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**Author:** [@mwelch1904](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mwelch1904)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2009, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/personal-therapy/497909 "2009-05-31T12:24:21Z")
I’m not trying to offend people here, but I just don’t believe in therapy. Hopefully a few of you don’t either. Two family members, one went to therapy and was diagnosed with depression, and the other, bipolar disorder. … --- ## [Does Barack Obama have a speech impediment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-barack-obama-have-a-speech-impediment/470257)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-barack-obama-have-a-speech-impediment/470257 "2008-10-31T21:38:17Z")
When Barack Obama speaks to reporters or during a debate, he says a lot of “uh” between words - moreso than most people, I’d think. He doesn’t seem to be trying to come up with the right words it just seems like he can’t… --- ## [Thomas!! learn to speak..please!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thomas-learn-to-speak-please/378450)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2006, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thomas-learn-to-speak-please/378450 "2006-11-07T07:33:49Z")
I like you Thomas I really do but your speech is fucking atrocious.What is more your continued lazy way of speaking is seriously hampering your chances with the fair sex as they don’t seem to want to associate with you b… --- ## [How come many black people get offended when people don't speak to them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-many-black-people-get-offended-when-people-dont-speak-to-them/337386)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2005, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-many-black-people-get-offended-when-people-dont-speak-to-them/337386 "2005-12-31T21:50:39Z")
Or, does it offend everyone, but blacks tend to be the most vocal about it? I almost never hear any white people complain about this. My sister’s boyfriend is a black man. He claims he can tell if a white person is rac… --- ## [Who was the oldest person you ever knew?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-oldest-person-you-ever-knew/622670)
**Author:** [@A\_Sniveling\_Mess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Sniveling_Mess)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2012, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-oldest-person-you-ever-knew/622670 "2012-05-27T01:25:20Z")
I guess the title is pretty self-explanatory,but I’d like to add a few requirements: 1.The person had to have been born before 1925; 2.The person had to have been at least 80 years old;and 3.In order to qualify,either… --- ## [Suicide bombers: why do people tolerate it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-bombers-why-do-people-tolerate-it/515447)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2009, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-bombers-why-do-people-tolerate-it/515447 "2009-11-03T03:25:09Z")
I’ve been thinking a bit lately about suicide bombings, especially when the death toll over this past month has been more than the death toll in pretty much any other month ever. I don’t understand how the people living… --- ## [snacks/beverages you DONT miss from childhood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snacks-beverages-you-dont-miss-from-childhood/825427)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2018, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snacks-beverages-you-dont-miss-from-childhood/825427 "2018-12-10T21:00:10Z")
This was inspired by the "snacks you miss thread " but in this one its the popular/faddish snacks you tired and hated or were forced to eat because that’s all mom put in ya lunch…… or something the cool kids drank or at… --- ## [Wrapping up July in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrapping-up-july-in-the-mmp/818802)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2018, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrapping-up-july-in-the-mmp/818802 "2018-08-06T02:39:31Z")
Another month about done, and August will begin shortly. As a kid, this would have caused major despair - almost time for back to school. As a parent, it was time to rejoice - almost time for back to school! :smiley: … --- ## [What is legally 21?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-legally-21/662794)
**Author:** [@MichaelXD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelXD)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-legally-21/662794 "2013-08-14T23:29:21Z")
I got a question. 21 years is 7,670 days so if the dates were 7,670 days apart, example March 1, 1991 and February 29, 2012 or February 28, 1991 and February 28, 2012 and the person was allowed to walk into a bar born on… --- ## [Is Criss Angel a "real" magician?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-criss-angel-a-real-magician/507859)
**Author:** [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2009, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-criss-angel-a-real-magician/507859 "2009-09-17T14:28:48Z")
I think that I can pose this question in a way that will make it appropriate for GQ rather than IMHO. But it may need to be moved there as it progresses. I’ll trust the mods. How much of Criss Angel’s routine requires t… --- ## [Times that you were like really really poor.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-that-you-were-like-really-really-poor/729715)
**Author:** [@Arrogant\_B\_st\_rd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogant_B_st_rd)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2015, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-that-you-were-like-really-really-poor/729715 "2015-09-05T16:08:21Z")
Lately, I have been looking back on times when I was very poor. I’ve come a long way, but I try not to forget about my hard times in the past. I was so poor that… -I drank Scope to get drunk. That’s what you call the r… --- ## [What Costs More to Produce: Short Live-Action Film or Short Animation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-costs-more-to-produce-short-live-action-film-or-short-animation/551219)
**Author:** [@shellyg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shellyg)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-costs-more-to-produce-short-live-action-film-or-short-animation/551219 "2010-08-25T01:46:30Z")
I think I managed to fit the entirety of my question into the title but for a little bit of background: I’ve recently started hanging out with a really talented young writer. I think that for a ‘first move’ it is reall… --- ## [My new girlfriend has fantastic breasts. And I don't care.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-girlfriend-has-fantastic-breasts-and-i-dont-care/189892)
**Author:** [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2003, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-girlfriend-has-fantastic-breasts-and-i-dont-care/189892 "2003-07-22T16:56:48Z")
Yes, yes the phoenix has risen from the ashes so to speak and Daddy has finally hooked up after about a year layoff. D was the maid of honor in my best friend’s wedding and I was the best man. How cute. Anyway, we’ve st… --- ## ["Confirmed Bachelor"/"Old Maid" - what mean exactly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confirmed-bachelor-old-maid-what-mean-exactly/202843)
**Author:** [@Extraneous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Extraneous)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2003, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confirmed-bachelor-old-maid-what-mean-exactly/202843 "2003-09-23T17:58:17Z")
Years ago, I remember hearing that these were, at one time, very specific terms. IIRC (it sometimes happens) the definition hinged on age - if a person had obtained the specified age without ever marrying, then the labe… --- ## [There are scumbags and then there are these guys.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-scumbags-and-then-there-are-these-guys/532864)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-scumbags-and-then-there-are-these-guys/532864 "2010-03-30T19:52:11Z")
I know there’s no shortage of RO threads in the pit, and there are many, many more things we can (and should) be outraged about IRL. But these dirtballs are something special. Try to imagine for a moment what the family … --- ## [Proper way to salt popcorn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-way-to-salt-popcorn/738605)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2015, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-way-to-salt-popcorn/738605 "2015-12-11T01:40:51Z")
I recently got a microwave popcorn popper. The way I’ve always salted popcorn is to put the salt in with the kernels and oil before popping. That way, it’s salted and the salt sticks to the kernels when it’s done poppin… --- ## [Question to Republican voting woman.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-to-republican-voting-woman/685377)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2014, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-to-republican-voting-woman/685377 "2014-04-08T03:21:55Z")
How are Republican voting woman able to dismiss this and still vote Republican? Mona Charen and the Heritage Foundation. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-women-gop-mrs--men-oped-0404-20140404-4,… --- ## [Richard Thompson Unappreciation Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-thompson-unappreciation-thread/528820)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2010, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/richard-thompson-unappreciation-thread/528820 "2010-02-17T18:29:02Z")
Why isn’t Richard Thompson a cultural icon? For 25 years everyone I’ve attempted to turn on to his music has loved his music, his voice, and his lyrics. Why his music for 40 years - from Fairport Convention through Lind… --- ## [Why were midcentury futurist predictions — like flying cars — so wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-midcentury-futurist-predictions-like-flying-cars-so-wrong/705675)
**Author:** [@HakunaK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HakunaK)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2015, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-were-midcentury-futurist-predictions-like-flying-cars-so-wrong/705675 "2015-01-30T03:38:48Z")
Cecil, In the thread Why were midcentury futurist predictions — like flying cars — so wrong?, you said: I think the oil thing will be irrelevant, once people wake up and properly harness solar or geothermal power. Now… --- ## [Why do human newborns make so much noise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-human-newborns-make-so-much-noise/363063)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2006, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-human-newborns-make-so-much-noise/363063 "2006-07-03T22:02:02Z")
Newborn animals know that when mommy is away, they need to be very, very quiet–it’s a matter of life or death. Fawns sink as low to the ground as they can, lying motionless, trying to avoid detection. Baby birds huddle… --- ## [So I'm in Singapore right now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-in-singapore-right-now/692617)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-in-singapore-right-now/692617 "2014-07-12T03:42:56Z")
I’m in Singapore right now on vacation. Well sort of… my wife’s family is having a family reunion here, and I’m tagging along. Our three children are also with us. This is actually my second time here. The first time wa… --- ## [Damn it Google, stop being evil!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-it-google-stop-being-evil/536914)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-it-google-stop-being-evil/536914 "2010-04-26T17:34:39Z")
Google, who has the corporate motto “Don’t Be Evil” is being evil. Not big E evil, but the sort of petty evil that makes the world a worse place every single day. Ever since they bought YouTube, they’ve been linking the… --- ## [Have you ever been fired? Was it your fault?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-fired-was-it-your-fault/489129)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2009, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-fired-was-it-your-fault/489129 "2009-03-13T02:32:37Z")
Surely no one will be surprised that this thread is the inspiration for the one you just opened. Please note when I say “fired” I mean “fired for cause,” as opposed to “laid off because the company could no longer affor… --- ## [Need knowlege on Chickens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-knowlege-on-chickens/604630)
**Author:** [@Testy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Testy)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-knowlege-on-chickens/604630 "2011-12-01T23:54:05Z")
My wife and I have 9 hens which make a pretty good egg supply. These are really free range hens, we live in Eastern WA in the hills and the hens run all over the place during the day. There is both forest and pasture for… --- ## [Let's talk about Red Dwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-red-dwarf/297983)
**Author:** [@Alias](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alias)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2005, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-red-dwarf/297983 "2005-04-22T16:58:15Z")
I was mildly obsessed with Red Dwarf back in the early to mid-nineties. I used to watch it on PBS at midnight. For several years, I kind of forgot about it and didn’t think of it again until a few years ago when I realiz… --- ## [Losing weight gives you bad breath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/losing-weight-gives-you-bad-breath/342636)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2006, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/losing-weight-gives-you-bad-breath/342636 "2006-02-08T21:28:41Z")
I turned on the radio the other day, and heard a guy claiming that when people lose weight, the fat cells in their body, as they’re dying (breaking up? shrinking?) release a foul smelling odor that escapes through the mo… --- ## [Things you wish the world would tire of.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-wish-the-world-would-tire-of/430483)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2007, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-wish-the-world-would-tire-of/430483 "2007-12-25T00:10:09Z")
I wish they had got tired of anthropomorphising boring objects like telephones, credit cards, spoons, lamps. Imagine the scene at the Ad company… The execs and the idea-men are sat round a big table. Exec “So how do … --- ## [Do we need to do Spring Cleaning in the MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-need-to-do-spring-cleaning-in-the-mmp/939842)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2021, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-need-to-do-spring-cleaning-in-the-mmp/939842 "2021-04-19T23:24:57Z")
Actually, the real question is: Do you do spring cleaning, however you may describe it? I don’t think I ever did, and I can’t recall if my mom did, tho I expect she has some sort of end-of-winter cleaning routine. At a m… --- ## [Recommend upbeat sci-fi/fantasy movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-upbeat-sci-fi-fantasy-movies/768760)
**Author:** [@thorvitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorvitz)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2016, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-upbeat-sci-fi-fantasy-movies/768760 "2016-10-27T16:23:37Z")
I loved Another Earth, Frequency, Source Code, Family Man, The Love Letter, At the Edhe of the Garden (Hallmark movie), The Lake House, The Kid, and Somewhere in Time. I’ll take less happy stuff as long as it’s provocat… --- ## [What are your weird food quirks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-weird-food-quirks/633049)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2012, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-weird-food-quirks/633049 "2012-08-31T13:56:56Z")
Inspired by the sleep quirks thread. I’ve done this before, but it’s been a while so this is a good chance for the newer people to participate. Some people can’t have food on their plate touching other food on their pla… --- ## [Leftover pizza and hot wings--eat cold or warm?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-pizza-and-hot-wings-eat-cold-or-warm/608425)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2012, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-pizza-and-hot-wings-eat-cold-or-warm/608425 "2012-01-05T21:31:05Z")
Let’s say you’ve ordered a large pizza with extra hot wings for delivery. You have some left over that you eat the next day. Do you warm up the pizza or eat it cold? What about the wings? Pick the scenario that would… --- ## [Son shoots at fleeing car after the driver shot his mother ... Should he take a plea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-shoots-at-fleeing-car-after-the-driver-shot-his-mother-should-he-take-a-plea/712853)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2015, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-shoots-at-fleeing-car-after-the-driver-shot-his-mother-should-he-take-a-plea/712853 "2015-02-26T14:57:53Z")
Here is a news story straight from the movie screens. http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US\_ROAD\_RAGE\_SHOOTING?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2015-02-16-09-59-54 This story describes an incident where … --- ## [Why so much engrish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-much-engrish/526250)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-so-much-engrish/526250 "2010-01-27T08:25:06Z")
In this age of the global economy, it stands to reason that a lot of people for whom English is not their first language will regularly create sign or product labels with imperfect English on them. In fact, there’s enou… --- ## [National Anthems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-anthems/521607)
**Author:** [@Notassmartasithought](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Notassmartasithought)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2009, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/national-anthems/521607 "2009-12-22T21:05:39Z")
I can’t believe this question hasn’t been raised, but I can’t find it in the archives. I watched “Casablanca” again tonight, and was again moved by the “Marseillaise” scene. And I also love the music of “O Canada.” Got… --- ## [The trailer for Prometheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trailer-for-prometheus/616132)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2012, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trailer-for-prometheus/616132 "2012-06-01T14:05:02Z")
I try to be skeptical of trailers, but this one’s broken through my defenses: Looks like incredible fun. --- ## [NHL: January 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-january-2010/523289)
**Author:** [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-january-2010/523289 "2010-02-01T23:37:06Z")
Happy New Year, everyone! Winter Classic Day, as the Flyers face the Bruins in Fenway Park at 2:00 on NBC, CBC and RDS. Only one other game tonight as the Thrashers are in Buffalo. The Habs wrapped up a 6-1 road trip … --- ## [I pit picketers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-picketers/500744)
**Author:** [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2009, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-picketers/500744 "2009-06-26T11:49:44Z")
This is a generic comment on picketers, regardless of their raison d’etre: fuck off. seriously. march all you want, carry your shitty signs. i don’t care. what i do care about is you blocking my access and my freedom. … --- ## [Court Ruling: Innoculations NOT a cause of Autism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/court-ruling-innoculations-not-a-cause-of-autism/485562)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2009, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/court-ruling-innoculations-not-a-cause-of-autism/485562 "2009-02-15T14:28:34Z")
See MSNBC brief here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29160138/ I am not a doctor and have no dog in this hunt, but could not avoid hearing about the controversy over the past decade or so. I had heard pretty consistently… --- ## [How many of your facebook friends do you ignore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-your-facebook-friends-do-you-ignore/571391)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-your-facebook-friends-do-you-ignore/571391 "2011-02-18T15:29:23Z")
I’m not a super-active facebook user, but it is useful for keeping up with the lives of people I’m not close enough to to e-mail regularly. However, I have no desire to know what that guy I vaguely remember from jr. high… --- ## [What is the predominant flavor in ranch dressing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-predominant-flavor-in-ranch-dressing/409583)
**Author:** [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2020, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-predominant-flavor-in-ranch-dressing/409583 "2020-09-18T15:05:37Z")
Clearly there isn’t something called “Ranch” that’s used to flavor it, but I’m not familliar with anything else that has that “ranch” tang to it. Reading the label of the handy bottle in the fridge gives scant clues as … --- ## [These are the best of times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-the-best-of-times/485623)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-the-best-of-times/485623 "2009-02-16T03:28:05Z")
Life has never been easier or better. More than 93% of us have jobs. Gas is under two bucks. They are practically giving away new cars with 0% financing. House prices are half of what they were a few years ago and a… --- ## [What do all of your ex's new SOs have in common?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-all-of-your-exs-new-sos-have-in-common/404847)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2007, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-all-of-your-exs-new-sos-have-in-common/404847 "2007-05-28T22:58:42Z")
I got to thinking about this today while stalk-- er-- checking out the exes’ myspace pages and the pages of their new girlfriends/ wives. Interestingly, there is one common denominator between all of these girls: they a… --- ## [Chinese Buffets-More than meets the eye?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-buffets-more-than-meets-the-eye/430553)
**Author:** [@Salmo\_Trutta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salmo_Trutta)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2007, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chinese-buffets-more-than-meets-the-eye/430553 "2007-12-29T22:24:05Z")
I’ve done my fair share of traveling here in the states and have noticed that almost every place, big and small, has the same Chinese buffet clone. In nearly any small town I know that if it is big enough to have a coupl… --- ## [Community not in NBC's Mid-Season Schedule](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-not-in-nbcs-mid-season-schedule/602951)
**Author:** [@UTejas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UTejas)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-not-in-nbcs-mid-season-schedule/602951 "2011-11-17T23:10:40Z")
News here Bad news indeed for fans of this quite brilliant show. It seems as if “Community” is destined to be NBC’s version of “Arrested Development.” Regardless of if the show re-appears in the spring, the fact it w… --- ## [I am worried about Steven Colbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-worried-about-steven-colbert/816514)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2018, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-worried-about-steven-colbert/816514 "2018-06-24T12:07:36Z")
I do not generally watch US TV. After all, I am not generally in the US. I do like Steven Colbert. I was a little worried about him before, from the few times I saw him when I was on vacation. Now I can put my finger on… --- ## [I'm a little blue - how about you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-little-blue-how-about-you/308331)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2005, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-little-blue-how-about-you/308331 "2005-06-22T23:25:18Z")
The title pretty much says it all. I’m just a little blue today. Not depressed, not sad, not upset, just a little…blue. Anyone else feeling this particular shade? --- ## [Dear God, it's Shagnasty Again. This is Starting to Get Personal and We Want to Kick Your Ass Now.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-its-shagnasty-again-this-is-starting-to-get-personal-and-we-want-to-kick-your-ass-now/538098)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-god-its-shagnasty-again-this-is-starting-to-get-personal-and-we-want-to-kick-your-ass-now/538098 "2010-05-30T03:35:48Z")
What a sorry excuse of a deity you are! How dare you send another disaster of unspeakable proportions to MY home state. You sent your little whore friend, Katrina in first. People managed to survive her and even started… --- ## [Which lasts longer - pen or pencil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-lasts-longer-pen-or-pencil/171816)
**Author:** [@alextrebeck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alextrebeck)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2003, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-lasts-longer-pen-or-pencil/171816 "2003-04-30T13:03:12Z")
In order to best preserve your writing in a journal, which is the best medium to write with - pen or pencil? Does pencil last the longest on paper? Does pen prevail? If so, does the variety of pen matter or the type of… --- ## [Could the state enact a law that'd supersede town ordinances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-state-enact-a-law-thatd-supersede-town-ordinances/652600)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2013, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-the-state-enact-a-law-thatd-supersede-town-ordinances/652600 "2013-03-12T02:47:39Z")
So…I don’t know how many people here have been to NH, but if you have been, there are certain parts of the state that are filled with firework stores. You’d think that given it’s perfectly legal for anyone in the state t… --- ## [PETA: People Executing Taken Animals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-people-executing-taken-animals/715316)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2015, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peta-people-executing-taken-animals/715316 "2015-03-22T23:39:58Z")
Apparently PETA has been stealing animals and killing them. Being a confirmed omnivore, I have no use for PETA and their holier-than-thou attitude. I object to militant vegans and vegetarians as much as vegans and veg… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1771&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1773&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)