# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1344&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:** 1345 --- ## [Will the Prop 8 ruling help or hinder the Democrats in the midterm elections?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-prop-8-ruling-help-or-hinder-the-democrats-in-the-midterm-elections/549262)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-prop-8-ruling-help-or-hinder-the-democrats-in-the-midterm-elections/549262 "2010-08-29T16:23:24Z")
I heard a mention of this on NPR this morning. Thus far Obama has been pretty tepid on gay issues, as have many other Democrats. But this ruling will potentially give their enemies some ammunition, in that they’ll hold i… --- ## [What is your favorite poem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-poem/436802)
**Author:** [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2008, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-poem/436802 "2008-02-12T21:25:53Z")
Please tell us all ‘bout your favorite poem. What is it that makes it really hit home? It can be short or it can be long (But please don’t use lyrics you found in a song). It could be by Shakespeare or Shelley or Dun… --- ## [If a child is to be born with this severe disability, is it right to abort the birth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-child-is-to-be-born-with-this-severe-disability-is-it-right-to-abort-the-birth/255237)
**Author:** [@Carnick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnick)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2004, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-child-is-to-be-born-with-this-severe-disability-is-it-right-to-abort-the-birth/255237 "2004-07-30T00:57:51Z")
Take this hypothetical situation: The doctor has just informed you that you or your partner is pregnant. There’s a catch however - the doctor is 90% sure that your child will be born with Congenital Muscular Dystrophy. … --- ## [Why are Republicans so partisan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-republicans-so-partisan/784298)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-republicans-so-partisan/784298 "2017-05-02T13:42:38Z")
When asked in 2013 on whether the US should strike Syria with missiles in response to Bashar al-Assad using chemical weapons against civilians, a Washington Post/ABC poll found that 22% of Republicans and 38% of Democrat… --- ## [Where's North? Watch a dog poop. Comments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-north-watch-a-dog-poop-comments/677772)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-north-watch-a-dog-poop-comments/677772 "2014-01-08T01:57:48Z")
Hot off the preprints: \*Dogs are sensitive to small variations of the Earth’s magnetic field \* Frontiers in Zoology, 2013, 10:80 Any confirmation or analysis by the TM? --- ## [People listening "Dark Ambient"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-listening-dark-ambient/641457)
**Author:** [@taskmgr.exe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taskmgr.exe)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2013, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-listening-dark-ambient/641457 "2013-12-20T06:09:35Z")
Hello, Why in the Burning Hells would one listen to these kind of songs? :confused: I can’t even resist a couple of seconds, it’s very uncomfortable and frightening. I feel as if a strange and presence is strolling arou… --- ## [Tony Soprano, evil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-soprano-evil/78381)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2001, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-soprano-evil/78381 "2001-08-30T16:38:56Z")
I just saw the first season of the Sopranos on VHS. I almost see the whole thing as a morality play on the nature of good and evil. Using the definition of evil from http://www.dictionary.com: I would argue that Tony… --- ## [Are there love songs that don't focus on appearance? (To women, particularly)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-love-songs-that-dont-focus-on-appearance-to-women-particularly/511306)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2009, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-love-songs-that-dont-focus-on-appearance-to-women-particularly/511306 "2009-09-29T20:03:26Z")
I love it when I’m efficient in my titles. But to expand anyway… I am really sick of love songs that are focused entirely on the beloved’s beauty/pretty/sexy/hot-ness. It’s depressing. Is love based on other things not … --- ## [I saw my first dead body today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-my-first-dead-body-today/493269)
**Author:** [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2009, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-my-first-dead-body-today/493269 "2009-04-20T19:37:30Z")
A patient of mine died at the hospital. Some other nursing students and myself cared for the body after his passing. It was one of the more…unreal moments of my life. He looked a little like a too life like model, and if… --- ## [Filling the Dead Sea with water from the Med](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filling-the-dead-sea-with-water-from-the-med/699444)
**Author:** [@CraterLayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CraterLayer)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2015, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/filling-the-dead-sea-with-water-from-the-med/699444 "2015-12-01T23:51:37Z")
The Dead Sea is over a thousand feet below sea level, and shrinking. It is too salty to support life and has minimal effect on the surrounding arid area’s local climate, and It is going to continue to shrink due to the d… --- ## [That's NOT why I named her Lola, you twit!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-not-why-i-named-her-lola-you-twit/20565)
**Author:** [@Sweet\_Lotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sweet_Lotus)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2000, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-not-why-i-named-her-lola-you-twit/20565 "2000-06-01T03:23:00Z")
I put a thread in MPSIMS about my daughter, Lucilla, who we call Lola. I named her after her paternal grandmother as a gesture of respect. But my fiance (her father) and I found “Lucilla” to be quite a mouthful for such… --- ## [ICE releases letter claiming they do not need a warrant for arrests - are Gestapo comparisons valid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-releases-letter-claiming-they-do-not-need-a-warrant-for-arrests-are-gestapo-comparisons-valid/840260)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2019, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ice-releases-letter-claiming-they-do-not-need-a-warrant-for-arrests-are-gestapo-comparisons-valid/840260 "2019-09-20T17:03:18Z")
So this letter from the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement Agency probably won’t have the intended effect. There’s a lot there, but the relevant part for this thread is this: ICE does not need a warrant to make an ar… --- ## [What semi-useless trivia is worth memorizing? What S.U.T. have you memorized?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-semi-useless-trivia-is-worth-memorizing-what-s-u-t-have-you-memorized/669910)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2013, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-semi-useless-trivia-is-worth-memorizing-what-s-u-t-have-you-memorized/669910 "2013-10-01T01:10:01Z")
As mentioned in another thread I recently utilized my work day drive time to memorize the Presidents of the U. S. in order. I can now recite them like I recite the alphabet. Then I considered what else is worth memorizi… --- ## [Do Hindu Gods Really Have Multiple Arms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-hindu-gods-really-have-multiple-arms/588815)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-hindu-gods-really-have-multiple-arms/588815 "2011-07-15T19:28:50Z")
I keep coming back in admiration and awe to the famous statue of the Dancing Shiva. It is beautiful, inspiring, elegant, and haunting. But how much is it intended to be taken literally, and how much is abstract symbolo… --- ## [Adam Savage of Mythbusters Accused of Rape and Incest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-savage-of-mythbusters-accused-of-rape-and-incest/913846)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adam-savage-of-mythbusters-accused-of-rape-and-incest/913846 "2020-07-04T14:21:22Z")
Holy shit. How horrible is this. If guilty he deserves the death penalty but life without parole would suffice. --- ## [Snowpocalypse 2011!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snowpocalypse-2011/569667)
**Author:** [@RetroVertigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RetroVertigo)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2011, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snowpocalypse-2011/569667 "2011-02-03T21:59:42Z")
Here in the St. Louis area they are calling for around 10 inches of snow. The bad part is the inch of ice before the snow hits. Last time we had ice like this I was without power for 3 days, and im not looking forward … --- ## [How come you never see midget animals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-you-never-see-midget-animals/524977)
**Author:** [@ZoeS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZoeS)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-you-never-see-midget-animals/524977 "2010-01-26T06:49:44Z")
No, keeping a goldfish in a bowl does not result in “environmental dwarfism”. The goldfish in a bowl that stays small is no more a dwarf than a poorly fed child locked in a room is a dwarf. The same people who tell you… --- ## [Mourning the loss of the Chicago forum.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mourning-the-loss-of-the-chicago-forum/711369)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2015, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mourning-the-loss-of-the-chicago-forum/711369 "2015-03-30T01:56:28Z")
I thought the Chicago forum gave the SDMB an identity. The Straight Dope Column is tied to a Chicago paper (Chicago Reader ). There seems to be a lot of board members from from Chicago. A forum for the home team was a n… --- ## [Stop using "we" when you mean "you."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-using-we-when-you-mean-you/412036)
**Author:** [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2007, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-using-we-when-you-mean-you/412036 "2007-07-18T22:50:19Z")
Moron Corporate Manager: “Do we know what the problem is?” Me: “We, meaning?” – yes, I’m a smart ass. But I’ve reached a senior technical position in the company where I’m at least equal (if not above) typical middle… --- ## [can we say Carl Gauss is the greatest mathematician to ever live](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-say-carl-gauss-is-the-greatest-mathematician-to-ever-live/684550)
**Author:** [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-say-carl-gauss-is-the-greatest-mathematician-to-ever-live/684550 "2015-10-17T17:14:03Z")
is there any mathematician that we can put ahead of him if not him who are your top 3 greatest in your opinion guy was a sheer genius --- ## [Tony Roma's Dammam, Saudi Arabia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-romas-dammam-saudi-arabia/545960)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-romas-dammam-saudi-arabia/545960 "2010-07-12T05:47:21Z")
I am bored and so I decided to go into town and eat someplace I never been to before. A Tony Roma’s sign caught my eye on the Corniche. I pulled it and walked in the door at 16.16. The place was empty so I took a seat. … --- ## [Origins: What is this '\_\_\_' of which you speak?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-what-is-this-___-of-which-you-speak/293384)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2005, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origins-what-is-this-___-of-which-you-speak/293384 "2005-03-08T03:03:59Z")
It’s a catchphrase usually used humorously to (pretend to) distance one’s self from having even passing familiarity with something. “OK, it’s an hour and a half before we have to head over to the shareholder’s conferenc… --- ## [Fucking SCOTUS upholds woman-hating "partial-birth" abortion ban.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scotus-upholds-woman-hating-partial-birth-abortion-ban/400628)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2007, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-scotus-upholds-woman-hating-partial-birth-abortion-ban/400628 "2007-04-21T18:32:48Z")
Cocksuckers. It was a totally partisan vote, of course. Bush’s two bitches voted against women. Lest anyone think this will prevent 2nd or 3rd trimester abortions, it won’t. It only prevents doctors from being able t… --- ## [British schools had coed changing rooms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-schools-had-coed-changing-rooms/333627)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2005, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-schools-had-coed-changing-rooms/333627 "2005-12-03T19:26:04Z")
According to this article on the BBC’s website it was traditional for primary school boys & girls to change together. How common was this and why? Also how long does primary education last in the UK? --- ## [Are passengers on private planes necessarily subject to screening?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-passengers-on-private-planes-necessarily-subject-to-screening/560757)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2010, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-passengers-on-private-planes-necessarily-subject-to-screening/560757 "2010-11-18T01:38:03Z")
Hypothetical situation here. Suppose I found a down-on-his-luck private pilot with a Cessna and an immediate need to pay the mortgage. I offer a suitcase with $5000 cash (Franklins, Grants, and Jacksons) in exchange fo… --- ## [Anyone else despise the modern obsession with 'travel?'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-despise-the-modern-obsession-with-travel/841093)
**Author:** [@Marcus\_Flavius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marcus_Flavius)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2019, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-despise-the-modern-obsession-with-travel/841093 "2019-10-07T15:12:25Z")
So I don’t ‘travel’ whatsoever. I have no interest, I’m pretty much a local guy. So naturally, I despise this obsession that modern people have with ‘traveling!’ What prompted me to make this thread was signing up for a… --- ## [Politically Uncorrect - WTF??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politically-uncorrect-wtf/349172)
**Author:** [@Dob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dob)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2006, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politically-uncorrect-wtf/349172 "2006-03-22T02:47:16Z")
From Gretchen Wilson and Merel Haggard: \[quote\] I’m for the low man on the totem pole And I’m for the underdog God bless his soul And I’m for the guys still pulling third shift And the single mom raisin’ her kids I… --- ## [Anybody else not get the appeal of sandals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-not-get-the-appeal-of-sandals/582259)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2011, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-else-not-get-the-appeal-of-sandals/582259 "2011-05-20T04:30:31Z")
I am a guy and I don’t understand the appeal of sandals for anyone. Here in NC once the weather warms up about 95% of women wear sandals. For men maybe it’s 20%. Someone told me it’s cooler but my feet never got … --- ## [The Feud: European Vacations by notfrommensa \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-european-vacations-by-notfrommensa-game-over/530157)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-european-vacations-by-notfrommensa-game-over/530157 "2010-03-03T16:12:12Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [How is commercial air travel so safe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-commercial-air-travel-so-safe/662500)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2013, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-commercial-air-travel-so-safe/662500 "2013-07-06T22:03:51Z")
I fly more than some, but a lot less than some as well. I’ve flown around the planet several times and across the country a bunch, too. Thing is, I kind of get anxious about flying on the days I have to get on a plane. … --- ## [Exurbs & the Destruction of Rural America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exurbs-the-destruction-of-rural-america/394012)
**Author:** [@SailBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SailBunny)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2007, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exurbs-the-destruction-of-rural-america/394012 "2007-03-25T13:56:05Z")
This is going to be weak, not good at all the creative expletives, but this still does tear my heart: It seems that people today are content to live in a colorless suburban/urban landscape, filled with Walmarts, Targets… --- ## [A list of stuff that pisses me off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-stuff-that-pisses-me-off/114132)
**Author:** [@WV\_Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WV_Woman)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2002, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-stuff-that-pisses-me-off/114132 "2002-06-18T20:36:46Z")
Here is my list of things that are currently pissing me off. Join me and make your own list! People who get in my way when I’m driving. If I am on the road, everyone else should stay home until I go home. Pansy a… --- ## [SDMB Retrospective US Presidential Elections 1824](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-retrospective-us-presidential-elections-1824/685224)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-retrospective-us-presidential-elections-1824/685224 "2014-06-11T03:30:37Z")
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United\_States\_presidential\_election,\_1824 J.Q. Adams has my vote. --- ## [Anybody know what this carved stone may be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-what-this-carved-stone-may-be/611108)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-know-what-this-carved-stone-may-be/611108 "2018-09-27T12:34:31Z")
It’s a stone carved into a snakes head. This was found mixed in with a load of stones for a driveway. Location: East Coast USA. http://i.imgur.com/91CI6.jpg http://i.imgur.com/B0kjv.jpg http://i.imgur.com/1gacT.jpg --- ## [A lizard in my back room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lizard-in-my-back-room/605684)
**Author:** [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-lizard-in-my-back-room/605684 "2011-12-15T10:48:14Z")
A blue-tongued lizard (in this photo) has just decided to come into my back room, and is currently hiding behind some bookshelves. So, what should I do? --- ## [The Oz books are seriously screwed up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oz-books-are-seriously-screwed-up/585592)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2011, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oz-books-are-seriously-screwed-up/585592 "2011-06-18T04:13:06Z")
I vaguely remember reading L. Frank Baum’s Oz series of books as a kid, and recently decided to go through them again, as I now have a baby girl, and perhaps some day I’ll wish to read them to her. I didn’t remember muc… --- ## [Marley--disagree with your modding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley-disagree-with-your-modding/620723)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marley-disagree-with-your-modding/620723 "2012-05-11T12:27:37Z")
The sort of colorful language you warn people about here is one of the things I most enjoy about the Elections forum specifically and the SD generally. You’re taking the fun out of reading here when you restrict the vigo… --- ## [Can one successfully "Fix a Broken Woman"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-successfully-fix-a-broken-woman/750726)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2016, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-successfully-fix-a-broken-woman/750726 "2016-04-06T02:10:34Z")
Where I work, there seem to be a few women in my department who have a lot, no, a LOT, of life issues. Drugs/alcohol abuse is a common factor. Another is a proliferation of ex-husbands, all POS quality. Another is the … --- ## [Help me plan my Arizona / Grand Canyon road trip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-my-arizona-grand-canyon-road-trip/510566)
**Author:** [@Driver8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Driver8)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2009, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-plan-my-arizona-grand-canyon-road-trip/510566 "2009-09-24T21:15:32Z")
I’m planning a road trip through Arizona from Las Vegas in October, and need some help deciding what to do with part of it. What to see / what to do / where to stay / etc. I’ve already booked some of the trip, so I need… --- ## [Voldemort - what does the name mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voldemort-what-does-the-name-mean/291133)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2005, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voldemort-what-does-the-name-mean/291133 "2005-02-23T01:43:31Z")
I read somewhere that in French, it would mean “flight of death.” (Vol de mort) --- ## [Explain Bitcoin in non-financial terms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-bitcoin-in-non-financial-terms/699456)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2014, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-bitcoin-in-non-financial-terms/699456 "2014-10-01T06:31:49Z")
I’ve been trying to figure out what Bitcoin and Bitcoin Mining is. Articles (like this one) that I’ve looked at online leave me further mystified because they were authored by financial-related sources, and use industry … --- ## [Lipton onion soup mix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lipton-onion-soup-mix/569838)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2011, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lipton-onion-soup-mix/569838 "2011-05-18T12:48:18Z")
So, there I was, getting ready for a party by stirring an envelope into a pint of sour cream when a thought struck me . . . I’ve never used this stuff to make into, ya know, soup. Lipton seems to have caught on because … --- ## [Dollhouse 3/20](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dollhouse-3-20/490231)
**Author:** [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2009, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dollhouse-3-20/490231 "2009-04-09T23:00:54Z")
Not finished yet, but - I’m impressed. Definitely kicking it up a notch, more like the show’s first true mythology ep than a 'Dress-up of the week" with a few subplots thrown in. And of course, kick-ass action sequences… --- ## [Quick question for Christians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-for-christians/491472)
**Author:** [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2009, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-question-for-christians/491472 "2009-04-06T22:38:58Z")
I am not sure where this belongs but since it is religious, here it is. I am a Christian but don’t believe that non-believers are going to Hell or won’t be admitted to Heaven. However, based on other great debates I hav… --- ## [Dex: premature closing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dex-premature-closing/501804)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2009, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dex-premature-closing/501804 "2009-07-06T12:14:49Z")
Seems to me, as an interested observer of the just-closed ATMB thread, that you raised a point germane to the thread, or at least to ATMB, in the very post in which you closed that thread. To wit: This is the nut of th… --- ## [Dear Violent, Murderous Islamophobes (I know you MUST exist!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-violent-murderous-islamophobes-i-know-you-must-exist/787645)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-violent-murderous-islamophobes-i-know-you-must-exist/787645 "2017-06-08T22:31:24Z")
Okay, guys, this is the last straw: The Left is constantly looking for Teachable Moments, incidents they can publicize and trumpet to prove that middle America is filled with violent racists. They’ve been telling us f… --- ## [What do you have too much/many of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-too-much-many-of/721828)
**Author:** [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-have-too-much-many-of/721828 "2015-06-13T02:15:23Z")
For me it’s shoes and clothes. I grew up lower middle class and we got two pairs of shoes a year - a “school” pair and a pair of tennis shoes. I also had to wear a lot of hand-me-downs from my cousin. Now that I can i… --- ## [Dinosaur tail discovered trapped in amber](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinosaur-tail-discovered-trapped-in-amber/774279)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2019, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinosaur-tail-discovered-trapped-in-amber/774279 "2019-05-16T12:01:41Z")
Not the first mid-Cretaceous feathers found in amber, but the first to be found associated with bones that prove them to be from a non-avian dinosaur and not an early bird. NYT link. --- ## [Employer drug testing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-drug-testing/34438)
**Author:** [@Kaboodle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaboodle)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2000, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employer-drug-testing/34438 "2000-10-20T22:20:36Z")
I oppose all employer drug testing that does not measure current levels of intoxication/influence. Current drug tests measure the presence of a drug anywhere from 2 days to almost 2 months after use depending on the drug… --- ## [Who else has had someone back into the front of their car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-has-had-someone-back-into-the-front-of-their-car/230705)
**Author:** [@Metacom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Metacom)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2004, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-else-has-had-someone-back-into-the-front-of-their-car/230705 "2004-02-26T05:55:45Z")
OK. I was waiting behind a truck in my apartment’s driveway immediately before the road that fronts the complex. The driver of the truck felt she’d pulled too far forward into the road, and decided to back up to let tr… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1343&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1345&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)