# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1505&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:** 1506 --- ## [Did Andrew Jackson SAVE the Cherokee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-andrew-jackson-save-the-cherokee/129467)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2002, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-andrew-jackson-save-the-cherokee/129467 "2002-09-27T12:26:52Z")
Apparently not – nor the OP either! --- ## [What is the origin of the meme that women dig total bastards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-the-meme-that-women-dig-total-bastards/389770)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2007, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-the-meme-that-women-dig-total-bastards/389770 "2007-02-04T03:47:55Z")
Because everything I’m reading in this thread suggests the exact opposite. --- ## [\[British\] Unionists putting the \[British\] Union at risk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-unionists-putting-the-british-union-at-risk/715886)
**Author:** [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2015, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-unionists-putting-the-british-union-at-risk/715886 "2015-03-29T10:59:18Z")
This article demonstrates how a strong unionist approach is highly likely to result in Independence. Initially it outlines a devomax approach for all four home countries in a fully federal structure, but then suggests… --- ## [Men: Why are you paying for the date? Women: Why do you accept it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-why-are-you-paying-for-the-date-women-why-do-you-accept-it/791668)
**Author:** [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2017, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-why-are-you-paying-for-the-date-women-why-do-you-accept-it/791668 "2017-08-03T04:21:38Z")
Inspired by this thread, where \*\*Shagnasty \*\*is sharing his experience of dating. My question is not directed to him but to dopers in general, so I talk about him in third person. He shares the following: It seems to b… --- ## [What is it about Batman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-batman/576392)
**Author:** [@Crab007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crab007)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-about-batman/576392 "2011-04-01T13:31:51Z")
What do you think are the core elements that make him such an enduring character? --- ## [Must invite friend's twin to party- is this cultural?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-invite-friends-twin-to-party-is-this-cultural/601548)
**Author:** [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-invite-friends-twin-to-party-is-this-cultural/601548 "2011-11-02T20:04:18Z")
For my 8 year old daughter’s birthday, she wanted to go to a movie with some friends and then have some time at our house for playing, opening gifts and cake & ice cream. It works out better to do the house part first, … --- ## [Worst teachers/trainers/instructors you have ever came across](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-teachers-trainers-instructors-you-have-ever-came-across/315575)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2005, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-teachers-trainers-instructors-you-have-ever-came-across/315575 "2005-08-12T22:22:31Z")
There bound to be some of them. They either refuse to put in the effort or tried their very best, but just can’t get the concept across. There was a certain senior instructor at a certain school entrusted with the tas… --- ## [Do You Read Juvenile Literature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-juvenile-literature/602986)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2011, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-read-juvenile-literature/602986 "2011-11-23T07:32:40Z")
By this I mean literature aimed solely for kids rather than something aimed for all ages like say Harry Potter. --- ## [Ask the girl who deals with tax protesters everyday!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-girl-who-deals-with-tax-protesters-everyday/409026)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2007, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-girl-who-deals-with-tax-protesters-everyday/409026 "2007-07-10T11:45:42Z")
I suppose a little background is in order. Our family business is a tax representation firm that operates in two states (CA and NV, if that’s important) and I’ve been in and out of the office since I was able to do nothi… --- ## [How do you pronounce greasy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-greasy/668499)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-greasy/668499 "2013-09-13T14:43:37Z")
Yet another how do you pronounce thread. In the GQ thread about emu oil I started to think about the radio commercial for Australian Dream that I’ve been hearing about 20 times a day. The legendary Chuck Woolery is the s… --- ## [I would like to spend time with an elephant. How can I accomplish this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-spend-time-with-an-elephant-how-can-i-accomplish-this/600204)
**Author:** [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-spend-time-with-an-elephant-how-can-i-accomplish-this/600204 "2011-10-25T11:55:36Z")
I have an excuse. It’s research. There’s a story in the back of my head about a hunter-gatherer tribe that co-exists with mammoth/mastodon. Shamanistic magic exists in this story universe, and I want to explore the possi… --- ## [Ever read a book or short story and thought "they HAVE to make this into a movie!"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-read-a-book-or-short-story-and-thought-they-have-to-make-this-into-a-movie/564706)
**Author:** [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-read-a-book-or-short-story-and-thought-they-have-to-make-this-into-a-movie/564706 "2010-12-28T16:41:39Z")
Anyway, I found an old Analog Scifi short story collection in my bookcase (which I probably bought years ago from a charity shop and never got around to reading) and read Monument by Lloyd Biggle Jr. As I was reading it… --- ## [I want Author X resurrected so he can write story Y](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-author-x-resurrected-so-he-can-write-story-y/468772)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-author-x-resurrected-so-he-can-write-story-y/468772 "2008-10-25T13:42:17Z")
Inspired by this postin another thread I started while I wait for this idiot training class to take a test on freaking arithmetic. What \*do \*they teach in these schools?! Given the power to resurrect any dead author of… --- ## [Cat owners: Do you always keep the toilet lid down so cat doesn't fall in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-owners-do-you-always-keep-the-toilet-lid-down-so-cat-doesnt-fall-in/320835)
**Author:** [@beckiemoriello](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beckiemoriello)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-owners-do-you-always-keep-the-toilet-lid-down-so-cat-doesnt-fall-in/320835 "2018-11-29T17:49:36Z")
I never have. Just got a new roommate who insists it stays down so her normal, adult cats don’t accidentally commit suicide. Google yielded nothing about this danger. Any of you heard of even one cat dying this way? --- ## [In which I attempts dialogue with evangelical Christians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-attempts-dialogue-with-evangelical-christians/107623)
**Author:** [@Hamish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamish)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2002, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-attempts-dialogue-with-evangelical-christians/107623 "2002-05-18T18:19:40Z")
Yet another thread on homosexuality and Christianity. I’m gay, and I was not raised Christian. To me, evangelical Christians have always been the people who wanted to hurt me, who said I couldn’t marry a guy or have ch… --- ## [What happened in WWII concentration camps immediately after being liberated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-in-wwii-concentration-camps-immediately-after-being-liberated/481646)
**Author:** [@Jimmy\_Joe\_Meager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Joe_Meager)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2009, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-in-wwii-concentration-camps-immediately-after-being-liberated/481646 "2009-01-18T06:35:16Z")
I’m interested in what happened at WWII concentration camps in Europe in the days, weeks, months immediately after they were liberated. I’m not asking for a full dissertation here (unless you’d like to), but if someone … --- ## [Do any stores in NYC or LI sell vaporizers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-stores-in-nyc-or-li-sell-vaporizers/664094)
**Author:** [@KaylaLynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KaylaLynn)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-stores-in-nyc-or-li-sell-vaporizers/664094 "2013-07-22T18:03:57Z")
Old hippie here, I’ve never tried a vape, but it sounds safer for my lungs. Rather than buy one on-line, I’d prefer to do it in person. I live in Queens. Any ideas would be much appreciated. Thanks. --- ## [Does any man's death really diminish us as individuals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-mans-death-really-diminish-us-as-individuals/746119)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-mans-death-really-diminish-us-as-individuals/746119 "2016-02-15T21:59:18Z")
The highlighted line has been referred to repeatedly in the Pit thread about Justice Scalia’s death, but is it always true? I can see it having some vague, hippy validity when said about a child in a war-torn land star… --- ## [Are athletes better lovers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-athletes-better-lovers/91418)
**Author:** [@choosybeggar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/choosybeggar)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2001, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-athletes-better-lovers/91418 "2001-11-05T16:36:18Z")
You’d figure that extra strength and physical endurance would count for something in the sack. Have you ever screwed a jock? How did the experience rate? --- ## ["Whites don't kill whites..." Shooting at Kentucky Kroger supermarket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whites-dont-kill-whites-shooting-at-kentucky-kroger-supermarket/823496)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2018, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whites-dont-kill-whites-shooting-at-kentucky-kroger-supermarket/823496 "2018-11-03T20:54:13Z")
Assuming MPSIMS because it’s a late-breaking event. A white man walked into a Kroger and shot two black patrons (one was in the parking lot). A late arriving white citizen, armed with a civilian gun, confronted the s… --- ## [Did the poll tax prevent poor whites from voting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-poll-tax-prevent-poor-whites-from-voting/496160)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2009, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-poll-tax-prevent-poor-whites-from-voting/496160 "2009-05-13T13:32:34Z")
One of the tactics used by white southerners in the Jim Crow era to keep blacks from voting was the poll tax, the reasoning being that poor blacks wouldn’t be able to afford it. But did the poll tax also prevent poor wh… --- ## [Women as auto mechanics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-as-auto-mechanics/758317)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2016, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-as-auto-mechanics/758317 "2016-07-01T16:17:33Z")
There are more and more women working at the oil change place I take my car to and I found out the owner and manager there are women. Now I know doing oil changes requires much less knowledge and skill than doing full o… --- ## [Is my nephew a dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-nephew-a-dope/702838)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2014, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-nephew-a-dope/702838 "2014-10-30T20:06:58Z")
My nephew did a 9 month internship for a large insurance company during his senior year of college. After he graduated the company offered him a full-time position with benefits. He turned it down because he felt $42K a… --- ## [Smart Electricity Meters are bad news](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-electricity-meters-are-bad-news/668762)
**Author:** [@filmstar-en](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmstar-en)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smart-electricity-meters-are-bad-news/668762 "2013-09-15T18:43:06Z")
It is generally agreed that smart meters are a necessary technology to manage electricity demand from the electrical grid and micro-generation using domestic solar or wind turbines. These smart meters will collect a lot… --- ## [I Screwed Up And I Apologize](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-screwed-up-and-i-apologize/271104)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2004, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-screwed-up-and-i-apologize/271104 "2004-10-27T13:13:19Z")
In the thread When to have children I posted a rather detailed reply that any meal was the right time. Warning this post is apparently more disturbing than I intended. My intention was to write a post that caused peop… --- ## [Kmart can kiss my ass-maybe TMI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kmart-can-kiss-my-ass-maybe-tmi/99656)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2002, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kmart-can-kiss-my-ass-maybe-tmi/99656 "2002-03-28T06:46:07Z")
Fuck you. I called in, tonight, to tell you I wouldn’t be in tomorrow, because I’ve “got a touch of something” (read: I have my period, and it hurts like a fucking ass bastard and I’ve got a migraine and I’m moody as al… --- ## [It's f\*\*\*\*\*\* stupid cold out there! (Location Maryland)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-f-stupid-cold-out-there-location-maryland/648075)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2013, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-f-stupid-cold-out-there-location-maryland/648075 "2013-01-26T16:48:55Z")
Here on the Eastern Shore of Maryland the winters are mostly fairly temperate, but man … not tonight! It’s 19 degrees fahrenheit out there. I would die if I tried to stay outside overnight without shelter. Nature is not… --- ## [Kiplinger's list of the 10 worst majors (for your career)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiplingers-list-of-the-10-worst-majors-for-your-career/640562)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2012, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiplingers-list-of-the-10-worst-majors-for-your-career/640562 "2012-11-17T16:27:52Z")
This sort of thing is one of the many reasons why I wish the internet had been around when I was a teen. If you don’t want to go to the site, I’ll spoiler the list: --- ## [Suggestions on how to dress neatly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-on-how-to-dress-neatly/541362)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggestions-on-how-to-dress-neatly/541362 "2010-06-05T01:04:31Z")
Ever since young I have a problem dressing neatly. Not stylish, just looking good with plain t-shirt and jeans. Clothes just don’t seem to fit me, it’s either too big or too small. The pants I get fit around the waist, b… --- ## [The Straight Dope Mercenaries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-mercenaries/82914)
**Author:** [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2001, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-mercenaries/82914 "2001-10-02T00:21:37Z")
Think about it. $5 Million Dead or Alive. I’m sure we could put it good use around here…maybe we could have the mother of all dopefests. Who’s with me? Since Aunt Flo is visiting, I’d like to take the role of a tortur… --- ## [Comedies that have aged well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedies-that-have-aged-well/707407)
**Author:** [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedies-that-have-aged-well/707407 "2014-12-19T02:23:52Z")
There was a recent thread about comedies that haven’t aged well, and I’ve recently run out of material to watch at home. I was hoping that maybe people could recommend to me some comedies that they think have aged well.… --- ## [The War in Iraq is going Well; Discuss.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-in-iraq-is-going-well-discuss/206646)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2003, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-war-in-iraq-is-going-well-discuss/206646 "2003-10-20T11:47:52Z")
I am not trying to provoke by this exactly, but I see again and again people very sincerely claiming the war in Iraqi is a military disaster. I don’t see it that way, but I am open-minded and am willing to be convinced. … --- ## [Change one letter in one word and wreck an entire sentence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-in-one-word-and-wreck-an-entire-sentence/487581)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2009, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-one-letter-in-one-word-and-wreck-an-entire-sentence/487581 "2009-03-11T19:54:00Z")
Title says it all. Sentences to abuse: The guard on this floor of the prison has made it impossible to escape. The lamb stew we had for lunch has made my afternoon altogether strange. The dog’s bark alarmed the sleep… --- ## [Why the fuck must every cable channel slowly degrade from what made us like it?!?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-must-every-cable-channel-slowly-degrade-from-what-made-us-like-it/127379)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2002, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-must-every-cable-channel-slowly-degrade-from-what-made-us-like-it/127379 "2002-11-17T18:48:31Z")
Remember when MTV and VH1 showed videos? My dad says that way back when MTV was just wall to wall videos? No commentary, not even commercials! You could just turn it on during a party and leave it on. My God, VH1 will … --- ## [Is this for real? Too Busty for job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-for-real-too-busty-for-job/622712)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2012, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-for-real-too-busty-for-job/622712 "2012-05-23T15:28:09Z")
I’ve seen this on three venues already this morning: http://gma.yahoo.com/jersey-woman-she-fired-being-too-busty-015114881--abc-news-topstories.html You know that the news services are going to pick this up – it’s too… --- ## [Tolls on I-80/I-90, Chicago to Syracuse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolls-on-i-80-i-90-chicago-to-syracuse/357952)
**Author:** [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2006, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tolls-on-i-80-i-90-chicago-to-syracuse/357952 "2006-05-24T21:23:09Z")
We’re planning a road trip, and part of the itinerary will be to drive on I-80/I-90 from south of Chicago to Syracuse, NY. I’m trying to find out how much the tolls are going to be, to have an idea of how much and what … --- ## [What drove home that you are an adult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-drove-home-that-you-are-an-adult/428384)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2007, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-drove-home-that-you-are-an-adult/428384 "2007-12-26T19:10:17Z")
I’ve been an adult for a while now. Like over 20 years. We’ve owned 3 houses. We’ve done major home repairs. We’ve gone to friend’s funerals. Today, my dining room furniture matches and finally I feel like an adult. We … --- ## [If you HAD to slap one person in the face, who would it be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-slap-one-person-in-the-face-who-would-it-be/630420)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2012, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-slap-one-person-in-the-face-who-would-it-be/630420 "2012-08-07T06:14:09Z")
Let’s say you’re somehow being FORCED to slap someone in the face of your choosing. no repercussions. For me, at this time, it would be the CEO of Chick-Fil-A. I just heard what he said again, and would have to say he… --- ## [cash for clunkers and the govt controlling your computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cash-for-clunkers-and-the-govt-controlling-your-computer/505064)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2009, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cash-for-clunkers-and-the-govt-controlling-your-computer/505064 "2009-08-05T12:11:50Z")
I can’t tell if this is some right wing diatribe or something based in some sort of fact. I had heard that if you log on to some govt “cash for clunkers” website (I don’t know which one), you have to agree to give contr… --- ## [Strangest bit of vinyl in your record collection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-bit-of-vinyl-in-your-record-collection/262324)
**Author:** [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strangest-bit-of-vinyl-in-your-record-collection/262324 "2013-08-30T19:58:52Z")
I recently got a new turntable, and I was going through all my albums, 78s, 45s, and realized on a whim I picked up a piece of goofiness that I doubt anyone on here would have: Making Our Dreams Come True by Cindy Greic… --- ## [Reccomend me some novels. For men.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-me-some-novels-for-men/551507)
**Author:** [@Cyberhwk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyberhwk)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reccomend-me-some-novels-for-men/551507 "2010-08-28T03:48:13Z")
How’s THAT for a broad subject? :wink: I was a big reader until about the time I got into High School at which point I proceeded to not read a single thing that wasn’t required by school for the next 8 years. When I st… --- ## [Outlawing dog breeds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlawing-dog-breeds/999608)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2025, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlawing-dog-breeds/999608 "2025-04-11T13:45:40Z")
Also in New Hampshire. NH bill would ban practice of breeding deformities into breeds. The idea is that desirable characteristics for certain breeds being selected for are resulting in dogs that suffer as a result of… --- ## [socks killing hair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-killing-hair/525869)
**Author:** [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2010, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socks-killing-hair/525869 "2010-01-22T02:05:19Z")
Where my socks are, there is no hair! This is a new thing but noticable. Does wearing socks kill off leg hair? if so, I am getting longer socks. --- ## [How do they film marijuana plants in movies? Are they real plants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-film-marijuana-plants-in-movies-are-they-real-plants/460073)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2008, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-film-marijuana-plants-in-movies-are-they-real-plants/460073 "2008-08-16T01:02:38Z")
In the movie Pineapple Express, and in various other films, there are scenes with giant grow rooms filled with huge marijuana plants. When they do this, are they filming actual pot plants? Is there some kind of legal hoo… --- ## [Christian rock that doesn't suck donkey balls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-rock-that-doesnt-suck-donkey-balls/403824)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2007, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-rock-that-doesnt-suck-donkey-balls/403824 "2007-05-15T00:45:40Z")
Hey everyone, I like rock and I’m Christan, yet I’ve noticed that most Christian rock I’ve heard completely felches goat testicles. Anyone know some good Christian rock that does not fall into this predicament? So f… --- ## [Exercise and water - some questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercise-and-water-some-questions/588477)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exercise-and-water-some-questions/588477 "2011-07-14T04:44:12Z")
I was told by a friend the other day that when you’re thirsty and drink cold water, before your body starts processing it is has to raise the temperature of the water and until then it just sits like dead weight in you… --- ## [How far do you live from your birthplace?(poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-your-birthplace-poll/247567)
**Author:** [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2004, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-do-you-live-from-your-birthplace-poll/247567 "2004-07-07T20:38:42Z")
I don’t mean do you still live in the same house, or the same town. I mean the distance in miles from your current residence to the location (hospital, etc.) where you first emerged from your mother’s womb. I just figur… --- ## [Ask the person openly bearing various prejudices.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-openly-bearing-various-prejudices/390233)
**Author:** [@Morfane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morfane)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2007, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-openly-bearing-various-prejudices/390233 "2007-02-05T15:05:31Z")
In the spirit of “Ask the…” threads, ask away. --- ## [Barking Spider, A Smirking But Moronic Little Drooling Bigot (bis)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barking-spider-a-smirking-but-moronic-little-drooling-bigot-bis/105890)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2002, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barking-spider-a-smirking-but-moronic-little-drooling-bigot-bis/105890 "2002-04-30T07:05:49Z")
Well, the old thread died an untimely death, however old cretinous drooling little bigotted moron is at it again. Ergo, with full reference to the older thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?thread… --- ## [Lowenbrau Beer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lowenbrau-beer/633578)
**Author:** [@Hottius\_Maximus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hottius_Maximus)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lowenbrau-beer/633578 "2012-09-06T06:18:11Z")
Any of us who came of age during the 70s probably recall Arthur Prysock singing “Here’s To Good Friends” that was eventually rewritten for the Lowenbrau Beer commercials. Question: Where can I purchase Lowenbrau beer in… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1504&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1506&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)