# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1280&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:** 1281 --- ## [Tele-Abusing Telemarketers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tele-abusing-telemarketers/592352)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2011, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tele-abusing-telemarketers/592352 "2011-08-15T06:55:34Z")
You are not my lawyer, I am not requesting legal advice, etc. Let’s say, hypothetically, that I have a friend who is being repeatedly called by those a\*holes at Credit Account Services (it’s farking Anne this time, not … --- ## [HR training: pathetically lame scenarios](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-training-pathetically-lame-scenarios/557399)
**Author:** [@Waffle\_Decider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waffle_Decider)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2010, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hr-training-pathetically-lame-scenarios/557399 "2010-10-23T05:45:27Z")
So, last week I was made to take two hours of mandatory training about workplace sexual harassment and equal employment opportunities. (No, it wasn’t because I did something stupid like Michael Scott in The Office. All… --- ## [Roommate is kicking us out so his friends can move in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roommate-is-kicking-us-out-so-his-friends-can-move-in/656653)
**Author:** [@finnishpenguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/finnishpenguin)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roommate-is-kicking-us-out-so-his-friends-can-move-in/656653 "2013-04-26T21:49:01Z")
This is my current living situation: 5 bedroom house, 5 people (co-ed), we all signed the lease, which is up at the end of August. The landlord prefers to get 1 check, not 5, so roommates #1-4 (myself included) write our… --- ## [Why were the Bush Tax cuts temporary ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-the-bush-tax-cuts-temporary/563064)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2010, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-the-bush-tax-cuts-temporary/563064 "2010-12-08T08:18:51Z")
Was it because they were an experiment to see if they would be of benefit. Well, how is that working out for you? I thought the economy was running along pretty smoothly before they were implemented. I’ve heard that t… --- ## ["Record Blocking Signal Detected" - now I know why my DVR isn't recording](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/record-blocking-signal-detected-now-i-know-why-my-dvr-isnt-recording/469294)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/record-blocking-signal-detected-now-i-know-why-my-dvr-isnt-recording/469294 "2008-10-28T08:35:35Z")
I bought legal technology, to legally record legally purchased cable programs so we can watch them when we aren’t out in the evenings. So tell me, CW, why are you blocking my recording of your signal with my legal device… --- ## [I need some good podcasts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-good-podcasts/540665)
**Author:** [@GameHat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GameHat)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-some-good-podcasts/540665 "2010-07-19T22:29:06Z")
Recently, I bought a new iPod. Hadn’t used one in a few years (since college, when I had to walk at least 30 minutes / day to get to classes)) My work, while usually pretty interesting, involves some tasks repeated ove… --- ## [What is your favorite apocalypse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-apocalypse/670140)
**Author:** [@Gateway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gateway)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2013, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-apocalypse/670140 "2013-10-04T06:22:15Z")
Mine is a ‘The Walking Dead’ type apocalypse. What’s yours? --- ## [Is white culture unassailable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-white-culture-unassailable/646249)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2013, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-white-culture-unassailable/646249 "2013-01-20T00:32:19Z")
I have an Indian friend with whom I’ve been discussing how he feels about depictions of Indians in works by non Indians (Life of Pi, Slumdog Millionaire, Sita Sings the Blues, etc). I’ve been trying to create an analogo… --- ## [Why did the Chinese cut down all the trees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-chinese-cut-down-all-the-trees/322166)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2005, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-chinese-cut-down-all-the-trees/322166 "2005-09-23T19:13:17Z")
My six-year-old nephew asked me that a little bit ago and I did not have a good answer. “Well, lot’s of people use trees for lots of reasons. They make paper, build homes, and stuff like baseball bats. But I think the… --- ## [He's Four Years Old. So Far, So Good](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-four-years-old-so-far-so-good/243269)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2004, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-four-years-old-so-far-so-good/243269 "2004-05-10T12:53:15Z")
Yesterday was Katcha’s birthday. He’s four now. It seems like only yesterday he was three, but that was two days ago. Now he’s four. We sang the song, had cupcakes and he got Clifford the Big Red Dog puzzles. It was a g… --- ## [Concert courtesy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concert-courtesy/726233)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2015, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/concert-courtesy/726233 "2015-08-03T04:09:27Z")
Tossup whether this should be here or IMHO - my choice is now obvious… This thread was prompted by a discussion I entered in FB regarding sitting vs. standing and dancing in a concert venue. I’m going to try to present… --- ## [So bad it's good movies (It's been a while)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-bad-its-good-movies-its-been-a-while/652300)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2013, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-bad-its-good-movies-its-been-a-while/652300 "2013-03-15T00:09:22Z")
I haven’t seen one of these threads in a while. My entry: Zeta One: Released in 1969. This was a low budget film. I honestly thought this was supposed to be a comedy. Turns out they were trying to be serious. This was… --- ## [Will the real Shit Stainy please stand up? Phelps to "preach" at VTech shootings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-real-shit-stainy-please-stand-up-phelps-to-preach-at-vtech-shootings/400571)
**Author:** [@Mindfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mindfield)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2007, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-real-shit-stainy-please-stand-up-phelps-to-preach-at-vtech-shootings/400571 "2007-04-25T17:51:53Z")
Just when you think that yeasty, sewer-fucking, bilge-mouthed fucktard couldn’t possibly have found more shit to fling: Yeah, I know. It’s just the sort of thing one should expect from him and his minions, but it is s… --- ## [I'm planning to turn my lawn into a mixed clover/grass lawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-planning-to-turn-my-lawn-into-a-mixed-clover-grass-lawn/551853)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-planning-to-turn-my-lawn-into-a-mixed-clover-grass-lawn/551853 "2010-08-31T06:21:51Z")
Has anyone ever done this? Known someone who’s done this? We have a east/south facing front lawn on a fairly steep hill; it gets blazing sun all day and little moisture, and the grass is really crappy looking. I could wa… --- ## [Cops: We shold be above the law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-we-shold-be-above-the-law/602314)
**Author:** [@Condescending\_Robot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Condescending_Robot)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-we-shold-be-above-the-law/602314 "2011-11-13T18:01:50Z")
This is not one “bad apple” or “rogue,” this is the entire NYPD union lining up to officially state that prosecuting cops for breaking the law is ipso facto unacceptable: Can anyone keep defending cops when this is ho… --- ## [Can I buy a JW-detecting perimeter alarm for my home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-jw-detecting-perimeter-alarm-for-my-home/324364)
**Author:** [@no\_screen\_name\_for\_now](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/no_screen_name_for_now)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2005, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-buy-a-jw-detecting-perimeter-alarm-for-my-home/324364 "2005-12-02T22:54:09Z")
I’m all for freedom of religion. I don’t have anything against Jehovah’s Witnesses, say, when I run into them in the grocery store or when I’m driving my minivan and ‘accidentally’ run one of them over. Kidding, okay? I… --- ## [The Big Twist in the original Star Wars--were people surprised? SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-twist-in-the-original-star-wars-were-people-surprised-spoilers/304616)
**Author:** [@La\_Llorona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/La_Llorona)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2005, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-twist-in-the-original-star-wars-were-people-surprised-spoilers/304616 "2005-06-09T07:08:31Z")
I think probably the vast majority of people know The Big Twist in Star Wars–that is, but of course we have to be nice and spoiler-box it. Now, I’m more than a smidgen too young to have actually watched the original S… --- ## [Have we technically already survived 2012 (as in the presumed end of world bit)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-technically-already-survived-2012-as-in-the-presumed-end-of-world-bit/615073)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2012, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-technically-already-survived-2012-as-in-the-presumed-end-of-world-bit/615073 "2012-05-29T00:15:23Z")
I saw this: Technically, we have survived 2012 - Imgur Wondered if the logic in that actually works. If you cannot view the image it says: (note not sure when that was originally posted so do not get too hung up on t… --- ## [American Idol 2/13--Hooray for Hollywood!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-13-hooray-for-hollywood/392045)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2007, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-13-hooray-for-hollywood/392045 "2007-02-17T04:02:50Z")
That screwy, ballyhooey Hollywood! --- ## [Trump has lowest approval ratings of any \[new\] president in history of polling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-lowest-approval-ratings-of-any-new-president-in-history-of-polling/778107)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Economist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Economist)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-has-lowest-approval-ratings-of-any-new-president-in-history-of-polling/778107 "2017-02-02T07:26:24Z")
At a 45% approval rating, Trump is the first president in the history of polling to have approval ratings below 50%. Just to be clear, it’s not even close. Compared to Trump’s 45% disapproval rating, the next lowest is … --- ## [Difference between the US and USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-the-us-and-usa/721592)
**Author:** [@Ze\_Pr0fes0re](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ze_Pr0fes0re)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2015, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-the-us-and-usa/721592 "2015-06-04T19:14:38Z")
From time to time you will see someone mention on comments on the net that there is an actual difference between “United States of America” and “United States” in terms of law. Is there? Here is a very interesting blog… --- ## [Portrait posing with hand inside jacket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portrait-posing-with-hand-inside-jacket/573661)
**Author:** [@drhess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drhess)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portrait-posing-with-hand-inside-jacket/573661 "2011-08-21T18:39:19Z")
Why did people (maybe only men) once pose with one hand (the right one it seems) inside their jacket pocket for portraits? Some old photos show people doing this, too, not just paintings, but it must have fallen out of f… --- ## [Why do restaurants make you reuse your flatware from one part of th meal to the next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-restaurants-make-you-reuse-your-flatware-from-one-part-of-th-meal-to-the-next/328958)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2005, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-restaurants-make-you-reuse-your-flatware-from-one-part-of-th-meal-to-the-next/328958 "2005-11-05T19:15:51Z")
My wife and I eat at a lot of middlin’-priced restaurants, the kind where dinner for two runs forty or fifty bucks with tip. The placesettings start with a fork, knife, and spoon, and if you use any of them for your app… --- ## [Does Ron Paul's example refute libertarianism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-ron-pauls-example-refute-libertarianism/607216)
**Author:** [@Truman\_Burbank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truman_Burbank)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-ron-pauls-example-refute-libertarianism/607216 "2011-12-29T14:37:29Z")
The issue being the racism and other alleged troublesome content of the various newsletters published under his name, and his response to confrontation. A pretty good summary of the issue here: I’m trying to imagine Ho… --- ## [What could be done with a 10% tax increase on the very wealthy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-done-with-a-10-tax-increase-on-the-very-wealthy/734716)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-done-with-a-10-tax-increase-on-the-very-wealthy/734716 "2015-10-20T20:18:51Z")
CEO Jamie Dimon seems to be ok with paying higher taxes. From the interview: “If you said to me, ‘Would you pay 10% more?’ I would have no problem with that,” he said." So, I’d like to talk about what a 10% hike wou… --- ## [Where Does She Come Up With This Stuff??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-she-come-up-with-this-stuff/504161)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2009, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-she-come-up-with-this-stuff/504161 "2009-08-07T05:32:54Z")
Quoth my three-year-old daughter a moment ago: “My crotch keeps going up and down. It’s kinda like a ride.” I’ll take “Things A Father Never Wants To Hear” for $10 billion, Alex. --- ## [the young store-gal keeping your credit card, or cutting it up in front of your face - true? or TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-young-store-gal-keeping-your-credit-card-or-cutting-it-up-in-front-of-your-face-true-or-tv/713328)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2015, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-young-store-gal-keeping-your-credit-card-or-cutting-it-up-in-front-of-your-face-true-or-tv/713328 "2015-03-01T03:39:11Z")
I feel like I’ve seen this (meme? trope? etc) happen a handful of times in movies / TV shows I’ve seen in the past - is that really the way it works? I suppose there’s three scenarios at work here… your account is cl… --- ## [One public pension per person, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-public-pension-per-person-please/792575)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2017, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-public-pension-per-person-please/792575 "2017-08-06T17:39:18Z")
Here in the state of Illinois, it seems that the practice of amassing multiple public pensions may have reached its epitome - in addition to what many consider to be excessive pensions vested too quickly. To me, the pra… --- ## [Best bachelor dishes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bachelor-dishes/674481)
**Author:** [@Grey\_area](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey_area)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bachelor-dishes/674481 "2013-11-26T03:15:07Z")
Sorry if this has been done before but a cursory search only brought this thread which focuses more on general tips and tricks more than specific dishes. For background, I’m a mostly low-maintenance male student and I l… --- ## ["Titanic -- By the visionary director of Avatar"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titanic-by-the-visionary-director-of-avatar/616828)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2012, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titanic-by-the-visionary-director-of-avatar/616828 "2012-03-28T22:55:50Z")
I just got back from seeing The Hunger Games and saw a trailer for the rerelease of Titanic. Their marketing? Advertise Titanic as being from the guy who made Avatar. Brilliant! I know Avatar made a lot of money, but … --- ## [Crossovers you'd like to see](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossovers-youd-like-to-see/122527)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2005, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crossovers-youd-like-to-see/122527 "2005-03-23T01:02:26Z")
They’re a favorite of fanfic: Dr. Who meets Star Trek, Superman meets GenX, etc. So what fictional crossovers would you like to see? (Can be movies, novels, TV, comics, whatever.) Although the “who would beat who in a fi… --- ## ["Dazed And Confused"--What were "Air Raids"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dazed-and-confused-what-were-air-raids/332113)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2005, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dazed-and-confused-what-were-air-raids/332113 "2005-11-22T14:19:22Z")
Recently I watched part of Dazed and Confused, which deals with high school life in Texas in the 1970s. Apparently part of the custom was rather vicious hazing, and no, you didn’t have to be in band or on the football … --- ## [I don't think that Caroline Kennedy is qualified for the NY Senate seat.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-that-caroline-kennedy-is-qualified-for-the-ny-senate-seat/477436)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2008, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-that-caroline-kennedy-is-qualified-for-the-ny-senate-seat/477436 "2008-12-20T14:58:56Z")
For those who don’t know, Caroline Kennedy (daughter of Jackie and JFK, sister of John-John) is actively seeking the Senate seat being vacated by Hillary Clinton. I have nothing against her on a personal level, and gener… --- ## [Happy Ramadan? Good Ramadan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-ramadan-good-ramadan/210096)
**Author:** [@GilaB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GilaB)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2003, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-ramadan-good-ramadan/210096 "2003-11-03T10:38:34Z")
How do I greet my Muslim friends now that it’s Ramadan? Do I wish them a merry Ramadan, happy Ramadan, good Ramadan, or what? I know it’s a solemn time of year, but there must be some way of marking the occasion in con… --- ## [So what's the worst case of "correlation equals causation" you've come across?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-worst-case-of-correlation-equals-causation-youve-come-across/768952)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whats-the-worst-case-of-correlation-equals-causation-youve-come-across/768952 "2016-11-10T16:57:40Z")
As I posted in this thread: "An anti-abortion protester pointed out to me in all seriousness, homosexuality has increased since abortion was made legal. Hence, abortion makes people gay. When I asked her for the statisti… --- ## [Doper Birding Thread 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-birding-thread-2012/614652)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2015, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-birding-thread-2012/614652 "2015-12-20T06:48:59Z")
For some reason I’ve never seen a thread here on birding, but there’s one now! I live in Jacksonville Florida BTW. So, what have been your recent sightings of note? Me, I noticed at twilight a few nights back a number… --- ## [Share your favorite Crock Pot recipes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329)
**Author:** [@I\_Like\_Pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Like_Pie)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-favorite-crock-pot-recipes/643329 "2013-02-01T13:02:29Z")
I’m in love with my Crock Pot. It’s red, it’s shiny, and it makes cooking dinner stupid easy. I use it at least twice a week. So far this is my favorite Crock Pot recipe: Loaded Baked Potato Soup\* 5lbs potatoes, ski… --- ## [Just posted on Facebook](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-posted-on-facebook/597378)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2011, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-posted-on-facebook/597378 "2011-09-29T14:19:25Z")
“HELP SPREAD IGNORANCE!! If you believe it is your God-Given right to repost nonsense and nasty rumors without checking for accuracy first, to get people up in arms about things that probably aren’t true, to put people … --- ## [How can SCOTUS allow the feds to regulate non-interstate marijuana?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-scotus-allow-the-feds-to-regulate-non-interstate-marijuana/307275)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2005, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-scotus-allow-the-feds-to-regulate-non-interstate-marijuana/307275 "2005-06-12T15:20:59Z")
I am curious to see if someone can explain, in simple language fit for a snowboarder, just how exactly the SC found that the feds had cause, legally, to prosecute marijuana production and consumption that does not cross … --- ## [Is there anything which is universally known?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-which-is-universally-known/696989)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anything-which-is-universally-known/696989 "2014-09-02T19:53:51Z")
I was wondering if there is anything in the body of human of knowledge which is known by every human being that exists and is not autonomic. So for example, how to make my heart beat is certainly something which every hu… --- ## ["Protocol" for responding to texts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-for-responding-to-texts/664291)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protocol-for-responding-to-texts/664291 "2013-07-25T14:31:31Z")
I’m a 52 yr old fogey - not terribly adept at all things technological, and am curious about folks’ opinions as to the proper protocol for responding to texts. Basically, what types of texts from whom merit a response - … --- ## [How to increase the GDP rate to 4%](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-increase-the-gdp-rate-to-4/787676)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-increase-the-gdp-rate-to-4/787676 "2017-06-02T21:10:53Z")
Our economy is based on consumption, the poor spend their money, while the rich sit on their money. There is also many more poor people than there are rich people. Instead of deregulating banks again how about we just in… --- ## [On Frazier...What word was this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-frazier-what-word-was-this/687491)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2014, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-frazier-what-word-was-this/687491 "2014-05-28T22:14:12Z")
When a female friend takes Miles to a singles bar for moral support, initially he acts stiff and uncomfortable. She basically tells him to loosen up, but he apologizes saying “you know this isn’t exactly my millieur”. … --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' Thread - December 2015 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-december-2015-edition/738900)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2016, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-december-2015-edition/738900 "2016-01-07T08:46:58Z")
Ahhh, sorry I have not been around as much lately. My work schedule changed so not as much time to read and NaNoWriMo in November. :stuck\_out\_tongue: So Happy Holidays everyone! Merry Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanza, Solst… --- ## [Do you believe that we're alone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-that-were-alone/515037)
**Author:** [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2009, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-that-were-alone/515037 "2009-10-27T23:41:58Z")
As in, do you believe “intelligent” space aliens exist? What do you think they might be like? Do you think humans will ever make contact with any of them or vice versa? --- ## [Unpaid internships: Should be be outraged or should they suck it up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpaid-internships-should-be-be-outraged-or-should-they-suck-it-up/682786)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2014, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unpaid-internships-should-be-be-outraged-or-should-they-suck-it-up/682786 "2014-03-11T02:48:24Z")
Unpaid internships foment backlash: Jobs few, grads flock to unpaid internships: Bolding mine. Now for my humble opinions and concerns: I can’t see how this isn’t exploitation. Yes, people sign up voluntarily, b… --- ## [ianzin, I find your lack of faith in psychopharmacology... disturbing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianzin-i-find-your-lack-of-faith-in-psychopharmacology-disturbing/450507)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2008, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ianzin-i-find-your-lack-of-faith-in-psychopharmacology-disturbing/450507 "2008-05-31T02:47:55Z")
All comments from this thread: people are weird in ways you can’t even imagine. I’ll admit that I dont like cherry-picking quotes in situations like this, so here’s the post in question. I’ll admit right off the bat … --- ## [Sorcerer, warlock, wizard, and mage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorcerer-warlock-wizard-and-mage/226173)
**Author:** [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2004, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorcerer-warlock-wizard-and-mage/226173 "2004-01-27T12:46:46Z")
This weekend as my husband a friend and I were brewing beer we got into a debate about the difference between a sorcerer, warlock, wizard, and mage. They both are gamers (Everquest for example), we are all fans of LOTR, … --- ## [What do you think of the claim that the students from the massacre are 'too young' to speak?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-claim-that-the-students-from-the-massacre-are-too-young-to-speak/809733)
**Author:** [@BloodStalk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BloodStalk)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-the-claim-that-the-students-from-the-massacre-are-too-young-to-speak/809733 "2018-03-13T19:52:13Z")
I’ve had some people tell me that the students are too young to know what they are talking about. What are your views on this claim? --- ## [When did British and American grammar diverge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-british-and-american-grammar-diverge/536846)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2010, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-british-and-american-grammar-diverge/536846 "2010-04-24T13:17:27Z")
Consider these sentences: American: Virgin Atlantic has daily flights between New York and London. British: Virgin Atlantic have daily flights between New York and London. American English treats a collective noun (i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1279&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1281&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)