# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=972&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:** 973 --- ## [How relevant is "Who Moved My Cheese" these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-relevant-is-who-moved-my-cheese-these-days/576319)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2011, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-relevant-is-who-moved-my-cheese-these-days/576319 "2011-03-30T04:52:48Z")
The book was mentioned several times in this thread and a couple of people offered some interesting insights on it: I had to attend a seminar on this book a few years ago at work - watched a video, filled out workshee… --- ## [Big Bang Theory: Cylon Toaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-cylon-toaster/516320)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2009, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-cylon-toaster/516320 "2009-11-06T19:02:40Z")
The highlight of last Monday’s otherwise lackluster episode was a toaster with an image of a cylon on it, complete with oscillating red eye, that would actually imprint an image of a cylon on your toast. I wondered whet… --- ## [ADHD child and stealing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adhd-child-and-stealing/584570)
**Author:** [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adhd-child-and-stealing/584570 "2011-06-28T07:53:26Z")
How do you cope? How do you get him to STOP? I’m moving more and more to my wits end and he’s only seven and a half. Mostly it’s been small things, and I dealt with them. He’s had to return items (other kids), pay for t… --- ## [Auld Lang Sighin' (January mini-rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auld-lang-sighin-january-mini-rants/1012421)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 346\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2025, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auld-lang-sighin-january-mini-rants/1012421 "2025-02-02T03:27:10Z")
Continuing the discussion from Here come rants, blah-blah (December mini-rants): I’ll start off the year with a real mini-rant. I use Google Maps frequently. It does a great job of helping me avoid traffic and gives m… --- ## [You're messy, but seriously- Have you no shame? At all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-messy-but-seriously-have-you-no-shame-at-all/531000)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-messy-but-seriously-have-you-no-shame-at-all/531000 "2010-03-09T16:22:15Z")
Alt title: “Finally, a \*\*Chessic Sense \*\*pitting that will stay in the Pit!” I told you fucking tenants a month ago that you were to be out of my house by March 1 so that I could put it on the market. You’d think over… --- ## [Little things you remember, now consigned to the past](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-remember-now-consigned-to-the-past/413256)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2007, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-you-remember-now-consigned-to-the-past/413256 "2007-08-01T20:58:45Z")
I have no idea why this popped into my head this morning, but Dad used to get these calendars that were metal, and wrapped around the band of his watch. Now that I think about it, I haven’t seen green stamps in 20 years… --- ## [Protests in Muriretta California.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protests-in-muriretta-california/692262)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protests-in-muriretta-california/692262 "2014-07-11T21:52:15Z")
I suck at pitting, but I’ve been waiting for two days for one of you guys to start this thread and I just can’t wait anymore. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-immigrants-murrieta-20140701-story.html#page=1 I… --- ## [Hipster / college dorm culture before the internet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hipster-college-dorm-culture-before-the-internet/565431)
**Author:** [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hipster-college-dorm-culture-before-the-internet/565431 "2011-01-03T16:41:07Z")
Was wondering if anyone can relate to this. Before the internet, college hipsters seemed to have a small set of very narrow and predictable interests in those few years before they put on a tie and joined a big company. … --- ## [List of attractive actors who became ugly for a role](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-attractive-actors-who-became-ugly-for-a-role/566455)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-attractive-actors-who-became-ugly-for-a-role/566455 "2011-01-16T02:58:44Z")
Males: Jared Leto for Chapter 27 Females: Charlize Theron for Monster I’m sure there are tons more, but what actors/actresses who are known for their good looks intentionally tried to become ugly for a role? --- ## [Over 54,000 American troops in Germany. What do they do all day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-54-000-american-troops-in-germany-what-do-they-do-all-day/647840)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/over-54-000-american-troops-in-germany-what-do-they-do-all-day/647840 "2013-01-23T03:57:56Z")
And what exactly is their mission in 2013? --- ## [is there any way to stop police harassment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-stop-police-harassment/284838)
**Author:** [@daydreamer23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/daydreamer23)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2005, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-stop-police-harassment/284838 "2005-01-17T02:02:49Z")
i live in a fairly small town in massachusetts. i had a few minor run ins with the police and all well over a year ago. don’t get the wrong idea about me, i’m no criminal and have never been arrested. although i did get … --- ## [What NOT to do in London?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-to-do-in-london/505447)
**Author:** [@Arien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arien)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-to-do-in-london/505447 "2009-08-12T09:44:54Z")
I am going on vacation to London later this month for 10 days and I know there are a ton of things to see and do. I thought I might get a better response if I asked about things that people wouldn’t recommend. The only t… --- ## [Tell me about the most awful thing you’ve ever smelled](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-most-awful-thing-you-ve-ever-smelled/737762)
**Author:** [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2015, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-most-awful-thing-you-ve-ever-smelled/737762 "2015-11-27T07:47:56Z")
…In graphic detail. For me, it was a carton of wet cat food that ever-so-slightly split a seam within a 24-tin case. The case was packaged with a cardboard bottom and then plastic wrapped most-but-not-all of the way shu… --- ## [Is mackerel snapper hate speech?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mackerel-snapper-hate-speech/609783)
**Author:** [@Batfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batfish)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mackerel-snapper-hate-speech/609783 "2012-01-23T10:19:38Z")
I seem to remember “Jap” taking a beating here. Where’s the line drawn? --- ## [What will happen to Snowden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-to-snowden/661888)
**Author:** [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-to-snowden/661888 "2013-07-23T16:06:15Z")
Apparently he is now at the Moscow airport and Putin has said that he won’t be extradited. What’s his next step? Ecuador ? Iceland ? Some embassy in Moscow? He possibly has valuable information that several governments… --- ## [Am I the only one worried about the new Batman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-worried-about-the-new-batman/627207)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-the-only-one-worried-about-the-new-batman/627207 "2012-07-09T04:30:05Z")
I greatly enjoyed Batman Begins. I loved The Dark Knight but I am wondering if the success of TDK broke something because I have yet to see an ad or trailer for The Dark Knight Rises that gets me excited. Everything I h… --- ## [Ask the Dutch guy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-dutch-guy/536480)
**Author:** [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2010, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-dutch-guy/536480 "2010-04-22T14:05:31Z")
Hi, I’m a thirty-something Dutch, single male. Ask me stuff! To get one thing out of the way first: Yes I do smoke weed occasionally. It’s not technically legal, but in practice it is. But you would know that being the… --- ## [Bob Newhart to guest on Big Bang Theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-newhart-to-guest-on-big-bang-theory/657329)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-newhart-to-guest-on-big-bang-theory/657329 "2013-05-06T21:40:23Z")
That’s all. Just a head’s-up. I’m a big fan of both Bob Newhart and The Big Bang Theory, so it’s a shame I work Thursday nights. I’ll catch it tomorrow on the CBS site though --- ## [Man forgives psychopathic teenager predator for terrorizing him for 3 years - I think he's an idiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-forgives-psychopathic-teenager-predator-for-terrorizing-him-for-3-years-i-think-hes-an-idiot/635956)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2012, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-forgives-psychopathic-teenager-predator-for-terrorizing-him-for-3-years-i-think-hes-an-idiot/635956 "2012-10-03T02:06:17Z")
Story here Blogger Learns Shocking Secret Identity of His Terrifying Online Troll, Decides to Confront Him In Lieu of Calling the Cops I’m almost more aggravated at the victim than the predator who terrorized him. The … --- ## [Sale on Magic Wands! (AP story)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-on-magic-wands-ap-story/151896)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2019, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sale-on-magic-wands-ap-story/151896 "2019-08-03T23:23:02Z")
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) – A woman who says she bought magic wands from a self-described psychic to erase negative thoughts says $5,400 of her money was all that disappeared. Joann Zansky, 57, said she paid a woman who claims… --- ## [Trevor Noah leaving the Daily Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trevor-noah-leaving-the-daily-show/972486)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trevor-noah-leaving-the-daily-show/972486 "2022-10-06T19:38:38Z")
He’s done a great job. I liked Jon Stewart the most, but Trevor Noah has done very well. Who can they get to replace him? --- ## [Plausible lunar weapons.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plausible-lunar-weapons/532062)
**Author:** [@HorseloverFat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HorseloverFat)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2010, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plausible-lunar-weapons/532062 "2010-03-16T20:11:14Z")
Lets say history went a little differently and the US established a permanent moon base in the 1970s, but the Russians or whomever is also setting one up nearby. Lets say NASA was worried about a possible invasion from … --- ## [Abortion on TV Series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-on-tv-series/582584)
**Author:** [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-on-tv-series/582584 "2011-05-23T20:13:16Z")
In another thread, a main character is pregnant and a mention was made of her having an abortion. I’m trying to think of show’s where there was an abortion. It gets mentioned as an option, but no one seems to have one. … --- ## [Religious loopholes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-loopholes/317259)
**Author:** [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2005, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-loopholes/317259 "2005-08-25T23:08:15Z")
Is there any prevailing religious views on loopholes in religion, and do dopers of these relgions feel that such loopholes are permitted by religious laws? I’ll cite some examples of loopholes from different religions t… --- ## [You've just come into millions of dollars. Anything you want to tell your boss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-come-into-millions-of-dollars-anything-you-want-to-tell-your-boss/711631)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-come-into-millions-of-dollars-anything-you-want-to-tell-your-boss/711631 "2015-02-09T23:35:01Z")
Maybe you’ve won the lotter; maybe you inherited your long-lost Uncle Kyle’s fortune; maybe you accidentally discovered a huge deposit of gold on your property. How you acquired the millions doesn’t matter. All that matt… --- ## ['Space ball' falls out of the sky in Namibia - what are these things?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-ball-falls-out-of-the-sky-in-namibia-what-are-these-things/607128)
**Author:** [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2011, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/space-ball-falls-out-of-the-sky-in-namibia-what-are-these-things/607128 "2011-12-25T03:17:51Z")
Link to story This one is a metallic ball, about 35cm in diameter. I love the phrasing that the metal of which it’s composed is an alloy “know to man”. So what are these things? Aeroplane parts? --- ## [Most unusual place you've had sex.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unusual-place-youve-had-sex/302467)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2005, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unusual-place-youve-had-sex/302467 "2005-05-12T21:54:06Z")
Nope. Not the butt, Bob! :slight\_smile: Me? Boardroom. Downtown DC in direct line of sight of the White House. She was a gov’t employee and I was a consultant. It was great and we risked it a few times. Second o… --- ## [Odd units of measure.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-units-of-measure/329226)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2005, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-units-of-measure/329226 "2005-11-09T19:52:38Z")
I’ve gotten used to 'The size of Texas/California/Rhode Island" as a unit of measuremeant. But now they’re just being bizzare. http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/5228509/detail.html Never in my life have I ever cons… --- ## [Can you break the connection between YouTube and your google mail account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-break-the-connection-between-youtube-and-your-google-mail-account/720188)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2015, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-break-the-connection-between-youtube-and-your-google-mail-account/720188 "2015-05-25T17:29:26Z")
Google owns YouTube. (i think) I was trying to connect YouTube to watch through my TV. As I was going through the directions, I had to set up a YouTube account. Instead of creating a dummy email address, I used one I … --- ## [Farewell, Terry Schiavo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-terry-schiavo/286419)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2005, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farewell-terry-schiavo/286419 "2005-03-24T22:41:39Z")
No link yet, but SCOTUS has refused to hear Gov. Jeb Bush’s appeal to keep Terry Schaivo on her feeding tube, clearing the way for her husband to disconnect her. Terry has been in a persistent vegetative state for years… --- ## [Rush Limbaugh Rushed to Hospital](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-rushed-to-hospital/523140)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2010, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-rushed-to-hospital/523140 "2010-01-07T05:04:56Z")
From \*\*AtomicDog’\*\*s link in this thread: Rush Limbaugh rushed to hospital with chest pains in serious condition. --- ## [What is WRONG with you mods???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-you-mods/783773)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-you-mods/783773 "2017-04-15T20:40:34Z")
This thread got me thinking, why god why would anyone ever want to be a mod? Not only would I not be willing to pay $300.02 to be a mod for a day, but you couldn’t pay me enough to take that thankless job. So why do you … --- ## [The Truth About Millennials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-about-millennials/755716)
**Author:** [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2016, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-about-millennials/755716 "2016-06-01T17:11:28Z")
are millennials really more entitled/spoiled than other generations before them? Or did they get a horrific hand to play with (recession, more global competition than parents, cost of living going up before they grew up … --- ## [Counter pad to drain your dishes on--why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counter-pad-to-drain-your-dishes-on-why/691316)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/counter-pad-to-drain-your-dishes-on-why/691316 "2014-06-23T13:03:54Z")
Thisis what I’m talking about, but you see them everywhere for a lot less than $16. I ask: why? How is this better than just laying your dishes on top of a dish towel? To me, the fact that it absorbs water just means tha… --- ## [1/19 Big Bang Theory: The Friendship Algorithm](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-19-big-bang-theory-the-friendship-algorithm/482070)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2009, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-19-big-bang-theory-the-friendship-algorithm/482070 "2009-01-27T15:25:36Z")
See you at 8:30p Eastern! --- ## [great opening songs on debut albums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-opening-songs-on-debut-albums/530392)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2010, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-opening-songs-on-debut-albums/530392 "2010-03-02T20:46:58Z")
I appreciate a great opening song by a new band to make a statement. Some of my favorites: Pain Lies on the Riverside by Live - while Throwing Copper was their best known album, Mental Jewelry was their debut, and this… --- ## [A Valentine's Day Spring Is In The Air Sorta MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-valentines-day-spring-is-in-the-air-sorta-mmp/571292)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2011, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-valentines-day-spring-is-in-the-air-sorta-mmp/571292 "2011-02-21T08:38:44Z")
Ok, let me get this outta the way first… \*\* HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!!! \*\* Whew… glad that’s over! :smiley: This week is supposed to be high’s in the upper 60s and sunny most of the week. Not unusual weather for around… --- ## [Pro-vax supporters, the flu vaccine.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-vax-supporters-the-flu-vaccine/736434)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2015, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-vax-supporters-the-flu-vaccine/736434 "2015-11-07T13:59:57Z")
While there seems to be many people here that are ‘pro vaccination’, or perhaps better defined as anti-anti-vax (IMHO). And we, for the purpose of this, can all agree on ending such horrible diseases as small pox. What… --- ## [The Colbert Report is over; long live Stephen Colbert!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-colbert-report-is-over-long-live-stephen-colbert/707649 "2014-12-23T22:58:05Z")
Well, it’s over. Thanks for the awesome 9 years, Mr. Colbert; you’ll be missed. I hope that his liberal twin, who is curiously also named Stephen, has a similarly successful run on his new old late night talk show. --- ## [The Office - Season 6, Episode 3 - The Promotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-season-6-episode-3-the-promotion/512322)
**Author:** [@Windwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Windwalker)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2009, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-season-6-episode-3-the-promotion/512322 "2009-10-05T02:12:23Z")
Surprised there isn’t a thread yet… Jim & Michael are becoming BFF, and it seems that Jim’s path to Michaelhood has been paved in gold. I loved Jim’s little half-hearted goofy attempt at a retreat after he announced the… --- ## [Can anyone help me with a work problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-with-a-work-problem/1003723)
**Author:** [@MagicEyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MagicEyes)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2024, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-with-a-work-problem/1003723 "2024-11-05T03:17:10Z")
So I’ve posted a few things about my chaos demon boss in the Workplace Rants thread. She’s been my boss for almost nine months, and I’ve thought from the beginning that she wants to get rid of me. Unfortunately for her, … --- ## [Celebrity Deathpool 2002: in 3D!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2002-in-3d/96279)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2002, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-deathpool-2002-in-3d/96279 "2002-07-05T18:09:37Z")
Yup, once again it’s time for the sickest thread on the board. The rules: 1 - You pick thirteen famous people who you think will die in the upcoming year. 2 - Each pick you make who dies in the year 2002 gives you 100… --- ## [Car has trouble starting after very short trips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-has-trouble-starting-after-very-short-trips/234433)
**Author:** [@Photog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Photog)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2004, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-has-trouble-starting-after-very-short-trips/234433 "2004-03-15T20:03:29Z")
Why does my car have trouble starting after very short trips? Example: Yesterday afternoon I had to move my car from one side of the street to the other. Start the car - move to other side of street - shut car off - a… --- ## [Your new pit moderator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-new-pit-moderator/303066)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2005, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-new-pit-moderator/303066 "2005-07-16T01:36:22Z")
Giraffe is our newest worker in the Straight Dope vineyard. Please be gentle and welcome him. your humble TubaDiva --- ## [Logic is meaningless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logic-is-meaningless/137554)
**Author:** [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2002, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logic-is-meaningless/137554 "2002-12-05T02:54:53Z")
Logic is a game. It is a game with rules for manipulating symbols. As with other games like “Catch”, “Ring around the Rosie”, and “Parlimentary Democracy” there is no real point (sorry, a little Douglas Adams slipped i… --- ## [(Old) Happy National Shrimp Scampi Day in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-happy-national-shrimp-scampi-day-in-the-mmp/1000896)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 299\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2024, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-happy-national-shrimp-scampi-day-in-the-mmp/1000896 "2024-05-09T00:07:42Z")
As it is now 12:43 in WestByGawdVirginia, I feel qualified to start the new MMP this early. We have enough parm, garlic and shrimp for dinner tonight and I will want something fast and easy. I haven’t been able to use … --- ## [Would you live in a nation requiring atheism/agnosticism to hold public office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-live-in-a-nation-requiring-atheism-agnosticism-to-hold-public-office/542831)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-live-in-a-nation-requiring-atheism-agnosticism-to-hold-public-office/542831 "2010-06-13T17:35:32Z")
Let’s call this hypothetical state ScrewAslan. ScrewAslan is an island state similar in geography, area, population, and economy to Singapore, for those who inisist on knowing such things. Unlike Singapore, though, it h… --- ## [Will I hurt my PC if I lay it sideways?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-i-hurt-my-pc-if-i-lay-it-sideways/662535)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2013, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-i-hurt-my-pc-if-i-lay-it-sideways/662535 "2013-07-03T17:52:37Z")
I want to lay it under my desk so I have more room. --- ## [Why are there so many stupid laws in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-stupid-laws-in-the-usa/676485)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2014, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-so-many-stupid-laws-in-the-usa/676485 "2014-01-19T18:21:16Z")
Olivia Locher did an interesting photography project where she shows wierd laws on the US. Why the hell can’t you have an ice cream on your back pocket? Why do they serve CHEESE on an apple pie? Is a mullet an unusual ha… --- ## [Help me name my band!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-band/737669)
**Author:** [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2015, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-my-band/737669 "2015-12-04T06:27:16Z")
The thread about Eagles of Death Metal made me think this might be a good place to get some ideas for the band I just put together. We’re all professional musicians separately, and have officially decided to start worki… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=971&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=973&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)