# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=124&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:** 125 --- ## [Has anyone else noticed that almost every single couple/family in commercials now is interracial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-noticed-that-almost-every-single-couple-family-in-commercials-now-is-interracial/962285)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-noticed-that-almost-every-single-couple-family-in-commercials-now-is-interracial/962285 "2022-04-09T14:42:40Z")
This isn’t a judgement just an observation. But I swear I had a friend point it out a few months ago and now I can’t stop seeing it. Every ad I see on TV now that explicitly has a couple or family has an interracial fam… --- ## [How long does food stay in your stomach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-food-stay-in-your-stomach/450396)
**Author:** [@I\_Have\_Hippos\_In\_My\_Garden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Have_Hippos_In_My_Garden)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-food-stay-in-your-stomach/450396 "2008-05-25T20:34:04Z")
Once you have swallowed and your food has reached your stomach, how long does it take for it to completely be digested and for your stomach to become completely empty again? Does it depend on the food? Are there some f… --- ## [Lost 1.24/1.25: "Exodus, Part Two"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-1-24-1-25-exodus-part-two/305300)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 435\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2005, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-1-24-1-25-exodus-part-two/305300 "2005-06-05T16:07:26Z")
Anyone who missed last week’s episode (Part One) can catch it again tonight (Tuesday) on ABC. Tomorrw (Wed) is the 2-hour conclusion. If you’re taping it, don’t forget it’s 2 hours this time. First the rules: Well, … --- ## [Google's doodle today will obviously recognize D-Day, right? Wrong. It's about drive-ins.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/googles-doodle-today-will-obviously-recognize-d-day-right-wrong-its-about-drive-ins/624277)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/googles-doodle-today-will-obviously-recognize-d-day-right-wrong-its-about-drive-ins/624277 "2012-09-12T17:50:54Z")
Seriously, Google? --- ## [Has the SDMB lost critical mass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-sdmb-lost-critical-mass/425502)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 397\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2008, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-sdmb-lost-critical-mass/425502 "2008-04-26T16:38:33Z")
I used to come to this site all the time. I used to post all day. Now I come about once a day and stay for five minutes or so. Part of this is subjective, I’m sure. All the debates to be debated have been debated ad nau… --- ## [Explain the difference: Canned tuna in oil vs. in water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-difference-canned-tuna-in-oil-vs-in-water/576339)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2015, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-difference-canned-tuna-in-oil-vs-in-water/576339 "2015-08-26T20:00:42Z")
I was at the grocery store today and it occured to me that it never occured to me to wonder why canned tuna comes two different ways. I’ve been eating canned tuna all my life, but I never really gave any thought to what … --- ## [I Pit "Modern Islam"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-modern-islam/698710)
**Author:** [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-modern-islam/698710 "2014-09-29T18:05:04Z")
Why can’t women dress normal? Why can’t people show the likeness of Mohammed? Why do your fathers condone the killing of their daughters in the name of family “honor?” Why does everyone have to be Muslim? Why does your r… --- ## [150,000 Christians are killed for their faith each year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/150-000-christians-are-killed-for-their-faith-each-year/634600)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2013, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/150-000-christians-are-killed-for-their-faith-each-year/634600 "2013-11-14T06:52:46Z")
I heard this statistic thrown out on a radio program yesterday, and was immediately a little skeptical. I found the reference to it, which states: Skeptical in the first place, but seeing the origin of the number make… --- ## [LOST 6.5 "Lighthouse"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-5-lighthouse/530167)
**Author:** [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2010, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-5-lighthouse/530167 "2010-03-01T08:34:40Z")
Mouseover spoiler space. Previously on LOST: Un-Locke took Sawyer to the cave with everyone’s name and number written on the wall. Alterna-Locke decided that he didn’t need to see Jack again (if only I could do the sa… --- ## [Ewes sluts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ewes-sluts/78145)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2001, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ewes-sluts/78145 "2001-11-13T13:05:30Z")
My house is on the market. One of the pictures we’re using for the listing is one that we took right when we moved here. That picture shows sheep in what is now the horse field. I guess I had blanked it from my memory,… --- ## [Commonly Misunderstood/Misused Words or Phrases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commonly-misunderstood-misused-words-or-phrases/335922)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2015, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commonly-misunderstood-misused-words-or-phrases/335922 "2015-04-18T13:38:32Z")
It occured to me that I should put together a list of commonly misused or misunderstood words or phrases to hand out to my class. What prompted this were the ones I seem always to be running across: Immaculate Concepti… --- ## [Is a 6 foot 1, 210 pound person "fat"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-6-foot-1-210-pound-person-fat/710234)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2015, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-6-foot-1-210-pound-person-fat/710234 "2015-01-21T02:55:50Z")
I’m 6 feet and 1 inch and weigh 260 lbs and while I definitely would consider myself “fat”, I’m hardly an obese blob either. If I lost 50 pounds I wouldn’t even feel overweight, and the “suggested range” is 140-188 pound… --- ## [Why is Prince considered so great?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-prince-considered-so-great/559216)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-prince-considered-so-great/559216 "2010-11-04T23:34:29Z")
Prince (the guy formerly known as the artist formerly known as Prince) seems to be enormously admired and respected by music fans, as well as being critically acclaimed. It seems like any time you’re talking to people f… --- ## [Some tips for those who are about to go on an airplane flight for the first time ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-tips-for-those-who-are-about-to-go-on-an-airplane-flight-for-the-first-time-ever/676462)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-tips-for-those-who-are-about-to-go-on-an-airplane-flight-for-the-first-time-ever/676462 "2014-03-06T16:47:42Z")
Here’s an abbreviated list of tips for those who have apparently never seen the inside of airport before and would like a primer on how to behave, what to do, and most importantly, what not to do. (While these tips may b… --- ## [2013 NFL Pre-Draft Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-nfl-pre-draft-thread/651293)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 312\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2013, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-nfl-pre-draft-thread/651293 "2013-04-19T16:57:37Z")
So far it’s been a really quiet off-season around here. The NFL Combine is happening this weekend and no one is discussing it. This I cannot abide. I’ve been way less attentive to the goings on of the league due to my jo… --- ## [Post facts that opened your eye.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-facts-that-opened-your-eye/472262)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 299\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2008, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-facts-that-opened-your-eye/472262 "2008-11-23T15:47:05Z")
My eye was opened when I read in (I think) “The selfish Gene” that all humans start out female. Chemical processes during the very early stages of life turn female sex organs into male, and so on. Post an eye-opening … --- ## [Dressing For Job Interview For Part Time Low Level Jobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-for-job-interview-for-part-time-low-level-jobs/517823)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2009, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-for-job-interview-for-part-time-low-level-jobs/517823 "2009-11-22T13:19:15Z")
I applied for season work at Target, K-Mart, MicroCenter and a few others two weeks ago. It’s been two weeks and I failed to get hired. Now I have a lot of education and need a full time job, but I’ll take what I can ge… --- ## [Man of Steel is going to rock your freaking socks off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-of-steel-is-going-to-rock-your-freaking-socks-off/655382)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2013, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-of-steel-is-going-to-rock-your-freaking-socks-off/655382 "2013-04-21T13:55:34Z")
Mark my words. Save this thread so you can mock me if I’m wrong… Snyder is rebooting the Superman franchise with a new origin movie, and if the trailers are any indication, he’s doing it right this time. L… --- ## [There is no 'date rape' drug that works in some of the ways reported is there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-date-rape-drug-that-works-in-some-of-the-ways-reported-is-there/710895)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2018, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-date-rape-drug-that-works-in-some-of-the-ways-reported-is-there/710895 "2018-04-20T19:38:48Z")
I know everyone is tired of hearing about the Bill Cosby accusations and has their mind made up one way or the other. However, this is a factual question that applies not only to these cases but to similar ones. I don’t … --- ## [Circumcision debate - why the obsession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circumcision-debate-why-the-obsession/252619)
**Author:** [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Replies:** 565\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2004, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circumcision-debate-why-the-obsession/252619 "2004-07-10T10:21:03Z")
There is something I don’t fucking get about a certain subset of circumcision debaters. I manage a large online community and in it we have an area about circumcision and a debate forum. Most folks seem to debate and en… --- ## [UHC: Has to be affordable, high-quality, and also \*not\* have long wait times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uhc-has-to-be-affordable-high-quality-and-also-not-have-long-wait-times/830033)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 360\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2019, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uhc-has-to-be-affordable-high-quality-and-also-not-have-long-wait-times/830033 "2019-04-20T22:18:48Z")
Assuming that America does go towards UHC: How is it to be done in a way that is Affordable (not only in terms of, low deductibles, but also in terms of the premiums themselves not being too high,) and High-quality… --- ## [SS (Schutzstaffel) recruits ordered to break the necks of puppies they raised: UL or based on fact?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ss-schutzstaffel-recruits-ordered-to-break-the-necks-of-puppies-they-raised-ul-or-based-on-fact/558445)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ss-schutzstaffel-recruits-ordered-to-break-the-necks-of-puppies-they-raised-ul-or-based-on-fact/558445 "2015-04-20T19:20:07Z")
Some years ago, I read an account\* which claimed that recruits to the SS were each given a puppy to raise, train, and care for. Obviously, the recruits would become attached to their canine charges and, SS infamy notwith… --- ## [Have to enter a talent show. Have no talent....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-enter-a-talent-show-have-no-talent/535781)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2010, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-to-enter-a-talent-show-have-no-talent/535781 "2010-04-15T18:46:01Z")
My friend wants me to enter the talent show at the Dude Ranch with her this year. It’s a corny, family fun kind of place, and I did tell a joke last year (but my friend did not- I think she’s just jealous from last year)… --- ## [Otherwise good/great movies stolen by a terrible performance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otherwise-good-great-movies-stolen-by-a-terrible-performance/620498)
**Author:** [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2020, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otherwise-good-great-movies-stolen-by-a-terrible-performance/620498 "2020-05-24T17:32:35Z")
We’ve done the thread a million times where we all post about a good or great (or even mediocre) movie completely stolen by a supporting actor. Val Kilmer as Doc Holliday in Tombstone usually wins that thread. What abou… --- ## [Is it true that relationships with an age difference of 10+ years rarely work out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-relationships-with-an-age-difference-of-10-years-rarely-work-out/661544)
**Author:** [@Vera98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vera98)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2013, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-relationships-with-an-age-difference-of-10-years-rarely-work-out/661544 "2013-06-29T08:01:30Z")
Myself: female, 22 years old. I’ve only had one boyfriend who was a year younger than me. We broke up five months ago. Anyhow, the reason why I’m posting it here is the following: last month my mom found out that a daugh… --- ## [Terry Pratchett OKs Night Watch TV Series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-oks-night-watch-tv-series/575280)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2021, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-oks-night-watch-tv-series/575280 "2021-01-02T01:31:43Z")
Story here. I have to say, I was not terribly enamored of “The Colour of Magic” nor “Hogfather,” although I don’t think they were truly awful. Still, I look forward to checking this out via whatever means I will need t… --- ## [Can a bad battery kill a running car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-bad-battery-kill-a-running-car/548905)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-bad-battery-kill-a-running-car/548905 "2010-08-03T17:16:22Z")
My 2001 Miata died on the freeway yesterday, and I’m confused by what the mechanic is telling me, now. Here’s what happened. I was driving on the 101 in backed up traffic, and I started to lose power. It felt kind of li… --- ## [Ferguson- the elephant in the room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferguson-the-elephant-in-the-room/705655)
**Author:** [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2014, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferguson-the-elephant-in-the-room/705655 "2014-12-01T09:39:59Z")
Not race, but police culture. Each country chooses (usually unconsciously) many of their social outcomes. Looking at other countries can illuminate what choices have been made. The US has chosen to allow its police off… --- ## [Cities w/o suburbs: Every metro area in America should have consolidated metro government](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-w-o-suburbs-every-metro-area-in-america-should-have-consolidated-metro-government/665395)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-w-o-suburbs-every-metro-area-in-america-should-have-consolidated-metro-government/665395 "2013-08-13T16:48:27Z")
Relevant to this ongoing GD thread, and this one, and this one. I’m not talking about taking a bulldozer to the suburbs or disturbing their physical existence – only ending their political-and-taxing independence from t… --- ## [Why Should I Support Israel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-support-israel/479015)
**Author:** [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Replies:** 303\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2009, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-support-israel/479015 "2009-01-12T07:03:06Z")
The title says it all. I don’t understand the fierce support for the state. I can understand the practical implications, (oil, military) and that the government there is fairly liberal and democratic for the region, but … --- ## [Jokes that take time to sink in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-take-time-to-sink-in/333519)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2016, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jokes-that-take-time-to-sink-in/333519 "2016-03-12T17:34:45Z")
While fighting a cold recently and hacking up half a lung, I told a co-worker that I was coughing up so much phlem that I could open up a sugar-free caramel shop. She litereral took three more steps before stopping and … --- ## [NFL's Aaron Hernandez murder suspect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfls-aaron-hernandez-murder-suspect/661517)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfls-aaron-hernandez-murder-suspect/661517 "2014-05-29T12:05:09Z")
Forgive me if there’s already a thread on this, but I didn’t come up with one. The New England Patriot’s Tight End Aaron Hernandez is involved in a murder investigation and possibly a suspect. It’s too early to know wha… --- ## [Why Do They Call It "THE" Ohio State University](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-call-it-the-ohio-state-university/95145)
**Author:** [@upbhavan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/upbhavan)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-call-it-the-ohio-state-university/95145 "2013-11-20T21:49:54Z")
Whenever I hear an Ohio State University alum speak about their alma mater, they always refer to it as “The Ohio State University”. Is there a reason behind this? Is this some secret buckeye tradition, that the rest of t… --- ## [Helena330 is an anti-male, feminist zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helena330-is-an-anti-male-feminist-zealot/783264)
**Author:** [@CosmicManiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CosmicManiac)\ **Replies:** 319\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helena330-is-an-anti-male-feminist-zealot/783264 "2017-03-31T02:41:20Z")
I had to get something off my chest, and looking at the rules, it appears this is the place to do it. Four days ago, a user called Esco posted a thread in the “In My Humble Opinion” section, wherein he revealed he was i… --- ## [Why all the hate against Amber Heard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-the-hate-against-amber-heard/963545)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 458\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2022, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-all-the-hate-against-amber-heard/963545 "2022-12-31T04:24:54Z")
I know only peripherally that Amber Heard and Johnny Depp are fighting it out in the courtroom. I know very few of the details, but it seems as thought the public’s perception is that Heard is 100% evil and that Depp is … --- ## [Ukraine.... your predictions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-your-predictions/681948)
**Author:** [@Marmite\_Lover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marmite_Lover)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2014, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-your-predictions/681948 "2014-03-03T16:42:50Z")
So what are your predictions now that Yanukovich has been ousted? My prediction is this, and bookmark this page for future reference: By the end of 2014 Ukraine will have US supported jihadists running wild just like … --- ## [Craigslist's "small rehoming fee" for pets.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslists-small-rehoming-fee-for-pets/572584)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2013, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/craigslists-small-rehoming-fee-for-pets/572584 "2013-05-14T22:23:40Z")
According to Craigslist: \*Partial list of items for sale and services the advertisement of which is not permitted on craigslist: Household pets of any kind including but not limited to dogs, cats, primates, cage birds,… --- ## [SDMB Diplomacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy/501964)
**Author:** [@CatInASuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatInASuit)\ **Replies:** 501\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-diplomacy/501964 "2009-09-11T15:53:31Z")
Greetings all, Welcome to Diplomacy, a game of strategy, tactics and stabbing your allies in the back. It is Spring of 1901 and the various rulers have all decided to conquer Europe. Our current players are: Omniscie… --- ## [Sequestration and the “fiscal cliff”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequestration-and-the-fiscal-cliff/650106)
**Author:** [@sitchensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sitchensis)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2013, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequestration-and-the-fiscal-cliff/650106 "2013-03-09T20:59:52Z")
Can somebody explain sequestration, in regards to the “fiscal cliff”, and the likelihood of it happening in the next month? My fiancé works for the feds and keeps getting scary emails about huge budget cuts. I keep telli… --- ## [GMO Foods - Safe? Effective?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmo-foods-safe-effective/683522)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 263\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2014, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gmo-foods-safe-effective/683522 "2014-03-25T21:46:18Z")
So I recently got into a debate with some friends over GMO on facebook (my folks are old-school hippies, so most of the family friends are also old-school hippies, with all the ignorance of science and neo-ludditism that… --- ## [RO - Wells Fargo forecloses wrong house; discards all contents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-wells-fargo-forecloses-wrong-house-discards-all-contents/634118)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-wells-fargo-forecloses-wrong-house-discards-all-contents/634118 "2012-09-14T15:22:13Z")
"The owners of a modest home near Twentynine Palms lost their cherished possessions after a bank mistakenly foreclosed their residence. A crew broke into Alvin and Pat Tjosaas’ desert home and took everything after be… --- ## [How do the europeans want to justify burka (burqa?) ban?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-europeans-want-to-justify-burka-burqa-ban/540089)
**Author:** [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2010, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-europeans-want-to-justify-burka-burqa-ban/540089 "2010-06-03T03:33:40Z")
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i8ftNbatqXTg8uJ-W98iaaj31\_sA I mean, to me it’s pretty much a million times more egregious and racist than the Arizona immigration laws, and yet nobody in America is … --- ## [Why was the Twickster ATMB thread closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-twickster-atmb-thread-closed/621543)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2012, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-the-twickster-atmb-thread-closed/621543 "2012-05-15T03:01:18Z")
TubaDiva, I don’t understand why you closed this thread. It seems like posters wanted to discuss a moderator, and this is the appropriate forum to do it in. What gives? eta: the reason you stated in thread appeared to… --- ## [Something about you that's TMI.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-about-you-thats-tmi/278496)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 330\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2005, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-about-you-thats-tmi/278496 "2005-01-04T07:20:35Z")
I awoke this morning with an erection. --- ## [Someone I know has borderline personality disorder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-i-know-has-borderline-personality-disorder/543688)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2010, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-i-know-has-borderline-personality-disorder/543688 "2010-10-28T17:05:58Z")
The woman I’m dating, rather apprehensively, told me that she has borderline personality disorder (she takes meds). I’m going to talk about it with her but I’d like to get other people’s views. If you have it, what is i… --- ## [Ask The Patriotic American Intellectual Conservative Christian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-patriotic-american-intellectual-conservative-christian/528234)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-patriotic-american-intellectual-conservative-christian/528234 "2010-02-19T20:05:21Z")
In lieu of all the “Ask the…” threads here is Ask the Patriotic American Intellectual Conservative Protestant thread. --- ## [Is ham poisonous to dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ham-poisonous-to-dogs/430872)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ham-poisonous-to-dogs/430872 "2011-11-29T21:46:40Z")
Title says it all. I’ve always heard from vets and such that ham is super duper bad for dogs, but lately I’ve been hearing otherwise. We’re getting ham for Christmas and I know two great danes that would certainly en… --- ## [Most Decisive Naval Battle (Game Thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-decisive-naval-battle-game-thread/572459)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2011, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-decisive-naval-battle-game-thread/572459 "2011-05-09T19:39:54Z")
There was a setup thread to obtain the list below. That thread is now closed and no new nominees are allowed :slight\_smile: In the first elimination round, each player has five votes to cast as he or she sees fit, but … --- ## [The "No, Both Sides Don't Do This" Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-no-both-sides-dont-do-this-thread/718990)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-no-both-sides-dont-do-this-thread/718990 "2015-07-17T23:57:18Z")
Every time I see some Republican craziness - stuff that shouldn’t get any further than Alex Jones, or maybe Glenn Beck, in a more sane era, but has broken into what is now the GOP mainstream - I think of starting a threa… --- ## [The 3 Stooges and the Marx Brothers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-3-stooges-and-the-marx-brothers/584535)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2016, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-3-stooges-and-the-marx-brothers/584535 "2016-06-20T05:50:53Z")
When I was growing up in the 60’s I was a big fan of the 3 Stooges. I would watch them every Saturday morning. When I went to college in the early 70’s I learned about, and become a big fan of the Marx Brothers, who’s … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=123&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=125&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)