# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1316&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:** 1317 --- ## [Why the fuss about Michael Vick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuss-about-michael-vick/497262)
**Author:** [@phungi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phungi)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2009, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuss-about-michael-vick/497262 "2009-06-04T21:01:46Z")
I have been hearing deeply rooted arguments (sports radio, TV) against Michael Vick being allowed to return to the NFL. Ray Lewis accepted a plea bargain, thus dismissing murder charges, and didn’t even get suspended… A… --- ## [badger badger badger badger MUSHROOM MUSHROOM](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger-badger-badger-badger-mushroom-mushroom/200626)
**Author:** [@Algorithm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algorithm)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2003, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/badger-badger-badger-badger-mushroom-mushroom/200626 "2003-11-10T18:28:38Z")
SNAAAAKE…snaaake ooooh…it’s a snaake --- ## [Inspired by Google...Am I the only one whose first thought was to take a Rubik's Cube apart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspired-by-google-am-i-the-only-one-whose-first-thought-was-to-take-a-rubiks-cube-apart/688713)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2014, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inspired-by-google-am-i-the-only-one-whose-first-thought-was-to-take-a-rubiks-cube-apart/688713 "2014-05-21T03:33:27Z")
I played with it for about 2 minutes, realized that I’d never figure it out, so busted it up and put it back together. I’m sure I’m not the only one, so fess up :slight\_smile: --- ## [A/C unit running 24/7 .. 365 days a year... in the Midwest! why??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-c-unit-running-24-7-365-days-a-year-in-the-midwest-why/604324)
**Author:** [@Naxos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Naxos)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-c-unit-running-24-7-365-days-a-year-in-the-midwest-why/604324 "2011-12-22T18:55:33Z")
I’ve heard of houses or apartments used for growing illegal plants and the like, that produce a lot of heat that can be detected with infra-red detectors, etc. Is this what could be happening here? An apartment in the … --- ## [Why is it legal to shoot crows, but not to keep them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-legal-to-shoot-crows-but-not-to-keep-them/442327)
**Author:** [@El\_DeLuxo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_DeLuxo)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2017, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-legal-to-shoot-crows-but-not-to-keep-them/442327 "2017-08-19T02:13:32Z")
Note to moderator: I’m posting this one in GQ with the idea that there might well be an actual answer to my question. However,I’m aware of my strong feelings on some issues and my tendency to be a tad-bit emphatic about … --- ## [Is or is not BP a British company?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-or-is-not-bp-a-british-company/651794)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-or-is-not-bp-a-british-company/651794 "2013-04-08T19:54:51Z")
From here: bolding mine. The question has appeared before. I was in the habit of referring to BP as a British company, but some posters objected. Eventually I stopped doing it after some smart doper claimed continuing… --- ## [Liberals: which conservative notions have you found appealing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberals-which-conservative-notions-have-you-found-appealing/474712)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2008, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberals-which-conservative-notions-have-you-found-appealing/474712 "2008-12-02T04:38:12Z")
In this Pit post, I asked \*\*Starving Artist \*\*to supply me with and suggested that he might be surprised to find that most liberals have no problem acknowledging that they’ve He declined my invitation. So I invite t… --- ## [That song is kinda rape-y, isn't it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-song-is-kinda-rape-y-isnt-it/748693)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-song-is-kinda-rape-y-isnt-it/748693 "2016-03-18T03:51:48Z")
The link above is to Joe Tex’s I Gotcha. Loved the song as a kid but listening to it on the oldies channel, it sounds like a rape in progress to me now. Can we forgive Jimmy Castor’s Bunch for grabbing wome… --- ## [Would you wear your seatbelt if you didn't have to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-your-seatbelt-if-you-didnt-have-to/338048)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2006, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-wear-your-seatbelt-if-you-didnt-have-to/338048 "2006-01-12T16:27:20Z")
And second, are there any of you who refuse to wear one even where the law requires it? Seat belts are second nature to me. I feel naked if I don’t have one on when I’m driving/riding in a car. And I won’t let anyone ri… --- ## [TV commercials for businesses which don't exist in your area.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-commercials-for-businesses-which-dont-exist-in-your-area/547266)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-commercials-for-businesses-which-dont-exist-in-your-area/547266 "2010-07-22T05:47:12Z")
From Jacksonville, Florida, here. I routinely get ads from a quasi-fast food chain called “Red Robin.” Problem is their nearest location is in the Tampa Bay area (not that I am much tempted by their heart-attacks-on-a-… --- ## [Are homes \*really\* investments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-homes-really-investments/660896)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2013, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-homes-really-investments/660896 "2013-06-19T03:09:15Z")
Every time a thread involving HOAs or bad neighbors comes up, it’s closely followed by the shrill screeching of people claiming that whatever bad behavior this is “lowers their property value.” My personal feeling is th… --- ## [Nothing Special lives up to his username.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-special-lives-up-to-his-username/382898)
**Author:** [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2006, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nothing-special-lives-up-to-his-username/382898 "2006-12-06T02:59:54Z")
He or she is just that. In addition to a troll. Please stop feeding it. Thanks. --- ## [US stationary shop that ships internationally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-stationary-shop-that-ships-internationally/603100)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-stationary-shop-that-ships-internationally/603100 "2011-11-25T23:06:30Z")
Hi all. I need to do a small amount of printing on US Letter sized paper. This is the standard size for printing paper in the US but unfortunately it is not in use in the rest of the world and I can’t get any in Australi… --- ## [On the predictive properties of the Iowa & NH primaries, redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-predictive-properties-of-the-iowa-nh-primaries-redux/708530)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2016, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-predictive-properties-of-the-iowa-nh-primaries-redux/708530 "2016-02-11T15:59:06Z")
This is an updating of a post from back in 2007. Q. What is the importance of winning the Iowa and/or New Hampshire primaries? Short answer: Winning both makes a candidate the overwhelming favorite for his/her party’s … --- ## [What? Not one thread about the GOP debate in Iowa last night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-one-thread-about-the-gop-debate-in-iowa-last-night/592438)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2011, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-one-thread-about-the-gop-debate-in-iowa-last-night/592438 "2011-08-14T01:36:00Z")
Yah. I didn’t watch it, either. :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [No Screen Windows In Germany?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-screen-windows-in-germany/78062)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2001, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-screen-windows-in-germany/78062 "2001-09-01T12:28:17Z")
Really? Why not? No A/C, right? And…? Why not? Thanks Q --- ## [Fire drills: the literal ones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-drills-the-literal-ones/724576)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2015, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fire-drills-the-literal-ones/724576 "2015-08-06T05:30:26Z")
First a disclaimer: no I don’t want to die in a fire, so when I hear an alarm I will proceed promptly to the exit, thank you. Have to post a peeve that I have a few times a year, after having now peeled myself off the … --- ## [You know, it WAS a Golden Age - Mid Century U.S.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-it-was-a-golden-age-mid-century-u-s/747700)
**Author:** [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2016, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-it-was-a-golden-age-mid-century-u-s/747700 "2016-03-12T14:05:08Z")
The standard - and justified - response is always, “Sure, if you were a straight, white, christian male,” but that ignores a very important belief that we’ve lost, that the country and her people are worth investment. T… --- ## [Why is a lack of Disney more worrisome than a lack of God?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-lack-of-disney-more-worrisome-than-a-lack-of-god/146722)
**Author:** [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2003, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-lack-of-disney-more-worrisome-than-a-lack-of-god/146722 "2003-01-10T16:17:08Z")
As noted in other threads, I intend not to allow animated Disney movies, related merchandise, or the Disney channel in my home. Going so far as to screen gifts if a need is shown. For this I have been made fun of, not j… --- ## [Your best guess WRT the suitcase in Pulp Fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-guess-wrt-the-suitcase-in-pulp-fiction/688908)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2020, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-best-guess-wrt-the-suitcase-in-pulp-fiction/688908 "2020-09-07T01:05:00Z")
It lights up when you open it, or maybe that’s just dramatics. Can anyone gather what’s inside given the conversations in Brad’s apartment, subsequent events concerning Marcelus Wallas and perhaps Mia, and Jules’ and Vin… --- ## [What was a Mycenean "Knight?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-a-mycenean-knight/758109)
**Author:** [@Chihuahua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chihuahua)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2016, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-a-mycenean-knight/758109 "2016-06-30T20:06:30Z")
So I’m reading the Iliad, and the translation I am using makes repeated references to “Nestor, knight of Gerene,” and also various references to unnamed “knights.” What, exactly, do they mean by this? I always get conf… --- ## [So I woke up with my shirt on backwards and inside-out this morning...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-woke-up-with-my-shirt-on-backwards-and-inside-out-this-morning/187242)
**Author:** [@Greywolf73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greywolf73)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2019, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-woke-up-with-my-shirt-on-backwards-and-inside-out-this-morning/187242 "2019-05-16T18:27:08Z")
and I have no idea how it got that way! I am 99.99% sure that it was on the right way before I went to bed last night. I don’t recall anything unusual going on during the night and you’d think that if I’d done something… --- ## [Cancer is man made](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-is-man-made/571266)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancer-is-man-made/571266 "2011-02-17T14:02:32Z")
Found this article, at the face of it seems like bad science. please refute this, or indeed argue for it. From University of Manchester : link Heres a copy of the article: Scientists suggest that cancer is man-made 1… --- ## [Is the US EV market dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-ev-market-dead/1027671)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 436\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2026, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-ev-market-dead/1027671 "2026-03-13T16:35:13Z")
The Detroit automakers recently suffered a $50 billion writedown for their electric vehicle investments: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/big-3-automakers-take-521-billion-hit-from-ev-pivot-142434779.html This comes not l… --- ## [Hyperthyroid Cat: Have you tried the "ear rub" medication?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperthyroid-cat-have-you-tried-the-ear-rub-medication/664148)
**Author:** [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2013, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperthyroid-cat-have-you-tried-the-ear-rub-medication/664148 "2013-08-07T15:09:02Z")
If so, what did you think. Here’s the scenario. Our cat Ashes had lost weight and when tested her thyroid was through the muthafuckin roof. On one test where “normal” is 2.5, she came back 20.9. My vet put her on 1 pil… --- ## [Why does Viagra cost so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-viagra-cost-so-much/30466)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2000, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-viagra-cost-so-much/30466 "2000-08-25T20:10:47Z")
My husband takes several heart medications which affect his “staying power” so he finally asked his doctor for a prescription for Viagra. Little did we know that it wouldn’t be covered by insurance (why is that?) and tha… --- ## [How did all this "gerrymandering" happen to us?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-all-this-gerrymandering-happen-to-us/778879)
**Author:** [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2017, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-all-this-gerrymandering-happen-to-us/778879 "2017-02-15T01:19:38Z")
It’s now a given that the Democratic Party will NEVER CONTROL THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AGAIN, due to Republican gerrymandering. All of the voting districts have been twisted into jigsaw puzzles that favor Republican… --- ## [Amazing Race 12/05](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-12-05/563094)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2010, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-12-05/563094 "2010-12-09T17:25:17Z")
Just settling in to watch it after building up some DVR credit time to skip commercials. The Metalheads are six hours back with a speed bump. They are wayyyyyy overdue to bite it and I think tonight is the night. And… --- ## [The Affordable Care Act and Working Poor (Facts Only, PLEASE!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-affordable-care-act-and-working-poor-facts-only-please/668243)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-affordable-care-act-and-working-poor-facts-only-please/668243 "2013-09-17T00:42:49Z")
PLEASE do not inject political views, likes/dislikes, or snark into this thread. Please. Because I really want this to be about facts as the topic will soon be affecting many here and we need knowledge, not opinion. I… --- ## [DRIVING Pet Peaves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-pet-peaves/650524)
**Author:** [@NormalDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NormalDude)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2013, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driving-pet-peaves/650524 "2013-02-19T21:12:10Z")
Here are a several of mine… You are the first car in the left turning lane, green light and there is no left arrow. And no red arrow exists. While oncoming traffic exists you obviously can’t turn left but you’re suppo… --- ## [Things you would never hear Dopers say](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-would-never-hear-dopers-say/24278)
**Author:** [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2000, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-would-never-hear-dopers-say/24278 "2000-08-28T19:13:32Z")
Drain Bead came up with this one, and we tag-teamed it… This is in no order whatsoever, and if we left you out it’s only because we didn’t want to hog all of the good ones! \[ul\] \[li\]David B: My tarot reader says that I… --- ## [what the fuck?? \[guy whose "favorite" videos involve VERY young girls\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-guy-whose-favorite-videos-involve-very-young-girls/504345)
**Author:** [@koufax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koufax)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-fuck-guy-whose-favorite-videos-involve-very-young-girls/504345 "2009-07-31T22:11:57Z")
So I’m perusing you tube, watching a video of a place I was stationed at in the Army many years ago. I click one of the posters names to see if i knew him way back when. His “favorite” videos are VERY young girls. VERY … --- ## [Being Childfree By Choice is not something that needs a cure, TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-childfree-by-choice-is-not-something-that-needs-a-cure-tv/518346)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2009, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-childfree-by-choice-is-not-something-that-needs-a-cure-tv/518346 "2009-11-22T11:55:42Z")
It has come to my attention that tv really doesn’t know how to handle/write childfree by choice (CBC) people. 30 Rock last night was the latest show to join the list of shows that treat being CBC like it’s a temporary co… --- ## [Ingrid Bergman was the loveliest actress of Old Hollywood.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ingrid-bergman-was-the-loveliest-actress-of-old-hollywood/837322)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2019, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ingrid-bergman-was-the-loveliest-actress-of-old-hollywood/837322 "2019-08-16T03:12:16Z")
I mean, seriously. Prove me wrong. With pictures. --- ## [Follow-up on the twitching cheerleaders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/follow-up-on-the-twitching-cheerleaders/615159)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2012, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/follow-up-on-the-twitching-cheerleaders/615159 "2012-03-12T11:29:56Z")
A lot of you have probably heard about that outbreak of strange, spastic behavior amongst high school girls up in New York State. Hereis a really interesting piece on it. --- ## [Florida Deputy Fired Over Filthy Comments to Teen Rape Victim](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-deputy-fired-over-filthy-comments-to-teen-rape-victim/673226)
**Author:** [@Sodalite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sodalite)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2013, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-deputy-fired-over-filthy-comments-to-teen-rape-victim/673226 "2013-11-16T03:14:13Z")
Story here. How the Hell was this bastard still a cop in the first place? From the article: An article within the first gives more detail. Are the pickings really that slim in Florida? Why was he ever allowed near … --- ## [rate me 1-10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-me-1-10/596702)
**Author:** [@DaveBfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveBfd)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2011, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rate-me-1-10/596702 "2011-09-23T07:48:44Z")
Honestly, Im interested in opinions! I dont care if it is bad or good. I like this photo and Id like to see what random people think. Dont feel bad no matter what you post. I am h… --- ## [Tax Scofflaws: How are they caught?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-scofflaws-how-are-they-caught/627710)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2012, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-scofflaws-how-are-they-caught/627710 "2012-07-11T21:00:09Z")
The other day I was chatting with Tom at a local bar. I’m not sure what the PC term is, but I would describe Tom as “slow”. He is a nice guy with a drinking problem and just barely enough cerebral ability to live on his… --- ## [Name the worst companies/products you know.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-worst-companies-products-you-know/539695)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-worst-companies-products-you-know/539695 "2010-05-28T03:50:07Z")
Explain if you want. Mine (not in any order): \[ol\] \[li\]Time Warner Cable (customer service so bad, words cannot adequately describe.) \[/li\]\[li\]TicketMaster (so obviously hateful of their customers)\[/li\]\[li\]Steam (for … --- ## [How many democrats would need to be in the congress and senate for them to wield power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-democrats-would-need-to-be-in-the-congress-and-senate-for-them-to-wield-power/553384)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2010, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-democrats-would-need-to-be-in-the-congress-and-senate-for-them-to-wield-power/553384 "2010-10-16T21:32:30Z")
From what Obama has said in recent days, the Republican minority still wields most of the power in congress, and they have the power to block change; this must be what he means if he lays the blame for a weak economic re… --- ## [Most Violent Scene in a Movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-violent-scene-in-a-movie/150855)
**Author:** [@Mr.A.Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.A.Nemo)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2003, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-violent-scene-in-a-movie/150855 "2003-02-10T13:58:48Z")
What is the most violent scene you have seen in a movie? By whatever your definition of violence may be… Gore, Trauma, etc. Or maybe even the scene that made you truly cringe. Not including any junk like “Faces of Deat… --- ## [Ok, so the Koran wasn't flushed, but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-the-koran-wasnt-flushed-but/306853)
**Author:** [@Jillyvn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jillyvn)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2005, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-the-koran-wasnt-flushed-but/306853 "2005-06-07T18:22:05Z")
RE: Salon Article Here ( you have to view an ad if you don’t have a subscription) The highlights: So when did “flushing” the Koran become the barometer by which we measure offenses against a religiion while in custody… --- ## [Building an ark in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-an-ark-in-the-mmp/953153)
**Author:** [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Replies:** 300\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-an-ark-in-the-mmp/953153 "2021-11-01T19:02:26Z")
Yesterday, 24 Oct 2021, was officially the wettest single day in Sacramento history, with 5.31 inches of rain in that calendar day. It’s still coming down pretty hard too. As I mentioned in the previous MMP, Sacramento c… --- ## [What actors/actresses always play really good bad guys?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-actresses-always-play-really-good-bad-guys/747865)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-actresses-always-play-really-good-bad-guys/747865 "2016-03-16T01:58:10Z")
I was watching Cliffhanger the other day (for about the 40th time) and (not for the first time) I thought about how good a bad guy John Lithgow can play. Cliffhanger, Raising Cain, the 4th season of Dexter…movies and sho… --- ## [Constant waking "nervous leg" during meetings: what does it mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constant-waking-nervous-leg-during-meetings-what-does-it-mean/507563)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/constant-waking-nervous-leg-during-meetings-what-does-it-mean/507563 "2011-07-15T23:01:53Z")
Have you ever noticed that certain people, during seated meetings, will move one of their legs in short, ceaseless up and down motions, almost like a vibration. This isn’t restless leg syndrome, which happens to people i… --- ## [What do Brits call the people Americans refer to as 'chemists'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-brits-call-the-people-americans-refer-to-as-chemists/583728)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-brits-call-the-people-americans-refer-to-as-chemists/583728 "2011-05-31T02:43:04Z")
In America, a chemist is someone who works with chemicals, either in a research setting or in industry; an American chemist is generally not involved in medicine, and if they are it’s because they’re either biochemists s… --- ## [What are your favorite apples for eating out of hand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-apples-for-eating-out-of-hand/606232)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-favorite-apples-for-eating-out-of-hand/606232 "2011-12-21T03:22:50Z")
As opposed to using for pies. I realize all varieties of apples are not available everywhere, but even here in Texas, we get a lot of varieties from all over. I think a lot of people have only ever had so-called Delicio… --- ## [Baseball: Is Manny Ramirez the worst fielder you've ever seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-is-manny-ramirez-the-worst-fielder-youve-ever-seen/540368)
**Author:** [@5-HT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5-HT)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2010, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-is-manny-ramirez-the-worst-fielder-youve-ever-seen/540368 "2010-06-04T02:43:49Z")
Admittedly, I don’t watch a lot of Dodgers games, but the performance I saw last night when my Tigers visited LA was almost comical. He straight up missed balls, jogged slowly to pick up hits (causing a bloop single to … --- ## [Pulp Fiction: a theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-a-theory/656886)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-a-theory/656886 "2013-05-05T12:01:58Z")
It was never really explained why all those bullets missed. Jules just assumed it was a message to him from God. Vincent didn’t care. So here’s a theory. It was due to God’s intervention but it wasn’t a message. And Jul… --- ## [Owowow - feels like I'm peeing broken glass. (just need to vent)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/owowow-feels-like-im-peeing-broken-glass-just-need-to-vent/301520)
**Author:** [@Tikster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tikster)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2005, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/owowow-feels-like-im-peeing-broken-glass-just-need-to-vent/301520 "2005-04-28T19:42:52Z")
Just allow me to say fuckfuckfuck this hurts. Late last night I began feeling like I had to pee all the time, and it continued during the night. It hurts so fucking much. I’m tempted to rip out my bladder and be rid of … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1315&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1317&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)