# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1504&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:** 1505 --- ## [Evolutionary origin of belief in God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolutionary-origin-of-belief-in-god/656587)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolutionary-origin-of-belief-in-god/656587 "2013-05-03T15:42:52Z")
Religion is one thing that is common to all races. Not everyone believes in the existence of a god, but a very significant number of people on this rock do. Barring personal feelings of belief or unbelief, I was wonderi… --- ## [Have you ever withheld sex from your lover because you were pissed off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-withheld-sex-from-your-lover-because-you-were-pissed-off/570083)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2011, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-withheld-sex-from-your-lover-because-you-were-pissed-off/570083 "2011-02-05T02:22:17Z")
Poll coming. It has happened to me and admitted to having happened to other men. Women withholding sex from their lovers/significant others. I don’t believe men do that. I don’t believe gays do that. Maybe lesbians. I d… --- ## [Iran: Whoa, is this true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-whoa-is-this-true/397591)
**Author:** [@Honesty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honesty)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2007, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-whoa-is-this-true/397591 "2007-04-02T18:31:22Z")
I was reading the transcript for the adoption of Resolution 1747 regarding sanctions against Iran. The representative of Iran said some interesting things, that I just can’t believe are true. Here are some excerpts. … --- ## [I'm going to be getting a dog soon…](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-be-getting-a-dog-soon/669936)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2013, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-be-getting-a-dog-soon/669936 "2013-10-06T22:28:58Z")
I’ve been doing research on dog breeds, and have narrowed it down to a few specifics, I’m not looking for a purebred, and I will be adopting from a local shelter, I just have to wait for the right dog to adopt me… I liv… --- ## [stupid French rioters---"the boss willl make us work"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-french-rioters-the-boss-willl-make-us-work/350254)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2006, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-french-rioters-the-boss-willl-make-us-work/350254 "2006-04-02T08:29:18Z")
Could anybody be this stupid? Sure, the proposed new law (allowing employers to dismiss a newly hired worker) is a challenge to existing French labor practices. But one young rioter explained her protests saying : Ho… --- ## [Were Eva and Juan Peron really Nazi sympathisers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-eva-and-juan-peron-really-nazi-sympathisers/682014)
**Author:** [@Brynhildr\_Budladottir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynhildr_Budladottir)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2014, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-eva-and-juan-peron-really-nazi-sympathisers/682014 "2014-03-04T09:37:19Z")
\*? (Personal anecdote) Nine years ago when I was in Year 10 my history class went on a trip to the Sydney Jewish Museum as part of our unit on Genocide. I have a mild disability and I ended up walking around the museum… --- ## [Wanting more pics in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanting-more-pics-in-the-mmp/954370)
**Author:** [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2021, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanting-more-pics-in-the-mmp/954370 "2021-11-23T03:23:04Z")
Just because I can be first dang it! Mom has to leave on Tuesday so we had Thanksgiving on Sunday. Everyone is sleeping off their turkey comas (happens with cats too) and I’m up because I don’t know why. I’ve been stit… --- ## [Stop it, right now! (Using "has" for have")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-it-right-now-using-has-for-have/419427)
**Author:** [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2007, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-it-right-now-using-has-for-have/419427 "2007-09-20T14:12:33Z")
ACK! My ears (or eyes) are bleeding! It has come up in the titles of at least two threads. I know, it comes from some lame cartoon. I know it’s supposed to be lighthearted, a joke. Stop it, anyway! It just sounds so ver… --- ## [What do you consider inappropriate passenger behavior?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-inappropriate-passenger-behavior/545800)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-consider-inappropriate-passenger-behavior/545800 "2010-07-09T00:22:24Z")
I was talking not long ago with m’lady about how both of us used to be married to people who thought it was perfectly fine to go around flipping off other drivers on the road from the comfort of the passenger seat. This,… --- ## [Revisiting Gitmo (Cuba, detention) -- Nice Place](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revisiting-gitmo-cuba-detention-nice-place/232983)
**Author:** [@Beagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beagle)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2004, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revisiting-gitmo-cuba-detention-nice-place/232983 "2004-05-16T06:27:09Z")
I’m just wondering if I can make a reservation. Sounds like a great place to grow as a person. Those that alleged the US would keep these people forever, torture them, or kill them, summarized mainly with comparisons … --- ## [Great Mysteries of the Universe: Diet Mountain Dew and Concentrated Orange Juice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-mysteries-of-the-universe-diet-mountain-dew-and-concentrated-orange-juice/517414)
**Author:** [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2009, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-mysteries-of-the-universe-diet-mountain-dew-and-concentrated-orange-juice/517414 "2009-11-14T23:05:14Z")
I was enjoying a Diet Mountain Dew today and happened to notice the ingredients list, and the first two ingredients in the list (and I assume, by volume?), are carbonated water and orange juice concentrate. How is it p… --- ## [Book Of The New Sun series, should I give it another go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-of-the-new-sun-series-should-i-give-it-another-go/670295)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2017, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-of-the-new-sun-series-should-i-give-it-another-go/670295 "2017-05-02T14:21:31Z")
I like scifi/fantasy epics with world building a lot, the original Dune is one of my favorite books. Started the first book in the series and was immediately put off by the large glossary before the book even starts, … --- ## [Hey Diogenes, another thread where you can rant about Favre.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-diogenes-another-thread-where-you-can-rant-about-favre/279588)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2005, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-diogenes-another-thread-where-you-can-rant-about-favre/279588 "2005-01-10T16:55:48Z")
Yeah, the guy that was MVP of the league 3 years in a row. Yeah, the guy that actually has a Super Bowl ring. Yeah, the guy that is destroying NFL record after record with virtually every breath he takes. Down by 13 at … --- ## [Which game is hardest to cheat at (NOT fix)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-game-is-hardest-to-cheat-at-not-fix/846603)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-game-is-hardest-to-cheat-at-not-fix/846603 "2020-04-14T12:32:05Z")
In light of the baseball sign stealing scandal (backing my previous thread that baseball might be the most unsportsmanlike game of all) which game is the hardest to cheat at? I nominate soccer. There’s no special equipm… --- ## [I love this artist. I also hate him. Here's why.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-artist-i-also-hate-him-heres-why/633057)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2012, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-this-artist-i-also-hate-him-heres-why/633057 "2012-09-04T22:17:59Z")
In general, I love Joss Whedon. Angel is probably in my top five tv series of all time; Buffy the Vampire Slayer isn’t quite as wonderful, but still superior to 97% every other tV show ever made. The Avengers needed more… --- ## [How do you deal with a Bi-sexual spouse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-a-bi-sexual-spouse/237491)
**Author:** [@Starguard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starguard)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2004, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-a-bi-sexual-spouse/237491 "2004-04-02T19:06:09Z")
Question: \* This actually happened to an associate of mines \* Now we’ve all heard the stories about a man (or woman) coming home early from work, and suprisingly walk in on their spouse having sex with someone else tha… --- ## [Australian Federal Election 2019.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-federal-election-2019/832363)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2019, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-federal-election-2019/832363 "2019-07-04T09:15:58Z")
Early this morning, the Aus PM Scott Morrison, paid a visit to the Governor General in order to issue a writ for the calling of an election. It is set now for May 18th. So now we have to put up with campaigning, interm… --- ## [Joel-Peter Witkin's art: legally accessing trauma corpse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-peter-witkins-art-legally-accessing-trauma-corpse/613397)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joel-peter-witkins-art-legally-accessing-trauma-corpse/613397 "2012-02-21T19:11:10Z")
this thread is graphic and even i find the content disturbing–so be warned. so, this photographer Joel Peter Witkin shoots a lot of polarizing, disturbing stuff in gorgeous ways. he will make still lifes out of severed … --- ## [What do you think Ryan\_Liam smells like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-ryan_liam-smells-like/152974)
**Author:** [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2003, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-ryan_liam-smells-like/152974 "2003-02-07T21:27:27Z")
Just to add to the Ryan\_Liam appreciation society. What do you think he smells like ? --- ## [Can anyone defend the Admin's diplomacy with Iran drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-defend-the-admins-diplomacy-with-iran-drive/669989)
**Author:** [@NotfooledbyW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotfooledbyW)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-defend-the-admins-diplomacy-with-iran-drive/669989 "2013-11-19T10:27:28Z")
The incompetence ohhhhhh the utter incompetence coming out of the Adminiistration. Whoaaaahh, what. A deal on the horizon. It will be interesting to watch how this gets dissed by Obama’s opponents on everything he doe… --- ## [D&D setup thread – game 2 (Mediaeval English background)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-setup-thread-game-2-mediaeval-english-background/440583)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2008, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-setup-thread-game-2-mediaeval-english-background/440583 "2008-05-02T15:02:58Z")
Since What Exit?’s game is running well, I thought I’d offer a second D&D game here. (I have FluidDruid’s permission.) The game play structure will be very similar to the 1st game (see setup and game threads). I will … --- ## [Kathy Griffin; "Jesus" remarks a bit more offensive that reported](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kathy-griffin-jesus-remarks-a-bit-more-offensive-that-reported/419609)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2007, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kathy-griffin-jesus-remarks-a-bit-more-offensive-that-reported/419609 "2007-09-19T18:17:35Z")
Larry King is interviewing Kathy Griffin & showed the remarks that got Catholic League Bill Donohue all huffy & were then edited out. I had no problem with her “No one had less to do with this award than Jesus”, because… --- ## [Authors whose works profess beliefs antithetical to their own?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-whose-works-profess-beliefs-antithetical-to-their-own/564624)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2010, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-whose-works-profess-beliefs-antithetical-to-their-own/564624 "2010-12-22T18:21:17Z")
Clancy and Heinlein are good examples of major authors who write series of books that profess the authors’ own political beliefs. Are there major authors who have their heroes espouse - and continue to espouse - beliefs … --- ## [Had you heard of glee before Glee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-you-heard-of-glee-before-glee/542341)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2010, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-you-heard-of-glee-before-glee/542341 "2010-06-09T02:54:24Z")
Just wondering if anyone had heard of show choirs before the show Glee? No-one I know (except one gay lad) had ever heard of it before. --- ## [Is it illegal anywhere to impersonate a woman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-anywhere-to-impersonate-a-woman/630129)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2012, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-anywhere-to-impersonate-a-woman/630129 "2012-08-06T11:33:23Z")
WFMU brings me tales of the most interesting people: Makes me think that there was a crime, called “impersonating a woman”, the elements of which were (someone the courts called) a man dressing up as a woman where the … --- ## [What does the term "Zipperhead" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-term-zipperhead-mean/174576)
**Author:** [@InLikeFlynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InLikeFlynn)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2003, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-term-zipperhead-mean/174576 "2003-05-12T10:59:50Z")
This really isn’t meant to be a raciest post just curious. I know it’s an ethnic slur used in the Vietnam era but I don’t get it. Is there a story behind it? --- ## [Riveted plates on old ships](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riveted-plates-on-old-ships/619563)
**Author:** [@Chickenwrangler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chickenwrangler)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/riveted-plates-on-old-ships/619563 "2012-04-24T21:36:36Z")
Lots of interest in the Titanic at the moment which reminds me of a thought I had some time ago about all those rivets you see on the hulls of old ships. I understand that a hot rivet is hammered through holes in two st… --- ## [Self-deprecation, humor, and culture in Europe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-deprecation-humor-and-culture-in-europe/672445)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/self-deprecation-humor-and-culture-in-europe/672445 "2013-10-30T14:18:18Z")
We visited my sister-in-law last summer in Belgium. We had a wonderful time. Early in the trip, since it was warmer than we expected, we went to a mall to buy some shorts for me (I only brought jeans). I’m a big, burl… --- ## [The Plains of Abraham: Let's Try This Again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-plains-of-abraham-lets-try-this-again/510365)
**Author:** [@Hypnagogic\_Jerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypnagogic_Jerk)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2009, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-plains-of-abraham-lets-try-this-again/510365 "2009-10-03T01:52:35Z")
This thread is meant as the third installment in a series dealing with the cancellation of a reconstitution of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham that was originally scheduled to be held, on the plains themselves, to co… --- ## [Do any Wii games feature fencing or sword fighting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-wii-games-feature-fencing-or-sword-fighting/605190)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2011, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-wii-games-feature-fencing-or-sword-fighting/605190 "2011-12-11T21:58:46Z")
Title pretty much says it all. --- ## [Polar Ice and Iceland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polar-ice-and-iceland/480190)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2009, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polar-ice-and-iceland/480190 "2009-01-12T00:53:14Z")
Here is a graph which purports to show the prevalence of polar ice at the coast of Iceland over the last millenium or so: http://www.grisda.org/origins/images/10058-1h.gif I believe that the graph is probably correct, … --- ## [Did You Ever Get To Know Either Of Your Great-Grandparents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-get-to-know-either-of-your-great-grandparents/478525)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2008, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-ever-get-to-know-either-of-your-great-grandparents/478525 "2008-12-27T16:12:26Z")
I have vague memories as a child of meeting my great-grandmother a few times…I think I must have been about 6 when she died. Don’t remember much, other than she looked really old (hey, I was 6). And as long as I am on … --- ## [Can you request a breathalyzer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-request-a-breathalyzer/551031)
**Author:** [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-request-a-breathalyzer/551031 "2010-08-25T16:11:21Z")
At a DUI checkpoint that is. Here’s the story, my SO and I were on our way home from dinner last night and there was a DUI checkpoint setup, we could have avoided it but that would’ve meant going out of our way. We kn… --- ## [Emails from people that are not emails from those people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emails-from-people-that-are-not-emails-from-those-people/532641)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emails-from-people-that-are-not-emails-from-those-people/532641 "2010-04-30T22:45:42Z")
I just got an email addressed from someone I know, but it was just spam, and the person whose address was in the “from” field says he did not send the email. It was sent to a list of that person’s contacts (whether it wa… --- ## [When did blue laws regarding car sales begin in Illinois?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-blue-laws-regarding-car-sales-begin-in-illinois/399185)
**Author:** [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2018, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-blue-laws-regarding-car-sales-begin-in-illinois/399185 "2018-04-10T06:04:11Z")
I cannot remember a time when you could purchase a new car in Illinois on a Sunday, but my husband and his friend seem to remember it being a relatively new law. When did it start? Incidently, I found that Illinois allo… --- ## [On Big Bang Theory, who MUST know Penny's last name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-big-bang-theory-who-must-know-pennys-last-name/728849)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2015, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-big-bang-theory-who-must-know-pennys-last-name/728849 "2015-08-28T04:35:31Z")
So, throughout all the seasons of Big Bang Theory, they’ve never said what Penny’s last name is. The producers have indicated they may never reveal it, as it’d be tough to have a payoff to the buildup. And it’d be hard t… --- ## [Texas Senate: Guns okay. Feminine hygiene not okay.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-senate-guns-okay-feminine-hygiene-not-okay/663405)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-senate-guns-okay-feminine-hygiene-not-okay/663405 "2013-07-16T19:49:02Z")
My brains have just exploded all over my home office… --- ## [Crazy insane hypothesis: You're not born gay or not gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-insane-hypothesis-youre-not-born-gay-or-not-gay/638449)
**Author:** [@alterego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alterego)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-insane-hypothesis-youre-not-born-gay-or-not-gay/638449 "2012-10-22T22:41:31Z")
The evidence for a genetic contribution to homosexuality is small and the size of the contribution is small. What do we conclude from this? Obviously, we should conclude that anyone can potentially be attracted to the o… --- ## [Americans do you think of Russia as "the enemy"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-do-you-think-of-russia-as-the-enemy/777396)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2017, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-do-you-think-of-russia-as-the-enemy/777396 "2017-01-19T16:40:00Z")
…presently? If so, when did you start i) Lingering Cold War inertia? ii) The return of Russian hard power since 2014? iii) The election hacking controversy? Some other time? Inspired by a comment I recalled hear b… --- ## [Have you ever had a "fat lip" due to allergies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-fat-lip-due-to-allergies/551454)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2010, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-had-a-fat-lip-due-to-allergies/551454 "2010-08-27T01:00:02Z")
If so, were you ever able to pinpoint what caused it? My daughter, 16, got a serious case of the hives back in May. They lasted almost a whole week and were all over her body. The doctor said it’d be unlikely that he’… --- ## ["I'm a Christian first..........."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-christian-first/768520)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2016, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-christian-first/768520 "2016-11-12T00:55:59Z")
Does that jive with Pence’s support for Trump in the face of the recent video and subsequent sexual impropriety allegations ? He’s made a pact with the devil and doubling down on his support. Do you think if the alleg… --- ## [Which summer 2015 movie will make the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-summer-2015-movie-will-make-the-most/717564)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2015, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-summer-2015-movie-will-make-the-most/717564 "2015-08-25T22:13:40Z")
It’s that time of the year again. Here are the links to the previous two threads I’ve started: 2013 2014 We have a couple of Marvel movies: The Avengers 2 and Ant-Man, a Sony prequel, a Pixar film, other sequels, and … --- ## [Why do people like Joe Biden for President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-like-joe-biden-for-president/824254)
**Author:** [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2018, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-like-joe-biden-for-president/824254 "2018-11-20T22:21:03Z")
Can someone explain to me why they like Joe Biden? I mean, I have nothing in particular against him, he gives a good speech, I’m sure he’d be heavily favored against Trump and would be a decent President. I just don’t ge… --- ## [Need help (inspiration) stopping drinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-inspiration-stopping-drinking/541707)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-inspiration-stopping-drinking/541707 "2010-06-11T19:01:58Z")
(Permission was given to start this thread - I am not asking for medical advice.) I’ve finally screwed up the courage to start this thread. I have a drinking problem. Not a big, life altering one but one none the less.… --- ## [So who is really the most powerful Jedi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-is-really-the-most-powerful-jedi/438311)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2016, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-is-really-the-most-powerful-jedi/438311 "2016-02-27T03:57:10Z")
I would like to keep it to the 6 movies if at all possible but feel free to talk about cannon sources. I think Anakin is out because Obi-Wan bested him, as well as Darth Maul who took out his master Qui-jon as well. My t… --- ## [How much sex in World of Warcraft?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sex-in-world-of-warcraft/549635)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-sex-in-world-of-warcraft/549635 "2010-08-09T17:10:56Z")
I never thought WoW had any sexual content at all, but this music video from “The Guild” which is obviously about the lives of a bunch of WoW players, seems to imply there is sexual content. Are they referencing other ga… --- ## [Tell us about your local/regional restaurant chains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-local-regional-restaurant-chains/973392)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-us-about-your-local-regional-restaurant-chains/973392 "2025-08-14T16:56:13Z")
First, lets set the parameters for this thread. To count as a chain a restaurant must have a minimum of 3 locations. And since I mostly want to hear about chains that aren’t really well known outside their home regions… --- ## [Women: Sitting With Their Legs Crossed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-sitting-with-their-legs-crossed/76088)
**Author:** [@DougC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DougC)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2001, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-sitting-with-their-legs-crossed/76088 "2001-08-16T01:59:24Z")
The only guy I have ever known that did this casually was very tall and thin. I can do it of course, as can most any typical guy, but it’s not comfortable because I swing the MONSTER SCHLONG!!! -Well okay, probably … --- ## [Convert a gas trimmer to a canoe motor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convert-a-gas-trimmer-to-a-canoe-motor/192746)
**Author:** [@pung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pung)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2003, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convert-a-gas-trimmer-to-a-canoe-motor/192746 "2003-08-05T05:48:51Z")
My father is convinced that he can buy a cheap gas trimmer and turn it into a canoe motor. Can he do it? He has been using an electric trolling motor for a few years but the batteries are very heavy and the motor is s… --- ## [The intellectual failure on the Right is getting in the country's way.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-intellectual-failure-on-the-right-is-getting-in-the-countrys-way/486570)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2009, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-intellectual-failure-on-the-right-is-getting-in-the-countrys-way/486570 "2009-02-26T21:43:16Z")
This is what makes me sad. Rush Limbaugh is not on your side. He’s a fool comedian, a comedian of Contempt for the Other, in fact. He’s barely even up to the level of Robin Williams for political commentary, & he’s some… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1503&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1505&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)