# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1064&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:** 1065 --- ## [Do ideas of human beauty and sexual attraction change over time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-ideas-of-human-beauty-and-sexual-attraction-change-over-time/633966)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-ideas-of-human-beauty-and-sexual-attraction-change-over-time/633966 "2012-09-13T23:39:16Z")
I remember being terribly shocked the first time I saw Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon because it was made clear to me that at the time these movies came out, Mary Astor (from The Maltese Falcon) and Ingrid Bergman (fr… --- ## [What happens if a cop lies in traffic court?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-a-cop-lies-in-traffic-court/744896)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2016, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-a-cop-lies-in-traffic-court/744896 "2016-02-11T22:44:19Z")
So let’s say I’m in traffic court. I presume for the purposes in this thread (from experience) that the cop’s word in of itself eliminates “reasonable doubt” that you committed the crime and you basically have to prove … --- ## [Is bell pepper a narcotic for anyone other than me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bell-pepper-a-narcotic-for-anyone-other-than-me/685807)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bell-pepper-a-narcotic-for-anyone-other-than-me/685807 "2014-04-23T15:24:10Z")
If I slice open a red bell pepper, place one half over my nose, and inhale deeply, I get a distinct physical kick of shuddering ecstatic pleasure for just a few seconds. It makes me feel better if I’m sad. I am not kidd… --- ## [Using hot sauce to discipline children?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-hot-sauce-to-discipline-children/259260)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2004, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-hot-sauce-to-discipline-children/259260 "2004-08-12T04:43:22Z")
So what’s the latest unusual punishment for children? “Hot saucing.” That is, applying hot sauce to a child’s tongue for punishment. Article here, from the Washington Post: Feeling the Heat: Some Parents Apply Hot Sauce… --- ## [The Dope List of 100 books of the 20th Century](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dope-list-of-100-books-of-the-20th-century/124639)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2002, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dope-list-of-100-books-of-the-20th-century/124639 "2002-09-06T23:28:06Z")
As inspired/suggested by the recent thread Top 100 books of the C20th- How many have you read? Let’s put together a list of the 100 most important books of the 20th Century. Rules are as follows: You can nominate any … --- ## [How do I stop being so lazy and procrastinating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-being-so-lazy-and-procrastinating/574439)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-stop-being-so-lazy-and-procrastinating/574439 "2011-03-14T10:07:37Z")
I have no motivation to do anything. Most of my time is spent on the internet, posting on this and other message boards, or watching videos on youtube. I spend a lot of time watching tv or movies or palying videogames … --- ## [Keeping Birds Out of a Dog's Dish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-birds-out-of-a-dogs-dish/526730)
**Author:** [@BigNik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigNik)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2010, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-birds-out-of-a-dogs-dish/526730 "2010-01-29T20:37:18Z")
I’ve got a bit of a problem - my dog’s keeping pets. Well, not keeping them as such, but he’s happy to feed them… My malamute has a reaction to campylobacteria. It’s a common bacterium that my vet’s explained to me is… --- ## [Annika at the Colonial: What do you think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annika-at-the-colonial-what-do-you-think/175025)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2003, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/annika-at-the-colonial-what-do-you-think/175025 "2003-05-25T00:21:16Z")
I was going to wait until next week to start this thread, but since Vijay Singh has made it a news issue I figured I’d start it now. 1. Should Annika be allowed to play at the Colonial next week I’m perfectly OK with t… --- ## [Did kid get cheated out of Jeopardy win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-kid-get-cheated-out-of-jeopardy-win/665416)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-kid-get-cheated-out-of-jeopardy-win/665416 "2013-08-07T02:56:30Z")
Maybe you’ve seen this story already. The kid says he feels cheated out of the win since he got the correct answer for final jeopardy, Emancipation Proclamation. However, he misspelled it EmancipTation Proclamation. I… --- ## [This is especially complicated. Does he like me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-especially-complicated-does-he-like-me/741296)
**Author:** [@Alittlesmitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alittlesmitten)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2015, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-especially-complicated-does-he-like-me/741296 "2015-12-31T14:47:05Z")
I’m a cashier and there’s this guy who comes in every Monday except for the past two or three Mondays and I gotta say I am completely infatuated. But I don’t know how the whole flirting thing works. I’m only nineteen and… --- ## [Guitar: Does it matter how I hold my pick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-does-it-matter-how-i-hold-my-pick/499279)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2009, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-does-it-matter-how-i-hold-my-pick/499279 "2009-06-15T23:52:29Z")
A friend of mine who has been playing guitar for decades told me I should be holding my pick differently. Does it matter really? --- ## [People who think President Obama dedicated a statue to Hugo Chavez.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-think-president-obama-dedicated-a-statue-to-hugo-chavez/637164)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-think-president-obama-dedicated-a-statue-to-hugo-chavez/637164 "2012-10-20T20:00:09Z")
Hopefully people like this are few and far between, at least I’d like to believe that. --- ## [Favorite Disney movie song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-disney-movie-song/536312)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2010, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-disney-movie-song/536312 "2010-04-20T04:57:30Z")
For the longest time, One Jump Ahead, I Just Can’t Wait To Be King, I’ll Make A Man Out Of You and Eye To Eye all competed in my mind over which was the greatest Disney song evar. I remember seeing the Disney version of… --- ## [I call Emily Browning. (hot)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-call-emily-browning-hot/485609)
**Author:** [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-call-emily-browning-hot/485609 "2009-02-13T19:39:05Z")
Once she’s getting railed on the cover of Maxim or whatever, dudes are going to be all up on her, but I call Emily Browning for myself. I’ve thought she was incredibly beautiful since A series of Unfortunate Events, but … --- ## [Cannonball Run Record Broken. Why no arrests?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannonball-run-record-broken-why-no-arrests/844665)
**Author:** [@MrFloppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrFloppy)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2019, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannonball-run-record-broken-why-no-arrests/844665 "2019-12-21T05:59:05Z")
Three guys in a souped-up AMG Benz just broke the Cannonball Run record driving from a Manhattan garage to LA in 27 hours and change. The run has been well publicized including photos of the GPS tracker that shows a top… --- ## [10/3 @ 2:18PM...Anyone turning off their phone? \[Presidential alert test\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-3-2-18pm-anyone-turning-off-their-phone-presidential-alert-test/821538)
**Author:** [@ZurBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZurBob)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2018, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-3-2-18pm-anyone-turning-off-their-phone-presidential-alert-test/821538 "2018-10-05T20:35:03Z")
The question says it all. --- ## [In "I Dream Of Jeannie" would Jeannie have made love to Major Nelson if he asked her?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-i-dream-of-jeannie-would-jeannie-have-made-love-to-major-nelson-if-he-asked-her/196591)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2003, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-i-dream-of-jeannie-would-jeannie-have-made-love-to-major-nelson-if-he-asked-her/196591 "2003-09-01T16:30:11Z")
I was watching an old “I Dream of Jeannie” rerun the other day and Barbara Eden is just so scrumptious, cute and eager to please as Jeannie you can’t help but wonder if she would do anything her master wanted, on the oth… --- ## [Songs about Apartheid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-apartheid/586363)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2013, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-apartheid/586363 "2013-12-07T03:22:35Z")
I just noticed a reference to Apartheid in an '80s calypso tunes by an artist called Becket. It got me thinking about songs about Apartheid. Here’s the ones I can think of, off the top of my head: Christy Moore - Biko … --- ## [Trick for starting car in the winter. Fact or fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-for-starting-car-in-the-winter-fact-or-fiction/437054)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2008, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-for-starting-car-in-the-winter-fact-or-fiction/437054 "2008-02-11T22:34:19Z")
In class last week my EE professor said the following: :dubious: I understand his reasoning. But at the same time, turning on the headlights will also deplete some of the energy from the battery. So does this work? I… --- ## [Advantages of being overweight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advantages-of-being-overweight/683829)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advantages-of-being-overweight/683829 "2014-03-26T00:21:00Z")
Inspired by this insanity and in the spirit of this classic column on smoking. Are there any advantages (I was thinking health wise, but also generally) in being overweight to various degrees - from being bed-bound to ju… --- ## [Falling Skies Two Hour Season 2 Priemere 6/17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falling-skies-two-hour-season-2-priemere-6-17/625473)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falling-skies-two-hour-season-2-priemere-6-17/625473 "2012-08-24T01:39:20Z")
Everyone’s favorite terrible sci-fi is back this summer! Come join us as we try to make sense of the ever increasingly illogical decisions of the Second Mass. When we last left them, the human survivors had discovered … --- ## [How can I keep my kid from getting car-sick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-my-kid-from-getting-car-sick/577162)
**Author:** [@DivineComedienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DivineComedienne)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2011, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-my-kid-from-getting-car-sick/577162 "2011-04-07T20:26:27Z")
My nearly-8-year-old has always hated being in the car for more than 15 minutes, and he has regularly gotten carsick on long trips (“long” = “more than 45 minutes”). There are a lot of things to see within a few hours’ … --- ## [Fiscal conservative BUT social liberal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiscal-conservative-but-social-liberal/788255)
**Author:** [@Alittlesmitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alittlesmitten)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2017, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiscal-conservative-but-social-liberal/788255 "2017-06-11T10:47:49Z")
Hey people, So I was reading up on Clint Eastwood–scimming, that is, and who knew he was such a manwhore–and he claims to be a “social liberal and fiscal conservative.” And there were all these other quotes over the cou… --- ## [Are you women offended by all the screaming on daytime talk shows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-women-offended-by-all-the-screaming-on-daytime-talk-shows/621010)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2012, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-women-offended-by-all-the-screaming-on-daytime-talk-shows/621010 "2012-05-10T02:39:38Z")
One of the downsides of prolonged unemployment has been that I have been exposed to way too much Kelly Ripa and Rachael Ray, even only momentarily. Something I have noticed is how the whole audience, or more, screams fo… --- ## [Obama says debt is unsustainable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-says-debt-is-unsustainable/496493)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2009, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-says-debt-is-unsustainable/496493 "2009-05-19T22:58:43Z")
Link. I’m truly puzzled by this. Record deficits, and then announcements that deficit spending is unsustainable? There must be more to this than I can see - can someone interpret for me? --- ## [Have you ever killed anything before in your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-killed-anything-before-in-your-life/618601)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2012, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-killed-anything-before-in-your-life/618601 "2012-04-15T14:51:32Z")
Have you ever killed anything before in your life? --- ## [2010 is the LAST year of the decade(lame)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-is-the-last-year-of-the-decade-lame/523273)
**Author:** [@eenerms](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eenerms)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-is-the-last-year-of-the-decade-lame/523273 "2010-01-05T16:03:54Z")
Saying 2009 is the last year of the decade winds me up. The newspapers the newshows all did it. Just like 2000 was the last year of the century. I tell you they would lose on Jepoardy not knowing when a century and de… --- ## [Cheerleaders and Student Council members suspended for "inappropriate gestures" in class photo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheerleaders-and-student-council-members-suspended-for-inappropriate-gestures-in-class-photo/670069)
**Author:** [@Mtgman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mtgman)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheerleaders-and-student-council-members-suspended-for-inappropriate-gestures-in-class-photo/670069 "2013-10-09T06:14:38Z")
MacArthur High in Irving, has recently suspended multiple students for “inappropriate gestures”. This group of students includes multiple cheerleaders, a rally squad member, and an officer in the student council. This … --- ## ["What Do They Call French Toast in France?" & Similar Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-they-call-french-toast-in-france-similar-questions/406300)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2007, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-they-call-french-toast-in-france-similar-questions/406300 "2007-06-05T23:58:04Z")
Answer: Pain perdu (lost bread). I need some other answers along these lines. What do Brazilians call Brazil nuts? What do Germans call German measles? What do the English call English muffins? Anything along these … --- ## [Got any St Pat's Day jokes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-any-st-pats-day-jokes/810550)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-any-st-pats-day-jokes/810550 "2018-03-21T17:03:22Z")
I’m playing a couple of gigs this Sat, and am trying to get together a few jokes for in between songs. Plusses are short, and don’t require a brogue. The first gig is at an old folks home - so any jokes need to be “cle… --- ## [Why do my toes "curl" with pleasure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-toes-curl-with-pleasure/151458)
**Author:** [@Tblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tblue)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2003, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-toes-curl-with-pleasure/151458 "2003-01-30T19:42:22Z")
A friend of mine pointed it out to me, when I was eating. He said: “You must really like that - your toes are curling!” Yes, I was really enjoying the taste (rich chocolate icecream! Mmm!) - but why heckity would that … --- ## [The Eighty Percent APR Credit Card. You Heard Me! 80%!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eighty-percent-apr-credit-card-you-heard-me-80/514572)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2009, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eighty-percent-apr-credit-card-you-heard-me-80/514572 "2009-10-25T19:31:41Z")
http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/10/16/such-a-deal-new-credit-card-offers-a-mere-79-9-interest/ (Several other reports are available, this one chosen merely by way of Google dominance…) (Obligatory Thread Placement D… --- ## [The execution of Jesus-what could have been.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-execution-of-jesus-what-could-have-been/770955)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2016, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-execution-of-jesus-what-could-have-been/770955 "2016-11-14T10:33:58Z")
So I have just learned about Poena Cullei\*. \*For certain crimes, the criminal is tied into a sack along with a few animals (best known being a dog, a rooster, a monkey, and a snake) and tossed in a river. So that got me… --- ## [I'd like to introduce you to my husband's "friend"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-introduce-you-to-my-husbands-friend/488270)
**Author:** [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2009, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-like-to-introduce-you-to-my-husbands-friend/488270 "2009-03-13T00:34:45Z")
This bitch is a work of art. Her husband – who is actually my husband’s friend – is a nice guy. A little odd, but otherwise pretty cool. I like him ok. The wife – I shall call her “Willow” – is another story. She’s … --- ## [Hillary's running mate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarys-running-mate/721054)
**Author:** [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2015, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarys-running-mate/721054 "2015-06-05T04:07:05Z")
None come readily to mind. I mean, obviously, it can’t be another woman…Bernie would be nice, but some actually consider Hillary as too “radical.” It strikes me a governor with military experience would be ideal, but…who… --- ## [How would you punish Osama bin Laden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-punish-osama-bin-laden/271526)
**Author:** [@Roseworm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roseworm)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2004, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-punish-osama-bin-laden/271526 "2004-11-02T19:12:46Z")
Like Mark Steyn, I tend to believe that Osama bin Laden is already dead - blasted to bits in Tora Bora. But let us assume that he is still alive and we catch him. How would YOU punish Osama bin Laden? I offer two sugg… --- ## [Help me pick my next Binge Watch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-next-binge-watch/684058)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2014, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pick-my-next-binge-watch/684058 "2014-04-06T04:59:22Z")
So I’m in a bit of a TV lull. Nothing is really on right now that has my attention. Game of Thrones is still a few weeks off. Homeland and Dexter each wrapped up not-to-long ago and left me feeling a bit empty. I just fi… --- ## [So...how much time \*do\* men spend thinking about sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-much-time-do-men-spend-thinking-about-sex/505678)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2009, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-much-time-do-men-spend-thinking-about-sex/505678 "2009-08-27T20:51:47Z")
I was reading this articlethe other day–it’s about the ESPN sportscaster who was filmed naked in her hotel room by some lowlife with a “peephole camera.” It got me to thinking (actually I’ve thought about this before, b… --- ## [Debate the only sound, non-racist argument for immigration control I've ever read](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debate-the-only-sound-non-racist-argument-for-immigration-control-ive-ever-read/657822)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2013, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debate-the-only-sound-non-racist-argument-for-immigration-control-ive-ever-read/657822 "2013-05-12T06:17:37Z")
The most serious reason to limit immigration to the U.S. that I have yet encountered is the one Michael Lind (emphatically no racist or xenophobe – in fact he looks forward to a blended-race “TransAmerican Nation”) often… --- ## [I am Concerned that my Lady Friend Enjoys Rock Concerts So Much](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-concerned-that-my-lady-friend-enjoys-rock-concerts-so-much/506868)
**Author:** [@Edwardian\_Prude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edwardian_Prude)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2009, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-concerned-that-my-lady-friend-enjoys-rock-concerts-so-much/506868 "2009-08-22T04:21:52Z")
I am having a long-distance relationship with my former high school sweetheart. We are both 52, madly in love, and want to get married early next year. The problem? While she and I have many similar interests, I am conce… --- ## [What exactly do e, Log and ln mean in math](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-do-e-log-and-ln-mean-in-math/264157)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2004, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-do-e-log-and-ln-mean-in-math/264157 "2004-09-14T20:45:36Z")
I don’t know what these functions actually mean or what they stand for. Someone fill me in. --- ## [Bow ties: Yea, or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bow-ties-yea-or-nay/751446)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bow-ties-yea-or-nay/751446 "2016-09-09T22:48:12Z")
I like bow ties. I liked them even when I didn’t wear them. A bit over a year ago, I wore a Seahawks bow tie to the office before the Super Bowl. A coworker liked it and said we should have Bow Tie Wednesdays. Sounde… --- ## [Spitting on priests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spitting-on-priests/601994)
**Author:** [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spitting-on-priests/601994 "2011-11-09T08:20:29Z")
I’m hardly all that religious but I found this article about priests in Jerusalem regularly getting spat on by Ultra-Orthodox Jews really disturbing. http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/ultra-orthodox-spitting-attacks-… --- ## [To the Wailing Banshee in our office.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-wailing-banshee-in-our-office/173728)
**Author:** [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2004, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-wailing-banshee-in-our-office/173728 "2004-01-25T05:52:39Z")
Allow me to set this up. . . I am in a small office that is made up of several small offices surrounding a large room. In the large room is the common secretary/executive assistant/whatever. Dear Madam, You are not … --- ## [Are band names subject to copyright and trademark law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-band-names-subject-to-copyright-and-trademark-law/553380)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-band-names-subject-to-copyright-and-trademark-law/553380 "2010-09-17T17:42:23Z")
Today I heard a DJ mention Steely Dan was named after an item in the novel “Naked Lunch”. Later he mentioned Chicago was originally named Chicago Transit Authority but had to change its name when it was sued by the actu… --- ## [How do I get my son to EAT?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-my-son-to-eat/530257)
**Author:** [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-my-son-to-eat/530257 "2010-03-02T21:21:11Z")
Hello dopers. I have a problem. My son, who will be 3 on Easter Sunday, will not eat on his own unless he is served pancakes, chicken nuggets, or a hot dog. Needless to say, we cannot serve him this constantly, so we … --- ## [Empty the To-Do List - Do Something Thread May 31](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/empty-the-to-do-list-do-something-thread-may-31/541365)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/empty-the-to-do-list-do-something-thread-may-31/541365 "2010-10-21T04:31:57Z")
Newcomers: The Do Something Thread is to encourage you to work on those projects you’ve been meaning to do. Projects can be anything. While we’re in Cafe Society, which implies certain things, and while I encourage yo… --- ## [Romney: No New Abortion Legislation If Elected](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-no-new-abortion-legislation-if-elected/637277)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2012, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-no-new-abortion-legislation-if-elected/637277 "2012-10-14T05:32:48Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/romney-promises-no-abortion-legislation-004508435–election.html Unfortunate news, and I doubt it will do Governor Romney much political good either. --- ## [Do I call back a second time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-call-back-a-second-time/595299)
**Author:** [@tingbudong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tingbudong)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-call-back-a-second-time/595299 "2011-10-13T05:22:45Z")
Hopefully this is in the right forum. Another silly dating question from a person you don’t know. I had the opportunity to go out on a date with an interesting lady in early-August. I felt this first date went very we… --- ## [Who will the Republican nominee be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-the-republican-nominee-be/665273)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-the-republican-nominee-be/665273 "2013-08-30T20:50:54Z")
I thought about putting this question in GQ, but figured since it’s election related and all… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1063&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1065&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)