# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1057&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:** 1058 --- ## [Why Aren't 'Birthers' Hysterical About Ted Cruz Too?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-birthers-hysterical-about-ted-cruz-too/715832)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-birthers-hysterical-about-ted-cruz-too/715832 "2015-04-21T17:36:23Z")
Section 1, Article Two of the US Constitution sets forth the eligibility requirements for serving as president of the United States: (Emphasis mine.) Ted Cruz was born on December 22, 1970 in Alberta, Canada. Cite. S… --- ## [Why No Voting Test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-voting-test/629999)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Khumalo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Khumalo)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2012, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-voting-test/629999 "2012-08-04T04:31:46Z")
The Constitution leaves the process of selecting electors to each state. Various amendments prohibit the states from denying the vote on the basis of race, sex, age, or the ability to pay a poll tax. There is no individu… --- ## [The Clitoris Myth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-clitoris-myth/484876)
**Author:** [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2009, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-clitoris-myth/484876 "2009-02-09T01:29:25Z")
The wife found a gloriously high resolution anatomical chart here: http://morbidanatomy.blogspot.com/2008/11/anatomical-chart-from-cyclopaedia-1728.html The HUGEMONDO vaguely NSFW version is here: http:// upload.wikim… --- ## [Why do I sweat profusely/grow numb when my blood sugar crashes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-sweat-profusely-grow-numb-when-my-blood-sugar-crashes/458276)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2008, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-sweat-profusely-grow-numb-when-my-blood-sugar-crashes/458276 "2008-07-31T22:49:03Z")
Not looking for medical advice here; I’m simply curious. So I have diabetes, as some of you may know, which I manage through medication, diet, and exercise. Earlier today my right thigh got a pins & needles sensation, w… --- ## [Best Monster Movies evah!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-monster-movies-evah/527905)
**Author:** [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2010, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-monster-movies-evah/527905 "2010-02-09T01:39:25Z")
This thread: So. The movie King Kong is about the black man, right? - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board has got me thinking. Most monster movies are tired cliched crap. Now I’ve never been a big fan of the genre… --- ## [Is there a loophole in this gun law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-loophole-in-this-gun-law/599217)
**Author:** [@Punoqllads](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Punoqllads)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2011, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-loophole-in-this-gun-law/599217 "2011-10-21T18:28:14Z")
Jerry Brown just signed into law AB 144. A lot of gun-rights advocates are upset about it. But from what I see, it only prevents open-carry of unloaded firearms by those carrying the guns unlawfully. And lawful means: … --- ## [What the heck am I seeing here? \[optical illusion\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-am-i-seeing-here-optical-illusion/662210)
**Author:** [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2013, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-heck-am-i-seeing-here-optical-illusion/662210 "2013-07-04T08:08:12Z")
“25 of the most mind-blowing optical illusions ever posted on the Web” http://now.msn.com/funny-optical-illusions All of these photos are fun to study and I can figure out what is weird and why it looks weird for all o… --- ## [HVAC filter doesn't fit well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvac-filter-doesnt-fit-well/523921)
**Author:** [@yorick73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yorick73)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvac-filter-doesnt-fit-well/523921 "2010-01-08T20:19:52Z")
I have a very frustrating problem that I hope someone here can help me resolve. I have a split system HVAC that requires a filter in the air handler. The filter size is 16X20X1. I noticed that the filter is a bit too … --- ## [Kick in the balls = High pitched voice ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kick-in-the-balls-high-pitched-voice/281376)
**Author:** [@Webafrica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Webafrica)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2004, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kick-in-the-balls-high-pitched-voice/281376 "2004-12-24T19:33:50Z")
I am busy watching Plains, Trains and Automobiles and Steve Martin gets kicked in the balls. He then talks for a few minutes in a high pitch voice. I don’t get it… is there some magical pipe from your lung to your ballsa… --- ## [What the hell happened to contemporary animation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-happened-to-contemporary-animation/651759)
**Author:** [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-happened-to-contemporary-animation/651759 "2013-03-04T23:12:03Z")
I’m talking about the art style. Obviously, there’s a lot of good stuff: Archer is the finest example, of course. I’m not a watcher, but MLP: FiM definitely looks good. But then we’ve got shit like Adventure Time and n… --- ## [Left-handedness - what should we think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-handedness-what-should-we-think/129854)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2002, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-handedness-what-should-we-think/129854 "2002-10-03T17:40:50Z")
What should we think? An obvious feature of life today is the rapid decline in moral standards. The once-accepted norms are being challenged and cast aside at such a fearful rate that one begins to wonder what the futur… --- ## [Mosier put up or shut up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosier-put-up-or-shut-up/602222)
**Author:** [@Chen019](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chen019)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosier-put-up-or-shut-up/602222 "2011-11-09T05:08:26Z")
Come on Mosier, let’s see these threads where you think I’ve had my argument refuted in 5 posts. Or threads where they’ve been refuted full stop. If that’s the case then let’s see it, it can be a learning opportunity fo… --- ## [Anonymous vs Drug Cartel in Mexico ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anonymous-vs-drug-cartel-in-mexico/601383)
**Author:** [@Oliveritaly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oliveritaly)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2011, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anonymous-vs-drug-cartel-in-mexico/601383 "2011-11-11T10:37:10Z")
I think this belongs in great debates but if not … please move it. Anyone else following this? Anyone else think this will only end badly … is there even a remote chance this has a happy ending. I can’t help but feel… --- ## [Does Sarah Palin telling about having her baby shower at a shooting range get you "all wee-weed up"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sarah-palin-telling-about-having-her-baby-shower-at-a-shooting-range-get-you-all-wee-weed-up/561835)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2010, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sarah-palin-telling-about-having-her-baby-shower-at-a-shooting-range-get-you-all-wee-weed-up/561835 "2010-11-30T00:36:59Z")
http://tv.blogdig.net/archives/articles/November2010/22/Sarah\_Palin\_s\_Alaska\_\_What\_We\_Learned\_\_Week\_2.html --- ## [Can you really tell if a person is dead by their eyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-tell-if-a-person-is-dead-by-their-eyes/333816)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2005, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-tell-if-a-person-is-dead-by-their-eyes/333816 "2005-12-05T06:57:01Z")
Is it proven that you can tell if someone is dead or not solely by looking at their eyes or is that an old wives tale. --- ## [Can I start an "All liberals should be executed" thread in Great Debates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-start-an-all-liberals-should-be-executed-thread-in-great-debates/542867)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2010, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-start-an-all-liberals-should-be-executed-thread-in-great-debates/542867 "2010-06-15T02:07:29Z")
I really don’t think I could. Nor should I, for that matter. Thus, I am confused as to why this thread was moved to Great Debates. Ain’t nothing great there to debate. It’s essentially a rant against religious people… --- ## [Songs that must not be played at all.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-must-not-be-played-at-all/425373)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2007, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-must-not-be-played-at-all/425373 "2007-11-09T18:39:50Z")
“Everybody’s Working for the Weekend” - Loverboy “Centerfield” - John Fogerty “Oh Sherrie” - Steve Perry Blech. --- ## [Peanut butter vs. peanuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-vs-peanuts/709777)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2015, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peanut-butter-vs-peanuts/709777 "2015-01-19T03:14:51Z")
Like most people in the U.S., I love peanut butter. The kind I buy contains just peanuts and some salt. But when buying whole nuts, the cans of peanuts are the cheapest, and in mixed nuts the cans containing peanuts cost… --- ## [Northern Exposure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-exposure/533285)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/northern-exposure/533285 "2010-04-08T22:43:18Z")
I’m watching an episode of Northern Exposure that I recorded earlier today. It’s the one where Maggie’s boyfriend gets hit by a satellite, and Maurice sells his house to the gay couple and is upset when they think he’s … --- ## [Mexican Coke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-coke/726642)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2015, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mexican-coke/726642 "2015-08-04T16:49:16Z")
Walmart is selling Mexican Coke in glass bottles. Does this actually taste noticeably different or better than “American” Coke? Is this even safe to drink, considering the water comes from Mexico and doesn’t have alcohol… --- ## [Let's Play Connections! (Easy version)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-connections-easy-version/594479)
**Author:** [@luvtinayothers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luvtinayothers)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2011, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-play-connections-easy-version/594479 "2011-09-03T21:52:40Z")
A clown. Michael Jackson. Tycho Brahe. --- ## [Tell me about your experiences with Lithium.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-experiences-with-lithium/349787)
**Author:** [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2006, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-experiences-with-lithium/349787 "2006-03-28T02:08:54Z")
I just got back from my doctor. For years I’ve been diagnosed with ADD. This is the first time I’ve ever brought it up to my doctor here in Seattle, and I explained to her that the ADD meds never seemed to work, and may… --- ## [Finland cancels their UBI test program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finland-cancels-their-ubi-test-program/812737)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2018, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finland-cancels-their-ubi-test-program/812737 "2018-05-02T10:35:10Z")
Business Insider: Finland is killing its experiment with basic income Sounds like they ran out of money, which seems to be the fundamental issue with the UBI concept. I expect that Stockton (which already ran out of mo… --- ## [Am I a total bastard for only giving two weeks notice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-total-bastard-for-only-giving-two-weeks-notice/715314)
**Author:** [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2015, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-total-bastard-for-only-giving-two-weeks-notice/715314 "2015-03-23T17:35:11Z")
I’m the IT infrastructure manager at a small services company. I manage a team of six. I’ve been here for close to ten years, and have been here longer than anyone else on the senior management team. My photo is on the w… --- ## [An OP writing challenge! Write an OP that would guarantee a trainwreck.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-op-writing-challenge-write-an-op-that-would-guarantee-a-trainwreck/564252)
**Author:** [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-op-writing-challenge-write-an-op-that-would-guarantee-a-trainwreck/564252 "2011-01-13T15:49:47Z")
It can be for any kind of board. Write the trainwreck OP, and tell us what kind of board you’d post it on to start some fun. (Not that anyone here would ever do such a thing for real, of course. Let your inner troll o… --- ## [So I completely fail at dating.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-completely-fail-at-dating/526056)
**Author:** [@Headrush042](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Headrush042)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-completely-fail-at-dating/526056 "2010-01-28T07:10:25Z")
Had a nice date set up tonight. Cute, brilliant woman with a scathing wit and wicked sense of humor. We were going to have a nice, early dinner at 5 at a restaurant downtown in an area I was unfamiliar with. Google ma… --- ## [Big Bang Theory: 4.03 "The Zazzy Substitution" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-4-03-the-zazzy-substitution-open-spoilers/556442)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-4-03-the-zazzy-substitution-open-spoilers/556442 "2010-10-12T01:34:55Z")
Was it just me or was Sheldon turning into a felinophile just plain bizarre and out of character? :dubious: Cats! I can think of a bunch of other animals Sheldon’d tolerate before cats. Sheldon cleaning a litterb… --- ## [Dubya Vs. Romney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubya-vs-romney/628172)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dubya-vs-romney/628172 "2012-08-15T18:59:26Z")
If they were your only choices, who would you choose to be president and why? Ignore the question of constitutionality. --- ## [Difference between WoW and Diablo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-wow-and-diablo/622032)
**Author:** [@With\_Rye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/With_Rye)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2012, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-wow-and-diablo/622032 "2012-05-19T00:26:01Z")
I’ve played World of Warcraft but not Diablo and I’m wondering what the essential differences are. Skimming the Diablo site, the skills and magic and weapons, etc. all seem familiar. I’ve heard Diablo described as hack-a… --- ## [Just because I'm sick and tired of all the Gay-bashing done by the "Religious Right"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-im-sick-and-tired-of-all-the-gay-bashing-done-by-the-religious-right/554388)
**Author:** [@Doxy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doxy)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2010, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-because-im-sick-and-tired-of-all-the-gay-bashing-done-by-the-religious-right/554388 "2010-09-22T04:17:12Z")
…thought I’d share a few things with anyone feeling self-righteous about … well … about anything! Old Testament Classics: \*\*- Get Fast Cash Now! Sell your daughter into slavery! \*\* Exodus 21:7 (Tip: You’ll get mor… --- ## [Did you shop at Dominick's? Where to now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-shop-at-dominicks-where-to-now/676680)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-shop-at-dominicks-where-to-now/676680 "2014-05-06T02:09:56Z")
I always did my major stock-up shopping at Dominick’s. They seemed to have a good balance between low prices and a large selection. Plus they were convenient. And I really liked the option to “pre-store” coupons on your … --- ## [How dangerous is beryllium, really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-is-beryllium-really/639370)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-is-beryllium-really/639370 "2012-11-01T02:00:19Z")
I like elemental metals, for no particular reason, and see where I can buy beryllium cylinders. I’ve always been afraid of Be, but came across this note: “Nasty stuff? Rather like Al, which it chemically resembles, Be i… --- ## [Things you find just too precious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-just-too-precious/581627)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-find-just-too-precious/581627 "2011-05-17T20:09:45Z")
Not sure if this will be as successful as the companion thread, but here goes. By “precious” I guess I mean personal habits, monikers, speech patterns or what not that are just too cutsily self-aware, either in practice… --- ## [Did Bush fake a Katrina photo op?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-bush-fake-a-katrina-photo-op/320006)
**Author:** [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2005, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-bush-fake-a-katrina-photo-op/320006 "2005-09-07T01:43:03Z")
I expect nothing but a grunt from the pig that Bush is, but I need to confirm this before I go ballistic. http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2005\_09/007042.php If he really did this, I cannot fathom… --- ## [Can you tell just from hearing a voice if a person is African American?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-just-from-hearing-a-voice-if-a-person-is-african-american/236302)
**Author:** [@Faucet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faucet)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2005, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-tell-just-from-hearing-a-voice-if-a-person-is-african-american/236302 "2005-04-19T07:03:35Z")
I’m African American and 95 per cent of the time I can tell simply by voice if someone is Black just by hearing them speak whether it is a man, woman, boy or girl. It is just something very distinct in the voice and it … --- ## [WTF!!! (Bystanders ignore child run over by truck in China)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-bystanders-ignore-child-run-over-by-truck-in-china/620918)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2012, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-bystanders-ignore-child-run-over-by-truck-in-china/620918 "2012-05-10T05:25:16Z")
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503543\_162-20121691-503543.html Someone mentioned this at a party last night. I thought it had to be bullshit. WTF is wrong with these people!!! Words fucking escape me, I just keep spitt… --- ## [AARP: "It's time to renew your membership!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aarp-its-time-to-renew-your-membership/478341)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aarp-its-time-to-renew-your-membership/478341 "2010-07-16T17:25:32Z")
\*“Dear Member, It’s not too late to renew your AARP membership online - if you act now. Visit us here to renew and your access to AARP benefits like these will continue without interruption…” \* I’ve been getting these… --- ## [Converting to Natural Gas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-to-natural-gas/522701)
**Author:** [@Miss\_Violaceous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Violaceous)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2009, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/converting-to-natural-gas/522701 "2009-12-30T20:20:58Z")
We are new homeowners in SE virginia. The house was built in 1986, and all of the appliances are reaching the end of their usable life. In addition, there seem to be more than the usual number of tax credits and deals be… --- ## [What did they do in the Steno Pool?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-they-do-in-the-steno-pool/485549)
**Author:** [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-they-do-in-the-steno-pool/485549 "2009-02-16T21:34:56Z")
Sometimes in old films, photographs or TV shows they show an office building with large rooms stuffed with people at their desks. In another thread a doper mentioned the term Steno Pool. I know they were office workers … --- ## [How to deal with people with foreign accents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-people-with-foreign-accents/570750)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-people-with-foreign-accents/570750 "2011-02-11T17:43:38Z")
Lately I have had to talk with several people with Indian accents that were very hard to understand. I don’t know what to do other than ask them to repeat what they said when I can’t understand them. Any other ad… --- ## [Heathrow Airport-what do these terms mean? (sorta need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heathrow-airport-what-do-these-terms-mean-sorta-need-answer-fast/663056)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heathrow-airport-what-do-these-terms-mean-sorta-need-answer-fast/663056 "2013-07-10T18:41:17Z")
I’m looking on the Heathrow Airport website, and it has my daughter’s flight to NY listed as “gate open.” Is there a difference between “gate open” and “boarding?” --- ## [It's the last week for panic shopping in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-last-week-for-panic-shopping-in-the-mmp/976778)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 341\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2022, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-the-last-week-for-panic-shopping-in-the-mmp/976778 "2022-12-26T08:55:04Z")
Christmas is Sunday - are you ready? Got all your gifts bought? Got a menu planned and groceries standing by? Got places to go and things to do? Still running around like your hair is on fire? I’m hosting a family brunc… --- ## [Old Style beer no longer kräusened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-style-beer-no-longer-krausened/669246)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-style-beer-no-longer-krausened/669246 "2013-09-24T21:42:17Z")
I noticed in the liquor store last night that none of the cases/12 packs and none of the individual bottles/cans of Old Style beer claim it’s Kräusened. The word used to be all over it’s packaging. On the web site I can… --- ## [Bunch of kids trash vacation home and tweet it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bunch-of-kids-trash-vacation-home-and-tweet-it/669331)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2013, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bunch-of-kids-trash-vacation-home-and-tweet-it/669331 "2013-11-15T22:57:14Z")
Ex-NFL player Brian Holloway, who played for New England and Los Angeles (or…Oakland?), has a vacation home in upstate New York. Over Labor Day weekend, 300-400 kids showed up and had a big party in the home, trashing it… --- ## [Why are tennis balls sold in hermetically sealed cans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-tennis-balls-sold-in-hermetically-sealed-cans/491410)
**Author:** [@MikeS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeS)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2009, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-tennis-balls-sold-in-hermetically-sealed-cans/491410 "2009-04-01T11:02:23Z")
Why are tennis balls sold in sealed cans? It’s not like they’ll spoil if exposed to the air (or will they?) I don’t play much tennis, so maybe there’s something obvious I’m missing, but the current mode of packaging se… --- ## [Recommend me some hard science fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-hard-science-fiction/561646)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2010, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-hard-science-fiction/561646 "2010-12-04T00:36:44Z")
I have finished reading the Dresden’s Files series, and while waiting for Ghost Story next year I need something to fill the gaps. So far most of the fictional stuff I have read are fantasy (Lord of the Rings, Drenai Sa… --- ## [Do you have any cute first cousins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-cute-first-cousins/647735)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-cute-first-cousins/647735 "2013-01-26T17:39:11Z")
I’ve thinking this one over, that there must be some incest taboo operating here, if I’m correct in finding all of my many first cousins utterly repulsive creatures. My mother had six siblings, all of whom had several k… --- ## [Linda Sepp - Multiple Chemical Sensitivities 'Sufferer'...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linda-sepp-multiple-chemical-sensitivities-sufferer/538829)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2010, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linda-sepp-multiple-chemical-sensitivities-sufferer/538829 "2010-05-11T19:50:01Z")
There have been a few articles in the Toronto Star about this lady, who allegedly suffers from Multiple Chemical Sensitivities. Here is the latest - Can Linda Sepp possibly be helped? I’m trying to keep an open and sym… --- ## [Congress Overwhelmingly Approves Juneteenth as New Federal Holiday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congress-overwhelmingly-approves-juneteenth-as-new-federal-holiday/944440)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congress-overwhelmingly-approves-juneteenth-as-new-federal-holiday/944440 "2021-06-21T20:21:40Z")
The strong Republican support really surprises me. --- ## [2015 Tour De France](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-tour-de-france/724309)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-tour-de-france/724309 "2015-07-27T17:15:14Z")
I noticed no prologue and only 1 individual time trial (stage 1 no less). Is it explained somewhere why there are no time trials towards the end? Are they trying to de-emphasize the time trial? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1056&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1058&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)