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**Author:** [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2004, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/babywise-how-have-you-escaped-the-pit-this-long/249181 "2004-06-15T00:05:44Z")
The more I read about the Babywise baby raising regimen, the sicker I get. The basic premise about this “Christian Based” (the loosest fucking sense of the term) child rearing program (which, incidentally, has been link… --- ## [Has anyone encountered problems when the accidentally treated a "copyright trap" as real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-encountered-problems-when-the-accidentally-treated-a-copyright-trap-as-real/648071)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2014, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-encountered-problems-when-the-accidentally-treated-a-copyright-trap-as-real/648071 "2014-03-31T16:39:18Z")
Cecil once fielded a question like this, but he didn’t answer part of the question. Are there any documented cases where a person was harmed or encountered difficulty because they relied on something they found in a map… --- ## [Can anybody help me fake some football basics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anybody-help-me-fake-some-football-basics/479086)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2009, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anybody-help-me-fake-some-football-basics/479086 "2009-01-05T19:07:52Z")
For work reasons, I am going to have to attend a pro football game this weekend: the Philadelphia Eagles versus the Minnesota…um, well, I don’t actually know the name of the team from Minnesota.\* That’s part of the reas… --- ## [Most Heartbreaking moments in gaming history? (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-heartbreaking-moments-in-gaming-history-open-spoilers/712343)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-heartbreaking-moments-in-gaming-history-open-spoilers/712343 "2015-02-19T00:19:52Z")
This is an article published by Gamespot on Yahoo, but I seriously disagree with the list. It looks like a list made by people who have only played games recently or only played popular games. I realize now I look at my… --- ## [What chemical compounds can you safely drink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chemical-compounds-can-you-safely-drink/692861)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2015, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-chemical-compounds-can-you-safely-drink/692861 "2015-02-03T05:38:03Z")
Other than water and ethanol? You have a shot glass in front of you filled with a pure sample of a liquid chemical compound. You pick it up and drink it down. What can be in the glass that won’t injure or poison you? --- ## [Negative consequences of giving up US citizenship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negative-consequences-of-giving-up-us-citizenship/673327)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/negative-consequences-of-giving-up-us-citizenship/673327 "2013-11-09T14:58:49Z")
Thisthread reminded me of a question that I have had for a while. If you give up your US citizenship in favor of citizenship in another country, and assuming you haven’t broken any US laws, don’t have outstanding taxes,… --- ## [Witches and Halloween (Rant Rant Rant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witches-and-halloween-rant-rant-rant/206150)
**Author:** [@Papaveraceae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Papaveraceae)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2003, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witches-and-halloween-rant-rant-rant/206150 "2003-10-13T18:50:58Z")
There are times when I hate this time of year. How do you explain to your supervisor that comments like “lets burn the witch at the stake” are really, really offensive? She is a Christian and I am Wiccan. She does not… --- ## [Actors/resses that makes you NOT want to see a movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-resses-that-makes-you-not-want-to-see-a-movie/1006077 "2024-12-30T04:32:52Z")
For me, its Mark Whalberg, Kirsten Dunst, Ryan Reynolds, John Wayne, Awkwafina and Katharine Hepburne. These share one thing, i dont like how the look, --- ## [Why is the computer singularity not coming until 2045?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-computer-singularity-not-coming-until-2045/616934)
**Author:** [@Three\_Packs\_a\_Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Three_Packs_a_Day)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-computer-singularity-not-coming-until-2045/616934 "2012-03-28T22:00:40Z")
With only a passing knowledge of what the computer Singularity is, and having heard Ray Kurzweil’s prediction that it will come in 2045, I must ask: why will it take so long? Stuff like this is why I started my other th… --- ## [Another offensive TV spot from Moveonpac.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-offensive-tv-spot-from-moveonpac/304698)
**Author:** [@Evil\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_One)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2005, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-offensive-tv-spot-from-moveonpac/304698 "2005-05-23T03:03:54Z")
I just saw a TV commercial referencing the current filibuster battle in the Senate that really pissed me off…but not for the reason you might think. For those of you who aren’t following, Republicans and Democrats are b… --- ## [Best professor abuse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-professor-abuse/269124)
**Author:** [@praxim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/praxim)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2004, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-professor-abuse/269124 "2004-10-20T00:23:57Z")
I’m taking a 400-level math class (for those in universities with strange numbering systems, this is a senior-level course), and I happen to be in it with a bunch of dolts. They may be nice dolts — I don’t know, I haven… --- ## [Awesome moments in horrible movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-moments-in-horrible-movies/464389)
**Author:** [@Dosipede](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dosipede)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2008, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesome-moments-in-horrible-movies/464389 "2008-09-25T03:19:01Z")
Sometimes a movie is remembered for one moment. The rest of the movie is forgotten, pulled under by bad writing, bad acting, bad directing, just pitiful everything, but that one moment stands head and shoulders above the… --- ## [What TV shows do you know by another name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-do-you-know-by-another-name/567923)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-tv-shows-do-you-know-by-another-name/567923 "2011-01-30T00:48:33Z")
I was talking to my mother recently about the “Andy Griffith Show”. She kept calling it the “Barney Fife Show” because that was its most memorable character. That reminded me that back when it was on the air, she would… --- ## [Obama says he would, as POTUS, have his AG look into prosecuting Bush Admin crimes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-says-he-would-as-potus-have-his-ag-look-into-prosecuting-bush-admin-crimes/445442)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2008, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-says-he-would-as-potus-have-his-ag-look-into-prosecuting-bush-admin-crimes/445442 "2008-04-17T02:49:52Z")
He’s still ruling out impeachment, but: Lots of caveats and reservations, not a “Nail the bastards!” message. Still, I haven’t heard anything of the kind from HRC yet. Anyway: Would such investigations of the prev… --- ## [Personhood for dolphins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personhood-for-dolphins/546277)
**Author:** [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2010, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personhood-for-dolphins/546277 "2010-07-13T12:12:16Z")
Recently I mentioned in a thread about apes that there are people out there who believe that great apes deserves the rights of personhood because they are so similar to humans. I thought it was interesting to find this … --- ## [Picard is such a wimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picard-is-such-a-wimp/541576)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2010, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/picard-is-such-a-wimp/541576 "2010-06-04T21:33:25Z")
should have used Hugh to kill a lot of Borg --- ## [Obama supporters: what's the first major mistake you expect him to make in office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-supporters-whats-the-first-major-mistake-you-expect-him-to-make-in-office/472224)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2008, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-supporters-whats-the-first-major-mistake-you-expect-him-to-make-in-office/472224 "2008-11-18T22:32:02Z")
I will not lessen the uncharacteristic pith of this OP with blather. --- ## [Should I get a criminal pardon from Canada ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-a-criminal-pardon-from-canada/605883)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2013, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-get-a-criminal-pardon-from-canada/605883 "2013-09-26T04:20:51Z")
I’ve been a criminal since 1981 as a result of a DUI. I’ve dallied with the idea of seeking a pardon for years, but the effort appeared so daunting in the days before the internet. Then I was told that as long as I have… --- ## [Acer Aspire One weird cursor issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acer-aspire-one-weird-cursor-issue/541308)
**Author:** [@NOLA\_Cajun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NOLA_Cajun)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acer-aspire-one-weird-cursor-issue/541308 "2010-05-31T20:08:16Z")
I love my netbook but it does weird things with the cursor. It just randomly jumps around the computer while I 'm trying to type. And it is annoying as hell to be typing and then look up and see your cursor has jumped to… --- ## [Homeopathy makes me stabby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeopathy-makes-me-stabby/719083)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeopathy-makes-me-stabby/719083 "2015-05-07T19:21:28Z")
There is no damn doubt herbs can contain chemicals that effect the human body, try some opium poppies or hemlock if you doubt that. I’m sure massages and adjustments from a chiro at least have a possibility of helping b… --- ## [US Law Enforcement Officers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-law-enforcement-officers/488256)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2009, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-law-enforcement-officers/488256 "2009-03-07T09:05:42Z")
I’m currently reading A Maidens Grave by Jefferey Deaver. Much reference is made in the book to: Town Marshalls, US Marshalls, FBI,CIA, State Troopers,County Sherriff etc. etc. What is the pecking order of these differ… --- ## [Prayer doesn't work: Election 2008](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prayer-doesnt-work-election-2008/471209)
**Author:** [@Shawn1767](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shawn1767)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2008, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prayer-doesnt-work-election-2008/471209 "2008-11-10T20:23:31Z")
Okay, so for all those efforts I saw online and on the news for people who were praying for a McCain victory, how do you answer his loss? For me, there are only two conclusions you can come to: a) prayer doesn’t work OR… --- ## [Dear Bowe Bergdahl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-bowe-bergdahl/777681)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2017, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-bowe-bergdahl/777681 "2017-11-06T06:19:31Z")
Dear Bowe: Hope you’ve learned an important lesson: if a traitor wants a Presidential pardon, he needs to put on lipstick and a dress. PS Too late now- won’t work with Trump. But might work with President Booker in 4 y… --- ## [Why is the sky blue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-sky-blue/668120)
**Author:** [@jmrcm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jmrcm)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-sky-blue/668120 "2013-09-24T13:44:53Z")
It’s not scattered in all directions. If you’re orbiting earth - and you can check this out by looking at the international space station webcam the blue sky we’re used to seeing is completely invisible - form outer sp… --- ## [Firefly Film Festival #6 - "Our Mrs. Reynolds"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-film-festival-6-our-mrs-reynolds/307934)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2005, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-film-festival-6-our-mrs-reynolds/307934 "2005-09-04T00:25:13Z")
NE Texan is away this weekend, so I’ll start the film fest thread for him: Welcome to episode six of the Firefly Film Festival. As discussed here, we’ll be reviewing and talking about one Firefly episode each week. In… --- ## [K- rist. Pete Rose is an even bigger asshole than I thought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/k-rist-pete-rose-is-an-even-bigger-asshole-than-i-thought/414875)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2007, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/k-rist-pete-rose-is-an-even-bigger-asshole-than-i-thought/414875 "2007-08-10T01:54:57Z")
“Charlie Hustle” just slid head first up his own ass. Potty-mouth Pete strikes out at camp for kids. A few choice quotes from the article: Fuckin’ A. These were eight year olds. There’s even more in the article. I… --- ## [Why is my fuel gauge so inacurrate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-fuel-gauge-so-inacurrate/130702)
**Author:** [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2002, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-fuel-gauge-so-inacurrate/130702 "2002-10-05T21:02:21Z")
I have a 2001 Honda Civic, which I love on all of those days of the month when I’m not actually mailing in a payment. The only bad thing about this car is that the fuel gauge is not accurate. It will stay on full for a v… --- ## [Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab v. Richard Reid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umar-farouk-abdul-mutallab-v-richard-reid/524861)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2010, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umar-farouk-abdul-mutallab-v-richard-reid/524861 "2010-01-15T00:55:19Z")
Why do conservatives like Bill O’Reilly of Fox News blame Pres. Obama for not trying would-be 2009 underwear bomber Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab in military court? I know it happened long ago. But 2001 shoe bomber Richard … --- ## [How are hotel maids compensated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-hotel-maids-compensated/634767)
**Author:** [@M.Constant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/M.Constant)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-hotel-maids-compensated/634767 "2012-09-17T23:23:06Z")
I travel fairly frequently for business, so I spend my fair share of time in hotel rooms. I’ve come to the conclusion that I don’t derive any benefit from the maid service. I don’t care one way or the other if my bed i… --- ## [Boehner - Obama trying to annihilate Repubs- Bitch & Moan, do something about it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boehner-obama-trying-to-annihilate-repubs-bitch-moan-do-something-about-it/648227)
**Author:** [@diggerwam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggerwam)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boehner-obama-trying-to-annihilate-repubs-bitch-moan-do-something-about-it/648227 "2013-02-02T03:03:34Z")
Yeah, Mr Boehner, you are right. You gonna sit there like a bitch or are you gonna try to do something about it? Trust me, you would try to do it too if the situation was reversed. Now repubs in general have got a choi… --- ## [Is Joni Mitchell the most influential female musical artist of the late 20th century?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-joni-mitchell-the-most-influential-female-musical-artist-of-the-late-20th-century/497100)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2009, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-joni-mitchell-the-most-influential-female-musical-artist-of-the-late-20th-century/497100 "2009-05-21T21:18:44Z")
I was listening to several of her songs lat night and wiki’d her up. Here is what one critic had to say. I’ve always liked her music but I had no idea she was considered that much of an artistic heavyweight. Is he righ… --- ## [Whom does a land belong to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-does-a-land-belong-to/602129)
**Author:** [@The\_Sheikh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Sheikh)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whom-does-a-land-belong-to/602129 "2011-11-17T18:21:08Z")
Simple question. And I don’t mean Whom it belongs to according to the current global laws. I mean whom it should belong to? --- ## [Drug tests and handling cocaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-tests-and-handling-cocaine/530319)
**Author:** [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2010, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-tests-and-handling-cocaine/530319 "2010-02-25T01:18:53Z")
I work with people who are coming out of prison and who are sentenced to my program as an alternative to prison. One of the things we do is assess them for substance abuse issues. A couple of times, I’ve had clients who … --- ## [What's "an eater of broken meats"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-an-eater-of-broken-meats/709644)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-an-eater-of-broken-meats/709644 "2015-01-16T17:53:10Z")
A new Cracked article is listing famous insults from literature. One they have is from Shakespeare’s King Lear where Kent berates Oswald with a list of insults. And one of the things he calls Oswald is “an eater of broke… --- ## [Do you have any weird food combinations that actually taste good to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2021, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-any-weird-food-combinations-that-actually-taste-good-to-you/847879 "2021-05-25T09:42:52Z")
I usually add potato chips or Doritos to PBJ’s, ham & cheese, sloppy joes, and hamburgers. IMO, it adds some extra flavor to the sandwich, along with an added crunch as well. The most common food, drink, and condiment c… --- ## [Never moon a werewolf and other advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-moon-a-werewolf-and-other-advice/441974)
**Author:** [@Shai\_tan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shai_tan)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-moon-a-werewolf-and-other-advice/441974 "2008-03-26T17:53:08Z")
Please feel free to share advice and sayings that Mr. Franklin never got around to sharing. I’ll start: The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you’ve got it made. Eagles soar, but weasels never g… --- ## [Will Palin still trust God if they lose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-palin-still-trust-god-if-they-lose/469269)
**Author:** [@InterestedObserver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InterestedObserver)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-palin-still-trust-god-if-they-lose/469269 "2008-10-28T03:09:09Z")
Sarah Palin’s recent comments to James Dobson (Focus on the Family) re’ the upcoming election make me wonder. She said: “And it also strengthens my faith because I know at the end of the day putting this in God’s hands… --- ## [My friend walked off her job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-walked-off-her-job/590434)
**Author:** [@crazydogwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazydogwalker)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-walked-off-her-job/590434 "2011-07-28T04:24:15Z")
My friend was written up this morning for the second time due to her paperwork being late. She got so upset she walked off the job. When she called her employer when she got home to see if she could come back, they said … --- ## [Menu ideas needed: My jaw is wired shut.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menu-ideas-needed-my-jaw-is-wired-shut/168729)
**Author:** [@Deej](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deej)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2003, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/menu-ideas-needed-my-jaw-is-wired-shut/168729 "2003-04-16T02:05:56Z")
Please, nobody say soup. No more soup. I’m begging you. Please. I had surgery two weeks ago to correct my TMJ. Vertical ramus osteotomy, to be exact. My jaw is completely immobilized with arch bars and rubber bands… --- ## [Is a polygraph admissible in civil court?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-polygraph-admissible-in-civil-court/526035)
**Author:** [@Translucent\_Daydream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Translucent_Daydream)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2010, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-polygraph-admissible-in-civil-court/526035 "2010-01-23T03:08:11Z")
Is a polygraph admissible in civil court in Texas? For example, in a breeched contract civil case? I am just curious, I am not looking for legal advice. --- ## [Villains who reallllly needed killin'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/villains-who-reallllly-needed-killin/376621)
**Author:** [@UntouchedTakeaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UntouchedTakeaway)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2006, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/villains-who-reallllly-needed-killin/376621 "2006-10-22T01:05:52Z")
Sometimes a villain is a tortured, angst-ridden misguided soul for whom we feel sorry. Other times, he’s just a wank ass who made you cheer when he bought the farm. I was watching “Sling Blade” this weekend and I remem… --- ## [Handgun, shotgun, or rifle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handgun-shotgun-or-rifle/576037)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2011, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handgun-shotgun-or-rifle/576037 "2011-04-02T13:56:38Z")
Which do you prefer to shoot? Handgun, shotgun, and rifle are the only choices in this poll. --- ## [Have U.S. armed forces really preserved our freedoms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-u-s-armed-forces-really-preserved-our-freedoms/815068)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-u-s-armed-forces-really-preserved-our-freedoms/815068 "2018-06-07T10:13:43Z")
I have the greatest respect for the men and women in the U.S. armed forces. I am not questioning their actions or sacrifices. But there is a glurgy theme that keeps coming up that they have sacrificed to preserve our fr… --- ## [New chick tract!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract/563630)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-chick-tract/563630 "2010-12-17T13:51:52Z")
Don’t think we’ve done this one (forgive (heh) me if we have). Love That Money! Evidently people who “love that money” have large, hooked noses. Interesting. --- ## [The decline of the motel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decline-of-the-motel/1001642)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-decline-of-the-motel/1001642 "2024-12-14T19:42:17Z")
The other day I went down a rabbit hole of looking at vintage motel postcards online. And it hit me that there aren’t really any new motels being built anymore, as far as I know. There are plenty still operating, but t… --- ## [Is Parliament absolutely supreme in the UK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-parliament-absolutely-supreme-in-the-uk/691455)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-parliament-absolutely-supreme-in-the-uk/691455 "2014-06-24T22:02:59Z")
I have a hard time wrapping my head around your unwritten constitution. You have courts which review laws, but are they empowered to overrule an Act of Parliament? I understand that they do not have that power. For ex… --- ## [Dad called a perv for photographing his own kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-called-a-perv-for-photographing-his-own-kid/509180)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-called-a-perv-for-photographing-his-own-kid/509180 "2009-09-09T12:45:37Z")
When Gary Crutchley started taking pictures of his children playing on an inflatable slide he thought they would be happy reminders of a family day out. But the innocent snaps of seven-year-old Cory, and Miles, five, … --- ## [Letter to America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-to-america/550023)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-to-america/550023 "2010-08-17T23:52:41Z")
Dear America, I’m sure you’ve noticed that I’ve been avoiding you lately. The thing is, I ran into a country I used to know when I was younger, and lately we’ve been getting reacquainted. This is so awkward because I kn… --- ## [Ask the Firearms Historian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-firearms-historian/383785)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-firearms-historian/383785 "2016-03-10T08:19:17Z")
Not long after I first joined here, I did a thread entitled Ask The Australian Gun Owner, and seeing that I have a day off, I thought I’d expand upon what I started in that thread by opening a Ask The Firearms Historian … --- ## ['Gentleman' Seeks 'Worthy' Woman in Personal Ad With 28-Question FAQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentleman-seeks-worthy-woman-in-personal-ad-with-28-question-faq/667453)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentleman-seeks-worthy-woman-in-personal-ad-with-28-question-faq/667453 "2013-08-30T05:40:11Z")
Wow. Douche-nozzle doesn’t begin to cover this guy! Oh, I had forgotten how much fun Craigslist ads could be… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1452&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1454&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)