# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1074&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:** 1075 --- ## [Calling all fundies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-fundies/125700)
**Author:** [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2002, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-fundies/125700 "2002-09-03T11:18:31Z")
Since there are almost 5 roughly fandies on board here, I’d thought I’d poll them (I’m one myself) How did you get saved? What denomination church do you attend? WHo are your favorite authors? Are you a Republican? Do … --- ## [Most devoted, fictional friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-devoted-fictional-friends/660661)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-devoted-fictional-friends/660661 "2013-06-14T16:12:48Z")
Watching Adventure Time with the kiddos and it struck me that what I like about this show is how loyal Jake and Finn are to each other. I know there are plenty of other characters who stick by each other through thick an… --- ## [Speak to me in Saturday Night Live Quotes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-saturday-night-live-quotes/756542)
**Author:** [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-in-saturday-night-live-quotes/756542 "2016-08-09T04:42:33Z")
Isn’t that special? --- ## [pissing in the pool.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissing-in-the-pool/22506)
**Author:** [@vandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vandal)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2019, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pissing-in-the-pool/22506 "2019-07-12T01:20:54Z")
Inspired by the peeing in the shower thread… I’m wondering, does anyone pee in the pool? Whether it’s your own pool, a public pool, or someone else’s pool – does or would anyone do it? Just for the record, I’ve done it i… --- ## [Are there any rock stars who've never used recreational drugs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-rock-stars-whove-never-used-recreational-drugs/729365)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2015, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-rock-stars-whove-never-used-recreational-drugs/729365 "2015-09-01T23:13:46Z")
Drugs and rock and roll seem to be so much a part of each other that I suppose it would be rare to find any major stars who have never used drugs (let’s leave alcohol out of the picture here). I know there are many who … --- ## [How do you determine what socioeconomic "class" a person is in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-determine-what-socioeconomic-class-a-person-is-in/269064)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2004, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-determine-what-socioeconomic-class-a-person-is-in/269064 "2004-10-18T00:06:46Z")
In another thread, it was asked what the difference between middle and upper class was with respect to tax brackets and income levels. Rather than hijack that thread, I am started a new one to discuss the following ques… --- ## [Are the Nolan Batmans good in spite of Christian Bale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-nolan-batmans-good-in-spite-of-christian-bale/627748)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-nolan-batmans-good-in-spite-of-christian-bale/627748 "2012-07-15T18:34:28Z")
I’m rewatching the first two movies right now and they are great. Very entertaining. But I find that I still don’t like Christian Bales acting as Batman. He looks great and pulls off the physical aspects but every time h… --- ## [What would be the best way to expel illegals and start over with legal immigration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-best-way-to-expel-illegals-and-start-over-with-legal-immigration/351926)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2006, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-best-way-to-expel-illegals-and-start-over-with-legal-immigration/351926 "2006-04-12T21:52:22Z")
Okay, we’ve been hearing as part of the immigration debate that nothing can be done about the 11 or 12 million illegals that are already here. That as a practical matter, no one is going to round them all up (whether we … --- ## [Guys, what do you mean when you say a girl is "fun"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-do-you-mean-when-you-say-a-girl-is-fun/224806)
**Author:** [@tremorviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tremorviolet)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2004, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-what-do-you-mean-when-you-say-a-girl-is-fun/224806 "2004-01-17T03:01:52Z")
OK, I’ve been checking out the personals (mostly Nerve which is the same database as Salon) and I see some interesting ads for guys that seem cool. But all guys say they want a woman who is “fun”. What do guys mean by … --- ## [Question for libertarians and fiscal conservatives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-libertarians-and-fiscal-conservatives/558225)
**Author:** [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2010, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-libertarians-and-fiscal-conservatives/558225 "2010-10-28T14:43:14Z")
First of let me give full disclosure. I’m definitely on the fiscal conservative side of things and there are many posts to corroborate that, and none to contradict it. Also, I’m much more of a dilettante than a seriou… --- ## [Have you ever been mistaken as a prostitute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-mistaken-as-a-prostitute/678632)
**Author:** [@Themis00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Themis00)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2014, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-mistaken-as-a-prostitute/678632 "2014-01-15T00:45:18Z")
Has anyone ever mistaken you as a hooker? A strange guy walked up to you at some random place and told you he would give you money if you had sex with him? Any cops accused you of prostituting? --- ## [Is there any need for heavily Camouflaged soldiers anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-need-for-heavily-camouflaged-soldiers-anymore/623739)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-need-for-heavily-camouflaged-soldiers-anymore/623739 "2012-06-05T13:56:50Z")
This article includes a photo of a rocky hillside with two elite Israeli army assassins blending into the landscape. Very impressive for\* pre-1990’s\* tactics. However, if the guards merely scanned the area with a the… --- ## [What's the difference between "speed" and "velocity"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-speed-and-velocity/548403)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-difference-between-speed-and-velocity/548403 "2010-08-02T17:23:04Z")
I’ve seen in a couple of threads with physics and aerodynamics people, either talking to themselves, or explaining this or that to a layman, that when someone says “speed” someone else gently corrects and says the more a… --- ## [The Cabin in the Woods; victim question {OPEN SPOILERS}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cabin-in-the-woods-victim-question-open-spoilers/657478)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cabin-in-the-woods-victim-question-open-spoilers/657478 "2013-06-18T22:17:40Z")
This is my first night off after my first week on 3rd shift. I’m watching my Blu-ray of The Cabin in the Woods. Part of the Ritual is that the sacrifices must “choose their fate”; they’re even given a warning to tur… --- ## [Etymology vs. entymology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etymology-vs-entymology/122590)
**Author:** [@fgarriel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fgarriel)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etymology-vs-entymology/122590 "2015-05-20T01:53:16Z")
http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/msupercali.html I think that’s a typographical error, but I’m not a writing expert. Sorry if I’m wrong! --- ## [Is it ok for spouses to make new, non-work friends of the opposite sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-for-spouses-to-make-new-non-work-friends-of-the-opposite-sex/553607)
**Author:** [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2010, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-for-spouses-to-make-new-non-work-friends-of-the-opposite-sex/553607 "2010-09-19T04:21:24Z")
This new friend is: a) of the opposite sex (or to be LGBT neutral, the friend is of the sex that you are customarily attracted to) b) not someone you know from work (so you are not making this friend by default, there’… --- ## [Manila today. A prediction of the future for the world ? (overpopulation)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manila-today-a-prediction-of-the-future-for-the-world-overpopulation/557305)
**Author:** [@simple\_homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simple_homer)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2010, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manila-today-a-prediction-of-the-future-for-the-world-overpopulation/557305 "2010-10-27T03:56:56Z")
"Manila is one of the world’s most overpopulated cities. Reporter Jenny Kleeman and director Richard Cookson find the Philippine capital stretched to breaking point, with mothers four to a bed in maternity wards, primar… --- ## [What are the rules for men removing their hats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-rules-for-men-removing-their-hats/520285)
**Author:** [@Pulp\_Friction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pulp_Friction)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2009, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-rules-for-men-removing-their-hats/520285 "2009-12-11T04:54:48Z")
Here is what I know: Men are expected to remove hats indoors, women may leave them on. Same goes for when the national anthem is played, whether indoors our out. What are the other instances in which a man may remain … --- ## [Impossible song ID](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impossible-song-id/521574)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/impossible-song-id/521574 "2012-02-13T01:42:46Z")
I asked this a few years ago, and didn’t get the answer. KXLU, a college station in L.A., played Everyday’s a Holiday back in the early-'80s. I have the album, but it’s packed away in the storage unit. Who did it? \*W… --- ## [What is an "assault weapon"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-assault-weapon/489076)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-an-assault-weapon/489076 "2009-03-12T19:28:09Z")
I’m not intending to start a debate, but I’ve seen this phrase crop up in the various gun control threads and wanted a proper definition. I know very little about guns, though. When I think “assault weapon” I think of, s… --- ## [Advertising slogans that had to be changed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertising-slogans-that-had-to-be-changed/536449)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advertising-slogans-that-had-to-be-changed/536449 "2010-04-18T16:44:20Z")
I’m looking for advertising slogans that were changed for legal reasons. For example: 20+ years ago, McDonalds had a slogan, “We do it all for you”. One day, a customer asked that his food be delivered to his family s… --- ## [Emergency response at air shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-response-at-air-shows/593648)
**Author:** [@Dingbang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dingbang)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emergency-response-at-air-shows/593648 "2017-09-25T17:32:06Z")
After watching this video of the fatal crash of a biplane at the Kansas City air show (ItemFix - Social Video Factory) I was left wondering about emergency preparations for such an event, particularly the proximity of fi… --- ## [Dad Apologizes For Losing Cool On School Bus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-apologizes-for-losing-cool-on-school-bus/554156)
**Author:** [@newcomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcomer)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-apologizes-for-losing-cool-on-school-bus/554156 "2010-10-10T18:50:44Z")
Article Orlando News, Weather and Sports - Florida News - WESH Channel 2 What’s wrong with these kids today? Dad may have overstepped but I’m not sure any other dad would just say “Ah, well, maybe tomorrow bullies will … --- ## [(Old) Going bats in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-going-bats-in-the-mmp/991945)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2023, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-going-bats-in-the-mmp/991945 "2023-10-30T11:47:18Z")
I was just enjoying the bats dancing around our 4 o’clocks (night blooming flowers) and wondered how many of us are bat fans. I think they are super cute, and love hearing their sonar ping but I understand that some peo… --- ## [Are the Rich Less Compassionate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-rich-less-compassionate/716459)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2015, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-rich-less-compassionate/716459 "2015-04-18T02:32:32Z")
Ever since the advent of the Great Recession in 2007/8, the rising income inequality in the United States and elsewhere in the developed world has become a prominent political issue discussed by politicians, pundits, and… --- ## [Why is China's economy successful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-chinas-economy-successful/666453)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2013, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-chinas-economy-successful/666453 "2013-08-23T02:48:30Z")
I admit that I don’t know much about communism other than it does not account for greed/laziness. But China is at least somewhat communist–why it doing so well? Is it the “not communist” part of the economy that’s drivin… --- ## [Flashforward - What if everyone passed out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flashforward-what-if-everyone-passed-out/511943)
**Author:** [@Clark\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clark_K)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2009, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flashforward-what-if-everyone-passed-out/511943 "2009-09-30T00:00:40Z")
There’s a new TV show this season called “Flashforward.” Part of the premise is that everyone in the world passes out simultaneously for two minutes. Pilots pass out, causing planes to crash. Surgeons drop, killing their… --- ## [Do three way switches bother you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-three-way-switches-bother-you/521522)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2009, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-three-way-switches-bother-you/521522 "2009-12-20T05:44:25Z")
Doing electrical work I manage to run into a lot of people who are obsessive compulsive enough to be really bothered by a switch being in the up position when no lights are on or vice versa. Yesterday it was my father. … --- ## [Is It Illegal to Sell Restaurant Reservations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-sell-restaurant-reservations/311971)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-sell-restaurant-reservations/311971 "2013-09-13T22:16:17Z")
Let’s say you’ve got reservations at a restaurant where it is VERY difficult to score a table. Let’s further say that you want to make a buck or two off the deal. Can you legally sell your reservation, like on ebay or so… --- ## [Additional Straight Dope Forum Suggestion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/additional-straight-dope-forum-suggestion/167179)
**Author:** [@The\_Ace\_of\_Swords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Ace_of_Swords)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2003, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/additional-straight-dope-forum-suggestion/167179 "2003-04-08T22:03:34Z")
I have been upset by a couple of threads of late. A bunch of assholes thought they could be truthful in GD without first correctly calculating the offense generated by that truth. This has been an ongoing issue, and it… --- ## [How would Space War work with today's technology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-space-war-work-with-todays-technology/611006)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-space-war-work-with-todays-technology/611006 "2012-02-02T01:13:23Z")
Let’s seriously assume, however preposterously, that there’s a new U.S. Space Force, it’s a military organization, and we’re in some kind of conflict with a rival space-power, and from now on we want all American spacesh… --- ## [Sickening car names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickening-car-names/744981)
**Author:** [@Totenfeier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Totenfeier)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickening-car-names/744981 "2016-02-10T00:02:13Z")
I understand that Indian car manufacturer Tata is having to rebrand its newest model, which was to be called the Zica (for 'zippy car"), in the face of the developing Zika virus crisis (the mother of all lousy timings). … --- ## [How much does the monarchy cost the English?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-the-monarchy-cost-the-english/491126)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-the-monarchy-cost-the-english/491126 "2009-04-02T21:02:22Z")
I presume that there are certain aspects of British government that are devoted to the royals. There must be a degree of security, of course, when they are out and about, and certainly, when the queen travels as head of… --- ## [Binge drinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-drinking/686618)
**Author:** [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2014, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binge-drinking/686618 "2014-04-23T22:55:01Z")
I hesitated to post this because I have never really posted anything personal before. But I would like to get some feedback from people with no axe to grind with me. For the most part I live a pretty healthy lifestyle. … --- ## [I just ended my relationship with my mentally ill mother.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-ended-my-relationship-with-my-mentally-ill-mother/585959)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2011, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-ended-my-relationship-with-my-mentally-ill-mother/585959 "2011-06-22T03:01:42Z")
Ever since I made this thread, I’ve been moving toward this decision. I’ve been trying to do everything possible on my end to minimize the pain my mother’s behavior causes me. First, with the Dope’s help, I learned tha… --- ## [Whine whine whine, Why don't people use open source software?!? Because it sucks moldy donkey balls.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whine-whine-whine-why-dont-people-use-open-source-software-because-it-sucks-moldy-donkey-balls/536024)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whine-whine-whine-why-dont-people-use-open-source-software-because-it-sucks-moldy-donkey-balls/536024 "2010-04-16T02:21:10Z")
I am trying to do a relatively simple database project using Open Office Base. The very simplest task is pretty much impossible. I have wasted two days on this crap. I would have the whole project done, if I were using A… --- ## [Big Bang 1/6--The Bus Pants Utilization](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-1-6-the-bus-pants-utilization/566614)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-1-6-the-bus-pants-utilization/566614 "2011-01-14T03:08:55Z")
Bazinga! A new episode! Leonard’s idea for a smartphone application causes friction in his friendship with Sheldon. --- ## [What is this music from? Xylophone/Marimba used in film trailers...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-music-from-xylophone-marimba-used-in-film-trailers/673625)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2013, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-music-from-xylophone-marimba-used-in-film-trailers/673625 "2013-11-13T17:51:11Z")
I bet people probably guessed this just from my description, because it is so overused and famous. It’s in umpteen movie trailers and sometimes used in reality TV shows (in addition to the one I’m about to show you, I k… --- ## [Graduation Time: Ideas for a girl graduating high school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduation-time-ideas-for-a-girl-graduating-high-school/540389)
**Author:** [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2010, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/graduation-time-ideas-for-a-girl-graduating-high-school/540389 "2010-06-09T12:29:31Z")
My goddaughter is graduating high school this year and I have been trying to think of some good gifts to give her. Seeing as it is almost June, I figured a lot of people would be in the same boat as me. So, I won’t be sp… --- ## [Should Child Support Be Extended to Age 30?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-child-support-be-extended-to-age-30/573354)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-child-support-be-extended-to-age-30/573354 "2011-03-21T22:27:21Z")
Given the recent depreesion, many 22-26 year olds are finding it difficult to find jobs. If they are forced to live at home (with the cstodial parent), shold they not received child support payements? The recent decisio… --- ## [Is Ohio back in play for Romney or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ohio-back-in-play-for-romney-or-not/637117)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2012, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ohio-back-in-play-for-romney-or-not/637117 "2012-10-11T15:33:03Z")
Or do we not know? Because I’ve seen a claim that this is so, and if so, wouldn’t it be a really huge swing for Romney, if my recollection of previous numbers is accurate? (In addition to Virginia, as part of a general… --- ## [I met the Lowest Common Denominator at Winn-Dixie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-met-the-lowest-common-denominator-at-winn-dixie/148338)
**Author:** [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2003, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-met-the-lowest-common-denominator-at-winn-dixie/148338 "2003-05-19T13:43:45Z")
So it’s Saturday morning, and a quick inspection of the fridge/pantry lets me know that the Sauron household is in dire need of a few vital items from the store. Existing inventory of staples such as Mayfied Turtle Track… --- ## [At what point does selling my urine become illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-does-selling-my-urine-become-illegal/268169)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2004, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-does-selling-my-urine-become-illegal/268169 "2004-10-10T04:59:18Z")
Let’s assume I’m a healthy male, drug free, non-smoker. A man approaches me and wants to buy my urine, as much as I can deliver, and is willing to pay good money for it. He offers no information as to what his interest i… --- ## [What's wrong with this FTL hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-this-ftl-hypothetical/417972)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2007, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-wrong-with-this-ftl-hypothetical/417972 "2007-09-10T14:48:12Z")
Today I was trying to cut a plastic bead with upholstery scissors and rather than cutting the bead it shot out very fast. \ If you had a giant pair of scissors in space, big … --- ## [Is there a constitutional right to same sex marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-constitutional-right-to-same-sex-marriage/449608)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-constitutional-right-to-same-sex-marriage/449608 "2008-05-29T18:26:32Z")
I don’t want to start another thread debating gay marriage. I want to put aside the argument of whether it should be legal or not, and instead focus purely on a constitutional right aspect. Does a gay person have a con… --- ## [Things to do in Compton, California](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-compton-california/589589)
**Author:** [@\_len](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_len)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-in-compton-california/589589 "2011-08-02T14:36:39Z")
Heading out to California soon. My daughter wants to visit Compton while we’re there. Now, if Google could actually return “We got nothin’” as a result, that would pretty much be what would happen if you searched for “… --- ## [Best way of coping with no food for a short period?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-of-coping-with-no-food-for-a-short-period/266569)
**Author:** [@Horrifying\_Howler\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horrifying_Howler_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2004, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-of-coping-with-no-food-for-a-short-period/266569 "2004-10-13T10:27:04Z")
Because of two unfortunate (and totally unexpected) events this month, I have no money in my bank account until next pay check (two weeks from now), I’ve been eating the assorted canned goods for the last few days, but y… --- ## [Need new nightmare fuel. Let's plunder world mythology!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-new-nightmare-fuel-lets-plunder-world-mythology/561810)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2010, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-new-nightmare-fuel-lets-plunder-world-mythology/561810 "2010-11-30T14:48:49Z")
Man, I’m fed up with vampires, werewolves, and zombies. Even ghosts are rather “meh” by this point. So, what other genres or mythologies have particularly nasty nightmare fuel? We need declare a moratorium on the same… --- ## [Hollow Earth: Disproof](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollow-earth-disproof/155760)
**Author:** [@Nocktober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nocktober)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2003, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollow-earth-disproof/155760 "2003-02-19T13:00:05Z")
What is the main disproof of the Hollow Earth theory? --- ## [NYC Police Cops Bloody 84 Year-Old Asian Man for Jaywalking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-police-cops-bloody-84-year-old-asian-man-for-jaywalking/679345)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2014, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-police-cops-bloody-84-year-old-asian-man-for-jaywalking/679345 "2014-01-23T12:18:56Z")
According to the following news story: An 84 year-old Chinese man was walking across the street in NYC the police beat him and gave him a bloody face and … well … you can read it for yourself. I don’t live in the USA… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1073&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1075&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)