# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=838&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:** 839 --- ## [What is the farthest you'd drive for a weekend trip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-youd-drive-for-a-weekend-trip/652726)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2013, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-farthest-youd-drive-for-a-weekend-trip/652726 "2013-03-15T02:06:36Z")
I’m contemplating driving from LA to Phoenix for the weekend. I’m not getting any time off, except for a very vague possibility of being able to leave mid-afternoon on Friday. Otherwise, it’s leaving during rush-hour tra… --- ## [Easy Answers for Fictional Dilemmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-answers-for-fictional-dilemmas/1017080)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats2)\ **Replies:** 404\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2025, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-answers-for-fictional-dilemmas/1017080 "2025-05-08T14:37:09Z")
Submitted for your approval… On lists of favorite episodes of The Twilight Zone, the story called “Time Enough at Last” is usually among the top five or so. You remember it, Burgess Meredith is a mousy little bank cler… --- ## [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… --- ## [GeeDubya Speaks From the Ass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geedubya-speaks-from-the-ass/262901)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2004, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geedubya-speaks-from-the-ass/262901 "2004-09-09T04:42:53Z")
Well that was a hour out of my life that I’ll never get back. What a piss poor speech from Bush. More bullshit about 9/11. More lies about Iraq. If you don’t hate fags you’re not a conservative. \[Security beats down a n… --- ## [Can one half of a siamese twin die without the other dying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-half-of-a-siamese-twin-die-without-the-other-dying/656453)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-half-of-a-siamese-twin-die-without-the-other-dying/656453 "2013-04-24T16:06:20Z")
Say one gets shot in the head, but there is a crack team of world-class surgeons ready to immediately try and save the other. What happens? --- ## [One wish, guaranteed to come true - what's your wish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-wish-guaranteed-to-come-true-whats-your-wish/654725)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-wish-guaranteed-to-come-true-whats-your-wish/654725 "2013-04-10T03:15:06Z")
You find a magic lamp. A genie comes out, but instead of offering you three wishes, he gives you just one wish. However, this one wish of yours is absolutely guaranteed to come true. And this isn’t one of those situatio… --- ## [Is Bernie's failure to get young people out to vote the fault of Bernie or young people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bernies-failure-to-get-young-people-out-to-vote-the-fault-of-bernie-or-young-people/848924)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2020, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bernies-failure-to-get-young-people-out-to-vote-the-fault-of-bernie-or-young-people/848924 "2020-03-11T00:08:38Z")
One of the big takeaways from Super Tuesday is that, while turnout overall was higher than 2016, youth turnout was lower and this hit Bernie hard. If Bernie had managed to turn out young people in the numbers he promise… --- ## [Did Israel invent the cell phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-israel-invent-the-cell-phone/365595)
**Author:** [@FormerMarineGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FormerMarineGuy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2011, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-israel-invent-the-cell-phone/365595 "2011-01-15T10:09:16Z")
I am with a guy here at work who just told me that Israel invented the cell phone. Now, I understand that the technology has been around for many, many years, so I find it hard to believe. He stated that they invented … --- ## [Talentless people riding on a family member's fame.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talentless-people-riding-on-a-family-members-fame/112202)
**Author:** [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talentless-people-riding-on-a-family-members-fame/112202 "2023-07-27T20:57:13Z")
So I am sitting there,waiting for my sandwich to be made. This song comes on. It sounds like “Papa don’t Preach” except worse (if that is possible). Mr. Baboon informs me that it is Kelli Osborne. gesh, what a talentl… --- ## [What will South Sudanese independence mean for the region?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-south-sudanese-independence-mean-for-the-region/567107)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-south-sudanese-independence-mean-for-the-region/567107 "2011-01-18T05:06:55Z")
As asked in the title - what will an independent South Sudan mean for the region? For that matter, what will it mean for the people of South Sudan? For myself, my barely-educated guess is that independence will be remar… --- ## [Canadians: how common is leaving your door unlocked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-how-common-is-leaving-your-door-unlocked/279513)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2004, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-how-common-is-leaving-your-door-unlocked/279513 "2004-12-15T21:04:18Z")
I’m having a debate on another forum with a guy who insists that Canada is a lot different to the UK socially, in so far as you can keep your front door unlocked whilst out about town and not fear getting burgled. Appar… --- ## [Explain English geography to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-english-geography-to-me/957668)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-english-geography-to-me/957668 "2022-02-05T00:14:01Z")
When I watch TV set in the UK, they often refer to English place names like Sussex, Northumberland, Cornwall, Yorkshire … and I realized that I really don’t have any idea what those names represent. Are they geopolitica… --- ## [Eaten by hogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eaten-by-hogs/636449)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2012, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eaten-by-hogs/636449 "2012-10-04T18:27:27Z")
A 70-year-old Coos County, OR, farmer has been eaten by his hogs. Fair enough, I reckon. We eat enough of them. --- ## [The "Urine Test Welfare Recipients" email](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-urine-test-welfare-recipients-email/537246)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2010, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-urine-test-welfare-recipients-email/537246 "2010-04-26T14:59:54Z")
Some of you may have gotten this mass email that’s going around: I know, I know… you can be pretty sure the person who originated this owns a copy of Going Rogue by Sarah Palin, honestly believes the average welfare re… --- ## [How old was Jesus when he was said to be crucified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-was-jesus-when-he-was-said-to-be-crucified/505153)
**Author:** [@monavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monavis)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2009, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-was-jesus-when-he-was-said-to-be-crucified/505153 "2009-08-07T01:44:38Z")
I was told Jesus died at age 33. Is there any authentic date, and how did they arrive at that date? John the baptist was said to have been born in 7 BC so Jesus would have been born in 6 BC as Mary was said to visit Joh… --- ## [Why is an illustrator often considerd "not a real Artist"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-an-illustrator-often-considerd-not-a-real-artist/465807)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2008, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-an-illustrator-often-considerd-not-a-real-artist/465807 "2008-10-03T15:03:52Z")
The title basically says it. I’ve gathered, over the years, a pretty definite impression that a visual artist who makes pictures for books and stories, is not usually thought of as "An Artist ", no matter how excellent t… --- ## [AHAHAHAHAHH! "Baby simulators" backfire and result in more teen motherhood!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahahahahahh-baby-simulators-backfire-and-result-in-more-teen-motherhood/764765)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2016, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahahahahahh-baby-simulators-backfire-and-result-in-more-teen-motherhood/764765 "2016-09-06T22:16:03Z")
Oh, this is rich irony: \ This program, and the whole patronizing, contemptuous anti-child attitude that went along with it, always rubbed me the wrong way. So now I am just absolutely basking in the schade… --- ## [Why would my female puppy hump my leg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-my-female-puppy-hump-my-leg/203668)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2003, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-my-female-puppy-hump-my-leg/203668 "2003-09-26T15:12:31Z")
I have a cute-but-annoying female puppy who has started humping my leg recently. I am curious why, since I thought only male dogs did this and only to simulate the thrusting motion. If she’s doing the “other side” of thi… --- ## ["If blue, red, and yellow are primary colors, why do color TVs use blue, red, and green?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-blue-red-and-yellow-are-primary-colors-why-do-color-tvs-use-blue-red-and-green/533270)
**Author:** [@Sinisterniik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinisterniik)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-blue-red-and-yellow-are-primary-colors-why-do-color-tvs-use-blue-red-and-green/533270 "2010-05-13T07:26:55Z")
Sharp just released a new RGBY TV (or Red, Green, Blue, Yellow TV). In a previous Cecil article he addressed how to to use RGB to create all the colors as well as RBY, the primary colors. Now, Sharp is touting this new … --- ## [GovernmentMan, you're creeping everybody out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governmentman-youre-creeping-everybody-out/600599)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/governmentman-youre-creeping-everybody-out/600599 "2011-10-28T04:32:14Z")
You haven’t done anything specifically Pittable, but your thread-starting obsession and guileless statements about hipsters and/or young women are just fucking weird. Starts uncontroversially enough: Do you guys enjoy … --- ## [Men, do you enjoy shaving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-enjoy-shaving/613890)
**Author:** [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2012, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-do-you-enjoy-shaving/613890 "2012-02-26T17:55:20Z")
My husband was saying how much he hates to shave, which made me wonder, does anyone actually enjoy shaving? Hense this poll. FWIW, I used to love to watch my Daddy shaving then I was little. --- ## [The future of football](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-football/686011)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-future-of-football/686011 "2015-03-17T21:37:41Z")
I wonder what the future is for youth football and football in general with the ever increasing worry about traumatic brain injury and concussions? I know my sons youth program is seeing a drop as more and more parents … --- ## [How do you find something that is lost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-find-something-that-is-lost/522694)
**Author:** [@I\_Have\_Hippos\_In\_My\_Garden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Have_Hippos_In_My_Garden)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2009, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-find-something-that-is-lost/522694 "2009-12-31T04:54:23Z")
Before I went away in August for a few months I hid my big, leather journal somewhere. Now I’m not actually sure why I did that, but that is despite the point. Now I am home I can’t for the life of me find it anywhere. … --- ## [Great Britian vs. United Kingdoms vs. The British Empire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-britian-vs-united-kingdoms-vs-the-british-empire/488930)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2009, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-britian-vs-united-kingdoms-vs-the-british-empire/488930 "2009-03-29T20:41:17Z")
So a project requires me to go on a spree of reading numerous Wikipedia articles on countries of the world, and after a couple, I notice some countries were said to gain independence from “the British Empire”, while some… --- ## [And Here We Have A New MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-here-we-have-a-new-mmp/609687)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-here-we-have-a-new-mmp/609687 "2012-01-23T10:41:08Z")
Since there ain’t one yet, I’m startin’ one. Anybody else who is thinkin’ about it stop it right now cause this is the MMP. So There!:stuck\_out\_tongue: Back with more carryin’s on later. Right now I got some stuff to do… --- ## [I've been a dishwasher for a while, how can I best protect my hands and nails?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-a-dishwasher-for-a-while-how-can-i-best-protect-my-hands-and-nails/582118)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-a-dishwasher-for-a-while-how-can-i-best-protect-my-hands-and-nails/582118 "2011-05-18T01:39:34Z")
My hands are raw and my nails are brittle. I trim then every day now. I also take Biotin, something my pharmacist recommended along with daily vitamins, (will it help? because I want to keep expense to a minimum). My … --- ## [Craigslist retired nut jobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-retired-nut-jobs/589663)
**Author:** [@sinjin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sinjin)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2011, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslist-retired-nut-jobs/589663 "2011-08-09T22:33:22Z")
Is this some kind of new phenomena? I’ve sold several thousand bucks worth of stuff lately on craigslist. It’s mostly been an easy pleasant experience, you give me cash I give you stuff. But lately we have been getting t… --- ## [Why do so many American servicemen in WWII look so old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-servicemen-in-wwii-look-so-old/736231)
**Author:** [@Kamakiri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamakiri)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-servicemen-in-wwii-look-so-old/736231 "2015-12-09T16:50:39Z")
You keep reading/hearing about how young everyone was who fought in WWII (my dad did, in the 8th Air Force) but when you look at footage from war zones—I’m watching Ken Burns’s “War” now, but it goes for ALL documentari… --- ## [You're wondering why I can hardly stand to talk to you, Dad? Here's an example.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-wondering-why-i-can-hardly-stand-to-talk-to-you-dad-heres-an-example/634019)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-wondering-why-i-can-hardly-stand-to-talk-to-you-dad-heres-an-example/634019 "2012-09-15T17:38:35Z")
Recently we had a contest among the sales teams at work. In addition to the winning team getting a nice lunch paid for by the company, that team’s manager got two tickets to the Southern Heritage classic football game. M… --- ## [What did people wear 200 years ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-people-wear-200-years-ago/642339)
**Author:** [@Mewl\_Dear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mewl_Dear)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-people-wear-200-years-ago/642339 "2012-12-03T02:32:36Z")
I was watching a period piece earlier and noticed everyone bad on fancy duds. What did they wear during down time? No jeans, no jammy pants, no cargo shorts. What the hell did they wear? --- ## [How would you feel about this domestic nudity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-feel-about-this-domestic-nudity/698099)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-feel-about-this-domestic-nudity/698099 "2014-09-15T15:42:45Z")
If you don’t like hypos, why are you still reading? There must be an NFL thread open someplace. Today’s story is about Anne, a middle-class, fifty-something woman a son she loves, a daughter-in-law she likes, and grandk… --- ## [Can You Tell A Color In A Black & White Photo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-a-color-in-a-black-white-photo/542963)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-a-color-in-a-black-white-photo/542963 "2010-06-16T17:38:34Z")
OK I watch color TV and when you watch a B&W program like I Love Lucy or Dick Van Dyke you can kind of get an idea what is what color, though I assume you can never be sure. I was doing some research on old Chicago hosp… --- ## [How bad is Drano?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-is-drano/723020)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2015, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-is-drano/723020 "2015-06-23T15:07:23Z")
My shower drain has gotten pretty slow, and I am moving out of this place pretty soon. I tried pouring kettles of boiling water down the shower drain to unclog it, but that didn’t help. I can’t let the drain just get wo… --- ## [Unwritten rules of the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwritten-rules-of-the-sdmb/373071)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2007, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwritten-rules-of-the-sdmb/373071 "2007-06-08T06:26:13Z")
Every message board I’ve been on has certain posting standards that everyone seems to agree with, such that someone not holding to these standards usually stands out as a clueless newb. I’ll start with two: No “LOL!”… --- ## [Why are there no dinosaur-size land animals today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-dinosaur-size-land-animals-today/793226)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-dinosaur-size-land-animals-today/793226 "2017-08-16T04:39:33Z")
Some scientists say that the enormous Patagotitan mayorum is the largest animal ever to walk the earth. Why are there no land animals of the size of the biggest dinosaurs today? What’s changed about the planet? Presumab… --- ## [Discontinue the Penny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinue-the-penny/698962)
**Author:** [@phs3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phs3)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discontinue-the-penny/698962 "2014-10-06T06:25:39Z")
I realize this is a very old thread, but it was republished today as an SD Classic. I have to wonder about this: “The mint makes something like 13 billion pennies a year, accounting for two-thirds of all U.S. coinage. … --- ## [We are SO FUCKED (Ruth Bader Ginsburg died tonight)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-so-fucked-ruth-bader-ginsburg-died-tonight/920959)
**Author:** [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-so-fucked-ruth-bader-ginsburg-died-tonight/920959 "2020-09-29T16:00:30Z")
Ruth Bader Ginsburg died tonight. And we all know that Turtleman will not abide by his, “the people should have their say through electing the President later this year”, either. --- ## [What's so great about the movie "Deliverance?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-the-movie-deliverance/417984)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2007, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-great-about-the-movie-deliverance/417984 "2007-09-05T11:52:05Z")
The plot summary at wikipedia sounds kind of… dumb. But there’s more to a movie than a plot. What’s good about this movie? If I should see it, why should I see it? -FrL- --- ## [(SPITTAKE) \*That\* was rated G???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spittake-that-was-rated-g/726778)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2015, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spittake-that-was-rated-g/726778 "2015-08-09T20:54:19Z")
Okay…I know Planet of the Apes was rated G. Star Trek the Motion Picture was. (The transporter accident is horrifying. Ilia getting disintegrated was bad) but… I think I have a winner. “Jesus Christ Superstar was rated … --- ## [Are twin-blade razors better than single-blade ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-twin-blade-razors-better-than-single-blade-ones/513244)
**Author:** [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2009, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-twin-blade-razors-better-than-single-blade-ones/513244 "2009-11-02T01:40:09Z")
This column was written in 1983. Has there been an updated one? --- ## [Songs we sing to cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-we-sing-to-cats/196314)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2003, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-we-sing-to-cats/196314 "2003-12-27T22:28:01Z")
I found myself singing a version of “Which Describes How You’re Feeling” by They Might Be Giants to my cat: “Which describes how you’re furry all the time/Which describes how you’re furry all the furry all the time/Ther… --- ## [Amazing Race Finale Possible Open Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-finale-possible-open-spoilers/581207)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-finale-possible-open-spoilers/581207 "2011-05-23T14:31:05Z")
Place holder. On time, no delays. Finale tonight. which make me sad as no Amazing Race until Next Fall. four teams left: Jen and Kisha Justin and Zev Globetrotters Gary and Mallory I am no actively rooting again… --- ## [The Addams Family. Are they dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-addams-family-are-they-dead/257695)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2004, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-addams-family-are-they-dead/257695 "2004-08-03T16:46:50Z")
Are they alive? Or are they just really weird? They dress as if they’re still in the early twentieth century, they like torture, and Uncle Fester survived being electrocuted. I’m guessing they’re dead, but they act as … --- ## [Texting question: I get a reply, "Loved \" with nothing else](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texting-question-i-get-a-reply-loved-then-quotes-my-entire-last-text-with-nothing-else/959778)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2022, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texting-question-i-get-a-reply-loved-then-quotes-my-entire-last-text-with-nothing-else/959778 "2022-02-21T03:51:57Z")
I do a fair amount of texting and I’ve only gotten a couple of these. For example, You: Did you go see that movie about the monster that devoured Cleveland? Me: Yes! My favorite part was when he ate the golfers lik… --- ## [Which Character Would You Give A Spin Off Show To?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-character-would-you-give-a-spin-off-show-to/528399)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2010, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-character-would-you-give-a-spin-off-show-to/528399 "2010-02-25T14:59:59Z")
They don’t do spin-offs like they used to do in the 70s, I guess it tends to weaken the original show, but here’s a question for you. Which character from a show would you like to see in a spin off. It can be a current … --- ## [What is blue and lives in a Mouse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-blue-and-lives-in-a-mouse/670830)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-blue-and-lives-in-a-mouse/670830 "2013-10-17T04:32:00Z")
My cat just ate a mouse (that he caught all by himself - yay!) He left a bit behind though. A bright turquoise spherical sack, a bit bigger than a pea. Any idea what that might be? --- ## [Another Sex Thread - Dirty Talk (X Rated)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-sex-thread-dirty-talk-x-rated/37148)
**Author:** [@Brunetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brunetter)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2000, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-sex-thread-dirty-talk-x-rated/37148 "2000-10-25T14:09:31Z")
Hello Dopers, and Welcome to ANOTHER freakin’ sex thread on MPSIMS. I am really curious about your dirty talk habits. If you feel honest enough, please fill me in on the details: a) what is your gender? b) do you talk… --- ## [Sorry a boring car question -- oil light on 2004 PT Cruiser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-a-boring-car-question-oil-light-on-2004-pt-cruiser/640811)
**Author:** [@Blakeyrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blakeyrat)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-a-boring-car-question-oil-light-on-2004-pt-cruiser/640811 "2012-11-14T01:57:16Z")
I have a 2004 PT Cruiser with the Turbo engine. It has about 51,000 miles on it and I’ve taken good care of it. (It’s only really had two problems: a power steering fluid leak, and the engine RPM sensor failing. Both wer… --- ## [Anyone use a sleeper on an Amtrak train?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-a-sleeper-on-an-amtrak-train/563938)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-a-sleeper-on-an-amtrak-train/563938 "2010-12-15T19:29:29Z")
I might take an overnight Amtrak trip and I was wondering if the sleeper compartments are worth it. The trip would run from 9 PM to 4 PM the next day. I know it’s much simpler and cheaper to fly but I am doing t… --- ## [Is it safe to black personal information on a jpeg?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-black-personal-information-on-a-jpeg/448824)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2008, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-black-personal-information-on-a-jpeg/448824 "2008-05-12T21:31:37Z")
I’m thinking of uploading scans of documents which contain personal information about me on a publicly accessible web site. I’m thinking of blacking passages from these documents which I do not want to be available to th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=837&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=839&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)