# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=848&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:** 849 --- ## [I am so PO'd at you, "Chucky"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-pod-at-you-chucky/417108)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2007, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-pod-at-you-chucky/417108 "2007-09-16T21:07:31Z")
Dear “Chucky” (names have been changed to protect the moronic) You are a dishonest basketcase loser with no redeeming social skills. Granted, you are a role-player, and hence might be expected to possess fewer than norm… --- ## [A Pitting for the local Small Town Medical Clinc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitting-for-the-local-small-town-medical-clinc/626786)
**Author:** [@kp\_72110](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kp_72110)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pitting-for-the-local-small-town-medical-clinc/626786 "2012-07-08T12:10:40Z")
So I go there to have a growth on my ear looked at and as I’m going through the admissions process I inquire about the cost. I’m told the office visit would be $200. That doesn’t include anything else that may be done. J… --- ## [How do you cut the bottom off of a SPAM can?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-cut-the-bottom-off-of-a-spam-can/522294)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2017, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-cut-the-bottom-off-of-a-spam-can/522294 "2017-02-20T23:09:34Z")
That’s it. I don’t have tin snips. --- ## [Fishy Spaghetti Explanation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fishy-spaghetti-explanation/434537)
**Author:** [@yheffen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yheffen)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fishy-spaghetti-explanation/434537 "2012-05-20T16:40:53Z")
In the How does one suck in a piece of spaghetti? classic column, the explanation of what is happening on the molecular level does not hold up, Yes, most air particles hit obliquely, but as we all know, for every mole… --- ## [Convince me the chicken pox vaccine isn't stupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-the-chicken-pox-vaccine-isnt-stupid/605506)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2012, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-me-the-chicken-pox-vaccine-isnt-stupid/605506 "2012-01-18T01:46:31Z")
Don’t worry - I’m not an antivaxxer and I think Jenny McCarthy should have her eyes gouged out with spoon. We have ALWAYS obtained all recommended vaccines for our son, including chicken pox, and a few extras due to the … --- ## [Snappy answers to rude questions.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snappy-answers-to-rude-questions/295103)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2005, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snappy-answers-to-rude-questions/295103 "2005-03-20T09:40:49Z")
This thread is inspired by the “Rude Questions” discussion going on in either IMHO or MPSIMS (no, I don’t remember which forum it’s in, and I’m feeling too lazy to look it up and link to it here.) With the immense pool … --- ## [Have any mathmeticians ever become millionaires?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-mathmeticians-ever-become-millionaires/213270)
**Author:** [@Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xavier)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-mathmeticians-ever-become-millionaires/213270 "2016-06-23T21:20:26Z")
Have any skilled mathmatecians ever made a killing in the stock market or combined financial, economic and mathmatical knowledge to generate loads of money? How did they do it? Is mathmatical knowledge useful in the wor… --- ## [Horns for the Grill of my Car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horns-for-the-grill-of-my-car/398857)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2019, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horns-for-the-grill-of-my-car/398857 "2019-06-15T21:16:10Z")
I see lawmen in Texas seem to have them. Are such things legal in the US? More critically, who the heck sells them? I have Googled for half an hour and found no leads. --- ## [Creepy. We have a fork thief.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-we-have-a-fork-thief/639152)
**Author:** [@Uber\_the\_Goober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uber_the_Goober)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-we-have-a-fork-thief/639152 "2012-10-31T02:40:11Z")
We’ve got a steadily declining population of forks in my house. I don’t know where they’re going. We had matched sets. Now there’s a bajillion spoons and no forks. Somebody call Alanis Morissette. When I was younger… --- ## [The Quickest Way To A Man's Heart Is Through A Gaping Hole In His Sternum.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-quickest-way-to-a-mans-heart-is-through-a-gaping-hole-in-his-sternum/234355)
**Author:** [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2012, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-quickest-way-to-a-mans-heart-is-through-a-gaping-hole-in-his-sternum/234355 "2012-07-28T16:48:43Z")
What corruptions of everyday cliches do you know? --- ## [Your self-identification can be wrong.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-self-identification-can-be-wrong/546284)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-self-identification-can-be-wrong/546284 "2010-07-15T17:19:38Z")
Suppose I believed that I was Carl Sagan. Would I be entitled to my opinion? No–there was a Carl Sagan, and I am not that Carl Sagan. If I believed that I was Carl Sagan, I would be wrong. End of story. Now, supposed th… --- ## [Is there a strong Christian backlash to Trump's sedition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-strong-christian-backlash-to-trumps-sedition/930895)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2021, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-strong-christian-backlash-to-trumps-sedition/930895 "2021-03-05T19:50:07Z")
I just this article about a Christian backlash against Franklin Graham’s support of Trump, Over 16,000 Christians Want Franklin Graham Fired for ‘Helping Incite’ Capitol Riot (msn.com) …and I was wondering if there was… --- ## [Where should I live in the Puget Sound area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-live-in-the-puget-sound-area/689698)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-should-i-live-in-the-puget-sound-area/689698 "2014-06-20T20:57:30Z")
I just accepted a job in Seattle, and I’ve been wanting to move to WA for a while, because I have family in Spokane (but I don’t want to live there because of the climate). I’ll work almost entirely from home, so I’ll ha… --- ## [Ever have someone assume you didn't speak their language when you did?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-have-someone-assume-you-didnt-speak-their-language-when-you-did/562706)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2010, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-have-someone-assume-you-didnt-speak-their-language-when-you-did/562706 "2010-12-11T13:43:05Z")
Several years ago, I saw one of those hidden camera shows where they had an obese, American white lady go in to a shop to get her nails done. The shop was operated by Chinese ladies. They wired the lady and were trying… --- ## [Fuckin SDMB almost cost me my job today..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckin-sdmb-almost-cost-me-my-job-today/86257)
**Author:** [@Phlip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlip)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2001, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuckin-sdmb-almost-cost-me-my-job-today/86257 "2001-10-12T01:10:13Z")
This thread in Cafe got me in deep shit today. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=91678 It is locked now, but the link in that thread took me to a porno site while I was surfing at work. I thou… --- ## [How do you cook your scrambled eggs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-cook-your-scrambled-eggs/704412)
**Author:** [@huitzilopochtli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/huitzilopochtli)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2014, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-cook-your-scrambled-eggs/704412 "2014-11-14T14:48:48Z")
My boyfriend decided to cook scrambled eggs today. Breakfast for lunch since we both had the day off. He’d been planning it since last night. He wanted eggs and sausage with cheese on corn tortillas. We had all the ingre… --- ## [Our 19th-Century Math and Science Curriculum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-19th-century-math-and-science-curriculum/673450)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2013, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-19th-century-math-and-science-curriculum/673450 "2013-12-08T13:28:42Z")
Those of us who teach math are used to hearing two things when we inform anyone of our profession: “I hated math when I was in school” and “I was no good at math when I was in school.” Sometimes both. I sympathize. Ma… --- ## [KY Governor: "Nice health insurance you have there, would be a shame if something happened to it".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ky-governor-nice-health-insurance-you-have-there-would-be-a-shame-if-something-happened-to-it/817239)
**Author:** [@Gollu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gollu)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ky-governor-nice-health-insurance-you-have-there-would-be-a-shame-if-something-happened-to-it/817239 "2018-09-05T14:01:23Z")
I can’t even… The sheer spite and vindictiveness of this GOP Governor is just sickening. Governor Bevin demanded that the state institute work requirements as a condition of having Medicaid health insurance. Never mind … --- ## [For the good of the country, Bush and Cheney should resign.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-good-of-the-country-bush-and-cheney-should-resign/320868)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2005, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-good-of-the-country-bush-and-cheney-should-resign/320868 "2005-09-15T23:15:14Z")
They both remained on vacation for days AFTER the worst natural disaster in American History struck. It’s obvious they don’t give a fuck about this country other than as a way of enriching themselves and their friends. B… --- ## [100 Wonders to see before you die. How many have you seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-wonders-to-see-before-you-die-how-many-have-you-seen/531197)
**Author:** [@SandyHook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SandyHook)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2010, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-wonders-to-see-before-you-die-how-many-have-you-seen/531197 "2010-03-09T05:27:18Z")
Check out the list at http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/55iWri/www.hillmanwonders.com/ I’ve seen twelve. Grand Canyon Colosseum of Rome St. Peters Sistine Chapel Canels of Venice Carlsbad Caverns St. Marks Basilica … --- ## [Steam summer sale 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2016/758135)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2016, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2016/758135 "2016-08-20T04:16:53Z")
Rumors are that the steam sale starts in about 4 hours and runs through July 4. You shouldn’t expect much - the recent Winter sale was by far the worst Winter sale they’ve had. Since the refund system was enacted, they … --- ## [Are there sharks in the Great Lakes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-sharks-in-the-great-lakes/355075)
**Author:** [@AnabolicDoberman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnabolicDoberman)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2006, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-sharks-in-the-great-lakes/355075 "2006-08-04T03:09:15Z")
Since it is connected to the sea via the St Lawrence waterway, is it possible there are sharks in there? --- ## [Jeb Bush marked 'Hispanic' on Fla. voter registration form](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeb-bush-marked-hispanic-on-fla-voter-registration-form/716956)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeb-bush-marked-hispanic-on-fla-voter-registration-form/716956 "2015-04-10T05:35:40Z")
OK, so why should I care about this? The last thing I want is another Bush in the White House, but what’s the significance of this? Did he gain something by doing this? The article mentions nothing. --- ## [Why G. Bujold didn't remain captain on "Star Trek: Voyager"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-g-bujold-didnt-remain-captain-on-star-trek-voyager/387908)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2007, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-g-bujold-didnt-remain-captain-on-star-trek-voyager/387908 "2007-01-18T21:34:38Z")
I dunno. Maybe she was just having a bad day on the set. But that… whew. Mulgrew, for all her faults, was 'way better than her, IMHO. I think the producers made the right call. What say you? --- ## [Johanna, enough already!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johanna-enough-already/341155)
**Author:** [@kimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kimera)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2006, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/johanna-enough-already/341155 "2006-01-24T06:55:25Z")
A minor pitting but I didn’t want to hijack anymore threads. Johanna, stop hijacking threads with your transsexual/feminist nonsense! I was delighted when you stopped posting 25973463 threads a day about your love for… --- ## [Is calling someone "close-minded" an insult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-calling-someone-close-minded-an-insult/685265)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-calling-someone-close-minded-an-insult/685265 "2014-04-12T14:53:42Z")
I just received an official warning for saying that a certain poster was close-minded on the subject of vaccinations. I don’t think anyone has ever been warned for doing that before, and I’m pretty sure it has been done… --- ## [It's time to have a frank talk with you people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-have-a-frank-talk-with-you-people/656223)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2013, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-have-a-frank-talk-with-you-people/656223 "2013-04-22T02:14:58Z")
This has been bothering me for a long time, and now it’s time to lay it on the line. I would have hoped you would all own up before now, but you just couldn’t man up, could you. So here goes: Nathans. You? --- ## [world's successful dumb asses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-successful-dumb-asses/585390)
**Author:** [@jim\_gatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jim_gatz)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-successful-dumb-asses/585390 "2011-06-17T18:30:02Z")
who is the world’s most successful dumb ass? perhaps some info behind your thoughts. maybe a formula or rubric for how you justify your choice. --- ## [Accepting or rejecting an apology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accepting-or-rejecting-an-apology/171227)
**Author:** [@chula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chula)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2003, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accepting-or-rejecting-an-apology/171227 "2003-04-28T14:35:07Z")
What are good reasons to reject an apology? Of course, if the apology is so deficient that it doesn’t count as an apology, like if the apologizer doesn’t accept the blame, you can’t accept it. What else is a necessary el… --- ## [Do you think its wrong to step on bugs and stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-its-wrong-to-step-on-bugs-and-stuff/705347)
**Author:** [@jakeyjake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jakeyjake)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2019, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-its-wrong-to-step-on-bugs-and-stuff/705347 "2019-12-08T04:28:27Z")
I’m 22 years old, a lifeguard at my local beach. The other day I was getting out of my car to go to work and the parking lot was crawling with like a thousand little hermit crabs that the tide washed up from a storm the … --- ## [What is the most beautiful song you have ever heard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-beautiful-song-you-have-ever-heard/474369)
**Author:** [@mbedell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbedell)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-beautiful-song-you-have-ever-heard/474369 "2008-12-01T16:58:11Z")
This should include any song in any style in the last 500 years. In my opinion , "Air on a G string " or “Air” from Orchestral suite No. 3 in D major by Johann Sebastian Bach tops them all. --- ## [Really? Ads with sound now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-ads-with-sound-now/529926)
**Author:** [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2010, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-ads-with-sound-now/529926 "2010-03-03T05:48:23Z")
Those little square ads under the first post are irritating in that they are distracting while you’re trying to read. I despise moving ads on a page with lots of text. But the ads with sound defaulted on are a total deal… --- ## [Your boyfriend gave you a Black Eye...In see no reason to leave him either!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-boyfriend-gave-you-a-black-eye-in-see-no-reason-to-leave-him-either/278585)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2004, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-boyfriend-gave-you-a-black-eye-in-see-no-reason-to-leave-him-either/278585 "2004-12-14T03:20:40Z")
There is a new administrative assistant in my department, she is 40 something with 2 kids in a different state. I occasionally lunch with her and a few colleagues and at one such luncheon I found that she had an abusive … --- ## [Guinastasia has passed away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-has-passed-away/981310)
**Author:** [@av8rmike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/av8rmike)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2024, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guinastasia-has-passed-away/981310 "2024-03-22T14:58:56Z")
I just found out today on Facebook by random scrolling that Guinastasia died on Monday, the 13th. I don’t know if she still posts here or if people would remember her, but at one time she was one of the most prolific pos… --- ## [Flying Spaghetti Monster Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-spaghetti-monster-dead/752265)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2016, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-spaghetti-monster-dead/752265 "2016-04-20T12:52:54Z")
A USA federal judge has ruled that my religion is no longer valid. I weep. --- ## [What new, non-hybrid car gets the best gas mileage.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-non-hybrid-car-gets-the-best-gas-mileage/619531)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-new-non-hybrid-car-gets-the-best-gas-mileage/619531 "2012-05-14T04:10:10Z")
I was looking at the Kia Rio which gets 30 city/40 highway. Does any non-hybrid new 2012 model do better? --- ## [Life is not good right now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-is-not-good-right-now/779070)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-is-not-good-right-now/779070 "2018-11-19T23:16:28Z")
This time it’s work. My boss’s boss isn’t happy with me and I’m not sure that it’s possible to fix the situation. I’ve been here 16 years. My pension is vested. When I joined this company, it was the kind of place where… --- ## [Tell Me About Rent in NYC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-rent-in-nyc/664220)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2013, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-rent-in-nyc/664220 "2013-12-04T20:13:41Z")
The sky-high cost of rent in NYC is hardly in dispute. But in all seriousness, how bad is it? Like, if you’re still within NYC city limits but don’t mind renting a dump with a long commute, are you still looking at sky-… --- ## [A Trump debate? Are you shitting me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-trump-debate-are-you-shitting-me/605213)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-trump-debate-are-you-shitting-me/605213 "2011-12-15T21:24:20Z")
My estimation of Huntsman and Paul went up by several notches after their refusal to participate in such an obviously masturbatory exercise by Trump. And it went even further down for Newt with his visit with Trump toda… --- ## [Most successful (famous, wealthy, respected) person who turned out to be a serial killer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-successful-famous-wealthy-respected-person-who-turned-out-to-be-a-serial-killer/692315)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2014, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-successful-famous-wealthy-respected-person-who-turned-out-to-be-a-serial-killer/692315 "2014-07-13T18:12:23Z")
In my reading of serial killers, some were people you’d never think twice about, some had a history of deviant behavior but some were really successful before they were exposed as killers. Herb Baumeister was a successf… --- ## [UK bans paper checks as of 2018?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-bans-paper-checks-as-of-2018/532559)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2010, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-bans-paper-checks-as-of-2018/532559 "2010-03-21T00:52:48Z")
I read in my credit union newsletter the UK will ban checks by 2018 - is this true? And if so is this for everyone including businesses and government? Or just individuals? --- ## [Top of thumb sliced off - will it grow back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-of-thumb-sliced-off-will-it-grow-back/53188)
**Author:** [@Reuben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reuben)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2001, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-of-thumb-sliced-off-will-it-grow-back/53188 "2001-02-06T17:38:34Z")
My better half did an incredibly silly thing at the w/end… while slicing a lemon she glanced over at the TV and, well, if you read the title you know what happened next. She managed to chop off the tip of her thumb. Aft… --- ## [Are Republicans evil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-republicans-evil/132968)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2002, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-republicans-evil/132968 "2002-10-31T05:41:46Z")
This thread was suggested by the thead asking the same question about Hillary Clinton. Anyhow, Democratic Underground thinks Republicans are evil. --- ## [Creative types who have no equivalents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-types-who-have-no-equivalents/558761)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-types-who-have-no-equivalents/558761 "2010-11-02T22:07:07Z")
Inspired by this thread: Nobody is the Beatles but The Beatles. Ditto Bob Dylan, Stephen King and The Simpsons. Who else? --- ## [What do you think of this? 8 year old pepper-sprayed by cops.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-8-year-old-pepper-sprayed-by-cops/577712)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-8-year-old-pepper-sprayed-by-cops/577712 "2011-04-10T00:27:35Z")
Eight year old Aiden Elliot pepper-sprayed by cops as he brandishes wood trim he tore off of his school classroom at them. This was apparently the third time cops had come out for his temper tantrums. His grandpa says h… --- ## [Encountering weird sub-cultures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/encountering-weird-sub-cultures/695905)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2014, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/encountering-weird-sub-cultures/695905 "2014-08-23T03:34:52Z")
A recent purchase has led me down the internet tubes to one of the strangest places I’ve encountered - the subculture of men that are really into shaving. I bought myself a safety razor a couple weeks ago, and have been… --- ## [Safe to eat ground beef at restaurants that's not well done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-to-eat-ground-beef-at-restaurants-thats-not-well-done/513335)
**Author:** [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/safe-to-eat-ground-beef-at-restaurants-thats-not-well-done/513335 "2009-10-16T20:11:07Z")
Despite preferring my steak medium, I’ve always requested my hamburger cooked well-done because I know better. It’s my understanding that generally, it’s safe to eat steaks rare or medium because it’s the outside of the… --- ## [Lyrics that sound like gibberish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-sound-like-gibberish/602144)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-that-sound-like-gibberish/602144 "2011-11-08T20:09:05Z")
We’ve had lots of mondegreen threads, but I was thinking; What about songs where not only do you not hear the right lyrics, but your brain can’t even make up fake ones? The words sound garbled or otherwise unintelligibl… --- ## [Car engine light on; mechanic can't find anything wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-engine-light-on-mechanic-cant-find-anything-wrong/394388)
**Author:** [@Sycorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sycorax)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2007, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-engine-light-on-mechanic-cant-find-anything-wrong/394388 "2007-03-03T18:12:32Z")
My husband’s car is a 2000 Hyundai Elantra station wagon with 135,000 miles on it. He has had the appropriate maintenance done on it. Recently he noticed that the “check engine” light stays on the whole time he’s drivi… --- ## [What's tackier: see-through skirt or visible slip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-tackier-see-through-skirt-or-visible-slip/584031)
**Author:** [@trapezoidal\_jellyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trapezoidal_jellyfish)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2011, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-tackier-see-through-skirt-or-visible-slip/584031 "2011-06-08T02:57:02Z")
Help resolve a debate I’m having with my roommate. The skirt in question was gauzy, and you could see the outline of her legs when she was in the sun or bright light, or to wear the skirt with a slip. The slip was only… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=847&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=849&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)