# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=987&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:** 988 --- ## [Backup Cameras required by law- not the best solution...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backup-cameras-required-by-law-not-the-best-solution/682309)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2014, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backup-cameras-required-by-law-not-the-best-solution/682309 "2014-02-28T12:22:44Z")
Many new vehicles now come with a backup camera, at least as an option or on higher trim levels, in as a feature to enhance the safety of passengers and those outside of the vehicle. An estimated 294 people die annually… --- ## [What's your most hated type of vermin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-most-hated-type-of-vermin/685966)
**Author:** [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2014, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-most-hated-type-of-vermin/685966 "2014-04-17T14:51:23Z")
Most people would probably hate to have any of the above infesting their homes, but which vermin do you hate the most? For the purposes of this poll, none of the options are poisonous, and any bites from snakes or spider… --- ## [Money belt or neck pouch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-belt-or-neck-pouch/544478)
**Author:** [@pendgwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pendgwen)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2017, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/money-belt-or-neck-pouch/544478 "2017-12-24T16:47:35Z")
I am shortly going on an international trip and want to get something to carry passport and money that is harder to steal from than a purse. Besides I don’t want to have to carry my purse all the time. So Dopers, which… --- ## [Most Blatant Product Placement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-blatant-product-placement/305718)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2005, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-blatant-product-placement/305718 "2005-06-06T06:02:38Z")
I recently watched I, Robot for the first time. It’s set a generation or so in the future, and literally in the first two minutes after the credits Will Smith opens up a package from a future e-bay like company and smil… --- ## [White supremacist finds out he has black ancestry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-supremacist-finds-out-he-has-black-ancestry/673702)
**Author:** [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-supremacist-finds-out-he-has-black-ancestry/673702 "2013-11-21T18:01:13Z")
http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2013/11/11/white-supremacist-discovers-hes-part-black-on-talk-show/ BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA --- ## [Relationship crisis - advice sought please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-crisis-advice-sought-please/473106)
**Author:** [@zhlf210](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zhlf210)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2008, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-crisis-advice-sought-please/473106 "2008-11-19T14:58:42Z")
I met a girl who we’ll call Julie two months ago online. Things moved quickly, and she moved in after just two weeks. It was her idea to move in, but things were going well and I was happy to go along with it. She was… --- ## [Are men responsible for women's happiness or unhappiness?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-men-responsible-for-womens-happiness-or-unhappiness/963061)
**Author:** [@Jay\_Z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jay_Z)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2022, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-men-responsible-for-womens-happiness-or-unhappiness/963061 "2022-05-09T17:28:01Z")
Full disclosure: I am a divorced father of multiple children. The children’s mother, my ex wife, left me for another man a few years back. They are married now. She knew him before we ever met. I also had a long dis… --- ## [WWII what ifs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-what-ifs/358228)
**Author:** [@The\_Long\_Road](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Long_Road)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2006, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-what-ifs/358228 "2006-06-13T00:48:02Z")
Probably a boring subject to most but something I’ve been giving some thought to recently after doing some reading. Two different scenarios have sort of floated around my brain and I was wondering what others thought. F… --- ## [Censure for Rep. Joe Wilson?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censure-for-rep-joe-wilson/509546)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2009, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/censure-for-rep-joe-wilson/509546 "2009-09-16T12:54:53Z")
If you will look at my posting history, you will see that there is no bigger critic of Obama’s healthcare plan, but the actions by several Republicans, especially Joe Wilson were beyond the pale last night. Checking Bla… --- ## [How expensive a watch do I need to buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-expensive-a-watch-do-i-need-to-buy/661569)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-expensive-a-watch-do-i-need-to-buy/661569 "2013-07-15T20:08:34Z")
Because I’m sick and tired of problems with the bands on the cheaper ones. Either they’re rubber, and they break at the hole most often used after a few years, or they’re cloth, and the pins fall out (the one I’ve owned… --- ## [Do you have a grocery shopping methodology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-grocery-shopping-methodology/634039)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-grocery-shopping-methodology/634039 "2012-09-21T18:57:21Z")
I wish I did. When I was married and later when I had a boyfriend who ate here a lot, I cooked actual meals most days from scratch. Shopped systematically. Always knew what I was going to cook. Now that I’m single, I’m a… --- ## [Anyone want to do the 2022 Secret Santa? \[Last Call, sign-ups end 11/15\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-do-the-2022-secret-santa-last-call-sign-ups-end-11-15/973657)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2022, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-want-to-do-the-2022-secret-santa-last-call-sign-ups-end-11-15/973657 "2022-12-28T00:16:53Z")
I started it last year and it worked out OK. I’m hoping it will work out better with more lead time. Ok, so here’s what you gotta do: Put a message in here saying you’re in. In your message put a little bit about the … --- ## [Identify this sci-fi quote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-sci-fi-quote/404321)
**Author:** [@stolichnaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stolichnaya)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2007, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-sci-fi-quote/404321 "2007-05-23T18:12:33Z")
I remember being stirred by this quote not knowing its source. Now I have some time to read, would like to find the source. I will now proceed to butcher the quote for you: “I have seen (somethings) on fire at the edg… --- ## [I went and saw Eragon. Read this before you do.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-and-saw-eragon-read-this-before-you-do/384377)
**Author:** [@Surbey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surbey)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2006, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-went-and-saw-eragon-read-this-before-you-do/384377 "2006-12-29T08:41:58Z")
I’m telling you. If you get the chance to see this movie Don’t OMG. I have never seen such a poorly constructed movie in my life. I’ve never read the books, thank god. It was obvious that if you had read the book and… --- ## [Celebrities' look-alike kids or parents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-look-alike-kids-or-parents/609402)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-look-alike-kids-or-parents/609402 "2012-01-19T18:39:07Z")
How many celebs have look-alike kids (or, look-alike parents)? Here is Bette Midler (right) and her daughter Sophie (left). --- ## [Is flashing for beads a form of sexual harassment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flashing-for-beads-a-form-of-sexual-harassment/800540)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2017, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-flashing-for-beads-a-form-of-sexual-harassment/800540 "2017-11-06T16:14:44Z")
There’s an article on Cracked talking about different forms of sexual harassment that are seen as normal behavior by society. One of the items says this: I disagree. The premise that seems to be at work here is that a… --- ## [The whole "Zombie Apocalypse" thing has finally achieved patent absurdity.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-whole-zombie-apocalypse-thing-has-finally-achieved-patent-absurdity/600040)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-whole-zombie-apocalypse-thing-has-finally-achieved-patent-absurdity/600040 "2011-10-19T11:36:42Z")
For years there has been a meme, particularly among gun owners (but certainly not limited to them), where someone asks about what guns you would like to have in case of zombie attack, also known as “Zombie Apocalypse” or… --- ## [Oscars: 2016 Best Picture nominees - ongoing tracking thread of which of the films you have seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2016-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/778138)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oscars-2016-best-picture-nominees-ongoing-tracking-thread-of-which-of-the-films-you-have-seen/778138 "2017-03-16T02:51:34Z")
I did this last year and thought it went well. This thread is intended to centrally track which of this year’s Best Picture nominees Dopers have seen. The list below is presented so that each contributor may cut and pa… --- ## [Lohan calls Obama 'first colored president.' WTF!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lohan-calls-obama-first-colored-president-wtf/472440)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2008, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lohan-calls-obama-first-colored-president-wtf/472440 "2008-11-16T11:29:49Z")
Link here. Seriously? Wow. --- ## [Donald Trump Threatens to Send Troops to Mexico](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-threatens-to-send-troops-to-mexico/778788)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2017, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-threatens-to-send-troops-to-mexico/778788 "2017-02-16T19:07:11Z")
http://time.com/4657474/donald-trump-enrique-pena-nieto-mexico-bad-hombres/ Well, kind of speechless on this one. Let’s see debate… Umm… well, let’s start with the obvious. Is he right? Is Mexico incapable of solving… --- ## [Do schools do enough to stop bullying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-schools-do-enough-to-stop-bullying/713716)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2015, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-schools-do-enough-to-stop-bullying/713716 "2015-03-10T12:48:45Z")
Last week at Liberty middle school in Liberty Missouri, and 8th grade bully beat a younger, smaller boy so bad he required 4 days of hospitalization (story). This was of course in a school with the typical “No Bully” si… --- ## [What was the greatest song of the 1970s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-greatest-song-of-the-1970s/647968)
**Author:** [@GovernmentMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GovernmentMan)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-greatest-song-of-the-1970s/647968 "2013-01-31T08:03:33Z")
Vote for what you think is the best song of the 70s. --- ## [Do so... Donut... Do so...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-so-donut-do-so/93161)
**Author:** [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2002, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-so-donut-do-so/93161 "2002-06-23T08:04:54Z")
Mmmmmmmm, donuts. My wife and I knew each other for four years before we had our first donut. And yes, that first one was the best we’d ever had. Ever. After that, we’d sometimes have six donuts a day. That’s like, I … --- ## [Tolkien and women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-and-women/947972)
**Author:** [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolkien-and-women/947972 "2021-08-15T15:03:24Z")
Continued from thread “Great Books” that no one seems to like… to avoid hijacking that thread further: I don’t know whether Tolkien was familiar with either of those works, but they’re not the same kind of thing he was… --- ## [I watched the United Nations commit suicide yesterday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-watched-the-united-nations-commit-suicide-yesterday/155258)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2003, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-watched-the-united-nations-commit-suicide-yesterday/155258 "2003-02-21T17:00:42Z")
I watched a good bit of the Security Council session yesterday. How depressing. About half the speakers appeared not be dealing with the real world. Even the New York Times finally noticed that some speakers were taki… --- ## [Do studios collect any royalties from "USED" CD sales](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-studios-collect-any-royalties-from-used-cd-sales/508949)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Buttons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Buttons)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-studios-collect-any-royalties-from-used-cd-sales/508949 "2009-09-09T00:54:21Z")
I visit a local chain-store cd store quite frequently. I’ve been building up my database of 90’s cds (a lot of which I owned before, but got scratched to hell.) Anyways, I pretty much vow to myself that I will only buy… --- ## [If you could be any mystical/fantasy creature...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-any-mystical-fantasy-creature/628563)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2012, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-be-any-mystical-fantasy-creature/628563 "2012-07-28T23:12:43Z")
…what would you be and why? This question was posted on another message board I frequent, and I was deeply, deeply depressed by the results. Please tell me this place isn’t full of fairies and mermaids. Ok, so the other… --- ## [Your Favorite Beatles Album Cover?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-beatles-album-cover/610697)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2012, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-beatles-album-cover/610697 "2012-01-30T19:23:00Z")
Here’s mine: Really can’t say why, unless it has to do with the “rustic-ness” (?) of it, combined with the unpluggedness (I seem to be making up words, don’t I?) of what’s on the alb… --- ## [Best death scene in a novel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-death-scene-in-a-novel/566879)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2012, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-death-scene-in-a-novel/566879 "2012-10-20T06:45:19Z")
I’m currently reading War and Remembrance by Herman Wouk. The death of Warren Henry was probably the best I’ve read. The author began to present the character more and more during the Japanese escalation in the pacific… --- ## [The Supreme Court has kicked off Civil War 2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-supreme-court-has-kicked-off-civil-war-2-0/966824)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2022, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-supreme-court-has-kicked-off-civil-war-2-0/966824 "2022-07-03T21:55:28Z")
(Imagine profuse cursing here reflecting monumental frustration with the current political order. There, that feels better!) The US is coming apart. There are too many parts that don’t work at this point, too much with … --- ## [Why are polygraphs still used in the modern world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-polygraphs-still-used-in-the-modern-world/631453)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-polygraphs-still-used-in-the-modern-world/631453 "2012-08-25T09:23:55Z")
Yet there is an entire industry built up around this pseudoscience, and while it may not be admissable in court employees can be subjected to this. How has polygraph testing remained in use with no evidence it actual… --- ## [So long and thanks for all the rants! (November mini-rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-rants-november-mini-rants/974116)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2022, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-rants-november-mini-rants/974116 "2022-12-03T02:26:00Z")
Yes, it’s still a little early in my time zone. Oh well. No, you’re not getting rid of me that easily. :wink: My junior cat, as dearly as I love him, has a couple of really obnoxious habits. He likes to walk from the h… --- ## [Paul Ryan's legislative record](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-ryans-legislative-record/631307)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2012, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-ryans-legislative-record/631307 "2012-08-17T02:23:48Z")
Fair game, I think, now that he’s a candidate for Vice President (and indirectly for President). Let’s look at his record. Paul Ryan has represented Wisconsin’s 1st Congressional district for thirteen years. In that tim… --- ## [Which animals purr (besides cats)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animals-purr-besides-cats/194149)
**Author:** [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-animals-purr-besides-cats/194149 "2013-03-07T05:37:26Z")
I ask because my brother’s girlfriend had a pet bat, which would happily purr when petted. I always thought only cats (and related members of the cat family) purred. Are there any other animals which purr? --- ## [I friggin' love beer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-friggin-love-beer/285775)
**Author:** [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2005, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-friggin-love-beer/285775 "2005-01-28T17:25:48Z")
I just love it. All of it. While I appreciate some beer more than others, there really isn’t a beer I don’t like. I love beer in the morning with eggs. I love it at lunch. I love beer at supper. I love beer before g… --- ## [how do I get this guy out of my house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-this-guy-out-of-my-house/213621)
**Author:** [@superstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/superstar)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2003, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-this-guy-out-of-my-house/213621 "2003-11-21T21:39:20Z")
A little background: Met this campy 24 year old gay man (irrelevant I know) while on holidays overseas, kept in touch via e-mail. Had only known him for 2 days, I personally thought he was a bit of a tosser, but my SO th… --- ## [Teaching body parts and gender in the new millennium.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaching-body-parts-and-gender-in-the-new-millennium/422357)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2007, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teaching-body-parts-and-gender-in-the-new-millennium/422357 "2007-10-25T23:10:01Z")
So my daughter (2 and a half), as I was changing her diaper, started down that path… “Mama…Daddy has a penis?” “Yep, Daddy has a penis.” “Johnny has a penis?” “Yep, Johnny has a penis.” “Scott has a penis?” “Yes, S… --- ## [smoking and smoke detectors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-and-smoke-detectors/551386)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-and-smoke-detectors/551386 "2010-08-26T18:19:05Z")
I recently spent a week in a hotel in Beijing, and despite having a non-smoking room, I had to change rooms three times before getting one that didn’t smell of cigarette smoke. Seeing that these rooms all had smoke detec… --- ## [Why are faith-based preschools less expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-faith-based-preschools-less-expensive/621717)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-faith-based-preschools-less-expensive/621717 "2012-05-14T18:44:31Z")
I’m preparing a document on the subject of raising an atheist preschooler. One issue that I’ve determined that atheist parents are confronted with is the fact that faith-based preschool instruction is less expensive than… --- ## [Are any places outside Europe part of the EU?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-places-outside-europe-part-of-the-eu/565170)
**Author:** [@Rusalka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rusalka)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2010, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-places-outside-europe-part-of-the-eu/565170 "2010-12-27T09:57:00Z")
I was wondering if there are any territories that belong to EU countries that also belong the the EU? For example, are there any Caribbean islands that allow EU citizens to take up residency the same way that countries … --- ## [People who don't return carts ain't always lazy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-return-carts-aint-always-lazy/231672)
**Author:** [@htns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/htns)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2004, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-dont-return-carts-aint-always-lazy/231672 "2004-03-03T15:15:27Z")
There have been several threads on this issue. Lemme raise one point. Last week, I was babysitting for a married couple that I’m friendly with. One of my duties was to go shopping for the family. When I brought the g… --- ## [How do they REALLY catch a bullet with their teeth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-really-catch-a-bullet-with-their-teeth/242959)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Deschain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Deschain)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2004, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-really-catch-a-bullet-with-their-teeth/242959 "2004-05-02T15:48:58Z")
There used to be a show called That’s Incredible. Rumor had it that one of the guests died as a result of a stunt where he tried to catch a bullet with his teeth. That implies that sometimes the stunt was real (or that… --- ## [I pit Crafter Man-In regards to Ted Kennedy's Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-crafter-man-in-regards-to-ted-kennedys-death/507804)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2009, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-crafter-man-in-regards-to-ted-kennedys-death/507804 "2009-08-31T18:48:49Z")
I read this Quote this morning on my way out to work and it bothered me but I didn’t have to to respond. I mean seriously. I spent a good amount of time listening to NPR interviews of his friends and rivals. Even the p… --- ## [Heroes 3/5: "Parasite" (SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-3-5-parasite-spoilers/394745)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2007, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-3-5-parasite-spoilers/394745 "2007-03-09T00:00:03Z")
Last week: Wow. Just, wow. This week: Let’s watch! --- ## [What? Why? Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-why-huh/689940)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2014, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-why-huh/689940 "2014-06-05T01:04:09Z")
Where does the OP state that this grammar question has anything to do with homework? --- ## [Help me use up some Branston Pickle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-use-up-some-branston-pickle/545640)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2011, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-use-up-some-branston-pickle/545640 "2011-07-04T23:31:14Z")
In a misguided gesture of international unity, I bought a 750g jar of Branston Pickle. It turns out I don’t really care for it as much as I remembered. I like it, but it seems to need some other flavor to go with it in a… --- ## [New Beard SO ITCHY AHHHH HELP ME](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-beard-so-itchy-ahhhh-help-me/653502)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-beard-so-itchy-ahhhh-help-me/653502 "2013-03-22T03:28:03Z")
The Small One thinks it’s wonderfil I can grow hair out of my face and has asked I stop shaving for awhile, so after a lifetime of clean shaven-ness I’ve gone four days without shaving. GAH OH MY GOD SO ITCHY. How do I… --- ## [Does Islam Deny the Existence of the Jewish Temple?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-islam-deny-the-existence-of-the-jewish-temple/723422)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-islam-deny-the-existence-of-the-jewish-temple/723422 "2015-07-02T00:39:13Z")
Too potentially hostile for GQ and IMHO, and I don’t have a debate point to make, and so… I was listening to a Bible radio show (my first mistake) and they got to talking trash about Islam (gosh, what a surprise…) And … --- ## [What does "times more" mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-times-more-mean-to-you/748081)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-times-more-mean-to-you/748081 "2016-03-16T16:44:29Z")
The advice column in yesterday’s paper had a question from a woman who wrote to complain about her child’s teacher. The question ran something like this: “Mary ran four laps, John ran two times more than Mary. How many… --- ## [Are triangles real or just abstractions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-triangles-real-or-just-abstractions/473489)
**Author:** [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2008, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-triangles-real-or-just-abstractions/473489 "2008-11-26T09:42:48Z")
During a rather lively debate on SSM, the thread, somehow, ended discussing the reality of geometric shapes. Do triangles exist? Are triangular-shaped objects really triangles? I undertand that, for shorthand and conve… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=986&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=988&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)