# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1167&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:** 1168 --- ## [How much do Canadians, Midwesterners, Alaskans laugh at East Coasters during a "blizzard"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-canadians-midwesterners-alaskans-laugh-at-east-coasters-during-a-blizzard/782142)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-canadians-midwesterners-alaskans-laugh-at-east-coasters-during-a-blizzard/782142 "2017-03-17T17:19:43Z")
I know for a fact New Yorkers, Bostonians and Philadelphians clown Atlanta whenever a small ice storm or 2" of snow shuts that city down. They wipe their asses with 2-3" snowstorms. Currently there’s an “blizzard” under… --- ## [Questions about the learning of Gaelic in Ireland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-learning-of-gaelic-in-ireland/754849)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2016, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-learning-of-gaelic-in-ireland/754849 "2016-06-02T03:03:34Z")
Hi, I have a few questions concerning Gaelic. I’m curious to know if Gaelic is still compulsory in Ireland and who might be exempt from learning it( other than than foreign-born citizens/residents presumably). Who mus… --- ## [Disable Smoke Detector](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disable-smoke-detector/620954)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2012, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disable-smoke-detector/620954 "2012-05-05T18:42:19Z")
Big problem here: I have 20-some foot vaulted ceilings, and the bone-headed builder of my home decided to put a smoke detector right in the middle of the ceiling. There is almost no way I can reach the smoke detector; t… --- ## [Didn't your mother teach you not to say "fucking" in a restaurant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-your-mother-teach-you-not-to-say-fucking-in-a-restaurant/604414)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/didnt-your-mother-teach-you-not-to-say-fucking-in-a-restaurant/604414 "2011-12-09T21:57:05Z")
Not a dive, not top of the line either. $15-20 entrees. A quiet place, not even music, just the ambience of people talking and eating. Three sets of elderly couples, me, and three bankers whose loud conversation could c… --- ## [What happened to John Kerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-john-kerry/682557)
**Author:** [@slowlearner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slowlearner)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2014, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-john-kerry/682557 "2014-03-04T00:48:40Z")
John Kerry used to be a rather silly presidential candidate married to a sort of exotic rich lady, and he once was a warrior hippie who threw, sort of, his combat decorations over the White House fence. What happened to … --- ## [Presidents lying to lead us into War... it should be illegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidents-lying-to-lead-us-into-war-it-should-be-illegal/457574)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2008, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidents-lying-to-lead-us-into-war-it-should-be-illegal/457574 "2008-08-22T03:17:42Z")
I’ve recently read The Prosecution of George W. Bush For Murder by Vincent Bugliosi. It was an interesting read, and the evidence should make any human with a heart and a brain be highly displeased with Bush’s conduct. B… --- ## [Where's the evidence that says "gay people are born gay"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-evidence-that-says-gay-people-are-born-gay/478839)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2008, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-evidence-that-says-gay-people-are-born-gay/478839 "2008-12-31T03:57:37Z")
Recently, due to Prop 8 in California, I’ve heard several people argue that homosexuality is a genetic thing or that people are otherwise “born gay”. This was news to me. Is there a scientific consensus (or at least su… --- ## [Republican Debate 10/18 thread \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-debate-10-18-thread-edited-title/600077)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2011, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-debate-10-18-thread-edited-title/600077 "2011-10-22T17:56:08Z")
From an e-mail from Team Obama: GOP Debate Watch Sort of like a drinking game, but you pledge money instead of drinking (or you could do it the other way, too). If I could afford it (and if I could stomach watching Re… --- ## [Share your DVT experiences.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-dvt-experiences/546922)
**Author:** [@Time\_Stranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Time_Stranger)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-dvt-experiences/546922 "2010-07-19T23:56:06Z")
(I’m not asking for medical advice, I’m actively seeing a Dr. about this, I just want your experiences.) I have been having some leg problems recently, and it turned out to be blood clots in my legs - a DVT. This start… --- ## [New Car Break-in Period - Don't use cruise control?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-car-break-in-period-dont-use-cruise-control/157618)
**Author:** [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2003, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-car-break-in-period-dont-use-cruise-control/157618 "2003-02-27T01:56:05Z")
I picked up my 2003 Honda Civic yesterday and the salesman told me that, in addition to avoiding rapid acceleration and being easy on the brakes, that I shouldn’t use the cruise control for the first 500 miles. I read t… --- ## [Land area: WV vs TX](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/land-area-wv-vs-tx/416774)
**Author:** [@quadzool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quadzool)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/land-area-wv-vs-tx/416774 "2007-08-28T19:11:58Z")
I’m here 'cause Cecil refused to answer this question (then he or one of his minions offered to sell me merchandise): If you flatten out West Virginia, would it be bigger than Texas? This is what some (West Virginians, p… --- ## [Fuck you, Voice of Christian Youth America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-voice-of-christian-youth-america/444468)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-voice-of-christian-youth-america/444468 "2008-04-11T16:46:14Z")
Arrgg. God damn it. Meddling fucking Christians. \*\*"Kids’ Cross-Dressing Event Draws Ire Wisconsin Grade School’s Costume Tradition Enrages Christian Radio Network (AP) An elementary-school event in which kids were en… --- ## [What every well-read Science-Fiction fan should read-maybe. (very long!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-every-well-read-science-fiction-fan-should-read-maybe-very-long/69243)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2001, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-every-well-read-science-fiction-fan-should-read-maybe-very-long/69243 "2001-06-29T14:14:22Z")
A while ago, I was in a discussion with a friend and he asked what it took to be “really well read” in Science Fiction. I’ve been tinkering with this list for a while and, given Marvel’s excellent Ten Best SF Books Threa… --- ## [I'm an atheist: would you have me as your doctor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-an-atheist-would-you-have-me-as-your-doctor/359823)
**Author:** [@choosybeggar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choosybeggar)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2006, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-an-atheist-would-you-have-me-as-your-doctor/359823 "2006-06-15T01:17:03Z")
A question I’d like feedback on, before ever “coming out” as an atheist. --- ## [Social Conservatism Explained](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-conservatism-explained/273133)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2004, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-conservatism-explained/273133 "2004-11-09T14:50:38Z")
For those willing to listen, I’m going to attempt to explain the point of view of ‘cultural conservatives’, since there seems to be an awful lot of confusion around what they believe. Before I do, I need to point out th… --- ## [Which fringe science theories will be proven true...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-fringe-science-theories-will-be-proven-true/61166)
**Author:** [@berdollos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/berdollos)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2001, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-fringe-science-theories-will-be-proven-true/61166 "2001-04-30T06:57:04Z")
and when? I think healing energies that can be transmitted from person to person will be validated by science within 20 years. --- ## [Does Supernatural get any better (beyond season 2)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-supernatural-get-any-better-beyond-season-2/602748)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-supernatural-get-any-better-beyond-season-2/602748 "2011-11-17T01:02:02Z")
So far I’ve watched the first two seasons of Supernatural. My brother had insisted that it was a great show and that I “just had to start watching them”. It had already been on my list of shows to eventually start, so I … --- ## [Greatest female action star?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-female-action-star/549692)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-female-action-star/549692 "2010-08-11T23:21:42Z")
(Minimum 3 films, if there’s enough nominees, I’ll make a poll.) Recently, there’s been a bunch of action films starring women (Kick Ass, Wanted, Kill Bill, etc.) but I prefer the Asian actresses like Michelle Yeoh. Al… --- ## [US did not sell A-10s and AC-130s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-did-not-sell-a-10s-and-ac-130s/577228)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2011, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-did-not-sell-a-10s-and-ac-130s/577228 "2011-04-10T04:01:58Z")
So I was reading this CNN article about the US pulling back some of our forces and planes from the Libya. Specifically the portion: \*But a NATO official said that, weather aside, only the United States has the ability … --- ## [Turning your life over to God?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-your-life-over-to-god/613307)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-your-life-over-to-god/613307 "2012-02-24T01:55:10Z")
I was in a store the other day and the radio played the Carrie Underwood song “Jesus Take The Wheel”. And I wondered if, in addition to being bad music, it was also bad theology. The song, in case you haven’t heard it, … --- ## [Is it possible to read while dreaming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-read-while-dreaming/286184)
**Author:** [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2005, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-read-while-dreaming/286184 "2005-02-02T02:52:01Z")
Title says it all I guess. I remember hearing as a child that a person is unable to read while in a dream, some flimflam about different sides of the brain. I regularly have dreams in which I can read something. Am I cra… --- ## [Same Sex Dessert Sharing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-sex-dessert-sharing/662662)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/same-sex-dessert-sharing/662662 "2013-07-09T14:27:41Z")
This is the second David Sedaris-inspired poll, from his recent appearance on the Daily Show. He likes to test out pet theories by polling people at his book signings, one of which inspired the Guns and Beards poll. He … --- ## [Why the Hate for Nickleback at Half-Time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hate-for-nickleback-at-half-time/604666)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2012, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hate-for-nickleback-at-half-time/604666 "2012-01-01T10:31:16Z")
The CNN website must have THE most annoying Op-Ed regulars, often stealing from ESPN. (Or, do they own ESPN?) Anyway, they slammed the choice of Nickleback for the (then) pending Lions game. Even after the game, there… --- ## [In which a remake, or new version, is better than the original](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-a-remake-or-new-version-is-better-than-the-original/839115)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-a-remake-or-new-version-is-better-than-the-original/839115 "2019-09-05T16:29:31Z")
This idea could take many forms, book version to movie version, original to remake movie, and so on. What got me started thinking was listening to Simon and Garfunkle’s “Richard Cory”. It was based on a poem by Edward … --- ## [All right, fellow Bush haters, listen up.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-fellow-bush-haters-listen-up/373448)
**Author:** [@mrklutz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrklutz)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2006, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-right-fellow-bush-haters-listen-up/373448 "2006-09-22T22:16:50Z")
The Bush administration has done more to reshape the United States in the image of the Soviet Union than I would have ever believed possible. We’re not there yet, but we’re certainly moving in that direction. Our curre… --- ## [Why is cell phone hardware such an "arms race?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-cell-phone-hardware-such-an-arms-race/544944)
**Author:** [@Ursine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ursine)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-cell-phone-hardware-such-an-arms-race/544944 "2010-07-01T18:39:10Z")
When I got my first cell phone two years ago, I opted for a budget model. The smartphone that I wanted at the time was hundreds of dollars. Now, two years later, that phone is not only obsolete and gone, but it’s removed… --- ## [Biden's running-mate in 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bidens-running-mate-in-2016/631858)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2012, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bidens-running-mate-in-2016/631858 "2012-08-21T21:30:29Z")
Assuming he’s the nominee, any guesses as to a running mate? I’ll predict Elizabeth Warren. --- ## [Grocery store pervert gets his due](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grocery-store-pervert-gets-his-due/498673)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2009, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grocery-store-pervert-gets-his-due/498673 "2009-06-28T01:33:27Z")
So I was with my 8-month-old baby last night in the grocery store. (He falls asleep late like all of us). You know when someone is suddenly standing right next to you and you don’t see them until the last second? This … --- ## [Am I Imagining This Ceiling Train?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-imagining-this-ceiling-train/477718)
**Author:** [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2014, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-imagining-this-ceiling-train/477718 "2014-11-07T17:45:26Z")
An early memory of mine is of a small, ceiling-tracked train children could ride in some sort of department store. The track was on the ceiling and the train hung below it. The train went around the toy section of this s… --- ## [How much do I have to pay you to take Sheldon Cooper (Big Bang Theory) as your roommate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-i-have-to-pay-you-to-take-sheldon-cooper-big-bang-theory-as-your-roommate/643855)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-i-have-to-pay-you-to-take-sheldon-cooper-big-bang-theory-as-your-roommate/643855 "2012-12-17T16:32:24Z")
For entirely peaceful and benevolent purposes, Rhymer Industries is building a long-range mass-baryon spontaneous decay cannon, which, as the name implies, causes massive numbers of baryons to spontaneously decay and is … --- ## [Ex-pat Dopers, what drives you nuts in your host country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-pat-dopers-what-drives-you-nuts-in-your-host-country/444940)
**Author:** [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2008, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-pat-dopers-what-drives-you-nuts-in-your-host-country/444940 "2008-04-21T04:54:45Z")
I live in Hamburg, Germany and the freaking bicyclists make me want to run them over and squash their little blond heads like over-ripe melons. They’re extremely aggressive and inconsiderate and pretty much ride like th… --- ## [Do truckers and sailors really swear a lot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-truckers-and-sailors-really-swear-a-lot/434449)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2008, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-truckers-and-sailors-really-swear-a-lot/434449 "2008-01-22T19:17:32Z")
“Swear like a trucker” and “swear like a sailor” are two very common cliches used in describing a situation where one utters a stream of profanities. My question is rather simple: do sailors and truck drivers, as a whol… --- ## [Study says young docs learned wrong procedure from TV medical dramas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-says-young-docs-learned-wrong-procedure-from-tv-medical-dramas/491736)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2009, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/study-says-young-docs-learned-wrong-procedure-from-tv-medical-dramas/491736 "2009-04-04T12:39:58Z")
This is… kind of surprising. Someone tell me this isn’t so. --- ## [Why did Russia and China really veto the resolution on Syria?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-russia-and-china-really-veto-the-resolution-on-syria/611803)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-russia-and-china-really-veto-the-resolution-on-syria/611803 "2012-02-08T18:29:27Z")
Russia and China recently used their UN Security Council vetoes to stop a resolution on Syria. What is the real reason they did this? I know Russia is currently supplying arms to the Assad regime, but is that a big eno… --- ## [The most valuable member of your post-apocalyptic refuge has a huge hidden drawback.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-valuable-member-of-your-post-apocalyptic-refuge-has-a-huge-hidden-drawback/760742)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2016, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-valuable-member-of-your-post-apocalyptic-refuge-has-a-huge-hidden-drawback/760742 "2016-08-01T14:45:44Z")
Trying out a new voice to text program. I probably won’t be correcting typos. I apologize if this is overlong; it’s hard for me to judge length. Here’s the sitch: Five years into the zombie apocalypse, you are living in… --- ## [Quasimodem's Straight Dope Gift Subscription Contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quasimodems-straight-dope-gift-subscription-contest/618603)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quasimodems-straight-dope-gift-subscription-contest/618603 "2013-01-04T04:41:01Z")
This has been so much fun, we’re doing it again, folk! This time 4 more gift subscriptions from the Quasis. You 16 who didn’t win this past time are still in the running. Do me a favor? This time just send me a PM. I … --- ## [Kel Varnsen - Latex Division - Fuck You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kel-varnsen-latex-division-fuck-you/291139)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2005, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kel-varnsen-latex-division-fuck-you/291139 "2005-02-22T15:40:44Z")
In This Thread about HST’s Suicide Kel feels the need to chime in with his opinion about Thompson’s bravery or lack thereof. I think that calls for a heary “fuck you” --- ## [I Hate Dubya Bashing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-dubya-bashing/402240)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2007, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-dubya-bashing/402240 "2007-05-07T15:16:03Z")
Look, I hated Clinton bashing as well, I hated Rush for that since early 93. “457 days into the Clinton administration”. As a Canadian I just saw Rush as somewhat treasonous. Just stirring up shit. And I look forward to… --- ## [Does Sneezing Make YOUR Arms Hurt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sneezing-make-your-arms-hurt/75911)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2001, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sneezing-make-your-arms-hurt/75911 "2001-08-14T05:12:11Z")
…because it sure as hell makes mine hurt! And Mrs. Rastahomie’s, too. Usually this only happens on a particularly violent sneeze; your more run-of-the-mill sneezes don’t usually do it. So what is the relationship betwee… --- ## [Really Specific Rants: People Who Drive Fast Past Me in the Parking Lot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-specific-rants-people-who-drive-fast-past-me-in-the-parking-lot/680262)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-specific-rants-people-who-drive-fast-past-me-in-the-parking-lot/680262 "2014-02-06T13:47:31Z")
I could lay into Atlanta drivers for a multitude of sins, stupidities, and errors in judgment. But I won’t. The traffic layouts and general busy hum of the place make good driving difficult and mistakes all-too-easy to m… --- ## [In the US, can a caterer refuse to cater an interracial marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-us-can-a-caterer-refuse-to-cater-an-interracial-marriage/716931)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-us-can-a-caterer-refuse-to-cater-an-interracial-marriage/716931 "2015-04-09T18:04:30Z")
I guess this is a factual question? (Even if it turns out to differ from jurisdiction to jurisdiction). Suppose a caterer had a religious objection to interracial marriages. Can that caterer be compelled to cater an int… --- ## [NYC mayor is basically a Democratic version of Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-is-basically-a-democratic-version-of-trump/851257)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-mayor-is-basically-a-democratic-version-of-trump/851257 "2020-04-14T22:21:09Z")
Just a horrible response. Arrogant woke racist --- ## [Pornography and pin-ups in men's restrooms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pornography-and-pin-ups-in-mens-restrooms/846112)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2020, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pornography-and-pin-ups-in-mens-restrooms/846112 "2020-07-13T13:53:04Z")
No idea if this is common in women’s restrooms but some fancier restaurants and resorts like to put soft pornography up in the men’s restrooms. On the walls, over the urinals, etc. Usually in frames. I don’t care that m… --- ## [Least favorite Halloween candy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-favorite-halloween-candy/515615)
**Author:** [@BKReporter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BKReporter)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2009, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-favorite-halloween-candy/515615 "2009-11-01T12:13:22Z")
I saw an interesting piece about this today: Anyway what were your least favorite Halloween treats when you were a kid. In my town there was always a house that gave away nickles, which seemed kind of chintzy. But I ha… --- ## [It's not "Jessies girl"..its not "My Best Friends Girlfriend"...what is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-jessies-girl-its-not-my-best-friends-girlfriend-what-is-it/481563)
**Author:** [@ready29003](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ready29003)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2013, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-jessies-girl-its-not-my-best-friends-girlfriend-what-is-it/481563 "2013-08-27T18:07:06Z")
There is this great song…about a guy who has the hots for some other guys girl…I know I hear it on the radio once in a while… It’s gotta be an 80’s or 90’s song… I cannot think of it…and I haven’t heard it recently eno… --- ## [Who is the Messiah?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-messiah/620341)
**Author:** [@NadaHappyCamper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NadaHappyCamper)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2012, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-messiah/620341 "2012-05-04T07:21:49Z")
If this isn’t the proper place for this ? will the Mod., plz. move it?Though i believe this is a factual question. In the time of Jesus, why didn’t the Priests believe that Jesus was the Messiah? --- ## [Deer are born in Dearborn, Michigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-are-born-in-dearborn-michigan/125498)
**Author:** [@yabob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yabob)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2017, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-are-born-in-dearborn-michigan/125498 "2017-05-30T13:27:03Z")
I have this dim memory of a song with this line in it. Something like: Anybody? --- ## [why is my cat so strong with little muscles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-cat-so-strong-with-little-muscles/194927)
**Author:** [@drhess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drhess)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2004, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-cat-so-strong-with-little-muscles/194927 "2004-03-21T20:04:14Z")
Hi, My cat (which can be seen on my website) is very lean and large. He weights about 16.5 lbs. (The breed is bengal, I got him for a song as he was making trouble at the previous house. Problem solved, however, it help… --- ## [Why doesn't Cecil post more often](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-cecil-post-more-often/574409)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-cecil-post-more-often/574409 "2011-03-18T08:09:51Z")
What the heck else is he doing? Take the current column about rhino horns. There’s a lot of good info there, some of it new to me (like rhino horn is not really that popular for an aphrodisiac). He could have popped in … --- ## [Belief in the coming Rapture on May 21, 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-in-the-coming-rapture-on-may-21-2011/579667)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/belief-in-the-coming-rapture-on-may-21-2011/579667 "2011-05-10T19:54:52Z")
This is question about belief systems and people who live their lives focusing on one date. You’ve probably heard there is a group of people who believe the Rapture is coming on May 21 (the day after my wedding annivers… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1166&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1168&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)