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**Author:** [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2004, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-is-wrong/220151 "2004-01-05T07:40:41Z")
Cut the crap. All the superfulous crap that people include to answer the same question. Right or Wrong??? That simple. Discuss. Thanks Torie --- ## [Say this, and those in the know immediately identify you as a member of/someone who \_\_\_\_\_](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-this-and-those-in-the-know-immediately-identify-you-as-a-member-of-someone-who-_____/548314)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2010, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-this-and-those-in-the-know-immediately-identify-you-as-a-member-of-someone-who-_____/548314 "2010-08-08T03:01:30Z")
No fair Googling! Share your own quotes or phrases, to identify yourself to Those in the Know! So what can you tell about me, based on the following phrases I throw out off the top of my head? “I fooled you, I fooled… --- ## [Alberto Gonzales: Child Pornographer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alberto-gonzales-child-pornographer/359197)
**Author:** [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2006, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alberto-gonzales-child-pornographer/359197 "2006-06-07T18:21:18Z")
There’s an article in today’s NYT regarding efforts by the DOJ to get your ISP to retain records of your browsing habits for a much as two years. Currently, they throw it away after a couple of weeks. Naturally, AG AG’s… --- ## [Sorry, I'm STILL NOT GAY, but thanks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-im-still-not-gay-but-thanks/140042)
**Author:** [@The\_Ace\_of\_Swords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Ace_of_Swords)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2002, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-im-still-not-gay-but-thanks/140042 "2002-12-06T15:43:23Z")
I got a call last night from an … admirer? A guy I hung out with in a bar a year ago, decided to make a booty call! What on god’s green earth? First of all. Who the fuck calls someone they met in a bar a year ago? At mi… --- ## [US Nuclear sub with all-female crew?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-nuclear-sub-with-all-female-crew/472285)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2008, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-nuclear-sub-with-all-female-crew/472285 "2008-11-17T04:04:37Z")
Yes, it sounds fairly unlikely, but I’ve gotta ask. Yesterday at lunch, our receptionist was talking about her daughter, who had joined the Navy some time back. Supposedly the reason for the daughter joining was that sh… --- ## [Donald Trump is Zaphod Beeblebrox!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-is-zaphod-beeblebrox/756301)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2016, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-is-zaphod-beeblebrox/756301 "2016-06-09T11:45:42Z")
Work with me on this. “I’ll build a hyperspace bypass, and I’ll make Earth pay for it!” “One of the major difficulties Ivana experienced in her relationship with Donald was learning to distinguish between him pretendin… --- ## ["Don't you dare look in my eyes, peasant!" - Celebrity UL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-you-dare-look-in-my-eyes-peasant-celebrity-ul/111759)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2018, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-you-dare-look-in-my-eyes-peasant-celebrity-ul/111759 "2018-11-03T12:45:06Z")
In an editorial colmun today, Elizabeth Nickson, writing about the moral decrepitude and hypocrisy evident in movie stars who self-identify as “liberals,” mentions a number of outrageously decadent thing movie stars do, … --- ## ["SUV" does not automatically equal "bad"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suv-does-not-automatically-equal-bad/203391)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2003, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suv-does-not-automatically-equal-bad/203391 "2003-09-28T18:47:17Z")
I’m sick to death of all SUV drivers being tarred with the same brush. Now granted, there are a lot of people who drive SUVs who don’t really need them. Nevertheless, there are a number of people who really do need what … --- ## [What do people use now instead of rolodexes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-use-now-instead-of-rolodexes/545861)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2021, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-use-now-instead-of-rolodexes/545861 "2021-07-30T07:47:53Z")
I read a networking book from the eighties the other day (it was second hand, and I was bored). I had a good chuckle at the old lingo, and the cutting-edge suggestions. One thing it placed huge emphasis on is having an… --- ## [The Obama Show faces cancellation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-obama-show-faces-cancellation/495802)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2009, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-obama-show-faces-cancellation/495802 "2009-05-12T11:51:44Z")
Back in February I wondered in a thread about one of Obama’s many television appearances how much money they were costing, and was told not to be silly. During a crisis - then they meant the economic crisis, not the new… --- ## [Unique couple's Halloween costume](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-couples-halloween-costume/512075)
**Author:** [@NRichards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NRichards)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unique-couples-halloween-costume/512075 "2011-08-24T17:58:39Z")
I usually don’t do the whole Halloween “thing”. Ok, I never do. But this year I am in a relationship, and thought it might be fun! I don’t want to break the bank on our costumes, and ultimatly would like to make them. I… --- ## ["War Hero" John McCain is a Complete Asshole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-hero-john-mccain-is-a-complete-asshole/562835)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2010, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-hero-john-mccain-is-a-complete-asshole/562835 "2010-12-04T23:15:41Z")
For a man who pretends to be pro-military he has very little respect for our military leadership and for the soldiers, sailors, and airmen in the field who in his twisted mind simply cannot handle serving side-by-side wi… --- ## [Will Shortz' Puzzler on NPR this morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-shortz-puzzler-on-npr-this-morning/750346)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-shortz-puzzler-on-npr-this-morning/750346 "2016-04-07T19:45:05Z")
Will Shortz always ends the Sunday Puzzle portion of NPR with the next Puzzle - folks send in answers and a winner is picked to do a puzzle on the radio the following week. I am not a puzzle guy, but listen. This time… --- ## [You're sick? Well, I'm a self-entitled bitch!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sick-well-im-a-self-entitled-bitch/550374)
**Author:** [@rjk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjk)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2010, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sick-well-im-a-self-entitled-bitch/550374 "2010-08-19T14:21:29Z")
So we went out to dinner tonight, Zyada and me, her mother, and her brother and his wife. Zyada had started feeling queasy, headed to the bathroom, and didn’t make it. She almost made it to the wash-bucket by the kitchen… --- ## [Duck Boats. Would you ride on one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duck-boats-would-you-ride-on-one/818289)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2021, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duck-boats-would-you-ride-on-one/818289 "2021-09-17T13:00:59Z")
I would never step a foot on one. How 'bout you? --- ## [What Are Your Challenges In Being An Atheist? (Spin-off for other ??)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-challenges-in-being-an-atheist-spin-off-for-other/427871)
**Author:** [@CJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJJ)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-challenges-in-being-an-atheist-spin-off-for-other/427871 "2011-12-01T22:34:53Z")
From http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=9211744#post9211744 \[QUOTE=Auntbeast\] I’ve been calling for this thread to be brought back somewhere to its original intent. I don’t recall the OP stating tha… --- ## [Best OTC antacid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-otc-antacid/89904)
**Author:** [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2001, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-otc-antacid/89904 "2001-10-28T04:04:22Z")
Of all the antacid tablets and meds sold over the counter, which one neutralizes the most acid? I never know which one to get. Are they all the same? If not, do they differ by much? --- ## [Company car culture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/company-car-culture/656854)
**Author:** [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2013, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/company-car-culture/656854 "2013-06-05T15:18:04Z")
The UK has always had a strong company car culture, by which I mean a culture of companies providing employees who need them with cars that they also use as personal cars. This culture has dominated the UK car mid-market… --- ## [The 2nd Amendment solution to Tyrannical Government](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-amendment-solution-to-tyrannical-government/758244)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-amendment-solution-to-tyrannical-government/758244 "2016-07-08T17:19:58Z")
One of the reasons given for the need for the 2nd Amendment is to give us common citizens the ability to take back our government from a tyrannical regime. Taking this at face value, it would seem that a majority of tho… --- ## [Horrible workplace drama: I need advice STAT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-workplace-drama-i-need-advice-stat/362871)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2009, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horrible-workplace-drama-i-need-advice-stat/362871 "2009-01-20T00:37:16Z")
Alright, here’s what happened: On Thursday morning, I came into work as usual. I said hello to the two people–the lab manager and another post-doc–in the lab and settled down behind my desk for a long day of work. The… --- ## [Are there any video games where people agree the writing is good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-video-games-where-people-agree-the-writing-is-good/740750)
**Author:** [@Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogance_Ex_Machina)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2016, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-video-games-where-people-agree-the-writing-is-good/740750 "2016-01-27T02:26:27Z")
I was reading elsewhere about somebody’s recent forays into Skyrim years after everybody else and while they liked it they said the writing sucks. That’s something you get in almost any longer thread about any game that … --- ## [What's the "Eighties-est" song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-eighties-est-song/919247)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2020, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-eighties-est-song/919247 "2020-10-14T19:46:55Z")
Yes, this is clearly a ripoff of… ummm, I mean an homage to this thread: ‘What’s the “Seventies-est” song?’. I enjoyed but didn’t reply to it, because my choice would have been “Chevy Van” which was already cited about 3… --- ## [Don't drive like Satan if you have Christian bumper stickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-drive-like-satan-if-you-have-christian-bumper-stickers/500513)
**Author:** [@SweetLucy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SweetLucy)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2009, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-drive-like-satan-if-you-have-christian-bumper-stickers/500513 "2009-06-29T07:16:48Z")
I almost got run off the road by a minivan about half an inch from my rear bumper today, in the right lane of a 3-lane street. When I stopped for a light that was turning red, the minivan swooped around me and ran the li… --- ## [Little House series -- historical fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-house-series-historical-fiction/179209)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2003, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-house-series-historical-fiction/179209 "2003-06-08T00:47:54Z")
I am currently in the middle of reading the Little House series to my kids. We are all thoroughly enjoying the series (it’s my first time through it too). I noticed, however, as I am reading them, that the LH books are… --- ## [Remembrance of restaurants past](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembrance-of-restaurants-past/425710)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2010, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembrance-of-restaurants-past/425710 "2010-09-03T20:40:06Z")
I had a friend from out of town drop in last night, and we were reminiscing about olden times. We are both junk food aficionados and we were talking about long closed restaurants. One of my favorite taco joints was La … --- ## [Best of the Beatles: Abbey Road](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-beatles-abbey-road/685315)
**Author:** [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-of-the-beatles-abbey-road/685315 "2014-04-08T17:28:43Z")
So, Abbey Road coming right after Yellow Submarine came as a bit of a surprise to me - I don’t know about you, but I always thought of Let It Be as being “earlier” than Abbey Road. To be honest, most songs on Let It Be w… --- ## [Tragedies that were overshadowed by other tragedies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragedies-that-were-overshadowed-by-other-tragedies/656282)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2013, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tragedies-that-were-overshadowed-by-other-tragedies/656282 "2013-04-24T21:42:35Z")
I’m thinking about the explosion in West, Texas, which killed at least 12 people and injured about 200, not to mention leveling a good chunk of the town. Obama did mention it in his news conference last night about the… --- ## [The Amazing Race 10/9/2011: "Don't Lay Down On Me Now (Indonesia)"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-10-9-2011-dont-lay-down-on-me-now-indonesia/599125)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-10-9-2011-dont-lay-down-on-me-now-indonesia/599125 "2011-10-17T00:48:27Z")
Delay tonight. 60 Minutes is beginning at 7:38PM here in SE PA. Expect TAR to start at 8:40ish. ETA: Sorry…my CBS Eye-Lert email actually says 8:35 for TAR. --- ## [Was Martin on Zimmerman's property when he was killed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-martin-on-zimmermans-property-when-he-was-killed/616635)
**Author:** [@tomcar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomcar)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-martin-on-zimmermans-property-when-he-was-killed/616635 "2012-03-30T16:26:54Z")
Where was Martin when he was killed? I haven’t seen it mentioned anywhere? --- ## [Did tall races of 8' ever exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-tall-races-of-8-ever-exist/832109)
**Author:** [@tangatawhenua16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tangatawhenua16)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2020, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-tall-races-of-8-ever-exist/832109 "2020-02-18T09:16:15Z")
many would say no because there is no evidence. But if evidence did exist many would call them ‘giants’ and the link to the biblical would be too grating…maybe? Are all the rumors just that and why so many rumors of cove… --- ## [why don't injectable drugs addicts own personal reusable syringes to avoid disease transfer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-injectable-drugs-addicts-own-personal-reusable-syringes-to-avoid-disease-transfer/572751)
**Author:** [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2011, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-injectable-drugs-addicts-own-personal-reusable-syringes-to-avoid-disease-transfer/572751 "2011-03-05T21:10:02Z")
I understand the best medical practice is to throw out syringes after use. However, assuming that the main danger of reused syringes is contamination with disease from another patient, it would appear that if the syringe… --- ## [So I'm popping over to the universal library for a bit. Can I get any of y'all anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-popping-over-to-the-universal-library-for-a-bit-can-i-get-any-of-yall-anything/530284)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-popping-over-to-the-universal-library-for-a-bit-can-i-get-any-of-yall-anything/530284 "2010-03-08T15:33:02Z")
I have, of course, long since foresworn all my super-villainous ambitions, and anyone who says different is begging for a beating from the flying monkeys. Nonetheless, a series of misunderstands makes it needful that I … --- ## [Do teenagers still shop at Spencer Gifts? Or are my nephews and neices pranking me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-teenagers-still-shop-at-spencer-gifts-or-are-my-nephews-and-neices-pranking-me/762681)
**Author:** [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-teenagers-still-shop-at-spencer-gifts-or-are-my-nephews-and-neices-pranking-me/762681 "2016-08-18T18:35:36Z")
An organization I belong to recently had a back-to-school backpack drive. Since the local Spencer gifts had their backpacks 50% off, I bought what I thought were two nice backpacks for teenagers: one had a wavy spacey … --- ## [Photos reveal tiny urban island of downtown Detroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photos-reveal-tiny-urban-island-of-downtown-detroit/707459)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2014, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photos-reveal-tiny-urban-island-of-downtown-detroit/707459 "2014-12-22T03:28:24Z")
I had no idea how much of Detroit is gone. They’ve obviously put a lot of work into tearing down entire blocks of dangerous and empty housing. The photos show there’s still much more to tear down. I’m glad the land is b… --- ## [Survivor April 13 2011 "The Buddy System"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-april-13-2011-the-buddy-system/578310)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2011, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-april-13-2011-the-buddy-system/578310 "2011-04-16T06:06:34Z")
Philip is a wonder. I love this guy and think he should be given a show of his own. I do love Ralph, too. “Maybe tomorrow Phillip will find an entire bird tomorrow!” --- ## [To the woman down the hall who's "allergic" to the soap in the ladies' room...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-woman-down-the-hall-whos-allergic-to-the-soap-in-the-ladies-room/244678)
**Author:** [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2004, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-woman-down-the-hall-whos-allergic-to-the-soap-in-the-ladies-room/244678 "2004-05-20T06:27:24Z")
… bring in your own fucking soap then! And use it FFS! I used to get sick about once every two years, now it’s my third time in seven months and on every single occasion when I realise I’m coming down with something, a… --- ## [College football match-ups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-match-ups/554938)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-match-ups/554938 "2010-10-12T22:10:59Z")
Are there any long-term BCS schools who’ve never played each other? --- ## [Should I keep & ship my car or buy a new one? NEED ANSWER FASTish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-keep-ship-my-car-or-buy-a-new-one-need-answer-fastish/682533)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2014, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-keep-ship-my-car-or-buy-a-new-one-need-answer-fastish/682533 "2014-04-09T11:06:16Z")
Here’s the deal. We’re moving across the second largest country in the world, pretty much from one side to the other. My family has 2 cars, a 2009 Honda Fit and a 2011 Toyota Rav 4. The Toyota we’re keeping, as it’s pret… --- ## [Poll: Is this memento from a vet a caring gesture or a 'WTF?!' action](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-this-memento-from-a-vet-a-caring-gesture-or-a-wtf-action/573986)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2015, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-this-memento-from-a-vet-a-caring-gesture-or-a-wtf-action/573986 "2015-12-14T18:30:09Z")
I’ll start by saying I don’t think and my friend doesn’t think it was meant to be cruel in any way, but it made her burst into tears and I can imagine it would many others in her position. A friend/coworker of mine rece… --- ## [Texas national guard vs. Border Patrol standoff - begining of a new civil war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-national-guard-vs-border-patrol-standoff-begining-of-a-new-civil-war/996440)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2024, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-national-guard-vs-border-patrol-standoff-begining-of-a-new-civil-war/996440 "2024-02-07T02:48:13Z")
Is this going to be the “first shot” of a new civil war? If the US supreme court rules against Texas and Texas ignores the ruling, keeping it’s national guard at the border, then what happens? I’m not trying to cause … --- ## [A subset of Christians think the Rapture is 21may2011 based on the prediction of..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-subset-of-christians-think-the-rapture-is-21may2011-based-on-the-prediction-of/582097)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2011, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-subset-of-christians-think-the-rapture-is-21may2011-based-on-the-prediction-of/582097 "2011-05-22T22:16:20Z")
a single, living, falible, radio Evangelist? Wait, what? All this time I was thinking this much fuss could only be justified if the person doing the predicting was famous, long dead, a well known figure to theists and… --- ## [Do blacks really have 70% illigitimate births?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-blacks-really-have-70-illigitimate-births/340566)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2006, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-blacks-really-have-70-illigitimate-births/340566 "2006-01-27T23:52:18Z")
I read something about NO mayor Ray Nagin citing this statistic of 70 percent of black children growing up with one parent - obviously Nagin doesn’t seem like the most trustworthy person, but I have definitely seen or he… --- ## [Pitting Shodan for stubborness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-shodan-for-stubborness/785915)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2017, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-shodan-for-stubborness/785915 "2017-05-12T07:24:41Z")
I like Shodan, despite disagreeing with him so often on politics. He’s the king of snark. He can also be thoughtful and reasonable and decent. But sometimes he refuses to admit he’s wrong. In this thread, about a com… --- ## [Weird fast food drive-thru policy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-fast-food-drive-thru-policy/651554)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-fast-food-drive-thru-policy/651554 "2013-02-28T23:23:50Z")
This real life humor site has a situation that I’d like to ask about: Anyone ever heard of a chain with that policy? Or, as I suspect given subsequent events, was the worker lying so they wouldn’t have to serve this g… --- ## [Does consciousness exist outside a brain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-consciousness-exist-outside-a-brain/705138)
**Author:** [@dopestraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dopestraight)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-consciousness-exist-outside-a-brain/705138 "2014-11-25T02:09:42Z")
I would like to know your opinions. Do all lives always include some measure of consciousness? I mean to include plants, insects, animals and humans…rather all of everything considered to possess what constitutes life. Y… --- ## [Flat tire + Mocking Swine on a bicycle = DIE-DIE-DIEEEEEE!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flat-tire-mocking-swine-on-a-bicycle-die-die-dieeeeee/431330)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2007, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flat-tire-mocking-swine-on-a-bicycle-die-die-dieeeeee/431330 "2007-12-31T13:23:17Z")
Urge to kill! Eyes burning like Death rays! I go out to bring home a carry-out pizza. I turn onto our street. BANG! The side of the tire blows out on a curve. This, BTW, is a new tire, less than a month old. :mad: … --- ## [BEEF! It's what's for dinner. What's the music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-its-whats-for-dinner-whats-the-music/230334)
**Author:** [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2004, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beef-its-whats-for-dinner-whats-the-music/230334 "2004-02-25T21:27:49Z")
I’m wondering, what is the orchestral piece that plays during commercials for beef? --- ## [TREX for deck.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trex-for-deck/523294)
**Author:** [@Coalcracker0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coalcracker0)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2025, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trex-for-deck/523294 "2025-07-27T13:34:17Z")
Happy new year, all! I’m planning to add a deck to my house in the spring. Does anyone here have experience with TREX for a deck? I’ve heard both bad and good, so will you folks share your TREX stories with me? Thank… --- ## [Am I an unreasonable housemate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-an-unreasonable-housemate/679335)
**Author:** [@FAL01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FAL01)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2014, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-an-unreasonable-housemate/679335 "2014-02-04T07:49:26Z")
I recently purchased a unit at about the same time that an acquaintance from church needed to find a new place to live. She can only afford to pay AUD160 per week including utilities like water and electricity (normal re… --- ## [Places where Coke is not the best selling soft drink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-where-coke-is-not-the-best-selling-soft-drink/108579)
**Author:** [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2002, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-where-coke-is-not-the-best-selling-soft-drink/108579 "2002-05-19T15:33:06Z")
Not by a long shot in Waco, Tx. Dr. Pepper outsells it by about 5-1. Of course, it is the birthplace of Dr. Pepper. It is the official drink of Baylor University. Actually, most of central Tx is likely Dr. Pepper territ… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1119&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1121&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)