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  2. Turn in your gun and badge - does this ever happen?

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    Some cop television/movie cliches include : “Turn in your gun and badge”. When the Chief’s had enough of the hero’s antics, or a cop is under investigation for wrongdoing, they always have to toss their gun in it’s holster and a badge onto the bosses desk and storm out. Does this ever happen in normal, big city police departments? Even if a cop needs to turn in his gear, does he ...

  3. Relatives from out of town: Hotel or relatives' houses?

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    When you visit relatives out of town or when out of town relatives visit you, is it the custom in your family for everyone to stay at someone’s house or to get a hotel? I, personally, want to get a hotel most of the time. I’m simply more comfortable there. And while I can tolerate a short visit in my house, it’s not my first choice. I don’t think the rest of my family would see it that ...

  4. Is it illegal/ticketable to cut through a parking lot to avoid a...

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    I was told that it was, a long time ago, but I don’t remember who told me or how credible they were. If you are at an intersection at a red light, but there is a parking lot at that intersection with entrance/exits onto both streets, and you are turning onto said street, is it illegal to cut across the parking lot? I also heard that if you stop your car and open the door you’re clear from ...

  5. TV Stations that aren't carried by hotels - Straight Dope

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    tumbleddown May 12, 2009, 8:37am 4. Neither hotels nor resorts ever seem to have Food Network, Fine Living, the Travel Channel or HGTV. Lacunae_Matata May 12, 2009, 12:21pm 5. I’ve worked with/at a number of hotels, primarily in Georgia, north Florida, and South Carolina, if that makes a difference.

  6. Worried. Dog ate nylon knee-high stocking. - Straight Dope

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    Apparently Dottie ate at least one and probably two nylon knee highs sometime between Saturday afternoon and Wednesday afternoon. Found part of one hanging out of her backside. She has been/seems perfectly OK: eating, drinking, pooping, energetic, happy, normal behavior. Consulted a vet tech on live chat and gave her a little olive oil; the tech also confirmed the signs of blockage that I’d ...

  7. Parents: Tips for getting the kid to chew with his mouth closed?

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    Lacunae_Matata May 31, 2010, 4:33am 17. For my 12-year-old son, the issue was hunching down over his food ...

  8. Dinner Plates Cracking - What the heck? - Straight Dope

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    Postariti July 21, 2011, 11:54pm 2. It could be the microwave. It sounds like all the plates have the same potential flaw in them. If they develop a tiny crack you can’t see, water can seep in there. Then the microwave heats the water and that exerts pressure on the crack. Hockey_Monkey July 22, 2011, 1:38am 3.

  9. Why/How did 18th century people have such good handwriting?

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    Everytime I see handwritten documents from the 18th century they appear to have such fine penmanship. Think of the Declaration of Independence. Why was penmanship so good? I remember as a child, before computers were as prevelant, that we still had to learn longhand, but the forms for it were much simpler (and less attractive) than the older longhand. And how can someone, today, learn how to ...

  10. Tendency of pretty girls & women to congregate socially with...

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    On Facebook it’s interesting how often pretty women or girls celebrating a birthday, socializing, partying, girls night out etc. will throw up group shots of themselves surrounded by a gaggle of their closest friends who are invariably other pretty females. There are rarely plain, overweight or other non-pretty hangers on in these pretty girl groups. Men’s groups appear to be a bit less ...