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**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2014, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-plea-for-sanity-regarding-recent-rape-cases/706645 "2014-12-14T21:13:17Z")
Rolling Stone magazine published a stunning story of a brutal gang rape at UVA, for which virtually every detail that can be checked has turned out to be false. Lena Dunham accused a man named Barry at Oberlin College o… --- ## [English Premier League: 2012-13](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2012-13/631593)
**Author:** [@mkecane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mkecane)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2013, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/english-premier-league-2012-13/631593 "2013-05-28T19:34:38Z")
As usual, I’m predicting United will win the title. Things have just gotten better with the signing (medical pending) of Robin Van Persie. I can’t wait to see some of the stuff Rooney, RVP, Nani, Kagawa, and a healthy … --- ## [why wind generally blows upstream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wind-generally-blows-upstream/407491)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wind-generally-blows-upstream/407491 "2010-06-08T21:47:28Z")
I do a bit of canoeing, here and there. One thing I’ve noticed, is that the wind generally blows upstream, confounding my downstream progress. It’s possible that I only notice when it blows upstream, and not downstream… --- ## [Who would you cast as Roland of Gilead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-cast-as-roland-of-gilead/383965)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2010, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-cast-as-roland-of-gilead/383965 "2010-05-04T05:30:26Z")
I have not the slightest hope any of Stephen King’s Dark Tower novels will ever make it to the big or the little screen, but nevertheless . . . who would be equal to the role? --- ## [Is there any necessary value in preserving a traditional cultural practice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-necessary-value-in-preserving-a-traditional-cultural-practice/687984)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2014, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-necessary-value-in-preserving-a-traditional-cultural-practice/687984 "2014-05-23T19:15:13Z")
I’ll explain what I mean with an example: suppose ethnic group A does a fertility ritual, involving song and dance, with every full moon. Due to contact with other cultures, this traditional practice is dying out – most… --- ## [We went out to eat on Friday and totally forgot to leave a tip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-went-out-to-eat-on-friday-and-totally-forgot-to-leave-a-tip/603043)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2011, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-went-out-to-eat-on-friday-and-totally-forgot-to-leave-a-tip/603043 "2011-11-20T02:24:21Z")
I have no idea how it happened. He was paying, and I went to the bathroom, and we had a lot on our minds, and out we went. It was a buffet, so not a huge deal, but still embarrassing. We remembered yesterday, but the re… --- ## [Favorite Big Bang Theory guest star](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-big-bang-theory-guest-star/787507)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2017, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-big-bang-theory-guest-star/787507 "2017-06-20T07:53:41Z")
For a show many folks claim to hate, BBT sure has managed to snag a slew of amazing guest stars, and cameos as well. For those who watch, what were your favorite guest spots/ cameos? I enjoyed many including Neil Degr… --- ## [Rick Santorum for POTUS 2016 thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-santorum-for-potus-2016-thread/720963)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2016, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-santorum-for-potus-2016-thread/720963 "2016-02-03T20:24:14Z")
Yep, the ol’ Anal Leaker is back on the campaign trail! From the linked article, it seems as if his main selling point is “I came in 2nd once”. --- ## [A guy dressed as Frosty the Snowman scares people and they call 911. Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-dressed-as-frosty-the-snowman-scares-people-and-they-call-911-really/604797)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-dressed-as-frosty-the-snowman-scares-people-and-they-call-911-really/604797 "2011-12-07T23:18:29Z")
I guess peoples fear of crime has really gotten to paranoia. A guy wanting to spread some holiday cheer goes out on the street and waves at people. The result: 911 calls? :stuck\_out\_tongue: What the heck? Does thi… --- ## [Heroes 12/1/08 "The Eclipse, part II" (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-12-1-08-the-eclipse-part-ii-spoilers/475276)
**Author:** [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2008, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-12-1-08-the-eclipse-part-ii-spoilers/475276 "2008-12-07T13:31:24Z")
And tonight, the reality-bending eclipse that never ends continues. For another hour, more or less. Let us note: Nathan has been captured. When Sylar was captured, he had a shirtless scene. In the dark. Will there … --- ## [Canadians: How Do You Stop Your Water Pipes Freezing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-how-do-you-stop-your-water-pipes-freezing/689756)
**Author:** [@Ken001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ken001)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadians-how-do-you-stop-your-water-pipes-freezing/689756 "2014-06-05T16:13:20Z")
Canada experiences robust temperatures below the freezing point of water, yet plenty of people happily live there and presumably shower each morning. Today, despite living in a temperate south pacific paradise, I did no… --- ## [Please tell me about soup spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-about-soup-spoons/290287)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2005, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-tell-me-about-soup-spoons/290287 "2005-02-19T21:37:34Z")
I have been partially “adopted” by my major professor’s family, and have dinner with them frequently. He and his wife were born in Russia in the 1940s, and his wife had–somehow, please don’t ask for the details, because … --- ## [Walker Eyes Canadian Border Wall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walker-eyes-canadian-border-wall/729424)
**Author:** [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walker-eyes-canadian-border-wall/729424 "2015-09-09T21:21:22Z")
Everyone knows Scott Walker is mentally ill. So why don’t his handlers commit him? He must have paid off all the psyche nurses in Wisconsin. --- ## [So what exactly is "a load of horse hockey?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-exactly-is-a-load-of-horse-hockey/10799)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2013, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-exactly-is-a-load-of-horse-hockey/10799 "2013-12-01T01:19:48Z")
I have always taken the term “horse hockey” to be synonymous with “equine feces.” I’ve also heard the term “bull hockey” with a similar meaning. What I have not been able to find, though, is how did “hockey” come to mea… --- ## [Temporary tax still temporary after almost 70 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-tax-still-temporary-after-almost-70-years/312465)
**Author:** [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2005, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-tax-still-temporary-after-almost-70-years/312465 "2005-07-20T18:56:58Z")
Each new day seems to reveal yet another way in which my dear home state is screwing me. A tax enacted on booze to offer relief to the victims of the 1936 Johnstown flood is still on the books and feeding the state coff… --- ## [It's not "work apparel, it's a fuckin Uniform and I don't want to wear it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-work-apparel-its-a-fuckin-uniform-and-i-dont-want-to-wear-it/250589)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2004, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-not-work-apparel-its-a-fuckin-uniform-and-i-dont-want-to-wear-it/250589 "2004-06-19T05:07:05Z")
My boss has been trying to sell us on the idea of company-logo shirts for months. 1, It makes us more “identifiable” to our customers. 2. It saves us money because the hospital pays for the shirts. 3. We can select… --- ## [Ridiculous serving sizes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-serving-sizes/818267)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2018, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-serving-sizes/818267 "2018-07-25T09:29:44Z")
So I reach into the fridge to get some ultra-filtered lactose free milk and I read the nutrition label, which states that it only has six carbs per serving. Upon further reading however, it states that a “serving” of mi… --- ## [Thank you, Canada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-canada/373505)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2008, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-you-canada/373505 "2008-02-05T17:48:16Z")
For finally clearing Maher Arar, an innocent man, of a terrible accusation. Boo, USA, for still playing politics and denying culpability even in the face of overwhelming proof. Peace, mangeorge --- ## [What could be causing my phone to not dial 800 numbers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-causing-my-phone-to-not-dial-800-numbers/537018)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2010, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-causing-my-phone-to-not-dial-800-numbers/537018 "2010-04-24T20:03:56Z")
We moved back to the States last month, and signed up for digital phone/internet, which is through time warner cable. In attempting to actually use the phone, we’ve had problems. I can dial normal numbers in the contine… --- ## [Random Thoughts...care to join me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts-care-to-join-me/620580)
**Author:** [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-thoughts-care-to-join-me/620580 "2012-05-14T07:07:02Z")
I thought that instead of throwing my randomness into many threads, I’d channel it here. Who’s in? --- ## [HELP WANTED:Therapist, witch doctor, or hypnotist. Light John Kerry's Fire.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-wanted-therapist-witch-doctor-or-hypnotist-light-john-kerrys-fire/243063)
**Author:** [@alaricthegoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alaricthegoth)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2004, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-wanted-therapist-witch-doctor-or-hypnotist-light-john-kerrys-fire/243063 "2004-05-23T19:38:55Z")
When I watch Kerry on TV, and I think back on his days as a trial lawyer, I am so glad he was a prosecutor… I know that his life cannot be as boring as it is for the rest of us to bump up against him. I love him for VV… --- ## [Spend a little more for these items](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spend-a-little-more-for-these-items/709167)
**Author:** [@race\_to\_the\_bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/race_to_the_bottom)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2015, 9:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spend-a-little-more-for-these-items/709167 "2015-01-18T09:19:35Z")
Sometimes spending a bit more returns big dividends. I like my vegetable peeler which cost a bit more than the el-cheapo, but is a joy to use. I also like to use 25# paper in my printer instead of the 20#. It has a much … --- ## [Alvin and the Chipmunks: What were they wearing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alvin-and-the-chipmunks-what-were-they-wearing/777520)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alvin-and-the-chipmunks-what-were-they-wearing/777520 "2017-01-24T15:47:11Z")
The original Alvin and the Chipmunks, not the modern CGI ones. Long shirts? Dresses? Nuns’ habits? --- ## [I feel sorry you're probably dying, but really not all that much](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-sorry-youre-probably-dying-but-really-not-all-that-much/485345)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-sorry-youre-probably-dying-but-really-not-all-that-much/485345 "2009-02-17T16:57:07Z")
Maybe I’m a bad person, but I find it enormously challenging to work up a whole lot of sympathy for people who find the idea of having an ass like Jennifer Lopez so compelling that they are willing to pay some random per… --- ## [H1B Visa Workers Used To Displace American Workers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h1b-visa-workers-used-to-displace-american-workers/745724)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2016, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/h1b-visa-workers-used-to-displace-american-workers/745724 "2016-05-06T14:24:08Z")
In the past when the topic has come up of H1B visa workers displacing American workers, there have always been those who claimed that the workers who were invited in on H1B visas were not displacing American workers, but… --- ## [Wellbutrin and short term memory loss...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wellbutrin-and-short-term-memory-loss/213780)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wellbutrin-and-short-term-memory-loss/213780 "2012-11-05T01:27:16Z")
I was hanging out with AnitaVacation this weekend when I mentioned that for the last 6 months or so I’ve really noticed a marked decline in my short term memory and my ability to hold onto a train of thought. In the cou… --- ## [SDMB Pick 'em league](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-league/367299)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2007, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-pick-em-league/367299 "2007-01-20T05:51:01Z")
2 years ago, but not last year, I started a yahoo pick 'em league for SDMB members. It was fun, although only 5 or 6 of us stuck through to the end IIRC. It’s free. Essentially it’s a competition to pick the winners of … --- ## [Kim Novak's Eyebrows in Vertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-novaks-eyebrows-in-vertigo/440662)
**Author:** [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-novaks-eyebrows-in-vertigo/440662 "2008-03-11T19:27:01Z")
What is up with Kim Novak’s eyebrows as Judy in Vertigo? Was this considered an attractive way for a woman to wear her eyebrows? They look like they were painted on to look like Groucho Marx but in a lighter color. Here… --- ## [What Is Really In Classico Pasta Sauce??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-really-in-classico-pasta-sauce/614372)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-really-in-classico-pasta-sauce/614372 "2014-01-14T14:50:29Z")
On occasion we would buy commercial pasta sauce, usually last-minute when we don’t have the ingredients to make our own. When we buy, it’s Prego, or Ragu. Whatever Costco has, or the local store if really last-minute. … --- ## [Seemingly normal people that have no common sense or awareness of current events](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemingly-normal-people-that-have-no-common-sense-or-awareness-of-current-events/486234)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2009, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seemingly-normal-people-that-have-no-common-sense-or-awareness-of-current-events/486234 "2009-03-01T01:38:14Z")
I keep being puzzled by the Nigerian scam victims as they seem to have access to credit cards and/or cash but fall prey to outlandish schemes that have been detailed in newspapers, magazines, TV and especially the net. I… --- ## [How did he get into a nightclub with two guns and over 100 bullets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-he-get-into-a-nightclub-with-two-guns-and-over-100-bullets/757461)
**Author:** [@blueslipper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blueslipper)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-he-get-into-a-nightclub-with-two-guns-and-over-100-bullets/757461 "2016-06-17T19:33:37Z")
How did he get into a nightclub with two guns and over 100 bullets? Did the security let him in the front door? Did he carry a bag of ammunition with him? Did anyone try to stop or attack him? Have any of these quest… --- ## [Former foster dog on death row](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-foster-dog-on-death-row/662003)
**Author:** [@brainstall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainstall)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2013, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-foster-dog-on-death-row/662003 "2013-07-19T04:05:07Z")
I am so very sad about this. I fostered a dog for two months - a medium size, mix breed shepherd. She was adopted by a great family, and for the first week, everything went great, they loved her, and then she bit one o… --- ## [First book rejection letter!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-book-rejection-letter/599430)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2011, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-book-rejection-letter/599430 "2011-10-22T06:16:03Z")
Whee! I got my first rejection letter. It took them under 24 hours. I want to thank everyone who made this possible: myself, for being a terrible writer, myself, for writing a bad letter of interest, and myself, for bei… --- ## [Meatloaf: Tomato sauce, or brown gravy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatloaf-tomato-sauce-or-brown-gravy/846382)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meatloaf-tomato-sauce-or-brown-gravy/846382 "2020-02-21T03:59:10Z")
Only two voting options. If you put something else on, then you’re some kind of mutant. (Nothing wrong with that.) Do you prefer meatloaf with tomato sauce, or meatloaf with brown gravy? --- ## [What makes you so different?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-you-so-different/371658)
**Author:** [@FormerMarineGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FormerMarineGuy)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2006, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-you-so-different/371658 "2006-09-13T17:30:39Z")
Reading through some of these threads, most notably the polyamourouspolyamorous one out there right now, I see how different everyone is. Throughout my travels, I thought I have seen it all, and nothing is abnormal for … --- ## [How hard is it to get fired in your line of work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-get-fired-in-your-line-of-work/525622)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2010, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-is-it-to-get-fired-in-your-line-of-work/525622 "2010-01-21T14:20:32Z")
In my line of work there are a lot of layoffs currently taking place, but it’s surprisingly hard to get fired, short of some grave ethical violation or outright crime. I once knew a guy who had a drug problem and was gon… --- ## [Horror Movie Recommendations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-movie-recommendations/476371)
**Author:** [@valleyofthedolls](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/valleyofthedolls)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2008, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/horror-movie-recommendations/476371 "2008-12-21T02:46:59Z")
Anyone have any good suggestions? I love a lot of older Italian and Spanish horror movies and movies from the 70’s and early 80’s. I don’t like Hostel-type movies, gore and torture stuff in a place of a plot aren’t app… --- ## [Air India - Boeing Crash 2025-06-12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-india-boeing-crash-2025-06-12/1019517)
**Author:** [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Replies:** 280\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-india-boeing-crash-2025-06-12/1019517 "2025-07-17T21:33:09Z")
Reports of a London-bound plane with over 240 passengers crashed at Ahmedabad. Clouds of smoke. There were 169 Indian nationals on the flight, as well as 53 Britons, one Canadian national and seven Portuguese nationals,… --- ## [cold start vs warm start for cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-start-vs-warm-start-for-cars/674556)
**Author:** [@MostlyUseless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyUseless)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-start-vs-warm-start-for-cars/674556 "2013-11-27T14:01:24Z")
It is my understanding that the majority of wear to a car’s engine occurs when you perform a cold start. When the oil is in the pan and not coating the cylinders. Is the wear associated with a warm start, then, of triv… --- ## [Catholic priest appeals to Donald Trump to end abortion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-priest-appeals-to-donald-trump-to-end-abortion/775500)
**Author:** [@Calico\_Jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calico_Jack)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2017, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-priest-appeals-to-donald-trump-to-end-abortion/775500 "2017-01-09T15:57:27Z")
Interesting, with Republicans now in control of all branches of government, and a conservative SCOTUS, I wonder if Roe vs Wade will be overturned in the coming years. If there was a time for Republicans to act on it, … --- ## [Cost of Pot in Colorado](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-pot-in-colorado/677635)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-pot-in-colorado/677635 "2014-01-03T10:50:38Z")
Is this or is this not a plausible scenario? Pot can now be purchased at licensed outlets. Presumably, these outlets (unlike traditional street dealers) have retail overhead, to include taxes to be paid to the state. … --- ## [Ant-man and the Wasp \[possible spoilers past OP\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ant-man-and-the-wasp-possible-spoilers-past-op/817392)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2018, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ant-man-and-the-wasp-possible-spoilers-past-op/817392 "2018-10-04T00:42:44Z")
I’m going to see it shortly in IMAX 3D! I really enjoyed the first movie so I have high hopes that this will be good too. --- ## [Raw beef, onions, and rye bread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raw-beef-onions-and-rye-bread/430517)
**Author:** [@hekk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hekk)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2007, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raw-beef-onions-and-rye-bread/430517 "2007-12-19T14:34:35Z")
Every Christmas this gets served by somebody I’m visiting for the holiday. It’s just a plate with some ground beef, sliced raw onions, and little pieces of rye bread. I love it, but my girlfriend doesn’t. She doesn’t … --- ## [is the Coriolis Effect a mathematical principle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-coriolis-effect-a-mathematical-principle/748391)
**Author:** [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2016, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-coriolis-effect-a-mathematical-principle/748391 "2016-03-16T01:03:22Z")
Need answer fast - Is the Coriolis Effect a mathematical principle or a different sort of principle? (I’m thinking it has something to do with Gravity so should be called something else?) --- ## [Who's In? ( subscription )](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-in-subscription/235748)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2004, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-in-subscription/235748 "2004-03-24T23:32:22Z")
Just wondering. --- ## [It's raining maggots in my house!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-raining-maggots-in-my-house/452311)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2008, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-raining-maggots-in-my-house/452311 "2008-06-12T04:42:29Z")
Really. There is apparently a dead mongoose or something up in the ceiling and since yesterday, maggots have been falling onto the floor from gaps in the poorly built house I live in. There is also a family of very liv… --- ## [Could Hillary be too sick to run for/serve as president?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-hillary-be-too-sick-to-run-for-serve-as-president/732251)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2015, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-hillary-be-too-sick-to-run-for-serve-as-president/732251 "2015-09-26T15:42:27Z")
Yeah it comes from a biased book, but this is interesting information if true. I don’t know much about Ed Klein, but apparently he has a history of making shit up. So maybe this is all bullshit. --- ## [What would Ponzi Jesus Do? He'd go Full Tilt and Scheme on my Social Security! SDMB Poker, 4th Qtr.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-ponzi-jesus-do-hed-go-full-tilt-and-scheme-on-my-social-security-sdmb-poker-4th-qtr/598483)
**Author:** [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2011, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-ponzi-jesus-do-hed-go-full-tilt-and-scheme-on-my-social-security-sdmb-poker-4th-qtr/598483 "2011-12-30T05:18:24Z")
The official SDMB Poker Thread for 4th Quarter, 2011 @ PokerStars. Seriously…WTF, Jesus? A Ph.D. in Computer Science and still couldn’t figure out that your company is a Ponzi Scheme? Poor Oslo and Crane losing millio… --- ## [Have you ever been on TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-on-tv/586333)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-on-tv/586333 "2011-06-29T19:26:50Z")
The other day I saw someone who looked familiar on TV. It was some local program and he was being interviewed. He’s a doctor where I work. So I ran into him today and I asked him about it. Not only does he not remember t… --- ## [Who owns what: Megacorps and their surprising subsidiaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-what-megacorps-and-their-surprising-subsidiaries/487462)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2009, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-owns-what-megacorps-and-their-surprising-subsidiaries/487462 "2009-03-01T08:01:56Z")
Today, in my random search for vegan beers, I was surprised to learn that Anheuser-Busch (the Budweiser people) owns SeaWorld. A few years back, I was likewise surprised to learn that Pepsi owned KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1317&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1319&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)