# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=998&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:** 999 --- ## ["Render unto Caesar that which is Caesar's \[etc\]"-What's your interpretation of that story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/render-unto-caesar-that-which-is-caesars-etc-whats-your-interpretation-of-that-story/664764)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/render-unto-caesar-that-which-is-caesars-etc-whats-your-interpretation-of-that-story/664764 "2013-08-02T00:19:48Z")
Almost the exact same wording in Mark 12:13-17. The way I have long interpreted this story is, VERY SIMPLY put, Jesus is espousing a sort of spiritual vs. physical dualism; He was saying "You have Earthly obligations a… --- ## [Soaking boots in water to break them in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soaking-boots-in-water-to-break-them-in/735701)
**Author:** [@sara20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sara20)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2015, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soaking-boots-in-water-to-break-them-in/735701 "2015-10-27T21:33:40Z")
I read online that to break in new boots you should soak them in water then wear them until they are dry. I called a company that makes boots and they said not to do it, that it would take weeks for them to dry. Do you t… --- ## [How do people survive severe insomnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-survive-severe-insomnia/717524)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2017, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-survive-severe-insomnia/717524 "2017-10-12T16:55:48Z")
I have insomnia at various points in my life, but reading up on it I’ve read some people who have it really bad, far far worse than me. People who claims they may go weeks without sleeping, people who claim they only ave… --- ## [Streets, Roads, Avenues, Boulevards, et cetera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streets-roads-avenues-boulevards-et-cetera/656306)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2013, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/streets-roads-avenues-boulevards-et-cetera/656306 "2013-05-01T10:31:25Z")
You see those on signs all the time. Is there, or was there, any technical distinction between them? Or do the powers that be just name them whatever they feel like? --- ## ["Yeah , yeah, I'll get you your frappuciono... AFTER I lecture you on Ferguson, MO"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-yeah-ill-get-you-your-frappuciono-after-i-lecture-you-on-ferguson-mo/715189)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2015, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-yeah-ill-get-you-your-frappuciono-after-i-lecture-you-on-ferguson-mo/715189 "2015-03-30T14:50:03Z")
You were in a hurry. You just wanted a mocha latte and a muffin. But Starbuck’s isn’t letting you off that easily, you bigot! Howard Schultz wants to educate you, and he wants your barista to preach the gospel of racial… --- ## [Has a bad experience stopped you from eating at a certain restaurant ever again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-bad-experience-stopped-you-from-eating-at-a-certain-restaurant-ever-again/628343)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-bad-experience-stopped-you-from-eating-at-a-certain-restaurant-ever-again/628343 "2012-07-25T17:52:53Z")
Inspiring thread. I believe I’ve been on record before about Taco Hell invariably giving me gastritis just about every single time I went there, so it’s now off my list for good (esp. since in my neighborhood there is a… --- ## [N-Dash or M-Dash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-dash-or-m-dash/544307)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/n-dash-or-m-dash/544307 "2010-06-26T12:07:41Z")
My thesis supervisor is a nitpicker. I love my parentheses and semi-colons, but he wants me using dashes to bookend discursive ideas and breaks in my prose. I started using N-dashes, only to have him change me again, say… --- ## [Answering questions in songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answering-questions-in-songs/358256)
**Author:** [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2006, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answering-questions-in-songs/358256 "2006-06-03T15:16:36Z")
Prompted by, when hearing the Beatles line “Will you still need me… will you still feed me… when I’m sixty-four?”, my (mental) answer of “Nope”. How many rhetorical questions in songs can we answer here on the Straight … --- ## [Botticelli - Dec 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225)
**Author:** [@Ana\_Byrd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ana_Byrd)\ **Replies:** 462\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2020, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-dec-2020/927225 "2020-12-28T19:51:26Z")
Time for a new one. My letter is L. --- ## [Lord of the Rings Online (LOTRO)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lord-of-the-rings-online-lotro/610867)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2012, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lord-of-the-rings-online-lotro/610867 "2012-02-15T23:58:24Z")
I haven’t found a thread on this multi-player online game, so thought I’d start this one. It’s faithful to the books and as a Tolkien fan, I find it a wonderful experience. You play a single character (choosing from Ho… --- ## [OMG! Kittens! Kittens in the bushes in our front lawn! What do we do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-kittens-kittens-in-the-bushes-in-our-front-lawn-what-do-we-do/513334)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2009, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-kittens-kittens-in-the-bushes-in-our-front-lawn-what-do-we-do/513334 "2009-10-27T23:39:02Z")
And before you say anything, the photos are uploading as I type. They’re coming. We’ve noticed a stray cat–a mostly white black-and-white I’ve called Blacktail (because, well, her tail is black) who’s laid claim to our… --- ## [Television Show Complaints](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-show-complaints/559066)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-show-complaints/559066 "2010-11-04T05:42:13Z")
I know there have been several variations of generic complaints about TV shows, but just felt the need to add another. I am so tired of almost ever drama/mystery series that has a “name” guest star being the murderer/… --- ## [No we don't anwer our phone. Is that a crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-we-dont-anwer-our-phone-is-that-a-crime/233454)
**Author:** [@Kaitlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaitlyn)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2004, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-we-dont-anwer-our-phone-is-that-a-crime/233454 "2004-04-12T06:35:55Z")
My wife and I don’t answer our telephone. We have an answering machine, and we screen calls 100% of the time. If it’s someone we want to talk to, we pick up when they start to leave a message. If not, wait and erase. … --- ## [Ever eaten a witchetty grub?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-eaten-a-witchetty-grub/534868)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-eaten-a-witchetty-grub/534868 "2010-04-14T12:18:44Z")
Cooked, or live? How did it taste? --- ## [(Old) Tricks, treats, and a brand new month in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-tricks-treats-and-a-brand-new-month-in-the-mmp/992297)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 317\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2023, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-tricks-treats-and-a-brand-new-month-in-the-mmp/992297 "2023-11-06T06:15:57Z")
Did you pull Halloween pranks? Did you have favorite treats or favorite homes to get treats from? Did you have a favorite costume? That should get us started. As for me: No pranks - I was and remain a goody-goody. F… --- ## [How old do I look?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-do-i-look/724754)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2015, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-do-i-look/724754 "2015-07-18T22:18:09Z")
First and foremost, this is not an ego or a vanity thread. I make no secret of my age and I expect some who read this already know how old I am. Never in my life have I lied about my age (OK, not since I could no longe… --- ## [I'm being invited to a Steampunk Wedding - How do I dress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-being-invited-to-a-steampunk-wedding-how-do-i-dress/523951)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2010, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-being-invited-to-a-steampunk-wedding-how-do-i-dress/523951 "2010-02-11T18:16:05Z")
It appears that my SO and I are being invited to a steampunk wedding. While I realize I am under no obligation to dress in steampunk, I would like to try. We recently went with a group to see Sherlock Holmes and I was … --- ## [Paul Ryan's Republican Primary Campaign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-ryans-republican-primary-campaign/749713)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2016, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-ryans-republican-primary-campaign/749713 "2016-03-25T22:22:46Z")
Paul Ryan’s Republican Primary Campaign Fiscal expert Stan Collander notes that despite denials, Paul Ryan is actively running for GOP nomination, in the event of a contested convention. \[ul\]\[li\] Ryan is having the Hou… --- ## [First grade math question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-grade-math-question/737290)
**Author:** [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2015, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-grade-math-question/737290 "2015-11-15T01:40:42Z")
Looking for opinions on what the correct answer is for this question on a first grade math test. I’ll post what the answer key says is the correct answer and what I think the correct answer (or at least the most correct … --- ## [How Many Loads of Laundry Per Day? (Or: I have reached a new pinnacle of boredom.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-loads-of-laundry-per-day-or-i-have-reached-a-new-pinnacle-of-boredom/278391)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2004, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-loads-of-laundry-per-day-or-i-have-reached-a-new-pinnacle-of-boredom/278391 "2004-12-11T18:52:04Z")
Oh, the things you devote time to, when you’re devoting time to taking care of the kids and house. I spend so much time doing laundry that I wonder how other people manage it. On a typical day, I wash, dry, and fold 4 l… --- ## [Married people aren't allowed to have single friends? bwuh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-people-arent-allowed-to-have-single-friends-bwuh/455580)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2008, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-people-arent-allowed-to-have-single-friends-bwuh/455580 "2008-07-16T01:50:00Z")
Rick and I hang out on occasion. I’ve told my mom about it and she thinks it’s wrong that his wife is okay with this. According to her, married people aren’t allowed to have friends of the opposite sex, unless the spouse… --- ## [Minneapolis: Dems need to be careful to avoid a repeat of 1968](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-dems-need-to-be-careful-to-avoid-a-repeat-of-1968/854647)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2020, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minneapolis-dems-need-to-be-careful-to-avoid-a-repeat-of-1968/854647 "2020-06-18T13:10:25Z")
I feel like Biden, Pelosi, and other Democrats need to take a stand against the rioting and looting, even as they also push for maximum prosecution of those murderous cops. We can’t risk what happened starting in 1968, … --- ## [Can Highly Paid Talk-Show Hosts be Trusted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-highly-paid-talk-show-hosts-be-trusted/546360)
**Author:** [@Krammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krammer)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-highly-paid-talk-show-hosts-be-trusted/546360 "2010-07-21T17:38:47Z")
Here goes my first post: I often listen to talk-shows (mostly on radio) and find find them very entertaining. But, I often find myself wallowing in disbelief at the utter nonsense that spews forth from those golden micr… --- ## [Are there any antiperspirants for the head? (possible TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-antiperspirants-for-the-head-possible-tmi/529033)
**Author:** [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2015, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-antiperspirants-for-the-head-possible-tmi/529033 "2015-11-14T10:47:15Z")
In this thread we are discussing the annoyances of exercise. It reminded me of a factual question that has come to mind. One of my problems with exercise is that I sweat. Well, everybody does, that’s part of the poi… --- ## [Who could possibly be Trump's running mate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-could-possibly-be-trumps-running-mate/740717)
**Author:** [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-could-possibly-be-trumps-running-mate/740717 "2015-12-23T23:17:51Z")
Who could possibly be Trump’s running mate? If we work on the balancing the ticket idea, she or he would have to be party supported, from the West Coast or at least more west than he is, thoughtful and somewhat low profi… --- ## [Myths that form about songs and bands / band members](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/myths-that-form-about-songs-and-bands-band-members/1014173)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2025, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/myths-that-form-about-songs-and-bands-band-members/1014173 "2025-04-12T07:24:30Z")
So since this came up in the Songs about planes and flying thread: …I thought it might be fun to do a thread about myths and ‘urban legend’ style stories that have sprung up about songs, bands and musicians. I didn’t … --- ## [When translating works from British to American English, should the spellings be changed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-translating-works-from-british-to-american-english-should-the-spellings-be-changed/546092)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-translating-works-from-british-to-american-english-should-the-spellings-be-changed/546092 "2010-07-13T20:47:21Z")
Words like “colour/color” or “programme/program.” Should they be changed, or should it be decided that We are smart enough to know wht the word means? --- ## [mswas, polymorph yourself into an asshat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mswas-polymorph-yourself-into-an-asshat/404998)
**Author:** [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2007, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mswas-polymorph-yourself-into-an-asshat/404998 "2007-05-26T08:40:12Z")
You started a thread about whether or not society has a responsibility to accept transgendered individuals, a topic that is rather dear to a few posters. One can accept a great debate exloring this issue and it enlighte… --- ## [Administrivia in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administrivia-in-the-mmp/980434)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 317\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2023, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/administrivia-in-the-mmp/980434 "2023-03-07T02:08:28Z")
I’m awake, might as well get things going. :slight\_smile: Big worry this week is organizing my workspace (would help if I knew what I’ll need to do here in a bit more detail!), possibly setting up a second computer once… --- ## [Cats Trailer out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-trailer-out/837296)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cats-trailer-out/837296 "2020-01-04T13:29:10Z")
Linky Looks interesting. Might be a bit more Uncanny Valley than fur leotards are, for some people’s taste. --- ## [In which Idle Thoughts watches popular movies most have seen already but that he hasn't.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-idle-thoughts-watches-popular-movies-most-have-seen-already-but-that-he-hasnt/733318)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2015, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-idle-thoughts-watches-popular-movies-most-have-seen-already-but-that-he-hasnt/733318 "2015-12-24T01:42:13Z")
Over the next few weeks, I think I’ll watch a few movies that I’ve never seen before but that I’ve heard are really, really good, nay, even great movies. I’m a big movie watcher, and I’ve been in sort of a movie watchin… --- ## [I am so fucking mad right now.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-fucking-mad-right-now/142590)
**Author:** [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-fucking-mad-right-now/142590 "2014-04-24T22:50:36Z")
My sister just called me and told me she got fired from her job. She was working at Macy’s in the women’s shoe dept. She was doing really well, and actually enjoying it. She even told me a few weeks ago that she actua… --- ## [How are evangelicals distinct from other Christians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-evangelicals-distinct-from-other-christians/807747)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-evangelicals-distinct-from-other-christians/807747 "2018-02-23T00:13:33Z")
In the last couple of years, I have heard an awful lot about evangelicals and their political leanings. I looked it up and to me the definition sounds like “Christian.” How are evangelicals different than other Christian… --- ## [How Did Dick Clark Look This Year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-dick-clark-look-this-year/523434)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2010, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-dick-clark-look-this-year/523434 "2010-01-06T04:43:28Z")
I didn’t watch Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Years this year. Did any one catch it? If so, what did he look like? Just wondering if his health is any better --- ## [Just got a small deep fryer- what should I fry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-a-small-deep-fryer-what-should-i-fry/552658)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-a-small-deep-fryer-what-should-i-fry/552658 "2010-09-08T18:53:19Z")
Obviously my future is going to include plenty of french fries, onion rings, chicken parts, Twinkies, etc.-- the usual suspects. What else should I fry? --- ## [How much do you tip the Car Wash Guy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-tip-the-car-wash-guy/621325)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-tip-the-car-wash-guy/621325 "2012-05-10T19:50:53Z")
Trying to figure what an average tip is. A buck? Two? Do you make it a larger tip if you drive an SUV? --- ## [Where did "quarterback" come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-quarterback-come-from/426179)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2007, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-quarterback-come-from/426179 "2007-11-14T20:23:39Z")
Wikipedia says Can anybody back this up, cite-wise? Mostly I want to look cool to my boyfriend who doesn’t know the origin of these words. --- ## [Would you ever eat (or have you ever eaten) human placenta?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-ever-eat-or-have-you-ever-eaten-human-placenta/529613)
**Author:** [@kidneyfailure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidneyfailure)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2015, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-ever-eat-or-have-you-ever-eaten-human-placenta/529613 "2015-01-17T11:38:38Z")
Apparently the practice is pretty well-known here in Asia and even somewhat in the West, too. So, I present the following question for discussion: Would you ever or have you ever? Personally, I wouldn’t go anywhere near… --- ## [After twenty years, I saw the movie I'd been looking for. How was it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-twenty-years-i-saw-the-movie-id-been-looking-for-how-was-it/951538)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2023, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/after-twenty-years-i-saw-the-movie-id-been-looking-for-how-was-it/951538 "2023-03-14T23:28:24Z")
Sometime in the nineties, Siskel and Ebert did a segment on their movie review show where they chose some films that had not done well when released but nevertheless thought deserved to be rediscovered. One of Roger’s wa… --- ## [Production cars with no known surviving examples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/production-cars-with-no-known-surviving-examples/855308)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2020, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/production-cars-with-no-known-surviving-examples/855308 "2020-07-15T14:41:00Z")
Perusing the “most interesting car you saw today” thread over in the MPSIMS forum, I got to wondering – what cars are literally impossible for someone to see today, because there are none left? I’m sure there were lots … --- ## [Most annoying comedians of the mass communication era?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-comedians-of-the-mass-communication-era/228299)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2004, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-annoying-comedians-of-the-mass-communication-era/228299 "2004-02-16T07:54:13Z")
Some nominees: Gilbert Gottfried- I know the voice is supposed to be annoying. Too bad that appears to be the sum of his act. Jerry Lewis- his performances are so bad and unfunny that it is actually painful to wat… --- ## [Protesting a warning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesting-a-warning/955062)
**Author:** [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protesting-a-warning/955062 "2021-12-08T21:33:25Z")
This was not an attack, it was an observation based on the posts. I will concede there’s a certain dark humour in someone not knowing what an attack is in the context of that thread, though. If you want to know what a… --- ## [Why do I get snarky comments for buying breakfast at work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-get-snarky-comments-for-buying-breakfast-at-work/640355)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2012, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-get-snarky-comments-for-buying-breakfast-at-work/640355 "2012-11-11T14:34:50Z")
I work in a hospital office which does project management on all construction in and around the facility. Every morning I don’t have an early meeting, I’ll take 10 minutes to run to the cafeteria, grab a ham, egg, and ch… --- ## [Should there be a 'waiting period' before posting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-there-be-a-waiting-period-before-posting/617628)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-there-be-a-waiting-period-before-posting/617628 "2012-04-13T18:51:41Z")
I have wondered this in the past, but decided to ask about this once I got myself in another zombie thread. And it might have been asked before, if so slap me down. Fairly new here myself, but it seems that there are q… --- ## [Where are the onion bagels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-onion-bagels/411058)
**Author:** [@zeldarae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zeldarae)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-onion-bagels/411058 "2016-12-06T21:18:33Z")
Hubby and I love onion bagels, but lately they seem to have become an endangered species. They have been MIA from the bread section for about the past 6 months, at least that I’ve noticed. The only ones I can find in … --- ## [What is the Most Beautiful Thing You Have Ever Seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-beautiful-thing-you-have-ever-seen/801649)
**Author:** [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-beautiful-thing-you-have-ever-seen/801649 "2017-12-20T17:14:55Z")
I asked myself this question just now, and it’s surprisingly hard to qualify, depending on where I was in my life. For example, at twelve, I went to Montana for a month to visit extended family, and my breath caught in m… --- ## [Best cleanser to get off baked-on grease?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cleanser-to-get-off-baked-on-grease/457243)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-cleanser-to-get-off-baked-on-grease/457243 "2008-07-23T18:59:22Z")
My stove top has some badly baked-on grease. Easy-off oven cleaner might help, but its fumes make me sick. Is there anything that will cut through this baked-on mess? I thought about putting this in GQ, but maybe this… --- ## [Dogwoods, Amen at the Corner, and Green Jackets: It's Masters Time!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogwoods-amen-at-the-corner-and-green-jackets-its-masters-time/492196)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogwoods-amen-at-the-corner-and-green-jackets-its-masters-time/492196 "2009-04-13T15:20:30Z")
This is the week, the week those of us who are golfers have no intention of missing. The best golfers in the world, playing on the prettiest and most well-known course, for the ability to wear a green jacket. Ritual? … --- ## [7 hours. 40 minutes. And Counting. Enough already!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-hours-40-minutes-and-counting-enough-already/438864)
**Author:** [@LucyInDisguise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LucyInDisguise)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-hours-40-minutes-and-counting-enough-already/438864 "2008-02-26T20:49:02Z")
It isn’t even something special. An old, beat into the ground, Nissan Sentra. Why would anyone spend the money to install an alarm system in car that can’t be worth more than $1000. It doesn’t even have a radio in it! I… --- ## [Khaki Marine Corps dress uniform](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khaki-marine-corps-dress-uniform/573190)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2011, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khaki-marine-corps-dress-uniform/573190 "2011-03-04T03:49:57Z")
In the film Coming Home, Bruce Dern’s character and other Marine officers are repeatedly shown wearing a uniform I have never seen in my life. It looks like the dark green “Service Alpha” uniform, except it is completely… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=997&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=999&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)