# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1827&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:** 1828 --- ## ["I don't need Bush's tax cut. I have never worked a fucking day in my life."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-need-bushs-tax-cut-i-have-never-worked-a-fucking-day-in-my-life/184823)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2003, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-need-bushs-tax-cut-i-have-never-worked-a-fucking-day-in-my-life/184823 "2003-07-01T16:56:50Z")
So said Rep. Patrick Kennedy, according to the Washington Post. What a moron! Other than the Kennedy name, how can this person be a successful politician? --- ## [Terminator 2 tries too hard to be funny at the wrong times](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminator-2-tries-too-hard-to-be-funny-at-the-wrong-times/592017)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminator-2-tries-too-hard-to-be-funny-at-the-wrong-times/592017 "2011-08-11T22:24:55Z")
They stuck in Arnold saying “I’ll be back” in a lame way. It was way cooler in Terminator 1. Even other of Arnold movies did the line better. But the biggest offender is when the Terminator says “I need a vacation.” T… --- ## [I hate Addicts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-addicts/580201)
**Author:** [@Zulema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zulema)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2011, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-addicts/580201 "2011-05-02T06:25:26Z")
I’ve known this woman for over 20 years. We’re not really good friends but I’ve seen her once a month for that whole time with not more that a 8 months break. We’re the same age and both transplants to this area so we h… --- ## [PS3/XBox or Wii?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-xbox-or-wii/492841)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ps3-xbox-or-wii/492841 "2009-04-20T18:40:06Z")
I am bored and the local TV sucks. I see all three game platforms are available here. Has a general consensus developed about which of these is “best?” (Which is cheapest? By a significant amount?) --- ## [I pit dieing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dieing/630787)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dieing/630787 "2012-08-12T12:15:01Z")
Because it is not a word. Dying sucks too, but at least it’s spelled properly. I’ve seen an increase in this abomination on the boards, and it’s making me crazy! It’s not a hard word! --- ## [Aloha! Tom Brower(D)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aloha-tom-brower-d/674341)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aloha-tom-brower-d/674341 "2013-11-21T20:47:00Z")
I was hoping this was only a specter in my dreams but no, this is evidently of the world I share with you all. I lack the mental agility to fully grok this guy and tear him down appropriately. There is so much wrong he… --- ## [Mods trolling, isn't that against the rules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-trolling-isnt-that-against-the-rules/704916)
**Author:** [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2014, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-trolling-isnt-that-against-the-rules/704916 "2014-11-18T03:48:52Z")
Why are “certain” Mods allowed to troll. when it is clearly against the user agreement? The special rules for the Pit also clearly state Since a Mod is repeatedly accusing me of trolling, both in the Pit, and els… --- ## [Why do professional swimmers shave their bodies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-professional-swimmers-shave-their-bodies/368879)
**Author:** [@Puzzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Puzzler)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2006, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-professional-swimmers-shave-their-bodies/368879 "2006-08-17T00:16:21Z")
At the Olympic games and other professional swimming contests one may see swimmers with shaved bodies. I heard a pro swimmer saying it has nothing to do with lowering friction. So why do they shave? --- ## [Things super-powered characters can't do because of their powers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-super-powered-characters-cant-do-because-of-their-powers/424440)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2007, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-super-powered-characters-cant-do-because-of-their-powers/424440 "2007-11-02T19:06:50Z")
I was watching an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer recently in which Buffy, after fighting and defeating a hammer-wielding troll, accidentally broke a counter at the Magic Shop by placing the hammer on it. She wasn’t … --- ## [Can you rape an animal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-rape-an-animal/309069)
**Author:** [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2005, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-rape-an-animal/309069 "2005-06-26T23:07:57Z")
They called what this guy did rape. Until the dog died… http://www.fox21.com/Global/story.asp?S=3456745 --- ## [Squeaky Bra, How to Fix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-bra-how-to-fix/359261)
**Author:** [@hawksgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hawksgirl)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2006, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/squeaky-bra-how-to-fix/359261 "2006-06-03T23:08:08Z")
So, I’m a rather well-endowed lady, with few options (not to mention $$$$) for new bras. A couple of the ones I have (my favorite ones too!) have developed what can best be described as a squeak. I’m pretty sure that i… --- ## [I Dread My Dog Dying and He Isn't Even Sick.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dread-my-dog-dying-and-he-isnt-even-sick/681076)
**Author:** [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2014, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dread-my-dog-dying-and-he-isnt-even-sick/681076 "2014-02-12T14:13:01Z")
I’ve had dogs before and I have three dogs now. I’ve never had a special dog before. Honestly, I am not even a dog person. I purchased Maxwell from a breeder in 2006 for my daughter and some how, he just bonded with m… --- ## [What is the next date for the "End of the World" after 2012 ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-next-date-for-the-end-of-the-world-after-2012/613084)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2012, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-next-date-for-the-end-of-the-world-after-2012/613084 "2012-02-18T06:06:31Z")
Assume for argument we survive Winter Solstice 2012. On the assumption that was overly easy for you to do, what is the next date you won’t sweat? --- ## [Americans - are fries and bacon always finger food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-are-fries-and-bacon-always-finger-food/329794)
**Author:** [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2005, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-are-fries-and-bacon-always-finger-food/329794 "2005-11-08T15:55:06Z")
I’ve lived in the US for over 10 years across a couple of stints and thought I had got used to all the strange differences (from the UK) in eating and dining habits. Then I married an American. One morning I looked ove… --- ## [What does "Gag me with a spoon" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-gag-me-with-a-spoon-mean/292894)
**Author:** [@emekthian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emekthian)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2013, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-gag-me-with-a-spoon-mean/292894 "2013-11-15T04:16:32Z")
I’ve heard this phrase many times, and I have no idea what it means. --- ## [I told my husband to leave.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-told-my-husband-to-leave/134053)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2002, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-told-my-husband-to-leave/134053 "2002-11-09T15:49:14Z")
I’ve had it. You know, things are pretty bad when even the marriage counselor thinks you should make him leave. I talked to her alone and at length, and she has come to the same conclusion I have: I’ve done everything I … --- ## ["Miracle on Ice" similar to Pearl Harbor or 9/11?!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miracle-on-ice-similar-to-pearl-harbor-or-9-11/713538)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2015, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miracle-on-ice-similar-to-pearl-harbor-or-9-11/713538 "2015-02-26T14:06:04Z")
On NPR, Al Michaels said that the U.S. hockey team’s victory over the USSR at Lake Placid 35 years ago was a similar kind of event to Pearl Harbor, the JFK assassination, or 9/11 in that everyone remembers where they wer… --- ## [Can anyone explain this light bulb joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-this-light-bulb-joke/561322)
**Author:** [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2010, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-this-light-bulb-joke/561322 "2010-12-01T15:14:08Z")
:confused: OK, I am thinking that “About four” is not a relevant or humorous punch line, which makes it an anticlimax, which makes it (sort of) relevant, which makes not an anticlimax (or, at least, rather less of one)… --- ## [Should comic book characters age in real time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-comic-book-characters-age-in-real-time/566552)
**Author:** [@The\_Amazing\_Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Amazing_Hanna)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2011, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-comic-book-characters-age-in-real-time/566552 "2011-01-08T02:30:53Z")
Simple question: Would it be a good idea if comic book characters aged in real time, passing the torch to a successor every few decades or so? Kind of like these really long-running soaps do? --- ## [Using an AC inside the house.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-an-ac-inside-the-house/350884)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2006, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-an-ac-inside-the-house/350884 "2006-04-01T23:35:16Z")
Something I’ve wondered about for a while. Say you buy an Air Conditioner, and, for whatever reason, whether it won’t fit in the window, or you live in apartment and the landlord won’t let you install it, or, whatever, … --- ## [Olde Schoole Computer Games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olde-schoole-computer-games/31505)
**Author:** [@Maeglin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maeglin)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2000, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olde-schoole-computer-games/31505 "2000-09-13T01:28:54Z")
I was chatting with my gf last night and we got to thinking about ancient computer games. I was immediately assaulted by memories of games that owned me many years ago. What were your favorite computer games back in the … --- ## [Practical end to the intelligence debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practical-end-to-the-intelligence-debate/423308)
**Author:** [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2007, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/practical-end-to-the-intelligence-debate/423308 "2007-10-23T18:14:24Z")
Superficially, it seems to me that all current debate about intelligence boils down to a lot of words, time, and money wasted on saying that blacks are stupid. Is there anything more to it than this? I have yet to hear… --- ## [Do I have a good reason for relearning German?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-a-good-reason-for-relearning-german/566337)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-have-a-good-reason-for-relearning-german/566337 "2011-02-07T17:39:29Z")
I used to speak German fairly well, though with limitations on my vocabulary, after four years of high school and a semester in college. But for a very long time, after I started learning Chinese, my ability to speak coh… --- ## [What Disney cartoon was Arthur C. Clarke referring to in this short story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disney-cartoon-was-arthur-c-clarke-referring-to-in-this-short-story/387638)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2007, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-disney-cartoon-was-arthur-c-clarke-referring-to-in-this-short-story/387638 "2007-01-14T02:00:04Z")
This one’s been flittering about for a while, finally remembered again while I was near the computer… This was one of Arthur C. Clarke’s short stories. It’s gotta be pretty old from the book I remember…Expedition to Ea… --- ## [leaving the tail shells on shrimp w/pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-the-tail-shells-on-shrimp-w-pasta/40453)
**Author:** [@zwaldd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zwaldd)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2000, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leaving-the-tail-shells-on-shrimp-w-pasta/40453 "2000-11-10T15:13:58Z")
once again, i ordered a pasta dish last night that had shrimp in it and they left the tail shells on the shrimp. why do they do this? i have to pick them up and get sauce all over my fingers to take the shells off so i … --- ## [Margret Hassan Dead.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margret-hassan-dead/275081)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2004, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/margret-hassan-dead/275081 "2004-11-19T16:09:33Z")
The Iraqi-British woman who had lived for 30 years in Iraq, dedicating her life to them, who was kidnapped and held hostage, has been executed. --- ## [You're sitting on the floor. Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sitting-on-the-floor-why/703734)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2014, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-sitting-on-the-floor-why/703734 "2014-11-09T15:29:20Z")
The obvious follow-up to the others. --- ## [Men's Restroom Etiquette Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-restroom-etiquette-poll/575090)
**Author:** [@curious11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curious11)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2011, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-restroom-etiquette-poll/575090 "2011-03-19T23:30:21Z")
You’re a guy, or pretending you’re a guy, and you go into the men’s room to take care of a #1 condition, and all the urinals are in use, and you decide to use a stall instead, do you… close and lock the stall door, or le… --- ## [I wondered why Claritin was such a popular but useless medication until I read this article](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wondered-why-claritin-was-such-a-popular-but-useless-medication-until-i-read-this-article/708138)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2014, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-wondered-why-claritin-was-such-a-popular-but-useless-medication-until-i-read-this-article/708138 "2014-12-26T01:15:55Z")
Claritin has never worked in the slightest for me despite trying it a few times. I googled re Claritin’s effectiveness and ran across this older NYT article. It’s quite fascinating, Claritin is kind of (IMO) a borderline… --- ## [What's your biggest worry? Terrorism, Gun violence, or Police brutality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-biggest-worry-terrorism-gun-violence-or-police-brutality/739755)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2015, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-biggest-worry-terrorism-gun-violence-or-police-brutality/739755 "2015-12-12T03:30:45Z")
Poll to come… Title was the topic of a recent MSNBC poll. National poll results spoilered. --- ## [Mayday! I've been shanghaied to... mulch!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayday-ive-been-shanghaied-to-mulch/302041)
**Author:** [@Rue\_DeDay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rue_DeDay)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2005, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayday-ive-been-shanghaied-to-mulch/302041 "2005-05-07T15:52:46Z")
Everyone knows you’re supposed to wait until Mother’s Day before you start with the gardening stuff. At least that’s what I’ve been told. Or maybe you’re supposed to get the garden started no later than Mother’s Day. Hmm… --- ## [When did STD become STI?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-std-become-sti/438453)
**Author:** [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-std-become-sti/438453 "2008-02-22T06:57:17Z")
It seems that STI (sexually transmitted infection) is the new trendy nomenclature and that STD (sexually transmitted disease) has fallen into disfavor. Why the change? Because things like crab lice aren’t a disease? … --- ## [Give colleges eminent domain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-colleges-eminent-domain/757954)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2016, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-colleges-eminent-domain/757954 "2016-06-30T23:10:04Z")
Many colleges are having housing shortages and are forced to convert common areas into living space for students, or have them live in hotels. We should give them the right of eminent domain, to make it easier for them … --- ## [What are some reasons your past relationships failed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-reasons-your-past-relationships-failed/607245)
**Author:** [@slm2955](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slm2955)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-reasons-your-past-relationships-failed/607245 "2011-12-29T12:33:39Z")
For me: it was immaturity and cowardice(on my end). --- ## [I'm naturally argumentative, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-naturally-argumentative-why/727608)
**Author:** [@justjake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justjake)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2015, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-naturally-argumentative-why/727608 "2015-08-13T01:53:46Z")
As you all know, i’m a very argumentative person. Now before you go “well that’s why you can’t get a job” i know how to hide and conceal that perfectly in job interviews and such, and when dealing with bosses. I’m sure… --- ## [How can I stop clenching my jaw?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-stop-clenching-my-jaw/315671)
**Author:** [@La\_Llorona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/La_Llorona)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2005, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-stop-clenching-my-jaw/315671 "2005-08-05T15:26:52Z")
I’ve had an extremely stressful workweek, and oddly enough, I’ve started clenching my jaw because of all this stress (it really, really hurts, too! :frowning: ). This jaw-clenching business is a new thing for me, so I … --- ## [I don't understand these Far Sides. Is it because I'm not American?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-these-far-sides-is-it-because-im-not-american/288221)
**Author:** [@auRa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auRa)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2005, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-these-far-sides-is-it-because-im-not-american/288221 "2005-02-04T12:24:17Z")
After a recent trip to Mom and Pops, I returned home with a much-read (and read, and re-read) copy of The Far Side Gallery 5. Now, most of these comics I can understand, and I soon guffawed my way through most of the boo… --- ## [Pizza deliverers: how to get a tip - or not get one - in the UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-deliverers-how-to-get-a-tip-or-not-get-one-in-the-uk/769683)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2016, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-deliverers-how-to-get-a-tip-or-not-get-one-in-the-uk/769683 "2016-10-29T19:52:18Z")
You are delivering pizzas in the UK. If you don’t want a tip, absolutely do not notice that the customer has payment (a £20 note) in his hand. Definitely demand payment beforehand. Be sure to give incorrect change (chang… --- ## [Touristy things you went to that don't exist any more](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touristy-things-you-went-to-that-dont-exist-any-more/1030073)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 299\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/touristy-things-you-went-to-that-dont-exist-any-more/1030073 "2026-05-25T22:06:07Z")
I used to go to the Seattle back in the early 80’s, taking the Seattle Ferry from Bremerton to Seattle, and one of the things I visited (and rode on) was The Bubbleator. It was a humungous dome elevator with a 360 degre… --- ## [Grizzly Man (documentary); open spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grizzly-man-documentary-open-spoilers/337682)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2006, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grizzly-man-documentary-open-spoilers/337682 "2006-02-08T05:58:25Z")
I just watched this today and thought it was a well-made documentary. Good job of alternating between Timothy Treadwell’s film of the grizzly bears, foxes, and scenery and the interviews with people who knew him or knew… --- ## [Marijuana mentioned in the Bible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-mentioned-in-the-bible/232630)
**Author:** [@saluki\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saluki_fan)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2004, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-mentioned-in-the-bible/232630 "2004-03-10T03:55:45Z")
I recently saw an article that said marijuana was utilized by people in Biblical times. Is this possibly true? Also. just why exactly was Marijuana made illegal in America? Thank You --- ## [Are most Americans stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-most-americans-stupid/339846)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2006, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-most-americans-stupid/339846 "2006-01-28T15:50:50Z")
By “stupid,” I mean not informed and/or intelligent enough to make reasoned political decisions. Why do you feel this way? Anecdotal interaction? Polls and evidence? Also, is it a false premise that reasoned voting r… --- ## [Is a timeshare ever a good idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-timeshare-ever-a-good-idea/379773)
**Author:** [@bucknut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucknut)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2006, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-timeshare-ever-a-good-idea/379773 "2006-11-11T16:13:47Z")
Last summer I was fooled into attending a timeshare presentation. (Hey, don’t laugh, I got a free hotel stay out of it.) I went in 100% certain that I wasn’t going to bite, that if these things were at all legit they w… --- ## [FlashForward - s1e7 - 11/5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flashforward-s1e7-11-5/516490)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flashforward-s1e7-11-5/516490 "2009-11-09T17:53:25Z")
The Gift Let’s see some more plot driven goodness. Something to give the ratings a kick in the pants. I’m not sure how much more we’ll see from Simon, but I’m hoping to get a better peak at his character. Is he a bad gu… --- ## [Your favorite contradictory (or other interesting) business signs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-contradictory-or-other-interesting-business-signs/805377)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2017, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-contradictory-or-other-interesting-business-signs/805377 "2017-12-31T16:30:56Z")
At the Jets gas station by me there is a deal of “Unlimited car washes” for a month for $24.99\*. \*Limit 1 wash per day. :smack: Then it’s not unlimited, is it! At the PDQ station there is a sign ontop every pump that s… --- ## [Rejoice, children of the 90s! Old School Nickelodeon Returns, sort of!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejoice-children-of-the-90s-old-school-nickelodeon-returns-sort-of/588904)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2011, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejoice-children-of-the-90s-old-school-nickelodeon-returns-sort-of/588904 "2011-08-23T04:31:29Z")
I know at least some of you guys grew up on Nickelodeon in the 90s. So starting Mon the 25th, there’s going to be old Nick on Nickelodeon at midnight. I hope it includes plenty of Are You Afraid of the Dark, Alex Mack, … --- ## [Is there a name for the annoying habit some people have of not answering questions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-the-annoying-habit-some-people-have-of-not-answering-questions/763241)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2016, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-the-annoying-habit-some-people-have-of-not-answering-questions/763241 "2016-08-30T22:24:31Z")
I mean answering the direct question they were asked. Example 1: Me: What time did you wake up this morning? Person: Well, I didn’t get to bed until late, and then I couldn’t sleep. The stupid alarm didn’t go off a… --- ## [A nerd walks into a bar.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-nerd-walks-into-a-bar/621137)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2012, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-nerd-walks-into-a-bar/621137 "2012-05-10T18:46:30Z")
Last week, a poster here recommended I go out to a bar on my own. I figured what the hell, I’ll try it. I usually hate bars and I’ve been to very few. The prospect of being surrounded by complete strangers and interacti… --- ## [How long ago could the average person have started a digital music library?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-ago-could-the-average-person-have-started-a-digital-music-library/823970)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2018, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-ago-could-the-average-person-have-started-a-digital-music-library/823970 "2018-11-13T00:50:21Z")
I’m wondering how far back someone could have started and maintain a digital music library. When could the average person, using a typical home computer, have started a digital music library? Did the first home compute… --- ## [What will it take for computers to efficiently draw a curved surface?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-it-take-for-computers-to-efficiently-draw-a-curved-surface/506953)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2009, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-it-take-for-computers-to-efficiently-draw-a-curved-surface/506953 "2009-08-23T02:55:43Z")
In the real world, a sphere, cylinder, or arch is perfectly smooth (if made by a master craftsman or builder), but in computer graphics you need to create a zillion little polygons to approximate said curves. My questio… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1826&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1828&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)