# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=140&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:** 141 --- ## [Off-duty actions of public figures in general/Shirvell/Armstrong case in particular](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-duty-actions-of-public-figures-in-general-shirvell-armstrong-case-in-particular/555505)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2015, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-duty-actions-of-public-figures-in-general-shirvell-armstrong-case-in-particular/555505 "2015-01-12T16:41:44Z")
Did anybody else watch Anderson Cooper last night? He profiled a case (not in the legal sense, yet- there’s possible litigation pending) of Andrew Shirvell, the Assistant Attorney General of Michigan, whose hobby is har… --- ## [Pub Trivia in Seattle 2006: Electric Boogaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pub-trivia-in-seattle-2006-electric-boogaloo/338101)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 652\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pub-trivia-in-seattle-2006-electric-boogaloo/338101 "2007-01-02T17:40:01Z")
New year, new thread, new ambitions. Here’s the rundown, if you’re not familiar: a ragtag group of Seattle Dopers meets every week or so to play pub trivia at one of the local bars. Our most frequent haunts are the Geor… --- ## [local food traditions around the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-food-traditions-around-the-us/665699)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/local-food-traditions-around-the-us/665699 "2013-09-11T22:28:47Z")
On an episode of No Reservations I saw a few days ago, a New Orleans resident was talking about the food traditions peculiar to that city and its hinterlands (creole/cajun). He spoke of the idea of celebrating local foo… --- ## [If you like your health insurance, you can keep it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-your-health-insurance-you-can-keep-it/712356)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2015, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-your-health-insurance-you-can-keep-it/712356 "2015-02-16T13:03:39Z")
Resolved: the President lied when he said this. Anyone disagree?:smiley: --- ## [Stranger Things](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranger-things/760183)
**Author:** [@Tixenfleaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tixenfleaz)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranger-things/760183 "2019-07-05T20:22:34Z")
Anybody else watching this? It’s kind of an 80’s throwback mishmash of “Super 8” and “ET” with a bit of “The Goonies” thrown in for good measure. I came for the nostalgia and Winona Ryder, but I’m 4 episodes in and it’s… --- ## [Is the word "Chino/a" in Spanish a general term for Asians?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-word-chino-a-in-spanish-a-general-term-for-asians/592700)
**Author:** [@I\_Know\_Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Nothing)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-word-chino-a-in-spanish-a-general-term-for-asians/592700 "2014-02-24T15:26:34Z")
One of our non English speaking Mexican cooks referred to a Vietnamese waiter as Chino. The waiter was offended and corrected to cook. “I’m not Chinese I’m Vietnamese.” The cook called him “Chino” once more, thorough… --- ## [That Stormy Daniels interview was a bust](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-stormy-daniels-interview-was-a-bust/811183)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 351\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2018, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-stormy-daniels-interview-was-a-bust/811183 "2018-05-03T17:50:35Z")
They delayed it for 30 minutes to show a college basketball game, and the interview didn’t tell me anything I didn’t know before the interview aired. Ah well. At least it created new legal troubles for Trump. I hope oth… --- ## [The circumcision thread: restored](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-circumcision-thread-restored/39994)
**Author:** [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Replies:** 348\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2000, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-circumcision-thread-restored/39994 "2000-12-11T13:25:30Z")
The Penile Lengthening Column got too long so I had to cut it short. :smiley: (Sorry, it’s hard to resist). It wasn’t showing new posts properly. Here’s the last post if anyone wants to continue (and what do I have to g… --- ## [Funniest Monty Burns quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-monty-burns-quotes/315196)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2005, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-monty-burns-quotes/315196 "2005-09-13T01:42:32Z")
“So, the caterpiller has emerged from the cocoon. As a shark. With a gun for a mouth.” --- ## [Who has been worst - Bush or Obama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-been-worst-bush-or-obama/699979)
**Author:** [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-been-worst-bush-or-obama/699979 "2015-01-07T15:57:43Z")
Bush pluses: The PEPFAR program Bush minuses: He bungled Iraq (mitigating factor: He did get rid of Saddam, who was horrible) He bungled Katrina The patriot act Spying on citizens Torture Obama pluses: Through O… --- ## [Does Lebron James look even worse if Carmelo Anthony joins Heat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-lebron-james-look-even-worse-if-carmelo-anthony-joins-heat/690681)
**Author:** [@chicagowhitesox1173](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chicagowhitesox1173)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2014, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-lebron-james-look-even-worse-if-carmelo-anthony-joins-heat/690681 "2014-06-21T18:09:08Z")
This sounds like a strong possibility, I personally think Lebron is already a joke for joining a team with Wade and Bosh but if Carmelo signs with the Heat, I can’t even imagine what this does to Lebron James legacy, esp… --- ## [Is it possible to parachute safely to earth from a tall building using a bedsheet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-parachute-safely-to-earth-from-a-tall-building-using-a-bedsheet/631834)
**Author:** [@Dickie.and.his.cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dickie.and.his.cat)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-parachute-safely-to-earth-from-a-tall-building-using-a-bedsheet/631834 "2012-08-25T00:22:10Z")
I mean by holding two corners of the sheet in either hand. --- ## [Critical issue about "Back to the Future"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-issue-about-back-to-the-future/594600)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critical-issue-about-back-to-the-future/594600 "2011-09-19T19:50:06Z")
I expended considerable energy years ago on a thread I started in The Pit, on movie content I disapproved of, including Back to the Future. However, what I would like to know is this: During the 1950s sequence–which I … --- ## [I pit Senator Bunning for killing seniors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-senator-bunning-for-killing-seniors/530594)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-senator-bunning-for-killing-seniors/530594 "2010-03-12T16:41:44Z")
Yes you Senator-you worthless piece of crap. You’re so proud of yourself for blocking the extension to unemployment, COBRA, flood insurance, etc. You whined about missing a ball game because you had to actually go to t… --- ## ['Liberal Media Bias' (in US).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-media-bias-in-us/617788)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-media-bias-in-us/617788 "2012-04-25T12:28:07Z")
I was wondering if there really is liberal media bias in the dominant US medias. I know that is what the, well, to be blunt, conservatives say. Has any definitive study been done on the matter? I know I starting thinkin… --- ## [Why are pharmaceutical sales staff all attractive women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-pharmaceutical-sales-staff-all-attractive-women/564967)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2010, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-pharmaceutical-sales-staff-all-attractive-women/564967 "2010-12-25T21:50:01Z")
Ok word on the street is that young attractive women are the preferred choice for selling pharmaceuticals. Ok, I give up: why? Why on earth? It can’t be just because attractive women can sell things just by their own pr… --- ## [Fucking minirants!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-minirants/434371)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 349\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-minirants/434371 "2008-03-05T21:51:45Z")
Dear Students, Stop fucking lying to me! I am not an idiot and I can tell when you’re lying - especially when you’re denying doing something I FUCKING SAW YOU DO. Don’t tell me you were paying attention, because I SAW… --- ## [The rock in the box: I burning your dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rock-in-the-box-i-burning-your-dog/193808)
**Author:** [@Thaidog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thaidog)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2003, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rock-in-the-box-i-burning-your-dog/193808 "2003-09-06T15:00:45Z")
If there is one person I could mercilessly kill… without being a war… a bar fight… or “the right situation”, It would have to be the inventor of the rock in the box. What THE fuck were you thinking? -Or in this case, wha… --- ## [Order to Show Cause Notice for Failure to Attend Jury Service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-to-show-cause-notice-for-failure-to-attend-jury-service/661257)
**Author:** [@122jimbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/122jimbo)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/order-to-show-cause-notice-for-failure-to-attend-jury-service/661257 "2013-06-20T12:28:24Z")
Ok so I was told you could just ignore the jury duty letters because theres no way they can prove that you got them because its not Certified mail. So I through them away two times and now I got this letter: … --- ## [Things that are noticed... cannot be UNnoticed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-noticed-cannot-be-unnoticed/527532)
**Author:** [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2010, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-noticed-cannot-be-unnoticed/527532 "2010-02-14T00:49:49Z")
Gaaaaaah! Okay, so you know how when dogs wag their tails vigorously, their butts sometimes go side to side a little too? Okay, fine. So anyway, I was standing at the bottom of the stairs and I looked up, and our dog w… --- ## [Drunk driving in the 1950s and 1960s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-driving-in-the-1950s-and-1960s/626855)
**Author:** [@Bmaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bmaker)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2012, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-driving-in-the-1950s-and-1960s/626855 "2012-07-13T20:35:35Z")
While I was watching Mad Men I noticed a few times Don would drive after knocking back some drinks. Was it against the law in the 50’s and 60’s? And was it more socially acceptable and common place back then? Now we have… --- ## [Do people who can't swim really drown quickly in calm water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-who-cant-swim-really-drown-quickly-in-calm-water/496294)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2009, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-who-cant-swim-really-drown-quickly-in-calm-water/496294 "2009-05-16T13:53:42Z")
It’s a cliched scene in TV shows and movies - someone accidentally falls into calm water - maybe a deep pool or a calm lake - and start screaming “I can’t swim!” and flailing their limbs. Then our hero jumps in and saves… --- ## [Why have some banks gotten pissy about counting coins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-some-banks-gotten-pissy-about-counting-coins/680794)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-have-some-banks-gotten-pissy-about-counting-coins/680794 "2014-02-21T17:03:48Z")
Like everybody else now and then I empty out my car ashtray and the dish on my nightstand and cash in my change. Today I had $22 worth. I understand banks only want to do this for customers. But on top of my account num… --- ## [I'm having arthroscopic shoulder surgery.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-having-arthroscopic-shoulder-surgery/572374)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2013, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-having-arthroscopic-shoulder-surgery/572374 "2013-10-14T22:17:49Z")
Well, a couple of years of dealing with unexplained shoulder pain is culminating in surgery, to be done at the end of March. The short version of the story is that in February 2009 I started having shooting pain in my le… --- ## [Ask the woman with schizoid personality disorder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-schizoid-personality-disorder/558476)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2020, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-with-schizoid-personality-disorder/558476 "2020-07-19T17:21:59Z")
Schizoid Personality Disorder The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders fourth edition, a widely used manual for diagnosing mental disorders, defines schizoid personality disorder (in Axis II Cluster A) … --- ## [2017 Mass Killings in the United States](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2017-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/776508 "2018-01-03T16:37:59Z")
This list is the tenth of the series. I have usually posted it on Reddit and elsewhere. It is, I think unique and might even be important. I shall update it throughout the year. 2017 Mass Killings in USA 4 or more kill… --- ## [Contestant loses Miss USA for not being liberal enough.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contestant-loses-miss-usa-for-not-being-liberal-enough/493798)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contestant-loses-miss-usa-for-not-being-liberal-enough/493798 "2009-06-12T17:48:27Z")
I didn’t see this anywhere, so I think I’m the first. I put this in Great debates because it will probably get quite heated. Basically, the Miss California contestant was asked her views on gay marraige (http://www.you… --- ## [How bad does a bikini wax hurt? (And other questions)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-does-a-bikini-wax-hurt-and-other-questions/420040)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2007, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-does-a-bikini-wax-hurt-and-other-questions/420040 "2007-09-25T22:00:13Z")
\>.\> So. Yeah, I’m thinking of getting one. Not sure how ‘complete’ I want it to be yet. My questions are: How badly will it hurt? I’ve never waxed any of my body hairs, so I have nothing to compare it with. Ho… --- ## [Aborting the children of male rape victims](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aborting-the-children-of-male-rape-victims/661755)
**Author:** [@Teddy\_Kennedy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teddy_Kennedy)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2013, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aborting-the-children-of-male-rape-victims/661755 "2013-08-04T12:34:56Z")
Should female rapists be allowed to terminate the children of men they rape, in situations where the man wants to keep and raise his child? --- ## [Jared from Subway Pleads to Child Porn Charges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jared-from-subway-pleads-to-child-porn-charges/728219)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2015, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jared-from-subway-pleads-to-child-porn-charges/728219 "2015-11-21T20:25:39Z")
This is just horrible. Part of me hopes he gets the Jeffrey Dahmer treatment in prison. --- ## [My little sister drank an entire bottle of NyQuil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-sister-drank-an-entire-bottle-of-nyquil/168671)
**Author:** [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2003, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-sister-drank-an-entire-bottle-of-nyquil/168671 "2003-04-16T19:24:28Z")
I don’t know what to say or write right now. i’m putting this in the Pit because I don’t know what’s going to come flying out of my fingers and onto the screen, and I don’t want to get banned for using bad words somewhe… --- ## [Wife caught sexting lover while at Atlanta Braves game with clueless husband.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-caught-sexting-lover-while-at-atlanta-braves-game-with-clueless-husband/726142)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wife-caught-sexting-lover-while-at-atlanta-braves-game-with-clueless-husband/726142 "2015-09-11T23:57:35Z")
Normally I’d mind my own business if I saw something. But this is just so brazen. Cuddling and affectionate with hubby and sexting your secret lover? This lady had it figured out. Alias for lover boy in her phone. delet… --- ## [Does government and society in general need to be concerned about the loss of jobs to automation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-government-and-society-in-general-need-to-be-concerned-about-the-loss-of-jobs-to-automation/717402)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2015, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-government-and-society-in-general-need-to-be-concerned-about-the-loss-of-jobs-to-automation/717402 "2015-04-20T20:01:24Z")
I haven’t seen any discussions in the news about what happens when automation deletes too many jobs. I’ve seen first hand many jobs disappear. The grocery stores eliminated some checkers and baggers with scan it yourse… --- ## [Opt out organ donation and relatives' wishes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opt-out-organ-donation-and-relatives-wishes/662463)
**Author:** [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2014, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opt-out-organ-donation-and-relatives-wishes/662463 "2014-09-22T22:22:07Z")
Wales could soon have a system where everyone will be presumed to have consented to organ donation, unless they opt out. Some more details here. I can understand not wanting your dead loved one to be cut up, but the fa… --- ## [Uninjured man first in line for Batman shooting lawsuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uninjured-man-first-in-line-for-batman-shooting-lawsuit/629588)
**Author:** [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uninjured-man-first-in-line-for-batman-shooting-lawsuit/629588 "2012-08-02T23:14:56Z")
Torrence Brown, Jr., who was in the theater during the shooting but escaped uninjured (while his friend was shot and killed), is suing Holmes’ doctor, the theater, and Warner Brothers because he was emotionally traumatiz… --- ## [Jeopardistas: What do you think of Arthur Chu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardistas-what-do-you-think-of-arthur-chu/680441)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2014, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardistas-what-do-you-think-of-arthur-chu/680441 "2014-03-28T14:03:21Z")
Well apparently this guy, Arthur Chu, has been using game theory to win Jeopardy. Deatails here. The basics are these, he hunts for the Daily Double, starting at the bottom of categories and jumping around. I doubt ma… --- ## [Michael Jackson's daughter interviewed on "Ellen"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jacksons-daughter-interviewed-on-ellen/606276)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jacksons-daughter-interviewed-on-ellen/606276 "2011-12-28T19:32:42Z")
http://azstarnet.com/entertainment/tv/jackson-daughter-tells-ellen-about-acting-dreams/article\_c6339b80-d5bb-5068-a897-6752921175d3.html#ixzz1gZkUtydS So she’s going to be in a film based on a new children’s book, “Lun… --- ## [Chicken soup for the amateur. How long to boil carcass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-soup-for-the-amateur-how-long-to-boil-carcass/592249)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicken-soup-for-the-amateur-how-long-to-boil-carcass/592249 "2011-08-19T19:28:58Z")
I am making several large vats of chicken soup to store - I’ve cooked the chickens, taken a lot of meat off them, now I want to boil (?) the carcasses for the soup broth… I was thinking boiling for an hour then slow for… --- ## [Suspending a six-year-old from school for pretending his finger was a gun and saying 'POW'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspending-a-six-year-old-from-school-for-pretending-his-finger-was-a-gun-and-saying-pow/646015)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspending-a-six-year-old-from-school-for-pretending-his-finger-was-a-gun-and-saying-pow/646015 "2013-01-31T19:07:44Z")
This article describes an incident last month when a six-year-old first-grade student was suspended from school "for pointing his finger like a gun and saying ‘pow’ ". According to school authorities and their lawyers, s… --- ## [Mass shootings at mosques in New Zealand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shootings-at-mosques-in-new-zealand/831169)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 338\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2019, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shootings-at-mosques-in-new-zealand/831169 "2019-04-10T16:56:20Z")
At least two gunmen, and possibly more, are currently firing at at least two mosques and a hospital between them in Christchurch, New Zealand. One of the shooters is an Australian who was live streaming as he shot. --- ## [Can't touch pinky to thumb. Am I broken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-touch-pinky-to-thumb-am-i-broken/351101)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-touch-pinky-to-thumb-am-i-broken/351101 "2014-09-03T23:24:19Z")
I can’t touch my pinky finger to my thumb anymore, the common way of indicating a quantity of “3” or a sign language “W”. If I force it, the ring finger is almost curled closed while attempting this. It’s not a big iss… --- ## [Should I buy a circular saw or a table saw?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-circular-saw-or-a-table-saw/681363)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2015, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-circular-saw-or-a-table-saw/681363 "2015-10-27T23:05:11Z")
I don’t have a ton of experience with either if that makes a difference. I will need it to mitre and bevel but either one can do that now a days AFAIK. I’m building a chicken coop so a circular saw would work fine and … --- ## [Should you face a fan out or in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-face-a-fan-out-or-in/66273)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2015, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-you-face-a-fan-out-or-in/66273 "2015-06-30T00:56:55Z")
Hi. On a hot day should you put a fan in the window facing out, to blow the air out or in, to blow air around inside? Thanks! --- ## [Sudafed keeping me awake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudafed-keeping-me-awake/657380)
**Author:** [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sudafed-keeping-me-awake/657380 "2013-05-03T14:36:33Z")
I bought some ‘real’ Sudafed, wanting to be able to breathe through my nose, and it seems to be interfering with my sleep. Is this a common side effect? Is there any other OTC thing I can try? I simply don’t know what… --- ## [House Hunters. WTF do these people do for a living?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-hunters-wtf-do-these-people-do-for-a-living/543234)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-hunters-wtf-do-these-people-do-for-a-living/543234 "2012-11-19T17:15:11Z")
We’ve watched quite a few episodes of House Hunters and noticed that many of the buyers appear to be only in their mid-late twenties but they’re shopping for homes that are 500, 600, even 700K. What in hell are these you… --- ## [Awwww…. The Great One failed to deliver for his Chicago cronies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awwww-the-great-one-failed-to-deliver-for-his-chicago-cronies/512377)
**Author:** [@Jimmy\_Joe\_Meager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Joe_Meager)\ **Replies:** 350\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2009, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awwww-the-great-one-failed-to-deliver-for-his-chicago-cronies/512377 "2009-10-08T11:41:01Z")
Despite his abundant charm and eloquence (and hot wife!), mmmm mmmm mmmm Barack Hussein Obama failed to deliver the Olympics to the Chicago machine that backed him. I bet they’re plenty pissed. I mean, think of all the… --- ## [No one told me The Sound of Music was 3 hours long! Is this cruel and unusual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-one-told-me-the-sound-of-music-was-3-hours-long-is-this-cruel-and-unusual/558541)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2010, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-one-told-me-the-sound-of-music-was-3-hours-long-is-this-cruel-and-unusual/558541 "2010-11-13T04:33:57Z")
Yes, I am one of the few people on the planet who have never seen The Sound of Music. Last night my SO and I went to a Sound of Music sing-a-long - :smack: I know. So not only was I amazed at the fully packed theater, … --- ## [Boxing: soaking one's fists in vinegar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxing-soaking-ones-fists-in-vinegar/495163)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2012, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boxing-soaking-ones-fists-in-vinegar/495163 "2012-04-08T03:25:17Z")
Quoth Wikipedia on 19th-century boxer Tom Molineaux: What exactly was soaking one’s fists in vinegar supposed to accomplish? Does it actually work, or was it just quackery? Is it still done today by bare-knuckle figh… --- ## [If Republicans only care about the rich...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-republicans-only-care-about-the-rich/591759)
**Author:** [@Omg\_a\_Black\_Conservative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omg_a_Black_Conservative)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2011, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-republicans-only-care-about-the-rich/591759 "2011-08-15T05:01:16Z")
Then why do Republicans tends to fair better at the national level than Democrats or Democrats not fair as well as you would expect them to? Only looking at the Federal level, since 1980, Republicans have won five out o… --- ## [Better Call Saul 1.10 "Marco" 4/6/15](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-1-10-marco-4-6-15/716987)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-call-saul-1-10-marco-4-6-15/716987 "2016-02-10T12:47:58Z")
1.01 Uno and 1.02 Mijo 1.03 Nacho 1.04 Hero 1.05 Alpine Shepherd Boy 1.06 Five-o 1.07 Bingo 1.08 Rico 1.09 Pimento Alas we’ve already hit the end of this season, it’s gone by so fast. IMDB lists 13 episodes in th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=139&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=141&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)