# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=144&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:** 145 --- ## [My next car needs to be able to fit a piece of plywood in it....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-next-car-needs-to-be-able-to-fit-a-piece-of-plywood-in-it/544482)
**Author:** [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-next-car-needs-to-be-able-to-fit-a-piece-of-plywood-in-it/544482 "2013-03-18T09:47:25Z")
So, where can I find a web resource that will tell me what cars will or won’t fit a piece of plywood in it? I don’t need it to be completely enclosed in there - it can stick out the back a bit with no big worries as lon… --- ## [What's it like to have sex as/with an obese human?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-to-have-sex-as-with-an-obese-human/382414)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2006, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-to-have-sex-as-with-an-obese-human/382414 "2006-12-02T18:45:05Z")
I am not an obese person, nor have I ever had intercourse with one (not of a sexual kind, at any rate). And that kind of thing certainly isn’t my “kink.” But I’ve chanced upon pr0n (still pics, not videos, thank god, al… --- ## [Fuck You, Pothead neighbor.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-pothead-neighbor/699778)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2014, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-pothead-neighbor/699778 "2014-10-05T04:15:46Z")
Dear Spliffy McDoobie, You moved in about a month ago and since then, day and night, my bedroom and living room have that skunk’s anal-sac reek that tells me that you’re a confirmed pothead. The few conversations we’ve… --- ## [Can America trust atheists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-america-trust-atheists/349906)
**Author:** [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Replies:** 447\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2006, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-america-trust-atheists/349906 "2006-04-08T00:09:52Z")
At the moment, it looks like it doesn’t. As an atheist, it just leaves me feeling all warm and fuzzy inside. These survey results don’t shock me, and it probably won’t shock many other Dopers. See this recent thread,… --- ## [What wrong answers have you found in Trivial Pursuit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wrong-answers-have-you-found-in-trivial-pursuit/74688)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2020, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wrong-answers-have-you-found-in-trivial-pursuit/74688 "2020-12-25T03:18:09Z")
I should mention first that you need to take into consideration that many Trivial Pursuit cards are right when they are printed and simply get outdated(world records and things). What questions have you known the answe… --- ## [George W Bush Was Only Thinking Of The Children On The Morning Of 9/11.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-was-only-thinking-of-the-children-on-the-morning-of-9-11/590696)
**Author:** [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2011, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-was-only-thinking-of-the-children-on-the-morning-of-9-11/590696 "2011-08-05T15:26:02Z")
In a new interview with National Geographic Channel, GWB said his reaction (inaction?) when told of the World Trade Center attacks (he was famously reading from “My Pet Goat” to a Florida elementary-school class when his… --- ## [I pit the woman who threw her baby off a 4 story parking structure!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-woman-who-threw-her-baby-off-a-4-story-parking-structure/594006)
**Author:** [@BaconAndEggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaconAndEggs)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2011, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-woman-who-threw-her-baby-off-a-4-story-parking-structure/594006 "2011-09-07T16:26:07Z")
http://newsfeedresearcher.com/data/articles\_n35/police-orange-baby.html The mother had post-partum depression, and the baby had to wear a helmet to fix his twisted neck and flat head. She was unhappy with this, and thre… --- ## [You got someone a book for Christmas, Ok to read it before giving it to them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-got-someone-a-book-for-christmas-ok-to-read-it-before-giving-it-to-them/675315)
**Author:** [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Replies:** 282\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-got-someone-a-book-for-christmas-ok-to-read-it-before-giving-it-to-them/675315 "2013-12-25T20:31:57Z")
A friend of mine was out shopping with her 15 yo daughter. The daughter picked up a couple of books and remarked how she was going to get them for her 13 yo sister, but that she was “so reading them first”. The mom was d… --- ## [Anti-Austerity Party Wins in Greece: Will Greece Leave the Euro?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-austerity-party-wins-in-greece-will-greece-leave-the-euro/710909)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2015, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-austerity-party-wins-in-greece-will-greece-leave-the-euro/710909 "2015-03-19T03:24:32Z")
If what both Tsipras and European leaders have said can be believed it looks like Greece will leave the Euro–the positions are too far apart. But politicians have a strong tendency to lie so both may back down substan… --- ## [Let's talk about fisting!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-fisting/511134)
**Author:** [@Elysian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elysian)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-fisting/511134 "2010-11-11T17:42:01Z")
Me and my husband have been having a little debate about the popularity of fisting outside of porn. I think it’s like spitting, rarely done outside of porn, and mostly done in porn for the shock value. He disagrees. I… --- ## [Why did you fail your driver's test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-fail-your-drivers-test/94939)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-fail-your-drivers-test/94939 "2012-11-12T15:46:58Z")
Admit it. Nothing to be ashamed of. Lots of people screw up the first time around. Including me. In the California driver’s test, you start with 100 points, and every time you make an error, they take off a point. To pa… --- ## ["Old-personisms" that have sneakily snuck into your habits or vocabulary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-personisms-that-have-sneakily-snuck-into-your-habits-or-vocabulary/978111)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 324\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-personisms-that-have-sneakily-snuck-into-your-habits-or-vocabulary/978111 "2024-05-17T09:53:55Z")
I think it’s pretty common, as we get into late middle age and full-on old age, to have a set “mental age”, an age that we feel like we are inside, even though we’re perfectly aware of how old we actually are. I’m 58, n… --- ## [Should I give my ex the Christmas gift I bought her?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-give-my-ex-the-christmas-gift-i-bought-her/643317)
**Author:** [@kwc27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kwc27)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2013, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-give-my-ex-the-christmas-gift-i-bought-her/643317 "2013-01-12T07:12:04Z")
I’m 25 and just got out of a one-year relationship with a wonderful 22 year old girl. I was her first bf, as she was a late bloomer and very shy. She sat me down a few weeks ago and told me that she wanted a break. She … --- ## [living paycheck to paycheck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-paycheck-to-paycheck/827004)
**Author:** [@contradancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/contradancer)\ **Replies:** 381\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/living-paycheck-to-paycheck/827004 "2019-01-20T21:22:22Z")
An article today in the Washington Post was enlightening regarding People in our country living paycheck to paycheck, and on the brink of financial disaster if they face a loss of income, such as trump shutting down the… --- ## [Sarah blames Track's PTSD on Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-blames-tracks-ptsd-on-obama/743737)
**Author:** [@cutman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cutman74)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2017, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-blames-tracks-ptsd-on-obama/743737 "2017-12-22T23:23:41Z")
Probably ought to just be lumped with either SRIOD or MRIOD, but Sarah Palin says her son beats his girlfriend and engages in drunken firearm waving because Obama doesn’t have any respect for veterans. I have lived with… --- ## [Tyrannosaurus rex: everyone's favorite dinosaur, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrannosaurus-rex-everyones-favorite-dinosaur-right/544938)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tyrannosaurus-rex-everyones-favorite-dinosaur-right/544938 "2017-06-07T15:32:49Z")
There can be no debate: T. Rex is the world’s most popular dino. Oh sure, there may be a few contrarians out there. They’ll say, “Well, I happen to like the Ankylosaurus”, or “No, man, the Plesiosaur had it goin’ on!” A… --- ## [What to do with dollar coins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-dollar-coins/531852)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-dollar-coins/531852 "2018-07-24T15:24:33Z")
A guy who owed me $50 paid me yesterday, with dollar coins. Dick move, IMHO. Anyway, what would you do with fifty dollar coins? It seems rude to pay a restaurant check with a pile of coins, doesn’t it? A friend in reta… --- ## [Is 6' tall for a man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-6-tall-for-a-man/351843)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Tan)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2006, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-6-tall-for-a-man/351843 "2006-04-09T21:09:44Z")
I’ve read a lot of books where typically a physical description can be something like “He was a big guy. Tall. Almost 6 feet.” Now, being 6’3" myself, I don’t consider 6’ to be tall, slightly above average, maybe, but n… --- ## [Vocal Fry- Can we please make it against the law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocal-fry-can-we-please-make-it-against-the-law/614677)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2013, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vocal-fry-can-we-please-make-it-against-the-law/614677 "2013-01-09T18:19:33Z")
I’m hearing it a lot on the radio, and Melissa Block of NPR’s “All Things Considered” is one of the worst offenders. I makes me grind my teeth and want to drive my car into a telephone pole. I say we go back to calling… --- ## [Who wants to defend pirating content (movies/music/books/software/whatever)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-defend-pirating-content-movies-music-books-software-whatever/473948)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2009, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-defend-pirating-content-movies-music-books-software-whatever/473948 "2009-01-27T00:20:52Z")
Any thieves out there who have deluded themselves into thinking there is nothing wrong with doing this? Please, no one jump in with a pedantic tangential hijack. I don’t care if you downloaded a copy of Microsoft Offic… --- ## [Artistically done nude photos of obese women - NSFW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artistically-done-nude-photos-of-obese-women-nsfw/645951)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2013, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artistically-done-nude-photos-of-obese-women-nsfw/645951 "2013-01-10T17:29:29Z")
Shockingly Artistic Photos Of Nude Obese Women It challenges our standards of beauty. --- ## [What happens if you don't pay your American Express balance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-dont-pay-your-american-express-balance/579316)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2011, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-dont-pay-your-american-express-balance/579316 "2011-04-24T17:54:56Z")
I am looking to get my first credit card; I noticed that American Express’s normal cards (with yearly fees) all have no interest rates but require you to pay balance in full every month. Ummm, so what happens if you don… --- ## [First MMP by "Who?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-mmp-by-who/660604)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 402\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2013, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-mmp-by-who/660604 "2013-06-17T13:07:53Z")
In the last pages of the last MMP thread, I was nicknamed “Who?”. So I guess you could say this is Who?'s first MMP. So, tell us how life is… --- ## [MS Access question: Finding the minimum value in multiple fields](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-access-question-finding-the-minimum-value-in-multiple-fields/285535)
**Author:** [@Jadis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jadis)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2016, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-access-question-finding-the-minimum-value-in-multiple-fields/285535 "2016-03-05T01:25:09Z")
What expression can I write that will look at Fields A, B and C and return the lowest of those 3 values into Field D (using an update query)? I’ve tried to use the Min function as Min(Field A, Field B, Field C), but it’… --- ## [In the matter of Ed's thread take down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-matter-of-eds-thread-take-down/691519)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-matter-of-eds-thread-take-down/691519 "2014-06-25T23:23:57Z")
Your board, your call. Me? I am very disappointed - I think we saw his true colors originally. When it might serve his purposes, his tack changed. As I say, your board, your call. (I ask that anyone who chooses to res… --- ## [What is the greatest sentence you have read or heard ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-greatest-sentence-you-have-read-or-heard/678598)
**Author:** [@Lantern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lantern)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-greatest-sentence-you-have-read-or-heard/678598 "2014-03-31T01:07:45Z")
For me it’s the last sentence of Lincoln’s First Inaugural. Let me quote the whole paragraph for context. The sentence consists of two memorable phrases “mystic chords of memory” and “better angels of our nature” joine… --- ## [Obama and Reverend Wright?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-and-reverend-wright/603641)
**Author:** [@FixMyIgnorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FixMyIgnorance)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-and-reverend-wright/603641 "2011-11-30T00:38:01Z")
Can someone clear this up for me? What was the controversy here and what’s the truth? --- ## [The Marmite Horror](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-marmite-horror/512627 "2012-06-24T19:28:31Z")
If it appears that I write these words in haste, I beg your forgiveness - but my time is brief, for I cannot know how long my sanity will endure. For I have tasted of That Which Must Not Be Named - that which its acolyte… --- ## [What is the minimum volume of sperma required to get pregnant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-minimum-volume-of-sperma-required-to-get-pregnant/516552)
**Author:** [@Sragde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sragde)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2009, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-minimum-volume-of-sperma-required-to-get-pregnant/516552 "2009-11-09T09:52:27Z")
Recently I read an article in which a gynecologist stated that a ‘‘drop of sperma is enough to get pregnant’’, so ‘‘interrupted sex’’ method of contraception is like a ‘‘Russian roulette’’. She said that there is a milli… --- ## [So if I hang my giant flat screen TV on the wall...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-if-i-hang-my-giant-flat-screen-tv-on-the-wall/504403)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2009, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-if-i-hang-my-giant-flat-screen-tv-on-the-wall/504403 "2009-07-29T14:17:01Z")
What the heck do I do with my DVD player, cable box and stuff like that? Plan on buying a new TV sometime this week. I’m thinking 52" if the price is right. Thank for any sugestions. --- ## [NFL Yardage Pool Competition 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2010/550601)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-yardage-pool-competition-2010/550601 "2011-01-03T14:11:40Z")
We did this last year, it was fun. Every week you pick 3 players: One for passing yards, one for rushing, and one for receiving. You can only use each player once per year. At the end of the week, however many yards tho… --- ## [Are there 20th century examples of dictators who were good leaders and better than elected polticos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-20th-century-examples-of-dictators-who-were-good-leaders-and-better-than-elected-polticos/672807)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-20th-century-examples-of-dictators-who-were-good-leaders-and-better-than-elected-polticos/672807 "2013-11-20T23:06:19Z")
Sometimes, when you read about bad national policies that occur as a result of compromises by politicians and end up being worst of both worlds, you say “if I in charge, …” I would imagine that most SD members probably … --- ## [TWO Teachers Charged For Sex With SAME Student](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-teachers-charged-for-sex-with-same-student/700314)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2014, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-teachers-charged-for-sex-with-same-student/700314 "2014-10-16T23:47:24Z")
I copy and pasted the article here, it is not long at all. :smiley: (Text removed - story here – Hal Briston, MPSIMS Moderator) --- ## [What was "brain fever" in the 19th century?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-brain-fever-in-the-19th-century/381139)
**Author:** [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2021, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-brain-fever-in-the-19th-century/381139 "2021-06-12T17:15:16Z")
I’ve been reading a Sherlock Holmes anthology, and a couple of times someone has come down with “brain-fever”. I found the modern definition (generic term for encephalitis or meningitis), but that doesn’t seem to match … --- ## [Other than IQ, are there any genetically-determined psychological differences between "races"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-iq-are-there-any-genetically-determined-psychological-differences-between-races/623371)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-than-iq-are-there-any-genetically-determined-psychological-differences-between-races/623371 "2012-07-03T03:12:23Z")
Spinoff of this ongoing thread on race-and-intelligence. Your IQ (assuming it measures anything important/meaningful at all – see the controversy between the assumption of a general intelligence factor and Howard Gardne… --- ## [Does Madonna (the singer) look more and more like an old whore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-madonna-the-singer-look-more-and-more-like-an-old-whore/603431)
**Author:** [@RogerDalien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RogerDalien)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-madonna-the-singer-look-more-and-more-like-an-old-whore/603431 "2011-11-23T16:30:56Z")
THis suggest that the answer might be: YES. --- ## [Male vs. Female Sex Drives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-vs-female-sex-drives/491578)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-vs-female-sex-drives/491578 "2012-06-05T18:20:38Z")
I’m not sure if this is a Great Debate - it seems like a Great Thought and I’m not even sure of that. I’ve never seen the following thesis put forth in writings on or discussions of the issue, but that might just mean th… --- ## [Whose voice mannerisms can't you stand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-voice-mannerisms-cant-you-stand/434601)
**Author:** [@Malienation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malienation)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2014, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-voice-mannerisms-cant-you-stand/434601 "2014-04-08T06:14:54Z")
Consider overall tone and attitude, not pitch or content. As an example, I don’t like Pat Buchanan’s views, and his voice is a little high, but I can listen to him. Not so Peggy Noonan. I saw her on a talk show the othe… --- ## [People you know who celebrate Kwanzaa? And does teaching our kids this do us well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-know-who-celebrate-kwanzaa-and-does-teaching-our-kids-this-do-us-well/605110)
**Author:** [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-know-who-celebrate-kwanzaa-and-does-teaching-our-kids-this-do-us-well/605110 "2011-12-13T20:18:14Z")
…and why? My son came home with some Kwanzaa stuff. His recollection of the lesson: Black people were slaves in America like Jews were slaves in Egypt and they have a holiday to remind them of their African-ness. They h… --- ## [Taco Bell vs authentic Mexican food - What are the real differences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-bell-vs-authentic-mexican-food-what-are-the-real-differences/464516)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-bell-vs-authentic-mexican-food-what-are-the-real-differences/464516 "2015-01-22T02:49:53Z")
Many of us are pretty familiar with Taco Bell offerings. All I have ever had is in the way of Mexican(ish) food is Taco Bell and Tex-Mex sit down restaurant food, which seems to be better quality but is really not wildly… --- ## [What were the 1950's like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-1950s-like/665475)
**Author:** [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-1950s-like/665475 "2013-08-15T20:20:49Z")
I recently learned to my surprise that there was a recession in 1958. I had always had the impression that this was a period of low unemployment and rising prosperity. Was it really a period of low crime, everyone knew… --- ## [What Does Ginger Beer Taste Like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ginger-beer-taste-like/518667)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-ginger-beer-taste-like/518667 "2010-04-09T12:58:18Z")
I was watching an episode of the world’s best soap opera Prisoner (Prisoner: Cell Block H) and one of the characters was drinking ginger beer. It’s an old show from the late 70s / early 80s based in Australia. Anyway I’… --- ## [Can you use your phone in selfie mode to view the eclipse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-use-your-phone-in-selfie-mode-to-view-the-eclipse/794220)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2017, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-use-your-phone-in-selfie-mode-to-view-the-eclipse/794220 "2017-08-22T01:50:23Z")
I couldn’t find a pair of eclipse glasses, everyone was sold out. I just saw a comment mentioning how if you use your cell phone, put it in selfie mode and face the forward facing camera towards the eclipse, you can wat… --- ## [Could we convict major bank and Wall Street figures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-convict-major-bank-and-wall-street-figures/653463)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-convict-major-bank-and-wall-street-figures/653463 "2013-03-30T14:01:28Z")
With all the shenanigans going on in the banking industry and financial institutions, there’s a real feeling out there (at least on the liberal side) that we could put many/most/all of the people they feel responsible (t… --- ## [What arguments would you use to convince someone that God really does exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-arguments-would-you-use-to-convince-someone-that-god-really-does-exist/1000101)
**Author:** [@philipdalton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/philipdalton)\ **Replies:** 653\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2024, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-arguments-would-you-use-to-convince-someone-that-god-really-does-exist/1000101 "2024-05-17T18:11:12Z")
Would you cite the appearance of things in nature having been designed as evidence, or the fulfillment of Biblical prophecies in our modern age? --- ## [The concept of affirmative consent for sexual encounters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-concept-of-affirmative-consent-for-sexual-encounters/670147)
**Author:** [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-concept-of-affirmative-consent-for-sexual-encounters/670147 "2013-10-10T23:48:35Z")
http://www.uiowa.edu/~our/opmanual/iv/02.htm That’s from the University of Iowa and it’s representative of a new concept of affirmative consent. The gist is that without a clear and unambiguous “yes”, no consent is gi… --- ## [Archbishop Compares Criticisms Of Pope To Jesus' Sufferings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archbishop-compares-criticisms-of-pope-to-jesus-sufferings/534289)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2010, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/archbishop-compares-criticisms-of-pope-to-jesus-sufferings/534289 "2010-04-18T23:25:22Z")
From the “when you’re in a hole, stop digging” department: WTF?? The story of Jesus being accused of covering up Apostolic boy-diddling must be in one of those apocryphal books I’ve heard about, because I’m pretty sure… --- ## [EVE online questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-online-questions/485465)
**Author:** [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Replies:** 314\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2009, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eve-online-questions/485465 "2009-04-15T17:44:57Z")
My curiousity was piqued by this thread about a heist in EVE online. I know practically nothing about the game, so I’d like to ask some questions. I’m all for trying new games out. I enjoy WoW ands CoX but from what I un… --- ## [Your greatest and most august mini-rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-greatest-and-most-august-mini-rants/792550)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 285\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2017, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-greatest-and-most-august-mini-rants/792550 "2017-09-01T19:34:14Z")
I’m just about fed up…No. I am completely fed up with certain of my fellow expatriates. In case you haven’t noticed it yet, we are not living in 1924. It’s 2017. The women in China are not waiting for you to “come rescue… --- ## [Convert Audible.com book to mp3?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convert-audible-com-book-to-mp3/685138)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convert-audible-com-book-to-mp3/685138 "2014-04-02T23:07:53Z")
I googled on this question and got a zillion answers and offers of software to perform this task. I’ve downloaded my book into iTunes, but the audible format is something called “aa” (possibly because it drives you to d… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=143&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=145&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)