# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1055&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:** 1056 --- ## [Can someone explain me gravity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-me-gravity/550314)
**Author:** [@komolono](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/komolono)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2010, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-me-gravity/550314 "2010-10-29T10:13:47Z")
Another question: Would Meissner’s frog experience G-forces if rapidly accelerated? --- ## ["No trucks left lane"...yet they're there. No penalties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-trucks-left-lane-yet-theyre-there-no-penalties/540074)
**Author:** [@Gruntled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gruntled)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-trucks-left-lane-yet-theyre-there-no-penalties/540074 "2010-05-28T17:15:17Z")
I drive a stretch of highway where a portion of it is signed “NO TRUCKS LEFT LANE”. The road has three lanes and trucks are supposedly not allowed in the far left (fast) lane. But…there are always trucks in that lane any… --- ## [Hemp as the Highest oxygen producing plant in the world...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemp-as-the-highest-oxygen-producing-plant-in-the-world/5954)
**Author:** [@Doobieous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doobieous)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2000, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemp-as-the-highest-oxygen-producing-plant-in-the-world/5954 "2000-01-09T20:17:00Z")
Ok, at my school we’ve been having a discussion on hemp and marijuana on our message board (like here, but more like the pit, mpsims, great debates, and general questions thrown into a blender), and one of the posters sa… --- ## [Why Do So Many Men Do This? (Relationship-related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-men-do-this-relationship-related/383907)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2006, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-men-do-this-relationship-related/383907 "2006-12-17T09:05:14Z")
So I’ve been seeing this guy for a couple of months. I went into the relationship very cautiously, as you’re supposed to, setting boundaries early and not acting desperate or needy. I was cool as a cucumber. He pu… --- ## [Does Welfare reduce Criminality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-welfare-reduce-criminality/724272)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2015, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-welfare-reduce-criminality/724272 "2015-07-09T02:42:35Z")
I was watching a documentary which was showing the lengths at which Romanian gypsies try to claim benefits from the UK welfare system, and how they send money back to their families which still reside in Romania, even th… --- ## [What is atdmt.com?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-atdmt-com/625849)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-atdmt-com/625849 "2012-07-06T21:26:10Z")
Trying to use my Back button and not getting to any page, I see a ton (sometimes up to 50 or more) pages all of which are http://view.atdmt.com/lnt/iview/3957153 What is this page and why do so many copies of it get loa… --- ## [HAHA! Paris Hilton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-paris-hilton/211877)
**Author:** [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2003, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/haha-paris-hilton/211877 "2003-11-18T02:15:43Z")
From IMDb That’s really funny. Not necessarily the tape, but the parent’s comment’s. --- ## [Is there any precedent for Mickey Mouse going out of copyright?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-precedent-for-mickey-mouse-going-out-of-copyright/790120)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-precedent-for-mickey-mouse-going-out-of-copyright/790120 "2017-07-12T18:20:08Z")
Inspired by a thread on copyright protection extension, which is most notably done with Disney. That got me wondering if there were any precedents for what will happen when Mickey does fall out of copyright. Has there b… --- ## [electric chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-chair/683044)
**Author:** [@kaf1954](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaf1954)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-chair/683044 "2014-03-09T20:28:54Z")
I have an electric chair “execution” that I have been trying to find out where it came from. It is not an Edison Chair but I believe it is from the late 1800’s or early 1900’s when they where trying to figure out the b… --- ## [Car insurance - I didn't do it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-insurance-i-didnt-do-it/773675)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2016, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-insurance-i-didnt-do-it/773675 "2016-12-13T05:39:38Z")
(Bear with me, please, I may get some terminology wrong.) So my neighbours think I damaged their car. (I didn’t.) Being a peaceable sort, I gave them my insurance details and told them to make a claim if they insisted. … --- ## [Supreme Court strikes down key part of DOMA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-strikes-down-key-part-of-doma/661957)
**Author:** [@Iggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggy)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2013, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-strikes-down-key-part-of-doma/661957 "2013-07-03T01:48:32Z")
The news pundits are still digesting the details, but early reports indicate Section 3 of DOMA has been struck down by SCOTUS. :slight\_smile: Section 3 prohibited extension of federal marriage benefits to same-sex spous… --- ## [Are there religions with no afterlife?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-religions-with-no-afterlife/460229)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2008, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-religions-with-no-afterlife/460229 "2008-08-19T06:40:06Z")
Are there any religions that believe that there is a creator but that there is no afterlife? That is, we live and we die and that’s it. I also exclude reincarnation etc. --- ## [Weird surnames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-surnames/686877)
**Author:** [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2014, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-surnames/686877 "2014-05-02T14:50:46Z")
I’m borrowing this idea from another thread. Anybody got any examples of what at least some might consider to be weird surnames? I’ll start: my wife once knew someone with the last name Glasscock. I once saw that last na… --- ## [What's the biggest prank you've ever pulled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-biggest-prank-youve-ever-pulled/350880)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2006, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-biggest-prank-youve-ever-pulled/350880 "2006-04-07T12:22:09Z")
Since it’s April Fools Day; what’s the biggest prank you’ve ever pulled on a friend or family member? When I was 14 I conviced my mother that World War III had started. I was watching a documentary on TV (either TLC o… --- ## [How do I get moths out of my house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-moths-out-of-my-house/25524)
**Author:** [@spluurtaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spluurtaf)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2000, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-moths-out-of-my-house/25524 "2000-07-16T03:50:21Z")
I don’t want to call the exterminator, is there any way to get rid of them? When I got back after 1 week of being gone a lot of moths have been in my house. There are more and more every week, its been 6 months, they ar… --- ## [Are there any songs you can't listen to without thinking of a parody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-songs-you-cant-listen-to-without-thinking-of-a-parody/955045)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-songs-you-cant-listen-to-without-thinking-of-a-parody/955045 "2021-12-08T01:09:20Z")
I don’t think it was intentional, but Shatner’s rendition of “Rocket Man” sure does it for me. Ditto for Stewie’s version: --- ## [I've got the Mormon wedding blues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-the-mormon-wedding-blues/164395)
**Author:** [@Nichol\_storm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nichol_storm)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2003, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-the-mormon-wedding-blues/164395 "2003-04-02T01:57:23Z")
My aunt called the other day to tell us the good news – namely, that my cousin Tony is getting hitched. As this came on the tail of some seriously bad news (namely, my other cousin Chad getting divorced) we were all exci… --- ## [(Old, thankfully.) Just call it pee-pee ‘cause it’s all your’n MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-thankfully-just-call-it-pee-pee-cause-it-s-all-your-n-mmp/990294)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2023, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-thankfully-just-call-it-pee-pee-cause-it-s-all-your-n-mmp/990294 "2023-09-25T07:22:20Z")
It’s Monday on the Right Coast anyway, so… Here’s a picture of a urinal at Diamond Knot Brewery & Alehouse, made from an Anheuser-Busch keg. I wonder… Is the beer recycled too? … --- ## [New Jersey as a bellweather for 2014?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-as-a-bellweather-for-2014/672514)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2014, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-jersey-as-a-bellweather-for-2014/672514 "2014-02-17T22:38:09Z")
I don’t normally follow politics but lately I’ve been reading the stray article like this one in the local news. Political fallout of shutdown could hurt New Jersey Republicans Most people think of NJ as true blue but… --- ## [Racism in Bond movie "Live and Let Die"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racism-in-bond-movie-live-and-let-die/312175)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2005, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racism-in-bond-movie-live-and-let-die/312175 "2005-07-21T18:36:23Z")
Some spoilers!!! Just saw this 1973 James Bond movie (Roger Moore’s debut in the role, IIRC) and was amazed. I’m not one to cry “racism” at the drop of a hat, but it was pretty blatant, I thought. Every black characte… --- ## [Any interest in a Fantasy Baseball roto league with auction draft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-interest-in-a-fantasy-baseball-roto-league-with-auction-draft/570719)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2011, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-interest-in-a-fantasy-baseball-roto-league-with-auction-draft/570719 "2011-03-23T17:17:17Z")
Well, Yahoo’s Fantasy Baseball 2011 has just opened up, and i was wondering if there might be any interest in a roto league with an auction draft? I have a couple of fantasy leagues that i play in each year, but both ar… --- ## [M\*A\*S\*H hometowns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-a-s-h-hometowns/288427)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m-a-s-h-hometowns/288427 "2018-02-16T23:04:44Z")
Right now I’m working in Ottumwa, IA-- hometown of Radar O’Reilly-- and it got me thinking about other hometowns of MASH characters. So I did a little searching to find out where the other characters were from, to see ho… --- ## [If Doctor Who was set in modern day America, what would the Tardis be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-doctor-who-was-set-in-modern-day-america-what-would-the-tardis-be/610648)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2012, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-doctor-who-was-set-in-modern-day-america-what-would-the-tardis-be/610648 "2012-01-28T03:10:41Z")
The police box Tardis is the stuff of legend of course, including its origins being due to low budget and the like, but suppose the series was based in modern day America to the same extent the current series is based in… --- ## [Helmsley's will confirms bitch from hell status](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helmsleys-will-confirms-bitch-from-hell-status/417346)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2007, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helmsleys-will-confirms-bitch-from-hell-status/417346 "2007-09-03T21:39:09Z")
Her biggest inheriter is her dog. 12 million. Two grandkids get 5 million each – only if they visit their father’s grave annually. I wonder what happens if they stop after several years – presumably there’s some kind … --- ## [American Idol 4/24-25](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-24-25/401478)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2007, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-24-25/401478 "2007-05-03T23:36:55Z")
It’s Idol Gives Back Week, and word has it that the newest musical mentor and coach to the remaining finalists is U2’s own Bono. I don’t think he’ll be performing–he never does anything solo–but he will have tutored t… --- ## [Breast-feeding at 8 years old in England](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breast-feeding-at-8-years-old-in-england/468911)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breast-feeding-at-8-years-old-in-england/468911 "2008-10-28T00:00:48Z")
Video of story. (Includes some footage of an eight-year old child breastfeeding.) I just watched this with very mixed feelings. The older girl breastfed until five, and the younger one is still breastfeeding at nearly ei… --- ## [I'm moving to Chicago!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-chicago/615207)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-moving-to-chicago/615207 "2012-04-17T19:22:44Z")
Well, it is official. I just accepted a job in Chicago. I should be there around April 15th. I’ve been browsing apartments online for a while in anticipation of this job working out, so I guess it is time to get serious … --- ## [Is Gaddafi worth Pitting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gaddafi-worth-pitting/572237)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gaddafi-worth-pitting/572237 "2011-10-23T23:36:10Z")
If so, I hereby Pit Muammar al-Gaddafi for using foreign mercenaries and helicopter gunships to shoot down his own rebellious people in the streets. And, while I’m at it, for his whole history as a silly tin-pot dictato… --- ## [Gents of the Dope, where do you shave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gents-of-the-dope-where-do-you-shave/561887)
**Author:** [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2010, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gents-of-the-dope-where-do-you-shave/561887 "2010-12-02T11:26:03Z")
And I mean what physical location do you occupy when you are engaged in the act of shaving, not what bits of your anatomy you choose to denude. For the purposes of this poll, let’s assume that shaving refers to face onl… --- ## [What would be the quickest way to melt Antarctica?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-quickest-way-to-melt-antarctica/566106)
**Author:** [@automagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/automagic)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2011, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-quickest-way-to-melt-antarctica/566106 "2011-02-20T13:04:41Z")
Perhaps we could just drop as many nuclear bombs as possible on Antarctica, or maybe put all the oil in the world on top of it and light it. Any other suggestions? --- ## [First names you hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-names-you-hate/766527)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2016, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-names-you-hate/766527 "2016-10-03T19:48:23Z")
Which would you hate to be called? --- ## [Bolivian President Shakedown: US Descends to Dubya Administration Levels of Stupidity, Arrogance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolivian-president-shakedown-us-descends-to-dubya-administration-levels-of-stupidity-arrogance/662726)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bolivian-president-shakedown-us-descends-to-dubya-administration-levels-of-stupidity-arrogance/662726 "2013-07-08T15:27:09Z")
Ecuadorian President Evo Morales was in Russia for some trade talks recently. Leaving the conference on July 2 (the report was posted on July 2, it was breaking news but it may have been July 1) the plan was to fly to Po… --- ## [How Can We Plausibly Best Improve Humanity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-plausibly-best-improve-humanity/566297)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2011, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-we-plausibly-best-improve-humanity/566297 "2011-01-06T05:00:13Z")
In the next few years what are some things that can plausibly be done to improve humanity’s general lot and prosperity? This includes both immediate actions and long-term policies. My Ideas: Encourage globalization in … --- ## [usual internal contradiction with French bashing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usual-internal-contradiction-with-french-bashing/684270)
**Author:** [@estavisky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/estavisky)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usual-internal-contradiction-with-french-bashing/684270 "2014-04-24T04:14:49Z")
in this very interesting and well documented article: How did World War I fighter planes keep from shooting off their own propellers? - The Straight Dope we can note one usual and funny contradiction, I cannot prevent m… --- ## [Swamp Thing from Muskogee! Rightard Pride Week!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swamp-thing-from-muskogee-rightard-pride-week/259042)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2004, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swamp-thing-from-muskogee-rightard-pride-week/259042 "2004-08-14T17:50:18Z")
http://www.okgazette.com/builder/BuilderCM.asp?DocDate=8/4/2004&Prefix=CM&PathIn=E:\\inetpub\\wwwroot\\inex140\\builder\\DocIn&RelPathIn=builder/DocIn&MenuDate=8/4/2004 At last! A total flaming dipshit Republican who is not … --- ## [JFK was shot from the sewer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jfk-was-shot-from-the-sewer/561314)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2010, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jfk-was-shot-from-the-sewer/561314 "2010-11-22T21:51:10Z")
JFK was shot by someone in the sewer drain which happened to be right near the grassy knoll. This explains the “back and to the left” arguments, as well as the “no shooters on the grassy knoll” The JFK kill shot came f… --- ## ["Say dammit, Daddy," A Preschooler's Knows When To Swear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-dammit-daddy-a-preschoolers-knows-when-to-swear/643288)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2012, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-dammit-daddy-a-preschoolers-knows-when-to-swear/643288 "2012-12-23T18:08:43Z")
I’m only sort of late getting our Christmas tree up. Considering all what’s happening, it’s not bad. I get the tree out of the box and start to put it together. And drop something. My four-year-old, Beta-chan, looks up … --- ## [WV black lawmaker gets email with KKK graphic and anti-abortion message...also sues. Is this right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wv-black-lawmaker-gets-email-with-kkk-graphic-and-anti-abortion-message-also-sues-is-this-right/959845)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wv-black-lawmaker-gets-email-with-kkk-graphic-and-anti-abortion-message-also-sues-is-this-right/959845 "2023-03-30T19:05:20Z")
So short version is that the member of the WV House of Delegates, the only black member and that body, she and three other members (each white) introduced a bill to protect abortion rights in WV. It has zero chance of… --- ## [Lost my charter member title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-charter-member-title/471382)
**Author:** [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2009, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-my-charter-member-title/471382 "2009-01-09T18:30:56Z")
Howdy. I’ve been around here a lot less frequently recently, so I’ve only just noticed that I lost my Charter Member title. I’ve been a paid, current member since you’ve started charging (ahh, I remember that day well). … --- ## [Most effective SF small arm for the modern world](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-effective-sf-small-arm-for-the-modern-world/622900)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-effective-sf-small-arm-for-the-modern-world/622900 "2012-06-01T20:05:02Z")
Ok, you can select one small arm from any science fiction story for use in real life. We are talking about weapons that, while they may be powerful, are not godlike or superweapons. Star Wars blasters or lightsabers, S… --- ## [Considering divorcing disabled husband to impoverish him](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considering-divorcing-disabled-husband-to-impoverish-him/295237)
**Author:** [@AuGratin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuGratin)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2005, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/considering-divorcing-disabled-husband-to-impoverish-him/295237 "2005-03-22T21:32:41Z")
I love my husband dearly. In case you missed that: I love my husband dearly. Keeping that firmly in mind as you read: We would never normally consider such a drastic move as divorce, but: I am being made aware more … --- ## [End game in Aleppo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-game-in-aleppo/773313)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2016, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-game-in-aleppo/773313 "2016-12-24T06:04:16Z")
Syrian government forces have captured more than a third of rebel-held territory in eastern Aleppo. This is good news both for the inhabitants of eastern Aleppo and for Syria itself. Despite the concerted efforts of th… --- ## [Passing Gas is now a bloody offense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passing-gas-is-now-a-bloody-offense/709661)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passing-gas-is-now-a-bloody-offense/709661 "2015-01-21T16:52:20Z")
NYPD: Female Student, 17, Brutally Beat Male Classmate Who Passed Gas In Her Direction Angered that a fellow pupil passed gas in her general direction, a New York City high school student allegedly clobbered the male … --- ## [Joan Rivers storms out of CNN interview](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-storms-out-of-cnn-interview/692515)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joan-rivers-storms-out-of-cnn-interview/692515 "2014-07-13T18:11:19Z")
I watched this entire interview, and there was no tension between Rivers and the interviewer, Fredricka Whitfield. They talked about Rivers’ new book, cosmetic surgery, dishing celebrities’ wardrobes, bringing humor into… --- ## [Legal permanent residents being stopped at the border](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-permanent-residents-being-stopped-at-the-border/778431)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2017, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-permanent-residents-being-stopped-at-the-border/778431 "2017-02-01T15:58:35Z")
The regime is preventing legal, permanent residents of the United States from entering the country from targeted countries. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/28/us/refugees-detained-at-us-airports-prompting-legal-challeng… --- ## [How do I find where someone attends college](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-where-someone-attends-college/587544)
**Author:** [@akimbo\_gait](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akimbo_gait)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2011, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-where-someone-attends-college/587544 "2011-07-02T05:37:31Z")
If not through facebook or through directly asking? Is there a centralized database? --- ## [Are teenagers who claim to be trans just acting out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-teenagers-who-claim-to-be-trans-just-acting-out/1006960)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2025, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-teenagers-who-claim-to-be-trans-just-acting-out/1006960 "2025-02-10T20:15:14Z")
From I disagree. I would like examples of what you see as attention seeking or getting away with misbehavior. I’m far from the most read up on the current youth perspective on sexuality and sexual identity. But I do … --- ## [what is the origin of having a wake for the recently deceased?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-having-a-wake-for-the-recently-deceased/146390)
**Author:** [@21Twelve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/21Twelve)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2003, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-having-a-wake-for-the-recently-deceased/146390 "2003-01-19T20:41:26Z")
I’ve been wondering this for a while now…I was raised in a Jewish household and having a wake must not be a Jewish custom, because I’ve been to funerals, but I’ve never been to a wake. I don’t mean to offend anyone, but… --- ## [Mars does not endorse deep frying its chocolate bars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-does-not-endorse-deep-frying-its-chocolate-bars/633770)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2012, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mars-does-not-endorse-deep-frying-its-chocolate-bars/633770 "2012-09-11T12:50:58Z")
If you’re not familiar with contemporary Scottish cuisine, at least as eaten by real Scottish people, then it is probably exemplified by the deep fried mars bar (I think it’s called a milky way in the US). Mars have rem… --- ## [Diagnose my car problem (Subaru Impreza)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-car-problem-subaru-impreza/632557)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2013, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diagnose-my-car-problem-subaru-impreza/632557 "2013-06-24T02:52:38Z")
I have a 2012 Subaru Impreza. Just as it hit 3000 miles I got an engine oil low light. It was down a quart. I brought it to the dealer. It was early for an oil change but they changed it. I was told to bring it in for an… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1054&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1056&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)