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**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2012, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/qin-curtis-shi-lemay-huangdi-is-a-fake/608061 "2012-01-06T08:42:36Z")
This is so bizarre it crosses over into obvious parody territory. Noam Chomsky? Really? That’s the great enemy? Man, you had me all this time, Curtis. I really thought you were just a bright, young, misguided Korean-Am… --- ## [The truth behind Asian sex baskets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-behind-asian-sex-baskets/428406)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2007, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-behind-asian-sex-baskets/428406 "2007-12-03T04:01:29Z")
My coworker’s boyfriend’s brother is a Marine. :rolleyes: She relayed the following tale to me. In Vietnam (and other Asian countries) brothels offered a service where a prostitute was placed in a special basket wi… --- ## [Where did "That's Mighty White of You" come from, and what does it mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-thats-mighty-white-of-you-come-from-and-what-does-it-mean/145841)
**Author:** [@spiro51](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spiro51)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-thats-mighty-white-of-you-come-from-and-what-does-it-mean/145841 "2016-07-08T15:59:10Z")
Hi all, My wife and I have been using this phrase between ourselves for some time, just because it sounds so awful. But, does it really refer to race? I don’t think so, but can’t think of an alternative. Does anyone … --- ## [Why can't the Shinkansen (Bullet trains) work anywhere else in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-the-shinkansen-bullet-trains-work-anywhere-else-in-the-world/560417)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-the-shinkansen-bullet-trains-work-anywhere-else-in-the-world/560417 "2010-11-24T00:58:42Z")
Currently in Japan on an extended business trip and marveling at the Shinkansen… Here’s some spectacular facts from the wiki article: There has never been a fatality on the shinkansen since it has introduced in 1962 … --- ## [People's mate preferences are racist. Do we care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peoples-mate-preferences-are-racist-do-we-care/529777)
**Author:** [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peoples-mate-preferences-are-racist-do-we-care/529777 "2010-04-09T20:57:27Z")
Time: Of course this is racism, if anything is. But is it good racism? The obvious reason to allow mate racism is that people enjoy mating better when they better like their mates, and people think they care about th… --- ## [Knock on the door after midnight, what would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knock-on-the-door-after-midnight-what-would-you-do/679509)
**Author:** [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knock-on-the-door-after-midnight-what-would-you-do/679509 "2014-01-25T17:08:31Z")
So I’m sitting up unable to sleep, and it’s been 30 minutes. I was woken up by someone knocking on my front door, which is unheard of. My front door is on the highway side and hasn’t been used in forever. When I woke … --- ## [27 Year old dating a 19 Year Old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-year-old-dating-a-19-year-old/639248)
**Author:** [@thatoneotherguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thatoneotherguy)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-year-old-dating-a-19-year-old/639248 "2012-11-01T00:08:24Z")
Hey everyone, First off I just wanted to say that I checked out the thread “How to handle daughter dating older guy (Long)” and was really impressed by all the great advice. So I wanted to tap your brains for another p… --- ## [Healthcare - The More I Learn the More Disgusted I Become](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthcare-the-more-i-learn-the-more-disgusted-i-become/511687)
**Author:** [@hobscrk777](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hobscrk777)\ **Replies:** 355\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2010, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthcare-the-more-i-learn-the-more-disgusted-i-become/511687 "2010-03-31T14:28:27Z")
I recent months, I’ve become more and more galvanized in my support for comprehensive healthcare reform in the United States. Since it’s been all over the news and blogs on the intertubes, I’ve been been immersing myself… --- ## [Why was Opal's MPSIMS thread removed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-opals-mpsims-thread-removed/606267)
**Author:** [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-opals-mpsims-thread-removed/606267 "2011-12-16T02:36:08Z")
The rest of us are told to live with what we post. The rest of us are also warned for bringing off-board drama to this one. What gives with the special treatment? --- ## [Songs you didn't know were remakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-didnt-know-were-remakes/689244)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-didnt-know-were-remakes/689244 "2014-06-19T18:36:44Z")
As a spinoff of the “songs that had a male and female version” thread, how about a song you didn’t know was a remake? The first example that comes to mind for me is “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)” which was a big hit in… --- ## [The human race nears extinction--is forcing a woman to give birth acceptable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-human-race-nears-extinction-is-forcing-a-woman-to-give-birth-acceptable/508671)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 352\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2009, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-human-race-nears-extinction-is-forcing-a-woman-to-give-birth-acceptable/508671 "2009-09-16T14:19:39Z")
In another thread that I didn’t want to hijack too badly, Bryan Ekers posted: A few people objected to that, and I figured I’d take it to another thread. My opinion was that it’s not worth it. If the human race has to… --- ## [Salaries For The Characters On "The Big Bang Theory"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salaries-for-the-characters-on-the-big-bang-theory/527587)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salaries-for-the-characters-on-the-big-bang-theory/527587 "2015-06-09T17:14:02Z")
I was just wondering what do physicists make in real life? Not the actors who play physicists, but lets say, Howard, Leonard, Sheldon and Raj were real. What would they be making in terms of salary, approximately --- ## [If Jesus had a wife, would that change anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-jesus-had-a-wife-would-that-change-anything/635337)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2014, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-jesus-had-a-wife-would-that-change-anything/635337 "2014-05-28T14:03:53Z")
A Harvard scholar of divinity alleges that she has found a slip of papyrus text, written in Coptic, that refers to Jesus’s wife and to a female disciple. I don’t mind talking about whether this claim is or isn’t likely … --- ## [Busty 13 year old booted from HS Grad for showing too much cleavage. Is her dress OK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/busty-13-year-old-booted-from-hs-grad-for-showing-too-much-cleavage-is-her-dress-ok/245236)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2004, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/busty-13-year-old-booted-from-hs-grad-for-showing-too-much-cleavage-is-her-dress-ok/245236 "2004-05-17T14:19:43Z")
See the video. Is she too busty for the dress she’s wearing to her HS graduation? Teen Sent Home From Graduation For ‘Revealing’ Dress --- ## [Nazi human skin lampshades](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazi-human-skin-lampshades/548113)
**Author:** [@dgdavis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dgdavis)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2018, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazi-human-skin-lampshades/548113 "2018-03-28T01:27:53Z")
As to whether Nazi human-skin lampshades are only an “urban legend,” I have a personal story to relate. I'm a 72-year-old Denver resident who, in 1948-52, was a boy in grade school in the small farming town of Las Ani… --- ## [What's the most "Sit-Com-y" thing to happen to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-sit-com-y-thing-to-happen-to-you/595105)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-sit-com-y-thing-to-happen-to-you/595105 "2011-10-19T18:52:39Z")
This thread about word and phrases you only hear in the movies made me think of an incident that happened in my real life. Leaving out the details, basically I walked into a room where two people I knew were talking wit… --- ## [Miscarriage of Justice Omnibus Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miscarriage-of-justice-omnibus-thread/943643)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 422\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2026, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miscarriage-of-justice-omnibus-thread/943643 "2026-09-30T04:22:13Z")
To keep the heinous shit done by lawyers and judges separate from the heinous shit done by cops. Although there will always be some overlap. --- ## [Why do Somalians look so distinct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-somalians-look-so-distinct/702992)
**Author:** [@Kiyoshi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiyoshi)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2014, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-somalians-look-so-distinct/702992 "2014-11-03T11:25:46Z")
First of all, I apologize if this question sounds racist in any way and if anyone is offended by it. I’m just curious. There’s a large Somalian community in Liverpool, and I find it strange how they have a certain “loo… --- ## [What is the Probability that I'd Get into Mensa?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-probability-that-id-get-into-mensa/552338)
**Author:** [@heavyarms553](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heavyarms553)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2014, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-probability-that-id-get-into-mensa/552338 "2014-04-20T16:21:22Z")
So, I have some free time and the idea of joining Mensa just popped into my head for no particular reason. It has been a long time since I’ve had my IQ formally tested, but I recall it being somewhere around 140. Is th… --- ## [What's Trump's October Surprise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-trumps-october-surprise/915544)
**Author:** [@flurb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flurb)\ **Replies:** 416\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-trumps-october-surprise/915544 "2020-11-02T02:22:49Z")
So obviously Trump’s odds are not looking good right now. But there’s a long way to go until the election, and Trump isn’t going to meekly shuffle off into that good night. More importantly, there are plenty of powerfu… --- ## [Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions vs. the Senate Intelligence Committee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atty-gen-jeff-sessions-vs-the-senate-intelligence-committee/788667)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2017, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atty-gen-jeff-sessions-vs-the-senate-intelligence-committee/788667 "2017-06-21T09:36:18Z")
\[Attorney General Jeff Sessions has agreed to testify before the Senate Intelligence Committee! \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_SESSIONS\_CONGRESS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2017-06-10-21-47… --- ## [How do prisoners make alcohol in jail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-prisoners-make-alcohol-in-jail/240584)
**Author:** [@chefIL11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chefIL11)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2016, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-prisoners-make-alcohol-in-jail/240584 "2016-12-02T02:49:09Z")
I saw on a documentary that prisoners attempt to make alcohol in their cells… I also saw that they make it in a bag. How do they do this? --- ## [Can somebody explain the two envelope paradox to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-the-two-envelope-paradox-to-me/560715)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2010, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-the-two-envelope-paradox-to-me/560715 "2010-12-14T02:38:17Z")
Here’s the paradox: There are two envelopes. Both contain a sum of money. One contains twice as much money as the other. The envelopes are identical and there’s no way of determining how much money is in either. You get… --- ## [Tell me about your ventilator/respirator experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-ventilator-respirator-experience/634211)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2016, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-ventilator-respirator-experience/634211 "2016-01-27T10:10:20Z")
Due to medical threads in the past talking about someone being on a ventilator or respirator I’ve become curious. For example, in this thread about purplehorseshoe’s husband she talks about him being on a ventilator and… --- ## [Conservatives: Where's the funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-wheres-the-funny/584526)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-wheres-the-funny/584526 "2011-06-24T22:33:47Z")
King of the Hill is the only show that derives comedy from a conservative point of view. And I can’t even think of one stand up comic, Googling just pathetically coughs up Brad Stine. I’m not saying there aren’t more w… --- ## [Life Lessons You've Learned While Dating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-lessons-youve-learned-while-dating/485404)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-lessons-youve-learned-while-dating/485404 "2009-02-26T21:12:49Z")
What are some simple or profound things you have learned while dating? I don’t want to hear your horror stories necessarily - just new habits that have made you better as a person, or at least made your interactions in … --- ## [changing brake pads without turning rotors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-brake-pads-without-turning-rotors/697828)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-brake-pads-without-turning-rotors/697828 "2014-09-12T13:52:21Z")
Hello Everyone, Our Mazda CX9 needs the front brake pads changed. I inspected them today and I have very little pass material left on the front brake. Changing the pads myself is not a problem, the only thing I’m unable… --- ## [lobstermonster, stick to flipping off little kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobstermonster-stick-to-flipping-off-little-kids/423638)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 405\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2007, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobstermonster-stick-to-flipping-off-little-kids/423638 "2007-10-24T16:06:31Z")
Reference As seen here. Goddamned right you’re “IANAshrink”. Qadgop, anyone wanna come in and educate this fuckstick? --- ## [And from the " Slut-Shaming Is The Way We Live, Deep In The Heart of Texas " Department...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-from-the-slut-shaming-is-the-way-we-live-deep-in-the-heart-of-texas-department/819817)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 414\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-from-the-slut-shaming-is-the-way-we-live-deep-in-the-heart-of-texas-department/819817 "2018-09-06T19:54:27Z")
When a Middle School in Houston’s public school district sees fit to adorn the walls with this missive aimed squarely at the girls in the building, you know just how things go down there. In Texas, where girls are appar… --- ## [Conservative Dopers, please explain the concept of "FemiNazi" to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-dopers-please-explain-the-concept-of-feminazi-to-me/207889)
**Author:** [@Mr.Evil\_Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Evil_Breakfast)\ **Replies:** 470\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2003, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservative-dopers-please-explain-the-concept-of-feminazi-to-me/207889 "2003-11-19T08:04:44Z")
You know the phrase that your drugaddicted leader Rush Limbaugh uses all the time. I see it this way, and do tell me if I’m mistaken or somehwo taking it out of context. Rush is obviosly combining feminists and nazis, … --- ## [Important to Me: Kuzari Principle, or Proof From Mass Revelation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-to-me-kuzari-principle-or-proof-from-mass-revelation/552743)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2010, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/important-to-me-kuzari-principle-or-proof-from-mass-revelation/552743 "2010-11-29T16:35:18Z")
Alrighty, this is one of the more unique arguments for religion I’ve seen. It’s called The Kuzari Principle and Orthodox Jews I talk to LOVE it. Really, many proclaim that this is it for them, the big thing nobody can di… --- ## [Scammer calls. Does anyone actually fall for them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scammer-calls-does-anyone-actually-fall-for-them/945018)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 326\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2022, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scammer-calls-does-anyone-actually-fall-for-them/945018 "2022-08-28T03:01:13Z")
Auto warranty, Social Security Admin, Nigerian prince, Amazon. Etc, etc… Most of us have gotten these scam calls. They’ve become a punchline in everyday life and the media. Yet every single day zillions of these calls… --- ## [The Monday Morning Peeple - an April 1st MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-monday-morning-peeple-an-april-1st-mmp/654504)
**Author:** [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Replies:** 373\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-monday-morning-peeple-an-april-1st-mmp/654504 "2013-04-08T02:33:47Z")
We don’t celebrate April’s Fools here, but hey, have at it. What we do celebrate in many different ways is Resurrection Sunday. This year it turned out to fall on the same day that clocks are moved to “summer hours”; th… --- ## [What falsifiable claims do the holy books make?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-falsifiable-claims-do-the-holy-books-make/668952)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2013, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-falsifiable-claims-do-the-holy-books-make/668952 "2013-09-30T05:31:12Z")
I know that in the Bible and I think also the Quran, the books claim that the earth is only 6,000 years old and was created in 7 days. Are there any other falsifiable claims made by these texts? --- ## [Driving with interior light on: Illegal in what states?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-with-interior-light-on-illegal-in-what-states/530715)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-with-interior-light-on-illegal-in-what-states/530715 "2010-03-01T14:45:13Z")
I saw an episode of \*“Cops” or some similar program and two young ladies were pulled for “driving 34 in a 25 mph zone and driving with the interior light on.” Having heard that it was illegal in my own state since I was… --- ## [Name an article of clothing that starts with "I".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-an-article-of-clothing-that-starts-with-i/304232)
**Author:** [@RancidYakButterTeaParty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RancidYakButterTeaParty)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2005, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-an-article-of-clothing-that-starts-with-i/304232 "2005-05-18T20:09:50Z")
A brain teaser of sorts that I’m working on asks this question, and I simply can’t come up with anything. It has to be an article of clothing, not a style (intimates). I would appreciate any assistance. --- ## [I LOVE my prenuptial agreement!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-prenuptial-agreement/636814)
**Author:** [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-my-prenuptial-agreement/636814 "2012-10-10T21:07:59Z")
I will be divorcing my husband. We have been married for 16 years and have separated before but this time it is the real deal. Although I knew that we signed a prenuptial agreement, I hadn’t really looked at it since w… --- ## [Places named after something you wouldn't expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-named-after-something-you-wouldnt-expect/695312)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2015, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/places-named-after-something-you-wouldnt-expect/695312 "2015-06-30T16:51:44Z")
I am wondering what places you know of that look like they are named after something/someone famous, but were actually named after something else. For example Lincoln County, ME got its name 50 years before Honest Abe w… --- ## [Starving Artist's "good old days"... talked to an expert](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-artists-good-old-days-talked-to-an-expert/587057)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2011, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-artists-good-old-days-talked-to-an-expert/587057 "2011-07-20T20:48:44Z")
So, to begin by namedropping for a second, my uncle is Robert Putnam, who is about as close as there is to an authority on topics such as general civility in America. I was at his grandon’s Bar Mitzvah this weekend, so I… --- ## [I'm calling it: Romney will be the nominee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-calling-it-romney-will-be-the-nominee/589515)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-calling-it-romney-will-be-the-nominee/589515 "2011-10-18T18:35:44Z")
Have I done this yet? Well, he will be. The GOP has not changed enough that someone else can beat the hair apparent. --- ## [Yogsosoth, help me get a dog to neglect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogsosoth-help-me-get-a-dog-to-neglect/614019)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2012, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogsosoth-help-me-get-a-dog-to-neglect/614019 "2012-03-05T22:32:32Z")
After all, you can always just dump it at the shelter if it doesn’t work out, right? --- ## [Was Audie Murphy Gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-audie-murphy-gay/591994)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-audie-murphy-gay/591994 "2012-03-29T21:49:59Z")
I’m currently engaged in a brutal fight to the death on a different message board where one poster has stated that homosexuals can’t be ‘real men’. Utilising one of the traditional definitions of masculinity (military pr… --- ## [What's the deal with Mormon fundamentalist women's hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-mormon-fundamentalist-womens-hair/444679)
**Author:** [@Big\_Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Norse)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2008, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-mormon-fundamentalist-womens-hair/444679 "2008-04-13T20:18:22Z")
After seeing the news reports on the women and children being removed from the YFZ compound I’m wondering about the women’s hairstyles. I get the long hair (women not cutting their hair is common in a lot of conservativ… --- ## [Harris VP choice as she is the official presidential nominee of the Democratic Party for 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 1469\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harris-vp-choice-as-she-is-the-official-presidential-nominee-of-the-democratic-party-for-2024/1004552 "2024-08-06T21:47:53Z")
Who knows what will happen but for the sake of discussion let’s assume Harris is the nominee. Who do you want and who do you think will be her VP running mate? Should she focus on swing state governor, shoring up on a … --- ## [What readily available food or drink is a quick, powerful laxative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-readily-available-food-or-drink-is-a-quick-powerful-laxative/329421)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2005, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-readily-available-food-or-drink-is-a-quick-powerful-laxative/329421 "2005-11-06T22:46:51Z")
Just curious re powerful natural laxatives. What food or drink (available in US supermarkets) will clean a person out most quickly and efficiently? I know eating a lot of sauerkraut will sometimes do the trick as the ac… --- ## [UK General Election {2024-07-04}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-2024-07-04/1001932)
**Author:** [@Wrenching\_Spanners](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wrenching_Spanners)\ **Replies:** 598\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2024, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-general-election-2024-07-04/1001932 "2024-08-18T02:48:34Z")
--- ## [Do I really need to get my lug nuts tightened?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-really-need-to-get-my-lug-nuts-tightened/572951)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2011, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-really-need-to-get-my-lug-nuts-tightened/572951 "2011-03-08T03:06:53Z")
On my car, silly. :slight\_smile: I just changed the tire on my Corolla (put the regular tire back on, took off the full-sized spare that I had been using for a couple of months), and I cranked the lug nuts on good and t… --- ## [Lots of tots rot!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-tots-rot/690053)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2014, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-tots-rot/690053 "2014-06-26T10:28:36Z")
Irish Catholic orphanage hid the bodies of 800 children in unmarked grave. Kids die sometimes, we get that. But, Sisters, if you deal with that as if you had something to hide, people will suspect you had something to… --- ## [Were snakes a big problem for soldiers in Vietnam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-snakes-a-big-problem-for-soldiers-in-vietnam/716424)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2015, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-snakes-a-big-problem-for-soldiers-in-vietnam/716424 "2015-04-08T19:41:36Z")
Hello Everyone, I was just wondering if snakes were a huge problem for soldiers in the jungles of Vietnam. I’m sure there were plenty of venomous snakes in the area. Did we lose soldiers due to snake bites? Did medic… --- ## [Need to convert 12VAC to 12VDC & cheap = good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-convert-12vac-to-12vdc-cheap-good/620161)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2017, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-to-convert-12vac-to-12vdc-cheap-good/620161 "2017-03-25T14:19:08Z")
I have some 12VDC colorchanging LED’s and I have a available 12VAC source, I need a way to combine the 2. I could do this with a single diode but I don’t want any flicker effect. I know there is a simple circuit I coul… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=112&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=114&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)