# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=837&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:** 838 --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread - September 2016 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-september-2016-edition/764519)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2016, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-september-2016-edition/764519 "2016-09-30T00:11:49Z")
The kids are back in school… or soon will be, offer void in the Southern Hemisphere. Reading lists have been issued and groaned over, so what are you reading instead of what you’re supposed to be reading? I am forty pag… --- ## [He's allergic to my dog. Sigh.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-allergic-to-my-dog-sigh/617312)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2012, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-allergic-to-my-dog-sigh/617312 "2012-04-03T19:12:18Z")
I recently met a great guy: we really click, we’re very attracted to each other, and there may just be some long-term potential here. So, of course, he is very\* allergic to my dog – who is awesome and much loved and not … --- ## [Can parking tickets show up on background checks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-parking-tickets-show-up-on-background-checks/681152)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-parking-tickets-show-up-on-background-checks/681152 "2014-02-13T13:56:58Z")
For the past year or so, my girlfriend has been using my spare car. She drives around quite a bit for her business and lives in a very crowded area. As a result, she accumulates lots and lots of tickets. She pays for … --- ## [Is income inequality bad for a society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-income-inequality-bad-for-a-society/606170)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-income-inequality-bad-for-a-society/606170 "2011-12-16T10:40:04Z")
In the new thread trying to give conservatives a chance to lay out their wet dreams (I would link, but I amposting from my phone), Shodan stated he would not address income inequality. I have seen this sentiment display… --- ## [Male runners - how do you keep your weiner warm in cold weather?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-runners-how-do-you-keep-your-weiner-warm-in-cold-weather/567969)
**Author:** [@wheresmymind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheresmymind)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-runners-how-do-you-keep-your-weiner-warm-in-cold-weather/567969 "2011-01-18T03:30:30Z")
This may belong on a running forum somewhere, but I already have an account here so here goes… I’m fine running in sub-freezing temperatures (20-32 F, -6-0 C) as long as it’s still out, but the second I start running in… --- ## [Thank you fellow New Jersey voters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-fellow-new-jersey-voters/533096)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2010, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-fellow-new-jersey-voters/533096 "2010-04-04T00:26:12Z")
For electing a Republican governor who is about to raise my property taxes by $800 a year while lowering taxes on people who earn $400,000 a year. You’re morons and you suck. And, you Governor Christie, are a lying ass… --- ## [Songs that take a swipe at other artists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-take-a-swipe-at-other-artists/736810)
**Author:** [@Karen\_X2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_X2)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2015, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-take-a-swipe-at-other-artists/736810 "2015-11-16T02:35:26Z")
As the title says. Widely publicized was John Lennon’s “How Do You Sleep” supposedly aimed at Paul, for a few alleged digs at John on his “Ram” album. Any other songs you can think of where the artist attempts to insult… --- ## [Why redshirt when taking a gap year more practical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-redshirt-when-taking-a-gap-year-more-practical/743632)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2017, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-redshirt-when-taking-a-gap-year-more-practical/743632 "2017-01-10T01:10:03Z")
So I’ve noticed that a lot of parents said there sole reason for redshirting their fall child was that they didn’t want them to go to college at 17. But if that’s the only reason, why not have them take a gap year instea… --- ## [Georgia Bill requires "English Only" Driver's Tests: Thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-bill-requires-english-only-drivers-tests-thoughts/534653)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2010, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-bill-requires-english-only-drivers-tests-thoughts/534653 "2010-04-05T14:23:07Z")
From Driver’s Test Bill Sparks Controversy: Since I usually weigh in on the commie-pinko side of the spectrum I’ll jump in on the more right-ish side of this one: I have no problem with this. Of course I have no probl… --- ## [Fuel Oil Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuel-oil-question/637719)
**Author:** [@TNWPsycho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TNWPsycho)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2013, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuel-oil-question/637719 "2013-07-13T12:40:37Z")
It’s that time of year in the Midwest, i live in an older home and am stuck with the old fuel oil furnace until i can afford something better. My question is what exactly is fuel oil? Could i buy diesel at a gas statio… --- ## [The Mount Rushmore of Comedy -- who are your four faces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mount-rushmore-of-comedy-who-are-your-four-faces/681185)
**Author:** [@Chastain86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chastain86)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mount-rushmore-of-comedy-who-are-your-four-faces/681185 "2018-12-23T14:23:23Z")
Recent talk by Lebron James about the idea of a “basketball Mount Rushmore” and his self-nomination for inclusion in said monument sparked a separate idea – Among comedians, who would you consider the top 4 faces of the… --- ## [Been a while since I saw a Youtube thread here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/been-a-while-since-i-saw-a-youtube-thread-here/506121)
**Author:** [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/been-a-while-since-i-saw-a-youtube-thread-here/506121 "2009-08-28T17:42:03Z")
So lets bring it! Lately I’ve been watching keyboard cat clips. They are standard youtube clips where people injure themselves physically or emotionally, only at the end is the clip with a cat playing a keyboard. Ther… --- ## [What are your favorite James Bond one-liners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-james-bond-one-liners/604024)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-james-bond-one-liners/604024 "2011-12-04T16:57:00Z")
I was watching the Bond marathon on Syfy today and it reminded me of just how much I loved all the great zingers in those movies. Anyway my favorite two come from Goldfinger. The scene where Sean Connery kills a guy by… --- ## [A.I (Spoiler)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-i-spoiler/70674)
**Author:** [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2001, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-i-spoiler/70674 "2001-07-25T22:25:53Z")
First off, If you haven’t seen A.I, you might not want to read this. I went and saw this movie today (matinee thankfully), and really liked it at first. It was a bit weird, sort of surrealistic, but very enjoyable and e… --- ## [Anyone ever ride business class on Amtrak before? Was it worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-ride-business-class-on-amtrak-before-was-it-worth-it/582346)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2011, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-ride-business-class-on-amtrak-before-was-it-worth-it/582346 "2011-05-19T02:12:43Z")
I’ll be traveling from Chicago to St. Louis later this summer. It’s about a 4 and half hour trip. I’ve made half the trip (Chicago to Bloomington) several times before, even twice in the same day. But I’m considering spe… --- ## [Star trek Voyager inconsistency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-voyager-inconsistency/652898)
**Author:** [@Tsunamigirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tsunamigirl)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2013, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-voyager-inconsistency/652898 "2013-03-16T01:12:40Z")
This one’s for the Trekkies out there - thanks to Netflix I’ve been able to experience something that I was far too young to appreciate before, Star Trek! Currently I’m going through voyager and although I am aware that … --- ## [Utah Judge Takes Child From Lesbian Foster Parents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utah-judge-takes-child-from-lesbian-foster-parents/737381)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2015, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utah-judge-takes-child-from-lesbian-foster-parents/737381 "2015-11-16T23:45:53Z")
And the only reason is because they are not heterosexual.. He claims that there is valid research that children are better off in heterosexual homes, so let’s ignore whatever environment those two loving parents may hav… --- ## [Tom Cruise: Lots Of Years, Lots Of Starring Roles, Double Your Money Back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-lots-of-years-lots-of-starring-roles-double-your-money-back/693811)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2017, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-cruise-lots-of-years-lots-of-starring-roles-double-your-money-back/693811 "2017-01-02T21:12:35Z")
Tom Cruise’s latest flick, Edge of Tomorrow, recently grossed more than double its budget, having just passed Top Gun on the all-time list. If he’d had no other starring roles from 1986 to 2014, that’d be kind of intere… --- ## [What Is the Primary Function of Government](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-primary-function-of-government/556432)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-primary-function-of-government/556432 "2010-10-17T21:04:50Z")
What is the primary function of government? I don’t mean there can’t be any other functions but what should its main purpose and duty be? --- ## [Post some beautiful black & white (or sepia) photographs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-some-beautiful-black-white-or-sepia-photographs/516093)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2010, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-some-beautiful-black-white-or-sepia-photographs/516093 "2010-01-22T02:30:19Z")
I thought about explaining my reasons in the OP but, frankly, I got bored in the middle of the paragraph. Thus I will only say that the images linked may be either in black & white or sepia and should be, for whatever r… --- ## [For time-traveling cannibals, who were the best people to eat, historically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-time-traveling-cannibals-who-were-the-best-people-to-eat-historically/486815)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-time-traveling-cannibals-who-were-the-best-people-to-eat-historically/486815 "2009-02-27T20:45:48Z")
Presumably, a healthy cannibal needs a hearty meal of healthy human meat. So let’s say I am one, touring back through time. Every hop back, I travel back, oh, I dunno, maybe 300-500 years. Presuming I can dial up any … --- ## [Men: do you ever pee sitting down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-ever-pee-sitting-down/547923)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-ever-pee-sitting-down/547923 "2010-07-28T14:28:57Z")
Note: for this poll, I’m not talking about when you pee at the same time that you poop, because you’re almost certainly sitting down for that. I voted for about half the time, because I usually sit down at home and sta… --- ## [Is there a way to "force-tarnish" silver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-force-tarnish-silver/422013)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2014, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-force-tarnish-silver/422013 "2014-03-04T22:02:22Z")
I bought a cool ring for a friend. The silver on it has a neat raised pattern and would look much better if it were tarnished down in the crevices of the pattern. Is there a way to do a quick man-made tarnish on silver? --- ## [Carrying canned beer in checked baggage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrying-canned-beer-in-checked-baggage/677584)
**Author:** [@erpa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erpa)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrying-canned-beer-in-checked-baggage/677584 "2014-01-07T04:32:27Z")
I’ll be traveling internationally soon and would like to take some local brew along with me. Are there problems with bringing beer in checked luggage? Special packing considerations? Special process or declarations? --- ## [Where are those tiny edible silver balls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-those-tiny-edible-silver-balls/521385)
**Author:** [@Arkcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arkcon)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2009, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-those-tiny-edible-silver-balls/521385 "2009-12-16T08:30:18Z")
I’m in the mood to make cookies this Christmas since the first time since … well, ever really. I’ve got some decorations for cookies, but I can’t find those little nonpareils – tiny bb-sized balls of candy coated with e… --- ## [Sparkly Vampires?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sparkly-vampires/500613)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2009, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sparkly-vampires/500613 "2009-06-25T21:55:57Z")
I keep hearing jokes about vampires who sparkle. Where did this come from, and what’s it about? Thanks! --- ## [Frasier Crane super rich??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-crane-super-rich/377235)
**Author:** [@bkoochin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bkoochin)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2006, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frasier-crane-super-rich/377235 "2006-10-26T03:21:13Z")
I was watching a rerun of Frasier the other night and it occurred to me how wealthy this guy was depicted as being. I know he’s supposed to be a Harvard educated psychiatrist but do radio shrinks make that kind of money?… --- ## [Woman: "I'm sure you'll find someone much better than me?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-im-sure-youll-find-someone-much-better-than-me/739689)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-im-sure-youll-find-someone-much-better-than-me/739689 "2015-12-11T06:25:18Z")
A woman canceled a date with me recently. Part of her text message read,\* “I’m sure you’ll find someone much, much better than me.” \* I’m sure this question is impossible to answer in a one size fits all way, but which… --- ## [How porn tube sites avoid copyright infringment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-porn-tube-sites-avoid-copyright-infringment/693665)
**Author:** [@Qwertol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertol)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-porn-tube-sites-avoid-copyright-infringment/693665 "2014-07-23T18:16:30Z")
If you browse pornographic tube sites most of the content you notice seem to be scenes from movies or even clips taken straight from paid adult sites… in other words - copyrighted stuff. How those sites avoid being char… --- ## [Butter on tuna sandwiches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butter-on-tuna-sandwiches/565861)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2011, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butter-on-tuna-sandwiches/565861 "2011-01-01T23:38:25Z")
A post in the Sandwich thread says that sandwiches are made of meat between to slices of buttered bread. Comments on that should go into the other thread; but it made me curious: Do you put butter or margarine on tuna … --- ## [Stories About Getting or Giving Apologies Years Later](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-about-getting-or-giving-apologies-years-later/534025)
**Author:** [@Shark\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark_Sandwich)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-about-getting-or-giving-apologies-years-later/534025 "2010-04-11T14:44:01Z")
Some of the recent threads about high school reunions, classmates.com, etc., got me thinking about some of the people I’ve known back in my high school and college days. We’ve all had run-ins with jerks (or have been th… --- ## [Chicago Reader up for sale — effect on SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-reader-up-for-sale-effect-on-sdmb/615559)
**Author:** [@MikeS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeS)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-reader-up-for-sale-effect-on-sdmb/615559 "2012-04-25T14:09:23Z")
So apparently the Chicago Reader is being shopped around again: Chicago Reader up for sale: Report The transition to Creative Loafing seemed to go all right a few years back, so that’s somewhat reassuring here & now. … --- ## [Hillary's Educational Swat Team idea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarys-educational-swat-team-idea/749048)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2016, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarys-educational-swat-team-idea/749048 "2016-03-24T14:18:08Z")
Did you hear this? At the last debate Hillary proposes a “swat team” within the federal department of education that will be there to go in and take over failing school districts.LINK "I want to set up inside the Depart… --- ## [hernia repair-am I doomed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hernia-repair-am-i-doomed/502045)
**Author:** [@Ring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ring)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hernia-repair-am-i-doomed/502045 "2009-07-13T15:53:30Z")
I’m having a hernia operated on this Friday. The surgeon is doing it laparoscopically and using a mesh. If you were to Google “hernia mesh” you’d find sites with thousands of post-operative patients bemoaning their fates… --- ## [Do Bulls Say "Moo"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bulls-say-moo/567082)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2011, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bulls-say-moo/567082 "2011-01-15T00:44:28Z")
Leave it to a four year old to think of this. Do only cows (the female) say moo? What do the bulls say…or do they just grunt a lot? --- ## [How Does Hanging Kill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-hanging-kill/387138)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2007, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-hanging-kill/387138 "2007-01-10T23:40:16Z")
A dumb question. I did a search, I found nothing. It was a slow day at work so I wandered down the flight line. They have better coffee. We were talking about Saddam’s execution. (The big objection from the Saudis was d… --- ## [Why Is This "Family Circus" Cartoon Funny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-family-circus-cartoon-funny/531579)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2010, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-family-circus-cartoon-funny/531579 "2010-03-11T20:04:01Z")
OK I rarely find “Family Circus” funny, but usually I can figure out what they cartoonist is going for. Because this is the 50th anniversary they’re rerunning old cartoons. Here’s one from March 4, 1960 Is this suppos… --- ## [What is your preferred concealed-carry gun, and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-preferred-concealed-carry-gun-and-why/677695)
**Author:** [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2014, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-preferred-concealed-carry-gun-and-why/677695 "2014-04-05T00:00:29Z")
I will receive my concealed handgun permit soon, and I am trying to figure out exactly what gun to buy. I have a couple of guns that are fun to shoot but not suitable for concealed carry (a Ruger .22 and a Glock 19 9mm). … --- ## [Hendrix Murder Information Discrimination Protest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hendrix-murder-information-discrimination-protest/685487)
**Author:** [@Jetblast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jetblast)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hendrix-murder-information-discrimination-protest/685487 "2014-04-10T16:10:41Z")
I’d like to file a protest that the information on Hendrix’s murder is being pre-emptively discriminated against by the moderator. In a post where aceplace57 clearly alluded that Hendrix’s death was associated with his a… --- ## [Undecided Voters?? Aggghhhhhhh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undecided-voters-aggghhhhhhh/638066)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2012, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undecided-voters-aggghhhhhhh/638066 "2012-10-24T04:19:36Z")
I gotta say, folks who sit there and say they are undecided drive me fucking insane, because I have not a clue what the fuck they expect to learn between now and the election? Obama has been President for almost four yea… --- ## [Laptop screen goes dark on battery power.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-screen-goes-dark-on-battery-power/541945)
**Author:** [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2010, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-screen-goes-dark-on-battery-power/541945 "2010-11-19T02:29:54Z")
I got me a laptop computer here, and the wierdest thing happens. On battery power, all of the backlighting turns off, so the screen appears almost completely black. Now, if I shine a birhgt light on the screen, I can a… --- ## [Plunging toilet with square inlet? Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plunging-toilet-with-square-inlet-help/310657)
**Author:** [@PosterChild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PosterChild)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2014, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plunging-toilet-with-square-inlet-help/310657 "2014-12-27T02:49:12Z")
So I’ve got a clogged toilet. It drains (ever so) slowly. I can’t get plungers to make a seal so the water keeps squooshing out the corners where the round plunger doesn’t seal. I’ve tried and auger w/o effect. I bor… --- ## [A lack of belief is not equivalent to belief](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lack-of-belief-is-not-equivalent-to-belief/475131)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lack-of-belief-is-not-equivalent-to-belief/475131 "2008-12-05T15:20:02Z")
OK, it’s time we did this. Taken directly from this post et seq. but related to other discussions I’ve had on these boards, my contention here is that it is fundamentally wrong to think that a lack of belief is ever equi… --- ## [At what point did Aragorn pop Arwen's cherry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-did-aragorn-pop-arwens-cherry/327229)
**Author:** [@Bob\_Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob_Scene)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2005, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-did-aragorn-pop-arwens-cherry/327229 "2005-10-28T16:53:11Z")
I’ve been watching the extended version of The Two Towers for the first time and I have some questions inspired by the part where Aragorn flashes back to some kind of a Magical Night he spent with Arwen, after which they… --- ## [I hate people who speak in clichés](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-people-who-speak-in-cliches/622106)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2012, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-people-who-speak-in-cliches/622106 "2012-05-19T03:35:21Z")
Well, hate’s too strong of a word but, really? “It’s all good.” “No worries.” Shaddap! --- ## [Anyone watch the Chicago Code?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watch-the-chicago-code/570626)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watch-the-chicago-code/570626 "2011-05-30T21:01:52Z")
I’ve been in need of a new cop show for a while, but I’ll admit that I mainly watched it because: A) FOX totally saturated the market with ads. Advertising works I guess. B) It’s got the “I’ve been there” factor. I hav… --- ## [Bands named after places...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-after-places/618612)
**Author:** [@Jasper\_Kent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasper_Kent)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2012, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bands-named-after-places/618612 "2012-05-12T04:10:22Z")
…are always crappy: Alabama America Boston Chicago Kansas Nazareth Styx (if you count mythical places) Did I miss any? --- ## [Has Trump made or spent $ on his election? \[+ Trump 2016 = Springtime Hitler?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-trump-made-or-spent-on-his-election-trump-2016-springtime-hitler/768464)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2017, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-trump-made-or-spent-on-his-election-trump-2016-springtime-hitler/768464 "2017-08-18T16:53:08Z")
I heard a lot about Trump hosting events at his facilities. Don’t recall anything about how much (if any) he contributed to his own campaign. And there are apparent examples of him blurring the line between his suppose… --- ## [Be a .100 slugger or .300 single hitter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-a-100-slugger-or-300-single-hitter/693272)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2014, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-a-100-slugger-or-300-single-hitter/693272 "2014-07-22T22:18:06Z")
The Baseball Gods appear before you. They’re going to to grant you youth and ability and they’re putting you in The Show. Defensively, you’ll be perfectly average: you’ll make all the routine plays, but you’ll never st… --- ## [Why aren't there more hard drives with transparent covers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-there-more-hard-drives-with-transparent-covers/624993)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-there-more-hard-drives-with-transparent-covers/624993 "2012-06-14T15:28:34Z")
The mechanical workings of computer hard drives are cool (people take them apart just to have a look), and whilst there have been a few drives marketed with transparent windows in the top cover, the majority of drives ha… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=836&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=838&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)