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**Author:** [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2011, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antioxidants-gluten-intolerance-and-supplements/597088 "2011-09-26T02:02:30Z")
My husband just found this guy’s website from a facebook link, and we spent part of last night arguing about his claims, among them that no one can be truly healthy without supplements, everyone is gluten-intolerant to s… --- ## [Any double standards you stand behind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-double-standards-you-stand-behind/568598)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2011, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-double-standards-you-stand-behind/568598 "2011-01-26T16:50:21Z")
I’m sure this thread will drop like a rock but I’ll give it a go anyway. I’m sorry folks but a 14 -15yo boy getting boinked by his hot 20something year old teacher, is just awesome. (I had a couple of more but they sli… --- ## [Why are so many people woefully ignorant of financial matters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-people-woefully-ignorant-of-financial-matters/392567)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2007, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-people-woefully-ignorant-of-financial-matters/392567 "2007-02-21T01:33:56Z")
I’m always amazed how so many ordinarily smart(ish) people can be so completely clueless when it comes to financial matters. I don’t mean being able to build a Black-Scholes options model. I mean some basic concepts ab… --- ## ["But I CAN'T pay the rent!" "But you MUST pay the rent!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-i-cant-pay-the-rent-but-you-must-pay-the-rent/420118)
**Author:** [@Baffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baffle)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2007, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-i-cant-pay-the-rent-but-you-must-pay-the-rent/420118 "2007-09-24T18:24:15Z")
I live in the city of Calgary, Alberta, a city known for having one of the highest homless rates per capita in the country. The better-off homeless people have a vehicle to sleep in, but they still get ‘moved along’ if t… --- ## [Is there a career path from hygienist to dentist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-career-path-from-hygienist-to-dentist/329344)
**Author:** [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2005, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-career-path-from-hygienist-to-dentist/329344 "2005-11-04T15:11:45Z")
Does the prior dental experience count for anything, or do they have to start from scratch, like a 21 year old dental student? Actually, is there any career movement possible if you’re a dental hygienist? --- ## [Businesses closing before closing time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-closing-before-closing-time/674024)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-closing-before-closing-time/674024 "2013-11-20T17:51:25Z")
How would you feel if you got to a business 10 minutes before their stated closing time and it was closed? For the purpose of this, imagine a small, owner-operated business like a computer repair shop. Poll to follow. --- ## [Sgt Peppers as it was intended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sgt-peppers-as-it-was-intended/685043)
**Author:** [@Melchior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Melchior)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2025, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sgt-peppers-as-it-was-intended/685043 "2025-06-04T14:07:15Z")
The Beatles recorded Penny Lane and \*Strawberry Fields Forever \*as part of the recording sessions for Sgt. Peppers, but it was decided to release them as singles instead and not to put them on the album. Where do you thi… --- ## [Silicone Caulk, Super Glue and a Kickball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicone-caulk-super-glue-and-a-kickball/239766)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2004, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silicone-caulk-super-glue-and-a-kickball/239766 "2004-04-17T14:18:35Z")
I was going to just continue the regularly scheduled MMP, but when I got back it was just blinking away. Sixty-some messages? T’chuh! I’ll just wait for people to stop leaving messages and then throw the tape away. Like … --- ## [Axe body spray is formulated by Satan himself....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/axe-body-spray-is-formulated-by-satan-himself/532921)
**Author:** [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2010, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/axe-body-spray-is-formulated-by-satan-himself/532921 "2010-03-25T19:57:26Z")
For the sole purpose of crippling me with crushing headaches. Since my husband got a new job (That offers insurance! The kids will be covered when I start working!! Sigh of relief) he’s gotten really into personal groom… --- ## [What your favorite joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-your-favorite-joke/110616)
**Author:** [@ice1000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ice1000)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2002, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-your-favorite-joke/110616 "2002-06-03T20:24:25Z")
I love this one. Everyone says they hate it but they end up repeating to to others anyways…go figure… Two potatoes are walking down the street. How can you tell which one is the female potato? The female potato is wear… --- ## [Did the Sailor Suit look Gay before the Village People?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-sailor-suit-look-gay-before-the-village-people/504642)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2009, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-sailor-suit-look-gay-before-the-village-people/504642 "2009-07-30T12:37:31Z")
It seems that some Navy ship is currently parked in the Port of Seattle as there’s strapping young lads in sailor suits wandering about all over. Looking at them, however, I can’t help but feel that they look anything s… --- ## [German spelling revolt: Finally some Euros stand up for themselves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-spelling-revolt-finally-some-euros-stand-up-for-themselves/265706)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-spelling-revolt-finally-some-euros-stand-up-for-themselves/265706 "2014-09-12T10:31:12Z")
The Wall Street Journal reports today that Der Spiegel and other German publishers have decided to revert to pre-1999 spelling standards, in defiance of government directives. Well, you go, I say. I never could unders… --- ## [Looking for a word to denote a person who does not want others to succeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-word-to-denote-a-person-who-does-not-want-others-to-succeed/651864)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-word-to-denote-a-person-who-does-not-want-others-to-succeed/651864 "2013-03-04T15:33:15Z")
Hi, I am looking for words to describe the following kinds of people: Someone who does not want others to succeed Someone who pretends/gives the outward appearance of helping someone, but in reality does not or simply… --- ## [What if God was an event?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-god-was-an-event/402121)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2007, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-god-was-an-event/402121 "2007-05-15T04:30:04Z")
What if, instead of being a “being”, “God” was an event? What if God was the sense of Other through which we sensed our Selves? Substitute “realization”, or “experience” for “sense”, if you prefer. And I’m not saying … --- ## [Co-worker doesn't flush... why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-worker-doesnt-flush-why/295205)
**Author:** [@I\_like\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_like_Ike)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2005, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-worker-doesnt-flush-why/295205 "2005-03-20T15:01:18Z")
For some time now, I have been finding poo in the men’s toilet at work. I guess it’s better than finding it on the floor, but I don’t understand why the guy isn’t flushing. I use the same toilet, so I know the flusher w… --- ## [Lipstick on a glass: what would you have done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lipstick-on-a-glass-what-would-you-have-done/547216)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lipstick-on-a-glass-what-would-you-have-done/547216 "2010-07-20T21:40:00Z")
Last week I had to do some hectic business travel. Duringh a rushed connection in Charlotte, NC I hurried into a bar to slake my thirst. I had just a few minutes to spare, and the bar was busy. A waitress took my order… --- ## [I cut my cable today and I feel giddy as a school boy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cut-my-cable-today-and-i-feel-giddy-as-a-school-boy/669442)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cut-my-cable-today-and-i-feel-giddy-as-a-school-boy/669442 "2013-12-18T04:01:41Z")
I didn’t go into this lightly, I did my homework. Some of that involved listening to you guys here on this board. (Thanks!) To replace cable I got: Chromecast Hulu Netflix Amazon Prime Downloaded Itunes player. An… --- ## [George Takei... Am I missing something here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-am-i-missing-something-here/650959)
**Author:** [@wabsnazsm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wabsnazsm)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2013, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-takei-am-i-missing-something-here/650959 "2013-02-23T10:09:21Z")
What is the big deal about George Takei? 3.5 million “likes” on Facebook and people quoting him all the time. Why? He’s just that bloke from Star Trek, isn’t he? Why do YOU like George Takei? --- ## [Obams Sends Ground Troops to Africa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obams-sends-ground-troops-to-africa/599681)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2011, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obams-sends-ground-troops-to-africa/599681 "2011-10-20T01:45:08Z")
From this locked thread in GQ: Update from CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/14/world/africa/africa-obama-troops/index.html?hpt=hp\_t2 Now let’s address the authority: Article II, Section 2., US Constitution I ask f… --- ## [30 Day Song Challenge, number 2: Your LEAST favorite song.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-2-your-least-favorite-song/751206)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2016, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/30-day-song-challenge-number-2-your-least-favorite-song/751206 "2016-04-12T19:11:59Z")
Okay, I realize that some people may have many that apply to this one, possibly even entire genres (like me, I typically dislike most all rap and most all country)…but one specific example is this song, which–when it cam… --- ## [Game of Thrones: What's the big deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-whats-the-big-deal/668584)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2013, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-whats-the-big-deal/668584 "2013-09-18T00:16:19Z")
I swear I’m not trolling, I just don’t quite get it. The show is ok, ultra-violent and hypersexual. Ok, whatever. But is it supposed to be difficult to follow? I am about halfway through the first season and I still … --- ## [What if Neanderthals existed side-by-side us in the 21st Century?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-neanderthals-existed-side-by-side-us-in-the-21st-century/381477)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2006, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-neanderthals-existed-side-by-side-us-in-the-21st-century/381477 "2006-11-27T19:36:24Z")
This thread in GQ got me thinking (thanks, Ralph124c!): Would a MODERN neanderthal-Human Couple attract attention? What would society be like if we had TWO races of humans alive, Homo Sapiens and H. Neanderthalensis, (… --- ## [Share your weirdness with the world...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-weirdness-with-the-world/387266)
**Author:** [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2007, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-weirdness-with-the-world/387266 "2007-01-17T00:28:25Z")
…or the SDMB, at least. In the spirit of the “controversial beliefs” thread and others, but different. Whereas the controversial beliefs thread was (or was taken as) an invitation to arrogantly, smugly lay your unfound… --- ## [My Uncle doesn't like my Girlfriend because she's Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-uncle-doesnt-like-my-girlfriend-because-shes-black/576248)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2011, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-uncle-doesnt-like-my-girlfriend-because-shes-black/576248 "2011-03-31T13:48:27Z")
My uncle is a trained hypnotherapist and has a PhD in psychology, and I’ve had a correspondance with him for the majority of my adult life on an informal basis. He’s helped me out in getting me a job and seeing a differe… --- ## [A Simple Pill - RU486 approved!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-simple-pill-ru486-approved/35014)
**Author:** [@Commander\_Fortune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commander_Fortune)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2000, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-simple-pill-ru486-approved/35014 "2000-10-11T01:30:19Z")
I’m not sure if there is already an existing thread on this somewhere and I’m just missing it, if so, please point me to it and close this. Further, I’m not even sure again it’s necessarily a Great Debate, but given the … --- ## [Supposedly Comic Characters Too Evil to Like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supposedly-comic-characters-too-evil-to-like/285155)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2005, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supposedly-comic-characters-too-evil-to-like/285155 "2005-01-29T17:32:32Z")
I’m not counting Cartman because South Park is supposed to be a way-outside-the-box cartoon, but those from more mainstream media. Sometimes characters on sitcoms or in movies that are supposed to be sassy or mischeivou… --- ## [Different things that have the same name (where you live) and nobody gets confused](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-things-that-have-the-same-name-where-you-live-and-nobody-gets-confused/930739)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2021, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-things-that-have-the-same-name-where-you-live-and-nobody-gets-confused/930739 "2021-01-27T00:16:51Z")
Here’s a conversation that happens to me more than you might imagine: Me: …you may know this as an English muffin, but in England, we just call them ‘muffins’ An American: So… what do you call the cupcake-type muffins … --- ## [Computer Engineering vs Software Engineering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-engineering-vs-software-engineering/567026)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-engineering-vs-software-engineering/567026 "2013-06-14T22:05:50Z")
Hello everyone, Calling all engineering types. I continue to pursue my holy grail of career change. As per older threads I have interests in engineering, software engineering and sciences. It seems my local university… --- ## [Did FDR Prolong the Depression?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-fdr-prolong-the-depression/480931)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2009, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-fdr-prolong-the-depression/480931 "2009-01-17T14:56:09Z")
An honest question for honest debate. The latest right-wing radio talking point is that FDR prolonged the Depression. Also, I am reading “Traitor to His Class,” about FDR and the author points out that about when FDR to… --- ## [Total War VS Civilized Warfare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-war-vs-civilized-warfare/502001)
**Author:** [@SmashTheState](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmashTheState)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2009, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/total-war-vs-civilized-warfare/502001 "2009-07-10T11:55:03Z")
Until relatively recently, war was considered a game, to be engaged in by gentlemen and fought for what was seen as honour or glory. The gentlemen would round up the peasants on their side, the opposing gentlemen would … --- ## [Most Depressing Love Song of all Time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-depressing-love-song-of-all-time/154743)
**Author:** [@Cormac36](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cormac36)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2003, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-depressing-love-song-of-all-time/154743 "2003-02-23T22:52:25Z")
Ok, with another thread asking what is the best love song of all time, I thought I’d ask the opposite, what is, in your opinion, the most depressing love song of all time? My personal nomination is “If You Could Read My … --- ## [What should we do with these very Christian Xmas presents? (Silly answers only, please.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-we-do-with-these-very-christian-xmas-presents-silly-answers-only-please/677360)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2013, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-we-do-with-these-very-christian-xmas-presents-silly-answers-only-please/677360 "2013-12-31T00:11:47Z")
I’m married with three kids: a little girl born last year, and twin boys born this past autumn. Though raised in an Pentecostal faith, I’m an atheist (though I’d worship Athena given the slightest hoot of her owl). Befor… --- ## [Is this graphic anti-Semitic? (POLL)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-graphic-anti-semitic-poll/727043)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2015, 9:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-graphic-anti-semitic-poll/727043 "2015-08-07T09:58:49Z")
Is this graphic anti-Semitic? http://awesome.good.is/transparency/web/1002/almighty-dollar/transparency.jpg --- ## [Differently-Abled Actors and Actresses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/differently-abled-actors-and-actresses/959118)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2022, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/differently-abled-actors-and-actresses/959118 "2022-02-22T23:02:29Z")
I recently completed my re-watch of Columbo and was thinking about Peter Falk’s glass eye (in one episode he jokes about it!) That made me think of other actors & actresses that might be differently-abled (note that I am… --- ## [Greece is a mess, yes, but that's not the whole story, you racists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greece-is-a-mess-yes-but-thats-not-the-whole-story-you-racists/711374)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2015, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greece-is-a-mess-yes-but-thats-not-the-whole-story-you-racists/711374 "2015-02-01T18:33:50Z")
In PastTense’s thread Anti-Austerity Party Wins in Greece: Will Greece Leave the Euro?, the first page was pretty well packed with ridiculous, implicitly racist, ignorant stereotypes about Greece. I read in several posts… --- ## [Weight loss surgery dopers: I'm coming!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-loss-surgery-dopers-im-coming/351246)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2006, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-loss-surgery-dopers-im-coming/351246 "2006-06-08T10:38:29Z")
I know there are a number of dopers who’ve had weight loss surgery. On May 24th, there’ll be one more! I’ve been investigating weight loss surgery as a possible solution to my morbid obesity for about two years now. The… --- ## [Shuttle Columbia MIA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shuttle-columbia-mia/152091)
**Author:** [@Brutus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brutus)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shuttle-columbia-mia/152091 "2003-02-02T20:27:03Z")
Watching Fox News, NASA saying that STS Columbia has lost comms during landing. No tracking on shuttle, is overdue by quite a bit for comms. Real bad, it seems. Not a rant, but where else to put this stuff? --- ## [The schadenfreude keeps a-comin' in Winkler County, Texas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-schadenfreude-keeps-a-comin-in-winkler-county-texas/567724)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-schadenfreude-keeps-a-comin-in-winkler-county-texas/567724 "2011-01-19T03:24:48Z")
It just gets better and better. Winkler County, a rural West Texas locale best known previously for being where Roy Orbison grew up, first got national headlines in 2009 when two nurses at the local hospital (in the boo… --- ## [Hammacher Schlemmer - more money than sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hammacher-schlemmer-more-money-than-sense/518458)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2010, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hammacher-schlemmer-more-money-than-sense/518458 "2010-11-16T16:59:45Z")
We\* just got the Christmas Hammacher Schlemmer catalogue and I’m always amazed at how expensive and fatuous the items are. Most of these items are “the best,” “the only,” “the genuine,” or “the original”, and have long d… --- ## [Paying off debt, buying a house, building credit, and other adulting questions -- advice sought, obviously](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-off-debt-buying-a-house-building-credit-and-other-adulting-questions-advice-sought-obviously/944062)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2021, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-off-debt-buying-a-house-building-credit-and-other-adulting-questions-advice-sought-obviously/944062 "2021-07-21T13:10:45Z")
I’m trying to figure out how to do Adulting and be an Adult, and am a bit lost. Tl;dr: we have some consumer debt, mediocre credit, and want to buy a house. We also have the cash funds to handle much of the above, but n… --- ## [Excel: If Negative Then Zero...How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-if-negative-then-zero-how/536152)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2010, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excel-if-negative-then-zero-how/536152 "2010-04-15T17:12:25Z")
I can think of ways to do this using an “IF” statement but my spreadsheet already exists and I would need to construct the IF statement for lots and lots of cells which (trust me) is not as easy as dragging the copy box.… --- ## [Farmer John sausages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farmer-john-sausages/668914)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farmer-john-sausages/668914 "2013-09-22T15:20:57Z")
I grew up with Farmer John breakfast links. If we had sausages for breakfast (at home), they were Farmer John. If we went out for breakfast, I still had sausages; but I never found them as good, unless they were the sk… --- ## [So I acquired this pair of vintage Yamaha M-45 Class A stereo amplifiers this afternoon...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-acquired-this-pair-of-vintage-yamaha-m-45-class-a-stereo-amplifiers-this-afternoon/525032)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-acquired-this-pair-of-vintage-yamaha-m-45-class-a-stereo-amplifiers-this-afternoon/525032 "2010-01-15T21:56:29Z")
I was poking around in my favorite thrift this afternoon, and picked up a pair of Yamaha M-45 amplifiers. I think they are from the mid 1980’s. The panel has a switch for “Class A” operation. They are huge and heavy bea… --- ## [What reasons did the founding fathers have for 2 senators per state?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-reasons-did-the-founding-fathers-have-for-2-senators-per-state/536752)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2010, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-reasons-did-the-founding-fathers-have-for-2-senators-per-state/536752 "2010-04-21T06:22:04Z")
The idea of having representatives apportioned to the population of a state seems to be a fine way to establish, in fact, a representative body. The notion of every state having equal representation in the senate seems … --- ## [The war on drugs. Would you vote to end it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-on-drugs-would-you-vote-to-end-it/588853)
**Author:** [@Shakester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shakester)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-on-drugs-would-you-vote-to-end-it/588853 "2011-07-18T03:43:47Z")
Let us imagine for a moment that your national government had enough moral courage to admit that the war on drugs has been a catastrophic failure. Let us further imagine that due to the opposition party and various othe… --- ## [Man who put abortion-inducing drug in girlfriend's drink gets 22 years in prison -attempted homicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-who-put-abortion-inducing-drug-in-girlfriends-drink-gets-22-years-in-prison-attempted-homicide/822932)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2018, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-who-put-abortion-inducing-drug-in-girlfriends-drink-gets-22-years-in-prison-attempted-homicide/822932 "2018-10-31T17:56:12Z")
This morning I came across this article: Man who put abortion-inducing drug in girlfriend’s drink gets 22 years in prison The short version is a man tried to give his pregnant girlfriend an abortion-inducing drug withou… --- ## [How soon should I ask her out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-should-i-ask-her-out/456505)
**Author:** [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2008, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-soon-should-i-ask-her-out/456505 "2008-08-07T15:31:59Z")
Started the new job last week, with a bunch of new hires. Met a girl. She’s awesome. She seems to like me…as much as any girl I’ve met before I guess. How soon would it be alright for me to ask her out? I’d be more than… --- ## [Something that always bothered me about "Friends"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-that-always-bothered-me-about-friends/782832)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2017, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-that-always-bothered-me-about-friends/782832 "2017-03-25T00:38:46Z")
In Season Three when Ross and Rachel were at their peak “Ross & Rachelness” Rachel meets Mark who gets her a dream job out of the kindness of his heart. This makes Ross jealous and the story is framed that Ross is insecu… --- ## [Which of these museums have you visited? Do you have a favorite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-museums-have-you-visited-do-you-have-a-favorite/526200)
**Author:** [@Pray\_for\_peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pray_for_peace)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-these-museums-have-you-visited-do-you-have-a-favorite/526200 "2010-01-28T11:59:13Z")
Which of these museums have you visited? Public poll, multiple choices are allowed. The first six are ranked in order of the number of visitors for 2008. CBC. If you like, tell us about your favorite museum (even if … --- ## [Federal Law Banning Abortion: Likely?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-law-banning-abortion-likely/313351)
**Author:** [@Loopydude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopydude)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2005, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/federal-law-banning-abortion-likely/313351 "2005-07-26T21:19:03Z")
I’m taking it as a given that Roe v Wade is toast, and it’s just a matter of time. If you consider that point highly debatable, this may not be your thread. If you are willing to take the above premise as given (even f… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1352&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1354&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)