# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=862&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:** 863 --- ## [A man walks into a bar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-man-walks-into-a-bar/578042)
**Author:** [@Pops1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pops1963)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-man-walks-into-a-bar/578042 "2011-04-15T18:20:50Z")
I love a man walks into a bar jokes so please contribute I’ll start A man walks into a bar and says ouch the next guy walks around it. Mods I do not think this is a duplicate or zombie but close if otherwise --- ## [Well, Martini? \[American attitudes toward WWII\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-martini-american-attitudes-toward-wwii/538380)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-martini-american-attitudes-toward-wwii/538380 "2010-05-07T16:05:07Z")
Well? --- ## [CSX, one ton of freight, 436 miles, one gallon of fuel. Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csx-one-ton-of-freight-436-miles-one-gallon-of-fuel-huh/496953)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2009, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/csx-one-ton-of-freight-436-miles-one-gallon-of-fuel-huh/496953 "2009-05-20T01:35:58Z")
For a while now, CSX has been underwriting NPR with the tag line that they can move a ton of freight 436 miles on one gallon of fuel, or something to that effect (I may have the exact number of miles wrong). Surely this… --- ## [Forgotten/Ignored Star Trek Technology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-ignored-star-trek-technology/231604)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2004, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-ignored-star-trek-technology/231604 "2004-03-09T07:08:50Z")
Inspired by this thread (and taking some cues from this thread,) I’m starting a list of Star Trek technology (“Treknology”) that is cool or amazing, but has been more or less forgotten by the show. The rules? It has … --- ## [Best ever rhythm guitarists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-ever-rhythm-guitarists/517533)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-ever-rhythm-guitarists/517533 "2012-03-25T06:03:26Z")
Ok, forget the flashy solos. Let’s do a thread for the unsung, underappreciated, yet monstrously important art of rhythm guitar. The thing that holds down the groove, and shapes the songs. I’ll start by naming my top 5… --- ## [How does "The Sound of Music" = a holiday movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-sound-of-music-a-holiday-movie/522779)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2009, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-sound-of-music-a-holiday-movie/522779 "2009-12-31T06:04:05Z")
. . . because nuthin’ says “Merry Anschluß!” like a von Trapp family sing along! :smiley: Seriously, it seems that this movie is highlighted around the holiday season. Why is that? Do seven children wearing drapes equ… --- ## [The Forbidden Weird Wild West Mafia Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-forbidden-weird-wild-west-mafia-thread/505170)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2009, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-forbidden-weird-wild-west-mafia-thread/505170 "2009-09-22T02:13:54Z")
DO NOT READ THIS THREAD IF YOU ARE IN THE GAME. \*\* OK, so feel free to discuss the game here, but if you are spoiled, do not mention any “spoiled” info. This thread is purely for discussing, critiquing, predicting, an… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 8 Premiere, September 22, 2014 -- "The Locomotion Interruption"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-premiere-september-22-2014-the-locomotion-interruption/698953)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-8-premiere-september-22-2014-the-locomotion-interruption/698953 "2014-09-30T02:31:48Z")
I might as well get this thread started. The show moves to a Monday night slot as the 2014-2015 season premieres! --- ## [Your Top Five Most Preferred TV Shows (Final Poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-five-most-preferred-tv-shows-final-poll/543326)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-five-most-preferred-tv-shows-final-poll/543326 "2010-07-15T19:17:17Z")
Vote for up to five. --- ## [Big white "L" shape painted on road?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-white-l-shape-painted-on-road/303269)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2005, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-white-l-shape-painted-on-road/303269 "2005-05-13T17:26:38Z")
What are these big L shapes painted white on the roads? I see them here and there, and one just turned up nearly in front of my house. It’s about 8’ on a side and has a nail driven into the pavement at the very apex. … --- ## [why'd the film world take a long time to learn that lazily making sequels and remakes is sure money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-the-film-world-take-a-long-time-to-learn-that-lazily-making-sequels-and-remakes-is-sure-money/757961)
**Author:** [@oara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oara)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2016, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whyd-the-film-world-take-a-long-time-to-learn-that-lazily-making-sequels-and-remakes-is-sure-money/757961 "2016-06-30T16:03:55Z")
Well, I guess there were remakes going way back, although mostly for certain sorts of films? But, for sequels, I’ve seen comments over the years like “They didn’t make a Citizen Kane II.” (I’m also troubled that nearly… --- ## [Doper Talent Show! Sign up here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-talent-show-sign-up-here/242754)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2004, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-talent-show-sign-up-here/242754 "2004-05-10T23:26:51Z")
FairyChatMom and I have decided to recruit performers for a Doper Talent Show. She’s going to play the accordion; I’m going to tap-dance; we’ll share the emceeing duties. (Hey, if this distracts us from our efforts towar… --- ## [Jimi Hendrix or Eric Clapton?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimi-hendrix-or-eric-clapton/327399)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2013, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimi-hendrix-or-eric-clapton/327399 "2013-04-22T15:29:08Z")
Okay…about a week ago I made this thread asking about the greatest guitar player of all time. The idea of it came from a discussion and mini disagreement that my roomate and I had. He said that of all the guitar players… --- ## [Anyone here have blepharitis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-have-blepharitis/675267)
**Author:** [@Pauly01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pauly01)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2015, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-have-blepharitis/675267 "2015-02-14T23:26:46Z")
Does anyone have this? Earlier this year my eyes started hurting a lot where when i woke up in the morning, it had crusts etc and i basically could not open my eyes… lot of pain. So each time i woke up, i had to go to … --- ## [Casual use of the term "cock blocked" is fairly offensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-use-of-the-term-cock-blocked-is-fairly-offensive/464562)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casual-use-of-the-term-cock-blocked-is-fairly-offensive/464562 "2008-09-23T16:15:20Z")
Both men and women seem to be using this fairly crude term with increasingly frequency lately. I really didn’t pay much attention to it until it got slapped on me the other evening. I was the designated driver for a gro… --- ## [OK, now this is out of hand: debt limit raised again today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-now-this-is-out-of-hand-debt-limit-raised-again-today/349243)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2006, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-now-this-is-out-of-hand-debt-limit-raised-again-today/349243 "2006-03-24T14:57:51Z")
\[ \](http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/wire/sns-ap-bush-debt-limit,0,7762448.story?coll=sns-ap-politics-headlines) This is ridiculous. Defaulting on Treasury notes? Who would have ever thought that possible? We’re b… --- ## [Nuclear power](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-power/751278)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2016, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-power/751278 "2016-04-13T16:16:12Z")
So today I was sitting in the EBR 2 which is an amazing feat of engineering and science. The thing eats nuclear waste from other plants to power itself and although it has been invited to melt down twice, including doing… --- ## [Great movie monologues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-movie-monologues/600263)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2011, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-movie-monologues/600263 "2011-10-29T16:58:32Z")
Can’t find it on Youtube, but in Jaws: Quint’s story of the Indianapolis. Other People’s Money: Larry Garfield at the shareholder’s meeting. Boiler Room: The recruitment speech. Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner: Spencer T… --- ## [Do you believe in Ghosts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-in-ghosts/356419)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2006, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-in-ghosts/356419 "2006-05-20T00:27:15Z")
I don’t, though I had a bizarre experience last night. I suppose the experience has made me at least willing to entertain the possibility. Heh. Ambivalent, eh? So how about you, fellow Dopers? Do you believe in Ghosts? … --- ## [Why is private sector experience so trumpeted by the GOP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-private-sector-experience-so-trumpeted-by-the-gop/585511)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-private-sector-experience-so-trumpeted-by-the-gop/585511 "2011-09-17T02:59:56Z")
Running a private equity firm is NOTHING like running a country! The candidate I’m alluding to is just the latest to trumpet his private sector experience, not seeming to understand that government IS NOT a business. --- ## [Seat Belt Laws: Good or bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seat-belt-laws-good-or-bad/444478)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seat-belt-laws-good-or-bad/444478 "2008-04-21T17:50:26Z")
I didn’t want to hijack the Canadian gun thread, so I started this one to respond to RickJay’s seat belt comments: \[QUOTE=RickJay\] To use an example, I believe seat belt laws are a reasonable intrusion upon people’s li… --- ## [I love her but....would you risk getting her herpes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-her-but-would-you-risk-getting-her-herpes/365206)
**Author:** [@kenwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenwood)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2013, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-her-but-would-you-risk-getting-her-herpes/365206 "2013-08-26T02:32:10Z")
I met a girl who finally told me that she has herpes - oral and genital. I take steroids for arthritis, there by suppressing my immune system. I really like her, but… I may just catch it too. WOULD YOU SLEEP WITH HE… --- ## ["God willing, and the Creek don't rise"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-willing-and-the-creek-dont-rise/550783)
**Author:** [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2010, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-willing-and-the-creek-dont-rise/550783 "2010-08-23T23:51:47Z")
A Facebook friend of mine posted this etymology of the phrase “God willing, and the creek don’t rise.” While this sounds plausible, is it true? I’ve always thought the saying referred to, you know, and actual creek. (… --- ## [Assassinating the President of the United States, the Debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assassinating-the-president-of-the-united-states-the-debate/803207)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2017, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assassinating-the-president-of-the-united-states-the-debate/803207 "2017-12-08T11:40:22Z")
Haven been given the go-ahead to start this thread here, I’d like to start a frank and (mostly) open discussion. Seriously, go back and read that thread, Bone’s statements in particular. We’ll wait. When is assassinat… --- ## [David Jason wasn't being rascist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-jason-wasnt-being-rascist/490852)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2009, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-jason-wasnt-being-rascist/490852 "2009-03-30T20:03:52Z")
Ok, so British actor David Jason (most famous for his role as Del Boy in Only Fools and Horses) is in all the papers today about an apparently rascist joke told during a radio interview. The joke was reported as: At f… --- ## ["All persons in this show are fictional and any resemblence is a coincidence"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-persons-in-this-show-are-fictional-and-any-resemblence-is-a-coincidence/516622)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2009, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-persons-in-this-show-are-fictional-and-any-resemblence-is-a-coincidence/516622 "2009-11-09T04:56:42Z")
Can someone really sue a TV show for a fictional story based on real events? So what if your life makes an interesting story, it’s not you, and they are presenting it in the format of a fictional show! I guess my quest… --- ## ["That was a guy singing?!" wrong calls on singers' genders thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-a-guy-singing-wrong-calls-on-singers-genders-thread/401808)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2007, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-was-a-guy-singing-wrong-calls-on-singers-genders-thread/401808 "2007-04-30T03:34:16Z")
So…I just discovered that the person singing in the opening part of “Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is” by Jet wasn’t a female guest vocalist :eek: Back when the Batman Beyond soundtrack came out, I’d never heard of PJ… --- ## [Console Controller VS Mouse and Keyboard (for first person shooter games)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/console-controller-vs-mouse-and-keyboard-for-first-person-shooter-games/624441)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/console-controller-vs-mouse-and-keyboard-for-first-person-shooter-games/624441 "2012-06-17T12:29:14Z")
I’ve had this debate before with friends. They insist (wrongly) that the standard console control pad is better for FPS games than the mouse and keyboard combination. I merely laugh mockingly at such a proposition, firml… --- ## [Do pens have caps or lids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pens-have-caps-or-lids/671821)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pens-have-caps-or-lids/671821 "2013-10-28T19:49:23Z")
When I was in 6th grade, I called the top of a pen a ‘‘lid.’’ My teacher (who hated me anyways) corrected me and told me it was called a ‘‘cap.’’ I said it could also be called a lid, but the teacher seemed to insist it … --- ## [What are your sartorial no-nos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-sartorial-no-nos/474578)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-sartorial-no-nos/474578 "2008-12-03T18:50:14Z")
I won’t wear shorts unless indoors or about to go for a swim at the beach. I hate the look of them on others, especially pleasantly plump folk like myself and I think I look ridiculous in them. --- ## [Totally Different Character In Book Versus Movie/TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-different-character-in-book-versus-movie-tv/586589)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-different-character-in-book-versus-movie-tv/586589 "2011-06-30T00:18:44Z")
OK, I just finished reading the book Belvedere. As a young adult I loved the TV show. I have to say the character Mr Belvedere in the book is a TOTAL JERK. And that is being WAY nice. Of course on the TV show his is nic… --- ## [Did Something Change? \[Public attitudes following the San Bernardino shootings\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-something-change-public-attitudes-following-the-san-bernardino-shootings/739358)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2015, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-something-change-public-attitudes-following-the-san-bernardino-shootings/739358 "2015-12-17T22:20:40Z")
The day after the San Bernadino shooting, things seem different, at least to me. The usual suspects who are so prominent after a shooting seem to be absent, here and on Facebook. I haven’t fully thought it through, but… --- ## [Paul Simon's The Obvious Child--What does it mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-simons-the-obvious-child-what-does-it-mean/382011)
**Author:** [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-simons-the-obvious-child-what-does-it-mean/382011 "2012-08-25T13:33:01Z")
I’ve been listening to this song over and over and over again today while I work. I love it, right now I feel like I could have this song play in the background for about a week without getting tired of it. But…what’s … --- ## [They're always empty!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-always-empty/959378)
**Author:** [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-always-empty/959378 "2022-04-08T02:37:23Z")
So SWMBO has pointed out something to me and now I see it everywhere. Since I refuse to suffer alone I’m going to share this fascinating, infuriating tidbit with you… Next time you watch a show, any show, pay attention … --- ## [Again with the commercials we hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-commercials-we-hate/464324)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-commercials-we-hate/464324 "2008-10-08T19:38:27Z")
Yes gang, it is time once again to bitch about the commercials we hate. You know the ones I mean: they do a stellar job because we hate 'em so much that we are talking about them. They made us remember them, so give th… --- ## [Was Doctor Who's Tom Baker Really an Alcoholic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-doctor-whos-tom-baker-really-an-alcoholic/566028)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-doctor-whos-tom-baker-really-an-alcoholic/566028 "2011-01-05T15:19:54Z")
I know, really earth-shaking question, but I’m all curious now since someone here mentioned that Tom Baker was a raging alcoholic (I think it was here, anyway), and I’m not able to find confirmation for it. So, anyone kn… --- ## [What platitudes do you wish people would stop using?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platitudes-do-you-wish-people-would-stop-using/960203)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2022, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-platitudes-do-you-wish-people-would-stop-using/960203 "2022-04-11T12:59:49Z")
According to Wikipedia a platitude is a trite, meaningless, or prosaic statement, often used as a thought terminating cliché, aimed at quelling social, emotional or cognitive unease. The statement may be true but its mea… --- ## [Did strong anti-Gypsy/Roma racism exist in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-strong-anti-gypsy-roma-racism-exist-in-the-usa/650782)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2013, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-strong-anti-gypsy-roma-racism-exist-in-the-usa/650782 "2013-02-27T00:05:03Z")
I can recall from memory hearing racists using various slurs about various races/ethnic groups from Jews to asians in the USA, but I can’t recall every hearing gypsy used in such a sense. I don’t doubt it did but it does… --- ## [What is typically served with Chicken Parmesan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-typically-served-with-chicken-parmesan/490750)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-typically-served-with-chicken-parmesan/490750 "2009-04-07T04:18:20Z")
I’m making it tonight for my gf. I’ve never made it before, nor eaten it (I’m a veggie). What would it typically be accompanied by? Pasta? Rice? Spuds? Suggestions pleeyas. --- ## [Cigarette assholes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cigarette-assholes/36808)
**Author:** [@Montfort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Montfort)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2000, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cigarette-assholes/36808 "2000-11-09T17:40:55Z")
Why isn’t dropping a finished cigarette butt on the sidewalk considered littering? If it is, why isn’t it being enforced? I asked a smoker once why she did this, and, believe it her not, her answer was “so birds could u… --- ## [If god is all powerful](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-god-is-all-powerful/399386)
**Author:** [@mawrestler\_one25](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mawrestler_one25)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2007, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-god-is-all-powerful/399386 "2007-04-21T04:44:38Z")
If there is a god (hint hint theres not) and he is in fact all powerful, Can he create a stone which is too big for he himself to lift? If he lifts it then he can not create a stone too big for him to lift. Therefore di… --- ## [If Firefly were resurrected, which of these scenarios would you prefer? \[question contains spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-firefly-were-resurrected-which-of-these-scenarios-would-you-prefer-question-contains-spoilers/546145)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2010, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-firefly-were-resurrected-which-of-these-scenarios-would-you-prefer-question-contains-spoilers/546145 "2010-07-13T14:55:58Z")
(Spoilers for Firefly series and Serenity movie follow) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Okay, say you have the power to assemble the full cast and crew and bring Firefly back to television for several se… --- ## [A Very Quick One: Why would you feed a 700 pound relative 20 pieces of chicken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-quick-one-why-would-you-feed-a-700-pound-relative-20-pieces-of-chicken/317694)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2005, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-quick-one-why-would-you-feed-a-700-pound-relative-20-pieces-of-chicken/317694 "2005-08-28T18:05:43Z")
I was just watching a TV documentary about the really, really, really obese- people who can’t walk due to their obesity. One woman, who at her zenith was over 700 pounds and confined to her bed, described her meal for a… --- ## [Visiting a family at a hospice. What to take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-a-family-at-a-hospice-what-to-take/656482)
**Author:** [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visiting-a-family-at-a-hospice-what-to-take/656482 "2013-04-26T22:24:25Z")
I have zero hospice experience. The woman who is the patient has been a member of our church longer than I’ve been alive. She’s always been very private and won’t want a fuss. I’m going to take her a small flower arrang… --- ## [Does the Bible say to question everything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-bible-say-to-question-everything/246613)
**Author:** [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2004, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-bible-say-to-question-everything/246613 "2004-05-26T03:15:36Z")
In this thread, Lord Ashtar says (post #10), and I’m just curious where exactly it says that and what the exact phrasing is, so that I can perhaps use it in an argument if the opportunity arises. I’m not looking for a … --- ## [How well can you do on this 50 question Civil War quiz?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-can-you-do-on-this-50-question-civil-war-quiz/785533)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2017, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-can-you-do-on-this-50-question-civil-war-quiz/785533 "2017-05-26T23:41:41Z")
On review it may actually be 62 questions. Not super hard but a decent challenge. I did pathetically with 44 out of 62. I would probably fail a citizenship test. I hope you can do better. --- ## [Are there any common bird names that begin with the letter "X"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-common-bird-names-that-begin-with-the-letter-x/372493)
**Author:** [@cruel\_butterfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cruel_butterfly)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2006, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-common-bird-names-that-begin-with-the-letter-x/372493 "2006-09-14T17:19:12Z")
Some friends gave my two-year-old son an alphabet set made out of that quarter-inch-thick dense foam. Each piece is about the size of a CD, cut in the shape of an animal, and features the corresponding letter of the alph… --- ## [Physics - No Such Thing as a 'Pull'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-no-such-thing-as-a-pull/549659)
**Author:** [@UncleFred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleFred)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physics-no-such-thing-as-a-pull/549659 "2010-08-10T22:09:51Z")
When I was in grade school they brought in a retired scientist each week to deliver lectures, do demonstrations, and otherwise interest us in science. One of the things I still remember was his claim that with regards to… --- ## [Obama's Pass the Buffett Rule](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-pass-the-buffett-rule/619077)
**Author:** [@LonghornDave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonghornDave)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-pass-the-buffett-rule/619077 "2012-04-26T09:30:28Z")
I’m not so naive where I don’t understand that politicians bend the truth, make misrepresentations, selectively take things out of context, etc all in the name of politics. However, I see not even the slightest shred of … --- ## [Fuck Rosh Hashanah](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-rosh-hashanah/465777)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2008, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-rosh-hashanah/465777 "2008-10-02T00:46:59Z")
So now, right in the middle of economic armageddon, instead of busting ass to stop the bleeding, we all have to stop and twiddle our dicks for two days to humor some stone age harvest superstition. Now, I’m not one of th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=861&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=863&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)