# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1530&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:** 1531 --- ## [PowerBook G4 won't start](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powerbook-g4-wont-start/644874)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2012, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powerbook-g4-wont-start/644874 "2012-12-28T14:54:02Z")
I tool my old computer, a 2005 PowerBook G4, on vacation with me, only to find out it would not start. Here’s what happened: At Seattle airport, I tried to connect to the Internet. The computer did turn on. You can’t… --- ## [Will I get air sick? How can I prevent it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-i-get-air-sick-how-can-i-prevent-it/354133)
**Author:** [@Just](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2006, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-i-get-air-sick-how-can-i-prevent-it/354133 "2006-04-28T00:39:04Z")
I haven’t been on a plane in at least a decade, but the last time I was on a long, international flight, I was ill. And I don’t just mean mildly air sick. I was violently ill. I threw up so much I thought I was going to … --- ## [Zealous Atheists are just as bad as zealous christians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zealous-atheists-are-just-as-bad-as-zealous-christians/135861)
**Author:** [@Pythagras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pythagras)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2002, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zealous-atheists-are-just-as-bad-as-zealous-christians/135861 "2002-11-12T11:28:21Z")
I really am turned off by zealous people. Either side of the aisle. However, I really think zealous atheists are the worst kind. They criticize christians of being zealous unenlightened morons. They label christians as a… --- ## [Who should get Glenn Beck's spot on Fox News Channel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-get-glenn-becks-spot-on-fox-news-channel/577448)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2011, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-should-get-glenn-becks-spot-on-fox-news-channel/577448 "2011-06-19T14:56:55Z")
Assuming that this article isn’t an April Fool’s joke that somehow got delayed by five days, it looks like there will soon be an open spot in the Fox New Channel lineup. The question then becomes, who is capable of fill… --- ## [Could you date/marry someone who has had hundreds of sexual partners?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-date-marry-someone-who-has-had-hundreds-of-sexual-partners/499124)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2009, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-date-marry-someone-who-has-had-hundreds-of-sexual-partners/499124 "2009-06-13T18:24:57Z")
Inspired by, and recommended by, Sklad and his thread… My answer was I would be very hesitant, but if I love her than I love her. --- ## [What is the purpose of footprinting babies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-footprinting-babies/256680)
**Author:** [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2013, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-purpose-of-footprinting-babies/256680 "2013-02-16T02:07:41Z")
My folks were talking this morning about an abandonded baby in the DC area, and the question came up: Hospitals take the footprints of babies right after birth. But to what purpose? Are these footprints kept in any ki… --- ## [What are the odds - Plane crash kills family twice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-odds-plane-crash-kills-family-twice/604272)
**Author:** [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-odds-plane-crash-kills-family-twice/604272 "2011-11-28T16:21:39Z")
Here is one of the maaaaany articles surrounding a local doctor, Stephen Hatch, who had a plane crash earlier this year in a small aircraft. Dr. Hatch and his second wife were both killed in this crash and their teenage… --- ## [Is dried superglue inert?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dried-superglue-inert/667948)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2013, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-dried-superglue-inert/667948 "2013-09-05T02:08:02Z")
I have ordered a new pink-coated silver nose ring to replace the current one, because the pink has flaked off and the silver tarnished black beneath it, which looks really bad. To prevent that happening with the new one… --- ## [Need advice about indebted girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-about-indebted-girlfriend/557211)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2010, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-advice-about-indebted-girlfriend/557211 "2010-10-18T03:42:26Z")
So you know, things are going very well with the girlfriend these days. We don’t fight. We have lots in common. The sex is good and the rest is just fine too. No, not perfect, but frankly better than I expect. To keep i… --- ## [What are we all wrong about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-we-all-wrong-about/499308)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Poster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Poster)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-we-all-wrong-about/499308 "2009-06-23T07:09:17Z")
There is something that we are all wrong about, no doubt, and it’s a bloody nuisance. Any idea what it could be? It will seem to you to be right, no doubt, but it will perhaps be good if you guess :confused: --- ## [resolved - I will no longer hate Trump supporters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-i-will-no-longer-hate-trump-supporters/848715)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2020, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-i-will-no-longer-hate-trump-supporters/848715 "2020-03-22T01:10:46Z")
I saw a clip of Trump at a rally rambling on in his idiotic rambling way and I saw his MAGA-hat-wearing-morons cheering on every word as it they were coming from the mountaintop and as usual I wanted to shout at the scre… --- ## [Sexual fantasies: what setups/situations/settings does your fancy stray to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-fantasies-what-setups-situations-settings-does-your-fancy-stray-to/283907)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2005, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-fantasies-what-setups-situations-settings-does-your-fancy-stray-to/283907 "2005-01-15T03:38:49Z")
(Inspired, obviously, by Bippy the Beardless’ poll.) Okay, I just posted this to Bippy’s poll, and realized I should start my own poll rather than try to hijack his: Maybe it’s a male/female dicotomy, but which tabs/sl… --- ## [Fundamentalist Ignorance triumphs again (A creationism rant)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundamentalist-ignorance-triumphs-again-a-creationism-rant/129870)
**Author:** [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2002, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fundamentalist-ignorance-triumphs-again-a-creationism-rant/129870 "2002-10-08T11:33:56Z")
Acording to this CNN report, the Cobb County, Georgia, Board of Education voted creationism to be taught in biology classes. Why can’t these stupid fundie troglodytes realize that creationism is a religious doctrine and… --- ## [Who do conservative bloggers think are the worst figures in American history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-conservative-bloggers-think-are-the-worst-figures-in-american-history/550222)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-conservative-bloggers-think-are-the-worst-figures-in-american-history/550222 "2010-08-16T11:09:46Z")
Well, thanks to a link outside any of those bloggers, there’s an answer. Interesting list, eh? (Put in the Pit because you know it’s gonna end up here anyway.) --- ## [Which of IMDb's Top 10 Movies is your favorite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2015, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-imdbs-top-10-movies-is-your-favorite/724985 "2015-07-19T17:36:11Z")
See IMDb Charts Top 250 for their whole list, but for this poll we’ll focus on their Top Ten: Which of these is your favorite of the batch? --- ## [How would you die if you "fell" into Old Faithful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-die-if-you-fell-into-old-faithful/781694)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-die-if-you-fell-into-old-faithful/781694 "2017-03-14T11:49:18Z")
This thread is 99.999 due to Darren Garrison, who posted this (#5) in a thread on criminal justice, Wyoming style: OK, I’m in. What’s the schedule of Old Faithful, and would the body decompose enough so chunks wouldn’t… --- ## [Wally's daughter wishes you a Happy New Year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallys-daughter-wishes-you-a-happy-new-year/47951)
**Author:** [@Amy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amy)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2001, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallys-daughter-wishes-you-a-happy-new-year/47951 "2001-01-04T01:21:04Z")
Oh, dear. Where shall I begin? So much has happened. First, a Merry Christmas and Joyous New Year to everyone. Many of you have been in my thoughts recently. Please don’t make me name names. You know who you are. Mom a… --- ## [movie scenes that take place inside a confessional](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-that-take-place-inside-a-confessional/518241)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2009, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-scenes-that-take-place-inside-a-confessional/518241 "2009-11-21T12:37:25Z")
I’m trying to find a short clip of a scene that will demonstrate to students how a confessional works. Preferably something humorous. I thought about the confessional scene in Gossip Girl where Blair confesses she lost h… --- ## [Stupid little crotchspawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-little-crotchspawn/331656)
**Author:** [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2005, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-little-crotchspawn/331656 "2005-11-20T15:27:55Z")
Really now. My parents have been, in the past few days, what is known as unusually social. This means lots of dinners with friends (okay, two dinners). Unfortunately, it also means I had to share those two dinners wit… --- ## [Have you received the 2009 H1N1 flu vaccine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-received-the-2009-h1n1-flu-vaccine/521358)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-received-the-2009-h1n1-flu-vaccine/521358 "2009-12-19T21:02:08Z")
Have you received the 2009 H1N1 flu vaccine? --- ## [Driver's Ed should be harder, and require refresher courses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drivers-ed-should-be-harder-and-require-refresher-courses/479644)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drivers-ed-should-be-harder-and-require-refresher-courses/479644 "2009-01-06T05:46:02Z")
To see where I’m coming from, this was my experience in driver’s ed, in 1995, in North Carolina - feel free to post your own. The first step was a one week (5 days) of after school classes, lasting, IIRC, 2 hours each. … --- ## [what are the \*physical\* bad effects of sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-physical-bad-effects-of-sex/7997)
**Author:** [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 1999, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-physical-bad-effects-of-sex/7997 "1999-09-17T20:50:00Z")
I thought to put this one in this forum, there seems to be more intelligent discussions than in the General Forum. The subject is obvious, though. There are STD’s, of course, \[Not that many people care about that when t… --- ## [Another "explain this xkcd" request \[July 20\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-explain-this-xkcd-request-july-20/628824)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-explain-this-xkcd-request-july-20/628824 "2012-07-22T02:54:51Z")
This one Unusual in that I got the punchline but didn’t understand the set-up. --- ## [Who do you boycott?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-boycott/44152)
**Author:** [@C3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C3)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2001, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-boycott/44152 "2001-01-04T23:01:48Z")
And why? What businesses, charities, services, states, etc. do you boycott and what are your reasons for doing so? (Please no debates about whether something is or is not a good reason to boycott, unless it’s a verifia… --- ## [Is Viagra soluable and without taste ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-viagra-soluable-and-without-taste/398707)
**Author:** [@Elsie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elsie)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2007, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-viagra-soluable-and-without-taste/398707 "2007-04-05T15:11:02Z")
I’ve just remembered someone over the weekend was relating to us a story told, in turn, to them; it’s become a bit of a laugh to spike the drink of a selected (usually ugly as hell) man at, say, a bar and watch from afar… --- ## [Taylor Swift is dating Taylor Lautner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taylor-swift-is-dating-taylor-lautner/520882)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2009, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taylor-swift-is-dating-taylor-lautner/520882 "2009-12-17T23:52:32Z")
But this thread doesn’t belong in CS, because the only reason I mention them is… heh. Someone named Taylor is dating someone else named Taylor. Weird. --- ## [A Mild Pit against United Parcel Service](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-pit-against-united-parcel-service/611808)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2012, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mild-pit-against-united-parcel-service/611808 "2012-02-10T21:57:05Z")
The nice UPS guy comes to my door and hands me a package. I thank him, and all’s well… Except… The package was addressed to my Post Office Box. UPS accepted the package from the sender, looked me up in some directory… --- ## [legalize marijuana?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legalize-marijuana/396096)
**Author:** [@drboomhauer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drboomhauer)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2007, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legalize-marijuana/396096 "2007-03-30T13:54:03Z")
I have followed this for about a year, after Denver passed a city ordinance to legalize marijuana for adults. to date I have really seen no viable argument against legalization. the ‘gateway theory’ has finally been reb… --- ## [I pit offsite team-building activities!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-offsite-team-building-activities/416701)
**Author:** [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2007, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-offsite-team-building-activities/416701 "2007-08-28T23:56:57Z")
I do NOT want to drive in rush hour traffic to climb rocks at 8am with a bunch of dweebs! I want to do my work, then go home and play with my real friends! Why on earth does management think they can plan an activity t… --- ## [Songs like "Pon de Replay"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-like-pon-de-replay/477336)
**Author:** [@meara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meara)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2008, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-like-pon-de-replay/477336 "2008-12-22T04:05:45Z")
I just heard Rihanna’s “Pon de Replay” for the first time, and I really like it, but I don’t care as much for her other music. Can anyone recommend dance tunes and artists with a similar sound/beat to “Pon de Replay”? M… --- ## [Who is your favorite athlete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-athlete/757212)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-your-favorite-athlete/757212 "2016-07-07T22:15:00Z")
It’s that simple. Tell us who is your favorite athlete and why. Me? Roger Federer The greatest tennis player of all time and 100% genuine class. Not cocky, loves the game, loves his fans. Even happily married with TWO … --- ## [Professional athlete competing alongside someone born after they made debut](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-athlete-competing-alongside-someone-born-after-they-made-debut/827462)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2019, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professional-athlete-competing-alongside-someone-born-after-they-made-debut/827462 "2019-10-28T15:56:49Z")
A professional athlete who played with or against someone who was born after the older one started playing at the highest level\*. It has happebed a few times. Gianluigi Buffon has played against Kylian Mbappe; who was … --- ## [When someone turns down an invitation with a lame reason, just accept it, okay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-turns-down-an-invitation-with-a-lame-reason-just-accept-it-okay/658964)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-someone-turns-down-an-invitation-with-a-lame-reason-just-accept-it-okay/658964 "2013-05-26T22:01:54Z")
Really. If I wanted to do whatever, it would take a really large reason to keep me away. “I’d love to go to that concert with you, but my niece is getting married that day.” That sort of thing. When I say I can’t com… --- ## [Supreme Court upholds California's Covid-19 Restrictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-upholds-californias-covid-19-restrictions/854741)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supreme-court-upholds-californias-covid-19-restrictions/854741 "2020-07-09T17:28:40Z")
In a very short opinion, Chief Justice Roberts concurred with the more “liberal” of the justices and upheld California’s Covid restrictions against a challenge under the Freedom Exercise Clause of the First Amendment. Ju… --- ## [Question for food historians re deep-frying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-food-historians-re-deep-frying/530910)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-food-historians-re-deep-frying/530910 "2010-03-10T10:50:38Z")
Deep-frying a piece of fish for lunch, watching the hot oil (and the dog) to make sure there were no accidents, and thinking about deep-frying. I know oil (and fat) has been around forever but how long has it been used … --- ## [Black People and Menthol Cigarettes - is it just a US thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-people-and-menthol-cigarettes-is-it-just-a-us-thing/575478)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2011, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-people-and-menthol-cigarettes-is-it-just-a-us-thing/575478 "2011-03-23T23:11:27Z")
In the United States, there is a strong association between black people and smoking menthol cigarettes. It seems that the majority of African-Americans who smoke smoke menthol cigarettes, while a majority of white smok… --- ## [Dogs shit! In case you were thinking of getting one...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-shit-in-case-you-were-thinking-of-getting-one/730643)
**Author:** [@Gotlift](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gotlift)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2017, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dogs-shit-in-case-you-were-thinking-of-getting-one/730643 "2017-01-16T23:56:37Z")
I’m guessing my neighbor has pretty much stopped picking up her dog’s shit! Judging by the smell in my backyard and the site of her backyard, there has to be at least 45 lbs of shit out there. Don’t get me wrong, she’s … --- ## [Is this a "date"? What do I do? OH GOD SO CONFUSED](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-date-what-do-i-do-oh-god-so-confused/409297)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2007, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-date-what-do-i-do-oh-god-so-confused/409297 "2007-07-23T17:26:36Z")
I have a date, I think. It would be my first ever, after a mere 22 years on this planet. Guess I was just waiting for the right woman…who I met online. Alright, so I’ve been exchanging weekly e-mails with this girl I me… --- ## [The paintings of George W. Bush](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-paintings-of-george-w-bush/649790)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-paintings-of-george-w-bush/649790 "2013-03-21T19:32:48Z")
A hacker recently broke into the email of Bush’s sister Dorothy, and among the files they stole, were some pictures of paintings by the former president. You can see the paintings here: These are actually kind of nic… --- ## [Once Again Romney Says The Same Thing As Obama But Claims It's Different](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-romney-says-the-same-thing-as-obama-but-claims-its-different/629484)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2012, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/once-again-romney-says-the-same-thing-as-obama-but-claims-its-different/629484 "2012-07-30T21:46:20Z")
Not quite 3 months ago, President Obama gave a speech in Kabul, following a visit with President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan, during which they came to a mutual agreement on upcoming U.S. troop withdrawal from that count… --- ## [Should the US officially recognize itself as a bilingual state?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-us-officially-recognize-itself-as-a-bilingual-state/702250)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2014, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-us-officially-recognize-itself-as-a-bilingual-state/702250 "2014-10-24T21:03:00Z")
I was born in NYC, to a multilingual family. My grandparents spoke Slovak, and my aunt’s family (my father’s brother’s wife, who took care of me when my mother was either teaching or working on her doctorate) spoke Yiddi… --- ## [What do countries do that don't have a 1 cent coin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-countries-do-that-dont-have-a-1-cent-coin/384503)
**Author:** [@According\_to\_Pliny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/According_to_Pliny)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2006, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-countries-do-that-dont-have-a-1-cent-coin/384503 "2006-12-19T08:32:16Z")
Thinking about the US dropping pennies. Many other countries have done similar coinage changes, so what happened there? Do they round off amounts or simply state all charges in round numbers? Can you still make charges… --- ## [Why aren't bandanas square?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-bandanas-square/694202)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2014, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-bandanas-square/694202 "2014-07-30T00:25:08Z")
Why aren’t bandanas square? I do a lot of hiking and now that summer is blazing I like to wrap a bandana around my neck and keep it wet for the cooling effect. Every time I try to roll one up it strikes a little odd that… --- ## [Anyone Watching An Idiot Abroad: Bucket List?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-an-idiot-abroad-bucket-list/612039)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2012, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-an-idiot-abroad-bucket-list/612039 "2012-03-12T14:42:21Z")
I was pretty meh about the first two. It seems pretty obvious that Karl likes things nice and slow and quiet and familiar. I was not surprised when he liked being buried alive more than anything else in Russia. Ricky and… --- ## [Is porn getting "Nastier"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-porn-getting-nastier/359582)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2006, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-porn-getting-nastier/359582 "2006-06-07T23:19:46Z")
Inspired by this thread on the potential effects of kids viewing internet porn, it made me start thinking about my own experiences with porn, and more specifically internet porn. When I was about 14 or 15, the internet … --- ## [The Australian Heat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-australian-heat/484795)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2009, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-australian-heat/484795 "2009-02-14T12:45:47Z")
Seems the thread no longer belongs in the Pit, so I will start a new one here. Which will guarantee it will fade. :smiley: --- ## [Re-cast Lord of the Rings. Badly.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-cast-lord-of-the-rings-badly/666974)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2014, 9:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-cast-lord-of-the-rings-badly/666974 "2014-08-27T09:40:22Z")
I dunno why I was thinking of this as I prepared for work this morning. Bilbo - Joe Pesci Gandalf - Andrew Dice Clay Aragorn - Dennis Leary Boromir - Keanu Reeves Legolas - Robert Pattinson Gimli - Patton Oswalt F… --- ## [FYI Re: My membership](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-re-my-membership/738687)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2015, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-re-my-membership/738687 "2015-11-28T22:15:30Z")
Just wanted to say (not that anyone cares) I’m letting my paid membership lapse in a week largely because of what I perceive as the poor moderation around racism and sexism here. I’ll still be here as a Guest, so no need… --- ## [Obscure sports rules? Have any?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-sports-rules-have-any/484214)
**Author:** [@spike404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spike404)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2009, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-sports-rules-have-any/484214 "2009-02-05T22:17:39Z")
On another thread about the Superbowl, there was a lot of discussion of football rules. I submitted the question about the football violation of, “crawling”, which does exist. One poster responded with a reasonable ans… --- ## [EMDR Therapy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emdr-therapy/714051)
**Author:** [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emdr-therapy/714051 "2015-03-06T22:00:37Z")
I’ve made an appointment for EMDR therapy to process through my memories of my fathers accidental death last year. Can anyone tell me about your experiences, and why this is setting off almost all of my Woo alarms? The… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1529&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1531&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)