# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1249&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:** 1250 --- ## [Are humans meat eaters or vegetarians by nature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-humans-meat-eaters-or-vegetarians-by-nature/455326)
**Author:** [@telecommunications](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/telecommunications)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2008, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-humans-meat-eaters-or-vegetarians-by-nature/455326 "2008-07-15T13:30:52Z")
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3\_087.html “Like the hard-core carnivores, we have fairly simple digestive systems well suited to the consumption of animal protein, which breaks down quickly. Contrary to what your… --- ## [I Tattoo, Do You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tattoo-do-you/636160)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2012, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-tattoo-do-you/636160 "2012-10-02T00:11:48Z")
Is it weird that I am hesitating to get a another tattoo because I am embarrassed by my body and don’t want the tattoo artist to judge me?..insecurity sucks. :frowning: Anyway, this is what I want to get. … --- ## [Does Canada, Australia, or New Zealand have resident "nobility".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-canada-australia-or-new-zealand-have-resident-nobility/160471)
**Author:** [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2013, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-canada-australia-or-new-zealand-have-resident-nobility/160471 "2013-12-20T00:02:10Z")
These three nations, along with many others, have a monarch as head of state. But do they have peerage as well? These nations share features of government that are tied to or closely parallel to the United Kingdom; a Pa… --- ## [Language, Bullies, Fat, C\*nt and What We Find Offensive.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language-bullies-fat-c-nt-and-what-we-find-offensive/541991)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2010, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/language-bullies-fat-c-nt-and-what-we-find-offensive/541991 "2010-06-08T00:03:18Z")
I am fat. In fact, I am obese. I have struggled with degrees of fatness since I was 9 years old. But I no longer believe that it makes me less lovable, less worthy, less valuable. I no longer believe it is something I s… --- ## [I'm tired of being asked for money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-being-asked-for-money/632200)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2012, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-being-asked-for-money/632200 "2012-08-22T18:43:10Z")
The day’s nowhere near over, and I’ve already been asked for donations/charity 13 times: I stopped at the grocery store this morning: someone collecting for some anti-drug program at the doorway. At work there were two… --- ## [So, how should I react to the presence of slaves in my city?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-should-i-react-to-the-presence-of-slaves-in-my-city/651063)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2013, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-should-i-react-to-the-presence-of-slaves-in-my-city/651063 "2013-02-26T06:47:09Z")
Today I noticed a crew from the prison shoveling snow downtown. How much can these folks be paid? Isn’t it something like $1 per hour or less? From what little I spoke to them they seemed to be happy just to be outside, … --- ## [Straight Dope 2/10/2023: Are billionaires bad for democracy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-2-10-2023-are-billionaires-bad-for-democracy/979580)
**Author:** [@Cecil\_Adams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cecil_Adams)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2024, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-dope-2-10-2023-are-billionaires-bad-for-democracy/979580 "2024-05-25T00:25:59Z")
Are billionaires bad for democracy? Recent history hasn’t been reassuring, has it? But the question is more complicated than you might think. Let’s break it down. Are billionaires bad, period? There’s a sizable constit… --- ## [Beckdawrek and the bad, bad, bad deer camp experience(or another year keeping my mouth shut.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-and-the-bad-bad-bad-deer-camp-experience-or-another-year-keeping-my-mouth-shut/842016)
**Author:** [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2019, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beckdawrek-and-the-bad-bad-bad-deer-camp-experience-or-another-year-keeping-my-mouth-shut/842016 "2019-10-28T23:24:28Z")
Now look, I have germ issues. I realize it’s usually unwarranted. But the deer camp. It’s not sanitary, hell, it’s one step up from the dump. They do burn the actual garbage in a barrel that wwwwaaaayyyyy too close to wh… --- ## [Quote source? "You cannot rationally argue out..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-source-you-cannot-rationally-argue-out/532815)
**Author:** [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2025, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quote-source-you-cannot-rationally-argue-out/532815 "2025-09-01T18:02:44Z")
“You cannot rationally argue out what wasn’t rationally argued in”. I am trying to identify where this quotation comes from. Google doesn’t know, and the quotation websites I have searched also don’t seem to help. Once … --- ## [Etymology of "saditty"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etymology-of-saditty/311881)
**Author:** [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2006, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etymology-of-saditty/311881 "2006-12-21T17:15:44Z")
saddity - sah-dit-TEE - n., slang - is an African-American word for “stuck-up superior-acting black folks.” I was wondering if anyone here had an idea of the regional and circa origin for the term. I suspect it’s west co… --- ## [Value of sai and other martial arts weapons in a real street fight (and their relative strengths)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-sai-and-other-martial-arts-weapons-in-a-real-street-fight-and-their-relative-strengths/710731)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2015, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/value-of-sai-and-other-martial-arts-weapons-in-a-real-street-fight-and-their-relative-strengths/710731 "2015-01-30T10:58:28Z")
I’m writing a story in which one of the characters uses sai as her main weapon. In order to understand the weapon and write more realistically, I bought some on Amazon. I must say, they totally exceed expectations. They’… --- ## [Oops. I Put E85 In My Honda](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-put-e85-in-my-honda/444347)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-put-e85-in-my-honda/444347 "2013-02-06T22:14:40Z")
yesterday and now the engine light is on! AAAAACK! It was only about 4 gallons’ worth. I’ve since filled it up with Shell’s lowest octane. I’m afraid to go to the dealer and confess my sins, since I’ve probably just … --- ## [Getting paid for sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-paid-for-sex/835595)
**Author:** [@BeardOfBees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeardOfBees)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2019, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-paid-for-sex/835595 "2019-06-20T01:41:40Z")
Inspired by Indecent Proposal: what’s the minimum of amount of money you would have to be offered for one night of sex with a stranger? --- ## [What kind of barbecue should I get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-barbecue-should-i-get/610441)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2012, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-barbecue-should-i-get/610441 "2012-02-06T23:17:07Z")
After living in a condo for my entire adult life, I’ve finally moved to a house with a big yard. I want to complete my suburban transformation by learning to barbecue, or as Stephen Fry put it, cooking meat in the garden… --- ## [Most Decisive Naval Battle Nomination thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-decisive-naval-battle-nomination-thread/571590)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-decisive-naval-battle-nomination-thread/571590 "2011-02-25T12:51:41Z")
As was done in the Worst military leader of all time thread (winner: Luigi Cadorna, followed closely by Arthur Percival and Francisco Solano López) which I joined late but was amused greatly…I would like to do a simil… --- ## [Cowboy sidearms: What's the intended target?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cowboy-sidearms-whats-the-intended-target/668553)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cowboy-sidearms-whats-the-intended-target/668553 "2013-09-13T23:18:15Z")
While I’m sure rustlers, owlhoots and stagecoach robbers were quite a handful, I also suspect they were pretty irrelevant to the majority of ranchers and cattle drivers’ day-to-day operations. And by 1870, so were front… --- ## [I have a cunning plan....let's start a Blackadder thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-cunning-plan-lets-start-a-blackadder-thread/250720)
**Author:** [@Tamex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamex)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2004, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-a-cunning-plan-lets-start-a-blackadder-thread/250720 "2004-06-27T22:53:09Z")
Ah, yes, life without Blackadder is like a broken pencil…pointless. I recently purchased the Blackadder Complete Collector’s Set on DVD. Said purchase has not only reminded me of how much I love this series, but it has… --- ## [It's popcorn! How fucking dumb are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-popcorn-how-fucking-dumb-are-you/438263)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2008, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-popcorn-how-fucking-dumb-are-you/438263 "2008-02-23T14:18:34Z")
And once again my workplace reeks of burnt microwave popcorn. How fucking stupid do you have to be to burn microwave popcorn so badly that it stinks up an entire floor? You put the bag in the machine, punch the button an… --- ## [Why can't those girls wear a pentacle to school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-those-girls-wear-a-pentacle-to-school/127209)
**Author:** [@aha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aha)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2002, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-those-girls-wear-a-pentacle-to-school/127209 "2002-09-11T00:03:17Z")
Two girls in Waxahacie Texas are kicked out of school for wearing necklaces with a pentacle? (if that is the correct spelling) around their necks. The girls claim that the symbols (looking something like a five point sta… --- ## [Drum vs Disc Brakes on Trucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drum-vs-disc-brakes-on-trucks/490122)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2009, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drum-vs-disc-brakes-on-trucks/490122 "2009-03-22T04:04:39Z")
I’m looking at buying a new small truck and I noticed that Toyota, Chevy and Ford trucks have disc brakes on the front and drum brakes on the back, whlie Nissan has disc brakes all around… at least according to one websi… --- ## [So, Recommend Me Some Webcomics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-recommend-me-some-webcomics/557751)
**Author:** [@Enterprise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enterprise)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2010, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-recommend-me-some-webcomics/557751 "2010-10-29T14:04:12Z")
I’ve been reading The Order of the Stick (partially on recommendation from the Dope, actually!) and have dabbled a little in Erfworld; I’ve got Lovecraft is Missing in my bookmarks; but there must be so much else out the… --- ## [Can we have a dictionary, please? {about sealioning}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-dictionary-please-about-sealioning/964793)
**Author:** [@Turki-lurki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turki-lurki)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2022, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-have-a-dictionary-please-about-sealioning/964793 "2022-05-26T20:22:01Z")
I am old. I do not know young people. I live under a rock most of the time, I admit it. But what the hell is meant by " You appear to be a Sealioning Troll"? Is there an equivalent phrase in conventional English? Ask… --- ## [This winter sucks and it won't quit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-winter-sucks-and-it-wont-quit/572117)
**Author:** [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-winter-sucks-and-it-wont-quit/572117 "2011-03-09T00:07:04Z")
Last night we got 10 fucking inches of snow. Three more today. This winter is unlike the others of the past. We got a snow in October and it got cold. The snow never melted. Generally we have an “indian summer” . A few w… --- ## [Why are they called "mean/median/mode"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-they-called-mean-median-mode/597916)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-they-called-mean-median-mode/597916 "2011-09-30T02:40:46Z")
This was brought up in one of my classes today. What is the significance for the names of “mean” “median” and “mode”? I can understand median a bit, since it’s in the middle. But mode? It sounds like “most” but not rea… --- ## [How common are non-arbitrary women's clothes sizes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-are-non-arbitrary-womens-clothes-sizes/617140)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2012, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-are-non-arbitrary-womens-clothes-sizes/617140 "2012-04-29T16:11:13Z")
A lot of clothes are simply described as small, medium and large. For most clothes, that’s good enough. However, when I look at the clothes I have which are supposed to fit well (pants, dress shirts, suits), they all use… --- ## [What Makes An Italian Sub Authentic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-an-italian-sub-authentic/839682)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2019, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-an-italian-sub-authentic/839682 "2019-09-09T01:03:06Z")
In a nostalgia group on FB, someone talked about their favorite Italian restaurant and how it made the “most authentic” Italian subs. As a southern WASP, I have no idea what makes an Italian sub authentic. Can someone … --- ## [Thor - The comic book movie no one asked for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-the-comic-book-movie-no-one-asked-for/564457)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2010, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-the-comic-book-movie-no-one-asked-for/564457 "2010-12-22T03:39:47Z")
I’ve watched the trailers for this movie and it sure looks cheesy. The whole thing really feels like they made a Thor movie just to lead into the Avengers movie, which I’m not totally convinced people want to see either… --- ## [Were you the last one picked in sports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-the-last-one-picked-in-sports/727747)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2015, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-the-last-one-picked-in-sports/727747 "2015-08-20T23:42:23Z")
And how did you feel about it? --- ## [I've put gasoline in my diesel vehicle. How fucked am I?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-put-gasoline-in-my-diesel-vehicle-how-fucked-am-i/628235)
**Author:** [@MostlyClueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyClueless)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2013, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-put-gasoline-in-my-diesel-vehicle-how-fucked-am-i/628235 "2013-02-28T05:14:18Z")
I now have a mixture of (at most) 20% gasoline and 80% diesel in my tank. I was stupid enough to drive the car (A Skoda Fabia) home. So… recommendations? --- ## [Jeopardy! Julia Collins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-julia-collins/687735)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-julia-collins/687735 "2014-06-03T03:23:19Z")
Anybody else enjoying Julia Collins’ run on Jeopardy? According to the only list I could find, with ten wins she’s already the fourth-best player ever in number of games won since 2003, when the five-game limit was drop… --- ## [Suicide pods now legal in Switzerland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-pods-now-legal-in-switzerland/955740)
**Author:** [@Delayed\_Reflex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delayed_Reflex)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2021, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-pods-now-legal-in-switzerland/955740 "2021-12-29T23:01:10Z")
This news has been making its way around a couple forums and chats that I frequent: Suicide pods being developed in Switzerland, providing users with a painless death - National | Globalnews.ca I’m not sure how I feel a… --- ## [Stop using Social Security numbers for everything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-using-social-security-numbers-for-everything/711919)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-using-social-security-numbers-for-everything/711919 "2015-02-06T20:36:13Z")
Data breaches happen every few months. Social Security numbers are one of the most common things stolen. Unless it is specifically required by law companies need to find other identifiers. My college had its own ID nu… --- ## [Trump: It's Yuuuuuggggeeee!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-its-yuuuuuggggeeee/747944)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-its-yuuuuuggggeeee/747944 "2016-03-09T17:25:52Z")
Donald Trump last night confirmed during last night’s Republican debate that there is “no problem” as far as his anatomy is concerned. In fact he guarantees it. So is the moment that Idiocracy ceased being fiction, and … --- ## [Was there anyone Hitler actually liked and respected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-anyone-hitler-actually-liked-and-respected/694156)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-anyone-hitler-actually-liked-and-respected/694156 "2014-07-30T23:50:43Z")
…on a personal level? Hitler obviously hated a lot of people, and posterity has repaid him in kind. Other than Jimmy Carter he’s clearly history’s greatest monster. Continuing my way through Kershaw’s brilliant two-part… --- ## [Apparently justice Alito is sympathetic to the January 6 rioters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-justice-alito-is-sympathetic-to-the-january-6-rioters/1001743)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2024, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apparently-justice-alito-is-sympathetic-to-the-january-6-rioters/1001743 "2024-06-13T16:32:38Z")
Apparently justice Alito is sympathetic to the January 6 rioters (although he blames his wife for this): One of the homes flying an inverted flag during that time was the residence of Supreme Court Justice Samuel A.… --- ## [College won't let me enter till my Service Dog "registered" with them. Need Ans. Fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-wont-let-me-enter-till-my-service-dog-registered-with-them-need-ans-fast/675569)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-wont-let-me-enter-till-my-service-dog-registered-with-them-need-ans-fast/675569 "2013-12-11T21:12:16Z")
La Guardia Community College, part of City University of New York. College security cop now decides I must register my service dog (license on collar and in wallet; “Service Dog” vest on), or else considered “pet” and n… --- ## [Foods you have consistently hated.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-have-consistently-hated/404667)
**Author:** [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2007, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-have-consistently-hated/404667 "2007-05-30T20:07:23Z")
While I’ve no idea if it’s true or not; I’ve been told that one’s taste in food changes roughly every seven years. While I’ve noticed that indeed I HAVE learned to enjoy many an item that I would pass up in the past ther… --- ## [IN YOUR FACE, Speed Of Light Nazis!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-face-speed-of-light-nazis/597753)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-face-speed-of-light-nazis/597753 "2011-09-30T02:18:58Z")
There is a certain sort of person who, when confronted with stories of galactic empires or, really, any SF which proposes traveling faster than the speed of light, will whine, “But nothing can go faster than the speed of… --- ## [How's the air you breathe today? Can you smell the smoke from the wildfires in Quebec? (June 2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-the-air-you-breathe-today-can-you-smell-the-smoke-from-the-wildfires-in-quebec-june-2023/985158)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2024, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-the-air-you-breathe-today-can-you-smell-the-smoke-from-the-wildfires-in-quebec-june-2023/985158 "2024-03-19T16:41:42Z")
I’m in Central Jersey and it is a hazy day out. It has been like this since yesterday afternoon. When I went outside I smelled a strong scent of wood smoke and figured that it must be from a nearby bonfire or perhaps a … --- ## [So, what do people think about the health care address?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-people-think-about-the-health-care-address/509519)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-do-people-think-about-the-health-care-address/509519 "2009-09-11T18:04:13Z")
As a conservative, I had a reasonably good response to the speech. This guy is up there with Reagan as a “great communicator”. As usual, the devil is in the details… Yet a lot of promises were made, and little evidence … --- ## [A most un-Rock-n-Roll retirement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-most-un-rock-n-roll-retirement/594239)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-most-un-rock-n-roll-retirement/594239 "2011-08-29T13:30:28Z")
I heard Sugar Ray on the radio today and realized that lead singer Mark McGrath is now a game show host. Very un-Rock-n-Roll. Ice Cube-- the n\*gga with attitude who was straight outta Compton with his chrome to the side… --- ## [An apology to Ultress and the rest of the alleged brigade](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-apology-to-ultress-and-the-rest-of-the-alleged-brigade/181231)
**Author:** [@BottledBlondJeanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BottledBlondJeanie)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2003, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-apology-to-ultress-and-the-rest-of-the-alleged-brigade/181231 "2003-06-16T18:48:06Z")
You know what…I’m sorry. Went wacko. If it matters any, I’ve been working too hard, been stressed out so much that I lost my baby a couple of weeks ago (it was early on, but still) and I think I’ve been in the dumps r… --- ## [Can you make a living being a Movie Extra?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-a-living-being-a-movie-extra/330685)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2005, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-a-living-being-a-movie-extra/330685 "2005-11-12T20:03:01Z")
Every movie, with few exceptions, needs Extra, often for big crowd shots, sometimes for intimate scenes with only a few people. Roles like third bad guy, or fifteenth line-up thug, or lady who drops handbag, or more lik… --- ## [Bob Marley Redemption Song, atomic energy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-marley-redemption-song-atomic-energy/702551)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2014, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bob-marley-redemption-song-atomic-energy/702551 "2014-10-29T04:16:25Z")
The song’s lyrics are a bit of a jumble but it appears to be about slavery, but then there is this line: Have no fear for atomic energy, 'Cause none of them can stop the time. What exactly is he saying here? It almost… --- ## [What Episode Of Your Favorite Show Has Brought You To Tears?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-episode-of-your-favorite-show-has-brought-you-to-tears/77980)
**Author:** [@ladyfoxfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ladyfoxfyre)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2003, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-episode-of-your-favorite-show-has-brought-you-to-tears/77980 "2003-01-12T07:38:37Z")
I just got finished watching the NYPD Blue episode in which Bobby dies, and it got me bawling. I’ve never cried at any other episode of ANY show, but this one struck me so deeply and personally, that I cried for a long l… --- ## [Democrats: Have you voted for or considered voting for a Republican for POTUS??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-have-you-voted-for-or-considered-voting-for-a-republican-for-potus/614897)
**Author:** [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-have-you-voted-for-or-considered-voting-for-a-republican-for-potus/614897 "2012-04-23T13:57:37Z")
In response to Shodan’s remark here: DEMOCRATS: Have you ever voted for a Republican for President of the United States, or seriously considered voting for one, and would you consider voting for one in the reasonably ne… --- ## [The 3 Pillars of Enlightened Racism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-3-pillars-of-enlightened-racism/186065)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2003, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-3-pillars-of-enlightened-racism/186065 "2003-07-08T15:41:20Z")
Enlightened Racism is the thinking man’s racism. It’s the kind of racism I see on this board all the time. The kind that gives a person legs to rest his bigotry on, easing the load on his conscience. These are strong pi… --- ## [Is Consumerism Consuming Us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-consumerism-consuming-us/749943)
**Author:** [@heavyduty1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heavyduty1)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-consumerism-consuming-us/749943 "2016-04-06T15:52:13Z")
We have reached a point where we owe more than we produce, or can produce. We pay interest on interest for things purchased which we no longer want or need, yet we continue to shop for more stuff. Moreover, many of us c… --- ## [What's the dress code for church services these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dress-code-for-church-services-these-days/555477)
**Author:** [@PoorYorick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PoorYorick)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2010, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dress-code-for-church-services-these-days/555477 "2010-10-02T14:15:32Z")
In this thread, posters recommended that you wear “church clothes” to court. Except for weddings and funderals, I haven’t been in a church for over 30 years. Back then, at least for services in my church, you were suppos… --- ## [Please Help! Anyone tell me about crossing Sweetgrass Port?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-anyone-tell-me-about-crossing-sweetgrass-port/713249)
**Author:** [@Meglymoo87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meglymoo87)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2015, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-anyone-tell-me-about-crossing-sweetgrass-port/713249 "2015-02-22T04:52:14Z")
Hi there! Our family if crossing the US/Canadian border at Sweetgrass, MT port of entry. If anyone has crossed through this port (from both US and Canadian sides), please tell us about your experience with it. It’s ou… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1248&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1250&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)