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**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cohen-testimony-thread/830296 "2019-03-04T18:59:19Z")
I can’t watch the Cohen testimony where I am, but I could follow along here at the SDMB. Is anyone watching it? If so, could you post the good stuff, bad stuff, bullshit, grandstanding, etc.? I don’t normally start th… --- ## [Gun held sideways or upside down, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-held-sideways-or-upside-down-why/666298)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-held-sideways-or-upside-down-why/666298 "2013-08-15T23:18:11Z")
Why did this become a er “fashion”? What started the trend? EDIT:Just thought I’d add that I have seen the articles you can find with a google search, they admit it is not being used knowingly. So I suspect this started… --- ## [origin of the legend that Kennedy flubbed "Ich bin ein Berliner"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-legend-that-kennedy-flubbed-ich-bin-ein-berliner/598824)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2011, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-legend-that-kennedy-flubbed-ich-bin-ein-berliner/598824 "2011-10-14T19:50:33Z")
For no reason other than boredom, I’ve been thinking about the persistent urban legend that President Kennedy flubbed his famous line “Ich bin ein Berliner”. The story goes that Kennedy made a grammatical error so that … --- ## [Why would a porch light start strobing and is it cause for alarm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-porch-light-start-strobing-and-is-it-cause-for-alarm/813387)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2018, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-porch-light-start-strobing-and-is-it-cause-for-alarm/813387 "2018-05-02T23:50:11Z")
When I closed my living room curtains this evening, I saw my neighbor’s porch light come on and start strobing - very bright and very fast. I watched for a while, thinking it was burning out. But it kept going. I went… --- ## [What's the average police response time in a rural area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-police-response-time-in-a-rural-area/674804)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-police-response-time-in-a-rural-area/674804 "2013-11-27T17:57:53Z")
Hello Everyone, Well a dull night turned into an exciting one tonight. As we were driving home about an hour ago (11pm) on a back country highway we heard a gun shot and our rear drivers side windows exploded. Apparentl… --- ## [Coca-Cola Orange (and other interesting soft drinks)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-orange-and-other-interesting-soft-drinks/761215)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2016, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-orange-and-other-interesting-soft-drinks/761215 "2016-11-15T16:05:17Z")
Yesterday I went in to the relatively newly-opened Wendy’s here at work. They have one of those single-nozzle soda fountains with the touch screen. One of the options was “Coca-Cola Orange.” Having never seen or heard… --- ## [Who do you have it in for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-have-it-in-for/290577)
**Author:** [@Mullinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mullinator)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2005, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-have-it-in-for/290577 "2005-03-03T15:47:03Z")
Who in this great big world do you dislike upon seeing, hearing, or even thinking of them. Rational, irrational…doesn’t matter. Famous or unknown. Again, doesn’t matter. And, limit the cuss fueled tirades. Without i… --- ## [What does "knows how to treat a lady" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-knows-how-to-treat-a-lady-mean/237398)
**Author:** [@far\_born](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/far_born)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2004, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-knows-how-to-treat-a-lady-mean/237398 "2004-04-02T17:37:45Z")
I’m asking this in regards to personal ads. I guess maybe I don’t know how to treat a lady. Is this a hint that they don’t want to go dutch? --- ## [US national lockdown coming...as early as Tuesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-national-lockdown-coming-as-early-as-tuesday/849559)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2020, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-national-lockdown-coming-as-early-as-tuesday/849559 "2020-03-19T06:10:53Z")
I have heard from several credible sources that as early as Tuesday March 17th, that the US federal government will be instituting a national lockdown, similar to what has been done in France and Spain, and could last as… --- ## [Moving from NY to San Francisco Area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-from-ny-to-san-francisco-area/693438)
**Author:** [@BaldDudePeekskill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaldDudePeekskill)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2014, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-from-ny-to-san-francisco-area/693438 "2014-07-22T22:35:08Z")
There’s a vey real possibility I will be offered the job of a lifetime in SF…anyone here ever moved cross country? What to expect? What am I going to love ? What am I going to miss? Still no idea of the relocation packa… --- ## [My brother had a brain aneurysm and stroke and is in ICU](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-had-a-brain-aneurysm-and-stroke-and-is-in-icu/678600)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2014, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-brother-had-a-brain-aneurysm-and-stroke-and-is-in-icu/678600 "2014-01-25T22:17:36Z")
He’s awake and aware, in critical but stable condition. My father died of a stroke, in the crawlspace of my parents’ house. This brother is the one who crawled in and dragged his body out. He seemed dazed for hours af… --- ## [Since we're all in a comic book mood: Who's your favorite comic character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-were-all-in-a-comic-book-mood-whos-your-favorite-comic-character/622964 "2012-05-25T23:52:19Z")
Marvel or DC or any combination of the two. Mine are Thanos (very popular due to Avengers) And Venom who, upon thinking of it more and more, eclipses Thanos as my favorite of all time. --- ## [What did you want to be when you grew up vs. what you ended up doing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-want-to-be-when-you-grew-up-vs-what-you-ended-up-doing/695653)
**Author:** [@BaldDudePeekskill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaldDudePeekskill)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-want-to-be-when-you-grew-up-vs-what-you-ended-up-doing/695653 "2014-08-18T23:06:12Z")
My childhood aspiration was to become a medical doctor, or a priest… not being able to afford medical school and being unwilling to take out loans cured that desire …the desire was cured when i found out what celibacy … --- ## [Should I upgrade to Civ V?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-upgrade-to-civ-v/571958)
**Author:** [@xoferew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xoferew)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2011, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-upgrade-to-civ-v/571958 "2011-03-27T03:36:42Z")
I see Civ V is now $29.99 on Steam, but I’ve had Civ IV less than a year, so I feel kind of guilty ditching it already and spending more money. Is V that much better than IV? Is it harder, or can you make it as hard/ea… --- ## [Lasagne for clueless bachelors who can't fry water.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lasagne-for-clueless-bachelors-who-cant-fry-water/727030)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lasagne-for-clueless-bachelors-who-cant-fry-water/727030 "2015-08-10T07:22:00Z")
Jon Arbuckle, of Garfield fame, is commonly portrayed as subsisting largely on lasagne. The implication being, apparently, that lasagne is an ideal bachelor food, so easy and simple to prepare that even a hopeless bache… --- ## [Where Do Europeans Go to Get Married?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-europeans-go-to-get-married/574941)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-europeans-go-to-get-married/574941 "2011-03-21T15:34:59Z")
I don’t feel like digging up a cite at the moment, but I’m sure most of us are aware that church attendance in Europe is staggeringly lower than it is in the US (or it’s staggeringly higher in the US than it is in Europe… --- ## [What elastomeric coating to use on a rubber roof?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-elastomeric-coating-to-use-on-a-rubber-roof/525359)
**Author:** [@Wheeljack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheeljack)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-elastomeric-coating-to-use-on-a-rubber-roof/525359 "2017-07-21T11:53:10Z")
Thread title says it all. It’s coming up on time to recoat the rubber roof on our house (according to the people we bought it from) but all of the elastomeric sealants I can find at Home Depot say “do not use on rubber r… --- ## [Is there a word for performing cunnilingus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-performing-cunnilingus/190103)
**Author:** [@Catalyst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catalyst)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2003, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-performing-cunnilingus/190103 "2003-12-16T00:49:29Z")
The title really sums it up. We all know that to fellate is to perform fellatio, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard of an equivalent word for the act of performing cunnilingus. Is there one? --- ## [Examples of athletes who suddenly became outstanding later in their career](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-athletes-who-suddenly-became-outstanding-later-in-their-career/539816)
**Author:** [@misterW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misterW)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-athletes-who-suddenly-became-outstanding-later-in-their-career/539816 "2010-05-19T20:36:28Z")
I’m looking for examples of athletes who weren’t necessarily bad (they could have been) earlier in their career, but certainly not outstanding – and then something happened (a new coach, a new team, a new understanding o… --- ## [Ashcroft declares all out war on the REAL threat to America!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ashcroft-declares-all-out-war-on-the-real-threat-to-america/238645)
**Author:** [@laigle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/laigle)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2004, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ashcroft-declares-all-out-war-on-the-real-threat-to-america/238645 "2004-04-17T19:44:18Z")
That’s right boys and girls. Not terrorism, heavens no, that’s a trifle. Not corporate corruption, not political corruption, no, Ashcroft has finally pinpointed the source of our problems: Pornography. And not the nonc… --- ## [Shodan, please lay out your case here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-please-lay-out-your-case-here/338212)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2006, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-please-lay-out-your-case-here/338212 "2006-01-06T00:22:57Z")
I’m not going to go through and post a blow-by-blow, since that would mean mining through four different threads and would result in a post that nobody would read. Instead, I’ll link to the most recent snipe, and anyone… --- ## [A 21-year-old woman presented to our hospital with the sensation of something moving in her eye.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-21-year-old-woman-presented-to-our-hospital-with-the-sensation-of-something-moving-in-her-eye/553824)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-21-year-old-woman-presented-to-our-hospital-with-the-sensation-of-something-moving-in-her-eye/553824 "2010-09-16T18:43:10Z")
At the other end of this link is pictures and video of a roundworm in a young woman’s eyeball. The best part of the video is when it finally comes out. There’s also video of botfly larvae extraction on YouTube, which i… --- ## [Are colors causally effacious in non-conscious interactions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-colors-causally-effacious-in-non-conscious-interactions/345077)
**Author:** [@II\_Gyan\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/II_Gyan_II)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2006, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-colors-causally-effacious-in-non-conscious-interactions/345077 "2006-03-03T21:45:26Z")
–Prologue– As some on this board may be aware, there is a lively debate over whether colors exist in the world, or are a psychological entity (“in the head”). We don’t normally debate the same aspect over shapes or size… --- ## [What's a Dem President going to do about the border problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-dem-president-going-to-do-about-the-border-problem/836450)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2019, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-dem-president-going-to-do-about-the-border-problem/836450 "2019-07-05T05:05:47Z")
The over crowding and understaffed centers is beyond ridiculous. It leaves me wondering, how is a Dem president going to handle it any differently than Trump? (Aside from not separating families?) --- ## [So, will Hillary really resign as Secretary of State? If so, who should fill the vacancy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-will-hillary-really-resign-as-secretary-of-state-if-so-who-should-fill-the-vacancy/640182)
**Author:** [@voltaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voltaire)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2012, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-will-hillary-really-resign-as-secretary-of-state-if-so-who-should-fill-the-vacancy/640182 "2012-11-10T16:21:44Z")
Title pretty much says it all. Not that it’s likely, but wouldn’t it be funny if Bill replaced his wife? Who else? Powell?! --- ## [Foreign-Born Monarchs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-born-monarchs/527654)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-born-monarchs/527654 "2010-02-06T16:22:57Z")
Today’s Ripley’s Believe It Or Not panel mentions the king of Thailand, born in Massachusetts, and notes that he is “one of the world’s few foreign-born monarchs.” That kind of claim is both vague and debatable; there a… --- ## [Getting shot in the stomach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-shot-in-the-stomach/353580)
**Author:** [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2006, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-shot-in-the-stomach/353580 "2006-04-23T02:53:43Z")
Once again, this is for a story I’m writing. I want to describe a medically accurate gunshot wound, preferably in the lower torso, whereby the character: (1) Nearly bleeds to death, due to a severed artery (like in the… --- ## [Have You Ever Convinced Someone to Quit Smoking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-convinced-someone-to-quit-smoking/696923)
**Author:** [@AnaMen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnaMen)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2014, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-convinced-someone-to-quit-smoking/696923 "2014-10-15T19:39:42Z")
Of course you can’t make anyone do anything and an adult’s behavior is both up to them and their own business, but I spent decades trying to get a couple of family members to stop. Both died horrible smoking-related deat… --- ## [Is there a word for noticeable empty diagonal space in text?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-noticeable-empty-diagonal-space-in-text/574154)
**Author:** [@Khendrask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khendrask)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2011, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-noticeable-empty-diagonal-space-in-text/574154 "2011-03-16T03:55:27Z")
Okay, I don’t know if the title description is enough of a description. I am an avid reader, and read a lot, every day, both regular books, and now on my Kindle (love that thing). In both formats, and even occasionally… --- ## [I picked out your gift to my son, your godson. The cheapest one: €1500 (aprox. $2200)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-picked-out-your-gift-to-my-son-your-godson-the-cheapest-one-1500-aprox-2200/427847)
**Author:** [@joazito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joazito)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2007, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-picked-out-your-gift-to-my-son-your-godson-the-cheapest-one-1500-aprox-2200/427847 "2007-11-29T18:43:04Z")
This is the situation my sister’s facing. The parents of her godson want her to offer him a brand new room (bed, closet, …) as a gift for turning 2 years old. And the cheapest one is €1500, about USD $2200, of course if … --- ## [Coffee-mate Irish Cream discontinued](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-mate-irish-cream-discontinued/695771)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-mate-irish-cream-discontinued/695771 "2014-08-18T22:35:11Z")
The SO asked me to look for Amaretto Coffee-mate creamer. It’s both our favourites, and we’ve been unable to find any for years. It’s on their website, and people say it’s been discontinued. Nestlé responds that it ha… --- ## [Men's cocktail attire/vest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-cocktail-attire-vest/658345)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-cocktail-attire-vest/658345 "2013-05-18T00:49:08Z")
I’m going to a wedding where the invitation says “cocktail attire”. IYHO, would a dark gray suit, white shirt, conservative tie, and black patent leather shoes fit that bill? If not, should I dress it up or down? (I d… --- ## [More weird shit in everyday life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-weird-shit-in-everyday-life/548969)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2010, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-weird-shit-in-everyday-life/548969 "2010-08-04T23:48:26Z")
It’s been awhile since a thread about oddball signs, etc. On this evening’s walk, I saw a hand-lettered sign attached to a power pole down the street: “Lost: Black suitcase full of womens’ clothes.” WTF? How do you … --- ## [TV Shows (or other art...music, etc) you are embarrassed that you once liked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-or-other-art-music-etc-you-are-embarrassed-that-you-once-liked/813446)
**Author:** [@golffan1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/golffan1963)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2018, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-or-other-art-music-etc-you-are-embarrassed-that-you-once-liked/813446 "2018-05-06T18:06:52Z")
I recently watched episodes of Happy Days and Welcome Back Kotter and was flush with embarrassment at the fact I was a big fan of these shows when I was a kid. In fact, not only was I embarrassed, my reaction almost bord… --- ## [What's the most hideous given name in your family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-hideous-given-name-in-your-family/237973)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2004, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-hideous-given-name-in-your-family/237973 "2004-04-07T19:53:35Z")
Inspired by another GQ thread I just posted, I’m curious: what are some of the names in your family that you’d never give to a child of your own? (I think that Southerners \[like myself\] have an unfair advantage in this … --- ## [foot tapping/leg bouncing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-tapping-leg-bouncing/5935)
**Author:** [@Milossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Milossarian)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2000, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foot-tapping-leg-bouncing/5935 "2000-01-09T03:49:00Z")
I thought this was what the “Restless Leg Syndrome” thread was about, but seeing how it wasn’t I’ll start this one. Why do many of us tap our foot and/or bounce our leg throughout the day? I do this CONSTANTLY, and I wa… --- ## [Poll: do you like to drive with the windows down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-like-to-drive-with-the-windows-down/628622)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-do-you-like-to-drive-with-the-windows-down/628622 "2012-07-24T03:18:02Z")
I like driving with the windows down - so much so that I will drive with the windows down when the outdoor temp is anywhere between 50 and 100F, even when it’s starting to rain, even at full speed on the interstate highw… --- ## [What bands/artists do you own every album by?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-artists-do-you-own-every-album-by/619574)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2012, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-bands-artists-do-you-own-every-album-by/619574 "2012-04-27T18:48:48Z")
Just a fun little survey I thought of today. There are more than a few bands of which I can say I own every album they have out, and i’m wondering how my collection stacks up to some other people out there. I’ll put for… --- ## [I've recorded a fake Irish folk ballad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-recorded-a-fake-irish-folk-ballad/715231)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-recorded-a-fake-irish-folk-ballad/715231 "2015-03-27T01:34:35Z")
Since St. Patrick’s Day is upon us, I’d just like to share with y’all that I’ve recorded a fake “Irish” folk ballad I heard in a dream back in 2004. It’s here: (Note that I have ads turned OFF for my YouTube channel, … --- ## [No criminal charges by new admin for Bush interrogators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-criminal-charges-by-new-admin-for-bush-interrogators/473497)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2008, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-criminal-charges-by-new-admin-for-bush-interrogators/473497 "2008-11-23T04:35:38Z")
From here. Good. Of course, not really what he said on the campaign trail. But good. --- ## [How is polygamy illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-polygamy-illegal/518984)
**Author:** [@WickedThatWay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WickedThatWay)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2009, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-polygamy-illegal/518984 "2009-12-02T07:32:58Z")
I’ve been catching up on the last season of Big Love and I have a question about polygamy. In the series, the main character Bill has one legal wife, and two others he calls wives but never had any sort of legal ceremon… --- ## [Cable TV De-Scramblers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cable-tv-de-scramblers/10116)
**Author:** [@Dirty\_Devil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dirty_Devil)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2000, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cable-tv-de-scramblers/10116 "2000-04-11T19:10:00Z")
Cable TV de-scramblers - those boxes that you buy for a couple hundred bucks that attach to your TV cable line and let you get all the premium channels for free. They’ve been around for as long as I can remember, and are… --- ## ["Did you find everything you were looking for?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-find-everything-you-were-looking-for/732476)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-find-everything-you-were-looking-for/732476 "2015-09-27T02:38:18Z")
I know cashiers may be told to say this to seem like they are concerned about your shopping experience, but I’m at the checkout counter. What am I going to say, no, do you have tarragon-scented candles anywhere? And wh… --- ## [Has a white couple ever had a black baby?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-white-couple-ever-had-a-black-baby/428685)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2007, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-a-white-couple-ever-had-a-black-baby/428685 "2007-12-06T23:37:55Z")
Let me explain what I mean. Say a man’s great-great grandfather was black, but his great-great grandmother was white, they had interracial children, which would be his great grandparents. Now, his great grandparents ma… --- ## [Can a 6 year old handle a funeral?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-6-year-old-handle-a-funeral/644082)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-6-year-old-handle-a-funeral/644082 "2012-12-17T05:43:58Z")
Obviously related to the CT shootings. Do you think the victims’ classmates could emotionally/intellectually understand the funeral? --- ## [New faucet=Nasty water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-faucet-nasty-water/232715)
**Author:** [@Themis00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Themis00)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2004, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-faucet-nasty-water/232715 "2004-03-05T20:42:17Z")
We got a new faucet in my kitchen a few weeks ago. Since then the water has been tasting strange. It’s kind of like a metallic or bleachy taste, especially when warm. What’s going on? Is this normal? Something to be con… --- ## [I hate my parents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-my-parents/211277)
**Author:** [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-my-parents/211277 "2003-11-10T22:48:01Z")
I fucking hate them. They don’t give a fuck about me. They want me to be another incarnation of my sister, a model student. She didn’t learn jack shit in shool but had a high GPA and got into a competitive school and … --- ## [marriage counseling, sexuality, past abuse and a whole lot of other "baggage"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-counseling-sexuality-past-abuse-and-a-whole-lot-of-other-baggage/163694)
**Author:** [@DaddyTimesTwo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaddyTimesTwo)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2003, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-counseling-sexuality-past-abuse-and-a-whole-lot-of-other-baggage/163694 "2003-05-10T18:42:25Z")
Tomorrow I will be starting my second round of sessions with the third therapist regarding my marriage. The first attempt at counseling was before we were married. The therapist was a little out there and we didn’t get… --- ## [Legalize it. \[Marijuana\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legalize-it-marijuana/678782)
**Author:** [@Gateway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gateway)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2014, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legalize-it-marijuana/678782 "2014-03-04T19:56:56Z")
I think weed should be legalized. Weed doesn’t lead to crime anymore then alcohol does. It CREATES crime if you make it illegal. The Capones couldn’t have existed except for the fact that alcohol was illegal. You can’t … --- ## [Lessons Learned \[by the Democrats from the 2004 elections\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-by-the-democrats-from-the-2004-elections/272990)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2004, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-learned-by-the-democrats-from-the-2004-elections/272990 "2004-11-11T14:07:20Z")
I think it would be a good idea to come up with some concrete tactical and strategic errors we made in 2004 and look at how we can avoid repeating them in 2008. First of all, here’s my take on the election: despite the … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1609&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1611&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)