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**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-possibly-be-in-quietus-for-tinnitus/529297 "2013-01-17T21:49:14Z")
Quietus is a new “homeopathic medicine” that gives tinnitus relief. I get to hear commercials on my local radio station for it every time I am in the car. I’m sure their claims are bullshit, but what could the makers ev… --- ## [Payday lenders leave Virginia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/payday-lenders-leave-virginia/494761)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/payday-lenders-leave-virginia/494761 "2009-05-02T15:47:27Z")
The Commonwealth of Virginia has adopted strict limits on “payday loans.” These are, for the uninitiated, very short term, high-interest/fee loans intended to be repaid by the loan recipient’s next payday. As a result of… --- ## [Omega-3 fish oil capsules: OTC vs. Rx](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omega-3-fish-oil-capsules-otc-vs-rx/553656)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2013, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omega-3-fish-oil-capsules-otc-vs-rx/553656 "2013-06-09T14:13:34Z")
I’m not asking for medical advice, just trying to understand this. For years, I’ve been taking non-prescription Omega-3 fish oil capsules to help lower my triglycerides. I’ve been taking four capsules per day. According… --- ## [12-Year-Old Fashion Model. Great.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-fashion-model-great/419641)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-year-old-fashion-model-great/419641 "2007-09-20T17:41:15Z")
Read the article (though the bit about not wearing ‘attractive’ clothing doesn’t mesh with her available bikini pics) Should I even be surprised? I know model agents who balk when I tell themn they shouldn’t take on any… --- ## [AAA---worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaa-worth-it/645981)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaa-worth-it/645981 "2013-01-04T21:31:25Z")
I have two cars that are fairly newish and well-maintained (a 2010 Beetle and a 2008 Civic Hybrid). We travel some, but not more than twice a year. Is AAA worth the $100 it would cost to cover both me and my fiance? I h… --- ## ["Cleaning the cobra pit" video. Is this guy really that fearless or is there a trick involved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-the-cobra-pit-video-is-this-guy-really-that-fearless-or-is-there-a-trick-involved/603997)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2011, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-the-cobra-pit-video-is-this-guy-really-that-fearless-or-is-there-a-trick-involved/603997 "2011-12-03T05:16:18Z")
“Cleaning the cobra pit” Astonishing video (to me) Guy seems utterly fearless. --- ## [Tacos: sour cream or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tacos-sour-cream-or-no/596156)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tacos-sour-cream-or-no/596156 "2011-09-16T07:14:06Z")
Today’s food poll will be extremely simple: do you like sour cream on your tacos or not? Personally I don’t like that shit. Just give me meat, lettuce, cheese and salsa and it’s perfect. --- ## [Turkey brining: Regular salt OK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkey-brining-regular-salt-ok/641688)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2012, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turkey-brining-regular-salt-ok/641688 "2012-11-25T22:28:48Z")
I want to brine my turkey breast, but I just discovered that I’m out of kosher salt. Can I use regular (iodized) salt instead? Do I need to make any adjustments? --- ## [The IT group here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-it-group-here/625768)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-it-group-here/625768 "2012-06-22T18:54:23Z")
Muthafuckin shitstains. I called the Help Desk and asked them to set up an FTP drive for us. What they did was turn our existing shared drive into an FTP drive, and told us that all files older that 90 days would be del… --- ## ["I love you"... co-worker (stupid verbal accidents!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-you-co-worker-stupid-verbal-accidents/539801)
**Author:** [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2010, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-you-co-worker-stupid-verbal-accidents/539801 "2010-05-22T22:06:00Z")
So, I was just finishing up a quick call to my co-worker trying to sort out a project that’s heading off the rails. An alert popped up on my screen — my lovely bride-to-be has just emailed me! “I love you!” I said, as … --- ## [Presidents' Club bacchanalia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidents-club-bacchanalia/807505)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2018, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidents-club-bacchanalia/807505 "2018-01-31T07:47:01Z")
So there was something called The Presidents’ Club. The only thing it seems to have done in its thirty-three years is to host annual parties in London. Sports cars, nights of the town and whatnot were auctioned off and t… --- ## [My mother's use of the word "spicy" (mild)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mothers-use-of-the-word-spicy-mild/735915)
**Author:** [@Scholar\_Beardpig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scholar_Beardpig)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mothers-use-of-the-word-spicy-mild/735915 "2015-11-03T07:39:24Z")
This fills me with rage. I should probably preface this with the fact that I live with my elderly mother to take care of her, and that she and I inherited from my father a profoundly toxic, abusive culture of communicat… --- ## [Music jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-jokes/457477)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2008, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-jokes/457477 "2008-07-31T20:57:31Z")
I was recently reading a book that included these jokes,laughed myself silly.Post some of your own. How do you get two bagpipe players to play in unison? Whats the difference between an accordion and an onion? Whats… --- ## [Supreme Court / Right to Keep & Bear Arms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-right-to-keep-bear-arms/434367)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2008, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-right-to-keep-bear-arms/434367 "2008-01-31T02:28:45Z")
Apparently the Supreme Court has agreed to hear and decide a case that squarely addresses the Second Amendment. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=9389828#post9389828 Predictions about how the Court w… --- ## [Single-Camera vs. Multi-Camera TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-camera-vs-multi-camera-tv/648038)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-camera-vs-multi-camera-tv/648038 "2013-01-23T04:03:03Z")
Can someone please give me an idea of a single-camera TV show vs a multi-camera one? As in, XXXXX is single-camera, and YYYYY is multi-camera, and here is how you can tell the difference. Thanks. Sent from my SGH-i677 … --- ## [Why are many flight plans not straight lines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-many-flight-plans-not-straight-lines/676938)
**Author:** [@mandala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mandala)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-many-flight-plans-not-straight-lines/676938 "2013-12-24T13:19:09Z")
Maybe a stupid question, but please humor me! I have travelled many times between the US and India. Once the flight leaves continental USA, it flies north, curves down over the southern tip of Greenland, over Europe, de… --- ## [Can African lions and elephants survive an American mid-west winter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-african-lions-and-elephants-survive-an-american-mid-west-winter/317505)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2005, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-african-lions-and-elephants-survive-an-american-mid-west-winter/317505 "2005-08-26T09:35:20Z")
Just curious http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8983461/Elephants, lions to roam North America again? Plan to reintroduce large mammals, ecological history parks --- ## [Preventing Theft By Diamond Miners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preventing-theft-by-diamond-miners/597835)
**Author:** [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2011, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/preventing-theft-by-diamond-miners/597835 "2011-09-29T21:49:05Z")
I saw something somewhere recently that reminded me of a scene from an old James Bond movie (I am guessing it was probably “Diamonds Are Forever”, but I must have seen it over 30 years ago, so I am really not sure) showi… --- ## [All black people are not African American.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-black-people-are-not-african-american/408396)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2007, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-black-people-are-not-african-american/408396 "2007-06-20T02:18:56Z")
I first heard it during the 2000 Olympics, a black female sprinter from Great Britain is referred as an African American by Brent Musburger. A few years ago, a talking head from ESPN reports about a marathon race won by… --- ## [American pop music hits that are not sung in English.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-pop-music-hits-that-are-not-sung-in-english/613582)
**Author:** [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2012, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-pop-music-hits-that-are-not-sung-in-english/613582 "2012-02-24T03:05:45Z")
On the Hatsune Miku Facebook page someone posted about the problems of Miku and other Vocaloids becoming mainstream in American culture. I believe the biggest issue is the language barrier. Almost all of Miku’s recording… --- ## [American Idol 5/11 to 5/12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2010, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-11-to-5-12/539071 "2010-05-18T13:07:26Z")
Crystal, Mike, Lee, and Casey remain. --- ## [Origin of Fuckin' A!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-fuckin-a/542124)
**Author:** [@somaphx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somaphx)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2011, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-fuckin-a/542124 "2011-06-14T20:02:10Z")
Hi and hello! The Irish “aye” angle is a new slant I hadn’t heard. I first heard the phrase in the late sixties, from guys I went to school with who were coming back from Nam. I just figured it was an “In Country” thi… --- ## [Pawn Stars - They totally blew this deal.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pawn-stars-they-totally-blew-this-deal/628643)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pawn-stars-they-totally-blew-this-deal/628643 "2012-07-18T22:52:21Z")
They are running a marathon today. Just saw the one where a guy brings in this gorgeous 19th century hand made tool chest. The thing was as big as a steamer trunk. Ebony and Ivory inlay on the compartment coverts. Sev… --- ## [Trump, Cruz, Rubio: the three hairballs the GOP has coughed up for its Presidential nominee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-cruz-rubio-the-three-hairballs-the-gop-has-coughed-up-for-its-presidential-nominee/747192)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2016, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-cruz-rubio-the-three-hairballs-the-gop-has-coughed-up-for-its-presidential-nominee/747192 "2016-03-01T05:03:14Z")
Seriously, does any of these three clowns deserve to be any closer to the Oval Office than you get on a White House tour? Donald Trump, the front runner, has next to no understanding of any of the issues he opines on so… --- ## [Fuck you, Bush. Gitmo prisoners have rights!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-bush-gitmo-prisoners-have-rights/452692)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2008, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-bush-gitmo-prisoners-have-rights/452692 "2008-06-22T18:55:20Z")
Link. You know it’s just going to end up here, so let’s just start it in the right place. The Supremes have ruled that the Gitmo prisoners are constitutionally protected. How long will it be before Bush issues a signin… --- ## [Oral Surgeon consultation fee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oral-surgeon-consultation-fee/650145)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oral-surgeon-consultation-fee/650145 "2013-02-14T00:01:03Z")
My dentist recommended an oral surgeon for Wisdom Tooth extraction. When I went, and after I talked to the doctor, I found out that there was a $100 consultation fee that is not reimbursed by insurance. I have several … --- ## [Leonard Part 6: What happened to parts 1-5?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-part-6-what-happened-to-parts-1-5/197863)
**Author:** [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2003, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leonard-part-6-what-happened-to-parts-1-5/197863 "2003-08-30T01:36:45Z")
The title says it all. IMDb provides no clues, so I suspect that the reason for the title may be revealed in the movie. Any ideas? --- ## ["Teen Mom" scammed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-mom-scammed/552222)
**Author:** [@BomTek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BomTek)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2010, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-mom-scammed/552222 "2010-10-31T23:24:59Z")
Mods, this is really more of a Great Debate, IMO, but because it involves a TV show I wasn’t really sure. Please move it if you think it needs moved. One of my guilty pleasures is that I enjoy watching the MTV show “Tee… --- ## [wow, Caprica stinks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-caprica-stinks/529774)
**Author:** [@Yersenia\_Pestis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yersenia_Pestis)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2010, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-caprica-stinks/529774 "2010-03-02T23:08:05Z")
I just watched this Friday’s episode and I am trying really hard to enjoy this show because of my love for BSG, but, wow Caprica sucks! The problem with the show is that I feel like nothing really happens from episode t… --- ## [What was the landcape of North America like before the Europeans arrived?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-landcape-of-north-america-like-before-the-europeans-arrived/580640)
**Author:** [@Bradjam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bradjam)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-landcape-of-north-america-like-before-the-europeans-arrived/580640 "2011-05-05T20:53:38Z")
When European explorers arrived in North America, did they simply walk into hundreds and hundreds of miles of wilderness? I’m thinking, basically, (from east coast to west coast) it went something like this: beach, wood… --- ## [Astonishing political social changes in your lifetime.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astonishing-political-social-changes-in-your-lifetime/642631)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2012, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/astonishing-political-social-changes-in-your-lifetime/642631 "2012-12-09T05:10:44Z")
I don’t want this to become too political, but I want to talk about social changes that have happened since your early adulthood that would have been unthinkable then. I am in my later 30s and came of age in the early 9… --- ## [Number of bolts that hold on a car tire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-bolts-that-hold-on-a-car-tire/643639)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/number-of-bolts-that-hold-on-a-car-tire/643639 "2012-12-15T14:29:12Z")
While walking the dog this AM, I noticed that most cars seem to have 5 bolts per wheel, some have 4, and a few have 6. What determines the number of bolts? Why 5 as the standard? I presume it’s been that way for a whi… --- ## [Stainless steel teapot: Safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stainless-steel-teapot-safe/598911)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stainless-steel-teapot-safe/598911 "2011-10-10T16:55:05Z")
I currently have a glass tea pot but wanted to upgrade to a stainless steel one by Alessi “18/10!”. But I also heard that stainless steel isn’t 100% stainless but merely stain resistant, and that steel is reactive towar… --- ## [Relative to Klingon & Romulan ships, how powerful was Kirk's Enterprise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relative-to-klingon-romulan-ships-how-powerful-was-kirks-enterprise/548505)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relative-to-klingon-romulan-ships-how-powerful-was-kirks-enterprise/548505 "2010-08-05T16:58:39Z")
I mean the Enterprise-no-suffix, before the movie refit. Watching as a lad, I always had the distinct impression that it was not as powerful as many of the ships it might come into conflict; Kirk generally won because o… --- ## [Dan Savage says "tranny", college campus goes nuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dan-savage-says-tranny-college-campus-goes-nuts/689903)
**Author:** [@buddy431](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddy431)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2014, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dan-savage-says-tranny-college-campus-goes-nuts/689903 "2014-06-07T04:51:25Z")
Linky There are also two editorials: Defending the IoP Demanding an apology This was hosted by the Institute of Politics on campus, and is billed as an “off-the-record” seminar. It obviously wasn’t off the record, b… --- ## [Macho Actors of the Male Persuasion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macho-actors-of-the-male-persuasion/692503)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2014, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/macho-actors-of-the-male-persuasion/692503 "2014-07-13T14:18:19Z")
On the general topic, no holds barred. A few starter ideas: Has the macho factor changed over time? If so, in what direction? Who is/was the epitome of macho? Who is the most macho actor working today? Which … --- ## [Cash banned in Louisiana](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cash-banned-in-louisiana/600250)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cash-banned-in-louisiana/600250 "2011-10-28T02:50:18Z")
Going to a garage sale in Louisiana? Take your credit card or checkbook. It’s now illegal to use cash to buy used stuff. Maybe bartering will get a boost. While it seems to be government and Big Brother at its most i… --- ## [Humanities PhDs take forever - should something be changed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humanities-phds-take-forever-should-something-be-changed/528395)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2010, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humanities-phds-take-forever-should-something-be-changed/528395 "2010-02-15T19:43:34Z")
PhDs in the sciences do not generally take all that long. Some graduate students get bogged down, but it is pretty common for a PhD student in the sciences to complete his/her degree in four or five years. Again, I’m not… --- ## [Lost 2.19: "S.O.S."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-2-19-s-o-s/352390)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2006, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-2-19-s-o-s/352390 "2006-04-20T05:47:38Z")
First, the thread rules: OK, folks, enjoy this episode because we go on hiatus for 2 weeks after this. The next episode will show on May 3. I believe we then go straight thru to the season finale. Romance blooms on … --- ## [What's your take on these prankster parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-take-on-these-prankster-parents/784565)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2017, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-take-on-these-prankster-parents/784565 "2017-08-21T21:04:44Z")
The video: Warning: It's quite cringeworthy. My take: The rage shown by the parents was way too intense for it to be funny. They took it way too far. Just listening to the mother dropping f-bombs made me want to con… --- ## [Al Zaqawi gets his 72 virgins!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-zaqawi-gets-his-72-virgins/359874)
**Author:** [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2006, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-zaqawi-gets-his-72-virgins/359874 "2006-06-12T21:36:08Z")
Mixed feelings on this. I’m Obviously thirilled that he’s no longer breathing my air, but I don’t think his death will change a fucking thing. Seems like a hollow moral victory to me. I wonder who the next Emanuel Gol… --- ## [The Muppets!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets/603787)
**Author:** [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppets/603787 "2012-01-03T17:29:34Z")
Okay, this doesn’t open until tomorrow but I’ve already purchased tickets for myself, my 5- and 7- year old children, and my 73- and 69- year old parents to the 10 AM show. This is my most looked-forward-to movie of the … --- ## [Fictional Series that ended with the most disrespect to the fans or network/publisher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-series-that-ended-with-the-most-disrespect-to-the-fans-or-network-publisher/404390)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2007, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-series-that-ended-with-the-most-disrespect-to-the-fans-or-network-publisher/404390 "2007-05-22T07:30:48Z")
What series - comic book, novel, TV show, book, video game, etc. - ended with the most disrespectful ending for the fans? Which gave the fanbase (or the network or publisher that was funding it) a gigantic middle-finger … --- ## [How I Met Your Mother - Season Premiere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-met-your-mother-season-premiere/635996)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2013, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-met-your-mother-season-premiere/635996 "2013-02-13T02:59:56Z")
I did not see a thread on this yet, Anyone else watch? I thought the Marshall/Lily zombie parent stuff was a little lame and the joke wore thin quickly, but by the end I was glad to see they were starting to wrap things … --- ## [conservative rock bands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-rock-bands/147680)
**Author:** [@riserius1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/riserius1)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2003, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-rock-bands/147680 "2003-01-16T00:11:47Z")
Can someone help me locate bands/musical acts with a strong conservative slant to them? I know Ted Nugent leans very hard to the right, but outside of him I’m really at a loss to name any that exist. Chris w. --- ## [Adults and Kids Respect? Agree?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adults-and-kids-respect-agree/636997)
**Author:** [@MrMasterDaniels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrMasterDaniels)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2012, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adults-and-kids-respect-agree/636997 "2012-10-11T10:56:13Z")
Okay, This is my first post so I am not sure if this fits this category. Do You believe that kids deserve respect? I’m in my 20s. I was out to eat with a group of my friends. We were seated next to a family. It was a… --- ## [Twisting every discussion into US debate=exposng yourself as really fuckng ignorant about the world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twisting-every-discussion-into-us-debate-exposng-yourself-as-really-fuckng-ignorant-about-the-world/538612)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twisting-every-discussion-into-us-debate-exposng-yourself-as-really-fuckng-ignorant-about-the-world/538612 "2010-05-19T01:31:55Z")
My fellow Americans, do you realize that by taking, say, discussions about the Greek crisis and by post #3 creating an inevitable hijack about “This is JUST like the Teabaggers!” / “Oh yeah, what’s Obama doing!” / “Oh ye… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, October 3, 2013 -- "The Scavenger Vortex"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-october-3-2013-the-scavenger-vortex/670300)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-october-3-2013-the-scavenger-vortex/670300 "2013-10-09T06:18:02Z")
I’m starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [GenderqueerID: are these terms really used by (in some cases) by more than just a few people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genderqueerid-are-these-terms-really-used-by-in-some-cases-by-more-than-just-a-few-people/681297)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2014, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genderqueerid-are-these-terms-really-used-by-in-some-cases-by-more-than-just-a-few-people/681297 "2014-02-19T17:39:42Z")
Here’s the list. I presume there are others. A while back someone remonstrated with a post of mine because I didn’t divine the meaning of a jumble of letters abbreviating some group gender community or something. I’m sti… --- ## [An old rice plantation is up for sale, and I am disturbed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-old-rice-plantation-is-up-for-sale-and-i-am-disturbed/684651)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-old-rice-plantation-is-up-for-sale-and-i-am-disturbed/684651 "2014-03-31T00:39:32Z")
Go to any real estate website (I used Trulia) and look for ZIP code 29440 or Georgetown, SC. An old antebellum rice plantation called the Chicora Wood Plantation (yes, it has its own Wikipedia page) is up for sale for $1… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=850&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=852&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)