# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=887&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:** 888 --- ## [God Dammit Enough With The Fucking Auto-Tune Already](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dammit-enough-with-the-fucking-auto-tune-already/473546)
**Author:** [@SuntanTigerTamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanTigerTamer)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2008, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-dammit-enough-with-the-fucking-auto-tune-already/473546 "2008-12-03T14:19:00Z")
Does every fucking rap album that comes out this year have to have at least one song on it wherein the artist uses a fucking auto-tune? Even people that have perfectly fine voices? I realize that the auto-tune is solely … --- ## [The Doper Name Limerick Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doper-name-limerick-game/237805)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2004, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doper-name-limerick-game/237805 "2004-04-23T17:48:42Z")
The rules are simple: Write a limerick using another Doper’s name. You can use the previous poster’s or anyone else’s that strikes your fancy. You can abbreviate it if you must for the rhyme (as, for instance, ETF or E… --- ## [What would you do if the State substituted your kid's lunch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-the-state-substituted-your-kids-lunch/613041)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-do-if-the-state-substituted-your-kids-lunch/613041 "2012-02-28T16:25:15Z")
A mom in North Carolina sent her 4 year old to pre-kindergarten with the following lunch packed from home: a turkey and cheese sandwich, a banana, potato chips and apple juice. A state inspector for the department of HH… --- ## [Bill Cosby: Guilty!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-guilty/813174)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-cosby-guilty/813174 "2018-09-27T18:15:14Z")
Just in: Guilty of three counts of Aggravated Indecent Assult Each count could earn him 10 years in the clink. Sometimes the system works. --- ## ["Excalibur" appreciation thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excalibur-appreciation-thread/516939)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excalibur-appreciation-thread/516939 "2009-11-12T00:46:34Z")
Just saw it again recently, and I have to say, John Boorman’s 1981 swords-and-sorcery pic Excalibur holds up surprisingly well. Loved it in high school, and it’s still really good. Some of the effects are a little cheesy… --- ## [Dumbest religious persecution ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-religious-persecution-ever/302713)
**Author:** [@Orbifold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orbifold)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2005, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumbest-religious-persecution-ever/302713 "2005-05-12T17:21:59Z")
Sometimes you really have to shake your head and wonder what’s wrong with people. A church in North Carolina has apparently decided to start excommunicating Democrats. From the web site of the TV station that aired the s… --- ## [I Can't Handle Money. Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-handle-money-help/630197)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2012, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-handle-money-help/630197 "2012-08-06T22:13:32Z")
I am finally admitting to myself that I have a problem. This has been going on since I got my first paycheck way back in junior high, three decades ago. I just can’t handle money. It’s been a lifetime of late fees, bounc… --- ## [Marriage requiring renewal every 5 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-requiring-renewal-every-5-years/756081)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-requiring-renewal-every-5-years/756081 "2016-06-06T02:23:17Z")
Someone had once suggested a new system of marriage, where, rather than being married for life until death or divorce, two people would only be married to each other for 7 years at a time. Then, every 7 years, they would… --- ## [Michael Jackson never got it. On a different note, neither Uri Geller.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-never-got-it-on-a-different-note-neither-uri-geller/214023)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2003, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-never-got-it-on-a-different-note-neither-uri-geller/214023 "2003-11-25T06:32:48Z")
Pitting 2 for the price of one! You really don’t get it Michael. However, I will save my bile once more info is available, because I see that also that Uri Geller has popped up: http://www.news.scotsman.com/internati… --- ## [Why did I get an official warning for supposedly insulting Forrest Gump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-i-get-an-official-warning-for-supposedly-insulting-forrest-gump/797995)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2017, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-i-get-an-official-warning-for-supposedly-insulting-forrest-gump/797995 "2017-10-06T20:17:13Z")
I called Forrest Gump a “retard”. That is a term used in the movie yet Chronos gave me an official warning over it. I do not believe that is justified and I want it reversed. I have been an upstanding member for over 17 … --- ## [7th Annual Shot Glass Exchange!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-shot-glass-exchange/617535)
**Author:** [@feppytweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/feppytweed)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7th-annual-shot-glass-exchange/617535 "2012-07-05T03:59:28Z")
It’s that time of year again! The SDMB Shot Glass Exchange is the time when dopers from all over send and receive shot glasses (and other goodies) to add to their collection. The rules are simple: \[ul\] \[li\] Reply t… --- ## [Prosecuting the Outgoing Administration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prosecuting-the-outgoing-administration/732585)
**Author:** [@Peanut\_Gallery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanut_Gallery)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prosecuting-the-outgoing-administration/732585 "2016-06-04T20:47:28Z")
There has been a long tradition of NOT doing this. What are the odds that is about to change? I am not sure if this should be a GD thread, or Elections. I guess there is room to discuss if it is a good or bad idea (GD… --- ## [Offsetting Excess Wind and Solar Power Generation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offsetting-excess-wind-and-solar-power-generation/690310)
**Author:** [@jiHymas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jiHymas)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/offsetting-excess-wind-and-solar-power-generation/690310 "2014-06-11T06:06:40Z")
First I read this: … and then I read this … and here in Ontari-ari-ari-owe, we have frequent incidents of negative wholesale power: So clearly there is a need to store electrical power, but batteries are very expen… --- ## [New Futurama tonight.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-futurama-tonight/586632)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2011, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-futurama-tonight/586632 "2011-07-03T17:33:44Z")
I don’t think I’ve seen anything about it here, but the new season starts tonight. --- ## [Movie Snobs: What Popular Movies Are Fashionable to Dislike But You Still Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-snobs-what-popular-movies-are-fashionable-to-dislike-but-you-still-do/518610)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2009, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-snobs-what-popular-movies-are-fashionable-to-dislike-but-you-still-do/518610 "2009-12-08T21:52:53Z")
The title says most of the question but lots of movie snobs turn up their noses at movies that are extremely popular yet they feel the need to criticize just because of their popularity. Which of those do you still reall… --- ## [Pulp Fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction/6694)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2003, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction/6694 "2003-04-03T01:06:43Z")
I just rewatched Pulp Fiction (on video) and it’s still as good as when I first saw it in the theater. Spoilers if you still haven’t seen it. Any ideas on what was in the attache case? Why did Jules and Vincent take … --- ## [Is Dan Brown the new Salman Rushdie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dan-brown-the-new-salman-rushdie/352872)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2006, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dan-brown-the-new-salman-rushdie/352872 "2006-04-18T02:45:45Z")
Apparently, during these last few days before the release of The Da Vinci Code , Opus Dei and many churches are campaigning for a boycott of the film: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20060415/D8H0NSH80.html Even Sony h… --- ## [Which is worse: drinking a lot of beer everyday or the equivalent whisky?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-drinking-a-lot-of-beer-everyday-or-the-equivalent-whisky/340535)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2006, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-worse-drinking-a-lot-of-beer-everyday-or-the-equivalent-whisky/340535 "2006-01-20T00:12:40Z")
Cheap beer has anywhere from 4-6% alcohol. Whisky is usually around 40%. Let’s say someone drinks 6 12 oz. beers a day. Over time, this would prove to be unhealthy. Now, what is someone drinks 6 shots of Whisky(or any ha… --- ## [Black on Black crime far outnumbers White on Black crime, why no discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-on-black-crime-far-outnumbers-white-on-black-crime-why-no-discussion/797524)
**Author:** [@smsaks2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smsaks2000)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2017, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-on-black-crime-far-outnumbers-white-on-black-crime-why-no-discussion/797524 "2017-11-26T13:55:22Z")
Here’s a link to FBI data: You can see that black on black murder far outstrips the number of whites murdering African Americans. Why is this not mentioned by Democrats? Why are the NFL players not taking a knee or … --- ## [Seinfeld: What WAS In The "PENSKE" File?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-what-was-in-the-penske-file/369605)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2007, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-what-was-in-the-penske-file/369605 "2007-01-20T02:08:40Z")
I saw the episode where George talks himself into a job, and shows up on monday. The boss is out, so the secretary give George the Penske file to work on…George spends a week screwing around, doing nothing…and his boss r… --- ## [Why arent French cars sold in the U.S?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-french-cars-sold-in-the-u-s/392592)
**Author:** [@Frustrated\_Wonderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frustrated_Wonderer)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2007, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-french-cars-sold-in-the-u-s/392592 "2007-02-18T21:58:01Z")
Having lived 19 years in the Dominican Republic and frequently travelling to Spain on vacations, I’ve always wondered why French cars, like Peugot and Citroen, are not sold in the U.S. My friend in the D.R has a Peugot 3… --- ## [The Florida insiders get face-planted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-florida-insiders-get-face-planted/820472)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-florida-insiders-get-face-planted/820472 "2018-09-19T20:00:45Z")
Talking about the race for Governor, of course. To the surprise of most, including essentially all political reporters and myself, the Democratic nominee for governor is Andrew Gillum, the mayor of Tallahassee, a strong… --- ## [Priest drops wafers on the floor during communion. What happens to them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/priest-drops-wafers-on-the-floor-during-communion-what-happens-to-them/132967)
**Author:** [@jonpluc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonpluc)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2002, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/priest-drops-wafers-on-the-floor-during-communion-what-happens-to-them/132967 "2002-10-23T14:16:46Z")
Im not catholic so i dont know the rules but i was weatching Americas Funniest Home Videos last night and a nervous parishener during the ceremony, knocked over the dish with the holy wafers all over the floor. It was ki… --- ## [How did having piercings in the right ear become associated with homosexuality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-having-piercings-in-the-right-ear-become-associated-with-homosexuality/705309)
**Author:** [@gracefulfatsheba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracefulfatsheba)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2017, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-having-piercings-in-the-right-ear-become-associated-with-homosexuality/705309 "2017-08-22T20:32:46Z")
How did having piercings in the right ear become associated with homosexuality? It’s something I’ve heard for a long time and never questioned it until now. Whenever I see a guy with an earring, I instinctively check if … --- ## [TV shows the inexplicably remain on the air. (or, Who watches this? Anyone?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-the-inexplicably-remain-on-the-air-or-who-watches-this-anyone/258458)
**Author:** [@Chastain86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chastain86)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2004, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-the-inexplicably-remain-on-the-air-or-who-watches-this-anyone/258458 "2004-08-13T05:56:34Z")
Remember a few years back when Buffy the Vampire Slayer was making the jump from The WB to UPN? I remember at the time thinking, “Wow! This show must certainly be the flagship of The WB. How can they let this thing go… --- ## [DUI Interlock cited as causing accident-here come the lawyers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dui-interlock-cited-as-causing-accident-here-come-the-lawyers/264288)
**Author:** [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dui-interlock-cited-as-causing-accident-here-come-the-lawyers/264288 "2012-04-13T20:54:22Z")
A convicted DUI driver passed out while behind the wheel, and blames the interlock device for his accident. Others from around the country relate similar complaints. Question: Does the positive effect on public safety … --- ## [The Slacker superhero has a pacifist problem.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-slacker-superhero-has-a-pacifist-problem/670598)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2013, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-slacker-superhero-has-a-pacifist-problem/670598 "2013-10-11T12:10:02Z")
It’s seven thirty on a Tuesday night, and Bob X (the superhero slacker from these old threads, with powers similar to those of the Byrne-era Superman) is wrestling with a dilemma. Two miles in front of him is a small arm… --- ## [My cat seems to only want to eat dog food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-seems-to-only-want-to-eat-dog-food/413823)
**Author:** [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2007, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-seems-to-only-want-to-eat-dog-food/413823 "2007-08-01T12:45:00Z")
I feed Jack the Super Cat dry cat food, which he has access to 24 hours a day. He has recently taken to eating only the dogs’ food (Iams dry large chunk) - he seems to prefer it to his cat food. While it is comical to … --- ## [MLB Baseball April 2010 edition or Where is the Baseball thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-baseball-april-2010-edition-or-where-is-the-baseball-thread/536851)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-baseball-april-2010-edition-or-where-is-the-baseball-thread/536851 "2010-05-09T15:49:14Z")
Well the season is off to a good start. Yanks and Tampa are playing great. The Red Sox aren’t. Anyone think the A’s will hang around at all or will they be spent by the end of June? I’m sure the Jays will fade. The Me… --- ## [Trump considers those who served in the military "losers" and "suckers"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-considers-those-who-served-in-the-military-losers-and-suckers/919799)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2020, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-considers-those-who-served-in-the-military-losers-and-suckers/919799 "2020-10-03T09:15:43Z")
This isn’t exactly entirely new – Trump famously insisted John McCain wasn’t a hero, and repeatedly called him a loser, because he was captured in Vietnam. But it’s still very interesting. Most interesting is (and wi… --- ## [Cheap privacy fence ideas needed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-privacy-fence-ideas-needed/526067)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2010, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheap-privacy-fence-ideas-needed/526067 "2010-05-23T17:57:41Z")
The property I’m on has a chain link fence which works very well in keeping my two dogs in. The house next door just sold and the new neighbours have two large dogs. My dogs spend most of the time inside but it’s going … --- ## [Is illlegal prositution an unfair restriction on a womans use of her own body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-illlegal-prositution-an-unfair-restriction-on-a-womans-use-of-her-own-body/584457)
**Author:** [@Scathach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scathach)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2011, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-illlegal-prositution-an-unfair-restriction-on-a-womans-use-of-her-own-body/584457 "2011-07-03T09:10:06Z")
Was reading one of the (many) abortion threads and got thinking about this. Why is it accepted that the government can legislate what a woman does with her own body? If someone wants to accept money for sex then surely … --- ## [Cartoon characters who don't wear same clothes all the time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-characters-who-dont-wear-same-clothes-all-the-time/713945)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cartoon-characters-who-dont-wear-same-clothes-all-the-time/713945 "2015-03-03T16:38:45Z")
I know dressing cartoon characters in the same clothes makes sense–makes them easier to recognize, designing new outfits/getting approved can take time, etc. But are there any examples of shows or comic strips where char… --- ## [Donald Trump Declassifies all Documents Related to Russia/Collusion and Hillary Emails](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-declassifies-all-documents-related-to-russia-collusion-and-hillary-emails/922448)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-declassifies-all-documents-related-to-russia-collusion-and-hillary-emails/922448 "2020-10-09T16:34:34Z")
This is quite something. Donald Trump tweeted today: This follows a number of releases of some newly-declassified documents which at least suggest that not only was Russia/Collusion invented by the Hillary Clinton cam… --- ## [The game Minecraft took in almost one quarter of a billion dollars in 2012? WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-minecraft-took-in-almost-one-quarter-of-a-billion-dollars-in-2012-wtf/649142)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2014, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-game-minecraft-took-in-almost-one-quarter-of-a-billion-dollars-in-2012-wtf/649142 "2014-03-23T18:08:53Z")
This game looks like the son of Wolfenstein 3D. The mind boggles. --- ## [Juliet to Romeo: "You kiss by the book." Is this a compliment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/juliet-to-romeo-you-kiss-by-the-book-is-this-a-compliment/212197)
**Author:** [@knock\_knock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knock_knock)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2003, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/juliet-to-romeo-you-kiss-by-the-book-is-this-a-compliment/212197 "2003-11-10T07:09:50Z")
Right after Romeo and Juliet first kiss (in Act 1, Scene 5 of the Shakespeare play that bears their name), Juliet tells Romeo “You kiss by the book” (line 114). Is this supposed to be a compliment? Because it doesn’t s… --- ## [Substitutes for charcoal, in making gunpowder/black powder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitutes-for-charcoal-in-making-gunpowder-black-powder/564498)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2010, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitutes-for-charcoal-in-making-gunpowder-black-powder/564498 "2010-12-18T13:52:30Z")
For my weird question quota…is it possible to substitute anything for charcoal when making black powder? With the aim of ending up with something passably similar enough in power to regular gunpowder. I’ve heard of othe… --- ## [Select and name an expansion team in one of the 4 major leagues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/select-and-name-an-expansion-team-in-one-of-the-4-major-leagues/549396)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2013, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/select-and-name-an-expansion-team-in-one-of-the-4-major-leagues/549396 "2013-04-02T15:13:42Z")
You have been given the awesome responsibility of selecting a city to receive an expansion team in one of the four major North American leagues (MLB, NFL, NBA, NHL) under the following rules: The city must not already… --- ## [Which of television's fair female cops do you actually buy as a police officer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-televisions-fair-female-cops-do-you-actually-buy-as-a-police-officer/637013)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-televisions-fair-female-cops-do-you-actually-buy-as-a-police-officer/637013 "2012-10-09T18:02:24Z")
American television is replete with shows about police officers, FBI agents, and other law enforcement types. Once upon a time the protagonists of these shows were almost men, but nowadays it’s more common than not for t… --- ## [What did McCains remarks mean re DADT-elites-sacrifice...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-mccains-remarks-mean-re-dadt-elites-sacrifice/564693)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2010, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-mccains-remarks-mean-re-dadt-elites-sacrifice/564693 "2010-12-22T21:59:21Z")
What is he saying, exactly? --- ## [Question for Black Women: ''Can I touch your hair?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-black-women-can-i-touch-your-hair/671525)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2013, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-black-women-can-i-touch-your-hair/671525 "2013-11-01T05:36:55Z")
I have a lot of activist friends and lately I’ve seen them post article after article written by black women who hate it when strange white women ask to touch their hair. They write about it as if it happens all the time… --- ## [Time From Starting A New Job Till Getting Health Benefits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-from-starting-a-new-job-till-getting-health-benefits/572157)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-from-starting-a-new-job-till-getting-health-benefits/572157 "2011-02-23T00:03:42Z")
I was just wondering what in your experience has been the case. Most of the jobs I’ve had since I started working offered, health insurance after 90 days of employment. More specificially the first of the month AFTER 90… --- ## [Do bats poop while hanging upside-down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bats-poop-while-hanging-upside-down/142265)
**Author:** [@1kBR\_Kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/1kBR_Kid)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2002, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-bats-poop-while-hanging-upside-down/142265 "2002-12-19T15:45:20Z")
If so, does it run down their back and soil their fur?? --- ## [My car's radio is dead, but the sound system plays CDs just fine. What's up with that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cars-radio-is-dead-but-the-sound-system-plays-cds-just-fine-whats-up-with-that/648173)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cars-radio-is-dead-but-the-sound-system-plays-cds-just-fine-whats-up-with-that/648173 "2013-01-24T20:37:36Z")
Driving home from work the other day I suddenly lost all reception on my radio. One second it was playing fine, then there was a slight ‘pop’ over the speakers, then suddenly nothing but rather quiet, unvarying static a… --- ## [Why Do The Women On Christian Broadcasting Have Such Big Hairdos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-women-on-christian-broadcasting-have-such-big-hairdos/191441)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2023, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-women-on-christian-broadcasting-have-such-big-hairdos/191441 "2023-06-14T21:23:48Z")
I’ve noticed that the women on the Christian television networks almost always have big, bouffant hairdos. Why is this? Is this type of hairstyle common in the regions they come from?? And why do they wear heavy clown m… --- ## [Will people end up rebelling against the quarantine if it goes too long?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-people-end-up-rebelling-against-the-quarantine-if-it-goes-too-long/851339)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-people-end-up-rebelling-against-the-quarantine-if-it-goes-too-long/851339 "2020-04-14T21:28:16Z")
The experts in the US it seems, would like the quarantine to stay in place, and make it even tighter, probably until late summer or fall and possibly for a full year. I cant quote anyone but its out there. Which makes se… --- ## [Questionable Content Joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questionable-content-joke/513710)
**Author:** [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2009, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questionable-content-joke/513710 "2009-10-17T17:33:42Z")
There are three jokes in the fourth panel. What is the third one? Or am I the third one? --- ## [How to dump wireless network profile in Windows XP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dump-wireless-network-profile-in-windows-xp/537726)
**Author:** [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2011, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-dump-wireless-network-profile-in-windows-xp/537726 "2011-06-04T11:53:08Z")
Hiya, What I want to know is if there’s a method - in Windows XP or Home - to dump a wireless network profile config to a text file that can then be imported into another machine. (In Vista and 7, you can do this via n… --- ## [Southern accents: Dropping the L in the middle of words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-accents-dropping-the-l-in-the-middle-of-words/631987)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/southern-accents-dropping-the-l-in-the-middle-of-words/631987 "2012-08-26T17:05:01Z")
Back in my second year of Americorps, some of our teammates were making fun of myself and C-Rae-sy for the oft-times perplexing way we said certain words. Keep in mind that I am from Mississippi and that C-Rae-sy is from… --- ## [Super cute girl in the new Tic-Tacs commercial, who is she?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-cute-girl-in-the-new-tic-tacs-commercial-who-is-she/263786)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2005, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-cute-girl-in-the-new-tic-tacs-commercial-who-is-she/263786 "2005-07-30T12:18:00Z")
Sorry no link yet, hoping some doper here will know who I’m talking about and supply the link. In the commercial she’s dressed in all white, with a white backdrop and sort laying on a white chair and she puts a white Ti… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=886&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=888&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)