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**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2009, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-conservative-or-liberal-forum/507783 "2009-08-28T02:15:07Z")
Overall in your opinion is this forum inclined toward conservatism or liberalism? --- ## [Please puppy, don't leave me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-puppy-dont-leave-me/439630)
**Author:** [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-puppy-dont-leave-me/439630 "2008-03-05T17:05:34Z")
I’m a little bit of a wreck right now so I’m sorry if this all sounds disjointed. My puppy, about 12 weeks old, is not doing well. My husband is rushing home now to take him to the vet. He’s been a healthy, happy, bou… --- ## [Ethernet A/B switch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethernet-a-b-switch/571621)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ethernet-a-b-switch/571621 "2011-02-17T02:46:44Z")
We have two broadband connections coming into the house.\[sup\]\*\[/sup\] When the primary connection goes down, I’d like an easy way to switch everything over to the backup connection. Right now, I’d have to swap the cable r… --- ## [Hobo Dinner ideas! Help!!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hobo-dinner-ideas-help/367724)
**Author:** [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2006, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hobo-dinner-ideas-help/367724 "2006-08-09T21:06:49Z")
We’re having a Hobo Dinner on Saturday (the 12th) and we need ideas! What kinds of things do you like in them. How much of each ingredient should go in it? We expect to have to feed 25-30 people. Any ideas and tips wi… --- ## [Do you sneeze into your elbow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sneeze-into-your-elbow/539509)
**Author:** [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sneeze-into-your-elbow/539509 "2010-05-17T15:59:28Z")
I had Baby From Mars at the gym creche the other day, when another child sneezed near us, and the attendant explained the importance of sneezing into your elbow - thus preventing the spread of germs via the air or throug… --- ## [Atheists in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-in-america/853246)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2020, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-in-america/853246 "2020-05-12T19:43:30Z")
So a survey of atheists in America has been completed, and quite a bit has been revealed. The six takeaways are: We identify as “nonreligious” and “atheist” far more than “agnostic.” We hide our non-theistic identitie… --- ## [How effective is Neuro-linguistic Programming? (NLP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-effective-is-neuro-linguistic-programming-nlp/161668)
**Author:** [@Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xavier)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-effective-is-neuro-linguistic-programming-nlp/161668 "2010-06-22T23:56:45Z")
I have come across this “strand” (if you will) of psychology for as long as I’ve been reading books (about three weeks). Seriously though, it seems to me that although psychologists in textbooks reference it as being stu… --- ## ["Tree lobsters" rediscovered on Australian island after supposed extinction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tree-lobsters-rediscovered-on-australian-island-after-supposed-extinction/614404)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tree-lobsters-rediscovered-on-australian-island-after-supposed-extinction/614404 "2012-03-02T03:28:17Z")
Link. Tree lobsters indeed. Those things are huge! Supposed to have been extinct for the last 80 years after rats managed to get on to their island home after a shipwreck, the insects were rediscovered a few years ago… --- ## [Old CCCP Hockey Jersey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-cccp-hockey-jersey/231479)
**Author:** [@mambozzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mambozzy)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2004, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-cccp-hockey-jersey/231479 "2004-03-10T16:23:25Z")
I’ve been searching for this one on my own for a couple months now with very little luck. One day, I said to myself, “Self, that thin street hockey jersey just isn’t cutting it anymore…you need to get a real jersey to p… --- ## [Do other countries venerate military service the way the US does?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-countries-venerate-military-service-the-way-the-us-does/694821)
**Author:** [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-countries-venerate-military-service-the-way-the-us-does/694821 "2014-08-07T11:30:50Z")
Reading this Pit thread brought to mind a question I’ve been turning over in my mind for a while now. I don’t think I’m alone in seeing, in our post-9/11 US, a conspicuous rise in “we support our troops”-type stories and… --- ## [Because there can't be too many threads about Michael Murphey's Wildfire.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-there-cant-be-too-many-threads-about-michael-murpheys-wildfire/398595)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-there-cant-be-too-many-threads-about-michael-murpheys-wildfire/398595 "2013-01-05T23:33:27Z")
We have discussed the killing frost that not only killed the tomatoes but a horse and a girl too (if only they had worn sweaters) but it came up on my player-- hey, I’ve got a bunch of 70s and 80s pop and I’m not ashamed… --- ## [Uh.. Weird WiFi connection names...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-weird-wifi-connection-names/482879)
**Author:** [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2009, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-weird-wifi-connection-names/482879 "2009-01-27T15:35:10Z")
So I just got an Ipod Touch. I think the thing is fun. I can surf the net with only a little annoyance by the format in places that I would not be able to otherwise. The coffee shop, the other coffee shop, the cafeter… --- ## [Medieval Vignettes, or Amusing Tales of Ye Olde Times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medieval-vignettes-or-amusing-tales-of-ye-olde-times/676991)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medieval-vignettes-or-amusing-tales-of-ye-olde-times/676991 "2014-07-01T03:34:13Z")
This thread is intended to be a repository of vignettes, or other entertaining such-like, cribbed from medieval chronicles, letters, or other sources, for my own amusement and hopefully, for the amusement of others. Thin… --- ## [What If I only want to lose my virginity to a virgin? And other questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-i-only-want-to-lose-my-virginity-to-a-virgin-and-other-questions/182182)
**Author:** [@lukaspriest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lukaspriest)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2021, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-i-only-want-to-lose-my-virginity-to-a-virgin-and-other-questions/182182 "2021-07-02T14:22:59Z")
First off, I know that I make generalizations here - its all just relative to my experiences and perceptions. And I totally realize that there are a lot of different people out there. I’m not trying to label anyone or … --- ## [Double hip replacement!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-hip-replacement/979804)
**Author:** [@FluffyBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FluffyBob)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2023, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-hip-replacement/979804 "2023-09-29T07:46:48Z")
I finally had my consultation with the recommended orthopedic surgeon and will be given a surgery date after an internal medicine appointment. Early spring is likely. Double anterior hip arthroplasty. I was waiting a … --- ## [How much will President Trump affect Global Warming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-will-president-trump-affect-global-warming/771566)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2016, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-will-president-trump-affect-global-warming/771566 "2016-11-17T19:31:33Z")
He said he will neuter the “job killing” EPA and he can have the USA ignore the Paris accords (which would likely cause other countries to pull out as well, rightfully claiming unfairness and treachery). Furthermore, he… --- ## [Car tyre blowing off when you inflate it - any danger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-tyre-blowing-off-when-you-inflate-it-any-danger/592705)
**Author:** [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-tyre-blowing-off-when-you-inflate-it-any-danger/592705 "2011-08-16T21:25:02Z")
When I check / fill my tyre pressures at the garage, I often find myself squatting down with the air hose, with my head right next to the tyre. If, for whatever reason, the tyre blew off the rim, would there be any dange… --- ## [Is it time to end the filibuster in the US Senate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-end-the-filibuster-in-the-us-senate/559977)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-end-the-filibuster-in-the-us-senate/559977 "2011-01-04T22:23:01Z")
Ok. The Dems have a 53-47 working majority in this Senate. No way will they get 60 to pass anything. The GOP has hopes of reclaiming the majority in 2012. Maybe they will have a 52-48 majority. No way can they get 6… --- ## [Can you fill out another voter's absentee ballot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fill-out-another-voters-absentee-ballot/769049)
**Author:** [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2017, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-fill-out-another-voters-absentee-ballot/769049 "2017-11-08T01:21:00Z")
So, in this thread, I came upon an interesting practice, in which a person would take another’s absentee ballot, mark it, have it signed, and then mailed. This was done with the original voter’s consent. Now, my first t… --- ## [So, court ordered cancer treatment anyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-court-ordered-cancer-treatment-anyone/497410)
**Author:** [@ParentalAdvisory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParentalAdvisory)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2009, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-court-ordered-cancer-treatment-anyone/497410 "2009-06-01T00:35:28Z")
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jZdKeCFSczuUghJkSegi8DGfMK-wD98BJQ7O0 I find this highly disturbing that a court can order you to get treatment you don’t like, or find extremely painful. I’ve heard it… --- ## [Why did Kentucky Fried Chicken become KFC?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-kentucky-fried-chicken-become-kfc/323560)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2005, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-kentucky-fried-chicken-become-kfc/323560 "2005-09-28T05:17:40Z")
Any reason behind the shortening of the name or was it just an advertising thing? Making it easier to say or something like that…? I don’t think they all changed…most most did. Most around here anyway (Arizona). --- ## [Rush: Subdivisions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-subdivisions/631033)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2012, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-subdivisions/631033 "2012-08-16T21:02:07Z")
I heard this by chance on the way to work this morning, and have known the song since it first hit the airwaves circa 1982. Suddenly I think it’s a masterpiece of songwriting. This is one fantastic piece of art, IMHO. … --- ## [I have spit stones. Ya know, like kidney stones only in my face.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-spit-stones-ya-know-like-kidney-stones-only-in-my-face/496558)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2013, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-spit-stones-ya-know-like-kidney-stones-only-in-my-face/496558 "2013-03-24T05:42:38Z")
Weird, isn’t it? You are no doubt wondering what the hell I’m talking about. Well, every once in a while I will eat or drink something and a very strange sensation happens on the left side of my face, down near my jaw … --- ## [Adorable Things You Believe as a Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adorable-things-you-believe-as-a-child/581060)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adorable-things-you-believe-as-a-child/581060 "2011-05-11T01:39:31Z")
We do these threads from time to time. Let’s have another go! \[ul\] \[li\]I believed that “doll” was pronounced “dal” (as in “pal”), and that anyone who pronounced it “doll” was just putting on a poncy accent.\[/li\]\[li\]I b… --- ## [Why are they pushing Fentanyl these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-they-pushing-fentanyl-these-days/792822)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2017, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-they-pushing-fentanyl-these-days/792822 "2017-08-16T17:56:39Z")
Why are they pushing Fentanyl these days? \*\* I use to remember hydrocodone, oxycodone, and morphine not so long ago and now it seem every thing is Fentanyl these days. \*\* Every thing was Oxycontin/Oxycodone, hyrdromorp… --- ## [Oak's NFL Fantasy League 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-nfl-fantasy-league-2014/695746)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2014, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oaks-nfl-fantasy-league-2014/695746 "2014-09-16T04:26:23Z")
Thanks to Uncle Brother Walker of the Unrelated Siblings for reminding me. I’ve renewed the league and sent invites to everyone that played last year. I’ll hold spots for everyone for at least a week, maybe longer, but… --- ## [Is a sexual fetish for glasses just a less extreme version of an amputee fetish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-sexual-fetish-for-glasses-just-a-less-extreme-version-of-an-amputee-fetish/693060)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-sexual-fetish-for-glasses-just-a-less-extreme-version-of-an-amputee-fetish/693060 "2014-07-15T19:40:37Z")
IMHO both are signs of a physical disability. A serious thing for girls in glasses is of course not as extreme. --- ## [I really don't want to die here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-dont-want-to-die-here/797931)
**Author:** [@LongTimeLurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LongTimeLurker)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-really-dont-want-to-die-here/797931 "2017-10-11T06:22:57Z")
I have followed this board off and on since the early eighties. I have learned alot, laughed alot, and raged alot. So now I need some help. I am 60 years old with next to no skills. I worked in a warehouse up until last… --- ## [Hiding posts vs unfriending on FB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiding-posts-vs-unfriending-on-fb/580294)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2011, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiding-posts-vs-unfriending-on-fb/580294 "2011-05-04T23:02:49Z")
Yes, another Facebook behavior poll. When someone annoys me, I tend to hide their posts, rather than unfriend them. However, it occurs to me that this might be the chickenshit route. What’s your opinion? Poll to follow… --- ## [What's the right thing to do here? \[Reporting bootleggers at the movie theater\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-right-thing-to-do-here-reporting-bootleggers-at-the-movie-theater/99465)
**Author:** [@Hayduke\_Lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hayduke_Lives)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2002, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-right-thing-to-do-here-reporting-bootleggers-at-the-movie-theater/99465 "2002-03-28T03:45:03Z")
A girlfriend of one of my friends told me she was at a movie once and noticed someone with an 8mm camera taping it. They didn’t do anything about it. I probably wouldn’t have either, as the guy wouldn’t be bothering me a… --- ## [Is This Invention Idea Possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-invention-idea-possible/526288)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-invention-idea-possible/526288 "2010-01-27T17:20:32Z")
Was wondering if it would be possible to create a magnetic field around cars that would make it almost impossible to physically bump into another car. I am thinking how two magnets, polar opposite, react and thought tha… --- ## [Car engine interchangeability: How does one know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-engine-interchangeability-how-does-one-know/549723)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-engine-interchangeability-how-does-one-know/549723 "2010-08-11T18:06:05Z")
My 2005 Chrysler Sebring apparently needs a new engine. I was just blabbing with my neighbor, who isn’t a mechanic, but is adept at fixing cars, was blabbing with me and he said that he could get me a Toyota engine for i… --- ## [Firefly - Kaylee's arrival on board (possible spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-kaylees-arrival-on-board-possible-spoilers/352088)
**Author:** [@Fromage\_A\_Trois](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fromage_A_Trois)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2006, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-kaylees-arrival-on-board-possible-spoilers/352088 "2006-04-13T09:01:11Z")
I’ve just watched the entire series of Firefly on DVD, and it grew on me as I watched it. Found it all very entertaining, and like all other fans I’m wishing there was more. I watched them in the DVD order, not the aired… --- ## [A murder mystery plot twist I've never seen (possibly open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-mystery-plot-twist-ive-never-seen-possibly-open-spoilers/992691)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2023, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murder-mystery-plot-twist-ive-never-seen-possibly-open-spoilers/992691 "2023-12-30T21:58:08Z")
Has there ever been a book, short story, or film, where the detective investigating the murder turned out to be the murderer? Since the very nature of this question involves spoilers, I’ll invite you to use spoiler tags… --- ## [Was the Emancipation Proclamation Unconstitutional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-emancipation-proclamation-unconstitutional/966269)
**Author:** [@Ynnad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ynnad)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2022, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-emancipation-proclamation-unconstitutional/966269 "2022-06-24T00:25:16Z")
Was the Emancipation Proclamation unconstitutional? Please note that this question is being posted only as a topic for a debate. No matter what conclusions one derives, the answer is moot. The subsequent 13th Amendmen… --- ## [What is gravity really? Take II](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gravity-really-take-ii/495180)
**Author:** [@rwjefferson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rwjefferson)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2009, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-gravity-really-take-ii/495180 "2009-05-09T12:16:53Z")
Is space flowing into mass is consistent with a theory of everything unifying all force into one? I find observation in verse reason supports it is. Please feel free to offer observation and reason not. Please feel … --- ## [City, suburbs, or country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/city-suburbs-or-country/644139)
**Author:** [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2012, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/city-suburbs-or-country/644139 "2012-12-20T03:14:06Z")
I’ve been looking at houses lately, so this has been on my mind. I want to live out in the country. Where do you guys want to live? --- ## [The saddest Christmas songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-christmas-songs/280252)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2004, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-christmas-songs/280252 "2004-12-22T21:37:09Z")
My friend and I were discussing sad Christmas songs tonite and the one we both agreed on was “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” by Judy Garland. Whenever I hear that song, I feel like having a good cry. Another s… --- ## [are credit card companies to blame for consumer debt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-credit-card-companies-to-blame-for-consumer-debt/277305)
**Author:** [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2004, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-credit-card-companies-to-blame-for-consumer-debt/277305 "2004-12-06T16:52:43Z")
I’m all for personal responsibility, but credit card companies engage in the most aggressive, predatory practices I’ve ever seen when it comes to helping people get into debt - namely, targeting people who need the money… --- ## [People who use a knife and fork American style: How did it happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-use-a-knife-and-fork-american-style-how-did-it-happen/739400)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2015, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-use-a-knife-and-fork-american-style-how-did-it-happen/739400 "2015-12-10T21:09:40Z")
The American style of knife and fork usage involves cutting an item with your fork in the non-dominant hand and knife in the dominant hand, then putting down the knife and transferring the fork to the dominant hand to ea… --- ## [The highly specific, verifiable prediction thread about Trump, Biden, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-highly-specific-verifiable-prediction-thread-about-trump-biden-etc/926361)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2024, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-highly-specific-verifiable-prediction-thread-about-trump-biden-etc/926361 "2024-08-31T20:51:25Z")
I’ve read a lot predictions on this message board - some plausible, some wildly unlikely (IMHO), some vague and some specific. So I thought it would be nice to collect VERIFIABLE predictions in one thread and we can see… --- ## [Wearing a tux at a wedding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-a-tux-at-a-wedding/589633)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wearing-a-tux-at-a-wedding/589633 "2011-07-22T01:16:14Z")
Is it “acceptable” for a male wedding guest (not in the wedding party) to wear a tux? --- ## [Human flesh: red meat or white meat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-flesh-red-meat-or-white-meat/247671)
**Author:** [@Skeptico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeptico)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2004, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-flesh-red-meat-or-white-meat/247671 "2004-05-29T23:04:00Z")
Just wondering :smiley: --- ## [Why is Poisons CC Deville the joke of the rock guitar world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-poisons-cc-deville-the-joke-of-the-rock-guitar-world/109174)
**Author:** [@Phlip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlip)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2002, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-poisons-cc-deville-the-joke-of-the-rock-guitar-world/109174 "2002-05-16T10:02:48Z")
When did this happen? I used to love Poison, in junior high that is. The only thing I distinctly remember him doing that was totally wack was at the 92 (?) Mtv Music Awards he started playing the solo to Unskinny Bop aft… --- ## [Girls become Poser Lesbians to attract men - Is this for real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-become-poser-lesbians-to-attract-men-is-this-for-real/142119)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2002, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girls-become-poser-lesbians-to-attract-men-is-this-for-real/142119 "2002-12-16T02:12:17Z")
Lesbian Lolitas: High-School Girls Want to Be Gay-ish Is being a poser lebian the new thing now if you want to snag a boyfriend? --- ## [Cool, creepy animated GIF: Spider with babies holding on, all crawling around.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-creepy-animated-gif-spider-with-babies-holding-on-all-crawling-around/574378)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cool-creepy-animated-gif-spider-with-babies-holding-on-all-crawling-around/574378 "2011-03-14T03:34:32Z")
One of the coolest animated GIFs I’ve seen in a while. It is, indeed, a mama spider with a ton of little spiderlings on her butt crawling around, in full color animated goodness. The mama’s butt is about as big as an in… --- ## [Is it possible for someone in a persistent vegetative state to commit a crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-someone-in-a-persistent-vegetative-state-to-commit-a-crime/589908)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-someone-in-a-persistent-vegetative-state-to-commit-a-crime/589908 "2011-07-23T19:59:49Z")
Is it possible for someone in a persistent vegetative state to commit a crime, under the laws of any jurisdiction, while they are in the state? Obviously they cannot form intent, which is not an element of every crime. T… --- ## [I've started throwing pennies away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-started-throwing-pennies-away/680393)
**Author:** [@Randolph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randolph)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-started-throwing-pennies-away/680393 "2014-02-03T22:58:29Z")
Like, in the garbage. It wasn’t a conscious decision, but somewhere in the past few weeks a mental threshhold was crossed, and pennies were judged to be no longer worth consideration. They’re just garbage. What - I sa… --- ## [Professor's job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professors-job/671773)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2013, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/professors-job/671773 "2013-10-24T13:59:57Z")
This might be a GQ. I’ve been a watcher of Big Bang Theory since it started and I enjoy the show a lot. But once in a while as I’m watching a thought comes to me. Isn’t it generally part of a university professor’s job … --- ## [Did the Ancient Greeks have family names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-ancient-greeks-have-family-names/606914)
**Author:** [@SDMBKL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SDMBKL)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2011, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-ancient-greeks-have-family-names/606914 "2011-12-26T05:41:26Z")
I once asked one of my teachers this exact same question, and the reply was “Yes, and the women of those families sometimes just got feminized versions of the family names”. Unfortunately, no examples of such family name… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1824&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1826&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)