# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=824&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:** 825 --- ## [Why can't I plug my microwave into the same outlet as my refridgerator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-plug-my-microwave-into-the-same-outlet-as-my-refridgerator/268020)
**Author:** [@js\_africanus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/js_africanus)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2004, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-plug-my-microwave-into-the-same-outlet-as-my-refridgerator/268020 "2004-10-09T11:39:38Z")
Hi. I’m in a new place in an old building. My kitchen only has one outlet. The microwave instructions are clear that I don’t plug it into the same outlet as the fridge or the stove. The stove is gas, but the fridge i… --- ## [Pilots, why didn't Air Asia QZ8501 just change altitude?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilots-why-didnt-air-asia-qz8501-just-change-altitude/708711)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2015, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pilots-why-didnt-air-asia-qz8501-just-change-altitude/708711 "2015-12-01T14:52:35Z")
Air Asia QZ8501 is the crashed airplane currently in the news. A popular point in the press is that the pilot requested permission to change altitude due to bad weather. I don’t understand this: the pilot is the person o… --- ## [I find strong, exposed clavicles sexier than bare boobs. How weird am I?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-find-strong-exposed-clavicles-sexier-than-bare-boobs-how-weird-am-i/593855)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-find-strong-exposed-clavicles-sexier-than-bare-boobs-how-weird-am-i/593855 "2011-08-29T17:32:11Z")
I’m a straight male. Though, like most members of that tribe, I find the bare female bosom a thing of beauty and joy, what really gets my attention and approval is a distinct, well-crafted pair of clavicles. The picture… --- ## [Trump having trouble finding lawyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-having-trouble-finding-lawyer/969975)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-having-trouble-finding-lawyer/969975 "2023-09-19T19:05:49Z")
Washington Post sez Trump is having trouble finding lawyers to defend him on his many potential legal issues: Reasons: Trump stiffs everyone, including his lawyers. Trump doesn’t take advice to keep his yap shut. Tr… --- ## [Best opening scenes in movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-opening-scenes-in-movies/723810)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-opening-scenes-in-movies/723810 "2015-07-04T10:53:22Z")
I have a couple on mind Star Wars (A New Hope) Back in 1977, no one had ever seen or heard anything like that. The Player 10 minute tracking shot across a movie lot featuring big stars/directors as themselves. … --- ## [Where Do Your Arms Go While You Sleep](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-your-arms-go-while-you-sleep/518681)
**Author:** [@AmericanMaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmericanMaid)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2009, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-your-arms-go-while-you-sleep/518681 "2009-11-27T21:26:49Z")
I’m a side sleeper who has no idea what to do with my arms when I fall asleep because no matter what I try, one arms falls asleep throughout the night. --- ## [Things that Don't Break Anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-dont-break-anymore/723006)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2015, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-dont-break-anymore/723006 "2015-06-25T12:59:38Z")
Inspired by my fascination with a local TV/radio repair shop that somehow stays in business. Stuff that always seemed to be broken in my kidhood (1970s-early 80s): TV \> fuzzy pic, horizontal/vertical hold, tubes blowin… --- ## [Islamic State publishes Military Officer's Reidential location and advocates revenge killings.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/islamic-state-publishes-military-officers-reidential-location-and-advocates-revenge-killings/715683)
**Author:** [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2015, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/islamic-state-publishes-military-officers-reidential-location-and-advocates-revenge-killings/715683 "2015-03-23T16:44:45Z")
Aside from the question of “us and them” how does this differ from ill guided drone attacks in Afghanistan. What is the appropriate reaction when ISIL explode a bomb under a military family christening or marriage. Can… --- ## [Secession:possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secession-possible/640870)
**Author:** [@benbo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/benbo1)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secession-possible/640870 "2012-11-15T03:39:08Z")
With all the anger & obvious election fraud, some states are over the 25,000 signatures needed for the signed petitions to get a reply from the White House. Assuming the White House will not grant the peaceful request to… --- ## [Miniskirt, no panties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miniskirt-no-panties/718545)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2015, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miniskirt-no-panties/718545 "2015-04-29T07:22:24Z")
(How’s that for an attention grabber?) Here’s a link to an episode of the UFO television series: - YouTube Am I seeing what I think I’m seeing at 39:59? Did that really get on television in the early 70’s? --- ## [Is is possible that we're all too biased to figure out what the truth actually is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-is-possible-that-were-all-too-biased-to-figure-out-what-the-truth-actually-is/604405)
**Author:** [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-is-possible-that-were-all-too-biased-to-figure-out-what-the-truth-actually-is/604405 "2011-12-01T17:47:50Z")
I like to think I examine all sides of issues and keep an open mind for the real truth, but this article makes me wonder how objective I actually am. It’s really quite fascinating, and makes me think twice about some … --- ## [Despicable Me...Anyone Seen It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/despicable-me-anyone-seen-it/546297)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2010, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/despicable-me-anyone-seen-it/546297 "2010-07-29T18:17:01Z")
Saw this yesterday with my sons…we really enjoyed it! Its quite funny, oddly touching and very entertaining, especially in glorious 3-D. Parents, take your kids to see this! --- ## [A wedding rant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wedding-rant/519452)
**Author:** [@FordTaurusSHO94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordTaurusSHO94)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2014, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-wedding-rant/519452 "2014-01-01T14:15:32Z")
I’m not sure if this is the appropriate forum, as I’ve never posted here, but here is my rant: A friend (Friend 1) of mine met a girl in February and got engaged in May or June of this year and made me his best man. He… --- ## [Obscure cult movies you were unimpressed with](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-cult-movies-you-were-unimpressed-with/651980)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-cult-movies-you-were-unimpressed-with/651980 "2013-03-08T21:58:28Z")
Q AKA The Winged Serpent Meh it wasn’t bad but it wasn’t much of anything special either, generic monster movie. The special effects weren’t so great either, in fact they are pretty poor and poorly integrated into the f… --- ## [Medieval: Total War 2 Cooperative Campaign...The Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medieval-total-war-2-cooperative-campaign-the-revenge/408428)
**Author:** [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2007, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medieval-total-war-2-cooperative-campaign-the-revenge/408428 "2007-10-16T23:54:54Z")
Here’s our order: Gukumatz Revenant Threshold Talon Karrde LOUNE xtisme Miller Alessan Ludovic Kinthalis Here are the rules: Have version 1.2 downloaded and installed. You can get 1.2 here. I’m not on my deskt… --- ## [Villain holding pet cat in films - why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/villain-holding-pet-cat-in-films-why/313790)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/villain-holding-pet-cat-in-films-why/313790 "2015-06-20T21:08:42Z")
Where does the classic movie cliché of the villain holding and fondling a cat while doing evil things (such as ordering someone to be killed) come from? You see it in so many films; I gues, for example, that Bloberg is d… --- ## [Bill Nye booed for telling students the Moon only reflects light.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-nye-booed-for-telling-students-the-moon-only-reflects-light/416038)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2007, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-nye-booed-for-telling-students-the-moon-only-reflects-light/416038 "2007-08-23T23:44:06Z")
Here’s the link to the story: http://bsalert.com/artsearch.php?fn=2&as=1990&dt=1 and here’s an excerpt: Gee, American students are already at the bottom when compared to the other industrialized countries. Maybe thi… --- ## [Obsolete Academic Disciplines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsolete-academic-disciplines/628346)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsolete-academic-disciplines/628346 "2012-07-17T23:14:24Z")
My google-fu is weak today. There seems to be a concept of “obsolete academic disciplines”, but I can’t really find a list of them. Are there a fair number of academic disciplines that are considered obsolete or defunc… --- ## [What is your favorite Roger Ebert review?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-roger-ebert-review/686202)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-roger-ebert-review/686202 "2014-05-24T06:51:26Z")
Roger died just over one year ago and I miss him more than any celebrity. I followed him on twitter and gradually discovered that the reviewer was also an all around brilliant and insightful man and a great guy. He wro… --- ## [Where do existentialists go for comfort when the going gets REALLY tough??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-existentialists-go-for-comfort-when-the-going-gets-really-tough/695264)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-existentialists-go-for-comfort-when-the-going-gets-really-tough/695264 "2014-08-13T18:02:28Z")
No, I don’t mean booze, sex, food, travel, shopping, etc., where other human beings go. I mean where in their philosophy/thought system do they go? People who permit themselves the comfort of God, religion, afterlife fa… --- ## [I'm late, I'm late! (a late MMP from Spain)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-late-im-late-a-late-mmp-from-spain/376613)
**Author:** [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2006, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-late-im-late-a-late-mmp-from-spain/376613 "2006-10-24T20:19:15Z")
Sheesh, what a weekend! OK. As I’d mentioned in the previous MMP, I had a four day weekend. October 12 is “La Hispanidad”, known to our Canadians as Thanksgiving and to our US’ers as Columbus Day. It’s a national holida… --- ## [I hate listening to other people's music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-listening-to-other-peoples-music/594775)
**Author:** [@LilyoftheField](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheField)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-listening-to-other-peoples-music/594775 "2011-09-12T02:01:02Z")
…but I think everybody else should be okay with listening to mine. So, when my roommates are listening to their music, I expect them to use headphones so that I don’t have to hear it. But if I’m listening to mine, I ca… --- ## [Alcohol that mixes with coffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-that-mixes-with-coffee/353157)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2006, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-that-mixes-with-coffee/353157 "2006-04-19T14:38:56Z")
As a man who likes both alcohol and coffee, it seems only natural to mix the two (but never before driving or operating heavy machinery, kids!) Anyway, I think most of us are aware that you can make a rather nifty Hot T… --- ## [In every thread about xxxx, someone always posts yyyy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-every-thread-about-xxxx-someone-always-posts-yyyy/947462)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2021, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-every-thread-about-xxxx-someone-always-posts-yyyy/947462 "2021-10-02T03:02:00Z")
In every thread about Ayn Rand or her book, someone always mentions “There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old’s life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that oft… --- ## [A gift for people mourning over umkay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-for-people-mourning-over-umkay/626355)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2012, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-gift-for-people-mourning-over-umkay/626355 "2012-07-11T12:20:59Z")
I myself don’t really care about her/him/it/them one way or the other, partly because I never got involved in either of the threads but mostly because I’m a selfish git. Nonetheless, I thought some of y’all might appreci… --- ## [Why DON'T WE Tap The Strategic Petroleum Reserve?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-tap-the-strategic-petroleum-reserve/573810)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-tap-the-strategic-petroleum-reserve/573810 "2011-03-14T19:30:14Z")
I just paid $4.55/gallon for heating oil-isn’t it time? Why not? --- ## [It's wrong to judge a person on how they look, but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-wrong-to-judge-a-person-on-how-they-look-but/746634)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2016, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-wrong-to-judge-a-person-on-how-they-look-but/746634 "2016-03-15T16:51:57Z")
It’s wrong to judge a person on how they look, but if there were a part in a movie that called for a “Twit”, and Ted Cruz was up for that part, he would nail his audition. He probably wouldn’t have to read for the part. … --- ## [How could Hitler have promoted Aryan superiority when he doesn't look Aryan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-hitler-have-promoted-aryan-superiority-when-he-doesnt-look-aryan/411991)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2007, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-could-hitler-have-promoted-aryan-superiority-when-he-doesnt-look-aryan/411991 "2007-07-21T01:12:15Z")
Inspired by the thread about living in Nazi Germany , which referenced being an “Aryan”, I’ve always had this question: If Nazi’s promoted Aryans as the Master Race, and if Aryans are blond haired and blue eyed, then ho… --- ## [Are Department Stores Dinosaurs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-department-stores-dinosaurs/293078)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2025, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-department-stores-dinosaurs/293078 "2025-01-23T22:52:01Z")
Reecently, MACY’s (Federated Department Stores) has announced its intention to acquire the MAY Co. chain (including FILENE’s Dept. stores. This seems to me to be evidence that the decline of the department store is accel… --- ## [(RO) Jerk killed himself by jumping in front of train](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-jerk-killed-himself-by-jumping-in-front-of-train/477650)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2008, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-jerk-killed-himself-by-jumping-in-front-of-train/477650 "2008-12-19T22:08:54Z")
From here: http://www.wtopnews.com/?nid=25&sid=1552152 What an ass. If you want to kill yourself - fine, that’s your problem. But for the love of Pete, what right did this guy have to make an innocent Metro driver a pa… --- ## [Contradictions in Genesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contradictions-in-genesis/744629)
**Author:** [@lpixler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lpixler)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2016, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contradictions-in-genesis/744629 "2016-02-07T01:49:59Z")
In the New Testament, God states that woman shall have no authority over man because she was second in creation and first in the fall, which leads Christians to subsume the Priestly account of creation (in which male and… --- ## [IvoryTowerDenizen, this was poor modding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivorytowerdenizen-this-was-poor-modding/827156)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2019, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivorytowerdenizen-this-was-poor-modding/827156 "2019-01-05T22:28:23Z")
If the only response to this: Is going to be this: without a warning issued, then it’s clear all the talk about better moderation around misogyny was just that - talk. --- ## [10 Worst SNL Cast Members of All Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-worst-snl-cast-members-of-all-time/348646)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2006, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-worst-snl-cast-members-of-all-time/348646 "2006-03-28T15:52:02Z")
According to this site\[ul\] \[li\]Jimmy Fallon\[/li\]\[li\]Collin Quinn\[/li\]\[li\]Charles Rocket\[/li\]\[li\]Ellen Cleghorne\[/li\]\[li\]Horatio Sanz\[/li\]\[li\]Julia Sweeney\[/li\]\[li\]Tracy Morgan\[/li\]\[li\]Jay Mohr\[/li\]\[li\]Victoria Jackson\[/… --- ## [Is an air-gap required with a disposal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-air-gap-required-with-a-disposal/349155)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-air-gap-required-with-a-disposal/349155 "2017-05-18T06:05:55Z")
Hi folks, Thanks to some electrical help I received here, I installed a new In Sink Erator garbage disposer in our kitchen. I’m left with the question of whether or not to install an air gap in the dishwasher drain line… --- ## [Question for Christians: How do we know God loves us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-christians-how-do-we-know-god-loves-us/425261)
**Author:** [@George\_Kaplin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/George_Kaplin)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2007, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-christians-how-do-we-know-god-loves-us/425261 "2007-11-17T04:30:09Z")
I’ve just read an excellent essay by Antony Flew called “Theology & Falsification”. Check it out here if you haven’t already read it. It’s very short & straightforward, and it poses what I think is a very interesting q… --- ## [How much gas do you put in your tank?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-gas-do-you-put-in-your-tank/539857)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-gas-do-you-put-in-your-tank/539857 "2010-05-19T01:35:25Z")
I always…ALWAYS fill my car’s gasoline tank when I go to a gas station. My sister? Oh, whatever cash she has in her purse. $3. $5. $7. $10. She must go to a gas station about every other freakin’ day. Drives me o… --- ## [99 message board words or phrases to retire in 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-message-board-words-or-phrases-to-retire-in-2014/677752)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-message-board-words-or-phrases-to-retire-in-2014/677752 "2014-01-10T22:05:34Z")
\[ol\] \[li\]Wow. Just, wow.\[/li\]\[li\]What do I win?\[/li\]\[li\]Methinks …\[/li\]\[li\]YMMV\[/li\]\[/ol\] --- ## [Films with somewhat misleading titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-with-somewhat-misleading-titles/755198)
**Author:** [@phantom\_lamb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phantom_lamb)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2016, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/films-with-somewhat-misleading-titles/755198 "2016-06-08T05:11:36Z")
You know, where the title doesn’t seem to fit the film. For example, there are no ghosts in “Ghost World”. Very often when I’d recommend it to someone I get a “I don’t like horror films” response. “Blade Runner” sounds… --- ## [Holy Grail vs. Life of Brian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-grail-vs-life-of-brian/342524)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2006, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-grail-vs-life-of-brian/342524 "2006-02-10T05:26:36Z")
I have been reading The Pytons: Aurobiography and their is an interesting comment by John Cleese (I believe). He says the Monty Python and the Holy Grail is more popular in the US and The Life of Brian is more popular i… --- ## [Have any U.S. soldiers brought home "war brides" since 2001?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-u-s-soldiers-brought-home-war-brides-since-2001/537695)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2010, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-u-s-soldiers-brought-home-war-brides-since-2001/537695 "2010-05-02T07:31:37Z")
I’ve heard that in WWII and Vietnam a lot of soldiers brought home war brides – that is, they met women while on their tours of duty and married them – but I haven’t heard of any GIs bringing home brides from Afghanistan… --- ## [Driving pet peeves!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-pet-peeves/639224)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2012, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-pet-peeves/639224 "2012-11-03T23:27:10Z")
Living in Maine, where driver’s ed is not mandatory for anyone over 18, and where it seems the majority of people here learned to drive on farm tractors a hundred years ago, I an come up with a lot of pet peeves! #1. Se… --- ## [Have they no sense of decency? (Criticising Bush for Katarina)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-they-no-sense-of-decency-criticising-bush-for-katarina/319423)
**Author:** [@yo\_no\_se](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yo_no_se)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2005, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-they-no-sense-of-decency-criticising-bush-for-katarina/319423 "2005-09-12T02:17:08Z")
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE\_ID=46059 The obstructionists are already politicizing Katrina against our President. Will the screeching ever stop? Isn’t it absolutely shameful? I am sickened by… --- ## [What would be necessary to repair the Colosseum in Rome in order to hold big events again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-necessary-to-repair-the-colosseum-in-rome-in-order-to-hold-big-events-again/573546)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-necessary-to-repair-the-colosseum-in-rome-in-order-to-hold-big-events-again/573546 "2011-03-08T16:07:06Z")
The Colosseum in Rome, of course, is a 2000 year old arena that once held massive events, but is now in a state of disrepair and has not been used as intended for over a thousand years. What would be necessary to repair… --- ## [Romanian: Latin with a Slavic accent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romanian-latin-with-a-slavic-accent/621551)
**Author:** [@Rusalka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rusalka)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romanian-latin-with-a-slavic-accent/621551 "2012-05-14T22:33:08Z")
I’m wondering how Romanian survived for so many years, surrounded by Slavic speaking peoples, whereas other former Roman territories have lost their Latin speakers. What was different about Romania? Whenever I encounter… --- ## [Christmas Bonuses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-bonuses/605582)
**Author:** [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2011, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-bonuses/605582 "2011-12-13T01:01:42Z")
So, Christmas bonuses. Do you get one? How is it calculated? Does it depend on your time with the company, or your productivity/sales/billable hours to the company? Do you know what others in your company get for their b… --- ## [What's the opposite of a fever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-opposite-of-a-fever/153663)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2003, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-opposite-of-a-fever/153663 "2003-02-08T20:52:26Z")
I’m sure this is a dumbass question, but here goes: I’ve got a nasty head cold, the usual symptoms. This afternoon, I was getting chills & shivers, and figured I was probably running a fever. I checked my temperature a… --- ## [Ever given/recieved a slap across the face?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-given-recieved-a-slap-across-the-face/593590)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-given-recieved-a-slap-across-the-face/593590 "2011-08-25T17:20:40Z")
I got slapped across the face once, for sassing my Mom, when I was a kid. Don’t even remember what I said. I know it wasn’t slap worthy, but Mom was having a bad day. I never forgot it though. And I knew then, if I had a… --- ## [You took a dump in a public toilet. Why didn't you flush?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-took-a-dump-in-a-public-toilet-why-didnt-you-flush/615640)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2012, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-took-a-dump-in-a-public-toilet-why-didnt-you-flush/615640 "2012-03-18T17:19:27Z")
All too often I enter a public restroom and discover that a previous user has neglected to flush after he/she used it. Are you that person? What’s the big deal? Why are you refusing to flush after using the toilet? D… --- ## [Why are we alive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-alive/504200)
**Author:** [@Nation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nation)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2009, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-alive/504200 "2009-08-13T14:07:32Z")
Seriously, whats the point? If there is no life after death or consequences for our actions, then whats the point of life? I dont mean “oh my life is terrible why am i alive i wish i were dead” shit, but the actual point… --- ## [Blacks get lassoed by white men on horseback and paraded through Texas town...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blacks-get-lassoed-by-white-men-on-horseback-and-paraded-through-texas-town/838278)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2020, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blacks-get-lassoed-by-white-men-on-horseback-and-paraded-through-texas-town/838278 "2020-10-31T23:31:15Z")
Nah, that isn’t racist at all or even a little bit scary given the history of lynchings of Black in the South. Not only should those “officers” be fired, the police chief should be run out of town on a rail for his lame … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=823&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=825&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)