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**Author:** [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2016, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-question-does-this-sound-like-a-resonator-problem/530420 "2016-05-12T23:36:40Z")
When starting my car from cold, it is pretty loud…not just high-rpm loud, but exhaust-noise loud. It’s loud while idling and loud while driving around. Once it warms up, the sound becomes much less noticeable. A local… --- ## [Japanese lack of contrition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-lack-of-contrition/373213)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2006, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/japanese-lack-of-contrition/373213 "2006-10-01T16:20:39Z")
I am constantly baffled by the Japanese lack of contrition for their war atrocities compared to the German contrition for their role in the war. The Prime Minister still goes to pay homage at ememorials to Japanese war … --- ## [Where does "I saw what you did there" come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-i-saw-what-you-did-there-come-from/486851)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2009, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-i-saw-what-you-did-there-come-from/486851 "2009-02-22T01:18:12Z")
Someone’s standup bit? A movie I haven’t seen? Some internet shtik? The SD itself?–though I don’t think so. I could also ask where “I don’t think so” (as a way of saying “No, dumbass”) but that’s a whole 'nother GQ. (An… --- ## [Fireman's switch in elevator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firemans-switch-in-elevator/569138)
**Author:** [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2011, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firemans-switch-in-elevator/569138 "2011-01-29T10:38:10Z")
Inside many elevators (including the one in the building I am in), there is a key-operated “Fireman’s switch”. How is that any different from the switch that puts it on “Service” (i.e. so it won’t respond to outside butt… --- ## [Who DESERVES to Have an Aircraft Carrier Named in His Honor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-deserves-to-have-an-aircraft-carrier-named-in-his-honor/752623)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-deserves-to-have-an-aircraft-carrier-named-in-his-honor/752623 "2016-04-26T15:49:01Z")
There’s been a mini uproar here and there about plans to name an aircraft carrier after Senator Carl Levin. Now, I can’t say I care THAT much about the name of the new ship. And while I can’t think of anything special C… --- ## [“Mundane, Pointless”, as in Beirut?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-pointless-as-in-beirut/917370)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2023, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mundane-pointless-as-in-beirut/917370 "2023-04-19T17:28:57Z")
I know that the category “Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share” has been reserved as a sort of catch-all for topics that don’t really fit anywhere else, including news of the day. But I think that title is really not su… --- ## [That one scene in a movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-one-scene-in-a-movie/994344)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2023, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-one-scene-in-a-movie/994344 "2023-12-17T23:29:52Z")
When you like a movie, no matter how good or bad it is, there is sometimes a scene that, if you miss it, you are disappointed for the rest of the film. I have quite a number of those but here are three to start, and I i… --- ## [Decimal Representation of 1/7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decimal-representation-of-1-7/673379)
**Author:** [@yearofglad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yearofglad)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2013, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decimal-representation-of-1-7/673379 "2013-11-10T17:11:04Z")
I’m not exactly sure that I have a specific question, but I’m curious if anyone has anything interesting or informative about the strange decimal representation of 1/7. 1/7 = 0.142857142857… The repeating portion consi… --- ## [twickster's "knock it the fuck off"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twicksters-knock-it-the-fuck-off/673624)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twicksters-knock-it-the-fuck-off/673624 "2013-11-12T01:52:11Z")
I just wanted to say I didn’t like the tone of twickster’s note and wanted to make a personal plea to the administration and moderator team that telling people to “knock \[whatever\] the fuck off” is not conducive to the t… --- ## [Single Bullet Theory Defenders Why Don't They Consider Odds of it Happening During an Assassination?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-bullet-theory-defenders-why-dont-they-consider-odds-of-it-happening-during-an-assassination/547711)
**Author:** [@Hershon4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hershon4)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2010, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-bullet-theory-defenders-why-dont-they-consider-odds-of-it-happening-during-an-assassination/547711 "2010-07-24T05:30:06Z")
The one thing I’m astonished with is the people who state that the Single Bullet/Magic Bullet Theory of the Kennedy Assassination is quite possible like author Gerald Posner in “Case Closed”. Let’s say they’re right it c… --- ## [Am I a homophobic bigot? An invitation to judge me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-homophobic-bigot-an-invitation-to-judge-me/53689)
**Author:** [@Freedom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freedom)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2001, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-homophobic-bigot-an-invitation-to-judge-me/53689 "2001-02-12T18:18:52Z")
I seem to have stepped on the toes of at least some of the homosexual community here, and probably some of the straight posters as well. The main issue seems to revolve around two “exchanges” I have had with Hastur. Bot… --- ## [Why do Men Get Morning Glory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-get-morning-glory/73090)
**Author:** [@Elthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elthia)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2001, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-get-morning-glory/73090 "2001-07-24T05:00:25Z")
Waking up in the morning next to last night’s joy, I noticed that he had gotten hard again. We were contemplating this, and it occured to us to ask why it happens. I couldn’t remember the answer, if I’d ever known it, a… --- ## ["I don't care how I get money, as long as it isn't illegal" - Did you just say that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-how-i-get-money-as-long-as-it-isnt-illegal-did-you-just-say-that/549484)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-care-how-i-get-money-as-long-as-it-isnt-illegal-did-you-just-say-that/549484 "2010-08-11T22:39:22Z")
We were having an informal discussion at work about weddings, and this woman regaled us with a story about how, at someone’s wedding that she knew, every guest (or couple, I suppose) donated $300 towards their mortgage, … --- ## [Post Your Favorite Fantasy Football Team Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-fantasy-football-team-name/506580)
**Author:** [@Clovernook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clovernook)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-favorite-fantasy-football-team-name/506580 "2009-08-29T02:36:21Z")
Last year, I used “Lead Farmers” from the Tropic Thunder movie (the scene where Robert Downey, Jr.'s Australian actor who’s deeply in character as a black man opens up with two assault rifles screaming “I’m a lead farmer… --- ## [CajunMan, an apology. Flamsterette\_X, I wish I could say the same.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajunman-an-apology-flamsterette_x-i-wish-i-could-say-the-same/159071)
**Author:** [@airdisc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/airdisc)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2003, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cajunman-an-apology-flamsterette_x-i-wish-i-could-say-the-same/159071 "2003-03-07T01:03:25Z")
First off, CajunMan. I admit I did wrong. In this thread, I admitted to stating my birthday was on several different dates in the various birthday threads. If I did wrong, which you say I did, I admit I did it, and I hum… --- ## [troy built super bronco blade change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troy-built-super-bronco-blade-change/417021)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2007, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/troy-built-super-bronco-blade-change/417021 "2007-08-27T15:43:16Z")
Nice guy that I am, I lent my troy-built super bronco 42" riding mower to a neighbor. He ran over a rock and bent the blade. I have tried and tried to get the old blade loose, but to no avail. I am thinking I must be … --- ## [Why are hairy guys usually big?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-hairy-guys-usually-big/103897)
**Author:** [@etgaw1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etgaw1)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2002, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-hairy-guys-usually-big/103897 "2002-04-17T05:20:24Z")
I am large guy. I have a lot of body hair. As I look around I notice that most hairy guys are big and most skinny guys don’t have much body hair. I know that there are hairless large individuals and hairy skinny people. … --- ## [GOP Candidate Chances](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-candidate-chances/593465)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2011, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-candidate-chances/593465 "2011-08-28T15:38:56Z")
Romney and Perry are the main contenders in the GOP primary. Huntsman, I realize, hasn’t built any momentum yet but (call me crazy) I think he could be the McCain-ish moderate-ish wild card who wins the race. The other t… --- ## [Does Your Language Differentiate Between Hot (Warm), Hot (Spicy); and Spicy (Lots of Spices) and...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-language-differentiate-between-hot-warm-hot-spicy-and-spicy-lots-of-spices-and/657851)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2013, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-language-differentiate-between-hot-warm-hot-spicy-and-spicy-lots-of-spices-and/657851 "2013-05-13T17:27:19Z")
In English, saying a dish is “hot” can mean either it’s very warm (temperature-wise), or it’s very spicy (lots of “heat” from peppers). Further, saying something is “spicy” can mean it has lots of spices (cinnamon, clove… --- ## [I need a good pastrami on rye.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-good-pastrami-on-rye/487536)
**Author:** [@Judith\_Prietht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Judith_Prietht)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2010, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-good-pastrami-on-rye/487536 "2010-09-11T20:24:08Z")
My husband disclosed to me several days ago that he’s never had a pastrami on rye. NEVER. While I am still reeling from this revelation, I need to take action. Where can we go in the city – we live in Lincoln Park and… --- ## [Parents: how did you handle the gimmes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-how-did-you-handle-the-gimmes/553298)
**Author:** [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2010, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-how-did-you-handle-the-gimmes/553298 "2010-09-13T17:12:43Z")
Warning: Very long post, hence the username. I’m interested to learn how other Doper parents have handled a case of the gimmes - you know, where your kid has latched onto the idea that he or she has to have X, Y or Z - … --- ## [What is your Myers-Briggs personality type?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-myers-briggs-personality-type/505618)
**Author:** [@SmashTheState](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmashTheState)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2009, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-myers-briggs-personality-type/505618 "2009-08-10T17:02:38Z")
I am INTP, and I spend a good deal of time on IRC. I started asking others what their Myers-Briggs was, and to our mutual astonishment discovered that in a channel with 30+ people every single one of us was INTP. Given… --- ## [Questions about travel to Washington DC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-travel-to-washington-dc/708671)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-travel-to-washington-dc/708671 "2015-01-09T02:17:49Z")
My family and I are thinking of traveling to DC this summer. We want to visit the Smithsonian and a few of the sites like the Washington Memorial. I’d like to avoid driving and would like to use the local bus or rail ser… --- ## [The "Ask the..." Anthology](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology/331873)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2007, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ask-the-anthology/331873 "2007-02-23T03:21:36Z")
Okay… I was bored, all right? And you know what happens when I get bored. I get…listy. As in, I want to keep my mind active so I make lists and put things in order. Almost OCDish in extremity, as I’m sure you’ll find w… --- ## [Moral Dilemma (Loaning money you can afford to loan)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moral-dilemma-loaning-money-you-can-afford-to-loan/719528)
**Author:** [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2015, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moral-dilemma-loaning-money-you-can-afford-to-loan/719528 "2015-05-11T18:25:15Z")
So I have a neighbor that I’ve been letting use my old car since I was stationed in Saudi Arabia in 2009. I’ve been back for a year now, and the registration needs renewed, and I will just give her the car (2003 Kia Spe… --- ## [Your Favorite LONG Rock Hit Song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-long-rock-hit-song/519924)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2009, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-long-rock-hit-song/519924 "2009-12-07T14:44:30Z")
Here’s some choices, but feel free to come up with your own. Has to be a minimum of SEVEN minutes. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed \*Allman Brothers \* 7:32 Jessica … --- ## [Best BBQ in all 50 states.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bbq-in-all-50-states/719726)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2015, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-bbq-in-all-50-states/719726 "2015-05-15T22:18:38Z")
Thrillist has published a list of what they think are the best BBQ joints in each of the 50 states, plus DC. Personally, I think they’re nuts. I agree with their choice for California - Phil’s in San Diego is superior BB… --- ## [PULP FICTION and the "N" word.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-and-the-n-word/189076)
**Author:** [@Hayduke\_Lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hayduke_Lives)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2003, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pulp-fiction-and-the-n-word/189076 "2003-07-21T04:18:42Z")
Was Pulp Fiction ever on standard tv? Did they bleep out the “N” word? What I don’t get is, how did they get away with saying it so much? And it was always a white guy saying it? “Where on my house is there a sign sayi… --- ## [most beautiful woman in rock/country/pop history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-woman-in-rock-country-pop-history/850006)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2020, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-woman-in-rock-country-pop-history/850006 "2020-03-27T19:57:01Z")
Until tonight there were only two choices for me. Oh BTW they must have talent. Emmylou Harris and Linda Rondstadt. Then I watched a video of Mazzy Star, Fade Into You. Didn’t know them when they first put out albums, … --- ## [I pit the most overrated brand of condoms - TROJANS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-most-overrated-brand-of-condoms-trojans/349661)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2006, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-most-overrated-brand-of-condoms-trojans/349661 "2006-03-29T00:19:52Z")
Fuck Trojan condoms. When I find myself using a condom, it is almost always a Durex, my regular brand. But every now and then I have no choice but to use a Trojan. And every time it is a completely unsatisfactory experi… --- ## [Monkeys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkeys/550308)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2010, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monkeys/550308 "2010-08-20T03:08:58Z")
I received the following in an email this afternoon: The story ends with a political comment that has no bearing on my question. Put simply, would monkeys (or any other animal really act this way? I understand how a … --- ## [Duck quacks don't echo? and other "facts"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duck-quacks-dont-echo-and-other-facts/102584)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2002, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/duck-quacks-dont-echo-and-other-facts/102584 "2002-04-10T02:01:58Z")
I got this stupid glurge type email with a bunch of little known “facts.” One of them was: “A duck’s quack doesn’t echo anywhere, and nobody knows why?” Now, normally I wouldn’t give this much credence but I happen to… --- ## [Two Flights, Three Children, Hell for Una](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-flights-three-children-hell-for-una/211321)
**Author:** [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2003, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-flights-three-children-hell-for-una/211321 "2003-11-08T23:20:51Z")
Now, I need to keep this specific to the incidents, so I don’t invoke the wrath of the “children are always precious, precious angels on airplanes and you are a heartless cold bitch” crowd who always show themselves in t… --- ## [Opinions needed on situation with step-children and husband.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-needed-on-situation-with-step-children-and-husband/581653)
**Author:** [@Flabergasted](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flabergasted)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2011, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-needed-on-situation-with-step-children-and-husband/581653 "2011-05-15T04:51:49Z")
I really am stumped as to why I was demonized for this. Please read and give me honest opinions. Mind you I am a stepmother to two teenagers 13 & 16 and…I am raising them. Along with their father. Their mother has not be… --- ## [How do I explain to an interviewer that I was fired?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-explain-to-an-interviewer-that-i-was-fired/641422)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-explain-to-an-interviewer-that-i-was-fired/641422 "2012-12-14T08:13:48Z")
Well, they said “separated”, but it really means the same, I think. I basically made a couple of small procedural errors, but I worked in a casino so we have both onsite and State folks looking over our shoulders. (I ca… --- ## [I know I keep asking, but does money really matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-i-keep-asking-but-does-money-really-matter/603529)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-i-keep-asking-but-does-money-really-matter/603529 "2011-11-25T15:03:09Z")
Or is it just the age thing? Bill sent me plane tickets. I’m in his home now. Bill is sleeping and I have the second floor to myself. Bill is wonderful, he’s thoughful, he is kind and when we go out, he always makes … --- ## [What Do You Say To A Ghost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-a-ghost/538804)
**Author:** [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-say-to-a-ghost/538804 "2010-05-12T00:11:33Z")
At 2:45 am, I must have hallucinated myself a ghost. I haven’t taken my “good” medications that I take before I sleep. Nothing to drink since early last evening. And I’m accustomed to staying up late. In the middle o… --- ## [Strange abilities you seem to have](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-abilities-you-seem-to-have/760066)
**Author:** [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2016, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-abilities-you-seem-to-have/760066 "2016-07-30T01:40:28Z")
I (and sometimes my wife) can walk into any empty business establishment–at any time of day–and within 20 minutes the place will be packed. I don’t think it’s the same people every time. I can make it rain by starting t… --- ## [Best Order to Board an Airplane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-order-to-board-an-airplane/984244)
**Author:** [@Steven\_Maven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steven_Maven)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-order-to-board-an-airplane/984244 "2023-10-25T02:06:21Z")
Here’s something I don’t understand. Why do airlines board passengers from the front to the rear? I think it would be vastly more efficient and convenient to board from the rear to the front. For this thread I’ll ignor… --- ## [Benazir Bhutto is killed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benazir-bhutto-is-killed/431371)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2008, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benazir-bhutto-is-killed/431371 "2008-01-02T06:17:07Z")
Breaking News Some reports say killed by shrapnel, some say she was shot in the neck. --- ## [Border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/border-between-haiti-and-the-dominican-republic/524785)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/border-between-haiti-and-the-dominican-republic/524785 "2010-01-19T17:29:28Z")
The earthquake got me to thinking… how heavily-patrolled or strongly-fortified, if at all, is the countries’ border? Given the chronic poverty and political upheaval of Haiti, I’d want to keep border controls pretty tig… --- ## [OJ simpson chapter: "If I did it, it was her fault for being such a bitch"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-chapter-if-i-did-it-it-was-her-fault-for-being-such-a-bitch/388050)
**Author:** [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2007, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-chapter-if-i-did-it-it-was-her-fault-for-being-such-a-bitch/388050 "2007-01-22T15:50:31Z")
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16610772/site/newsweek/ I can’t even begin to understand this. The amount of crazy here is just too much to believe. The Simpson book not only has him explaining how he did the murders in e… --- ## [Intelligent Design](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligent-design/418061)
**Author:** [@b\_wad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/b_wad)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2007, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intelligent-design/418061 "2007-09-07T10:11:29Z")
This is not a religious debate. Ok I dont know the exact number of genetic strands which need to be place in the correct order for life…but lets put it in the millions. remember…they have to be in the correct order…one… --- ## [Liberal administration denies FEMA assistance to conservative locale: Ethical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-administration-denies-fema-assistance-to-conservative-locale-ethical/600727)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-administration-denies-fema-assistance-to-conservative-locale-ethical/600727 "2011-10-28T17:39:34Z")
This is a hypothetical inspired by what is happening here in VA. Louisa County, the epicenter of that East coast earthquake that happened this summer, has been turned down for requested FEMA assistance. It’s hypothetic… --- ## [What's crazy in the (USA) Republican Party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-crazy-in-the-usa-republican-party/777774)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-crazy-in-the-usa-republican-party/777774 "2017-01-24T22:55:18Z")
I suppose it’s good to have a companion to the thread What’s crazy in the (USA) Democratic Party coalition? So here it is. If both parties have made “crazy” choices for the sake of power, or some other reason, I want to… --- ## [For cruelty to gramps and cat, I sentence you to hell!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-cruelty-to-gramps-and-cat-i-sentence-you-to-hell/343472)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2006, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-cruelty-to-gramps-and-cat-i-sentence-you-to-hell/343472 "2006-02-10T18:49:44Z")
I volunteer at the SPCA, and today I heard a story that just made me so angry, I had to Pit someone. Last week a 17 year old cat was brought to the shelter. An elderly man had this cat since he was a kitten, but recent… --- ## [Would you be upset if your boyfriend started wearing nail polish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-upset-if-your-boyfriend-started-wearing-nail-polish/476057)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2008, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-be-upset-if-your-boyfriend-started-wearing-nail-polish/476057 "2008-12-07T09:09:45Z")
There’s a story behind this, of course… But let’s start with your MHO. How would you feel about your boyfriend wearing nail polish. --- ## [Explain the difference between Hunting Guns and Other guns (and associated legislation)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-difference-between-hunting-guns-and-other-guns-and-associated-legislation/675566)
**Author:** [@Anondragon2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anondragon2012)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2013, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-difference-between-hunting-guns-and-other-guns-and-associated-legislation/675566 "2013-12-07T01:11:59Z")
Hello all, Long story short, ever since I have visited the USA and shot my first pistol in a firing range, I have been interested in acquiring firearms in my European homeland. However I am confused by legislation and … --- ## [Best way to get felony conviction without much effort?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-felony-conviction-without-much-effort/679888)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-felony-conviction-without-much-effort/679888 "2014-02-13T04:27:30Z")
Let us imagine that someone wants to quickly rack up dozens and dozens of felony convictions, hell they want to get put away for decades maybe life. But they are also very moral and lazy, they don’t want to actually hurt… --- ## [My Mother is Trying to Declare Me Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-is-trying-to-declare-me-dead/159310)
**Author:** [@Stephi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephi)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2003, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-is-trying-to-declare-me-dead/159310 "2003-03-10T17:21:00Z")
I apologize in advance. This is going to be a little disjointed, because I’m really upset. Some background information: I haven’t seen my parents for about nine or ten years. They’re alcoholics. They subjected me to… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1526&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1528&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)