# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1216&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:** 1217 --- ## [We don't want better relations with Russia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-dont-want-better-relations-with-russia/790748)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2017, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-dont-want-better-relations-with-russia/790748 "2017-08-05T03:14:02Z")
We want a different Russia to have a relationship with. A Russia that is not a dictatorship under Putin determined to expand it’s control over the world. Putin is a pig, a murderer, plundering his own people. Putin’s Ru… --- ## [My wife doesn't want a house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-doesnt-want-a-house/509967)
**Author:** [@Picard\_Kills\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Picard_Kills_Kirk)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2009, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-doesnt-want-a-house/509967 "2009-09-16T20:24:34Z")
I am super confused on why my wife does not want to get a house. Our current situation: We live in an apartment and pay almost 900/month for rent in a 870 square foot apartment. New management has taken over the compl… --- ## [If you accuse yourself of trolling, is that 2 violations? Or just 1?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-accuse-yourself-of-trolling-is-that-2-violations-or-just-1/647925)
**Author:** [@PatriotX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatriotX)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-accuse-yourself-of-trolling-is-that-2-violations-or-just-1/647925 "2013-03-31T19:28:09Z")
If you accuse yourself of trolling, is that two violations? Or just one? The two being 1) the alleged/admitted trolling in question and 2) the subsequent accusation of trolling. --- ## [Accused of abuse and neglect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accused-of-abuse-and-neglect/514103)
**Author:** [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2009, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accused-of-abuse-and-neglect/514103 "2009-10-30T13:34:20Z")
I can’t go into great detail here, but in working with mentally challenged people, I have been informed today that I am suspended without pay, while waiting on an investigation. I have been accused of abuse and neglect. … --- ## [Whose was your favorite "science guy" growing up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-was-your-favorite-science-guy-growing-up/707121)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2014, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-was-your-favorite-science-guy-growing-up/707121 "2014-12-15T12:38:50Z")
As I was watching this video of Bill Nye, I realized that Bill was more my kid’s science guy. And, although I loved Bill!Bill!Bill!Bill!, my children liked Beakman’s World better. My science guy was Ira Flatow, although… --- ## [Can you duck a parking ticket if you had temp plates on your vehicle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-duck-a-parking-ticket-if-you-had-temp-plates-on-your-vehicle/350003)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2006, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-duck-a-parking-ticket-if-you-had-temp-plates-on-your-vehicle/350003 "2006-03-29T15:27:01Z")
My friend got a $30 parking ticket for parking in a space reserved for vehicles over6ft8". His car still had temporary plates made by the previous owner (a car dealership). He now wonders if he can get away with not payi… --- ## [At a wedding, does anyone ever actually "speak now" instead of "forever holding their peace"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-a-wedding-does-anyone-ever-actually-speak-now-instead-of-forever-holding-their-peace/666430)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2013, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-a-wedding-does-anyone-ever-actually-speak-now-instead-of-forever-holding-their-peace/666430 "2013-08-17T17:40:34Z")
Outside of Hollywood, that is. We’ve all had a friend or loved one who’s entering a marriage we think is a terrible idea. But have you ever heard of anyone actually taking up the minister’s famous offer? --- ## [Fraudulent Dog Adoption](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraudulent-dog-adoption/517349)
**Author:** [@Logical\_Phallacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Logical_Phallacy)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2009, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fraudulent-dog-adoption/517349 "2009-11-14T19:13:03Z")
Wanna hear my very strange doggie adoption story? Ok here goes: Late Saturday night, I come across the following post on craigslist, \*\* Looking for a guy to help adopt! Dog lovers APPLY - \*\* Date: 2009-11-01, 12:14A… --- ## [Google walking directions to Mordor.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-walking-directions-to-mordor/607017)
**Author:** [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-walking-directions-to-mordor/607017 "2011-12-29T19:47:53Z")
Go to Google Maps. Click on the get directions tab. Enter “Rivendell” for (A) and “Mordor” for (B). Click on the little walking person icon for walking directions. The result amuses. (Apologies if this has been done… --- ## [Go White Fish! The Ever Quoteable Futurama Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-white-fish-the-ever-quoteable-futurama-thread/434477)
**Author:** [@Surbey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surbey)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-white-fish-the-ever-quoteable-futurama-thread/434477 "2008-01-29T22:46:55Z")
Haven’t had one of these in a while (or atleast I didn’t see it when I quickly searched the SDMB) so I thought it might be a little fun. “If we can hit that bullseye, the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of c… --- ## [How Does a Libertarian Society Deal with Monopolies and Trusts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-libertarian-society-deal-with-monopolies-and-trusts/346627)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2006, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-libertarian-society-deal-with-monopolies-and-trusts/346627 "2006-03-02T23:10:11Z")
How can a Libertarian society deal with anti-competitive behavior? Particularly as it pertains to “essentials” - gasoline, electricity, water, natural gas, telephone service… Genuinely curious, can’t think of a terribly… --- ## [XX=Female,XY=Male,YY=?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xx-female-xy-male-yy/111257)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2002, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xx-female-xy-male-yy/111257 "2002-05-31T05:42:16Z")
Is it possible to manipulate Chromosomes so a newly fertilized egg gets 2 Y chromosomes, and if so, what is the sex? --- ## [Pop songs with unusual (or unique) words in the lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-with-unusual-or-unique-words-in-the-lyrics/951118)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2021, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pop-songs-with-unusual-or-unique-words-in-the-lyrics/951118 "2021-09-23T19:55:37Z")
The new Billy Bragg song uses the word “autodidact”, which I’m gonna go out on a limb and say is the only use of the word in a popular music track (by some definition of popular music track). Does the dope agree with me… --- ## [Why are red-haired people called "ginger"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-red-haired-people-called-ginger/466906)
**Author:** [@Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber_in_Treasury)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2008, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-red-haired-people-called-ginger/466906 "2008-10-09T12:44:33Z")
Title says it all.:slight\_smile: --- ## [The logic of tax cuts on the rich.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-logic-of-tax-cuts-on-the-rich/816956)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2018, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-logic-of-tax-cuts-on-the-rich/816956 "2018-07-12T02:29:33Z")
Can someone tell me the logic in thinking that reducing taxes on the rich, who make up a significant portion of the country’s money will stimulate the economy? Simple logic should tell you that RAISING taxes on the rich… --- ## [Stereo in an apt - how loud how late?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereo-in-an-apt-how-loud-how-late/615731)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2012, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereo-in-an-apt-how-loud-how-late/615731 "2012-03-15T16:19:39Z")
Basically what the title asks. How loudly should an apartment dweller be able to hear one’s neighbor’s stereo how late at night? And, if there are any limits, what exactly should the neighbor do about it? I’ve been li… --- ## [What is your MBTI Personality Type?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mbti-personality-type/395387)
**Author:** [@Scruloose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scruloose)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2007, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-mbti-personality-type/395387 "2007-03-15T19:48:34Z")
At a leadership academy that I attended several years ago, I took the Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator test. Normally I’m skeptic of such things (thank you, Straight Dope), but this one kind of floored me. We ha… --- ## [Just Cause 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-cause-3/739355)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-cause-3/739355 "2017-03-16T04:37:41Z")
Which Dopers are playing? I have it installed but, since it’s a Christmas present, I’m waiting until the 25\[sup\]th\[/sup\]. Too busy working toward 100% in JC2 & having fun in Elite: Dangerous, anyway. --- ## [What were the most useless skills you were taught in school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-most-useless-skills-you-were-taught-in-school/1030648)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 451\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-most-useless-skills-you-were-taught-in-school/1030648 "2026-06-18T19:47:24Z")
In another thread I started on “Worst teacher”, someone brought up the fact that they were taught how to diagram sentences, a skill that I was also painfully taught…and never had to use in over 60 years. I believe that … --- ## [How and why does this optical trick work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-and-why-does-this-optical-trick-work/648493)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2013, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-and-why-does-this-optical-trick-work/648493 "2013-01-28T18:14:58Z")
First, look at this, making sure to look at the center like it says: So, how and why does that work? What’s happening in me eyes/brain combined with those pictures that produces that… --- ## [Subtle hints that a listed job isn't all it's cracked up to be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subtle-hints-that-a-listed-job-isnt-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/809515)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subtle-hints-that-a-listed-job-isnt-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/809515 "2018-02-27T15:53:08Z")
I have a new one for my list of “tells”, thanks to a glossy ad from a job recruiter that arrived in the mail today. This one was coy about location\*, mentioning that the opportunity was in a “bedroom community” of a cer… --- ## [Can consciousness be observed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-consciousness-be-observed/411489)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2007, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-consciousness-be-observed/411489 "2007-07-24T00:57:27Z")
As far as I know, we have been dissecting human bodies for thousands of years…we’ve got a name for every biological system in our bodies, every cell, every organ, every piece of tissue. We’ve dissected peoples brains and… --- ## [little things that peeve ONLY you in movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-peeve-only-you-in-movies/98736)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2002, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-peeve-only-you-in-movies/98736 "2002-06-09T13:21:19Z")
I know there are 1,000,000,001 thread like this one… but this is unique I think, so I started a new one. American Beauty is one of my favorate movies, but there are two things in the movie that piss me off. A person ma… --- ## [Straight Dope 1/27/2023: Could artificial intelligence replace journalists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-1-27-2023-could-artificial-intelligence-replace-journalists/978896)
**Author:** [@Cecil\_Adams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cecil_Adams)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2023, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-1-27-2023-could-artificial-intelligence-replace-journalists/978896 "2023-02-10T00:35:36Z")
Could artificial intelligence replace journalists? You think the main threat from artificial intelligence is that it will destroy humanity? Obviously you’re not a journalist. On hearing that the AI R&D lab OpenAI had la… --- ## [Is the latest "terrorist attack" a real threat or the act of another lame poser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-latest-terrorist-attack-a-real-threat-or-the-act-of-another-lame-poser/522854)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-latest-terrorist-attack-a-real-threat-or-the-act-of-another-lame-poser/522854 "2010-01-06T19:15:48Z")
I’m not sure what to make of the Nigerian/Detroit incident. As we’ve learned, especially with 9/11, there is the story behind the story. When the news of these things break I try to suspend belief until better researched… --- ## [Rice a Good Diet Food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rice-a-good-diet-food/173342)
**Author:** [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2003, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rice-a-good-diet-food/173342 "2003-05-08T01:16:12Z")
I’ve been on a diet for the past couple weeks and have been eating alot of rice under the assumption that it was a good dieting food but I just got through talking to a friend of mine who insists that it isn’t. I admit t… --- ## [I've been debating whether or not to share this with the board.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-debating-whether-or-not-to-share-this-with-the-board/631469)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2012, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-debating-whether-or-not-to-share-this-with-the-board/631469 "2012-08-17T14:14:18Z")
I used to have trouble keeping small pets. As with George’s pal Lennie, something always seemed to happen to them that resulted from my actions. I recently mentioned the kitty in the attic in another thread; that happene… --- ## [NFL Week 14](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/706335)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2014, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-14/706335 "2014-12-12T06:34:31Z")
Thursday DAL @ CHI Sunday early PIT @ CIN IND @ CLE TB @ DET HOU @ JAX BAL @ MIA NYJ @ MIN CAR @ NO NYG @ TEN STL @ WASH Sunday late KC @ ARI BUF @ DEN SF @ OAK SEA @ PHI Sunday night NE @ SD Monday ni… --- ## [Bernie Madeoff & Employee Free Choice Act](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-madeoff-employee-free-choice-act/489445)
**Author:** [@haymarketmartyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/haymarketmartyr)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bernie-madeoff-employee-free-choice-act/489445 "2009-03-18T23:25:08Z")
Rachel Maddow, radio and TV host, played an audio recording Friday night of convicted felon Bernie Madeoff railing against the Employee Free Choice Act that is now before Congress. To say Madeoff expressed hatred and loa… --- ## [Join me in listing the Man Rules. Also the Guy Rules. Extra points for distinguishing between them.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-me-in-listing-the-man-rules-also-the-guy-rules-extra-points-for-distinguishing-between-them/559736)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2010, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-me-in-listing-the-man-rules-also-the-guy-rules-extra-points-for-distinguishing-between-them/559736 "2010-11-09T15:56:43Z")
I listed them both because they are not synonymous. Man Rules are primarily ethical. Guy Rules are purely practical. For instance, “Never hit a man when he has more friends in sight than you do” is a Guy Rule. “Treat… --- ## [What magazines do you miss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazines-do-you-miss/689931)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-magazines-do-you-miss/689931 "2014-06-13T12:39:16Z")
Nothing is sadder than getting your favorite magazine and seeing “LAST ISSUE” pasted somewhere on the cover…unless it’s waiting for that magazine and later finding out that it stopped publishing without even getting a ch… --- ## [Officially bored with porn. A question of age or circumstances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-bored-with-porn-a-question-of-age-or-circumstances/177752)
**Author:** [@Evil\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_One)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2013, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-bored-with-porn-a-question-of-age-or-circumstances/177752 "2013-03-22T21:19:45Z")
Porn bores me anymore. And I’m one of the people that are supposed to like it. I’m a 41 year old typical male in many respects. I hate to shop. Territorial when driving. Fart and belch at will at home and enjoy … --- ## [Adaptations: movies that ended drastically different from their literary counterpart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adaptations-movies-that-ended-drastically-different-from-their-literary-counterpart/272377)
**Author:** [@simply\_cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simply_cats)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2004, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adaptations-movies-that-ended-drastically-different-from-their-literary-counterpart/272377 "2004-11-04T19:45:08Z")
The title says it all: Can you think of any movies that had drastically different endings from the literary version? Just trying to find some good examples to excerpt for my Film & Literature class. Thanks a bundle, D… --- ## [Legalities of getting married at sea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legalities-of-getting-married-at-sea/553555)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legalities-of-getting-married-at-sea/553555 "2010-09-29T13:46:05Z")
My fiancée and I are considering getting married on an Alaskan cruise next summer. The cruise lines offer wedding packages that include being married by the captain, use of the chapel, etc., but they’re overpriced and ha… --- ## [You find a strange object in your car, what do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-find-a-strange-object-in-your-car-what-do-you-do/790333)
**Author:** [@Contemplation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contemplation)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2017, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-find-a-strange-object-in-your-car-what-do-you-do/790333 "2017-07-09T01:33:30Z")
What would you do if you found a large and heavy duffel bag in the back/trunk of your car? You do not remember putting it there, and you don’t recognize it. You swore you locked your doors, so if someone did sneak it in… --- ## [Do you agree with this reasoning about pro-life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-agree-with-this-reasoning-about-pro-life/229296)
**Author:** [@The\_Broken\_Column](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Broken_Column)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2004, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-agree-with-this-reasoning-about-pro-life/229296 "2004-05-17T01:59:31Z")
Often pro-choice claim that a fetus is “not alive” so you can’t really “Kill” it. But I am wondering, what really is “Murder”. Is it so much ending the bodily function of a person? Or ending the future that person has… --- ## [Trying to Sell a House Without a Basement - Are We Completely Screwed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-sell-a-house-without-a-basement-are-we-completely-screwed/614160)
**Author:** [@LaurenIpsum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LaurenIpsum)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2012, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-sell-a-house-without-a-basement-are-we-completely-screwed/614160 "2012-02-28T15:13:04Z")
Mr. Ipsum and I decided in November that we wanted to have a new house built, as we could afford it, and wanted something larger and newer. Our builder provided a deal where they would pay our old house’s mortgage for 5 … --- ## [ScOo\_gUy - for you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scoo_guy-for-you/72958)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2001, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scoo_guy-for-you/72958 "2001-07-27T20:40:12Z")
Back in this thread, ScOo\_guy said the following: ScOo\_gUy I replied: Since you objected to going off topic in that thread, I started a new one. My comment still stands. Are you a bigot or just a dolt? --- ## [I Screwed Up...Help Me Fix It! (Wedding Invites)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-screwed-up-help-me-fix-it-wedding-invites/522399)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2009, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-screwed-up-help-me-fix-it-wedding-invites/522399 "2009-12-31T21:58:58Z")
Our wedding is in August. Because it is a destination wedding (Las Vegas) we decided to send out a save the date this weekend via Evite to let everyone know well in advance that it would involve some travel and planning… --- ## [What 3 SCOTUS decisions do you overturn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-scotus-decisions-do-you-overturn/570706)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-3-scotus-decisions-do-you-overturn/570706 "2011-02-11T15:00:29Z")
A lot of debates on the Dope come down to SCOTUS cases and the “correctness” of the decisions both legally and morally. Today you have been appointed to unilaterally overturn 3 decisions that are still considered case l… --- ## [Add to the list of (fictional) Lunar cities...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-to-the-list-of-fictional-lunar-cities/679204)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/add-to-the-list-of-fictional-lunar-cities/679204 "2014-02-10T23:50:10Z")
…as the name implies, I’m compiling a list of cities on Earth’s moon, as named in (obviously) fiction. Maybe I’ll make a wiki list out of it, I dunno. For what it’s worth, I’m keeping these distinct from mere lunar base… --- ## [Worst Possible First Contact Message From An Alien Race](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-possible-first-contact-message-from-an-alien-race/749690)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2016, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-possible-first-contact-message-from-an-alien-race/749690 "2016-03-24T19:45:48Z")
“Greetings, Earthmen. We come in yo momma.” “We are occupants of interplanetary craft, returning your greeting.” “We are the Majority for Morality in Golden Plaques, and you are in violation!” “Greetings. We are the G… --- ## [Can the police tear up & destroy personal property with a search warrant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-police-tear-up-destroy-personal-property-with-a-search-warrant/506707)
**Author:** [@Bobalude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobalude)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2009, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-police-tear-up-destroy-personal-property-with-a-search-warrant/506707 "2009-08-20T00:08:08Z")
I’ve watched a few TV shows where law enforcement is searching for drugs and completely tears up a suspect’s home and property to look for it. They tear open holes in the ceiling, walls, floors, and cut up mattresses an… --- ## [why is america obsessed with god and politics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-america-obsessed-with-god-and-politics/669873)
**Author:** [@sentrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sentrix)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2013, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-america-obsessed-with-god-and-politics/669873 "2013-10-01T17:05:54Z")
just looking down the threads. well…why folks? --- ## [What can I plant that's easy, colorful, and inexpensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-plant-thats-easy-colorful-and-inexpensive/537032)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2010, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-plant-thats-easy-colorful-and-inexpensive/537032 "2010-04-26T19:19:46Z")
I need to put down some flowers in front of my house. The previous owner put out dull plants and bushes that are not helped by being in front of a brown, brick ranch. The trouble is, I grew up in New York City and know… --- ## [How are you supposed to wear tube socks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-supposed-to-wear-tube-socks/703958)
**Author:** [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2014, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-supposed-to-wear-tube-socks/703958 "2014-11-09T18:44:20Z")
I find tube socks awkward to wear. How do I know where my heel is supposed to go? Since they’re not form-fitting, there’s always some excess material around the little toe. And they go too high up my leg. I feel like… --- ## [Anyone here play Second Life? If so...what's up with the drama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-play-second-life-if-so-whats-up-with-the-drama/569155)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2011, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-play-second-life-if-so-whats-up-with-the-drama/569155 "2011-02-05T19:17:47Z")
I’m an adult, so I get that Second Life is basically a sex chat room with props. I get that people are partnered because they love each other. I even get the Gor thing. What I don’t get is how people are so mean and h… --- ## [Voldemort](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voldemort/746674)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voldemort/746674 "2016-03-18T03:58:30Z")
It seems to me that the wizarding community in the harry potter books has made out Voldemort to be more of a danger than he really was. One reason is they’ve convinced themselves that he’s some sort of super being who no… --- ## [Why do tetanus shots hurt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-tetanus-shots-hurt/192783)
**Author:** [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2003, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-tetanus-shots-hurt/192783 "2003-08-06T13:11:21Z")
I’m returning to college in the fall; actually switching to a new university and they’re requiring me to get my vaccinations updated. Got Measles/Mumps/Rubella, Diptheria/Tetanus and Hep A/Hep B (this one was optional, … --- ## [Is "previous predecessor" grammatically incorrect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-previous-predecessor-grammatically-incorrect/713406)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2015, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-previous-predecessor-grammatically-incorrect/713406 "2015-02-28T22:42:28Z")
It seems like I’m always hearing these two words paired together. To me, it sounds redundant. I liken it to “ATM machine.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1215&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1217&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)