# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1084&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:** 1085 --- ## [Does a nude photo of you exist anywhere on this earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-nude-photo-of-you-exist-anywhere-on-this-earth/296100)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2005, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-nude-photo-of-you-exist-anywhere-on-this-earth/296100 "2005-04-01T02:40:22Z")
In real life or on the net? And I don’t mean baby photos either. I’m automatically making any photo of you like that taken before age 18 null and void. After that, though, does a nude photo of you exist at all in this … --- ## [New House Judiciary Chairman to Obama: Prepare for Investigations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-house-judiciary-chairman-to-obama-prepare-for-investigations/559511)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-house-judiciary-chairman-to-obama-prepare-for-investigations/559511 "2010-11-08T15:54:47Z")
How much time and money is the new House Judiciary Assclown going to waste on this shit. Mr. Lamar Smith, if you’re a true conservative then don’t throw away our tax dollars on this nonsense. How did we manage to gi… --- ## [Any Star Wars geeks want to talk about Thrawn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-star-wars-geeks-want-to-talk-about-thrawn/517900)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2009, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-star-wars-geeks-want-to-talk-about-thrawn/517900 "2009-11-21T21:44:55Z")
So over the last couple months I’ve decided to get my full geek on and read the Thrawn Trilogy by Timothy Zahn. It’s the first and only Star Wars Extended Universe stuff I’ve read or watched beyond the occasional Nintend… --- ## [(Old) Firin' up the grill in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-firin-up-the-grill-in-the-mmp/984734)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2023, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-firin-up-the-grill-in-the-mmp/984734 "2023-06-05T06:34:08Z")
Today being the unofficial start of summer according to all the local news folk, let’s talk cook-outs. As a kid, I loved when we cooked out, but then all I had to do was help carry stuff from the kitchen to the deck, the… --- ## [MMP - The Quest Lives On](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-the-quest-lives-on/336287)
**Author:** [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2005, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-the-quest-lives-on/336287 "2005-12-26T05:51:52Z")
It was 1987. A two family house much like all the rest sat contentedly near a busily used but rather unimportant blood vessel in the highway circulatory system of Suburbia’s vast landscapes. In the living room of the dow… --- ## ['Yes Means Yes' is the Law for Sex on New York College Campuses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-means-yes-is-the-law-for-sex-on-new-york-college-campuses/725483)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-means-yes-is-the-law-for-sex-on-new-york-college-campuses/725483 "2015-07-30T14:00:38Z")
But is this adequate? Isn’t it time to go back to college regulations of 50+ years ago where college dormitories were single sex and sneaking into an opposite sex dormitory could get you expelled? This would cut down … --- ## [I bought lard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-lard/36325)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2000, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-bought-lard/36325 "2000-10-15T22:47:30Z")
Listen up, everyone! I need help! My wife picked the kids up at their swimming lessons this evening, and is taking them out to dinner. If I was a normal person, I’d be ordering in pizza and sitting in front of the teev… --- ## [Your best experience eating a hot dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-experience-eating-a-hot-dog/839360)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2019, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-experience-eating-a-hot-dog/839360 "2019-09-17T02:47:23Z")
Not just what kind of dog, but where you had it, what you put on it etc. Hot dogs, frankfurters, sausage dogs, even veggie dogs. Mine was at this little stand outside the hotel I was staying at in Chicago for some sort… --- ## [Total Different Base Words To Represent A Male -vs- Female](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-different-base-words-to-represent-a-male-vs-female/518666)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-different-base-words-to-represent-a-male-vs-female/518666 "2009-11-30T09:16:34Z")
Here’s what I was thinking when we have a job for example, we often will have different forms for whether a female or male is doing it. Example: Waiter / Waitress Actor / Actress Aviator / Aviatrix But in each of th… --- ## [How are nuts de-shelled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-nuts-de-shelled/149221)
**Author:** [@Scarf-Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarf-Ace)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2003, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-nuts-de-shelled/149221 "2003-01-22T14:02:36Z")
I refer to packaged nuts of course. Are they removed: by machine? By hand? I assume that the de-shelling of say peanuts which can be done fairly quickly would be best done by hand. I can’t imagine how a machine could be … --- ## [I pit NBC's coverage of the Kentucky Derby in the wake of Eight Belles' death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-nbcs-coverage-of-the-kentucky-derby-in-the-wake-of-eight-belles-death/447938)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2008, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-nbcs-coverage-of-the-kentucky-derby-in-the-wake-of-eight-belles-death/447938 "2008-05-08T18:14:22Z")
Frankly I am flabbergasted. Bob Costas alludes to her death in his intro before the trophy presentation, and then the subject of her death is completely dropped. We hear of her being euthanized, and then cut to a scene… --- ## [Hanging a heavy picture, do I need to find a 'stud'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hanging-a-heavy-picture-do-i-need-to-find-a-stud/358597)
**Author:** [@robotlove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robotlove)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2006, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hanging-a-heavy-picture-do-i-need-to-find-a-stud/358597 "2006-06-05T05:37:18Z")
I remember my dad hitting the wall with a hammer wrapped in a towel looking for a place to hang a picture. All the ones I’ve hung myself have been small ones that really only need a penny nail or such to keep them up how… --- ## [Explain this bizarre CVS Caremark prescription policy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-bizarre-cvs-caremark-prescription-policy/689145)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-bizarre-cvs-caremark-prescription-policy/689145 "2014-05-27T14:24:18Z")
I have Caremark prescription insurance through my wife’s employer. My doctor prescribes my medication requiring brand name. He says the dosage in generics isn’t well controlled. For some reason, today Caremark called me … --- ## [What's the best Final Fantasy game(s)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-final-fantasy-game-s/503290)
**Author:** [@Commander\_Keen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commander_Keen)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2009, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-final-fantasy-game-s/503290 "2009-08-06T19:58:15Z")
Along the lines of the Mario poll I had a while ago. Let’s limit this to the main series, excluding XI. Post your favorite, or rank them, or whatever you want. Unlike the Mario series, there’s less of a clear-cut winner … --- ## [Reverse Polish Notation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-polish-notation/504991)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2009, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reverse-polish-notation/504991 "2009-08-18T15:56:20Z")
I’ve never used an HP calculator, so I’ve never used Reverse Polish Notation. In my job I write programs using a sequential language I’ve been using for a dozen years, so I’m quite used to the normal algebraic layout wh… --- ## [I thought that was a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2008, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-that-was-a-_________/443404 "2008-04-09T23:46:58Z")
With apologies to Black Cossacks? thread title, I couldn’t help but think of a game we used to play that started off something like: I thought a Cossack was that ankle-length garment worn by clergy and laymen in Roman… --- ## [How much of the green part from green onions/spring onions/scallions do you use?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-the-green-part-from-green-onions-spring-onions-scallions-do-you-use/571944)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-of-the-green-part-from-green-onions-spring-onions-scallions-do-you-use/571944 "2011-02-23T08:54:13Z")
I’m not asking about the whitish-green part in between the green and the white. I’m just asking about the deep green part. Do you use any of it? Use the lower portion and throw the rest away? Use all of it? Edit: I mean… --- ## [What Companies, Besides Domino's, Have Admitted on TV: "We Stink"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-companies-besides-dominos-have-admitted-on-tv-we-stink/524203)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-companies-besides-dominos-have-admitted-on-tv-we-stink/524203 "2010-01-12T15:56:29Z")
I haven’t eaten a Domino’s pizza in nearly 20 years, so I can’t really remember how good or bad it used to be, and have no idea if it’s really gotten any better. Still, I know they’ve been the butt of jokes for a long … --- ## [Can you make decent enchiladas from corn tortillas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-decent-enchiladas-from-corn-tortillas/745416)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2016, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-decent-enchiladas-from-corn-tortillas/745416 "2016-03-12T01:35:48Z")
My experience says no. The damn things are just too brittle to roll up without splitting, if not immediately then within 2 or 3 minutes of sitting there in the pan, all stuffed with goodies. I’ve tried warming them up … --- ## [Louisiana approves ban on gay marriage by 78 percent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louisiana-approves-ban-on-gay-marriage-by-78-percent/265120)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2004, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/louisiana-approves-ban-on-gay-marriage-by-78-percent/265120 "2004-10-06T16:20:31Z")
Louisiana voters overwhelmingly approved a state constitutional amendment this month that forbid same-sex marriage. There was already a Lousiana law forbidding state recognition of such pairings, but the constitutional a… --- ## [Which of these machete/prybar tools ought I get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-machete-prybar-tools-ought-i-get/573780)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-machete-prybar-tools-ought-i-get/573780 "2011-03-29T04:15:02Z")
Partly inspired by a recent thread on ‘what to carry in your car’, and partly inspired by an accident we came upon on our last long drive, I’ve decided to add to my in-car tool kit by getting a machete/prybar type tool, … --- ## [Oh dear, I don't know who Edie Sedgwick was! Shame on me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dear-i-dont-know-who-edie-sedgwick-was-shame-on-me/376659)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2006, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-dear-i-dont-know-who-edie-sedgwick-was-shame-on-me/376659 "2006-10-19T16:01:24Z")
In this thread the baffling stardom of Sienna Miller is discussed. It is mentioned that she is playing someone named “Edie Sedgwick” in an upcoming film. I asked “Who the hell is Edie Sedgwick” and lissener comes back … --- ## [NYC police kill unarmed man by firing 50 bullets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-police-kill-unarmed-man-by-firing-50-bullets/382180)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2006, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-police-kill-unarmed-man-by-firing-50-bullets/382180 "2006-12-18T21:29:14Z")
Story here. Notable sections: Now, so far, we don’t really have enough info to determine whether or not Bell was going to committe a crime (not counting the hitting the officer and the van,) but this part is what ge… --- ## [Opioids to treat depression?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opioids-to-treat-depression/486909)
**Author:** [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2012, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opioids-to-treat-depression/486909 "2012-08-21T14:56:45Z")
I’ve seen a couple of bare, obscure mentions of using opioids - specifically hydrocodone (aka Vicodin) - to treat mild to moderate depression, and it just seems counter-intuitive to me. While opioids initially give relie… --- ## [Which rock acts can claim to have been the biggest in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-rock-acts-can-claim-to-have-been-the-biggest-in-the-world/601402)
**Author:** [@Ian\_D.Bergkamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ian_D.Bergkamp)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2011, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-rock-acts-can-claim-to-have-been-the-biggest-in-the-world/601402 "2011-11-02T16:02:19Z")
Which rock acts, whether a band or a solo artist, can make a legitimate claim to being the biggest in the world at some point (doesn’t even have to be during the lifetime of the band)? Use whatever criteria you want–albu… --- ## [Did Vietnam halt the spread of Communism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-vietnam-halt-the-spread-of-communism/518248)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2009, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-vietnam-halt-the-spread-of-communism/518248 "2009-11-25T03:40:49Z")
I have read various takes on the issue and will freely admit I don’t know enough on the topic to make an informed judgment. Some seemingly informed authorities say that the Domino Effect was a myth and that had there be… --- ## [WI A Different Fuehrer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wi-a-different-fuehrer/577626)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2011, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wi-a-different-fuehrer/577626 "2011-04-12T04:06:25Z")
What if instead of Hitler and the Nazi Party, a nationalist and anticommunist but not a anti-Semite had become the leader of Germany, forming some sort of a new German Empire? Could the world have been a better place? B… --- ## [Quantitatively, how sucky are my jumper cables, and can I tell if I've made them better?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quantitatively-how-sucky-are-my-jumper-cables-and-can-i-tell-if-ive-made-them-better/516106)
**Author:** [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2009, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quantitatively-how-sucky-are-my-jumper-cables-and-can-i-tell-if-ive-made-them-better/516106 "2009-11-07T23:58:13Z")
After using my jumper cables in various situations, I have determined that they suck, since they’ve worked perhaps once in a 1/2 dozen uses. (Other cables work first-time-every-time). I think it’s due to a combination … --- ## [Move over Caligula, big budget porn movies have a new champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-caligula-big-budget-porn-movies-have-a-new-champion/322976)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2005, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/move-over-caligula-big-budget-porn-movies-have-a-new-champion/322976 "2005-09-25T01:55:57Z")
And its name be Pirates. ‘Tiss a tale of the sea, of scurvy dogs and wenches, settin’ sail round the world, stealing treasure, and fucking like a bunch o’ dogs in heat, it be. --- ## [Am I a conspiracy theorist (Osama Bin Laden still alive)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-conspiracy-theorist-osama-bin-laden-still-alive/595812)
**Author:** [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-conspiracy-theorist-osama-bin-laden-still-alive/595812 "2011-09-15T11:00:06Z")
As mentioned in the title, I have doubts about the death of Osama Bin Laden. Here’s why : Even though I understand that detaining/sending him to trial would have created significant issues (hostage taking, for instance)… --- ## [The Christmas Dinner Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-christmas-dinner-thread/707168)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2014, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-christmas-dinner-thread/707168 "2014-12-26T11:37:32Z")
Christmas is still 12 days away, but let’s hear what you have planned. I picked up a USDA Prime grade rib roast. Three bones, the (even) tastier small end. I don’t know how heavy it is, but it was $96 and change. I a… --- ## [How did "Dry Bob" prostitution work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-dry-bob-prostitution-work/647464)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2013, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-dry-bob-prostitution-work/647464 "2013-01-20T13:49:12Z")
I read somewhere, I forgot exactly where, that in the old days prostitutes would offer a “Dry Bob” for a cheaper price than the usual copulation. Presumably because of avoidance of disease or at least pregnancy? The sour… --- ## [I've Got the Perfect Governmental System!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-the-perfect-governmental-system/32387)
**Author:** [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2000, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-the-perfect-governmental-system/32387 "2000-11-03T13:05:09Z")
Under it, there’d be no infant mortality, no poverty, and the Easter Bunny would leave chocolates under everyone’s pillows bi-weekly. All that’s required for this system to work is a society in which no one dies young, … --- ## [Political Compass #59: Adult bedroom activity is no business of the state.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-59-adult-bedroom-activity-is-no-business-of-the-state/312956)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2005, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-59-adult-bedroom-activity-is-no-business-of-the-state/312956 "2005-07-20T04:32:48Z")
Many political debates here have included references to The Political Compass, which uses a set of 61 questions to assess one’s political orientation in terms of economic left/right and social libertarianism/authoritaria… --- ## [That Time Again- Cheesy 1970's Music Clips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-time-again-cheesy-1970s-music-clips/531401)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2010, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-time-again-cheesy-1970s-music-clips/531401 "2010-03-21T04:59:29Z")
And I start with The George Baker Selection. --- ## [Nostalgic American Beverages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nostalgic-american-beverages/938350)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2021, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nostalgic-american-beverages/938350 "2021-04-04T21:08:02Z")
I have a copy of an American food guide from 1979 which gives macronutrient and calorie counts for many foods from that time. I occasionally use it to find how much protein or carbs are in something, since it is more ac… --- ## [What Can I Do With Leftover Mashed Potatoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-leftover-mashed-potatoes/480108)
**Author:** [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-do-with-leftover-mashed-potatoes/480108 "2009-01-08T10:55:47Z")
So I overestimated how many potatoes we needed for last night’s dinner and ended up with nearly 3 cups of leftover mashed potatoes that I hadn’t anticipated. Problem is, I don’t really like how mashed potatoes taste if … --- ## [I want to wear your mother fucking entrails. \[outrage over child murder\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-wear-your-mother-fucking-entrails-outrage-over-child-murder/397105)
**Author:** [@Euthanasiast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euthanasiast)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2007, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-wear-your-mother-fucking-entrails-outrage-over-child-murder/397105 "2007-03-28T05:25:10Z")
Brunswick Georgia, a small coastal community that resides at the furthest point west on the east coast, and my home since birth has just morphed into a veritable boogieman for my neighbors and myself. My main concern… --- ## [Buying Fresh Yams in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-fresh-yams-in-the-us/502093)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-fresh-yams-in-the-us/502093 "2013-10-28T01:52:39Z")
Someone recently told me that it is impossible to buy fresh yams in the US, and that all yams on display in supermarkets are actually just sweet potatoes. While yams may not be grown in the US, I’m pretty sure that the … --- ## [Roto Rooter "shock" treatment: $45/Gallon- cheaper alternatives?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roto-rooter-shock-treatment-45-gallon-cheaper-alternatives/556022)
**Author:** [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roto-rooter-shock-treatment-45-gallon-cheaper-alternatives/556022 "2010-10-04T21:54:05Z")
I just had to have my sewage line snaked by Roto-Rooter, the people that lived here before me apparently dumped a lot of grease down the drain over the years. He strongly recommended I flush a “shock” treatment down the… --- ## [Blood pressure DROPS during exercise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-pressure-drops-during-exercise/326997)
**Author:** [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-pressure-drops-during-exercise/326997 "2005-10-20T17:28:44Z")
I went to the gym today, as part of my never-ending quest to lose weight and be more fit. Before I started, I used one of their automated blood pressure machines. My BP was a little bit high – about 140/90. My pulse w… --- ## ["President of the United States Donald Trump" still seems vaguely unreal. Anyone else feel this way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-of-the-united-states-donald-trump-still-seems-vaguely-unreal-anyone-else-feel-this-way/772928)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2016, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-of-the-united-states-donald-trump-still-seems-vaguely-unreal-anyone-else-feel-this-way/772928 "2016-12-02T04:12:52Z")
I wasn’t a huge Hillary fanboy but I voted for her anyway given the choices at hand. Lately in quiet moments while driving or contemplating I find myself saying out loud just to get the feel of it “The President of the U… --- ## [H1N1 burning out? Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h1n1-burning-out-why/520492)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2009, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h1n1-burning-out-why/520492 "2009-12-15T13:57:16Z")
About two or three weeks ago, H1N1 was all over the news. I even had coworkers who had serious bouts with it (yes, they were diagnosed with H1N1, not just seasonal flu, and one had to spend several days in the hospital … --- ## [What is the legal reasoning that 'allows' ending birthright citizenship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-legal-reasoning-that-allows-ending-birthright-citizenship/1013335)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-legal-reasoning-that-allows-ending-birthright-citizenship/1013335 "2026-07-06T18:57:01Z")
Please, no snark, no ‘trump is bad’, etc. I’m interested in what the legal argument is that the Trump administration is using to justify ending birthright with an executive order vs. a constitutional amendment. What is… --- ## [How Does the Bank Remember My Computer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-bank-remember-my-computer/601906)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-bank-remember-my-computer/601906 "2011-11-09T18:45:30Z")
When I access my bank account, it asks extra security questions if it doesn’t “recognize” my computer. However, it seems that the bank computer isn’t going by my IP address, because the IP address changes regularly. Ho… --- ## [WAS Trump actually mocking that disabled reporter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-trump-actually-mocking-that-disabled-reporter/803851)
**Author:** [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2017, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-trump-actually-mocking-that-disabled-reporter/803851 "2017-12-14T19:06:51Z")
Let me just start off by making it clear that I fucking hate Donald Trump and I think he’s a horrendous president in every way. (I also think he legitimately won the election, and that the Democrats dropped the ball, but… --- ## [Is this sinkhole real (Guatemala)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sinkhole-real-guatemala/541425)
**Author:** [@cardinal\_fang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cardinal_fang)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2010, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sinkhole-real-guatemala/541425 "2010-06-04T12:10:36Z")
A recent CNN story on the tropical storms in Central America includes a picture that defies belief. I have searched numerous news articles and cannot find it anywhere else. CNN attributes the picture to the office of Gua… --- ## [The Cooch thinks he's going to sue America if health care passes - what is it with this butthole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cooch-thinks-hes-going-to-sue-america-if-health-care-passes-what-is-it-with-this-butthole/532838)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2010, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cooch-thinks-hes-going-to-sue-america-if-health-care-passes-what-is-it-with-this-butthole/532838 "2010-03-19T01:55:29Z")
Virginia Attorney General, Ken “The Cooch” Cuccinelli, subject of this current thread about his attempt to force Virginia universities to discriminate against homos, is threatening to sue the federal government if the he… --- ## [why do girls throw like...girls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-girls-throw-like-girls/764556)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-girls-throw-like-girls/764556 "2016-09-07T13:02:46Z")
Inspired by a bit of news footage from last week, when gold-medal Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman threw out the first pitch at an MLB baseball game (fast-forward to 0:45). It was the stereotypical “throws like a girl” throw… --- ## [Hotties from the Golden Age of Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotties-from-the-golden-age-of-movies/298924)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2005, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotties-from-the-golden-age-of-movies/298924 "2005-04-13T17:56:17Z")
There are lots of female stars of the 20s, 30s, and 40s that I have never found attractive: Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, and Betty Grable, for instance, never did much for me. But there are a few I have always found very … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1083&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1085&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)