# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=845&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:** 846 --- ## [Whatcha readin' March (08) edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-march-08-edition/439631)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2008, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-march-08-edition/439631 "2008-04-04T03:04:01Z")
OK, here is the March thread. I am still reading Red Seas Under Red Skies. It is going slowly because of issues at work and because it is an intricate read. However I am enjoying it so far. I am reading about a half … --- ## [How often do you really need to change the oil in your car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-really-need-to-change-the-oil-in-your-car/234004)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Ashtar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Ashtar)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2004, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-really-need-to-change-the-oil-in-your-car/234004 "2004-03-16T01:29:13Z")
I know a guy who changes the oil in his car every 2,000 miles. Jiffy Lube says you need to do it every three months or 3,000 miles, whichever comes first. Some synthetic oils say you can wait until 7,500 miles. So, wh… --- ## [what the heck does "monty python" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-does-monty-python-mean/168839)
**Author:** [@Aankh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aankh)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2003, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-does-monty-python-mean/168839 "2003-04-16T13:49:36Z")
if it has some bizarre metaphorical meaning, i dont get it. the best coherent thing i could come up with was something rather…well…monty (as in full monty) and python (as in trouser-snake)… :dubious: but then, maybe my… --- ## [How to End the Recession](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-end-the-recession/598518)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-end-the-recession/598518 "2011-10-13T19:32:05Z")
$20,000 refundable tax credit for every taxpayer. Paid for with bonds sold directly to the Fed. --- ## [Celebrities still around, or "Wow, I thought they were already dead".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-still-around-or-wow-i-thought-they-were-already-dead/499221)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2009, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-still-around-or-wow-i-thought-they-were-already-dead/499221 "2009-06-15T09:35:22Z")
I see it all the time in the Celebrity Death Pool thread. A pretty well known actor or actress dies and there’s always one person who is surprised they were still alive at all. So I was looking up some celebrities from … --- ## [A part of the universe is opaque. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-part-of-the-universe-is-opaque-why/620644)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2012, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-part-of-the-universe-is-opaque-why/620644 "2012-05-08T07:21:24Z")
Why can we only see a part of the universe? As the opaque part covers moves further apart and occupies more volume, will it eventually become transparent? Also, how fast is the universe expanding? Not at the speed of … --- ## [Pedophiles, Ephebophiles and Just Creeps: Let's Go Over it one more time...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedophiles-ephebophiles-and-just-creeps-lets-go-over-it-one-more-time/390612)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2007, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pedophiles-ephebophiles-and-just-creeps-lets-go-over-it-one-more-time/390612 "2007-02-06T00:37:52Z")
The words and the sentiments have come up before on the boards, but they’re getting on my nerves again. The blogs and other web pages and various parent-activists are raising hell over people who are turned on by these … --- ## [What to do with with dead bodies on Generation Ships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-with-dead-bodies-on-generation-ships/985514)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2023, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-with-dead-bodies-on-generation-ships/985514 "2023-08-22T12:16:14Z")
For those not familiar: “A generation ship , or generation starship , is a hypothetical type of interstellar ark or spaceship that travels at sub-light speed. Since such a ship might require hundreds to thousands of ye… --- ## [People have an opinion on that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-have-an-opinion-on-that/557070)
**Author:** [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2010, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-have-an-opinion-on-that/557070 "2010-10-18T19:30:42Z")
Or, things that just never occurred to you to have an opinion about. Toilet paper - over or under? It was probably on here that I first found out that people really have strong opinions on this question. It never ev… --- ## [I'm Proud of My Church](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-proud-of-my-church/192807)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2003, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-proud-of-my-church/192807 "2003-09-04T20:31:01Z")
The House of Deputies (priest and lay delegates) of the Episcopal Church today ratified the nomination of the Rev. Gene Robinson as Bishop of New Hampshire. My own bishop will vote for him tomorrow. And the church cam… --- ## [Ever owned an encyclopedia set?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-owned-an-encyclopedia-set/720338)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-owned-an-encyclopedia-set/720338 "2015-05-20T22:36:44Z")
When I was young, my mom volunteered at a shelter and got a lot of oddball books for me to read. One was a set of Funk and Wagnalls from the fifies, and another was the American Peoples Encylopedia from the same time. … --- ## [How do you become a mod?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-become-a-mod/50065)
**Author:** [@Mercutio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercutio)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2001, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-become-a-mod/50065 "2001-03-29T01:38:16Z")
I am relatively new here so I am very interested about how someone becomes a mod. To me, it just seems the come out of nowhere. Anyone know? --- ## [The drawbacks of being President of the United States](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drawbacks-of-being-president-of-the-united-states/712935)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2015, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-drawbacks-of-being-president-of-the-united-states/712935 "2015-02-20T17:10:57Z")
The thread about the drawbacks of being a celebrity got so many good/insightful responses that I decided to start a similar one. (I am not referring to Obama specifically, but rather, the presidency itself in general.) … --- ## [No, you don't remember when a hashtag was called a pound sign.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-dont-remember-when-a-hashtag-was-called-a-pound-sign/691448)
**Author:** [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-dont-remember-when-a-hashtag-was-called-a-pound-sign/691448 "2014-06-26T15:16:27Z")
Because it never was. The # symbol is commonly called a number sign, a pound sign (in the US), a sharp, and a hash among other things. It is not called a hashtag by anyone except people who think they are being clever a… --- ## [Gynecologists' Smell Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gynecologists-smell-test/627707)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gynecologists-smell-test/627707 "2012-07-27T13:43:58Z")
When my ex was pregnant 8+ years ago, she mentioned something to me that we thought was odd. The Ob/Gyn that she used would insert her finger into the obvious orifice, wearing a glove. She would then quickly sniff it. … --- ## [Unique local/regional names for common things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-local-regional-names-for-common-things/946610)
**Author:** [@Didi44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Didi44)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2021, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-local-regional-names-for-common-things/946610 "2021-08-13T05:52:56Z")
Random thought time, These happen to be food, but could be anything. And may not be well known outside of Asian communities. These are some of mine from Hawaii. Manapua - char siu bao https://www.google.com/search?q=cha… --- ## [Great way to advertise vodka--Christmas Quality, Hannukah Pricing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-way-to-advertise-vodka-christmas-quality-hannukah-pricing/603871)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-way-to-advertise-vodka-christmas-quality-hannukah-pricing/603871 "2011-11-28T15:50:50Z")
Story here The company got so manyi complaints they took it down. Ya think?? --- ## [Why does my beard itch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-beard-itch/425459)
**Author:** [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2007, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-beard-itch/425459 "2007-11-08T17:38:32Z")
I sport what is commonly referred to as a goatee (but which is actually a Van Dyke, if I remember my beard styles 101). At about the 3 week mark, my beard, specifically under my chin, starts to itch like nobody’s bidnes… --- ## [Where the fuck is the sun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-fuck-is-the-sun/778233)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-fuck-is-the-sun/778233 "2017-05-08T03:13:00Z")
I haven’t seen the sun is a fucking week. Literally seven consecutive fucking days and not so much as a hint of sun and apparently it’ll be cloudy all fucking day today too, so fuck you, God or whoever’s at fault for th… --- ## [Doctor Who: Last Christmas episode discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-last-christmas-episode-discussion/708134)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2015, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-last-christmas-episode-discussion/708134 "2015-01-12T02:43:10Z")
You guys know what December 25th is, right? Yeah, something about family and togetherness and religion and gift giving or whatever. But more importantly: a new Doctor who episode. Let’s see the Doctor square off with Sa… --- ## [Caught By Red Light Camera- D'oh!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-by-red-light-camera-doh/586470)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caught-by-red-light-camera-doh/586470 "2011-06-24T04:33:32Z")
So last night, for the very first time in my life, I got caught running a yellow light by a red light camera. Damn, I hate that. Have you ever gotten one, and if so, what happened? I was driving a car that I just boug… --- ## [Orthodox Jewish Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orthodox-jewish-sabbath/404572)
**Author:** [@chaim\_salenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaim_salenger)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2007, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orthodox-jewish-sabbath/404572 "2007-10-30T20:52:46Z")
Overall a pretty good synopsis but you left out a vital aspect of how we (orthodox Jews) celebrate the sabbath. There are 3 meals–not just meals–but really banquets–with several courses. Besides the great food, and the s… --- ## [Is finding an adult young enough to be your child attractive disgusting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-finding-an-adult-young-enough-to-be-your-child-attractive-disgusting/753996)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2016, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-finding-an-adult-young-enough-to-be-your-child-attractive-disgusting/753996 "2016-05-10T14:26:40Z")
Because I’ve been told that it is. Basically 40-something year old men going goo goo over 20-something year old women is deplorable. I find this idea to be ridiculous. To be clear, I’m not talking about men who constan… --- ## [How can I be less annoyed by noisy apartment neighbours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-be-less-annoyed-by-noisy-apartment-neighbours/608805)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-be-less-annoyed-by-noisy-apartment-neighbours/608805 "2012-01-13T18:31:47Z")
“Annoyed” is an understatement, to say the least. The people below me are so loud that I can feel the noise vibrations from having their TV so freaking loud. Sometimes if it’s getting ridiculous, I’ll stomp on the floor… --- ## [Quasi Dementia Update](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quasi-dementia-update/515973)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2010, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quasi-dementia-update/515973 "2010-12-09T14:56:04Z")
The “meat” of it all is on the blog, but what I am about to write, pertains to the Dope and threads I may start or post on/to. “You ENDED a sentence with TWO prepositions, Dude!”:eek: "Okay! …“Start or post on/to - AS… --- ## [Can someone explain Moo I'm a Goat and Elf on a Shelf to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-moo-im-a-goat-and-elf-on-a-shelf-to-me/674419)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2013, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-moo-im-a-goat-and-elf-on-a-shelf-to-me/674419 "2013-11-23T00:02:12Z")
Sometimes a meme just leaves me confused. I see several companies are making t-shirts with a picture of a giraffe and the caption “Moo…I’m a goat.” Where did this start and what does it mean? And the elf on a shelf. I … --- ## [Largest rivers by volume](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/largest-rivers-by-volume/230229)
**Author:** [@BDS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BDS)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2004, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/largest-rivers-by-volume/230229 "2004-02-22T16:58:10Z")
Ina an argument at the bar last night, we were discussing the biggest rivers in the world as measured by volume of discharge into the ocean. Of course we knew that the Amazon is #1, and I remember reading that the Congo… --- ## [Iron Man 2 fight scene clip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-man-2-fight-scene-clip/537233)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2010, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-man-2-fight-scene-clip/537233 "2010-04-29T17:30:03Z")
Yahoo has up a little blurb and clip about one of the fight scenes in Iron Man 2. This is the one that we get a sneak peak of in the trailers, when Whiplash cuts Tony’s car in half, and Tony . . . . . . . . . … --- ## [Georgia Schools: Dinosaurs Now Called 'Jesus Horses'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-schools-dinosaurs-now-called-jesus-horses/274372)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2005, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/georgia-schools-dinosaurs-now-called-jesus-horses/274372 "2005-01-16T02:22:43Z")
Actually, that was a Jimmy Fallon riff on the latest anti-evolution efforts in Georgia schools: Does this ever happen in Blue States? --- ## [Share your drive-thru stories please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-drive-thru-stories-please/433739)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2008, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-drive-thru-stories-please/433739 "2008-01-26T21:44:12Z")
Every time I go through a drive-thru at a bank or restaurant I think that there must be some pretty good stories out there from people either working at a drive-thru or going through one. People trashing their side-view… --- ## [What if Alexander Hamilton had lived?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-alexander-hamilton-had-lived/656443)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2013, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-alexander-hamilton-had-lived/656443 "2013-04-24T22:41:30Z")
Let’s say there was no duel with Aaron Burr. Hamilton was only 49 when he died in 1804. He was one of the youngest of the Founding Fathers and could have reasonably been expected to outlast all the others. What would hav… --- ## [NO pardons for Trump and his cronies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-pardons-for-trump-and-his-cronies/840777)
**Author:** [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2019, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-pardons-for-trump-and-his-cronies/840777 "2019-09-29T17:08:46Z")
I’d like to jump ahead a little and talk about after the endgame. Regardless of how Trump’s administration ends, impeachment or election, there is going to be talk of pardons ala Nixon. No. Absolutely not. Assuming tha… --- ## [Carrying someone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrying-someone/553687)
**Author:** [@Jormungandr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jormungandr)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carrying-someone/553687 "2010-09-21T00:48:31Z")
A typical action film scenario: The hero enters a burning building and finds his girlfriend/wife/annoying female partner unconscious. He grabs her, picks her up and carries her out of the building in his arms or over his… --- ## [A Question of Vexillology \[New New Zealand flag\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-of-vexillology-new-new-zealand-flag/733178)
**Author:** [@Orson\_Carte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orson_Carte)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2015, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-of-vexillology-new-new-zealand-flag/733178 "2015-10-12T10:45:45Z")
I am curious to canvass the opinion of the wider world regarding the initiative here in New Zealand to consider changing our national flag. Because I don’t wish to in any way prejudice your objectivity I will (initially… --- ## [Trump's Transgender Policy for the Military](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-transgender-policy-for-the-military/792184)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-transgender-policy-for-the-military/792184 "2017-08-03T20:13:46Z")
Trump just announced that Transgendered folks will no longer be allowed to serve in the military. As some of you may know, Obama allowed them to serve openly, starting a year ago. For debate, the two reasons cited by T… --- ## [What would you say the chances are of you ever having sex again (after today)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-say-the-chances-are-of-you-ever-having-sex-again-after-today/722221)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2015, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-say-the-chances-are-of-you-ever-having-sex-again-after-today/722221 "2015-06-15T04:06:24Z")
I’d guess that mine was about a 60 percent chance…which isn’t too bad… --- ## [What exactly does horsepower do to cars performance-wise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-does-horsepower-do-to-cars-performance-wise/234810)
**Author:** [@Poetgrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poetgrrl)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2004, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-does-horsepower-do-to-cars-performance-wise/234810 "2004-03-18T18:30:41Z")
I often see horsepower rated to cars. I would guess that more=better, either faster, or more powerful, but I don’t know. If you increased a car’s horsepower by a certain amount, will the performance change in a consiste… --- ## [Where were you when Reagan was shot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-when-reagan-was-shot/575223)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2011, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-were-you-when-reagan-was-shot/575223 "2011-03-24T21:35:07Z")
It will be 30 years in a little under two weeks. Where were you when you heard about it? What did you hear? What were your thoughts? I was alive, but only 2 1/2 years old. I don’t remember it, actually. But still, I’d … --- ## [Cell Phones in Doctor's Offices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phones-in-doctors-offices/502118)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cell-phones-in-doctors-offices/502118 "2012-04-12T22:55:37Z")
What’s the straight dope on cell phones in doctor’s offices? I recently went to visit my general practitioner and was amazed to see signs everywhere, especially in his waiting room, asking people to turn off their cell … --- ## [Movies you saw in Jr. High/High School](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-saw-in-jr-high-high-school/912713)
**Author:** [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2023, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-saw-in-jr-high-high-school/912713 "2023-02-01T06:42:05Z")
I mean movies that teachers showed you in class. There was one in particular that really struck me that we saw in 9th grade, putting that 1973-1974. It was a film demonstrating how terrible prejudice is. It was in bla… --- ## [Time it takes for steam to sanitize?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-it-takes-for-steam-to-sanitize/572850)
**Author:** [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2017, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-it-takes-for-steam-to-sanitize/572850 "2017-02-06T03:33:20Z")
I bought a steam mop which is supposedly superior to ordinary mops since it say it will clean and sanitize the floors with just water. Which is great. Except for no where in my manual does it say how much time is needed … --- ## [getting pulled over for speeding, on the freeway - better to pull off on the shoulder, or exit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-pulled-over-for-speeding-on-the-freeway-better-to-pull-off-on-the-shoulder-or-exit/581729)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2012, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-pulled-over-for-speeding-on-the-freeway-better-to-pull-off-on-the-shoulder-or-exit/581729 "2012-04-30T16:20:15Z")
By the way, I “don’t need answer fast” :smiley: Suppose you are driving along on the city freeway, exceeding the speed limit, but nothing too outlandish (for the sake of argument, let’s say 75 in a 65). An officer on t… --- ## [Shortest subway ride?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortest-subway-ride/706242)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2014, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shortest-subway-ride/706242 "2014-12-21T09:49:46Z")
In any subway system, what two stations, on the same line, are the closest together, by distance? On the DC Metro system, Metro Center and Gallery Place/Chinatown are just three blocks apart, about 1/3 mile, or 1600 fee… --- ## [You are sick with typhoid: The Oregon Trail appreciation thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-sick-with-typhoid-the-oregon-trail-appreciation-thread/568467)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2011, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-sick-with-typhoid-the-oregon-trail-appreciation-thread/568467 "2011-01-25T21:15:31Z")
Those who are in their mid-20s to late-30s and grew up in the U.S. know what I’m talking about here. The video game where you went back to 1848, traveled the trail, hunted buffalo, bought rations and wrote cuss words on … --- ## [Which major news outlets lean left, and which lean right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-major-news-outlets-lean-left-and-which-lean-right/429718)
**Author:** [@ManiacMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ManiacMan)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2007, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-major-news-outlets-lean-left-and-which-lean-right/429718 "2007-12-13T21:21:44Z")
Obvious left leaning one is CNN…(duh!) Obvious right leaning one is Fox News…(duh!) What are other organizations that are for sure leaning one way or the other? Are there any objective, facts-based news organizations … --- ## [Looking for examples of Achilles' heels in fantasy literature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-examples-of-achilles-heels-in-fantasy-literature/431494)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2008, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-examples-of-achilles-heels-in-fantasy-literature/431494 "2008-01-02T16:38:22Z")
Wow. That has to be, like, my clearest thread title ever. Naturally I can’t just leave it be, though. I’m looking for literary (not cinematic) examples of characters who have a singular weakness on their person. I specif… --- ## [Cruise Ship Doctors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruise-ship-doctors/698846)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2014, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruise-ship-doctors/698846 "2014-09-23T23:44:28Z")
You’re on a 3-week cruise somewhere in the South Pacific and you suddenly suffer an acute appendicitis. They take you to the ship’s doctor and he confirms your appendix is infected and is likely to burst within 24 hours… --- ## [Hi Ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-ianzin/351721)
**Author:** [@lskinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lskinner)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2006, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-ianzin/351721 "2006-04-14T04:44:48Z")
In another thread, you said: “The only thing that any so-called IQ test can measure is someone’s ability, on that one occasion, to get a score on that particular IQ test.” and “Does scoring well on an IQ test correlat… --- ## [Was Herman Melville gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-herman-melville-gay/542729)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-herman-melville-gay/542729 "2010-06-11T15:26:57Z")
From Moby-Dick, Chapter 94, “The Squeeze”: Okaaayyy . . . I wouldn’t be tempted to read any double meaning into this, except that I dimly recall an episode of The Sopranos where Meadow and her college classmates are t… --- ## [Times are tough for Mark Hamill -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-are-tough-for-mark-hamill/661323)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2013, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-are-tough-for-mark-hamill/661323 "2013-06-22T02:21:37Z")
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