# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1172&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:** 1173 --- ## [Weapons of Mass Distraction (Ladies, share your boob stories)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-of-mass-distraction-ladies-share-your-boob-stories/511718)
**Author:** [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2009, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weapons-of-mass-distraction-ladies-share-your-boob-stories/511718 "2009-09-29T03:28:22Z")
I thought about telling my story in astro’s thread, but decided that would be off topic. So, I’ve created this thread for our booby stories - good, bad, and ugly. Worse injury I ever did to my girls was in college. I to… --- ## [Do people's heads get wider as they age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-peoples-heads-get-wider-as-they-age/430111)
**Author:** [@Bea\_Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bea_Spoke)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2007, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-peoples-heads-get-wider-as-they-age/430111 "2007-12-17T14:35:17Z")
I have this argument with my parents all the time. I can even point to their own young adult and current photos. Yet they insist “I never heard that. I’ve heard your ears get bigger, but not your head.” Apparently pic… --- ## [Egypt's first post-Revolution parliamentary elections Monday 11/28/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egypts-first-post-revolution-parliamentary-elections-monday-11-28-11/604084)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2012, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/egypts-first-post-revolution-parliamentary-elections-monday-11-28-11/604084 "2012-07-08T20:16:43Z")
Many parties contesting. The main blocs seem to be moderate-Islamist, center-right, and liberal-lefty respectively. Meanwhile, it’s like Tahrir Square all over again in Tahrir Square. The protesters want military rul… --- ## [So why haven't pintle injector rockets taken over the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-havent-pintle-injector-rockets-taken-over-the-world/702560)
**Author:** [@slaphead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slaphead)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-havent-pintle-injector-rockets-taken-over-the-world/702560 "2017-06-14T22:42:34Z")
Pretty straightforward if rather nerdy question. Most of the internet gossip on these things http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pintle\_injector suggest that they are the greatest thing since sliced bread. The linked PDFs off … --- ## [What actor has fallen the furthest since their Oscar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actor-has-fallen-the-furthest-since-their-oscar/319660)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2005, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actor-has-fallen-the-furthest-since-their-oscar/319660 "2005-09-05T06:16:29Z")
I’m of the opinion that winning an Oscar allows someone to make crap for many, many years afterwards. But who’s fallen the furthest? For the purposes of this conversation, let’s limit the Oscar-winning to Best Actor/Ac… --- ## [We send an unmanned probe to Alpha Centauri. How do we control it when it's there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-send-an-unmanned-probe-to-alpha-centauri-how-do-we-control-it-when-its-there/843343)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2019, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-send-an-unmanned-probe-to-alpha-centauri-how-do-we-control-it-when-its-there/843343 "2019-11-18T01:02:37Z")
Would there be a way to put it in orbit around Alpha Centauri? Or would it just be a fly-by? Given the distance, we couldn’t send signals in time to put it in orbit. Would it be programmed extensively with flight algor… --- ## [The Feud: 4 Letter Words by notfrommensa \[game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-4-letter-words-by-notfrommensa-game-over/573930)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-4-letter-words-by-notfrommensa-game-over/573930 "2011-03-11T04:28:27Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [I Don't Have A Topic, But Here's The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-topic-but-heres-the-mmp/818419)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2018, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-topic-but-heres-the-mmp/818419 "2018-07-30T09:24:03Z")
Since we don’t have one yet, I’ll make this attempt to start the new MMP. No topic, like that matters anyway. We just need to have a new one so here 'tis! Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN 'Tis71 Amurrkin ou… --- ## [Permanent resident but not citizen:why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanent-resident-but-not-citizen-why/676044)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/permanent-resident-but-not-citizen-why/676044 "2014-01-08T12:54:32Z")
One of my coworkers has been married to a German man for 30 years. She mentioned that he is not an American citizen. When I asked her why he never decided to become a citizen, she said “he thinks the test is too much t… --- ## [You know who rocks? Cookie Monster.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-who-rocks-cookie-monster/454388)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2008, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-who-rocks-cookie-monster/454388 "2008-07-02T21:05:10Z")
Really, there isn’t a better Muppet. The thing about Cookie Monster is, you know what he’s all about. Kermit seems perpetually uncomfortable with being famous and beset by self doubt; Grover is an idiot, Fozzie Bear’s … --- ## [Celebrities who share your initials.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-share-your-initials/55617)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2001, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-share-your-initials/55617 "2001-02-26T01:55:41Z")
Got to thinking about this while driving home from work the other day. There is only ONE celebrity I can think of who has the same first name/last name initials as I and that is Garo Yepremium. I know this is using the … --- ## [A couple is arguing, the woman is crying & the man is cursing her. Do you intervene?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-is-arguing-the-woman-is-crying-the-man-is-cursing-her-do-you-intervene/494340)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2009, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-couple-is-arguing-the-woman-is-crying-the-man-is-cursing-her-do-you-intervene/494340 "2009-04-30T12:58:55Z")
Per this thread I was curious what the practical attitudes of most dopers would be toward intervention in a public argument scenario similar to the one described in that thread. Setting the scene you are in a public pla… --- ## [New Col. Sanders - KFC Tries Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-col-sanders-kfc-tries-again/728089)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2015, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-col-sanders-kfc-tries-again/728089 "2015-08-20T07:43:00Z")
KFC is replacing those somewhat weird commercials featuring Darrell Hammond with a brand new set of somewhat weird commercials featuring Norm Maconald as the “real” Col. Sanders. The KFC guy said the response to Hammon… --- ## [Are white flour and wheat flour the same?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-white-flour-and-wheat-flour-the-same/615050)
**Author:** [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-white-flour-and-wheat-flour-the-same/615050 "2012-03-07T20:48:18Z")
I am playing a weight loss gamewith my friends, and one of the things we can’t have is white flour. Now, I know the difference between enriched flour and whole wheat flour, but in reading ingredient labels, some things … --- ## [Whither Obamacare in 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whither-obamacare-in-2014/677002)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whither-obamacare-in-2014/677002 "2014-01-07T15:22:57Z")
Will we just see a series of new "deadlines"for people to sign up? Or will there just be new exemptions, delays issued, such that the law will never actually take effect? Should we plan on reinstating existing coverage… --- ## [Current fusion state of the art?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-fusion-state-of-the-art/574845)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2011, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/current-fusion-state-of-the-art/574845 "2011-03-27T05:45:14Z")
Since fission might, in the wake of the Japanese disaster, to be forsaken in favor of other alternate forms of energy, I am curious as to what the current state of the art is in fusion, obstacles overcome, status of cert… --- ## [??? What exactly do Stone & Parker (of "South Park") have against Bono?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-do-stone-parker-of-south-park-have-against-bono/422303)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2007, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-do-stone-parker-of-south-park-have-against-bono/422303 "2007-10-14T08:09:04Z")
The overly-elaborated-and-delayed punchline of the latest South Park episode “More Crap” is that Bono’s status as a living turd shat by the president of the European Fecal Standards Bureau or whatever they called it expl… --- ## [Why aren't gay men allowed to donate blood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-gay-men-allowed-to-donate-blood/735821)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-gay-men-allowed-to-donate-blood/735821 "2015-11-02T04:00:44Z")
Aren’t there fancy screening tests run on all donations so that even if the gay population tends to have certain transmissible medical problems those can and are always screened for anyways after the blood is donated? --- ## [Cinnamon Imp Is in Hospital \[Update, good news\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinnamon-imp-is-in-hospital-update-good-news/631425)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2015, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cinnamon-imp-is-in-hospital-update-good-news/631425 "2015-06-19T09:06:19Z")
Folks, just letting you know that Cinnamon Imp (previously Hermette) is in hospital and scheduled for (unexpected) surgery tomorrow morning. She seems in good spirits and hopefully will be back with us before too much l… --- ## [Is this Yoplait commercial the first one to feature a possibly gay couple?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-yoplait-commercial-the-first-one-to-feature-a-possibly-gay-couple/502518)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2009, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-yoplait-commercial-the-first-one-to-feature-a-possibly-gay-couple/502518 "2009-07-13T03:27:37Z")
In the commercial, a woman is doing a particularly painful looking yoga position when another woman walks in with yogurt. They talk about the yogurt for a while and then the woman in the yoga position says … --- ## [Relationships that start bad and turn good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationships-that-start-bad-and-turn-good/644016)
**Author:** [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/relationships-that-start-bad-and-turn-good/644016 "2012-12-27T20:14:28Z")
Have you ever had a relationship that started out really, really bad but ended up good? Or has this been the case for anyone else you’re close enough to know that your understanding of it is accurate? What happened? The… --- ## [Do You Know Any YOUNG Women Named Alice, Myrtle, Ethel, etc.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-young-women-named-alice-myrtle-ethel-etc/508794)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2009, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-young-women-named-alice-myrtle-ethel-etc/508794 "2009-09-07T05:10:34Z")
I recently saw a Youtube video where a young man (21ish) addressed a young woman (also 21ish) as “Alice.” Not “Allison,” a relatively common name among young women; it was definitely “Alice.” Do you personally know any … --- ## [does sugar really make coffee taste sour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sugar-really-make-coffee-taste-sour/534728)
**Author:** [@ravencalle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ravencalle)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2010, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sugar-really-make-coffee-taste-sour/534728 "2010-10-31T23:06:42Z")
hi! I’m new to the forums and I was kinda interested in one of the threads here about the “sourness” of coffee so I thought of asking for your opinion… I’ve started drinking my coffee without sugar since i reached coll… --- ## [The Simpsons and Residual Payments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-and-residual-payments/714009)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-simpsons-and-residual-payments/714009 "2015-03-03T16:43:00Z")
Can someone educate me on how residual payments for TV/Movie stars go? I always assumed that if you were in a TV or movie you were sent a residual check every time that something you appeared in was played. So every ti… --- ## [Why isn't German more widely spoken in the US as a mother tongue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-german-more-widely-spoken-in-the-us-as-a-mother-tongue/598072)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-german-more-widely-spoken-in-the-us-as-a-mother-tongue/598072 "2011-10-08T10:17:22Z")
As far as I can tell it seems to have largely died out around the time of WWI as a mother tongue. I know there are some German speaking communities left and of course there’s the venerable Pennsylvania Dutch but consider… --- ## [Sharon Stone and \[i\]that\[/i\] scene from Basic Instinct,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharon-stone-and-i-that-i-scene-from-basic-instinct/160435)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2003, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sharon-stone-and-i-that-i-scene-from-basic-instinct/160435 "2003-03-15T20:58:55Z")
I was reading Joe Eszterhas’s book American Rhapsody (he also wrote Basic Instinct) and it reminded me of an argument I had with a friend years ago over the famous scene where Sharon Stone’s character distracts the polic… --- ## [Democrats say: we luvs ya, Heath Mello . . . for now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-say-we-luvs-ya-heath-mello-for-now/786173)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2017, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-say-we-luvs-ya-heath-mello-for-now/786173 "2017-05-11T21:19:55Z")
Yes, yes, Mr. Mello. Help us win something in Nebraska. But just remember we will totally abandon you the moment we think we can. --- ## [How exactly does outsourcing make us stronger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-does-outsourcing-make-us-stronger/234846)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2004, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-does-outsourcing-make-us-stronger/234846 "2004-05-07T13:46:19Z")
Outsourcing’s cheerleaders like to tell us that by making American businesses more competitive, it will strengthen the economy and actually create jobs here. My simple question is, jobs for whom? What kind of jobs? Cheap… --- ## [Experiences with Homeopathic HCG Weight Release](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-homeopathic-hcg-weight-release/599434)
**Author:** [@LegendHasit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegendHasit)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-homeopathic-hcg-weight-release/599434 "2011-10-27T13:44:06Z")
I’m wondering if anyone here has successfully used this method for weight release and kept excess body fat off? I saw a segment on Dr Oz about it. LH --- ## [Why do pirates, pirate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-pirates-pirate/459634)
**Author:** [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-pirates-pirate/459634 "2008-08-22T16:46:06Z")
Slashdot posted an article by an independent game developer, named Cliff Harris, who is asking why people pirate his products and digital content in general. I’m going to try and summarize the responses: The product is … --- ## [Sum up some lesser known cuisines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sum-up-some-lesser-known-cuisines/789606)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sum-up-some-lesser-known-cuisines/789606 "2017-07-21T07:41:12Z")
There’s a Filipino restaurant nearby that I want to try. Ditto a few Ethiopian places, and also I just discovered a Burmese restaurant. I know a tiny bit about Filipino food (pork, fish, vinegar marinades, expect sourn… --- ## [Is the Nazi Era of Stories Almost Over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-nazi-era-of-stories-almost-over/504664)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2009, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-nazi-era-of-stories-almost-over/504664 "2009-08-04T03:11:59Z")
I can’t remember who said it, but I’ve often read that Nazis make the perfect villains. They’re easily recognizable and 99.99% of the population views them as the personification of evil. But World War II ended almost 6… --- ## [Unintended consequence of incandecent bulb ban?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintended-consequence-of-incandecent-bulb-ban/541196)
**Author:** [@turner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turner)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintended-consequence-of-incandecent-bulb-ban/541196 "2010-06-02T23:51:54Z")
I was listening to a comic on Comedy Central last night who mentioned the easybake oven which sparked a thought. When incandecent bulbs are banned in 2014, will that be the end of an era of fond memories and horrible ba… --- ## [Have to use a non-free email address to register for a message board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-use-a-non-free-email-address-to-register-for-a-message-board/543973)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-use-a-non-free-email-address-to-register-for-a-message-board/543973 "2010-06-21T23:57:44Z")
A sports message board I belong to recently put in a new rule. “You will have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. Due to abuse, free emails such as, but not limited to, hotmail, gm… --- ## ['02 Olds Alero Serpentine Belt Replacement - DIY or $120?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/02-olds-alero-serpentine-belt-replacement-diy-or-120/520323)
**Author:** [@JerseyFrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerseyFrank)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/02-olds-alero-serpentine-belt-replacement-diy-or-120/520323 "2009-12-15T21:10:42Z")
Location: South Jersey. Vehicle: 2002 V6 Oldsmobile Alero. 165,000 miles. Single owner. I drive it often, but my wife is primary driver. It has a belt that is whirring (but not screeching) since it’s gotten cold. I… --- ## [Where the F\*\*\* did “cum” come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-f-did-cum-come-from/387184)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2007, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-f-did-cum-come-from/387184 "2007-01-12T22:24:56Z")
Who is the ignoramus who decided to spell “come” as “cum” when referring to semen. If I am not mistaken, the derivation of this would be related to the verb “come” as in to come to an orgasm. The male result of doing s… --- ## [Disposing of religious items (crucifixes, pictures, etc)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disposing-of-religious-items-crucifixes-pictures-etc/249276)
**Author:** [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2004, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disposing-of-religious-items-crucifixes-pictures-etc/249276 "2004-06-08T20:35:00Z")
Is there a proper way to dispose of religious items, such as a broken rosary, a crucifix, a tattered bible? Both my sister-in-law and a co-worker refuse to throw such items out, as they feel just pitching them in the wa… --- ## [IQ Test](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-test/14787)
**Author:** [@Stevie\_Rave\_On](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stevie_Rave_On)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2000, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-test/14787 "2000-03-17T06:41:00Z")
Pretty quick IQ test: http://www.emode.com/tests/iq.html I got a 127. Be honest. Trying is the first step to failure --- ## [Romney has little interest in helping the Republican party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-has-little-interest-in-helping-the-republican-party/642751)
**Author:** [@Untoward\_Parable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Untoward_Parable)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-has-little-interest-in-helping-the-republican-party/642751 "2012-12-04T01:30:15Z")
It’s too bad we didnt get a man of such great character as our next president… --- ## [Is this chicken safe to cook and eat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-chicken-safe-to-cook-and-eat/599428)
**Author:** [@BTEzra04](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BTEzra04)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-chicken-safe-to-cook-and-eat/599428 "2011-10-13T08:15:17Z")
Hey everyone, First off, I’m sorry if this is in the wrong place–I’m not sure if here or IMHO is a better place, since I’m kinda asking for advice. So I bought some chicken a few weeks ago, and stuck it in the fridge. … --- ## [Don't trust someone who doesn't drink](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-trust-someone-who-doesnt-drink/766972)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2016, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-trust-someone-who-doesnt-drink/766972 "2016-09-30T04:20:00Z")
I’ve never quite understood this phrase. In my experience people who don’t drink tend to be far more trustworthy than those who do. If for no other reason than a non-drinker is more level headed and cautious than a drink… --- ## [Alternatives to Minimum Wage hikes or Government Subsidies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-minimum-wage-hikes-or-government-subsidies/682335)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2014, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternatives-to-minimum-wage-hikes-or-government-subsidies/682335 "2014-03-14T03:50:28Z")
It seems like the most common solutions I hear to help out the working poor are either increasing the minimum wage or giving them some sort of government subsidy. I am leaning toward favoring a minimum wage set at a poin… --- ## [Movie Quotes you don't use in everyday life (but wish you did)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quotes-you-dont-use-in-everyday-life-but-wish-you-did/595810)
**Author:** [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-quotes-you-dont-use-in-everyday-life-but-wish-you-did/595810 "2011-09-15T04:29:23Z")
OK We have this other thread, but it is about quotes you do use in everyday life when the occasion arises. But, if you’re like me, and I’m awesome, you have a set of movie quotes ready to use, but the occasion just ha… --- ## [Greatest Cinema Badass of All Time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-cinema-badass-of-all-time/550596)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2010, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-cinema-badass-of-all-time/550596 "2010-08-23T08:45:46Z")
There are boatloads of badass mofos all over the movies, most off us are familiar with most of them. But I was recently reintroduced to the character I think is the baddest of the bad. Because he’s got it all, multiplie… --- ## [Best and worst BBQ franchise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-bbq-franchise/718304)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2015, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-and-worst-bbq-franchise/718304 "2015-04-24T14:00:17Z")
I know, the idea of a ‘good BBQ franchise’ at all is a contradiction in terms for some people, but hear me out. First, my credentials: even though I live in northerly country, good BBQ is not unknown in these parts. We … --- ## [Halt and Catch Fire (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halt-and-catch-fire-open-spoilers/689802)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halt-and-catch-fire-open-spoilers/689802 "2014-08-11T17:28:52Z")
Anyone plan on watching AMC’s newest show tonight? --- ## [how do Aquariums fill their huge tanks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-aquariums-fill-their-huge-tanks/689415)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2014, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-aquariums-fill-their-huge-tanks/689415 "2014-06-05T05:56:02Z")
How do aquariums and places like Sea World fill their huge tanks? Do they truck in actual seawater, which would require dozens of truckloads, some special permits and be incredibly expensive? or do they just make their … --- ## [Anal sex poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-poll/138447)
**Author:** [@tarnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarnik)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2002, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anal-sex-poll/138447 "2002-11-30T01:28:48Z")
The oral poll got me wondering. For ladies: Have you ever had anal sex with your SO? Did you enjoy it/would you again, and did they enjoy it? For men: Have you ever given, received or both? Would you do it again? Enjoy… --- ## [The State Solution: 1 State v. 2 State](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-state-solution-1-state-v-2-state/696795)
**Author:** [@Knowledgable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowledgable)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2019, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-state-solution-1-state-v-2-state/696795 "2019-04-27T00:18:58Z")
Establishment of a Palestinian state with definite borders has been a subject of debate for a long time since they missed their chance in 1948, which resulted in lots of bloodshed. Now peace process is still going on. I… --- ## [Why not build a bridge or tunnel to the Isle of Wight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-build-a-bridge-or-tunnel-to-the-isle-of-wight/652117)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-build-a-bridge-or-tunnel-to-the-isle-of-wight/652117 "2013-03-07T16:14:26Z")
It’s just five miles off the British coast, and seems pretty well-developed: File:Isle of Wight OS OpenData map.png - Wikipedia Wiki says it’s been discussed but not done: Isle of Wight - Wikipedia Just not cost-effect… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1171&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1173&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)