situation. There are rumors that the… --- ## [The scene in "Tin Cup" where he plays with a baseball bat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scene-in-tin-cup-where-he-plays-with-a-baseball-bat/547695)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2010, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-scene-in-tin-cup-where-he-plays-with-a-baseball-bat/547695 "2010-07-24T00:27:24Z")
In the movie “Tin Cup”, Costner’s character has a scene where he wants to raise money so he challenges some guy to a round of golf, where Costner is only allowed to use a variety of non golf club household objects. So fa… --- ## [What are the most annoying things you see on the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-annoying-things-you-see-on-the-sdmb/114230)
**Author:** [@lenin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lenin)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2002, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-annoying-things-you-see-on-the-sdmb/114230 "2002-06-20T20:42:45Z")
My list of annoying trends I see on the board. Post your own! \[ul\] \[li\]Why is it that in the Great Debates, and occasionally the Lesser Debates, there are people who always cut and paste the entire post they are referr… --- ## [Can a cop make me "move along" from a public place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cop-make-me-move-along-from-a-public-place/691223)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2014, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cop-make-me-move-along-from-a-public-place/691223 "2014-06-27T02:50:00Z")
I was rereading old threads last night and one dealt with the how men might be unwelcome sitting on a park bench near a playground. How they are perceived as stalking pedophiles. Without getting back into that argument… --- ## [Said No One Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/said-no-one-ever/960006)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2025, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/said-no-one-ever/960006 "2025-06-17T00:31:56Z")
“I’m surprised no one has posted a YouTube video with Liberty Mutual commercials played in an endless loop for ten hours. Those are just the greatest ads, and you never really get sick of them.” --- ## [Was this the best Daily Show ever (12/16/2010)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-the-best-daily-show-ever-12-16-2010/564483)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-the-best-daily-show-ever-12-16-2010/564483 "2010-12-29T15:29:53Z")
Yeah, Jon Stewart has done plenty of bits exposing the Republicans for the hypocritical assholes that they are. But tonight he did a brilliant takedown of the GOP for their blocking of the 9/11 responders bill, even hav… --- ## [Are you responsible for a gas attendant's pumping mistake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-responsible-for-a-gas-attendants-pumping-mistake/314676)
**Author:** [@brickbacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brickbacon)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2005, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-responsible-for-a-gas-attendants-pumping-mistake/314676 "2005-07-31T20:29:26Z")
If you were ask for $10 of gas and the attendant fills up your tank by mistake, would you be responsible for paying the entire amount, or are you only responsible for what you asked for? What if the attendant filled you… --- ## [Maybe This Is This Week's MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-this-is-this-weeks-mmp/806129)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2018, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-this-is-this-weeks-mmp/806129 "2018-01-15T04:14:48Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 35 Amurrkin out and cloudy with a predicted high of 59 and mostly cloudy for the day. Might even have some rain, or not. Today I get to go to the dentist for a follow u… --- ## [Examples of propaganda backfiring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-propaganda-backfiring/685485)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-propaganda-backfiring/685485 "2014-04-10T06:17:17Z")
Been reading about the Eastern Front in WWII, or the Great Patriotic War as the Russians call it - a death struggle between two rival tyrannies where propaganda obviously played a big role on both sides. But when you’re … --- ## [Dinosaurs and Man?!? TOGETHER???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinosaurs-and-man-together/364115)
**Author:** [@TheFonz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFonz)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2006, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinosaurs-and-man-together/364115 "2006-07-31T20:40:00Z")
Heeey, TheFonz loves a good debate. He also loves rustling the feathers of the tired old parrots these days who love to repeat everything the mainstream tells them. So here’s a few pictures of ancient artifacts, mosaic… --- ## [Can buckshot be traced to a specific weapon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-buckshot-be-traced-to-a-specific-weapon/366091)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-buckshot-be-traced-to-a-specific-weapon/366091 "2006-07-27T05:43:18Z")
My boyfriend wants to know, for a screenplay he’s working on. Can buckshot, in a body or wherever, be forensically traced like a regular bullet can? We’re thinking no, but I guess I could always be surprised. What’s t… --- ## [In praise of Ichiro Suzuki](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-ichiro-suzuki/582502)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-ichiro-suzuki/582502 "2011-07-01T18:52:12Z")
It’s no big news that Ichiro can play some ball. Still, looking at his career in the American major leagues is pretty damn impressive. In his 10 full seasons he’s had over 200 hits EVERY year. OBP has never dipped below … --- ## [Your favourite features of your childhood home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-features-of-your-childhood-home/574902)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2011, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favourite-features-of-your-childhood-home/574902 "2011-03-25T00:09:40Z")
I’m wondering what kind of things, what kind of home improvement stuff, make a home attractive to a kid. Of course, all kids are different, but I would like to get some Doper memories and ideas. All of it have to be thin… --- ## [Can massage therapy help to relieve pain from a probable herniated disc?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-massage-therapy-help-to-relieve-pain-from-a-probable-herniated-disc/637614)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-massage-therapy-help-to-relieve-pain-from-a-probable-herniated-disc/637614 "2012-12-20T13:12:57Z")
The pain in my right arm/hand is becoming intolerable and I don’t know what in the hell to do about it. I can’t afford the MRI to confirm the probable herniated disc that the doctor suspects is causing my problem. So … --- ## [Foghorns 'R' Us, a navigational MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foghorns-r-us-a-navigational-mmp/504412)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foghorns-r-us-a-navigational-mmp/504412 "2009-08-03T01:01:09Z")
Gather 'round, kiddies, for the tale of my trip to a National Landmark, and the changes we made. Boston Light is the oldest lighthouse site in the country, but not the oldest structure. Those durned Brits done blowed it … --- ## [How long until DVDs become obsolete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-dvds-become-obsolete/565733)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2010, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-dvds-become-obsolete/565733 "2010-12-31T18:22:58Z")
For purposes of this thread, “obsolete” means that large number of new Hollywood releases have abandoned the standard DVD format and will never be released that way. The studios have completely moved on to just blue-ray … --- ## [facts is facts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-is-facts/716157)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2015, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-is-facts/716157 "2015-04-02T02:57:35Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=752626&page=2 \*\*IvoryTowerDenizen \*\* Mod Hat On \*DrDeth drop correcting people for using a past character’s name to refer to a role played by the same actor. It’s b… --- ## [Plastic bags vs paper bags vs reusable bags?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-bags-vs-paper-bags-vs-reusable-bags/550514)
**Author:** [@Raguleader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raguleader)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2012, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-bags-vs-paper-bags-vs-reusable-bags/550514 "2012-12-23T10:21:52Z")
So, someone on my Facebook linked to a political campaign in California to outlaw plastic and paper bags, or at least to encourage consumers to use reusable shopping bags instead. The plastic bags is kind of a no-braine… --- ## [Why do some breeder insist the dogs they sell have to be spayed & cannot be bred?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-breeder-insist-the-dogs-they-sell-have-to-be-spayed-cannot-be-bred/644011)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2012, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-breeder-insist-the-dogs-they-sell-have-to-be-spayed-cannot-be-bred/644011 "2012-12-16T12:45:10Z")
This site has the requirement for any pups purchased - Is it that they insist on being the exclusive developer of that bloodline or what? Can they actually sue you for breeding the pet dog you buy? --- ## [Can anyone here explain Australian Rules Football?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-here-explain-australian-rules-football/171208)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2015, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-here-explain-australian-rules-football/171208 "2015-07-10T05:54:26Z")
Recently, our cable system started to present FoxSports International. I’ve come to enjoy watching Australian Football, but I can’t figure out what they’re trying to do. I went to the official Australian Football Leagu… --- ## [Youth culture died a long time ago](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youth-culture-died-a-long-time-ago/664359)
**Author:** [@MrQwertyasd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrQwertyasd)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2013, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youth-culture-died-a-long-time-ago/664359 "2013-08-17T12:38:19Z")
Innovation in music and clothes has been absolutely minimal for a long time, possibly since the late sixties. This is what it looks like to me. Maybe the beginning of electronic music, and rap, in the late seventies brou… --- ## [Does heroin preserve youthful appearance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-heroin-preserve-youthful-appearance/380242)
**Author:** [@mrsface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrsface)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2013, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-heroin-preserve-youthful-appearance/380242 "2013-01-02T04:12:48Z")
Does heroin keep you young-looking (provided, that is, you don’t die of its other side-effects first)? I had assumed this was just an old junkie-wives’ tale, but today I heard someone on the usually-sober BBC Today prog… --- ## [When did the Vampires vs. Werewolves meme start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-vampires-vs-werewolves-meme-start/542230)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2010, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-vampires-vs-werewolves-meme-start/542230 "2010-06-11T01:24:14Z")
I’m watching the smoking hot Kate Beckinsale\* in the mediocre flick Underworld and I realize that this was the first time I ever came across the Vamp v. Wolfman meme. Was there anything prior to this? \*Gotta love photo… --- ## [House of Cards, Season 3. Open spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-cards-season-3-open-spoilers/713760)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2015, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-cards-season-3-open-spoilers/713760 "2015-03-24T14:09:54Z")
Available today, will binge on it as soon as I can. This is the thread to discuss the third season. --- ## [User Kaitlyn has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-kaitlyn-has-been-banned/291830)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2005, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/user-kaitlyn-has-been-banned/291830 "2005-02-25T23:14:14Z")
User Kaitlyn has been banned for having (by her own admission) repeatedly lied concerning details of her life at the SDMB. While we encourage all our members to realize that things you read at the SDMB should be viewed w… --- ## [Songs about animals (non-kid songs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-animals-non-kid-songs/715446)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2015, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-animals-non-kid-songs/715446 "2015-03-26T01:14:28Z")
I was thinking about the Dead Milkmen song “Jellyfish Heaven” today (cuz, why not?) and it got me to thinking that there probably aren’t any other songs about jellyfish. What are some (non-kid) songs about animals? I r… --- ## [What type of guy likes Twilight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-guy-likes-twilight/533483)
**Author:** [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2010, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-guy-likes-twilight/533483 "2010-03-28T06:50:19Z")
In a nod to a comment from this thread: I would have asked the question, “Why don’t guys like Twilight”? Instead I shall ask this question: “What type of man likes Twilight”? I personally find EMO Vampires appalling,… --- ## [E-Books are Full of Errors!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-books-are-full-of-errors/614082)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2012, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/e-books-are-full-of-errors/614082 "2012-03-02T00:09:13Z")
Pepper Mill just decided to drag us Luddites in the CalMeacham household kicking and screaming into the 21st Century (Her words, mostly) – she bought a Nook. The first book we bought was – well – mine. I knew it was ava… --- ## [How is tube pasta extruded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-tube-pasta-extruded/526882)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2010, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-tube-pasta-extruded/526882 "2010-01-31T00:25:12Z")
It’s easy to see how “rope” pasta (like spaghetti, fer instance) is extruded, but I can’t figure out how the die for tube pasts (like macaroni or zitti or penne) works–how can you extrude a hollow tube? I’ve looked and … --- ## [Old time phrases -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-time-phrases/604196)
**Author:** [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-time-phrases/604196 "2011-12-08T21:35:20Z")
I’ve been going through my Grandma’s papers, otherwise known as Grandma has exploded all over my desk, and have found a few old-time phrases. Most of them I’ve heard before, but a couple I haven’t. “. . .well I should … --- ## [Is "The BBQ Pit" a Harbinger of the End Times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bbq-pit-a-harbinger-of-the-end-times/627840)
**Author:** [@NojNoj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NojNoj)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2012, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-bbq-pit-a-harbinger-of-the-end-times/627840 "2012-07-13T13:04:28Z")
I don’t get it. People need a place to insult other random people who they only know by some internet handle? Or they get gleefully excited about the ways they can mess with “sock puppets,” and others. When did sadism… --- ## [Kate Winslet's Breasts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-winslets-breasts/492384)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2009, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-winslets-breasts/492384 "2009-04-10T00:21:30Z")
Inspired by one of my editors raving over her topless scenes in ‘The Reader’… Sorry, but her breasts are just not that attractive. For all that they appear to…um…appear in a great many movies they are simply not all th… --- ## [Fuck S&P. You made a $2 trillion mistake and it's full CYA.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-s-p-you-made-a-2-trillion-mistake-and-its-full-cya/591806)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2011, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-s-p-you-made-a-2-trillion-mistake-and-its-full-cya/591806 "2011-08-09T18:41:38Z")
A $2 trillion mistake and its, “Well, that’s not really what we were talking about.” Fuck you! And then fuck you from the other side! http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/business/a-rush-to-assess-standard-and-poors-downg… --- ## [Democrats and the "I told you so's"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-and-the-i-told-you-sos/327866)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2005, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-and-the-i-told-you-sos/327866 "2005-10-30T22:14:41Z")
I am getting so sick of hearing from Democrats bashing at the Republicans and talknig about how the Republicans failed us in the past few years. I’d like to remind the Democrats out there “HEY YOU GUYS FAILED US TOO!” Y… --- ## [Your sartorial pet peeves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-sartorial-pet-peeves/748321)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2016, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-sartorial-pet-peeves/748321 "2016-03-12T14:49:43Z")
Things that virtually nobody notices or seems to care very much about when it comes to clothing make, colour, style, etc… but irritate you (when nothing more pressing is on your mind). Men’s dress shirt single breast … --- ## [Minneapolis Metrodome roof collapses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-metrodome-roof-collapses/563887)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-metrodome-roof-collapses/563887 "2011-07-14T02:29:13Z")
Due to snow. Good thing there wasn’t a game going on. The Giants-Vikings tilt had already been postponed to Monday 'cause the Giants couldn’t make it into town. Who knows when they’ll play now. Perhaps if it has no bea… --- ## [Ever diagnose a character with a mental illness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-diagnose-a-character-with-a-mental-illness/316618)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2005, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-diagnose-a-character-with-a-mental-illness/316618 "2005-08-13T08:58:45Z")
Open Spoilers Alert In another thread about Peter Sellers it’s been discussed lightly he was possibly bi-polar because of his actions, yet the medical world at that time did not have the technology and whatnot to make a… --- ## [Who is Christopher Lloyd to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-christopher-lloyd-to-you/716570)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2015, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-christopher-lloyd-to-you/716570 "2015-04-04T13:19:23Z")
Character actor Christopher Lloyd has created some very memorable and iconic characters over the years. Who do you most identify him with. --- ## [Mexico is a poor country! ORLY?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexico-is-a-poor-country-orly/543100)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexico-is-a-poor-country-orly/543100 "2010-06-26T15:55:45Z")
Rich in minerals, oil, abundant fertile land and hardworking people, I don’t think so! Mexico is a ROBBED country. I believe that the rulers in Afgahnistan will use it as their prototype, and establish a similar cleptocr… --- ## [Where do sexual taboos come from](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-sexual-taboos-come-from/506980)
**Author:** [@truthpizza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/truthpizza)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2009, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-sexual-taboos-come-from/506980 "2009-08-31T19:04:04Z")
Growing up in the 50’s it occurred to me that while most aspects of morality had to do with treating other people well, there were a whole lot of rules about sexuality that didn’t seem to serve any real purpose. I didn’… --- ## [North Carolina's bathroom law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-carolinas-bathroom-law/775336)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2016, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-carolinas-bathroom-law/775336 "2016-12-26T18:07:20Z")
How can anyone prove what your sex was on your birth certificate? Are people expected to carry around a copy of their birth certificate every time they need to go to the bathroom? --- ## [Israel/Iran - which is most likely to do something catastrophically stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-iran-which-is-most-likely-to-do-something-catastrophically-stupid/602059)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-iran-which-is-most-likely-to-do-something-catastrophically-stupid/602059 "2011-11-16T23:19:24Z")
Iran’s going to get nuclear weapons unless Israel stops them. Israel’s defense cabinet is almost 50/50 in support of a first-strike using conventional arms in an attempt to disrupt Iran’s nuclear program. In my opinion, … --- ## [Why is female handwriting different from male handwriting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-female-handwriting-different-from-male-handwriting/678595)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-female-handwriting-different-from-male-handwriting/678595 "2014-01-20T17:26:00Z")
Obviously, I’m not the first one to come up with this observation, but I find it remarkable that you can tell with a high degree of certainty if the author of a handwritten text is a woman or man. Is there a scientific e… --- ## [Best/most creative rhyming couplet in a song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-most-creative-rhyming-couplet-in-a-song/348795)
**Author:** [@Jacob\_Silj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jacob_Silj)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2006, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-most-creative-rhyming-couplet-in-a-song/348795 "2006-03-21T14:52:18Z")
Can’t think of one myself right now, I’m sure there are dozens written by Elvis Costello and the guys from Squeeze that would fit. --- ## [Jack Welch: pure projection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-welch-pure-projection/636936)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jack-welch-pure-projection/636936 "2012-10-11T18:31:34Z")
LINK I’m sure you’ve seen or heard about the former GE head charging that Obama influenced the Department of Labor to produce the 7.8% UE figure to help him win the election. When asked, he said he’d stand by his accusa… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=816&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=818&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)