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**Author:** [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2010, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrambled-eggs/537122 "2010-04-26T01:14:17Z")
What’s the proper way to scramble eggs? Scramble them in a bowl then pour into the skillet, or just plop the eggs in the skillet and scramble them there? Not a mind boggling question, I’m just curious as to how you do … --- ## [What remains of the Dutch history of NYC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-remains-of-the-dutch-history-of-nyc/614974)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-remains-of-the-dutch-history-of-nyc/614974 "2012-03-16T00:11:22Z")
Everyone knows that New York City was settled by the Dutch (people from the Netherlands), and that it was later taken over by the British and then later formed part of the original US. What remains, culturally, of the D… --- ## [Do Britishers really have bad teeth? If so, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-britishers-really-have-bad-teeth-if-so-why/181022)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2015, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-britishers-really-have-bad-teeth-if-so-why/181022 "2015-09-20T17:16:25Z")
A few years ago I saw a parody-commerical on Saturday Night Live about a sugar-based toothpaste, “Yum, That Was Good!” All the actors were portrayed with horribly bad teeth. And I remember in George Orwell’s famous ess… --- ## [What the HECK happened at the end of A.I.? (spoiler)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-happened-at-the-end-of-a-i-spoiler/71684)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2001, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-happened-at-the-end-of-a-i-spoiler/71684 "2001-07-09T02:52:45Z")
So David meets the aliens. Got it. Oh, but why did he shut down in the sub/copter if he could just come back to “life”? Just from the cold? How did David “die”, as I assume they were implying? How could he shut off perm… --- ## [Does it bother you to unintentionally hurt someone else's feelings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-bother-you-to-unintentionally-hurt-someone-elses-feelings/604266)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-bother-you-to-unintentionally-hurt-someone-elses-feelings/604266 "2011-11-29T16:19:35Z")
Before you vote, please bear in mind what the question is not. I am not asking if you ever hurt people’s feelings by accident. I am not asking if you ever deliberately other’s feelings. I am not asking if certain form… --- ## [Comic Strips You Hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-strips-you-hate/402524)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Socks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Socks)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2007, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-strips-you-hate/402524 "2007-05-10T16:37:46Z")
I cannot STAND the Family Circus I HATE IT HATE IT HATE IT! The jokes are so stupid. “Mommy, the garage door clicker only has two channels, open and close.” SO STUPID! So anyway, what comics do you hate? --- ## [What the hell is wrong with Gary Busey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-gary-busey/183617)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2003, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-gary-busey/183617 "2003-06-23T08:20:17Z")
I don’t know if any of you caught the show “I’m with Busey” that premiered on Comedy Central last night wherein some failed comedy writer rides around with Busey in an attempt to learn “how to be a man.” Busey is absolu… --- ## [How didnt women came to outnumber men throughtout history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-didnt-women-came-to-outnumber-men-throughtout-history/627547)
**Author:** [@Standarduser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standarduser)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-didnt-women-came-to-outnumber-men-throughtout-history/627547 "2013-01-31T15:51:04Z")
I just thought about it. Women have a longer life expectency. Women were at home at most times, while men were at hazardous jobs, fought wars, been to bar fights, hunting trips and much more dangerous crap. So how is it… --- ## [Direct TV vs. Viacom - I want my MTV!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/direct-tv-vs-viacom-i-want-my-mtv/627869)
**Author:** [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/direct-tv-vs-viacom-i-want-my-mtv/627869 "2012-07-21T00:13:18Z")
Well, I don’t really watch MTV anymore, but still, I’m fascinated by this. Article here - directv-viacom-dispute-may-affect-access-for-20-million-customers/ Basically, Viacom wants a raise, and Direct TV is standing fi… --- ## [I Am the Anti-Cafe Society. Just Ask Me A Question, I Will Get It Wrong. I Dare You!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-the-anti-cafe-society-just-ask-me-a-question-i-will-get-it-wrong-i-dare-you/522580)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2010, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-the-anti-cafe-society-just-ask-me-a-question-i-will-get-it-wrong-i-dare-you/522580 "2010-01-03T09:08:52Z")
I realized a few days ago that I could make an Amish farmer blush with my lack of current TV, movie, and book culture knowledge. I have been reading the “Best of 2009” lists on the web and I have never even heard of 90% … --- ## [Can switching between reverse and drive ALOT hurt my car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-switching-between-reverse-and-drive-alot-hurt-my-car/586404)
**Author:** [@kurstin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kurstin)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2011, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-switching-between-reverse-and-drive-alot-hurt-my-car/586404 "2011-06-27T16:34:57Z")
Ok, so here’s the thing. For extra cash I do a paper route 7 days a week. I deliver about 150-200 papers a night which I pull into 75% of those driveway. I end up going from drive to reverse to drive to park to reverse …… --- ## [Cheetahs -- Can they interbreed with other big cats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheetahs-can-they-interbreed-with-other-big-cats/621938)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheetahs-can-they-interbreed-with-other-big-cats/621938 "2012-05-17T16:15:18Z")
I know that lions and tigers can interbreed and produce ligers and tiglons. Are cheetahs capable of interbreeding with the other big cats, or are they too genetically distinct to do so? --- ## [Dirtiest Songs (Possibly NSFW)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirtiest-songs-possibly-nsfw/500947)
**Author:** [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirtiest-songs-possibly-nsfw/500947 "2009-07-15T20:56:55Z")
I nominate CKY’s Skelator Vs Beastman. Lyrics provided below. \[spoiler\]Now get outta here. huuh, you fool get the fuck out! mmhhhm You ready? You Goddamn better believe it.\[/spoiler\] --- ## [Oh no no no. Of all people in the world, not HER.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-no-no-of-all-people-in-the-world-not-her/337483)
**Author:** [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2006, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-no-no-no-of-all-people-in-the-world-not-her/337483 "2006-01-04T15:17:50Z")
I am weak. I am male. Start there. The year before I met the Future Bus Wife, I spent time dating the most beautiful woman I’ve ever had the pleasure of seeing close up. No, really, that’s not my heart talking, I mea… --- ## [Illegal fireworks ruining 4th of July](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-fireworks-ruining-4th-of-july/785473)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2018, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-fireworks-ruining-4th-of-july/785473 "2018-06-15T10:00:19Z")
Decades ago, fireworks were legal, we bought them at stands, played with them in the streets. Fast forward to more recent years: they are illegal where I live and in most cities around me, although not in one city that… --- ## [Whoa, that was a long time ago!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-that-was-a-long-time-ago/319887)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2005, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoa-that-was-a-long-time-ago/319887 "2005-09-23T06:54:38Z")
I was just paging through the September Vogue – hundreds and hundreds of pages of sumptuous visuals. blissful sigh Anyway, Balenciaga had an ad with a pantsuit (sic) that was very, very '60s. “Very '60s,” thought I – wh… --- ## [Installing a Water Line to a Refrigerator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-a-water-line-to-a-refrigerator/538556)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2010, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/installing-a-water-line-to-a-refrigerator/538556 "2010-05-08T12:49:05Z")
My new fridge has an ice maker. My house doesn’t have a dedicated water line for this pupose, so I bought a 5-foot extension and settled down to an afternoon of drilling through cabinets. However, before even plugging i… --- ## [Drunk Driving: When a drunk person sits in the driver's seat? Or, key in the ignition? Or, car turned on? Or, car put in gear to move?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-driving-when-a-drunk-person-sits-in-the-drivers-seat-or-key-in-the-ignition-or-car-turned-on-or-car-put-in-gear-to-move/958183)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2022, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-driving-when-a-drunk-person-sits-in-the-drivers-seat-or-key-in-the-ignition-or-car-turned-on-or-car-put-in-gear-to-move/958183 "2022-09-17T17:20:58Z")
To be clearer, I am wondering when police can arrest you for a DUI? I read recently of some guy, who was drunk, getting in his car and not going anywhere (he intended to sleep it off in his car) and the police arrested … --- ## [I have the only dog/cat/gerbil/pet who \](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-the-only-dog-cat-gerbil-pet-who-insert-quirk-here/751160)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2016, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-the-only-dog-cat-gerbil-pet-who-insert-quirk-here/751160 "2016-04-19T01:40:21Z")
At the risk of making an unsupportable generalization, I think most of us can describe what we consider to be “typical” behavior of types of pets. In addition, I expect may of us have had or have known critters who do t… --- ## [Breaking Bad, 23-May-2010: My Dinner with Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-23-may-2010-my-dinner-with-andre/540536)
**Author:** [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-23-may-2010-my-dinner-with-andre/540536 "2013-11-20T04:39:05Z")
Actually, I thought \*My Dinner with Andre \*was more interesting. Though I cracked up at “Fly saber.” --- ## [Was Amos n' Andy racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-amos-n-andy-racist/597022)
**Author:** [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-amos-n-andy-racist/597022 "2011-09-23T00:57:52Z")
Sometimes when blackface comes up, people mention Amos N’ Andy in the same breath. I am only familiar with the radio show, so I am not sure if there were any movies or TV shows. I am a 1/2 black 1/2 white, fairly liber… --- ## [How do I find out if she's a gold digger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-out-if-shes-a-gold-digger/334770)
**Author:** [@Grossbottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grossbottom)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2005, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-out-if-shes-a-gold-digger/334770 "2005-12-13T01:44:17Z")
I’ve met a very cute young lady, who seems to like me. I’ve known her awhile, but only recently have we been spending actual time together. I get none of my usual ‘she’s a grasping materialistic whore’ spider sense vibes… --- ## [How did the officer know my car was there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-officer-know-my-car-was-there/606939)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2012, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-officer-know-my-car-was-there/606939 "2012-01-04T06:08:22Z")
Apparently one forgot to get one’s car inspected. Oops. Okay, with that out of the way: I work nights. A few nights ago, a police officer pulled into my place of work’s parking lot (it’s a big lot) at about 1:40 in the… --- ## [Matt Damon, STFU!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-damon-stfu/463064)
**Author:** [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2008, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/matt-damon-stfu/463064 "2008-09-12T22:14:01Z")
Okay, you’re really good in the Bourne movies and a generally likeable guy. But remember last month when you said to Conde Nast Traveler: “For a lot of actors, our biggest fear is that we’re going to start talking about… --- ## [I must be guilty of something](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-be-guilty-of-something/712373)
**Author:** [@Whatever4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whatever4)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2015, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-be-guilty-of-something/712373 "2015-02-17T21:27:29Z")
I let the local school system know that I had art books and supplies that I’d like to donate. An elementary school teacher called me, accepted the donation, and told me to leave it at the school during regular school ho… --- ## [Japanese word: Yoshi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-word-yoshi/534287)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2010, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-word-yoshi/534287 "2010-04-03T15:13:29Z")
I just made the Cajun salmon again, with a whole stalk of broccoli and a bit of mac’n’cheese. Needless to say, I’m stuffed! And it was darned tasty, too. So I let out a contented sigh and say, ‘Yosh(i)!’ ISTR that ‘y… --- ## [Idiotic car modifications](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiotic-car-modifications/588893)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiotic-car-modifications/588893 "2011-07-16T03:05:06Z")
This morning I saw a car with Spy Hunter wheels - seriously, the center of the wheels bulged out about 6" and looked as if it could do pretty gnarly damage to another vehicle. I thought about all of the situations where… --- ## [Poll: Soft Drinks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-soft-drinks/541368)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2010, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-soft-drinks/541368 "2010-06-03T14:11:23Z")
Which soft drinks do you prefer? --- ## [Can you walk when your leg is asleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-walk-when-your-leg-is-asleep/581228)
**Author:** [@Strinka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strinka)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-walk-when-your-leg-is-asleep/581228 "2011-05-10T14:24:26Z")
I can just fine. I understand some people can’t. Can you? --- ## [Was 1988 the most negative election in recent history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-1988-the-most-negative-election-in-recent-history/722028)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-1988-the-most-negative-election-in-recent-history/722028 "2015-06-12T21:58:25Z")
I’m not old enough to recall the 1988 presidential election (Bush vs. Dukakis), but it was, supposedly, an exceptionally negative and nasty election. Do you think it was the most negative in recent U.S. history (however … --- ## [Lies in the bible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies-in-the-bible/576283)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies-in-the-bible/576283 "2011-03-31T18:18:17Z")
According to a story in today’s Huffington Post, several of the books of the bible are known to have been written by people who were not who they claimed to be. The story is here: I don’t know how to make a link; sorr… --- ## [Strange but true names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-but-true-names/160544)
**Author:** [@godzillatemple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/godzillatemple)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2015, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-but-true-names/160544 "2015-08-25T22:59:26Z")
My father swears that he went to school with a kid named Franklin Norman Stein (a.k.a. Frank N. Stein) as well as a girl named Mary Christmas. And I’ve heard (although I don’t know if it’s really true) that George Lear,… --- ## [Why can't I sink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-sink/727851)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-sink/727851 "2015-08-20T20:24:51Z")
I don’t have a problem with swimming per se, I could easily swim out to a boat etc. I can’t fully submerge and go to the bottom, I’m too buoyant. I’m not fat, if anything skinny and told I look like a junky. At this po… --- ## [Surprise: Consensus on Climate Change was a Lie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-consensus-on-climate-change-was-a-lie/543423)
**Author:** [@nilum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nilum)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2010, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprise-consensus-on-climate-change-was-a-lie/543423 "2010-06-16T23:57:30Z")
http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2010/06/13/the-ipcc-consensus-on-climate-change-was-phoney-says-ipcc-insider/ “Without a careful explanation about what it means, this drive for consensus can leave the IPCC vulnerab… --- ## [Is there ANY realistic mode of interstellar travel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-realistic-mode-of-interstellar-travel/362818)
**Author:** [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2015, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-realistic-mode-of-interstellar-travel/362818 "2015-04-01T03:22:03Z")
Right now we can’t travel between stars without it taking years and years and years and a few more years, and we won’t be able to for quite some time, it seems. But surely there must be some way suggested by current phys… --- ## [Could the Germans' lane discipline significantly reduce congestion in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-germans-lane-discipline-significantly-reduce-congestion-in-the-usa/670139)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2013, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-germans-lane-discipline-significantly-reduce-congestion-in-the-usa/670139 "2013-10-08T17:19:00Z")
I’ll preface this by stating I’ve never actually driven in Germany. When I say “significantly,” I mean it in a statistical sense. The general gist of what I’ve read so far is that, in Germany, you are expected to stay i… --- ## [Is it true that Republican voters are dying of COVID at 5X the rate as Democrats, as claimed by Neil deGrasse Tyson?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-republican-voters-are-dying-of-covid-at-5x-the-rate-as-democrats-as-claimed-by-neil-degrasse-tyson/949869)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2022, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-republican-voters-are-dying-of-covid-at-5x-the-rate-as-democrats-as-claimed-by-neil-degrasse-tyson/949869 "2022-11-10T16:38:13Z")
The claim was made in this Tweet: https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/1432657940071297026 If he says somewhere where this data comes from, I cannot find it. --- ## [What are your weird food issues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-weird-food-issues/514504)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2009, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-weird-food-issues/514504 "2009-10-27T17:43:58Z")
We did this thread a while back, but since we’ve had some changes in membership, and since it’s fun, let’s do it again. Some people have weird food issues, such as different foods on a plate can’t touch each other, or t… --- ## [Supernatural Season 9 Ongoing discussion(spoilers as it airs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernatural-season-9-ongoing-discussion-spoilers-as-it-airs/670737)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernatural-season-9-ongoing-discussion-spoilers-as-it-airs/670737 "2014-04-06T22:58:01Z")
The premiere just came on. I was very intrigued by the end of the last season and I hope this season is a full return to form for the show. Cas is human, Sam is nearly dead(again), and Dean is somber(again). --- ## [Have any parts of cities seceded to form their own city?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-parts-of-cities-seceded-to-form-their-own-city/541540)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-parts-of-cities-seceded-to-form-their-own-city/541540 "2010-06-06T20:08:22Z")
This might be a pretty dry question but I am curious about it. Occasionally, I read about certain neighborhoods or areas of a city that feel so ignored or disrespected by their municipal government that they threaten to… --- ## [Bernie Sanders $600,000 House: So What?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-sanders-600-000-house-so-what/762730)
**Author:** [@dataguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dataguy)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2016, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-sanders-600-000-house-so-what/762730 "2016-08-22T03:11:26Z")
I’m trying to understand why this is getting so much attention Yeah, I know there are some anti-Bernie people who will make an issue out of the slightest thing, but why is the mainstream media carrying this? He’s a US … --- ## [Name 3 Things You Like About Yourself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-3-things-you-like-about-yourself/520499)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2009, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-3-things-you-like-about-yourself/520499 "2009-12-12T22:17:07Z")
Ok - so my bf and I have been talking about compliments today (and our respective issues with believing/accepting them.) So, without too many snide remarks, please list 3 things you like about yourself. And just so I c… --- ## [lekatt's "Great Debate"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatts-great-debate/250654)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatts-great-debate/250654 "2008-04-11T01:58:40Z")
Quite a few interesting threads have been sidetracked recently by lekatt’s constant references to Near Death Experiences (which he calls veridical, ie. “truthful or coinciding with reality”). I have opened this thread in… --- ## [To: The NYC mob of "planned civil disobedience" FUCK YOU](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-nyc-mob-of-planned-civil-disobedience-fuck-you/164545)
**Author:** [@jonpluc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jonpluc)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-nyc-mob-of-planned-civil-disobedience-fuck-you/164545 "2003-04-04T21:07:19Z")
Im a very firm freedom of speech guy dont get me wrong. But what the hell are these morons doing? Spraying acid in polices faces? Menacing policemen? Rioting like uncivilized animals? Even something non violent like layi… --- ## [Where To Find WWI and WWII era uniforms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-find-wwi-and-wwii-era-uniforms/555420)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-find-wwi-and-wwii-era-uniforms/555420 "2010-10-10T16:40:38Z")
For Halloween I’d like to be an Imperial German Army officer from World War I or a Red Army/Polish Army/Wehrmacht officer from World War II. Do you know where to get such costumes at a REASONABLE PRICE (under a 100 bucks… --- ## [The Bill Barr Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bill-barr-thread/833354)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bill-barr-thread/833354 "2019-06-03T18:02:52Z")
I followed today’s events as best I could while at work and just now found this video from the Washington Post where a whole bunch of Democrats call for Bill Barr to resign or face impeachment. I agree with them. I not… --- ## [Why would the Nord Stream pipelines have been sabotaged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-the-nord-stream-pipelines-have-been-sabotaged/972320)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2023, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-the-nord-stream-pipelines-have-been-sabotaged/972320 "2023-11-12T01:46:49Z")
Today it was reported that the two Nord Stream undersea pipelines, designed to carry gas from Russia to Germany, developed huge leaks, and one of the pipelines has dramatically exploded: Questions are being raised as t… --- ## [What do you spend on teacher gifts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-spend-on-teacher-gifts/603297)
**Author:** [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2011, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-spend-on-teacher-gifts/603297 "2011-11-20T23:09:22Z")
Approximately? I ask because I recently got an email from my son’s school asking me to give between $36-180 per student. It’s my understanding that these gifts go for all staff. Of course, the PTO loves to shake the m… --- ## [Was US the only capitalist country able to fight the Viet Cong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-us-the-only-capitalist-country-able-to-fight-the-viet-cong/641379)
**Author:** [@oyster11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oyster11)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2012, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-us-the-only-capitalist-country-able-to-fight-the-viet-cong/641379 "2012-12-05T02:05:55Z")
Was it? And how would other Western country fare if they took America’s place? Viet Cong seemed very strong, well-organized and was determined to use every possible means to win. In addition they were supplied by the So… --- ## [Buffalo Beast 2008 ,50 most loathsome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffalo-beast-2008-50-most-loathsome/524892)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2010, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buffalo-beast-2008-50-most-loathsome/524892 "2010-01-22T17:55:58Z")
http://www.buffalobeast.com/134/50mostloathsome2008-full.html The 2008 Buffalo Beast,50 most loathsome people is out. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=938&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=940&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)