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**Author:** [@whole\_bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whole_bean)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2006, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alcoholism-and-divorce-the-morality-of-divorcing-an-alcoholic/347565 "2006-03-10T13:29:51Z")
We’ve all heard it, “alcoholism is a disease.” If this truly be the case (i.e. if “disease” is not being employed metaphorically), if alcoholism is a disease, then I submit that divorcing an alcoholic because of his or h… --- ## [Colbert's Balls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colberts-balls/355572)
**Author:** [@New\_Iskander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/New_Iskander)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2006, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colberts-balls/355572 "2006-05-11T16:51:38Z")
Steve Colbert of ‘Comedy Central’ and host of ‘Colbert’s Report’ performed recently at White House Correspondents Dinner. No problem with the performance, you understand. It was good for at least few chuckles, or quite… --- ## [8 People Who Will Ruin Your Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-people-who-will-ruin-your-party/458164)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2008, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-people-who-will-ruin-your-party/458164 "2008-08-02T22:58:57Z")
8 People Who Will Ruin Your Party --- ## [What is the most corrosive "acid" known?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-corrosive-acid-known/197195)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2003, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-corrosive-acid-known/197195 "2003-08-24T20:00:12Z")
I was thinking about everyones favorite alien the Xenomorph the other day and their particularly nasty “acid” blood (I put acid in quotes because all we know is that it is corrosive, not necesarily acidic). Do such incr… --- ## [STOP shaking the damn camera](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-shaking-the-damn-camera/275885)
**Author:** [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2017, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-shaking-the-damn-camera/275885 "2017-01-22T23:29:54Z")
I’ve had it. Here’s a big revelation you stupid artistic fucks. They shook the camera in the “Blair Witch Project” in order to make the movie look like an amateur shoot the fucking thing. It got “old” real quick. Now… --- ## [Do you know anyone who has been shot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-who-has-been-shot/422202)
**Author:** [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2007, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-anyone-who-has-been-shot/422202 "2007-10-16T17:59:48Z")
My friend worked for a telecom company and told me about a conversation that came up in the office. One of her co-workers said that her son had been shot over the weekend by a stray bullet from a drive-by. This got the o… --- ## [Can Mexican citizens travel to the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-mexican-citizens-travel-to-the-us/659202)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2013, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-mexican-citizens-travel-to-the-us/659202 "2013-05-26T20:59:41Z")
As an American, I can freely travel anywhere in Mexico (for the most part). I can get on a plane and be in Cancun or Tijuana tomorrow. Can Mexican citizens do the same thing? Could a Mexican family decide to hop on a … --- ## [Motorcycle riders: What do wish someone had told you when you started riding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-riders-what-do-wish-someone-had-told-you-when-you-started-riding/555526)
**Author:** [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-riders-what-do-wish-someone-had-told-you-when-you-started-riding/555526 "2010-10-02T17:38:51Z")
Followup to this threadthat I started a while ago. So, I took the MSF’s basic road safety course and had a blast. I had such a good time, in fact, that I jumped in with both feet and bought a bike\*this week. I rode it f… --- ## [question about hate speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hate-speech/815989)
**Author:** [@expectopatronum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/expectopatronum)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-hate-speech/815989 "2018-06-14T05:50:15Z")
This occurred to me last night when a thread was brought to my attention while I was participating in the now closed Chimera thread. One was this thread: here I linked to page 9 because near as I can tell that’s where … --- ## [There's one small thing you ask your partner/spouse to do. They won't. Passive aggressive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-one-small-thing-you-ask-your-partner-spouse-to-do-they-wont-passive-aggressive/658704)
**Author:** [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2013, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-one-small-thing-you-ask-your-partner-spouse-to-do-they-wont-passive-aggressive/658704 "2013-05-22T00:30:29Z")
Just please let me know when we’re going somewhere together, what time you’d like to leave the house. That’s not hard, is it? I’d like to be ready, and not sit around once I’m dressed. But I get ridiculous answers. Or no… --- ## [A song part that either brings down or ruins a song you'd otherwise like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-part-that-either-brings-down-or-ruins-a-song-youd-otherwise-like/927722)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2021, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-song-part-that-either-brings-down-or-ruins-a-song-youd-otherwise-like/927722 "2021-01-04T02:33:43Z")
Listened again today to the Beach Boys’ “You’re So Good to Me” and confirmed my disappointment with its “lalalala” chorus. The verses are great, but near the end of each verse Jardine(?) warns of the impending doom with … --- ## [Please help me with a quote from Nabokov's Lolita](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-with-a-quote-from-nabokovs-lolita/711927)
**Author:** [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-with-a-quote-from-nabokovs-lolita/711927 "2015-02-06T04:11:12Z")
I read the novel in a German translation some 20 years ago, and I thought at the time that it was the best thing ever written (haven’t read it since then, but Kafka always was a strong contender), nevermind the problemat… --- ## [Here come the pseudo hippies....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-the-pseudo-hippies/82994)
**Author:** [@Oblong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oblong)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2001, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/here-come-the-pseudo-hippies/82994 "2001-09-28T00:10:05Z")
The college students on campuses are starting their protests and demonstrations of our pending attacks on terrorism. They are so desperate to be like the hippies of the 60’s, now they have their chic cause. One of the l… --- ## [avian dietitians: parakeets, cockatiels, and potato chips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avian-dietitians-parakeets-cockatiels-and-potato-chips/218731)
**Author:** [@netscape\_6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/netscape_6)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2003, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avian-dietitians-parakeets-cockatiels-and-potato-chips/218731 "2003-12-13T22:56:06Z")
My cockatiel got hold of potato chip, plain flavored, he relished eating it. However I did’nt know if it would make him sick. So I took it away. Now when ever I eat chips near the cage he gets all exicited. Is it safe … --- ## [are there any areas of the US that are actually unsafe in the middle of the day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-areas-of-the-us-that-are-actually-unsafe-in-the-middle-of-the-day/291992)
**Author:** [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2005, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-areas-of-the-us-that-are-actually-unsafe-in-the-middle-of-the-day/291992 "2005-05-18T00:35:25Z")
It’s become more of a euphemism for bad areas/ghettos, but are there actually parts of some of our cities that are unsafe even in the middle of the day? Are there really areas where “the cops won’t go?” I drove through … --- ## [Words you couldn't pronounce when you were a kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-couldnt-pronounce-when-you-were-a-kid/654839)
**Author:** [@PurpleClogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleClogs)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2013, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-couldnt-pronounce-when-you-were-a-kid/654839 "2013-09-04T21:34:10Z")
Did you have a particular word that gave you trouble? I couldn’t say interesting. It came out in-ster-sting. I clearly remember the day I finally said it correctly, running downstairs like I’d won the lottery yelling,… --- ## [The sequential threads; give me some, uh, pointers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequential-threads-give-me-some-uh-pointers/363373)
**Author:** [@Malacandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malacandra)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2006, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sequential-threads-give-me-some-uh-pointers/363373 "2006-07-25T15:29:09Z")
\*\*What’s the difference between a religion and a cult? A Self-Made Man? \*\* --- ## [Help the beer newb find a good fruity beer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-beer-newb-find-a-good-fruity-beer/584337)
**Author:** [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2011, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-the-beer-newb-find-a-good-fruity-beer/584337 "2011-06-27T04:53:43Z")
And by beer newb, I really mean beer newb. I’ve only tasted the big ones like Bud and Coors. I find them pretty gross, but I have noticed that I can actually stand a Bud Light Lime. I’m a big fan of the fruity girly d… --- ## [Is Jeremy Clarkson fired now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jeremy-clarkson-fired-now/693127)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jeremy-clarkson-fired-now/693127 "2014-07-16T16:05:48Z")
Top Gear UK…greatest automotive info-tainment show ever, has a presenter who is hanging on by a thread…due to his big mouth. The BBC gave him one last chance...screw-up again and you're sacked. Tonight’s Top Gear ep fe… --- ## [Is this an urban legend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-an-urban-legend/388829)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2007, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-an-urban-legend/388829 "2007-02-14T09:44:50Z")
Okay, so Mr. Rilch told me some anecdotes from his co-worker. One of them involved Co-Worker dropping acid with friends of his, when they were either in high school or home from college. "So they started driving somewher… --- ## [Where would JFK be on today's political spectrum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-jfk-be-on-todays-political-spectrum/736571)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2015, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-would-jfk-be-on-todays-political-spectrum/736571 "2015-11-09T04:08:52Z")
I have an aunt in Ireland who always asks me about JFK (who was before my time.) I told her he was a tax-cutter and an anti-Communist so I assume by today’s standards, JFK would be a Republican. How much of a Republican… --- ## [Can you use a rotary phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-use-a-rotary-phone/414723)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2007, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-use-a-rotary-phone/414723 "2007-08-12T08:45:37Z")
I was chatting at work with my supervisor when the subject of rotary phones came up. She (26 yrs old) admitted she didn’t know how to use one, which suprised me (32 yrs old). She said the reason she didn’t know is beca… --- ## [What are the cons of the iPad 2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-cons-of-the-ipad-2/586324)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-cons-of-the-ipad-2/586324 "2011-06-24T03:37:49Z")
I’m thinking of getting an iPad 2. I’ve heard all of the gushing about what a wonderful device it is, and I’ve played with it and been impressed. What I’m curious about, from iPad users and those in the know, what are … --- ## [If \*I\* were in a zombie apocolypse like Walking Dead...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-were-in-a-zombie-apocolypse-like-walking-dead/685032)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2014, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-were-in-a-zombie-apocolypse-like-walking-dead/685032 "2014-04-08T05:15:01Z")
…I’d head to Disneyland or Six Flags or something like that. They have all kinds of built in fences, and trenches, and fake castles and forts. They might have emergency generators. …and rides of course. --- ## [Does corrosion effect the sound of guitar strings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-corrosion-effect-the-sound-of-guitar-strings/642873)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-corrosion-effect-the-sound-of-guitar-strings/642873 "2012-12-05T20:45:27Z")
I’ve learned the guitar on an old one I picked up for nothing which had rusty strings. The most commonly used frets are clearly visible from where my fingers have rubbed it clean. Is there a reason to change the strings,… --- ## [Why does light travel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-light-travel/848744)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-light-travel/848744 "2020-03-08T06:09:26Z")
Why can it not stay put. What is the force that makes light travel? Such vast distances in vacuum. --- ## [Guitar Players: A Lesson on How it's Done](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-players-a-lesson-on-how-its-done/435776)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-players-a-lesson-on-how-its-done/435776 "2008-07-17T18:47:23Z")
You want to rock? You want a great blues/rock tone? Look no further than Sister Rosetta Tharpe. (Youtube link) Check out this old clip of her leading a gospel choir while laying it down with an early 60’s Les Paul (yea… --- ## [Whaaaaaa? Galaxy S7 Edge commercial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaaaaaa-galaxy-s7-edge-commercial/752040)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whaaaaaa-galaxy-s7-edge-commercial/752040 "2016-04-15T03:27:54Z")
I’m a White guy, so maybe I don’t have a right to an opinion; but the new Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge commercial seems a mite racist. --- ## [How many hours do you drive to/from work in a week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536)
**Author:** [@Kozmik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kozmik)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2012, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hours-do-you-drive-to-from-work-in-a-week/617536 "2012-04-06T04:40:33Z")
My commute is approximately a half hour. So to work and then from work is one hour. In a week - 7 days - I work 5 days and I get 2 days off, sometimes just 1 day off, sometimes no days off. So in an average week I drive … --- ## [How ahead of his time was Columbus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-ahead-of-his-time-was-columbus/638985)
**Author:** [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-ahead-of-his-time-was-columbus/638985 "2012-10-31T19:51:16Z")
Within a decade of Columbus’s discovery of lands west of Europe, many other explorers (Cabot, Lavrador, the Real brothers, Cabral) set out to explore the New World Lands. But, if Columbus hadn’t made his voyage in 1492,… --- ## [You come into an obscene amount of money, what stupid college scholarships do you offer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-an-obscene-amount-of-money-what-stupid-college-scholarships-do-you-offer/640013)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2012, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-come-into-an-obscene-amount-of-money-what-stupid-college-scholarships-do-you-offer/640013 "2012-11-09T03:19:20Z")
You wake up tomorrow and find out that you are insanely rich. You can pretty much do whatever you want. Fast forward a year after you’ve traveled the world and you decide you want to give back to the community and set u… --- ## [Office 12/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-12-11/476830)
**Author:** [@ShadiRoxan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadiRoxan)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2008, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/office-12-11/476830 "2008-12-14T01:00:29Z")
OMG! Phylis! --- ## [Family booted from Southwest flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-booted-from-southwest-flight/455568)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2008, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-booted-from-southwest-flight/455568 "2008-07-10T21:46:59Z")
I heard on CNN a little bit ago about a family flying on Southwest Airlines who were to change planes in Phoenix for their flight home to Seattle. They were told that they were not allowed to board the flight because th… --- ## [Mercury, Vaccines, and Autism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mercury-vaccines-and-autism/407261)
**Author:** [@CurtC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CurtC)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mercury-vaccines-and-autism/407261 "2007-06-18T16:05:09Z")
Regarding the column Did mercury in vaccines cause autism? Do vaccines cause autism? Boy, is Cecil going to draw the nuts out of the woodwork with this one. I thought the column had some shortcomings, although I realize… --- ## [Have you ever slipped something by the TSA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-slipped-something-by-the-tsa/700950)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2014, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-slipped-something-by-the-tsa/700950 "2014-10-16T04:33:52Z")
As a spinoff of the “Can I pack this in my carryon?” thread, I was reminded of my last trip across California. I flew out of several airports, including LAX, and I forgot to leave my pocket knife at home. I just threw it… --- ## [Hockey - Goalie question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-goalie-question/605356)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-goalie-question/605356 "2011-12-08T21:57:58Z")
I’ve played hockey, but never goalie (not seriously, anyway). As a right handed baseball player, I always use my left hand for my glove, so if I ever played goalie, I’d just use a baseball glove that would go over my le… --- ## [Men, at what age did you discover there is furniture in the Women's room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-at-what-age-did-you-discover-there-is-furniture-in-the-womens-room/641209)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-at-what-age-did-you-discover-there-is-furniture-in-the-womens-room/641209 "2012-11-19T18:31:21Z")
Me? I was about 9 or 10. It was a weekend and I rode with my father to pick up something from his office. We walked past the restrooms and the door was open for some reason (cleaning maybe?). I could not believe what I s… --- ## [MLB: Opening Day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-opening-day/534958)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2010, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-opening-day/534958 "2010-04-19T20:43:44Z")
Anyone else watching? It’s been a while since I thought about how much I hate Bobby Valentine. Bobby V: I think when it’s all said and done, Marco Scutaro hitting 9th is going to make a big difference when it’s all sai… --- ## [Is it as gross as it seems for Paris to have spoken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-as-gross-as-it-seems-for-paris-to-have-spoken/502275)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-as-gross-as-it-seems-for-paris-to-have-spoken/502275 "2009-07-09T17:45:39Z")
I don’t know, I’m not a parent, I’m fundamentally clueless about what is correct in terms of child development. I’m also a huge fan of honestly expressing grief, of being honest and real about death, and of making and k… --- ## [How are you going to dispose of the body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-going-to-dispose-of-the-body/602120)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2011, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-going-to-dispose-of-the-body/602120 "2011-11-11T02:10:17Z")
Your own, I mean. You know, when you one day (may it be a long time in the future) cease to be, kick the bucket, snuff it, join the choir invisible. (I guess maybe this could have gone in MPSIMS, but then I couldn’t hav… --- ## [marriage equality](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-equality/687664)
**Author:** [@Crashley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crashley)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-equality/687664 "2014-05-07T16:46:25Z")
Since the whole marriage equality debate started I have been wondering why siblings (whether it be brother/sister, brother/brother, sister/sister) are not allowed to marry. Two consenting adults should be allowed to marr… --- ## [Vbulletin or Discourse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vbulletin-or-discourse/912161)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2020, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vbulletin-or-discourse/912161 "2020-07-08T01:51:36Z")
poll Which build of messageboard would you like the SDMB to be on? --- ## [Songs that knocked your socks off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-knocked-your-socks-off/428486)
**Author:** [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2007, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-knocked-your-socks-off/428486 "2007-12-07T22:22:09Z")
What was the last song you heard that made you go :eek: ? Why haven’t I heard that before :smack: ? This one did it for me Zevon Probably listened to it 20 times in a row when I first heard it. --- ## [My rabbit gave me a gift tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-rabbit-gave-me-a-gift-tonight/667192)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-rabbit-gave-me-a-gift-tonight/667192 "2013-08-28T17:13:46Z")
20 mins or so ago i gave the bunny her dinner. After she had been eating for a while I hopped (snerk) into the free rabbit zone and started to pick up and odd poop or 7 - normal housekeeping routine. As she is wont to d … --- ## [Maddow's explanation of Trump's use of "fascist"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maddows-explanation-of-trumps-use-of-fascist/993116)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2023, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maddows-explanation-of-trumps-use-of-fascist/993116 "2023-12-18T10:47:47Z")
On her show last night, Rachel Maddow gave a succinct, and rather eloquent, explanation of Trump including “fascists” among those vermin he intends to eradicate upon his 2024 electoral victory: he is calling those to the… --- ## [Law & Order: Did Briscoe ever express remorse/regret?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-order-did-briscoe-ever-express-remorse-regret/697693)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/law-order-did-briscoe-ever-express-remorse-regret/697693 "2014-09-08T17:22:58Z")
Spoiler Space Spoiler Space Spoiler Space Spoiler Space BTW, this is a major spoiler, so consider yourself warned Spoiler Space Spoiler Space Spoiler Space Spoiler Space Recently my wife and I saw the L&O episod… --- ## [What is 'black bile'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-black-bile/641690)
**Author:** [@GeromeK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GeromeK)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-black-bile/641690 "2017-05-04T14:13:20Z")
I’ve been spending the afternoon reading up on old-timey medical beliefs and one thing’s been bugging me. According to humorism, there are four humors in the body that sometimes fall out of balance and make you a bit dep… --- ## [What is the best song off of "The Beatles" (White Album/Disc 1)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-the-beatles-white-album-disc-1/555731)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2010, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-the-beatles-white-album-disc-1/555731 "2010-10-18T22:36:05Z")
Previous polls (still active): Please Please Me, With the Beatles, A Hard Day’s Night, Beatles For Sale, Help!, Rubber Soul, Revolver, \*\*Sgt. Pepper’s\*\*, and Magical Mystery Tour/Yellow Submarine This album is divided … --- ## [Things that you didn't know and other people did](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-didnt-know-and-other-people-did/767270)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2016, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-you-didnt-know-and-other-people-did/767270 "2016-10-10T13:10:36Z")
I had never even heard of the Marco Polo game until it was featured in an episode of The Sopranos. Even then I thought they made it up for the show as Tony was all about Italian heroes like Columbus. To be fair we never… --- ## [What's the point (with insulting Indian phone calls)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-with-insulting-indian-phone-calls/836927)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-with-insulting-indian-phone-calls/836927 "2019-07-17T20:06:16Z")
Recently, I have received calls with spoofed CIDs pretending to be local, but when answered, are obviously from Indian boiler rooms. Sometimes I can detect the particular scam (typically credit card rate reduction scams… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1694&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1696&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)