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**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2010, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-11-11/560448 "2010-11-16T14:18:45Z")
Tell your disapointment that it’s a bottle show! --- ## [So, have you reuped? Are you gonna?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-have-you-reuped-are-you-gonna/354158)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2006, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-have-you-reuped-are-you-gonna/354158 "2006-05-01T16:14:45Z")
Well? --- ## [Older Woman + Under Aged Boy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-woman-under-aged-boy/820008)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2018, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-woman-under-aged-boy/820008 "2018-08-29T16:50:11Z")
I don’t know where to put this thread, but let’s start here. I’m not trying to argue if it’s ok for an older woman ‘coming on to’, or sleeping with an under-aged boy. I feel it should be taken just as seriously as any v… --- ## [The Phoenix Project Kickstarter (Attention City of Heroes Fans)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-phoenix-project-kickstarter-attention-city-of-heroes-fans/670232)
**Author:** [@tripthicket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tripthicket)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-phoenix-project-kickstarter-attention-city-of-heroes-fans/670232 "2016-08-19T00:33:36Z")
There is a thread concerning the MMORPG City of Heroes, which closed its doors almost a year ago. I wanted to create a specifically separate thread for The Phoenix Project’s Kickstarter so that more eyes would see the me… --- ## [Alabama retries failed execution with untried method (nitrogen)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-retries-failed-execution-with-untried-method-nitrogen/996572)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 347\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-retries-failed-execution-with-untried-method-nitrogen/996572 "2024-04-17T21:12:26Z")
Egad. I know the topic has come up a time or three in the boards. I spotted a thread from about 5 years back where Oklahoma was going to name that their primary method. They have not actually done so. Mississippi is s… --- ## [Suppose You're Buried Alive with a Working Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-youre-buried-alive-with-a-working-cellphone/752301)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2016, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suppose-youre-buried-alive-with-a-working-cellphone/752301 "2016-04-19T14:11:01Z")
And you regain consciousness. Do you make it out alive? Two questions, really. \[ol\] \[li\]Does the typical coffin size (and burial process) allow you enough freedom of movement to get hold of the phone (assuming you kne… --- ## [The third jab of Pfizer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-third-jab-of-pfizer/951471)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2021, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-third-jab-of-pfizer/951471 "2021-10-30T17:37:29Z")
Got my Pfizer #3 dose today, one week shy of 8 months after my 2nd. I got it on the basis of being high risk medically and professionally. Snagged it at a local Walgreens, it took less than 15 minutes in the store, qui… --- ## [What is your monthly car payment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-monthly-car-payment/657876)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2013, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-monthly-car-payment/657876 "2013-05-13T21:42:27Z")
What is your monthly car payment, and if you have more than one, please list the highest (not the total combined)? I’ve been curious about this, given the rising cost of autos, and especially the premium price of large … --- ## [TV shows famously aired out of production order?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-famously-aired-out-of-production-order/715494)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2015, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-famously-aired-out-of-production-order/715494 "2015-03-31T01:51:17Z")
I was trying to recall TV shows that were aired in an order different from their production order, which even on “closed” shows with only something of a continuing story arc caused continuity and story-line problems. The… --- ## [Your favorite ,most evocative song (s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-most-evocative-song-s/528472)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-most-evocative-song-s/528472 "2010-02-18T18:48:41Z")
Pretty self-explanatory (I hope) but to clarify, I’m not neccessarily talking about songs that are personal reminders of a time or situation in your life, but songs that really grab you and drag you into them, mood and/ … --- ## [What is the song "China Girl" about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-china-girl-about/516296)
**Author:** [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-china-girl-about/516296 "2009-11-08T14:50:25Z")
I remember this song being popular back in the 80’s. I heard it last night on the radio and actually paid attention to the lyrics. They didn’t seem to make much sense, so I assumed I must be mis-hearing some of the wor… --- ## [Betty, Joan, or Peggy? (a special superficial poll for MAD MEN fans)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-joan-or-peggy-a-special-superficial-poll-for-mad-men-fans/513230)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betty-joan-or-peggy-a-special-superficial-poll-for-mad-men-fans/513230 "2010-02-19T15:45:21Z")
Seems simple enough, no? --- ## [White supremacists boycott "Thor"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-supremacists-boycott-thor/564424)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2010, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-supremacists-boycott-thor/564424 "2010-12-19T08:55:47Z")
Story here Any time you can piss off a hate group, that’s a good day. --- ## [Is Marketing a good major?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-marketing-a-good-major/652756)
**Author:** [@EpicBacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicBacon)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2013, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-marketing-a-good-major/652756 "2013-03-13T20:52:27Z")
Hello, I’m a high school student. Once upon a time, I believed what I was told, “Oh, just pick a major based off of your interests! You’ll do fine!” Based off of that, I had a pretty good sense of what I would like to m… --- ## [A classic car as a daily driver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-car-as-a-daily-driver/425441)
**Author:** [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2015, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-classic-car-as-a-daily-driver/425441 "2015-02-27T11:47:49Z")
Almost all new cars are reliable and perform well, but I want something different and something I can work on myself. Like not having to take off engine shields to get to the oil filter, or not having to remove the bump… --- ## [I pit Gannett...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gannett/603544)
**Author:** [@bmasters1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmasters1)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2024, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-gannett/603544 "2024-03-24T04:00:44Z")
…not only in terms of USA Today, but also for what they have done to the other papers that they’ve purchased, like The Greenville News for instance. Why am I pitting Gannett with regard to this paper, you might ask? Wel… --- ## [Federal subsidies to industries: explain why they make sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-subsidies-to-industries-explain-why-they-make-sense/544834)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2010, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-subsidies-to-industries-explain-why-they-make-sense/544834 "2010-07-05T07:02:50Z")
I’ve always been mildly curious about federal subsidies to industry (agriculture, in particular). I don’t see what the function of such subsidies is, other than to turn farming into a government job. It seems like Repu… --- ## [What industry is most built on bluff and bull feathers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-industry-is-most-built-on-bluff-and-bull-feathers/916994)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2020, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-industry-is-most-built-on-bluff-and-bull-feathers/916994 "2020-08-30T14:34:02Z")
When I last went to a mall in Vegas, a fetching woman in the lobby offered to sell me a facial skin care product “made out of diamonds” with free samples for a bargain price. I presume types of sand, pencils and charcoa… --- ## [New Swiss army knife](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-swiss-army-knife/673234)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2013, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-swiss-army-knife/673234 "2013-11-15T08:56:37Z")
I was planning on getting a new SAK for Christmas, so could anyone recommend a good value for your money knife. Ideally I would want one with both scissors and and a screwdriver (not sure if they make any like that) alon… --- ## [Have You Ever Experienced Something That Cannot Be Explained By Science?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-experienced-something-that-cannot-be-explained-by-science/375890)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2006, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-experienced-something-that-cannot-be-explained-by-science/375890 "2006-10-23T22:50:12Z")
Have you, at any time during your life when you were not mentally impaired due to fatigue, drugs, psychosis, etc., experienced something that you believe cannot be explained by our current understanding of the universe? … --- ## [Is the drug war itself racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-drug-war-itself-racist/539919)
**Author:** [@kingbighair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kingbighair)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-drug-war-itself-racist/539919 "2010-05-20T06:00:14Z")
The Ron Paul thread touched on a pretty interesting topic. Some, like FinnAgain feel the laws themselves are not racist; rather, it is the disparate implementation of these laws combined with the realities of being huma… --- ## [Copenhagen Failure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copenhagen-failure/522063)
**Author:** [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2009, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/copenhagen-failure/522063 "2009-12-24T16:26:50Z")
So the COP 15 meeting is over and we got… what exactly? It’s easier to point out the things we didn’t get. We didn’t get an agreement between the rich nations and the poor. We didn’t get a concrete plan to reduce emissio… --- ## [Verizon installed cellular antennas on the roof of my apartment building, directly above my apartmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verizon-installed-cellular-antennas-on-the-roof-of-my-apartment-building-directly-above-my-apartmen/740234)
**Author:** [@Harorld](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harorld)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verizon-installed-cellular-antennas-on-the-roof-of-my-apartment-building-directly-above-my-apartmen/740234 "2015-12-17T16:57:02Z")
My wife and I moved into our current apartment last summer (We live in NYC). Soon after moving in (we live on the top floor of a seven story building) Verizon installed cellular antennas on the roof, directly above our a… --- ## ["S-Town" podcast from the Serial/TAL gang--anyone listening?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-town-podcast-from-the-serial-tal-gang-anyone-listening/783322)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2017, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-town-podcast-from-the-serial-tal-gang-anyone-listening/783322 "2017-05-01T21:35:15Z")
S-Town website The teaser reads: I’m up to the “someone else ends up dead” twist early on and I’m hooked. In the first couple episodes the reporter gets sucked into a drama in an Alabama town and we meet the hyper ecc… --- ## [Egypt: Now what? Civil war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egypt-now-what-civil-war/662550)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egypt-now-what-civil-war/662550 "2013-07-10T02:20:34Z")
Mass protests against President Morsi have been going on since June 30. Hmm . . . Already the protesters are “rebels.” And that’s just Wikipedia. The Army gave Morsi 48 hours to resolve the crisis, and now that deadl… --- ## [Measuring Our Lives on an SF Timescale: What's Already Happened in SF? What's Coming Up Soon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/measuring-our-lives-on-an-sf-timescale-whats-already-happened-in-sf-whats-coming-up-soon/558040)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2023, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/measuring-our-lives-on-an-sf-timescale-whats-already-happened-in-sf-whats-coming-up-soon/558040 "2023-09-30T21:08:40Z")
A couple months back, it hit me that my son, now 3, could live to see the year 2100. Or even 2101, as in “In A.D. 2101, War Was Beginning.” That made me think of SF landmarks that have already happened: 2001, of “A Spa… --- ## [Having trouble finding fake buttons/switches for a car dashboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-trouble-finding-fake-buttons-switches-for-a-car-dashboard/605173)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2011, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-trouble-finding-fake-buttons-switches-for-a-car-dashboard/605173 "2011-12-06T18:29:11Z")
When I was a teenager I had these fake buttons and switches on the dashboard of my car… I think one was for an ejector seat and one was for front machine gun, or something like that. Anyway I’m trying to find stuff for m… --- ## [There are 3 types of people in this world...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-3-types-of-people-in-this-world/214234)
**Author:** [@youami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/youami)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2003, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-3-types-of-people-in-this-world/214234 "2003-11-27T09:26:56Z")
There is a joke that goes: “There are 3 types of people in this world, those who can count and those who can’t” I’ve also seen someone on SD (sorry cannot remember who) with the signature: “There are 10 types of peopl… --- ## [Are there things that (wo)men Just Aren't Interested In?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-things-that-wo-men-just-arent-interested-in/725670)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2015, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-things-that-wo-men-just-arent-interested-in/725670 "2015-07-23T08:42:25Z")
It’s struck me that a lot of the debate over feminism these days, especially on the Internet, comes from the idea that women Just Aren’t Interested in various things: “Women don’t like or really care about comic books, … --- ## [The phrase "throwing a shoe": Have you ever heard of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-phrase-throwing-a-shoe-have-you-ever-heard-of-it/558740)
**Author:** [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-phrase-throwing-a-shoe-have-you-ever-heard-of-it/558740 "2010-11-03T02:39:59Z")
I don’t think anyone would describe my language as being in general “folksy”, but there are a few phrases that I use (for some weird reason) that are undeniably cornpone. I have told several students “how the cow ate the… --- ## [When did movies stop having all the credits at the beginning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-movies-stop-having-all-the-credits-at-the-beginning/592177)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-movies-stop-having-all-the-credits-at-the-beginning/592177 "2011-08-12T16:40:07Z")
I was watching an old 1960s Western the other day, and thought it was interesting that, at the start of the movie, they had all the credits- you know, “Starring”, “Also Starring”, “Camera Crew/Technical People”, “Directe… --- ## [Well, it's .. sorry, what year is it? MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-its-sorry-what-year-is-it-mmp/977511)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 347\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2023, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-its-sorry-what-year-is-it-mmp/977511 "2023-01-09T04:42:48Z")
Apparently, it is now 2023. We have (somewhat) survived a global pandemic, and are merrily looking forward to a gorgeous year full of hope, the promise of better times … ah, who am I kidding? Most of us have or are curr… --- ## [Are you really fat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-really-fat/607594)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-really-fat/607594 "2011-12-30T10:09:24Z")
I don’t feel fat at all. The only way I know I’m fat is if I look in the mirror sideways. If there were no mirrors or weigh scales, I would think I look healthy My pot can appear rather grotesque from the side , especia… --- ## [Family Guy Q: Why does Stewie hate Lois?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-q-why-does-stewie-hate-lois/337407)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2005, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-guy-q-why-does-stewie-hate-lois/337407 "2005-12-29T01:20:52Z")
Has there ever been an explanation for that? --- ## [Spooky stuff happening: please debunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-stuff-happening-please-debunk/735547)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spooky-stuff-happening-please-debunk/735547 "2015-10-29T00:34:42Z")
At 3am this morning our doorbell rang. We rushed downstairs and there was no one there; the push button for the bell gets stuck and makes an odd raspy noise when pushed hard because it sticks in the poked-in position – i… --- ## [I just saw the Netherland's women's soccer team naked. . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-the-netherlands-womens-soccer-team-naked/142766)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2002, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-saw-the-netherlands-womens-soccer-team-naked/142766 "2002-12-16T02:24:34Z")
. . . . and they are unbelievably hot!! We can’t link to noody pictures on this board, so you’ll have to Google it, but trust me, they are WORTH the effort! --- ## [Conjoined twins and crime and due process](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conjoined-twins-and-crime-and-due-process/565622)
**Author:** [@Pierrot\_Le\_Fou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pierrot_Le_Fou)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2011, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conjoined-twins-and-crime-and-due-process/565622 "2011-06-26T00:35:53Z")
If one conjoined twin commits a crime, can the authorities arrest/jail both twins? Or do the innocent twin’s due process rights trump the authorities’ power to punish the guilty twin? Inspired by this thread: --- ## [I found the first SF novel I ever read](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-the-first-sf-novel-i-ever-read/619174)
**Author:** [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-found-the-first-sf-novel-i-ever-read/619174 "2012-06-28T01:46:55Z")
Must have been more than forty years ago back when I was around ten. I couldn’t even remember the title other than it involved a boy, his robot and Ganymede. But thanks to google… The Runaway Robot by Lester Del Rey (act… --- ## [Nervous about girl scout troop leader](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nervous-about-girl-scout-troop-leader/622372)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2012, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nervous-about-girl-scout-troop-leader/622372 "2012-05-23T14:46:05Z")
My daughter recently joined a girl scout troop and is enjoying the camaraderie and activities. My concern comes from the first email sent by the group leader. Like a lot of people her signature is generated automatical… --- ## [Pick a wedding gown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-wedding-gown/619477)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-a-wedding-gown/619477 "2012-04-25T03:14:42Z")
Marchesa: http://www.tomandlorenzo.com/2012/04/marchesa-spring-2013-bridal-collection.html Oscar de la Renta: http://www.tomandlorenzo.com/2012/04/oscar-de-la-renta-bridal-spring-2013-collection.html I like the sixth… --- ## [Birther type people outside the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birther-type-people-outside-the-us/650567)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2013, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birther-type-people-outside-the-us/650567 "2013-02-20T03:48:45Z")
Outside the US, has there ever been a group of people who say the president or PM was not eligible to hold their position? For any reason, not just based on where they were born. --- ## [Rejoice! A FoxGnaws "Daily Show"!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejoice-a-foxgnaws-daily-show/381205)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2006, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejoice-a-foxgnaws-daily-show/381205 "2006-12-21T20:39:57Z")
From Think Progress Oh, happy day! My little heart goes pitter-pat! Another entry in the happy pantehon of conservative humor! Move over, Mallard Fillmore! Look out, Dennis Miller! Have another cold one, P.J. O’… --- ## [Creationists: Strut Your Stuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationists-strut-your-stuff/17827)
**Author:** [@David\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_B)\ **Replies:** 380\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2000, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creationists-strut-your-stuff/17827 "2000-03-28T02:05:00Z")
Ok, here we are again. We have a couple new creationists (Pashley and CalifBoomer) making all sorts of claims in several different threads. So as I’ve done before, I’m opening a new thread just for the creationists to pu… --- ## [Unilateral Gaza Ceasefire: Now what happens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unilateral-gaza-ceasefire-now-what-happens/481859)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2009, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unilateral-gaza-ceasefire-now-what-happens/481859 "2009-01-29T14:37:23Z")
So now that Israel has declared that Israel, in Olmert’s words, has “reached all the goals of the war, and beyond” and unilaterally is declaring a ceasefire, what happens next? Clearly a lot depends on the next sets of … --- ## [Why Don't Restaurants Put the Mayo ON the Hamburger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-restaurants-put-the-mayo-on-the-hamburger/623821)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2012, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-restaurants-put-the-mayo-on-the-hamburger/623821 "2012-06-04T09:16:10Z")
Whenever I order a hamburger at a diner or TGIF type of place and specify mayo, they always put it on the side. If I order ketchup or mustard, they put it on the burger. Why? --- ## [U.S. military forces \[Air Force special forces?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-military-forces-air-force-special-forces/534313)
**Author:** [@vanotd21](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanotd21)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2010, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-military-forces-air-force-special-forces/534313 "2010-03-31T22:42:58Z")
for those who serve(d) in the U.S. armed forces, does the air force have a special forces branch? The media has shown the Army Rangers or Green Berets, the Marine Force Reconnaissance, and the Navy SEALS. I have never se… --- ## [Should responding to a bomb threat be illegal by federal law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-responding-to-a-bomb-threat-be-illegal-by-federal-law/710819)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2015, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-responding-to-a-bomb-threat-be-illegal-by-federal-law/710819 "2015-03-19T06:59:35Z")
It has occurred to me that the disruptions caused by bomb threats - aircraft put out of service, entire buildings evacuated and hours of time wasted - cause more lost human lifespan and money than bombings themselves. S… --- ## [US Government may forgive up to $3.5 Billion in student loans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-government-may-forgive-up-to-3-5-billion-in-student-loans/722067)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2015, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-government-may-forgive-up-to-3-5-billion-in-student-loans/722067 "2015-06-16T03:23:30Z")
Story here A summary is that the much-maligned Corinthian colleges group, which 350,000 students took out an average of $10K in student loans to attend, is a sham college with worthless degrees. Apparently enough that t… --- ## [Summertime Music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-music/543985)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summertime-music/543985 "2010-07-01T00:12:53Z")
What song says “summer” to you? Y’know-the one playing on the radio when you’re sitting in the shade of that old oak tree early in the afternoon, sipping on a glass of iced heaven. Mine would be “In The Summertime” by … --- ## [Air bubbles in the chest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-bubbles-in-the-chest/169623)
**Author:** [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2011, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-bubbles-in-the-chest/169623 "2011-08-02T07:07:03Z")
Well, my son’s in the hospital. He’s 15 years old and has been home all week on Spring Break, playing video games and driving my wife nuts. A couple hours ago he began complaining of pain in his chest. It got worse, so … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1035&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1037&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)