# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1528&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:** 1529 --- ## [Trump University lawsuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-university-lawsuit/772352)
**Author:** [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2016, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-university-lawsuit/772352 "2016-11-23T15:09:00Z")
According to this Politico article the Trump University lawsuit is about to settle. In March Trump stated that he wouldn’t settle because it was an easy win. I’m shocked, I tell you, shocked that now he’s willing to pa… --- ## [Bombing run on a bridge, best way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombing-run-on-a-bridge-best-way/515699)
**Author:** [@Chickenwrangler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chickenwrangler)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2009, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bombing-run-on-a-bridge-best-way/515699 "2009-11-01T05:37:20Z")
With new technology and smart bombs I would think my question is pretty well redundant, but I am curious. What was the best approach to bombing a long thin target like a bridge? If you make the bomb run along the length… --- ## [Does Heinz have any legal recourse for cheap ketchup in its bottles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-heinz-have-any-legal-recourse-for-cheap-ketchup-in-its-bottles/78562)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2001, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-heinz-have-any-legal-recourse-for-cheap-ketchup-in-its-bottles/78562 "2001-08-30T16:15:22Z")
Every once in a while, I’ll go for a meal at a local diner. As I turn the bottle over to pour a little out for my french fries (which, incidently, is the ONLY food that ketchup goes with - unless you’re a psycho!), I not… --- ## [Unbuttoning after a large dinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbuttoning-after-a-large-dinner/798738)
**Author:** [@laurieb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/laurieb)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2017, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unbuttoning-after-a-large-dinner/798738 "2017-10-15T03:03:14Z")
Do you do it? And do you consider it appropriate? I tend to do it after almost every dinner I eat. I tend to bloat up like a balloon when I eat large dinners. My mom HATES it when I do it. She says “it’s not a ladylike … --- ## [Anyone experienced health care in the U.S. and another country? How did they compare?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-experienced-health-care-in-the-u-s-and-another-country-how-did-they-compare/613867)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-experienced-health-care-in-the-u-s-and-another-country-how-did-they-compare/613867 "2012-03-04T16:38:03Z")
Thread inspired by this fascinating article. Did you receive health care in the U.S. and another country? How did the experiences compare? --- ## [Can Your Cat Sit Upright?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-your-cat-sit-upright/480128)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2009, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-your-cat-sit-upright/480128 "2009-01-10T00:08:17Z")
I found this video on YouTube It’s not very interesting but it has a cat that sits upright. Admittedly it’s balancing itself against the counter but I’ve never seen a cat do that before Kangaroo Kitty Have you ever se… --- ## [Anyone tried the 48 Hour Hollywood Miracle Diet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-tried-the-48-hour-hollywood-miracle-diet/113293)
**Author:** [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2015, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-tried-the-48-hour-hollywood-miracle-diet/113293 "2015-01-06T19:24:48Z")
I was in this store at the mall called “As Seen on TV” and one of the things sold there was the 48 Hour Hollywood Miracle Diet. I have seen this stuff before but what I didn’t realize is that the contents of the 32 oz b… --- ## [Why should I/Anyone care (that/if) 99% of the wealth is held by 1% of the people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-anyone-care-that-if-99-of-the-wealth-is-held-by-1-of-the-people/551553)
**Author:** [@Todderbob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Todderbob)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-anyone-care-that-if-99-of-the-wealth-is-held-by-1-of-the-people/551553 "2010-09-01T20:30:56Z")
I read it all the time: America is messed up because 90-something percent of the wealth is held by (single digit) percent of the people. My question is: Who cares? Or, Why should I care personally? My quality of lif… --- ## [Pre-Poll: Pick the next President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-pick-the-next-president/591469)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2011, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-poll-pick-the-next-president/591469 "2011-08-09T01:44:00Z")
If you could choose the next President, who would you pick? Your candidate must be a natural born citizen and 35 years of age to qualify-after that, anything goes. I will use this thread to create a poll on the same su… --- ## [iPhone or Android?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-or-android/544854)
**Author:** [@Otter\_Snacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otter_Snacks)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iphone-or-android/544854 "2010-07-02T19:04:13Z")
My current cell phone contract will be finished soon, and I am looking into getting a smart phone. Right now I’m leaning towards a Verizon Android phone, either a Droid X or a Droid 2 when they come out, or the new iPho… --- ## [Tonsil Stones (not for the squeemish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonsil-stones-not-for-the-squeemish/603728)
**Author:** [@Molotok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molotok)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2016, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tonsil-stones-not-for-the-squeemish/603728 "2016-12-29T05:26:19Z")
http://www.tonsilstones.com/ (SFW) I’ve had these for a while. My doctor (ex-doctor now) told me they were “probably” polyps… Anyway, anyone know of cheap, easy ways to expel them? They seem to get stuck in my throat,… --- ## [Seventies Song Madness: Division A Round 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seventies-song-madness-division-a-round-1/648486)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seventies-song-madness-division-a-round-1/648486 "2013-01-29T00:33:16Z")
Simple rules. Pick the song in each pair that you think is “greater”. The one that gets more votes goes on to the next round. ABC - The Jackson 5 Accidents Will Happen - Elvis Costello After the Goldrush - Neil Young … --- ## [What were "comedy" and "laughter" like 100+ years ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-comedy-and-laughter-like-100-years-ago/986700)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2023, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-comedy-and-laughter-like-100-years-ago/986700 "2023-07-20T03:59:36Z")
I recently watched an excellent documentary, “The Real Charlie Chaplin”. There was a lot about Chaplin that I hadn’t known. He certainly had his flaws. But he was universally acclaimed as a towering genius of a movie com… --- ## [Women - Short skirts and dresses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-short-skirts-and-dresses/598633)
**Author:** [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2011, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-short-skirts-and-dresses/598633 "2011-10-15T17:52:34Z")
High school homecoming season is upon us and the youngsters are once again ornamenting themselves for display at the ritual of the homecoming dance. In my neck of the woods, for many of the young…um, ladies (is this the… --- ## [Girl didn't want her goat slaughtered; officials sent deputies after it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-didnt-want-her-goat-slaughtered-officials-sent-deputies-after-it/981992)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2024, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-didnt-want-her-goat-slaughtered-officials-sent-deputies-after-it/981992 "2024-11-02T04:05:18Z")
This is an odd story. At first, I thought it might be an April fools joke, but it’s from yesterday. But after reading the story, I’m actually a bit conflicted about it and so as usual when I find myself in such a state,… --- ## [A Root is Not A Fruit!! A Subway Rant.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-root-is-not-a-fruit-a-subway-rant/296458)
**Author:** [@zenith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zenith)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2005, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-root-is-not-a-fruit-a-subway-rant/296458 "2005-04-06T12:22:29Z")
Yesterday, I stopped in at Subway to get a sandwich to take home and split with my wife who was so busy planning today’s family Easter feast, she didn’t feel like cooking the day before. I ordered our usual and was told… --- ## [Why Is This a Personal Attack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-a-personal-attack/550619)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2010, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-a-personal-attack/550619 "2010-08-20T16:10:47Z")
In this thread, I posted the following in GD - In response, tomndebb did the Mod Note thing, or its equivalent. What is interesting about this is that following were all posted to the same thread - And tomndebb d… --- ## [What is the best way for a 35 year old with no credit history to establish credit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-for-a-35-year-old-with-no-credit-history-to-establish-credit/496619)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2009, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-for-a-35-year-old-with-no-credit-history-to-establish-credit/496619 "2009-05-20T01:25:52Z")
Title says it all. I’m 35 and i’ve never done anything on credit. I’ve purchased everything in my life by saving and paying cash. Yes, even my car. Obviously i’m not a homeowner at this time. I’m at the point where I w… --- ## [Good-looking people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-looking-people/591888)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2011, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-looking-people/591888 "2011-08-12T15:29:00Z")
This question is more for the (non-gay) men but it applies for both sexes in general. How many here notice good-looking members of their same sex when they are in their daily lives? What is your physiological and/or me… --- ## [UK Driving License and Counterpart, Together for Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-driving-license-and-counterpart-together-for-ever/646611)
**Author:** [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2013, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-driving-license-and-counterpart-together-for-ever/646611 "2013-01-15T11:56:13Z")
When I moved back to live in the U.K. a bit over a year ago, I found it necessary to renew my U.K. Driving License, and I got one of the new photo I.D. card ones. However, it also came with a document called the License … --- ## [Is The Borgias any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-borgias-any-good/655039)
**Author:** [@interface2x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/interface2x)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-borgias-any-good/655039 "2013-06-17T18:52:10Z")
I see seasons of The Borgias on DVD when I’m browsing at Best Buy and I’ve seen commercials here and there, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone actually talking about it. It seems like something that I might enjoy … --- ## [A strange thing happened on my way to a business trip.......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strange-thing-happened-on-my-way-to-a-business-trip/816940)
**Author:** [@laurieb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/laurieb)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2018, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-strange-thing-happened-on-my-way-to-a-business-trip/816940 "2018-07-26T13:45:43Z")
I was on a business trip to Dubai for the past 2 weeks. Finally back now. Something really weird happened at the TSA checkpoint at O’Hare. Everyone was taking things out of their pockets, shoes off, etc. I had already t… --- ## [What's your favorite potato chip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2008, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-potato-chip/467268 "2008-10-15T10:34:36Z")
Flavor, and brand if you know it. Mine is salt and vinegar. Mmmm… I can’t remember the name of my favorite brand, but anything ‘kettle-cooked’ is good. --- ## [Crime novelist John Grisham: America jailing far too many for viewing child porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crime-novelist-john-grisham-america-jailing-far-too-many-for-viewing-child-porn/701500)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2014, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crime-novelist-john-grisham-america-jailing-far-too-many-for-viewing-child-porn/701500 "2014-10-20T00:19:37Z")
So he tells the Daily Telegraph. Now, I don’t know about you, but I’ve been absolutely steaming drunk and online and the worst I do is send ridiculous messages to everyone on my Facebook and post nonsense on here on oc… --- ## [Do you find Garfield (comic strip) funny?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-garfield-comic-strip-funny/616626)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-garfield-comic-strip-funny/616626 "2012-03-29T01:18:33Z")
This is going on the belief that you actually read Garfield regularly or semi-regularly. If you don’t, then why are you opening this topic at all? :dubious: So because of that, I didn’t include a “I don’t read Garfield”… --- ## [Newly discovered comet could outshine the moon in 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newly-discovered-comet-could-outshine-the-moon-in-2013/645606)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/newly-discovered-comet-could-outshine-the-moon-in-2013/645606 "2013-01-15T21:59:33Z")
http://news.discovery.com/space/newly-found-comet-could-outshine-the-moon-121228.html I wonder if it’ll actually survive the journey. It would certainly be quite the sight if we get to see it. --- ## [Between 1913 and 1993, what did Republican presidents achieve?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/between-1913-and-1993-what-did-republican-presidents-achieve/528956)
**Author:** [@The\_Great\_Philosopher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Philosopher)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2010, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/between-1913-and-1993-what-did-republican-presidents-achieve/528956 "2010-02-18T16:58:06Z")
Between 1913 and 1993, there were 8 Republican presidents and 6 Democratic ones. As far as I’m aware these are some of the major ‘achievements’ attributable to the Democratic presidents in that time: Creation of the Fe… --- ## [Fruit Stripe Gum = "Toys R Us" gum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fruit-stripe-gum-toys-r-us-gum/615480)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fruit-stripe-gum-toys-r-us-gum/615480 "2012-03-13T17:38:06Z")
I was just chatting with a friend, and the topic of how wonderfully awesome Fruit Stripe gum is. I called it “Toys R Us” gum, because when I was growing up, my sisters and I for some reason associated it with the store. … --- ## [Work Rants (add yours)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-rants-add-yours/406176)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2007, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-rants-add-yours/406176 "2007-06-05T22:54:48Z")
The Community Candy Jar thread reminded me of my days as an Admin Asst. I hated that job. Those jobs, more accurately - I filled that role dozens of times. The typing and phones were usually OK, no big deal. Shoot, I… --- ## [Turning ground pork into sausage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-ground-pork-into-sausage/549778)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-ground-pork-into-sausage/549778 "2010-08-16T00:12:21Z")
My wife is on an “absolutely no sugar” diet, meaning that the sugar/ dextrose/ corn syrup/ molasses/ cane juice/ etc. that is added to virtualy all commercially prepared sausage is out. I did pick up three pounds of noth… --- ## [Options for alternative schooling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/options-for-alternative-schooling/571473)
**Author:** [@Bongmaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bongmaster)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/options-for-alternative-schooling/571473 "2011-02-17T21:10:16Z")
My youngest child turned 5 last month and is set to begin kindergarten in September. The problem is I live in an area which has a not so great public school district and I don’t want to send her there. We’ve been looki… --- ## [Battlestar Galactica 4.11 - "The Hub" (spoilers ahead)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-4-11-the-hub-spoilers-ahead/452030)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2008, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-4-11-the-hub-spoilers-ahead/452030 "2008-06-17T20:11:39Z")
(see note on episode numbering - one more episode to go, then we get the long break before the final 10 eps) (character name spellings) Spoiler policy: If it’s been aired, or if it’s pure speculation about future event… --- ## [Routine traffic stop, drugs are found](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/routine-traffic-stop-drugs-are-found/717255)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2015, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/routine-traffic-stop-drugs-are-found/717255 "2015-04-23T13:28:44Z")
I often see reports of a drug bust that starts with a “routine” stop for some minor traffic violation, and the police then discover drugs hidden in the car (here’s one and here’s two more that all happened in the last we… --- ## [Mr. Bartlet you sir are a douche!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-bartlet-you-sir-are-a-douche/587420)
**Author:** [@FredGarven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FredGarven)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2011, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-bartlet-you-sir-are-a-douche/587420 "2011-07-06T14:44:09Z")
So I am killing time at work watching the Casey Anthony trial while babysitting some software installs. The defense has rested, a few things were happening and then all of the sudden they bring this pimply-faced 28 year… --- ## [Why don't terrorists blow up airports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-terrorists-blow-up-airports/643057)
**Author:** [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-terrorists-blow-up-airports/643057 "2012-12-06T15:29:28Z")
So, since 9/11, airport security has been ramped up enormously, and with good cause. Terrorists seem intent on hijacking aircraft to fly them into buildings or destroy them mid-flight. Some are content with taking themse… --- ## [Moderators are like parents to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-like-parents-to-me/694701)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderators-are-like-parents-to-me/694701 "2014-08-05T13:46:22Z")
It’s good they can set consistent boundaries - like ones the Supernanny would like. I’ve gotten a time out and stern talkings to. edit: not just parents. Good parents. --- ## [Maybe We Should Start With Senator Reid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-we-should-start-with-senator-reid/376130)
**Author:** [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2006, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-we-should-start-with-senator-reid/376130 "2006-10-17T19:49:26Z")
According to this AP news report, Democratic leader Harry Reid may be in serious violation of Senate Ethics Committee rules by not reporting a "verrrry interesting transaction in which he made 1.5 million dollars on the … --- ## [OK, Wikipedia, we get it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-wikipedia-we-get-it/609897)
**Author:** [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-wikipedia-we-get-it/609897 "2012-01-20T10:24:14Z")
Your little hijack of flashing the article we’re looking up, then your little protest screen is all very well done. But couldn’t you have done this on the weekend, when I don’t need to reference you for my tutoring work… --- ## [Was Jesus married to Mary Magdalene? Were Gospels omitted from New Testament?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jesus-married-to-mary-magdalene-were-gospels-omitted-from-new-testament/230898)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2004, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jesus-married-to-mary-magdalene-were-gospels-omitted-from-new-testament/230898 "2004-03-03T04:44:38Z")
Last night I attended a Symposium at my school that brought together some very interesting ideas and notions presented by several leading biblical scholars. My wife and I sat with my collegue, a theology professor here … --- ## [Do you like Rod Stewart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-rod-stewart/769313)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2016, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-rod-stewart/769313 "2016-10-30T01:09:11Z")
As in, do you like his songs/music? I can’t stand the guy. At all. I hope I’m not the only one. To be clear: “I LOVE Rod Stewart” means you pick the first option. That one ranges from “I sorta like him” all the way to… --- ## [Open Letter to the U.S.A. re. Barack Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-letter-to-the-u-s-a-re-barack-obama/451836)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2008, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-letter-to-the-u-s-a-re-barack-obama/451836 "2008-06-07T23:28:12Z")
Dear U.S. of A. Congratulations. I really didn’t think you had it in you. The nomination for the presidency of a black man with a Muslim-sounding name is an absolutely amazing feat for your Christian-fearing masses to… --- ## [Dog chewed wife's dining room table.Can it be repaired?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-chewed-wifes-dining-room-table-can-it-be-repaired/658079)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2013, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-chewed-wifes-dining-room-table-can-it-be-repaired/658079 "2013-05-30T18:40:39Z")
Hello Everyone, Gunner the Great Dane must have gotten hungry while we were out as he decided to eat the corner of my wife’s favorite dining room table :smack:. Now both Gunner and I are in the “doghouse” (he’s my dog, … --- ## [Why am I gassy primarily when I'm tired? Minor TMI.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-gassy-primarily-when-im-tired-minor-tmi/536582)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2010, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-gassy-primarily-when-im-tired-minor-tmi/536582 "2010-04-20T03:07:16Z")
Hi there. I have a simple, embarrassing question. When I get tired from lack of sleep, very often the next day I am extremely gassy. I emit these noxious farts that can clear a room and induce retching. When I’m not … --- ## [Snakes, Numbers, Poisonous, Harmless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakes-numbers-poisonous-harmless/547109)
**Author:** [@john\_b\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/john_b_2)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2010, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snakes-numbers-poisonous-harmless/547109 "2010-07-21T04:31:55Z")
I hope this questions hasn’t been asked before, and no, I’m not asking for personal advice regarding travel. Actually, I’m fond of snakes and would like to know if anyone can answer these basic questions: 1.) On what co… --- ## [Stupid people and HDTVs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-people-and-hdtvs/390280)
**Author:** [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2007, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-people-and-hdtvs/390280 "2007-02-02T21:24:29Z")
I’m sure many of you have noticed the great, ironic unintended consequence of the proliferation of HDTVs. As people get them, the picture quality of their regular television viewing drops dramatically. Why? Because wh… --- ## [I'm so tired and sluggish: how do I get more energy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-tired-and-sluggish-how-do-i-get-more-energy/525057)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-so-tired-and-sluggish-how-do-i-get-more-energy/525057 "2010-01-19T15:36:38Z")
I guess my lack of energy is partly due to the mild depression I mentioned here. Taking Prozac has helped a bunch, but I’m still not as energetic as I remember being years ago. Usually, I go to bed right after dinner, le… --- ## [Thermostat Wars (in your house or place of work)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thermostat-wars-in-your-house-or-place-of-work/520397)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2009, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thermostat-wars-in-your-house-or-place-of-work/520397 "2009-12-11T15:52:39Z")
Do you constantly argue with family members and/or cow-orkers (& supervisors) about where you should set the thermostat? Where does your own personal “comfort level” operate at? Winter seems to be the more appropriate … --- ## [October surprise 2008](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-surprise-2008/466465)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/october-surprise-2008/466465 "2008-10-06T17:11:32Z")
Any theories on what could be this years October Surprise? A major story about one of the candidates? Gasoline below $2.50 a gallon? Bin Laden found? My own opinion is it would have to huge, huge, HUGELY in favor of the… --- ## [What is up with Pimms o' clock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-up-with-pimms-o-clock/467960)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2008, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-up-with-pimms-o-clock/467960 "2008-10-16T03:17:51Z")
Pimms o’ clock is an idiot. Cites: Nice idea, but you forget Snopes is run by some… Anyone can create a Nobel memorial prize in… Hell yes. I speak from lots of experience being… He did not win the Nobel prize. He wo… --- ## [I just yelled at my friend's neighbors. Was I a bitch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-yelled-at-my-friends-neighbors-was-i-a-bitch/499184)
**Author:** [@RedRosesForMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedRosesForMe)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2009, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-yelled-at-my-friends-neighbors-was-i-a-bitch/499184 "2009-06-11T21:45:51Z")
My friend called and asked me to babysit this evening on short notice. She and her husband had gotten in a fight, and he had gone to a friend’s house to calm down. She wanted to go talk to him face to face without having… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1527&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1529&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)