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**Author:** [@Masuro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Masuro)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2003, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diesel-engines-and-the-cold/149453 "2003-01-18T22:11:21Z")
Why are diesel engines so hard to start in the winter? Does the cold prevent the glow plugs from heating up? Also, what can I do if my diesel truck doesn’t start on a cold winter morning? Put the plugs under my armit?… --- ## [How close to empty before you fill your gas tank? How far do you trust the range calculator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-to-empty-before-you-fill-your-gas-tank-how-far-do-you-trust-the-range-calculator/789640)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-to-empty-before-you-fill-your-gas-tank-how-far-do-you-trust-the-range-calculator/789640 "2017-09-15T17:53:07Z")
If you have a car that displays an available driving range, based on your gas gage and your estimated miles per gallon, how much are you willing to trust it? I have a new car, the first one I’ve had with such a display,… --- ## ["I have to pee so bad my back teeth are swimming" - what does that mean, exactly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-pee-so-bad-my-back-teeth-are-swimming-what-does-that-mean-exactly/630342)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2012, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-to-pee-so-bad-my-back-teeth-are-swimming-what-does-that-mean-exactly/630342 "2012-09-10T13:16:48Z")
The piss has backed up into the mouth, and the molars are doing a backstroke in it? Or is it supposed to describe some kind of sensation one feels in their back teeth when they have piss really bad? Or what? --- ## [Father's Blog = child abuse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathers-blog-child-abuse/590043)
**Author:** [@Pixilated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixilated)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fathers-blog-child-abuse/590043 "2011-08-17T02:54:02Z")
Some of us have dealt with the Family Court system firsthand, and IMO the judge was way out of line here. http://www.fathersandfamilies.org/?p=17790 --- ## [I love it when spiders eat birds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-it-when-spiders-eat-birds/469135)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-it-when-spiders-eat-birds/469135 "2008-10-27T20:45:09Z")
Another shit-machine gone to feed the arachnid population!: And yes, the bird-eater is in Australia. It’s reportedly in Atheron, close to Queensland’s tropical north. Now I think I shall sit here and wait for the frea… --- ## [Movies where one actor obviously wandered in from another movie altogether.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-one-actor-obviously-wandered-in-from-another-movie-altogether/630666)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2012, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-where-one-actor-obviously-wandered-in-from-another-movie-altogether/630666 "2012-08-08T20:04:54Z")
Ok, I’m not really clear on how to define this, but sometimes, when watching a movie or a series, I’ll be struck by a marked difference in performance. I’m not talking about where one actor is markedly better then the re… --- ## [Meteorites from Other Planets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meteorites-from-other-planets/631551)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meteorites-from-other-planets/631551 "2012-08-19T15:24:37Z")
There are a bunch of meteorites found on Earth that are known to be from Mars. Are there meteorites from any other planets that have landed on Earth? --- ## [Family Feud Sports Edition - Now With Penalties! \[Closed\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-sports-edition-now-with-penalties-closed/440830)
**Author:** [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2008, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-sports-edition-now-with-penalties-closed/440830 "2008-03-12T16:43:30Z")
Read all the rules Post your answers before reading the thread Post your answers like this: 1. Answer Do not repeat the questions, do not add extraneous fluff amongst your answers. Scoring - Any answer duplicated by … --- ## [Is Sean Connery a nice guy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sean-connery-a-nice-guy/331869)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2005, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sean-connery-a-nice-guy/331869 "2005-11-22T01:42:27Z")
I usually don’t care a whit about celebs, but I’ve seen this guy in so many movies and interviews etc, and he always seems so nice. I was halfway watching The Rock tonight, and even in that stinker (he’s been in a few) h… --- ## [Entertainers you like, but only in theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entertainers-you-like-but-only-in-theory/591191)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entertainers-you-like-but-only-in-theory/591191 "2011-08-17T12:11:34Z")
I would tell anyone that I like Frank Zappa, but I think if anything it’s the idea of Frank Zappa, his philosophy or anti-philosophy or whatever. I really enjoy riffs on or homages (parodies) of his style (like Genius In… --- ## [Is it more ethical to eat larger animals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-more-ethical-to-eat-larger-animals/598439)
**Author:** [@nonentity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nonentity)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-more-ethical-to-eat-larger-animals/598439 "2011-10-15T21:11:54Z")
One bowhead whale can feed an entire Inuit community for a year. One cow can feed 500+ people with 8oz steaks. One chicken can feed only 4 to 6 people. One shrimp feeds less than 1 person. In each example you are kil… --- ## [Getting shocked by house wiring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-shocked-by-house-wiring/631807)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-shocked-by-house-wiring/631807 "2012-08-19T00:51:29Z")
A poster put this in my thread. I’ve created this thread for him or her, so there isn’t a hijack: Can I ask a question along the lines of house wiring? If I have a cut on a finger and touch the water in a metal pan on… --- ## [Spider-Man: Far From Home - Seen it thread - SPOILERS!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-man-far-from-home-seen-it-thread-spoilers/836426)
**Author:** [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-man-far-from-home-seen-it-thread-spoilers/836426 "2021-02-08T17:49:24Z")
Spider-Man: Far From Home has opened here in Australia, and I saw it Monday night. For the first post, a couple of non-spoiler observations: Zendaya and Tom Holland have really good chemistry, and their characters’ re… --- ## [What Movies SHOULD Be Remade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-should-be-remade/480571)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-movies-should-be-remade/480571 "2009-01-14T18:40:58Z")
Reading the Poltergeist thread got me to thinking… While some feel that remakes are completely unnecessary, and they get things wrong (The Omen, The Amityville Horror, Psycho) more often than they get things right, mode… --- ## [Issues on which it is genuinely not clear who will end up on the "right side of history"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issues-on-which-it-is-genuinely-not-clear-who-will-end-up-on-the-right-side-of-history/842008)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issues-on-which-it-is-genuinely-not-clear-who-will-end-up-on-the-right-side-of-history/842008 "2019-10-31T07:27:29Z")
Using same-sex marriage as an example: It was pretty clear, relatively early on, that the pro-SSM side was the “will eventually end up on the right side of history,” and that all the anti-SSM side could do was delay or … --- ## [What were the odds of dying in the Vietnam War?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-odds-of-dying-in-the-vietnam-war/141704)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2002, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-odds-of-dying-in-the-vietnam-war/141704 "2002-12-10T22:00:43Z")
OK, so what we have here is some simple math: About 3,500,000 people were in Vietnam during our involvement over there (if I recall correctly). About 58,000 people died, actually a little more. So, extrapolating numbers… --- ## [Anonymous Gun Control Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anonymous-gun-control-poll/530835)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2010, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anonymous-gun-control-poll/530835 "2010-03-05T19:26:36Z")
No need for comments, unless you feel so inclined or feel I missed an option. --- ## [Troppus the liar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troppus-the-liar/664151)
**Author:** [@Tequila\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tequila_Party)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troppus-the-liar/664151 "2013-07-24T04:05:59Z")
I hope all this works. I post from my phone. Since I can’t respond in ATMB and this lying piece of shit is still doing what she does well in the locked thread, I’ll do so here. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showt… --- ## [Former President George W](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-president-george-w/766903)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-president-george-w/766903 "2016-10-20T22:14:13Z")
Former President Lyndon B --- ## [Would you give more than 2 weeks notice when leaving your job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-give-more-than-2-weeks-notice-when-leaving-your-job/660293)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-give-more-than-2-weeks-notice-when-leaving-your-job/660293 "2013-06-08T13:16:46Z")
I’m faced with a dilemma of sorts. I’ve been offered and accepted a new job. I need to stay with my company through the end of June in order to get my yearly bonus, and now I’m not sure when to give my notice. I could w… --- ## [Canada: Right turn on red?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-right-turn-on-red/331951)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2005, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-right-turn-on-red/331951 "2005-11-22T19:51:33Z")
Is it legal in Canada, specifically in British Columbia, to make a right turn on a red light? --- ## [Hospital Staff allowed to receive tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hospital-staff-allowed-to-receive-tips/600070)
**Author:** [@ballardfam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ballardfam)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2011, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hospital-staff-allowed-to-receive-tips/600070 "2011-10-20T01:54:11Z")
On another board someone mentioned that they were solicited to provide a financial tip after a hospital stay. This is so far out of my experience. I don’t think I’ve ever worked anywhere that even allowed tipping. A p… --- ## [Why are '"wire transfers" so expensive in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-wire-transfers-so-expensive-in-the-usa/727321)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2015, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-wire-transfers-so-expensive-in-the-usa/727321 "2015-08-09T14:18:07Z")
In Europe, I can send a “wire transfer” bank to bank within the Euro zone, across national boundaries, and that’s to nineteen different countries (Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Irel… --- ## [Where did the "Chicago style hot dog" recipe come from, anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-chicago-style-hot-dog-recipe-come-from-anyway/725992)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2015, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-chicago-style-hot-dog-recipe-come-from-anyway/725992 "2015-07-25T12:29:02Z")
Every school child in Chicago knows the formula for an authentic, canonical, bona fide Chicago-style hot dog: an all-beef, natural casing hot dog, a steamed poppyseed bun, yellow mustard, neon-green pickle relish, choppe… --- ## [Is Atheism protected by the Establishment Clause?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-atheism-protected-by-the-establishment-clause/330868)
**Author:** [@Noctolator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noctolator)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2005, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-atheism-protected-by-the-establishment-clause/330868 "2005-11-22T16:36:04Z")
Taking only the italicized portion of the First Amendment, known as the establishment clause, the question is whether legal pushes to remove non-denominational\* mention of God from American practices such as the Pledge … --- ## [Self-defense classes are almost always a waste of time and money.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-defense-classes-are-almost-always-a-waste-of-time-and-money/184552)
**Author:** [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2003, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-defense-classes-are-almost-always-a-waste-of-time-and-money/184552 "2003-07-03T12:55:49Z")
I was watching the local news last night and they did a piece about little kids (12-15?) taking martial arts classes. They showed some clips of these kids flipping each other around and doing the “almost” punch thing wh… --- ## [GRRR!!! No more iPod Classic?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grrr-no-more-ipod-classic/698355)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grrr-no-more-ipod-classic/698355 "2014-10-11T02:17:38Z")
So hidden amidst the new watch and phone stuff last week was the quiet death of the beloved iPod Classic. What do I do now when my current one dies?! I’m all about capacity. Please don’t bother to explain why I’m so i… --- ## [University shooting massacre averted in the UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-shooting-massacre-averted-in-the-uk/732680)
**Author:** [@JoseB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoseB)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/university-shooting-massacre-averted-in-the-uk/732680 "2015-09-30T11:18:49Z")
Well, it seems that they dodged a bullet there (more or less literally). I understand that somebody felt alarmed by what the suspect posted in social media and raised the alarm. Police was notified and found a veritable… --- ## [Where in the world are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-in-the-world-are-you/54380)
**Author:** [@TheThill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheThill)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2001, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-in-the-world-are-you/54380 "2001-03-26T17:04:09Z")
Excuse the relative banality of the question, but… Obviously a majority of posters are to be found in some majority English-speaking country (US, UK, Canada, Australia, NZ, Ireland… more or less in that order, it would … --- ## [Great Pathetic Songs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pathetic-songs/303487)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2005, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-pathetic-songs/303487 "2005-05-14T01:46:02Z")
I was listening to The Temps’ Just My Imagination and I thought that this guy has to be the most pathetic guy ever. Every night he prays that some girl who doesn’t even know he exists doesn’t leave this imaginary marriag… --- ## [De "Googling' the board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/de-googling-the-board/645560)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/de-googling-the-board/645560 "2013-01-13T03:01:10Z")
Has any thought been given to “Degoogling” the board? (IOW-not make it searchable on Google) IMO, that would zombie resurrections, and “drive-bys”. And yes, I know I’m anal about “zombies”. --- ## [What's the big deal about National Merit Scholarships?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-about-national-merit-scholarships/728704)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2015, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-about-national-merit-scholarships/728704 "2015-08-31T08:17:43Z")
Last year when my son took the PSATs, his combined score was 231 and his school told him he’d be applying for a National Merit Scholarship. This weekend, he got an email from the counseling office saying “we have good n… --- ## [C-I-L-L my land-lo'd.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-i-l-l-my-land-lod/386057)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2007, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/c-i-l-l-my-land-lod/386057 "2007-01-05T05:49:26Z")
Except, unlike Eddie Murphy, I got a reason. I knew this guy was tight-wired and obsessive when I moved in 6 mos. ago (he Windexes the front door every time someone uses it). Every couple of weeks, he’ll ask me “not to … --- ## [Pushing a Door Open Is for Saps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pushing-a-door-open-is-for-saps/248049)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2004, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pushing-a-door-open-is-for-saps/248049 "2004-06-07T13:07:13Z")
The other day I had to go to Target. I needed a tube for my bike tire (or “tyre” if you prefer) because it was flat. It didn’t have a hole in it or anything, the air just kept oozing out the valve stem. This is really no… --- ## [Rick Perry on how to grow an economy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-on-how-to-grow-an-economy/672608)
**Author:** [@cornopean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornopean)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-perry-on-how-to-grow-an-economy/672608 "2013-11-07T14:54:34Z")
Ok…read this article. Rick Perry: Follow the Texas model of success If you disagree with him, you can respond to this article in two ways: either he has his facts wrong or his facts are accurate but his interpretation… --- ## [Veganism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veganism/168810)
**Author:** [@jelasafork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jelasafork)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2003, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/veganism/168810 "2003-05-16T02:11:31Z")
Other than the fact that “we can” and that “meat tastes good,” is there any satisfactory justification for our killing of animals for food? -(especially considering that we can get all the necessary nutrients from non-a… --- ## [Article June 25, 2010: How does the earth’s rotation affect the path of a bullet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/article-june-25-2010-how-does-the-earth-s-rotation-affect-the-path-of-a-bullet/824423)
**Author:** [@kertmoore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kertmoore)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2020, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/article-june-25-2010-how-does-the-earth-s-rotation-affect-the-path-of-a-bullet/824423 "2020-09-10T14:23:19Z")
I cannot imagine any property of physics that would account for the earth spinning at 1040 mph at the equator amounting to 1,525 ft. per second would cause a targeting adjustment of only a few inches. A formula can be cr… --- ## [Muhammed Ali: Hero or Scoundrel????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muhammed-ali-hero-or-scoundrel/68064)
**Author:** [@Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vinnie_Virginslayer)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2001, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muhammed-ali-hero-or-scoundrel/68064 "2001-07-30T20:05:56Z")
After listening to Joe Frazier being interviewed on the Howard Stern show this morning, I’m wondering if you think Muhammad Ali has been getting a break from the PC crowd over the past decade or more, or if people like J… --- ## [What is wrong with can openers today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-can-openers-today/335516)
**Author:** [@ombre3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ombre3)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-can-openers-today/335516 "2015-11-19T20:12:05Z")
I had an old electric GE can opener that finally crapped out. Decided there was no good reason to waste electricity to open a stupid can------besides, in Floriduh with hurricanes, can’t really depend on electricity some… --- ## [Would Nair be a safe way of dissolving a hair clog in the sink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-nair-be-a-safe-way-of-dissolving-a-hair-clog-in-the-sink/281025)
**Author:** [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2004, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-nair-be-a-safe-way-of-dissolving-a-hair-clog-in-the-sink/281025 "2004-12-22T20:10:04Z")
Doesn’t Nair essentially melt hair? If so, wouldn’t this be a safe (compared to lye or Drano, etc.) way to dissolve said clog? --- ## [Sarah Huckabee Sanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders/818596)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2019, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-huckabee-sanders/818596 "2019-04-20T05:34:17Z")
Edit: Mods, apologies if IMHO is the wrong forum. Lately I’ve begun to wonder why she does what she does. I mean, I know people like Hannity and Limbaugh go out day after day and tell lies and propaganda because it mak… --- ## [What are atheist funerals like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-atheist-funerals-like/762657)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-atheist-funerals-like/762657 "2017-06-30T01:17:18Z")
Our church just lost another good man the other day, but at least he lived 'til 84, and had a happy life and loving family. The poem “Gone from My Sight” by Henry Van Dyke was listed in his funeral’s bulletin; here it i… --- ## [Plane crash in Buffalo, New York.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-crash-in-buffalo-new-york/485660)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2009, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plane-crash-in-buffalo-new-york/485660 "2009-05-17T11:14:48Z")
http://www.lockportjournal.com/local/local\_story\_044002917.html Doesn’t look good. --- ## [Car gets totalled-insurance company only gives half of what it's worth- Any recourse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-gets-totalled-insurance-company-only-gives-half-of-what-its-worth-any-recourse/390181)
**Author:** [@SweetHomeColorado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SweetHomeColorado)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2007, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-gets-totalled-insurance-company-only-gives-half-of-what-its-worth-any-recourse/390181 "2007-02-03T23:22:55Z")
My friend totalled his car… It was his fault, even though I don’t think that is a factor. His insurance company offered him only half the cost of the car. He just recently bought it. Is there any recourse against the… --- ## [Easter Bunny, Santa Claus, Tooth Fairy - ok to lie to children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-bunny-santa-claus-tooth-fairy-ok-to-lie-to-children/350245)
**Author:** [@Stainz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stainz)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2006, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easter-bunny-santa-claus-tooth-fairy-ok-to-lie-to-children/350245 "2006-04-07T17:12:17Z")
I’ve never given it much thought before, but with Easter coming up, it made me think of the stories we tell our children about the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy and Santa Claus. I started wondering if it’s fair to lie t… --- ## [Pitting Black History Month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-black-history-month/229806)
**Author:** [@Sinful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinful)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2004, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-black-history-month/229806 "2004-02-22T02:43:19Z")
WARNING: the following is not researched, it will not contain citations, and will be filled with the opinions of the author --- ## [T/F: Misinformation, ignorance, and fallacy is the bread and butter of the Republican party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-f-misinformation-ignorance-and-fallacy-is-the-bread-and-butter-of-the-republican-party/509070)
**Author:** [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2009, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-f-misinformation-ignorance-and-fallacy-is-the-bread-and-butter-of-the-republican-party/509070 "2009-11-29T21:31:20Z")
I don’t typically like extreme views, and so I don’t usually paint with a broad brush; but as I think about the Republican party, particularly in recent years, I realize that almost their entire method of propagating ide… --- ## [Can I eat cat food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-eat-cat-food/559884)
**Author:** [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-eat-cat-food/559884 "2012-01-06T21:24:28Z")
Of course, normally I wouldn’t want to eat cat food, as it’s some kind of foul-smelling gelatinous goop not readily identifiable as food, but some of the premium stuff in those tiny cans looks pretty damn good with flavo… --- ## [Your favorite/most useful aphorisms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-most-useful-aphorisms/756322)
**Author:** [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2016, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-most-useful-aphorisms/756322 "2016-06-07T14:14:21Z")
Mine is “Never try to teach a pig to sing. It wastes your time and annoys the pig.” I use it often; it has become past of my personal philosophy. I’ve said it enough times at work that my cow orkers have taken it on: one… --- ## [Top 5 superhero/comic movies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-superhero-comic-movies/627410)
**Author:** [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-superhero-comic-movies/627410 "2012-07-09T22:52:47Z")
Name your top 5 superhero or comic movies. I’m basing my list on Wikipedia’s list but feel free to think of any you can think of, including animated or foreign if you got some. Here are mine: The Avengers. Some gre… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1338&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1340&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)