# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1804&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:** 1805 --- ## [How many Of EWs 100 New Classics Have You Read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-ews-100-new-classics-have-you-read/623114)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-ews-100-new-classics-have-you-read/623114 "2012-05-26T17:23:45Z")
Here is the link to the list. I have read 15 The Road Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Maus Into Thin Air Blindness Watchmen Rabbit at Rest Lonesome Dove The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Klay The Bonfire of the… --- ## [Can you refuse Social Security?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-refuse-social-security/178988)
**Author:** [@Dodeca\_Aww\_Hell\_With\_It](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dodeca_Aww_Hell_With_It)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2003, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-refuse-social-security/178988 "2003-06-02T09:22:34Z")
I don’t mean refuse to pay it, but refuse to accept it. For example, Warren Buffett will never need Social Security to live on, so is there any way that he could refuse to have his portion paid out to him? --- ## [Foods that are better stale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-better-stale/695039)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-are-better-stale/695039 "2014-08-11T16:53:01Z")
Mini marshmellows Peeps Gummy Worms --- ## [Standardizing Batteries for Watches, Flashlights, and Other Consumer Electronics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/standardizing-batteries-for-watches-flashlights-and-other-consumer-electronics/631399)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2012, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/standardizing-batteries-for-watches-flashlights-and-other-consumer-electronics/631399 "2012-08-17T03:16:48Z")
If we could start over, with today’s tech, what sizes do we really need? Couldn’t we eliminate some types and pair down the available models? --- ## [Butthurt Great Americans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butthurt-great-americans/772242)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/butthurt-great-americans/772242 "2016-11-18T20:10:40Z")
Many years ago, I was walking down the street one day when I saw a young woman approaching me from the opposite direction. Something about her vibe told me that here was a mean-girl type who was undoubtedly going to try … --- ## [What's my computer doing when it's "gurgling" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-my-computer-doing-when-its-gurgling/336507)
**Author:** [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2005, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-my-computer-doing-when-its-gurgling/336507 "2005-12-21T20:24:52Z")
I call “gurgling” what you hear when you close your files and put the computer to sleep. So, just a while ago, this computer has been “gurgling” for at least ten minutes till I put an end to it by putting it to sleep. I… --- ## [Discussion of new Pit Forum Rules sticky](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-new-pit-forum-rules-sticky/351340)
**Author:** [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2006, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-of-new-pit-forum-rules-sticky/351340 "2006-04-27T18:36:13Z")
Hey all, In response to poster feedback, TVeblen, fluiddruid and I have come up with new consolidated rules thread to replace the hodgepodge of stickies, rumor and hearsay that we’ve been using so far. We’d like to hea… --- ## [The Great English/Geography Postcard Project (AKA: help me, dopers of the world!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2006, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-english-geography-postcard-project-aka-help-me-dopers-of-the-world/373188 "2006-10-10T12:45:39Z")
Yes, I have received admin permission to post this Hi. As you are possibly already aware, I teach English as a Foreign Language in an elementary school in rural Bulgaria. My kids are quite sheltered and have a really … --- ## [Ask the girl who's moving back home to Ohio after 5 years in SoCal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-girl-whos-moving-back-home-to-ohio-after-5-years-in-socal/536338)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2010, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-girl-whos-moving-back-home-to-ohio-after-5-years-in-socal/536338 "2010-04-20T21:23:14Z")
The uncertainty started long before this thread was started, and sadly, bittersweetly, after 5 years, I’m moving back home. By myself. I have to work all day today and was up all night after a difficult talk with mantho… --- ## [Car trip advice - Wisconsin to North Carolina](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-trip-advice-wisconsin-to-north-carolina/241727)
**Author:** [@AllShookDown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllShookDown)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2004, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-trip-advice-wisconsin-to-north-carolina/241727 "2004-04-28T15:35:10Z")
I’m thinking of making a car trip from Wisconsin to Greensboro, North Carolina to visit the area where some of my ancestors came from. Mapblast tells me this will take me by Chicago (I’ll probably take a slightly longer… --- ## [What to do with two avocados?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-two-avocados/699695)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-two-avocados/699695 "2014-09-28T14:43:31Z")
Believe it or not, I’ve never bought avocados before. So, thanks to my daughter wanting a few for some facial treatment thing she’s trying, I have a couple at my disposal. They were firm last week when I bought them, b… --- ## [Whatever happened to the chair with a gun pointing at it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-chair-with-a-gun-pointing-at-it/924117)
**Author:** [@Honolulu\_Lulu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honolulu_Lulu)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2020, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-the-chair-with-a-gun-pointing-at-it/924117 "2020-11-02T12:18:23Z")
Twenty (?) years ago, someone set up a chair with a loaded gun pointing at it. The gun was programmed to fire at some random time withing the next few years. After signing a waiver and paying a fee, one could sit in th… --- ## [A Day in the Life of a Mod](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-mod/473821)
**Author:** [@SharkB8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SharkB8)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2008, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-mod/473821 "2008-11-23T22:46:00Z")
How does it work? How do you become a moderator of a message board? Do you have shifts? MOD numbers 1, 2, & 3 watch x number of boards between 7a and 12p, then MODs 4, 5, 6 take over the next few hours, and so on? Or i… --- ## [New Game: Play Dr. With Tater](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-play-dr-with-tater/19434)
**Author:** [@tatertot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tatertot)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2000, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-play-dr-with-tater/19434 "2000-07-10T02:06:20Z")
I’ll admit it, I’m a hypochondriac. There is nothing I love better than poring over medical books, searching for diseases that I might one day possibly get. I don’t think of it as an illness, it’s more of a hobby. Well,… --- ## ["Suspects" but are they responsible for the bombs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspects-but-are-they-responsible-for-the-bombs/656187)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2013, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspects-but-are-they-responsible-for-the-bombs/656187 "2013-04-21T08:52:44Z")
I want to believe the bad guys have been caught. But I have yet to read what is their connection with the bombing. Am I missing something? Have they found evidence in their possession? --- ## [Is there another term to use than "mileage" when discussing kilometers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-another-term-to-use-than-mileage-when-discussing-kilometers/783295)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2017, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-another-term-to-use-than-mileage-when-discussing-kilometers/783295 "2017-04-03T13:37:20Z")
The term mileage is from the English measure of a mile. But the term is equally used when discussing kilometers traveled, when I read news articles or professional trade documents. But the terms usage in those contexts… --- ## [Do ladybugs bite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-ladybugs-bite/508796)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2009, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-ladybugs-bite/508796 "2009-09-05T02:51:44Z")
Help settle an argument. Do (domestic, U.S.) lady bugs ‘bite’ (bite, pinch, sting, whatever)? I’m talking aboutthese guys. I’m in a huge ongoing disagreement with a close friend. She claims to have been bitten - hard. … --- ## [How many miles on your car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-miles-on-your-car/548581)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2010, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-miles-on-your-car/548581 "2010-08-04T15:20:00Z")
My car turned over 200K yesterday. It had about 16 on it when I got it, so soon I will have put 200K miles on it. How many on yours? --- ## [Which major campaigns were lost (in retrospect) by a general officer refusing to retreat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-major-campaigns-were-lost-in-retrospect-by-a-general-officer-refusing-to-retreat/757652)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-major-campaigns-were-lost-in-retrospect-by-a-general-officer-refusing-to-retreat/757652 "2016-06-21T14:50:00Z")
See query, which is prompted by a recurring point in the excellent, just revived thread Was Washington a good general? I have no doubt that lot of knuckle-headed bravado has shown a commander’s weaknesses quite dramatic… --- ## [Proof that John = Cyberian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-that-john-cyberian/4761)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2000, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proof-that-john-cyberian/4761 "2000-03-19T22:26:00Z")
He sent me his picture… http://fathom.org/teemingmillions/John1.jpg A couple of years ago he sent me his picture as “Cyberian” http://fathom.org/teemingmillions/cyberian2.jpg Obviously the same man. Any questions? … --- ## [Are cell tower locations and ownerships secret in some sense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cell-tower-locations-and-ownerships-secret-in-some-sense/603287)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-cell-tower-locations-and-ownerships-secret-in-some-sense/603287 "2011-11-26T17:58:52Z")
I was curious about the spotty cell phone coverage in my area and looked into it, expecting to be able to find complete maps of all the cell towers, and which system they were part of, on the web with ease. But there doe… --- ## [Do you have a character idea, but no desire to write about them? Let me put them in my book!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-character-idea-but-no-desire-to-write-about-them-let-me-put-them-in-my-book/583123)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-character-idea-but-no-desire-to-write-about-them-let-me-put-them-in-my-book/583123 "2011-05-29T19:34:17Z")
As you may have noticed from several threads I’ve started recently, I’m writing a book. It’s a vampire book from the point of view of a stripper. Yes, high literature, to be sure. Destined to be studied in college course… --- ## [Health care reform under Republican control](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-care-reform-under-republican-control/558539)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-care-reform-under-republican-control/558539 "2010-11-03T18:26:45Z")
So if the Republicans get their wish and regain control of the House I believe one of the first things on their agenda is to repeal Obama’s healthcare reform bill. So then what happens? Are they really going to press f… --- ## [What entertainer do you hate yourself the most for liking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-entertainer-do-you-hate-yourself-the-most-for-liking/704317)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2014, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-entertainer-do-you-hate-yourself-the-most-for-liking/704317 "2014-11-13T16:20:24Z")
My personal answer is fairly benign. I mean, I’m not a big Mel Gibson fan or anything…anyhoo, my answer is Alec Baldwin. I don’t HATE the guy, but wow he has some serious rage issues, I’m not going to get my panties in … --- ## [24: Season 7: Episode 8 (3:00pm - 4:00pm)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-7-episode-8-3-00pm-4-00pm/485142)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2009, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-7-episode-8-3-00pm-4-00pm/485142 "2009-02-15T11:26:13Z")
FAQ Bauer (aka Thread Rules) 1) What can be discussed in plain text, unboxed? A: Any events in episodes, once aired on the east coast – as well as any speculation based on these already-aired events. 2) What should I … --- ## [DVDs dead media?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvds-dead-media/776953)
**Author:** [@SigMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SigMan)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2017, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dvds-dead-media/776953 "2017-01-22T14:19:43Z")
I have over 800 DVD movies and I put together over 300 to sell on CL. I asked $60 for them and never a bite. It’s an assortment of drama, crime, comedy, whatever. Stuff that I outgrew. You’d think there’s a movie buff o… --- ## [If Julius Caesar Was Never an Emperor--What Was He?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-julius-caesar-was-never-an-emperor-what-was-he/238500)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2004, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-julius-caesar-was-never-an-emperor-what-was-he/238500 "2004-04-08T15:10:17Z")
I have to admit, it has been a while since I took a history class. But I know most dictionary entries list Caesar Augustus (63 BC-14AD), Julius Caesar’s grandnephew, as the first Roman emperor. And yet, Julius Caesar see… --- ## [Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll/388853)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2007, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll/388853 "2007-01-27T22:22:37Z")
Please select one from each pair. It’s for general prefences. I realize that sometimes you might prefer lemonade and other times iced tea or whatever, but consider the choices to be along the lines of you can have one bu… --- ## [You fall into a coma tomorrow and wake up in 2030, what do you expect to see](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-fall-into-a-coma-tomorrow-and-wake-up-in-2030-what-do-you-expect-to-see/704346)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-fall-into-a-coma-tomorrow-and-wake-up-in-2030-what-do-you-expect-to-see/704346 "2014-11-13T16:49:45Z")
Assume you miss 15 years and wake up in 2030. How do you think the world will change and what is the most shocking change? I’d predict that computers will play a much much bigger role in our social lives. They will read… --- ## [Women should learn from nra](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-should-learn-from-nra/664338)
**Author:** [@Renee\_RL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee_RL)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-should-learn-from-nra/664338 "2013-07-29T15:55:05Z")
The NRA won’t concede on anything because they feel their fun rights will be chipped away and they were successful. Why aren’t women’s groups meeting with the same success? Look at our reproductive rights being taken awa… --- ## [(Old) The Snowed In MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-snowed-in-mmp/1012614)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 481\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-the-snowed-in-mmp/1012614 "2025-01-13T15:32:13Z")
The snow has stopped but we got over 14" and there is ice under that. And more ice is expected to coat power lines. No outages here yet but I wouldn’t be surprised. I have a flashlight and candles ready, just in case… --- ## [Why I didn't support Bernie Sanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-didnt-support-bernie-sanders/792937)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2017, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-didnt-support-bernie-sanders/792937 "2017-08-13T02:51:28Z")
One of the big “inside baseball” sleeper issues in DC is a variety of budget related policies coming to a head in the next few months. First, there’s the debt limit. The White House is now saying that our debt limit nee… --- ## [Funniest mispronunciation due to foreign language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-mispronunciation-due-to-foreign-language/50683)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2001, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-mispronunciation-due-to-foreign-language/50683 "2001-01-21T22:13:15Z")
I’ve got two: My mec Eric, doing that little Quebecois thing where you put h’s in all the wrong places, told me that some orange juice was “too Hassidic”. The singer in the band Prozzäk, who sings with a really thi… --- ## [Why is vaginal penetration the only definition of sex for some people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vaginal-penetration-the-only-definition-of-sex-for-some-people/344329)
**Author:** [@Amethyst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amethyst)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2006, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vaginal-penetration-the-only-definition-of-sex-for-some-people/344329 "2006-02-15T00:35:21Z")
So a friend and I are discussing a topic which I’m sure was discussed here back in the days of Bill and Monica … but why do some people consider vaginal penetration to be the only definition of sex? And I’m not talking … --- ## [How divorced do you have to be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-divorced-do-you-have-to-be/450415)
**Author:** [@wring](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wring)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2008, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-divorced-do-you-have-to-be/450415 "2008-05-30T15:23:21Z")
to no longer get contacted on behalf of your ex? I mean damn. We divorced in 1986. That’s fucking Nineteen eighty-fucking six. As in over 20 years ago. At the time of our divorce, I was working for a branch of my cu… --- ## [Franklin Barbecue(Austin)-would you wait in line for five hours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/franklin-barbecue-austin-would-you-wait-in-line-for-five-hours/730186)
**Author:** [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2015, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/franklin-barbecue-austin-would-you-wait-in-line-for-five-hours/730186 "2015-12-23T05:28:09Z")
After reading reviews, I’d admit I might. But the point of this is about an NPR story detailing the entrepreneurs who cater to the people in line. 5-Hour Line Turns Barbecue Pilgrims Into Cash Cow For Locals --- ## [Microsoft Access](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-access/619238)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/microsoft-access/619238 "2012-04-23T04:47:07Z")
Nah, screw it. I just exported all my data tables to Excel Spreadsheets. Those, at least, I can work with. Access? I can’t get that damned thing to do anything meaningful. Piss-awful interface, rotten design tools, … --- ## [Aside from World War II, why do many Chinese people hate Japan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aside-from-world-war-ii-why-do-many-chinese-people-hate-japan/743888)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2016, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aside-from-world-war-ii-why-do-many-chinese-people-hate-japan/743888 "2016-02-09T17:38:22Z")
Virtually every discussion about “Why many Chinese people hate Japan” comes to the topic of World War II and stays there, so I wanted to leave that issue out of the discussion and ask: \*Aside \*from Japan’s aggression ag… --- ## [Why did you break up with your ex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-break-up-with-your-ex/192044)
**Author:** [@7\_up\_yours](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/7_up_yours)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2003, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-break-up-with-your-ex/192044 "2003-08-11T01:43:48Z")
I’m just a little curious on what made you break up with an ex-girlfriend or boyfriend. I’ve heard all the “S/he cheated on me” stories, but whenever I ask my friends, they always respond with a “It just didn’t work out… --- ## [Thanks, Obama? - Is this Obamacare in action?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-obama-is-this-obamacare-in-action/692639)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2014, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-obama-is-this-obamacare-in-action/692639 "2014-07-09T20:49:09Z")
Here at work we are being asked to provide proof that any dependents covered by the company health insurance really are our dependents. A coworker mentioned that her husband was asked to do the same thing by his employer… --- ## [What's your go-to convenience food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-convenience-food/486403)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2009, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-go-to-convenience-food/486403 "2009-02-27T05:48:01Z")
I’m not talking about fast food, delivery or carryout, here. I’m talking about something you can buy in the supermarket, go home, zap it in the microwave, pour it on a plate or in a bowl, and nom away. Or maybe pour it o… --- ## [The YouTube implosion of TheFineBros](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-youtube-implosion-of-thefinebros/744856)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2016, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-youtube-implosion-of-thefinebros/744856 "2016-02-03T01:18:54Z")
I’m not sure if you guys follow YouTube at all, but what is happening to TheFineBros is what happens when you make the Internet mad. TheFineBros are most well-known for their “react” videos (Kids react, teens react, et … --- ## [Motorcyclists (who wear helmets): Does the face shield color matter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcyclists-who-wear-helmets-does-the-face-shield-color-matter/707844)
**Author:** [@Grestarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grestarian)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcyclists-who-wear-helmets-does-the-face-shield-color-matter/707844 "2014-12-30T20:21:54Z")
I’m not sure if this is a factual question or each rider’s opinion. It may devolve to the latter, so I’ve stuck it here. I’m finally replacing an ancient helmet and the one I’m buying comes with a clear face shield. O… --- ## [Ripping cd questions: 160kps vs 256kps vs apple lossless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-cd-questions-160kps-vs-256kps-vs-apple-lossless/585878)
**Author:** [@Apocalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apocalypso)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2011, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ripping-cd-questions-160kps-vs-256kps-vs-apple-lossless/585878 "2011-06-25T06:55:57Z")
When ripping music cd’s to mp3’s, is there a noticeable difference in sound quality between 160kps and 256kps? I ripped my mp3’s in 160kps, mostly play them through my ipod, and am fairly happy with the sound. But I’m… --- ## [Doctor Who 'Blink' episode question (spoilers!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-blink-episode-question-spoilers/498265)
**Author:** [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2009, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-blink-episode-question-spoilers/498265 "2009-08-06T18:41:50Z")
This is a question about my favourite Dr Who episode. I’ll tyoe the question next post, to avoid accidental reveals during mouseovers. --- ## [OMGosh, FFOTUS just announced US to sponsor ethnic cleansing in Gaza](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omgosh-ffotus-just-announced-us-to-sponsor-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/1013898)
**Author:** [@Kitten\_Mitten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitten_Mitten)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2025, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omgosh-ffotus-just-announced-us-to-sponsor-ethnic-cleansing-in-gaza/1013898 "2025-02-12T21:33:57Z")
At first I was just surprised when he said that Oct 7 would have never happened if he had been president, he actually said it twice. But then he said the US will occupy Gaza, move out all the Palestinians to a number of… --- ## [Justice Roberts: Do we need ANOTHER hardcore Catholic on the Supreme Court?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-roberts-do-we-need-another-hardcore-catholic-on-the-supreme-court/315324)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2005, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justice-roberts-do-we-need-another-hardcore-catholic-on-the-supreme-court/315324 "2005-08-07T06:02:54Z")
We already have three Catholics on the Supreme Court: Scalia, Thomas and Kennedy. Two of those Catholics, Scalia and Thomas, are arguably part of the Troglodyte Right. They never saw a civil right they liked. Affirmativ… --- ## [Who are the upper-class heroes in modern (fiction) film and print?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-upper-class-heroes-in-modern-fiction-film-and-print/732580)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2015, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-upper-class-heroes-in-modern-fiction-film-and-print/732580 "2015-09-28T23:05:25Z")
Are there any? Set in the more-or-less real modern world, that is. Not fantasy worlds. The past decade or two it seems that its the in thing to portray the upper class as villains or terminally stupid. Or both. There ar… --- ## [Scylla is a liar (or is suffering paranoid delusions...you make the call)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scylla-is-a-liar-or-is-suffering-paranoid-delusions-you-make-the-call/57064)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2001, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scylla-is-a-liar-or-is-suffering-paranoid-delusions-you-make-the-call/57064 "2001-03-09T05:41:39Z")
Scylla, you are a liar. And if you do not think you are lying, then you are delusional. Folks, I have never been one to take anything to the pit. I’d just as soon stop interacting with someone as do that. I’ve had an aw… --- ## [dachshunds vs. badgers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dachshunds-vs-badgers/3104)
**Author:** [@pluto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pluto)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2018, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dachshunds-vs-badgers/3104 "2018-01-23T23:01:11Z")
Don’t get me wrong! Like most dachshund owners I love the little rascals and I wouldn’t trade them for the world, but… Did anyone ever really pit dachshunds against badgers? I know the name means “badger dog” and every … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1803&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1805&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)