# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1509&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:** 1510 --- ## [Salary and PTO](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salary-and-pto/631931)
**Author:** [@Pyper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyper)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2012, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salary-and-pto/631931 "2012-08-21T01:48:08Z")
I was recently made a salaried employee. Since I’ve been paid hourly my entire career up until now, I’m a little confused about how paid time off works. (Please don’t point and laugh if this is a stupid question. :o ) … --- ## [What's the problem, if any, with baby boomers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-problem-if-any-with-baby-boomers/589214)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-problem-if-any-with-baby-boomers/589214 "2011-07-22T20:03:03Z")
Shagnasty’s pitting thread reminded me of a question I’ve wondered about. I’ve heard people complain a fair amount about baby boomers. Why? What have they done? What are they associated with that causes hostility? What w… --- ## [Ten Republican state AGs to sue over health bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-republican-state-ags-to-sue-over-health-bill/533432)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2010, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-republican-state-ags-to-sue-over-health-bill/533432 "2010-03-24T02:43:31Z")
The AG of Florida just announced: Most of those states, BTW, are near the bottom of the United States Health Foundation’s health rankings. Well, at least going to court is a more mature approach than the nullification … --- ## [How old are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/646641)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2013, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/646641 "2013-01-11T05:49:42Z")
Just curious how the Dope is spread out, age-wise. I’m 47. --- ## [The Truth About Rape](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-about-rape/134871)
**Author:** [@cole\_burner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cole_burner)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2002, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-truth-about-rape/134871 "2002-11-07T05:46:28Z")
1.)The fems say that –Rape is About Power- -It’s An Act of Violence Not Sex- This doesn’t seem like its the whole story. Rape is about horniness too. It only makes sense. In countries where prostitution is cheap and p… --- ## [Shirley Ujest, Shirley Usuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirley-ujest-shirley-usuck/322896)
**Author:** [@Thunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thunder)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2005, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shirley-ujest-shirley-usuck/322896 "2005-09-24T00:33:41Z")
In Tripler’s thread here , you made a joke in very bad taste , screwed up your rotten punchline, and corrected it with Mr. Happy Orthodox Jewish Man to end it. Your drive-by attempt at lame humor here was a total disast… --- ## [why hate speech laws can't work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hate-speech-laws-cant-work/747783)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2016, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hate-speech-laws-cant-work/747783 "2016-03-09T02:22:39Z")
citeIt seems inevitable that when you give the government the right to regulate speech based on content that they will inevitably move to attack unpopular speech. See this example in Russia where they are jailing an athe… --- ## [Does my dog know she's going to die? Sad, sad, sad :(](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-dog-know-shes-going-to-die-sad-sad-sad/478000)
**Author:** [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2008, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-my-dog-know-shes-going-to-die-sad-sad-sad/478000 "2008-12-21T17:13:10Z")
I have a black Labrador named Keiko. She’s almost 15 years old, and she’s had terrible arthritis for years now. It just KILLS me to see her struggle to make it up the stairs. Most recently, she’s lost her hearing. Wh… --- ## [Runners vs wheelchair racers on city street races. Who's faster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/runners-vs-wheelchair-racers-on-city-street-races-whos-faster/600604)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/runners-vs-wheelchair-racers-on-city-street-races-whos-faster/600604 "2011-10-26T13:58:00Z")
Leg racers vs wheel chair racers on a city streets course of a few miles. Who wins? A wheelchair like this. --- ## [Why is it easier to "find a job, when you have a job"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-easier-to-find-a-job-when-you-have-a-job/619124)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-easier-to-find-a-job-when-you-have-a-job/619124 "2012-04-20T19:11:32Z")
I hear this phrase bandied-about among some people I know, all the time - when it comes to just wanting to quit your current job, without having something else lined up. I understand all the arguments for/against “today… --- ## ['The Muppet Show' returning to television](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppet-show-returning-to-television/716831)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2015, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-muppet-show-returning-to-television/716831 "2015-04-12T17:55:56Z")
Big Bang Theory co-creator Bill Prady is re-booting the series on ABC. In the immortal words of our favorite Scandinavian culinary technician: \*Mörf då bork du shmooti dee foofdum, ya! \* --- ## [Who was in YOUR SNL Cast?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-in-your-snl-cast/590693)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-in-your-snl-cast/590693 "2011-08-11T01:53:48Z")
This isn’t a list of your favorite cast. Instead it’s who was the cast from your teen years? Mine was the 1982 cast of Robin Duke, Mary Gross, Brad Hall, Tim Kazurinsky, Gary Kroeger, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Eddie Murphy … --- ## [I'm Running Away- Who's With Me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-running-away-whos-with-me/536554)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2010, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-running-away-whos-with-me/536554 "2010-04-26T15:55:31Z")
So, I’ve decided that I don’t want this life anymore, and I’m going to run off and start a new one somewhere. I’ve been adamant about this since 2:30 this morning, when the neighborhood dogs commenced their commiserativ… --- ## [Should Michelle Obama be silenced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-michelle-obama-be-silenced/464439)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2008, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-michelle-obama-be-silenced/464439 "2008-09-23T19:54:36Z")
I will be voting for Barrack Obama in November. But every time I hear Michelle Obama speak, I find myself cringing and worrying that she will cost him the election. For some reason, she strikes me as very polarizing…kind… --- ## [Job Opening – POWERPOINT SPECIALIST...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-opening-powerpoint-specialist/665939)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-opening-powerpoint-specialist/665939 "2013-08-13T18:24:07Z")
I have a very negative reaction to staff approving these posts. Note also the side effect: all spammers need to do is to announce that staff have approved this post which will result in Dopers no longer reporting them. --- ## [What games let you down the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-let-you-down-the-most/697517)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2014, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-games-let-you-down-the-most/697517 "2014-09-08T20:26:08Z")
A couple for me: The Movies. I remember when this was first announced it sounded amazing. I couldn’t wait to play and make movies using the games tools and then I got it and the game was lack luster and the movies you m… --- ## [Life and sentience must be biologically based? Or AI rights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-and-sentience-must-be-biologically-based-or-ai-rights/612006)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-and-sentience-must-be-biologically-based-or-ai-rights/612006 "2012-02-08T17:23:45Z")
Inspired by this post: In this thread: I’ve come across the idea before that it is inconcievable that machines, AI or artificially constructed entities can ever be considered alive or sentient in the human sense no … --- ## [Baby mouse- need answer fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-mouse-need-answer-fast/685896)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2014, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-mouse-need-answer-fast/685896 "2014-04-18T09:54:56Z")
Okay, so my mom found a little mouse stumbling around in the crawl space when she was looking for some last-minute Passover stuff. It’s young- has fur, but the eyes are still closed and the ears are nearly flat against t… --- ## [And Yea, the Child of Filth Did Arise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-yea-the-child-of-filth-did-arise/136064)
**Author:** [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2002, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-yea-the-child-of-filth-did-arise/136064 "2002-11-13T01:53:07Z")
In the beginning, God made the heavens and the earth. Some time later, perhaps days, perhaps millions of years, he did make the Child of Filth, and the Child did walk upon the Earth. And yea veily did there cometh a da… --- ## [NYC undercover investigators buy guns at Arizona gun show without background checks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-undercover-investigators-buy-guns-at-arizona-gun-show-without-background-checks/569697)
**Author:** [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-undercover-investigators-buy-guns-at-arizona-gun-show-without-background-checks/569697 "2011-02-02T14:30:12Z")
Apparently New York City sent a small group of undercover investigators to a gun show in Arizona to attempt to buy guns while avoiding background checks at the gun show. One officer was sold a gun even after telling the… --- ## [Cute alert: I have a new kitten. Needs a name.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-alert-i-have-a-new-kitten-needs-a-name/478806)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2009, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cute-alert-i-have-a-new-kitten-needs-a-name/478806 "2009-01-01T03:57:36Z")
And he’s very very extra-special very cute. Of course! Is there ever a kitten who isn’t just so cute you want to pick it up and snuggle it and go “AWWWWWWWWWWWW…”? Anyway, I brought him home from the shelter a week ag… --- ## [Girls' Sleepover Movie Night: Your Picks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-sleepover-movie-night-your-picks/502965)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-sleepover-movie-night-your-picks/502965 "2009-07-15T17:42:33Z")
My wife and I are looking for a clean, age-appropriate movie for a bunch of 10-yr old girls for a sleepover party. We’re looking for something non-animated and light-hearted. Ideally, it should be laught out-loud funny… --- ## [The free association thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-free-association-thread/339197)
**Author:** [@Hostile\_Dialect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hostile_Dialect)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2006, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-free-association-thread/339197 "2006-01-13T16:25:29Z")
When I joined the Dope, one of my favorite MPSIMS thread was the free assocation thread. This is the new one. Pretty simple, really: post the first word or phrase that comes to your mind after reading the last post. Star… --- ## [Public Intoxication and DUI Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-intoxication-and-dui-questions/687278)
**Author:** [@Meloy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meloy)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2014, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-intoxication-and-dui-questions/687278 "2014-06-20T21:39:50Z")
I’ve googled some and have already contacted an attorney but I do not know how long it will them for her to get back to me and nothing I am finding on Google is that relevant to my own issue. I was arrested for Public I… --- ## [Incidents of overt racism in everyday life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incidents-of-overt-racism-in-everyday-life/789382)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2017, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incidents-of-overt-racism-in-everyday-life/789382 "2017-06-24T14:36:58Z")
So I’m on a crowded bus this morning listening to my McCartney and Wings collection, and the guy opposite me asks me what I’m listening to so I tell him. His response? “I tried listening to the Beatles, but it was too … --- ## [Doctor takes "drug seeking" protection to extreme.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-takes-drug-seeking-protection-to-extreme/407188)
**Author:** [@CeilingWhacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CeilingWhacks)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2007, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-takes-drug-seeking-protection-to-extreme/407188 "2007-06-27T11:02:24Z")
I have a kidney stone. Actually…that’s not true. I have one on either side. Please note: I did not go screaming and vomitting and fainting into the E.R. because I wanted a handful of percocet. I did so to…you know…stop … --- ## [New Joker picture revealed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-joker-picture-revealed/718654)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2015, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-joker-picture-revealed/718654 "2015-05-04T01:25:02Z")
Check out this page from Foxnews.com’s celebrity magazine. Scroll down a bit to see an official photo of the Joker from an upcoming movie. Damn! Now that is a Joker for the modern era!!! That guy could seriously give… --- ## [At work, why are the two hottest women always at each other's throat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-work-why-are-the-two-hottest-women-always-at-each-others-throat/708411)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-work-why-are-the-two-hottest-women-always-at-each-others-throat/708411 "2014-12-31T04:36:02Z")
I don’t know if this is just a fluke on my part or what. There’s not a whole lot of women that work at my place of employment. I’d say the women are out numbered 6 to 1. And of those women, not all of them are what most… --- ## [Hey, all you "Mr. Right will come along someday" Pollyannas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-all-you-mr-right-will-come-along-someday-pollyannas/187602)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2003, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-all-you-mr-right-will-come-along-someday-pollyannas/187602 "2003-07-14T02:13:37Z")
I tried. Very nicely, with little cussing, I tried in this thread about those of us who know or suspect we will never wed. But still, you came, one by one by one, to tell us that, “Oh, just when you leat expect it, Love … --- ## [Any Pilots? Was American Flight 191 recoverable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pilots-was-american-flight-191-recoverable/550106)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2010, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-pilots-was-american-flight-191-recoverable/550106 "2010-11-29T21:52:39Z")
You may remember this for the famous photo showing the DC 10 from the terminal at O’Hare banked on it’s side just before crashing after takeoff in 1979. American Airlines Flight 191 - Wikipedia What happened was the le… --- ## [What if George Lucas made Luke and Leia children born of rape? \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-george-lucas-made-luke-and-leia-children-born-of-rape-edited-title/676547)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-george-lucas-made-luke-and-leia-children-born-of-rape-edited-title/676547 "2013-12-24T02:16:00Z")
In this Pit Thread ranting against tacked-on Romantic Subplots, YogSosoth complains: Now that’s just one throw-away example in the OP. I tend to agree with many of YogSosoth’s complaints, but I wanted to just highlight… --- ## [Christians opposed to social justice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-opposed-to-social-justice/821052)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-opposed-to-social-justice/821052 "2018-09-18T13:23:36Z")
WWJD? 4,400 Pastors Have Signed John MacArthur’s Anti-Social Justice Proclamation. More proof of humans’ ability to use religion to justify any sort of hatred. But it’s an epidemic in America. --- ## [I guess I won't be buying a Tesla](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-i-wont-be-buying-a-tesla/613677)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2012, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-guess-i-wont-be-buying-a-tesla/613677 "2012-02-25T05:37:37Z")
… even if I could afford one. Looks like they have a rather big problem. A battery that can’t be recharged from zero charge, costs tens of thousands, and isn’t covered by insurance? :eek: :smack: --- ## [RIP Jan Hooks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jan-hooks/700904)
**Author:** [@RickG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickG)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2014, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-jan-hooks/700904 "2014-10-14T15:51:24Z")
TMZ just reported her death at age 57. Loved the Sweeney Sisters. Too many funny people gone from the world recently. --- ## [St. Louis style ribs vs. Baby Back ribs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-style-ribs-vs-baby-back-ribs/416307)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2007, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/st-louis-style-ribs-vs-baby-back-ribs/416307 "2007-08-21T02:17:57Z")
Fight this Northerner’s ignorance: what’s the difference, in terms of what ends up on your plate? I googled around and learned that “St Louis” ones are cut from spare ribs, while baby back are from the “meaty loin area… --- ## [I am shocked - shocked - to know that dancing is going on...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-shocked-shocked-to-know-that-dancing-is-going-on/827186)
**Author:** [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2019, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-shocked-shocked-to-know-that-dancing-is-going-on/827186 "2019-01-09T15:52:35Z")
(Mods, move this if it’s the wrong forum.) As a white male past middle age I am shocked to learn that the youngest Congresswoman used to dance on roof tops … https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-04/alexandria-ocasio-cor… --- ## [Cover songs that are better than the originals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-songs-that-are-better-than-the-originals/159159)
**Author:** [@RawkStah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RawkStah)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2003, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cover-songs-that-are-better-than-the-originals/159159 "2003-04-16T16:39:53Z")
My thoughts: “Respect”, originally done by Otis Redding, done right by Aretha Franklin. “Barbara-Ann”, originally by The Regents, done right by The Beach Boys “Do You Wanna Dance?”, originally by Bobby Gentry (iirc), … --- ## [NYC Dopers - Fastest way to get from Wall Street to LaGuardia Airport?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-dopers-fastest-way-to-get-from-wall-street-to-laguardia-airport/429653)
**Author:** [@Plan\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plan_B)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2007, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-dopers-fastest-way-to-get-from-wall-street-to-laguardia-airport/429653 "2007-12-13T14:52:38Z")
I’m ending my business trip to New York this Friday afternoon and have to catch a late afternoon plane out of LaGuardia. What’s the fastest way to get from Wall Street to LaGuardia? Money is not an issue as I will be … --- ## [Dank Brandon (President Biden) announces Federal pardon of Marijuana Possession and use charges - inmates, review of federal laws re: same](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dank-brandon-president-biden-announces-federal-pardon-of-marijuana-possession-and-use-charges-inmates-review-of-federal-laws-re-same/972840)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2024, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dank-brandon-president-biden-announces-federal-pardon-of-marijuana-possession-and-use-charges-inmates-review-of-federal-laws-re-same/972840 "2024-12-24T14:51:02Z")
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/10/06/biden-to-pardon-marijuana-offenses-call-for-review-of-federal-law-00060796 Also, a review of MJ’s status as a Schedule 1 narcotic is in the works. Here he lays out the plan on T… --- ## [Weight of equipment for combat soldiers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-of-equipment-for-combat-soldiers/657859)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weight-of-equipment-for-combat-soldiers/657859 "2013-05-10T20:51:21Z")
I was reading a book about trench warfare in WWI. It stated the full equipment for British soldiers could weigh up to 70 lbs, and that caused large problems for soldiers on the march. In modern times, how much does the… --- ## [So what the hell happened at Waco, anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-the-hell-happened-at-waco-anyway/539004)
**Author:** [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2010, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-the-hell-happened-at-waco-anyway/539004 "2010-05-16T03:44:59Z")
I got started reading on the subject at Wikipedia and the page there seems pretty wildly biased towards the “Giant government/Jewish conspiracy to frame these poor, innocent, harmless people” school of thought. I’m sure… --- ## ["Come Dancing..." - is the suburban US Dance Club scene fading?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-dancing-is-the-suburban-us-dance-club-scene-fading/631904)
**Author:** [@SirRay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SirRay)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-dancing-is-the-suburban-us-dance-club-scene-fading/631904 "2012-08-24T01:52:15Z")
Probably just confirmation bias on my part (due to me being a grumpy middle-aged guy), but the reason I chose that now-vintage Kinks’ song for the thread title is I passed yet another Long Island dance club I once used t… --- ## [Why the Custom For Women to Cut Their Hair After They Are 35?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-custom-for-women-to-cut-their-hair-after-they-are-35/38590)
**Author:** [@Wildest\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildest_Bill)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2000, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-custom-for-women-to-cut-their-hair-after-they-are-35/38590 "2000-10-31T11:23:48Z")
I am not sure if custom is the right word or not but I used it anyway for the title of this thread. See this whole topic came up with my wife when she said she would keep her hair long until she was in her mid 30s. I wa… --- ## ["We don't subscribe to the germ theory."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-dont-subscribe-to-the-germ-theory/209512)
**Author:** [@Krebnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krebnut)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2003, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-dont-subscribe-to-the-germ-theory/209512 "2003-12-05T14:15:08Z")
So, I am at work with my yearly cold sniffles and cough. It happens about this time of year for about 3 or 4 days, I get some sort of respiratory virus. Anyway, I work in a Chiropractic clinic, and, btw, my co-workers… --- ## [Guess the words from internal letter sequences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-words-from-internal-letter-sequences/43855)
**Author:** [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2000, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-words-from-internal-letter-sequences/43855 "2000-12-12T15:58:25Z")
The GQ thread about the word game “ghost” got me thinking about my collection of unusual letter sequences. For the last five years or so, whenever I come across a word that contains such a sequence I write it down. For e… --- ## [Religious mottos under scrutiny again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-mottos-under-scrutiny-again/18143)
**Author:** [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2000, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-mottos-under-scrutiny-again/18143 "2000-11-12T02:15:38Z")
Posted without comment: http://www.cleveland.com/news/index.ssf?/news/pd/n26motto.html Discuss :slight\_smile: --- ## [GAME: Speak To Me in INCORRECT Song Lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-in-incorrect-song-lyrics/693609)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2014, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-in-incorrect-song-lyrics/693609 "2014-09-20T21:26:44Z")
Incorrect lyrics only. Common misconceptions or your very own. 1 or 2 - 4 lines only, no whole songs. \*\*Hold me closer, Tony Danza Count the head lice on the highway\*\* :dubious: --- ## [The most 60s song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-60s-song/700858)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2014, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-60s-song/700858 "2014-10-11T02:43:28Z")
A sister thread to the one on the '80s, but let’s go back to a decade that’s far closer to my heart, the 1960s. The rules are the same - we’re not after the greatest song of the decade, but that one that has more ‘60s-ne… --- ## [Compilation video shows the utter absurdity of what "accessibility" means to some.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compilation-video-shows-the-utter-absurdity-of-what-accessibility-means-to-some/599839)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compilation-video-shows-the-utter-absurdity-of-what-accessibility-means-to-some/599839 "2011-10-25T13:17:29Z")
This is about the funniest, truest compilation video I’ve seen. A facebook friend posted this and I had to steal it. It speaks for itself. :smack: --- ## [Hey bicycle riders..Traffic laws DO APPLY to you too..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-bicycle-riders-traffic-laws-do-apply-to-you-too/556441)
**Author:** [@NOLA\_Cajun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NOLA_Cajun)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-bicycle-riders-traffic-laws-do-apply-to-you-too/556441 "2010-10-11T02:35:04Z")
I recently moved to Fort Collins, CO. I love it here. I’ve lived in the south all my life and always hated it there (details and reasons available upon request). I’m much more at peace in the mountains. Fort Collins is … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1508&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1510&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)