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**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spiders/641094 "2012-12-17T21:55:33Z")
I had family stay over Sunday night. While sitting on the couch, my sister noticed a spider on my window frame. I told her to ignore it, and we went back to watching some Louis CK bits on Youtube, Flash forward to las… --- ## [Latin & mythology: why Jupiter/Jovis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latin-mythology-why-jupiter-jovis/34990)
**Author:** [@MJH2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MJH2)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latin-mythology-why-jupiter-jovis/34990 "2011-02-08T02:35:56Z")
In connection with the now-defunct mythology thread, I got to thinking about the Latin declensions for the names of the gods and planets. I understand that all Latin nouns are identified by giving the nominative and gen… --- ## [Is It Unforgivable to Question Whether a Gay Actor Is Too Femme for a Role?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-unforgivable-to-question-whether-a-gay-actor-is-too-femme-for-a-role/543684)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-unforgivable-to-question-whether-a-gay-actor-is-too-femme-for-a-role/543684 "2010-06-20T19:59:21Z")
This is really a pretty old story but I never saw the matter discussed here, so I’m starting a thread now. It all began with the casting of Sean Hayes in a leading role in the recent Broadway revival of Bacharach & Davi… --- ## [When did everybody start wearing their scarves like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-everybody-start-wearing-their-scarves-like-this/480580)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-everybody-start-wearing-their-scarves-like-this/480580 "2009-01-24T16:30:55Z")
It’s pretty cold here in the south of England at the moment. I mean, not as cold as some places, for sure, but cold enough to wear coats, hats, gloves and scarves. Now scarves, I have always thought, were worn by wrapp… --- ## [Does easier access to porn result in less rape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-easier-access-to-porn-result-in-less-rape/495156)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2009, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-easier-access-to-porn-result-in-less-rape/495156 "2009-05-07T16:20:01Z")
I was going through my bookmarks and found a link to a Slate article from 2006 called How the Web Prevents Rape that cites a study by Todd Kendall of Clemson University entitled “Pornography, Rape, and the Internet”. Th… --- ## [Is there a term for seeing colours in a brighter/ more saturated manner than most people do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-seeing-colours-in-a-brighter-more-saturated-manner-than-most-people-do/642411)
**Author:** [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-seeing-colours-in-a-brighter-more-saturated-manner-than-most-people-do/642411 "2012-11-29T18:55:10Z")
I’ve been wondering this for a few years, but I can’t seem to find anything online. After I started editing photos frequently, I began to get a lot of comments from friends and family about my propensity to saturate the … --- ## [Are 'open the box' newspaper vending machines really common in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-open-the-box-newspaper-vending-machines-really-common-in-the-us/374264)
**Author:** [@The\_Dumbest\_Guy\_in\_the\_Room](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Dumbest_Guy_in_the_Room)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2006, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-open-the-box-newspaper-vending-machines-really-common-in-the-us/374264 "2006-09-28T23:21:46Z")
In a lot of US movies/TV shows you see a scene where a character puts money into a machine which sells newspapers, which enables him to fully open it up. He then takes one newspaper, closes it and leaves. Is that really … --- ## [Is there really a difference with expensive drip coffeemakers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-a-difference-with-expensive-drip-coffeemakers/539639)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-a-difference-with-expensive-drip-coffeemakers/539639 "2010-05-17T21:19:50Z")
I make my morning coffee with an inexpensive Mr. Coffee coffeemaker. I typically buy ground Starbucks or one of the other ‘premium’ ground coffees at the grocery store. I use cold tap water and an unbleached filter. Wou… --- ## [So how do I dispose of leftover liquid medication?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-i-dispose-of-leftover-liquid-medication/660181)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2013, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-do-i-dispose-of-leftover-liquid-medication/660181 "2013-06-05T22:17:15Z")
Packaging says repeatedly not to throw leftover medication (in this case, colonoscopy “cleansing liquid”) down the drain. Ok. So I think pouring it into the yard is wrong, as is dumping it in the street, obviously. I rea… --- ## [Firefly/Serenity Question.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-serenity-question/511994)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2009, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-serenity-question/511994 "2009-10-03T15:18:25Z")
Can the movie plot be followed easily by someone who has never seen the series? --- ## [Glenn Beck regrets dividing people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-beck-regrets-dividing-people/660345)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2013, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glenn-beck-regrets-dividing-people/660345 "2013-06-16T00:34:48Z")
Suuuuuuuuuuure he does. \[ \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_BECKS\_REGRETS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2013-06-06-18-56-36) :rolleyes: :dubious: --- ## [Tell me about your bad LSAT scores (and how they got better)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-bad-lsat-scores-and-how-they-got-better/423605)
**Author:** [@Free\_Range\_Otter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Free_Range_Otter)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2007, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-bad-lsat-scores-and-how-they-got-better/423605 "2007-10-25T00:37:03Z")
My girlfriend took the LSAT maybe a month ago, and got her score back this past weekend. It wasn’t good. She scored probably about 11 points lower on the actual test than she did on her practice tests, which in LSAT term… --- ## [Stalling your manual transmission vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stalling-your-manual-transmission-vehicle/604674)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stalling-your-manual-transmission-vehicle/604674 "2011-12-02T02:42:42Z")
Well, shit. I stalled my car this morning when the light turned green. I had no excuse for it. I just managed not to apply nearly enough throttle as I was lifting off the clutch. I got off and running again before anyone… --- ## [Let's try some new stuff!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-try-some-new-stuff/489089)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2009, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-try-some-new-stuff/489089 "2009-03-21T13:19:28Z")
In view of Jerry’s announcement re technical considerations here we’re taking a closer look at increased functionality that we can do here at the SDMB. We will turn on functions, evaluate to see if they have an adverse… --- ## [Mary Mapes Fired Over Fake Bush Letters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-mapes-fired-over-fake-bush-letters/284086)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2005, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-mapes-fired-over-fake-bush-letters/284086 "2005-01-14T22:57:53Z")
Good. CBS has fired Mary Mapes, Dan Rather’s producer, who was in large measure responsible for the disgraceful airing of the story about Bush’s GUard fitness that was based on documents that were forgeries. About damn… --- ## [Cameos you think no one knows about.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cameos-you-think-no-one-knows-about/764993)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cameos-you-think-no-one-knows-about/764993 "2016-09-09T01:12:37Z")
Zoolander. YES there’s a bazillion cameos. And I’m sure everyone knows Vince Vaughn (with no dialogue) is Derek’s brother. But the OTHER brother? Judah Friedlander!! --- ## [Question for atheists: your online persona vs. real life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-atheists-your-online-persona-vs-real-life/668932)
**Author:** [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2013, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-atheists-your-online-persona-vs-real-life/668932 "2013-09-19T01:51:07Z")
A question for atheist Dopers: Do you express your atheism the same way in both online and real-life situations? The reason I ask is that I do know some atheists personally, and they tend to be rather restrained about i… --- ## [Can it be a song if there is no singing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-it-be-a-song-if-there-is-no-singing/575378)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2011, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-it-be-a-song-if-there-is-no-singing/575378 "2011-03-23T07:31:23Z")
Can a tune with no words be considered a “song?” For example, Bent Fabric’s “Alley Cat,” or Van Halen’s “Eruption” - they are instrumental, but is instrumental just describing the kind of song they are (that is, they are… --- ## [WHY is suicide an forbidden topic on SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-suicide-an-forbidden-topic-on-sdmb/365957)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2006, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-suicide-an-forbidden-topic-on-sdmb/365957 "2006-07-28T02:05:30Z")
When I was a just a newbie on SDMB last April or so, I tried to start a thread about the pros and cons of suicide. For some reason, the moderator locked me out and told me the discussion could not continue. Being a new … --- ## [Women? With credit cards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-with-credit-cards/931331)
**Author:** [@ALOHA\_HATER](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ALOHA_HATER)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2021, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-with-credit-cards/931331 "2021-03-24T15:39:20Z")
I understand in the past it was common for the wife/homemaker to hold the purse strings, manage the budget, write the checks. Man went to work, wife handled money. Husband complained about his “allowance.” But apparently… --- ## [How Often Do You Use Profanity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-use-profanity/538583)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2010, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-use-profanity/538583 "2010-05-11T19:36:00Z")
How often do you use profanity and swear? This includes both mild and strong ones and those in foreign languages. It does not include implied ones (ie what the…) --- ## [Letter to Gary Trudeau](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-to-gary-trudeau/79474)
**Author:** [@Bill\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_H)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2001, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-to-gary-trudeau/79474 "2001-09-09T13:41:04Z")
A copy of a letter I sent to Mr. Trudeau today: As Mr. Trudeau has been strongly described as “fair” in this forum, I’m interested in others opinion on this matter. --- ## [Sirius satellite question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-satellite-question/652226)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2013, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sirius-satellite-question/652226 "2013-03-13T02:06:38Z")
Hello Everyone, A few years ago we purchased a pre owned Mazda 9. It was low mileage and the dealer told us it was a business lease vehicle. During the test drive I noticed the car had a satellite receiver on it. We tun… --- ## [What is a good name for a female black cat with green eyes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-good-name-for-a-female-black-cat-with-green-eyes/324309)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2005, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-good-name-for-a-female-black-cat-with-green-eyes/324309 "2005-10-05T01:38:47Z")
I have recently acquired (informally adopted, really) a small female black cat. It’s less than a year old and still vaguely kitten-like in some ways, but it is mostly an adult at this point. Anyway, what are some good n… --- ## [Dope Global Domination Game \[free browser-based strategy game\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-global-domination-game-free-browser-based-strategy-game/693720)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-global-domination-game-free-browser-based-strategy-game/693720 "2014-08-20T18:03:18Z")
This is a signup thread for the Dope Global Domination Game \[DGDG for short?\] that I’ll be running over at atWar-game.com. If you’ve never heard of atWar, it’s a free-to-play browser-based game (though there is a desktop… --- ## [Were you forced to go to church as a child? How’d that work out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-forced-to-go-to-church-as-a-child-how-d-that-work-out/792393)
**Author:** [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2017, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-forced-to-go-to-church-as-a-child-how-d-that-work-out/792393 "2017-08-07T18:35:15Z")
My parents were crazy fundamentalists, and my siblings and I were forced to attend church things several times a week. I mindlessly went along with this until I was around 16, when I suddenly became an atheist. This r… --- ## [NY or CHI pizza?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-or-chi-pizza/625384)
**Author:** [@oreally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oreally)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2012, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-or-chi-pizza/625384 "2012-06-21T23:39:57Z")
I lied one more foody thread, this is it, honest --- ## [Is this cruel and cowardly? An end of life issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-cruel-and-cowardly-an-end-of-life-issues/578274)
**Author:** [@LonesomePolecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonesomePolecat)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2011, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-cruel-and-cowardly-an-end-of-life-issues/578274 "2011-04-23T09:50:57Z")
So there’s about six or seven of us in the break room finishing up our lunches. A lady who works just a little ways down the hall from me and I were talking about healthcare when I mentioned that the government should no… --- ## [The biggest shock: Pro-Bush gays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biggest-shock-pro-bush-gays/273021)
**Author:** [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2004, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biggest-shock-pro-bush-gays/273021 "2004-11-07T19:54:08Z")
As in 2000, more than 20% of gays vote for Bush Words fail me. I never understood Union workers like my dad who supported Reagan. I don’t understand poor, working-class voters who support Republicans. But what really f… --- ## [Orgasm - How Early Can You Have One?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orgasm-how-early-can-you-have-one/157453)
**Author:** [@boo\_boo\_bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boo_boo_bear)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orgasm-how-early-can-you-have-one/157453 "2019-04-16T17:41:21Z")
Hi, folks, I originally came here to search for an answer to a question that I friend and I have been discussing for over a month now - at what age can a child first actually experience an orgasm? Thank goodness for so… --- ## [Make like a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-like-a-_______-and-_______/273321)
**Author:** [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2017, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-like-a-_______-and-_______/273321 "2017-02-22T11:22:27Z")
Make like a rug and roll! Make like a tree and leaf! Make like horse shit and hit the dusty trail! Make like a shepherd and get the flock out of here! Make like Gretzky and get the puck out of here! C’mon, what are … --- ## [Best place in the US to buy a used car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-place-in-the-us-to-buy-a-used-car/582272)
**Author:** [@Nunavut\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunavut_Boy)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2011, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-place-in-the-us-to-buy-a-used-car/582272 "2011-05-19T14:25:50Z")
We’re planning on leaving Nunavut in a year or two and as a present to myself I want to buy a 1 or 2 year old Dodge Challenger R/T and spend a couple of weeks driving across the US before importing the car into Canada. A… --- ## [In an accident while delivering pizza. Should I say that I was working when I make my claim?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-an-accident-while-delivering-pizza-should-i-say-that-i-was-working-when-i-make-my-claim/713650)
**Author:** [@samhandwich22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samhandwich22)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2015, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-an-accident-while-delivering-pizza-should-i-say-that-i-was-working-when-i-make-my-claim/713650 "2015-03-14T19:00:07Z")
First off, I saw a post here similar to my plight. However the big thing to note with my situation is that I was NOT at fault so I am hoping for some advice specific to that fact. While delivering pizza for Dominos, ano… --- ## [Let's talk about piezonuclear fission reactions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-piezonuclear-fission-reactions/681068)
**Author:** [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2014, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-piezonuclear-fission-reactions/681068 "2014-03-25T22:45:51Z")
There’s an article on Science Daily where some Italian scientists are suggesting the neutron radiation from an earthquake in 33 AD could have caused the image of the Shroud of Turin, and the neutrons would also have impa… --- ## [Hard Sci-fi Books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-sci-fi-books/579929)
**Author:** [@dflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dflower)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2011, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hard-sci-fi-books/579929 "2011-04-30T00:11:46Z")
Need some help from Sci-fi book fans. I just read The Black Cloud by Fred Hoyle. Liked it very much. Seems to be a very early sci-fi book. Is it? It was out in 1957. What other similar books, called hard sci-fi, if I u… --- ## [Lesbian Golf Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lesbian-golf-questions/363073)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2006, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lesbian-golf-questions/363073 "2006-07-06T20:24:19Z")
Is the percentage of lesbians that are LPGA members measurably greater than the percentage of lesbians in the US’s general population? Why? In the past, I’ve explored the question of why gay men seem more drawn to … --- ## [Is the United States of America a country or a treaty organization?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-united-states-of-america-a-country-or-a-treaty-organization/557603)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2010, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-united-states-of-america-a-country-or-a-treaty-organization/557603 "2010-11-09T03:47:43Z")
Is the United States of America a country, like, say, France? Or is it a treaty organization, like the Commonwealth of Nations? It’s one or the other. If it’s a treaty organization, why do I have a Selective Service c… --- ## [Could this sex-ed video work in the US classroom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-sex-ed-video-work-in-the-us-classroom/720791)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-this-sex-ed-video-work-in-the-us-classroom/720791 "2015-06-01T12:17:06Z")
Norwegian State Channel sex-education video (spoilered for NSFW content) Watch the damn thing. It’ll only take five minutes of your time and you may actually learn something. :slight\_smile: I vaguely remember sex edu… --- ## [Apollo 11: 45 years hence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-11-45-years-hence/693645)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2014, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apollo-11-45-years-hence/693645 "2014-07-24T15:05:30Z")
Today was the 45th anniversary of Neil and Buzz walking on the moon. One of the greatest, if not the greatest, of all human achievements. I was not quite 7 at the time and wish I could have appreciated the moon landing… --- ## [Fuck you, Stephen Harper, you homophobic piece of shit...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-stephen-harper-you-homophobic-piece-of-shit/248533)
**Author:** [@Survivor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Survivor)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2004, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-stephen-harper-you-homophobic-piece-of-shit/248533 "2004-06-13T02:25:11Z")
Stephen Harper, the leader of the Conservative Party has said if they form the next Government of Canada, he will consider a constitutional override to prevent Same Sex Marriage… Along with a free vote in Parliament on G… --- ## [Those chains hanging from school buses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-chains-hanging-from-school-buses/87868)
**Author:** [@gruven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gruven)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2013, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-chains-hanging-from-school-buses/87868 "2013-10-31T22:10:34Z")
Anyone have the answer? I see them hanging from a near the rear axle of school buses and they jingle a bit as they occasionally bounce along the ground. All I could think was grounding…but why would that be? --- ## [Aversion to name changes in academia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aversion-to-name-changes-in-academia/628322)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aversion-to-name-changes-in-academia/628322 "2012-07-19T14:16:28Z")
One of the things I recall learning somewhere (yeah, that’s not a good source) is that in academia, women tend to not change their names upon marriage because of the difficulty of having publications under two names beca… --- ## [Has anyone gone to a Vegas-area brothel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-gone-to-a-vegas-area-brothel/215125)
**Author:** [@SpartanDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpartanDC)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2003, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-gone-to-a-vegas-area-brothel/215125 "2003-11-26T07:00:20Z")
My buddy and I are planning a trip to Vegas in a few months, and I’ve decided I’d like to see what legalized prostitution is all about. After seeing a few shows on cable about it, the women seem like attractive, nice peo… --- ## [OK, I'll play. MY election.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-ill-play-my-election/573285)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-ill-play-my-election/573285 "2011-08-11T16:27:47Z")
I thought this would be an interesting and unusual thread. Certainly one that hasn’t been around the bend a few times. So. I am running for City Council-at-Large in my small town in Ohio. Should enough people be inte… --- ## [Why two guys named Dr. Dre?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-two-guys-named-dr-dre/284214)
**Author:** [@Barqalounger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barqalounger)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2005, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-two-guys-named-dr-dre/284214 "2005-01-12T02:06:35Z")
How did there come to be two different people in the rap biz called Dr. Dre? There’s the one who hangs with Snoop and Eminem, and the one who hangs with Ed Lover. Who was first? It’s hard to believe it could just be coi… --- ## [Amazon and Union-Busting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-and-union-busting/933501)
**Author:** [@Saintly\_Loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saintly_Loser)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2021, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-and-union-busting/933501 "2021-04-10T23:22:43Z")
Amazon workers in Bessemer, Alabama are currently voting on whether or not to be represented by a union. Amazon is shamelessly trying to rig the election, in ways both small – Amazon has even gotten the local author… --- ## [uses for alum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uses-for-alum/548790)
**Author:** [@salamandurman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salamandurman)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2010, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uses-for-alum/548790 "2010-09-13T07:23:59Z")
I had open wounds on my lower legs because of some bacterial infections.My doctors tried all they knew for over a year to kill the infection,but nothing they did would end my misery…So I asked my Grandmother for HELP. Th… --- ## [Don't you feel sad for people that say elementary school recess should be banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-you-feel-sad-for-people-that-say-elementary-school-recess-should-be-banned/638631)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-you-feel-sad-for-people-that-say-elementary-school-recess-should-be-banned/638631 "2012-10-25T20:10:04Z")
I think this is just ignorance and lack of understanding for children’s needs. It’s just plain sadness for taking away their break times because their grades aren’t good. Now look, I understand (concession-refutation ta… --- ## [I'm no racist but...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-no-racist-but/316274)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2005, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-no-racist-but/316274 "2005-08-12T14:52:19Z")
So I got this email. It was a forwarded e-mail to my new Inigo.Montoya@ etc. account. I rather like this account and don’t particularly want it to turn into a spam recepticle. So I’m already a bit deuced by the fact t… --- ## [EmDrive - why is it being tested?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emdrive-why-is-it-being-tested/719180)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2015, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emdrive-why-is-it-being-tested/719180 "2015-05-10T15:03:05Z")
It is a bit technical to understand stuff about the EmDrive. But my question is how it came to be tested by the likes of NASA and others, and in layman’s terms. Yes I am all for setting aside laws, including physical l… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1369&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1371&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)