# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1381&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:** 1382 --- ## [More Ted Cruz lies: His wife is not who she seems (Verified!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-ted-cruz-lies-his-wife-is-not-who-she-seems-verified/746918)
**Author:** [@WPA-Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WPA-Guy)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-ted-cruz-lies-his-wife-is-not-who-she-seems-verified/746918 "2016-02-26T21:17:18Z")
Ted Cruz in known to make up stories to suit his ambitions. His citizenship is phony, he tries to trick voters into voting for him, etc. But an investigation has revealed the truth about his family life: he has hired … --- ## [What does the term "pwn" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-term-pwn-mean/590130)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-term-pwn-mean/590130 "2011-07-27T00:05:05Z")
I’ve seen this term used in a few threads. What does it mean, and what is the origin of it? --- ## [A Dog's Purpose...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dogs-purpose/766891)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dogs-purpose/766891 "2019-07-06T14:30:12Z")
…is to make me cry repeatedly. I saw the trailer for this movie today when I went to see Bridget Jones’s Baby and began crying. And then I started crying when I saw the poster on the way out of the theatre. And again … --- ## [Place name pronunciations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-name-pronunciations/429159)
**Author:** [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2007, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-name-pronunciations/429159 "2007-12-14T03:55:36Z")
Working in a call center, you find that place names are very common (since many cities are named after the same person or persons) but their pronunciations vary from one area to the next. I have noticed the following: … --- ## [Moms of autistic, vaccine-damaged children mount wave of online protest against CDC research fraud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moms-of-autistic-vaccine-damaged-children-mount-wave-of-online-protest-against-cdc-research-fraud/697608)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2014, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moms-of-autistic-vaccine-damaged-children-mount-wave-of-online-protest-against-cdc-research-fraud/697608 "2014-09-10T02:12:42Z")
:mad: Will this shit never end? Yes, the CDC’s goal is to hurt children. Sure. That makes all the sense in the world. Dammit! It’s you anti-science nuts who are hurting children. Not the government. Not the CDC. Not … --- ## [Yes, the word 'impact' may be used as a verb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-the-word-impact-may-be-used-as-a-verb/620384)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2012, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-the-word-impact-may-be-used-as-a-verb/620384 "2012-05-03T21:34:41Z")
I am taking an online class. I submitted a paper that I just received back from the professor. She deducted 1/10 of a point because I used the word impact as a verb. The paper was, apparently, otherwise perfect. My grad… --- ## [How sexist are your parents (if at all)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-sexist-are-your-parents-if-at-all/499213)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2009, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-sexist-are-your-parents-if-at-all/499213 "2009-06-12T17:56:49Z")
I began to title this thread “Over 40 Dopers: How sexist is your dad?” but decided not to. There’s no reason to think sexism is exclusive to the ranks of the plus-60 male, or, for that matter, universal to them. Anyway… --- ## [Rats in the Guinness Brewery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rats-in-the-guinness-brewery/232669)
**Author:** [@almightyis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/almightyis)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2004, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rats-in-the-guinness-brewery/232669 "2004-03-09T22:30:01Z")
ok, my friend told me a story about how the Guinness brewery once found a whole bunch of dead rats in their beer vats after draining them. they cleaned them out, but when people tasted the new batch, it tasted like crap… --- ## [Major differences between Catholicism & Protestantism in the 17th century?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-differences-between-catholicism-protestantism-in-the-17th-century/756445)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2016, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/major-differences-between-catholicism-protestantism-in-the-17th-century/756445 "2016-06-16T14:31:57Z")
I am a bit of a Tudor fanatic, and I am very, very familiar with the way in which England broke with Rome… at least, Henry’s part in it. (I say that because I have almost no grasp on the other forces shaping non-Catholic… --- ## [Is bipedalism necessary for audible farting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bipedalism-necessary-for-audible-farting/540943)
**Author:** [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2010, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bipedalism-necessary-for-audible-farting/540943 "2010-05-30T13:36:05Z")
Or is there a quadraped that toots? I haven’t run across one, but then my experience is limited. Certainly the cats and dogs I’ve known all do the silent but deadly trick. --- ## [can you trim bamboo down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-trim-bamboo-down/263917)
**Author:** [@drhess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drhess)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2004, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-trim-bamboo-down/263917 "2004-09-13T05:54:04Z")
Can you trim a bamboo plant (a real bamboo plant, not “lucky bamboo”)? I have a very tall bamboo (square bamboo) that is almost dead, but there are fresh leaves coming out about half way down the stalk. But I’m not sure … --- ## [cat food has everything needed for life....why isn't there a "people" food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-food-has-everything-needed-for-life-why-isnt-there-a-people-food/382706)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2024, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-food-has-everything-needed-for-life-why-isnt-there-a-people-food/382706 "2024-07-03T13:37:31Z")
My cat has been fed nothing except dry pellet cat chow for 10 years, and she is perfectly healthy. The cat food supplies all the nutrition she needs. Why is there no dry pellet “people food” that contains all necessary … --- ## [Missouri and Wisconsin - most forgettable US states](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missouri-and-wisconsin-most-forgettable-us-states/513558)
**Author:** [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2009, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missouri-and-wisconsin-most-forgettable-us-states/513558 "2009-10-15T21:59:55Z")
Trying as hard as I could to find activities that would keep me from studying as I should, I decided to jot down as many US states as I could remember. I find that a useful exercise to give a go every once in a while. I’… --- ## [How to tell H. neanderthalensis from H. sapiens sapiens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-h-neanderthalensis-from-h-sapiens-sapiens/747871)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-h-neanderthalensis-from-h-sapiens-sapiens/747871 "2016-03-09T17:26:04Z")
An everyday question we all come across at some point - let’s say I take a handful of Neanderthals and a handful of anatomically modern humans, both from circa 50,000 B.C. Unfortunately they’re all mixed up and I don’t k… --- ## [Researching family history- I keep finding skeletons!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/researching-family-history-i-keep-finding-skeletons/660004)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2013, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/researching-family-history-i-keep-finding-skeletons/660004 "2013-07-03T12:53:25Z")
I am a direct descendant of a passenger on the Mayflower, which is the ‘Holy Grail’ for genealogy snobs. But my ancestor was among the 45 (out of 102 total) passengers who died during during the first Winter while anchor… --- ## [100% "Disabled" Boston Fire Inspector partcipates in bodybuilding contest.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-disabled-boston-fire-inspector-partcipates-in-bodybuilding-contest/457988)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-disabled-boston-fire-inspector-partcipates-in-bodybuilding-contest/457988 "2008-08-09T22:29:08Z")
I’m surprised this hasn’t made it to the Pit yet. The story seems to be confined to the Boston area but I think the whole Straight Dope Message Board should know about this clown. The Boston Globe article is here The … --- ## [What is going on in our schools?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-in-our-schools/151977)
**Author:** [@Deadly\_Nightlight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deadly_Nightlight)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2003, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-going-on-in-our-schools/151977 "2003-02-11T21:12:17Z")
This is probably going to be a fairly weak rant but oh well. At the ripe old age of 22, I dare to say I officially have seen it all. There have been two serparate incidents in the past month that have made me wonder th… --- ## [Ashton Kutcher sticks his dick in his own asshole, fucks himself in new commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ashton-kutcher-sticks-his-dick-in-his-own-asshole-fucks-himself-in-new-commercial/301511)
**Author:** [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2005, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ashton-kutcher-sticks-his-dick-in-his-own-asshole-fucks-himself-in-new-commercial/301511 "2005-04-29T20:06:18Z")
In the commercial for Ashton Kutcher’s new movie, “A lot like love,” there’s a “comedic” scene in which he poorly serenades his love interest. As he finishes, a voice from her apartment complex yells, “You suck!” However… --- ## [Vitamin C for Constipation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-c-for-constipation/504139)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2009, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vitamin-c-for-constipation/504139 "2009-07-27T13:13:41Z")
Whenever I hear ppl bitching about constipation, I always wonder why they don’t just take a lot of Vitamin C. Whenever I take a lot (for colds, impending UTIs, invoke the menses), everything goes right through me. Does i… --- ## [Wearing green on Thurs; does anybody still take that seriously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thurs-does-anybody-still-take-that-seriously/834797)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2025, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-green-on-thurs-does-anybody-still-take-that-seriously/834797 "2025-08-03T16:06:08Z")
Supposedly, years ago, gay men would identify themselves to each other by wearing green on Thursdays. I first heard about it in high school in the mid 1960s, in joking references. Back then, nearly all gay people were cl… --- ## [Cricket can't be played in the rain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-cant-be-played-in-the-rain/539084)
**Author:** [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cricket-cant-be-played-in-the-rain/539084 "2011-09-03T20:49:48Z")
Is this quote true? Not the mystery part, the rain part. “Why it was the British who invented cricket, the only game that cannot be played in the rain, remains one of history’s great mysteries.” I was browsing through… --- ## [Why are HydroCodone used with Tylenol?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-hydrocodone-used-with-tylenol/782811)
**Author:** [@SigMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SigMan)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2017, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-hydrocodone-used-with-tylenol/782811 "2017-03-28T17:15:32Z")
Why not Ibuprofen or Aspirin? --- ## [What is the Legal Status of the Undead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-legal-status-of-the-undead/481417)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-legal-status-of-the-undead/481417 "2009-01-31T19:19:10Z")
I am aware of two classes of undead people that ought to concern us: Zombies: these are re-animated corpses, who display no human emotions. their sole aim is to eat the brains of living humans. How are they handled und… --- ## [How long before the Toyota CEO commits seppuku?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-the-toyota-ceo-commits-seppuku/529344)
**Author:** [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-the-toyota-ceo-commits-seppuku/529344 "2010-02-24T16:07:43Z")
yes, this is a TIC title. but, man oh man, WTF is going on with them? --- ## [Do pentecostal christians accept crucifixes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pentecostal-christians-accept-crucifixes/218744)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2003, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pentecostal-christians-accept-crucifixes/218744 "2003-12-16T02:03:41Z")
Trying to avoid a gift-giving faux-pas here. I know some Christian sects consider a cross OK, but a cross with Jesus on it to be offensive/idolatrous. Does anyone know what the view of a Pentecostal Christian would be… --- ## [Overtake on the left. Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overtake-on-the-left-really/392569)
**Author:** [@groman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/groman)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2007, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/overtake-on-the-left-really/392569 "2007-02-22T03:57:00Z")
This is something that has always been bugging me ever since I started driving. It first caught my attention with a bumper sticker I remember very distinctly: “\<-- Passing side/Suicide --\>” I thought it was just a ret… --- ## [What are the lines on rifle scopes used for? (not the crosshairs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-lines-on-rifle-scopes-used-for-not-the-crosshairs/350349)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2006, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-lines-on-rifle-scopes-used-for-not-the-crosshairs/350349 "2006-03-30T00:09:45Z")
Thisimage was the best that I could find that illustrates what I’m talking about. In that image, the lines I’m refering to are represented as dots. I’m sure that sometimes these lines are used for range finding or maybe … --- ## [US Senate voting in pretty diagrams.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-senate-voting-in-pretty-diagrams/715841)
**Author:** [@blue\_infinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blue_infinity)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2015, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-senate-voting-in-pretty-diagrams/715841 "2015-03-31T22:23:08Z")
Found this via Reddit. It’s series of diagrams showing US Senate voting patterns 1989-2013. The growth in partisanship is quite stark (and disturbing). One comment compared it to cell division. Album. Here is the expla… --- ## [Can you justify modern animal farming once we can grow stuff in jars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-justify-modern-animal-farming-once-we-can-grow-stuff-in-jars/644531)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2012, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-justify-modern-animal-farming-once-we-can-grow-stuff-in-jars/644531 "2012-12-22T13:27:43Z")
I have a feeling that in a hundred years’ time or so we will all be vegan\* and I tend to support this idea. Once we can grow meat in a jar that’s as good as proper meat (and extend this argument to “growing” leather, ins… --- ## [To my waitress at Red Robin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-waitress-at-red-robin/456281)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-waitress-at-red-robin/456281 "2008-07-17T18:35:06Z")
I took my 80+ grandfather to your restaurant tonight. My first complaint has nothing to do with anything in your control. A fully licenced sit-down restaurant which specializes in gourmet burgers will only cook them m… --- ## [Band of Assholes -- who's in yours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-of-assholes-whos-in-yours/844476)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2019, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/band-of-assholes-whos-in-yours/844476 "2019-12-22T06:25:38Z")
The thread about putting your favorite musicians together in a band got me to thinking about a discussion during a night of drinking back in college, where we attempted to put together a band with the biggest asshole we … --- ## [Zombieland or Shaun of the Dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2012, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zombieland-or-shaun-of-the-dead/639555 "2012-11-07T20:57:18Z")
which do you think is better? By better, I mean more entertaining, you liked it better, would prefer to watch one over the other given a choice --- ## [What's the most populous geographic entity named after a person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-populous-geographic-entity-named-after-a-person/667116)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-populous-geographic-entity-named-after-a-person/667116 "2013-08-28T15:06:29Z")
Reading about the life of William Penn, I find it really cool to have an entire colony/state named after yourself. Are there other notable examples? What’s the most populous city, state, province, country which bears the… --- ## [Amazing Race 11/15 - "We're Not Meant for the Swamp"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-11-15-were-not-meant-for-the-swamp/517724)
**Author:** [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2009, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazing-race-11-15-were-not-meant-for-the-swamp/517724 "2009-11-19T22:01:33Z")
I don’t have time for a proper analysis, but someone has to start the thread. I’ll only say I saw this coming. --- ## [Samuel Delany named Grand Master](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samuel-delany-named-grand-master/675506)
**Author:** [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samuel-delany-named-grand-master/675506 "2013-12-09T03:03:52Z")
Well deserved; the first person I told this to said “I thought he was a Grandmaster already” (or words to that effect). --- ## [Why is Boston called "Beantown"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boston-called-beantown/749953)
**Author:** [@Maeganspop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeganspop)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2021, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-boston-called-beantown/749953 "2021-03-06T02:19:44Z")
I read the column, but I don’t get it. It answered why a town in New England would be called “Beantown”, but why specifically Boston? Can someone enlighten me? --- ## [Captain Amerigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-amerigo/500761)
**Author:** [@ebbtide3721](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ebbtide3721)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2009, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-amerigo/500761 "2009-06-29T01:32:05Z")
I recently took in an article of yours regarding the elusive puppet Vespucci Amerigo. It occurred to me that the wrong answers were given because the wrong questions were asked. If someone asked me what Amerigo meant, I’… --- ## [Why Do My Thumbnails have Ridges?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-thumbnails-have-ridges/368332)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2006, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-thumbnails-have-ridges/368332 "2006-08-12T18:59:27Z")
All the others are smooth. But the thumbnails have ridges-about 0.10’ apart-what are the function of these-do they strengthen the nails? :confused: --- ## [Welp, Democracy was fun.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welp-democracy-was-fun/252956)
**Author:** [@choie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choie)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2004, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welp-democracy-was-fun/252956 "2004-07-03T16:15:47Z")
Hey, guess what? The U.S.'s 230-year-old experiment seems to have run its course. Okay, that’s hyperbolic, I admit it. Still, at least one Republican in charge of a major government voting commission is starting to ma… --- ## [To Avoid Paying Pension, Company Is Firing Friend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-avoid-paying-pension-company-is-firing-friend/607032)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-avoid-paying-pension-company-is-firing-friend/607032 "2011-12-27T00:38:46Z")
Sorry for not including it in the title, but my question is: Does she need to be physically at the company for the firing? She wants to avoid the humiliation of being escorted out of the building. Back Story. After 25 y… --- ## [How long have I been married?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-i-been-married/570829)
**Author:** [@DWSKAMS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DWSKAMS)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-have-i-been-married/570829 "2011-02-13T20:25:44Z")
Dear Abby never replied to my e-mail, so I come to all of you… I got married in Jan of 1992. Got divorced in Jun of 2006. Remarried my ex-wife in May of 2008. Still married. My wife wants to celebrate our 20th anniv… --- ## [By Rush's Ears....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-rushs-ears/86196)
**Author:** [@stofsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stofsky)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2001, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-rushs-ears/86196 "2001-10-16T21:27:52Z")
Am I the only one out of the two threads (and there may be more) who takes this with a lick of salt? Like the guy’s ever told more than 75% of the truth? Perhaps this belongs in GD, but does anyone else think that it’s a… --- ## [God, Clinton, won't you ever just go away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-clinton-wont-you-ever-just-go-away/143963)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2002, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-clinton-wont-you-ever-just-go-away/143963 "2002-12-22T22:18:19Z")
Pot. Kettle. Black. So Bill Clinton…BILL CLINTON, for Pete’s sake, has the audacity to infer that Republicans are hypocritical for criticizing Trent Lott for “stating publicly what the GOP does “on the back roads every … --- ## [Smack my ass and call me Judy...where's this expression from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smack-my-ass-and-call-me-judy-wheres-this-expression-from/210203)
**Author:** [@AlienInKorea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlienInKorea)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2011, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smack-my-ass-and-call-me-judy-wheres-this-expression-from/210203 "2011-07-31T03:54:09Z")
I’ve found “smack my ass and call my Sally” hot sauce…i’ve seen numerous references to this bizarre expression—I like it, but does it have an origin? Any feedback would be appreciated! Anyway…this is a cool place…Cheer… --- ## [i have slugs getting into my pet food](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-slugs-getting-into-my-pet-food/200201)
**Author:** [@poiema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/poiema)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-slugs-getting-into-my-pet-food/200201 "2003-09-08T21:07:38Z")
i keep my pet food in containers in my utility room. i have found slugs in the food the last two nights. how can i fix this problem? the room doesn’t have any cracks or anything that i can see so i can’t figure out ho… --- ## [Karma strikes the -99 household.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-strikes-the-99-household/640331)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2012, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/karma-strikes-the-99-household/640331 "2012-11-11T16:30:30Z")
Kayla was just now doing her workout in front of the TV. Her cell phone started receiving text messages from her friends, so she decided to turn it off, so as to not be distracted. She kept on doing the workout while she… --- ## [New Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pope/649971)
**Author:** [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2013, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-pope/649971 "2013-02-12T04:35:45Z")
So the Pope is stepping down and it’s made me curious. Is the Vatican closed during the Conclave? Will the conclave start now or wait until March 1st? Would it be weird to choose the successor while the current pope i… --- ## [Top Five Reasons Why Chewing Tobacco is Better Than Smoking:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-five-reasons-why-chewing-tobacco-is-better-than-smoking/73160)
**Author:** [@Sultan\_Kinkari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sultan_Kinkari)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2001, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-five-reasons-why-chewing-tobacco-is-better-than-smoking/73160 "2001-07-20T21:41:09Z")
I quit smoking two weeks ago(a great feat for me) and instantly took up chewing tobacco. Not the fine cut coffee-ground looking, fiber-glass-laced(I checked Snopes but came up empty-handed), foul-smelling garbage, but th… --- ## [How quickly could you lose 150 pounds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-quickly-could-you-lose-150-pounds/602839)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-quickly-could-you-lose-150-pounds/602839 "2011-11-16T21:17:04Z")
Inspired by this thread. Lets say you magically become 150 pounds heavier over night. When you awake, you see Q hovering at the end of your bed. He says he’s fattened you and one other unknown person for a little game… --- ## [Let's plan our post-rapture party!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-plan-our-post-rapture-party/581594)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2011, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-plan-our-post-rapture-party/581594 "2011-05-22T11:58:42Z")
As many of y’all may have heard, a good number of Xtians have decided to ignore the plain words of the Gospel and assert that they know when the Rapture is going to occur: namely on the 21st of this month. Such persons … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1380&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1382&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)