# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1498&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:** 1499 --- ## [What are your local minor league teams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-local-minor-league-teams/543754)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-local-minor-league-teams/543754 "2010-06-29T21:25:17Z")
Rochester Americans - American Hockey League Rochester Knighthawks - National Lacrosse League Batavia Muckdogs - New York-Penn League baseball Rochester Raiders - Indoor Football League Rochester Razorsharks - Premie… --- ## [Mr. Robot: Season 2 (on USA Network; begins 7-13-2016)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-robot-season-2-on-usa-network-begins-7-13-2016/759848)
**Author:** [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-robot-season-2-on-usa-network-begins-7-13-2016/759848 "2016-09-26T18:15:10Z")
The second season begins tonight on the USA Network; since no one else has started a thread, here’s one. The hacker drama/thriller stars Rami Malek and Christian Slater. It won the 2015 Golden Globe for Best Television S… --- ## [Breaking: Ukrainian 737 Crashes in Iran. Possibly Shot Down. 160-180 Dead.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-ukrainian-737-crashes-in-iran-possibly-shot-down-160-180-dead/846111)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-ukrainian-737-crashes-in-iran-possibly-shot-down-160-180-dead/846111 "2020-01-15T16:00:17Z")
Pprune Discussion suggests it was shot down, like MH117, with this photo showing possible surface to air missile warhead fragmentation damage: --- ## [Stupid archaic gender stereotypes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-archaic-gender-stereotypes/486811)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2009, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-archaic-gender-stereotypes/486811 "2009-02-24T15:34:47Z")
In another thread, Kanicbird said: This pisses me off. The idea that men can’t adopt a ‘full maternal role’–whatever the hell that’s supposed to mean–is bullshit. Men can be loving, and caring, and self sacrificing. K… --- ## [Things that are considered acceptable today but will be seem as morally repulsive in the future](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-considered-acceptable-today-but-will-be-seem-as-morally-repulsive-in-the-future/804223)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2017, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-considered-acceptable-today-but-will-be-seem-as-morally-repulsive-in-the-future/804223 "2017-12-18T15:52:40Z")
I’m sure this thread idea has been done before. But what do people do today that in 50-100 years will be considered morally repugnant? Generally, my hope is each generation is not only wealthier, but more moral than th… --- ## [What do I buy for a Quinceanera?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-buy-for-a-quinceanera/255023)
**Author:** [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2004, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-i-buy-for-a-quinceanera/255023 "2004-07-15T21:57:02Z")
Anybody know what kind of gift I should give a little girl for her Quinceanera? Just show you know, the girls families and our family are friends, we became close when they helped us out after the fire we had. Anyway w… --- ## [I have become my wife's zookeeper - 3.5 cats, 1 dog, 1 rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-become-my-wifes-zookeeper-3-5-cats-1-dog-1-rabbit/469991)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2008, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-become-my-wifes-zookeeper-3-5-cats-1-dog-1-rabbit/469991 "2008-11-09T21:37:00Z")
PART 1: WEAK RANT When we got married, she had 2 older cats. Fine. Over my expressed distaste, she got a rabbit. Fine. We got a house and shortly thereafter, a new puppy. Sigh. Fine. Then she half-adopted a local … --- ## [Which of the original Planet of the Apes sequels are worth watching?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-original-planet-of-the-apes-sequels-are-worth-watching/693192)
**Author:** [@Taber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taber)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2014, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-the-original-planet-of-the-apes-sequels-are-worth-watching/693192 "2014-07-20T23:43:26Z")
I’ve seen the original, and recently rewatched it thanks to the new one, and am interested in seeing the sequels for it. I’ve heard they start to get bad after 2-3. Is that impression correct? --- ## [What other message boards do you like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-message-boards-do-you-like/838196)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2019, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-message-boards-do-you-like/838196 "2019-08-14T20:41:07Z")
With the Dope being down it made me realise just how often I casually put the adblock on and then click the SD bookmark. I’ve been doing it reflexively all day and keep forgetting to expect the maintenance message. This… --- ## [My mcDs exit collision with a 5 year old boy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mcds-exit-collision-with-a-5-year-old-boy/430540)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2007, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mcds-exit-collision-with-a-5-year-old-boy/430540 "2007-12-22T02:48:23Z")
So I’m leaving MacDonalds at noon, and at the door when it starts to swing open outwardly. I continue to proceed and commence to look into the eyes of the man opening the door to give a a smile and a thankyou. Only at … --- ## [Children of psychologists/psychiatrists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-of-psychologists-psychiatrists/587019)
**Author:** [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/children-of-psychologists-psychiatrists/587019 "2011-06-28T04:17:17Z")
In my circle of friends a few have mental difficulties, two are highly neurotic and one has periods of severe depression, all three have parents who work in the mental health field, Could having a psychologist/psychiatr… --- ## [Are “fake homeless” really a thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-fake-homeless-really-a-thing/962897)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2022, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-fake-homeless-really-a-thing/962897 "2022-04-27T01:10:06Z")
I’ve heard stories about people asking for handouts who are just doing it for money, not out of need, and who are actually making decent money by doing so. Allegedly they don’t have anything preventing them from getting … --- ## [FBI investigates skinny-dipper in foreign country!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-investigates-skinny-dipper-in-foreign-country/632079)
**Author:** [@John\_Bredin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Bredin)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2012, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-investigates-skinny-dipper-in-foreign-country/632079 "2012-08-21T18:33:03Z")
A group of Republican members of Congress, with family and staff members, took a trip to Israel, not at taxpayer expense. Ho-hum. During the trip, several of them went swimming in the Sea of Galilee. Yawn. One of the Con… --- ## [Poll for "ethical" vegetarians/vegans: is eating meat unethical for everybody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-ethical-vegetarians-vegans-is-eating-meat-unethical-for-everybody/560595)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2010, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-ethical-vegetarians-vegans-is-eating-meat-unethical-for-everybody/560595 "2010-11-18T02:36:04Z")
This is really just a poll for those who avoid eating meat/animal products purely for ethical reasons. Those who need to avoid it for health or religious reaosns are excused from the poll. My question is in the thread t… --- ## [The SDMB Text Adventure Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-text-adventure-game/356341)
**Author:** [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2006, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-text-adventure-game/356341 "2006-05-26T21:50:15Z")
If you’re familiar with text adventures, jump right in. If not, sit back and watch for awhile until you get the hang of it (or play this for awhile). I’ll be the ‘computer’ and I’m pretty much making this up on the fly,… --- ## [Otherwise intelligent human who can't tell Left from Right](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otherwise-intelligent-human-who-cant-tell-left-from-right/94713)
**Author:** [@samboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samboy)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2001, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/otherwise-intelligent-human-who-cant-tell-left-from-right/94713 "2001-11-22T15:24:31Z")
This is something mundane and pointless which I am going to share… I work in a technical field, I completed university with reasonable grades, I am not a sports start but far from uncoordinated, I can drive OK, I … basi… --- ## [How To Apologise Effectively](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-apologise-effectively/599595)
**Author:** [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-apologise-effectively/599595 "2011-10-18T04:15:11Z")
How to apologise effectively for advertising problems, from The Chive recently: 1/ Acknowledge that there is a problem 2/ Apologise for it 3/ Explain how and why it is occurring 4/ Do something about it, and say what… --- ## [Apple/Ireland tax deal nixed by EU](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-ireland-tax-deal-nixed-by-eu/764484)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/apple-ireland-tax-deal-nixed-by-eu/764484 "2016-09-08T01:05:29Z")
Putting aside the issues of sovereignty, is this policy of prohibiting favorable tax breaks to attract jobs a good policy? I have long said that tax competition between countries is a race to the bottom while tax comp… --- ## [Xena Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xena-question/498640)
**Author:** [@Jake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xena-question/498640 "2009-06-05T15:04:06Z")
Did Xena (Lucy Lawless) wear contact lenses to bring out the color of her eyes? I was watching a re-run and they are the bluest eyes I’ve ever seen! (Yes, I’m in love…) :wink: --- ## [A Saturday Night Fever question I'm surprised hasn't yet been asked here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-saturday-night-fever-question-im-surprised-hasnt-yet-been-asked-here/676363)
**Author:** [@ScatteredFrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScatteredFrog)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-saturday-night-fever-question-im-surprised-hasnt-yet-been-asked-here/676363 "2023-06-19T02:20:26Z")
Okay, so what does Double J say after Bobby C. falls off the bridge? --- ## [Pitting today's bully. Not Mitt Romney.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-todays-bully-not-mitt-romney/621663)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitting-todays-bully-not-mitt-romney/621663 "2012-05-14T17:53:21Z")
I was hoping that someone else would Pit this. Alas, I have to do it. Today’s bully to be pitted is not Mitt Romney (he is yesterday). Today, the bullies that got bumped from the top spot yesterday are the bunch of assh… --- ## [Should I apologize to my neighbor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-apologize-to-my-neighbor/397059)
**Author:** [@XaMcQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XaMcQ)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2007, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-apologize-to-my-neighbor/397059 "2007-03-24T13:44:44Z")
We were on good terms with our next door neighbor up until a few weeks ago. Not close, unsurprisingly, since we have very little in common. She’s in her late fifties, African American, church-going and conservative. W… --- ## [What country has the most US expats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-has-the-most-us-expats/447295)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2008, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-country-has-the-most-us-expats/447295 "2008-05-02T18:42:29Z")
Prompted by the Denmark=happy thread in GD, What country is the main destination for US emigrants? For my purposes, let’s exclude Latino US citizens returning to Latin American nations, Asian-Americans to places like th… --- ## [Seinfeld: Ten Years Later](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-ten-years-later/448585)
**Author:** [@CJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJJ)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2008, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-ten-years-later/448585 "2008-05-13T17:44:57Z")
It’s been ten years since the series finale of Seinfeld, and Newsweek is publishing a short pair of point/counterpoint essays on whether the show was the television classic it was hailed to be in 1998. I thought it woul… --- ## [Is this racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-racist/709349)
**Author:** [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2015, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-racist/709349 "2015-01-11T11:20:48Z")
Submitted without comment. --- ## [Good Tasting Medicine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-tasting-medicine/525900)
**Author:** [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2010, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-tasting-medicine/525900 "2010-01-24T10:55:22Z")
This thread on bad-tasting medicine made me remember how much I used to love orange Triaminic when I was a kid. My parents also used to buy this bubble-gum flavored cold medicine, it came in a tub and was sort of creamy… --- ## [It's Been A While: Michigan Dopefest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-michigan-dopefest/520858)
**Author:** [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-been-a-while-michigan-dopefest/520858 "2010-01-01T19:23:34Z")
Well? Usual suspects? New people? Want to get together for a dinner and/or an activity? --- ## [High speed rails – Why don’t they buckle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-speed-rails-why-don-t-they-buckle/452306)
**Author:** [@Chickenwrangler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chickenwrangler)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-speed-rails-why-don-t-they-buckle/452306 "2008-06-10T13:07:01Z")
Sections of normal rail lines are joined buy plates with a gap between the sections; this gives the familiar clackerty–clack sound we all know. This gap between the sections allows for expansion plus the many curves also… --- ## [A drug dog checkpoint on I-80? Wheres the legality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-drug-dog-checkpoint-on-i-80-wheres-the-legality/260686)
**Author:** [@chefIL11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chefIL11)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2004, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-drug-dog-checkpoint-on-i-80-wheres-the-legality/260686 "2004-08-21T04:23:02Z")
I was recently driving from Colorado back to Illinois… In nebraska, on I-80, a generally busy highway, there were flags and signs that said “Drug dog checkpoint ahead” With numerous signs appearing for about a mile. My… --- ## [Is Hillary Clinton evil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hillary-clinton-evil/132211)
**Author:** [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2002, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hillary-clinton-evil/132211 "2002-10-16T07:32:14Z")
My wealthy sister and her wealthy friends, nearly all of whom are retired military officers, refer to Hillary Clinton as “evil.” In my view, Adolf Hitler, Josheph Stalin, Pol Pot and others of that ilk are evil–I wouldn’… --- ## [India abandons IPCC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-abandons-ipcc/527874)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2010, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/india-abandons-ipcc/527874 "2010-02-09T05:57:20Z")
Linky. So India is going to start its own assessment of climate change, stating that it cannot rely on the IPCC since the science was not peer reviewed. The issue is the IPCCs claim that glaciers in the Himalayas coul… --- ## [Is there a way to fix men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-fix-men/504622)
**Author:** [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2009, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-fix-men/504622 "2009-07-29T22:42:12Z")
Let’s discuss men. Men commit more violent crimes than women by an enormous margin (see here or here). Depending on the region and time period studied, for every victim killed by a woman there are 6-11 killed by a man… --- ## [What's more important: Intelligence or Education?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-more-important-intelligence-or-education/535526)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-more-important-intelligence-or-education/535526 "2010-04-14T04:29:29Z")
No third option. Sorry to all of you folks that want the “Other” option. Qualify your vote all you want in your post, but you’ve got to choose one or the other from the poll. --- ## [Old photos: Why the hand inside the coat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-photos-why-the-hand-inside-the-coat/382704)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2006, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-photos-why-the-hand-inside-the-coat/382704 "2006-12-05T12:31:53Z")
This question must of come up in the past several times. In old PHOTOS frequently the man is posed with his hand inside his coat. WHY?:confused: What was the significance of that pose? --- ## [Driverless cars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driverless-cars/790701)
**Author:** [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2017, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/driverless-cars/790701 "2017-07-27T19:27:45Z")
From the new column: “How soon can we expect driverless cars?” … This seems nuts to me. My Galaxy smartphone can’t even do voice recognition properly, and we’re banking that a car will be able to drive itself safely in … --- ## [Coasting in neutral down a hill.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coasting-in-neutral-down-a-hill/402163)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2007, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coasting-in-neutral-down-a-hill/402163 "2007-05-01T22:36:41Z")
For some reason I seem to think that it’s illegal to coast in neutral down a hill, in either a manual or automatic transmission. This may be a Canadian provincial or federal law, or it may be bullocks. However, now I’m… --- ## [Anyone up for some scifi D&D?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-some-scifi-d-d/439922)
**Author:** [@Omi\_no\_Kami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omi_no_Kami)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-some-scifi-d-d/439922 "2008-03-27T03:11:40Z")
I was going through some old roleplaying books of mine this afternoon, and I realized that even though I have tons of relevant sourcebooks, I’ve never actually played a roleplaying game with a futuristic theme. I know we… --- ## [If a safe and reliable male contraceptive pill was invented what would happen to US birth rates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-safe-and-reliable-male-contraceptive-pill-was-invented-what-would-happen-to-us-birth-rates/708835)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-safe-and-reliable-male-contraceptive-pill-was-invented-what-would-happen-to-us-birth-rates/708835 "2015-01-07T18:13:34Z")
A lot of children are born without planning. Neither of my kids were specifically planned. In your opinion what would happen to American birthrates if an inexpensive, safe and reliable male contraceptive (say a once mont… --- ## [A question to those who think Oswald killed Kennedy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-to-those-who-think-oswald-killed-kennedy/544109)
**Author:** [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2010, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-to-those-who-think-oswald-killed-kennedy/544109 "2010-06-24T23:45:20Z")
What are your thoughts on why Oswald denied the killing of JFK? It seems curious to me that a person supposedly of such a revolutionary bent, would not try to claim responsibilty immediately, but I’d like to see what ot… --- ## [John Cabot vs Christopher Columbus: Who Was First?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cabot-vs-christopher-columbus-who-was-first/428456)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2007, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-cabot-vs-christopher-columbus-who-was-first/428456 "2007-12-04T20:07:24Z")
…on the mainland of North America? John (Giovanni) Caboto was an italian, who sailed in the service of the English merchants of Bristol. He sailed a northerly course, and reached the region of newfoundland. There seems … --- ## [Gay/lesbian promises homophobic loved one to never enter same-sex relationship. Binding forever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-lesbian-promises-homophobic-loved-one-to-never-enter-same-sex-relationship-binding-forever/557255)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-lesbian-promises-homophobic-loved-one-to-never-enter-same-sex-relationship-binding-forever/557255 "2010-10-23T16:51:52Z")
Another hypothetical. The perspicacious may note that it’s similar in tone to the one about cremation & burial; that is not an accident. I’m interested in exploring the limits of our notions of honor and obligation. T… --- ## [Facilitated Communication rears its ugly head again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facilitated-communication-rears-its-ugly-head-again/445134)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facilitated-communication-rears-its-ugly-head-again/445134 "2008-04-18T15:23:04Z")
How many times does this bogus “miracle” have to be exposed? Look at this ABC News video, and watch as the poor child is looking anywhere except at the keyboard as she is supposedly typing her own words, while her mothe… --- ## [THIRTY DOLLARS for a fucking cheesecake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-dollars-for-a-fucking-cheesecake/335690)
**Author:** [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2005, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thirty-dollars-for-a-fucking-cheesecake/335690 "2005-12-18T20:08:23Z")
My wife nagged me and nagged me tonight until I gave in and traversed to our local Marie Callendar’s pie shop tonight for dessert. Our favorite is Lemon Cheesecake, which normally costs us $13.99 for a whole pie. But I’… --- ## [life on earth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-on-earth/653932)
**Author:** [@VARUN\_MOHAN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VARUN_MOHAN)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-on-earth/653932 "2013-03-28T16:50:29Z")
How life originated on earth and not on other nearby planets? Why life chosen our climatic conditions? --- ## [I pit a Starbucks barista](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-a-starbucks-barista/796780)
**Author:** [@Sefton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sefton)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-a-starbucks-barista/796780 "2017-10-02T06:54:58Z")
As if my day job wasn’t enough, I’ve signed a contract to write a technical book in five months. The workload would break a normal man, but because I have no social life, I stand a good chance of succeeding. My mind ten… --- ## [How exactly is fast food "killing" me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-is-fast-food-killing-me/700066)
**Author:** [@tigerwoods](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tigerwoods)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2014, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-is-fast-food-killing-me/700066 "2014-11-13T14:47:51Z")
Hello, I’m interested in the known biological processes that are enabling my fries and hamburgers and salt to shorten my life, by some mans or another. About me. I’m 40, about 6’ and 178.5 lbs and have been thereabouts… --- ## [Why was Ross Perot so popular in 1992?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-ross-perot-so-popular-in-1992/679573)
**Author:** [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2014, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-ross-perot-so-popular-in-1992/679573 "2014-01-26T03:40:36Z")
People went nuts over this guy for a while, but I didn’t understand it then, and don’t now either when looking back on it. His platform was really not all that interesting and he could probably have comfortably fit into… --- ## [How many Doper specializations can you name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-doper-specializations-can-you-name/423199)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2007, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-doper-specializations-can-you-name/423199 "2007-12-05T20:40:58Z")
We had topics where dopers would name there own areas of expertise, but I think it would work better if we had people name other people’s areas of expertise. Name either what they do for a living or what they seem knowle… --- ## [Do other "languages" use "scare quotes"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-languages-use-scare-quotes/650653)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2013, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-languages-use-scare-quotes/650653 "2013-02-24T05:52:48Z")
Scare quotes are one of my favorite things about writing (and sometimes even used when speaking). They can lend many different nuanced meanings to various, otherwise mundane words. I had a good time in the meeting yeste… --- ## [Male sexuality at its most banal and pathetic (twisted marriage contract)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-sexuality-at-its-most-banal-and-pathetic-twisted-marriage-contract/345650)
**Author:** [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2006, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-sexuality-at-its-most-banal-and-pathetic-twisted-marriage-contract/345650 "2006-03-03T18:43:31Z")
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/0217062contract1.html I challenge you to read that and not feel disgust for the guy who wrote it, and apparently expected his wife to sign and abide by it. That was before he tried … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1497&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1499&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)