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**Author:** [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2005, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-failing-my-teaching-internship/293482 "2005-03-10T19:18:21Z")
Apparently, I’m not cut out to teach in an urban setting. I had a meeting with my mentor and coordinator today, which I thought would be a dialogue (trialogue?) but turned into an attack on me. It turns out that I have… --- ## [why is the mlb on fox scoreboard so far to the left I can't see the score](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-mlb-on-fox-scoreboard-so-far-to-the-left-i-cant-see-the-score/548757)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-mlb-on-fox-scoreboard-so-far-to-the-left-i-cant-see-the-score/548757 "2010-08-06T15:24:18Z")
what about us folks who don’t have widescreen TVs --- ## [MLB Spring Training 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-spring-training-2017/781289)
**Author:** [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2017, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-spring-training-2017/781289 "2017-03-22T23:03:29Z")
How do you feel about your team this year? Still basking in the optimism of spring? Fans of the Red Sox, Cubs, Indians, Dodgers, Nationals and a few other teams have reasons to be cheerful. While my optimism doesn’t ext… --- ## [Is it proper for a grand jury prosecutor to intend exculpation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-proper-for-a-grand-jury-prosecutor-to-intend-exculpation/741630)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2016, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-proper-for-a-grand-jury-prosecutor-to-intend-exculpation/741630 "2016-01-04T22:40:32Z")
(IANAL, so am unable to debate this question. I almost posted in GQ but thought GD more appropriate.) I’ve thought that the purpose of grand juries was to test the strength of evidence against a suspect. In the 1992 c… --- ## [Yeah, another TubaDiva pitting (mild)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-another-tubadiva-pitting-mild/462930)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-another-tubadiva-pitting-mild/462930 "2008-09-12T18:02:51Z")
I’ve never pitted a mod. Until now. Someone asked a question about how easy it would be to complete the to-do list Jerry had listed for the SDMB. Being familiar with vBulletin, I answered. I got a warning from TubaDi… --- ## [Robot Chicken Star Wars III on tonight.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars-iii-on-tonight/564740)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2010, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robot-chicken-star-wars-iii-on-tonight/564740 "2010-12-25T07:33:35Z")
The third all-new installment\* of the hugely popular Robot Chicken Star Wars parodies airs tonight on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim. It is an hour long special. I have all of them on my DVR so far. I will be catching up… --- ## [Donald Trump has funny hair, hyuck, hyuck.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-has-funny-hair-hyuck-hyuck/723085)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2015, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-has-funny-hair-hyuck-hyuck/723085 "2015-06-24T13:38:46Z")
We all know The Donald has funny hair. We see it in every photo and every press conference. But since he announced his candidacy there has been an avalanche of the same goddamn joke about his hair. It’s not funny. It… --- ## [Napoleon's mysterious encounter with the Great Pyramid: any official historical source for this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napoleons-mysterious-encounter-with-the-great-pyramid-any-official-historical-source-for-this/575097)
**Author:** [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2011, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napoleons-mysterious-encounter-with-the-great-pyramid-any-official-historical-source-for-this/575097 "2011-03-20T12:06:07Z")
I couldn’t find another thread about this, but if there is one, I would appreciate a link to it. There’s a story regarding Napoleon and his encounter with the Great Pyramid in 1798. From this website: So, cool story, … --- ## [Weird lost hiker story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-lost-hiker-story/560856)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-lost-hiker-story/560856 "2012-05-18T16:07:35Z")
Story here. The strange part is the daughter rendered a very detailed drawing of a structure she said was near where she left her father. I hike a lot. I don’t think a thing like that could escape notice in any of the … --- ## [Ladder safety during castle storming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladder-safety-during-castle-storming/552583)
**Author:** [@Kilmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilmore)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladder-safety-during-castle-storming/552583 "2010-09-07T13:51:05Z")
So when the medieval folks would take a castle by escalade, the defenders had the option to simply push the ladders away from the wall. Question is, exactly how easy was this? This is assuming a simple ladder of adequa… --- ## [BB Gun a deadly weapon? Come on....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bb-gun-a-deadly-weapon-come-on/590904)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bb-gun-a-deadly-weapon-come-on/590904 "2011-08-03T23:04:48Z")
We used BB Gun’s as kids in our playground wars. We’d put on those ugly plastic shop goggles and go at it. It doesn’t sting too bad if the person was at least ten feet away. We never deliberately shot anyone from close… --- ## [Things you prefer to do the hard way...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-prefer-to-do-the-hard-way/754607)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-prefer-to-do-the-hard-way/754607 "2016-05-18T17:54:12Z")
I don’t know why, but I hate dishwashers so I always wash and dry everything by hand. I’ve owned a dishwasher at 3 of my previous residences and never once used it. --- ## [Cities with insanely high housing costs - Why do people stay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-with-insanely-high-housing-costs-why-do-people-stay/773815)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2016, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cities-with-insanely-high-housing-costs-why-do-people-stay/773815 "2016-12-06T23:54:17Z")
What factors cause people to stubbornly remain in an area where decent housing is essentially unaffordable? I genuinely don’t understand this. The Oakland fire stories led me to a series of links about housing in the S… --- ## [Attention Hetero's: Please take back America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-heteros-please-take-back-america/228608)
**Author:** [@Brandus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brandus)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2004, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attention-heteros-please-take-back-america/228608 "2004-02-13T18:42:59Z")
Yes, I’m talking to the breeders here, please take over the media again. After a long day in class, I come home and either turn on the TV, the Internet, or read a magazine, sometimes all 3 at once, to relax and unwind. … --- ## [Married people need to be monogamous, and gays cannot be monogamous. So gays can't get married.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-people-need-to-be-monogamous-and-gays-cannot-be-monogamous-so-gays-cant-get-married/660037)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-people-need-to-be-monogamous-and-gays-cannot-be-monogamous-so-gays-cant-get-married/660037 "2013-06-14T20:19:46Z")
I’m sure glad a protestor cleared that up for me --- ## [Why is generic white bread so soft and mushy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-generic-white-bread-so-soft-and-mushy/696287)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-generic-white-bread-so-soft-and-mushy/696287 "2014-09-02T06:40:37Z")
Yes the generic loaf of white bread probably available almost worldwide in groceries, you know stuff like Wonderbread. I realized recently why it sucks so much, it is the texture. It is wet, soft, and mushy, it tastes l… --- ## [what's your favorite way to cook pinto beans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-way-to-cook-pinto-beans/565864)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-way-to-cook-pinto-beans/565864 "2011-01-04T02:35:55Z")
I put some lovely dried pinto beans on to soak for dinner tonight. Got me thinking: what does the collective DoperMinds have to say on the subject? Tell me: how do YOU think is the best way to cook them? Low and slow, o… --- ## [What's your area of expertise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-area-of-expertise/145007)
**Author:** [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2023, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-area-of-expertise/145007 "2023-07-27T17:21:44Z")
What do you know more about than 99.9% of the population? And how did you acquire that knowledge? List more than one area, if you’re up to the challenge…I’m curious, especially, about some posters around here who seem … --- ## [I'm asking someone out for the first time tommorrow. I have no idea what I'm doing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-asking-someone-out-for-the-first-time-tommorrow-i-have-no-idea-what-im-doing/279285)
**Author:** [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2004, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-asking-someone-out-for-the-first-time-tommorrow-i-have-no-idea-what-im-doing/279285 "2004-12-31T23:26:58Z")
Advice, a good shaking, and a strong slap to the face is desperatly needed here. If you don’t feel like reading much, scroll down to the bottom of this here post. Any input is welcome at this point. First, some quick … --- ## [Another Summer Comes to the End MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-summer-comes-to-the-end-mmp/820347)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2018, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-summer-comes-to-the-end-mmp/820347 "2018-09-03T04:14:50Z")
Happy Moonday! It’s 6am and still dark outside. Of course I noticed the days getting shorter some time ago. It’s a humid 70 degrees outside. The highs this week are predicted to be in the 90s. School starts (official… --- ## [Has the new Dark Age finally arrived? Catholic Church may condemn Evolution.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-new-dark-age-finally-arrived-catholic-church-may-condemn-evolution/311790)
**Author:** [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2006, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-new-dark-age-finally-arrived-catholic-church-may-condemn-evolution/311790 "2006-08-29T06:57:24Z")
It looks like the new pope has now allied himself with the ID crowd. --- ## [What is it with the spelling in rap/hip-hop music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-the-spelling-in-rap-hip-hop-music/176968)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2003, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-the-spelling-in-rap-hip-hop-music/176968 "2003-05-26T04:14:00Z")
I’ve been curious about this for awhile, but after getting the latest Weird Al CD I’ve finally gotten around to asking. What is the reason for the deliberate misspellings in rap/hip-hop song names and artist names? I’m … --- ## [Feeding a German teenage boy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeding-a-german-teenage-boy/624341)
**Author:** [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeding-a-german-teenage-boy/624341 "2012-06-25T21:08:15Z")
In the spirit of What does a French teen boy eat?. We’re getting a German exchange student in July, and if he can stand us and the noise of all our kids we’re going to be feeding and talking to him for six weeks, poor la… --- ## [Should I give give exact change at a store?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-give-give-exact-change-at-a-store/678219)
**Author:** [@EdwardLost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EdwardLost)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2014, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-give-give-exact-change-at-a-store/678219 "2014-01-09T00:23:26Z")
At stores I usually pay in exact change when possible. I figure that puts off (minutely) the time until the cashier has to refill the trays and decreases the number of trips the merchant has to make to the bank for coins… --- ## [Possible to "flush" a cold out of my system before Thanksgiving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-to-flush-a-cold-out-of-my-system-before-thanksgiving/518444)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2009, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-to-flush-a-cold-out-of-my-system-before-thanksgiving/518444 "2009-11-26T03:35:28Z")
So Thanksgiving, that amazing holiday of gluttonous feasts, is coming up in just a few days. Yesterday morning I woke up with a goddamn COLD. Not the worst cold in the world, but congestion at the back of my throat, slig… --- ## [Open primaries: yea or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-primaries-yea-or-nay/700705)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2014, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-primaries-yea-or-nay/700705 "2014-11-07T16:05:39Z")
Open primaries are on the ballot this year in OR. What are the positives and negatives of having this type of primary? --- ## [Reminiscing on the beginnings of SDMB.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reminiscing-on-the-beginnings-of-sdmb/842643)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reminiscing-on-the-beginnings-of-sdmb/842643 "2019-11-11T21:05:09Z")
IIRC, we may not post about how long we’ve been on SDMB, " Anniversaries " and such. It’s October 2019. For quite a handful of us, this autumn marks 20 years of involvement in our community. Considering that milestone,… --- ## [A half a milliion to save your kid. Would you do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-half-a-milliion-to-save-your-kid-would-you-do-it/553575)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-half-a-milliion-to-save-your-kid-would-you-do-it/553575 "2010-09-16T19:06:15Z")
The good news is Iran is prepared to release Sarah Shourd. The hiker that has been imprisoned for a year. They are willing to do it for a cool half million bucks. :eek: It’s supposedly bail. I feel for the parents. … --- ## [Let's revisit avatars! (Poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-revisit-avatars-poll/522214)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-revisit-avatars-poll/522214 "2010-10-06T09:09:23Z")
Many of us have experience with having our own custom avatars now, and I’m curious what the feeling on the Dope is about adding avatars to our Doping experience. Since vBulletin has the capability to turn avatars off if … --- ## [Wrong music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-music/343170)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2006, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-music/343170 "2006-02-09T05:38:55Z")
We’ve all encountered it…the right song, just the wrong way. Like hearing a Muzak rendition of the Stones’ “Street Fighting Man” in the elevator. Or Pat Boone doing a metal album. Or what I heard today over lunch at my f… --- ## [Why won't my Maglite work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-my-maglite-work/712004)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2015, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-my-maglite-work/712004 "2015-02-07T21:07:42Z")
The SO was playing with her solar lanterns one night, using one of my 3 D-cell Maglites to charge them. She forgot to turn the flashlight off, and had it sitting lamp-down on a table so she didn’t see that it was on. D… --- ## [Golden Grain Macaroni and Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-grain-macaroni-and-cheese/324969)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golden-grain-macaroni-and-cheese/324969 "2011-04-04T17:34:46Z")
Do they still make Golden Grain Macaroni and Cheese? I can’t remember the last time I had it. Early-1980s? I always liked it better than Kraft. --- ## ["I Heard It Through The Grapevine" Which Artist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-it-through-the-grapevine-which-artist/519789)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2009, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-heard-it-through-the-grapevine-which-artist/519789 "2009-12-04T15:35:22Z")
Which version do you like best? Marvin Gaye Creedence Clearwater Gladys Knight Other? --- ## [The Heart Attack Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-heart-attack-gun/657422)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-heart-attack-gun/657422 "2013-05-06T01:11:53Z")
I was perusing Listverse and found a new entry on Conspiracy Theories that Have Been Proven to be True. Most of it is pretty standard (Operation Northwoods, etc.) but check out item #1. Apparently, the existance of the… --- ## [Let's assume Biden has won. Who is running in 2024?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-assume-biden-has-won-who-is-running-in-2024/924809)
**Author:** [@stuccosuperstar2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuccosuperstar2020)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-assume-biden-has-won-who-is-running-in-2024/924809 "2020-12-09T19:43:09Z")
On the GOP side, I think considering how close this election was, Mike Pence is a no-brainer. Donald Jr. has made some noise about running. As much as they like his Dad, I’m inclined to think Trump supporters would pref… --- ## [resolved: IPA is a waste of what could be good beer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-ipa-is-a-waste-of-what-could-be-good-beer/644602)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2012, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-ipa-is-a-waste-of-what-could-be-good-beer/644602 "2012-12-25T18:03:32Z")
What is up with the IPA trend? I admit to being a Rip van Winkle having lived outside of the US for a couple of decades. But as a budding homebrewer in the 1980’s, India Pale Ales were something that used oak chips and a… --- ## [Do you memorize your credit/debit card numbers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-memorize-your-credit-debit-card-numbers/430456)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2007, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-memorize-your-credit-debit-card-numbers/430456 "2007-12-19T06:11:40Z")
Why?! Part of my job is shutting down lost or stolen cards. I routinely get people who are quite upset that I’m sending them a new card with a different number because they have the old number memorized. I can’t fathom … --- ## [0 degrees F](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/0-degrees-f/680221)
**Author:** [@Flick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flick)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2014, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/0-degrees-f/680221 "2014-02-14T23:18:20Z")
This means that body temperature for Roemer and Fahrenheit was equivalent to 96 F and 35.56 C. ETA: Column in Question: Did Cecil err in explaining the significance of zero Fahrenheit? - The Straight Dope – Rico --- ## [Should I tell a single mother I've been dating her KIDS are the reason I want to break up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-tell-a-single-mother-ive-been-dating-her-kids-are-the-reason-i-want-to-break-up/805362)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2018, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-tell-a-single-mother-ive-been-dating-her-kids-are-the-reason-i-want-to-break-up/805362 "2018-01-01T23:43:16Z")
I’m no dummy, and I’m not pretending to be the “good guy” here, so I’m aware this thread may make me appear to be selfish. So be it. Here’s the story: I’ve been dating a woman for about 4.5 months. She’s kind of moody a… --- ## [Can anyone support sport hunting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-support-sport-hunting/192987)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2003, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-support-sport-hunting/192987 "2003-08-24T03:32:30Z")
I will admit right off the bat that I am an animal lover. I love all of them…even the ones that aren’t cute. However, I am not a card carrying member of PETA and frankly think most of them are a bit off their nut. Nei… --- ## [To Trump haters - how would YOU have responded to this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-trump-haters-how-would-you-have-responded-to-this/778008)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-trump-haters-how-would-you-have-responded-to-this/778008 "2017-01-26T16:41:59Z")
Basically a woman went off on a Trump supporter on a plane and ended up getting kicked off. To a round of applause from fellow passengers. Ok, on this board we have some pretty sharp people who can write up some excelle… --- ## ["Mission Creep" in law -- can it be prevented?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mission-creep-in-law-can-it-be-prevented/677520)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mission-creep-in-law-can-it-be-prevented/677520 "2014-01-03T18:23:36Z")
For those unfamiliar with the term, here’s the Wiki on the topic. Basically, it describes a tendency for successful laws to be broadened and expanded until they become a problem rather than a solution. Great example: se… --- ## [Etiquette faux pas?: the economic ditch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-faux-pas-the-economic-ditch/366737)
**Author:** [@davenportavenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davenportavenger)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2006, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-faux-pas-the-economic-ditch/366737 "2006-08-07T03:35:45Z")
So this weekend I went to a con and I was really excited to have dinner with some friends that I only see once every few months. We hadn’t settled on a place, but I had made it clear that I couldn’t spend a lot of money,… --- ## [Settle dispute - a comma after the date no matter what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settle-dispute-a-comma-after-the-date-no-matter-what/545007)
**Author:** [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/settle-dispute-a-comma-after-the-date-no-matter-what/545007 "2014-01-20T21:32:28Z")
So a partner in my law firm says that you have to put a comma after the year in a month/day/year date configuration because the year is extraneous and you would not have a comma after the date if you used a month/day dat… --- ## [Pastrami, where have you been all my life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pastrami-where-have-you-been-all-my-life/514506)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2009, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pastrami-where-have-you-been-all-my-life/514506 "2009-10-26T22:20:19Z")
Just had what the menu called a “Philadelphia” sandwich. As near I can tell, it’s a Reuben with cole slaw instead of kraut (despite my Teutonic heritage, I’m not ready to eat kraut yet). Oh holy night. I think if I put … --- ## [My wife does not appreciate my nuts (probably TMI. probably.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-does-not-appreciate-my-nuts-probably-tmi-probably/355650)
**Author:** [@Siddhartha\_Vicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siddhartha_Vicious)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2006, 10:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-does-not-appreciate-my-nuts-probably-tmi-probably/355650 "2006-05-12T10:12:30Z")
No clever double entendres. That there entendre’s a single. I’m talking about my testicles, my balls, my goody bag, etc. Earlier this evening, I was sitting in my computer room in my boxers, browsing the internet, and f… --- ## [Was Kathy Griffin insulted or complimented?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-kathy-griffin-insulted-or-complimented/742007)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2016, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-kathy-griffin-insulted-or-complimented/742007 "2016-01-06T16:30:48Z")
I’m a little surprised that nobody else has posted about this. At the New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square, Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin were doing a live broadcast. Kathy (who is not exactly shy about her b… --- ## [Got Your Flu Shot? 40% say, "No, Thanks."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-your-flu-shot-40-say-no-thanks/826208)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2020, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-your-flu-shot-40-say-no-thanks/826208 "2020-10-26T20:47:02Z")
I’m sorry, but I never get a flu shot. Not because I’m afraid it will give me the flu, but because I never get sick. I’m 65 and own a landscape company and have never missed a day of work since I bought the business 30… --- ## [The Office 5 Nov '09 (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-nov-09-open-spoilers/516513)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-nov-09-open-spoilers/516513 "2009-11-09T20:13:22Z")
Pam & Michael are going out on a double date with Jim & Pam. --- ## [is Paxil a safe drug? Please help!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-paxil-a-safe-drug-please-help/310865)
**Author:** [@joe29](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joe29)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2005, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-paxil-a-safe-drug-please-help/310865 "2005-07-05T20:17:25Z")
To all If there is anyone with any information on this, Please respond ASAP! I know someone who has recently been taking Paxil and there has been a significant change in his personality in the last 6 months. He also … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1357&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1359&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)