# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=934&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:** 935 --- ## [National Novel Writing Month 2005--Who's In?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-novel-writing-month-2005-whos-in/327099)
**Author:** [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2005, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-novel-writing-month-2005-whos-in/327099 "2005-12-01T16:18:43Z")
November is almost upon us, and with it comes National Novel Writing Month. Thirty days, fifty thousand words–it doesn’t have to be good and it doesn’t have to be finished, it just has to be fifty thousand words. Last … --- ## [Smart cars and dumbass consumers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-cars-and-dumbass-consumers/636293)
**Author:** [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2012, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-cars-and-dumbass-consumers/636293 "2012-10-03T20:38:21Z")
Are you so fucking stupid you need your car to tell you how to get from say Houston to Chicago? You can’t figure out the weather in Roswell? You need your car to tell you to turn left here to get to the movie theater? I… --- ## [Do I have to pay an ambulance bill if it was called by police?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-pay-an-ambulance-bill-if-it-was-called-by-police/169439)
**Author:** [@Assuming\_facts\_not\_in\_evidence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Assuming_facts_not_in_evidence)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2003, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-to-pay-an-ambulance-bill-if-it-was-called-by-police/169439 "2003-04-18T18:48:43Z")
I didn’t call the ambulance, I didn’t agree to pay anything, I never signed anything. They drove me 1 mile. They sent me a bill for 900+ dollars. If anyone had said I would owe 900+ for that I would have fainted, and wou… --- ## [Rachel Corey in Gaza: it takes an American death.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rachel-corey-in-gaza-it-takes-an-american-death/161999)
**Author:** [@tclouie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tclouie)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2003, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rachel-corey-in-gaza-it-takes-an-american-death/161999 "2003-03-23T00:48:59Z")
In 1979, the Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza was bombing and massacring his own people in a desperate effort to cling to power in the face of a popular revolution. Through most of this period, President Jimmy Carter… --- ## [Justice League Unlimited : Task Force X](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-league-unlimited-task-force-x/305077)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2017, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-league-unlimited-task-force-x/305077 "2017-08-26T04:08:24Z")
It premiered in the States last Saturday. It was nice to see Captain Boomerang in action, along with Plastique, Colonel Flagg, and Deadshot. Deadshot seemed to be voiced by Michael Rosenbaum, who’s then well on his way… --- ## [First Pro-gun video I don't hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-pro-gun-video-i-dont-hate/647459)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-pro-gun-video-i-dont-hate/647459 "2013-01-20T19:28:40Z")
First pro-gun video I have seen that makes me go, “Huh, maybe they are right?” (It’s not a long video, worth a look) What do you think? --- ## [Christianity and Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-and-love/21620)
**Author:** [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2000, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-and-love/21620 "2000-06-27T02:01:41Z")
I have a simple question… Let’s say a man always felt awkward around women. As a matter of fact, he can’t remember a time he has ever been attracted to a woman. But believing homosexuality to be a sin, he shrugs it off … --- ## [It's time to stop bitching about SCOTUS decisions that expand rights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-stop-bitching-about-scotus-decisions-that-expand-rights/804694)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-stop-bitching-about-scotus-decisions-that-expand-rights/804694 "2017-12-28T18:10:18Z")
Every time the Supreme Court lays down a decision expanding rights, such as in Citizens United, Heller, Roe, the Hobby Lobby case, there’s always a hue and cry from various quarters depending on whose ox got gored. We’ve… --- ## [SEARCH ALL disabled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-all-disabled/70471)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2001, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/search-all-disabled/70471 "2001-07-09T11:52:58Z")
In an effort to make the board more accessible to people, I have disabled the “search any date” and “search all forums” functions. You can still search, but you have to be a bit more specific. Searching any date and sea… --- ## [Flying on Air Force One: Absolute, 100 % safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-on-air-force-one-absolute-100-safe/714191)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2017, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-on-air-force-one-absolute-100-safe/714191 "2017-08-04T01:23:02Z")
Air travel in general is considered a fairly safe means of transportation, but of course, accidents do happen and when they happen, they get a lot of attention. There are human errors, technical malfunctions and adverse … --- ## [Anyone Using Hulu Plus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-using-hulu-plus/637382)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-using-hulu-plus/637382 "2012-10-14T18:35:04Z")
Does anyone here use Hulu Plus? What do you think of it? What’s the premium content like? Does anyone have Hulu Plus AND Netflix streaming? Do the two have diverse enough libraries to make them both worth it? --- ## [The Pitt, season 2 (TV show, open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pitt-season-2-tv-show-open-spoilers/1026604)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 355\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pitt-season-2-tv-show-open-spoilers/1026604 "2026-06-15T18:09:52Z")
S2 I had been late to watching S1 so am starting S2 with only 2 weeks break. Literally just started streaming the first new ep, so it can’t count as a spoiler, and I’m taken out of it and had to stop just to post! Unle… --- ## [sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex/640983)
**Author:** [@lets\_dance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lets_dance)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex/640983 "2012-11-18T16:36:11Z")
wut age is usually the time when people lose their viginity? --- ## [Mad-Men 3.08, Souvenir (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-3-08-souvenir-open-spoilers/512621)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2009, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-3-08-souvenir-open-spoilers/512621 "2009-10-11T18:17:55Z")
\[QUOTE=AMCTV\] Don takes Betty on a business trip. Pete helps a neighbor in his building. \[/QUOTE\] Will we finally find out what happened to Joan? Unless Christina Hendricks is leaving the show she has to wind up ba… --- ## [Is Prince William's marriage a sham?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-prince-williams-marriage-a-sham/692840)
**Author:** [@Suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suicide)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-prince-williams-marriage-a-sham/692840 "2014-07-11T19:12:37Z")
In general, do the British public believe that the Prince William-Kate Middleton marriage is a real marriage or do they know that it is really a sham marriage perpetrated in order continue the royal line of succession? W… --- ## [Movies ruined by "Happy Endings". So spoilers, I hope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-ruined-by-happy-endings-so-spoilers-i-hope/966749)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2022, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-ruined-by-happy-endings-so-spoilers-i-hope/966749 "2022-08-17T23:35:36Z")
Riffing off of this thread, what are the films you think were, if not ruined, then lessened by a tacked-on happy ending (or a sad ending, to make it more ‘artsy’). I’m of the opinion that books-to-movie films are especia… --- ## [Why do I need a prescription for eyeglasses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-need-a-prescription-for-eyeglasses/717549)
**Author:** [@Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Itself)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-need-a-prescription-for-eyeglasses/717549 "2015-04-15T04:24:09Z")
I need a new pair of glasses. The ones I currently have are perfectly fine other than having recently been scratched up a bit due to my clumsiness. I have all the data from my prescription and know the exact frame I want… --- ## [Hi Ho, Hi Ho, an Off To Work MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-ho-hi-ho-an-off-to-work-mmp/785131)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hi-ho-hi-ho-an-off-to-work-mmp/785131 "2017-05-01T04:09:19Z")
It’s Monday, I’m up, caffeinated, and sheveled, and we’re supposed to get up to eight inches of rain today. Anybody need an Ark? I Noah guy. --- ## [Women with big stones - Are big, flashy gemstones in jewelry in poor taste of not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-with-big-stones-are-big-flashy-gemstones-in-jewelry-in-poor-taste-of-not/545803)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-with-big-stones-are-big-flashy-gemstones-in-jewelry-in-poor-taste-of-not/545803 "2010-07-12T22:14:35Z")
I’m watching QVC as I surf, and I’m stunned by the sheer size of some of the gemstones in rings, pendants, bracelets etc. they are hawking. I’ve always had the notion in the back of my mind that smaller jewels and settin… --- ## [Is there such a job as "Microsoft Excel consultant"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-job-as-microsoft-excel-consultant/582165)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-job-as-microsoft-excel-consultant/582165 "2014-03-15T23:33:59Z")
something where you bounce around in 1 - 3 month stints at various companies, improving their processes by way of Microsoft Excel? Anybody make (or know someone who makes) a living doing this sort of work? --- ## [I pit churches that exist to attack other churches](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-churches-that-exist-to-attack-other-churches/630835)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-churches-that-exist-to-attack-other-churches/630835 "2012-08-11T22:57:25Z")
It reminds me of MBA class and all this talk about competitive market positioning. There’s nothing wrong with saying you’re the true church of Christ or God but saying flat out that other churches are pagan or, at the le… --- ## [My neighbor has an incredibly loud alarm clock. What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-has-an-incredibly-loud-alarm-clock-what-to-do/613668)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-has-an-incredibly-loud-alarm-clock-what-to-do/613668 "2012-02-23T13:14:02Z")
I’m at wits end and I don’t know what to do. I’ve been living in an apartment for the past 3 years. There are apartments on either side of me. My bedroom wall is shared with the next door neighbors bedroom wall. Abou… --- ## [Lies about Tea-Partiers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies-about-tea-partiers/557036)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies-about-tea-partiers/557036 "2010-10-15T17:27:34Z")
Recent threads focus on whether Tea Party bigwigs are crazy, or whether it’s all about liberals smearing them. I found the following quotations at a rather left-wing website. There seems to be widespread agreement that… --- ## [Real alien spacecraft observed- what would happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-alien-spacecraft-observed-what-would-happen/606480)
**Author:** [@ctaylor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ctaylor)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2012, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-alien-spacecraft-observed-what-would-happen/606480 "2012-02-14T10:40:13Z")
Something I’ve always wondered about and I’d love to hear the opinions of the brilliant members of this board: what if a piece of obviously alien technology was observed by so many people that there was no doubt it was n… --- ## [Socialism(or at least, a version thereof) Vs Capitalism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socialism-or-at-least-a-version-thereof-vs-capitalism/927389)
**Author:** [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2021, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socialism-or-at-least-a-version-thereof-vs-capitalism/927389 "2021-11-12T18:25:36Z")
We were asked to move this discussion to a new thread. I had already put a fair amount of work into my responses, so I’ll go ahead and start it here. Right, they could just self actualize. The training, the tools, the … --- ## [Should those accused of rape be anonymous as well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-those-accused-of-rape-be-anonymous-as-well/531005)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2010, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-those-accused-of-rape-be-anonymous-as-well/531005 "2010-03-21T08:46:56Z")
Been thinking about this for a while and then this topic brought it to mind again. I’ve always thought that those accused of crimes like rape or child molestation are treated very unfairly. Even if they are eventually … --- ## [I just "won" a timeshare pitch. What's the straight dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-won-a-timeshare-pitch-whats-the-straight-dope/476558)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2008, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-won-a-timeshare-pitch-whats-the-straight-dope/476558 "2008-12-20T05:14:15Z")
A few weeks ago, I dropped my name into a mall “Win A Car!” box on a lark. Normally I never do such things, but hey, flights of fancy and all that. Yesterday, I got a call informing me that I won one of four top prizes, … --- ## [2012 CFL Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-cfl-thread/625290)
**Author:** [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-cfl-thread/625290 "2012-11-26T15:41:59Z")
I don’t have much to say to start this thread with, as I haven’t been able to watch the first few games, but the preseason is underway and there have been lots of changes in the offseason. Can’t wait to get the season ki… --- ## [Delaware License Plates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delaware-license-plates/4185)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2001, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delaware-license-plates/4185 "2001-10-20T04:12:55Z")
I have noticed that regular passenger cars in Delaware have a license plate number that is either 5 or 6 digits in length… and that’s it. No letters at all. Quick math gives me only 990,000 possible plate combos. Is it p… --- ## [Scattering ashes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scattering-ashes/651447)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2013, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scattering-ashes/651447 "2013-03-05T01:04:03Z")
My wife’s family wants to scatter my Grandmother-in-laws’ ashes at/off the coast of Brighton Beach. They’ve wanted to do this for a few years now, but nothing has ever come to fruition. I’d like to help, but I have no id… --- ## ["My husband caught me cheating, and is suing for a divorce - AND IT'S THE PHONE COMPANY'S FAULT!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-caught-me-cheating-and-is-suing-for-a-divorce-and-its-the-phone-companys-fault/539813)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-caught-me-cheating-and-is-suing-for-a-divorce-and-its-the-phone-companys-fault/539813 "2010-05-19T14:17:23Z")
News item: Rogers, a major telco up here in Canada, is being sued by one of its customers. Said customer was happily carrying on an affair, while married. This being the modern age, much of the communications were don… --- ## [I'm quitting smoking, who's with me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-quitting-smoking-whos-with-me/593036)
**Author:** [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2011, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-quitting-smoking-whos-with-me/593036 "2011-12-13T02:05:10Z")
So… I’ve been a “smoker” much of my adult life. I put the word in quotes because while some folks say ‘I can quit any time I want’, it really was true for me for the longest time. I could smoke a pack or two and then not… --- ## [Small child harasses large horse; horse carefully does not kill her](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-child-harasses-large-horse-horse-carefully-does-not-kill-her/532425)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2010, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-child-harasses-large-horse-horse-carefully-does-not-kill-her/532425 "2010-03-19T14:54:48Z")
Instead, the horse (boss mare, maybe?) deals with the kid as it would with an obnoxious foal that won’t stop hassling it – with a body slam when the child persists in ignoring the horse’s body language saying “Beat it, k… --- ## [10 Commandments Monument bothers you? Get over yourself-you're bothering me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-commandments-monument-bothers-you-get-over-yourself-youre-bothering-me/241733)
**Author:** [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2004, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-commandments-monument-bothers-you-get-over-yourself-youre-bothering-me/241733 "2004-04-29T11:49:45Z")
Not until I heard the story today of the issue in my little town on NPR did I consider this matter worthy of a thread, much less the pit. Hanover, PA dates back to the early 1800s, and at some time the Fraternal Order o… --- ## [The United Way and their tactics.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-united-way-and-their-tactics/837714)
**Author:** [@Dongyang2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dongyang2016)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-united-way-and-their-tactics/837714 "2019-08-12T17:56:02Z")
Can someone explain the United Way? In the 1990’s I was working in Harrah’s Casino in Mississippi as a card dealer. Been there for about a year or so. One day a representative from the United Way (UW), to me at the time… --- ## [Website selling weird exotic meats - is this for real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-selling-weird-exotic-meats-is-this-for-real/522377)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2010, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/website-selling-weird-exotic-meats-is-this-for-real/522377 "2010-01-06T12:21:31Z")
1-800-exoticmeats.com (and don’t even get me started on that stupid URL with the phone number in it) is a site which, as you might imagine, peddles meat from exotic animals. The website design is pretty decent and the ph… --- ## [How I Met Your Mother 5/16/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-met-your-mother-5-16-11/582170)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-met-your-mother-5-16-11/582170 "2011-05-26T01:37:29Z")
Ted still doesn’t meet the mother, but at least we know And Lily’s barfing was great. --- ## [I think the Iraqi Information Minister is a pisser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-iraqi-information-minister-is-a-pisser/166684)
**Author:** [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2003, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-iraqi-information-minister-is-a-pisser/166684 "2003-04-16T21:26:38Z")
As much as it galls me to say it, I can’t get enough of of that Iraqi Information Minister guy – the Saddam mouthpiece with the uniform and berret who peppers his statements with references to the Coalition forces as “ba… --- ## [the ACROname game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-acroname-game/194173)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 303\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-acroname-game/194173 "2003-10-23T18:37:36Z")
bored… pick any 5 letters from the previous poster’s name in any order provide acronym related to the topic first poster on given page get to choose the topic as first poster on this page i pick ‘food’ as the topic, s… --- ## [The GIANT JESUS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-giant-jesus/277203)
**Author:** [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2005, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-giant-jesus/277203 "2005-09-15T20:48:15Z")
Did anyone see the statue of the giant Jesus at a church in (Ohio, maybe?)? It stood six stories tall and was just the upper torso, arms and head. Kinda scary. In a King Kong Meets Mothra kind of way. I saw this briefly … --- ## [Why do firemen sleep on the job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-firemen-sleep-on-the-job/440847)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2008, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-firemen-sleep-on-the-job/440847 "2008-03-12T05:44:57Z")
The local newspaper today had a story about a new, more gentle alarm system installed in firehouses to wake up the sleeping firemen when a call comes in. It reminded me that I have never understood why firemen sleep dur… --- ## [Strange things you've found](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-things-youve-found/719243)
**Author:** [@Kelevra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kelevra)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-things-youve-found/719243 "2015-05-18T17:15:59Z")
I had a job where I did environmental assessments of commercial properties for bank loans. I would often have to tromp around abandoned lots with old buildings. Whenever I found something odd I would take it home (I’m … --- ## [Were US politics less hostile a few decades ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-us-politics-less-hostile-a-few-decades-ago/699902)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2014, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-us-politics-less-hostile-a-few-decades-ago/699902 "2014-10-08T22:09:44Z")
People claim that US politics is becoming more hostile now than ever, but is that really true? 1980-1990 is the selected decade for comparison with 2004-2014. --- ## [American Idol: March 22-23](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-march-22-23/295729)
**Author:** [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2005, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-march-22-23/295729 "2005-03-26T16:49:18Z")
The news is up at TWoP, but I won’t post it all here. It’s Billboard #1 night, giving contestants a wide range of choices. And now comes a confession that makes me puking sick. And no big surprise, but… Other contest… --- ## [Most Frequently Rerun TV Series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-frequently-rerun-tv-series/439736)
**Author:** [@as\_u\_wish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/as_u_wish)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2014, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-frequently-rerun-tv-series/439736 "2014-08-28T05:40:39Z")
Can someone here point me in the right direction to find data on which television series is shown most frequently in reruns? I realize there are definition problems–most frequently on network television, most frequently… --- ## [Ever get a raise by threatening to quit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-get-a-raise-by-threatening-to-quit/355663)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Jim)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2006, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-get-a-raise-by-threatening-to-quit/355663 "2006-05-09T15:51:41Z")
Not the most elequent way to ask for a raise but after several months of unhappiness (incompetant team leader, huge wage discrepancies, lack of rewards) I blew my lid at work and handed in my notice right then and there.… --- ## [Barbell squats to a bench--good or bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbell-squats-to-a-bench-good-or-bad/645091)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barbell-squats-to-a-bench-good-or-bad/645091 "2012-12-26T19:47:26Z")
I have recently added barbell squats to my routine, and started paying more attention to what other folks are doing. I have seen three different guys squat down to a seated position onto a bench then get back up again. T… --- ## [Why Can't My DVD Player Play MP3's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-my-dvd-player-play-mp3s/637428)
**Author:** [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-my-dvd-player-play-mp3s/637428 "2012-10-13T19:39:32Z")
Just that. I bought a CD player expecting it to play, well, CD’s. It doesn’t play just any CD though, but why not? --- ## [Jeremiah Johnson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremiah-johnson/538724)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2012, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremiah-johnson/538724 "2012-11-03T19:17:13Z")
Splitting off from this thread. I’ve just watched Jeremiah Johnson again. I think the first time I saw it was in the late-'70s. I really liked it at the time. The fishing, skinning the bear, poor Gue up to his neck i… --- ## [Are Republicans opposing their own old ideas just to frustrate President Obama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-republicans-opposing-their-own-old-ideas-just-to-frustrate-president-obama/618038)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2012, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-republicans-opposing-their-own-old-ideas-just-to-frustrate-president-obama/618038 "2012-04-08T02:45:16Z")
Off the top of my head I can think of cap and trade, as well as the individual mandate for health insurance. I’m sure there are more, and if you can add some more in for discussion that would be great! It’s a common me… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=933&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=935&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)