# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1457&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:** 1458 --- ## [Would you stay with a doctor whose practice started offering Reiki?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-stay-with-a-doctor-whose-practice-started-offering-reiki/599637)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2011, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-stay-with-a-doctor-whose-practice-started-offering-reiki/599637 "2011-10-15T02:02:47Z")
In case you’re unaware, Reiki is an alternative medicine where you can supposedly heal someone by transferring energy from your hands to them. No actual contact between the practitioner and patient. IMHO, bullshit of t… --- ## [Car wreck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-wreck/677355)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-wreck/677355 "2014-04-10T04:06:40Z")
Traveling down the freeway, a car two lanes on my right suddenly bolted and began traveling toward the retaining wall on the inside (left) lane. It passed in front of the car on my right, then in front of me going comple… --- ## [The 2nd Amendment was written to calm fears about ending slavery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-amendment-was-written-to-calm-fears-about-ending-slavery/790965)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-amendment-was-written-to-calm-fears-about-ending-slavery/790965 "2017-07-26T17:56:17Z")
It can hardly be stated how seriously the issue of slavery was to the founding of this country. More than being an important part of much of the colonial economy (especially in the South), it was a deeply ingrained and … --- ## [Futon and heavy people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futon-and-heavy-people/536547)
**Author:** [@donsmith74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donsmith74)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2010, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futon-and-heavy-people/536547 "2010-04-24T01:09:35Z")
Hi there: I will admit my wife and I are not the lightest people…about 500 lbs for both of us. Well we realize we needed a futon. Any idea what type of futon would be best to get for us. Something we won’t damage? Tha… --- ## [Did George W. Bush warn of chemical weapons in Syria?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-george-w-bush-warn-of-chemical-weapons-in-syria/668031)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2013, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-george-w-bush-warn-of-chemical-weapons-in-syria/668031 "2013-09-06T16:00:30Z")
One of the memes zipping around Facebook right now is the notion that President George W. Bush told the nation (and the world) that chemical weapons were being sent into Syria. The “liberal media” claimed that Bush was … --- ## [Sevastopol: stupid, dishonest hateful piece of shit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sevastopol-stupid-dishonest-hateful-piece-of-shit/342168)
**Author:** [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2006, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sevastopol-stupid-dishonest-hateful-piece-of-shit/342168 "2006-02-03T14:41:40Z")
It’s getting close to that time again, when the Anti-Doper 2006 takes his or her crown. Sevasty is campaigning hard. But until it comes time to crown someone Least Valuable Doper, I figured that to avoid hijacking a thr… --- ## [I do not think humans are going to send people to Mars for a very long time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-think-humans-are-going-to-send-people-to-mars-for-a-very-long-time/580937)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-do-not-think-humans-are-going-to-send-people-to-mars-for-a-very-long-time/580937 "2011-05-11T17:39:09Z")
In thinking about the thread re who is going to Mars, given that we already know quite a bit about Mars the prospect of sending people there holds little compelling scientific purpose, and would be a hugely expensive, an… --- ## [Friend A asks you to persuadeFriend B not to break their engagement. Do you try?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-a-asks-you-to-persuadefriend-b-not-to-break-their-engagement-do-you-try/813140)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2018, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/friend-a-asks-you-to-persuadefriend-b-not-to-break-their-engagement-do-you-try/813140 "2018-05-08T01:45:33Z")
Let’s say you have a pair of friends, Lindsay and Josh, ages 30 & 40, respectively. They are engaged to be married; while you are buddies with both, you became so with each independently of the other. You have known Jos… --- ## [Would you re-sign Ched Evans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-re-sign-ched-evans/704434)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2016, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-re-sign-ched-evans/704434 "2016-06-28T23:44:48Z")
Who the hell is Ched Evans? He was a footballer (soccer player) for the English club Sheffield F.C. I say was, because he’s just got out of prison having been convicted of rape for two and a half years. Basically the cou… --- ## [Coronavirus, Sick Leave, and the Gig Economy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-sick-leave-and-the-gig-economy/849169)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2020, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-sick-leave-and-the-gig-economy/849169 "2020-03-18T07:18:01Z")
This article, a WaPo article about US business’s hostility toward laws requiring sick leave, got me thinking about the topic. Laws that require sick pay don’t always work: Which makes me wonder about the gig economy … --- ## [Joking about rape](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joking-about-rape/699915)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2014, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joking-about-rape/699915 "2014-10-08T01:58:59Z")
I was reading a review for the Family Guy and Simpsons crossover. There were PLENTY of jokes against women in this episode. The reviewer at EW noted that the Family Guy writers don’t know how to write women. In the co… --- ## [Woman pushed onto train tracks (RO)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-pushed-onto-train-tracks-ro/459166)
**Author:** [@Staggerlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Staggerlee)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2008, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-pushed-onto-train-tracks-ro/459166 "2008-08-13T17:53:09Z")
Link here. So, in a nutshell, an interfering busybody stuck her still-functioning nose into two innocent smokers’ business, and couldn’t keep her damned cancer-less mouth shut, so was pushed on to the railway tracks wh… --- ## ["Disgusting" food you like.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-food-you-like/426223)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2007, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-food-you-like/426223 "2007-11-15T22:24:53Z")
What food do you love that makes others turn that lovely shade of green and leave the room? \[ul\] \[li\]Spinach. I’ve loved it since I was just a little kid, both cooked and raw. The fact my mom usually cooked it with bac… --- ## [Why do trash men & street sweepers come so early in the morning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-trash-men-street-sweepers-come-so-early-in-the-morning/5249)
**Author:** [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 1999, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-trash-men-street-sweepers-come-so-early-in-the-morning/5249 "1999-12-10T22:25:00Z")
Why don’t trash men & street sweepers wait till people are at work & thus, easier access on the streets? Right now they come before 7am & wake everyone up. What’s the origin of why they must come so early? --- ## [What is the song that ends with "beautiful morning?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-that-ends-with-beautiful-morning/260917)
**Author:** [@PaulFitzroy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulFitzroy)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2017, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-song-that-ends-with-beautiful-morning/260917 "2017-10-19T00:04:07Z")
What is that classic rock song that ends with “Oh what a beautiful morning, oh what a beautiful day, oh what a beautiful morning, everything’s going my way?” It’s an up-tempo number, and doesn’t contain those lines until… --- ## [Why did some older cars require you to hold the handle when closing the door?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-some-older-cars-require-you-to-hold-the-handle-when-closing-the-door/637791)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-some-older-cars-require-you-to-hold-the-handle-when-closing-the-door/637791 "2012-10-17T23:08:44Z")
When I was a kid, I remember we had an old Honda hatchback something, and a Toyota, might have been a Corolla. This was in the mid 80’s, and my parents must have gotten the car in the previous 5-10 years. There was a q… --- ## [Mistakenly inferring the spelling of a phrase you've only heard.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistakenly-inferring-the-spelling-of-a-phrase-youve-only-heard/678465)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2014, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mistakenly-inferring-the-spelling-of-a-phrase-youve-only-heard/678465 "2014-01-12T01:23:27Z")
Actually, mistakenly inferring the origin of an idiom, which leads to a mispelling which is honest enough. (There is just no graceful way to say that.) I read science fiction voraciously. And, since many books are so … --- ## [How Big A Deal Was Roast Beef In the 50s](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-a-deal-was-roast-beef-in-the-50s/521509)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-a-deal-was-roast-beef-in-the-50s/521509 "2009-12-23T20:13:49Z")
I was watching “Father Knows Best” a few days ago and Bud asks his friend over to dinner, he clinches the deal by saying “My mother is fixing roast beef,” which seems to impress his friend, a girl. Today I noticed on “L… --- ## [should military snipers be considered serial killers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-military-snipers-be-considered-serial-killers/788889)
**Author:** [@mikecurtis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mikecurtis)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-military-snipers-be-considered-serial-killers/788889 "2017-06-23T11:53:27Z")
In the GQ thread asking if there were any serial killers who used long range rifles, I mentioned that I thought that military snipers fit the definition. This drew the attention of \*\*engineer\_comp\_geek \*\* and others who… --- ## [Those Dots in Color Newpaper Comics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-dots-in-color-newpaper-comics/506049)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-dots-in-color-newpaper-comics/506049 "2009-08-12T00:32:57Z")
How come they could print color dots, but not solid color in those color comics in the Sunday funnies of yesteryear? And, what is this technique called? Is the phenomenon known by the same name - the phenomenon of tric… --- ## [Stellan Skarsgard sums up Dan Brown's writing "talent" for us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stellan-skarsgard-sums-up-dan-browns-writing-talent-for-us/496482)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stellan-skarsgard-sums-up-dan-browns-writing-talent-for-us/496482 "2009-05-18T17:48:39Z")
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/14/steven-hutchison-60-year\_n\_203731.html I’ve heard it stated many times, but never so concisely. --- ## [Why does my laptop screen keep going dark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-laptop-screen-keep-going-dark/209016)
**Author:** [@heimarkj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heimarkj)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2003, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-laptop-screen-keep-going-dark/209016 "2003-10-26T06:23:27Z")
Have a 2 year old toshiba laptop…screen will go dark at random times…happening more frequently. If I press the little button at top that gets pushed in when screen closes (not sure what its called, hibernate button mayb… --- ## [The more poor black people a city has, the more likely it is to ban guns.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-more-poor-black-people-a-city-has-the-more-likely-it-is-to-ban-guns/486016)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2009, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-more-poor-black-people-a-city-has-the-more-likely-it-is-to-ban-guns/486016 "2009-02-25T17:10:27Z")
Inspired by a \[del\]rant\[/del\] comment made in the “South Side of Chicago” thread: D.C. Chicago. New York. New Orleans. Sure looks like a trend. Here in Minnesota, Ramsey County, which contains the city of Saint Paul, h… --- ## [What is it with Christopher Walken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-christopher-walken/159483)
**Author:** [@Skerri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skerri)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2003, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-christopher-walken/159483 "2003-03-11T19:25:14Z")
Ok, maybe I’m not cool or “in the know”, but what is it about Christopher Walken? I hear someone mention his name at least once a day. Fark even has a “Walken” category. I don’t understand the popularity of this guy. To … --- ## [Tell me about EVE Online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-eve-online/435903)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-eve-online/435903 "2013-11-08T17:50:06Z")
I’ve heard that EVE Online might just me my kind of MMPORG - you don’t even really have to fight, it’s more about community, etc. Is that true? Also, is it fun for somebody who isn’t very good at a lot of games? I pla… --- ## [You have no kids. What will you do with your estate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-no-kids-what-will-you-do-with-your-estate/709709)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-have-no-kids-what-will-you-do-with-your-estate/709709 "2015-01-16T23:09:56Z")
Parents contemplating their own deaths commonly stipulate in their wills that most/all of their estate be left to their kids. There are plenty of us that have no kids. What do you want to happen to your estate after yo… --- ## [Are there any current studies that show that GMOs are harmful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-current-studies-that-show-that-gmos-are-harmful/598442)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-current-studies-that-show-that-gmos-are-harmful/598442 "2011-10-08T20:18:27Z")
Peer-reviewed, of course. Looking up such topics produces a plethora of information and I am not sure how to winnow it. Thanks, Rob --- ## [Is There A Word For Words Not Pronounced Like They're Spelled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-words-not-pronounced-like-theyre-spelled/471124)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2008, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-words-not-pronounced-like-theyre-spelled/471124 "2008-11-05T23:17:08Z")
Inspired by the Worchester pronounced Wooster thread. I was talking to someone and I mentioned the Colonel. It’s pronounced “Ker-nel” And the person I was talking to said "that mean olo is sometimes pronounced er as in… --- ## [Why is Tea allowed in a low-carb diet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-tea-allowed-in-a-low-carb-diet/296370)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2005, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-tea-allowed-in-a-low-carb-diet/296370 "2005-03-28T06:51:45Z")
A diet book I’m reading, not atkins but it is low-carb, says that coffee is restricted except if it’s decaf, but elsewhere it mentions that Tea is included without restriction on quantity. It doesn’t even mention the … --- ## [Would it be possible to terra-form mars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-terra-form-mars/583257)
**Author:** [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-be-possible-to-terra-form-mars/583257 "2011-08-16T03:42:49Z")
After watching Star Trek 2 for like the millionth time, I began to wonder if terraforming, in any capacity, would be possible with today’s technology? I have read that at one time mars spun on it’s axis faster than it d… --- ## [The explosive power of C4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-explosive-power-of-c4/203074)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2003, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-explosive-power-of-c4/203074 "2003-09-23T11:57:18Z")
On Threat Matrix, a disappontment despite the presence of Kelly Rutherford\*, there was a suicide bomber with an undetermined amount of C4 strapped to his chest. A simulation of what the bomb would destroy showed that tw… --- ## [I want to go to Europe this summer, have never before planned a trip there. Advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-go-to-europe-this-summer-have-never-before-planned-a-trip-there-advice/682110)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2014, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-go-to-europe-this-summer-have-never-before-planned-a-trip-there-advice/682110 "2014-04-12T14:26:51Z")
I’m turning 30 this year, and I thought it would be fun to go on a big trip this year. I have a friend who is probably going with me, and she’s a teacher so her vacation time is limited to the summer. I’d like to go som… --- ## [Are overbites sexy to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-overbites-sexy-to-you/193350)
**Author:** [@Vlad\_M.Paler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_M.Paler)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2003, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-overbites-sexy-to-you/193350 "2003-08-27T05:47:11Z")
I have this fascination with overbites. As in people with overbites. I didn’t say “wierd fascination”, because I’m not sure it’s so wierd… I want to know if anyone else has an attraction to people with overbites. Thi… --- ## [They changed the alphabet song!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-changed-the-alphabet-song/268931)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2004, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-changed-the-alphabet-song/268931 "2004-10-15T07:52:18Z")
Teacher friend of mine was telling me today about how she teaches reading to her kindergarten class. We got silly and started singing the alphabet… Until we got out of synch. They sing it differently now! When I was a … --- ## [Reactions to Lawrence Welk for those over 40](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reactions-to-lawrence-welk-for-those-over-40/471947)
**Author:** [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reactions-to-lawrence-welk-for-those-over-40/471947 "2008-11-11T01:29:03Z")
The other day I stumbled upon Lawrence Welk on PBS and my heart was flooded with memories. My parents and grandparents beloved aunts and uncles would watch on Saturday nights when I was a kid, that was their show and the… --- ## [Utah Woman File Lawsuit - Against Herself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utah-woman-file-lawsuit-against-herself/713192)
**Author:** [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2015, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/utah-woman-file-lawsuit-against-herself/713192 "2015-03-14T16:59:14Z")
She was the driver in a one vehicle wreck which killed her husband. Now she, as Estate Rep, is suing herself, as driver, to recover damages that she herself caused. And so far, Utah courts are allowing it. It’s the E… --- ## [Reprehensible art that's also great art?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reprehensible-art-thats-also-great-art/576974)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reprehensible-art-thats-also-great-art/576974 "2015-11-11T00:47:33Z")
I’m wondering are there examples of great art created by nefarious individuals or for nefarious purposes. For example, if Mein Kampf were a masterpiece of literature (I’ve heard it ain’t). The closest I can think of, off… --- ## ['Bout time to Pit IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bout-time-to-pit-iceqube/672749)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2013, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bout-time-to-pit-iceqube/672749 "2013-11-02T07:09:03Z")
For this thread, and in particular this post. Compare and contrast this one. Only if what you’re doing is a performance-art parody of a braindead RW asstard, Qube. --- ## [New show "How Clean Is Your House": How do people live this way?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-show-how-clean-is-your-house-how-do-people-live-this-way/266872)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2004, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-show-how-clean-is-your-house-how-do-people-live-this-way/266872 "2004-10-18T21:30:38Z")
Kind of inspired by this thread: Should I let friends “clean sweep” my apartment? Has anyone seen the new show on Lifetime, “How Clean Is Your House?” If you haven’t, you should. It’s hilarious and disturbing at the sa… --- ## [Being in the Military Does NOT Automatically Make You a Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-in-the-military-does-not-automatically-make-you-a-hero/814856)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-in-the-military-does-not-automatically-make-you-a-hero/814856 "2018-06-05T15:34:48Z")
Not feeling strong enough for it to be a Pit thread, but one annoying notion I’ve seen since returning to the US is this constant one of anyone in uniform past or present being a hero. Some are. Many are not. I’ve known … --- ## [Is collecting bird feathers a crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-collecting-bird-feathers-a-crime/508421)
**Author:** [@El\_Zagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Zagna)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-collecting-bird-feathers-a-crime/508421 "2015-09-03T04:04:56Z")
That’s what I keep hearing, but I can’t find the statute anywhere. My guess is that there is a law that’s intended to keep people from killing endangered birds for their plumage, but I can’t imagine that would apply to s… --- ## [German spelling reform](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-spelling-reform/573488)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2011, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/german-spelling-reform/573488 "2011-03-10T08:35:49Z")
Over the centuries there have been countless proposals to reform English spelling into something that more closely and concisely resembles pronunciation. These proposals typically involve the introduction of a new alpha… --- ## [Will Trump face a credible primary challenge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-face-a-credible-primary-challenge/788665)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-face-a-credible-primary-challenge/788665 "2017-08-10T14:17:37Z")
This of course assumes he does not resign or otherwise leave office. (I know some are betting on one or the other of those outcomes). Assuming he is still in office will he face a serious challenge within his party? LB… --- ## [Capital cities named "Capital City"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capital-cities-named-capital-city/710663)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2015, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capital-cities-named-capital-city/710663 "2015-01-26T14:58:33Z")
In the Japanese language, the word for capital city is kyo. For over a thousand years the capital was Kyoto, the name means “the capital.” The capital was later moved to Edo, which was renamed Tokyo, which means Eastern … --- ## [Car Salespeople: Evolve, Dammit! (Mini Rant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-salespeople-evolve-dammit-mini-rant/460276)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2008, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-salespeople-evolve-dammit-mini-rant/460276 "2008-09-22T11:38:21Z")
S.O. and I went to look at five different cars today. We have all the research done, our own financing in place, and made it verrrrrrrrrrrrry clear that we were at the dealerships ONLY to test drive our five “finalists” … --- ## [Amusement parks and Roller Coasters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusement-parks-and-roller-coasters/688581)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2014, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amusement-parks-and-roller-coasters/688581 "2014-05-20T14:20:58Z")
My son is all excited about his schools trip to Worlds of Fun here in Kansas city. The kids have their day mapped out as to which rises they want to hit and when. Roller coasters are the big hits with many kids only want… --- ## [People who call without stating their name first](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-call-without-stating-their-name-first/692194)
**Author:** [@Macca26](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Macca26)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-call-without-stating-their-name-first/692194 "2014-07-07T20:01:17Z")
The majority of clients I get on the phone do not state their name unless prompted to. This is especially the case when they call trying to reach someone other than me. They’ll simply open with “Hi, I’m calling for (cowo… --- ## [Stupid General Questions Forever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-general-questions-forever/223769)
**Author:** [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2004, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-general-questions-forever/223769 "2004-01-18T08:38:39Z")
Dear Cecil, I just found a leaf that looks exactly like the design used on the Canadian flag. Could this be valuable? --- ## [What happens when the Virginia legislature ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-the-virginia-legislature-ratifies-the-equal-rights-amendment/843081)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2022, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-the-virginia-legislature-ratifies-the-equal-rights-amendment/843081 "2022-02-18T14:48:40Z")
The Democratic Party won control of both houses of the Virginia legislature last night which will take effect early next year. When they convene they are likely to be the 38th state legislature to ratify the Equal Rights… --- ## [Dexter 9/30/12 Are You...? Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-9-30-12-are-you-spoilers/636360)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dexter-9-30-12-are-you-spoilers/636360 "2012-10-09T17:03:38Z")
. . . . . . . . . . . Well, if Deb wasn’t fucked up to all holy hell before, she sure as shit will be now. The writers have done everything in their power to make her character want to go and jump off a bridg… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1456&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1458&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)