# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1488&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:** 1489 --- ## [Best #1 single of the year retrospective: 1973](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1973/699439)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2014, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1973/699439 "2014-10-01T00:52:28Z")
Our survey brings us now to 1973. We’re entering a very tumultuous period in pop history where the top spot was almost constantly in flux; we have 27 #1s this year, with no song spending more than four weeks at the top. … --- ## [Polyamory, for the win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polyamory-for-the-win/506428)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2009, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polyamory-for-the-win/506428 "2009-08-20T15:59:06Z")
I recently received an impromptu, in-person lecture along these lines: “I think that monogamous relationships are just ways of controlling other people and we should be able to have sex with whoever we want - why should… --- ## [Connan O'brien](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connan-obrien/640630)
**Author:** [@RockytheflyingS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RockytheflyingS)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/connan-obrien/640630 "2012-11-13T21:17:58Z")
Am I the only person who hates Connan O’brien? He’s ugly, unfunny, and doesn’t seem to try. I don’t get all the love. I don’t want to get it. Just a thread for others who hate the fire headed giant. --- ## [Do Europeans drink less in fluids than Americans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-europeans-drink-less-in-fluids-than-americans/273887)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2004, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-europeans-drink-less-in-fluids-than-americans/273887 "2004-11-15T06:13:32Z")
I just got back from a trip from Europe. The trip was to France and Italy. I had a great time so don’t think I am criticizing the culture in any but this way. I was treated to the best Parisian restaurants and the best f… --- ## [What would make a bitch eat her puppies after giving birth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-make-a-bitch-eat-her-puppies-after-giving-birth/512406)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2009, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-make-a-bitch-eat-her-puppies-after-giving-birth/512406 "2009-10-06T15:57:56Z")
This happened to a “friend of a coworker’s son”. The bitch in question is a pit bull. Apparently after she finished giving birth to her litter of 7 puppies they left her alone with them (inside a room) and went to b… --- ## [Why No Ionic Molecules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-ionic-molecules/275184)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2004, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-ionic-molecules/275184 "2004-11-17T22:39:55Z")
Why would chemistry books claim that NaCl, and all other ionic compunds ARE NOT molecules? I was never taught it like that! Big deal…so, ionic compounds trades electrons and covalent compounds share electrons. So, what… --- ## [Say one of my employees is accused of domestic violence. Should I punish him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-one-of-my-employees-is-accused-of-domestic-violence-should-i-punish-him/698950)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-one-of-my-employees-is-accused-of-domestic-violence-should-i-punish-him/698950 "2014-09-30T16:46:09Z")
This thread is suggested by the Ray Rice scandal, about which I shall say nothing further because I had never heard of Ray Rice before the elevator video scandal broke, have never watched said video, and know nothing abo… --- ## [Finally saw it (all movies, and spoilers to boot)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-saw-it-all-movies-and-spoilers-to-boot/539530)
**Author:** [@pancakes3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pancakes3)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2010, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finally-saw-it-all-movies-and-spoilers-to-boot/539530 "2010-06-09T03:06:18Z")
I figure there should be a thread where people can pop in and just let others know that they FINALLY saw a movie that they should have years ago without making a new thread for it. Hopefully it will compel others to go b… --- ## [Are These "Skunk Ape" Photos Worth a look (?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-skunk-ape-photos-worth-a-look/54029)
**Author:** [@Recently\_Digested](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Recently_Digested)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2001, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-these-skunk-ape-photos-worth-a-look/54029 "2001-02-20T05:42:59Z")
Well, I, for one, believe it is. I realize that, just from the little I know about the guy, Art Bell is regarded in some circles as being, at best, creduluous, and, at worst…well… Still, if you can spare the messanger (… --- ## [What legal principle is this? (plane crash on property)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-legal-principle-is-this-plane-crash-on-property/697410)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2014, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-legal-principle-is-this-plane-crash-on-property/697410 "2014-09-07T17:32:11Z")
Let’s say you’re a farmer in South Dakota. One day, a big airliner carrying 200 passengers crashes into your land, killing everyone. There’s a giant smoking mess of wreckage. Your farm is soon swarming with governmental… --- ## [I'm sick of hearing about the quarterlife crisis!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sick-of-hearing-about-the-quarterlife-crisis/354086)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2006, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sick-of-hearing-about-the-quarterlife-crisis/354086 "2006-04-29T06:29:19Z")
Almost everytime I hear someone complain about going through a quarterlife crisis, they get a couple of cool points subtracted by their name. Why? Most of the complaints are about work. UMMM HELLO, be thankful that yo… --- ## [We have a new jerk off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-jerk-off/194108)
**Author:** [@Spavined\_Gelding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spavined_Gelding)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2003, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-new-jerk-off/194108 "2003-08-14T07:32:24Z")
We got a new one, boys. This jerk has made four posting in his last day around here all of which can be linked fromhere. A brief review of our new friend’s postings will clearly show that he has recently been release… --- ## [The "close door" button on elevators-DOES NOTHING](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-close-door-button-on-elevators-does-nothing/587428)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-close-door-button-on-elevators-does-nothing/587428 "2011-07-05T14:39:09Z")
I truly believe this feature on elevators is nothing but show. What does it do? It doesn’t close the doors any faster than if no button had been pressed other than the floor selected, so why is it there? Perhaps to ea… --- ## [Advice on getting from Heathrow to Oxford](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-getting-from-heathrow-to-oxford/535356)
**Author:** [@La\_Beldame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/La_Beldame)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-getting-from-heathrow-to-oxford/535356 "2010-04-09T17:37:10Z")
My daughter, La Belfille, will be arriving at Heathrow in the morning and needs to get to Oxford by mid-afternoon. She is traveling alone and will not be met by anyone so she needs to figure out the best way to transport… --- ## [Why is my daughter's abdomen tinted green?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-daughters-abdomen-tinted-green/676718)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2013, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-daughters-abdomen-tinted-green/676718 "2013-12-22T06:25:37Z")
\[FONT=Trebuchet MS\]My daughter is about 2.5 years old. She is fair skinned, very small, and very thin. When she is taking a bath in our bathroom, I have noticed that her abdominal area appears to have a slight green tint… --- ## [Define Porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-porn/599826)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2011, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/define-porn/599826 "2011-10-21T09:11:32Z")
Give us your personal definition of what is porn, as opposed to a legalistic definition that would satisfy a court (which is why I’m posting this in Cafe Society and not Great Debates or IMHO … I’m looking for the person… --- ## [The Higgs boson does not exist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-higgs-boson-does-not-exist/594613)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-higgs-boson-does-not-exist/594613 "2011-09-04T16:12:22Z")
So say CERN scientists with 95% probability: --- ## [How was langguage formed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-langguage-formed/632660)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-langguage-formed/632660 "2012-08-31T14:12:02Z")
How was langguage formed? How humans got to be speakars? Seriously, please talk about the latest and greatest theories or discoveries to account for language origin within human evolution—if there are any updates to thi… --- ## [Thanks Obama (ACA)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-obama-aca/685443)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2014, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-obama-aca/685443 "2014-04-08T22:02:02Z")
Thanks President Obama! I have health insurance! Now I’m fucked! So back in January I was 6 weeks into a temp contract. I decided, as my civic duty, to sign up for health insurance through the Marketplace. I enrolled th… --- ## [How do you organize your spice racks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-organize-your-spice-racks/708296)
**Author:** [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-organize-your-spice-racks/708296 "2014-12-29T20:46:28Z")
After years of having some things in a drawer and others on top of the microwave and at least one jar being batted around the floor by the cat…I now have 4 (FOUR!) spice jar carousels (thanks, Santa!). All will be equall… --- ## [Help me stop my dog barking!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-stop-my-dog-barking/582815)
**Author:** [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-stop-my-dog-barking/582815 "2011-05-24T13:46:16Z")
My 10-month-old Jack Russell/Parson Russell cross, Molly, has always barked too much but has been getting worse and worse. Just now, for instance, a neighbour came to my door; Molly not only barked like crazy but refused… --- ## [US President Unhinged](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-president-unhinged/824176)
**Author:** [@Cabin\_Fever\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cabin_Fever_1)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2018, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-president-unhinged/824176 "2018-11-11T04:40:02Z")
Recent post-election news conference supports this thought. Which is why I voted in protest - as is every US citizens of voting age right. I should have done it in 2016, but I was lazy. Now not so much. As one can tell, … --- ## [So to hell with the No Call List? (Solar telemarketing)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-to-hell-with-the-no-call-list-solar-telemarketing/724888)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-to-hell-with-the-no-call-list-solar-telemarketing/724888 "2015-07-24T18:29:02Z")
Excuse me, but I thought putting your number on that list meant you didn’t want to be bothered by telemarketers? Apparently that’s not the case. Those droids selling solar energy use that f’ing list as their phone dir… --- ## [Inside Things--Nuances the casual fan misses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inside-things-nuances-the-casual-fan-misses/554926)
**Author:** [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inside-things-nuances-the-casual-fan-misses/554926 "2010-10-04T18:58:42Z")
Inspired by these posts from silenus and\*\* Telemark\*\*, what other little courtesies occur regularly between participants in various sporting events that tend to get overlooked by the casual fan? --- ## [How big does Jupiter look from the surface of Io?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-does-jupiter-look-from-the-surface-of-io/458898)
**Author:** [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2008, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-does-jupiter-look-from-the-surface-of-io/458898 "2008-08-07T15:16:42Z")
Or from any of Jupiter’s moons, really. I’ve tried to find a nice neat formula that I might use for a science fiction story that would calculate the apparent size of Jupiter in the sky, while standing on the surface of … --- ## [I'm done with the agita](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-done-with-the-agita/1003681)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2025, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-done-with-the-agita/1003681 "2025-09-18T06:57:20Z")
As of this thread, I will no longer be reading, watching or discussing Trump or Biden or any of the stories swirling around them, either online or with people in my sphere. I’m tired of being worried, angry and upset eve… --- ## [Poor Tom Cruise! Fired by Paramount!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-tom-cruise-fired-by-paramount/369881)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2006, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poor-tom-cruise-fired-by-paramount/369881 "2006-08-26T09:41:30Z")
However will he and Katie be able to have little Pillow scotchguarded when winter comes? And we all know what happens when you leave Paramount: you wind up at MGM, where Irving Thalberg makes you costar with Kitty Carl… --- ## [Idle Thoughts is wrong. Again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idle-thoughts-is-wrong-again/748786)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2016, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idle-thoughts-is-wrong-again/748786 "2016-03-19T20:40:42Z")
You are incorrect. His topic ban is for the subject of rape allegations. Cite. Emphasis mine. I did not mention rape, or rape allegations. Furthermore, if you’re going to define his ban as anything associated with … --- ## [Fuck you Fox News--There was terror attack in 2002 on US soil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-fox-news-there-was-terror-attack-in-2002-on-us-soil/517250)
**Author:** [@The\_Cleveland\_Steamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Cleveland_Steamer)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2009, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-fox-news-there-was-terror-attack-in-2002-on-us-soil/517250 "2009-11-14T01:15:28Z")
Remember? http://archives.cnn.com/2002/US/09/04/lax.shooting/index.html --- ## [Why does water from a garden hose always seem to taste good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-water-from-a-garden-hose-always-seem-to-taste-good/310924)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2005, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-water-from-a-garden-hose-always-seem-to-taste-good/310924 "2005-07-04T19:52:16Z")
Whenever I drink water directly from a garden hose it always seems to taste better than water from a kitchen faucet, or even bottled water. Does anyone else agree? I’m not sure why this is the case. Is it psychologica… --- ## [A vocabulary question: exculpate vs exonerate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-vocabulary-question-exculpate-vs-exonerate/657861)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-vocabulary-question-exculpate-vs-exonerate/657861 "2013-06-13T14:48:56Z")
Is there some difference in meaning or connotation between exculpate and exonerate? --- ## [whatever happened to the Hare Krishna people from the 1970's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-hare-krishna-people-from-the-1970s/732760)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2015, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-hare-krishna-people-from-the-1970s/732760 "2015-09-30T16:13:28Z")
They were all over the place back in the 70’s…on the streets of major cities, all the airports, etc,etc. Now, they’ve disappeared, as the organization changed its focus and calmed down (after lots of lawsuits.) Yes, I’… --- ## [Know any punch lines to famous dirty jokes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-any-punch-lines-to-famous-dirty-jokes/19209)
**Author:** [@Fonz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fonz)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2000, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/know-any-punch-lines-to-famous-dirty-jokes/19209 "2000-09-15T12:46:32Z")
\*\*JUST THE PUNCH LINE\[/\] …Now she’s making money on the side. …Only enough to win. …Saskatchewan. …$100, same as in town. …First help me find the truck I came in on. --- ## [Strong AI and the Chinese Room](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strong-ai-and-the-chinese-room/140658)
**Author:** [@Ramanujan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ramanujan)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2002, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strong-ai-and-the-chinese-room/140658 "2002-12-14T17:04:43Z")
perhaps the most famous claim of refutation of strong ai is searle’s chinese room argument. by strong ai, i mean that it is theoretically possible for computers to be programmed in such a way that a computer could “thin… --- ## [Gay Love \> Terrorism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-love-terrorism/596054)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-love-terrorism/596054 "2011-09-15T05:13:33Z")
A noted Okie \[del\]state legislator\[/del\] bitch is at it again. I’d like to say something positive about Oklahoma politics and beliefs but it’s just not possible. The state GOP mimics the worst of the national policy: Hom… --- ## [You, Esprix, are an attention whore.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-esprix-are-an-attention-whore/188418)
**Author:** [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2003, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-esprix-are-an-attention-whore/188418 "2003-07-18T00:58:16Z")
I will not quote any specifics here, though there are many, save this one: In every post, in every thread, you use your signature, which quotes a bunch of threads you have started. One of these includes you pissing off… --- ## [Andrew Weil: Legit or quack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-weil-legit-or-quack/231851)
**Author:** [@Colinmarshall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colinmarshall)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2004, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-weil-legit-or-quack/231851 "2004-03-02T01:36:22Z")
Hey, all. A friend just recently lent me a copy of Andrew Weil’s Eating Well for Optimum Health. I know it’s a national bestseller and all, but I’m wondering if his theories on food, diet and nutrition are generally cons… --- ## [Man sucks out girlfriend's eyeball...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-sucks-out-girlfriends-eyeball/430723)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2007, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-sucks-out-girlfriends-eyeball/430723 "2007-12-23T04:31:39Z")
This headline on MSNBC has a link to a video that I can’t watch at work. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/22343009#22343009 Can someone watch this and tell me that this isn’t for real, or I may just have to go h… --- ## [Film Noir Appreciation Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-noir-appreciation-thread/551222)
**Author:** [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2010, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/film-noir-appreciation-thread/551222 "2010-10-18T14:14:26Z")
I admit it - I own lots and lots of movies (two terabytes worth). I tend to categorize them by year with a few exceptions; musicals, submarine movies, documentaries, noir… Looking at my Noir listing, I realize I have mo… --- ## [Clamato Juice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clamato-juice/220858)
**Author:** [@bizzwire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizzwire)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2003, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clamato-juice/220858 "2003-12-25T04:59:12Z")
As if tomato juice wasn’t revolting enough, some marketing genius at Motts® decided that what people really want is a beverage consisting of tomato and clam juice!! My brother is one of the approximately 17 people world… --- ## [Why would someone become a Nazarite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-someone-become-a-nazarite/573696)
**Author:** [@Arkcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arkcon)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-someone-become-a-nazarite/573696 "2011-03-07T20:31:47Z")
Clicking around, I went to the Wikipedia page a saw a bunch of restrictions required to become a Nazarite. You know, like the Biblical Samson. But I can’t find a reason for why a person would do this. I Googled for it… --- ## [Have you ever screwed around with the paranormal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-screwed-around-with-the-paranormal/647471)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2013, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-screwed-around-with-the-paranormal/647471 "2013-01-18T13:50:18Z")
TL;DR, have you ever played with paranormal rituals, tried to talk to ghosts etc? My experiences: In this post I relate a tiny bit of my experiences playing with the paranormal. Scary stories, occult rituals, religious… --- ## [The "joys" of home ownership (getting tired of things breaking)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-joys-of-home-ownership-getting-tired-of-things-breaking/834595)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2019, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-joys-of-home-ownership-getting-tired-of-things-breaking/834595 "2019-08-31T01:34:30Z")
Within the last month or so, I’ve dealt with: \[ul\] \[li\]A bath tub that would not drain\[/li\]\[li\]A leak under the sink\[/li\]\[li\]A whistling toilet\[/li\]\[/ul\] And they all happened in series: As soon as I fixed one thing, t… --- ## [Can a current prisoner become President of the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-current-prisoner-become-president-of-the-usa/628845)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-current-prisoner-become-president-of-the-usa/628845 "2012-12-15T21:16:42Z")
\[ul\] \[li\]Can a incarserated felon get on the ballot in enough states to theoretically stand a chance of winning the presidency?\[/li\]\[li\]If he does win, can he give himself a presidential pardon and get free, or does he … --- ## [How many cats do you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cats-do-you-have/667856)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-cats-do-you-have/667856 "2013-09-05T15:54:54Z")
I was reading the poll about whether people sleep with the door open or closed and a lot of people blamed their door position on their cat(s). So now I’m wondering who among you has cats and how many of them you have. I… --- ## [Werewolves in Spaaace?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolves-in-spaaace/492857)
**Author:** [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2009, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolves-in-spaaace/492857 "2009-04-28T00:43:16Z")
Suppose we sent into space a crew to explore the Moon. We successfully launched the ship upwards and out of the atmosphere about 2 days after the full moon. And it just so happened that one of the crew members was a were… --- ## [What happens if fire trucks cause an accident?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-fire-trucks-cause-an-accident/701481)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2014, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-fire-trucks-cause-an-accident/701481 "2014-10-22T14:13:29Z")
My son’s car was hit by a fire truck on its way to a fire. My son was legally parked. The fire truck cut the corner too closely and the fire department is going to fix it, but it got me to wondering … About 6 months a… --- ## [Hypothetical: being forced to let somebody see you naked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-being-forced-to-let-somebody-see-you-naked/693966)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-being-forced-to-let-somebody-see-you-naked/693966 "2014-07-27T11:57:23Z")
You and a few dozen other people, some of whom you know, have been captured by some tin-pot dictator or crony thereof. He’s sadistic, egotistical, etc. (Standard tin-pot conditions apply.) He summons you and says that… --- ## [Recipes from cooking shows that don't work out.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-from-cooking-shows-that-dont-work-out/573607)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2011, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipes-from-cooking-shows-that-dont-work-out/573607 "2011-04-19T07:10:58Z")
Not looking up the recipe online but from info given strictly in the show (the old-school way by watching the Frug or Yan on PBS without the internet available). Have you ever seen something made on TV when you made it … --- ## [Is helping a relative hide their assets in this manner illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-helping-a-relative-hide-their-assets-in-this-manner-illegal/346042)
**Author:** [@choosybeggar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choosybeggar)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2006, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-helping-a-relative-hide-their-assets-in-this-manner-illegal/346042 "2006-03-03T11:47:21Z")
Standard disclaimer: Not looking for legal advice. A family member, “Carl,” has a history of deep financial problems. He says that if he deposits money in a bank, his creditors will seize it. He’s working to dig himsel… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1487&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1489&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)