# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=947&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:** 948 --- ## [Correct Pronunciation of "Kamikaze"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-pronunciation-of-kamikaze/639294)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correct-pronunciation-of-kamikaze/639294 "2012-11-02T01:34:04Z")
I was watching a four DVD documentary on the 20th century where the word “Kamikaze” was pronounced as “Kamikazz”. Doesn’t it sound like “Kamikazzy”? The narrator was British, so I wonder if it is the British pronunciat… --- ## [Professional sports rules you'd like changed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-sports-rules-youd-like-changed/464348)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-sports-rules-youd-like-changed/464348 "2008-09-26T11:53:47Z")
I’m not sure if this thread has been done before, so here goes. Post here your gripes about crap rules in pro sports that really need to be changed. Mine is the overtime coin toss in the NFL. Basically, whoever wins t… --- ## [Piss off, random parents/teachers and Google.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piss-off-random-parents-teachers-and-google/496138)
**Author:** [@Aankh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aankh)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2009, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piss-off-random-parents-teachers-and-google/496138 "2009-05-21T20:45:13Z")
Source: Liberal’s thread about Google’s Doodle competition. You know what I think about most of the Doodles in the K-3 category? They’re pretty fucking awesome. AND TOTALLY NOT DOODLED BY A KID! Seriously, doves car… --- ## [SDMB weekly Bible Study (SDMBWBS)-Week 2 Genesis 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-weekly-bible-study-sdmbwbs-week-2-genesis-3/665578)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-weekly-bible-study-sdmbwbs-week-2-genesis-3/665578 "2013-08-19T03:08:46Z")
SDMB weekly Bible Study (SDMBWBS)-Week 2 Genesis 3 Welcome to the SDMB weekly Bible Study (SDMBWBS). This week we will be discussing Genesis 3. Since the discussion can turn into a very broad and hijackable thread, we wo… --- ## [To my ex-wife, re: child support](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-ex-wife-re-child-support/119806)
**Author:** [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2002, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-ex-wife-re-child-support/119806 "2002-09-21T03:50:53Z")
Look, I pay child support. I pay it on time (it’s cut from my paycheck), and I don’t begrudge a penny of it. It’s helping the kids. I try to be fair about it, too. Last year, when I got a raise, I voluntarily calculated… --- ## [United Airlines flight diverted to Boston after nutjob pulls a screwdriver, note](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-airlines-flight-diverted-to-boston-after-nutjob-pulls-a-screwdriver-note/368954)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2006, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-airlines-flight-diverted-to-boston-after-nutjob-pulls-a-screwdriver-note/368954 "2006-08-18T18:13:30Z")
Somebody needs to be pitted. Obviously the whackjob who decided to break out with a screwdriver and notes in English and Arabic referencing al-Qaeda (she also had a jar of Vaseline). Way to go, screeners! It’s early and… --- ## [Would you be weirded out by a store not letting you bring your kid in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-weirded-out-by-a-store-not-letting-you-bring-your-kid-in/696791)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-weirded-out-by-a-store-not-letting-you-bring-your-kid-in/696791 "2014-09-08T16:33:35Z")
Specs Liquor is a Texas chain of liquor stores, some are straight liquor stores and some have extensive grocery sections and imported gourmet foods. They seem to have a very inconsistent policy of only allowing people a… --- ## [I hate 3D movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-3d-movies/621147)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2012, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-3d-movies/621147 "2012-05-23T03:27:54Z")
I went to see Avengers yesterday with some friends, who insisted we see the 3D version, which completely ruined it for me. Instead of making it “more real,” to me the 3D has the opposite effect of making everything look… --- ## [Q about "warp" drives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-warp-drives/634206)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2025, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-about-warp-drives/634206 "2025-05-22T00:14:21Z")
It’s been hypothesized that you could travel faster than light by creating a bubble of space that moved faster than light while the ship remained stationary inside it. But according to Special Relativity, for any referen… --- ## [Duke \[John Wayne\]'s military service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duke-john-wayne-s-military-service/387039)
**Author:** [@shep5100](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shep5100)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2013, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duke-john-wayne-s-military-service/387039 "2013-12-07T06:54:17Z")
John Ford was an Admiral in the US Navy. You don’t think he could have gotten Duke in? The reverse is the truth… Duke begged Ford to help him enlist and Ford told him he was worth more to morale and selling bonds by maki… --- ## [I am contemplating a high jump into water.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-contemplating-a-high-jump-into-water/682953)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2014, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-contemplating-a-high-jump-into-water/682953 "2014-03-21T21:08:52Z")
Close to where I live is a cenote. From ground level to the water below is 18 meters. The depth of the cenote is 160 meters. So hopefully I won’t hit bottom. My calculus days have been forgotten. I would like some a… --- ## [Assistant Director of Corrections and Alabama Inmate disappear on way to Court \[update: They have been captured\] {2022-05-02}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assistant-director-of-corrections-and-alabama-inmate-disappear-on-way-to-court-update-they-have-been-captured-2022-05-02/963830)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assistant-director-of-corrections-and-alabama-inmate-disappear-on-way-to-court-update-they-have-been-captured-2022-05-02/963830 "2024-10-20T21:32:04Z")
What an interesting story. Assistant Director of Corrections Vicki White worked for Lauderdale County for 17 years. The Sheriff is quite complimentary in the first article. The next day the Sheriff announces a warrant h… --- ## [Wow, that's mighty sexist of you, Borders.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-mighty-sexist-of-you-borders/390652)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2007, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-thats-mighty-sexist-of-you-borders/390652 "2007-02-06T21:46:52Z")
First of all, sorry for the blurry, low quality pictures. It’s hard to get all James Bond on my Motorola Razr, but I promise I have mad, top secret camera phone ninja skills. Oh, and this whole OP is a bit disjointed, bu… --- ## [I think American society runs on poor choices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-american-society-runs-on-poor-choices/843543)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2019, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-american-society-runs-on-poor-choices/843543 "2019-11-23T02:29:17Z")
70% of Americans say they are struggling financially Based on my reading of internet content, lots of people believe that the majority of struggling Americans are reckless spenders. They eat out too much. They buy too… --- ## [Whom does God hate more: Miles O'Brien of STAR TREK: DEEP SPACE NINE, or Andy Sipowicz of NYPD BLUE?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-does-god-hate-more-miles-obrien-of-star-trek-deep-space-nine-or-andy-sipowicz-of-nypd-blue/694877)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-does-god-hate-more-miles-obrien-of-star-trek-deep-space-nine-or-andy-sipowicz-of-nypd-blue/694877 "2014-08-06T05:25:18Z")
There’s an argument to be made both ways, of course. Hence the poll. I’m not gonna explain why I am contending that God hates either. If you watched both shows you know why. If you didn’t watch either, well, I’m not sur… --- ## [Movies that wasted their premise by making the charecters into idiots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-wasted-their-premise-by-making-the-charecters-into-idiots/737526)
**Author:** [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2015, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-wasted-their-premise-by-making-the-charecters-into-idiots/737526 "2015-11-19T17:54:53Z")
Maybe I am just bad at picking movies tonight, but is it so much to ask to watch one movie where the main characters are not too stupid to live? I don’t ask much. I enjoy action movies as much as the next guy, but is i… --- ## [Botticelli - April 2021](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 408\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2021, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2021/939348 "2021-04-30T20:26:42Z")
Happy Easter! I am March Thread: Botticelli -- Mar 2021 - #332 by SCAdian --- ## [reasoning for keyless pushbutton start on cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasoning-for-keyless-pushbutton-start-on-cars/836846)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reasoning-for-keyless-pushbutton-start-on-cars/836846 "2019-08-03T18:48:28Z")
I think this will have a factual answer, so I post it here. WHat is the motivating practical reason why cars have moved to keyless entry and pushbutton start? I just bought a new vehicle and I really prefer the key rath… --- ## [Oklahoma man says wife's death was sex fantasy accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oklahoma-man-says-wifes-death-was-sex-fantasy-accident/565630)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2011, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oklahoma-man-says-wifes-death-was-sex-fantasy-accident/565630 "2011-01-08T23:11:23Z")
Link Interesting story. --- ## [How long is the average penis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-the-average-penis/307362)
**Author:** [@mikesondls2002](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikesondls2002)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2005, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-is-the-average-penis/307362 "2005-06-22T17:43:19Z")
What is the best documented result for the average length of the penis? Also, what is the average circumference? --- ## [Mythbusters - hypermiling episode.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-hypermiling-episode/660942)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2013, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mythbusters-hypermiling-episode/660942 "2013-06-16T08:30:28Z")
They also did the myth about 2 fat cops protecting a guy in the middle from a car wreck. I knew right away getting pancaked between two three hundred pound dudes wouldn’t end well. Hypermiling - it seemed like nearly al… --- ## [People of various sorts who share the exact same last name, but pronounce it differently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-of-various-sorts-who-share-the-exact-same-last-name-but-pronounce-it-differently/540657)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2010, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-of-various-sorts-who-share-the-exact-same-last-name-but-pronounce-it-differently/540657 "2010-06-07T20:18:04Z")
There’s a guy on the Montreal Canadians with the last name of “Spacek”, but he doesn’t pronounce it like Sissy (“Space-eck”), but as “Spot-chek”. Can’t grok that for the life of me. --- ## [Armed Police Helicopters-Illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armed-police-helicopters-illegal/137281)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2016, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armed-police-helicopters-illegal/137281 "2016-01-30T00:00:13Z")
A quick, but odd, question…Is it illegal for police helicopters to be armed? The only reference on this subject I can recall is the movie “Blue Thunder,” where Roy Schneider notes that normally, police helos weren’t allo… --- ## [What prevents 'disguised discrimination' in employment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-prevents-disguised-discrimination-in-employment/698083)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-prevents-disguised-discrimination-in-employment/698083 "2014-09-15T18:29:20Z")
What prevents an employer from skillfully disguising discrimination on the basis of race, gender, or sexual orientation by pretending that the job applicant was rejected for some other reason? Seems that there a number … --- ## [New Superman costumes revealed for DC Comics universe reboot.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-superman-costumes-revealed-for-dc-comics-universe-reboot/585209)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-superman-costumes-revealed-for-dc-comics-universe-reboot/585209 "2011-06-17T23:13:58Z")
Not wowing me, but maybe it’s time for change. --- ## [Movies, Books, etc. That Are Clearly Budgie Jobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-books-etc-that-are-clearly-budgie-jobs/646834)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2015, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-books-etc-that-are-clearly-budgie-jobs/646834 "2015-01-24T05:16:25Z")
You remember budgie jobs from the old Monty Python Pet Conversions skit. It refers to one animal crudely being converted to another animal, such as converting a terrier to a budgie by stapling on wings and so forth. Wel… --- ## [Resolved: Smoke alarm batteries never die during the daytime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-smoke-alarm-batteries-never-die-during-the-daytime/568616)
**Author:** [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2011, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-smoke-alarm-batteries-never-die-during-the-daytime/568616 "2011-01-25T11:09:05Z")
Foolishly, we neglected to change the smoke alarm batteries in a timely manner and the damned thing started giving alert beeps at 2 in the morning. As I was changing the battery I tried to remember a single time in my ne… --- ## [Now THAT Was Fucking Helpful....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-was-fucking-helpful/141780)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2002, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-was-fucking-helpful/141780 "2002-12-12T16:03:01Z")
Six stinking posts, and already I can’t stand him. I actually got some coherent posts out of Chumpsky, and then this festering heap of rat droppings gets dumped into the thread. Clint me bucko, killing children is a ba… --- ## [Punny character names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punny-character-names/797982)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punny-character-names/797982 "2017-10-17T03:24:00Z")
Writers like to use wordplay when naming characters. A couple of obvious examples that come to mind are the Librarian, Mr. Atoz, in the Star Trek episode ‘All Our Yesterdays’, and the titular character in ‘Zardoz’ (you’… --- ## [Songs where the singer's voice (purposefully?) cracks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-singers-voice-purposefully-cracks/397791)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2007, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-where-the-singers-voice-purposefully-cracks/397791 "2007-03-29T11:12:35Z")
I can think of two off the top of my head. In the hilarious “Dentist!”, from the movie soundtrack to Little Shop of Horrors, Steve Martin’s voice cracks on the line, “I am your dentist, and I get off on the pain I infli… --- ## [What year would you say the Internet was born?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-year-would-you-say-the-internet-was-born/659330)
**Author:** [@donnie\_darko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donnie_darko)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-year-would-you-say-the-internet-was-born/659330 "2013-08-09T11:59:43Z")
ARPANET was created in 1969, but personally I would say the “real” Internet was born in 1982/83 when the government moved ARPANET and their other networks over to TCP/IP protocol. The Web of course didn’t exist until th… --- ## [80's songs that make you happy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-songs-that-make-you-happy/720927)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/80s-songs-that-make-you-happy/720927 "2015-05-31T23:26:59Z")
I’ll throw out: B-52’s: Song for a Future Generation Jane Siberry: Map of the World Tracey Ullman’s version of : They Don’t Know About Us --- ## [The "What'dya think of me?" Thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-whatdya-think-of-me-thread/207813)
**Author:** [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2003, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-whatdya-think-of-me-thread/207813 "2003-11-19T07:53:53Z")
The idea is simply to post in this thread about other posters. What do you think of me? When you see my Screenname what pops into your mind? Anything at all? What other posters do you like? Who stands out in your mind? … --- ## [Most ridiculous (emotional/etc) reaction you've had to a movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-ridiculous-emotional-etc-reaction-youve-had-to-a-movie/539521)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-ridiculous-emotional-etc-reaction-youve-had-to-a-movie/539521 "2010-05-17T22:39:51Z")
I remember seeing Jurassic Park when it first came out in the theaters. I saw it at a matinee showing, so it was broad daylight when we came out of the theater. I was an adult, seeing the movie with my husband. I swear … --- ## [Genesis creation in bible doesn't make sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genesis-creation-in-bible-doesnt-make-sense/2732)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 1999, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genesis-creation-in-bible-doesnt-make-sense/2732 "1999-08-23T13:48:00Z")
I have always been puzzled by the story of creation in the bible. I believe in evolution, but it seems like there is a flaw in the creation story that is so glaring I don’t know how the believers could have believed it f… --- ## [Christianity is a necessity for science.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-is-a-necessity-for-science/486795)
**Author:** [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2009, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-is-a-necessity-for-science/486795 "2009-02-23T15:54:16Z")
In the “Why are so many Christians vehemently opposed to Science?” thread (second post down), ITR Champion comes out with the title claim. Now, we can all have different opinions on the interaction between Christianity… --- ## [Can speakers of rare languages commit crimes with impunity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-speakers-of-rare-languages-commit-crimes-with-impunity/619889)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-speakers-of-rare-languages-commit-crimes-with-impunity/619889 "2012-04-28T21:45:58Z")
It seems to me that in many (if not most) jurisdictions, in order to be charged and tried with a crime the defendant must understand the charges and, should the matter go to trial, be able to understand the pleas, enter … --- ## [Unusual and/or unlikely town name origins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-and-or-unlikely-town-name-origins/688051)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2014, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-and-or-unlikely-town-name-origins/688051 "2014-06-04T17:11:30Z")
Just for a lark I took a look at the official website for my hometown(Spirit Lake, Idaho), clicked on the “History” link…and my jaw dropped as I read the supposed “legend” of Spirit Lake: This sounds like the 3rd place… --- ## [Can You Replace a Flat Tire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-replace-a-flat-tire/523633)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-replace-a-flat-tire/523633 "2010-01-11T00:26:57Z")
This past weekend, I had a flat and replaced it in sub-freezing temperatures. No fun at all. Fortunately, I knew how to do it. My girlfriend was in the car, and she mentioned that she could do that. I was surprised a… --- ## ["Is Gay the New Black?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gay-the-new-black/476693)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2008, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gay-the-new-black/476693 "2008-12-17T07:48:02Z")
Based on the questions raised in this video from NewsWeek. Is it offensive or somehow inappropriate to compare the current gay rights movement to the African-American civil rights movement? It doesn’t seem to me to be … --- ## [Did signals from Tillerson and Trump lead to Assad's use of nerve gas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-signals-from-tillerson-and-trump-lead-to-assads-use-of-nerve-gas/783753)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-signals-from-tillerson-and-trump-lead-to-assads-use-of-nerve-gas/783753 "2017-04-07T02:30:03Z")
According to sources like this one, Syria’s Assad regime is once again probably using sarin nerve gas against his own civilians. The sarin, possibly dropped from Russian aircraft, killed dozens including eleven children … --- ## [honey crisp = best apples ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honey-crisp-best-apples-ever/637572)
**Author:** [@JackieLikesVariety](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JackieLikesVariety)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/honey-crisp-best-apples-ever/637572 "2012-10-26T06:23:26Z")
I just ate one, that’s how I know. what’s your favorite apple? --- ## ["Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" Appreciation Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-wait-dont-tell-me-appreciation-thread/512828)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-wait-dont-tell-me-appreciation-thread/512828 "2009-10-10T16:50:52Z")
The several threads about favorite podcasts made me want to highlight my absolute favorite hour of radio each week. Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! is the weekly NPR quiz show. I don’t remember how I stumbled upon it, but I w… --- ## [I Pit Former Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-former-friends/629234)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2012, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-former-friends/629234 "2012-08-07T02:14:36Z")
You know those friends who have been with you for awhile, the guys who’d never betray you, who offer a sympathetic ear when you have a problem, who you’ve helped through their tribulations, who have exchanged their darke… --- ## [No beer before noon on Sundays..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-beer-before-noon-on-sundays/458711)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2008, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-beer-before-noon-on-sundays/458711 "2008-08-05T16:22:29Z")
I went to Winn Dixie this morning as we are having some friends over later. I checked out at 11:52 a.m. and was told that Florida law prohibits alcohol sales before noon on Sundays and that I would have to wait. The cl… --- ## [Would You Like To See My Neighbourhood From Yesterday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-see-my-neighbourhood-from-yesterday/689349)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-to-see-my-neighbourhood-from-yesterday/689349 "2014-06-06T03:27:24Z")
Here it is! Just for your curiosity, if you were wondering what my native environment looks like on a pleasant May Sunday afternoon. :slight\_smile: Anyone want to share their local environs? --- ## [Big Bang Theory March 22 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-march-22-2010/533421)
**Author:** [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2010, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-march-22-2010/533421 "2010-03-25T22:15:14Z")
Having a hard time paying attention tonight, distracted. But Sheldon when he was trying on suits with Penny - that last one was wonderful. Proof that good clothes can really make someone look great. --- ## [Fargo: Accents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-accents/546809)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2010, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-accents/546809 "2010-07-17T09:00:48Z")
How accurate are the Canadian accents in Fargo? Just curious. --- ## [Mid grade gasoline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-grade-gasoline/636693)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2012, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mid-grade-gasoline/636693 "2012-10-05T23:51:20Z")
Most pumps in my area sell three grades of gasoline with increasing octane. Most cars are just fine with the low grade. The premium is required for some cars. My own car (a 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee) recommends premium, b… --- ## [Reexamining Star Wars 50 years later](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reexamining-star-wars-50-years-later/1026810)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 424\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2026, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reexamining-star-wars-50-years-later/1026810 "2026-07-18T05:41:20Z")
For this thread, I’m focusing on the first trilogy, especially Episode IV:A New Hope. I know it’s not exactly 50 years yet, but close enough for blaster fire. Back in 1977, the look and feel of Star Wars seemed very fu… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=946&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=948&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)