# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1040&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:** 1041 --- ## [I Want to Buy a Street-Legal NASCAR Car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-buy-a-street-legal-nascar-car/577825)
**Author:** [@pinklintango](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinklintango)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2015, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-buy-a-street-legal-nascar-car/577825 "2015-07-18T16:36:10Z")
Literally. What company can I call to place an order, if money is no object, that will sell/build me a street-legal NASCAR-type car. One that will actually take an order. Top quality, an outfit that actually produces … --- ## [Second-guessing Dems on the Debt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-guessing-dems-on-the-debt/984287)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2023, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-guessing-dems-on-the-debt/984287 "2023-06-02T12:30:57Z")
(Sorry–couldn’t find a current ‘debt’ thread, though I could swear I just saw one. Mods, please merge if one was in front of my face and I could not see it.) Pure second-guessing, but it seems that this hostage-taking n… --- ## [Scott Peterson: sociopathic killer...benign prior to Laci. Why](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-peterson-sociopathic-killer-benign-prior-to-laci-why/277615)
**Author:** [@OliverTwistofLime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OliverTwistofLime)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2004, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-peterson-sociopathic-killer-benign-prior-to-laci-why/277615 "2004-12-06T08:41:50Z")
Apparently Peterson lived a “reasonably normal” life prior to his plan to whack Laci and their unborn baby. I can understand a crime of passion…murder 2…but what physiological or chemical brain changes occured that wou… --- ## [A Stormy MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stormy-mmp/977917)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 351\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2023, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stormy-mmp/977917 "2023-01-22T02:02:51Z")
It’s 3:30am PST, and no MMP yet? OK, OK, I’ll get it going. As expected, woke up to wind and rain. A certain orange lunatic decided he HAD to go outside anyway. Local schools have cancelled classes due to safety concer… --- ## [Do you have your own office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-your-own-office/695608)
**Author:** [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-your-own-office/695608 "2014-08-16T08:18:04Z")
I’m the Head of Marketing for our company and we’re due to move offices soon, so there’s a chance that I may be able to have my own space. I’m in two minds about whether I want to do this, though… Do you have your own o… --- ## [Check your own lottery tickets - convenience store owners steal $12.5 million](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-your-own-lottery-tickets-convenience-store-owners-steal-12-5-million/555576)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2010, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-your-own-lottery-tickets-convenience-store-owners-steal-12-5-million/555576 "2010-10-02T16:45:34Z")
A family that owns a convenience store stole a free ticket from a lottery player, and the ticket they stole turned out to be a $12.5 million winner, which this family claimed as their own. The family that stole the ticke… --- ## [Addams Family vs. Munsters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addams-family-vs-munsters/640274)
**Author:** [@Bambro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambro)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/addams-family-vs-munsters/640274 "2012-11-12T17:00:16Z")
I preferred The Munsters, but among my circle of friends I am the only one. Which one did you prefer? --- ## [Scary Anglican Crucifix removed....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scary-anglican-crucifix-removed/480383)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2009, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scary-anglican-crucifix-removed/480383 "2009-01-10T04:33:32Z")
I totally support somewhat realistic Crucifixes, hymns about the Blood, and sermons about the full force of the Passion, but damn, that is one sad Crucifix. My first thought when I saw it wasn’t of the Crucified Jesus… --- ## [What Does This Listing In An Obit Mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-listing-in-an-obit-mean/580511)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2011, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-listing-in-an-obit-mean/580511 "2011-05-04T02:20:20Z")
I was reading this obituary I came across online, (from a newspaper) and it reads, I am reading it as June Smedley died. She was the mother of Patricia, Chris, Nicholas and Judy. It looks like Judy got married and cha… --- ## [Our employees love us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-employees-love-us/392461)
**Author:** [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2007, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-employees-love-us/392461 "2007-03-01T19:05:06Z")
As I mentioned over here the company was offering an early retirement program for employees. They needed to reduce head count by X number of employees. When they announced the program there was much talk about how ther… --- ## [Weird shit you don't see every day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-shit-you-dont-see-every-day/68556)
**Author:** [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2001, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-shit-you-dont-see-every-day/68556 "2001-08-17T23:11:45Z")
This thread is about the things in life that make you scratch your head, and go “HUH?”. Things that are out of place, or just plain weird. I have two. They both happened in the course of the last week. 1. The Sheep Th… --- ## [To those who believe in cosmic intelligent design, how would a random universe differ from our own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-believe-in-cosmic-intelligent-design-how-would-a-random-universe-differ-from-our-own/599862)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2011, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-those-who-believe-in-cosmic-intelligent-design-how-would-a-random-universe-differ-from-our-own/599862 "2011-11-11T01:09:13Z")
In one of the atheist poll threads, this was posted: I’ve heard a similar sentiment expressed by believers in some sort of cosmic power before. What is it that you feel about the universe that’s jaw droppingly complex… --- ## [Why does the most popular beer in almost any country always suck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-most-popular-beer-in-almost-any-country-always-suck/830163)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2019, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-most-popular-beer-in-almost-any-country-always-suck/830163 "2019-03-06T14:19:25Z")
Take a look at this map, which shows the most popular beer in every country in the world (that has a preference or that they have data for): Of nearly all the beers pictured on that … --- ## [Question about check with multiple payees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-check-with-multiple-payees/550822)
**Author:** [@Ginkgo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ginkgo)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2010, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-check-with-multiple-payees/550822 "2010-08-22T02:12:08Z")
I recently had my roof replaced following a hailstorm; the contractor has been paid in full and this afternoon I tried to deposit the final check from the insurance company into my checking account. The check was made o… --- ## [Audiophiles! Treble, Bass, and Surround knobs question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audiophiles-treble-bass-and-surround-knobs-question/494686)
**Author:** [@Casserole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casserole)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2009, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/audiophiles-treble-bass-and-surround-knobs-question/494686 "2009-05-04T22:00:37Z")
Hey guys, In every stereo system I’ve encountered, there are always knobs that say “Treble”, “Bass”, and “Surround” (maybe the third one’s not as common… but I digress)… Ten times out of ten, the knobs are always smack… --- ## [Is it sexist to tell a female that they have their panties in a bunch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-sexist-to-tell-a-female-that-they-have-their-panties-in-a-bunch/574436)
**Author:** [@Knigel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knigel)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-sexist-to-tell-a-female-that-they-have-their-panties-in-a-bunch/574436 "2011-03-14T21:54:48Z")
After a female states their opinion about a controversial issue, would it be sexist to tell them that they have to get their panties out of a bunch? If so, why? --- ## [What is the 2nd fastest thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-2nd-fastest-thing/791540)
**Author:** [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-2nd-fastest-thing/791540 "2017-07-31T18:32:46Z")
We all know that light is the fastest thing in the universe. (And please don’t start an argument about that. Take it as a given.) So, what is the 2nd fastest thing? I’m thinking electricity. Has the speed of electricit… --- ## [No Taxation Without Representation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-taxation-without-representation/541765)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-taxation-without-representation/541765 "2010-06-04T15:54:48Z")
So does anyone get taxed in the USA without having actual voting rights, whether it be local, state or federal voting? I’m not sure, but I guess that foreign students get taxed but don’t have representation. Is that one … --- ## [Does "Deliberately Distorted" = "Lied"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-deliberately-distorted-lied/722598)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2015, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-deliberately-distorted-lied/722598 "2015-06-18T12:59:19Z")
Let’s say that in GD, Poster A claims “X”, and another poster comes along and says: Poster B: You are mistaken. “X” is not true. You mischaracterized the situation. Poster A: No, I am not mistaken. I characterized… --- ## [Can you really be 'humbled' by winning an award?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-be-humbled-by-winning-an-award/541070)
**Author:** [@Pashnish\_Ewing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pashnish_Ewing)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2010, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-be-humbled-by-winning-an-award/541070 "2010-05-30T12:21:44Z")
This is something that has always bothered me, but maybe I’m just missing something. I usually see this phenomenon at award shows like the Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and such. The winner gets on stage, and before going into… --- ## [Pagans, Athiests, and Mormons, beware!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pagans-athiests-and-mormons-beware/305618)
**Author:** [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2005, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pagans-athiests-and-mormons-beware/305618 "2005-08-18T16:15:19Z")
And any other belief system that doesn’t fit into the American government’s idea of acceptable religions. If this judge had his way, you wouldn’t be able to pass your own religion or belief system to your own children. … --- ## [(Old) Strange Places and Milestones in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-strange-places-and-milestones-in-the-mmp/989222)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 303\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-strange-places-and-milestones-in-the-mmp/989222 "2023-09-07T01:34:24Z")
Hi folks - Looks like I’m first. Happy Monday to all. Up, sheveled, and riding to irk as the sun climbs out of the flat jungle on another lazy tropical day in Guyana. From yesterday: Overall the layover was nice. Go… --- ## [Jon Stewart pandering to conservatives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-pandering-to-conservatives/626296)
**Author:** [@Gerald\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gerald_II)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jon-stewart-pandering-to-conservatives/626296 "2012-06-27T21:37:52Z")
I saw that Stewart is using the Fast Furious gun walking story on his show. Is he pandering to the right? Equating Olberman with Glenn Beck, and now pointing out all this alleged hypocrisy among Democrats. Is he doing t… --- ## [Cornell frat suspended for game in which men compete to have sex with overweight women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cornell-frat-suspended-for-game-in-which-men-compete-to-have-sex-with-overweight-women/808385)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2026, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cornell-frat-suspended-for-game-in-which-men-compete-to-have-sex-with-overweight-women/808385 "2026-09-28T12:37:28Z")
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/02/cornell-fraternity-zeta-beta-tau-suspended-for-offensive-pig-roast-game.html OK, pig roast as a title is totally offensive and well out of order. These guys need to be punish… --- ## [The Morality of Stripping Elves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-morality-of-stripping-elves/550087)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-morality-of-stripping-elves/550087 "2010-08-14T01:04:46Z")
The Scenario: A set of highly skilled people have been conjured from Earth to a fantasy universe, to save the world from an evil sorcerer. They successfully accomplish this task, saving all of the Elves, Humans, mer-peop… --- ## [Great article from The Onion about washed-up has-been Rock Stars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-article-from-the-onion-about-washed-up-has-been-rock-stars/702783)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2014, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-article-from-the-onion-about-washed-up-has-been-rock-stars/702783 "2014-10-31T01:19:14Z")
For a long time I’ve been more a fan of The Onion’s headlines than their articles. Very often they get a great joke into a headline and-that’s it- the joke is finished, so the actually article is pretty pointless and oft… --- ## [Mass Electronic Deletion of novel "1984" from Amazon Kindle. Link](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-electronic-deletion-of-novel-1984-from-amazon-kindle-link/503529)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2009, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-electronic-deletion-of-novel-1984-from-amazon-kindle-link/503529 "2009-07-21T21:51:16Z")
Thousands of people had their copies of George Orwell’s 1984 deleted from their Kindle book readers by Amazon, illegally, secretly, & without their consent. If I recall correctly, my comments in a “Kindle” Thread incl… --- ## [What historical fashions are too archaic to ever return?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-historical-fashions-are-too-archaic-to-ever-return/496262)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2009, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-historical-fashions-are-too-archaic-to-ever-return/496262 "2009-05-14T13:05:33Z")
Fashions have a way of returning after a generation or two. But there are some that should just be forgotten forever. I think #1 on my list is the bustle. I know they are sometimes used in formal-wear and wedding gowns, … --- ## [Is there any law under which the White House dinner party crashers could be prosecuted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-law-under-which-the-white-house-dinner-party-crashers-could-be-prosecuted/519105)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-law-under-which-the-white-house-dinner-party-crashers-could-be-prosecuted/519105 "2009-12-02T19:35:14Z")
Per these attention whoring jackasses is there any law under which these reality show whores could be prosecuted for crashing a state dinner? Story here Video here --- ## [Excuse me, but doyou HAVE to make your sentences so hard to figure out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-doyou-have-to-make-your-sentences-so-hard-to-figure-out/525228)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2010, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-but-doyou-have-to-make-your-sentences-so-hard-to-figure-out/525228 "2010-01-20T20:59:12Z")
Elsewhere on the board, there’s a discussion going on about calling young girls pretty. I have an issue about the way one Doper expressed himself in a certain post in that thread. I’m opening a new thread because I don’… --- ## [Can I cold-water thaw and brine a turkey at the same time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-cold-water-thaw-and-brine-a-turkey-at-the-same-time/522337)
**Author:** [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2009, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-cold-water-thaw-and-brine-a-turkey-at-the-same-time/522337 "2009-12-25T03:11:06Z")
I’m roasting a turkey for a Xmas Eve party tomorrow afternoon at 3:30. I was a day late putting the bird into the fridge to thaw – it’s been in there since Monday night, but I’m worried that it won’t be completely thawed… --- ## [PGA Tour 2018](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pga-tour-2018/808113)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2018, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pga-tour-2018/808113 "2018-07-23T02:15:16Z")
Here’s a thread to discuss the PGA tour for this year. It’s Super Bowl week so that also means it is time for the Phoenix Open. The West Coast swing is my favorite part of the year, aside from the majors. I’m getting a … --- ## [John McCain and Peter King Can Go To Hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-and-peter-king-can-go-to-hell/538308)
**Author:** [@MeDrewNotYou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeDrewNotYou)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-mccain-and-peter-king-can-go-to-hell/538308 "2010-05-07T11:06:21Z")
Fuck you John McCain, Joe Lieberman, and Peter King. It was bullshit enough that people we capture in Iraq and Afghanistan don’t deserve rights, but an American fucking citizen?!?! There’s plenty of GOP bullshit to be … --- ## [Why should you get a tetanus shot every 5-10 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-you-get-a-tetanus-shot-every-5-10-years/70693)
**Author:** [@Llardball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llardball)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2001, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-you-get-a-tetanus-shot-every-5-10-years/70693 "2001-07-05T03:37:14Z")
My question is, why is the window for getting your next shot so long? Getting a shot every 5-10 years? That means that your shot could wear off after five years, but you think you are still protected so you don’t get ano… --- ## [Pick 3 cars. Only 3 cars...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-3-cars-only-3-cars/616211)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2014, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-3-cars-only-3-cars/616211 "2014-07-29T20:52:52Z")
One for…well, anyone who drives really. I’m an eccentric billionaire and want to conduct an experiment. I will purchase any 3 road legal cars (or bikes, I’m not a heartless monster) for you to drive, absolutely no strin… --- ## [Some really random and really trivial pet peeves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-really-random-and-really-trivial-pet-peeves/254017)
**Author:** [@blowero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blowero)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2004, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-really-random-and-really-trivial-pet-peeves/254017 "2004-07-16T22:18:09Z")
(Kind of like Andy Rooney on crack) Why do so many Chinese restaurants refer to “steam rice”? It’s STEAMED rice, as in, “I put the rice in the steamer, and now it’s STEAMED.” I understand perfectly that it’s a Chinese … --- ## [Lactose intolerance and drug 'fillers'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lactose-intolerance-and-drug-fillers/413187)
**Author:** [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lactose-intolerance-and-drug-fillers/413187 "2016-03-21T16:57:43Z")
Assume someone is lactose intolerant. Would a pill containing the inactive ingredient lactose monohydrate potentially irritate their digestive system? --- ## [Wikipedia - what porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-what-porn/539658)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikipedia-what-porn/539658 "2010-05-20T22:13:08Z")
What’s going on at Wikipedia? First there’s news reports of porn on the site. Now, there’s reports of firings. porn on wikipedia http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/04/27/wikipedia-child-porn-larry-sanger-fbi/ http:/… --- ## [The USA Goes Full Single-Payer. How Much Does It Cost, How Much To Raise Taxes, Etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-usa-goes-full-single-payer-how-much-does-it-cost-how-much-to-raise-taxes-etc/789957)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-usa-goes-full-single-payer-how-much-does-it-cost-how-much-to-raise-taxes-etc/789957 "2017-07-07T02:32:35Z")
Say that the USA goes full single-payer, like Canada or the UK or wherever. Every US citizen gets their health care provided free of charge by the government, minus a few small fees here & there. What kind of federal app… --- ## [Celebrities with the lowest key, most mundane private lives.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-the-lowest-key-most-mundane-private-lives/475337)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2008, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-with-the-lowest-key-most-mundane-private-lives/475337 "2008-12-06T02:26:44Z")
I just saw a piece on TV about Bette Midler’s latest show and it occurred to me that I have \*\*never \*\*heard her name associated with anyone of either sex. Assuming that she was a lonely woman, and that I could chat her u… --- ## [Yes, you DO have to show that voter fraud is actually happening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-you-do-have-to-show-that-voter-fraud-is-actually-happening/624067)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2012, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-you-do-have-to-show-that-voter-fraud-is-actually-happening/624067 "2012-06-09T10:17:58Z")
On another forum, there’s this discussion going on about Voter ID laws and how Florida governor Rick Scott is purging voters from the rolls and all kinds of things, and immediately, a right-wing fellow popped up. In refe… --- ## [Glee: 3.05 "The First Time" (open spoiler)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-3-05-the-first-time-open-spoiler/602335)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-3-05-the-first-time-open-spoiler/602335 "2011-12-03T20:03:33Z")
Will Blaine and Kurt have sex? First appearance of a new recurring character; a gay Dalton Academy Warbler who set’s his site on Blaine. Also Finn meets a football recruiter and Coach Bieste get’s an admirer. And j… --- ## [How gun control affects swing state votes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-gun-control-affects-swing-state-votes/771213)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-gun-control-affects-swing-state-votes/771213 "2016-11-19T18:59:21Z")
Lets say for the sake of argument that the difference between a win and a loss in one or more of the swing states was the turnout among gun owners. Would it be worth losing this election to take a stand on gun control? … --- ## [Where on your body do you notice weight loss first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-on-your-body-do-you-notice-weight-loss-first/591839)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2011, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-on-your-body-do-you-notice-weight-loss-first/591839 "2011-08-22T04:49:59Z")
A combination of being sick and on antibiotics that cause me slight but persistent nausea have been killing my appetite has lead to me losing three or four pounds over the past two and a half weeks. I’m not too worried a… --- ## [Westom, you're either an idiot or insane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/westom-youre-either-an-idiot-or-insane/614627)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2012, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/westom-youre-either-an-idiot-or-insane/614627 "2012-03-08T20:46:10Z")
I rarely pit, but the clown in this thread is either being willfully ignorant or is simply insane. Based on the bizarre asides and general odd affect, I’m going with “insane.” That being said, it takes a special bit of … --- ## [Are any natural sweet foods poisonous? Fruits, berries etc?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-natural-sweet-foods-poisonous-fruits-berries-etc/669562)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2013, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-natural-sweet-foods-poisonous-fruits-berries-etc/669562 "2013-09-25T12:09:40Z")
I can’t think of any natural foods that are sweet and poisonous. Is sweetness always an indicator of no poison in natural foods? --- ## [Oh, that's a great solution, Jet Blue!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-thats-a-great-solution-jet-blue/392961)
**Author:** [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2007, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-thats-a-great-solution-jet-blue/392961 "2007-03-20T04:45:16Z")
Full disclosure - I was screwed by Jet Blue last Thursday, spending eight hours at JFK waiting for my flight to take off. But I was fortunate in one way; I wasn’t one of the poor bastards stuck sitting in the plane on t… --- ## [Is there a word to mean, e.g., "divisible by three"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-to-mean-e-g-divisible-by-three/486581)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2016, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-to-mean-e-g-divisible-by-three/486581 "2016-02-11T17:34:17Z")
“Even” numbers are evenly divisible by two. “Round” numbers, in the common sense, are a bit more vaguely defined, but can often be understood to mean something like, “divisible by a power of ten no more than two orders … --- ## [What has happened to Quentin Tarantino? Has he always been a jerk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-happened-to-quentin-tarantino-has-he-always-been-a-jerk/679863)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2014, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-happened-to-quentin-tarantino-has-he-always-been-a-jerk/679863 "2014-01-28T18:53:07Z")
Quentin Tarantino is acting like a spoiled child. Bo Ho my script got published online. He’s going to take his marbles and go crying home. Not going to make my movie. That’ll show you. :rolleyes: A printed script isn’t… --- ## [Where to invest $100,000](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-invest-100-000/756953)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-to-invest-100-000/756953 "2016-06-17T03:32:18Z")
What would be a good place for investing $100,000? I’d like it to be safe but earn a decent rate of return of around 10%. Should I go stocks? mutual funds? Also does anyone recommend Edward Jones or the Motley fool? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1039&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1041&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)