# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=145&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:** 146 --- ## [Okay, let's have that "Does AA work?" thread. (Alcoholics Anonymous)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-lets-have-that-does-aa-work-thread-alcoholics-anonymous/557706)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2011, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-lets-have-that-does-aa-work-thread-alcoholics-anonymous/557706 "2011-11-11T07:50:17Z")
I was all set to post this in the other thread, then I saw twickster’s thread. Look, AA may have its flaws, but I think “cult” is way off the mark. Especially when there are groups like Scientology, which I do believe t… --- ## [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… --- ## [DNA evidence unmasks Jack the Ripper.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dna-evidence-unmasks-jack-the-ripper/697783)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2014, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dna-evidence-unmasks-jack-the-ripper/697783 "2014-10-20T02:48:27Z")
Supposedly it has been proven that it was Polish immigrant Aaron Kosminski. How credible is this? It seems very credible to me. --- ## [Valid points made by villains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valid-points-made-by-villains/675579)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valid-points-made-by-villains/675579 "2013-12-19T21:59:59Z")
Example (from X-Men 2) Mystique to Nightcrawler Any others? --- ## [Battery bounce trick/life hack - how does it work ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battery-bounce-trick-life-hack-how-does-it-work/660981)
**Author:** [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battery-bounce-trick-life-hack-how-does-it-work/660981 "2013-09-07T03:22:57Z")
So I was wasting time on the interwebs and came upon this interesting techniqueto figure out whether an AA battery was good or empty. Puzzled, but always having tons of batteries around the computer, I did the experimen… --- ## [How long to arrive at movie theater before movie starts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-arrive-at-movie-theater-before-movie-starts/651746)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-arrive-at-movie-theater-before-movie-starts/651746 "2013-03-07T21:07:20Z")
I’m going to see Jack and the Giant Slayer with some friends tonight. It’s opening night for the film, and we’re seeing the 7:10 pm show. This is in a theater in the suburbs with a huge parking lot and can get pretty cro… --- ## [Public behavior that just \*pisses you off\* (not ranty enough for The Pit)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-behavior-that-just-pisses-you-off-not-ranty-enough-for-the-pit/558052)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2010, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-behavior-that-just-pisses-you-off-not-ranty-enough-for-the-pit/558052 "2010-11-01T13:23:42Z")
I was in a grocery store yesterday. Maybe I was just in a bad mood to begin with, I dunno. But I saw so many examples of public behavior that just piss me off that I was almost seething by the time I got my groceries loa… --- ## [Are there cavemen in heaven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-cavemen-in-heaven/514718)
**Author:** [@Dorothy\_Mantooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorothy_Mantooth)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2009, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-cavemen-in-heaven/514718 "2009-11-02T03:59:33Z")
And if so, at what point did God grant humans souls? --- ## [These sequential threads see in 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 476\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2020, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-sequential-threads-see-in-2020/845671 "2020-07-08T02:01:49Z")
\*\* A real “I Am My Own Grandpa” What was Grandma (or Grandpa) doing in the kitchen or outside all day?\*\* Being their own grandpa. Lame, yes, but I was dying to post that new sequential thread title. Happy 2020 everyon… --- ## [Why are American men generally more manly than European men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-american-men-generally-more-manly-than-european-men/661563)
**Author:** [@davidborts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidborts)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2013, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-american-men-generally-more-manly-than-european-men/661563 "2013-07-06T15:21:35Z")
Now before the Europeans on this board get offended, I don’t mean that Europeans are unmanly or that somehow they lack testosterone. I’m simply pointing out the obviously greater importance to “manly” things and behavior… --- ## [Donald Trump, tax avoider](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-tax-avoider/921696)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 539\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-trump-tax-avoider/921696 "2021-02-22T16:15:40Z")
This story was broken by the New York Times, but they have a paywall, so I’ll post a link from the Guardian. As can be expected, the information is changing by the second. --- ## [Your high school crush? (or "The one that got away")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-high-school-crush-or-the-one-that-got-away/291143)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2016, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-high-school-crush-or-the-one-that-got-away/291143 "2016-02-13T02:23:15Z")
In this thread on dating, folks are telling stories of romantic abuse, many of them bad experiences from high school. It got me thinking about my high school days and how I’m different now than I was then. It also got … --- ## [What kind of pitching did Babe Ruth face?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-pitching-did-babe-ruth-face/652108)
**Author:** [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2013, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-pitching-did-babe-ruth-face/652108 "2013-03-13T15:17:56Z")
Which pitcher threw the hardest back then and at what velocity? Were the breaking pitches as nasty as they are in the modern game? Were there any variations on the split-finger fastball or the cutter? Ruth used an absur… --- ## [How long should a man's fingernails be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-a-mans-fingernails-be/306817)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Ecks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ecks)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2016, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-a-mans-fingernails-be/306817 "2016-02-29T17:21:38Z")
I’ve been told several times that my fingernails are too long. I don’t think they are- opinions on socially acceptable length for a man’s fingernails, please. --- ## [Catholic Wedding Etiquette Question: Should Protestants kneel during the service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-wedding-etiquette-question-should-protestants-kneel-during-the-service/607878)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-wedding-etiquette-question-should-protestants-kneel-during-the-service/607878 "2012-01-21T00:52:47Z")
I recently attended my first ever “full blown” Catholic wedding. The only other Catholic wedding service I ever attended was very short: the groom and bride were both around 60, both widowed with grown kids and grandch… --- ## [Does Papa John's pizza make anyone else ill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-papa-johns-pizza-make-anyone-else-ill/160131)
**Author:** [@MrVisible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrVisible)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-papa-johns-pizza-make-anyone-else-ill/160131 "2015-01-22T09:33:09Z")
We had a couple of friends over this weekend, and in between games of Zombies!!!, we had the usual discussion about what pizza to order. Except this time, it strayed a bit from the normal toppings debate. This time, one… --- ## ['Possum in My Yard... What Do I Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possum-in-my-yard-what-do-i-do/479933)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possum-in-my-yard-what-do-i-do/479933 "2014-01-24T20:21:40Z")
The last few weeks, my Setters have been acting positively nuts, trying to climb my privacy fence, and this morning it was worse than usual. I brought them inside, but left them out about a half hour later. That’s when… --- ## [Arrested Development is overrated and not funny.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-is-overrated-and-not-funny/569500)
**Author:** [@killingspree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/killingspree)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2013, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-development-is-overrated-and-not-funny/569500 "2013-06-24T02:51:39Z")
A lot of my friends love the show and had me watch it with them and I’m almost done with the second season and I don’t just get it. I’ve yet to have any “lol” moments or even crack a smile. Most the characters aren’t eve… --- ## [Comey Fired! Who is covering who?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-fired-who-is-covering-who/786226)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2017, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-fired-who-is-covering-who/786226 "2017-05-13T01:15:51Z")
The White House announced the firing of FBI Director James Comey. No word on why, yet. --- ## [Why defend fundies if we are at war with ignorance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-defend-fundies-if-we-are-at-war-with-ignorance/231235)
**Author:** [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Replies:** 546\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2004, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-defend-fundies-if-we-are-at-war-with-ignorance/231235 "2004-03-08T07:33:41Z")
In this thread dealing with Mel Gibson’s vanity project, The Passion of the Christ, I denigrated the intelligence and literacy of the intended audience by commenting that fundies would find reading the subtitles difficul… --- ## [Why don't they just fly the space shuttle out into space like a plane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-they-just-fly-the-space-shuttle-out-into-space-like-a-plane/585406)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2011, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-they-just-fly-the-space-shuttle-out-into-space-like-a-plane/585406 "2011-06-14T22:11:04Z")
As in, not erect it pointing straight up and use who know how much rocket fuel to blast off. Why not just slowly take off like a plane, fly up at an angle and get into space that way? --- ## [What are some of your favorite quotes from comedies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-quotes-from-comedies/539074)
**Author:** [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2010, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-quotes-from-comedies/539074 "2010-06-17T07:26:21Z")
They can be from either movies or TV. I’ll start it off with this gem from Lost In America: --- ## [Getting sweat smell out of a dry clean only suit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-sweat-smell-out-of-a-dry-clean-only-suit/622069)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2012, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-sweat-smell-out-of-a-dry-clean-only-suit/622069 "2012-05-26T10:11:47Z")
One of my suits has a sweat smell in the crotch. Dry clean only. This happened years ago in another suit. I recall having it drycleaned but it still smelled afterward. I read some tips online such as baking soda paste,… --- ## [Dating sites - better to respond or ignore when you're not interested?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-sites-better-to-respond-or-ignore-when-youre-not-interested/540531)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-sites-better-to-respond-or-ignore-when-youre-not-interested/540531 "2010-05-28T22:16:22Z")
I’ve been trying out OKCupid, and when I send someone a message and get no reply I think, “OK, they’re not interested.” And I’m fine with that - probably better than being told I’m homely or something. So I got a messag… --- ## [Puree without blender or food processer. Doable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puree-without-blender-or-food-processer-doable/511776)
**Author:** [@TheOnlySaneOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheOnlySaneOne)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2009, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puree-without-blender-or-food-processer-doable/511776 "2009-10-01T23:07:46Z")
So, for this I break my self-imposed exile of the Dope. For I have a problem, and it will take the combined minds of the Doper community to untangle this Gordian Knot. So I’m trying to make a pumpkin bisque, based off t… --- ## [Motorcycle Gangs – Suburbanites vs the real thing; Real life encounters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-gangs-suburbanites-vs-the-real-thing-real-life-encounters/656751)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2014, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-gangs-suburbanites-vs-the-real-thing-real-life-encounters/656751 "2014-01-18T16:57:19Z")
I want to preface this by stating I’m not making fun of, or judging anyone engaging in simulated fun, whether re-enactors, Ren-Fair participants, or cubicle-dwellers in leathers spending weekends zooming around on their … --- ## [2013 State of The Union - Let's Go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-state-of-the-union-lets-go/650142 "2013-02-17T05:16:11Z")
Okay, right off the bat, for a bit of superficiality, I officially hate Michelle’s hairdo. --- ## [Who was the spectacular body double in Up in The Air?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-spectacular-body-double-in-up-in-the-air/528155)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-spectacular-body-double-in-up-in-the-air/528155 "2010-11-12T19:37:23Z")
Because if that actress is really built like that, she’s in the wrong line of work. I’m a chick, and a fundamentally straight chick (I’ve dabbled…) but …AaaOOOOga!!! I can’t recall seeing a more spectacular backside in… --- ## [Why is the average bathtub not long enough for an adult to stretch out in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-average-bathtub-not-long-enough-for-an-adult-to-stretch-out-in/613355)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-average-bathtub-not-long-enough-for-an-adult-to-stretch-out-in/613355 "2012-02-22T20:27:37Z")
You have to bend your knees. Straighten your legs, and now your shoulders and chest are out of the water. Why is that? Anti-drowning safety feature? Water-conservation feature? Or what? --- ## [Maybe Chik-Fil-A and Dan Cathy aren't bigots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-chik-fil-a-and-dan-cathy-arent-bigots/649361)
**Author:** [@Crime\_Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crime_Scene)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2013, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-chik-fil-a-and-dan-cathy-arent-bigots/649361 "2013-06-04T20:42:21Z")
From this article: Gay activist Shane Windmeyer befriends Dan Cathy I think the citizens of this country as well as our representatives could learn something from these two. --- ## [Violation: Showing up VERY late for a multi-party, table reservation dinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violation-showing-up-very-late-for-a-multi-party-table-reservation-dinner/509050)
**Author:** [@St.Anger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/St.Anger)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2009, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/violation-showing-up-very-late-for-a-multi-party-table-reservation-dinner/509050 "2009-09-22T23:53:32Z")
PRELUDE: To celebrate her 31st birthday, Birthday Girl invites her friends to a white-tablecloth reservation-only restaurant (to give you an idea of how high brow this place is, its owned by a famous TV Chef), with 7pm r… --- ## [Low to No Cost Hobbies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-to-no-cost-hobbies/642757)
**Author:** [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/low-to-no-cost-hobbies/642757 "2012-12-11T23:22:58Z")
I have time I would like to fill. How do you fill yours? --- ## [Just read Starship Troopers for the first time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-read-starship-troopers-for-the-first-time/561075)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-read-starship-troopers-for-the-first-time/561075 "2010-12-13T22:07:12Z")
Finally got around to reading this thing after years of putting it off. Don’t really like Sci-fi, or fiction for that matter but really enjoyed this book. Great book. Random observations below: Hard to believe it is o… --- ## [What does a "tabby" cat mean to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-tabby-cat-mean-to-you/490099)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2009, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-tabby-cat-mean-to-you/490099 "2009-04-06T20:06:37Z")
This is a straight up poll. Story to come at 11. :smiley: --- ## [So what \*are\* all those rock piles in New England woods?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-all-those-rock-piles-in-new-england-woods/561305)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2016, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-are-all-those-rock-piles-in-new-england-woods/561305 "2016-06-16T20:31:27Z")
If you ever wander through the woods in New England, odds are pretty good that you’ll discover at least one rock pile while you’re in there. When I was a little kid, we assumed that these were the graves of native americ… --- ## [Tell me about Planet Fitness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-planet-fitness/709385)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2015, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-planet-fitness/709385 "2015-03-08T01:25:50Z")
Don’t think I want to join a gym, especially right now with all the New Year lemmings, but a Planet Fitness just opened right around the corner from me and I’m curious about it. Putting my question here instead of GQ be… --- ## [What do we think of ELO, do we like them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-we-think-of-elo-do-we-like-them/661918)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-we-think-of-elo-do-we-like-them/661918 "2022-04-18T19:23:22Z")
I have about a dozen ELO songs on my mp3 player. Should I delve further into their catalog? I was thinking of starting with “Out of the Blue” and/or “A New World Record” as five of the songs I have are from those two r… --- ## [Are Americans kind of forced to support LGBT standpoints?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-americans-kind-of-forced-to-support-lgbt-standpoints/815430)
**Author:** [@JakeRS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JakeRS)\ **Replies:** 382\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-americans-kind-of-forced-to-support-lgbt-standpoints/815430 "2018-07-16T07:34:41Z")
Looking at American media as a non-American, I have a feeling like saying anything that isn’t supportive of LGBT standpoints (in a civilized way, not in a hate against gays way) is modern day blasphemy and the biggest ta… --- ## [Him and I, he and me, she and me, and I and he were discussing grammar and...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/him-and-i-he-and-me-she-and-me-and-i-and-he-were-discussing-grammar-and/546364)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/him-and-i-he-and-me-she-and-me-and-i-and-he-were-discussing-grammar-and/546364 "2010-07-15T21:21:05Z")
I swear that I was taught in school that when you’re referring to yourself and another person that you should refer to yourself as if the other person were not a factor. Thus, for example, if my friends Abe and Ben went… --- ## [In Texas you can shoot a prostitute for $150](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-texas-you-can-shoot-a-prostitute-for-150/660365)
**Author:** [@Blue\_Mood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Mood)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-texas-you-can-shoot-a-prostitute-for-150/660365 "2013-06-12T00:53:29Z")
Link to article: Man acquitted of murder Summary: a woman was driven to a man’s home to have sex with him. She went inside to talk to the man for about twenty minutes, accepted $150 from him, then got back into the car … --- ## [Question about parents kicking their kids out at 18](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-parents-kicking-their-kids-out-at-18/478686)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-parents-kicking-their-kids-out-at-18/478686 "2012-04-25T19:47:29Z")
Let’s say the parents either despise the kid or feel the best “tough love” is to kick them out of the house the instant they turn 18. Can they kick them out at the stroke of midnight on the 18th birthday, or do they hav… --- ## [Why cops and their unions don't care about the public](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cops-and-their-unions-dont-care-about-the-public/792876)
**Author:** [@UCBearcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UCBearcats)\ **Replies:** 390\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2017, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cops-and-their-unions-dont-care-about-the-public/792876 "2017-08-13T03:12:41Z")
It has become apparent to me in the several threads regarding cops and their impact on society how little they and their unions actually care about the citizens in their community. There is one cop who keeps claiming th… --- ## [Against feminism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/against-feminism/579383)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2011, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/against-feminism/579383 "2011-05-14T11:09:04Z")
Disclaimer: Now I’m sure I’ll be accused of being a regressive social influence for going against, but I’m not. I’m in favour of equality before the law for all, I’m against racism, I’m a socialist and former member of t… --- ## [Hollywood pedo who abused Corey Feldman, Haim and more about to be revealed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-pedo-who-abused-corey-feldman-haim-and-more-about-to-be-revealed/766449)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2018, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-pedo-who-abused-corey-feldman-haim-and-more-about-to-be-revealed/766449 "2018-01-07T15:57:59Z")
Wild rumors ahoy! I’ve been seeing the Coreys-- Feldman and Haim-- trending lately, so I decided to investigate a bit. Turns out, there’s a story out there that a four-year investigation (albeit by a tabloid, albeit by … --- ## [What are the odds that the U.S. will default?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-odds-that-the-u-s-will-default/669903)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2013, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-odds-that-the-u-s-will-default/669903 "2013-10-14T22:10:47Z")
(If this is more GD, feel free to move; I couldn’t figure it out.) Obama seems pretty firm that he isn’t negotiating this time, although Paul Ryan says he’s sure he will. The Tea Party congressfolk show no sign of want… --- ## [Newt will win big in SC today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newt-will-win-big-in-sc-today/610217)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newt-will-win-big-in-sc-today/610217 "2012-01-27T20:00:55Z")
The swing to Newt, both in SC and nationally, is pretty astounding. In SC, the final PPP poll is out. They were in the field Wednesday night through Friday night - last night. Over the three-day period, Newt leads Mit… --- ## [$2 bill-good luck or bad luck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-bill-good-luck-or-bad-luck/575334)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2011, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-bill-good-luck-or-bad-luck/575334 "2011-03-23T15:48:07Z")
When my maternal grandmother was still alive, she was convinced $2 bills were good luck. She always gave them to us as kids, and the few times I see one I make sure to keep it. Imagine my suprise when I found out many … --- ## [Botticelli - March 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2017/780978)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 379\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2017/780978 "2017-04-04T03:58:09Z")
I am W. --- ## [SDMB All-Pro Fantasy Football league](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-all-pro-fantasy-football-league/505078)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 424\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2009, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-all-pro-fantasy-football-league/505078 "2009-12-29T09:59:59Z")
Here we are, it’s year 4 in what I’ve declared to be the league of the SDMB’s fantasy football elite. Except Jules Andre. Last year’s thread. This is not a recruitment thread at the moment, as everyone who was in the l… --- ## [Predictions for the 2020 US Presidential Election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-for-the-2020-us-presidential-election/922525)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 494\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predictions-for-the-2020-us-presidential-election/922525 "2024-06-15T07:06:26Z")
As I’ve done in past elections, here are the results of my calculations for predicting the winner of the 2020 US presidential election http://prespredict.com/ Some points: The predictions are more bullish for Biden … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=144&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=146&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)