# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=917&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:** 918 --- ## [Interesting article- SF progressive policies / failed city](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-article-sf-progressive-policies-failed-city/965882)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2022, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-article-sf-progressive-policies-failed-city/965882 "2022-08-24T20:07:36Z")
This article showed up in my Android news feed recently, and it’s pretty interesting. Basically the author posits that San Francisco is a city where the political fighting is between “leftists and liberals” and that the… --- ## [Is the word "retarded" offensive when applied to somebody who is diagnosed as mentally retarded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-word-retarded-offensive-when-applied-to-somebody-who-is-diagnosed-as-mentally-retarded/660905)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-word-retarded-offensive-when-applied-to-somebody-who-is-diagnosed-as-mentally-retarded/660905 "2013-06-20T13:44:13Z")
This might be more IMHO, but I’ll let the mods decide. Sarah Palin is having a tweetwar with Bill Maher because he referred to her son Trig as “retarded”. Story. I don’t have the slightest problem believing that Bill … --- ## [$30 for a pizza..are you frackin serious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-for-a-pizza-are-you-frackin-serious/597389)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2011, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-for-a-pizza-are-you-frackin-serious/597389 "2011-10-01T10:00:15Z")
Haven’t order pizza for delivery in some time. However, was in the mood. Log into a a local pizza places website and one…1…as in single…as in not 2 but 1 pizza to be delivered…$30. Not including tip. Really? Serious… --- ## [Straight Dope makes me feel stupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-makes-me-feel-stupid/617415)
**Author:** [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2012, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-makes-me-feel-stupid/617415 "2012-04-08T16:30:54Z")
I never thought that I was stupid until I started posting here. Now I feel like everything I say sounds dumb. I’m starting to wonder if I am an idiot in real life, too. Anyone else feel like a moron? --- ## [In praise of the "fake-out rhyme" lyric](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-the-fake-out-rhyme-lyric/689475)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-the-fake-out-rhyme-lyric/689475 "2014-06-03T17:28:48Z")
Not sure if there’s a name for this lyrical device, but it makes me giggle every time. The lyrics leads you to believe a certain rhyming word is coming, then swaps it out for another word that doesn’t fit the rhyme sche… --- ## [Are Syrians technically caucasian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-syrians-technically-caucasian/667697)
**Author:** [@TashaKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TashaKitty)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-syrians-technically-caucasian/667697 "2013-09-02T21:07:38Z")
Mr. and Mrs. Assad and their kids look incredibly “white”. Are Syrians actually caucasian instead of “middle eastern”? Sorry for the awkward question. --- ## [Does income inequality reduce economic output, and is there evidence on way or the other?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-income-inequality-reduce-economic-output-and-is-there-evidence-on-way-or-the-other/714068)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2015, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-income-inequality-reduce-economic-output-and-is-there-evidence-on-way-or-the-other/714068 "2015-05-03T06:03:40Z")
Ok, so there’s a pretty basic principle that anecdotally goes back to the days of Henry Ford. Say a company makes $100. If it spends $20 of that paying workers, those workers have $20 with which to spend on goods and s… --- ## [Did Microsoft really steal all thier software from other developers???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-microsoft-really-steal-all-thier-software-from-other-developers/204970)
**Author:** [@Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xavier)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2003, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-microsoft-really-steal-all-thier-software-from-other-developers/204970 "2003-11-01T15:53:55Z")
So I hear a lot of really bad stuff about Microsoft and B.Gates. Mostly about how he stole the C++ operating system (whatever that is) and different software/products that he and his mega-company have re-hashed (which ar… --- ## [Are you willing to die from Covid 19 to help the economy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-willing-to-die-from-covid-19-to-help-the-economy/850198)
**Author:** [@2Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2Bits)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-willing-to-die-from-covid-19-to-help-the-economy/850198 "2020-04-27T08:46:02Z")
Apparently this feller is: --- ## [Good Hair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-hair/520225)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2009, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-hair/520225 "2009-12-12T01:47:56Z")
Anyone seen this? I just watched it last night and really enjoyed it. Overall, I thought it was good (though perhaps a smidge too much attention on the whole hair show in Atlanta). It was really informative. I do know a… --- ## [A cat! I have a cat!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cat-i-have-a-cat/772840)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2017, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cat-i-have-a-cat/772840 "2017-06-05T00:11:31Z")
My wife and I have adopted a beautiful cat. His name is Ghost. He’s 6-7 months old, and already freakin’ huge! … --- ## [Are college advisors unhelpful on purpose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-college-advisors-unhelpful-on-purpose/522369)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2009, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-college-advisors-unhelpful-on-purpose/522369 "2009-12-29T02:42:02Z")
I’m currently working out my next semester in college, and trying to decide if I really should stick with Mathematics as my major. I have a friend who works as a transcript evaluator for a working student university, an… --- ## [Libertarian is STILL an idiot.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarian-is-still-an-idiot/254174)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2004, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarian-is-still-an-idiot/254174 "2004-07-11T05:28:19Z")
I know I’ve said regrettable things on this board, and that my credibility has suffered for them. I realize that I’m gonna have to be more careful about how I espress myself–for a long time–before that credibility starts… --- ## [Favorite/least favorite P.E. activities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-least-favorite-p-e-activities/655016)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2013, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-least-favorite-p-e-activities/655016 "2013-04-18T20:08:00Z")
Grade school Physical Education, i.e. P.E. or “gym” class. From early elementary school through high school graduation, we all had to do go through it. There were lots of different games/activities. I’m thinking mostl… --- ## [Who gets a bachelor party in a gay wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gets-a-bachelor-party-in-a-gay-wedding/655691)
**Author:** [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2013, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-gets-a-bachelor-party-in-a-gay-wedding/655691 "2013-04-16T12:44:43Z")
See subject and poll; what have you seen gay couples do (or done yourself, if you’re gay and married/engaged?) --- ## [How long can you drive with a noisy throw-out bearing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-you-drive-with-a-noisy-throw-out-bearing/770617)
**Author:** [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-you-drive-with-a-noisy-throw-out-bearing/770617 "2016-11-09T22:30:05Z")
My throw-out bearing started squealing a couple of weeks ago. I’ve scheduled a clutch replacement but the parts don’t arrive until next week. Should I park the car or drive it until the parts come in? 2003 Subaru WRX 2… --- ## [Is Scalia nuts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-scalia-nuts/162525)
**Author:** [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2003, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-scalia-nuts/162525 "2003-03-28T19:13:39Z")
I wasn’t sure where to put this; at first I thought of GQ, but any responses are as likely to be opinion as factual answers. GD made sense, except that it may be hard to discuss this without cursing. In any case, if an… --- ## [SE Michigan Dopefest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/se-michigan-dopefest/547729)
**Author:** [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/se-michigan-dopefest/547729 "2010-08-30T14:06:38Z")
It’s been a while since we had the last one. My gf and I just moved into a new place in Milan, so I can host and we’ll be tiny bit closer to the folks in Northern Ohio. Or we could do it someplace else. Anyone intereste… --- ## [Jews and high-tech business success](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-and-high-tech-business-success/548876)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2010, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jews-and-high-tech-business-success/548876 "2010-08-08T06:20:18Z")
I hate to bring up this issue, since it usually brings accusations or implications of anti-semitism and/or association with all sorts of anti-semitic loons, but I think there is an interesting phenomenon that begs to be … --- ## [Waiting for the oil light?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiting-for-the-oil-light/715000)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2015, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiting-for-the-oil-light/715000 "2015-11-07T01:45:30Z")
My sister in law lives nearby. Her husband does not live with her (long story). I try to look after her sometimes. Recently I asked about her older Toyota Avalon and if she checks the oil stick between oil changes. The … --- ## [How Much Change Will a 5-Gallon Bucket Hold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-change-will-a-5-gallon-bucket-hold/84599)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2001, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-change-will-a-5-gallon-bucket-hold/84599 "2001-10-03T23:52:21Z")
I’ve stolen a 5-gallon bucket (in its previous life it was a conveyance for pickles) from Subway®. I’ve decided to throw all the change I generate into it, and when it fills up, take it to the Coinstar® machine and see h… --- ## [Yeah, I have a recommendation: drown your children and shoot yourself. Thanks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-have-a-recommendation-drown-your-children-and-shoot-yourself-thanks/412729)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2007, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-i-have-a-recommendation-drown-your-children-and-shoot-yourself-thanks/412729 "2007-08-01T02:12:52Z")
Customer: Can you recommend a movie for a bunch of 15-old-boys? My son has some friends over. Something they’ll like, but no nudity or violence. Also, my 8-old-daughter will be watching it with them. Me: (Inner voice: L… --- ## [Joseph of the Bible/Genesis -- Any Historical Evidence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joseph-of-the-bible-genesis-any-historical-evidence/506336)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2009, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joseph-of-the-bible-genesis-any-historical-evidence/506336 "2009-08-17T17:06:03Z")
Is there any historical evidence corroborating the story of Joseph as told in the book of Genesis? A Hebrew sold into Egyptian slavery by his jealous brothers, who then rises to power as the Pharoah’s “second-in-command”… --- ## [For those with a useless college degree](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-with-a-useless-college-degree/555177)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-with-a-useless-college-degree/555177 "2010-10-02T16:06:26Z")
What’s the answer? I pretty much fit the stereotype of the kid who went to college for all the wrong reasons. Got a bachelor of arts and a huge load of debt and not much of a steady career to pay for it all. Yes I mov… --- ## [Katrina person one year later-have I missed the spoof, or is this guy for real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katrina-person-one-year-later-have-i-missed-the-spoof-or-is-this-guy-for-real/359580)
**Author:** [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katrina-person-one-year-later-have-i-missed-the-spoof-or-is-this-guy-for-real/359580 "2006-06-09T07:18:35Z")
If this fellow’s arrogance is to be taken at face value, I don’t know what to say, other than GET THE FUCK OUT! --- ## [Let's talk bourbon and rye](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-bourbon-and-rye/671829)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-bourbon-and-rye/671829 "2013-10-29T15:07:43Z")
Thanks to you guys, I’ve delved into the wonderful world of bourbon, and started exploring rye as well. This summer I hit up a big bourbon tasting and discovered my new favorite: Eagle Rare. I also had this pleasant exp… --- ## [You suddenly die right now. What's the (potentially) longest time before someone finds your body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-suddenly-die-right-now-whats-the-potentially-longest-time-before-someone-finds-your-body/724648)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-suddenly-die-right-now-whats-the-potentially-longest-time-before-someone-finds-your-body/724648 "2015-11-09T20:10:43Z")
I live alone and my next visitor isn’t set to see me until Saturday. Since it will be a visitor who will become alerted and wondering as to where I was (as opposed to the type of visitor who would just go “Meh, must just… --- ## [Do monkeys really eat bananas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-monkeys-really-eat-bananas/350860)
**Author:** [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2006, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-monkeys-really-eat-bananas/350860 "2006-04-02T17:43:20Z")
Vague question, I know: surely some monkeys somewhere eat bananas. There are, after all, many different animals which we call “monkeys,” and surely some monkey habitats overlap with zones in which bananas grow. I gues… --- ## [God as an engineer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-as-an-engineer/629646)
**Author:** [@onecut39](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/onecut39)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-as-an-engineer/629646 "2012-08-06T14:18:26Z")
God as an engineer. Here we sit on this chaotic orb spinning through space and going nowhere. Around us we see incredible variations and strange adaptations in the natural world. It resembles nothing so much as chaos.… --- ## [Don't get a joke from The Simpsons, Futurama, or Family Guy? Post here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-get-a-joke-from-the-simpsons-futurama-or-family-guy-post-here/314352)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2005, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-get-a-joke-from-the-simpsons-futurama-or-family-guy-post-here/314352 "2005-08-08T15:58:36Z")
This is the amalgamated “I don’t get this joke” from one of those three cartoons thread. If there’s a joke, sight gag, or whatever you don’t understand, then say so and let those of us who do know fill you in and make y… --- ## [Do detectives really take a tiny taste-test of heroin or coke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-detectives-really-take-a-tiny-taste-test-of-heroin-or-coke/547769)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2017, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-detectives-really-take-a-tiny-taste-test-of-heroin-or-coke/547769 "2017-05-17T18:52:44Z")
Just saw Goodfellas again, and in the end one of the detectives confirms (sarcastically) after a tiny dip into the powder and a lick of that finger that the captured powder is heroin. I’ve also seen that move in other Ho… --- ## [How can I make my cookies more gooey and delightful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-my-cookies-more-gooey-and-delightful/404265)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-make-my-cookies-more-gooey-and-delightful/404265 "2007-05-16T20:34:31Z")
Don’t get me wrong, my cookies weren’t always little Sahara-reminiscent hockey pucks, but ever since I moved into my apartment, things just don’t seem to be going my way (cookie-speaking). Maybe it’s the new oven or mayb… --- ## [Did your parents tell you Satan was real when you were little?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-parents-tell-you-satan-was-real-when-you-were-little/675993)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-parents-tell-you-satan-was-real-when-you-were-little/675993 "2013-12-24T03:34:31Z")
Inspired by a Skald thread. If so, do you feel that doing so enriched or diminished your childhood? If NOT, do you feel your childhood was enriched or diminished? --- ## [What factors affect height?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-factors-affect-height/594032)
**Author:** [@anon11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anon11)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-factors-affect-height/594032 "2011-10-21T19:15:53Z")
I am 6 ft 3. This is three inches bigger then any relatives. I am a lifelong vegetarian. I was fairly active when I was young and well fed. Why am I taller then my family? I have read about growth hormones in meat, perh… --- ## [What are the most functional African countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-functional-african-countries/538531)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2013, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-most-functional-african-countries/538531 "2013-12-05T23:37:47Z")
Most of what you hear about Africa is pretty dismal. Poverty, genocide, children who are going to stave if you don’t finish your plate- sometimes it seems the whole continent is royally messed up. Which countries buck th… --- ## [The Spaghetti Westerns really, really suck.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-spaghetti-westerns-really-really-suck/484715)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2009, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-spaghetti-westerns-really-really-suck/484715 "2009-02-09T19:30:52Z")
I had the opportunity last weekend to watch For a Few Dollars More and The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly. Take away my man card now, because I couldn’t handle them for more than ten minutes at a stretch. They sucked, despi… --- ## [Why is Diane Rehm still on the air?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-diane-rehm-still-on-the-air/684988)
**Author:** [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-diane-rehm-still-on-the-air/684988 "2014-04-02T01:11:22Z")
I don’t expect this to get much interest–and if it does it’ll be negative, but around lunch time every day I’m usually driving and my default station on Sirius is always the public radio channel which typically airs Dian… --- ## [What Video Games Are You Playing - Fall Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-games-are-you-playing-fall-edition/701215)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-video-games-are-you-playing-fall-edition/701215 "2014-11-20T03:04:53Z")
We’re coming up on the winter sale season so time to check in again on what video games you’re playing, recently played or otherwise want to talk about. I stayed out of the Divinity: Original Sin and Wasteland 2 threads… --- ## [Can Avengers: Endgame get to $300 million domestic this weekend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-avengers-endgame-get-to-300-million-domestic-this-weekend/833000)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2019, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-avengers-endgame-get-to-300-million-domestic-this-weekend/833000 "2019-07-22T19:05:09Z")
It’s never been done before. According to BoxOfficeMojo it’s opening on 4400 locations this weekend. That would be $68,181.82 per location. But there’s locations and there’s locations. So places have it playing 100 t… --- ## [What bizarre things do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bizarre-things-do-you-have/540095)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2010, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bizarre-things-do-you-have/540095 "2010-05-26T02:08:13Z")
In the IMDb ‘goofs’ thread in Cafe Society I was reminded of the kitchen burner Nelix had on Star Trek: Voyager. It’s part of a GE-J-85 turbojet engine. Oddly, I happen to have one. In the ‘best airline seat’ thread, … --- ## [Better Call Saul 2.06 "Bali Ha'i" 3/21/16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-2-06-bali-hai-3-21-16/749801)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-2-06-bali-hai-3-21-16/749801 "2016-04-05T05:53:15Z")
2.01 Switch 2.02 Cobbler 2.03 Amarillo 2.04 Gloves Off 2.05 Rebecca --- ## [Studio 60 - 9/25](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/studio-60-9-25/374104)
**Author:** [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/studio-60-9-25/374104 "2006-10-03T16:34:24Z")
Getting a head-start on tonight… “The Cold Open” Matt and Danny have five days to organize their highly publicized first show; Harriet and Matt try to work around their romantic history; Jordan defends a controversial … --- ## [Ask The Liquor Store Clerk!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-liquor-store-clerk/416316)
**Author:** [@Woody\_Mellor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Woody_Mellor)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2007, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-liquor-store-clerk/416316 "2007-08-26T22:49:25Z")
Hello, I finally signed up after many years of lurking and just wanted to say hi to everybody. I work at 2 liquor stores right now, One high end and one neighborhood place. People seem to think that working at a liquor… --- ## [Explain gold investment to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-gold-investment-to-me/522363)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-gold-investment-to-me/522363 "2009-12-31T19:53:49Z")
I remember back in the 80’s when gold was $400/oz an no one wanted it then it got up to $800/oz and everyone wanted to buy it. What ever happened to buy low and sell high? I admit I had some 1oz silver rounds in highsc… --- ## [So Warren has Native American ancestry, 8 generations ago. Is she a minority?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-warren-has-native-american-ancestry-8-generations-ago-is-she-a-minority/822990)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2018, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-warren-has-native-american-ancestry-8-generations-ago-is-she-a-minority/822990 "2018-10-24T12:04:05Z")
This issue has always personally rankled me. I have a great, great grandmother that is native American. She’s in an old family photo. I’ve visited her grave in our family cemetery. My family has never learned which tribe… --- ## [Did you have college classes taught by TAs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-have-college-classes-taught-by-tas/557235)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2010, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-have-college-classes-taught-by-tas/557235 "2010-10-19T03:48:48Z")
I’ve heard lots about college classes taught by TAs, and I am confused. Do you mean you had courses where the regular classes were led by graduate students, and there was no professor attached to the course at all, or t… --- ## [How do I avoid giving Microsoft money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-avoid-giving-microsoft-money/625944)
**Author:** [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2012, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-avoid-giving-microsoft-money/625944 "2012-06-29T23:34:17Z")
I’m in the market for a new laptop, and I haven’t used any Microsoft software outside of work for over half a decade now. How do I avoid giving them money for something I will never use? If I buy a laptop with Linux pre… --- ## [The most god-awful comic artists of all time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-god-awful-comic-artists-of-all-time/298860)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2005, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-god-awful-comic-artists-of-all-time/298860 "2005-04-13T07:01:36Z")
Among the pantheon of horrible comic artists, many will mention Rob Liefeld …and while I agree that he’s horrible, we need more than one horrible artist to fill the Hall of Shame. So I present the first of many nominees… --- ## [Periods of celibacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/periods-of-celibacy/332576)
**Author:** [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2006, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/periods-of-celibacy/332576 "2006-01-08T23:40:07Z")
In this otherwise unrelated thread, Larry Mudd writes When I read that, it hit right at home. My last relationship ended in January, and I haven’t had sex since, so it’s now over ten months. And I’m perfectly content a… --- ## [Movie Review Thread (Possible spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-review-thread-possible-spoilers/114113)
**Author:** [@Tars\_Tarkas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tars_Tarkas)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2003, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-review-thread-possible-spoilers/114113 "2003-04-15T10:59:03Z")
Seen a movie? Want to spread the good word, or warn others of the pain? Post the reviews here! I just ask that you please follow a few simple rules: Don’t flame anyone in this thread. If you disagree with what some… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=916&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=918&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)