# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1325&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:** 1326 --- ## [Running over a cat: Slow or Fast (to do more damage)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-over-a-cat-slow-or-fast-to-do-more-damage/570569)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/running-over-a-cat-slow-or-fast-to-do-more-damage/570569 "2015-10-05T23:56:21Z")
Ok, this is a completely hypothetical question. No small vicious animals will be harmed as a result of this thread. Feel free to substitute any other small animal you like if the idea of cats being run over disturbs yo… --- ## [Water dowsers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-dowsers/592141)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-dowsers/592141 "2011-08-11T14:12:13Z")
Straight forward question: How do they (supposedly) work? --- ## [What's a more admirable activity : watching sports or playing video games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-more-admirable-activity-watching-sports-or-playing-video-games/727771)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-more-admirable-activity-watching-sports-or-playing-video-games/727771 "2015-08-19T17:58:15Z")
Sports : you sit on a couch and watch extremely well paid people you have zero control or say about anything they do try to win at a centuries old athletic event. You are not a participant - the only way you contribute … --- ## [Best Haiku ever? You decide...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-haiku-ever-you-decide/334300)
**Author:** [@Kaotic\_Newtral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaotic_Newtral)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2006, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-haiku-ever-you-decide/334300 "2006-01-06T14:04:00Z")
For a lark the other night I bought my girlfriend a card. I’d browsed through the racks of cards that had sayings on them…and nothing at ALL caught my eye (I’m starting to think that Hallmark has one writer that is kept… --- ## [Sarah Palin Knew That The USA's Credit Rating Was Going To Be Downgraded; What Else Does She Know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-knew-that-the-usas-credit-rating-was-going-to-be-downgraded-what-else-does-she-know/592265)
**Author:** [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2011, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-knew-that-the-usas-credit-rating-was-going-to-be-downgraded-what-else-does-she-know/592265 "2011-08-15T00:01:11Z")
Today Sarah Palin told the world that she tried to warn the world about the coming downgrade, and how she saw it coming from a mile away, saying “One doesn’t need a Harvard Law degree” to have foreseen the impending cr… --- ## [Food terminology v3: Pudding!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-terminology-v3-pudding/585572)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2011, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-terminology-v3-pudding/585572 "2011-06-18T13:12:35Z")
What does the term ‘pudding’ mean to you? (this is a poll, not a debate) If it describes something specific, be as detailed as possible. If it describes a whole category of stuff, try to define the boundaries (and ment… --- ## [Is trick-or-treating still popular n your neck of the woods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trick-or-treating-still-popular-n-your-neck-of-the-woods/559084)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-trick-or-treating-still-popular-n-your-neck-of-the-woods/559084 "2010-11-04T19:44:39Z")
As I use to say “Kids going door-to-door begging for sugar. I can’t tell you how many of my principles that violates.” In my town, the merchants on our main street voluntarily give out candy, so the rest of the town is … --- ## [Ask The Person Who Just Finished Serving on a Jury](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-just-finished-serving-on-a-jury/556380)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-just-finished-serving-on-a-jury/556380 "2010-10-11T18:37:08Z")
Yesterday 11 other people and I finished our deliberation on a case we started 9/27. The case was fairly simple. A woman was attacked by three men walking home from work in early February. Two of those men punched and… --- ## [Mark Rober, glitter bombs, and booby trapping](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-rober-glitter-bombs-and-booby-trapping/956190)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mark-rober-glitter-bombs-and-booby-trapping/956190 "2022-01-28T16:58:48Z")
For those that don’t know him, Mark Rober has a large following on YouTube as he engineers “Glitter bombs” to try to deter porch thieves. He’s been at it for years and his latest video can be found here. I 100% support… --- ## [God damn spiders!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damn-spiders/574536)
**Author:** [@Dinaroozie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinaroozie)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2011, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-damn-spiders/574536 "2011-03-16T13:14:33Z")
Gah. I… dislike spiders. Not really, actually - I mostly don’t mind them, but huge huntsmen spiders I am not fond of. That is why I am a little bit displeased that I have had no less than three in my house since last nig… --- ## [Vegans kill baby?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegans-kill-baby/402610)
**Author:** [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2007, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegans-kill-baby/402610 "2007-05-11T17:00:50Z")
Link Weird story. Parents feed their new born vegan foods, child dies of starvation, parents get mandatory life sentence. I have a lot of strange feelings on this one. Do the parents really deserve a life sentence… --- ## [No, getting a job or school admission through AA does not show one is unqualified for it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-getting-a-job-or-school-admission-through-aa-does-not-show-one-is-unqualified-for-it/720560)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2015, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-getting-a-job-or-school-admission-through-aa-does-not-show-one-is-unqualified-for-it/720560 "2015-05-28T14:10:56Z")
In this Elections thread about the possibility of Hillary Clinton tapping Julian Castro as her running mate, the following exchange came up (posts have been excerpted and cut apart, and the segments’ order arranged, to c… --- ## [Want to be a SDMB MOD? What are John Kerry's initials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-be-a-sdmb-mod-what-are-john-kerrys-initials/249023)
**Author:** [@SallyStar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SallyStar)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2004, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-be-a-sdmb-mod-what-are-john-kerrys-initials/249023 "2004-06-07T03:49:35Z")
Really! Just answer the question … --- ## [Why do people use such obscure abbreviations here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-such-obscure-abbreviations-here/566524)
**Author:** [@rogerbox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rogerbox)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2011, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-use-such-obscure-abbreviations-here/566524 "2011-01-07T04:35:15Z")
There are certain acronyms that I’m sure we can all agree are standard internet ones (LOL, BRB etc), but I keep seeing people use ones on the SDMB I have never seen before. I can’t give a solid example of this, except M… --- ## ["Holy Books" the keys to long-forgotten knowledge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-books-the-keys-to-long-forgotten-knowledge/574710)
**Author:** [@humanafterall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/humanafterall)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2011, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-books-the-keys-to-long-forgotten-knowledge/574710 "2011-03-16T04:51:56Z")
What if all the advances we have made were really just giant leaps backward instead of forward? What if we had already known these things millions of years ago, and are just know relearning them? I have had time to read … --- ## [I got a free book. Should I become a Mormon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-free-book-should-i-become-a-mormon/573522)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-free-book-should-i-become-a-mormon/573522 "2011-03-11T19:05:11Z")
Some Mormon missionaries found me and gave me a FREE(!) book to read, and said I should read it and see if I feel the spirit. I felt flashes of spirit but otherwise it’s just a book so far, and I just finished 1 Nephi. I… --- ## [Thing-a-Day, 2011 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2011-edition/568523)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2011, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thing-a-day-2011-edition/568523 "2011-03-02T03:42:21Z")
Creative types, come one, come all! It’s almost time for Thing-a-Day, the annual creative flowering. Sign up and commit to spending 20-30 minutes a day doing something – anything – creative, and post the results on the g… --- ## [Sputnik - still orbiting the earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sputnik-still-orbiting-the-earth/594944)
**Author:** [@EarlyMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EarlyMan)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sputnik-still-orbiting-the-earth/594944 "2011-09-04T15:25:54Z")
Hi Gang - Since my Wife’s Birthday is the same day that Sputnik was launched (no, I won’t tell you the date!) :eek:, I got to wondering whether or not it was still orbiting the earth, or whether it had crashed and burne… --- ## [Were slaves ever allowed to “retire”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-slaves-ever-allowed-to-retire/922647)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-slaves-ever-allowed-to-retire/922647 "2020-11-14T20:43:43Z")
The life of an American slaves was undoubtedly brutal, even if the abuse wasn’t considered. Field work must have been exhausting, and I imagine that stress fractures or pulled muscles were common. Even house work offer… --- ## [Shaved Head & Goatee: the new Mullet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaved-head-goatee-the-new-mullet/265158)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2004, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shaved-head-goatee-the-new-mullet/265158 "2004-10-31T00:16:17Z")
I could Google up the specifics, but many will recall the story of the man in 1820’s New York who grew a full beard and suffered for it in an era of clean-shaved men: “Persecuted for Wearing a Beard” is on his gravestone… --- ## [Pro-UHC Dopers: Make Me Feel Better About My Family Getting Screwed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-uhc-dopers-make-me-feel-better-about-my-family-getting-screwed/517048)
**Author:** [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2009, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pro-uhc-dopers-make-me-feel-better-about-my-family-getting-screwed/517048 "2009-11-13T22:53:09Z")
In various UHC threads around here, I often bring up my HSA, and no one seems willing to address it. So I started my own thread. The background: My family has a high-deductible insurance policy. It has a $10,000 year… --- ## [Possession is 9/10ths of the Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possession-is-9-10ths-of-the-law/391478)
**Author:** [@jeffT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeffT)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2007, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possession-is-9-10ths-of-the-law/391478 "2007-10-02T02:38:55Z")
You’ve got me foxed here in your explanation. If Pierson caught the fox as history tells, why do you say “Pierson sued Post for the value of the fox”?. Surely Post sued Pierson? --- ## [Moringa Oleifera botanical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moringa-oleifera-botanical/594568)
**Author:** [@MolecularChef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MolecularChef)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2012, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moringa-oleifera-botanical/594568 "2012-09-11T11:08:28Z")
I have recently been talked to by a person selling Zija. Which made me do some research on the Moringa Oleifera. I stumbled on the other post on this topic and read it and it is now inactive so i had a few questions of… --- ## [Why are they pushing AI (artificial intelligence) so hard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-they-pushing-ai-artificial-intelligence-so-hard/1013480)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-they-pushing-ai-artificial-intelligence-so-hard/1013480 "2026-09-18T15:43:00Z")
If somebody has a factual answer, I’d welcome it, but I put this in IMHO because I am interested in speculation, too. It seems that just in the last year, everybody (Google, Apple, Adobe, Outlook, my workplace) have rea… --- ## [Tell me about Alaska](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-alaska/595107)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2011, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-alaska/595107 "2011-09-09T14:44:05Z")
People who’ve visited, lived, or live there, please tell me stories, facts, etc. about the great state of Alaska. Its size boggles my tiny little mind. I reckon I want to visit at some stage in the medium term future but… --- ## [Need some fun, non-cheesy icebreakers for a professional meeting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-fun-non-cheesy-icebreakers-for-a-professional-meeting/408032)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-fun-non-cheesy-icebreakers-for-a-professional-meeting/408032 "2007-06-18T11:15:18Z")
So I am a facilitator for a conference at school. Mostly consisting of faculty and administrators from around the nation and the world, who tend to come here expecting cutting edge research, impressive facilities, etc. P… --- ## [G8/G20 Summit in Toronto](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g8-g20-summit-in-toronto/541012)
**Author:** [@kun11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kun11)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g8-g20-summit-in-toronto/541012 "2010-06-10T14:12:15Z")
I’ve heard plenty of people complaining about the fact that this summit is going to cost $1.1B. I’ve also heard some other people say that it’ll pay for itself but without getting into specifics. I can understand that so… --- ## [Beck is unwell some more: first post 2022-05-06, last update 2022-05-10 (up and around)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-is-unwell-some-more-first-post-2022-05-06-last-update-2022-05-10-up-and-around/964051)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beck-is-unwell-some-more-first-post-2022-05-06-last-update-2022-05-10-up-and-around/964051 "2022-05-23T22:21:07Z")
Beck sez: I’m in the hospital again…I’m kinda depressed. My legs are week again. The doctor said, “Your are a brittle diabetic and these things will happen” I’m just so sick of it all. They did a bunch of tests. Some… --- ## [Fuck your cross tattoos, and fuck your giant gold/diamond crosses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-your-cross-tattoos-and-fuck-your-giant-gold-diamond-crosses/331281)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2005, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-your-cross-tattoos-and-fuck-your-giant-gold-diamond-crosses/331281 "2005-11-20T20:16:04Z")
I am not a fan of tattoos, but no tattoos piss me off more than the fucking cross tattoos of all these frat-guy types. Man, oh man. Is there anything, besides the (also stupid) “tribal” design that could be more cliche a… --- ## [Little things that remind you how young you're not](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-remind-you-how-young-youre-not/438221)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-remind-you-how-young-youre-not/438221 "2008-02-26T22:53:03Z")
I recently bought a new dishwasher and, having a friend who was willing to install it for free, I was unwilling to pay the $80 delivery/installation/haul away charge, so I needed help loading it. The store called for h… --- ## [I don't have a positive impression of Tokyo, but they just got the Olympics.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-positive-impression-of-tokyo-but-they-just-got-the-olympics/668278)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-positive-impression-of-tokyo-but-they-just-got-the-olympics/668278 "2013-09-13T02:24:35Z")
I doubt I’ll ever visit there, but I just read about Tokyo being awarded the 2020 Olympic games. I don’t really have a very positive image of Tokyo when I think about it. My perceptions, which are derived from books an… --- ## [Questions about "The Departed" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-departed-open-spoilers/467889)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-departed-open-spoilers/467889 "2022-06-15T20:00:53Z")
Besides “people who have died,” to what else might the title of The Departed have been referring? It seemed to me that Queenan and Dignam were telling Costigan that he wouldn’t last five years as a Statie because of… --- ## [Gillette's controversial ad -or- I found the incels!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gillettes-controversial-ad-or-i-found-the-incels/827939)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2019, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gillettes-controversial-ad-or-i-found-the-incels/827939 "2019-01-24T08:05:12Z")
Gillette has an ad asking men to not be jerks. This has not gone over well with a subset of the male population, who see it as a personal attack on each and every one of them. “This sucks! I’m not like that,” and “Gil… --- ## [I just can't wrap my head around misogyny...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-cant-wrap-my-head-around-misogyny/584875)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-cant-wrap-my-head-around-misogyny/584875 "2011-06-12T00:07:31Z")
…either religious or secular. (Forgive me if this is a bit rambling. I have no set format for this post other than a stream of consciousness.) In the Middle East, women are routinely stoned for the crime of getting ra… --- ## [What are history's absolute most influential texts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-historys-absolute-most-influential-texts/545095)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2010, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-historys-absolute-most-influential-texts/545095 "2010-07-03T02:18:15Z")
I thought it might be enjoyable to create a list of history’s most influential texts. Anyone game? Here are my starting contributions: The Bible The Qu’ran The Republic, by Plato The Communist Manifesto, by Marx and… --- ## ["Everything Is Rigged: The Biggest Price-Fixing Scandal Ever"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-is-rigged-the-biggest-price-fixing-scandal-ever/656781)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-is-rigged-the-biggest-price-fixing-scandal-ever/656781 "2013-05-05T15:07:28Z")
The title of this Rolling Stone article: The main focus here is global interest rates and interest rate swaps, which in turn affect a LOT of debts and assets in turn. So… Thoughts? Assuming the article is correct, is… --- ## [Why are people still buying tank water heaters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-still-buying-tank-water-heaters/676413)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-still-buying-tank-water-heaters/676413 "2013-12-18T12:40:32Z")
I don’t get why there is even still a market for tank-based water heaters. On-demand heaters use less energy, take up almost no space, are less expensive and never run out. Why on earth would someone who needs a new wa… --- ## [got into car accident in car with no insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-into-car-accident-in-car-with-no-insurance/696347)
**Author:** [@ironic55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ironic55)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2014, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-into-car-accident-in-car-with-no-insurance/696347 "2014-08-25T21:54:38Z")
so here is the story i borrowed a friends of mines car. i was under the impression that he had insurance on the car. anyway i was driving in town when there was traffic and everyone in front of me stopped i did not stop… --- ## [Which would you rather have a side of for breakfast? Hashbrowns or corned beef hash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-would-you-rather-have-a-side-of-for-breakfast-hashbrowns-or-corned-beef-hash/724015)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2015, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-would-you-rather-have-a-side-of-for-breakfast-hashbrowns-or-corned-beef-hash/724015 "2015-07-06T03:32:17Z")
You can have ANYTHING else that you want, either as the main breakfast dish (eggs, pancakes, waffles, cereal, biscuits and gravy, oatmeal, etc) or as a side (bacon, sausage, toast, grits, etc)… …but with these two thing… --- ## [Have you noticed every other message board is populated by idiots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-noticed-every-other-message-board-is-populated-by-idiots/380542)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2006, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-noticed-every-other-message-board-is-populated-by-idiots/380542 "2006-11-19T03:49:17Z")
Not their opinions so much (well, that too) but their utter lack of writing skills? Not just the sad, brain-damaged sprites who belong to the IMDB and Amazon boards, either. I’m on a message board for people with family … --- ## [Why have immigration laws?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-immigration-laws/638162)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2012, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-immigration-laws/638162 "2012-11-30T10:03:54Z")
Current immigration policy strikes me as incoherent. We limit the number of people allowed to come into the country, yet we recoil at the idea of mass deportation. Heck, when Mitt Romney suggested that people “self-depor… --- ## [Why would a gas station sell kerosene at a pump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-gas-station-sell-kerosene-at-a-pump/951408)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2021, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-gas-station-sell-kerosene-at-a-pump/951408 "2021-09-30T20:56:35Z")
I think of kerosene as an old-timey lamp fuel. What modern uses does it have, sufficient for a gas station to have a dedicated pump for it? Is it a regional thing? Never once saw this in 30-odd years in Texas. Now I’m … --- ## [UK Pack: a free boiler? Were we scammed? Urgent, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-pack-a-free-boiler-were-we-scammed-urgent-please/653900)
**Author:** [@Lars\_Aruns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lars_Aruns)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-pack-a-free-boiler-were-we-scammed-urgent-please/653900 "2013-06-12T13:01:08Z")
My wife and I are worried we might have been targeted for a scam - or maybe some other dodgy activity. I’d appreciate your opinions, please. I’ll try and describe all that I remember as carefully as I can, so apologies … --- ## [Re: Der Trihs in the GWB 9/11 thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-der-trihs-in-the-gwb-9-11-thread/591370)
**Author:** [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2011, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-der-trihs-in-the-gwb-9-11-thread/591370 "2011-08-09T15:03:31Z")
Since I wanted to stop hijacking this thread re: Bush’s reaction on 9/11, as there’s still dialog ongoing that is germane to the OP. I don’t pit other Dopers as a rule, but I had to put this out there. In this thread, N… --- ## [How much cheaper would groceries be if there was no theft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-cheaper-would-groceries-be-if-there-was-no-theft/557668)
**Author:** [@Danger\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danger_Man)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2010, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-cheaper-would-groceries-be-if-there-was-no-theft/557668 "2010-10-23T23:10:22Z")
Title says it all :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [Tickets for parking the wrong way on a street.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tickets-for-parking-the-wrong-way-on-a-street/214792)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2003, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tickets-for-parking-the-wrong-way-on-a-street/214792 "2003-12-03T02:31:16Z")
In at least a couple states I know of, California, and here in Oregon, if you park on the side of the street, and have your car facing the wrong way, you’ll get a ticket. My question is, what harm or damage was caused b… --- ## [Why is it so important for the "war on terror" to be a "war"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-important-for-the-war-on-terror-to-be-a-war/528457)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-so-important-for-the-war-on-terror-to-be-a-war/528457 "2010-02-15T17:07:24Z")
Newt Gingrich was on the Daily Show yesterday, and he suggested that the idea of trying terrorists within the U.S. criminal justice system is “radical”: \*Stewart: Why do we suggest using our justice system is radical? G… --- ## [The whole human race - if it's our extinction or theirs, I'd rather it be ours](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-whole-human-race-if-its-our-extinction-or-theirs-id-rather-it-be-ours/394281)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2007, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-whole-human-race-if-its-our-extinction-or-theirs-id-rather-it-be-ours/394281 "2007-03-14T09:07:10Z")
I was watching a show on conservation, extinctions, etc., and they raised an interesting point - do we, as a human race, put ourselves above every other organism on the planet, collectively? Is that how we look at things… --- ## [What's the strangest roommate you've ever had?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-roommate-youve-ever-had/115347)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2003, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-roommate-youve-ever-had/115347 "2003-04-28T15:17:01Z")
I mean strange in a benign way, not dangerous (except to themselves) or literally crazy. I had one named John who I went to college with who was a TOTAL pot freak. His birthday was April 20 (no kidding!) and he took it a… --- ## [Anti Trump riot in California - Seriously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-trump-riot-in-california-seriously/753736)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2016, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-trump-riot-in-california-seriously/753736 "2016-05-04T16:03:46Z")
Check out thevideos. Is this the new strategy from the Democratic party? Oh man - they sooo much inspire me to vote Hillary. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1324&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1326&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)