# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1690&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:** 1691 --- ## [Blood test for nervous kids, handy hints wanted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-test-for-nervous-kids-handy-hints-wanted/717626)
**Author:** [@Duke\_of\_York](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_York)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2015, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-test-for-nervous-kids-handy-hints-wanted/717626 "2015-04-16T17:11:16Z")
My 7 year old nephew needs to have a blood test but he’s scared of the needle. Today he attended the clinic but the test was never done due to his struggling and crying. I don’t want to hold him down by force, so I’m ho… --- ## [Legal folks: Can Attorneys really do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-folks-can-attorneys-really-do-this/693262)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2014, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-folks-can-attorneys-really-do-this/693262 "2014-07-17T14:52:54Z")
Not looking for legal advice, and I’m just a bystander (standard disclaimers, etc.) Can an attorney file continuous lawsuits against someone to get even with them? Backstory: I have relatives living in a neighborhood … --- ## [UFC® 91 COUTURE vs LESNAR - Nov-15-2008](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufc-91-couture-vs-lesnar-nov-15-2008/472106)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2008, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ufc-91-couture-vs-lesnar-nov-15-2008/472106 "2008-11-19T19:32:25Z")
Does anyone think Randy has a chance. I love the guy but Brock is a monster. Link --- ## [WWII Stolen Gold Buried In Philippines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-stolen-gold-buried-in-philippines/283950)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2010, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-stolen-gold-buried-in-philippines/283950 "2010-06-20T23:31:15Z")
I just saw a good show on the History Channel-“Yamashita’s Gold” it was about the cottage industry in the Philippines, of people searching (unsuccessfully) for the alleged hundreds of bilions$ in gold stashed by the retr… --- ## [Different Color Cast in Each Eye](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-color-cast-in-each-eye/689622)
**Author:** [@dawson54](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dawson54)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2014, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-color-cast-in-each-eye/689622 "2014-06-26T02:03:52Z")
For years I thought I was the only person with this condition. It’s exactly as described, with slight shifts in overall color “temperature” in each eye. I only notice this when looking at light colored backgrounds – of… --- ## [Is it allowed? Thread splitting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-allowed-thread-splitting/682011)
**Author:** [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-allowed-thread-splitting/682011 "2015-04-11T21:25:54Z")
If a thread is going strong, and related issues arise, and they are good ones, but the multitude of different conversations going on makes a thread unbearable, unreadable, and way off topic, can it be split? Can anyone … --- ## [School bullying and lasting effects](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-bullying-and-lasting-effects/755718)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2016, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-bullying-and-lasting-effects/755718 "2016-06-14T15:34:11Z")
I skipped my 10 year high school reunion, but the 20 is coming up. I really just wanted to make this post because of something from school. There was a kid who got bullied really badly in junior high and high school, he… --- ## [Do people know best what's "in their own self-interest?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-know-best-whats-in-their-own-self-interest/799576)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-know-best-whats-in-their-own-self-interest/799576 "2017-10-27T17:11:43Z")
(Despite using Trump voting as the example, this thread is not about Trump/Trump-voters specifically - it is about the overall broader question of whether people know what’s good for them on a particular issue - abort… --- ## [Should I subscribe to Vanity Fair or the New Yorker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-subscribe-to-vanity-fair-or-the-new-yorker/416131)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2007, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-subscribe-to-vanity-fair-or-the-new-yorker/416131 "2007-09-15T16:23:18Z")
Whenever I’m stateside I pick up copies of these august publications, but they’re not easy to find on this side of the pond - I tend only to see them at airports or train stations - so I’m thinking of subscribing. Howeve… --- ## [What does Whale Milk taste like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-whale-milk-taste-like/51474)
**Author:** [@oldscratch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oldscratch)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2001, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-whale-milk-taste-like/51474 "2001-01-25T22:17:57Z")
Is it fishy? It’s got 53 times the ammount of fat as human milk. Speaking of which what are the relatives fat contents of human and other milks. hmmmm. --- ## [Let's settle this once and for all. "You've lost weight" when you haven't. Compliment or insult?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-settle-this-once-and-for-all-youve-lost-weight-when-you-havent-compliment-or-insult/646666)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-settle-this-once-and-for-all-youve-lost-weight-when-you-havent-compliment-or-insult/646666 "2013-01-12T18:06:09Z")
I need to know. When someone you haven’t seen in a while seems to be under the impression that you’ve lost weight, even though you have not since you last saw 'em, is this a compliment or an insult? That is all. --- ## ["jag-wire" is simply not an acceptable pronunciation, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jag-wire-is-simply-not-an-acceptable-pronunciation-right/432592)
**Author:** [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jag-wire-is-simply-not-an-acceptable-pronunciation-right/432592 "2020-03-10T15:26:08Z")
Now, as far as word definitions and usage goes, I definitely have strong descriptivist leanings. But, you can’t just pronounce any old word like a tardo and call it gravy. Or maybe I’m too harsh. . .I know that people … --- ## [When did you stop believing in Santa Claus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-stop-believing-in-santa-claus/621434)
**Author:** [@A\_Sniveling\_Mess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Sniveling_Mess)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-you-stop-believing-in-santa-claus/621434 "2012-12-16T01:10:00Z")
I know this is the wrong season to be discussing the subject,but in today’s society,I think it’s an interesting topic that deserves some discussion.My question is,at what age did you find out that the big guy isn’t real … --- ## [The deer and the antelope play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-deer-and-the-antelope-play/326186)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2005, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-deer-and-the-antelope-play/326186 "2005-10-15T03:02:42Z")
Home, home on the range, where the deer and the antelope play… Is there someplace in the world where deer and antelope would both be found (and, presumably, “play”)? “the Range” is not an acceptable answer." --- ## [Valkyrie Thread: How would history have changed if the July Plot had succeeded?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valkyrie-thread-how-would-history-have-changed-if-the-july-plot-had-succeeded/476904)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valkyrie-thread-how-would-history-have-changed-if-the-july-plot-had-succeeded/476904 "2008-12-19T14:17:36Z")
If von Stauffenberg’s bomb had killed Hitler on July 20, 1944, do you think it would have made the outcome of the war better, worse, or just different for the Allies and Axis powers? I’m not sure it would have changed h… --- ## [I don't get why all these pundits are trying to shame Obama into getting involved in Egypt.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-why-all-these-pundits-are-trying-to-shame-obama-into-getting-involved-in-egypt/666581)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-why-all-these-pundits-are-trying-to-shame-obama-into-getting-involved-in-egypt/666581 "2013-08-20T20:32:57Z")
There’s seems to be a hue and cry from punditry across the spectrum for President Obama to get more heavily involved in the fighting going on in Egypt. Given that the history of the US trying to meddle in MENA politics i… --- ## [Art Linkletter has died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-linkletter-has-died/540865)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2010, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/art-linkletter-has-died/540865 "2010-05-31T01:58:52Z")
Art Linkletter, television host and author of “Kids Say the Darndest Things” has died at the age of 97. Story here. --- ## [The SDMB Poetry Sweatshop, Jan. 2010 - slightly different this time? Logistics thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-jan-2010-slightly-different-this-time-logistics-thread/524125)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2010, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-poetry-sweatshop-jan-2010-slightly-different-this-time-logistics-thread/524125 "2010-01-17T18:17:05Z")
Hello, everyone. Happy New Year and welcome to the logistics thread of the Straight Dope Message Board Poetry Sweatshop for January of 2010. Here are links to previous logistics threads - October of 2009 December of … --- ## [How many bytes is the internet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bytes-is-the-internet/500515)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2009, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-bytes-is-the-internet/500515 "2009-06-23T17:06:35Z")
To phrase this question more specifically: What is the best estimate of how many bytes everything (that is every pixel of an image, every pixel of every frame of a video, every word of code, including images used as butt… --- ## [Help with car choice. College kid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-car-choice-college-kid/689671)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2014, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-car-choice-college-kid/689671 "2014-06-27T20:50:26Z")
Commutes from Chicago area to Maine for school at least once yearly. Budget roughly 20Kish. Could push a little. Needs decent cargo. Want good mpg. Thoughts so far - A used VW Jetta TDI Sportswagen (Carmax has one wi… --- ## [Did anything outrageous happen at your school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anything-outrageous-happen-at-your-school/759852)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2016, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anything-outrageous-happen-at-your-school/759852 "2016-07-18T20:58:30Z")
Someone got knocked out by a boot bag Two year 11s fighting in the hall --- ## [You bitchy mcbitcherton!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-bitchy-mcbitcherton/409803)
**Author:** [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2007, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-bitchy-mcbitcherton/409803 "2007-07-01T03:48:39Z")
We’re having a birthday party for my kid today. She turns 4. The party is at a bowling alley, where the kids can do kiddie bowling, etc and they get pizza and cake…it’s 11.50 per person and we needed to deliver a count… --- ## [New Generation Doper Brat Pack - Auditions open.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-generation-doper-brat-pack-auditions-open/247523)
**Author:** [@nocturnal\_tick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nocturnal_tick)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2004, 8:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-generation-doper-brat-pack-auditions-open/247523 "2004-06-07T08:26:10Z")
As the title suggests I’m starting an SDMB Brat Pack. Why, you ask? Because we’ve got Mods and Admin, SDSAB’s and the fabled 99’ers. But where in Og’s name is my club? Well as of now it’s right here and I’m giving you al… --- ## [Christmas present for 22 year old brother](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-present-for-22-year-old-brother/137576)
**Author:** [@booklover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/booklover)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2002, 7:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-present-for-22-year-old-brother/137576 "2002-11-21T07:29:58Z")
The time has come for me to once again figure out what the heck to get my brother for Christmas. He’s not your average 22 year old male, and it has to be something I can give him in a family environment (porn is out). … --- ## [Prince Chuck Not To Be King?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-chuck-not-to-be-king/420431)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2007, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-chuck-not-to-be-king/420431 "2007-10-01T15:06:37Z")
Is this just an evil rumor or did I hear correctly that Liz has opted to bypass her boy and put the reins of The Empire into the William’s capable hands upon her passing? My Googles aren’t seeing anything about it, but … --- ## [post your family spaghetti sauce recipe!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-family-spaghetti-sauce-recipe/564891)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2010, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-your-family-spaghetti-sauce-recipe/564891 "2010-12-25T20:37:28Z")
Most families seem to have a traditional pasta sauce recipe, handed down through the generation (from me when I was younger to me, now) or even further along than that. For many family members, this sauce may define jus… --- ## [Off duty military personnel not allowed to be in pictures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-duty-military-personnel-not-allowed-to-be-in-pictures/539698)
**Author:** [@binjod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/binjod)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/off-duty-military-personnel-not-allowed-to-be-in-pictures/539698 "2010-05-19T15:11:36Z")
This evening I went through the local chain fast food restaurant’s drive through. My friends drove by me, and being funny started taking pictures as I sat at the window getting my food. I felt like the paparazzi were aft… --- ## [24: Season 4: Episode 20 (2:00am - 3:00am)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episode-20-2-00am-3-00am/302119)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2005, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episode-20-2-00am-3-00am/302119 "2005-05-11T02:27:17Z")
This week’s 24 thread brought to you in 4-D MonstreVision\[sup\]TM\[/sup\]. (4-D MonstreVision\[sup\]TM\[/sup\] Glasses sold separately) 24, Season 4, Episode 20 2:00 AM - 3:00 AM SPOILERS AHEAD! Season 4 threads 1-2 3-4 5… --- ## [17 dating 25: Should I tell my parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-dating-25-should-i-tell-my-parents/663814)
**Author:** [@NotSoSureAnymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotSoSureAnymore)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/17-dating-25-should-i-tell-my-parents/663814 "2013-11-07T15:50:44Z")
My younger sister is 17 years old, and I recently found out that she’s been dating a 25 year old guy for a few weeks. She met this man over the internet on World of Warcraft. He lives a few states away, so luckily I don… --- ## [Wal-Mart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart/228186)
**Author:** [@MAFA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MAFA)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2004, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wal-mart/228186 "2004-02-23T01:37:06Z")
Do you like the Bentonville Arkansas retailer or hate it with all your might? --- ## [Terraria](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terraria/591024)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terraria/591024 "2012-02-23T01:36:08Z")
I downloaded the game during Steam’s summer sale, not sure if I’d enjoy it at all. Holy crap, this game is the biggest timesink of a game I’ve played in years! The graphics are very simple (although they’re too complic… --- ## [Can you Asian squat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-asian-squat/753336)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2016, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-asian-squat/753336 "2016-05-06T04:18:15Z")
Just learned this was a thing on Facebook. This is news to me, and I’m quite baffled by it really, as “Asian Squating” has always been my natural way of squating. So, can you? Give it a try before polling. … --- ## [Tour de France 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-de-france-2013/662862)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tour-de-france-2013/662862 "2013-07-25T15:52:52Z")
Chris Froome and Team Sky look like they might dominate the tour again this year - it was an amazing race yesterday and I took great pleasure from seeing C\*ntador struggling now he’s not all doped up. --- ## [Is there any crime or vice women do more often than men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-crime-or-vice-women-do-more-often-than-men/727938)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2015, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-crime-or-vice-women-do-more-often-than-men/727938 "2015-08-18T23:00:28Z")
I know that women hoard animals more than men do, but I wouldn’t really count that since it’s more of a mental illness than a criminal thing and the intent is good. I’ve also heard that women lie more and are more likel… --- ## [Remember BP CEO Robert Dudley?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-bp-ceo-robert-dudley/666758)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2013, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-bp-ceo-robert-dudley/666758 "2013-09-20T17:38:25Z")
Now he’s balking at paying damages for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Dudley’s claim that BP has in good faith agreed to all of the damages misrepresents the current state of affairs. The company has actually been wo… --- ## [Do I need these old papers? Also, secrets you discovered from snooping through your parents' stuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-these-old-papers-also-secrets-you-discovered-from-snooping-through-your-parents-stuff/587286)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2011, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-these-old-papers-also-secrets-you-discovered-from-snooping-through-your-parents-stuff/587286 "2011-07-09T14:11:23Z")
I went to my safety deposit box today and was reminded of this old folder I have put in there. My mother kept it for years and years. In it are grades, transcripts, notes from teachers, awards and other stuff from my gra… --- ## [If ancient people idealized fat women, why are ancient greek statues depict thin women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-ancient-people-idealized-fat-women-why-are-ancient-greek-statues-depict-thin-women/686903)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2014, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-ancient-people-idealized-fat-women-why-are-ancient-greek-statues-depict-thin-women/686903 "2014-04-25T14:13:03Z")
I hear folks using the Venus of Willendorf to show that in the past, women that were fat were considered the physical ideal. What about ancient Greek statues? The women depicted in Greek sculpture were slender, and not … --- ## [Hot Flashes, AKA, is this FINALLY menopause?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-flashes-aka-is-this-finally-menopause/796585)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-flashes-aka-is-this-finally-menopause/796585 "2019-08-10T01:43:22Z")
I’m fifty, and feel like I really deserve some menopause, but up until two months ago, my periods were running like a German train, so I wasn’t thinking it was even close by. Then I got three periods close together. I ex… --- ## [Can the Democrats do anything to appeal to working class whites without abandoning their values](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-democrats-do-anything-to-appeal-to-working-class-whites-without-abandoning-their-values/770971)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2016, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-democrats-do-anything-to-appeal-to-working-class-whites-without-abandoning-their-values/770971 "2016-11-10T00:58:20Z")
Working class whites are going for Trump 2-1. Can the Democratic party do anything to appeal to them in future elections? My impression (correct me if I’m wrong) is that the following issues repel them from the Democrat… --- ## [city folk what do you think about the bison?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/city-folk-what-do-you-think-about-the-bison/759235)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2022, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/city-folk-what-do-you-think-about-the-bison/759235 "2022-07-03T19:44:11Z")
Recently a tourist at Yellowstone national park decided that a baby bison was cold so they decided to put the animal in the trunk and drove it to a ranger station. Also tourists are commonly injured because they decide t… --- ## [How do the body parts of a human embyro arise from a mass of cells?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-body-parts-of-a-human-embyro-arise-from-a-mass-of-cells/552831)
**Author:** [@RadicalPi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RadicalPi)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2010, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-the-body-parts-of-a-human-embyro-arise-from-a-mass-of-cells/552831 "2010-09-12T05:56:26Z")
Reading this thread on “how plant vines know where the next leaf should go,” http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=577243 , brought to mind a question I have wondered about from time to time. How does a hu… --- ## [How hard/fun is skeet shooting for total gun novices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-fun-is-skeet-shooting-for-total-gun-novices/712845)
**Author:** [@Donald\_Rump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donald_Rump)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2015, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-hard-fun-is-skeet-shooting-for-total-gun-novices/712845 "2015-02-20T01:03:16Z")
I’m helping my wife organize a bachelorette party for her sister. One idea floating around is skeet shooting. Is this a fun activity for people with extremely limited firearm experience or is it just going to be frustrat… --- ## [What is your favorite car color?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-car-color/479890 "2009-01-06T21:06:58Z")
My new Mazda 3 is black. I like it, but I have this lingering thought I might have liked another color better…though I LOVE the rest of the car. It looks like this --- ## [Anyone else think The Cleveland Show licks the sweat off a dead dogs groin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-think-the-cleveland-show-licks-the-sweat-off-a-dead-dogs-groin/514264)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2009, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-think-the-cleveland-show-licks-the-sweat-off-a-dead-dogs-groin/514264 "2009-12-21T02:16:49Z")
At the risk of getting this booted to the pit, I think this show sucks feces through a straw. American Dad is really funny and Family Guy is hilarious. But I haven’t seen anything this awful since THE WINNER also a Seth … --- ## [I miss hockey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-hockey/643766)
**Author:** [@jools](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jools)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2013, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-hockey/643766 "2013-01-07T03:21:24Z")
I just miss it. I miss my Canadians (yeah yeah I know they suck) but still they are my Canadians… That’s it I just miss it never thought I would but dang… --- ## [Gays OK in military but not homosexuals? WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-ok-in-military-but-not-homosexuals-wtf/528718)
**Author:** [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2010, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-ok-in-military-but-not-homosexuals-wtf/528718 "2010-02-20T20:32:52Z")
According to this article people are generally OK with “gay men and lesbians“ serving openly in the military but are not as supportive of allowing “homosexuals” the same privilege. Um, excuse me people. Gay men and lesb… --- ## [Which philosophy assumes we want to help others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-philosophy-assumes-we-want-to-help-others/604187)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-philosophy-assumes-we-want-to-help-others/604187 "2011-11-30T11:48:51Z")
Which philosophy(ies) would you say is/are most firmly rooted in the belief that man is inherently good, and assumes that man has a default setting that he/she wants to help others? --- ## [Conversion of real time classroom hours into "credit hours"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversion-of-real-time-classroom-hours-into-credit-hours/383456)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2006, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversion-of-real-time-classroom-hours-into-credit-hours/383456 "2006-12-11T19:39:52Z")
Is there a universally accepted method for figuring out how many credit hours are equal to a number of actual classroom (lecture) hours? What about lab hours? Googling “credit hours lecture time” and other similar phra… --- ## [Suzy Favor-Hamilton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suzy-favor-hamilton/644662)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2012, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suzy-favor-hamilton/644662 "2012-12-22T15:01:50Z")
Three time US Olympian and one of the greatest athletes in Big Ten history just got exposed by The Smoking Gun as being a $600/hr escort in Las Vegas. She has a real estate business in Madison, WI, and all kinds of endo… --- ## [Dear Husband,](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-husband/564754)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2010, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-husband/564754 "2010-12-24T01:37:45Z")
You had a night that was not very restful. I understand - that sucks. You have to do some work this weekend, too, which is about par for the course, but still also sucks. I’m sorry you only got to sleep in until 10:00… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1689&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1691&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)