# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=926&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:** 927 --- ## [Firefly Film Festival #10: "War Stories". SPOILERS!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-film-festival-10-war-stories-spoilers/311918)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2005, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-film-festival-10-war-stories-spoilers/311918 "2005-10-01T14:22:01Z")
I looked around for this week’s thread and lo and behold, it was not here. So, here it is. My DVD set was finally delivered to my office on Friday, but of course it wasn’t actually delivered to me, so tomorrow I’m gonn… --- ## [Worst decision a TV show/movie has made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-decision-a-tv-show-movie-has-made/759599)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2016, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-decision-a-tv-show-movie-has-made/759599 "2016-07-16T07:19:26Z")
Moving Waterloo road to Scotland , killed the show --- ## [Straight people - does the notion of showering with a gay person bother you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-people-does-the-notion-of-showering-with-a-gay-person-bother-you/611469)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-people-does-the-notion-of-showering-with-a-gay-person-bother-you/611469 "2012-02-02T21:46:51Z")
This comes from a few places - one of them is a youtube video that I watched earlier that talked about the “issues” facing the army following the end of DADT, namely straight soldiers having to share shower and changing … --- ## [Genre/subject matter that makes universally bad films (and their exceptions)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genre-subject-matter-that-makes-universally-bad-films-and-their-exceptions/744858)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2016, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genre-subject-matter-that-makes-universally-bad-films-and-their-exceptions/744858 "2016-02-06T04:15:08Z")
So here’s how it goes. There are certain genres or subjects that universally seem to make terrible films/shows. Kind of like the opposite of how it’s hard find a bad gangster or heist film. But then every now and agai… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory 1/26--The Beta Test Initiation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-1-26-the-beta-test-initiation/610772)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-1-26-the-beta-test-initiation/610772 "2012-01-31T13:41:34Z")
Raj becomes attached to his phone’s female virtual assistant while Leonard and Penny try seeing each other once again. --- ## [How terrible is it to "dog ear" library books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-terrible-is-it-to-dog-ear-library-books/378004)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2006, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-terrible-is-it-to-dog-ear-library-books/378004 "2006-10-28T18:53:16Z")
I generally mark my page in books by folding down the top half-inch or so of the corner of the page. This doesn’t interfere with the reading of the book (the crease never enters into the text block), and I never really t… --- ## [What's your motto in life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-motto-in-life/402439)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2007, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-motto-in-life/402439 "2007-05-07T09:53:13Z")
In conversation with a friend recently (a person who is far more “Type A” than my laid-back self) I decided that my personal life motto is “What’s the worst that could happen?” What’s your motto? --- ## [Will a spinal fusion keep my son from enlisting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-spinal-fusion-keep-my-son-from-enlisting/405502)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2007, 9:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-spinal-fusion-keep-my-son-from-enlisting/405502 "2007-05-26T09:03:40Z")
He’s only 14 at the moment, but he’s obsessed with The Hitler Channel (History), some show about military technology, and just generally military stuff in general. I have no idea where he’s learned it all from, but he’s … --- ## [Muad'Dib, Question: How thick is your skull?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muaddib-question-how-thick-is-your-skull/96048)
**Author:** [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2002, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muaddib-question-how-thick-is-your-skull/96048 "2002-12-18T04:29:15Z")
I imagine that you have the brain the size of a pea when you started this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=101404 which gets moved because it’s not a “General Question” it’s pretty mu… --- ## [It's all fun and giggles until somebody dies (An abortion rant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-all-fun-and-giggles-until-somebody-dies-an-abortion-rant/629350)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-all-fun-and-giggles-until-somebody-dies-an-abortion-rant/629350 "2012-08-19T20:33:12Z")
2 years ago, browbeaten by the local RCC our spineless politicians added a complete ban to abortion to the constitution. And while abortion was never legal at least before it made allowances for cases in which the health… --- ## [Are coffee whiteners really that bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-coffee-whiteners-really-that-bad/550183)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-coffee-whiteners-really-that-bad/550183 "2010-08-16T17:58:21Z")
I was going to post this in general questions, but I get a feeling there will be a debate on this topic. Have you ever noticed that the health-food, naturalist, organic, granola-crunching crowd seems to have a special h… --- ## [The 2011 Amateur Psychic Predictions thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2011-amateur-psychic-predictions-thread/564593)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2011-amateur-psychic-predictions-thread/564593 "2011-12-30T15:13:33Z")
While in the grocery store today I saw that the trash magazines had already started their annual predictions. So I propose a game where the SMDB makes their predictions as well. Year end we’ll see who is most accurate. Y… --- ## [What does Canada, Australia, etc. gain by keeping Queen Elizabeth as head of state?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-canada-australia-etc-gain-by-keeping-queen-elizabeth-as-head-of-state/699474)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-canada-australia-etc-gain-by-keeping-queen-elizabeth-as-head-of-state/699474 "2014-09-29T00:54:09Z")
Is there any reason to keep that form of government other than tradition? --- ## [Why do athiest's opinions matter more than religious people's opinions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-athiests-opinions-matter-more-than-religious-peoples-opinions/283870)
**Author:** [@prisoner6655321](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/prisoner6655321)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2005, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-athiests-opinions-matter-more-than-religious-peoples-opinions/283870 "2005-01-13T11:04:56Z")
A friend of mine tried to put some Christian rock music on at work. Her boss told her that it was bothering some of the customers, and he put on some regular rock music instead, music he knew would bother religious custo… --- ## [So, is Rush the leader of the GOP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-rush-the-leader-of-the-gop/488157)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2009, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-rush-the-leader-of-the-gop/488157 "2009-03-10T04:39:00Z")
Certainly nobody else in the Republican Party seems to command as much power as he does today. Hell, anyone who dares criticize him is forced to come groveling for forgiveness. Michael Steele is little more than a figur… --- ## [What's the hidden message in the song "Minnie the Moocher"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-hidden-message-in-the-song-minnie-the-moocher/284534)
**Author:** [@bonypony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bonypony)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2005, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-hidden-message-in-the-song-minnie-the-moocher/284534 "2005-01-14T14:49:01Z")
Cab Calloway sings a song called “Minnie the Moocher”. It’s a catchy song and I’ve noticed that a lot of my favorite Big Band groups have made their own version of it. Does the story have any meaning? Is Minnie a real pe… --- ## [45 RPM Singles. Did you play the B-side?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/45-rpm-singles-did-you-play-the-b-side/307503)
**Author:** [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2013, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/45-rpm-singles-did-you-play-the-b-side/307503 "2013-07-16T02:18:19Z")
When you used to buy singles, did you only buy them for the A-side and never flip it over? Or did you always listen to the other side, at least once? Ever found a jewel of a song there? In another thread, I mentioned th… --- ## [How did I get downgraded from Charter Member to Guest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-i-get-downgraded-from-charter-member-to-guest/497936)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2009, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-i-get-downgraded-from-charter-member-to-guest/497936 "2009-06-30T15:23:18Z")
What am I, chopped liver? I have taken great pride in being a Charter Member, having read Cecil in the Reader from the inception of the column, and having actually had two letters published in two of the Great Master’s … --- ## [What's that iconic 'cowbooy music'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-iconic-cowbooy-music/681720)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2014, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-iconic-cowbooy-music/681720 "2014-02-22T19:57:35Z")
There’s a tune that is the epitome of cowboy soundtrack music. I can’t remember hearing it in any movie, but I remember hearing it on cartoons of the '40s and '50s they used to show on TV. I’m picturing Droopy, but I’m… --- ## [Those annoying cliches in movies and TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-annoying-cliches-in-movies-and-tv-shows/353858)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2006, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-annoying-cliches-in-movies-and-tv-shows/353858 "2006-04-30T04:40:20Z")
I’m hoping others will mention the little things they always seem to do in movies and shows that you never do yourself in real life. One that I get itchy when I see it is where somebody uses a key to get into their hous… --- ## [Straight Dope now available on podcast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-now-available-on-podcast/517830)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-now-available-on-podcast/517830 "2010-05-25T15:25:02Z")
Cecil’s latest can now be heard on a podcast. In the iTunes Store, search for “Straight Dope,” then click on the “subscribe” button next to the Straight Dope logo. The column will be sent to you automatically each week, … --- ## [Only a southerner knows..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-a-southerner-knows/249310)
**Author:** [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2004, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-a-southerner-knows/249310 "2004-06-12T20:52:41Z")
Sent to me by a friend…yes it’s glurge…but it’s so very true… Only a Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit and a conniption fit, and that you don’t “HAVE” them, you “PITCH” them. Only a Southerner knows … --- ## [I need a device to jump my car and charge my car battery. What do I need? (confusion about terms)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-device-to-jump-my-car-and-charge-my-car-battery-what-do-i-need-confusion-about-terms/583491)
**Author:** [@I\_Know\_Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Nothing)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-device-to-jump-my-car-and-charge-my-car-battery-what-do-i-need-confusion-about-terms/583491 "2011-05-29T22:16:14Z")
My car battery is currently dead. It was recommended to me to charge it first, and not jump a completely drained battery. I want to buy a tool that will charge my battery, something I can also use to jump my car in am … --- ## [Xarelto](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xarelto/718026)
**Author:** [@denquixote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denquixote)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2015, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xarelto/718026 "2015-04-22T22:24:36Z")
Am I the only person who would never in a million years suggest to my doctor that maybe I am at risk for a pulmonary embolism caused by deep vein thrombosis? What in the world do these medical companies gain by asking u… --- ## [Whom from history do you suspect was a Time Traveler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-from-history-do-you-suspect-was-a-time-traveler/570323)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-from-history-do-you-suspect-was-a-time-traveler/570323 "2011-02-12T17:02:00Z")
Ok, we’ve all discussed time machines, and what you’d do if you had one, and the perils of time travel. Here’s a slight spin on the problem. As you survey the vast panorama of history as you know it, who do you think mig… --- ## [Is it time to pull out of Iraq regardless?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-pull-out-of-iraq-regardless/314058)
**Author:** [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2005, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-pull-out-of-iraq-regardless/314058 "2005-07-31T13:08:04Z")
Thisdisturbing story in this morning’s Los Angeles Times causes the question in the title. The implication of the story to me is that US forces are in a situation that grows increasingly intolerable and they are underst… --- ## [Could I use molten lava as a permanent design feature--like a moat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-use-molten-lava-as-a-permanent-design-feature-like-a-moat/489972)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2009, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-i-use-molten-lava-as-a-permanent-design-feature-like-a-moat/489972 "2009-03-27T16:17:39Z")
Inspired by…countless movies, TV shows, comics, novels, etc., as well as the response to this, I’m finally going to ask this one. That is, like I said in the title, is there any way, with roughly current technology (or … --- ## [Heroes 1/29 - "The Fix" (SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-1-29-the-fix-spoilers/390025)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2007, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-1-29-the-fix-spoilers/390025 "2007-02-06T00:10:13Z")
Last week: Niki snapped a man’s expanding stick (and not for the first time); Hiro picked up a little something from the museum gift shop; Peter revived from a coma and no one could tell the difference; Claire reacquaint… --- ## [Okay, Borders boy, we get the hint.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-borders-boy-we-get-the-hint/107371)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2002, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-borders-boy-we-get-the-hint/107371 "2002-05-15T19:56:17Z")
“Attention Borders customers … the time is now 9:30. The Borders Cafe will be closing in one hour. The Borders Cafe wil reopen again tomorrow at 9:00 AM.” “Attention Borders customers … the time is now 10:00. The Bor… --- ## [Are honest eulogies ever given?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-honest-eulogies-ever-given/538779)
**Author:** [@Jormungandr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jormungandr)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2010, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-honest-eulogies-ever-given/538779 "2010-05-10T23:32:58Z")
OK, I know you’re supposed to praise whoever died in a eulogy, say “he worked with kids, blah, blah.” :dubious: I honestly hate them, because I know the person usually wasn’t even close to the portrait they’re painting.… --- ## [My patient should go stick his head in a pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-patient-should-go-stick-his-head-in-a-pig/261724)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2004, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-patient-should-go-stick-his-head-in-a-pig/261724 "2004-09-05T18:34:14Z")
My patient was upset with me. He said he had horrible back pain from kidney stones. He said he’d had stones so severe before they were removed surgically. The scar was in an odd place for surgical removal of stones, t… --- ## [Just on CNN: Oprah Winfrey seriously thinking about running for POTUS in 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-on-cnn-oprah-winfrey-seriously-thinking-about-running-for-potus-in-2020/806148)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-on-cnn-oprah-winfrey-seriously-thinking-about-running-for-potus-in-2020/806148 "2018-01-11T23:28:44Z")
What could possibly go wrong with this?!?!? Sorry, Oprah, I think you should stick to acting and “60 Minutes”. --- ## [Are there any drinks high in potassium that don't require refrigeration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-drinks-high-in-potassium-that-dont-require-refrigeration/620604)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2012, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-drinks-high-in-potassium-that-dont-require-refrigeration/620604 "2012-05-04T16:09:46Z")
Milk and orange juice are both high in potassium. V8 low sodium is incredibly high in potassium, about 900mg per 8 oz serving. But they all need refrigeration. Are there high potassium beverages that don’t require refri… --- ## [Punkin Chunkin: what muzzle velocity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punkin-chunkin-what-muzzle-velocity/604123)
**Author:** [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2011, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punkin-chunkin-what-muzzle-velocity/604123 "2011-12-03T03:01:25Z")
I loves me some Punkin Chunkin. The current big boys are the air cannons, which are shooting eight to ten pound pumpkins almost 4400 feet. What muzzle velocity would be required? Mods: GQ or Game Room? The networks con… --- ## [What did this bumper sticker mean??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-this-bumper-sticker-mean/103908)
**Author:** [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2002, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-this-bumper-sticker-mean/103908 "2002-04-17T18:01:53Z")
It said “In Case of Rapture, This Car Will Be Unmanned”. Huh? --- ## [Customer service: Japan vs. United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customer-service-japan-vs-united-states/562405)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2010, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/customer-service-japan-vs-united-states/562405 "2010-12-02T14:10:22Z")
I recently spent a couple of weeks in Japan. My first time there. Wife and I hit several cities: Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama. One of the things that made a big impression on me was flawless customer service ev… --- ## [When we all died.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-we-all-died/591697)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-we-all-died/591697 "2011-08-10T16:39:31Z")
I try to explain to young’uns that the human race survived past October, 1962 because Nikita Khrushchev was less of a psycho than Castro. We all, theoretically, died 49 years ago. The rest have been gravy. I’m probabl… --- ## [Should steaks be salted before or after cooking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-steaks-be-salted-before-or-after-cooking/506408)
**Author:** [@Swords\_to\_Plowshares](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swords_to_Plowshares)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2009, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-steaks-be-salted-before-or-after-cooking/506408 "2009-08-15T01:29:59Z")
My mother claims that if you salt steaks before grilling them, it dries them out. Thus, when eating at her house I have to salt my steak afterward. Does salting beforehand noticeably dry out the meat, or is this just a… --- ## [Aldebaran has been banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-has-been-banned/282485)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2005, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-has-been-banned/282485 "2005-01-05T02:51:26Z")
Aldebaran has been banned for trolling, posting information he knew or should have known was false, making veiled and not-so-veiled threats, and refusing to cooperate with the mods. He has received numerous warnings, mos… --- ## [Why was Tangled so expensive to make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-tangled-so-expensive-to-make/574270)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-tangled-so-expensive-to-make/574270 "2011-03-12T21:48:56Z")
I just read Tangled was the second most expensive movie ever made in history. (The most expensive was Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End.) And my question is how? Okay, it was CGI animated. But dozens of movies ha… --- ## [what does ABS light on my dashboard mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-abs-light-on-my-dashboard-mean/566923)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2011, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-abs-light-on-my-dashboard-mean/566923 "2011-01-08T23:15:54Z")
It’s an old Chevy Blazer and it was just inspected last month. The ABS light came on and stays on. It’s a weekend, I can’t take it into the shop right now, is it OK to drive? --- ## [SNL - Who?! What?! I'm Officially Old...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-who-what-im-officially-old/606622)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-who-what-im-officially-old/606622 "2011-12-21T20:17:44Z")
I can remember the exact last SNL episode I tried watching: It was the season premiere in the Fall of '95 with a whole new cast (Ferrell & company). First sketch was what (I guess) became a new classic, Ferrell and, ah, … --- ## [What can I do with leftover pancakes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-leftover-pancakes/630980)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-leftover-pancakes/630980 "2012-08-11T02:45:58Z")
This. The batch of batter is sitting, awaiting the deployment and conversion into pancakes. But no one wants any more. So, if I use up the batter, make a bunch of pancakes, then what can I do with them? Something easy… --- ## [How does mouth-to-mouth work since you're exhaling mostly carbon dioxide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-mouth-to-mouth-work-since-youre-exhaling-mostly-carbon-dioxide/144046)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2002, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-mouth-to-mouth-work-since-youre-exhaling-mostly-carbon-dioxide/144046 "2002-12-21T06:01:37Z")
How is the nonbreathing person benefited by inhaling a nonoxygenated gas? --- ## [:::sigh::: So now talking about pay toilets is forbidden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-so-now-talking-about-pay-toilets-is-forbidden/334135)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2005, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sigh-so-now-talking-about-pay-toilets-is-forbidden/334135 "2005-12-07T01:25:08Z")
Any particular reason why this informative and entertaining thread was killed? Hard to tell when the joke upon closing is more important than, you know, providing an explanation. --- ## [Ask the Person Who Did Win Something Like the Lottery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-did-win-something-like-the-lottery/553792)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-did-win-something-like-the-lottery/553792 "2010-09-20T19:39:45Z")
We have those what would you do if you won the lottery threads a lot. I really did. It wasn’t the lottery specifically but the end result is the same. I just got notice of another cool million tonight. This isn’t a joke… --- ## [Jimmy Carter: Basic requirements for a fair election are missing in Florida](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-carter-basic-requirements-for-a-fair-election-are-missing-in-florida/266519)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2004, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-carter-basic-requirements-for-a-fair-election-are-missing-in-florida/266519 "2004-10-16T18:05:43Z")
From the Washington Post, September 27, 2004, by former President Jimmy Carter, http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52800-2004Sep26.html (registration required but free); also available at the website of the C… --- ## [Taxi: Actors and Credits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxi-actors-and-credits/639289)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxi-actors-and-credits/639289 "2016-11-02T20:03:33Z")
It’s always bugged me… How did Judd Hirsch get top billling in the opening credits for the show “Taxi”? Why not Andy Kaufmann? At least he was a name! (Was Judd Hirsch even known?) Not sure Danny Devito was establish… --- ## [Acupuncture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acupuncture/584780)
**Author:** [@EclipseMN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EclipseMN)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acupuncture/584780 "2011-07-01T18:40:46Z")
Much as I hate to disagree with a properly cynical point of view on something as goofy as acupuncture, I feel I need to put forth some information on the subject that I feel has been overlooked. While it’s undoubtedly t… --- ## [Why is there no Libertarian Party outside the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-no-libertarian-party-outside-the-united-states/180547)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2003, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-no-libertarian-party-outside-the-united-states/180547 "2003-06-13T09:51:37Z")
I’ve got another thread going in the GD forum right now – “Do socialist politics have a future in the United States?” – which begins with the recognition of the curious fact that the U.S. is the only modern industrial st… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=925&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=927&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)