# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1560&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:** 1561 --- ## [Interfaith marriages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interfaith-marriages/649931)
**Author:** [@Tollhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tollhouse)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2013, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interfaith-marriages/649931 "2013-02-14T18:41:53Z")
Is it a good or bad idea generally speaking for two people of very different beliefs to marry (or be in a relationship)? Example A, on a tv show a while back, there was a couple where the woman was a devoted southern ba… --- ## [Olympic swimming: Is Phelps kind of a dick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-swimming-is-phelps-kind-of-a-dick/459765)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2008, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-swimming-is-phelps-kind-of-a-dick/459765 "2008-08-23T02:39:12Z")
I don’t know that much about Michael Phelps, but after reading this article, I’m wondering what a little spoiled twat he is. He goes on about how tormented he was a a child. Ooh, the other kids picked on me because of m… --- ## [Can we please have a break from unresolved sexual tension in cop/detective shows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-have-a-break-from-unresolved-sexual-tension-in-cop-detective-shows/538240)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2010, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-please-have-a-break-from-unresolved-sexual-tension-in-cop-detective-shows/538240 "2010-06-15T01:46:43Z")
Bones, Castle, The Mentalist, the Benson-Stabler thing on L&O: SVU – come on, I can see the appeal, but it’s getting old. Let 'em fuck and then either get serious or get over it, like it would happen in real life. --- ## [How badly will Lytro damage photography as a career?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-badly-will-lytro-damage-photography-as-a-career/587672)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-badly-will-lytro-damage-photography-as-a-career/587672 "2011-12-29T00:54:56Z")
If you aren’t yet aware, Lytro is is the most revolutionary upgrade to photo technology since color. WAY bigger than digital. Seems to me this turns just about anyone into a competent photographer, and the only real ar… --- ## [Is it silly to reach out after 40 years, out of the blue, to send an apology?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-silly-to-reach-out-after-40-years-out-of-the-blue-to-send-an-apology/923554)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-silly-to-reach-out-after-40-years-out-of-the-blue-to-send-an-apology/923554 "2026-09-09T18:19:02Z")
This is probably silly to even consider doing, and so I’ll ask the wise folks here. What I did wasn’t all that terrible. I’m pretty confident in that assessment. It didn’t cause any permanent or serious damage. But when … --- ## [Really Bone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-bone/825306)
**Author:** [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2018, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-bone/825306 "2018-12-05T17:06:07Z")
In a thread about an alleged Manafort-Assange connection and an implied Assange-Russia connection that would make the former connection unseamly, it is not a contribution to question the latter connection? In the same t… --- ## [Can someone please explain why AHCA defeat "undermines Trump's ability to cut taxes and regs?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-please-explain-why-ahca-defeat-undermines-trumps-ability-to-cut-taxes-and-regs/782899)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-please-explain-why-ahca-defeat-undermines-trumps-ability-to-cut-taxes-and-regs/782899 "2017-03-26T15:29:05Z")
I’ve read in many news articles that a defeat on the AHCA will make it more difficult for Trump to get taxes and regulations cut, but I really don’t understand the logic. I’m guessing these writers are suggesting-- and … --- ## [Let's talk about Star Trek universal translaters.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-star-trek-universal-translaters/735572)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-star-trek-universal-translaters/735572 "2015-10-29T15:35:16Z")
So how exactly does the translator know when to work and when not to work? A typical example of what I’m talking about: A Klingon and human are conversing. Human says something to piss the Klingon off and all the sudden… --- ## [Do vampires have jobs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-vampires-have-jobs/202338)
**Author:** [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2003, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-vampires-have-jobs/202338 "2003-09-23T18:19:07Z")
I was watching a preview for the new vampire flick “Underworld,” and admiring the exquisite tailoring of Kate Beckinsale’s costume. And I got to thinking, where DOES a vampire get this kind of quality work? She’s unlikel… --- ## [iPod Nano - how many CDs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-nano-how-many-cds/565623)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2010, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-nano-how-many-cds/565623 "2010-12-29T04:11:25Z")
Looking at the iPod Nano, I see that it comes in two different sizes: 8 Gb and 16Gb. I’m thinking of getting one just for all of our Christmas CDs. Is there any way to estimate how many CDs the 8Gb holds, compared to … --- ## [Call a spade, a spade, and a liar, a liar.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-a-spade-a-spade-and-a-liar-a-liar/838258)
**Author:** [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-a-spade-a-spade-and-a-liar-a-liar/838258 "2019-08-10T01:51:09Z")
I kind of figure my response would earn me a warning in GD, so I’m putting it here instead. Stop lying. Stop with the fucking lies. Why the hell are you fucking lying to defend policies that kill thousands of people … --- ## [The person in the next cube is driving me nuts!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-person-in-the-next-cube-is-driving-me-nuts/646382)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2013, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-person-in-the-next-cube-is-driving-me-nuts/646382 "2013-01-12T03:38:57Z")
The person in the next cube over is crunching loudly. Even half-deaf as I am, it’s driving me crazy. She’s on some sort on health kick (she’s about 5’ tall and 350 lbs) and has a cup of ultra-crunchy snack food to munch … --- ## [Posts & the signing thereof](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-the-signing-thereof/426817)
**Author:** [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2007, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/posts-the-signing-thereof/426817 "2007-11-19T04:33:53Z")
People. Seriously, look at me. \ You don’t have to sign your posts. Really. You really don’t. Your name is clearly posted by the nice people that coded the board software. We know who you are. I underst… --- ## [Older Dopes (45-65): What do you recall about 1993-1997](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopes-45-65-what-do-you-recall-about-1993-1997/843153)
**Author:** [@Kennedy1960](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kennedy1960)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2019, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopes-45-65-what-do-you-recall-about-1993-1997/843153 "2019-11-19T19:31:21Z")
Just wondering. What do you remember of the mid 90s in general - the period say starting January 1993 to the end of 1997? Was there a strong 70s revival vibe? If so, when? How did the general feeling in the US differ … --- ## [Robert Irvine of Restaurant Impossible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-irvine-of-restaurant-impossible/626532)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-irvine-of-restaurant-impossible/626532 "2016-01-08T15:52:32Z")
Where exactly is his accent from? --- ## [In which I wish death on humanity.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-wish-death-on-humanity/578247)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2011, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-wish-death-on-humanity/578247 "2011-04-16T18:44:18Z")
Predatory, selfish, self-serving, lying, manipulative pieces of shit! All of em? No. Just enough so that you never know whom to believe—best to shut out all than to contribute to the unnatural demon spawn that slither… --- ## [American foodstuffs - a few questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-foodstuffs-a-few-questions/71736)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2001, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-foodstuffs-a-few-questions/71736 "2001-07-15T23:43:03Z")
Gatorade - I have no idea what this is, can somebody fill me in? - any of you who have visited the UK, can you tell me if there’s an equivalent product over here? Twinkies - I’ve seen them in films, are they nice? - are… --- ## [Labor saving 20th century household devices](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-saving-20th-century-household-devices/673953)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2013, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/labor-saving-20th-century-household-devices/673953 "2013-11-17T15:07:59Z")
A hundred years ago domestic servants (or multiple servants) seemed necessary at least in upper class homes. Now things have been automated and streamlined to the point where that is no longer necessary. Running and main… --- ## ["Russian World" may be taking a hit in the hinterland](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-world-may-be-taking-a-hit-in-the-hinterland/979178)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2023, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russian-world-may-be-taking-a-hit-in-the-hinterland/979178 "2023-03-02T19:30:16Z")
“Russian World” (“Russkiy mir”) is a theoretical idea amongst some Russians that there is a broader area beyond Russia that is, or should be, under Russian influence. See the wikipedia article: The concept seems to … --- ## [We Are One of Those: FedEx Package Stolen From Front Door](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-one-of-those-fedex-package-stolen-from-front-door/774291)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2016, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-one-of-those-fedex-package-stolen-from-front-door/774291 "2016-12-14T15:06:20Z")
My son’s big present this year is a new laptop. Ivylad ordered it from NewEgg. We live too close to the post office to get our mail delivered at our house, so our address is a P.O. Box. FedEx was delivering the gift t… --- ## [Godspeed, Airman Doors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godspeed-airman-doors/164355)
**Author:** [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2003, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/godspeed-airman-doors/164355 "2003-04-03T19:23:54Z")
Yesterday, Airman finally left for the Middle East. 'Bout time, too, considering how long he’s been waiting to go. He’d been told that he needed to report at 7:30 a.m. Then, at about 3:00 a.m., he got a call that said… --- ## ["That nigger's crazy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-niggers-crazy/216208)
**Author:** [@Black\_Train\_Song](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Black_Train_Song)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2003, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-niggers-crazy/216208 "2003-12-16T22:32:16Z")
I just caught a glimpse of a show about Richard Pryor, in which the word “nigger” is used over and over again. Have we yet reached a racial equilibrium in this country? Is it safe for a white person to say “nigger”…with… --- ## [Hanna Barbera cartoons: Why the colored area around men's mouths](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hanna-barbera-cartoons-why-the-colored-area-around-mens-mouths/576407)
**Author:** [@SirRay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SirRay)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2017, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hanna-barbera-cartoons-why-the-colored-area-around-mens-mouths/576407 "2017-11-05T06:28:04Z")
Couldn’t find this on the Dope, but then again my search skillz may NOT be all that mad today… Somehow stumbled across some Laurel & Hardy cartoons from the 1960s last night, after watching one I figured it was a Hanna … --- ## [Bend, Oregon: on murdering child murderers {Moderator Instruction: Don't be the poster that turns this into a Gun Debate}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bend-oregon-on-murdering-child-murderers-moderator-instruction-dont-be-the-poster-that-turns-this-into-a-gun-debate/1033894)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 333\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2026, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bend-oregon-on-murdering-child-murderers-moderator-instruction-dont-be-the-poster-that-turns-this-into-a-gun-debate/1033894 "2026-11-10T00:02:59Z")
Continuing the discussion from Elementary school active shooter in my town (Bend, Oregon): What I wanted to talk about was not guns, but humans. I think we can all agree that the 16-year-old shooter did horrific things. … --- ## [Do you have a whole house humidifier? Do you like it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-whole-house-humidifier-do-you-like-it/515520)
**Author:** [@rainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-whole-house-humidifier-do-you-like-it/515520 "2009-10-29T14:38:41Z")
Title pretty much says it all. -rainy --- ## [Place to Sell Used Books in Northern VA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-to-sell-used-books-in-northern-va/423777)
**Author:** [@InLucemEdita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InLucemEdita)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2007, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/place-to-sell-used-books-in-northern-va/423777 "2007-10-27T23:02:16Z")
Hey, Can anyone recommend a book store that will buy some books I no longer need? Or let me exchange them for store credit? Something like a Half-price Books but they don’t have any around here. Thanks. --- ## [Was Final Jeopardy! wrong? (spoilers for 11-04-14 show)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-final-jeopardy-wrong-spoilers-for-11-04-14-show/703720)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2014, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-final-jeopardy-wrong-spoilers-for-11-04-14-show/703720 "2014-11-14T00:11:14Z")
final j clue THE SUPREME COURT After Washington & FDR, he is, perhaps fittingly, the president who appointed the most Supreme Court justices the answer Jeopardy! accepted was Taft wikipedia says thats wrong Taft, … --- ## [When your group is the butt of the joke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-group-is-the-butt-of-the-joke/712932)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2015, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-your-group-is-the-butt-of-the-joke/712932 "2015-02-25T00:42:24Z")
Group can mean whatever you’d like it to mean; I was thinking along the lines of geographic location, regional culture, accent, etc. What got me to thinking of this topic is the mention of The Californians skit on the SN… --- ## [Question for those who believe all religion should be abolished?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-those-who-believe-all-religion-should-be-abolished/496388)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2009, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-those-who-believe-all-religion-should-be-abolished/496388 "2009-05-19T05:58:40Z")
Hi, Have you ever met someone who is completely incapable of running their own lives? I have met many a person like this. Only religion or the military seems to help them. There are people for whom religion is a better… --- ## [What's your "doing it" music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-doing-it-music/624787)
**Author:** [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-doing-it-music/624787 "2012-06-18T03:18:29Z")
Inspired by a thread in Cafe Society. In this house, it has been "Fallin’’ by Alicia Keys. What’s your go-to song? --- ## [American Idol 2/23.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-23/572356)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-2-23/572356 "2011-03-01T13:50:45Z")
Two hours tonight, in Las Vegas. --- ## [Dollhouse 2/20](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dollhouse-2-20/486807)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dollhouse-2-20/486807 "2009-03-13T22:10:56Z")
Oh, now this is a better episode for sure. We’re getting back story, which is good, and a better story with Echo. The black guy who is her handler is a seriously tough guy. I’m liking his character most of anyone on the… --- ## [Episodes of shows you love that everyone else hates...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/episodes-of-shows-you-love-that-everyone-else-hates/675632)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/episodes-of-shows-you-love-that-everyone-else-hates/675632 "2014-01-03T15:43:46Z")
Inspired by a dig on an episode I happen to love in another thread… These are episodes you love, not like or think are okay that general Fandom mostly agrees are terrible. “Tuvix” from Voyager. I love this episode. It… --- ## [Parks and Recreation Oct. 6, 2011 - Born and Raised](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-oct-6-2011-born-and-raised/598899)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parks-and-recreation-oct-6-2011-born-and-raised/598899 "2011-10-11T01:14:12Z")
Oh my god, that was the best parody of a public radio show I’ve ever seen – “Please enjoy a song from the lesbian Afro-Norwegian funk duo Nefertiti’s Fjord” --- ## [How many books (for entertainment) do you read per year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-books-for-entertainment-do-you-read-per-year/691013)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2014, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-books-for-entertainment-do-you-read-per-year/691013 "2014-06-19T01:52:46Z")
I heard someone interviewed on NPR a few days ago who said she read 50-60 books per year. The host expressed surprise, indicating that was really a lot. I read at least one book per week, so that puts me easily in the 5… --- ## [TV crushes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-crushes/328245)
**Author:** [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2005, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-crushes/328245 "2005-10-30T16:20:19Z")
I’ve finally figured out who it is that I had a giant crush on that was mentioned in some thread a long time ago, but I couldn’t think of his name, and I didn’t want to go revive a thread to say this. John Ratzenberger … --- ## [Community 2010/12/09](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-2010-12-09/563615)
**Author:** [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-2010-12-09/563615 "2010-12-13T07:07:46Z")
Remember what I said last week, about liking the show better when it’s snarky or surreal? Now that’s what I call surreal. :eek: :cool: --- ## [In preparation for the next "Willie Horton" ad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-preparation-for-the-next-willie-horton-ad/446528)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2008, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-preparation-for-the-next-willie-horton-ad/446528 "2008-08-01T23:47:10Z")
I’m assuming Obama will win and the shouts of “Willie Horton” will be heard far and wide this fall in reaction to anything the Dems can’t react to on the substance. My question… what was wrong with the first Willie Hort… --- ## [Ken Burns' "The National Parks: America's Best Idea"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-burns-the-national-parks-americas-best-idea/511652)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ken-burns-the-national-parks-americas-best-idea/511652 "2009-10-02T17:46:50Z")
Premiers this Sunday–PBS website As a huge fan of the parks, I’ve really been looking forward to this. The reviews are somewhat mixed–to be expected I suppose. After the recent spate of terrific HD nature documentarie… --- ## [Why is gluten-free food so expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-gluten-free-food-so-expensive/728296)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2015, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-gluten-free-food-so-expensive/728296 "2015-08-23T12:08:38Z")
Is it because the producers know health nuts are just that dumb that they’ll actually pay the extra few dollars, no questions asked, or is the process to remove gluten so involved that it necessitates increasing the pric… --- ## [Where's a good place to get a cheap recliner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-a-good-place-to-get-a-cheap-recliner/566003)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-a-good-place-to-get-a-cheap-recliner/566003 "2011-01-04T03:58:25Z")
I use recliners as computer chairs since I spend so much time in them I might as well be comfortable. I broke my last one recently and I really have no idea where to go to get a new one, wondering if anyone had advice. I… --- ## [But WHY would anyone want to skin a cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-why-would-anyone-want-to-skin-a-cat/638161)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2012, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-why-would-anyone-want-to-skin-a-cat/638161 "2012-10-19T07:08:53Z")
We all know there’s more than one way to do it, but why would someone actually do it? --- ## [Has Anyone Ever Committed a Crime in Antarctica? How About Space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-committed-a-crime-in-antarctica-how-about-space/578979)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2011, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-committed-a-crime-in-antarctica-how-about-space/578979 "2011-04-21T01:55:09Z")
Inspired by this thread: Has anyone ever been charged with a crime for something they did while in Antarctica? Ferinstance, assaulted another researcher, or stole something, or whatever? How about in space? Suppose a c… --- ## [Are a bunch of monkeys running our financial system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-a-bunch-of-monkeys-running-our-financial-system/428888)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2007, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-a-bunch-of-monkeys-running-our-financial-system/428888 "2007-12-16T18:19:09Z")
The sub-prime mortgage crisis, and its ever increasing negative effects on the markets and the economy, makes me wonder how this could have possibly happened. It does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that if yo… --- ## [anonymous email for police tip? how to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anonymous-email-for-police-tip-how-to-do/294344)
**Author:** [@drhess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drhess)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anonymous-email-for-police-tip-how-to-do/294344 "2011-02-01T16:00:31Z")
I know police departments have an anonymouse tip phone line, but are they really just confidential? Seems like you’d have to call from a street phone to be anon. Right? What of email? Is there a way to be sure an email … --- ## [Should people with "bad" genes be legally restricted from mating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-with-bad-genes-be-legally-restricted-from-mating/444404)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2008, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-people-with-bad-genes-be-legally-restricted-from-mating/444404 "2008-04-13T20:12:06Z")
Whille inspired by this thread, I don’t want to talk just to incest. I’m more interested in broadening the discussion to include all couples who, because of their genetic make-up, have a high chance of producing handica… --- ## [I just caught a snake, in the corridor outside my office (ID help needed)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-caught-a-snake-in-the-corridor-outside-my-office-id-help-needed/554600)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2010, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-caught-a-snake-in-the-corridor-outside-my-office-id-help-needed/554600 "2010-09-23T23:20:07Z")
I was just returning to my office a few minutes ago and one of the other faculty members who shares this corridor was calling “There’s a snake in here.” I rounded the corner, and she was just outside my office looking do… --- ## [Why isn't gerrymandering unconstitutional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-gerrymandering-unconstitutional/379238)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-gerrymandering-unconstitutional/379238 "2012-10-29T00:50:06Z")
Link to older thread: GM thread Right now I am in the district of a certain Ander Crenshaw (R), where I have virtually no chance of helping elect someone who at least represents some of my views, because the district… --- ## [Video games that you tried REALLY hard to like, but just couldn't...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-that-you-tried-really-hard-to-like-but-just-couldnt/439911)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-games-that-you-tried-really-hard-to-like-but-just-couldnt/439911 "2008-03-21T15:08:03Z")
Ever have a game that got stellar reviews and when you finally played it you could tell it was a great game but for some reason you just couldn’t make yourself have fun playing it? I have several times, have you? --- ## [Question about a bearded lady/hermaphrodite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-bearded-lady-hermaphrodite/554026)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-a-bearded-lady-hermaphrodite/554026 "2010-09-21T18:43:41Z")
There’s this news story about a man who was looking for his biological mother who turned out to be a bearded lady. Story here. The article had some details I was curious about: Half male hormones? Male bone structure?… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1559&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1561&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)