# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=855&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:** 856 --- ## [How much authority does a judge in the US have to reject a sentencing agreement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-authority-does-a-judge-in-the-us-have-to-reject-a-sentencing-agreement/511822)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2010, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-authority-does-a-judge-in-the-us-have-to-reject-a-sentencing-agreement/511822 "2010-10-25T18:42:33Z")
Triggered by the Polanski case, of course. Just wondering how much authority judges normally have to reject a sentencing agreement worked out by prosecution and defence? Are judges completely free to reject them? Comp… --- ## ["The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-predictor-of-future-behavior-is-past-behavior/444532)
**Author:** [@Volage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Volage)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2008, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-predictor-of-future-behavior-is-past-behavior/444532 "2008-04-09T19:36:50Z")
Do you find any validity in this statement? Either in theory, or relative to your own life experiences. --- ## [iPad-type tablets. Tell me about them please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-type-tablets-tell-me-about-them-please/592815)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipad-type-tablets-tell-me-about-them-please/592815 "2011-08-18T19:32:08Z")
I searched but there wasn’t anything recent or relevant. And I know that there are a lot of new tablet-type devices new on the market this summer. I played with a friend’s first generation iPad yesterday and really, rea… --- ## [Anyone else still hasn't opened a Facebook account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-still-hasnt-opened-a-facebook-account/672093)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2013, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-still-hasnt-opened-a-facebook-account/672093 "2013-11-03T04:02:00Z")
Imho, the people who sign up are providing free content for FB. I don’t provide content for free. --- ## [Seriously, this thread is closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-this-thread-is-closed/974031)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-this-thread-is-closed/974031 "2022-11-04T20:26:21Z")
I continue to be dumbfounded by the new moderation. The idea that men have no say in an abortion was an undisputed part of the Roe jurisprudence. A revival of Roe, as proposed in the thread, would continue it. A po… --- ## [What did Reagan effect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-reagan-effect/681695)
**Author:** [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2014, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-reagan-effect/681695 "2014-02-27T23:12:20Z")
I originally wanted to post this in GQ, in order to constrain the bullshit from both sides, but I figured it would last about 34 minutes before getting moved here. I myself am highly opinionated on the issue, but I recog… --- ## [Where to get polarized sunglasses film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-get-polarized-sunglasses-film/659092)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-get-polarized-sunglasses-film/659092 "2013-05-23T18:07:28Z")
I’m trying to fab some flip-up goggles for Burning Man using welding goggles. I’d like to get some high quality adhesive polarized film that I can use for sunglass material that will properly protect my eyeballs for wha… --- ## [Is yahoo / hotmail unprofessional seeming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-yahoo-hotmail-unprofessional-seeming/487330)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2009, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-yahoo-hotmail-unprofessional-seeming/487330 "2009-02-27T05:35:55Z")
Inspired by the pit thread about resumes and job applications, I have to ask: Is it considered less professional to have a yahoo or hotmail address versus either a computer site (Bob@mac.com) or a professional job relat… --- ## [The coldest a human can tolerate for lengthy periods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coldest-a-human-can-tolerate-for-lengthy-periods/635096)
**Author:** [@snailboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snailboy)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2012, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-coldest-a-human-can-tolerate-for-lengthy-periods/635096 "2012-09-23T04:09:53Z")
I’m wondering how cold it can get and people who are acclimated to it and prepared can go outside for at least, say, a half hour at a time. They can be wearing any clothing that one would typically wear in such condition… --- ## [I want to buy a land yacht](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-buy-a-land-yacht/737873)
**Author:** [@THOUGHTCRIMlNAL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/THOUGHTCRIMlNAL)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2015, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-buy-a-land-yacht/737873 "2015-11-28T03:02:08Z")
I want to purchase a v8 land yacht preferably from 76-84 w/ 4 doors. I dont want a Crown Vic or Grand Marquis So I broke it down to this Buick Lesabre Chrysler Newport? Cadillac Brougham/Fleetwood Lincoln Town car … --- ## [Moved threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moved-threads/18599)
**Author:** [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2001, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moved-threads/18599 "2001-08-29T17:11:01Z")
5-4-70 was moved to MPSIMS. --- ## [Why Does the Double Standard for Women and Sex Persist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-double-standard-for-women-and-sex-persist/396701)
**Author:** [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2007, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-double-standard-for-women-and-sex-persist/396701 "2007-04-16T00:45:30Z")
This is partially inspired by Kalhoun’s IMHO thread on Purity Balls and by a review I read of a book on the culture of hooking up. Despite 40 years of feminism, give or take, there still seems to be a double standard wh… --- ## [Paging John Coffee: We Need Karmic Cancer Redistribution Stat!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paging-john-coffee-we-need-karmic-cancer-redistribution-stat/429830)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2007, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paging-john-coffee-we-need-karmic-cancer-redistribution-stat/429830 "2007-12-18T15:07:51Z")
Okay, this affects somebody I barely know- he’s not a good friend of mine, though he is the co-worker/former boss of my closest friend. It’s just makes me so fucking furious, though, when the bad guys win in cases like … --- ## [Does 'Weird Al' Have Mental Issues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-weird-al-have-mental-issues/730500)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-weird-al-have-mental-issues/730500 "2015-09-18T20:22:01Z")
Yes, I’m posting this question in MPSIMS instead of CS, because it’s not a question about his music. I have never been shy about letting the people around me know that I’m a Yankovic fan, and that I have been a Yankovic… --- ## [Does "Repairman visits woman's house" Porn even exist??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-repairman-visits-womans-house-porn-even-exist/522126)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2009, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-repairman-visits-womans-house-porn-even-exist/522126 "2009-12-27T06:40:52Z")
I don’t mind admitting that I’ve seen a lot of pornographic videos. I’m a grown man. If you are a man and you’re reading this, unless you’re that one doper who’s never seen any porn, then you’ve probably seen quite a l… --- ## [an Innocent Hug or Sexual Harassment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-innocent-hug-or-sexual-harassment/676593)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2014, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-innocent-hug-or-sexual-harassment/676593 "2014-01-13T13:02:25Z")
This story is up on CNN headlined "An Innocent Hug or Sexual Harassment? The event in question was caught on video. CNN link here: The boy and his family say they are huggers, and it was an innocent hug. He said he h… --- ## [Most-regretted baby names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730)
**Author:** [@Digger11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digger11)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-regretted-baby-names/986730 "2023-07-17T14:27:11Z")
We’ve all seen lists of the most common baby names. And we may have seen lists tracking how certain names cycle in and out of fashion. But I’ve never seen a list like this before. Most regretted baby names according t… --- ## [Chalk on the sidewalk, Boo hoo hoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chalk-on-the-sidewalk-boo-hoo-hoo/750025)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2016, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chalk-on-the-sidewalk-boo-hoo-hoo/750025 "2016-04-01T16:07:39Z")
http://emorywheel.com/emory-students-express-discontent-with-administrative-response-to-trump-chalkings/ First there was bad cafeteria food, then there wasn’t enough fried chicken. Now we have chalk… on the sidewalk… o… --- ## [How many dopers are there? Lets find out.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-there-lets-find-out/36096)
**Author:** [@yojimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yojimbo)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2001, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dopers-are-there-lets-find-out/36096 "2001-04-19T05:16:58Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=41354 Ok, so lets see. One. --- ## [Lyrics to the Westminster chimes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-to-the-westminster-chimes/349821)
**Author:** [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-to-the-westminster-chimes/349821 "2017-07-23T19:03:28Z")
When I was small – many many years ago – I sang a song to the Westminster chimes on my grandfather’s grandfather clock. I’m not sure where I learned the lyrics, but I think maybe it was from a beginner’s book of piano l… --- ## [I've had it with "Edge of Seventeen"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-edge-of-seventeen/778844)
**Author:** [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-it-with-edge-of-seventeen/778844 "2017-02-25T16:32:54Z")
If I never hear that damn song again, I will still consider it a full life. “In the Air Tonight” can come off of heavy rotation as well. Mundane? Sure. Pointless? You betcha. Just needed to put it out there. Thank… --- ## [The Most Sexy Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-sexy-names/176058)
**Author:** [@eman77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eman77)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2003, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-sexy-names/176058 "2003-05-25T19:07:50Z")
Last week I came at you with the Most Unsexy names. I have finished that list thanks to you guys. Now I’m on the mission to complete the job. I am now looking for the most sexy names there are. Now when I say sexy I’m ta… --- ## [Can America Learn From Other Countries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-america-learn-from-other-countries/659326)
**Author:** [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2013, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-america-learn-from-other-countries/659326 "2013-06-03T00:18:01Z")
I have just been upbraided on another thread for supporting a European approach to Crime and Criminals. I was told that I was wasting my time posting this ‘on an American Board’. Is the only knowledge worth having that… --- ## [Dishes you like but are too much of a pain in the ass to cook.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-you-like-but-are-too-much-of-a-pain-in-the-ass-to-cook/736202)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishes-you-like-but-are-too-much-of-a-pain-in-the-ass-to-cook/736202 "2015-11-05T11:39:47Z")
Title says it all. For me it would be fried chicken. (Or anything that is deep fried and battered) --- ## [Sequential threads, generic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-generic/537555)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2010, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-threads-generic/537555 "2010-06-05T02:48:07Z")
\*\*Don’t be gay, Sparky! Mayonaise Party! \*\* --- ## [Why can't \[won't?\] Dems "frame" issues like the GOP does?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-wont-dems-frame-issues-like-the-gop-does/613328)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2012, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-wont-dems-frame-issues-like-the-gop-does/613328 "2012-02-24T02:01:33Z")
The amount of skullduggery dished out by the GOP of late is mind-boggling. How being Pro-choice can take away a freedom \[of speech\] is beyond me. It only serves to remind that the GOP always seems to have a way with word… --- ## [Marley, if you can't moderately honestly, then recuse yourself. Or: Respect Mahlay's Authoritay!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley-if-you-cant-moderately-honestly-then-recuse-yourself-or-respect-mahlays-authoritay/593260)
**Author:** [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley-if-you-cant-moderately-honestly-then-recuse-yourself-or-respect-mahlays-authoritay/593260 "2011-08-21T13:44:49Z")
This thread is a particular clusterfuck, largely due to Marley’s fictional clamis and his decision to invent moderator instructions that don’t actually exist. While bullshit, Marley’s original mod note’s only instructio… --- ## [Really, how secure were jobs in the 50s, 60s, 70s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-how-secure-were-jobs-in-the-50s-60s-70s/573377)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2011, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-how-secure-were-jobs-in-the-50s-60s-70s/573377 "2011-03-09T00:59:03Z")
I met an ex-colleague in the grocery store last night. He had been laid off from his job as a shipper for a small manufacturer. The same company from which I was laid off in late 2008. The company got bought, and abou… --- ## [Stop enunciating the fucking "h"....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-enunciating-the-fucking-h/720114)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2015, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-enunciating-the-fucking-h/720114 "2015-05-22T14:31:06Z")
…in “wHat” and “wHen” and “wHy”. Who taught you to talk like that?.. It’s goddamn pretentious and irritating. Knock it off. --- ## [What Happens if the Queen Commits a Crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-the-queen-commits-a-crime/356999)
**Author:** [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2006, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-the-queen-commits-a-crime/356999 "2006-05-19T03:27:35Z")
I mean besides ones of taste in hats or spoiling Corgis. I mean this only slightly tongue in cheek. I was listening to BBC newshour and they mentioned that the judge in Saddam’s trial was arguing about what title or nam… --- ## [Explain someone else's user name, please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-someone-elses-user-name-please/759756)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2016, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-someone-elses-user-name-please/759756 "2016-07-21T23:34:56Z")
Another thread asks posters to explain their own user names. It’s fascinating to see other peoples’ minds working. This is not that thread. Oh, no. This one is much sillier. If you actually know why a poster has that na… --- ## [Dishonest Rhetoric to Sell Tax Cut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishonest-rhetoric-to-sell-tax-cut/147923)
**Author:** [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2003, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dishonest-rhetoric-to-sell-tax-cut/147923 "2003-01-17T15:35:03Z")
Let me start by saying that I am in favor of most of everything Bush has proposed recently. What I am not in favor of it is the method of sale: making claims that tread dangerous close to outright lying. Spinsanity cov… --- ## [Marijuana growing and mold](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-growing-and-mold/536458)
**Author:** [@wisernow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wisernow)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2010, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-growing-and-mold/536458 "2010-04-19T18:57:17Z")
My friend is looking to buy a house. In the course of his search he came across a listing for one that he likes in terms of the size and the number of rooms. The price is also attractive. However, the listing also stat… --- ## [What can I do to make canned sardines more palatable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-to-make-canned-sardines-more-palatable/419898)
**Author:** [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2007, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-to-make-canned-sardines-more-palatable/419898 "2007-09-23T19:42:01Z")
I’m trying to eat more of them for health rerasons. I don’t dislike them. I just find that after about one can a month they get really boring. Is there anything I can add, like mustard or hot sauce or something? Is t… --- ## [Is it better to work till late, or wake up early in the morning to do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-better-to-work-till-late-or-wake-up-early-in-the-morning-to-do-it/571128)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2011, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-better-to-work-till-late-or-wake-up-early-in-the-morning-to-do-it/571128 "2011-02-16T04:55:07Z")
Here’s the situation - you have a piece of mentally challenging and creative work (programming, writing a report, research, doing mathematics and the like). Tomorrow is a typical work day or school day. You need 4 hour… --- ## [Just how does Stephen Hawking operate his voice synthesizer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-does-stephen-hawking-operate-his-voice-synthesizer/557862)
**Author:** [@Engywook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Engywook)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2010, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-does-stephen-hawking-operate-his-voice-synthesizer/557862 "2010-10-23T19:57:43Z")
just as a point of curiosity… How does Hawking supply input to his voice synthesizer? Is it some variation of typing, and does it accommodate some shorthands for common words? Also, whatever means of input, how accurate … --- ## [Peoples hang ups with science, what gives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peoples-hang-ups-with-science-what-gives/661721)
**Author:** [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2013, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peoples-hang-ups-with-science-what-gives/661721 "2013-07-16T02:01:08Z")
The world we live in is dominated by science at essentially every level imaginable. Ignore the cars, roads, computers, coffee makers, medicine and all the other obvious advances in technology for now. Every single bite … --- ## [Is caffeine-free diet pop bad for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-caffeine-free-diet-pop-bad-for-you/500484)
**Author:** [@Dilton\_Doiley\_Philosopher\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dilton_Doiley_Philosopher_King)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2009, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-caffeine-free-diet-pop-bad-for-you/500484 "2009-06-22T21:26:14Z")
Can caffeine-free diet soda be considered a healthy alternative to drinking water? --- ## [Stories with a Villain as Protagonist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-with-a-villain-as-protagonist/450976)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-with-a-villain-as-protagonist/450976 "2008-06-02T15:38:33Z")
Can people tell me about some books, or movies with a villain as the protagonist. Not an anti-hero, but a villain. Like: Grendel Mr. Brooks Please don’t just give me lists, please give a bit of background on it. --- ## [Wow - I Got My IRS Refund Already!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-got-my-irs-refund-already/649130)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2013, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-i-got-my-irs-refund-already/649130 "2013-02-22T15:49:59Z")
I filled out my taxes online (as usual) and completed it last weekend.\* As per the IRS site, they just started processing returns on January 30th. I just checked - and my refund has already been direct deposited into m… --- ## [Le Tour thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/le-tour-thread/410857)
**Author:** [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2007, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/le-tour-thread/410857 "2007-10-11T10:22:04Z")
Ok, (aside from the fact that if my man Tom Boonen gets busted for doping with that current situation in Belgium I will quit watching pro racing for the rest of time), the TT is on. Woo. Should be an interesting year wit… --- ## [Things You Look Forward To That Always Disappoint](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-look-forward-to-that-always-disappoint/705298)
**Author:** [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-look-forward-to-that-always-disappoint/705298 "2015-06-01T02:37:31Z")
Baths. I always think that a long hot bath will be sheer bliss, that I will stretch out in hot soapy water, maybe with a book and slip into a sort of ecstatic trance that will only end when the water gets cold, but ten m… --- ## [I'm so THANKful for the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-thankful-for-the-sdmb/139036)
**Author:** [@poohpah\_chalupa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/poohpah_chalupa)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2002, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-thankful-for-the-sdmb/139036 "2002-12-17T18:29:17Z")
Yep. It’s that time again. The annual “what are you thankful for” thread. And instead of the usual prattling, I’d just like to say thanks to all of you who have entertained and enlightened me here at SDMB. There are so … --- ## [Empire State Bldg shooting - ALL bystanders wounded by police - Why are police such terrible shots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/empire-state-bldg-shooting-all-bystanders-wounded-by-police-why-are-police-such-terrible-shots/632717)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/empire-state-bldg-shooting-all-bystanders-wounded-by-police-why-are-police-such-terrible-shots/632717 "2012-08-31T00:56:31Z")
Per this article - After police bullets hit bystanders, questions about protocol Apparently the gunmen never aimed at police after killing his intended victim. The police arrived and just started spraying bullets once … --- ## [Married Dopers: either you or your spouse may be restored to your physical prime. Pick one.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-dopers-either-you-or-your-spouse-may-be-restored-to-your-physical-prime-pick-one/690569)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2014, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-dopers-either-you-or-your-spouse-may-be-restored-to-your-physical-prime-pick-one/690569 "2014-06-17T10:41:42Z")
During the course of an adventure I feel no need to make up, you have earned the gratitude of Pallas Athena, and so the Queen of Heaven asks you if you desire a reward. During the aforementioned undescribed quest, you le… --- ## [How much damage could a crazy POTUS do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-damage-could-a-crazy-potus-do/747754)
**Author:** [@markdash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markdash)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2016, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-damage-could-a-crazy-potus-do/747754 "2016-03-29T18:05:41Z")
(Hypothetical incoming) Suppose we elect a new President (feel free to call him “Tronald Dump” for the purposes of this exercise). Once assuming the presidency, he immediately begins to exercise every power available to… --- ## [Too early to declare King Kong a flop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-early-to-declare-king-kong-a-flop/336068)
**Author:** [@Operation\_Ripper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Operation_Ripper)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2006, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/too-early-to-declare-king-kong-a-flop/336068 "2006-01-15T07:11:13Z")
I was really looking forward to seeing this movie, but haven’t yet got around to it. Apparently, noone else has either, according to this and that. Anyone else completely surprised as I am that this film isn’t white h… --- ## [James Harrison returns his kids' trophies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-harrison-returns-his-kids-trophies/728170)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2015, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-harrison-returns-his-kids-trophies/728170 "2015-08-22T20:05:25Z")
James Harrison won’t let his kids accept trophies they didn’t earn. http://www.theindychannel.com/news/u-s-world/nfl-player-james-harrison-returns-sons-participation-trophies This has been on my facebook feed and talk … --- ## [Are there stars in intergalactic space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-stars-in-intergalactic-space/491408)
**Author:** [@Lust4Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lust4Life)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2009, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-stars-in-intergalactic-space/491408 "2009-04-15T07:31:12Z")
The title mostly says it all,are there any stars between the galaxies or if there are would they be undetectable with todays astronomical equipment? --- ## [Blind student gets beaten up and the kid that comes to help him gets suspended.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blind-student-gets-beaten-up-and-the-kid-that-comes-to-help-him-gets-suspended/732496)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blind-student-gets-beaten-up-and-the-kid-that-comes-to-help-him-gets-suspended/732496 "2015-09-30T03:17:40Z")
Only in America, A partially blind kid is beaten by a bully. Another kid punches the bully out. His Reward? Suspended and kicked off the football team. you gotta love this fucked up logic. :rolleyes: The one thing t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=854&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=856&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)