# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1790&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:** 1791 --- ## [Anti-smoking Brownshirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-smoking-brownshirts/183388)
**Author:** [@lite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lite)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2003, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-smoking-brownshirts/183388 "2003-06-24T01:14:21Z")
I’ve had it, I’ve held my tongue long enough. This is a rant on all you “ban-smoking” Nazis. The catalyst of this is the loss of Winston as the primary sponsor of NASCAR’s elite racing league. But much more as follows,… --- ## [Ahoy Navy Personnel, Accuracy of "In The Navy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahoy-navy-personnel-accuracy-of-in-the-navy/777661)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ahoy-navy-personnel-accuracy-of-in-the-navy/777661 "2017-01-26T22:03:30Z")
According to the song “In the Navy” by the Village People there’s a lot of stuff you can or will do in the navy\*. Which is these are generally true, i.e. that a fair percentage of naval personnel would have a chance to … --- ## [If you didn't hate Hallburton already...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-didnt-hate-hallburton-already/429617)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2007, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-didnt-hate-hallburton-already/429617 "2007-12-17T11:34:44Z")
Most of you have probably heard about Jamie Leigh Jones, the Texas Halliburton employee who was drugged, gang raped and sodomized by her fellow employees while in the Green Zone. If not… Apparently she was locked in a s… --- ## [Circumcision, +or- ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circumcision-or/4682)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2000, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circumcision-or/4682 "2000-06-13T19:55:17Z")
O.K, I’ll ask. Is it good or bad? I’ve read scientific opinions, which seem to slightly favor not to circumcise, But I trust the opinions of the teeming millions. Citing cleanliness is ridiculous (soap & water work ju… --- ## [Ridiculous fights with my ex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-fights-with-my-ex/757637)
**Author:** [@AngelSoft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelSoft)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-fights-with-my-ex/757637 "2016-06-23T01:15:57Z")
So my ex-husband is Japanese. Born, raised there. Came here solely to marry me. Long story short, it didn’t work out and he’s back in Japan. But one of the reasons it didn’t work out is the RIDICULOUS things he fights ov… --- ## [China needs women!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-needs-women/352919)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-needs-women/352919 "2009-09-18T22:10:40Z")
The PRC government’s “one child” policy, combined with a cultural assumption that everybody needs a son, had led to a gender imbalance, a severe shortage of women. There are now about 120 boys for every 100 girls. http… --- ## [Sweet tea vs. tea + sugar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-tea-vs-tea-sugar/300231)
**Author:** [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2005, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-tea-vs-tea-sugar/300231 "2005-04-22T13:16:09Z")
At a Waffle House, I recently had a debate with an employee, and it’s something that has been bothering me for a long time now. Why is it that “sweet tea” is not the same thing as adding sugar to tea? I know it’s not so… --- ## [Testicular torsion? Ever heard of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testicular-torsion-ever-heard-of-it/710574)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2015, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testicular-torsion-ever-heard-of-it/710574 "2015-01-28T20:10:25Z")
My son woke up with an enlarged scrotum and in pain so we took him to the emergency room where he was diagnosed with this condition which required immediate surgery to correct. Thing is the doctors say it is very common… --- ## [The existence of accents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-existence-of-accents/663789)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-existence-of-accents/663789 "2013-07-23T02:14:54Z")
How do accents come about. Is it purely to do with the geographic location, or is it a number of different factors like culture or neighboring languages. --- ## [Do you believe in a soul?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-in-a-soul/357400)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2006, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-in-a-soul/357400 "2006-05-25T21:25:24Z")
I’m curious how Dopers feel about the presence of souls. I know lots of Dopers are agnostic/atheist, and also aghostic (great word, misnomer) and quite vehement about there being no god and no such thing as the supernatu… --- ## [Fresh-made pasta: What's the big deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-made-pasta-whats-the-big-deal/568610)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2011, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fresh-made-pasta-whats-the-big-deal/568610 "2011-01-24T21:42:26Z")
I have always heard that freshly-made pasta was awesome, and incomparably better than store-bought. So, with the handy new pasta maker attachment to our Kitchenaid mixer I made some homemade pasta (using one of the reci… --- ## [I pit unprepared people--like my mother](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-unprepared-people-like-my-mother/463976)
**Author:** [@robby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robby)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2008, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-unprepared-people-like-my-mother/463976 "2008-09-18T20:38:31Z")
My mother lives in Houston, along with the rest of my extended family. (I used to live there, but now live in Connecticut.) While she did stock up on bottled water, etc., she only figured that the power would be out for… --- ## [100 \> 26.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-26-2/546356)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-26-2/546356 "2010-07-15T03:24:45Z")
A while ago I read a thread on here from which I got the impression people thought running a marathon was harder than riding a century. My hat is off to those that have and can ride a century. I proved yesterday it is be… --- ## [Do heads of state need passports to travel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-heads-of-state-need-passports-to-travel/68323)
**Author:** [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2001, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-heads-of-state-need-passports-to-travel/68323 "2001-06-14T14:19:34Z")
When the US President or the Queen of England travels abroad, do they need to carry a passport and get it stamped? (And if the Queen has one, does it say she’s a subject of herself? :slight\_smile: ) --- ## [Two new elements named](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-new-elements-named/623682)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2012, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-new-elements-named/623682 "2012-06-03T05:47:58Z")
It’s official: 114 is Flerovium, and 116 is Livermorium. Not that any of us will ever see the stuff, but it’s still kinda cool. Anyone know what’s up with 115? --- ## [How Much Does "Cajun" French Differ From Canadian French?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-cajun-french-differ-from-canadian-french/657350)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-cajun-french-differ-from-canadian-french/657350 "2013-05-03T17:33:14Z")
AS a Cajun “wannabe”, I have always been interested in how much the two groups have diverged (since “le Grand Derangement” of 1766). I would imagine that many linguists have studied this-obviously, in more than 2… --- ## [Fixing a (stripped screw) hole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixing-a-stripped-screw-hole/337263)
**Author:** [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2005, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fixing-a-stripped-screw-hole/337263 "2005-12-30T14:36:09Z")
I’m trying to repair an office chair. One of the casters won’t stay on because the threaded hole into which it screws (part of a metal starfish into which all five casters screw) is stripped. Is there any way to repair t… --- ## [Has there ever been "world peace"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-world-peace/243229)
**Author:** [@Hedda\_Rosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hedda_Rosa)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2004, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-ever-been-world-peace/243229 "2004-05-03T16:09:14Z")
Lets say in the last 200 years, so from 1800 on. Has there ever actually been “world peace”? That is, a time when there wasn’t a battle, war, skirmish, clash or what have you, anywhere in the world? Or is there always so… --- ## [Is there a fact checker for the State of the Union and GOP response?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-fact-checker-for-the-state-of-the-union-and-gop-response/610687)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2012, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-fact-checker-for-the-state-of-the-union-and-gop-response/610687 "2012-01-26T19:54:22Z")
Some bold claims were made in both, and they contradicted each other. I’d like to know what the truth is. --- ## [X-files Season 11 (open spoilers as airs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-files-season-11-open-spoilers-as-airs/805793)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-files-season-11-open-spoilers-as-airs/805793 "2018-03-23T17:59:42Z")
Is there any show you would keep away from its creator more than X-files? Season 10’s Chris Carter episodes were really bad, but the ones written by “the talented people” were a lot of fun. I know Carter is probably wri… --- ## [Comic book names in real life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-names-in-real-life/584621)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-book-names-in-real-life/584621 "2011-06-10T00:23:32Z")
I was reading a review of the new X Men movie, and it occurred to me that it might be the first movie in which the actor playing a role has a name that is more comic-booky than the character (January Jones playing Emma F… --- ## [Havarti Cheese - what shall I do with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havarti-cheese-what-shall-i-do-with-it/571157)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2011, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/havarti-cheese-what-shall-i-do-with-it/571157 "2011-03-02T06:16:00Z")
I bought too much sliced havarti at the deli. It’s lovely - creamy, delicious - but other than adding it to cold sandwiches or using it for a hot grilled cheese, I’m stumped. Are you more creative than I am? Can you tell… --- ## [Anne Geddes: you are one FUCKED UP woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anne-geddes-you-are-one-fucked-up-woman/91143)
**Author:** [@moodtobestewed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moodtobestewed)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2001, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anne-geddes-you-are-one-fucked-up-woman/91143 "2001-11-05T22:31:21Z")
Who the hell do you think you are? Do you not realize those babies are human beings, not just props for your brand of sentimental shlock™? Let me explain this to you. Putting a baby in a bee suit isn’t “cute” — it’s e… --- ## [Dinosaurs? More like "There Goes JTC" - AGAIN!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinosaurs-more-like-there-goes-jtc-again/418152)
**Author:** [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2007, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinosaurs-more-like-there-goes-jtc-again/418152 "2007-09-19T20:45:22Z")
Let me be the first to “congratulate” the inconceivably brilliant JTC on his latest blurtation barfed forward. “There Go the Dinosaurs” Way too many complaints and observations to make before I have to go. As one “… --- ## [Buying dry ice online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-dry-ice-online/663750)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2013, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/buying-dry-ice-online/663750 "2013-07-18T03:43:40Z")
I’ve had things shipped to me that were packed in dry ice, but I seem to be striking out finding an online retailer that will overnight a hefty chunk of just dry ice. I know I’ll lose some in transit (contents may have s… --- ## [SDMB Weight Loss Club, February (08)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-weight-loss-club-february-08/435847)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2008, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-weight-loss-club-february-08/435847 "2008-02-29T17:26:36Z")
Welcome to the Feb weight loss thread. Good luck losing! :slight\_smile: --- ## [Let's rename Christmas as "Gift Card Day"!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-rename-christmas-as-gift-card-day/643570)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2012, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-rename-christmas-as-gift-card-day/643570 "2012-12-16T01:32:48Z")
My mother asked me for a Christmas list. I had one item on it. Then I said that I have all the nicknacks, doodads and clothes I could every need or desire, and multiples of a lot of stuff I rarely use. I don’t need mo… --- ## [Things that remind you that you and your SO live in very different worlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-remind-you-that-you-and-your-so-live-in-very-different-worlds/511912)
**Author:** [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2009, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-remind-you-that-you-and-your-so-live-in-very-different-worlds/511912 "2009-10-05T08:39:12Z")
A couple of weeks ago my wife’s going shopping so I ask her to get me a package of wife-beaters. Her “What the heck is a wife-beater?” Me “An A-shirt” Her “What?” Me “A sleeveless undershirt” Her (groans) “Do I want… --- ## [Puttin' On The Ritz: Moscow Style](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puttin-on-the-ritz-moscow-style/625875)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puttin-on-the-ritz-moscow-style/625875 "2012-06-23T01:19:35Z")
Joyous and energetic !! Puttin On The Ritz. :smiley: --- ## [Ordered a "special" pizza](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-a-special-pizza/967703)
**Author:** [@a6ka97](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a6ka97)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2022, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ordered-a-special-pizza/967703 "2022-07-12T23:38:44Z")
Last night called up the locally owned pizza joint to get pizza for supper. Ordered a large and knowing they cut the pizza into 8 slices and I had 5 people eating I asked it to be cut into 10 slices. The kid on the other… --- ## [Was I in the wrong here? In re: getting carded.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-i-in-the-wrong-here-in-re-getting-carded/416469)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2007, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-i-in-the-wrong-here-in-re-getting-carded/416469 "2007-08-23T18:24:50Z")
Ok, I know that most people that reply to me will say that I was in the wrong, and that the people involved were just doing their jobs, but hear me out if you would. This is fairly long. I found no record of having pos… --- ## [Giving Notice to Really Bad Employers...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-notice-to-really-bad-employers/442183)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giving-notice-to-really-bad-employers/442183 "2008-03-27T03:16:46Z")
I write this in a self-induced haze of BBQ ribs, Veuve Cliquot, and the promise of sex awaiting me in just the next room. Yes, I have found a better job. :smiley: It is a good job with a small company with duties I ca… --- ## [NY Health Dept ready to start enforcing the Sugary drink limit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-health-dept-ready-to-start-enforcing-the-sugary-drink-limit/652560)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-health-dept-ready-to-start-enforcing-the-sugary-drink-limit/652560 "2013-07-31T00:54:51Z")
Bloomberg must be so proud. :stuck\_out\_tongue: His little plan is coming together. 1 oz over the 16 oz limit gets the restaurant a citation. They even have their little measuring cups all ready. No more 2 liter bottles o… --- ## [Tell me stories about lovable, loving dogs from "bad" breeds.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-stories-about-lovable-loving-dogs-from-bad-breeds/671603)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2013, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-stories-about-lovable-loving-dogs-from-bad-breeds/671603 "2013-10-24T02:26:00Z")
By “bad breeds,” I mean breeds with with bad reputations. Y’all can decide for your ownselves what breeds those are, of course. Anyway, please share tales from your own life or from the lives of persons you know personal… --- ## [Put your fucking children in an orphanage you worthless cunt!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-your-fucking-children-in-an-orphanage-you-worthless-cunt/41338)
**Author:** [@SqrlCub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SqrlCub)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2000, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/put-your-fucking-children-in-an-orphanage-you-worthless-cunt/41338 "2000-11-19T23:06:14Z")
You can guess what I saw the other day at the polls. Anyway, this mother, and I use the term loosely, had a set of 6 kids all with her in front of the school under the age of 8. They were all being forced to sit in one p… --- ## [People still pay bills in person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-still-pay-bills-in-person/656845)
**Author:** [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-still-pay-bills-in-person/656845 "2013-04-30T20:29:48Z")
so I’m patiently waiting in line at the department store 10 minutes or so, when the lady in front of me tells me she was in line 15 minutes before I even got there. I notice she has nothing to buy in her hands. she drove… --- ## [Rich Little Ensuckens Dead Donkey Balls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rich-little-ensuckens-dead-donkey-balls/401150)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2007, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rich-little-ensuckens-dead-donkey-balls/401150 "2007-04-24T21:05:17Z")
Couldn’t fucking believe it. Morbid curiosity, only way to explain it. The Washington Correspondents Dinner, ya know? Last year, Colbert. You remember, or you can look it up. Minor fooforaw, not respectful, too nast… --- ## [Secret Service Code Names for the Obamas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-service-code-names-for-the-obamas/471577)
**Author:** [@Auntbeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntbeast)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2008, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secret-service-code-names-for-the-obamas/471577 "2008-11-12T20:30:52Z")
Ok, we all know they are gonna have them, at least, that is what I learned from West Wing. Anyone care to guess? Or is it already known? Here is a list of past code names: http://www.2600.com/secret/more/codes.html I… --- ## [We can lock you up forever, now...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-lock-you-up-forever-now/282693)
**Author:** [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2005, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-can-lock-you-up-forever-now/282693 "2005-01-07T02:35:00Z")
According to Reuters, the Bush administration is now pondering the possibility of simply locking up terror suspects for the rest of their lives… without trial. Tell me again why we invaded Iraq? Because Saddam was a bad… --- ## [Ginsberg Has Pancreatic Cancer - Obama's First True Litmus Test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ginsberg-has-pancreatic-cancer-obamas-first-true-litmus-test/484663)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2009, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ginsberg-has-pancreatic-cancer-obamas-first-true-litmus-test/484663 "2009-02-09T23:08:17Z")
Source: Breitbart News Network So who would be Obama’s list of replacements? As the first legitimate litmus test of his presidency, how far left would he venture? Another woman? A minority? --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, April 24, 2014 -- "The Anything Can Happen Recurrence"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-april-24-2014-the-anything-can-happen-recurrence/686899)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2014, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-april-24-2014-the-anything-can-happen-recurrence/686899 "2014-04-27T01:17:32Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Old 1950's Tugboat Captain-Themed TV Show?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-1950s-tugboat-captain-themed-tv-show/498879)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-1950s-tugboat-captain-themed-tv-show/498879 "2012-03-01T22:43:41Z")
I dimly remember a TV show about a tugboat crew and captain. As I recall, the captain had various perilous adventures, and everybody alway survived. I also recall the shows closing crdits ran while a ppictire of the moon… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread - July 2016 edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-july-2016-edition/758671)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2016, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-july-2016-edition/758671 "2016-08-02T04:46:58Z")
July, for the US the joy of fireworks… for American dogs time to load up on the Xanax spend a lot of time under beds. I started Dead Wake by Erik Larson today. I learned about the Lusitania long ago in my early teens wh… --- ## [Cowboys & Aliens - upside-down steamboat?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cowboys-aliens-upside-down-steamboat/611209)
**Author:** [@Lasciel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lasciel)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cowboys-aliens-upside-down-steamboat/611209 "2012-01-31T15:42:53Z")
Ok. So I watched C&A last night (i was bored and curious) and wasn’t expecting anything amazing, but figured it would be fun. I’m not saying anything about the aliens and their motives. I’m ignoring the weird alien gi… --- ## [My state has embarrassed me again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-state-has-embarrassed-me-again/615085)
**Author:** [@Jasper\_Kent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasper_Kent)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-state-has-embarrassed-me-again/615085 "2012-03-13T08:19:32Z")
Don’t get me wrong-- I love Tennessee. Ain’t no place I’d rather be. But my beloved state frequently makes me squirm with shame. Last night Santorum won the Republican primary here. Not that I like any of the GOP candida… --- ## [Okay. How about the BEST car ever made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-how-about-the-best-car-ever-made/598970)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-how-about-the-best-car-ever-made/598970 "2011-10-11T16:32:46Z")
Or you ever had. I nominate the 1976 Chevy short bed four wheel drive. 350ci, with the auto transmission. Wonderful plow truck and has moved the furniture of pretty much all my friends. And moved mountains of snow. I… --- ## [Should I fight for my friendship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-fight-for-my-friendship/578824)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2011, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-fight-for-my-friendship/578824 "2011-07-13T05:44:33Z")
I guess guys are not good at these sort of situations, or at least I’m not, but I was wondering what to do. I was fairly good friends with this guy I knew from work (let’s call him Dave). Then for some reason, Dave start… --- ## [family threatened by calls on cell phones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-threatened-by-calls-on-cell-phones/409419)
**Author:** [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-threatened-by-calls-on-cell-phones/409419 "2007-07-07T19:27:31Z")
No way can I think of a title that really explains this. I looked it up on snopes.com, but all they have is a link to the original story. Pretty darn freaky, if you ask me. --- ## [I knew it!! It wasn't a massive seismic event; it was gay people.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-knew-it-it-wasnt-a-massive-seismic-event-it-was-gay-people/283233)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2005, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-knew-it-it-wasnt-a-massive-seismic-event-it-was-gay-people/283233 "2005-01-09T05:53:36Z")
It was only a matter of time: Yup. India, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Burma, Somalia – totally your 2004 gay pride circuit destination. You’d think that if gay people were the determining factor, God would have sent a tsu… --- ## [Mechanism by which tetracycline causes stomach upset?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mechanism-by-which-tetracycline-causes-stomach-upset/567701)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mechanism-by-which-tetracycline-causes-stomach-upset/567701 "2011-01-17T21:51:20Z")
I am taking tetracycline but I am not asking for medical advice. My doctor warned me that tetracycline could cause stomach upset, and I am experiencing that. I am wondering if this is due to: A. Interaction of the drug… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1789&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1791&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)