# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1124&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:** 1125 --- ## [A Chronicly Early MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chronicly-early-mmp/852166)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2020, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-chronicly-early-mmp/852166 "2020-04-27T10:27:42Z")
It’s 4/20 today, in the month of 4/20. So in the spirit of Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart, partake if it’s legal, or just bake something if it’s not.:smiley: Which reminds me of my Dollar Tree Days. If you are buying 1… --- ## [8 Year Gap in Resume?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-year-gap-in-resume/690801)
**Author:** [@BlueValley45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueValley45)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2014, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-year-gap-in-resume/690801 "2014-06-18T19:19:24Z")
Hi People . . Due to a deathly illness and long recovery I have a 8+ year gap in my resume. I now feel about ready to dust it off and attempt the “search”. In the meantime I have lost my contacts due to changes in the ec… --- ## [Yep..people are staying away from FAHRENHEIT 9/11 in droves.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yep-people-are-staying-away-from-fahrenheit-9-11-in-droves/252324)
**Author:** [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2004, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yep-people-are-staying-away-from-fahrenheit-9-11-in-droves/252324 "2004-07-13T10:44:39Z")
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart/?sortdate=2004-06-25&p=.htm Great money for such a small amout of theaters. 1 FAHRENHEIT 9/11 868 $8,200,000 10921.5% / $9,447 $8,358,000 / 3 --- ## [Villainous characters who truly love one other person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/villainous-characters-who-truly-love-one-other-person/462959)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2008, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/villainous-characters-who-truly-love-one-other-person/462959 "2008-09-16T12:33:10Z")
What are some good examples of incontrovertibly wicked characters who, nevertheless, genuinely & wholeheartedly love one (and only one) other person? I don’t necessarily mean sexual or romantic love. In fact, the first… --- ## [Can a Car Blower Motor Be Repaired?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-car-blower-motor-be-repaired/677657)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-car-blower-motor-be-repaired/677657 "2014-01-02T19:30:13Z")
I finally tracked down the problem with my car’s defrost system. It is the blower motor-all the other controls (dash control, power relay) check out OK. My proof is the motor will run given a sharp rap to the case. I su… --- ## [Mead - Chilled or Room Temperature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mead-chilled-or-room-temperature/394632)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2007, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mead-chilled-or-room-temperature/394632 "2007-03-06T00:20:32Z")
A recent thread on the boards about the lack of popularity of mead reminded me I’d been meaning to track down some mead to give it a try. Having now done so, and having a couple of bottles of top class\* mead now making … --- ## [Amateur Barbarian, I'd offer you a hug but I'm afraid you'd call me a corporate shill for Big Hug](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-barbarian-id-offer-you-a-hug-but-im-afraid-youd-call-me-a-corporate-shill-for-big-hug/763834)
**Author:** [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-barbarian-id-offer-you-a-hug-but-im-afraid-youd-call-me-a-corporate-shill-for-big-hug/763834 "2016-09-07T15:37:35Z")
This pit thread is a result of the Cafe Society thread, Bottled water- Is it really worth it? (Scam or not) where, thanks to Mr. Barbarian, Alleged Economist, things are getting a little too heated for the forum. There… --- ## [Elfbabe goes to prison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elfbabe-goes-to-prison/302096)
**Author:** [@elfbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfbabe)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2005, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elfbabe-goes-to-prison/302096 "2005-05-06T03:04:50Z")
This past Friday, the prison at which my esteemed father, Qadgop the Mercotan, dispenses his medical wisdom had its annual tour day. Prison employees can bring in a few selected and prescreened friends or family members … --- ## [Why the silence on McCain's height?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-silence-on-mccains-height/462639)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2008, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-silence-on-mccains-height/462639 "2008-09-10T21:29:18Z")
If you had asked me a week or two ago to estimate John McCain’s height, I would have said around 5’11"-6’0". He never struck me as being shorter than average for a Republican politician from a western state. But seeing… --- ## [So Now we don't even write out checks anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-we-dont-even-write-out-checks-anymore/809711)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-now-we-dont-even-write-out-checks-anymore/809711 "2018-03-05T14:00:14Z")
I was at Office Depot. Guy tells me the amount. I start filling out the check. He says, “we’ll fill it out”. OK, I assume they got a stamp that fills out their name. Fine. So, I start filling out the amount. He’s sayin… --- ## [question about horse farms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-horse-farms/219121)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2017, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-horse-farms/219121 "2017-03-24T15:21:44Z")
Why do horse farms have double fences around the paddock? There will be a fence (usually post-and-rail) around the property perimeter, then another fence about ten feet inside that. Why do you need two fences? --- ## [Bastards on ebay that sell rainbow rose seeds, blue or white strawberry seeds and other fake shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bastards-on-ebay-that-sell-rainbow-rose-seeds-blue-or-white-strawberry-seeds-and-other-fake-shit/666547)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2013, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bastards-on-ebay-that-sell-rainbow-rose-seeds-blue-or-white-strawberry-seeds-and-other-fake-shit/666547 "2013-08-21T15:03:33Z")
I hate folks who try to profit from ignorance or stupidity. I hate the folks who just sell fake SHIT. I hate Ebay because they don’t care about fraudulent sellers (I can only speak about Ebay.au but I cannot find how to … --- ## [John Stamos' Left Ear, you're a fucking idiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-stamos-left-ear-youre-a-fucking-idiot/623949)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-stamos-left-ear-youre-a-fucking-idiot/623949 "2012-06-07T01:41:08Z")
Seriously, guy. How fucking stupid do you have to be to not understand that ends may not always justify means? \[QUOTE=Me\] I’m strongly pro-choice, pro-abortion, whatever you want to call it, and I happen to agree with … --- ## [Stick a Q-Tip as deep as you can into your bellybutton...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stick-a-q-tip-as-deep-as-you-can-into-your-bellybutton/360495)
**Author:** [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stick-a-q-tip-as-deep-as-you-can-into-your-bellybutton/360495 "2006-06-15T22:24:36Z")
Does the mere thought of this cause your hairs to stand on end and your entire body to suddenly feel all trembly and sweaty? Because I just thought of this the other day (no reason) and I realized that it completely fre… --- ## [Gypsy / Romani discussion (spun off from GQ thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gypsy-romani-discussion-spun-off-from-gq-thread/945074)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2021, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gypsy-romani-discussion-spun-off-from-gq-thread/945074 "2021-07-12T16:26:05Z")
Rhetorical question but I’ll venture an answer. My father’s parents were from Hungary, and he also lived there for awhile. The Romani were often nomads (because they were driven out of places they tried to settle,) they… --- ## [There's a meteor heading toward Pyongyang, North Korea. Should we do anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-meteor-heading-toward-pyongyang-north-korea-should-we-do-anything/649056)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-meteor-heading-toward-pyongyang-north-korea-should-we-do-anything/649056 "2013-02-15T20:15:34Z")
Using top-secret tachyonic hyperspace sensor imaging, US astronomers have discovered a meteor on a collision course with Earth. It’s not nearly big enough to threaten life planetwide, but it’s still dangerous–somewhat la… --- ## [If you had a superpower, would the goverment hunt you down or detain you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-superpower-would-the-goverment-hunt-you-down-or-detain-you/669832)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2013, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-a-superpower-would-the-goverment-hunt-you-down-or-detain-you/669832 "2013-09-29T21:53:52Z")
Let’s say you had the ability to move crap with your mind. Let’s also say your ability has come out in a very public way and the masses are convinced your power is genuine. Now, what happens next WRT the government? Do… --- ## [Garfunkel and Oates are so terrible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garfunkel-and-oates-are-so-terrible/726630)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2015, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/garfunkel-and-oates-are-so-terrible/726630 "2015-08-03T18:01:00Z")
Didn’t want to threadshit so I start a new thread. Let’s forget about the objections some of you may remember that I have to their song “Pregnant Women are Smug.” That song actually angers me, but even if that song, or … --- ## [Reflections on college.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reflections-on-college/477722)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2008, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reflections-on-college/477722 "2008-12-21T01:00:00Z")
Now that I have graduated with that oh-so coveted degree, I have a few thoughts about college. Have I learned how to write better? No. Have I learned anything about the US political system? No. Have I learned anything… --- ## [Did the Clinton and Lewinsky cigar episode really happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-clinton-and-lewinsky-cigar-episode-really-happen/790096)
**Author:** [@Dero\_Bsawi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dero_Bsawi)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2017, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-clinton-and-lewinsky-cigar-episode-really-happen/790096 "2017-07-07T14:03:47Z")
Although I’ve heard reference to Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky’s affair many times in my life (especially this past election year), it wasn’t until recently I’ve heard about the cigar. It was brought up during a conve… --- ## [What's the furthest back a person alive today could trace their ancestry (reliably)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-furthest-back-a-person-alive-today-could-trace-their-ancestry-reliably/996850)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2024, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-furthest-back-a-person-alive-today-could-trace-their-ancestry-reliably/996850 "2024-03-30T14:43:22Z")
I’m guessing the average, non-royal, person could only go back to about the 1700s, with a lot of luck. But is there someone alive today who could verify, to a reasonable degree, a lineage back to, say, the 1500s? 1300s? --- ## [Why is Epstein the scandal that has stuck, and why now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-epstein-the-scandal-that-has-stuck-and-why-now/1021460)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-epstein-the-scandal-that-has-stuck-and-why-now/1021460 "2025-12-28T15:27:14Z")
Trump has done and said a thousand things that were so horrific that any other political figure in our lifetimes would’ve ended their career had they done any of them. He does things that are so stupid, and so evil, with… --- ## [Something not quite right about that Crown Vic that plowed into the spectators in MD.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-not-quite-right-about-that-crown-vic-that-plowed-into-the-spectators-in-md/438023)
**Author:** [@Ferns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferns)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-not-quite-right-about-that-crown-vic-that-plowed-into-the-spectators-in-md/438023 "2008-07-31T17:21:14Z")
My gut feeling is that there is something not quite right about the info being given out on this event. Summary: Eight people were killed and six others were injured early yesterday morning in southern Prince George’s… --- ## [Fans of "The Wire" -- what didn't work for you? Open spoilers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fans-of-the-wire-what-didnt-work-for-you-open-spoilers/591743)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fans-of-the-wire-what-didnt-work-for-you-open-spoilers/591743 "2011-08-21T04:09:53Z")
Character, story line, plot development, actor – whatever. What didn’t work, in your opinion? For me, it was Dee, early in season one, when he’s being questioned about Gant’s killing, and he wrote a sympathy letter to … --- ## [What do they drink in Mexico?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-they-drink-in-mexico/343597)
**Author:** [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2006, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-they-drink-in-mexico/343597 "2006-03-29T12:07:42Z")
“Drink” in the alcoholic beverages sense. And “they” in the sense of Mexicans, not tourists. I know they have beer (Coronas?) and tequila and I don’t think they are big on wine. And that’s where my knowledge ends. Gi… --- ## [Established bands who have successfully changed lead singers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/established-bands-who-have-successfully-changed-lead-singers/573187)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2011, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/established-bands-who-have-successfully-changed-lead-singers/573187 "2011-03-06T19:58:12Z")
I can only think of two right off the top of my head: -Van Halen. Wildly successful with David Lee Roth as the lead singer. Replaced with Sammy Hagar, and the band continued to be successful. -Genesis. Peter Gabriel… --- ## [Depression vs. Laziness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depression-vs-laziness/671413)
**Author:** [@lisaemc2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisaemc2)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/depression-vs-laziness/671413 "2013-10-20T20:46:51Z")
This is a debate I’ve held with myself for some time now. My mother calls me lazy because I didn’t go on to college. I say I’m depressed because I needed financial aid and didn’t get it because of the false information s… --- ## [What is Hentai and Manga?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hentai-and-manga/156968)
**Author:** [@Badbug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badbug)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2003, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-hentai-and-manga/156968 "2003-02-24T07:43:27Z")
Can someone tell me the definition of the Japanese art forms of Hentai and Manga? Is this all defined as “anime” and what exactly is that? I have seen both art and mpegs and think they can be quite interesting. --- ## [Why does being alone make you go crazy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-being-alone-make-you-go-crazy/139335)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2002, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-being-alone-make-you-go-crazy/139335 "2002-11-28T22:22:51Z")
How come humans can’t cope sometimes for long periods of time, being alone? It comes across my mind that a large proportion of people who have been stranded or forgotten eventually become crazy. Why does this happen? Doe… --- ## [Does jogging do much for your leg muscles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-jogging-do-much-for-your-leg-muscles/116432)
**Author:** [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2002, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-jogging-do-much-for-your-leg-muscles/116432 "2002-07-02T13:56:03Z")
3 quick questions: Does jogging do much for the tone and size of your leg muscles, or is really only for cardio? Do I have to work out with weights in addition if I really want to get better legs? And will weight worko… --- ## [What weapon was the thug in "Never say Never Again" using?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weapon-was-the-thug-in-never-say-never-again-using/360745)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2010, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-weapon-was-the-thug-in-never-say-never-again-using/360745 "2010-08-15T05:17:11Z")
I rented the non-canon Bond film Never Say Never Again the other night—it helped pass the time between bouts of vomiting so hard the blood vessels in both my eyes burst—and something intrigued me… Early on in this film,… --- ## [Speedometer Checks on Highways](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speedometer-checks-on-highways/554719)
**Author:** [@GregH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GregH)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2022, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speedometer-checks-on-highways/554719 "2022-04-30T02:10:54Z")
So, how often are these used? Seems like some government has gone to a lot of time and expense to plant these markers on the edge of the highway. Has anyone here used these? Are they geared towards a specific group of… --- ## [Celebratory Gunfire Danger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebratory-gunfire-danger/608206)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2012, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebratory-gunfire-danger/608206 "2012-01-09T15:08:03Z")
If a rifle, say a 7 MM, were to be fired straight up, at what MPH would the projectile hit the earth? --- ## [Why so long to make a fighter jet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-long-to-make-a-fighter-jet/769582)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2016, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-long-to-make-a-fighter-jet/769582 "2016-10-30T00:12:51Z")
Inspired by this thread, in which the claimed maximum possible production rate of modern fighter aircraft is a tiny fraction of what it was during WW2. Why is this? The US population now is more than twice what it was … --- ## [The Illinois "Open Road Tolling" Was An Incredibly Bad Idea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illinois-open-road-tolling-was-an-incredibly-bad-idea/366824)
**Author:** [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2006, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-illinois-open-road-tolling-was-an-incredibly-bad-idea/366824 "2006-08-12T17:55:49Z")
I just returned fom one of the most greuling driving experiences I have ever had. Scratch that-- It was the worst driving experience I have ever had, and I’ve been driving cross-country since I was a kid. I have to admi… --- ## [Should the female partner be a "princess"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-female-partner-be-a-princess/652472)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2013, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-female-partner-be-a-princess/652472 "2013-03-12T09:20:14Z")
My sister put the idea in my wife’s head that she could be a princess… but I didn’t like the idea. Later I said that it meant that the wife would be stuck up and always expect exceptional treatment. I’d rather they appre… --- ## [Buying a car at a police auction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-car-at-a-police-auction/504900)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-a-car-at-a-police-auction/504900 "2009-08-03T15:50:37Z")
I’m in the market for a newish car, but the car that’s exactly what I need (Honda CR/V) is way too expensive for me. What are my chances of getting a decent car at a police auction? Is it safe to say I’d get a lemon? … --- ## [Anybody estranged from family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-estranged-from-family/381697)
**Author:** [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2006, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-estranged-from-family/381697 "2006-11-29T14:09:18Z")
It’s that time of year when family is getting together again. One of my cousins and I were talking recently about a mutual cousin who has cut himself off from the family totally, completely, 100%. His siblings have no … --- ## [Is ther no help for the widow's son?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ther-no-help-for-the-widows-son/7660)
**Author:** [@TheMadHun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMadHun)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2000, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ther-no-help-for-the-widows-son/7660 "2000-02-21T14:45:00Z")
Someone came up to me, said this, then walked away knowingly. Anyone help at all. Thanks. --- ## [Paul Ryan, Radical Pro-Lifer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-ryan-radical-pro-lifer/631376)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2012, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-ryan-radical-pro-lifer/631376 "2012-08-15T21:12:14Z")
Michelle Goldberg’s piece at the Daily Beast gets the basics down. Here’s the key part: If this were to become general knowledge, it would be hard for me to understand why any woman outside the Crazy 27%\* would vote f… --- ## [Robin Williams was a groper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-williams-was-a-groper/810976)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2018, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-williams-was-a-groper/810976 "2018-03-28T01:10:02Z")
Or so says his Mork and Mindy costar Pam Dawber. Oddly enough she seems to have been fine with it. As long as it’s all fun then! I have to wonder though why she would reveal this, she must know how damaging this will b… --- ## [World Trade Center](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center/80857)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2001, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-trade-center/80857 "2001-09-12T16:52:14Z")
There’s a thread already going in MPSIMS right now that I’m following. This is a thread for people who need a little more color when describing the terrorists. Fuckers. Just heard, right now, the Liberation Palestinia… --- ## [(Some) Susan Boyle fans need to chill out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-susan-boyle-fans-need-to-chill-out/526749)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-susan-boyle-fans-need-to-chill-out/526749 "2010-02-07T17:34:29Z")
There’s a storm brewing, and it may, or may not, make its way over to the United States. I’ve already seen this link on Facebook from a few people (at least one an American) and I’m already getting tired of it. There’s a… --- ## [What's a paralegal do exactly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-paralegal-do-exactly/513014)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-paralegal-do-exactly/513014 "2009-11-30T15:37:45Z")
What’s a paralegal do exactly? And is there a such thing as a paralegal with a Philosophy Ph.D. but without some kind of professional certification? And what do they make? Like $30,000? Or is that ridiculously high? P… --- ## [Religious fads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-fads/663076)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2013, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-fads/663076 "2013-07-16T17:38:20Z")
Are religions fads just like certain hairstyles and clothes but instead of lasting a couple of years they usually last centuries or even millenniums. I mean they always change and maybe that’s why some people are finally… --- ## [Relationship without sex--yes or no.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-without-sex-yes-or-no/539770)
**Author:** [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationship-without-sex-yes-or-no/539770 "2010-05-20T19:19:53Z")
Assume the following: The relationship is a long-term romantic relationship, either married or together so long that you might as well be. The relationship had sex to start with. There has not been sex for about a yea… --- ## [Running 30 minutes/day: Good Exercise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-30-minutes-day-good-exercise/75349)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2001, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-30-minutes-day-good-exercise/75349 "2001-08-09T15:49:13Z")
I have GOT to lose 10–15 pounds. I am exactly the same height and weight as Delta Burke on her first season of “Designing Women,” and I see myself heading for Season II. I eat less and less, but that doesn’t seem to help… --- ## [Oh, and we'll be increasing rent 4% a year . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-and-well-be-increasing-rent-4-a-year/620756)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-and-well-be-increasing-rent-4-a-year/620756 "2012-05-06T23:08:49Z")
I’m trying to find an apartment for this June in a college town, (which is a whole rant on its own), and after three months of actively trying to find something that wasn’t a college slum and my girlfriend and I could af… --- ## [How do you usually carry your cell phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-usually-carry-your-cell-phone/597903)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-usually-carry-your-cell-phone/597903 "2011-10-02T04:13:05Z")
Operative word here being usually. --- ## [Big Bang 9/30 "The Cruciferous Vegetable Amplification"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-9-30-the-cruciferous-vegetable-amplification/555597)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-9-30-the-cruciferous-vegetable-amplification/555597 "2010-10-04T05:37:01Z")
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