# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1450&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:** 1451 --- ## [Missouri: husband responsible for wife's medical bills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missouri-husband-responsible-for-wifes-medical-bills/694900)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missouri-husband-responsible-for-wifes-medical-bills/694900 "2014-08-07T14:11:23Z")
In the early 90s my wife racked up some serious medical bills. WHen the bills came, they were sent to me…not her. When I called to correct this, I was told Missouri law requires that the husband be responsible for the … --- ## [Verhoeven Reconsidered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verhoeven-reconsidered/212470)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2004, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verhoeven-reconsidered/212470 "2004-01-03T21:11:25Z")
Branching Hijack. When I first saw Showgirls, I dutifully hated it. Then reading Jonathan Rosenbaum’s review of Hollow Man, I came across this quote: This intrigued me, so I rented the tape, five years after I’d first… --- ## [Harddrive crashed, and Apple makes me reload all my music?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harddrive-crashed-and-apple-makes-me-reload-all-my-music/603075)
**Author:** [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2011, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/harddrive-crashed-and-apple-makes-me-reload-all-my-music/603075 "2011-12-04T05:12:38Z")
To start, as will become apparent, I hate Apple. I am a diehard PC user and only got an iPhone 6 months ago cause, well, I had to. And it does work well as my car’s main stereo source. Anyways, here’s my situation: One … --- ## [Laptop won't turn on without taking out battery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-wont-turn-on-without-taking-out-battery/588559)
**Author:** [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2011, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-wont-turn-on-without-taking-out-battery/588559 "2011-07-11T22:29:15Z")
I’ve got a weird issue with my Sony Vaio laptop (Windows 7). I can’t turn it on unless I take out the battery, unplug the power source, and hold the power button for 10 seconds. Then when I put the battery back in, it … --- ## [Why use tanks, specifically, to suppress/intimidate protesting crowds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-use-tanks-specifically-to-suppress-intimidate-protesting-crowds/572022)
**Author:** [@Mops](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mops)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2011, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-use-tanks-specifically-to-suppress-intimidate-protesting-crowds/572022 "2011-02-22T12:42:02Z")
Over the decades I recollect many pictures/reports of tanks being used to intimidate or crush protests by civilians - China, Egypt, now in Libya. I wonder about the choice of tanks - isn’t the role they are designed for… --- ## [Which college football teams are you a legitimate fan of -- and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-college-football-teams-are-you-a-legitimate-fan-of-and-why/698486)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-college-football-teams-are-you-a-legitimate-fan-of-and-why/698486 "2014-09-18T16:47:47Z")
And by “legitimate fan” I mean a team you root for come hell or high water, win or lose, good season or bad. Mine are (in order of fandom) Auburn Vanderbilt Tennessee Middle Tennessee Samford (formerly Howard Colle… --- ## [Cursing without cussing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cursing-without-cussing/108853)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cursing-without-cussing/108853 "2012-01-30T15:03:57Z")
I thought about putting this in IMHO, but with the language that may come forth I thought it better belonged here. Mods, please feel free to move if this is the wrong forum. I work in a cubicle…four walls, no privacy. … --- ## [People often say the King James Bible is "a great work of literature" - Is it really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-often-say-the-king-james-bible-is-a-great-work-of-literature-is-it-really/681989)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2014, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-often-say-the-king-james-bible-is-a-great-work-of-literature-is-it-really/681989 "2014-02-27T16:28:18Z")
My literature chops aren’t distinguished enough to make a determination re this one way or the other. Is the King James Bible a bona fide “great work of literature” in terms of literature as art? --- ## [Inconceivable! (Or, I finally watched the Princess Bride)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inconceivable-or-i-finally-watched-the-princess-bride/281334)
**Author:** [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2004, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inconceivable-or-i-finally-watched-the-princess-bride/281334 "2004-12-28T00:15:42Z")
I have always meant to watch it, but somehow have just never gotten around to doing it. Of course, here on the SDMB, I think that puts me in a distinct minority, but I’m used to being the odd one out. But finally I wen… --- ## [Screw you, Vizio.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-vizio/604118)
**Author:** [@Noodles\_Fellicini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noodles_Fellicini)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-vizio/604118 "2011-11-27T22:34:02Z")
My very first flatscreen TV and it didn’t even last 7 months. Guess I’m spoiled since my previous TV was 15 years old and still working when I gave it away but I feel so used now that you’ve turned me into such a consp… --- ## [Julia Louis-Dreyfuss....Smoking!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-louis-dreyfuss-smoking/619176)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2012, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julia-louis-dreyfuss-smoking/619176 "2012-05-29T18:09:12Z")
Damn! She looks good! Can’t wait for Veep --- ## [One Time, While We Were Having Sex . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-time-while-we-were-having-sex/528552)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2010, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-time-while-we-were-having-sex/528552 "2010-02-13T04:33:15Z")
So, here’s the story. I was dating a guy and his friends invited us to come down and vacation with them over the summer holiday. They were going a few days before us, we decided to wait until the weekend rather than ta… --- ## [How much human experience would a Jesus actually get?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-human-experience-would-a-jesus-actually-get/526174)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-human-experience-would-a-jesus-actually-get/526174 "2010-01-27T13:32:24Z")
For some reason as I was falling asleep last night I started thinking about the Jesus story and the idea that Jesus, though divine, got to experience being human up to and including death. But when I think about my own … --- ## [If your a christian answer this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-a-christian-answer-this/232277)
**Author:** [@Faucet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faucet)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2004, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-a-christian-answer-this/232277 "2004-03-20T03:46:04Z")
If your an atheist then this question really isn’t for you because I’m assuming that God created the universe. The question is do you think God used evolution to create the universe or did he create it in 6 days? I pers… --- ## [Clear Channel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-channel/633151)
**Author:** [@TheChileanBlob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheChileanBlob)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clear-channel/633151 "2012-09-22T20:10:30Z")
I live in the Atlanta area, where 96 Rock was an institution and the soundtrack to my rebellious youth. A few years ago it became Project 9-6-1 which pissed a lot of people off. Seriously, if you are from Atlanta and are… --- ## [Tell me about scotch.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-scotch/645647)
**Author:** [@Curiosity\_Kills\_Her](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Curiosity_Kills_Her)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2013, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-scotch/645647 "2013-01-11T05:21:50Z")
I’ve been on a quest to learn to appreciate different spirits. So far I’ve dipped my toes in tequila and gin, I’m now onto whiskey. I started with some Maker’s Mark and thought it was horrid. In discussing it with my bos… --- ## [Eliminating lazy thinking about Wal-Mart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eliminating-lazy-thinking-about-wal-mart/394583)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2007, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eliminating-lazy-thinking-about-wal-mart/394583 "2007-04-06T23:40:58Z")
We got into this topic in a recent Pit thread re suburban sprawl, and I thought it deserved a thread of its own. My basic political perspective is liberal. I’m neither a huge WM fan nor a hater, but I shop there now and… --- ## [OK... How hot should chorizo be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-how-hot-should-chorizo-be/529882)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-how-hot-should-chorizo-be/529882 "2010-02-24T18:34:54Z")
When I was in L.A., chorizo would raise a sweat no matter where I got it. When I moved to the PNW, I discovered that generally people don’t do ‘hot’; so I was surprised a couple of years ago when I saw chorizo in the lo… --- ## [There a special place in Hell for those who backstab their friends...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-a-special-place-in-hell-for-those-who-backstab-their-friends/376207)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2006, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-a-special-place-in-hell-for-those-who-backstab-their-friends/376207 "2006-10-16T15:11:03Z")
…and I have already reserved one room for this so-called ‘friend’ of mine. Come over here, pal. Do you like the view of the burning river of fire? Enjoying the burning smell of flesh? Oops, sorry, I seem to have accident… --- ## [Technology in schools: overrated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technology-in-schools-overrated/481840)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2009, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/technology-in-schools-overrated/481840 "2009-01-22T04:43:17Z")
In America these days, you can’t swing a stunted cat without hitting a politician who’s promising to bring technology into the classroom. “Wired” schools are now the norm. Every school has a computer lab, and most have… --- ## [Will Meghan Markle be able to hold a British passport after the wedding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-meghan-markle-be-able-to-hold-a-british-passport-after-the-wedding/814186)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-meghan-markle-be-able-to-hold-a-british-passport-after-the-wedding/814186 "2018-05-23T18:23:06Z")
So it looks like Meghan Markle will undergoing the normal naturalization process to obtain British citizenship, which takes several years, instead of there being a private act of parliament naturalizing her (like there w… --- ## [Bricker: This is not a good debating technique](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-this-is-not-a-good-debating-technique/336213)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2005, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-this-is-not-a-good-debating-technique/336213 "2005-12-20T01:32:03Z")
Ok, in the spirit of pitting the sin, not the sinner, I’m opening this thread for people who want to give unfiltered feedback to \*\*Bricker \*\*concerning his latest GD thread. Bricker: Your recent GD thread Prostitution i… --- ## [Let's come up with some great ideas for adult birthday parties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-come-up-with-some-great-ideas-for-adult-birthday-parties/591758)
**Author:** [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-come-up-with-some-great-ideas-for-adult-birthday-parties/591758 "2011-08-08T21:34:38Z")
No, not adult birthday parties, you pervs. Just birthday parties for adults. I’m turning 34 this month (ack!) and I’m not really digging the idea of just going to a bar all night. Does anyone have any suggestions for … --- ## [BASE Jump off Everest, anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/base-jump-off-everest-anyone/54901)
**Author:** [@johnson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnson)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/base-jump-off-everest-anyone/54901 "2012-06-07T11:29:10Z")
Well, why not? Sure, you’d have to drag a parachute up there, but you wouldn’t have to bring up supplies for your way down. From the descriptions (as in, 10,000 foot sheer drop into Tibet) there’s a number of places you … --- ## ['"Don't make me angry. You wouldn't like me when I'm angry.'... 'Dammit, we made him angry'", a tale of customer service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-make-me-angry-you-wouldnt-like-me-when-im-angry-dammit-we-made-him-angry-a-tale-of-customer-service/970377)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2024, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-make-me-angry-you-wouldnt-like-me-when-im-angry-dammit-we-made-him-angry-a-tale-of-customer-service/970377 "2024-08-14T19:57:47Z")
My daughter rented a U-Haul storage space in late May and since then the location has double-billed her for one space, ignoring her complaints, blowing her off, and at one time, someone called her a ‘hoe’. I asked if sh… --- ## [Behold, the power of cheese!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behold-the-power-of-cheese/334531)
**Author:** [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2005, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/behold-the-power-of-cheese/334531 "2005-12-15T17:54:52Z")
Bwahahahahaha! Asshattery She wanted to become a model? I know it’s a mug shot which is not flattering at the best of times, but looking at the picture, honey, you ain’t all that. Maybe she was an aspiring hand model. … --- ## [Iconic roles that almost went to other actors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-roles-that-almost-went-to-other-actors/808949)
**Author:** [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2018, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iconic-roles-that-almost-went-to-other-actors/808949 "2018-03-18T11:44:35Z")
It’s pretty well known that Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz was originally played by Buddy “Jed Clampett” Ebsen, but he had to give up the role because he was allergic to the aluminum-powder makeup. It went to Roy Bolger in… --- ## [Reply to Babale re: Hamas and Israel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-babale-re-hamas-and-israel/991469)
**Author:** [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reply-to-babale-re-hamas-and-israel/991469 "2023-10-17T15:07:19Z")
I never once supported what Hamas did. You ascribed that to me, because you’re a piece of shit. I just pointed out that a lot of Palestinian civilians have been killed by Israel - over 21 times as many than have Israeli… --- ## [On the Road to Mandalay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-road-to-mandalay/551279)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2014, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-the-road-to-mandalay/551279 "2014-06-08T21:48:00Z")
This is an 1892 poem by Rudyard Kipling that got a new life when they turned it into a song in the 1950s. Frank Sinatra sang it. I’ve never heard the song, or read the poem until recently, but I’ve read quotes from it. T… --- ## [Cost of Living Is Poised to Plummet in the Next 20 Years (SingularityHUB)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-living-is-poised-to-plummet-in-the-next-20-years-singularityhub/760479)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2016, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-living-is-poised-to-plummet-in-the-next-20-years-singularityhub/760479 "2016-07-27T17:44:16Z")
This paints a very bright picture of the future… --- ## [Well shit, I accidentally bought a \*foam\* mattress](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-shit-i-accidentally-bought-a-foam-mattress/716229)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-shit-i-accidentally-bought-a-foam-mattress/716229 "2015-04-02T17:41:38Z")
I have no experience with these. It’s currently squished flat and wrapped into a cylindrical shape. I am afraid one I unwrap it, I’ll have no way to return it. (I ordered it online through Amazon.) So… what are the pro… --- ## [Google took away SMS and no longer gets my business](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-took-away-sms-and-no-longer-gets-my-business/685225)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2014, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-took-away-sms-and-no-longer-gets-my-business/685225 "2014-04-17T04:17:20Z")
They’ve done it. They’ve crossed the line. They removed search from maps, but I was okay. They removed it from YouTube channels. I put up with it. Now I find out they’ve removed SMS from Gmail for the United States. No a… --- ## [Most Transparent Administration EVER!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-transparent-administration-ever/503742)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-transparent-administration-ever/503742 "2009-07-23T19:59:06Z")
…If by ‘transparent’ you mean “Predictably focused on hiding important information and ramming through legislation before people have a chance to debate it.” Seriously, isn’t this stuff starting to bother you Obama supp… --- ## [Kindergarten Sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindergarten-sex/138498)
**Author:** [@Eidolon909](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eidolon909)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2002, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kindergarten-sex/138498 "2002-11-30T03:36:22Z")
http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/xml/story.ssf/html\_standard.xsl?/base/news/1038047453286540.xml So where exactly does a 5 year old learn to do that? Sick. Either the boy or the girl has been seriou… --- ## [Who would you cast as the new (TV version) of Hannibal Lecter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-cast-as-the-new-tv-version-of-hannibal-lecter/613612)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2012, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-cast-as-the-new-tv-version-of-hannibal-lecter/613612 "2012-03-24T20:48:29Z")
For those who haven’t heard, NBC has greenlighted (greenlit?) a new TV series based on Thomas Harris’s novel Red Dragon, the first book to feature Hannibal Lecter. (Two movie versions isn’t enough after all.) Story. A… --- ## [538's take on gerrymandering (US politics)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/538s-take-on-gerrymandering-us-politics/807444)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2018, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/538s-take-on-gerrymandering-us-politics/807444 "2018-01-30T17:23:50Z")
Since no one is going to gerrymander for partisan competitveness, the only fair system on the table is compact districts. Which gives the GOP a +28 to +30 advantage, compared to their current +34 advantage. --- ## [Bush already planning on using Bird Flu as excuse for Military Action in the U.S.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-already-planning-on-using-bird-flu-as-excuse-for-military-action-in-the-u-s/324946)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2005, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-already-planning-on-using-bird-flu-as-excuse-for-military-action-in-the-u-s/324946 "2005-10-11T19:23:22Z")
Motherfucking baby-raping absurd. Hey, DOOBYA, you piece of shit, where were you during Katrina? --- ## [Are year-old cans of beer OK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-year-old-cans-of-beer-ok/590844)
**Author:** [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2011, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-year-old-cans-of-beer-ok/590844 "2011-08-01T15:21:31Z")
I normally drink ale in bottles, but on vacation I don’t want to bring glass down to the beach, so I get beer in cans. The best I can find is Molson Canadian (American version, if it matters) or maybe Heineken. Anyway,… --- ## [Is Jane Krakowski gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jane-krakowski-gay/490427)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jane-krakowski-gay/490427 "2009-03-24T18:41:57Z")
Not that there’s anything wrong with that. I read a recent mention of Jane Krakowski that said she has “never married”. The quotes were in the original article, which seemed to indicate a kind of secondary meaning to th… --- ## [Early, but growing evidence vaccines less effective against Delta](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-but-growing-evidence-vaccines-less-effective-against-delta/945775)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2021, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-but-growing-evidence-vaccines-less-effective-against-delta/945775 "2021-08-24T16:48:01Z")
There’s growing evidence that Delta is able to beat the vaccine in an increasing number of cases, though it appears that the vaccines are able to generally do its job of preventing the worst outcomes. Still, as someone w… --- ## [Will Obama and the democrats do anything to make voting easier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-obama-and-the-democrats-do-anything-to-make-voting-easier/715633)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-obama-and-the-democrats-do-anything-to-make-voting-easier/715633 "2015-03-27T02:47:07Z")
Obama is out talking about mandatory voting. From a purely partisan POV, the harder it is to vote the better republicans do. The easier it is to vote the better democrats do. So Republicans have declared war on votin… --- ## [Placenta Helper on SNL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/placenta-helper-on-snl/680)
**Author:** [@inertia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inertia)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/placenta-helper-on-snl/680 "2014-01-17T21:42:27Z")
Cece, Dude, you are the greatest font of wisdom the world has ever known. With that out of the way I’d like to point out that in your third book, Return of The Straight Dope, you mention a script sent to you by one Davi… --- ## [Love Actually favorite storyline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-actually-favorite-storyline/599845)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2011, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-actually-favorite-storyline/599845 "2011-10-19T22:36:58Z")
What’s your favorite Love Actually storyline? Vote first before you read the next post. You can vote for more than one but try to limit it. The candidates: 1 Billy Mack and Joe - aging rock star and his manager 2 Juli… --- ## [Quick, get 'em now!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-get-em-now/338115)
**Author:** [@Atticus\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atticus_Finch)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2006, 9:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quick-get-em-now/338115 "2006-01-05T09:39:09Z")
In this thread, the obnoxious trio of Aeschines, mswas, and drmark2000 are all busily posting brown-acid pretentious philosophical mumbo-jumbo about the Dark Christ and the nature of suffering. There’s also a load of sh… --- ## [Cajun too hot (peppery) to eat; how to mellow it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajun-too-hot-peppery-to-eat-how-to-mellow-it/589435)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajun-too-hot-peppery-to-eat-how-to-mellow-it/589435 "2011-07-25T18:33:56Z")
Wife and I made shrimp etouffee last night. With a jalapeno, a poblano, plus lots of black/white/cayenne pepper in it, it’s tasty, but it’s also a bit hotter than we would like. We have two meals worth of leftovers we … --- ## [Help me get my breakfast potatoes crispy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-my-breakfast-potatoes-crispy/580864)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2011, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-get-my-breakfast-potatoes-crispy/580864 "2011-05-06T15:50:55Z")
I’ve been experimenting with my breakfast potatoes recipe and while I have the seasoning I’m looking for pretty much perfected, I’m still having trouble getting it to come out crispy, and if I could figure that out they … --- ## [Force people who made money from sub-prime mess to pay for it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/force-people-who-made-money-from-sub-prime-mess-to-pay-for-it/464607)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2008, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/force-people-who-made-money-from-sub-prime-mess-to-pay-for-it/464607 "2008-09-25T04:58:57Z")
I’m pretty sure many people (financial services execs, traders, brokers, etc) made hundreds of billions of dollars, collectively, out of this whole securitization-of-sub-prime-mortgages fiasco. Instead of making the ave… --- ## [GOP dopers in support of Jeb! Bush: Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-dopers-in-support-of-jeb-bush-why/724910)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2015, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-dopers-in-support-of-jeb-bush-why/724910 "2015-07-14T19:46:27Z")
I’m honestly going to do my best to refrain from turning this thread into a Jeb! Bush shit-thread, but this is truly one of the cases where I just CANNOT - as hard as I try - understand why Jeb! is pulling in such widesp… --- ## [John Walker-Taliban Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-walker-taliban-warrior/96643)
**Author:** [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2001, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-walker-taliban-warrior/96643 "2001-12-07T05:43:06Z")
Acording to CNN’s Web site, a 20-year-old American anmed John Walker was captured after the collapse of the Taliban prison revolt in Mazar-i-Sharif. Walker converted to Islam four years ago and went to Yemen to study Ara… --- ## [Anarchy, and delivery of complex services](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anarchy-and-delivery-of-complex-services/506685)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2009, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anarchy-and-delivery-of-complex-services/506685 "2009-08-23T02:13:46Z")
We’ve recently had a self-proclaimed anarchist join the board, (and oh, hey, welcome aboard dude, in case I forgot to say it in your first thread), and I’ve found my mind wandering back to the little I know about anarchi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1449&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1451&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)