# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1427&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:** 1428 --- ## [This author wants to award the nobel peace prize to nuclear weapons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-author-wants-to-award-the-nobel-peace-prize-to-nuclear-weapons/513413)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2009, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-author-wants-to-award-the-nobel-peace-prize-to-nuclear-weapons/513413 "2009-10-13T20:46:54Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091011/us\_time/08599192955300 http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1929553,00.html?xid=rss-fullnation-yahoo His argument is that nuclear weapons pose such a mutually assured des… --- ## [The asshattery of "100 calorie packs"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-asshattery-of-100-calorie-packs/436235)
**Author:** [@Ferns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferns)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-asshattery-of-100-calorie-packs/436235 "2008-02-10T00:35:49Z")
Tangent to the pecan sandies/fatgail thing…how stupid do you have to be to PAY for the privelege of getting less? What part of “read the label” is so hard to understand? If I want cookies and know that I should not h… --- ## [Why don’t refrigerators vent to the outside?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-refrigerators-vent-to-the-outside/143243)
**Author:** [@Rhum\_Runner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhum_Runner)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2002, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-don-t-refrigerators-vent-to-the-outside/143243 "2002-12-17T22:22:14Z")
Ok, where I live in IL it is cold/cool for at least 7 months out of the year. Further, my refrigerator is on an outside wall in my kitchen. Why couldn’t there be a small duct connected to the back of the frig so that t… --- ## [Kathy Lee and Hoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kathy-lee-and-hoda/614349)
**Author:** [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kathy-lee-and-hoda/614349 "2012-03-01T16:04:32Z")
How dumb are they? Yes, I’m up there with them for watching them, but they laughed at a picture in which a hospital had a sign for gynaecology and restaurant (they must have both been down the same hallway). The juxtapos… --- ## [Weird sentence in "The lord of the rings". Copyright trap??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-sentence-in-the-lord-of-the-rings-copyright-trap/673240)
**Author:** [@clairobscur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clairobscur)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2013, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-sentence-in-the-lord-of-the-rings-copyright-trap/673240 "2013-11-11T14:10:44Z")
I’m rereading “The lord of the rings”, and in “The fellowship of the ring”, chapter 9 “The great river”, following the scene where Sam catches a glimpse of Gollum and tells Frodo who in turn informs Aragorn, I came upon … --- ## [Why, with weddings, must there always be drama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-with-weddings-must-there-always-be-drama/449783)
**Author:** [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2008, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-with-weddings-must-there-always-be-drama/449783 "2008-05-22T01:43:26Z")
So, a few months back, a close friend of mine announced his engagement. They had been dating only a short while, but decided that it worked so well they wanted to get married. I was happy for him and he let me know tha… --- ## [And so it begins: Gay married couple barred from entering US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-so-it-begins-gay-married-couple-barred-from-entering-us/202440)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2003, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-so-it-begins-gay-married-couple-barred-from-entering-us/202440 "2003-09-26T23:42:12Z")
\[url=“http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/09/18/gay\_customs030918”\] Now, let’s review: these fellows aren’t pretending to be married, they’re not claiming that they’re married, they aren’t even insisting that they’re marrie… --- ## [I am Just Asking Questions, and I am not a troll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-just-asking-questions-and-i-am-not-a-troll/677921)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-just-asking-questions-and-i-am-not-a-troll/677921 "2014-01-08T03:20:08Z")
Hello, I wanted to start out on the boards telling you about myself. I was a member on the SD boards on AOL back in 1996 or so, but I went away in a huff after getting flamed (it was a nice Huff, a 1957 with a V8). I ha… --- ## [Formerly exotic foods becoming native](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formerly-exotic-foods-becoming-native/556633)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/formerly-exotic-foods-becoming-native/556633 "2010-10-11T14:30:49Z")
I was reading about cumin and wondering how it became a staple of Middle Eastern/Indian cuisine and Mexican cuisine, considering those two places are separated by an ocean. Evidently it’s native to the East, but at some … --- ## [Bobby Flay's Throwdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobby-flays-throwdown/524458)
**Author:** [@flickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flickster)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bobby-flays-throwdown/524458 "2010-01-13T21:56:48Z")
Watched a couple of episodes again yesterday, and I keep having an issue with a major premise of this show. It kills me how the chefs he is throwing down with are supposed to act surprised when he walks up. To me, it’s… --- ## [Share your weirdest customer stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-weirdest-customer-stories/356596)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2006, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-weirdest-customer-stories/356596 "2006-05-17T16:47:22Z")
Like most stores mine has a no shirt, no shoes, no service policy. However we don’t enforce it with small children (they must stay in the cart if barefoot. This one woman came to my line with her to kids. She had a… --- ## [Could the Texans have held the Alamo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-texans-have-held-the-alamo/401408)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2007, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-texans-have-held-the-alamo/401408 "2007-05-06T04:15:17Z")
I discovered (from these boards, no less) that Napoleon wanted a 4-to-1 advantage when attacking a fortified position. It certainly puts some of those heroic stands in a new light, but what about the Alamo? If 1600 Mexi… --- ## [I've had a change of heart: gay civil rights isn't like black civil rights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-a-change-of-heart-gay-civil-rights-isnt-like-black-civil-rights/569121)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-had-a-change-of-heart-gay-civil-rights-isnt-like-black-civil-rights/569121 "2011-01-28T19:05:49Z")
Hatred for gays run much much deeper, more than I can imagine A Harps supermarket in Arkansas received a complaint from what I can only describe as a Klan member, though I have no direct knowledge, carrying a burning cr… --- ## [Shingles Vaccine - For the Over 60 Crowd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shingles-vaccine-for-the-over-60-crowd/542778)
**Author:** [@Dereknocue67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dereknocue67)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shingles-vaccine-for-the-over-60-crowd/542778 "2012-08-23T23:47:45Z")
This is the vaccine to prevent or reduce the symptoms of shingles that has been available for several years. Have you or anyone you know had this vaccine? In a nutshell, I’m curious about any side affects that may have … --- ## [I think impostor intercepted my Pizza then pretended to be the delivery guy and stole my card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-impostor-intercepted-my-pizza-then-pretended-to-be-the-delivery-guy-and-stole-my-card/639927)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-impostor-intercepted-my-pizza-then-pretended-to-be-the-delivery-guy-and-stole-my-card/639927 "2012-11-05T23:55:37Z")
This weekend I became a victim of bank fraud and I’m pretty darn sure PizzaPizza.com is responsible. Friday night I placed a delivery order on PizzaPizza.com and chose ‘ pay in person - bank card’ as method of payment. … --- ## [Lou Grant: Anybody remember this show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-grant-anybody-remember-this-show/779055)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2018, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lou-grant-anybody-remember-this-show/779055 "2018-03-25T23:06:35Z")
I remember it. It was instrumental in making me a better writer–much to my parents’ dismay, as while they had no problems with me becoming a better writer (“he will do well on school essays”), they didn’t really think t… --- ## [Motherfucking Cinemark owns every cocksucking theater in Marin County](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motherfucking-cinemark-owns-every-cocksucking-theater-in-marin-county/478055)
**Author:** [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2008, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motherfucking-cinemark-owns-every-cocksucking-theater-in-marin-county/478055 "2008-12-30T10:45:25Z")
And I just learned today that their asshole CEO donated ten grand to getting Prop. 8 passed. Guess I’m not seeing any movies in the theaters any time soon. Not unless I want to drive into the city. On the bright side,… --- ## [No A-Team Van? Then No Wedding!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-a-team-van-then-no-wedding/312579)
**Author:** [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2005, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-a-team-van-then-no-wedding/312579 "2005-12-29T16:26:20Z")
I’ve always felt that – whilst obviously it’s a big day for both the bride AND groom – women seem to have more of a thing about having their wedding “Exactly right” than blokes do. Because of this I’ve always felt that, … --- ## [How is empathy advantageous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-empathy-advantageous/765588)
**Author:** [@KimJongUn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KimJongUn)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2016, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-empathy-advantageous/765588 "2016-09-15T20:40:58Z")
As someone diagnosed with ASPD and somewhat interested in the disorder, I sometimes wonder how empathy is advantageous to a human being, mainly because of the fact that empathy can bog you down with such things as the su… --- ## [Extricating us from the Imbroglio: Repairing the Damage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extricating-us-from-the-imbroglio-repairing-the-damage/931007)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2021, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/extricating-us-from-the-imbroglio-repairing-the-damage/931007 "2021-02-28T18:08:11Z")
I’ve suggested that the time has come to bring the Clusterfuck thread to its natural conclusion, and that we should now have a thread devoted specifically to all actions by the Biden Administration and Congress (and any … --- ## [You're nobody till you're somebody's Mommy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-nobody-till-youre-somebodys-mommy/274967)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2004, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-nobody-till-youre-somebodys-mommy/274967 "2004-11-22T14:12:18Z")
On other boards I frequently see posters who have usernames like toddsmom or MonkeyBoysMommy. No doubt you are proud of the little git, but your choice of username makes it appear that you are some sort of subordinate s… --- ## [I feel like I am the victim of my own education](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-like-i-am-the-victim-of-my-own-education/623095)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2012, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-feel-like-i-am-the-victim-of-my-own-education/623095 "2012-05-29T22:44:43Z")
Get an education! Says almost everyone in society. It’s supposed to cure stupidity, make one a productive member of society, give you access to well-paying jobs, and be a remedy to poverty. Education has not benefitted … --- ## [Bitches: Just when you think they can't be more wertless..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitches-just-when-you-think-they-cant-be-more-wertless/617863)
**Author:** [@Super\_Kapowzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Super_Kapowzler)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitches-just-when-you-think-they-cant-be-more-wertless/617863 "2012-04-08T16:53:50Z")
So I hit the 4-5 today. No big deal, I roll large most of the time anyway. I’m at work, getting some shipment shit straight with my boss, and suddenly a wild office girl appears. And then some from the warehouse, and … --- ## [magic trick -- guessing celebrity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-trick-guessing-celebrity/503413)
**Author:** [@taltul2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/taltul2)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2009, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-trick-guessing-celebrity/503413 "2009-07-19T18:32:12Z")
hi, i saw a comedian/magician perform a trick where he asked audience members to think of a celebrity. he randomly asked a girl who she thought of and she said martha stewart. he then went through a series of baby photos… --- ## [What do you think the "Next Big Thing" is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-the-next-big-thing-is/378500)
**Author:** [@happywaffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happywaffle)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2011, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-the-next-big-thing-is/378500 "2011-09-07T01:07:57Z")
Was just musing about what a crazy tidal wave the Internet was for society, much like the automobile was from the 1920s to the 1950s. And then I got to wondering what the NEXT huge thing is gonna be. “Thing” is obviousl… --- ## [People who make their living in a way that doesn't contribute anything productive to society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-make-their-living-in-a-way-that-doesnt-contribute-anything-productive-to-society/501401)
**Author:** [@straggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/straggler)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2009, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-make-their-living-in-a-way-that-doesnt-contribute-anything-productive-to-society/501401 "2009-06-30T22:09:24Z")
The World Series of Poker is on at the moment, and it got me thinking about something I have thought about from time to time in the past. Should we look down on people who make their living in a manner that doesn’t make… --- ## [Fictional Drug or Disease Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-drug-or-disease-names/443057)
**Author:** [@Pine\_Fresh\_Scent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pine_Fresh_Scent)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2008, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-drug-or-disease-names/443057 "2008-04-01T19:41:53Z")
In the first Robocop movie, one of the plot devices was the illegal drug called “Nuke”. I always thought the writers could have done better than “Nuke” for the name. Why couldn’t they have used any of the hundred real … --- ## [Cutting through thick steel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-through-thick-steel/653200)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cutting-through-thick-steel/653200 "2013-03-19T12:03:17Z")
There is an old piece of farm machinery back in our woods. I’d say it is around 300 to 400 feet from the back porch of our house. Here are some pics: Pic 1 Pic 2 Pic 3 Pic 4 Pic 5 Pic 6 I would like to pull it out… --- ## [Can I post a thread about something entirely legal in one state, but not elsewhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-post-a-thread-about-something-entirely-legal-in-one-state-but-not-elsewhere/719874)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2015, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-post-a-thread-about-something-entirely-legal-in-one-state-but-not-elsewhere/719874 "2015-05-17T15:15:51Z")
For instance, “What are the best pot stores in Colorado?” as the subject of a thread? --- ## [Richmond Times-Dispatch, for shame](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richmond-times-dispatch-for-shame/557834)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2010, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richmond-times-dispatch-for-shame/557834 "2010-10-24T23:57:34Z")
I will not post the article because it contains a link to a god-awful database. Want to know what your next-door-neighbor, the one who works for a state agency, makes? Just put in his name and it’s served to you on a p… --- ## ["Tap that ass" meaning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tap-that-ass-meaning/776445)
**Author:** [@Calavera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calavera)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2017, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tap-that-ass-meaning/776445 "2017-01-12T12:03:01Z")
I’ve been watching Crazy Ex Girlfriend and one of the quirks of the show is that the main character perceives a lot of conversations as song and dance numbers like she’s living in a musical. In one, 2 of her ex boyfriend… --- ## [People who read Harry Potter and nothing else (kinda lame)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-read-harry-potter-and-nothing-else-kinda-lame/228918)
**Author:** [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2004, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-read-harry-potter-and-nothing-else-kinda-lame/228918 "2004-02-17T09:13:41Z")
Background: I’ve written a fantasy tabletop game, available via my website. I work on it off and on and answer the occasional question about it via email. I maintain the delusion that it will one day skyrocket in popular… --- ## [So "ammosexual" is a sexually offensive word now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ammosexual-is-a-sexually-offensive-word-now/962176)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2022, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ammosexual-is-a-sexually-offensive-word-now/962176 "2022-04-06T23:34:24Z")
Re: “12 people, including 3 soldiers, arrested for gun ring which supplied Chicago-area gangs” OP writes: “Of course, the ammosexuals are having a field day with this on a local message board.” and gets modded: ". .… --- ## [God is not Great](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-is-not-great/426515)
**Author:** [@9thFloor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/9thFloor)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2007, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-is-not-great/426515 "2007-11-23T10:11:21Z")
One of the premises that Hitchens espouses in debates that he’s had in promoting his new book “God is not Great” is that religion has never contributed a single positive (in the secular meaning of the word ‘positive’) th… --- ## [MLB: May 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2023/983431)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2023, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2023/983431 "2023-06-02T14:59:03Z")
It’s May 1, so I start looking at the standings as well as my fantasy teams. So far, I find the new rules amazing except for the silly ghost runner. I’ll be happy if the AL East stays with the Rays on top or at least an… --- ## [Do The Russians Make Digital Cameras?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-russians-make-digital-cameras/603996)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-russians-make-digital-cameras/603996 "2011-11-26T18:11:07Z")
Years ago, the Russians had a very large camera industry. And they made pretty good 35 mm SLRs-I boght one (online) 10 years ago. It was a “Zenit” model, and it was the equal of a good japanese SLR-at about 1/3 the pri… --- ## [Top five dwellings from movies/TV/literature that you'd most like to reside in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-five-dwellings-from-movies-tv-literature-that-youd-most-like-to-reside-in/554254)
**Author:** [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-five-dwellings-from-movies-tv-literature-that-youd-most-like-to-reside-in/554254 "2010-09-21T00:29:06Z")
Here are my five: \[ol\] \[li\]The Lake Tahoe compound from The Godfather Part II\[/li\]\[li\]Tony Stark’s manse from Iron Man/Iron Man 2\[/li\]\[li\]The McMansion from The Sopranos\[/li\]\[li\]The family home featured in The Brady Bu… --- ## [Yeah, I've got pretty eyes. You really didn't need to tell me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-ive-got-pretty-eyes-you-really-didnt-need-to-tell-me/625205)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yeah-ive-got-pretty-eyes-you-really-didnt-need-to-tell-me/625205 "2012-06-15T20:14:32Z")
So my fiamcee and I are on vacation in Cali. We.decided to go by the Disney store because her daughter wanted to check it out. We were wandering around one of the shops and a sales woman asked if I needed help. She was … --- ## [Rob Reiner and Soledad O'Brien -- their JFK assassination podcast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-reiner-and-soledad-obrien-their-jfk-assassination-podcast/993435)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2024, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rob-reiner-and-soledad-obrien-their-jfk-assassination-podcast/993435 "2024-01-02T01:34:15Z")
The podcast is on Apple Podcasts. I saw a story on CNN that these two have a podcast, 2 episodes out, third one out on Wednesday the 60th anniversary, I don’t know how many in total, where they are investigating the JFK … --- ## [Bar Exam Starts Tomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bar-exam-starts-tomorrow/664876)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bar-exam-starts-tomorrow/664876 "2013-09-13T09:20:48Z")
And I’m as ready as I’m gonna be. As much as some of you guys don’t like my views, I appreciate all of the debates throughout the years as it has opened my eyes to the otherwise and made me understand where you come fro… --- ## [Post your best holiday recipes HERE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-best-holiday-recipes-here/380642)
**Author:** [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2006, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-best-holiday-recipes-here/380642 "2006-12-25T01:37:15Z")
Over the last couple of days we have had threads on: What are you taking to T’giving dinner? Death to Green Bean Casserole and What is the one food… About what we hate and love about holiday meals. some of the item… --- ## ["Bully List" at High School](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bully-list-at-high-school/830962)
**Author:** [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2019, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bully-list-at-high-school/830962 "2019-03-17T19:16:47Z")
Media story. Three Eric Hamber Grade 12 students suspended over online list | Vancouver Sun There is also a reddit thread in r /vancouver, plus many more articles if you Google “Hamber List” This list was created as a … --- ## [bloom county question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloom-county-question/190321)
**Author:** [@captainQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/captainQwark)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2003, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bloom-county-question/190321 "2003-07-26T10:15:50Z")
I’ve been wanting to read the bloom county comic strip because my local paper never ran it and I feel like I’ve missed out. I decided to get one of the anthologies, but according to amazon.com most of the collections are… --- ## [Do commercial jets need a key to start them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-commercial-jets-need-a-key-to-start-them/567103)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-commercial-jets-need-a-key-to-start-them/567103 "2011-01-13T07:27:20Z")
Seems like you would need some way to ensure that the person who climbs into the pilot’s seat is authorized to fly the plane but somehow the idea of such a complex piece of machinery using a key seems odd. What would be … --- ## [Homosexuality Is More Accepted In Canada than France?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuality-is-more-accepted-in-canada-than-france/680973)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homosexuality-is-more-accepted-in-canada-than-france/680973 "2014-02-13T11:53:12Z")
“Homosexuality is more accepted in Canada than France?” I didn’t believe it myself. But here is the graph. 80% in Canada. 77% in France. Forgive me if it is just a cliché. But isn’t France a very “liberal” society, whi… --- ## [British titles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-titles/770157)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2016, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-titles/770157 "2016-11-03T15:05:51Z")
Why is it that prices and princesses don’t seem to retain their titles after marriage? Case in point after marriage Prince William suddenly was downgraded to a duke. His wife became a duchesse which was a step up for her… --- ## [Why, The Goldbergs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-goldbergs/719477)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-goldbergs/719477 "2017-01-13T23:54:10Z")
Oh, The Goldbergs, I really want to like you. You’re sandwiched between other fun/quirky family sitcoms I watch and I’d like two solid hours of mindless amusement. I like all the adult actors you feature. But I am a c… --- ## [By regularly feeding scraps to this stray dog, am I taking moral responsibility for it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-regularly-feeding-scraps-to-this-stray-dog-am-i-taking-moral-responsibility-for-it/685365)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2014, 9:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/by-regularly-feeding-scraps-to-this-stray-dog-am-i-taking-moral-responsibility-for-it/685365 "2014-04-17T09:32:02Z")
Weather and schedule permitting, I bike to and from work. When I began this regimen some months back I began encountering an annoying yappy dog which repeatedly came up and barked furiously every time I stopped by the fe… --- ## [Should I get a vasectomy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-a-vasectomy/688857)
**Author:** [@Toffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toffe)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2014, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-a-vasectomy/688857 "2014-05-26T01:00:33Z")
I’ve been thinking some years now about getting a vasectomy. I have no children, and am going through a (fairly amicable) divorce. I don’t currently want children, never wanted children, and honestly can’t imagine ever… --- ## [NC Senator dumped stocks before the market crash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-senator-dumped-stocks-before-the-market-crash/849846)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2020, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nc-senator-dumped-stocks-before-the-market-crash/849846 "2020-05-27T20:02:29Z")
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