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**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-cooking-tips/395685 "2007-03-15T20:54:50Z")
Buy whole nutmegs and grate them yourself. The flavor is incomparable, and the price is actually cheaper than pre-ground. Freshly-ground pepper. Tiger Sauce is the ultimate Secret Ingredient. When you need an hors d’o… --- ## [LeRoy Neiman joins Thomas Kinkade in Bad Art Heaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leroy-neiman-joins-thomas-kinkade-in-bad-art-heaven/625833)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leroy-neiman-joins-thomas-kinkade-in-bad-art-heaven/625833 "2012-06-24T14:30:29Z")
I just sent this obit out from work; mind you, I have to remain somewhat professional in my job: --- ## [\[UPDATE--KIDNEY FOUND\](step) Dad's in stage 5 renal failure. Am I nuts to consider giving a kidney?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-kidney-found-step-dads-in-stage-5-renal-failure-am-i-nuts-to-consider-giving-a-kidney/685033)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2014, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/update-kidney-found-step-dads-in-stage-5-renal-failure-am-i-nuts-to-consider-giving-a-kidney/685033 "2014-11-17T04:30:33Z")
He’s my step-dad, since 1979. He’s 67 years old and hadn’t taken care of himself very well (non-insulin diabetic, three cardiac stents, angina, high blood pressure, needs knee replacement, on at least 5 medications). His… --- ## [Jessie Jackson Jr.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jessie-jackson-jr/666757)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2013, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jessie-jackson-jr/666757 "2013-08-22T23:58:08Z")
Is it true Jessie Jackson Jr. will receive, while in prison and maybe for life, $8.700.00 per month associated for a disability claim related to Bi-Polar Disease? Is it also true he will receive a $45,000.00 annual pens… --- ## [Hazing? Really? This is still an issue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hazing-really-this-is-still-an-issue/622828)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hazing-really-this-is-still-an-issue/622828 "2012-05-28T19:36:38Z")
In reaction to a government release of information relating to a hazing death in November at Florida A&M University – http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2012-05-23/features/os-famu-hazing-robert-champion-20120523\_1\_hazi… --- ## ["You are bad and you should feel bad about it" - a core Christian belief?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-bad-and-you-should-feel-bad-about-it-a-core-christian-belief/784743)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2017, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-bad-and-you-should-feel-bad-about-it-a-core-christian-belief/784743 "2017-05-03T09:06:29Z")
I know that each of the many Christian denominations may contain a multitude of views… but in my (perhaps inaccurate) observations it appears that most Christians would agree with the following, except they would use the… --- ## [What Christian denominations consider Mormons as Christians too?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-christian-denominations-consider-mormons-as-christians-too/539258)
**Author:** [@Vaevictis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vaevictis)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2012, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-christian-denominations-consider-mormons-as-christians-too/539258 "2012-09-23T21:22:31Z")
Looking for Christian churches that hold that the Mormons are Christian too. Only interested in official stances. How many churches even address this? For example, I have read some Catholic material that emphatically … --- ## [Plastic Sheeting Over Windows: Right against window or leave an air pocket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-sheeting-over-windows-right-against-window-or-leave-an-air-pocket/520965)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Buttons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Buttons)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plastic-sheeting-over-windows-right-against-window-or-leave-an-air-pocket/520965 "2010-01-03T15:01:28Z")
My landlord’s going to replace my crappy 50+ year old windows when spring rolls around. Problem is, of course, we’ve just hit our first cold snap (32 is our daily high). So I’m putting up plastic over the inside of our… --- ## [Normal Places Made Famous by an Arts and Entertainment Thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-places-made-famous-by-an-arts-and-entertainment-thing/980803)
**Author:** [@Author\_Balk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Author_Balk)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2023, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/normal-places-made-famous-by-an-arts-and-entertainment-thing/980803 "2023-03-31T21:01:24Z")
For example: The crosswalk on Abbey Road from the Abbey Road album cover. The steps of the Philadelphia Museum of the Arts from Rocky. --- ## [Odometer rollback defect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odometer-rollback-defect/538641)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2010, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odometer-rollback-defect/538641 "2010-05-11T19:50:57Z")
I need some back-up, folks. I was telling a friend about a Chevy Celebrity I had a long while back that had an unusual defect-at random intervals, the odometer would roll back on it’s own while I was driving it. He cla… --- ## [Fuck you Ralph fucking Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-ralph-fucking-nader/40254)
**Author:** [@Flymaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flymaster)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2003, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-ralph-fucking-nader/40254 "2003-03-14T11:14:43Z")
SWEET SHIT FUCK ASS DAMN WHORE ASS SHIT! Why, oh why, did he have to run? Why? WHY? Fuck yourself and die, you fucking mother fucker. I blame you. Thoroughly and totally. --- ## [Is this Wisconsin militia plan for poll watching legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-wisconsin-militia-plan-for-poll-watching-legal/699358)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2014, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-wisconsin-militia-plan-for-poll-watching-legal/699358 "2014-11-07T18:42:49Z")
Kobal2 posted about this in the Pit thread about awesome Republican ideas, and so I followed his links. \[The main story can be found here. \]('Wisconsin Poll Watcher Militia' plans to confront Scott Walker recall peti… --- ## [How much should we control sexual expression in teenage girls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-we-control-sexual-expression-in-teenage-girls/650569)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2013, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-we-control-sexual-expression-in-teenage-girls/650569 "2013-02-19T13:07:58Z")
It starts with this article in The Atlantic: A Dress-Code Enforcer’s Struggle for the Soul of the Middle-School Girl. It’s written by a teacher complaining about how teenage girls show too much skin/underwear. More inte… --- ## [Be it Resolved: Marx was a loon with an axe to grind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-it-resolved-marx-was-a-loon-with-an-axe-to-grind/547482)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/be-it-resolved-marx-was-a-loon-with-an-axe-to-grind/547482 "2010-07-25T01:10:49Z")
In the Fascism thread (and let’s not go there again), Olontzero was very unhappy, and left in a huff, over my disparaging comments about Marx. Specifically, Marx was a jerkass and a fruitcake. I stand by this. Unlike m… --- ## [Why is tea never boiled in the pot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-tea-never-boiled-in-the-pot/526091)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2010, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-tea-never-boiled-in-the-pot/526091 "2010-01-24T14:23:20Z")
The only method of making tea I’ve ever heard of being used is, (1) boil water in teakettle, and (2) add boiling water to tea in cup or teapot. Why is the second step necessary? Does it come out wrong if you just, well… --- ## [Should I become a member?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-become-a-member/505711)
**Author:** [@TheFatKid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFatKid)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2010, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-become-a-member/505711 "2010-02-16T13:30:01Z")
Ok, I’ve just been here a few days, but I can tell this is a really smart and fun crowd. I’m thinking of joining. But I thought I’d ask… What are the benefits of becoming a member, and is it worth it? Please share. T… --- ## [Why can't I open .jpg files?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-open-jpg-files/586859)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-open-jpg-files/586859 "2011-06-26T01:45:50Z")
My computer is not letting me open .jpg files. I get error messages - “No file format information can be found in Registry” and “Unknown file format”. How do I fix this? --- ## [Was Travel Better In The Old (Pre-WWII Days)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-travel-better-in-the-old-pre-wwii-days/617063)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2012, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-travel-better-in-the-old-pre-wwii-days/617063 "2012-04-08T03:37:37Z")
I was looking at some old travel books, and it seems that travel was a lot more formal in the old days. For example, Egypt in 1935-tourists wore white suits, and were escorted by guides. Nowadays, western tourists go a… --- ## [How do Houston fans feel about coming shift to American League?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-houston-fans-feel-about-coming-shift-to-american-league/629332)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2012, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-houston-fans-feel-about-coming-shift-to-american-league/629332 "2012-08-06T15:26:35Z")
I guess the Milwaukee situation has set a precedent, but to me a team switching between the American and National leagues is a very weird concept to be comfortable with. I guess younger people, not having lived through t… --- ## [Joker - Seen it (No spoilers in the OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joker-seen-it-no-spoilers-in-the-op/841228)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2019, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joker-seen-it-no-spoilers-in-the-op/841228 "2019-11-20T20:44:05Z")
I just got back from seeing Joker and all I can say is wow. It is pretty much what I had been hoping for - not a regular comic book movie but a study of a deeply flawed individual. Almost right from the beginning I coul… --- ## [Bannon's War: The Fight for the GOP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bannons-war-the-fight-for-the-gop/799437)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2017, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bannons-war-the-fight-for-the-gop/799437 "2017-12-15T18:48:05Z")
I’m pretty sure that the first real salvos in The Fight for the GOP™ have taken place recently. George Bush lobbed a soft grenade the other day; Steve Bannon showed up with a bazooka in response. I think the alt-right… --- ## [The Passage by Justin Cronin -- post-apocalypse and vampires!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passage-by-justin-cronin-post-apocalypse-and-vampires/541788)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2010, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-passage-by-justin-cronin-post-apocalypse-and-vampires/541788 "2010-11-27T02:02:36Z")
The last genre novel that got this much hype was The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova, and it was crap. But this one might actually be okay. From the NY Times article: "So far, booksellers have expressed early and passi… --- ## [Loooooooong church names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loooooooong-church-names/308233)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2005, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/loooooooong-church-names/308233 "2005-06-18T03:05:39Z")
A church in Ashtabula, Ohio recently made the news (zip, age and gender required to view article) for the death of a child in the congregation, and allegations of brainwashing and other unsavory practices. The name of t… --- ## [Chow Down at Chik-fil-A](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chow-down-at-chik-fil-a/618683)
**Author:** [@BrassyPhrase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrassyPhrase)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2012, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chow-down-at-chik-fil-a/618683 "2012-04-27T01:13:25Z")
So, Chik-fil-A released some documents that showed that the company gives a lot of money to organizations that are very anti-gay. (Yes it’s a bit of a holy roller company, and I don’t mind that. You have the right to d… --- ## [End of the Affair: Ask the Former Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-the-affair-ask-the-former-mistress/260329)
**Author:** [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2004, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-of-the-affair-ask-the-former-mistress/260329 "2004-08-19T15:04:21Z")
I just ended an almost year-long affair. It’s been three weeks yesterday. I got the idea of doing this after much venting in my blog. You see, I don’t know if this can help anyone at all, but if it even prevents one p… --- ## [What does ETA stand for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-eta-stand-for/636719)
**Author:** [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2012, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-eta-stand-for/636719 "2012-10-08T22:04:46Z")
Pretty self explanatory. When people edit their posts, they often say ETA. What does it stand for? I think E is Edit but damned if I can figure out the rest. --- ## [Another boyfriend and stripclubs topic -\_-](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-boyfriend-and-stripclubs-topic-_/661797)
**Author:** [@MUFF9090](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MUFF9090)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2013, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-boyfriend-and-stripclubs-topic-_/661797 "2013-06-27T10:12:14Z")
Hello all, I need a thread/forum to voice out my dilemma that I am having with my boyfriend, and I need to opinions from other people as I do not have many people in my life to talk to about this issue. If you can help … --- ## [Accusations of racism, sexism, and homophobia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accusations-of-racism-sexism-and-homophobia/610201)
**Author:** [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2012, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accusations-of-racism-sexism-and-homophobia/610201 "2012-01-28T05:44:34Z")
If I remember correctly, several of the white posters on this site haver argued that accusing someone of racism is just about the most horrible thing you can call a person. Presumably this also applies to charges of sex… --- ## [Jury Duty and Excluded Jurors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-and-excluded-jurors/146577)
**Author:** [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2003, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-and-excluded-jurors/146577 "2003-01-04T20:17:26Z")
I just got my notice for jury duty. I’ve had three people tell me that I won’t get picked because I’m a psychologist and nobody wants a psychologist on the jury. Is this true? Are lawyers in the same position? And if it … --- ## [Making the Case for the Death Penalty (RO)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-the-case-for-the-death-penalty-ro/474417)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2008, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-the-case-for-the-death-penalty-ro/474417 "2008-12-08T15:40:09Z")
Over here: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,24535959-5017077,00.html is an update on the case of Josef Fritzl, the guy who locked his daughter in a cellar for 24 years, fathering a number of children with her. It s… --- ## [Girls in the band, but not the singer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-in-the-band-but-not-the-singer/416872)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2007, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-in-the-band-but-not-the-singer/416872 "2007-09-04T23:51:18Z")
Which bands have/had women in them, but no female vocalists of any kind? I can think of some with male leads, but most have had (at least one of the) women in the band doing backing vocals. --- ## [Philanthropist eliminates all Hispanics from scholarship consideration. What to do, what to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philanthropist-eliminates-all-hispanics-from-scholarship-consideration-what-to-do-what-to-do/583987)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2011, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/philanthropist-eliminates-all-hispanics-from-scholarship-consideration-what-to-do-what-to-do/583987 "2011-06-08T18:04:40Z")
Yes, it’s a hypothetical with a long OP. It’s a mystery to me why you’re still reading this if these vex you. There probably won’t be an attached poll, though I reserve the right to change my mind between now and the tim… --- ## [Forecast: Storm of Century, Icy Fingers of Wintry Death, Etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forecast-storm-of-century-icy-fingers-of-wintry-death-etc/476903)
**Author:** [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2009, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forecast-storm-of-century-icy-fingers-of-wintry-death-etc/476903 "2009-01-09T03:09:38Z")
In other words, we might get below freezing on Sunday, and maybe even a snow flurry. Somehow I’m not impressed. This storm doesn’t even have its own graphic. How can I dread the Frosty Breath of December Doom unless t… --- ## [Legality of super heroes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-super-heroes/747345)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-super-heroes/747345 "2016-03-03T13:37:04Z")
If super heroes existed in real life - like Superman, for instance, or Deadpool (on a more exciting world)… Would it be legal for them to fight crime using all their superpowers? I am pretty sure that FAA would not be ha… --- ## [Which end of the kazoo do you blow on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-end-of-the-kazoo-do-you-blow-on/609127)
**Author:** [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2012, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-end-of-the-kazoo-do-you-blow-on/609127 "2012-01-28T23:12:37Z")
I’d always seen it blown on the large end, but farting around watching videos on YouTube I came across this TV theme medley wherein the artist (Fredde Gredde\* - I’m not trying to trick you, heh) plays it from the skinny … --- ## [Question for Canadians: Karla Homolka, sadistic sexual psychopath](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-canadians-karla-homolka-sadistic-sexual-psychopath/311026)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2005, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-canadians-karla-homolka-sadistic-sexual-psychopath/311026 "2005-07-13T00:08:40Z")
Karla Homolka goes free in Canada today. She’s the gal involved in multiple torture-rape-murder crimes of young girls, including her own 15 year old sister. At her trial, she pinned the blame on her spouse, saying she … --- ## [Do you remember the Hitchcock compilations of short stories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-the-hitchcock-compilations-of-short-stories/452969)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2010, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-the-hitchcock-compilations-of-short-stories/452969 "2010-08-19T03:10:12Z")
Anyone remember those Hitchcock collections of short stories? They alway had a cool name. Stories that even kept me awake. --- ## [Are you related to or have you met anyone famous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-related-to-or-have-you-met-anyone-famous/960544)
**Author:** [@Dbug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dbug)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-related-to-or-have-you-met-anyone-famous/960544 "2022-04-10T15:05:54Z")
I am distantly related to Eleanor Roosevelt on my paternal grandfathers side. and this also makes us related to her husband and uncle who were both presidents. As for people I’ve met i met tuff hedeman in my opinion he … --- ## [Doc who caused Britain's MMR scare showed "callous disregard" for children, could lose license](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doc-who-caused-britains-mmr-scare-showed-callous-disregard-for-children-could-lose-license/526783)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2010, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doc-who-caused-britains-mmr-scare-showed-callous-disregard-for-children-could-lose-license/526783 "2010-05-26T02:28:21Z")
It’s a bad day for bad science and abuse of power. From today’s Times (U.K.): \*"The doctor who sparked the MMR controversy “showed a callous disregard” for the suffering of children and “abused his position of trust”, … --- ## [Volvo 240 blower motor replacement: DIY-able for a newbie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volvo-240-blower-motor-replacement-diy-able-for-a-newbie/563381)
**Author:** [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2010, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/volvo-240-blower-motor-replacement-diy-able-for-a-newbie/563381 "2010-12-10T20:50:10Z")
(Paging Rick…) I have a 1992 Volvo 240 wagon, and I’m starting to run into the “dying blower motor” issue. The estimated repair cost is north of $1000, most of which I suspect would be a labor charge. Given the age of t… --- ## [Hissing sound when listening to laptop with headphones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hissing-sound-when-listening-to-laptop-with-headphones/587340)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hissing-sound-when-listening-to-laptop-with-headphones/587340 "2011-06-30T17:47:52Z")
When I listen to anything - music, movies, whatever - on my laptop with headphones/earbuds/whatever, there’s an annoying hissing sound sustained, not just when the music or movie is playing but all the time. Mixed in wit… --- ## [Believers: What would it take to convince you your faith is false?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/believers-what-would-it-take-to-convince-you-your-faith-is-false/566936)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2011, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/believers-what-would-it-take-to-convince-you-your-faith-is-false/566936 "2011-01-18T08:10:27Z")
Serious question. It always seems that believers have some way (and rarely if ever an intellectually honest way) to answer the “problem of evil,” or explain away science that seems to contradict doctrine, or to rational… --- ## [Clear Liquid Diet: Cider acceptable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-liquid-diet-cider-acceptable/652025)
**Author:** [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2013, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-liquid-diet-cider-acceptable/652025 "2013-03-05T15:32:43Z")
Cecil addressed the cider vs juice controversy already. But I still have a question. It seems like the only difference between the two may be pasteurization. Would lack of pasteurization alone prohibit the consumption of… --- ## [Film characters that made you very, very angry.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-characters-that-made-you-very-very-angry/421384)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2007, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-characters-that-made-you-very-very-angry/421384 "2007-10-06T04:14:28Z")
In Any Given Sunday the quarterback, played by one of those Quaid guys, is beat up and tired and just does not want to play any more. No one will listen to him. So he tells his wife how he feels about having to continue … --- ## [Standing up for women.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/standing-up-for-women/570341)
**Author:** [@automagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/automagic)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/standing-up-for-women/570341 "2011-02-09T00:59:15Z")
I have noticed that in old T.V. Shows (I Love Lucy, Leave it to Beaver, Dick Van Dyke Show) when a women arrived or left the table all the men would stand up for some reason. In later shows (I Dream of Jeannie, Bewitched… --- ## [Man vs. Food makes me hate food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-vs-food-makes-me-hate-food/537909)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2010, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-vs-food-makes-me-hate-food/537909 "2010-05-05T09:41:06Z")
Can you believe it? Something that actually makes me lose my appetite. This damn show manages to make some of my favorite things in the world look unappetizing. Who watches this crap … 5 million times a week? --- ## [Two term Presidents whose legacy might've been better as one-termers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-term-presidents-whose-legacy-mightve-been-better-as-one-termers/789621)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-term-presidents-whose-legacy-mightve-been-better-as-one-termers/789621 "2017-07-21T21:46:58Z")
Who are some two-term Presidents you feel might’ve been thought of much better had they failed to run for a second term? Myself: Harry Truman - No second term means no Korea (at least for him), no McCarthy hounding him… --- ## [Hey teachers re: "I'm not going to be an X, so why do I have to learn Y?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-teachers-re-im-not-going-to-be-an-x-so-why-do-i-have-to-learn-y/687815)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2014, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-teachers-re-im-not-going-to-be-an-x-so-why-do-i-have-to-learn-y/687815 "2014-06-27T15:46:27Z")
Where Y is the subject you teach and X is any job related to that subject. What do you say to those students? --- ## [Just out of curiosity...\[to whom do priests confess their sins\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-out-of-curiosity-to-whom-do-priests-confess-their-sins/655062)
**Author:** [@LadyMischief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LadyMischief)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-out-of-curiosity-to-whom-do-priests-confess-their-sins/655062 "2013-04-09T20:35:45Z")
…who do priests confess their sins to? Each other? --- ## [Did Rodriguez v. United States change anything (police detaining a driver until drug dogs arrive)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-rodriguez-v-united-states-change-anything-police-detaining-a-driver-until-drug-dogs-arrive/755056)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-rodriguez-v-united-states-change-anything-police-detaining-a-driver-until-drug-dogs-arrive/755056 "2016-07-05T20:15:47Z")
Constitution FTW. However I’ve heard cops just drag out a traffic stop to create enough time to get the dogs out there, so it didn’t change things much. They can then claim they weren’t detaining you unreasonably sinc… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1199&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1201&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)