# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1096&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:** 1097 --- ## [Retaining an Attorney - What Are the Advantages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retaining-an-attorney-what-are-the-advantages/648020)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/retaining-an-attorney-what-are-the-advantages/648020 "2013-01-24T08:28:54Z")
I’m an average guy with a simple life–no children, no spouse, no alimony, no criminal record outside of car stuff. That said, I know bad things happen, and I’ll admit that my conduct wouldn’t always pass muster if I were… --- ## [Skin Game, new Dresden Files book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skin-game-new-dresden-files-book/689738)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2014, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skin-game-new-dresden-files-book/689738 "2014-06-21T19:46:10Z")
I just finished Skin Game, the new Dresden Files book by Jim Butcher, and I thought it was a lot of fun, although not exceptional. My main complaint about this series is that it’s now so long that I’ve forgotten an incr… --- ## [Cat got spayed, hiding under bed, won't eat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-got-spayed-hiding-under-bed-wont-eat/236736)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2004, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-got-spayed-hiding-under-bed-wont-eat/236736 "2004-03-28T13:23:31Z")
In this thread, I posted that I was having my cat spayed on Friday. Well, I had it done and she came through with flying colors. When I got her home, she crawled under the bed and hasn’t come out since. She will let me … --- ## [Is there a constitutional right to divorce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-constitutional-right-to-divorce/518156)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2009, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-constitutional-right-to-divorce/518156 "2009-11-20T16:09:39Z")
Pretty simple question, really. Couple gets married. Statute is passed by the state legislature banning divorce, on the grounds that divorces are expensive and unpleasant and tough on children and the state has a legitim… --- ## [Climate change activists deserve Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-activists-deserve-trump/774198)
**Author:** [@Covert\_Harris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covert_Harris)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2016, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-activists-deserve-trump/774198 "2016-12-10T20:33:22Z")
Climate change is a red herring. The root problem is overpopulation. Trying to cure the effects of six billion too many people with environmental laws is like fighting leprosy with band aids. The effects of overpopulatio… --- ## [Shut the fuck up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-the-fuck-up/700703)
**Author:** [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2014, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shut-the-fuck-up/700703 "2014-10-14T21:20:30Z")
If you have nothing intelligent to say, then say nothing. If you’re in a waiting area and you have nothing useful to talk about, then how about reading one of the magazines. If that’s not good enough, then bring a fuckin… --- ## [Do all languages have homophones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-languages-have-homophones/670656)
**Author:** [@trapezoidal\_jellyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trapezoidal_jellyfish)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2013, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-languages-have-homophones/670656 "2013-10-13T13:19:43Z")
The title pretty much says it all. Homophones are two words that sound the same but have different meanings, like “rain” and “rein.” They can also be spelled the same, like “rose” (the flower) and “rose” (ascended). D… --- ## [Any Clinton supporters would be unhappy with Obama candidacy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-clinton-supporters-would-be-unhappy-with-obama-candidacy/433767)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2008, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-clinton-supporters-would-be-unhappy-with-obama-candidacy/433767 "2008-01-28T05:28:01Z")
It seems like plenty of people love both of the two Democrat front runners, but I’d like to hear from people that strongly support one over the other. How many people who strongly support Clinton would be upset if Obama… --- ## [Stock Market Game - The Teeming Millionaires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932)
**Author:** [@sdimbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sdimbert)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2001, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-market-game-the-teeming-millionaires/35932 "2001-01-03T22:50:22Z")
I’ve been reading a lot about the stock market lately. I asked over in GenQues if anyone could direct me to a website that allowed you to play the market in a pretend portfolio. In the end I found a site on my own. But,… --- ## [Pizza question: which answer is right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-question-which-answer-is-right/787700)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-question-which-answer-is-right/787700 "2017-06-01T14:06:01Z")
This question was included in a test: The student responded: The teacher said that answer was incorrect: So apparently the correct answer was supposed to be that the situation described was not possible because it … --- ## [What advantages did mail provide compared to other forms of armor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-advantages-did-mail-provide-compared-to-other-forms-of-armor/632115)
**Author:** [@SecretaryofEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecretaryofEvil)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-advantages-did-mail-provide-compared-to-other-forms-of-armor/632115 "2012-08-25T08:00:25Z")
The thread title sums up my question pretty succinctly. Mail was a common form of armor for a variety of cultures for centuries. My question is basically, why mail instead of other forms of armor that were available/kno… --- ## [Talk me out of getting a motorcycle.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-out-of-getting-a-motorcycle/660678)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-out-of-getting-a-motorcycle/660678 "2013-06-20T22:36:50Z")
Or not! I’ve drive a car right now, although everything I use it for could be done quicker and cheaper by a bike. Haven’t gone beyond the planning stage yet, don’t even have the licence. But before I go any further…is i… --- ## [Enzyme based drain cleaners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enzyme-based-drain-cleaners/751931)
**Author:** [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2017, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enzyme-based-drain-cleaners/751931 "2017-04-13T18:10:34Z")
Thought I’d canvass some opinions here. I have a bathroom sink drain that’s quite slow. It’s not completely blocked, but it’s bad. Takes 20 minutes or so to drain if I fill it completely. I’ve tried snaking it with o… --- ## [Why Does Almost Everyone Get this Question Wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-almost-everyone-get-this-question-wrong/852239)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-almost-everyone-get-this-question-wrong/852239 "2020-04-27T23:06:07Z")
I first saw this question here on the SDMB: John buys two pencils, a cheap pencil and an expensive pencil. There is no sales tax. John spends a total of $1.10 for the two pencils. The expensive pencil costs $1.00 more… --- ## [No Cheese - Goddammit, I said NO CHEESE!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cheese-goddammit-i-said-no-cheese/338323)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2006, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-cheese-goddammit-i-said-no-cheese/338323 "2006-01-12T11:47:46Z")
I’ve been going to a Subway near where I work for a quick, (relatively) cheap, halfway nutritious lunch once or twice a week. They’re starting to get to know me. I’m the six-inch wheat turkey no cheese lettuce spinach … --- ## [Piper Cub thinks there's something hinky going on at Buckingham Palace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piper-cub-thinks-theres-something-hinky-going-on-at-buckingham-palace/756433)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/piper-cub-thinks-theres-something-hinky-going-on-at-buckingham-palace/756433 "2016-06-17T11:37:55Z")
Driving somewhere the other day, and the Cub suddenly says from the back seat: “What’s the name of our Queen, Dad?” “Elizabeth”, I reply, wondering where this one is going. “And who’s she married to?” “Prince Philip… --- ## [Most Unexpected / Obscure Song Heard In A Restaurant or Other Public Setting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unexpected-obscure-song-heard-in-a-restaurant-or-other-public-setting/639971)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unexpected-obscure-song-heard-in-a-restaurant-or-other-public-setting/639971 "2021-12-07T18:08:14Z")
What completely unexpected or surprising song have you heard in a restaurant, in a store, listening to on-hold music, or somewhere else that plays “piped-in” music or Muzak? I was in Breuggers Bagels last week. Breugge… --- ## [Did Darth Vader want the Death Star destroyed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-darth-vader-want-the-death-star-destroyed/501828)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-darth-vader-want-the-death-star-destroyed/501828 "2009-07-05T17:40:15Z")
During the many times when I watched Star Wars as a child, I always took it at face value. Princess Leia has somehow managed to steal the plans for the death star and Luke Skywalker bravely manages to pull of a one-in-a… --- ## [Lekatt, you have a brain.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatt-you-have-a-brain/535027)
**Author:** [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2010, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatt-you-have-a-brain/535027 "2010-04-12T21:04:58Z")
From the Schiavo thread, in which lekatt is, well, lekatt: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=557330&page=5 Lekatt, just because you believe that you are thinking without having a brain does not mean … --- ## [Africa's resources & the rise of a new Cold War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africas-resources-the-rise-of-a-new-cold-war/579786)
**Author:** [@Tyrannosaur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tyrannosaur)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2011, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/africas-resources-the-rise-of-a-new-cold-war/579786 "2011-04-29T10:02:31Z")
Al Jazeera has put up an opinion piece that I found rather interesting and informative, it’s about the struggle for Africa. It covers both American and Chinese interest in Africa’s resources, and how (unfortunately) Chin… --- ## [Don't give me that anti-vegetarian shit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-give-me-that-anti-vegetarian-shit/93902)
**Author:** [@Lesath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lesath)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2001, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-give-me-that-anti-vegetarian-shit/93902 "2001-11-27T09:09:01Z")
You know what, ma’am? You really, really piss me off. Every time I sit in the cafeteria at lunch, enjoying my pasta, you have to walk by. And every time you walk by, I shudder in horror and await the inane saying you loo… --- ## [The best military award](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-military-award/489192)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2009, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-military-award/489192 "2009-03-15T12:07:39Z")
What is the best military decoration or award in the world. By best I mean ugliest, gaudiest piece of flair from any military. Preferably something with a sash. Maybe something that spells “lion tamer” in flashing lights… --- ## [Why the intensity of debate about the United Airlines incident?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-intensity-of-debate-about-the-united-airlines-incident/784206)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2017, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-intensity-of-debate-about-the-united-airlines-incident/784206 "2017-04-15T12:50:18Z")
In this thread, various posters are giving no quarter to each other in the debate, are in hot conflict over the smallest points, and there seems to be relatively little attempt to find common ground. I find my self at a … --- ## [You are the only one alive on earth. What do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-the-only-one-alive-on-earth-what-do-you-do/688840)
**Author:** [@Earth001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earth001)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-the-only-one-alive-on-earth-what-do-you-do/688840 "2014-05-27T15:22:29Z")
You wake up one morning to your bed. You noticed that everything is gone. No people and everything that is man made is gone except for your bed and the best set of clothes to protect you. What do you do? --- ## [Handheld video camera v. camera phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handheld-video-camera-v-camera-phone/691611)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handheld-video-camera-v-camera-phone/691611 "2014-06-30T23:31:55Z")
I’m going to be participating in an event soon that is kind of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for me, and something that is very personally meaningful. I have friends and family that will be in attendance to witness th… --- ## [You'd think a \*school nurse\* could spot head lice!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youd-think-a-school-nurse-could-spot-head-lice/515051)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2009, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youd-think-a-school-nurse-could-spot-head-lice/515051 "2009-11-02T12:08:17Z")
Ugh. Today is Sunday. Maybe last Wednesday (?) I noticed 9YO mudgirl scratching her head more than normal. OTOH, cold weather is coming fast, and she does suffer from dry scalp. So I hoped that was the problem. I did a q… --- ## [Parents- did you (or for future parents, do you plan to) teach your kids to punch a bully?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-did-you-or-for-future-parents-do-you-plan-to-teach-your-kids-to-punch-a-bully/630283)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2012, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-did-you-or-for-future-parents-do-you-plan-to-teach-your-kids-to-punch-a-bully/630283 "2012-08-16T19:28:57Z")
My dad taught me that it was ok to punch another kid (I was a boy in the 80s) if they were being a jerk. He even taught my brother, who was a big, slow-running kid, to wait until they were changing in the locker room so… --- ## [What would you have done in this pit bull situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-done-in-this-pit-bull-situation/598391)
**Author:** [@DKDelicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKDelicious)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-have-done-in-this-pit-bull-situation/598391 "2011-10-09T01:43:09Z")
Pitbull goes nuts on folks in barbershop and doesn’t care at all. Every time I watch this video I see new things. :confused: --- ## [Pantyhose: Have the rules changed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pantyhose-have-the-rules-changed/404311)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2007, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pantyhose-have-the-rules-changed/404311 "2007-05-21T20:51:25Z")
I may as well tell you now that you will not have my pantyhose until your tear them from my cold dead legs. They make me look better and help to keep me from freezing to death at work. However, lately I seem to be seei… --- ## [If you die an untimely death, are we (The Dope) ever gonna know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-die-an-untimely-death-are-we-the-dope-ever-gonna-know/649479)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-die-an-untimely-death-are-we-the-dope-ever-gonna-know/649479 "2013-02-14T00:04:47Z")
I know this is probably ten kinds of fucked up; but I’m a little miffed that if I were to die an untimely death, nobody in my circle would know to give you guys a heads up. It just kind of makes me wonder how the heck a… --- ## [Tautologies in songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tautologies-in-songs/476899)
**Author:** [@Spatial\_Rift\_47](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spatial_Rift_47)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2008, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tautologies-in-songs/476899 "2008-12-15T09:44:57Z")
Song lyrics, being primarily a device to counterpoint instrumentals, are often nonsensical, frequently sexual, and very rarely profound. Sometimes to avoid having to say something, the songwriter will say nothing at all … --- ## [I must admit, I'm surprised and disappointed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-admit-im-surprised-and-disappointed/639956)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2012, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-must-admit-im-surprised-and-disappointed/639956 "2012-11-06T00:48:59Z")
that the election is as close as it is. There are several things I would have hoped to have swung the election Obama’s way, on principle: Romney’s failure to release his tax returns. I would thought have some Pubbies… --- ## [Ads Paid for by Secret Money Flood the Midterm Elections on the GOP side](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-paid-for-by-secret-money-flood-the-midterm-elections-on-the-gop-side/700994)
**Author:** [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ads-paid-for-by-secret-money-flood-the-midterm-elections-on-the-gop-side/700994 "2014-11-05T23:52:43Z")
Well, mostly, but Democrats do it too - sometimes. Dark money What burns me up is that in spite of the tax code, these organizations retain their tax free status. Based on their activity, they might as well be PACs, … --- ## [Pitch Your Idea For the Next Made For SyFy movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitch-your-idea-for-the-next-made-for-syfy-movie/509592)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitch-your-idea-for-the-next-made-for-syfy-movie/509592 "2010-04-10T22:44:15Z")
Do you think Citizen Kane would have been better if Rosebud was a giant man eating armadillo? Do you think Gone With the Wind should have been about a radioactive super hurricane that destroys New York? If you answered… --- ## [Spirulina Farts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirulina-farts/340885)
**Author:** [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spirulina-farts/340885 "2026-07-16T22:48:03Z")
My husband has recently been consuming a lot of Greens+, spirulina, that sort of stuff. Perhaps coincidentally, he has been letting go the most toxic, potent, vile farts I have ever had the displeasure of experiencing. … --- ## [Is milk truly bad for adult cats, and if so why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-milk-truly-bad-for-adult-cats-and-if-so-why/204041)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2003, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-milk-truly-bad-for-adult-cats-and-if-so-why/204041 "2003-09-27T19:12:15Z")
Somehow our domestic herd (four head of cats) has become addicted to milk. We gave them milk once, and that was it, the milk monkey was on their backs. For about 2 months, we’ve been giving them small amounts of skim … --- ## [Rich, lonely nerd is offered the chance to have a kept woman. Should he take it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rich-lonely-nerd-is-offered-the-chance-to-have-a-kept-woman-should-he-take-it/653940)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2013, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rich-lonely-nerd-is-offered-the-chance-to-have-a-kept-woman-should-he-take-it/653940 "2013-03-27T05:06:00Z")
If you don’t like these, why are you still reading? The NBA basketball tournament’s under way, go talk about that. (Or possibly the NCAA. Or maybe the NHL. I don’t keep track of these things.) Today’s story is about Alo… --- ## [Bicycle question: Street or sidewalk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-question-street-or-sidewalk/497739)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2009, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bicycle-question-street-or-sidewalk/497739 "2009-05-29T10:27:12Z")
Its been over a decade since I owned a bike or rode one. When I was a kid, I used to ride it on the sidewalks if there was no bike lane However, since then, I’ve seen, and all of these examples are professional-looking… --- ## [Scott Pruitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-pruitt/815360)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2018, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-pruitt/815360 "2018-07-06T18:26:33Z")
I think that Mr. Pruitt has reached the point where he needs his own thread. The strange and expensive security measures, the lapses in judgement, the way he seems to continue to work for his previous employers even in … --- ## [UK Big Brother 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-big-brother-3/111099)
**Author:** [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2002, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-big-brother-3/111099 "2002-07-29T10:14:24Z")
To being with, I will not apologise for loving Big Brother. I do and that’s that. So there. So is anyone else watching? What do you think so far? How do you think it compares to previous years? I think the contestants … --- ## [Trump Tells Pence To Investigate Voter Registrationv](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tells-pence-to-investigate-voter-registrationv/779142)
**Author:** [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2017, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-tells-pence-to-investigate-voter-registrationv/779142 "2017-02-11T12:27:00Z")
The asshole just can’t let it go. It’s not enough he won the fucking election. He continues to push his lies about phantom votes and illegals voting. His fragile ego apparently can’t handle the idea that many (MOST) … --- ## [Hydrogen Peroxide vs household bleach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydrogen-peroxide-vs-household-bleach/572399)
**Author:** [@twinbee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twinbee)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2011, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hydrogen-peroxide-vs-household-bleach/572399 "2011-03-09T13:23:28Z")
This has been discussed I think just once before on these boards, but no definite conclusion was ever reached, so I’d like to throw the question up again. 3% Hydrogen Peroxide isn’t as powerful as common household thick… --- ## [New Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-guy/646536)
**Author:** [@Harv24jg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harv24jg)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2013, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-guy/646536 "2013-01-12T03:32:34Z")
IQ\> 150. Anyone want to comment to their interest or be a smart a== like most sites I have visited. My interest is science (Stephen Hawkins the most) but anything thought provoking. I have a BS in Biology, Math, Electica… --- ## [American Pickers Dialogue: "I Bought This Sign For $400. I'm Gonna Sell It For......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-pickers-dialogue-i-bought-this-sign-for-400-im-gonna-sell-it-for/613216)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-pickers-dialogue-i-bought-this-sign-for-400-im-gonna-sell-it-for/613216 "2012-02-20T15:14:09Z")
… $850.00." Fuck you Dude! I saw the friggin’ program! Quasi --- ## [10 hours of street harassment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-hours-of-street-harassment/724317)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2015, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-hours-of-street-harassment/724317 "2015-07-11T23:56:43Z")
I stumbled across this recently. It has 40 million views, which is a pretty big number for a YouTube video: 10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman (don’t worry, it’s less than 2 minutes long.) I was very surprised after … --- ## [Help me fight a friend's ignorance re: towing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-fight-a-friends-ignorance-re-towing/687097)
**Author:** [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2014, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-fight-a-friends-ignorance-re-towing/687097 "2014-04-30T06:36:47Z")
Hello all! A friend of mine has a wild and silly theory and I’d like to debunk him. We work in a plaza in which parking seems to be an issue. Which is to say somebody has been bitching about it to our property manager.… --- ## [Sci Fi minerals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-minerals/669028)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2013, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-minerals/669028 "2013-09-19T21:33:26Z")
I majored in literature and know just enough chemistry to get into trouble, so please forgive if the following questions are stupid. I’ve just always wondered about: Kryptonite: Krypton is a noble gas. Don’t nobles bon… --- ## [Products that fail MISERABLY at doing what they were made to do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/products-that-fail-miserably-at-doing-what-they-were-made-to-do/453051)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2008, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/products-that-fail-miserably-at-doing-what-they-were-made-to-do/453051 "2008-06-20T06:38:41Z")
The HP 1210v My mother-in-law bought this for us a few years ago in a typical random act of kindness. Out of literally thousands of attempts, I don’t think it has satisfactorily printed more than 5 pages in its lifetime… --- ## [I Hate Celery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-celery/781745)
**Author:** [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2017, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-celery/781745 "2017-03-13T23:43:45Z")
I fuckin’ HATE it. But here’s the thing, its not soooo bad that I’d refuse anything with celery. Or that I’d pick it out. It’s just tolerable enough that I’m willing to eat a few bites of whatever has it in it. So I’m fo… --- ## [Pyramid schemes - the answer to dog breeding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pyramid-schemes-the-answer-to-dog-breeding/645460)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2013, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pyramid-schemes-the-answer-to-dog-breeding/645460 "2013-01-11T22:57:24Z")
I saw the recent link here to herbalife and since took a look at amway and other pyramid schemes, and actually think I can think of a way they could be useful - breeding a great pet dog. At present there are basically t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1095&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1097&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)