# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=141&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:** 142 --- ## [The USA is not now and may never be ready for a woman President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-usa-is-not-now-and-may-never-be-ready-for-a-woman-president/794371)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2024, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-usa-is-not-now-and-may-never-be-ready-for-a-woman-president/794371 "2024-11-29T16:51:23Z")
IMHO it’s very important that Donald Trump not be reelected in 2020, given that he’s still in office by then and runs again. But if the Democrats nominate another woman (Elizabeth Warren’s name pops up) I believe they wi… --- ## [Circuit breaker keeps tripping -- what do I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circuit-breaker-keeps-tripping-what-do-i-do/308519)
**Author:** [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2005, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circuit-breaker-keeps-tripping-what-do-i-do/308519 "2005-06-19T22:28:19Z")
Three times in the past two days I’ve discovered my refrigerator and microwave oven not running due to a tripped circuit breaker. Twice this has happened during the night when the only thing running would be the refrige… --- ## [The I stayed up until midnight just to post this MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-until-midnight-just-to-post-this-mmp/661757)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 372\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-until-midnight-just-to-post-this-mmp/661757 "2013-09-02T01:54:43Z")
So I’m starting this before midnight but it will probably take me until midnight to finish it. It’s 77 degrees and dark outside. I’m sitting here typing away, while also playing Words with Friends and watching Thrille… --- ## [Aliens - so what were the Colonial Marines actually prepared for (tactically)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aliens-so-what-were-the-colonial-marines-actually-prepared-for-tactically/711260)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2022, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aliens-so-what-were-the-colonial-marines-actually-prepared-for-tactically/711260 "2022-12-27T14:47:57Z")
I was watching Aliens the other day on HBO or Starz or whatever. The film still holds up very well. But my big question. What were the Colonial Marines actually prepared to face on LV-426? What I mean is this. They… --- ## [How big does a house for one person, or two, need to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-does-a-house-for-one-person-or-two-need-to-be/576272)
**Author:** [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-does-a-house-for-one-person-or-two-need-to-be/576272 "2011-04-01T08:18:37Z")
The thread Individualist trends and fads: kids just phoning it in these days? sprouted a tangential conversation based on monstro’s interest in building a very small house for herself. To avert full-blown hijack there, a… --- ## [When did you figure out the twist in "The Sixth Sense?" \[edited thread title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-figure-out-the-twist-in-the-sixth-sense-edited-thread-title/665377)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2013, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-figure-out-the-twist-in-the-sixth-sense-edited-thread-title/665377 "2013-08-19T14:29:05Z")
I saw it only at the end (me and maybe 99+% of viewers.) --- ## [Ex-boyfriend taking back a gift; what should I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-boyfriend-taking-back-a-gift-what-should-i-do/632297)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-boyfriend-taking-back-a-gift-what-should-i-do/632297 "2012-08-26T16:32:04Z")
Dopers, I need your take on this situation. My now ex-boyfriend and I both have December birthdays. So last December, for his birthday, I got him tickets to a hockey game (which was in January - a month away from the ti… --- ## [What If New Brunswick Decided to Join The USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-new-brunswick-decided-to-join-the-usa/621783)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-new-brunswick-decided-to-join-the-usa/621783 "2012-06-07T03:53:12Z")
Suppose there is a plebiscite in NB, and the populace decide that they are getting a raw deal from Ottawa. So they vote, and decide that they want to join the Union. They send a guy to Washington, to plead their case. … --- ## [The Kellyanne Conway Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kellyanne-conway-thread/782444)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-kellyanne-conway-thread/782444 "2021-01-26T16:49:14Z")
Ok, I’ll start. The whole purpose of those cooking devices is to hold the waves in, not let them out. Swing away Dopers, swing away. --- ## [Why didn't we bomb concentration camps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-we-bomb-concentration-camps/539633)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-we-bomb-concentration-camps/539633 "2010-05-19T15:47:27Z")
By ‘we’ I mean the Allied air forces in World War II. Apologies if this has been already debated to death, a search found nothing recent. Years and years ago a Jewish Holocaust survivor, who survived Auschwitz, gave a t… --- ## [Why Don't We Melt Snow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-melt-snow/570161)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2017, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-melt-snow/570161 "2017-09-19T03:16:02Z")
I grew up in Michigan and Indiana. We had some good snows every year. Kids, of course, look forward to a foot or two of snow and getting out of school for a while. I know I did. But, the fact is that a few inches to … --- ## ['luci Reports to Ms Persson's Office for Scolding and Correction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luci-reports-to-ms-perssons-office-for-scolding-and-correction/375622)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 414\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2006, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/luci-reports-to-ms-perssons-office-for-scolding-and-correction/375622 "2006-10-13T16:05:46Z")
Bit of a sticky widget. Pitting without “pitting”. Una Persson raises an issue here: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=391084&page=3 regarding my use of the term “transgendered” in reference to the… --- ## [Are there any real difference between cheap beer and the pricier stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-real-difference-between-cheap-beer-and-the-pricier-stuff/584276)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2016, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-real-difference-between-cheap-beer-and-the-pricier-stuff/584276 "2016-09-11T23:10:32Z")
Busch beer costs about half of what Budweiser does. Milwaukees Best costs half of Miller Genuine Draft. Keystone Costs about half of Coors. Yet they all seem to have the same basic ingredients: Water, Corn (and/or ric… --- ## [It is wrong to bring guns to a protest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-wrong-to-bring-guns-to-a-protest/536751)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2010, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-wrong-to-bring-guns-to-a-protest/536751 "2010-04-24T08:40:12Z")
I’m an advocate of very strong gun control laws, but I believe absolutely in the right to peacefully demonstrate against gun control. In fact, I believe in the right to peacefully demonstrate for whatever cause strikes y… --- ## ["Like a Continental soldier"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-a-continental-soldier/209097)
**Author:** [@Gotterfunken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gotterfunken)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2012, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/like-a-continental-soldier/209097 "2012-09-21T20:53:06Z")
I arose from bed this morning with the song “Do Your Ears Hang Low?” stuck in my head. As I showered, I pondered over the meaning of the lyrics. Putting aside the question of why you would ever want to tie your ears in… --- ## [Don't let your kids pay for the delivery pizza](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-let-your-kids-pay-for-the-delivery-pizza/144384)
**Author:** [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Replies:** 468\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2003, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-let-your-kids-pay-for-the-delivery-pizza/144384 "2003-01-03T22:57:16Z")
I’ve said this before, but for different reasons. (Before I’d said that it was \[and still is\] dangerous to let your kids answer the door for strangers.) Second reason: they’ll play fast math and screw the delivery guy … --- ## [Why do teabaggers think liberals are fearful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-teabaggers-think-liberals-are-fearful/559001)
**Author:** [@Olfatbut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olfatbut)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-teabaggers-think-liberals-are-fearful/559001 "2011-01-03T20:12:05Z")
This meme just confounds me. Take for example this unintentionally ironic billboard. It juxtaposes photos of Obama, Hitler and Lenin with the caption “Radical Leaders Prey on the Fearful and Naive”. Now, that statement … --- ## [Post 2 true and 1 false thing about yourself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-2-true-and-1-false-thing-about-yourself/626536)
**Author:** [@oreally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oreally)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-2-true-and-1-false-thing-about-yourself/626536 "2012-07-10T21:49:35Z")
I saw this done elsewhere, was kinda fun, thought worth a try. Post 2 true and 1 false thing about yourself and the others try to guess the lie. They don’t have to be “dramatic” things, but if you have something intere… --- ## [What's the longest continuously straight road in the US? The world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-longest-continuously-straight-road-in-the-us-the-world/639059)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-longest-continuously-straight-road-in-the-us-the-world/639059 "2013-07-09T00:25:21Z")
Looking at a variety of maps, it seems that even in the flat states like North Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, etc. even the straightest of roads has a bit of a jog in it after 30 or 40 miles, going off the straight and narrow… --- ## [Songs for a not-so-beautiful life partner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-a-not-so-beautiful-life-partner/635664)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-for-a-not-so-beautiful-life-partner/635664 "2012-10-31T17:28:42Z")
I’d like to find some songs that have lyrics that I honestly agree with. i.e. it’s ok if they talk about long-lasting love and affection - and if they say that she’s all I’ve ever needed. But not that she’s all I’ve eve… --- ## [(Ex-)Major Stefan Cook.....Bwahahaha! You cowardly nutjob!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-major-stefan-cook-bwahahaha-you-cowardly-nutjob/503237)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2009, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ex-major-stefan-cook-bwahahaha-you-cowardly-nutjob/503237 "2009-08-30T23:20:11Z")
Maybe you have heard of Major Stefan Cook. If not here is a brief rundown. Major Cook was a reservist who was called up for duty to Afghanistan. Major Cook said, “You can’t make me because the President hasn’t shown h… --- ## [Who was the first to make an ass out of u and me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-to-make-an-ass-out-of-u-and-me/458244)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-to-make-an-ass-out-of-u-and-me/458244 "2014-05-11T05:16:43Z")
I remember the first time I heard that joke. It was The Odd Couple and Felix got a traffic ticket. Instead of paying it, he took it to court and had a whole presentation ready. At one point in his cross-examination, the … --- ## [Surrender your driver's license to tour apartment complex: Is this common?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrender-your-drivers-license-to-tour-apartment-complex-is-this-common/606633)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surrender-your-drivers-license-to-tour-apartment-complex-is-this-common/606633 "2015-11-30T09:07:17Z")
The wife and I went with my son yesterday to look at apartments. The office manager asked for all our driver’s licenses prior to taking us to see various floor plans. I showed mine, but when it became apparent she want… --- ## [Is it time to stop calling the under-30 set "over-pampered, self-indulgent, spoiled brat babies"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-stop-calling-the-under-30-set-over-pampered-self-indulgent-spoiled-brat-babies/602833)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-stop-calling-the-under-30-set-over-pampered-self-indulgent-spoiled-brat-babies/602833 "2011-11-20T22:31:40Z")
I saw this on Cracked a few days ago and it really struck home for me. This is how the kids born between 1980 and 1990 were treated by their parents and it convinces me more than over that coming back home after college … --- ## [Let's Face It. The World As We Have Known It Is Coming To An End.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-face-it-the-world-as-we-have-known-it-is-coming-to-an-end/540603)
**Author:** [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2010, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-face-it-the-world-as-we-have-known-it-is-coming-to-an-end/540603 "2010-06-06T11:36:19Z")
Our present global consumer infrastructure has grown to where it is on a base of 150 years of cheap oil and is, along with the our global financial “system”, now entirely dependent on an exponential increase in demand up… --- ## [Do you need more faith to believe in evolution than in intelligent design?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-need-more-faith-to-believe-in-evolution-than-in-intelligent-design/250836)
**Author:** [@bodswood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bodswood)\ **Replies:** 597\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2004, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-need-more-faith-to-believe-in-evolution-than-in-intelligent-design/250836 "2004-07-09T03:19:17Z")
By evolution I mean the strong form, whereby all life evolved from a fish, or a spark of light, or whatever. Darwin himself was a great thinker and an inveterate experimenter and observer, and I think we have done him a … --- ## [The Walking Dead; 3.08 "Made to Suffer" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-08-made-to-suffer-open-spoilers/642799)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-08-made-to-suffer-open-spoilers/642799 "2013-02-07T04:08:35Z")
Mid-season finale tonight. AMC’s been airing a season 3 marathon all day. Glen & Maggie are being held captive in Woodbury. Rick, Daryl, Oscar, & Michonne are on their way to Woodbury. The Governor knows about th… --- ## [Why should "In God We Trust" be on our currency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-in-god-we-trust-be-on-our-currency/654633)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-in-god-we-trust-be-on-our-currency/654633 "2013-04-27T19:34:33Z")
Is there any reason why the phrase “In God We Trust” should be kept on our currency? If you would object to it’s removal, please tell me why. --- ## [The Giving Tree is a twisted book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-giving-tree-is-a-twisted-book/203843)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2003, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-giving-tree-is-a-twisted-book/203843 "2003-09-30T14:51:21Z")
It has to be satire, right? I mean, what a fucked-up relationship! The tree is a passive-aggressive martyr and codependent enabler, and the boy is self-centered ASSHOLE. Does anybody really give this book to kids? --- ## [When did ultrasounds in pregnancy become common?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-ultrasounds-in-pregnancy-become-common/616415)
**Author:** [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-ultrasounds-in-pregnancy-become-common/616415 "2016-03-22T21:20:48Z")
I had my mid-pregnancy ultrasound yesterday. My mom says she didn’t have any ultrasounds when she was pregnant with me (in 1974). When did ultrasounds during pregnancy become a standard and normal thing, not just somet… --- ## [Next up: Indiana and North Carolina](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-up-indiana-and-north-carolina/446509)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 441\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2008, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/next-up-indiana-and-north-carolina/446509 "2008-05-13T22:59:31Z")
Once again this primary stumbles on. Predictions: Supers stay quiet for a day or so and then the move to Obama starts back up as the impossibility of her math after this less than a blow-out more than squeaker win sett… --- ## [Why do Trump and other "conservatives" want to defund opera and other arts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-trump-and-other-conservatives-want-to-defund-opera-and-other-arts/783963)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-trump-and-other-conservatives-want-to-defund-opera-and-other-arts/783963 "2017-04-20T17:53:58Z")
The Trump Administration hopes to remove all funding for the National Endowment for the Arts. The total amount of money spent by government on all NEA programs is dwarfed by the amounts taxpayers spend building stadiums… --- ## [What does Socrates mean by this quote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-socrates-mean-by-this-quote/648709)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-socrates-mean-by-this-quote/648709 "2013-02-04T04:35:57Z")
“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” Now, I am pretty sure that he doesn’t mean this literally, but what is the hidden meaning behind this? By the way, this is not homework. I am just a Socrates fanbo… --- ## [Feasibility of relocating the washer and dryer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feasibility-of-relocating-the-washer-and-dryer/692254)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2014, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feasibility-of-relocating-the-washer-and-dryer/692254 "2014-07-06T22:52:15Z")
I’m considering buying a house that has everything I want, except that the washer and dryer connections are on the second floor, which is a dealbreaker. Not only will that make it a lot harder to get the washer and drye… --- ## [Falling in love with someone who is not your physical "type"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falling-in-love-with-someone-who-is-not-your-physical-type/541573)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2014, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/falling-in-love-with-someone-who-is-not-your-physical-type/541573 "2014-10-07T13:04:44Z")
Someone is convinced that their “type” is a tall, athletic blond, or a dark, mysterious Latino/Latina…and that’s the only type of person they notice or date. Then they fall in love with the opposite- or at least a very d… --- ## [And Then The Murders Began](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-then-the-murders-began/781716)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 328\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2017, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-then-the-murders-began/781716 "2017-12-13T05:57:26Z")
I could have done this in Cafe Society, I guess, but what the hell. You may have already seen this on Twitter or Facebook; author Marc Laidlaw has theorized that most, if not all, books can be vastly improved by inserti… --- ## [Celebrities who won't sign autographs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-wont-sign-autographs/389531)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2007, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-wont-sign-autographs/389531 "2007-02-01T05:22:06Z")
So I was reading an article on Bill Watterson, creator and excartoonist of Calvin and Hobbes, and it’s stated that he refuses to sign autographs. So it made me wonder and think, are there any other celebrities\* out ther… --- ## [How addictive is heroin, REALLY?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-addictive-is-heroin-really/250683)
**Author:** [@Da\_Cissy\_Pimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Da_Cissy_Pimp)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2004, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-addictive-is-heroin-really/250683 "2004-06-23T22:04:28Z")
How addictive is heroin, arguably the most notorious of all illicit drugs? For a long time, I used to believe all the hysterical claims regularly trotted out about it, before hearing a lot of counterarguments which seem… --- ## [Entrepreneurship as a way out of poverty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entrepreneurship-as-a-way-out-of-poverty/755632)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2016, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/entrepreneurship-as-a-way-out-of-poverty/755632 "2016-06-07T16:29:33Z")
So in another thread, Starving Artist offered this: Given that it’s somewhat off-topic for that thread, I figured I should make a new thread to discuss the merits of this. Essentially, as far as I understand, the claim… --- ## [This whole sexual accusation thing – a perspective I’ve not heard discussed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-whole-sexual-accusation-thing-a-perspective-i-ve-not-heard-discussed/803295)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 359\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2017, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-whole-sexual-accusation-thing-a-perspective-i-ve-not-heard-discussed/803295 "2017-12-30T21:22:11Z")
I went to see a movie by myself last week. Sitting to my left was a young girl, maybe 6 or 7; to her left, her father (I presume). A normal day, a normal occurrence. Except, with all the sexual stuff that has permeated … --- ## [SSM debate and separation of church and state](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ssm-debate-and-separation-of-church-and-state/725187)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ssm-debate-and-separation-of-church-and-state/725187 "2015-07-20T19:44:30Z")
I could almost put this in the BBQ pitt because I am being very critical but I want to try to keep the discussion more civil than that. We are hearing conversation, possibly related to the Hobby Lobby decision, hearing c… --- ## [Does Judaism require a belief in God \[Split from earlier thread\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-judaism-require-a-belief-in-god-split-from-earlier-thread/595209)
**Author:** [@brocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brocks)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2011, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-judaism-require-a-belief-in-god-split-from-earlier-thread/595209 "2011-09-11T02:44:54Z")
Here is a quote from the Wikipedia article that you recommended : “Because Jewishness encompasses ethnic as well as religious components, the term “Jewish atheism” does not necessarily imply any kind of contradicti… --- ## [How Can I Change the Time Stamp on Outgoing Emails?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-change-the-time-stamp-on-outgoing-emails/333018)
**Author:** [@DoperChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoperChic)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2005, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-change-the-time-stamp-on-outgoing-emails/333018 "2005-11-29T15:44:18Z")
Is there any way to change the outgoing time stamp for emails? I was supposed to send an email out earlier tonight, but I lost track of time and completely forgot. In other words, I need my email to look like it was sent… --- ## [Does dipping something metal in rubbing alcohol sterilize it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-dipping-something-metal-in-rubbing-alcohol-sterilize-it/244388)
**Author:** [@biddee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biddee)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2004, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-dipping-something-metal-in-rubbing-alcohol-sterilize-it/244388 "2004-05-19T14:51:37Z")
When we were kids and used to run around barefoot, we often used to get thorns in our feet. My mom used to use a needle to dig them out, and would dip the needle in rubbing alcohol to sterilize it before beginning. Does … --- ## [Movies too dated to be enjoyable](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-too-dated-to-be-enjoyable/648793)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-too-dated-to-be-enjoyable/648793 "2013-04-07T20:50:06Z")
What movies are just so much a product of their time that they just aren’t very enjoyable to a modern audience? I nominate The Man With The Golden Arm, supposedly almost scandalous on release it is just a really turgid … --- ## [Are garlic smelling fingers a sign of something bigger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-garlic-smelling-fingers-a-sign-of-something-bigger/123892)
**Author:** [@Hootnholla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hootnholla)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-garlic-smelling-fingers-a-sign-of-something-bigger/123892 "2012-08-02T18:12:50Z")
OK, i have a problem, maybe you guys can help me out. For the past couple of months i have noticed a garlic smell whenever i brush my teeth. At first i thought it was just my imagination, but it didnt go away. So i sm… --- ## [Game of Thrones 6.01 "The Red Woman" 4/24/2016 \[Show Discussion\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-6-01-the-red-woman-4-24-2016-show-discussion/752950)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2016, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-6-01-the-red-woman-4-24-2016-show-discussion/752950 "2016-05-03T00:05:20Z")
This is the weekly episodic thread for discussions of the show and only the show. There will be an open spoilers thread for those who wish to compare the show to the books. For this thread, and the ones that follow, the … --- ## [Does Tony Robbins have acromegaly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-tony-robbins-have-acromegaly/336158)
**Author:** [@Sevastopol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sevastopol)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2016, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-tony-robbins-have-acromegaly/336158 "2016-05-15T13:06:52Z")
Tony Robbins, the motivational speaker. Acromegaly, the hormonal disorder causing excessive growth. Does the former suffer from the latter? --- ## [Tuba Diva, why did you lock this thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuba-diva-why-did-you-lock-this-thread/559250)
**Author:** [@Shot\_From\_Guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shot_From_Guns)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tuba-diva-why-did-you-lock-this-thread/559250 "2010-11-13T19:09:41Z")
Tuba Diva: The thread was “zombied” after a whopping three days, while the thread creator (me) was offline. No admins commented on the situation, and it seems that only one other moderator was paying any attention to t… --- ## [Gun Control doesn't work... Except for when it does](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-control-doesnt-work-except-for-when-it-does/645135)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2012, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-control-doesnt-work-except-for-when-it-does/645135 "2012-12-30T08:15:01Z")
The argument that many gun rights advocates have is that gun control doesn’t work, that people won’t be deterred from committing crimes (“If guns are outlawed only outlaws will have guns,” they say in bumper sticker spea… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=140&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=142&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)