# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=968&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:** 969 --- ## [Tube through the Earth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tube-through-the-earth/508787)
**Author:** [@gork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gork)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tube-through-the-earth/508787 "2022-05-16T22:26:51Z")
I performed this calculation about 10 years ago. If I recall correctly, it was a surprisingly short trip - 13 minutes or 23 or 32 or something like that. The velocity at the center was incredible. The other assumption yo… --- ## [AOC as James Mason in The Verdict - Not a Good Look](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aoc-as-james-mason-in-the-verdict-not-a-good-look/842289)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2019, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aoc-as-james-mason-in-the-verdict-not-a-good-look/842289 "2019-11-03T03:22:09Z")
What the hell was with AOC, trying to come off like Ed Concannon, as played by James Mason in The Verdict with Mark Zuckerberg yesterday? A question as phrased was, essentially, “would you run an ad by a Democrat saying … --- ## [Another White Male Perpetrates a Another Mass Shooting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-white-male-perpetrates-a-another-mass-shooting/938463)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2022, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-white-male-perpetrates-a-another-mass-shooting/938463 "2022-05-15T00:22:37Z")
This time in a supermarket in Boulder, Colorado This is after the Asian Spa shootings last week When I started this topic Discourse “helpfully” listed another of similar topics and for once they actually were similar r… --- ## [Orgasmic songs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orgasmic-songs/621213)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2012, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orgasmic-songs/621213 "2012-05-12T02:39:51Z")
I was surprised to find out that the Grandmother of all orgasmic disco was not Donna Summer’s Love To Love You, Baby but Sylvia’s Pillow Talk According to Wiki, Sylvia wrote this song for Al Green but he turned it down b… --- ## [Loud Exhausts on Motorcycles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loud-exhausts-on-motorcycles/481159)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2009, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loud-exhausts-on-motorcycles/481159 "2009-01-20T22:58:56Z")
This is an increasingly discussed topic on various motorcyle forums - the apparent recent rise of local laws designed to limit the types of exhausts that can be used to replace the stock exhaust on a motorcycle. Denver … --- ## [White couple spent all their savings to renovate house that's now worth 100K less](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-couple-spent-all-their-savings-to-renovate-house-thats-now-worth-100k-less/753281)
**Author:** [@GovernmentMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GovernmentMan)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-couple-spent-all-their-savings-to-renovate-house-thats-now-worth-100k-less/753281 "2016-04-30T21:12:12Z")
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/23/your-money/in-a-big-hole-for-a-detroit-house-but-happy.html Couple House --- ## [How much was your college tuition the first year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-was-your-college-tuition-the-first-year/656674)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-was-your-college-tuition-the-first-year/656674 "2013-04-26T20:14:34Z")
I’m constantly amazed at the rise in tuition and textbooks. An article this week shows how college textbooks have gone up about 812% since 1980, while income has only gone up about 270% in that time. My first quarter in… --- ## [The Pit Is Depressing Today -- Time For Tiny Rants!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pit-is-depressing-today-time-for-tiny-rants/370240)
**Author:** [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2006, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pit-is-depressing-today-time-for-tiny-rants/370240 "2006-09-04T14:50:31Z")
Hey, it’s Friday. What better time to bitch about those minor annoyances that don’t really matter. Me, start? Oh, all right. My office is in a university building on campus, where actual classes are taught (though no… --- ## [How to fix crumbly ice cream texture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-fix-crumbly-ice-cream-texture/481920)
**Author:** [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2009, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-fix-crumbly-ice-cream-texture/481920 "2009-01-20T04:39:26Z")
I made French-style pumpkin spice ice cream (the recipe is in the new version (and possibly older) of Joy of Cooking) last night in my ice cream maker (letting it churn for ~23 minutes). After freezing overnight, I trie… --- ## [So my ex threatened suicide at me tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-ex-threatened-suicide-at-me-tonight/644167)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-ex-threatened-suicide-at-me-tonight/644167 "2012-12-20T11:26:37Z")
TL;DR I called the police, even though it was really hard. I don’t know if I even did the right thing. I still feel sick about the whole thing. Long version: My ex broke up with me a month ago. It’s a long story, but i… --- ## [Work lust. Have you been tempted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-lust-have-you-been-tempted/61482)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2014, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-lust-have-you-been-tempted/61482 "2014-06-26T22:07:23Z")
OK, so tempted isn’t really the right word… But I got to wondering, what percentage of you have looked with lust upon a co-worker? This comes about because one of my assistants just innocently steamed me up. I was disc… --- ## [Help me teach my son or am I being unreasonable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-teach-my-son-or-am-i-being-unreasonable/654615)
**Author:** [@Sensualips](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sensualips)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2013, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-teach-my-son-or-am-i-being-unreasonable/654615 "2013-04-02T15:13:37Z")
Years ago you all helped me with my son. I am asking your help again. His father has not contacted him since 1996 ad he has had no male role models. He has two sisters who are both on their own. My 24 year old son makes… --- ## [Does Mineral Water cause kidney stones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mineral-water-cause-kidney-stones/330594)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2011, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-mineral-water-cause-kidney-stones/330594 "2011-06-12T17:11:21Z")
I just got into the stuff, feeling all healthy, drinking two bottles of Pellegrino or Fiji a day. Then someone told me it causes kidney stones. I googled a bit, found a lot of info stating that the mineral content isn’t … --- ## [I'm having a hard time getting used to my new bifocals.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-having-a-hard-time-getting-used-to-my-new-bifocals/559961)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-having-a-hard-time-getting-used-to-my-new-bifocals/559961 "2010-11-10T16:18:54Z")
I got my first pair of transition lenses on Saturday and I’m not sure if it’s just me, or it’s the glasses that are giving me fits. Or if I’m just expecting too much. The eye doctor told me that wearing them would seem… --- ## [Do. Not. Seek. The. Treasure.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-seek-the-treasure/602600)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-seek-the-treasure/602600 "2011-11-18T08:15:16Z")
It’s bushwhacked! --- ## [Why don't federal prisons have conjugal visits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-federal-prisons-have-conjugal-visits/661735)
**Author:** [@matt357](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt357)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-federal-prisons-have-conjugal-visits/661735 "2013-06-27T19:01:57Z")
Some state prisons have conjugal visits but federal prisons don’t. That doesn’t make sense to me. Conjugal visits have been shown to keep family’s together, improve prisoner behavior, and discourage homosexuality. Mos… --- ## [Bump stocks intended ban](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-stocks-intended-ban/798025)
**Author:** [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-stocks-intended-ban/798025 "2017-10-13T15:42:34Z")
Do explain - how is banning bump stocks anything BUT a feel-good gesture, completely ineffective but I guess serving the cause of appeasing some angry people? As this video demonstrates, anyone can make a “bump-stock”-l… --- ## [Does wearing a bicycle helmet really not effect the head?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-wearing-a-bicycle-helmet-really-not-effect-the-head/774366)
**Author:** [@TheSundial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSundial)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2016, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-wearing-a-bicycle-helmet-really-not-effect-the-head/774366 "2016-12-16T14:08:23Z")
When a bicycle helmet is worn the correct way it rests tight on the head and in the back of the head. It’s the same with motorcycle helmets, military, and football. Are humans really supposed to be doing that? Having … --- ## [Why do cataracts have to "ripen"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cataracts-have-to-ripen/557446)
**Author:** [@taffygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taffygirl)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cataracts-have-to-ripen/557446 "2010-10-20T13:47:06Z")
I know a number of people who have early-stage cataracts and whose doctors have told them that eventually, they’ll need surgery when the cataracts “ripen” (Hate that term!), i.e., get bad enough. And I’ve had lens replac… --- ## [Are there any movies about Italian-Americans that don't involve the Mafia or "guido" stereotypes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-about-italian-americans-that-dont-involve-the-mafia-or-guido-stereotypes/685947)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-movies-about-italian-americans-that-dont-involve-the-mafia-or-guido-stereotypes/685947 "2014-04-13T15:22:28Z")
I recently re-watched this movie on HBO. I remember feeling “meh” about it back when I first saw it in the theater. But now that I’m older and less bothered by sexual content, I actually enjoyed it. It had a lot going… --- ## [Mitchell Heisman Suicide Note](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitchell-heisman-suicide-note/554945)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2010, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitchell-heisman-suicide-note/554945 "2010-10-05T17:49:13Z")
I found this link on Fark. Apparently a Harvard grad commited suicide and left a suicide note over a thousand pages long online. Has anyone read the bulk of it at all? I’ve tried to read it (it is quite long) but so f… --- ## [Are Old Radium Dial Watches , Clocks dangerous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-old-radium-dial-watches-clocks-dangerous/442623)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2008, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-old-radium-dial-watches-clocks-dangerous/442623 "2008-03-26T04:39:12Z")
I have a number of old waches which have a yellowish coating on the hands and numerals-which glow in the dark .Are these dangerous to handle?. I would imagine that the paint contains some binders which are drying out, a… --- ## [Colt 45 Blast: Holy shit!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colt-45-blast-holy-shit/579865)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colt-45-blast-holy-shit/579865 "2011-08-11T06:14:58Z")
If all you want to do is get drunk quickly, your Messiah is here: Colt 45 Blast. 12% alcohol (FYI regular beer has between 4-5%) First I tried The Blueberry/Pomegranate flavor: Pours an electric blue like Smurf cum. The… --- ## [New guidelines on dates in thread titles (Cafe Society)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-guidelines-on-dates-in-thread-titles-cafe-society/525639)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2010, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-guidelines-on-dates-in-thread-titles-cafe-society/525639 "2010-03-04T23:38:44Z")
After scifisam2009 raised the issue in ATMB, and discussed amongst the Mods, Dex has updated the “please use descriptive thread titles” section of the Cafe Society rules and guidelines. Since Yanks and Brits use differe… --- ## [I'm gobsmacked...I feel sorry for George Bush! (pit due to political aspect)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-gobsmacked-i-feel-sorry-for-george-bush-pit-due-to-political-aspect/496771)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2009, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-gobsmacked-i-feel-sorry-for-george-bush-pit-due-to-political-aspect/496771 "2009-05-24T17:44:26Z")
I shock the shit outta myself sometimes. I got two pages into this article about George Bush and what he’s doing these days, and I found myself getting all choked up with sympathy for him. :eek: I think it’s partly be… --- ## [Barry Bonds is going down.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barry-bonds-is-going-down/347437)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2006, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barry-bonds-is-going-down/347437 "2006-03-19T01:28:10Z")
Link. Link. Couldn’t happen to a nicer fellow. Say goodbye to the Hall of Fame, ya cheatin’ bastid. --- ## [Embarrassing Epiphanies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embarrassing-epiphanies/227561)
**Author:** [@Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ex_Machina)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2004, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/embarrassing-epiphanies/227561 "2004-02-15T05:32:47Z")
Have you ever suddenly realized something that seems to be obvious to everybody else on the planet? I consider myself to be a fairly worldly fellow. When I was growing up I kept my peepers open. I actually walked among … --- ## [Recommendations for exploration/survival books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-exploration-survival-books/547919)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2010, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommendations-for-exploration-survival-books/547919 "2010-07-30T14:50:46Z")
There’s nothing like a good (true) survival story or a well-written discovery saga. They are hands-down my favorite reading choice. Unfortunately, I’m coming up dry on a search for new material. I’ve read (at minimum)… --- ## [Buh bye Rumsfeld. Seymour Hersh is takin' you down!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buh-bye-rumsfeld-seymour-hersh-is-takin-you-down/245335)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2004, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buh-bye-rumsfeld-seymour-hersh-is-takin-you-down/245335 "2004-05-18T18:47:33Z")
If Seymour Hersh’s latest story is verified, Donald Rumsfeld is personally responsible for for extending a “gloves off” policy against “high value targets” in Afghanistan to cab drivers, militia men and people off the s… --- ## [10 motherfucking items or less!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-motherfucking-items-or-less/434713)
**Author:** [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2008, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-motherfucking-items-or-less/434713 "2008-01-28T15:47:28Z")
Look, I know I’m an over-analytical hand-wringer who takes 15 minutes to pick out a clock radio, but the fucking sign says 10 items or less in the fucking express lane and you’re buying enough groceries to feed a small a… --- ## [Software piracy - Are there real solutions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/software-piracy-are-there-real-solutions/539329)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/software-piracy-are-there-real-solutions/539329 "2010-05-15T20:47:25Z")
I just saw this article on cnet. Piracy Costs Software Industry $51 Billion in '09 with the following table: Top 10 highest and lowest software piracy rates in 2009 Highest Piracy Georgia 95% Zimbabwe … --- ## [Help with One-paragraph essay \[MERGED\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-one-paragraph-essay-merged/595040)
**Author:** [@Reza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reza)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2011, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-one-paragraph-essay-merged/595040 "2011-09-20T19:50:12Z")
I’m practicing writing “one paragraph essay” which consists of Examples, Statistics and statements by authorities. These three items are the supports for the passage. I’ll be grateful if you could comment or correct my … --- ## [Movie moments that are only effective in the theater](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-moments-that-are-only-effective-in-the-theater/985919)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2023, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-moments-that-are-only-effective-in-the-theater/985919 "2023-08-30T20:13:21Z")
I know from other threads there are many here who don’t like going to movie theaters for whatever reason. To me there is no better way of watching a movie. There are physical and psychological aspects that can’t be repli… --- ## [Why was German intelligence so crap in WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-german-intelligence-so-crap-in-wwii/680627)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2014, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-german-intelligence-so-crap-in-wwii/680627 "2014-02-09T11:21:11Z")
I mean intelligence in the military sense, rather than that all Germans were stupid. One of the areas the Allies were indisputably superior to the Axis in the war is in the field of intelligence - ULTRA, MAGIC, the work… --- ## [Political Compass #51: Astrology accurately explains many things.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-51-astrology-accurately-explains-many-things/288789)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2005, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-51-astrology-accurately-explains-many-things/288789 "2005-02-17T13:08:24Z")
Many political debates here have included references to The Political Compass, which uses a set of 61 questions to assess one’s political orientation in terms of economic left/right and social libertarianism/authoritaria… --- ## [Your Great "Oops" Moments From Childhood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-great-oops-moments-from-childhood/492644)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2009, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-great-oops-moments-from-childhood/492644 "2009-04-22T03:04:23Z")
When I was a little kid, roughly six or so, we went to a family reunion at my great-aunt’s place up in Vermont. She had a huge spread up there – couple hundred acres – which had been in the family for generations. Anoth… --- ## [Please, for the love of Og, tell me we landed on the moon...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-for-the-love-of-og-tell-me-we-landed-on-the-moon/427286)
**Author:** [@Surbey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surbey)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2007, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-for-the-love-of-og-tell-me-we-landed-on-the-moon/427286 "2007-12-03T03:14:08Z")
So I have this professor that discussed the book Dark Mission today in class and described it as the ultimate proof that we really didn’t land on the moon and that NASA is making this all up. Apparently, there are glass… --- ## [Why would a small "bead" of mercury appear in the bowl of my toilet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-small-bead-of-mercury-appear-in-the-bowl-of-my-toilet/519502)
**Author:** [@The\_Composer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Composer)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2018, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-small-bead-of-mercury-appear-in-the-bowl-of-my-toilet/519502 "2018-05-09T13:15:29Z")
Occasionally we have noticed a small bead of mercury in the bowl of one of our toilets. It’s only in one specific toilet, not in the others. We don’t have any bowl cleaners, etc., in the tank or the bowl, so I can’t fi… --- ## [Almost, But No Cigar--Actors Who Showed Promise of Superstardom, then...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-but-no-cigar-actors-who-showed-promise-of-superstardom-then/282766)
**Author:** [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2005, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-but-no-cigar-actors-who-showed-promise-of-superstardom-then/282766 "2005-01-07T05:56:34Z")
Probably not a new topic, biut I’m not sure how to phrase the search. What actors or actresses were truly on the brink of or had the true potential of being the next Bogart, Tracy, Newman, Hanks, the next Colbert, Bergm… --- ## [Objectively, is Donald Trump a good businessman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objectively-is-donald-trump-a-good-businessman/781015)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2017, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/objectively-is-donald-trump-a-good-businessman/781015 "2017-03-03T17:08:27Z")
When it comes to his business acumen, a lot of the press I read implies that he owes his fortune to inheritance, a bit of luck and a bunch of leaving other people holding the bag. Oh the other hand, he is wildly success… --- ## [Black Sails (Pirate show on Starz) is really good!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-sails-pirate-show-on-starz-is-really-good/683839)
**Author:** [@SecretaryofEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecretaryofEvil)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-sails-pirate-show-on-starz-is-really-good/683839 "2015-03-30T17:15:59Z")
I’ll confess I was skeptical when I first saw advertising for Black Sails. But the season finale just aired last night and overall I’m very impressed with the show. I’m not claiming it’s the next Game of Thrones or Break… --- ## [Help (and compassion) from SDMB polyamorists and other Dopers requested](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-and-compassion-from-sdmb-polyamorists-and-other-dopers-requested/264057)
**Author:** [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2004, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-and-compassion-from-sdmb-polyamorists-and-other-dopers-requested/264057 "2004-09-20T19:25:26Z")
First, I’m begging any of you who read this to be kind. I know I’ve fucked up in the past. God do I know it. But I’m in intense agony right now, and if all you’ve got to say is that I’m a bastard, please, don’t do it. … --- ## [Products that make it worse.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/products-that-make-it-worse/522357)
**Author:** [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/products-that-make-it-worse/522357 "2010-01-13T17:40:33Z")
What are your favorite products that make the thing they are designed to fix even worse? Bathroom Mildew Removers. Sure you spray the stuff on the bathtub tiles and the bleach eats away the black stuff growing between t… --- ## [Wings' Fans: Explain "Band on the Run"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wings-fans-explain-band-on-the-run/239085)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2004, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wings-fans-explain-band-on-the-run/239085 "2004-04-14T23:49:27Z")
I always wondered if the song. “Band on the Run”, was Paul McCartney’s attempt at making something like another “Magical Mystery Tour” or “Sgt. Pepper”? Also, it gives me images of The Monkees in a silly, “chase” scene,… --- ## [Tom Brady takes a break finally](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-takes-a-break-finally/958642)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2024, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tom-brady-takes-a-break-finally/958642 "2024-09-23T02:32:05Z")
He’s retiring. --- ## [Fuck you tow company and police](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-tow-company-and-police/555432)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-tow-company-and-police/555432 "2010-10-01T16:37:13Z")
I was in an accident last week. Nobody was hurt, both cars were drivable but towed. They both look shitty, but it was cosmetic damage. The cop told me I needed mine towed because of the airbags. Today I went to get my c… --- ## [Why does cancer medication cost so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-cancer-medication-cost-so-much/593767)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-cancer-medication-cost-so-much/593767 "2011-08-25T16:15:58Z")
I mean, it can be tens of thousands of dollars. Why? --- ## [What rotten things do Reindeer do to Rudolph?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-rotten-things-do-reindeer-do-to-rudolph/673921)
**Author:** [@brownMouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownMouse)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2013, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-rotten-things-do-reindeer-do-to-rudolph/673921 "2013-11-30T10:08:29Z")
I need a little creative help with a project I’m involved in. The idea is, we take pictures of coworkers wearing those stupid “antler” headbands, then paste them on the backs of Christmas cards, and add a funny little s… --- ## [educate me about DVR systems (VCR replacement)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-about-dvr-systems-vcr-replacement/546227)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2010, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/educate-me-about-dvr-systems-vcr-replacement/546227 "2010-07-13T19:45:57Z")
So, for many years, I have kept a VCR around to look at old family videotapes. Since I don’t have the time to watch much TV anymore (two kids, 4 and 7) I don’t bother recording TV shows - Netflix has been providing my en… --- ## [SDMB Fantasy Football Auction League](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-auction-league/459836)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2008, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-auction-league/459836 "2008-12-23T13:47:40Z")
Year 2. Last year’s thread. This league will be recruiting. Last year we ran with 8 people but I see no reason we can’t bump it up to 12. You absolutely must make the draft, though - there’s no autodraft in an auction … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=967&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=969&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)