# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1197&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:** 1198 --- ## [What to do about the Boy Scouts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-the-boy-scouts/631805)
**Author:** [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-about-the-boy-scouts/631805 "2013-01-29T03:14:08Z")
I am a lesbian mama. My son has another lesbian mama but we are not together. We maintain co-parenting as though we are, though–everything has gone smoothly for years, even holidays together. Our son, Asa, has been with… --- ## [How do they get large equipment out of the hole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-get-large-equipment-out-of-the-hole/558396)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-get-large-equipment-out-of-the-hole/558396 "2010-10-29T17:35:32Z")
This is probably a stupid question whose answer is as simple as “they build a ramp” but I’ll ask anyway. Large construction projects often begin with digging a large hole, and this process involves a lot of large equipm… --- ## [Can genetically engineered fruit really make my vagina smell like peaches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-genetically-engineered-fruit-really-make-my-vagina-smell-like-peaches/706916)
**Author:** [@Tuxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuxie)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2014, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-genetically-engineered-fruit-really-make-my-vagina-smell-like-peaches/706916 "2014-12-18T14:05:21Z")
A friend of mine was telling me there is some startup company that is trying to develop some product (fruit?) Which changes a woman’s body chemistry to make her vagina smell like peaches! Is there any truth to this? \*It… --- ## [The Upper Limit of Being High on Marijuana](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upper-limit-of-being-high-on-marijuana/593444)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upper-limit-of-being-high-on-marijuana/593444 "2011-08-22T21:48:30Z")
Is there an upper limit to how high a user can get from MJ? Like, is there a point at which, regardless of how much more you smoke, your brain can’t process any more THC and you’re not going to get higher? --- ## [The funny thing about Fahrenheit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-funny-thing-about-fahrenheit/523902)
**Author:** [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-funny-thing-about-fahrenheit/523902 "2010-01-13T18:31:08Z")
A few years back when I was messing about with a F/C converter I noticed that -40 degrees is the same in Centigrade as in Fahrenheit. That’s the funny thing. The not so funny thing is that it’s going to be -40 degrees (… --- ## [Why did most pre-colonial nations of sub-Saharan Africa have no written language?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-most-pre-colonial-nations-of-sub-saharan-africa-have-no-written-language/253407)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2016, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-most-pre-colonial-nations-of-sub-saharan-africa-have-no-written-language/253407 "2016-05-20T11:27:12Z")
Afrocentrists to the contrary, before Africa was colonized by Europeans, most African nations south of the Sahara had no system of writing, the sole exception being Ethiopia, which had and has a homegrown syllabary syste… --- ## [Any good medieval MMORPGs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-medieval-mmorpgs/694707)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-good-medieval-mmorpgs/694707 "2014-08-05T20:05:12Z")
Not WoW. Never got into it. I’ve been playing the hell outta Star Wars: The Old Republic. I love it. But, at the same time, I kinda want to play something that’s more “past history” than “future.” I know, I know…Star War… --- ## [Can I buy a barrel of Scotch and age it myself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-barrel-of-scotch-and-age-it-myself/594647)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2011, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-barrel-of-scotch-and-age-it-myself/594647 "2011-09-04T03:32:21Z")
I spent a deliciously lazy day at St. Andrews a week or so ago, and got to thinking. On my bar, I have about fifteen different single malts and a couple excellent blends. I also have a soon-to-be-two-years-old Dudeling, … --- ## [Why are American and Canadian coins so similar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-american-and-canadian-coins-so-similar/334463)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2005, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-american-and-canadian-coins-so-similar/334463 "2005-12-10T02:24:14Z")
It can’t be a coincidence – several American and Canadian coins (definitely the quarter, and I think the penny and dime as well) are EXACTLY alike in color, size, weight, shape, and metal. Often you don’t even notice wh… --- ## [Is it better for a car to go over a speed bump on one side or both?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-better-for-a-car-to-go-over-a-speed-bump-on-one-side-or-both/654266)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-better-for-a-car-to-go-over-a-speed-bump-on-one-side-or-both/654266 "2013-04-01T16:22:07Z")
A lot of people I’ve seen try to avoid speed bumps whenever possible, but when its unavoidable, I see them try to go over it with one side of the car only. I’ve always thought that was weird, as the car gets shaken up e… --- ## [Why does being upside down for long periods of time not bother fetus' in utero?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-being-upside-down-for-long-periods-of-time-not-bother-fetus-in-utero/535198)
**Author:** [@Vriesea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vriesea)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 9:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-being-upside-down-for-long-periods-of-time-not-bother-fetus-in-utero/535198 "2010-04-08T09:21:56Z")
It can be a full third of a pregnancy that a fetus - too big to move around much - is upside down in the womb. Gravity is at work there too, and the baby’s own heart is responsible for circulation. How do they avoid the … --- ## [Another reason why this country is so fucked!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-reason-why-this-country-is-so-fucked/302789)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2005, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-reason-why-this-country-is-so-fucked/302789 "2005-05-16T22:01:06Z")
So this week my elected state “representatives”:rolleyes: held a hearing about limiting drivers licenses to only citizens and legal immigrants. Sounds damn good to me! The fucked up part comes in here: during the hea… --- ## [Finally started watching Torchwood. It's really crap.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-started-watching-torchwood-its-really-crap/572317)
**Author:** [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-started-watching-torchwood-its-really-crap/572317 "2011-02-25T00:37:17Z")
So my wife and I have finally started watching Torchwood. I’d been looking forward to seeing it for years, hearing a lot of enthusiastic chat about it being a smart, edgy grownup sci-fi series. Don’t I wish. Torchwood … --- ## [I'm teaching Grossology! Activity/topic ideas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-teaching-grossology-activity-topic-ideas/580302)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-teaching-grossology-activity-topic-ideas/580302 "2011-05-05T14:22:20Z")
This summer, this sixth grade math and science teacher will be teaching a two week course called “Grossology” to incoming third and fourth graders (8 and 9 year olds) at a local private school. I’ve been given more or l… --- ## [In hindsight, did Obama deserve his Nobel Peace Prize?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-hindsight-did-obama-deserve-his-nobel-peace-prize/562827)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-hindsight-did-obama-deserve-his-nobel-peace-prize/562827 "2010-12-10T21:19:40Z")
Peace? We are still in Iraq and Obama is increasing the involvement in Afghanistan. Hope? For the real-life people, hope is a rare commodity. For those of you that point to (IMO questionable) numbers and want to clai… --- ## [Starfleet - Where are the enlisted men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfleet-where-are-the-enlisted-men/124121)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2002, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starfleet-where-are-the-enlisted-men/124121 "2002-08-19T22:55:09Z")
It seems that everybody on a starship went to the Academy and came out a Lieutenant. So does that mean there is no enlisted class? Are all members of Starfleet considered officers? Is there any point to being an officer … --- ## [What Happened to the Intelectual Conservative Movement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-intelectual-conservative-movement/579807)
**Author:** [@Profound\_Gibberish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Profound_Gibberish)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2011, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-intelectual-conservative-movement/579807 "2011-04-28T17:36:49Z")
My answer: The death of William Buckley. He was able to forge a unified conservative vision in the 70’s, get rid of (most) of the extremist fringe, and make an intelligent case for conservatism & efficiency and effecti… --- ## [Why is China moving troops to the Korean border?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-china-moving-troops-to-the-korean-border/654855)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Ayebaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Ayebaw)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-china-moving-troops-to-the-korean-border/654855 "2013-04-10T13:59:47Z")
Risky business: China continues military buildup near North Korean border as tanks, armor deploy - Washington Times? I think the best post I’ve seen regarding North Korea has been this one, well phrased by Martin Hyde … --- ## [Another triumph in race relations!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-triumph-in-race-relations/420559)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2007, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-triumph-in-race-relations/420559 "2007-10-01T18:44:29Z")
Okay, here we go! Here is a story about a group of blacks beating on a white kid. Within the story, there is a link to a video of the event. Of course, this attack could not possibly be racially motivated. The doub… --- ## [Sylvia Browne crosses over](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sylvia-browne-crosses-over/674403)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2013, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sylvia-browne-crosses-over/674403 "2013-11-22T17:42:34Z")
Sylvia Browne has finally expired at the age of 77. This is particularly bad news for Montel Williams, who must go back to work for Krystal’s now. Feel free to rip the old charlatan a posthumous new one. --- ## [Beard wax for a beginner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beard-wax-for-a-beginner/656983)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beard-wax-for-a-beginner/656983 "2013-04-29T16:10:49Z")
My fiance wants to start using beard wax (or whatever it is you guys use to get control of your facial hair). He has a goatee which he’s trying to grow long and it’s very coarse and unruly. I am no help because I’m not a… --- ## [Das Boot: Lots and Lots of Lemons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/das-boot-lots-and-lots-of-lemons/499708)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2009, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/das-boot-lots-and-lots-of-lemons/499708 "2009-06-17T14:49:03Z")
I got through the first hour of Das Boot today–good, intense stuff; I just had to run off to a neighbor’s party for a bit. Anyway, I noticed that the officers seem to be chowing down on lemons whenever they’re dining. … --- ## [Got a gang? Do what you want.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-gang-do-what-you-want/702266)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2014, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-a-gang-do-what-you-want/702266 "2014-10-26T11:34:56Z")
From Cliven Bundy to these bikers, the thing in America today seems to be that if you have more than 9 people with you, you stand a good chance at getting away with doing whatever you want. Remember the bikers that chas… --- ## [The Terrible Legal Advice Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrible-legal-advice-thread/959894)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2022, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrible-legal-advice-thread/959894 "2022-04-25T02:46:59Z")
Inspired by a similar topic, what’s the worst legal advice you’ve been ever given or seen given, either because it’s not true or because it’s actually illegal? “If you ever need to beat someone up with a baseball bat, w… --- ## [Is the world ready for another Star Trek franchise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-world-ready-for-another-star-trek-franchise/608835)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-world-ready-for-another-star-trek-franchise/608835 "2012-01-10T17:58:39Z")
I’d like to see at least one more attempt. However, to make it work, I think the writers would have to go in a more “dark” direction and get off the old self righteous paradigm. I’d like to see a Star Trek where the Fe… --- ## [Where is CNN coverage of Hezbollah fighters in action?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-cnn-coverage-of-hezbollah-fighters-in-action/365533)
**Author:** [@kezami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kezami)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2006, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-cnn-coverage-of-hezbollah-fighters-in-action/365533 "2006-08-25T12:03:25Z")
CNN reporters risk hearing impairment covering Israel’s artillery bombardment of Lebanon but I’ve yet to see them report from Hezbollah positions. All I’ve seen is ad nauseum file footage of a goose-stepping army marchi… --- ## ["Freedom Fries?" Give me a fucking break!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-fries-give-me-a-fucking-break/160644)
**Author:** [@Avalonian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avalonian)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2003, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-fries-give-me-a-fucking-break/160644 "2003-03-16T05:17:04Z")
When I first heard people start talking about calling french fries “freedom fries” and the like, essentially removing all possible references to the French from our colloquial langauge, I thought it was a joke, and I chu… --- ## [A great pun is it's own reword](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-great-pun-is-its-own-reword/517161)
**Author:** [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2009, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-great-pun-is-its-own-reword/517161 "2009-11-18T00:39:12Z")
Yet another one of the chickens were due for the slaughter the other night. I decided it would be Caesar, the bloody rooster that would not cease his incessant crowing and attacking me at a whim. And good riddance! Once… --- ## [The Amazing Race March 14, 2010 \*\*SPOILERS\*\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-march-14-2010-spoilers/532494)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2010, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-march-14-2010-spoilers/532494 "2010-03-16T10:19:45Z")
WWII Reenactment, woo hoo Spoiler space for Mouseover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . And that is why you utilize a U-turn --- ## [Stupidest meltdowns ever - share yours!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-meltdowns-ever-share-yours/537444)
**Author:** [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-meltdowns-ever-share-yours/537444 "2010-04-30T13:50:36Z")
I had the most idiotic meltdown last night. I’m hoping I’m not alone. So, I want to know: what are your stupidest meltdowns ever? I have two. And be warned: these are long, hence the username. When my husband and I we… --- ## [Waking up in a hospital to the zombie apocalypse -- why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-in-a-hospital-to-the-zombie-apocalypse-why/607693)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waking-up-in-a-hospital-to-the-zombie-apocalypse-why/607693 "2011-12-30T18:42:16Z")
In 28 Days Later, Jim wakes up from a coma in a hospital to face the zombie hordes of Britain. In Resident Evil 2, Alice wakes up from a coma in a hospital to fight the zombie hordes of Umbrella Corp. In The Walking De… --- ## [I murder my granny, the cops search my house. Constitutional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-murder-my-granny-the-cops-search-my-house-constitutional/556649)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-murder-my-granny-the-cops-search-my-house-constitutional/556649 "2010-10-12T03:45:02Z")
I was thinking about the reasonable search and seizure Amendment. Now, it seems to me that the police get a warrant to search a suspect’s house at the drop of a hat, once a high profile crime has been committed. Don’t re… --- ## [If you have a hidden profile it is more difficult to follow your arguments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-a-hidden-profile-it-is-more-difficult-to-follow-your-arguments/973302)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2024, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-have-a-hidden-profile-it-is-more-difficult-to-follow-your-arguments/973302 "2024-07-09T07:45:17Z")
Continuing the discussion from Why do Dopers start contests regarding grave matters?: I said it is hard, not impossible. The interface may be different for you because you are a moderator, but this is my experience. D… --- ## [The Ultimate Straight Dope Art Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-straight-dope-art-thread/39358)
**Author:** [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2001, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-straight-dope-art-thread/39358 "2001-03-15T01:06:44Z")
…:confused::confused::confused::confused::confused:… …:confused::confused::confused::(:(:(:(:(:confused::confused::confused:… …:confused::confused::(:(:(:p:p:p:(:(:(:confused::confused:… …:confused::(:(:(:p:p:p:):):):… --- ## [Whoo-Hoo I can hit on your Girlfriend and It'sOK!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-i-can-hit-on-your-girlfriend-and-itsok/291001)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2005, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoo-hoo-i-can-hit-on-your-girlfriend-and-itsok/291001 "2005-02-27T09:22:41Z")
Yep, acccording to this thread. Boyfriend does not equal Husband. So it’s OK to persue other peoples SO!! This is great! My dating pool just increased ten-fold. And never mind about the people out there who don’t beli… --- ## [The Peanuts bridge hand!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-peanuts-bridge-hand/595355)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-peanuts-bridge-hand/595355 "2011-09-22T12:33:14Z")
I came across an old Peanuts strip recently, in which the WWI flying ace went to the airstrip to see after his plane, and the ground crew was playing bridge instead. The strip actually gave the hand (T = 10): North: S… --- ## [In which I am made to feel old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-am-made-to-feel-old/277469)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2004, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-am-made-to-feel-old/277469 "2004-12-09T07:56:00Z")
So I’m at a poker game earlier tonight and someone folded a 9-5 and called it by its nickname, the “Dolly Parton.” Someone hummed a few bars of the 9 to 5 theme song and someone else asked if anyone had ever seen the mo… --- ## [What do I do with a flat spare tire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-a-flat-spare-tire/414068)
**Author:** [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2007, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-do-with-a-flat-spare-tire/414068 "2007-08-02T06:05:26Z")
On the way home today, my front passenger tire blew out. Ouch. Sucked. I pulled off to the shoulder and lucked out when one of the tollway courtesy patrol vehicles stopped to help. Very nice man swapped my flat tire for … --- ## [Why Can't the US Help Itself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-the-us-help-itself/686517)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2014, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-the-us-help-itself/686517 "2014-05-01T02:03:43Z")
This postabout the Canada penny makes me wonder: Both the making of US pennies and the USPS situation are flagrant abuses of our tax dollars. The US is throwing millions of dollars away; yet, the US can’t do anything to… --- ## [Non-US Doper Visitors: Your must-have foods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-doper-visitors-your-must-have-foods/632161)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-us-doper-visitors-your-must-have-foods/632161 "2012-09-13T01:09:10Z")
Question for our non-U.S. Dopers who frequently visit our shores: Is there a food you always get when you visit, either because it’s unavailable or the quality isn’t as good? Or if you’ve only visited once is there some… --- ## [Limits of weapons in self defence in America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limits-of-weapons-in-self-defence-in-america/538318)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2010, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limits-of-weapons-in-self-defence-in-america/538318 "2010-05-06T13:22:14Z")
For some reason I was thinking back to the Rodney King riots many years ago. I sort-of-remember a sequence shot from a helicopter showing a group of shopkeepers fending off rioters by using firearms - handguns and machin… --- ## [Labor Department may delay October jobs report](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-department-may-delay-october-jobs-report/639223)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-department-may-delay-october-jobs-report/639223 "2012-11-02T21:46:48Z")
The Federal government shut-down this week due to H. Sandy’s presence in DC may cause the Labor Dept to push back releasing the latest jobs numbers. Will even the threat of this cause a backlash from the right? I can’t … --- ## [Is it racist to like Led Zeppelin's "The Immigrant Song"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-racist-to-like-led-zeppelins-the-immigrant-song/929943)
**Author:** [@ArtBeforeScience](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArtBeforeScience)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2021, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-racist-to-like-led-zeppelins-the-immigrant-song/929943 "2021-05-04T06:40:35Z")
There’s a delightful version of this song in ancient Norse. Then I listened to original again and remembered how much I loved it as a teen. The original I linked to is actually the trailer for Ragnarok, which I didn’t se… --- ## [Reccomend Excellent U.S. History Books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-excellent-u-s-history-books/625646)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-excellent-u-s-history-books/625646 "2012-06-21T16:41:15Z")
I just got back from DC and my time visiting the memorials kind of made me hyper aware of how generally ignorant I am about American History. I want to learn more. Particularly I am interested in our most defining wars… --- ## [The human body is like a torus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-human-body-is-like-a-torus/621206)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2012, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-human-body-is-like-a-torus/621206 "2012-05-09T05:21:16Z")
I was listening to the WNYC Radiolab podcast “Guts” in which one of the hosts likened the human body to a torus (a donut) in that we have a hole going through our body. For some reason, that really hit me when I heard i… --- ## [Fucking COMCAST.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-comcast/588866)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-comcast/588866 "2011-07-16T04:44:12Z")
First they impose a bandwidth limit, which even though they say the vast majority of users never come close to reaching, I come close every other month. Am I the only customer that watches HD streaming content from Netf… --- ## [Do animals experience qualia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-experience-qualia/633540)
**Author:** [@Zapp\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zapp_S)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2012, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-animals-experience-qualia/633540 "2012-09-05T05:16:20Z")
Do (most) animals experience qualia as we humans do, or are they more like sophisticated machines that operate on input – output principle, with a little randomness thrown in. For example when an animal experiences pain,… --- ## [Songs Performed By The "Original Artists"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-performed-by-the-original-artists/573773)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-performed-by-the-original-artists/573773 "2011-03-07T22:47:24Z")
Many years ago, cheap pop msice albums were advertised in TV-they featured songs by the Rolling Stones, Beatles, etc.-except the music was actually done by studio groups (AKA 'The Original Artists"). Obviosly, this was … --- ## [the thank god the crappy weekends over MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thank-god-the-crappy-weekends-over-mmp/840303)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2019, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thank-god-the-crappy-weekends-over-mmp/840303 "2019-09-23T02:45:23Z")
well if ya read my lasts post ya know how Fri and Sat was … yesterday wasn’t much better as i had to go to the store with a difficult aunts mood swings … and since we had ot have a sitter (whos a doozy herself) for my … --- ## [Do you know what a lobster looks like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-a-lobster-looks-like/632813)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-a-lobster-looks-like/632813 "2012-08-28T13:10:47Z")
This might seem like a strange question… Yesterday I was sitting at a cafe and saw a woman wearing a lobster-shaped brooch. It looked like it was made out of silver and diamonds. I complemented her on it, and asked if s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1196&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1198&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)