# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=121&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:** 122 --- ## [Service in the US Military is immoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/service-in-the-us-military-is-immoral/636506)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/service-in-the-us-military-is-immoral/636506 "2012-10-12T10:00:15Z")
I am posting this here because I started this topic on another thread and was told it would be better to make it it’s own thread… Service in the US Military is wrong because the military is used to enforce American poli… --- ## [LOST 6.12 "Everybody Loves Hugo"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-12-everybody-loves-hugo/535966)
**Author:** [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2010, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-12-everybody-loves-hugo/535966 "2010-04-19T19:28:10Z")
Mouseover spoiler space. Both Desmond and his alternate universe counterpart seem to have some idea what’s going on. Which means one person knows more than everyone else combined, times two. And one of those has gone … --- ## [Origin of "Is it bigger than a breadbox?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-is-it-bigger-than-a-breadbox/245317)
**Author:** [@Shade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shade)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2017, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-is-it-bigger-than-a-breadbox/245317 "2017-02-06T00:29:04Z")
“Is it bigger than a breadbox” is always one of the questions in any humorous 20-questions list. Does anyone know where it originates? I couldn’t find anything helpful searching. --- ## [Car won't start after sitting for 3 months](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-wont-start-after-sitting-for-3-months/616777)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2012, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-wont-start-after-sitting-for-3-months/616777 "2012-04-02T20:16:10Z")
Battery seems to be fine, engine turns over but won’t start. It started one time but quickly cut off. It’s a 99 Acura Integra 5 speed. Any advice? --- ## [Howard Schultz considers run; urged against.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howard-schultz-considers-run-urged-against/828511)
**Author:** [@Dan\_Turk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dan_Turk)\ **Replies:** 315\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2019, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/howard-schultz-considers-run-urged-against/828511 "2019-06-15T13:26:10Z")
According to sources across the board, former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz is a life-long Democrat exploring a run as an Independent for POTUS in 2020. Of course, many are urging against this: Howard Schultz’s possible … --- ## [Why do people seem so "meh" about the US Government shutdown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-seem-so-meh-about-the-us-government-shutdown/670421)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2013, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-seem-so-meh-about-the-us-government-shutdown/670421 "2013-10-19T02:22:56Z")
I have to say as a non-American I’m astounded the political situation there could get to the point where the government has literally shut down because it doesn’t have any money. That’s the sort of thing I imagine happe… --- ## [Should people avoid consuming art they enjoy from an artist who they dislike or disagree with on a personal level?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-avoid-consuming-art-they-enjoy-from-an-artist-who-they-dislike-or-disagree-with-on-a-personal-level/979721)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 541\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-avoid-consuming-art-they-enjoy-from-an-artist-who-they-dislike-or-disagree-with-on-a-personal-level/979721 "2023-04-26T21:07:13Z")
I recently watched this video by Jim Sterling (Warning: transphobic content used to illustrate the point) regarding the recent release of the video game Hogwarts Legacy. Sterling is a trans woman and is open about it and… --- ## [What really motivates people with extremely strong opinions on abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-motivates-people-with-extremely-strong-opinions-on-abortion/572308)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2011, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-motivates-people-with-extremely-strong-opinions-on-abortion/572308 "2011-03-09T18:24:36Z")
I’m sure some are pro or anti abortion because of the issue itself, but the issue seems like a proxy to me. For one thing (as a liberal obviously I’m biased) many of the groups and individuals who are most anti-abortion… --- ## [Why does Michael Nesmith still have such a stick up his ass about the Monkees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-michael-nesmith-still-have-such-a-stick-up-his-ass-about-the-monkees/550611)
**Author:** [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-michael-nesmith-still-have-such-a-stick-up-his-ass-about-the-monkees/550611 "2015-04-30T00:02:02Z")
I was watching Biography last night and there was an episode on the Monkees, and it makes me wonder about something: I get that he was the “serious” Monkee and he felt that his skills were underappreciated. I also get t… --- ## [1 Trillion Dollar Coin??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-trillion-dollar-coin/646188)
**Author:** [@AlohaBear32](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlohaBear32)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2017, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-trillion-dollar-coin/646188 "2017-01-21T15:35:49Z")
Sorry if this is a repost or if another thread exist on it (I’m just getting used to posting on SDMB as opposed to lurking for the past 5 years)…but I’ve been following this story about solving the debt ceiling via a “1 … --- ## ["I spelt it wrong" - is this grammatically incorrect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-spelt-it-wrong-is-this-grammatically-incorrect/527072)
**Author:** [@The\_Great\_Philosopher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Philosopher)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2010, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-spelt-it-wrong-is-this-grammatically-incorrect/527072 "2010-02-03T01:18:49Z")
I’ve been told recently that if I were to write, “I spelt it wrong”, this would be grammatically incorrect, because it should read, “I spelt it wrongly”. This sounds a bit weird to me, but I guess since it’s modifying th… --- ## [I guess I still have it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-i-still-have-it/665291)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-i-still-have-it/665291 "2013-08-09T16:09:18Z")
Yeah, I’m a little older, a lot heavier, and bit slower than I once was, but I can still take care of bidness. A man wonders that now and then as time goes by. Took the wife and kids to see a movie last night. Decided… --- ## [Can you get drunk on pure vanilla extract?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-drunk-on-pure-vanilla-extract/68645)
**Author:** [@sethdallob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sethdallob)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2001, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-get-drunk-on-pure-vanilla-extract/68645 "2001-06-14T07:52:07Z")
I bought one of those Costco sized bottles of “pure vanilla extract.” On its’ ingredients list is the following: “Water, Alcohol (35%), Corn Syrup and Vanilla Bean Extractives.” Now with 35% alcohol content, this seems… --- ## [Your most shameful culinary practices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 556\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2021, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-shameful-culinary-practices/938498 "2021-05-05T15:17:15Z")
Whether it’s a shortcut or a weird indulgence, what are some things you do in your kitchen or put in your mouth you’d never share in an oat quisine Facebook group? First confession: ketchup goes on mac n cheese. But ONL… --- ## ["We need conservatives" why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-conservatives-why/548524)
**Author:** [@The\_Facts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Facts)\ **Replies:** 311\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2010, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-need-conservatives-why/548524 "2010-08-07T22:14:10Z")
In my last thread, I asked for people to give me any reason to think that society wouldn’t be better off without the teabaggers. Some people huffed and puffed at that, but nobody could actually give me any reason those … --- ## [Pope calls health care an "Inalienable Right". What's the right-wing spin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-calls-health-care-an-inalienable-right-whats-the-right-wing-spin/561262)
**Author:** [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pope-calls-health-care-an-inalienable-right-whats-the-right-wing-spin/561262 "2010-12-13T11:53:47Z")
http://www.catholicnews.com/data/stories/cns/1004736.htm Myself, I stop short of calling health care a right, but nevertheless something that a non-third-world country should be able to make affordable to everyone. Lik… --- ## [Why do some people dislike Forrest Gump so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-dislike-forrest-gump-so-much/572775)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-people-dislike-forrest-gump-so-much/572775 "2011-03-01T21:09:54Z")
I love Forrest Gump but I can understand why some people don’t think it deserved a the awards it got. However, I don’t understand why some people just say it is plain bad and not in a good way. Every time I ask someone t… --- ## [brightpenny, you're a loathesome bitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brightpenny-youre-a-loathesome-bitch/339670)
**Author:** [@Excalibre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Excalibre)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2006, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brightpenny-youre-a-loathesome-bitch/339670 "2006-01-18T21:50:25Z")
It all starts with brightpenny’s GQ thread, Searching Luggage: Sanitary? in which she complained about airport luggage searches and the possibility that germs were being transmitted from bag to bag because inspecters rif… --- ## [2016 Omnibus College Football Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-omnibus-college-football-thread/764743)
**Author:** [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-omnibus-college-football-thread/764743 "2017-01-04T00:40:42Z")
I know the season officially started a few days ago in Australia. But the real season starts tonight with the traditional South Carolina Thursday night game on ESPN. And boy do we suck again this year! Here’s hoping Mus… --- ## [What will glue rubber to hard plastic or metal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-glue-rubber-to-hard-plastic-or-metal/296273)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2005, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-glue-rubber-to-hard-plastic-or-metal/296273 "2005-03-27T22:05:36Z")
I think it was the very day I got my laptop that when inserting it into it’s bag one of the back rubber feet came off. Then about 2 weeks ago the other back foot came off. I’ve kept both feet for the day when I get aro… --- ## [The greatest American rock band of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-american-rock-band-of-all-time/729690)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 317\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2015, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-american-rock-band-of-all-time/729690 "2015-10-28T01:12:17Z")
So the other day I heard an ad on the radio for Van Halen’s local stop on their current tour in which the announcer called them “The greatest American rock band of all time”. The greatest American rock band of all time?… --- ## [Libertarian Islands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarian-islands/592928)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarian-islands/592928 "2011-08-29T16:58:55Z")
Story here. Apparently they’re trying to build artificial islands on which to found new nations. New nations featuring “no welfare, looser building codes, no minimum wage, and few restrictions on weapons.” The first c… --- ## [Fucking helicopter parents now rule the school, and tell me how to parent.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-helicopter-parents-now-rule-the-school-and-tell-me-how-to-parent/509674)
**Author:** [@I\_Am\_The\_Lorax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Am_The_Lorax)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-helicopter-parents-now-rule-the-school-and-tell-me-how-to-parent/509674 "2011-06-16T04:48:13Z")
My son is in first grade at the most sought after elementary school in the city. He is almost seven. We live a block and a half away in a very nice neighborhood. He and I both decided he is ready to walk home by himself … --- ## [So what do you think of Netflix's new pricing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-you-think-of-netflixs-new-pricing/588769)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 326\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-you-think-of-netflixs-new-pricing/588769 "2011-10-10T16:17:33Z")
If you currently have the unlimited streaming + 1 DVD at time package that’s $9.99 a month, and want to keep that bundle, starting September 1, your cost will increase 60% to $15.98. They are no longer going to keep the… --- ## ["Coal Rollers:" can they be charged with assault?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coal-rollers-can-they-be-charged-with-assault/692669)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coal-rollers-can-they-be-charged-with-assault/692669 "2016-09-07T14:48:05Z")
Article here about “coal rolling,” in which diesel pickup trucks are deliberately modified to spew as much soot as possible. Some of these truck owners have made a pastime out of deliberately spewing black smoke on pede… --- ## [Yvette Felarca: heroine? ... or terrorist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yvette-felarca-heroine-or-terrorist/779237)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2017, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yvette-felarca-heroine-or-terrorist/779237 "2017-03-01T03:05:58Z")
Here is a video of Yvette Felarca, an organizer for BAMN, being interviewed. She has a wound dressing on her forehead. This was after she was allegedly attacked by a neo-Nazi though I didn’t find a YouTube of the attac… --- ## [Doctors charging for a missed appointment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctors-charging-for-a-missed-appointment/497059)
**Author:** [@ginman999](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ginman999)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2009, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctors-charging-for-a-missed-appointment/497059 "2009-05-21T15:12:52Z")
Can a Doctor or Dentist charge for a missed appointment? I have called the day of an appointment and canceled but never have I received a bill. I would not pay if I did. What could they do to collect? --- ## [Vaccines, autism and big pharma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccines-autism-and-big-pharma/727046)
**Author:** [@Chikni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chikni)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaccines-autism-and-big-pharma/727046 "2015-09-04T20:09:41Z")
Discussing vaccines with a reasonably evidence oriented person the other day, I was surprised to hear them say “Yes, studies show no link between vaccines and autism, but you know who funded those? It was pharmaceutical … --- ## [Once Republicans have killed off all the wimmens, who do we target next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-republicans-have-killed-off-all-the-wimmens-who-do-we-target-next/577755)
**Author:** [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2011, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-republicans-have-killed-off-all-the-wimmens-who-do-we-target-next/577755 "2011-04-18T03:21:31Z")
Harry Reid says nothing is as important to Republicans as making sure women can’t get cancer screenings… and Representative Louise Slaughter, a New York Democrat, compares Republican efforts to defund abortion to Nazis… --- ## [Dude, your nipples are showing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-your-nipples-are-showing/661642)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2013, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dude-your-nipples-are-showing/661642 "2013-06-26T19:59:01Z")
I just bought several light-weight polo shirts for work. They look good and they are super comfy, but I have a concern that you have already deduced from my title. My only reasonable option, it seems, is to wear an unde… --- ## [MLB: May 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2012/620514)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2012, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2012/620514 "2012-06-02T03:56:48Z")
The Dodgers are blazing, the Padres are flailing. The Nationals are atop their division and the Red Sox are at the bottom of theirs. And the Twins have the worst record in the league. Can you feel the excitement? … --- ## [Bricker the troll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-the-troll/511791)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 351\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2009, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-the-troll/511791 "2009-10-03T03:54:23Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=11603419&postcount=682 There’s a point at which your attempts to imagine wrongdoing by Acorn, and refusal to admit that you understand the difference between voter fra… --- ## [even sven, please give the poverty schtick a rest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-please-give-the-poverty-schtick-a-rest/277162)
**Author:** [@fruitbat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fruitbat)\ **Replies:** 335\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2004, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-sven-please-give-the-poverty-schtick-a-rest/277162 "2004-12-07T18:10:06Z")
Ok even sven, I have held my tongue too long. I didn’t say anything until I saw that you felt free to go after a throwaway statement by another doper. Rather than hijack your (lame) thread, you get one of your own. Plea… --- ## [Anyone else ever kick a nasal spray habit (or need to)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-ever-kick-a-nasal-spray-habit-or-need-to/424260)
**Author:** [@katie1341](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/katie1341)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-ever-kick-a-nasal-spray-habit-or-need-to/424260 "2015-11-06T20:43:42Z")
About a year ago, I got a bad headcold. I started using Afrin nasal spray. I experienced a major “rebound effect”, and I’ve been using Afrin every 5 or 6 hours a day ever since- including waking up during the night to … --- ## [Are we paying the price for such an inexperienced President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-paying-the-price-for-such-an-inexperienced-president/645510)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2013, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-we-paying-the-price-for-such-an-inexperienced-president/645510 "2013-05-17T17:01:15Z")
I recall Hillary’s quote during her campaign that she and Mcain both had the experience for the presidency. Obama made a great speech in 2002. Voting present in the Illinois House. Then only a couple years in the US sen… --- ## [The many benefits of keeping Muslims out of Europe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-many-benefits-of-keeping-muslims-out-of-europe/682068)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2015, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-many-benefits-of-keeping-muslims-out-of-europe/682068 "2015-01-11T21:54:36Z")
It seems there is quite a cultural clash going on with Muslims & Europe. Is there a legitimate reason Europeans are concerned about Muslims immigrating in, or becoming part of the EU in the case of Turkey? Or this this m… --- ## [I object to JohnClay's very existence and everything he stands for](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-object-to-johnclays-very-existence-and-everything-he-stands-for/693965)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-object-to-johnclays-very-existence-and-everything-he-stands-for/693965 "2014-07-28T18:38:42Z")
Not really, but I thought Ellen Cherry’s mod note was hilarious. Anyway, dude is annoying. Get a blog, already! --- ## [Possible to be a feminist without believing in rape culture/patriarchy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-to-be-a-feminist-without-believing-in-rape-culture-patriarchy/631369)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2012, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-to-be-a-feminist-without-believing-in-rape-culture-patriarchy/631369 "2012-08-17T20:05:04Z")
I’ve always thought of myself as a feminist because I believe in equality between the sexes, all that jazz. These days, though, everywhere I turn, there’s rhetoric about rape culture or the patriarchy, to the point where… --- ## [Floating white particles in my tap water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floating-white-particles-in-my-tap-water/517466)
**Author:** [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2016, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/floating-white-particles-in-my-tap-water/517466 "2016-09-23T01:41:27Z")
My tap water seems to have some kind of white particles suspended in it. When I pour a glass of water (that has passed through a Brita filter as well), the white particles seem to settle near the bottom of the glass (but… --- ## [Explain to an Englishman: why is the Arizona immigration law so controversial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-an-englishman-why-is-the-arizona-immigration-law-so-controversial/537185)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2010, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-an-englishman-why-is-the-arizona-immigration-law-so-controversial/537185 "2010-04-29T07:04:38Z")
According to the Washington Post these are the basic provisions of the new law: Here’s what confuses me. Surely it’s always been a crime to be in the US illegally? Don’t the police routinely question people about their… --- ## [Ghostbusters (2016) is super awesome! (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-2016-is-super-awesome-spoilers/759965)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghostbusters-2016-is-super-awesome-spoilers/759965 "2021-12-23T20:40:43Z")
I’m not the only one who thinks this because at the end of the movie I counted 5 children dancing around at the front of the cinema for a few minutes. Review to follow… --- ## ["Why I Think Obama Is Toast"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-think-obama-is-toast/638981)
**Author:** [@Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omg_a_Black_Conservative)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2012, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-think-obama-is-toast/638981 "2012-11-07T22:30:43Z")
Over at Redstate, Dan McLaughlin has put together an argument as to why he thinks Romney is a very good shot to be the 45th president of the U.S.; it’s worth a read. In case you can’t be bothered reading, the central ar… --- ## [Will Teen Titans Tentacle Porn Mess a Kid Up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-teen-titans-tentacle-porn-mess-a-kid-up/694106)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-teen-titans-tentacle-porn-mess-a-kid-up/694106 "2014-08-18T05:55:46Z")
In a current GQ thread, the OP asks for assistance in limiting the web content that might be visible to his or her youngsters. I offered a description of my dual-homed Linux proxy server solution, which was put in place… --- ## [\#MeToo backlash is hurting women (Bloomberg article)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metoo-backlash-is-hurting-women-bloomberg-article/825626)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 472\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2019, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/metoo-backlash-is-hurting-women-bloomberg-article/825626 "2019-01-15T20:57:39Z")
Gist/summary(in case the article is behind a paywall): The #MeToo movement has lead to a backlash that now is hurting women in the workplace because it makes employers reluctant to hire women, men reluctant to mentor wo… --- ## [I Decided To Start This Week's MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-decided-to-start-this-weeks-mmp/704229)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2014, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-decided-to-start-this-weeks-mmp/704229 "2014-11-17T11:05:36Z")
Nice of me ain’t it! :smiley: I don’t have a theme. I have only just started to caffienate so don’t expect witty, urbane, couth, kempt, or sheveled. Just hijack away as usual. Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’. YA… --- ## [Climate change: "You are among the last people that will ever walk the Earth."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-you-are-among-the-last-people-that-will-ever-walk-the-earth/651096)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2013, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/climate-change-you-are-among-the-last-people-that-will-ever-walk-the-earth/651096 "2013-03-20T21:58:41Z")
That’s just one sentence of a rather… cheerful post on this blog made partly (IIRC) in response to reports that we’re apparently really close to unleashing a now-frozen carbon bomb in Russia. It argues that we’re less t… --- ## [Can we not steal children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-not-steal-children/623506)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-not-steal-children/623506 "2012-06-06T12:36:09Z")
We are seeing another round of African adoption scandals. It’s not cool to adopt kids who have known living parents. It’s not cool to kidnap children. Not only does this have the potential to cause exactly the same wr… --- ## [So....Asian girls bleach their nipples?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-asian-girls-bleach-their-nipples/360585)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2006, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-asian-girls-bleach-their-nipples/360585 "2006-06-18T04:00:40Z")
I’m the proud boyfriend of an Asian girl (with undyed nipples). She recently told me, and other Asian friends have confirmed, that Asian girls bleach their nipples to get a pink, “westerner” colored look. So, I’ve been… --- ## [Why does Paris Hilton have a slut reputation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-paris-hilton-have-a-slut-reputation/513668)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-paris-hilton-have-a-slut-reputation/513668 "2014-07-28T18:11:30Z")
Yes, she has slept with a lot of guys. But so have many Hollywood types. Is it because of her sex tape? Other female celebs have those too such as Kim Kardashian and Pam Anderson but they don’t get the same rep. … --- ## [Would passenger dirigibles be feasible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-passenger-dirigibles-be-feasible/574939)
**Author:** [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2017, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-passenger-dirigibles-be-feasible/574939 "2017-07-27T15:26:14Z")
The Hindenburg class zeppelin could carry 50 passengers and included a dining room, public lounge, smoking lounge, and restaurant. The Graf Zeppelin even had individual passenger cabins with restrooms and two beds. Wit… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=120&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=122&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)