# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=933&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:** 934 --- ## [Questions on Boston Murderer Charles Stuart & Willie Bennett](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-on-boston-murderer-charles-stuart-willie-bennett/652965)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2013, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-on-boston-murderer-charles-stuart-willie-bennett/652965 "2013-03-27T02:33:57Z")
We know the infamous incident in the late 1980s when Charles Stuart shot his pregnant wife in Boston and himself and then falsely claimed that they were attacked by a black man. Eventually Willie Bennett (who had alread… --- ## [Angel Finale...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angel-finale/246093)
**Author:** [@SuperNova](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuperNova)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2004, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angel-finale/246093 "2004-05-30T01:32:20Z")
:eek: --- ## [the completely hijackable MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-completely-hijackable-mmp/553590)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-completely-hijackable-mmp/553590 "2010-09-20T01:50:40Z")
I didn’t see a new one up yet, so I took the liberty. There is no topic, so everyone - write your own OP and put it here. :smiley: --- ## [IPA in the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipa-in-the-sdmb/762291)
**Author:** [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2016, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipa-in-the-sdmb/762291 "2016-08-17T18:29:09Z")
A 4-year-old thread ( Spell My Name With An Eth: Why is ‘Odin’ pronounced like it is? ) was recently revived to discuss the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) on the SDMB. As far as I can see, this issue w… --- ## [I've never figured out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-figured-out/914690)
**Author:** [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-figured-out/914690 "2021-01-27T22:00:52Z")
Inspired by the search for the Philly Soul tune, I wanted to make a thread about stuff you’ve googled, pondered, maybe even asked around and still can’t find. It doesn’t have to be a song…maybe it’s a recipe or a TV ad … --- ## [True Blood 10/05](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-10-05/466660)
**Author:** [@zuma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zuma)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-10-05/466660 "2008-10-29T20:03:27Z")
Anyone still watching this? I’m kind of enjoying it. Who knew Jason was fucking his grandma. Seriously tho, Sookie can’t read Sam’s mind? I am beginning to think he’s less than human. Also, can anyone remind me who … --- ## [So, found a basket 'o' smokes in the bargain bin @ Kroger (Rant: mild and menthol-y)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-found-a-basket-o-smokes-in-the-bargain-bin-kroger-rant-mild-and-menthol-y/479756)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2009, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-found-a-basket-o-smokes-in-the-bargain-bin-kroger-rant-mild-and-menthol-y/479756 "2009-01-09T19:18:27Z")
Yup, you read right. My wife and I were at the local Kroger (or “K-Rog” as I call it) and were perusing the post-Christmas bargain bins. In one bin at the end was a large wicker basket without a tag. I meandered down,… --- ## [Revisiting the "Dean Scream"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revisiting-the-dean-scream/671728)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revisiting-the-dean-scream/671728 "2013-11-09T21:51:41Z")
So we were having a dinner-table conversation with the kids and the topic of politicians who flamed out came up. I recounted the story of Howard Dean’s famous “scream”… as I recalled it. A little later, I pulled it up o… --- ## [Woman finds bag of cash - turns it into the Bank](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-finds-bag-of-cash-turns-it-into-the-bank/661453)
**Author:** [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2013, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-finds-bag-of-cash-turns-it-into-the-bank/661453 "2013-06-22T23:18:54Z")
A woman (unemployed school teacher) found a bag in the road with two “huge bundles of hundred dollar bills, wrapped in rubber bands” inside. The bag was in the middle of the road, getting run over by traffic. The bag h… --- ## [Why do Belgians kill babies? \[RO\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-belgians-kill-babies-ro/482690)
**Author:** [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2009, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-belgians-kill-babies-ro/482690 "2009-02-05T00:01:07Z")
A man, his face painted white and his hair dyed in red, entered a Belgian nursery and began stabbing the babies. Two babies and one adult were stabbed to death, and many severely wounded. He then left on a bike. See here.… --- ## [How useful are at-home DNA tests?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-useful-are-at-home-dna-tests/798258)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-useful-are-at-home-dna-tests/798258 "2026-02-20T23:06:56Z")
Column here. Those AncestryDNA TV commercials irk me. One lady kept saying the test determined she was from all nations, so now she didn’t know what nation to put down on forms. What the …? I am unaware of any DNA test … --- ## [Why do conservatives take some diseases seriously, but not others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-conservatives-take-some-diseases-seriously-but-not-others/947012)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2021, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-conservatives-take-some-diseases-seriously-but-not-others/947012 "2021-09-13T15:07:41Z")
Although coronavirus-related, this isn’t really a Covid thread, so I’m not putting it in Quarantine Zone: Conservatives are plenty capable of taking a disease seriously. When there was the (tiny, tiny) risk of Ebola in … --- ## [New idea: Shoot, shovel, and shut up.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-idea-shoot-shovel-and-shut-up/708765)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-idea-shoot-shovel-and-shut-up/708765 "2015-01-09T01:17:53Z")
Lets say your a landowner who often deals with pest animals like feral dogs, cats, various wild animals, or Canadian geese deciding to make your pond their permanent home and crapping zone. These animals can cause diseas… --- ## [Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell on BBC America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-strange-mr-norrell-on-bbc-america/722477)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2015, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-strange-mr-norrell-on-bbc-america/722477 "2015-09-08T15:26:51Z")
I loved the book and am really looking forward to the miniseries. Earlier thread about casting and pre-production: Who would you cast in Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell? - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board Webs… --- ## [Worst Cooks in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cooks-in-america/612682)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-cooks-in-america/612682 "2012-03-06T16:30:36Z")
I have a soft spot for this show. It’s silly but very earnest. Anne Burrell seems to care very much about the people she’s teaching. Is anyone watching? I’m watching this season with particular interest because one of th… --- ## [Did Roberts flip his vote at the 11th hour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-roberts-flip-his-vote-at-the-11th-hour/626624)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-roberts-flip-his-vote-at-the-11th-hour/626624 "2012-07-06T15:24:20Z")
Or at least at some point? The case that he did is made here: Further, a couple weeks ago, people reading between the lines of a speech Ginsburg gave thought she was hinting (probably unintentionally) that she was wri… --- ## [Is a house cat this large potentially dangerous to young kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-house-cat-this-large-potentially-dangerous-to-young-kids/635563)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2012, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-house-cat-this-large-potentially-dangerous-to-young-kids/635563 "2012-09-27T23:48:06Z")
This YouTube video touts “Savannah cats” as being excellent companions, but given the size of this cat the destruction it could wreak if pissed looks to be considerable. Is a cat of this size a concern re child safet… --- ## [Inventions you've come up with.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-youve-come-up-with/614943)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inventions-youve-come-up-with/614943 "2012-03-21T21:28:25Z")
I am an armchair inventor from time to time, aren’t we all? Watching shows like Dragon’s Den/Shark Tank make me realize that I’ll never want to spend that much time or money on a project that just might recoup the amount… --- ## [Hard and bumpy lawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-and-bumpy-lawn/93527)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2001, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-and-bumpy-lawn/93527 "2001-11-16T15:17:06Z")
My back lawn is very hard and bumpy. What should I do to try to even it out? I’m not looking for a quick fix. I core-aerated about 2 years ago. Figured I need to do it more often and will do it this weekend. But how do I… --- ## [Understanding Child Endangerment - Baby left alone in car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understanding-child-endangerment-baby-left-alone-in-car/536369)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understanding-child-endangerment-baby-left-alone-in-car/536369 "2010-05-07T00:27:35Z")
A couple left their 7 week old baby in their car in a parking garage while they gambled in a casino for 2.5 hours. It was 8 pm and 54 degrees outside. The baby was wearing a cotton sleeveless one-piece. There was a blan… --- ## [Looking for sous vide bottom round steak advice!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-sous-vide-bottom-round-steak-advice/714561)
**Author:** [@Rattlehead02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rattlehead02)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2015, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-sous-vide-bottom-round-steak-advice/714561 "2015-03-15T13:26:28Z")
After liberating the sous vide unit I got mom for Christmas I decided to get various meats to play around with. I got some frozen chicken, boneless breasts and thighs, some frozen tilapia and some fresh bottom round stea… --- ## [Car overheating? Turn on the heater!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-overheating-turn-on-the-heater/75680)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-overheating-turn-on-the-heater/75680 "2014-08-16T18:39:34Z")
This is the advice given today in the NY post by Robert Sinclair Jr, spokeman for the Automobile Club of New York. Does this work? And if it does, why? --- ## [Non-vulgar interjections and insults that are worse than swearing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-vulgar-interjections-and-insults-that-are-worse-than-swearing/288005)
**Author:** [@Podkayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Podkayne)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2005, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-vulgar-interjections-and-insults-that-are-worse-than-swearing/288005 "2005-02-11T17:17:33Z")
My darling husband, for some reason, says, “mother puss-bucket” as a random interjection, usually in place of motherfucker. I absolutely can’t stand the image this puts in my mind—not the mother part, the puss-bucket pa… --- ## [You're Making a Collection of Your Favorite Movie Scenes-List Five You Would Include](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-making-a-collection-of-your-favorite-movie-scenes-list-five-you-would-include/394818)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2007, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-making-a-collection-of-your-favorite-movie-scenes-list-five-you-would-include/394818 "2007-04-07T17:58:09Z")
I had (and I imagine still have somewhere) a VCR tape that I had made which included favorite movie scenes from a variety of films. We don’t use the VCR any more and I need to get around to making a similar copy on DVD. … --- ## [Stupid TV game show contestants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-tv-game-show-contestants/949702)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2021, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-tv-game-show-contestants/949702 "2021-09-22T23:30:15Z")
So I am watching The Game Show Network with My Beloved and something called America Says pops up. Basically, they poll a bunch of people and the contestants have to guess what the most common answers are, being given fi… --- ## [Tell me about your expensive hobby.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-expensive-hobby/407059)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2007, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-expensive-hobby/407059 "2007-06-14T17:00:12Z")
Mine is turning out to be photography. I am the kind of person who wants the best or nothing. Since my hobby started I’ve bought five cameras (two of them dslrs) (not counting phones with cameras) and two lenses. My m… --- ## [Intimate brother-sister relationships in literature--healthy & otherwise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intimate-brother-sister-relationships-in-literature-healthy-otherwise/451007)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intimate-brother-sister-relationships-in-literature-healthy-otherwise/451007 "2008-05-31T19:39:23Z")
Before anyone goes all freakazoid on me, I do NOT mean sexually intimate. Keep your incest to yourself: I’m looking for examples, primarily in fiction, of brothers & sisters whose involvement in one another’s emotional l… --- ## [Did Johnny Cash sing a racist song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-johnny-cash-sing-a-racist-song/421740)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2007, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-johnny-cash-sing-a-racist-song/421740 "2007-10-06T21:33:20Z")
A friend of mine played me a tune last night purporting to be Johnny Cash. The singer was singing something along the lines of “America for whites, Africa for blacks, ship them n\*ggers back.” It sounded like it was recor… --- ## [Do you think Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-jeffrey-epstein-committed-suicide/838572)
**Author:** [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-jeffrey-epstein-committed-suicide/838572 "2023-06-27T16:26:56Z")
Do you think Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide? --- ## [How do you do a three-way coin toss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-do-a-three-way-coin-toss/438873)
**Author:** [@jackelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackelope)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-do-a-three-way-coin-toss/438873 "2008-02-26T05:01:20Z")
My RSS reader tells me today that the Atlanta Falcons won a three-team coin toss for the third overall draft pick next year. While this is cause for celebration (because my Falcons never win anything), it got me wonderi… --- ## [Car Guys: Brake Fluid Flush? Fuel Injector Flush?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-guys-brake-fluid-flush-fuel-injector-flush/472418)
**Author:** [@shelbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shelbo)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-guys-brake-fluid-flush-fuel-injector-flush/472418 "2008-11-13T19:55:40Z")
The Toyota dealer just called (I’m in for a routine oil change, tire rotation and fluid service), and said that: The rear brakes are down to 10% and need to be replaced ($398). The brake fluid is a little cloudy, and h… --- ## [Brokeback Mountain - The Story of Two Jerks \[Open Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brokeback-mountain-the-story-of-two-jerks-open-spoilers/435241)
**Author:** [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brokeback-mountain-the-story-of-two-jerks-open-spoilers/435241 "2008-01-31T14:48:07Z")
So with Ledger dying I realized I never got around to seeing this movie. My initial reaction is that this movie is the story of two jerks. Ennis treats his wife like dirt. He lies and cheats on her. He is emotionally di… --- ## [Liberals are not serving in the military enough. What ought to be done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberals-are-not-serving-in-the-military-enough-what-ought-to-be-done/338403)
**Author:** [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2006, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberals-are-not-serving-in-the-military-enough-what-ought-to-be-done/338403 "2006-01-10T12:18:50Z")
Right off the bat, I ought to spell out that this is a very long term trend that seems to be unrelated to the current war. So Bush-bashing needn’t enter into the equation. And the facts don’t really seem to be in dispu… --- ## [Why is President Trump's approval rating climbing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-president-trumps-approval-rating-climbing/850420)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2020, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-president-trumps-approval-rating-climbing/850420 "2020-05-10T02:38:44Z")
I just don’t get it. This guy is seriously mismanaging this pandemic. A lot of people are going to die because of his lack of action. Yet Five Thirty Eight has his approval rating at all time highs: 538 Trump Approva… --- ## [Why is putting an aspirin in your drink a big deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-putting-an-aspirin-in-your-drink-a-big-deal/174146)
**Author:** [@80sHairMetalMaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/80sHairMetalMaven)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2003, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-putting-an-aspirin-in-your-drink-a-big-deal/174146 "2003-05-09T23:57:54Z")
I was watching “Grease” the movie the other day and the scene where Marti is complaining that Vince Fontaine tried to put an aspirin in her Coke at the dance struck me as odd. What is the big deal? People take aspirin al… --- ## [First look at the new Robocop. Thoughts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-look-at-the-new-robocop-thoughts/634832)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2013, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-look-at-the-new-robocop-thoughts/634832 "2013-04-14T21:32:51Z")
So Robocop is my favorite sci-fi movie of all time and has been since I first saw it as a kid. This is definitely a movie that shouldn’t be remade. With that said… http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=94813 … --- ## [T-Shirts!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-shirts/819210)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2018, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-shirts/819210 "2018-12-28T12:40:35Z")
Okay, I’m designing some T-shirts for sale on Amazon. So far there’s only one design available (in men’s, women’s, and youth’s). There are others waiting approval but Amazon only allows one submission a day and can take … --- ## [Democrats demand that Rove apologize or resign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-demand-that-rove-apologize-or-resign/309674)
**Author:** [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2005, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-demand-that-rove-apologize-or-resign/309674 "2005-06-27T17:29:44Z")
The latest flap is over Karl Rove’s recent comments: “Liberals saw the savagery of the 9-11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers.” Conservatives, he said, “saw… --- ## [Guy carrying a gun walking around the neighborhood...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-carrying-a-gun-walking-around-the-neighborhood/809630)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2018, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-carrying-a-gun-walking-around-the-neighborhood/809630 "2018-03-04T14:53:17Z")
I was driving home from work the other day and pulled into my neighborhood (it’s a typical middle-class neighborhood with the homes built around 10-12 years ago) and there was a guy, his wife (I guess) and a small dog on… --- ## [What Is The Opposite of Hoarding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-opposite-of-hoarding/692371)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2014, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-opposite-of-hoarding/692371 "2014-07-09T16:48:57Z")
Does the DSM recognize an opposite of hoarding? I know a guy who is like that- he is neither poor (successful business owner) nor a miser (pays his employee well, often goes out with friends, picks up the check frequent… --- ## [Can you assemble a patented item for your own use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-assemble-a-patented-item-for-your-own-use/588990)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-assemble-a-patented-item-for-your-own-use/588990 "2011-07-17T02:46:19Z")
Say you read someone’s patent (or patent application) online. It basically lays out how the device or preparation is made. Is it legal to use these instructions to make the thing for yourself, if you don’t try to sell … --- ## [In flight refuelling for commercial airliners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-flight-refuelling-for-commercial-airliners/687636)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-flight-refuelling-for-commercial-airliners/687636 "2014-07-21T01:53:13Z")
Large planes like C-5 can be refulled and the technology is a mature one. I understand the costs involved, but I would have thought that the advantages would be sufficient to overcome that issue. Increase the range o… --- ## [Superman renounces his American citizenship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-renounces-his-american-citizenship/580094)
**Author:** [@LonesomePolecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonesomePolecat)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2011, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superman-renounces-his-american-citizenship/580094 "2011-05-03T00:11:54Z")
This week in Action #900, Superman declared himself a citizen of the universe andrenounced his American citizenship. An American icon succumbs to PC bullshit … --- ## [Motorists flip illegally parked car on its side. Do you agree with such actions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorists-flip-illegally-parked-car-on-its-side-do-you-agree-with-such-actions/604589)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2011, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorists-flip-illegally-parked-car-on-its-side-do-you-agree-with-such-actions/604589 "2011-12-03T20:52:21Z")
This happened in Athens, Greece. This is the old center of the city where most streets are very narrow. The car was double parked in such a way that the public bus couldn’t turn and got stuck. Soon chaos ensued. The stuc… --- ## [Why is YouTube legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-youtube-legal/544502)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-youtube-legal/544502 "2010-08-02T17:10:57Z")
I’m sure that this has been discussed previously, but a search didn’t turn anything up. Why is YouTube legal? Sure, anyone can post their home videos of aunt Mabel’s 90th birthday party. And anyone can post their own wo… --- ## [Seriously People, Am I The Only Person Who Has Never Heard Of A "Pimp Cup"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2009, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-people-am-i-the-only-person-who-has-never-heard-of-a-pimp-cup/507096 "2009-08-24T22:20:07Z")
In my college speech class yesterday, one student was giving a speech on starting a glass blowing business. She mentioned how much money you could make with making even simple things, and gave as an example, “I went to C… --- ## [Does the President's extended family get secret service protection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-presidents-extended-family-get-secret-service-protection/574289)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2011, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-presidents-extended-family-get-secret-service-protection/574289 "2011-03-12T03:03:20Z")
I just watched an episode of West Wing where the President is lecturing his college age daughter on the need for secret service protection. He told her the scenario of daughter getting kidnapped and held with a gun to he… --- ## [US Southerners/Kentuckians: What's a "holler?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-southerners-kentuckians-whats-a-holler/816569)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2018, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-southerners-kentuckians-whats-a-holler/816569 "2018-06-28T10:49:04Z")
See query. I read today \[cite gone\] about big-shot actor who said that he (or somebody) was born “in a f\*\*\* holler in Kentucky” I presume he was claiming humble beginnings, and that the word means shack of some kind. N… --- ## [Rothbardian Pro-Wrestler wins election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rothbardian-pro-wrestler-wins-election/819055)
**Author:** [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2018, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rothbardian-pro-wrestler-wins-election/819055 "2018-08-18T13:51:30Z")
Glenn Jacobs, aka Kane, has won election for Mayor of Knox County Tennessee. https://www.google.com/amp/s/71republic.com/2018/08/02/jacobs-wins-election/amp/ This is a bellwether election similar to the victory of Al… --- ## [Who was the fifth Beatle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-fifth-beatle/529623)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-fifth-beatle/529623 "2010-03-02T23:23:05Z")
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