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**Author:** [@gallows\_fodder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallows_fodder)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cowboys-aliens/589885 "2011-08-08T20:02:50Z")
What’s the buzz on this movie? I ask because I just found out that Clancy Brown is going to be in it, and now I kinda have to go see it. Wait, so it’s got Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, and Clancy Brown? Yeaahh, I’ll pr… --- ## [Why John Edwards behavior is so repulsive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-john-edwards-behavior-is-so-repulsive/495642)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2009, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-john-edwards-behavior-is-so-repulsive/495642 "2009-05-12T03:33:24Z")
The cheating on his wife is disappointing and tawdry but at least he (finally under pressure) owned up to that. The really repulsive part of his behavior is his absolute silence on the paternity of the child born to his… --- ## [Sawdust allergy - what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sawdust-allergy-what-to-do/656156)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sawdust-allergy-what-to-do/656156 "2013-05-01T17:45:49Z")
(Note: I posted this same request in the Barn House, just to get maximum input) I am deep into an outdoor project using redwood, that involves a lot of work on the table saw. Apparently, although I have never had any pr… --- ## [Has this twist ever been used in a mystery novel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-twist-ever-been-used-in-a-mystery-novel/604794)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2012, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-twist-ever-been-used-in-a-mystery-novel/604794 "2012-09-25T17:49:44Z")
It’s a familiar set up. A murder has occurred. An obvious suspect has been arrested, and faces the death penalty. The evidence against him seems strong. But his mother, sister, or daughter is convinced he’s innocent and … --- ## [Hiroshima shadows - how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiroshima-shadows-how/535799)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiroshima-shadows-how/535799 "2012-07-03T04:08:49Z")
You know those pictures of the shadows of people etched into the walls in Hiroshima? So the Internet tells me that they happened because the bodies shielded the walls from the blast. But then shouldn’t the “shadows” be l… --- ## [Cultural Appropriation: What's Wrong With It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultural-appropriation-whats-wrong-with-it/737271)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2015, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultural-appropriation-whats-wrong-with-it/737271 "2015-11-13T16:46:54Z")
Until recently, complaining about cultural appropriation has been mostly associated with the same small segment of the population that uses the word “intersectionality” in daily conversation and thinks that Noam Chomsky … --- ## [I wish they would make a movie of...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-they-would-make-a-movie-of/506345)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2009, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wish-they-would-make-a-movie-of/506345 "2009-08-27T03:50:25Z")
HP Lovecraft’s work, particularly one that features a thousand foot tall Cthulhu rising up from the oceans and stomping the hell out of some city. We have the technology to make Him look believable now, its time to forg… --- ## [Alcohol Detox-What's It Like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-detox-whats-it-like/514323)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2009, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcohol-detox-whats-it-like/514323 "2009-10-30T04:50:09Z")
All- I am an alcoholic. I drink around 8-10 beers every night and have for the last twenty years. I am 40 years old. As you can imagine, this has led to some problems with my family, mostly with my wife and stepdaugh… --- ## [2020 US Presidential election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-us-presidential-election/790946)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-us-presidential-election/790946 "2017-07-19T20:40:56Z")
Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson has officially filed with the Federal Election Commission as a candidate for President of the United States. It isn’t clear that he has endorsed the campaign as of yet, though he has talked abo… --- ## [Republicans: who would you pick for 2016?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-who-would-you-pick-for-2016/720284)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-who-would-you-pick-for-2016/720284 "2015-06-01T12:46:24Z")
How are you guys feeling about this group of presidential hopefuls? As someone who is moderate-left, it looks a bit weak, but maybe that’s just my bias? Who would you like to see as the Republican nominee, and is that b… --- ## [Humans are not hard-wired for moral behavior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-are-not-hard-wired-for-moral-behavior/567802)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2011, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humans-are-not-hard-wired-for-moral-behavior/567802 "2011-01-23T12:52:15Z")
Some people on this board believe that humans are hard-wired to exhibit certain moral tendencies. Typically they say that humans are hard-wired to obey moral rules that contribute to social cohesion, such as rules again… --- ## [Analysis of "The Raven": Did Lenore die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analysis-of-the-raven-did-lenore-die/477233)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2008, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/analysis-of-the-raven-did-lenore-die/477233 "2008-12-17T00:15:26Z")
I just helped my 12-year-old daughter understand the poem “The Raven” for an English assignment. I haven’t read it since I was in school myself, and in going through it learned much more about the poem than I had ever k… --- ## [Are really expensive steaks worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-really-expensive-steaks-worth-it/647978)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-really-expensive-steaks-worth-it/647978 "2013-01-23T23:22:00Z")
I’m not much of a meat eater and have at times gone a year or more without a steak. Last summer, I bought a stupidly expensive rib-eye ($19.99/lb) steak at a high-end grocery store and it was so freaking good that I’ve … --- ## [Eat Shit and Die Sony](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-and-die-sony/577367)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2011, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eat-shit-and-die-sony/577367 "2011-04-09T00:04:48Z")
I bought a Sony Vaio laptop last January for around $800, CW model to be precise. So here I sit, about 14 and a half months into ownership of a fucking useless brick. Sony’s oh-so-generous warranty of 12 months appropria… --- ## [Domestic violence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domestic-violence/652557)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/domestic-violence/652557 "2013-12-10T13:22:34Z")
The couple next door fight on the regular, most of it being him shouting at her. This happens every other day or so, but this morning it was more intense than normal and included the woman crying and begging and the soun… --- ## [Did Scalia do anything wrong by meeting privately with this group?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-scalia-do-anything-wrong-by-meeting-privately-with-this-group/571403)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2011, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-scalia-do-anything-wrong-by-meeting-privately-with-this-group/571403 "2011-02-16T15:27:32Z")
The Raw Story is reporting that Justice Scalia met privately with congressional Tea Party members, and a former (Reagan) DoJ official feels it was improper, possibly deserving of impeachment. Did Scalia do anything wro… --- ## [2007 Weight Loss Club, April](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-april/398245)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2007, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2007-weight-loss-club-april/398245 "2007-04-30T20:13:33Z")
As always, in an effort to keep this thread from growing to large, here is the April edition of the weight loss club. Good luck losing! :slight\_smile: --- ## ['All in the Family': Failed Political Theater](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-in-the-family-failed-political-theater/709520)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-in-the-family-failed-political-theater/709520 "2015-01-15T20:49:55Z")
I was talking with my wife and daughter about the Charlie Hebdo attack and gave my views (noted elsewhere) about the offensive and seemingly racist cartoons they publish. Daughter: Why would they do such a thing? Me: … --- ## [Unwed moms and unsexy men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwed-moms-and-unsexy-men/502684)
**Author:** [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2009, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unwed-moms-and-unsexy-men/502684 "2009-07-15T02:13:13Z")
Thesetwo postsover at Overcoming Bias got me thinking recently. He points out that single moms now account for 40% of new births, and posits that this means these women will no longer worry about which men can provide (… --- ## [Jimmies: Racist Etymology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmies-racist-etymology/489036)
**Author:** [@Zeke\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeke_R)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmies-racist-etymology/489036 "2009-03-12T13:29:09Z")
Hi all. I’m trying to locate the correct etymology for the word jimmies (or a single jimmy), a term for the sprinkles you put on your ice cream if you live in New England. I was using it the other day, and a friend ins… --- ## [Dogs, Sex, and Morality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-sex-and-morality/595645)
**Author:** [@JohnnyMac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnnyMac)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-sex-and-morality/595645 "2011-09-13T12:48:02Z")
I apologise in advance for posting something that sounds like it’s from the Jeremy Kyle show, but this is the first time I’ve been confronted with something like this in meatspace, and I really have to know. A friend of… --- ## [What to do with asbestos tile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-asbestos-tile/248177)
**Author:** [@theR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/theR)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2017, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-asbestos-tile/248177 "2017-11-21T21:19:03Z")
I’m getting ceramic tile in the finished portion of my basement. The people that are going to do the tile mentioned that the old tile is probably asbestos because of the age of the house. The house was built in 1956. … --- ## [Classic Horror Movies, 1970-1990](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-horror-movies-1970-1990/528379)
**Author:** [@Pray\_for\_peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pray_for_peace)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2010, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classic-horror-movies-1970-1990/528379 "2010-02-16T05:51:20Z")
Shutter Island looks scary, I think. I hope it’s good. (No spoilers, please.) So I was inspired to think about my favorite horror movies, most of which are from 1970-1990, because these were the easiest to rent or see… --- ## [The Post Office Opened My Mail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-post-office-opened-my-mail/941386)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2022, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-post-office-opened-my-mail/941386 "2022-04-22T00:29:10Z")
Or so it would seem. I’ll give you the details. As you may already know, I have these medical and scientific theories I have been sharing with people via U.S. mail for some time now. Anyway, I also send a letter to myse… --- ## [Most violent cities in USA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-violent-cities-in-usa/646839)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-violent-cities-in-usa/646839 "2013-01-23T00:08:03Z")
The FBI has released a list of the 20 American cities which had the highest violent crime rates in 2012. Flint, MI - 2337 violent crimes per 100,000 people Detroit, MI - 2137 violent crimes per 100,000 people St. Louis… --- ## [Praying to God to reveal himself....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/praying-to-god-to-reveal-himself/658910)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2013, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/praying-to-god-to-reveal-himself/658910 "2013-05-23T19:18:01Z")
Jesus’s disciple Thomas said: I want to be like Thomas… I am unable to believe without sufficient evidence so it seems I won’t be blessed. My relatives all believe. My sisters are fundamentalist Pentecostals. My si… --- ## [Guardian and the Falklands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardian-and-the-falklands/609468)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guardian-and-the-falklands/609468 "2012-01-24T20:23:47Z")
While it is true that in general the news media has a slant toward the left I still prefer the New York Times as my news source and as long as they are for realistic and tolerable policies I don’t mind their editorial li… --- ## [Why have no living soldiers received the Medal of Honor in Afghanistan or Iraq?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-no-living-soldiers-received-the-medal-of-honor-in-afghanistan-or-iraq/537545)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2011, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-no-living-soldiers-received-the-medal-of-honor-in-afghanistan-or-iraq/537545 "2011-09-16T22:13:33Z")
This may turn into a Great Debate, but I’ll put it here for now. Anyway six Medal of Honors have been awarded in Iraq and Afghanistan, but they’ve all been posthumous. We’ve been fighting the War on Terror for almost te… --- ## [What was life like in the 1600s? (research here)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-life-like-in-the-1600s-research-here/583122)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-life-like-in-the-1600s-research-here/583122 "2011-05-29T13:40:35Z")
First off again, disclosure: I’m writing a book (my first!) and starting to do research. I want to know things about the 1600s, starting very early (first decade) and going through the rest of that century. What level o… --- ## [Can we do commercials we love again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-do-commercials-we-love-again/469065)
**Author:** [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2008, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-do-commercials-we-love-again/469065 "2008-11-07T04:49:25Z")
Because while most of the commercial for the new Swiffer deal is kind of dumb, the Mariachi band playing “Baby Come Back” cracks me up every single time. I don’t know, maybe it’s the guitar player in me that likes the a… --- ## [Are old horror movies still scary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-old-horror-movies-still-scary/539126)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-old-horror-movies-still-scary/539126 "2010-05-19T15:08:39Z")
Inspired by this post by shy guy in my ongoing zombie-film thread: Oh, poor jaded fellow . . . :frowning: Is it like that across the board? Have all the classic horror films from Universal and Hammer and all, everyt… --- ## [Worst Happy Ending](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-happy-ending/813508)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2018, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-happy-ending/813508 "2018-05-13T22:08:06Z")
What’s the worst supposedly “happy” ending you’ve ever seen or read in a book, TV show, movie, fairy tale, or whatever? I nominate the movie Georgy Girl. Yeah, okay, she seems thrilled to adopt her callous roommate’s a… --- ## [Attempted murder-suicide by my spatula.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempted-murder-suicide-by-my-spatula/263747)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2004, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempted-murder-suicide-by-my-spatula/263747 "2004-09-15T14:31:57Z")
Today I decide to do something about the pile of dishes in my sink, and they all got a rinse, and got put into the dish washer. Among these items was my spatula. It has always been a normal well manered spatula, and I th… --- ## [Turn right into right lane only, but left, pick a lane - Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-right-into-right-lane-only-but-left-pick-a-lane-why/585791)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2011, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-right-into-right-lane-only-but-left-pick-a-lane-why/585791 "2011-06-19T12:13:37Z")
In California, if I turn right onto a multi-lane road, I must end up in the rightmost lane upon completion of the turn. If I turn left, I can pick any lane. Why is that? --- ## [What does "hard cider" taste like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-hard-cider-taste-like/338069)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2006, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-hard-cider-taste-like/338069 "2006-01-02T18:06:12Z")
Well what does fermented apple juice taste like? Is it very strong? Does it taste at all similar to apple juice? :confused: --- ## [the myth of potential energy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-myth-of-potential-energy/484001)
**Author:** [@MichaelJohnBertrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelJohnBertrand)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2009, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-myth-of-potential-energy/484001 "2009-02-09T10:30:43Z")
This had bugged me for a long, long time. Since junior high, actually. See, I think “potential energy” is a myth, a fiction, and therefore, at the very least, so is the law of the conservation of energy. Instead of des… --- ## [Fuck Zahi Hawass sideways](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-zahi-hawass-sideways/578980)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-zahi-hawass-sideways/578980 "2011-07-15T22:45:57Z")
Well, fuck Egypt and Greece both. If it hadn’t been for tomb raiders the Elgin Marbles would have been burned for lime to make mortar, and Lord Elgin bought them legally from the government. Fuck Hawass, previously the… --- ## ["Fatty" jokes on TV and Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatty-jokes-on-tv-and-movies/628145)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fatty-jokes-on-tv-and-movies/628145 "2012-07-15T14:45:13Z")
I’ve been watching a lot of How I Met Your Mother lately, and I’ve noticed that Barney’s character in particular is very insensitive towards overweight people. It almost kills the show for me sometimes. I’m not overweigh… --- ## [If you'll smear your penis with mustard will it get burnt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youll-smear-your-penis-with-mustard-will-it-get-burnt/221024)
**Author:** [@eyeamflesch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eyeamflesch)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2003, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youll-smear-your-penis-with-mustard-will-it-get-burnt/221024 "2003-12-29T14:38:42Z")
? --- ## [People on dating sites who seem to want pen pals and not dates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-on-dating-sites-who-seem-to-want-pen-pals-and-not-dates/749027)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-on-dating-sites-who-seem-to-want-pen-pals-and-not-dates/749027 "2020-11-12T19:43:13Z")
I really don’t know if this, er, trait applies to men and women equally, since I’m looking for women – so that’s my first question. Are there as many men who want to exchange messages over a prolonged period as there se… --- ## [Do you sleep under a bedspread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-under-a-bedspread/402176)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sleep-under-a-bedspread/402176 "2021-12-08T22:17:17Z")
An argument brewed this weekend as I held forth that, no, you don’t sleep under a bedspread (particularly the quilted polyester ones in hotels), but pull it off and sleep under the bedclothes underneath it. The bedsprea… --- ## [GRRR! Women at bars! Square peg round hole.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grrr-women-at-bars-square-peg-round-hole/439729)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2008, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grrr-women-at-bars-square-peg-round-hole/439729 "2008-03-07T14:43:38Z")
Fuck! When will I ever fucking learn that th square peg DOES’T fit in the round hole? I know I’ve told myself at least a hundred times I’m not going to get involved with women I meet at bars! Back story: Heading home … --- ## [Movies that were Better than You Thought They would be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-were-better-than-you-thought-they-would-be/583808)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2011, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-were-better-than-you-thought-they-would-be/583808 "2011-07-03T07:03:01Z")
Last night, I watched American Beauty as part of my quest to watch every Oscar nominated movie. Yeah, I know it made Best Picture of 1999, and Best Actor and Best Director. For some reason, I wasn’t expecting much. Ma… --- ## [Presidential Bus - why so ugly and depressing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-bus-why-so-ugly-and-depressing/592949)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-bus-why-so-ugly-and-depressing/592949 "2011-08-19T15:08:33Z")
Man, this is one butt ugly bus. The press is already making coffin jokes. Did no one consider a better paint job? :stuck\_out\_tongue: I get depressed just looking at this big turd. :rolleyes: Get some colored paint and… --- ## [What's with the flurry of bannings of late?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-flurry-of-bannings-of-late/844695)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2019, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-flurry-of-bannings-of-late/844695 "2019-12-13T16:19:15Z")
We’ve had some fairly high-profile posters - HurricaneDitka, Barack Obama, Budget Player Cadet, SamuelA - bite the dust of late. Are the mods just clamping down harder these days, or did these posters all hit their criti… --- ## [What advantage is offered by overhead cams or even DOHC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-advantage-is-offered-by-overhead-cams-or-even-dohc/312901)
**Author:** [@Nunavut\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunavut_Boy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2005, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-advantage-is-offered-by-overhead-cams-or-even-dohc/312901 "2005-07-20T14:21:36Z")
It seems that many (most?) older engine designs rely on having a single cam down near the crank and a series of pushrods to operate the valves. OHC involves having a timing chain that can stretch or break and completely … --- ## [I pit people who can't tell the difference between fact and opinion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-cant-tell-the-difference-between-fact-and-opinion/586543)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-cant-tell-the-difference-between-fact-and-opinion/586543 "2011-06-26T18:31:27Z")
All right, let’s get this clear. “The sky I am looking at right now is blue” is a statement of fact. It is either true or false, and is objectively so. “I think blue is the nicest-looking color” is an opinion. It canno… --- ## [Archie says his job gets "kind of butthole at times" in 1947 newspaper comic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archie-says-his-job-gets-kind-of-butthole-at-times-in-1947-newspaper-comic/619754)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2012, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archie-says-his-job-gets-kind-of-butthole-at-times-in-1947-newspaper-comic/619754 "2012-05-27T03:17:10Z")
When it’s not prime, of course. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=plAsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=E8sEAAAAIBAJ&dq=calendar-girl&pg=4081%2C91102 --- ## [Prioritize the Trump target.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prioritize-the-trump-target/767537)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2016, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prioritize-the-trump-target/767537 "2016-10-08T09:39:57Z")
You are in charge of Team Clinton. You are aware that Trump has many targets but that the American public needs to have their attention drawn to just two or three tops or else they just shut down and absorb nothing at al… --- ## [What's the British standard of living like in 2008?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-british-standard-of-living-like-in-2008/450580)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2008, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-british-standard-of-living-like-in-2008/450580 "2008-06-07T16:49:34Z")
I know that the UK went through some tough times in the 60’s and 70’s, but all I really know about the everyday lifestyle issues in the UK are the glimpses I’ve gotten into British homes via British TV shows over the ye… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=901&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=903&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)