# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=119&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:** 120 --- ## [Yet another unjustified tasering by idiot cop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-unjustified-tasering-by-idiot-cop/552359)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2010, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-unjustified-tasering-by-idiot-cop/552359 "2010-09-12T06:01:37Z")
Here’s the story: in June 2009 a 64-year-old man injured himself falling down the steps outside his home. Paramedics came and treated him, then left. Shortly after that two sheriff’s deputies showed up. The injured man m… --- ## [Worst Christmas gift of all time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-christmas-gift-of-all-time/280067)
**Author:** [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2005, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-christmas-gift-of-all-time/280067 "2005-12-11T03:13:05Z")
There are a multitude of gift threads around right now, but none seem to pose the simple question: What is the worst Christmas gift you’ve ever received? For me it was these little candies that one of my great-aunts us… --- ## [Why do many Made in China products smell like Toxic Death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-many-made-in-china-products-smell-like-toxic-death/545227)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2021, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-many-made-in-china-products-smell-like-toxic-death/545227 "2021-02-15T10:55:59Z")
From phone cords to furniture and everything in between, I have noticed that many products that are made in China have this hideous toxic smell. What is it? Is this some kind of chemical warfare agent? Just kidding. But … --- ## [I feel the need again - Return of tiny things that irritate you all out of proportion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-the-need-again-return-of-tiny-things-that-irritate-you-all-out-of-proportion/634940)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-the-need-again-return-of-tiny-things-that-irritate-you-all-out-of-proportion/634940 "2012-10-09T16:30:42Z")
Horns honking when people lock their car doors (especially when they lock them just as I’m walking in front of the car and they make me jump). 40+year old singers making teeny-bopper music and videos. Advertising thing… --- ## [I ate a burger that was left out for 5 hours? will i be ok?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ate-a-burger-that-was-left-out-for-5-hours-will-i-be-ok/686945)
**Author:** [@Dman53](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dman53)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2014, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ate-a-burger-that-was-left-out-for-5-hours-will-i-be-ok/686945 "2014-04-26T16:07:00Z")
i got a burger from BK five and a half hours ago and left it in the car. and i just started to eat it and then i stopped. i only took 3 bites. it was pretty cold in the car. will i be ok? --- ## [Newsweek takes on the real issues: Angelina Jolie's kid's hair.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsweek-takes-on-the-real-issues-angelina-jolies-kids-hair/513713)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newsweek-takes-on-the-real-issues-angelina-jolies-kids-hair/513713 "2010-08-02T16:50:05Z")
This Newsweek article really grinds my gears for a few reasons. First of all, and it needs to be said: that child is adorable. Her hair looks fine, she looks happy, she looks healthy, life is good. But more importantly… --- ## [Why are conservatives such dicks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-conservatives-such-dicks/505657)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 242\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-conservatives-such-dicks/505657 "2017-07-13T14:49:37Z")
I actually find plenty to admire about the traditional conservative worldview - small government, strong military, emphasis on personal responsibility, etc. I think many rational people can identify with those principles… --- ## [Is this legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-legal/654160)
**Author:** [@ogional](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ogional)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-legal/654160 "2013-04-29T15:48:44Z")
I was pulled over based on an anonymous tip or tip by co workers wishing to complain about me being impaired because of an "open container violation that had occured at 7:30 am. Both witnesses filed statements that I was… --- ## [What's the most powerful emotional reaction you've had at the movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-powerful-emotional-reaction-youve-had-at-the-movies/640663)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2014, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-powerful-emotional-reaction-youve-had-at-the-movies/640663 "2014-02-05T04:36:04Z")
Fear, sadness, anger, joy, excitement, etc: What movie, and specific scene, evoked a memorably strong response? --- ## [Can you chew with 3 missing molars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-chew-with-3-missing-molars/685300)
**Author:** [@belladee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladee)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2014, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-chew-with-3-missing-molars/685300 "2014-05-03T01:25:27Z")
Hello this is my 1st post here but I want a straight answer not a dental answer. I had my wisdom tooth pulled, then the molar in front of that one. Now I may need to have the one in front of that one pulled too. So th… --- ## [Rubio won't back his own immigration bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rubio-wont-back-his-own-immigration-bill/660242)
**Author:** [@CJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJJ)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rubio-wont-back-his-own-immigration-bill/660242 "2013-06-28T18:06:26Z")
Florida Senator Marco Rubio has positioned himself as an emerging GOP leader, largely by championing immigration reform as a way to improve his own (and his party’s) image with the electorate. He basically led the “Gang… --- ## [Which candidate would make the worst president?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-candidate-would-make-the-worst-president/593149)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-candidate-would-make-the-worst-president/593149 "2011-10-25T05:02:38Z")
Of all the candidates who have announced their intent to run for president in 2012, which would be the worst for the country? So far, I think Obama is doing pretty badly, but his failures are in the “not fixing stuff” c… --- ## [More 'Southernisms'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-southernisms/547060)
**Author:** [@Digital\_Stimulus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_Stimulus)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2020, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-southernisms/547060 "2020-03-11T22:50:11Z")
I lived in TX for a couple years back in the '90s, transplanted from the NYC area. Assuming TX qualifies as part of ‘The South’ for this topic, I was always amused at some of the exclamations I heard – most of which I ca… --- ## [Why Do Liberals Support Affirmation Action?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-liberals-support-affirmation-action/643058)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2012, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-liberals-support-affirmation-action/643058 "2012-12-23T22:39:52Z")
There’s one thing I just don’t understand. Why do liberals generally support Affirmative Action? Without going into too many details just yet, AA basically changes (or “unlevels”) the playfield, so it favors African Ame… --- ## [How do I make my beard itch less?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-my-beard-itch-less/502071)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2009, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-make-my-beard-itch-less/502071 "2009-07-07T11:33:08Z")
I love the way a beard looks on me, and most other people also seem to. Full beard, with mustache and sideburns. Click my username and look at my profile - you’ll see a little photo of me with a beard. But, the beard is … --- ## [Edge of Tomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edge-of-tomorrow/690333)
**Author:** [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2015, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edge-of-tomorrow/690333 "2015-02-11T20:32:42Z")
Has anyone else scene this yet? It’s bombing hard at the box office, which is a shame because it’s one of the best movies I’ve seen this year so far. I’m not usually a big fan of Groundhog Day loop stories, because they … --- ## [CBS reflects on its complicity in Clinton's loss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-reflects-on-its-complicity-in-clintons-loss/771503)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 280\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2016, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-reflects-on-its-complicity-in-clintons-loss/771503 "2016-11-17T01:58:39Z")
Commentary: The unbearable smugness of the press Select quotes: Note that bit about mocking: people don’t like to be mocked. Yes. I remember a line or three in Tom Clancy’s Executive Orders when some reporters are t… --- ## [Share your mental picture of your fellow doper(s)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-mental-picture-of-your-fellow-doper-s/653954)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-mental-picture-of-your-fellow-doper-s/653954 "2013-04-07T20:34:53Z")
In another thread I shared this (possibly toungue-in-cheek (my OWN cheek, I don’t even know papergirl IRL(and wouldn’t want to risk a paper cut there anyway))). So - based on their screen name, posts, profession, whate… --- ## [Florida can't back in parking law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-cant-back-in-parking-law/688012)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2014, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-cant-back-in-parking-law/688012 "2014-05-22T17:15:54Z")
A friend told my wife that he was given a ticket in Florida because, as people in their company are carefully trained to do, he backed a car into a spot for safety. It was a rental car on a visit, and he didn’t know that… --- ## [British English vs. U.S. English - film vs. movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-english-vs-u-s-english-film-vs-movie/349267)
**Author:** [@Ea\_calendula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ea_calendula)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2017, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-english-vs-u-s-english-film-vs-movie/349267 "2017-09-17T06:17:33Z")
When I write English I prefer to stick with one convention of spelling and grammer, and as I learned British English in school I’m using that - even though I sometimes get confused by reading so much U.S. English on the… --- ## [2016 Super Bowl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-super-bowl/744364)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 361\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2016, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-super-bowl/744364 "2016-02-13T18:39:55Z")
The Super Bowl deserves its own thread, so here it is. Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers Carolina is an early 4.5 point favorite Denver has the best defense in the NFL this year, but the Panthers are right there wi… --- ## [Handicapping the 2014 midterms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicapping-the-2014-midterms/677960)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2014, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicapping-the-2014-midterms/677960 "2014-07-18T03:30:31Z")
United States Senate elections, 2014. United States House of Representatives elections, 2014. Will control of either house shift? What role will the Tea Party play this year? --- ## ["Sure I text while driving. \*#@% you if you don't like it!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-i-text-while-driving-you-if-you-dont-like-it/745271)
**Author:** [@Hooleehootoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hooleehootoo)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2017, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sure-i-text-while-driving-you-if-you-dont-like-it/745271 "2017-04-07T02:55:34Z")
That attitude seems common among people currently driving on the freeways of California. It is not my attitude. I would consider it irresponsibly dangerous. Even if it were legal I would not do it. I have several times… --- ## [Electrical light switch replacement - no ground - what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-light-switch-replacement-no-ground-what-to-do/180751)
**Author:** [@The\_Big\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Big_Cheese)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2003, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-light-switch-replacement-no-ground-what-to-do/180751 "2003-06-12T12:39:21Z")
Well I tried searching for a good messagboard on electrical help/handyman and came up with not much. Nothing that could help me here anyway, so I decided to post this here. I know very little about this stuff, but I thi… --- ## [Eskimo pussy? Seriously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eskimo-pussy-seriously/473142)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2008, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eskimo-pussy-seriously/473142 "2008-11-29T18:50:53Z")
I know the OP for that thread was banned, but I’m a little shocked that it got a single reply that wasn’t a cuss out. Not only was it racist and sexist, it wasn’t even funny. I know the Dope is full of weird, random thre… --- ## [Botticelli June 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 572\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2015/721445 "2015-07-04T20:38:32Z")
I am B! --- ## [Is Jeff Sessions a racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jeff-sessions-a-racist/773948)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2016, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jeff-sessions-a-racist/773948 "2016-12-22T04:37:33Z")
I felt like this discussion was going to derail the Trump Cabinet thread, so I started a new topic on it. I hope that’s OK. The Left seems to believe that Trump is filling his Cabinet with racists. Most of the focus see… --- ## [Why don't we use bidets in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-use-bidets-in-the-us/695925)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-use-bidets-in-the-us/695925 "2014-09-04T01:58:21Z")
They’re awesome. Also, you use less paper. Isn’t that a good thing? --- ## [Jesus Fucking Christ. A NJ toll collector can earn $31.58 an hour?!?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-fucking-christ-a-nj-toll-collector-can-earn-31-58-an-hour/572412)
**Author:** [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2011, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-fucking-christ-a-nj-toll-collector-can-earn-31-58-an-hour/572412 "2011-02-28T10:56:19Z")
holy shit. Just reading that makes me want to fly out to Wisconsin and pat Scott Walker on the back. That is just fucking insane. Just think about this for a minute. 32 bucks an hour to collect a ticket, stick it in a m… --- ## [I pit misogyny/sexism on Twitter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-misogyny-sexism-on-twitter/688978)
**Author:** [@OurLordPeace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OurLordPeace)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2014, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-misogyny-sexism-on-twitter/688978 "2014-05-28T19:20:01Z")
It’s not that people are insulting me. So what? No, what bothers me is that they think “male vagina” is an insult, as well as calling me a pussy, questioning if I am male, telling me to go put on a strap on and fuck what… --- ## [Best Clean One-Liner Jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-clean-one-liner-jokes/94596)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2001, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-clean-one-liner-jokes/94596 "2001-11-22T03:14:20Z")
Since we’re doing light bulb jokes, I figured I’d open a thread on simple, straightforward, non-obscene one-liners. Whaddya got? Q: What’s brown and sticky? A: A stick. --- ## [Some Olympic questions...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-olympic-questions/629797)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2012, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-olympic-questions/629797 "2012-08-17T21:48:55Z")
Why do the female fencers (haven’t seen a men’s match yet) scream after every point and perceived point? Sometimes they scream before its even sure they scored. In swimming, as soon as a swimmer jumps off their little … --- ## [The Spring into Spring MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-spring-into-spring-mmp/713995)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 320\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2015, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-spring-into-spring-mmp/713995 "2015-03-09T05:19:32Z")
Not only is it Monday somewhere as I write this, it’s Monday just about everywhere except in the Mountain and Pacific time zones, and Hawai’i and Alaska. No one answered my question about who was supposed to lead off th… --- ## [Have you ever sat in the front row at a movie theater?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-sat-in-the-front-row-at-a-movie-theater/647772)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-sat-in-the-front-row-at-a-movie-theater/647772 "2013-02-01T01:01:39Z")
With a lot of talk in the last recent days on here about movies and seats, I’m wondering how many people have ever sat in the front row at a theater before. I’m not talking about the third row or second row, I mean the … --- ## [The Mandalorian series on Disney+ (spoilers as it airs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mandalorian-series-on-disney-spoilers-as-it-airs/842670)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mandalorian-series-on-disney-spoilers-as-it-airs/842670 "2020-09-15T21:35:45Z")
Disney dropped a new trailer for The Mandalorian, featuring even more narration from the greatest narrator ever, Werner Herzog. I appreciated the continued misuse of “parsec”. If the writing is on the same level as the … --- ## [My wife thinks I'm cheating on her.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-thinks-im-cheating-on-her/541606)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2011, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-thinks-im-cheating-on-her/541606 "2011-08-27T20:41:38Z")
So my wife calls me from work and tells me she found some panties in the laundry that aren’t hers, the obvious conclusion of course is that I’m cheating on her. Now I’m not the dumbest guy in the world, if i was going to… --- ## [NFC East 2009](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfc-east-2009/508522)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 415\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2010, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfc-east-2009/508522 "2010-02-09T04:15:23Z")
NFC East 2005 NFC East 2006 NFC East 2007 - OOPS! Missed it! NFC East 2008 Discuss! I have nothing to add at this time but GO COWBOYS! --- ## [Facebook Restricted List... Did my friend restrict me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-restricted-list-did-my-friend-restrict-me/684246)
**Author:** [@Pauly01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pauly01)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-restricted-list-did-my-friend-restrict-me/684246 "2014-10-06T04:21:01Z")
Would like if any facebook experts know this or not. I don’t go on facebook much anymore but i had lot of old friends back in college that im friends with added there from many years ago. There was one friend of mine w… --- ## [Characters in Commercials that You Hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-in-commercials-that-you-hate/694010)
**Author:** [@OffByOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OffByOne)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-in-commercials-that-you-hate/694010 "2014-08-08T01:10:57Z")
Many commercials these days have the same recurrent character. There are two currently in rotation that I totally despise. First up is the TriVaGo guy. Something about how he looks or carries himself or talks to the v… --- ## [What are the words to "Great green gobs of greasy grimy gopher guts."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-words-to-great-green-gobs-of-greasy-grimy-gopher-guts/158787)
**Author:** [@Stentor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stentor)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-words-to-great-green-gobs-of-greasy-grimy-gopher-guts/158787 "2016-03-21T22:45:10Z")
Can antone help me out here? --- ## [Minor nerve damage - anything to be done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-nerve-damage-anything-to-be-done/632810)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2018, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-nerve-damage-anything-to-be-done/632810 "2018-02-07T01:48:29Z")
I am NOT asking for medical advice - etc. No one posting in this thread is my doctor, etc. I am looking for similar experiences… So - minor nerve damage - is there anything to be done? I was lifting a bunch of plasti… --- ## [No Bake Cookies did not dry/harden. Remedy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-bake-cookies-did-not-dry-harden-remedy/508554)
**Author:** [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2009, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-bake-cookies-did-not-dry-harden-remedy/508554 "2009-09-04T05:04:15Z")
I’m not sure what we did wrong- Too much chocolate? Crunchy peanut butter instead of creamy? Either way they never dried out we have very tasty chocolatey peanut buttery moist turds. Is there anything we can do to salv… --- ## [I Am Somewhat Upset Over Two Things (Miss America related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-somewhat-upset-over-two-things-miss-america-related/668969)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2013, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-somewhat-upset-over-two-things-miss-america-related/668969 "2013-10-06T08:52:14Z")
So Miss New York won the Miss America pageant, which apparently still exists and is even on TV. Yay, rejoice, pictures with crown, etc. Unfortunately, Miss New York is a darkie, and we can’t have that (link to lots of pe… --- ## [How antiquated are aircraft carriers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-antiquated-are-aircraft-carriers/648535)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2015, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-antiquated-are-aircraft-carriers/648535 "2015-11-04T21:24:26Z")
An old adage say that generals usually begin fighting new wars using strategies from the last war. How antiquated are aircraft carriers? --- ## [Obama Kicks Bush Torturers in the Nuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-kicks-bush-torturers-in-the-nuts/493338)
**Author:** [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Replies:** 374\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2009, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-kicks-bush-torturers-in-the-nuts/493338 "2009-05-02T08:22:47Z")
Obama releases the torture memos. Torture is bad, m’kay? And you members of the Bush team that authorized torture? You’re gonna get kicked in the nuts like this over and over again, over the next couple of years. htt… --- ## [Is there something odd about the Elizabeth Smart case?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-odd-about-the-elizabeth-smart-case/161234)
**Author:** [@Bob55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob55)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2003, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-something-odd-about-the-elizabeth-smart-case/161234 "2003-07-31T23:16:43Z")
Will something more turn up, or is this just a clear-cut case of abduction? I heard a clip on the radio of the father acting strangely in a press conference - he was normal until he said “the screen was cut from the out… --- ## [WHAY???? I'm the first one up MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whay-im-the-first-one-up-mmp/713404)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2015, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whay-im-the-first-one-up-mmp/713404 "2015-03-05T19:59:17Z")
It’s 6 am and there’s no MMP yet!!! Happy Moonday. It’s a dark, cloudy, 32 degrees outside. It doesn’t feel so cold but I guess after single digit and negative temperatures 32 feels warm. I’m up too early, but may as… --- ## [We're evacuating the planet. What 100 paintings do you insist we bring with us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-evacuating-the-planet-what-100-paintings-do-you-insist-we-bring-with-us/594976)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-evacuating-the-planet-what-100-paintings-do-you-insist-we-bring-with-us/594976 "2011-09-13T14:41:31Z")
I dont think this really needs a hypothetical setup, but I’ll put one in a spoiler box for those who insist on such things. The wise will skip it, though; you can answer the question just as well without bothering with t… --- ## [Shouldn't Palin just resign at this point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-palin-just-resign-at-this-point/465309)
**Author:** [@deanc2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deanc2000)\ **Replies:** 377\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2008, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shouldnt-palin-just-resign-at-this-point/465309 "2008-10-04T02:08:38Z")
It’s obvious that she’s in way over her head here, just by her performances over the past month. McCaine’s numbers are sinking and I think one way that his campaign COULD be saved/resurrected is that Palin voluntarily r… --- ## [California primary election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-primary-election/752217)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-primary-election/752217 "2016-06-08T20:38:21Z")
The Sacramento Bee gave a rundown this morning of how California delegates are chosen for both parties. The Republican delegates are pretty straightforward, but the Democrats are very complicated. Republican: Total de… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=118&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=120&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)