# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=184&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:** 185 --- ## [Conspiracy douchebags harrassing Sandy Hook man who helped kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conspiracy-douchebags-harrassing-sandy-hook-man-who-helped-kids/647307)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conspiracy-douchebags-harrassing-sandy-hook-man-who-helped-kids/647307 "2013-02-07T05:25:20Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/gene-rosen-sandy-hook-conspiracy-155033813.html I’d say this rises to the epic level of douchebaggery. --- ## [Will eating your own feces make you sick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-eating-your-own-feces-make-you-sick/286138)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2010, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-eating-your-own-feces-make-you-sick/286138 "2010-07-17T02:05:43Z")
Some people are reputed to have drunk his or her own urine as a cleanser. That is what prompted this question but it is not important if it is true or not. What if you ate your own feces after you defecated? Let us assum… --- ## [Why does the body odor of certain people smell like curry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-body-odor-of-certain-people-smell-like-curry/82481)
**Author:** [@non-native](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/non-native)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2011, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-body-odor-of-certain-people-smell-like-curry/82481 "2011-02-21T14:04:28Z")
Am i the only person that notices this? is this yet another sign of my slowly deteriorating sanity? Some people’s BO simply smells exactly like what it is (BO), but i’ve noticed some peoples BO smell like curry. Maybe it… --- ## [The left hates free speech](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-left-hates-free-speech/673720)
**Author:** [@cornopean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornopean)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2013, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-left-hates-free-speech/673720 "2013-11-15T21:56:10Z")
First off, let’s define free speech. Free speech means we defend the right of people to speak things which we find offensive or hateful, etc. Free speech does not mean defending the right to speak things we like and ap… --- ## [What's up with Job's Daughters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-jobs-daughters/308718)
**Author:** [@madcossack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madcossack)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2015, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-jobs-daughters/308718 "2015-10-01T15:08:39Z")
Short (not really) background: My wife and I share (50/50) custody of her 2 kids with her ex. Girl: 16. Boy: 13. Recently, we banned my 13 year old stepson from playing “Airsoft”, as he calls it, with his friends. Basi… --- ## [The infamous Chuck Berry "breakfast" story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-infamous-chuck-berry-breakfast-story/111274)
**Author:** [@WSLer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WSLer)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2002, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-infamous-chuck-berry-breakfast-story/111274 "2002-05-30T11:00:22Z")
The thread about Chuck and Keith brought back memories of this. Warning-----Fairly gross stuff ahead--------------- Chuck has always had a thing for young blonde women, the fact that he’s been married for some 30+ years… --- ## [Raw carrots = stomach pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raw-carrots-stomach-pain/58602)
**Author:** [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raw-carrots-stomach-pain/58602 "2023-11-09T13:05:42Z")
Whenever I eat raw carrots, I tend to get short, sharp, stabbing pains in my stomach. Not life-or-death quality pain, but more like, “ow - that’s unpleasant”. I don’t think it’s an allergy, and cooked carrots are fine. M… --- ## [How do you expect the shutdown to end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-expect-the-shutdown-to-end/670088)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-expect-the-shutdown-to-end/670088 "2013-10-17T07:58:37Z")
Right now, I’m having a hard time seeing how this deal gets resolved. Which side will blink? Not seeing how Obama can agree to any restrictions on ACA. I see more possibility for the House Repubs to waver - simply bec… --- ## [Vicodin and Alcohol (accepted time between)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicodin-and-alcohol-accepted-time-between/422948)
**Author:** [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vicodin-and-alcohol-accepted-time-between/422948 "2013-07-15T19:02:50Z")
What is the accepted time between taking the last dose of Vicodin and drinking a couple of social drinks (i.e glass of wine or a couple beers, not binge drinking). 24 hours? 12 hours? --- ## [Madam Violet and the Edinburgh vampire hive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madam-violet-and-the-edinburgh-vampire-hive/719139)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2015, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madam-violet-and-the-edinburgh-vampire-hive/719139 "2015-05-07T08:23:35Z")
I’ve seen some stuff online about a Madam Violet and the Edinburgh vampire hive and was just wondering if you guys knew if it was actually real and if you know any details about it. It seem kind of like an Internet urba… --- ## [What do people from other countries yell during sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-from-other-countries-yell-during-sex/64263)
**Author:** [@KV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KV)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2001, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-people-from-other-countries-yell-during-sex/64263 "2001-07-21T16:16:01Z")
I am curious, really. Do the French yell “oui”, and “si” for the Mexicans, or is it just our culture that says “yes”? I apologize if this is poorly worded, or even spelled, my mind is elsewhere, and I can’t find it. --- ## [My daughter, 153 months old, just had her first period](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-153-months-old-just-had-her-first-period/615297)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2012, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughter-153-months-old-just-had-her-first-period/615297 "2012-03-18T19:13:31Z")
How did this happen so fast? One day long ago she was biting my finger with her first tooth, then a hop, skip and a jump later she was waving to me as I stood in the doorway to her Kindergarten classroom. Shortly after… --- ## [Writing Wedding Thank You Notes for Cash/Cheques](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-wedding-thank-you-notes-for-cash-cheques/128031)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2002, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-wedding-thank-you-notes-for-cash-cheques/128031 "2002-09-16T02:12:35Z")
This is my last thread about wedding stuff, I promise (from now on, I’ll start marriage threads :D). I’m writing my wedding thank you notes, and I’m stumped on the thank yous for cash/cheque gifts. Do I just say thanks f… --- ## [Is "My Liege" still correct for addressing British Nobility & Royalty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-liege-still-correct-for-addressing-british-nobility-royalty/532876)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2016, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-my-liege-still-correct-for-addressing-british-nobility-royalty/532876 "2016-09-11T02:38:34Z")
Since my experience of seeing English (UK, blah blah) royalty and nobility is limited to decades old BBC productions of Shakespeare, if I were to meet a noble or monarch of that Isle, would it be technically correct for … --- ## [American date format, why month, day, year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-date-format-why-month-day-year/240551)
**Author:** [@WILLASS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WILLASS)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2004, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-date-format-why-month-day-year/240551 "2004-04-22T01:22:25Z")
I regularly have to talk to American clients during my working day and I never fail to get confused when discussing dates with them! Why oh why do you have the date format month, day then year as opposed to the more logi… --- ## [Obama has to dress down, he's busy cleaning up your puke!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-has-to-dress-down-hes-busy-cleaning-up-your-puke/484642)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2009, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-has-to-dress-down-hes-busy-cleaning-up-your-puke/484642 "2009-02-09T20:55:15Z")
Andrew Card has the gall to say of Obama’s dress code: “The Oval Office symbolizes…the Constitution, the hopes and dreams, and I’m going to say democracy. And when you have a dress code in the Supreme Court and a dress … --- ## [Really? No Super Bowl LII thread? What about the commercials??!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-no-super-bowl-lii-thread-what-about-the-commercials/807814)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 391\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-no-super-bowl-lii-thread-what-about-the-commercials/807814 "2018-02-15T17:10:29Z")
With many in America going to watch the game (or at least attending a party) on Sunday, no discussion about the game? Or its commercials? My wife and I like to stay home alone. We don’t want to socialize at a party, we … --- ## [Tea Party = treason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-party-treason/590861)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2011, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-party-treason/590861 "2011-08-03T14:52:16Z")
My wife made that observation this morning as we heard the news. They are seriously trying to overthrow the government and much more likely to succeed than the pathetic American Communist Part ever could have imagined. … --- ## [A void has been filled: ladies and gentleman, Aldebaran!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-void-has-been-filled-ladies-and-gentleman-aldebaran/183316)
**Author:** [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Replies:** 319\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2003, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-void-has-been-filled-ladies-and-gentleman-aldebaran/183316 "2003-06-24T12:15:27Z")
I don’t open many Pit threads, but I wanted to be the first one to do so here. It’s been a long time since we’ve had a lunatic, left-wing nutcase frothing at the mouth and embarrassing legitimate left-wingers and giving… --- ## [Can I plug 2nd SATA hard drive in while the PC is running?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-plug-2nd-sata-hard-drive-in-while-the-pc-is-running/641033)
**Author:** [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2012, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-plug-2nd-sata-hard-drive-in-while-the-pc-is-running/641033 "2012-11-15T20:06:35Z")
My 750 GB hard drive crashed. Windows won’t boot. There’s a SMART test in the BIOS that gives a read fail error. So I bought a 1TB hard drive and reinstalled Windows. I want to try to pull data off the old hard drive… --- ## [I get that I don't get why you don't go with the internet.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-that-i-dont-get-why-you-dont-go-with-the-internet/610688)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2012, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-get-that-i-dont-get-why-you-dont-go-with-the-internet/610688 "2012-02-05T22:23:55Z")
So I’m old enough to be your father and I REALLY don’t understand why you don’t get the internet, much less why you don’t let the rest of your salesforce, who do, use it to make us all rich. We are recent hires. We cam… --- ## [What non-human animals recognize their human given name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-non-human-animals-recognize-their-human-given-name/578040)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2014, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-non-human-animals-recognize-their-human-given-name/578040 "2014-03-20T18:22:01Z")
Dogs obviously know what their name is. “Blah blah blah Ginger” and all that. My dog’s neck snaps, her ears perk up and she looks you right in the eye when her name is mentioned. I have never been a cat owner, but I d… --- ## [Ribs should not be falling off the bone tender. Correct?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ribs-should-not-be-falling-off-the-bone-tender-correct/654713)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2013, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ribs-should-not-be-falling-off-the-bone-tender-correct/654713 "2013-04-23T17:49:08Z")
Do you like your ribs “fall off the bone” tender? Or do you prefer tender, but not so tender it falls off the bone? As in, you can take a bite off of the rib and not have the whole thing fall apart right there in your h… --- ## [The Minirants Thread Rides Again!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-minirants-thread-rides-again/440276)
**Author:** [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Replies:** 326\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2008, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-minirants-thread-rides-again/440276 "2008-04-26T23:14:35Z")
Since the last minirant thread seems to have petered out over a week ago, I’m starting a new one. Look, RGE, you’re the fuckers who decided that if I’m paying online, and I still want a fucking paper bill, you’re going … --- ## [Why do so many of the people who identify as White have a hard time seeing the racism around them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-of-the-people-who-identify-as-white-have-a-hard-time-seeing-the-racism-around-them/831716)
**Author:** [@Darkon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darkon)\ **Replies:** 335\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2019, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-of-the-people-who-identify-as-white-have-a-hard-time-seeing-the-racism-around-them/831716 "2019-04-12T20:32:58Z")
It seems to me that brazen racism has resurged since Trump was elected, but racism itself, whether blatant or otherwise, has been ubiquitous since the United States was founded. So, what is it that keeps Whites, Caucasia… --- ## [Zenster banned? What's all this then?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zenster-banned-whats-all-this-then/209338)
**Author:** [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2003, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zenster-banned-whats-all-this-then/209338 "2003-10-26T07:56:06Z")
I hope it’s not rude to ask this question. From what I’ve seen, Zenster seemed like a reasonably civilized git. Sometimes, it’s easy to see why some angry PITA got banned. This one’s a surprise to me. I don’t read all t… --- ## [Fun Things to Build in Your Spare Time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-things-to-build-in-your-spare-time/530448)
**Author:** [@Wisthekiller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wisthekiller)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2010, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-things-to-build-in-your-spare-time/530448 "2010-03-05T08:56:20Z")
What would be some fun things to build in some spare time? preferably that are cheap and actually useful. I find it fun to make stuff and know that some other people do to. I’ve built a guitar pickup and speaker that pl… --- ## [9 Chickweed Lane - The Plot Thickens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-chickweed-lane-the-plot-thickens/549160)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2011, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-chickweed-lane-the-plot-thickens/549160 "2011-08-17T16:36:10Z")
The current storyline has been running more or less continuously since last November. Today we learned the pointof this interminable flashback. --- ## [How to introduce an insecure wife to the idea of female friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-introduce-an-insecure-wife-to-the-idea-of-female-friends/619326)
**Author:** [@jerryonly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jerryonly)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2012, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-introduce-an-insecure-wife-to-the-idea-of-female-friends/619326 "2012-04-27T06:06:18Z")
So I am married, happily, will be 4 years here shortly. My wife is beautiful, but she is insecure. She does not like me having female friends. She trusts me completely, but is afraid that they will fall in love with me, … --- ## [Songs you've misattributed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-youve-misattributed/699381)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2014, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-youve-misattributed/699381 "2014-10-16T13:48:44Z")
a.k.a. “For many years I thought the song \_\_\_\_ was performed by \_\_\_!” I’ve heard Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress many times on the radio. Always assumed it was performed by CCR. It was even in the film The Big Lebowski,… --- ## [What celeb do people say you look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celeb-do-people-say-you-look-like/664912)
**Author:** [@KaylaLynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KaylaLynn)\ **Replies:** 193\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2014, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-celeb-do-people-say-you-look-like/664912 "2014-08-22T17:53:10Z")
Think back, have you been told that you resemble a famous person? I have. BEST: Mariah Carey :slight\_smile: WORST: Roseanne Barr :eek: --- ## [The sure sign of Spring MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sure-sign-of-spring-mmp/687175)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 326\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sure-sign-of-spring-mmp/687175 "2014-05-05T08:40:00Z")
Hijacked before this week’s MMP ever started. I had yet another sure sign of Spring this morning: my first tick of the season. I probably picked it up fishing yesterday, but I won’t rule out Saturday’s yard work session… --- ## [Things you never knew about the other sex until recently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-never-knew-about-the-other-sex-until-recently/490693)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2009, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-never-knew-about-the-other-sex-until-recently/490693 "2009-03-31T02:18:50Z")
(I keep thinking we had one of these threads recently, but I can’t seem to find it, so…) I feel like an idiot (so much for that fancy college education), but I only recently learned that girls pee out of a different hol… --- ## [Do You Like Having Your Toes Sucked ? (In A Romantic Way)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-having-your-toes-sucked-in-a-romantic-way/409993)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2007, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-having-your-toes-sucked-in-a-romantic-way/409993 "2007-07-03T04:26:32Z")
Not just for fun, I’m talkin’ about foreplay, people. I’m talkin’ about when a person that you are hot for and getting ready to get busy with puts you on the slow train to Toegasm Town. I’m talkin’ about that thrill,… --- ## [How does someone "Ping" another person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-someone-ping-another-person/522174)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2009, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-someone-ping-another-person/522174 "2009-12-22T13:10:22Z")
Conversation I had with someone online: Me: Do you know where \[mutual friend\] is? Him: I just got on. Would you like me to ping her? I’ve heard this word before. What’s it mean? What does someone have to have or do in… --- ## [Stupid fucks who believe in magic.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-fucks-who-believe-in-magic/63202)
**Author:** [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Replies:** 377\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2001, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-fucks-who-believe-in-magic/63202 "2001-05-18T22:29:21Z")
And I mean the ones who take it literally. They believe it is possible to manipulate the universe to suit them, to make stuff happen, to influence others’ thoughts and so on, by doing goofy rituals and chanting in dead l… --- ## [The "cleverbot" AI bot scam...!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cleverbot-ai-bot-scam/555583)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cleverbot-ai-bot-scam/555583 "2017-05-20T08:10:07Z")
Hi, I am quite knowledgeable about AI and chatbots… I have a firm belief that “cleverbot” (google it) is actually run by humans… It takes seconds to reply. Every other chat bot can reply instantly It is about a millio… --- ## [Where does the water pressure in my house come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-water-pressure-in-my-house-come-from/606105)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Steele](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Steele)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-water-pressure-in-my-house-come-from/606105 "2011-12-17T01:42:56Z")
When I turn on the faucet or shower, water, presumably from a main buried in the street, flows out freely. Clearly the water must be under pressure, or it’s magic and can defy gravity. So where does the pressure come fr… --- ## [DeSantis's war on Disney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desantiss-war-on-disney/963073)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 395\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desantiss-war-on-disney/963073 "2024-04-01T17:27:43Z")
From a legal standpoint, how can Florida Governor DeSantis and the legislature vote on Disney’s special status within the state in what is clearly, by any objective measure, retaliation for them speaking up against a law… --- ## [MLB Hot Stove / Offseason 2013-2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-2013-2014/673013)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2014, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-2013-2014/673013 "2014-01-26T05:15:14Z")
I’ve seen some recent off-season items posted both here and in a hot stove thread from last year, so let’s go ahead and have one place for it. --- ## [Why the fuck do I read mommy boards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-i-read-mommy-boards/596847)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2011, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-i-read-mommy-boards/596847 "2011-09-27T14:30:59Z")
Fuck. After about a three month hiatus, I checked in on the pregnancy and motherhood message board that I used to read. My due date club was awesome. It was totally helpful, and still is, to be in contact with a few mom… --- ## [Possible to put "stop payment" on cashier's check?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-to-put-stop-payment-on-cashiers-check/524399)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possible-to-put-stop-payment-on-cashiers-check/524399 "2010-01-13T16:16:17Z")
I recently mailed out a cashier’s check to pay off a vehicle loan. I sent it via certified mail so I’d know when/whether it arrived at its destination, but it got me to wondering about contingencies. It’s possible to t… --- ## [The long term effects of recession & middle class squeeze](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-long-term-effects-of-recession-middle-class-squeeze/518186)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-long-term-effects-of-recession-middle-class-squeeze/518186 "2010-01-09T20:58:48Z")
I want to have a debate, but w/o one that involves assumptions that an entire generation of people are bad (ie serves those lazy, spoiled dumb kids right), that kind of stuff. So as it stands health care, real estate, d… --- ## [Can Big Brother, Handmaiden's Tale, Brave New World happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-big-brother-handmaidens-tale-brave-new-world-happen/662750)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-big-brother-handmaidens-tale-brave-new-world-happen/662750 "2013-07-18T20:20:46Z")
Does anyone here believe that books like 1984, Handmaiden’s Tale or Brave New World could actually be realized in the U.S.? In our lifetimes? I love dystopian novels and cautionary tales and utopian novels and all that… --- ## [Hypothetical: a shot given to a pregnant mother that ensures a heterosexual child. Do you do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-a-shot-given-to-a-pregnant-mother-that-ensures-a-heterosexual-child-do-you-do-it/630075)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2012, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypothetical-a-shot-given-to-a-pregnant-mother-that-ensures-a-heterosexual-child-do-you-do-it/630075 "2012-08-08T13:01:44Z")
This is a question for everyone, man or woman, gay or straight. But please identify yourself as far as gender and sexual orientation with your answer. So, there exists a shot given to the mother, or a pill, and it magic… --- ## [I'm not sure why, but the "Tea Party" Tax Protests really rub me the wrong way.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-sure-why-but-the-tea-party-tax-protests-really-rub-me-the-wrong-way/493149)
**Author:** [@Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamaika_a_jamaikaiake)\ **Replies:** 311\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2009, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-sure-why-but-the-tea-party-tax-protests-really-rub-me-the-wrong-way/493149 "2009-04-18T22:19:40Z")
I don’t think that it is the protests themselves. Dissent is patriotic, and I applaud people for voicing their political opinions. I think it is the way these protests are framed. Take this quote by organizer Glenn Rey… --- ## [Why are forks on the left?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-forks-on-the-left/694062)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2014, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-forks-on-the-left/694062 "2014-08-19T12:51:29Z")
It seems incredible that I don’t know this, but there you go. (The people in my house don’t eat together.) If nine out of ten people are right-handed, why are forks on the left in a place setting? Does everyone use a … --- ## [Need some tacky lawn ideas - or help me irritate my neighbors...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-tacky-lawn-ideas-or-help-me-irritate-my-neighbors/123868)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2002, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-tacky-lawn-ideas-or-help-me-irritate-my-neighbors/123868 "2002-08-27T17:18:25Z")
As some of you know, we just moved in to a new house. Shortly thereafter I was laid off and money has been tight, so as a result, we haven’t been able to do some things we wanted to do around the house. This includes fen… --- ## [A response to Scylla that I can't make in MPSIMS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-response-to-scylla-that-i-cant-make-in-mpsims/838964)
**Author:** [@tricoteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tricoteuse)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2019, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-response-to-scylla-that-i-cant-make-in-mpsims/838964 "2019-10-05T19:57:31Z")
This thread. To make it as short as I can, Scylla uses his “nuclear sneer” on and snaps at a bratty kid who was bugging him at Target, and puts the kid’s mother down with a snappy retort that I completely believe and do… --- ## [Movie screw ups that made you chuckle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-screw-ups-that-made-you-chuckle/710245)
**Author:** [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-screw-ups-that-made-you-chuckle/710245 "2015-02-09T16:43:29Z")
OK it wasn’t a movie but I was watching an old episode of Columbo and they showed the LA Airport and then a plane with it’s wheels extending. It was just filler video to show they were at the airport. The clip showed n… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=183&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=185&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)