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**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-open-letter-to-my-local-public-radio-station/681119 "2014-02-13T05:11:43Z")
As a rule, when you want people to support you and your endeavors, you probably ought to give them at least a little of what they want, which in turn will make them more likely to support your cause. Take note, local pu… --- ## [Lies Walt Disney Told Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies-walt-disney-told-me/424356)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2007, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies-walt-disney-told-me/424356 "2007-11-08T04:57:09Z")
In barroom conversations, it came up that certain cultural “facts” are flat-out inventions of Walt Disney scriptwriters, including: –Pirates talk in an “Arr, matey!” patois. –Lemmings race headlong off cliffs to their … --- ## [Do you flush the toilet at night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-flush-the-toilet-at-night/109558)
**Author:** [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2002, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-flush-the-toilet-at-night/109558 "2002-05-20T12:16:51Z")
The reason I ask is because I wonder if it makes too much noise & wakes up hearing people? I think we can pretty much agree that if its brown its flushed-- at least I do so that smell doesn’t keep people awake. But I d… --- ## [How did they build/dig water wells?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-they-build-dig-water-wells/466978)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Mind)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2008, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-they-build-dig-water-wells/466978 "2008-10-12T05:47:04Z")
Hi everybody, i am wondering how did they build well’s, i mean the ones they have on Farms or in rural areas, the hole in the Ground with a hip height round wall around it, where they lowered a bucket on a rope to get… --- ## [Okay, so this thing in my cupboard wasn't a mouse...or was it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-this-thing-in-my-cupboard-wasnt-a-mouse-or-was-it/556955)
**Author:** [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-so-this-thing-in-my-cupboard-wasnt-a-mouse-or-was-it/556955 "2010-10-15T20:20:22Z")
So there I am, getting ready for bed and switching off lights when I hear a soft thump and then another one. I do some slow, quiet walking around trying to figure out where it was coming from when I realize that it’s the… --- ## [Why Are We Still Looking For Black Boxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-still-looking-for-black-boxes/498730)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2009, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-we-still-looking-for-black-boxes/498730 "2009-09-20T05:11:35Z")
Black boxes are small, damageable in the type of violent incidents that lead to their contents being relevant, and (as they are finding out down in the Brazlian waters) not always so easy to find. Aren’t we at a point w… --- ## [Celebs you're disturbed that you find attractive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebs-youre-disturbed-that-you-find-attractive/80260)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2001, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebs-youre-disturbed-that-you-find-attractive/80260 "2001-09-23T18:06:14Z")
We all have them. Our dirty little secrets. Those famous people who we know we should find repulsive but we just can’t help thinking they’re hot. Go ahead. Share. We won’t judge. For me it’s: David Hasselhoff. You have… --- ## [Why do \[people\] want to punish so disproportionately to the crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-want-to-punish-so-disproportionately-to-the-crime/663758)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-want-to-punish-so-disproportionately-to-the-crime/663758 "2013-07-26T12:51:18Z")
Why exactly, does the human race have such an infatuation with punishment? I’m not talking about punishment’s that we mete out in the name of preserving the peace (or inhibiting the violent), such as incarcerating murde… --- ## [Is it illegal to have a clothed erection in public?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-have-a-clothed-erection-in-public/915887)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2020, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-have-a-clothed-erection-in-public/915887 "2020-08-01T17:15:24Z")
Don’t need answer fast. I’ve always heard that having an erection in public even under jeans could be arrestable for “public indecency” even if you’re minding your own business sitting in your car if a cop happened to s… --- ## [What's the stupidest animal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-stupidest-animal/521339)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2009, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-stupidest-animal/521339 "2009-12-19T03:17:22Z")
Is there any way to judge this? It must be able to move on its own. Which is the least able to actually learn new circumstances and retain? Ants? Flies? Mythbusters showed that goldfish can actually learn new pathways… I… --- ## [Hope for a down comforter the cat peed on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-for-a-down-comforter-the-cat-peed-on/331167)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2005, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hope-for-a-down-comforter-the-cat-peed-on/331167 "2005-11-15T20:44:24Z")
A friend’s cat peed on her expensive genuine down comforter. She fears it cannot be cleaned without ruining the down feathers (liquid cleaner causing them to bunch up). Is there hope to clean it & maintain its quality? --- ## [How Many Times Should A Library Be Allowed To Loan An E-Book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-should-a-library-be-allowed-to-loan-an-e-book/616361)
**Author:** [@Sethcrzygy86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sethcrzygy86)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2012, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-should-a-library-be-allowed-to-loan-an-e-book/616361 "2012-03-23T16:00:19Z")
I was reading that Harper Collins only allows libraries to loan its books for 26 times before they expire and have to be repurchased. While I agree it’s fair not to let them loan out the books forever, 26 seems low. Thou… --- ## [Some More Pitting of Iran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-more-pitting-of-iran/598085)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2011, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-more-pitting-of-iran/598085 "2011-10-04T04:58:38Z")
Iran along with North Korea deserves all the pitting it can get. http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/09/28/iranian-pastor-faces-execution-for-refusing-to-recant-christian-faith/ Not only does its President advocate the de… --- ## [Making (fictional) money in photoshop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-fictional-money-in-photoshop/536158)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-fictional-money-in-photoshop/536158 "2010-04-17T11:12:58Z")
Hey guys. I’m an amateur when it comes to photoshop, but not a complete noob. I can make clones of myself, erase people from pictures, design realistic-looking aged postcards and letters and make minor modifications in … --- ## [Extra Finger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-finger/343066)
**Author:** [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2006, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extra-finger/343066 "2006-10-15T20:44:09Z")
We are due to have a child in a couple days. The due date is Feb 6th. An early ultrasound indicated a possablility of an extra finger. What do you think we should do about this? It will be a boy if that matters. I was… --- ## [Would you rather supergenius-level intellect or nigh-irresistable sex appeal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-supergenius-level-intellect-or-nigh-irresistable-sex-appeal/551284)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-supergenius-level-intellect-or-nigh-irresistable-sex-appeal/551284 "2010-08-27T07:35:05Z")
I’m too lazy to write a setup. I’ll just define the terms. If you take the supergenius-level-intellect option, you got eidetic memory, lightning calculation talent, and analytical/reasoning capabilities better than 99.9… --- ## [Songs about strange things...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-strange-things/215911)
**Author:** [@ScilaX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScilaX)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2003, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-strange-things/215911 "2003-12-10T19:16:53Z")
Can’t think of any others, but it’s come to my attention that Growing On Me by The Darkness is actually about pubic crabs… go ahead, listen to the lyrics, you’ll never think of it the same again!!! Are there any other s… --- ## [Why isn't the national debt/deficit abstract and meaningless to a regular citizen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-the-national-debt-deficit-abstract-and-meaningless-to-a-regular-citizen/551050)
**Author:** [@DWMarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWMarch)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-the-national-debt-deficit-abstract-and-meaningless-to-a-regular-citizen/551050 "2010-08-26T17:39:48Z")
Hello all. This thread is mostly aimed at Americans but could apply to any nation really so all are welcome to participate and give their opinions. I’m Canadian myself and to sum up my OP simply and crudely, I don’t give… --- ## [If Money is Speech, Why Can't I Sell My Vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-money-is-speech-why-cant-i-sell-my-vote/688807)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-money-is-speech-why-cant-i-sell-my-vote/688807 "2014-05-24T07:40:19Z")
This confuses me. For some reason, it’s illegal to sell my vote. But if money is covered under free speech, surely there isn’t that much difference between someone giving me a hundred dollars of free speech to convince m… --- ## [A New Perspective on Homophobia (for me, anyway)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-perspective-on-homophobia-for-me-anyway/188830)
**Author:** [@Ferrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferrous)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2003, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-perspective-on-homophobia-for-me-anyway/188830 "2003-07-26T15:03:49Z")
(This is not a rant. Possibly it’s more of an GD thing, or IMHO, but I’m placing it here because it has a good chance of ending here anyway, given the volatile nature of the subject matter. ) I was watching the PBS show… --- ## [Tiger Moms book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-moms-book/568511)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiger-moms-book/568511 "2011-08-21T14:13:32Z")
There was an article in the local paper recently about a book written about ‘Tiger Moms’ which refers to Chinese-American moms who push their kids to succeed. I haven’t read the book, but from the description, the author… --- ## [Can the GOP avoid nominating Trump in 2024?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-gop-avoid-nominating-trump-in-2024/950828)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2021, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-gop-avoid-nominating-trump-in-2024/950828 "2021-10-13T21:22:09Z")
If there is anything like a saner head left in the GOP, it should be becoming clear to them that a Trump candidacy in 2024 would be not just a sure loser in the POTUS race but possibly disastrous downticket as well. (Yes… --- ## [The shit of the 21st century is demotivating me to do... pretty much anything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shit-of-the-21st-century-is-demotivating-me-to-do-pretty-much-anything/978736)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2023, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shit-of-the-21st-century-is-demotivating-me-to-do-pretty-much-anything/978736 "2023-02-11T02:57:58Z")
I was born in 1971. I think it must be weird for young people growing up today, since, sure, they have never known a world without the internet, but they have also never known a motivated world, either. (This pertains to… --- ## [Nicholas Batum disgraces himself, his team, his country, et al](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicholas-batum-disgraces-himself-his-team-his-country-et-al/631037)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nicholas-batum-disgraces-himself-his-team-his-country-et-al/631037 "2012-08-14T13:15:40Z")
In case you missed it, Nicholas Batum, an NBA star playing for his home country of France, nut-punched someone on the Spanish team because Batum thought he was “flopping too much”. He was quoted as saying “I wanted to g… --- ## [Why are restaurant bills called 'checks'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-restaurant-bills-called-checks/656778)
**Author:** [@Recusant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Recusant)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-restaurant-bills-called-checks/656778 "2013-04-30T22:19:08Z")
A search revealed a thread from about a year ago asking if this was common in the US; no one thought to ask why the term is used at all, a shameful lack of curiosity on our part. Does anybody know? --- ## [Sarah Palin look alike porn star/stripper](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-look-alike-porn-star-stripper/632867)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-look-alike-porn-star-stripper/632867 "2015-04-30T16:03:11Z")
Anyone that goes for Palin’s naughty school teacher look will love Lisa Ann. She’s appearing in Tampa this week during the RNC. I suspect quite a few Republicans will catch her act. :smiley: She also did a film, Nailin… --- ## ["The 7 astronauts are in Hell." You can probably guess who said it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-7-astronauts-are-in-hell-you-can-probably-guess-who-said-it/152476)
**Author:** [@airdisc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/airdisc)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2003, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-7-astronauts-are-in-hell-you-can-probably-guess-who-said-it/152476 "2003-02-07T13:33:22Z")
Yes, good ol’ Fred Phelps himself said that the 7 astronauts are in Hell. Why? I don’t know, you can download the files here and here. Every time I think Fred Phelps can get no lower, he proves me wrong. I hate you, Phe… --- ## [What the hell? Why are we giving Israel $30 billion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-why-are-we-giving-israel-30-billion/415988)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2007, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-why-are-we-giving-israel-30-billion/415988 "2007-08-23T04:04:07Z")
It seems the US will be giving $30 billion dollars in military aid to Israel over the next ten years. Just for some perspective, that’s an average of about $100 out of the pocket of every man, woman, and child in the US… --- ## [Why are most news sources closing their comment sections?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-most-news-sources-closing-their-comment-sections/742358)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2016, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-most-news-sources-closing-their-comment-sections/742358 "2016-01-11T16:02:59Z")
This article mentions Progressive sites closing comments. So far CNN, The Verge, Daily Beast, and Bustle are among dozens of sites that have closed comment sections. Many consider comment sections vile: Do Conservati… --- ## [BritDopers: Why is King John so reviled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britdopers-why-is-king-john-so-reviled/521487)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britdopers-why-is-king-john-so-reviled/521487 "2009-12-20T02:48:04Z")
Picking up on Argent Towers’ observation in my other King John thread, why is John so uniquely reviled in English/British royal history? He fought with his barons and with the Pope, but a lot of kings did that. He was … --- ## [How much did you pay to re-roof your house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-you-pay-to-re-roof-your-house/178428)
**Author:** [@Susanann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susanann)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2003, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-you-pay-to-re-roof-your-house/178428 "2003-06-02T19:23:22Z")
How much does it cost to re-roof a house? Yeah, I know it varys by size, and maybe by how many peaks are in the roof, but I have talked to quite a few people over the years with houses very similar to mine, and they pai… --- ## [A Cold and Frosty MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cold-and-frosty-mmp/800873)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2017, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cold-and-frosty-mmp/800873 "2017-11-13T04:33:10Z")
Morning, mumpers! As I’ve been unable to post much recently (nasty work stuff getting in the way), I thought I’d treat myself a shiny new MMP today. It’s also bright and shiny outside but cold and frosty, my favourite … --- ## [The 'Name that movie' quote game!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-name-that-movie-quote-game/84165)
**Author:** [@Hekcorps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hekcorps)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2001, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-name-that-movie-quote-game/84165 "2001-10-08T18:48:14Z")
Man1: “We have a saying in my country -” Man2: “I’m sure you do…” Man1: “The saying is: The museum is closed at five o’clock, you go the next morning at nine.” Man: “Get off. the nuclear. weapon.” Woman: “Your bish… --- ## [SDMB Retrospective US Presidential Elections 1904](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-retrospective-us-presidential-elections-1904/679513)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-retrospective-us-presidential-elections-1904/679513 "2014-02-01T03:17:25Z")
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United\_States\_presidential\_election,\_1904 Definitely voting for Teddy Roosevelt. --- ## [Internet speed test - does my internet service suck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-speed-test-does-my-internet-service-suck/698441)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2014, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/internet-speed-test-does-my-internet-service-suck/698441 "2014-09-15T06:13:20Z")
I suspect that my internet speed is slowly getting worse over time. I did a few different online speed tests and got these results: Download: 1.6 Mbps. Upload: 1.75 Mbps. Ping: 9 ms Download: 10.97 Mbps. Upload: 1… --- ## [People laugh until men fall off cliff in giant plastic ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-laugh-until-men-fall-off-cliff-in-giant-plastic-ball/646631)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2013, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-laugh-until-men-fall-off-cliff-in-giant-plastic-ball/646631 "2013-01-19T17:21:57Z")
I’ve never much fancied zorbing, but this about wraps it up. The video is linked in the article. Who the hell thought it was a good idea to send people down that slope, with just one guy at the bottom to stop the ball,… --- ## [Tell about your most obscure computer problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-about-your-most-obscure-computer-problem/600457)
**Author:** [@DarrenS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarrenS)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-about-your-most-obscure-computer-problem/600457 "2011-10-31T00:50:47Z")
Here’s mine. I think this is pretty obscure. I can’t type the word “huh”. Huh? Yes, “huh”. On my Dell laptop, running Ubuntu, when I type “huh” quickly, only “hu” comes out. The final ‘h’ gets swallowed. It happens in a… --- ## [Another grammar query: "is that of a child's"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-grammar-query-is-that-of-a-childs/585348)
**Author:** [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2011, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-grammar-query-is-that-of-a-childs/585348 "2011-06-13T23:58:31Z")
I was texting a friend, and dropped this sentence into our back-and-forth: “My disappointment is that of a child’s upon seeing a giftless tree on Christmas morn.” To which he urged me to clean up my double possessive. … --- ## [Trump Claims to be Taking Hydroxychloroquine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-claims-to-be-taking-hydroxychloroquine/854069)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-claims-to-be-taking-hydroxychloroquine/854069 "2020-05-22T14:38:50Z")
How could he have gotten a prescription? Isnt it unethical for an MD to write a prescription for a drug a patient doesnt need? Trump said he has only ‘taken an initial dose’ but then that he has been taking it for ‘a… --- ## [Jacket to an interview?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jacket-to-an-interview/581198)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jacket-to-an-interview/581198 "2011-05-09T20:03:11Z")
It’s hot in summer. Is it really necessary to wear a jacket to a job interview? I know people think they look smart, but would it make enough of an impression to make up for the discomfort? I’m a scruff, generally, so … --- ## [24: Season 5: Episodes 23-24 (5:00am - 7:00am) Season Finale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-23-24-5-00am-7-00am-season-finale/357788)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2006, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-23-24-5-00am-7-00am-season-finale/357788 "2006-05-26T17:45:59Z")
So… Bierko escapes and captures the Red October. At least it only has regular missiles instead of nukes. Henderson cuts a deal… Will he live to the end of this day, and come back next season? Logan gets smarm… --- ## [Was Tarkin Vader's superior in Ep IV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-tarkin-vaders-superior-in-ep-iv/669918)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2013, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-tarkin-vaders-superior-in-ep-iv/669918 "2013-10-01T00:18:22Z")
It certainly seems so, he memorably commands Vader to stop choking Admiral Motti…and Vader complies. Moreover, Vader stands in his presence, and their dealings are that of a subordinate-commander rather than that of equa… --- ## [Milwaukee and/or Wisconsin-isms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milwaukee-and-or-wisconsin-isms/427480)
**Author:** [@hekk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hekk)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2007, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/milwaukee-and-or-wisconsin-isms/427480 "2007-11-27T21:22:57Z")
Curiosity strikes me, mostly due to this thread, about how words and mannerisms are different in my hometown than in other places in the country. (I’ve never really traveled far from here, so I really don’t have a firm … --- ## [Muammar Gaddafi's female bodyguards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muammar-gaddafis-female-bodyguards/530812)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2014, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muammar-gaddafis-female-bodyguards/530812 "2014-01-28T19:34:18Z")
Do they sleep with him or not? One the one hand an all-female corp of bodyguards is \[del\]unusual\[/del\] like something out of fiction. Are they his harem, some bizarre whim of Gaddafi’s or a weird publicity stunt? On the … --- ## [Question for Non-Americans: Veterans Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-veterans-day/704313)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2014, 11:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-non-americans-veterans-day/704313 "2014-11-13T11:19:23Z")
Today in the US is Veterans Day. A day we honor current and former military. In some places they have big parades. In some schools they have special speakers. Many restaurants give vets free meals. So I’d like to ask, d… --- ## [The Bad News Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-news-baboon/87207)
**Author:** [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2001, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bad-news-baboon/87207 "2001-10-15T17:13:37Z")
ok. once and for all, which one am I? I shall let the masses decide: \*\* BNB Babs The Baboon \*\* or make one up on your own! --- ## [Did Tax reform act of 1986 cause this depression?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-tax-reform-act-of-1986-cause-this-depression/528865)
**Author:** [@figure9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/figure9)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-tax-reform-act-of-1986-cause-this-depression/528865 "2010-02-19T22:15:14Z")
Is the mortgage interest deduction, in the tax act of 1986, the root cause of the current recession? --- ## [Can being put under general anesthesia make up for a sleep deficit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-being-put-under-general-anesthesia-make-up-for-a-sleep-deficit/624879)
**Author:** [@PandaBear77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PandaBear77)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2012, 8:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-being-put-under-general-anesthesia-make-up-for-a-sleep-deficit/624879 "2012-06-19T08:54:08Z")
Say you’re chronically sleep deprived, either by insomnia or just not having enough time to get enough sleep. You go in for surgery and you’re put under with general anesthesia. Let’s say it’s, oh, a 2 hour surgery. Y… --- ## [Making a boob cake - advice required](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-a-boob-cake-advice-required/441083)
**Author:** [@robinc308](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robinc308)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2008, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-a-boob-cake-advice-required/441083 "2008-03-13T13:43:36Z")
So my cousin is turning 21 in a few weeks, and she has asked me to make her a birthday cake shaped like, well, a pair of breasts. I have agreed (since both her mother and her aunt refused point blank), however I have a f… --- ## [Are the Polar bears actually diminishing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-polar-bears-actually-diminishing/480132)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-polar-bears-actually-diminishing/480132 "2020-07-22T18:28:27Z")
One thing that the global warming crowd talks about is the “plight” of the polar bears. According to orthodox GM “theology”, the bears depend upon seals, which they catch by sitting by the seal’s breathing holes (in the … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1271&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1273&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)