# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1250&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:** 1251 --- ## [Is Russia capable of conquering Ukraine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-russia-capable-of-conquering-ukraine/825466)
**Author:** [@Kamaski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamaski)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2018, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-russia-capable-of-conquering-ukraine/825466 "2018-12-26T15:59:37Z")
I saw a military ananlyst on Fox the other day saying that a war between Russia and Ukraine would be unlike any other in the 21st century because unlike Iraq in 2003, the Ukrainians have modern weapons and training, and … --- ## [Feudalism: Serfs being bound to land - how was this enforced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feudalism-serfs-being-bound-to-land-how-was-this-enforced/628703)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feudalism-serfs-being-bound-to-land-how-was-this-enforced/628703 "2012-07-21T14:36:48Z")
This is inspired by a recent thread involving the transition from feudalism to industrial republics. It is commonly accepted that, under many feudal systems, serfs were “bound to the land”. How was this enforced in rea… --- ## [Racial Views of the Presidents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racial-views-of-the-presidents/504624)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2009, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racial-views-of-the-presidents/504624 "2009-08-02T19:06:11Z")
What were the racial views of the US Presidents before JFK? I’d like the opinions of all of them. --- ## [How much would a zeppelin cost me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-a-zeppelin-cost-me/72300)
**Author:** [@N\_A\_M](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N_A_M)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2001, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-a-zeppelin-cost-me/72300 "2001-07-15T04:48:50Z")
I’m curious… How much would a small (think Cessna slung under a gasbag) zeppelin cost me, and what sort of performance could I expect from it (ceiling, top speed, maximum weight, range)? Specifically, how much must I in… --- ## [The infantilizing of women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-infantilizing-of-women/816519)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-infantilizing-of-women/816519 "2018-06-25T23:41:20Z")
Resolved: That certain aspects of the MeToo movement infantilize women. Notice that this was a consensual relationship. Some people claim that there is no such thing as “consent” when there is a power imbalance. … --- ## ["Some people did something" quote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-did-something-quote/832484)
**Author:** [@ishamael69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ishamael69)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2019, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-people-did-something-quote/832484 "2019-10-04T14:39:51Z")
I’m hoping to keep this GQ, but I have my doubts as to if it is possible. Rep. Omar said, “far too long we have lived with the discomfort of being a second-class citizen and frankly, I’m tired of it, and every single Mu… --- ## [Need a comeback for glurge righty e-mail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-comeback-for-glurge-righty-e-mail/504556)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2016, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-comeback-for-glurge-righty-e-mail/504556 "2016-05-28T14:49:05Z")
My right-wing Palin loving Obama hating sister sent this to me today with the subject line: Must Read, Profound Statement “You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. Wha… --- ## [Explain this scam? (Unexpected check from "Red Oak Capital Management")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-scam-unexpected-check-from-red-oak-capital-management/494120)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2009, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-scam-unexpected-check-from-red-oak-capital-management/494120 "2009-04-30T04:14:14Z")
I was woken up today by the UPS guy knocking on my door to give me a rather bizarre package. It was sent next-day air from someone I had never heard of with a return address in Pennsylvania. It was a check for $3,500. T… --- ## [Why is murder considered less serious than rape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-murder-considered-less-serious-than-rape/690179)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-murder-considered-less-serious-than-rape/690179 "2014-06-06T23:58:11Z")
Possible trigger warning. A close female friend of mine was telling me gore and cannibalism and other terrible things don’t really bother her when they are portrayed fictionally but that rape disgusts her. I asked her i… --- ## [Say the phrase Ciao Luigi out loud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-the-phrase-ciao-luigi-out-loud/567358)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-the-phrase-ciao-luigi-out-loud/567358 "2011-01-20T14:38:22Z")
Say the phrase “Ciao Luigi” out loud. Now say it a second time out loud. Did you say the phrase with the stereotypical Italian accent the first time? How about the second time? --- ## [Dilbert dropped from 70 papers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dilbert-dropped-from-70-papers/972183)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2024, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dilbert-dropped-from-70-papers/972183 "2024-02-18T18:26:23Z")
https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/dilbert-comic-stripped-from-nearly-80-newspapers/?amp=1 Dilbert has been dropped by Lee Enterprises newspapers. They describe it as a business decision and have also dropped ot… --- ## [What to do with all these hardback books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-all-these-hardback-books/557661)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2010, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-all-these-hardback-books/557661 "2010-10-22T00:41:49Z")
I’ve been purging my books for awhile now, I’ve got to many and I’ll never reread them so I donate most of them. However, for 10-15 years I was buying a lot of HB books, mostly between 1990-2005 or so. Most of them are… --- ## [Global Warming Facts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-facts/421236)
**Author:** [@human\_extinction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/human_extinction)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2007, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-facts/421236 "2007-10-12T08:48:34Z")
I’m taking a course based around the global warming controversy, and I would like to make sure that no facts are obscured - as the professor is a “skeptic.” Here are claims that warrant constructive criticism in no part… --- ## [Dear Inventor of the Hidden Zipper - Please Eat Shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-inventor-of-the-hidden-zipper-please-eat-shit/613746)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2012, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-inventor-of-the-hidden-zipper-please-eat-shit/613746 "2012-02-24T21:06:06Z")
Ah yes, the hidden zipper. Designed to eliminate the need for buttons and to make seams lay flat. Fabulous, you say? Except the fucking piece of shit things won’t do up over seams. And wont pull up over interfacing. And… --- ## [Stop putting advertisement flyers on my door!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-putting-advertisement-flyers-on-my-door/336389)
**Author:** [@ataraxy22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ataraxy22)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2005, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-putting-advertisement-flyers-on-my-door/336389 "2005-12-22T14:34:32Z")
I live in an apartment, but I think this rant is equally pertinent to house dwellers as well. At least twice per week I come home at the end of the day to find an advertisement or two wedged between the door knob and th… --- ## [How Can I Get A Frisbee Ring Off My Roof (No Ladders)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-a-frisbee-ring-off-my-roof-no-ladders/511929)
**Author:** [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2009, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-get-a-frisbee-ring-off-my-roof-no-ladders/511929 "2009-09-30T03:43:31Z")
My kid accidentally threw his frisbee ring onto the roof. It’s one of those heavy, flat rings – I think there is actually a ring of metal inside it. My roof is high and steep. Even if I had a ladder tall enough to get m… --- ## [Which plants changed history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-plants-changed-history/599410)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2011, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-plants-changed-history/599410 "2011-10-15T04:45:04Z")
In this thread about the Roman Empire, \*\*Constanze \*\*said What are the other four plants that changed history? Or more generally: which plants changed history? (I’ve no idea what forum this should go in. Is it factual… --- ## [What is a "soul-crushing" job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-soul-crushing-job/609719)
**Author:** [@Crotalus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crotalus)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2012, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-soul-crushing-job/609719 "2012-01-17T21:29:09Z")
I have seen the phrase “soul-crushing job” on SDMB more than a few times. I don’t recall bumping into it anywhere else. What is a soul-crushing job? I’ve had some exhausting ones, boring ones and even pointless ones, but… --- ## ["Cannibal Cop" faces life sentence over fantasy role-play](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-cop-faces-life-sentence-over-fantasy-role-play/652738)
**Author:** [@trabajabamos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trabajabamos)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cannibal-cop-faces-life-sentence-over-fantasy-role-play/652738 "2013-03-13T21:23:54Z")
Article: http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/12/justice/new-york-cannibal-cop/index.html Summary: New York police officer Gilberto Valle has been convicted of conspiring to kill and eat women. He now faces a potential life se… --- ## [The expiration date is not important!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expiration-date-is-not-important/633609)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2012, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-expiration-date-is-not-important/633609 "2012-09-10T10:57:50Z")
Grocery store… woman:Oh is that a special? grude:Yep, you get two salad dressings for the price of one. woman:Oh but I bet that is going to expire in a month or two! grude:I don’t care, as long as it is cheap. woman… --- ## [Without looking it up, can you say what day of the week 9/11 happened on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-looking-it-up-can-you-say-what-day-of-the-week-9-11-happened-on/722238)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2015, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-looking-it-up-can-you-say-what-day-of-the-week-9-11-happened-on/722238 "2015-06-19T16:51:46Z")
Reply to this before you look it up and before you read any of the other replies…can you correctly post the week day that 9/11 happened on? I was reading a few people talking about it on a different site and it seemed t… --- ## [Riding a horse is 20 times more dangerous than riding a motorcycle!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riding-a-horse-is-20-times-more-dangerous-than-riding-a-motorcycle/755439)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2016, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riding-a-horse-is-20-times-more-dangerous-than-riding-a-motorcycle/755439 "2016-06-14T14:06:42Z")
Interesting - Riding a horse is 20 times more dangerous re the occurrence of a serious injury per hours ridden than riding a motorcycle. I would have lost that bet - Motorcycles or horses - which is more dangerous? --- ## [I am amazed on how someone could be so out of touch with reality (Ahenakew)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-amazed-on-how-someone-could-be-so-out-of-touch-with-reality-ahenakew/474792)
**Author:** [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2009, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-amazed-on-how-someone-could-be-so-out-of-touch-with-reality-ahenakew/474792 "2009-03-07T10:34:03Z")
Ahenakew still blames Jews for Second World War The quotes from this guy is amazing and (I’m sure) made in complete earnestness. He needs help, not a trial. --- ## [Anyone have advice for dealing with my wife’s extended family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-advice-for-dealing-with-my-wife-s-extended-family/645399)
**Author:** [@ARC31181](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ARC31181)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-advice-for-dealing-with-my-wife-s-extended-family/645399 "2012-12-29T14:58:54Z")
Ok here’s the deal… I love my wife’s immediate family, I honestly consider them my own parents and brothers/sisters. We’ve been married for 10 years, and I’m closer to them than my own family! I even get along well wit… --- ## [What's the wackiest thing a student has done in a class?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-wackiest-thing-a-student-has-done-in-a-class/606082)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2011, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-wackiest-thing-a-student-has-done-in-a-class/606082 "2011-12-20T01:11:44Z")
The question is for pretty much anyone. What are some wacky things you did in school, wacky things your children, siblings, parents, or friends did in school, or wacky things that your students did when you were teachin… --- ## [50 things to do before you're 30 - which have you done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-things-to-do-before-youre-30-which-have-you-done/340952)
**Author:** [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2006, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-things-to-do-before-youre-30-which-have-you-done/340952 "2006-02-04T19:12:59Z")
Here’s Nigel Blinman’s list of 50 things to do before you’re 30. Apparently, Nigel has done nine of them. How about you? Have a really stupid accident which necessitates a hospital visit Shoot something Take a weekend … --- ## [Who's the most Evil Disney villain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-most-evil-disney-villain/843576)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-most-evil-disney-villain/843576 "2019-11-22T11:34:31Z")
In your considered opinion, that is. At the bottom of the list I’d put Cinderella’s stepmother (who’s really only cruel to one person) and Sher Khan from The Jungle Book (who’s desire for Mowgli’s death is arguably self… --- ## [Can you set fire to vodka?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-set-fire-to-vodka/356766)
**Author:** [@Tappi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tappi)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2006, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-set-fire-to-vodka/356766 "2006-05-15T21:41:24Z")
I imagine that many threads on these forums started as a result of conversations in the pub, well this is one of those. I had a bet with one of my friends that vodka would catch fire in just the same way that other spiri… --- ## [Daily Life during Hyperinflation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-life-during-hyperinflation/653911)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daily-life-during-hyperinflation/653911 "2013-03-30T03:46:28Z")
John McLaughlin’s prediction on last week’s McLaughlin Group–that Japan would botch something economically somehow and cause widespread hyperinflation–intrigued me. Specifically, it got me wondering what hyperinflation w… --- ## [Is suicide a "cowardly" act?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-suicide-a-cowardly-act/291185)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2011, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-suicide-a-cowardly-act/291185 "2011-07-12T00:45:34Z")
Inspired by the Hunter thompson threads. Like Kurt Cobain a few years ago, it seems a number of people feel the need to tell everybody how “cowardly” it is for an individual to end his own life. My question is whether t… --- ## ["str8" men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/str8-men/605103)
**Author:** [@oogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oogie)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2011, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/str8-men/605103 "2011-12-06T07:36:24Z")
why do so many so-called str8 men fool around with other men yet deny it to themselves and others?\* \* --- ## [Ted Cruz is going on Obamacare.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-cruz-is-going-on-obamacare/715899)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2015, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-cruz-is-going-on-obamacare/715899 "2015-04-06T18:20:18Z")
Story here. He supposedly doesn’t have a choice; As a member of Congress, Obamacare is his only option. As if everyone else is on it for different reasons. Ass hole. --- ## [Convert a gas engine to steam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convert-a-gas-engine-to-steam/548215)
**Author:** [@rainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2010, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convert-a-gas-engine-to-steam/548215 "2010-07-28T10:47:35Z")
Could you take a modern car and modify it to run on steam? Would it be possible to just pipe steam, from say a boiler in the bed of a pickup truck, into the cylinders and expect the steam to do the job the gas and spark… --- ## [Heartbleed: a serious security bug. What should I be doing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heartbleed-a-serious-security-bug-what-should-i-be-doing/685668)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2014, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heartbleed-a-serious-security-bug-what-should-i-be-doing/685668 "2014-04-27T01:16:57Z")
Google the name “Heartbleed.” To sum up, it’s a security bug in OpenSSL that allows all kins of shenanigans, including the harvesting of names/passwords and the impersonation of sites. What exactly can and should I do?… --- ## [Minimum number of breeding pairs for humans to repopulate the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-number-of-breeding-pairs-for-humans-to-repopulate-the-world/775392)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2016, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-number-of-breeding-pairs-for-humans-to-repopulate-the-world/775392 "2016-12-28T15:20:32Z")
I recently watched a pretty good post-apocalyptic short movie that ended with a man and woman finding themselves to quite possibly be the last humans alive. I assume that it would not be possible to repopulate the world … --- ## [So, if you're Jewish, do you think of yourself as being "white"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-if-youre-jewish-do-you-think-of-yourself-as-being-white/652944)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2013, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-if-youre-jewish-do-you-think-of-yourself-as-being-white/652944 "2013-03-16T03:16:34Z")
I have several Jewish friends, but the question could be perceived as rude, and I wanted to get a better sample anyway. When I was growing up, I thought of Jewish people as being white people who just happened to have a… --- ## [That writer/producer/director/artist/musician must HATE women!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-writer-producer-director-artist-musician-must-hate-women/499957)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2009, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-writer-producer-director-artist-musician-must-hate-women/499957 "2009-06-17T20:05:46Z")
A side conversation in the What Happened at the End of Rosemary’s Baby thread got me to thinking about artists in any genre who show a “fear and loathing of all women” and the first thing that popped into my head was the… --- ## [Time to start a "Jay Cutler is so tough..." meme](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-start-a-jay-cutler-is-so-tough-meme/568851)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2011, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-start-a-jay-cutler-is-so-tough-meme/568851 "2011-01-30T20:32:41Z")
First off let me say that I do think Jay Cutler is a tough QB andcriticisms of him are pretty baseless. What is funny is the backlash to the backlash is in full effect with the standard line about how tough Jay Cutler i… --- ## [How does the UK's government work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-uks-government-work/593252)
**Author:** [@gallan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gallan)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2011, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-uks-government-work/593252 "2011-08-20T13:55:04Z")
I’m an American and while I hate to admit it, I find myself completely ignorant about how the government works in the UK. Are there elected officials and representatives? Are there term limits and big, expensive campai… --- ## [Contemptible Japanese police/Justice system](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contemptible-japanese-police-justice-system/517752)
**Author:** [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2009, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contemptible-japanese-police-justice-system/517752 "2009-11-27T17:01:22Z")
Summary: Ex-pat gaijin doctor working in Japanese hospital marries local girl, they have a child. Wife’s gangster family coerces her to make a surprise return to the fold, leave husband and take the child too, with no f… --- ## [America, the second](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-the-second/579840)
**Author:** [@pinguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinguin)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2011, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-the-second/579840 "2011-05-01T04:12:43Z")
It seems the age of worldwide economical dominance for the U.S. will have an end in FIVE years. At least from what the news show. http://www.thenewamerican.com/economy/economics-mainmenu-44/7263-imf-chinese-economy-to-s… --- ## [Tattling on an old sex offender. What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattling-on-an-old-sex-offender-what-to-do/565652)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2011, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tattling-on-an-old-sex-offender-what-to-do/565652 "2011-01-01T00:49:45Z")
It was very recently brought to my attention that my father, who molested me several times when I was 11 (15 years ago), also molested another young female in our family. One of my cousins. I didn’t tell anyone about it … --- ## [I pit Ethos water (Starbucks)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-ethos-water-starbucks/428821)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2007, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-ethos-water-starbucks/428821 "2007-12-12T02:58:59Z")
So I was downtown this past weekend getting myself a coffee at a Starbucks and asked my wife if she wanted anything. “Just a water, thanks.” So after paying the ass-rape price of $1.75 for a bottle of water (hey, whata… --- ## [Calling all Absurdly Easy Potluck Recipes (Need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-absurdly-easy-potluck-recipes-need-answer-fast/476316)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calling-all-absurdly-easy-potluck-recipes-need-answer-fast/476316 "2008-12-10T15:53:28Z")
Howdy all, I’m a starving college student, and because it’s finals week, my dorm is holding a potluck for a chance to unwind and eat. I’m looking for a pretty dang easy potluck recipe that also has the benefit of being … --- ## [How not to board a subway, or, "Mind the gap!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-not-to-board-a-subway-or-mind-the-gap/460004)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-not-to-board-a-subway-or-mind-the-gap/460004 "2008-08-22T02:18:30Z")
Yesterday was a typical afternoon. I wrapped up at work right around 4 and headed off to try to catch the 4:20 train home. This requires a brief foray on downtown LA’s subway system. Something I’ve done every weekday for… --- ## [Liquid nitrogen canisters on sidewalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liquid-nitrogen-canisters-on-sidewalk/75634)
**Author:** [@John\_Kentzel-Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Kentzel-Griffin)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2001, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liquid-nitrogen-canisters-on-sidewalk/75634 "2001-08-13T18:48:37Z")
I’ve noticed big metal canisters (4797 cubic feet) of liquid nitrogen gas on the sidewalk at several corners in Manhattan. On the corner where I work, there are always two or three of them. One has a rubber tube leading … --- ## [Ladies of the SDMB: When to start coloring the grey?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-of-the-sdmb-when-to-start-coloring-the-grey/586485)
**Author:** [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-of-the-sdmb-when-to-start-coloring-the-grey/586485 "2011-06-28T00:44:10Z")
I’m now thirty-mumble and the greys are starting to show. I’ve never colored my hair for fun, but certainly plan to at some point in the future in order to cover the grey. If you color your hair how did you decide the ti… --- ## [The tale of Mia Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tale-of-mia-love/641907)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2012, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tale-of-mia-love/641907 "2012-11-28T01:33:29Z")
Remember Mia Love? She the mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah, a city of about 17,000 people. She became well known this past election cycle when she was the Republican challenger for a House seat and was called a rising … --- ## [In this age of compulsory education how does black ghetto grammar survive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-age-of-compulsory-education-how-does-black-ghetto-grammar-survive/444050)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-this-age-of-compulsory-education-how-does-black-ghetto-grammar-survive/444050 "2008-04-13T15:52:35Z")
In 2008 how can a black teenager graduate from a public high school with at least 12 years of education under their belt, and barely be able to speak standard English? I suppose that reading all the stories about schol… --- ## [Why is sex more objectionable than violence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-sex-more-objectionable-than-violence/590109)
**Author:** [@Romeo\_and\_Whatsherface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Romeo_and_Whatsherface)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-sex-more-objectionable-than-violence/590109 "2011-07-27T22:00:04Z")
The recent Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Assn. seems to confirm what I’ve been seeing for years as a high school teachers: people are generally more freaked out about their kids seeing nudity… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1249&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1251&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)