# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1483&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:** 1484 --- ## ["Crash the Justice System": actual consequences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crash-the-justice-system-actual-consequences/685222)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crash-the-justice-system-actual-consequences/685222 "2014-04-11T06:03:22Z")
This NYTimes article examined how our justice system is dependent on plea-bargaining, and raises the speculation of what would happen if a large percentage of defendants insisted on their right to trial. Seriously, wh… --- ## [Ask the Dalek](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-dalek/151470)
**Author:** [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2003, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-dalek/151470 "2003-02-13T02:43:35Z")
WE ARE THE DALEKS! WE ARE YOUR MASTERS! THE DALEKS WILL EXTERMINATE ANY OPPOSITION! ASK WHATEVER QUESTIONS YOU LIKE BUT BE WARNED THAT ANY RESISTANCE WILL RESULT IN EXTERMINATION! (Note: Legomancer here. I personally am… --- ## [Toilet lid: up or down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-lid-up-or-down/619798)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-lid-up-or-down/619798 "2012-04-27T17:42:45Z")
This has bugged me for a long time, but I decided not to put it in the Pit because I realized that it might be me who is the odd one. So instead, I figured a bit of research would be a good starting point. Here’s the q… --- ## [The Three not so blind Mice MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-three-not-so-blind-mice-mmp/816695)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2018, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-three-not-so-blind-mice-mmp/816695 "2018-07-02T05:05:22Z")
Happy Moonday! It’s a cool and cloudy 68 degrees outside. We turned the AC on yesterday and could probably turn it back off today. So the other night I heard some rusting in the kitchen. I thought dammit, Ripple is tr… --- ## [What if the United States had annexed Mexico in 1848?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-united-states-had-annexed-mexico-in-1848/319587)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2005, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-united-states-had-annexed-mexico-in-1848/319587 "2005-09-02T16:25:07Z")
Inspired by this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=332527 According to a recent Pew poll (http://pewhispanic.org/reports/report.php?ReportID=52), four of every ten Mexicans surveyed would like… --- ## [White and Nerdy: "I order all my sandwiches with mayonnaise"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-and-nerdy-i-order-all-my-sandwiches-with-mayonnaise/374607)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-and-nerdy-i-order-all-my-sandwiches-with-mayonnaise/374607 "2006-10-03T16:47:00Z")
Okay, I get most of the references in Weird Al’s “White and Nerdy” video, but not this one. Is eating mayonnaise a nerd stereotype, or does it have some other significance? --- ## [1970's-era Catchphrases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-era-catchphrases/106889)
**Author:** [@caveman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caveman)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2002, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-era-catchphrases/106889 "2002-05-04T00:37:19Z")
I am now brainstorming for a project that will be '70s-themed. However, I was born in ‘78, and recall very little, and I’ve never watched That 70’s Show. I’m going to need authentic popular sayings and catchphrases of … --- ## [Musing: why do people think someone "chooses" to be gay (or straight)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musing-why-do-people-think-someone-chooses-to-be-gay-or-straight/831880)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musing-why-do-people-think-someone-chooses-to-be-gay-or-straight/831880 "2019-04-09T12:36:06Z")
Haven’t they noticed that no one chooses what individual they’re going to be sexually (or otherwise) attracted to? And that if you aren’t sexually attracted to someone, you just aren’t. You might be able to go through th… --- ## [Do Any of the pizza chains sell a GOOD pan style pizza anymore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-the-pizza-chains-sell-a-good-pan-style-pizza-anymore/767512)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-the-pizza-chains-sell-a-good-pan-style-pizza-anymore/767512 "2016-10-10T05:15:29Z")
I remember when Pizza Hut introduced pan style in the early 80’s. They let the dough rise in the special pizza pans for several hours. Resulting in a wonderful, chewy 1 1/2 inch or more thick bread for their pizza. It w… --- ## [Okay, who would win these super hero matchups?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-who-would-win-these-super-hero-matchups/117563)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2002, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-who-would-win-these-super-hero-matchups/117563 "2002-07-14T13:54:04Z")
Batman vs. Daredevil My pick: Daredevil. The two are even in fighting skill, but Daredevil’s heightened senses give him an edge. Superman vs. the Hulk My pick: Very tough to say. The Hulk is powerful enough to go toe-… --- ## [The most daring thing you've done](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-daring-thing-youve-done/33207)
**Author:** [@vix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vix)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2000, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-daring-thing-youve-done/33207 "2000-09-28T16:24:00Z")
My sister went hang-gliding yesterday, and now I feel like a big wimp. My most daring acts were probably cutting off my long hair in one fell swoop and finally moving out of my home town (not at the same time). But you … --- ## [Paris responds to McCain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-responds-to-mccain/458980)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2008, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paris-responds-to-mccain/458980 "2008-08-08T19:45:27Z")
“John McCain is the oldest celebrity in the world.” It’s a surprisingly witty little parody. Not only that but Paris actually sounds intelligent when talking about energy policy. Bravo. Who knew the girl had it in her. … --- ## [Uugh now I can't come to your shop anymore, because you're a RACIST!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uugh-now-i-cant-come-to-your-shop-anymore-because-youre-a-racist/678658)
**Author:** [@gracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracer)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uugh-now-i-cant-come-to-your-shop-anymore-because-youre-a-racist/678658 "2014-01-16T20:56:25Z")
My bicycle repairs shop is great. It’s a father & son business, the real old-fashioned thing. They charge very little, they fix everything and it’s almost always done by the end of the day. My bike always seems to come o… --- ## [Movie trivia you noticed yourself.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-trivia-you-noticed-yourself/700889)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2014, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-trivia-you-noticed-yourself/700889 "2014-11-08T06:09:07Z")
Many of us read movie trivia on various web sites, but what trivia have you noticed or realized yourself? Or just neat observations. Note: Perhaps some things you have noticed are published elsewhere. I have no idea if … --- ## ["Men fantasize about sex. Women fantasize about food." How is the latter supposed to work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-fantasize-about-sex-women-fantasize-about-food-how-is-the-latter-supposed-to-work/598695)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-fantasize-about-sex-women-fantasize-about-food-how-is-the-latter-supposed-to-work/598695 "2011-10-09T17:16:43Z")
I know many people LOVE to eat. We are a gluttonous country. But how does one fantasize about food? I heard this on one of the radio shows this morning. They quoted a recent study that men fantasize most about sex (obvi… --- ## [Worst Player in Cooperstown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-player-in-cooperstown/593093)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-player-in-cooperstown/593093 "2011-08-22T16:45:45Z")
How did he get in? --- ## [24: Season 7: Episode 5 (12:00noon - 1:00pm)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-7-episode-5-12-00noon-1-00pm/482049)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2009, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-7-episode-5-12-00noon-1-00pm/482049 "2009-01-23T00:09:45Z")
FAQ Bauer (aka Thread Rules) 1) What can be discussed in plain text, unboxed? A: Any events in episodes, once aired on the east coast – as well as any speculation based on these already-aired events. 2) What should I … --- ## [Misused/Overused Words - Post your favorites](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misused-overused-words-post-your-favorites/114058)
**Author:** [@Broodha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broodha)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2003, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misused-overused-words-post-your-favorites/114058 "2003-02-06T20:10:28Z")
I am infuriated by the misuse of the word “literally” for dramatic emphasis. For example: “When I was in rehab, I LITERALLY went to hell and back.” “Be sure to bring your umbrellas today, because it is LITERALLY raini… --- ## [T...M...fuckin' I!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-m-fuckin-i/208881)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2004, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/t-m-fuckin-i/208881 "2004-09-08T05:57:15Z")
I have discovered a new way to mine tonsil stones. I pop them like blackheads. :eek: First, I flex the sides of my throat, like how would happen when you are about to cough…this rotates the tonsils so that the orifice… --- ## [Sarah Palin vs. Vanity Fair editors (funny)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-vs-vanity-fair-editors-funny/503782)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-vs-vanity-fair-editors-funny/503782 "2009-07-24T22:26:29Z")
Had to share this…I think it is pretty funny (although it does bring back nightmares of tough professors and their red pens even though nothing I ever turned in came back looking like this). --- ## [Should I take my son his lunch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-my-son-his-lunch/488544)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-take-my-son-his-lunch/488544 "2009-03-09T14:56:44Z")
My 11 year old son just called and told me he forgot his lunch. I am torn about whether I should bring it to him or not. Yes I should bring it: It’s not far out of my way and I have the time. The kid is only 11 and u… --- ## [Married Dopers - how long did you know your spouse before marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-dopers-how-long-did-you-know-your-spouse-before-marriage/774108)
**Author:** [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-dopers-how-long-did-you-know-your-spouse-before-marriage/774108 "2016-12-14T16:30:26Z")
In the arranged marriage thread in GQ I mentioned that I knew my wife less than 10 months before we were married. In fact, I proposed to her about two months after our first face-to-face meeting. We recently celebrated o… --- ## [I'm Going to Read the Bible Out Loud, Beginning to End](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-read-the-bible-out-loud-beginning-to-end/560552)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2010, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-read-the-bible-out-loud-beginning-to-end/560552 "2010-11-20T05:08:28Z")
A plot point in a movie I saw recently involves someone reciting the Bible from memory (King James Version, if it makes any difference). Has such an experiment ever taken place? I don’t mean the “from memory” part; obvi… --- ## [Do you salt your food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-salt-your-food/604807)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-salt-your-food/604807 "2011-12-05T21:33:32Z")
Do you salt your food after it has been prepared? --- ## [Fuck it...I'm not voting...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-it-im-not-voting/271664)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2004, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-it-im-not-voting/271664 "2004-11-01T12:19:09Z")
Given the choice between the dousche and the crap sandwhich, I have opted to say “fuck it”. I really don’t care who wins. I tend to vote Republican but I think Bush is an imbecile and Kerry says what I want to hear but… --- ## [Are the Democrats fooking up the border wall issue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-democrats-fooking-up-the-border-wall-issue/826583)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2019, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-democrats-fooking-up-the-border-wall-issue/826583 "2019-01-26T12:38:59Z")
Am I the only one that thinks this is a critical PR fight for the Democrats as they take over the house on the first? Even though a slim majority of Americans are against the border wall, the Democrats seem purely obstr… --- ## [People you may not know have an Oscar:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-may-not-know-have-an-oscar/841990)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2020, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-you-may-not-know-have-an-oscar/841990 "2020-02-04T03:59:43Z")
These you probably know: Michael Douglas’s first was as a producer on One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest Brad Pitt as a producer, George Clooney (2) one as a producer. Here’s an obscure one, Lisa Blount…the redhead in “Pr… --- ## [Who can't tell time on an analog clock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-cant-tell-time-on-an-analog-clock/824954)
**Author:** [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2018, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-cant-tell-time-on-an-analog-clock/824954 "2018-12-02T15:57:58Z")
I recently found out a girl (20) who has worked for me for about a year and a half cannot tell time on a clock. Yes, really! She is a shift supervisor and performs the majority of her duties at an acceptable level and d… --- ## [Songs about creepy/pervy/weird people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-creepy-pervy-weird-people/428065)
**Author:** [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2007, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-creepy-pervy-weird-people/428065 "2007-12-03T16:30:48Z")
In a strange sequence of songs that just randomly played in a row on my iPod, I’m wondering how many more songs out there are about creepy, fetishy, offbeat, weird types…maybe my iPod is trying to tell me something … --- ## [Jarhead--book and movie (Open Spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jarhead-book-and-movie-open-spoilers/327542)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2005, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jarhead-book-and-movie-open-spoilers/327542 "2005-11-14T19:31:49Z")
Just wondering if anyone else has read Anthony Swofford’s book Jarhead: I just finished it and was impressed most by the author’s raw, honest details in regard to his love/hate relationship with the Marine Corps and his… --- ## [Cheney: "high probabilty" of attacks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheney-high-probabilty-of-attacks/484437)
**Author:** [@howye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/howye)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2009, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheney-high-probabilty-of-attacks/484437 "2009-02-06T08:49:20Z")
Full article is here. Cheney basically asserts that Obama is weak and is opening up the U.S. to terrorist attacks, and that “\[t\]he United States needs to be not so much loved as it needs to be respected.” Yeah well, Di… --- ## [Poll: Did you have to take a foreign language in school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-did-you-have-to-take-a-foreign-language-in-school/560798)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-did-you-have-to-take-a-foreign-language-in-school/560798 "2010-11-25T10:04:02Z")
I’m curious about the foreign language requirements in schools and the idea that many people, Americans in particular, only speak one language since they were never required to learn any others. By “have to” I mean was … --- ## [I'm going to beat the shit out of the next person that says to me...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-beat-the-shit-out-of-the-next-person-that-says-to-me/296313)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2005, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-beat-the-shit-out-of-the-next-person-that-says-to-me/296313 "2005-04-18T00:14:15Z")
“Oh, we have to rehabilitate him again.” FUCK! You fucking sex criminals that keep getting released back into the world, time and time again, after serving some time. Board rules prevent me from saying anything specifi… --- ## [Trying to repair a tattoo gun power supply-- help?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-repair-a-tattoo-gun-power-supply-help/612477)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2012, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-repair-a-tattoo-gun-power-supply-help/612477 "2012-02-11T19:20:07Z")
I was in the tattoo shop today, and just as he was finishing up, the tattooist said, “Do you smell something burning?” (I know, one of the top ten questions you don’t want to hear from somebody performing your body modi… --- ## [Elton John annoys the fuck out of me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john-annoys-the-fuck-out-of-me/104503)
**Author:** [@Racer1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Racer1)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2023, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elton-john-annoys-the-fuck-out-of-me/104503 "2023-07-15T04:26:12Z")
Ok, let’s make it clear… I’m not homophobic, music-o-phobic or any other-o-phobic… I’m just eltonjohn-o-phobic. For some reason the guy just really pisses me off every single time I see him on TV, hear one of his songs,… --- ## [What kind of Asshole puts cheddar cheese on a pizza?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-asshole-puts-cheddar-cheese-on-a-pizza/259580)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2004, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-asshole-puts-cheddar-cheese-on-a-pizza/259580 "2004-08-24T23:27:57Z")
Both a rant and a poll. Since it has extra Assholey goodness right in the title I picked the Pit. So, the company is sporting pizza for lunch. The person who orders it is out of thier tiny mind, but thats not really par… --- ## [What IS a 300 dpi digital image?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-300-dpi-digital-image/631100)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-300-dpi-digital-image/631100 "2012-08-14T13:51:59Z")
My wife wants to submit some pics of her paintings to a magazine. Their requirement is 300 dpi. Shouldn’t that be “pixels per inch”? Anyway, how the heck does one determine if an image is that high definition? I look a… --- ## [Explain this home (non)buying scam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-home-non-buying-scam/670437)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-this-home-non-buying-scam/670437 "2013-10-10T21:51:18Z")
Somebody wrote this in a real estate column in my paper: That’s it. No other explanation or details. Sure, deals fall apart at the last moment. But where’s the scam? The seller doesn’t transfer any money before the cl… --- ## [10% of American drinkers account for over 50% of drinks taken.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-of-american-drinkers-account-for-over-50-of-drinks-taken/700142)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2014, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-of-american-drinkers-account-for-over-50-of-drinks-taken/700142 "2014-10-04T12:35:14Z")
Saw this interesting article about alcohol consumption in the US. I am curious how the 10% breaks down. I classify myself as a heavy drinker and can’t think of many occasions where I would have hit the weekly average o… --- ## ["Russian opposition leader Alexi Navalny arrested..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-opposition-leader-alexi-navalny-arrested/807672)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2018, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-opposition-leader-alexi-navalny-arrested/807672 "2018-02-05T23:08:22Z")
“…as thousands protest against Putin” Is this our future one day? Nah, that could never happen in the USA. \*Note: Not sure where this thread belongs. Please move if this is the wrong forum. \* --- ## [Here comes the next phony John Kerry "outrage."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-comes-the-next-phony-john-kerry-outrage/389820)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2007, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-comes-the-next-phony-john-kerry-outrage/389820 "2007-01-31T10:14:01Z")
I don’t know why the right is still so fixated on someone who isn’t running for anything but the latest nascent excuse for them to fake righteous indignation is that Kerry accurately described the US as an “international… --- ## [Why did Christianity become so popular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-christianity-become-so-popular/687499)
**Author:** [@Stevereno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stevereno)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-christianity-become-so-popular/687499 "2014-05-14T14:08:26Z")
Cecil, You got most of it right, but not entirely. Jesus never founded the religion. Jesus was an Orthodox Jew, who preached Jewish apocalyptic teaching (coming kingdom of God, etc.). Being Jewish, he wouldn’t have t… --- ## [Rural Free Delivery--USPS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rural-free-delivery-usps/630289)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2012, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rural-free-delivery-usps/630289 "2012-08-06T13:34:00Z")
I’m trying to set up a physical address to have mail delivered (used to be a summer home, has never had a mailbox). I call the post office and am told that I need to call the fire department to get a 911 address first (… --- ## [Fighter planes in tight formation: What's the point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighter-planes-in-tight-formation-whats-the-point/109269)
**Author:** [@Ferrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferrous)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2002, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighter-planes-in-tight-formation-whats-the-point/109269 "2002-05-16T14:29:32Z")
I work near the Portland Airport, which also houses the Air National Guard, and its squadron of F-15’s. We can see them every day flying off to do target practice on the bomb range, or training, or whatever it is they do… --- ## [How I Met Your Mother - Strip Club Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-met-your-mother-strip-club-question/477576)
**Author:** [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2008, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-met-your-mother-strip-club-question/477576 "2008-12-20T13:50:38Z")
This is more of a GQ, but since it came up after watching HIMYM, I figured I’d post it here. Mods, feel free to move if necessary. Monday night’s HIMYM included a speech by Robin about the wonderful things about Canada… --- ## [Should I change my username?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username/641794)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-change-my-username/641794 "2013-11-06T21:50:59Z")
When I first signed up here the National Hockey League labour dispute of 2004/2005 had just ended, and after a year of no hockey it was back on schedule again. The first thing that popped into my mind was my excitement … --- ## [Europe's Emergence From The Midle Ages-How Did It Take Place?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/europes-emergence-from-the-midle-ages-how-did-it-take-place/666868)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/europes-emergence-from-the-midle-ages-how-did-it-take-place/666868 "2013-09-09T09:15:40Z")
I have always been interested in the end of the Middle Ages. My question is: the emergence into “Modern Times” was not uniform-the Renaissance started in Italy, and (slowly) moved north. So while the Italian city-states… --- ## [The Feud: 'A' is for... by Elendil's Heir \[game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-a-is-for-by-elendils-heir-game-over/550858)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-a-is-for-by-elendils-heir-game-over/550858 "2010-08-31T17:13:11Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [Why did so many early computer ads mention usage for "Storing Recipes"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-so-many-early-computer-ads-mention-usage-for-storing-recipes/778569)
**Author:** [@Asuka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asuka)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-so-many-early-computer-ads-mention-usage-for-storing-recipes/778569 "2017-05-02T19:34:23Z")
So many computer ads (both print and on TV) mention how in addition to doing your taxes, balancing your checkpoint, and playing electronic games that you could also store recipes on them. In fact, those four things were … --- ## [TV/movie family resemblance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-movie-family-resemblance/596553)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-movie-family-resemblance/596553 "2011-09-17T23:03:33Z")
When I see a family portrayed in a television show or movie, I often notice that the putative family members don’t resemble each other in the slightest. No doubt this is because casting directors choose actors more for … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1482&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1484&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)