# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1253&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:** 1254 --- ## [Why is the eastern front of WW2 not covered more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-eastern-front-of-ww2-not-covered-more/826747)
**Author:** [@Kamaski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamaski)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2019, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-eastern-front-of-ww2-not-covered-more/826747 "2019-02-24T01:15:04Z")
I know this has been talked about many, but there simply aren’t enough movies/video games/books in the west which cover the enormous human scale of the Eastern Front of WW2. A bout a year or two ago a video game came ou… --- ## ["Writing about music is like dancing about architecture."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-about-music-is-like-dancing-about-architecture/559599)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-about-music-is-like-dancing-about-architecture/559599 "2010-11-12T18:04:13Z")
Does anybody know the source of this quote? Googling gives attributions of half a dozen different people. --- ## [Sports movies where the protagonists lose (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-movies-where-the-protagonists-lose-spoilers/657771)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-movies-where-the-protagonists-lose-spoilers/657771 "2013-05-13T17:57:12Z")
Offhand I can think of two sports movies where the protagonists don’t win the big competition at the end of the movie: The Bad News Bears and Rocky. What are some other examples? --- ## [Most Memorable Riffs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-memorable-riffs/303434)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2017, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-memorable-riffs/303434 "2017-02-18T20:57:29Z")
I’m pretty sure a “Riff” is what I am after. You know, a 5 second or so clip of MUSIC you have engrained in your head. What are your favorite / most memorable riffs and why? The Law and order “Doink doink” Gets a H… --- ## [Eating out with a group..... and paying your share](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-out-with-a-group-and-paying-your-share/685437)
**Author:** [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2014, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-out-with-a-group-and-paying-your-share/685437 "2014-04-08T14:13:07Z")
Here’s the scenario. Eating out with other couples/people. What is so wrong with paying your share of the bill??? As opposed to dividing it up by \_\_\_\_\_ number of people. My wife and I occasionally go out to eat with … --- ## [Jackie Kennedy Interview - Comments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackie-kennedy-interview-comments/596244)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2011, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackie-kennedy-interview-comments/596244 "2011-09-25T05:23:51Z")
I wasn’t overly impressed with her interview. I expected some bombshell information. Especially since this interview was sealed for so long. I didn’t really find anything that shocking. She made a few personal comments… --- ## [Bush 9/11 movie, must read/see](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-9-11-movie-must-read-see/236444)
**Author:** [@acaveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/acaveman)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2004, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-9-11-movie-must-read-see/236444 "2004-04-06T21:52:29Z")
I did not write this, I only found it. HERE, (pop up warning, you must also be signed in at BM to view) However I thought that it was a must share. http://www.thememoryhole.org/911/bush-911.mov At 9:03 AM on 11 Septemb… --- ## [Tell me about Jordan Peterson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-jordan-peterson/810938)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2018, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-jordan-peterson/810938 "2018-04-10T00:22:32Z")
Jordan Peterson is in the news a lot recently in Canada. He is a psychologist at Harvard and the University of Toronto who recently wrote a book called “Twelve Rules For Life” which tops the bestseller list. He became … --- ## [Is "Sister Mary Elephant" A 'Play' on Anything?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sister-mary-elephant-a-play-on-anything/526485)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sister-mary-elephant-a-play-on-anything/526485 "2010-02-01T14:39:05Z")
Is Cheech and Chong’s comedy skit and single release “Sister Mary Elephant” a play on anything? I mean they could’ve picked any name, so why did they choose “Elephant”? Was it a play on another famous sister with a name… --- ## [Stephen King's "The Stand" to become a series of movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-the-stand-to-become-a-series-of-movies/705724)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2014, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-kings-the-stand-to-become-a-series-of-movies/705724 "2014-12-03T22:14:15Z")
It sounds like this is really going to happen - headline this week is Matthew McConaughey has been cast as Randall Flagg. Four stand-alone movies, directed by Josh Boone. Four movies? I’m trying to decide if that’s the … --- ## [Thread on viability of Electric Cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-on-viability-of-electric-cars/938612)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2021, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-on-viability-of-electric-cars/938612 "2021-07-24T22:05:41Z")
There is no doubt in my mind that, aside from range everything else about an electric car is a better engineering solution than gas. Just the fact that a gas engine needs to be oversized and hooked to a complex transmi… --- ## [Public School Horror Stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-school-horror-stories/16783)
**Author:** [@divemaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/divemaster)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 1999, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-school-horror-stories/16783 "1999-10-04T05:05:00Z")
My mom is a grade school teacher (usually 2nd-5th) in an inner city school. Over the past 5 years or so, she’s told me some of the policies she’s seen in action. She keeps track of these things because she may try writin… --- ## [Do med school students' sex drives diminish...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-med-school-students-sex-drives-diminish/483295)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2009, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-med-school-students-sex-drives-diminish/483295 "2009-02-01T19:17:00Z")
…when they’re studying the nuts and bolts of human reproduction, and the many diseases, malfunctions and injuries to which genitalia may fall prey? Seems like it could be a big turnoff. Mods, if this should be in anoth… --- ## [Please. Can Trump just go away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-can-trump-just-go-away/950526)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2021, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-can-trump-just-go-away/950526 "2021-09-19T02:47:25Z")
Please, news reporting agencies, just forget about this doofus. Trump Spanked for Absence From 9/11 Memorial Services: ‘Ceremony Isn’t About Him, So Why Bother’ (msn.com) --- ## [RIP Elizabeth Edwards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-edwards/563341)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2010, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-elizabeth-edwards/563341 "2010-12-12T02:45:30Z")
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/08/us/08edwards.html She was an admirable person who deserved a far better husband. --- ## [FL/MI Redux: What'll Happen on May 31?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fl-mi-redux-whatll-happen-on-may-31/450374)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2008, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fl-mi-redux-whatll-happen-on-may-31/450374 "2008-06-15T01:45:14Z")
As most of my fellow political junkies here know, the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee (RBC) meets on Saturday, May 31 (a week from tomorrow) to hear challenges and appeals to their decisions last year to penalize Florida … --- ## [How can I meet women who don't have driver's licenses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-meet-women-who-dont-have-drivers-licenses/783778)
**Author:** [@Single\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Single_Guy)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-meet-women-who-dont-have-drivers-licenses/783778 "2017-04-11T22:40:27Z")
How can I meet women who don’t have driver’s licenses (I ask because I have a California ID but I can’t get my driver’s license, and a situation where a woman with a driver’s license dates a guy who doesn’t drive might s… --- ## [The worst popular television show in history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-popular-television-show-in-history/64038)
**Author:** [@Kaitlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaitlyn)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2001, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-worst-popular-television-show-in-history/64038 "2001-05-22T03:07:42Z")
My vote goes for The Dukes of Hazzard. I hate this show. Hate everything about it. Hate the tone that simultaneously celebrated and insulted the culture it deemed to portray. Hate the stupidity of a show set in what must… --- ## [How fast do eyebrows grow back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-do-eyebrows-grow-back/75223)
**Author:** [@Bgo1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bgo1)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2001, 9:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-fast-do-eyebrows-grow-back/75223 "2001-08-08T09:57:34Z")
So, today I come home from work at noon, kind of glance at my daughter and say hi. Then comes the classic double-take, and those words spoken by many a parent: “WHAT DID YOU DO?!!!” She had SHAVED OFF HER EYEBROWS! Th… --- ## [What's the deal with LinkedIn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-linkedin/701729)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2014, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-linkedin/701729 "2014-10-31T15:54:36Z")
Not really sure I actually understand all the ins and outs of LinkedIn. I kinda get that it’s networking software for people in various types of “businessperson-type” occupations. But, I have occasionally received an em… --- ## [Evan Dando, renowned idiot, encourages the youth of the world to shoot up heroin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evan-dando-renowned-idiot-encourages-the-youth-of-the-world-to-shoot-up-heroin/176879)
**Author:** [@Payton\_s\_Servant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Payton_s_Servant)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2003, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evan-dando-renowned-idiot-encourages-the-youth-of-the-world-to-shoot-up-heroin/176879 "2003-05-27T06:59:56Z")
Considering that according to the new Rolling Stone, (which incidentally, has a story about a guy with a 13 inch long cock:p ) Evan Dando, pretty boy/hack songwriter, founder of The Lemonheads is supposedly clean and com… --- ## [Precisely when did you know Iraq was a mistake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/precisely-when-did-you-know-iraq-was-a-mistake/404133)
**Author:** [@GuyNblueJeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuyNblueJeans)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 6:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/precisely-when-did-you-know-iraq-was-a-mistake/404133 "2007-05-19T06:42:23Z")
First let me say (again) that I was always totally against going to war with Iraq simply because 18 of the terrorists that hijacked the planes that went into the World Trade Center were said to be Saudi citizens. So if a… --- ## [Best/greatest song (rock or pop) with 'Sunshine' in the title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-greatest-song-rock-or-pop-with-sunshine-in-the-title/547667)
**Author:** [@optimisticcynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/optimisticcynic)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2010, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-greatest-song-rock-or-pop-with-sunshine-in-the-title/547667 "2010-07-24T05:21:54Z")
I’ve got a few to lay out there. Perhaps there are more. What say you? --- ## [Heroes 4-6 “Tabula Rasa” (10/19/09)-spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-4-6-tabula-rasa-10-19-09-spoilers/514365)
**Author:** [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2009, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-4-6-tabula-rasa-10-19-09-spoilers/514365 "2009-10-26T17:52:32Z")
‘Blank slate’;, hmmmm, whoever could that be in reference to? So last time, Amnesi-Sylar rose from Nathan’s shallow grave, committed a jailbreak, a couple of mortal wound heals and a kidnapping all before dawn while bei… --- ## [Why does a German airline have a name in English?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-german-airline-have-a-name-in-english/716699)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2015, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-german-airline-have-a-name-in-english/716699 "2015-06-04T12:33:07Z")
Germanwings. Seems weird. Does English have a certain cachet in aviation circles to the German culture nowadays? --- ## [The Da Vinci Code. Shall we discuss? (Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-da-vinci-code-shall-we-discuss-spoilers/357512)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2006, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-da-vinci-code-shall-we-discuss-spoilers/357512 "2006-07-14T14:10:56Z")
After a brief search for this thread, I found nothing. So here goes: I just returned from the Da Vinci Code- a movie which I had no intention of seeing. Hell, I’ve never read the book, for that matter (I mostly avoided … --- ## [Pitting calm kiwi and others like him/her.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-calm-kiwi-and-others-like-him-her/492840)
**Author:** [@Varrius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Varrius)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2009, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-calm-kiwi-and-others-like-him-her/492840 "2009-04-18T16:33:34Z")
I am sick of people like you making inane comments like this about the President of the United States! I am not defending any of his actions, nor am I condemning any. I am not saying that President Bush was a good/bad… --- ## [THe Amazing Race Finale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-finale/688725)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2014, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-finale/688725 "2014-09-24T13:39:45Z")
Am I the only one who watched? I’m disappointed with the results. StG --- ## [How to respond to "I'll pray for you"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-respond-to-ill-pray-for-you/762216)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-respond-to-ill-pray-for-you/762216 "2016-08-12T15:16:06Z")
I don’t share the political views of a lot of people at my gym. Often, when I get sucked into political discussions (I know, I know… stupid me), these people will end the conversation with “I’ll pray for you.” I’ve been… --- ## [October 18, 2025 "No Kings" Protests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-18-2025-no-kings-protests/1023993)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 319\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2025, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-18-2025-no-kings-protests/1023993 "2025-10-25T21:56:08Z")
Is there a thread on this yet? I didn’t find one, but if there is, please merge. What are your plans for October 18th? What is planned in your city? If you are going to attend a protest, are you worried about your safet… --- ## [Do some people eat peanuts with the shell on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-people-eat-peanuts-with-the-shell-on/672324)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-people-eat-peanuts-with-the-shell-on/672324 "2013-10-28T03:44:02Z")
I know I have seen this before in movies/TV, a character will be eating whole in shell peanuts from a bag and apparently chewing them up whole?:confused: The most recent place I have seen this is the opening scenes of t… --- ## [Taboo - FX Television Series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taboo-fx-television-series/776872)
**Author:** [@Clawdio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clawdio)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2017, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taboo-fx-television-series/776872 "2017-03-04T17:18:46Z")
Last night, the first episode of Taboo aired on FX. I thought it was beautifully shot, and Tom Hardy in the lead roll was fantastic as usual. Looking forward to following this one going forward. I did have a little tr… --- ## [Fuck you Richard H. Anderson, CEO of Delta](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-richard-h-anderson-ceo-of-delta/714877)
**Author:** [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2016, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-richard-h-anderson-ceo-of-delta/714877 "2016-02-04T19:56:31Z")
Yesterday the wife had a curious thing happen while attempting to book a Delta flight online. She picked her dates, entered all her information, entered her credit card info, and clicked to confirm— and got a pop-up sayi… --- ## [A Great A Capella Choir Performance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-great-a-capella-choir-performance/500274)
**Author:** [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2009, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-great-a-capella-choir-performance/500274 "2009-06-22T13:52:52Z")
Toto’s 1982 hit Africa, as performed by the Slovenian choir Perpetuum Jazzile. Anybody got anything comparable? --- ## [Rude...overweight people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-overweight-people/239025)
**Author:** [@Sandi7001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sandi7001)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2004, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rude-overweight-people/239025 "2004-04-12T12:05:10Z")
I have read and enjoyed the boards here for months…This is my first post. It pisses me off everytime I see a post about an overweight person…and how ya’ll go on a rampage… Because you are overweight~!!! I am thin and … --- ## [do you tip appliance delivery guys? Need answer quick!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-appliance-delivery-guys-need-answer-quick/707136)
**Author:** [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2014, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tip-appliance-delivery-guys-need-answer-quick/707136 "2014-12-17T14:16:07Z")
They’ll be dropping off and setting up a washer & dryer, and taking away the old ones. Second floor. No idea what would be appropriate here. Suggestions? --- ## [Tsunami Coverage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsunami-coverage/530693)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsunami-coverage/530693 "2010-05-12T20:52:42Z")
Reporters really are the dumbest profession. In the morning they couldn’t figure out if Chile was ahead or behind EST and by how much, then they ask what is “meters” in English, they show tape recorded hours earlier whil… --- ## [What is the best Mexican restaurant in your city?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-mexican-restaurant-in-your-city/339766)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2006, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-mexican-restaurant-in-your-city/339766 "2006-01-24T18:44:58Z")
There are quite a few Mexican restaurants I love here in Dallas. However, I’ll go with Monica’s as the best that I’ve tried here. I usually go for Sunday brunch after church and have the enchiladas verdes with (usually t… --- ## [How soon until the Tsarnaev brothers were framed conspiracy theory takes root?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-until-the-tsarnaev-brothers-were-framed-conspiracy-theory-takes-root/656215)
**Author:** [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-until-the-tsarnaev-brothers-were-framed-conspiracy-theory-takes-root/656215 "2013-04-26T15:05:08Z")
While all of us are innocent until proved guilty in a court of law, in the court of public opinion, it appears that the Tsarnaev brothers are fairly guilty. “Fairly” meaning we still have to wait for more of the facts t… --- ## [Why Do Vitamins Make Me Vomit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-vitamins-make-me-vomit/344533)
**Author:** [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2006, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-vitamins-make-me-vomit/344533 "2006-02-15T19:38:33Z")
I take a lot of different medicatations, and I’ve never had a problem with any of them, but if I take a vitamin tablet, within an hour, I will vomit. It’s been that way my entire life. It doesn’t matter which brand, or … --- ## [You vote third party for President, and the worse option gets in. Do you feel any responsibility?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-vote-third-party-for-president-and-the-worse-option-gets-in-do-you-feel-any-responsibility/853949)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2020, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-vote-third-party-for-president-and-the-worse-option-gets-in-do-you-feel-any-responsibility/853949 "2020-05-23T13:24:29Z")
This question has come up a lot, obviously, in the discussion of the last couple of presidential elections and the “lesser of two evils” vote. Obviously, most of the people who say that the Nader/Sanders voters bear at l… --- ## [Grandma & Grandpa? Granny & Grandad? Nana & Papa? Grandparents' names ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandma-grandpa-granny-grandad-nana-papa-grandparents-names/299644)
**Author:** [@Stainz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stainz)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2005, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandma-grandpa-granny-grandad-nana-papa-grandparents-names/299644 "2005-04-18T11:45:31Z")
What do you call the grandparents in YOUR family? What do you do when there more than 4 …? My parents are divorced, so there will be 5 grandparents for my not-yet-born baby - my dad & his wife, my mom, and my honey’s p… --- ## [Anyone watching American Ninja Warrior?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-american-ninja-warrior/627352)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-american-ninja-warrior/627352 "2012-07-27T00:58:15Z")
This year, American Ninja Warrior is taking place in America. They are running some episodes on NBC during primetime. I haven’t been watching the prelim runs on G4 on Sundays, just the primetime runs. In general, I li… --- ## [Most Over-the-Top Morality Fable for Children or Teens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-over-the-top-morality-fable-for-children-or-teens/561139)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-over-the-top-morality-fable-for-children-or-teens/561139 "2010-11-24T01:56:00Z")
The thread about Health Class films got me thinking. What was the most outrageous (or memorable) morality tale for kids that you can remember? It can be a movie, TV show, or book. The stupidest anti-drug story I’ve se… --- ## [Roasted green chilies vs diced green chilies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roasted-green-chilies-vs-diced-green-chilies/679567)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roasted-green-chilies-vs-diced-green-chilies/679567 "2014-01-25T18:15:57Z")
I’m making a chicken-white bean chili. (Please, please, no debating whether it is “really” chili or not. I’m making it and that is what the recipe is called.) Anyway. It calls for 2 cans of “roasted green chilies.” I fo… --- ## [Goddamn fuckin Canada!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-fuckin-canada/410712)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Hildo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Hildo)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2007, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamn-fuckin-canada/410712 "2007-07-11T23:06:41Z")
If I could have one fuckin Ebay auction where I ship to Canada and it turns out all right, I think I’d lose my fuckin mind. Auction #1: Hey, I won your bid of ten serial killer documenteries on VHS. What’s that gonna co… --- ## [Have you ever eaten poop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-eaten-poop/620521)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2012, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-eaten-poop/620521 "2012-05-05T00:42:29Z")
Just wondering. --- ## [Sweet Teriyaki sauce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-teriyaki-sauce/545032)
**Author:** [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-teriyaki-sauce/545032 "2010-06-30T20:29:24Z")
When I go out and get a Teriyaki bowl at the local places, it’s always this sweetish kinda syrup. But when I get Teriyaki at the store, it’s nothing like that. It’s either a watery sauce, or a garlicy not-quite-sweet s… --- ## ["I'm just looking." Sigh...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-just-looking-sigh/304571)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2005, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-just-looking-sigh/304571 "2005-05-22T14:26:16Z")
If I never hear this phrase again, it will be entirely too soon. It’s the standard response of the uninformed to the salesman question “Can I help you?” You’re just looking? Great! I was tired of making those pesky mo… --- ## [What is that white powder medics use in war movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-white-powder-medics-use-in-war-movies/184483)
**Author:** [@mecaenas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mecaenas)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2003, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-that-white-powder-medics-use-in-war-movies/184483 "2003-06-29T07:05:45Z")
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