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**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2013, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-sides-in-a-family-dispute/661241 "2013-06-19T03:43:00Z")
My parents and I are in the beginning stages of what I feel will be a long-term (if not permanent) estrangement. I worry she will bully my extended family (2 siblings, aunts and cousins) into cutting me off from their l… --- ## ['They're killing me! They're killing meeeeee!!!'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-killing-me-theyre-killing-meeeeee/577830)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theyre-killing-me-theyre-killing-meeeeee/577830 "2011-04-28T19:14:11Z")
Poor abused pussy. He doesn’t likes his medicine. Roomie tried to mix it into his wet food last week, and he boycotted wet food for a couple of days. So the nasty-tasting anti-biotic has to be squirted down his throat… --- ## [Enterprise Sigularity spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-sigularity-spoilers/137682)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2003, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-sigularity-spoilers/137682 "2003-03-16T22:03:43Z")
How much of this was played for humor? I fear we are becoming the “T’Pol of Vulcan” show, as Voyager “The Seven of Nine Show” in it’s last season. Is Jolene Blalock the girlfriend of a producer? Generally a fair episo… --- ## [Will unrealistic expectations of driver less cars make them infeasible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-unrealistic-expectations-of-driver-less-cars-make-them-infeasible/688763)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-unrealistic-expectations-of-driver-less-cars-make-them-infeasible/688763 "2014-06-06T16:37:11Z")
Safety is always raised anytime I see any article about driver less cars . OMG theres a computer relying on sensors. What if there’s an error? That of course doesn’t apply to human drivers. Drivers that talk on phones, … --- ## [So , I Wrote a Note to the King](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-wrote-a-note-to-the-king/367008)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2012, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-wrote-a-note-to-the-king/367008 "2012-02-20T20:09:23Z")
My travails with my contractor over here are well-know. Today I got fed up and dropped a note in the mail to the King. (Address: ‘King Abdullah, Riyadh’) I figure it is fifty-fifty of even getting there. THen the odds o… --- ## [Xkcd 914](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-914/586133)
**Author:** [@JoelUpchurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoelUpchurch)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2011, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-914/586133 "2011-06-21T00:16:50Z")
http://xkcd.com/914/ What is the stuff in the bathtub? --- ## [Rainbow colored bread in the 90s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rainbow-colored-bread-in-the-90s/778185)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2021, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rainbow-colored-bread-in-the-90s/778185 "2021-03-05T05:16:16Z")
And no, its nor LGBTQ bread.:stuck\_out\_tongue: In the late 1990s I was babysat by one of my mom’s coworkers who ran a daycare from her home (my mom worked at a school and the woman was like a library aid or something, d… --- ## [How much do the Richest really have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-the-richest-really-have/537194)
**Author:** [@TitaniumTeddyBear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TitaniumTeddyBear)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-the-richest-really-have/537194 "2010-04-28T23:00:23Z")
Lo. I’ve been checking out Wikipedia’s stats on wealth distribution in the 'States and I’ve hit a snag. Basically the stats all come from the census bureau and the upper limit on their stats is $150 000 per year. This … --- ## [Women who say "That's funny!" instead of laughing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-say-thats-funny-instead-of-laughing/371259)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2006, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-who-say-thats-funny-instead-of-laughing/371259 "2006-09-04T13:33:07Z")
I’ve met many women who, instead of laughing at something humorous, will let out a couple of snorts, if that, and say “That’s funny.” I’ve never met a man who says “That’s funny” - they laugh instead. Why do many women… --- ## [Survivor March 2 2011 "Keep Hope Alive"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-march-2-2011-keep-hope-alive/573297)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-march-2-2011-keep-hope-alive/573297 "2011-03-07T22:23:46Z")
Are they going to spend this much time every week on the duels? I mean, these people got voted out. Why are we having to watch a 5 or 6 minute duel now? I guess it’s a neat idea, but it seems weird. --- ## [Legitimate products that just don't work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legitimate-products-that-just-dont-work/314734)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2005, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legitimate-products-that-just-dont-work/314734 "2005-08-09T01:44:38Z")
No, I’m not talking about those exercise machines, diet supplements, “get rich in real estate” schemes, gasoline additives, penis enlargement pills, ultrasonic insect repellents, and other questionable products and schem… --- ## [Umm, surprise!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umm-surprise/752563)
**Author:** [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2016, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/umm-surprise/752563 "2016-04-19T14:17:49Z")
Last Friday the husband and I went to see Jungle Book. It’s nicely done, I recommend it! After returning home, he proceeded to clean the kitchen while I took the dogs out for a potty break. I heard him shriek and rush… --- ## [Getting the (Inexpensive) Cape Codder Platter at Red Lobster.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-the-inexpensive-cape-codder-platter-at-red-lobster/718251)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2015, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-the-inexpensive-cape-codder-platter-at-red-lobster/718251 "2015-04-28T00:12:39Z")
I live on a fixed income. I am not ashamed to admit that. I am not poor per se. But I do live on a fixed income. Anyways, from time to time, I do like to eat out (although I don’t do this as much, since my father died i… --- ## [Weird Song(s) That You Find Yourself Humming/Singing Regularly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-song-s-that-you-find-yourself-humming-singing-regularly/598572)
**Author:** [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-song-s-that-you-find-yourself-humming-singing-regularly/598572 "2011-10-26T17:25:15Z")
I regularly find myself humming/singing Three Degree’s “When Will I see You Again” but that song is just so not me. I even sort of dance the moves too and that’s so disturbing but I keep finding myself doing it. Oh and … --- ## [Ryan\_Liam: Shut the fuck up, you stinking pile of shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryan_liam-shut-the-fuck-up-you-stinking-pile-of-shit/361522)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2006, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryan_liam-shut-the-fuck-up-you-stinking-pile-of-shit/361522 "2006-06-24T17:39:07Z")
Ryan: “Well of course, it will all boil down to Iraqi government ability to curtail violence so that some semblence of normality can return to some sections of the population and then building up from that.” Me: “And if… --- ## [Make Your Final Iowa Caucus Predictions Here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-final-iowa-caucus-predictions-here/432130)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-final-iowa-caucus-predictions-here/432130 "2008-01-04T18:57:48Z")
It’s all going down tonight, and the last pre-caucus polls (Dem, GOP) are all in. So, if ye be sufficiently brave of heart and crazy of head to give your WAGs for the 1-2-3 finishers in each party, this is the place, an… --- ## [Flash: Dead Horse Beaten](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-dead-horse-beaten/434686)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2008, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flash-dead-horse-beaten/434686 "2008-01-30T18:41:22Z")
January 23 1960 - Bathyscaph Trieste descends to deepest part of the ocean, Marianas Trench. From Here --- ## [I'm sick of Doper names that I read wrong!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sick-of-doper-names-that-i-read-wrong/277279)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2004, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-sick-of-doper-names-that-i-read-wrong/277279 "2004-12-05T15:25:37Z")
I can’t take it any more! I’m sick to death of my inability to correctly read certain Doper names. :mad:\[ul\] \[li\]It took me three months to realize that Pokadyne’s name was actually Podkayne.\[/li\]\[li\]Saramamalana’s name… --- ## [Will society ever adopt a better keyboard layout?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-society-ever-adopt-a-better-keyboard-layout/517955)
**Author:** [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2009, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-society-ever-adopt-a-better-keyboard-layout/517955 "2009-11-27T12:42:56Z")
So the QWERTY keyboard layout was originally designed in the 1800s for typewriters to prevent typebar clashes. And here we are in 2009, using the same keyboard layout simply due to tradition. Numerous alternative layout… --- ## [racism and self defense my ass...WI vs. Vang](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racism-and-self-defense-my-ass-wi-vs-vang/322375)
**Author:** [@xbuckeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xbuckeye)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2005, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racism-and-self-defense-my-ass-wi-vs-vang/322375 "2005-09-24T17:05:40Z")
Court TV page Vang is an asshole, apparently from a whole family of assholes. Item 1) you can’t shoot an unarmed person in self defense Item 2) you can’t shoot someone in the back in self defense Item 3) you can’t hu… --- ## [What makes a song a punk song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-song-a-punk-song/78918)
**Author:** [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2001, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-song-a-punk-song/78918 "2001-08-31T17:19:54Z")
I’m not very musically savvy, but despite that, I know a punk song when I hear it. My question is, why? What makes it sound punk rather than just rock or metal? --- ## [What is your favorite Hymn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-hymn/743772)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2016, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-hymn/743772 "2016-01-27T22:56:11Z")
Hymns are a special category within Gospel music. They are typically found in church hymnals. Hence the name. :slight\_smile: Alan Jackson released 2 CD’s of hymns. Both were very big sellers. His album Precious Memorie… --- ## [Cat In Bedroom With Future Newborn: How To Avoid This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-in-bedroom-with-future-newborn-how-to-avoid-this/595885)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-in-bedroom-with-future-newborn-how-to-avoid-this/595885 "2011-09-13T17:14:14Z")
My nephew and niece are about to have their first child, their only child heretofore having been their Maine Coon kitty who cannot go outside due to his having been adopted de-clawed. We’ve talked about confining Rascal… --- ## [Erwin Schrödinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erwin-schrodinger/512188)
**Author:** [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2009, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erwin-schrodinger/512188 "2009-10-04T19:57:07Z")
What is the correct way to say this last name? I’ve been reading science on a layman’s level for many years and am embarassed to say that I don’t know how to pronounce it without sounding like a fool. --- ## [Hipster Asshat with the Hipster Asshat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hipster-asshat-with-the-hipster-asshat/327811)
**Author:** [@Jurph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurph)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hipster-asshat-with-the-hipster-asshat/327811 "2005-10-31T13:57:50Z")
I saw you at the Death Cab for Cutie concert last night. How could I not? Standing there in your leather jacket, even though it was pouring rain. You didn’t care. You’re so apathetic. You must practice. I really di… --- ## [How do people survive in a hot box](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-survive-in-a-hot-box/691885)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-survive-in-a-hot-box/691885 "2014-06-30T02:19:56Z")
Aren’t hot boxes designed for torture 140F+, and don’t they usually deprive people of water when torturing someone in a hot box? If so, how do people survive w/o ending up dead, in a coma or with long term damage? I’ve h… --- ## [Looking for Opinions on How to Reduce Female Orgasms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-on-how-to-reduce-female-orgasms/349255)
**Author:** [@Grossbottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grossbottom)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2006, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-opinions-on-how-to-reduce-female-orgasms/349255 "2006-03-23T02:47:11Z")
Yeah, what the title says. The female orgasm is a wondrous thing. But I’m learning over the last couple weeks that moderation might be a good thing, even when it comes to the female O. I’ll try to keep it short and non-T… --- ## [How far back in time could I go and still be understood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-back-in-time-could-i-go-and-still-be-understood/729028)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-back-in-time-could-i-go-and-still-be-understood/729028 "2015-08-30T01:30:15Z")
That is if I had a conversational grasp of whatever language I needed, how far back in time could I go and still expect to be understood? I’m guessing we know and understand some pretty old languages in written form but … --- ## [Can't sing at all - how should I learn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-sing-at-all-how-should-i-learn/525401)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-sing-at-all-how-should-i-learn/525401 "2010-01-19T10:32:08Z")
I really can’t sing. I’m not being modest here. You may think that I’m saying that I can’t sing out of modesty when really I can sort of sing, or that I’m saying I’m a D singer when I’m really a C+ singer. It’s not that … --- ## [Drink a glass of water, how much is dinosaur pee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drink-a-glass-of-water-how-much-is-dinosaur-pee/668319)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2013, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drink-a-glass-of-water-how-much-is-dinosaur-pee/668319 "2013-09-10T07:02:33Z")
This comes off a debate I had with my dad a long time ago. My position:All water on Earth is continually recycled through evaporation and such, meaning there are at least a few molecules of former urine in that refreshi… --- ## [The double-barreled dog whistle: it's not the lies, it's the lying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-double-barreled-dog-whistle-its-not-the-lies-its-the-lying/683719)
**Author:** [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2014, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-double-barreled-dog-whistle-its-not-the-lies-its-the-lying/683719 "2014-03-16T22:40:57Z")
I am beginning to think the right wing’s appeal to low-information voters is actually a double-barreled dog whistle. They appeal to isms (race, sex, heterosex, class). And they tell lies - but NOT to be believed. No on… --- ## [What are dominant traits?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-dominant-traits/136036)
**Author:** [@lionscroft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lionscroft)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2002, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-dominant-traits/136036 "2002-11-29T22:31:57Z")
My parents/uncles/cousins/sister have brown hair. My wifes side are white/blond and I have a white/blond son. If brown is the dominant colour how do we explain this? And before anyone suggests it, I have no worries abo… --- ## [What are your euphemisms for bodily functions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-euphemisms-for-bodily-functions/967905)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2023, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-euphemisms-for-bodily-functions/967905 "2023-03-23T21:43:22Z")
Riffing on this thread. For me: Defecation: downloading Republican talking points. --- ## [NFL: downing a punt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-downing-a-punt/473097)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2008, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-downing-a-punt/473097 "2008-11-18T01:17:09Z")
Every so often, I see a punt in the NFL where the receiving team doesn’t come near the ball because the punting team coverage is able to get down the field and surround the ball…so the ball just kind of is bobbling aroun… --- ## [What jobs pay the most money for the least education?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-jobs-pay-the-most-money-for-the-least-education/378399)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2006, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-jobs-pay-the-most-money-for-the-least-education/378399 "2006-11-03T06:17:36Z")
I was sitting around thinking about how it seems the people I know who last the longest in creative fields (painting, journalism, broadcasting, acting, etc.) came from wealthy families. I concluded this was because they … --- ## [Would anyone like to buy a teenager, cheap? (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-anyone-like-to-buy-a-teenager-cheap-long/294772)
**Author:** [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2005, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-anyone-like-to-buy-a-teenager-cheap-long/294772 "2005-03-17T18:15:02Z")
Before anyone asks, she’s not really for sale. She’s 15, a freshman in high school, a very bright kid, and lately I find myself wanting to thwack her upside the head with a Nerf bat. I got her progress report from schoo… --- ## [Bing Maps discontinued "Bird's Eye View" in my area.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bing-maps-discontinued-birds-eye-view-in-my-area/801533)
**Author:** [@Orwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orwell)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bing-maps-discontinued-birds-eye-view-in-my-area/801533 "2023-11-05T20:08:43Z")
I have been a regular user of Bing Maps oblique aerial photo feature, which they call “Bird’s Eye”. Went on today to look at a location and it says they have “updated” the feature and it is no longer available except in… --- ## [Eeeeeyyyyyyaaaak! Waterbug?! Insect people with info appreciated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eeeeeyyyyyyaaaak-waterbug-insect-people-with-info-appreciated/584161)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2011, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eeeeeyyyyyyaaaak-waterbug-insect-people-with-info-appreciated/584161 "2011-06-09T20:26:16Z")
So I hear a ruckus amongst the felines in the house about a week ago. I got out of bed an hour early to find out what was going on. Two of them are outside the bathroom, attention on something on the floor. To my dismay,… --- ## [Goldbach conjecture](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goldbach-conjecture/705397)
**Author:** [@armstrongm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armstrongm)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2014, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goldbach-conjecture/705397 "2014-11-26T15:35:41Z")
I did some research and I could find anything similar to what I am going to attempt to describe. What I would like to know if it is really useful or if I am wrong and someone has already described mathematically similar. … --- ## [Multi-Vitamins cause nausea, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-vitamins-cause-nausea-why/458113)
**Author:** [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2008, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multi-vitamins-cause-nausea-why/458113 "2008-07-30T16:21:12Z")
I don’t always eat right so I decided to try to take a multi-vitamin, within minutes I get so nauseous that I cannot move for fear of vomiting. I do take them with food but it doesn’t help . I did try another brand sever… --- ## [What do you wish you had in your current home that you don't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wish-you-had-in-your-current-home-that-you-dont/846643)
**Author:** [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wish-you-had-in-your-current-home-that-you-dont/846643 "2020-01-24T22:24:49Z")
Doesn’t matter if it’s a house, apartment, etc. What do you wish you had that you don’t? I would really like to have radiant flooring. I had it many years ago in Northeast Ohio when I lived in an apartment and loved it.… --- ## [Lynn Johnston go to HELL!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-johnston-go-to-hell/230354)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2004, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-johnston-go-to-hell/230354 "2004-02-25T04:52:26Z")
Those of you who read “For Better or For Worse” on a regular basis, I guess you know what I’m talking about. Those of you who don’t, I’ll bring you up to speed. Elly, the Patterson matriarch, has owned a bookstore for a… --- ## [Hottest cast on television](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-cast-on-television/504464)
**Author:** [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2009, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-cast-on-television/504464 "2009-07-29T16:39:27Z")
Inspired by the following aside: I might have to agree with True Blood. Maybe Lost is up there, but that’s more of a conventional, maybe even plastic beauty compared to the well-described “quirky” good looks of the Tru… --- ## [Did German Slave Labor Rebuild Stalingrad and Perhaps Other Cities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-german-slave-labor-rebuild-stalingrad-and-perhaps-other-cities/625104)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-german-slave-labor-rebuild-stalingrad-and-perhaps-other-cities/625104 "2012-06-15T23:48:42Z")
Were German captives of the Soviets used as slave labor to rebuild Stalingrad? I live in Los Angeles and we have many Russian immigrants here. I was visiting my local Ralphs and was chatting with the Russian security gu… --- ## [Are any counseling/therapy services covered by health insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-counseling-therapy-services-covered-by-health-insurance/651449)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2013, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-counseling-therapy-services-covered-by-health-insurance/651449 "2013-02-26T21:05:29Z")
Hi all. My wife’s mother died over the summer (traumatic as usual in such cases, worse because it was sudden and we wound up moving back and taking on the burdens of caregiving). It affected my wife profoundly, and stirr… --- ## [A common theme in Disney movies...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-common-theme-in-disney-movies/165923)
**Author:** [@reoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reoch)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2003, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-common-theme-in-disney-movies/165923 "2003-05-14T05:55:55Z")
I was having a discussion with my friend a couple of minutes ago and she brought up an an interesting point about Disney films. We actually go into an argument about why in almost ALL of the Disney movies, the charaters… --- ## [Can you hear this sound? A poll/test.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-hear-this-sound-a-poll-test/358083)
**Author:** [@Vision\_of\_Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vision_of_Love)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2006, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-hear-this-sound-a-poll-test/358083 "2006-05-28T10:42:26Z")
This is just something I saw today that’s got me scratching my head. Let’s do a test if you’ve got the time! Download that file, put on some earphones or headphones and play it. You might want to start it a… --- ## [Restaurants who do not know who their clientele is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-who-do-not-know-who-their-clientele-is/465601)
**Author:** [@Can\_Handle\_the\_Truth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Can_Handle_the_Truth)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2008, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-who-do-not-know-who-their-clientele-is/465601 "2008-10-01T08:37:57Z")
It’s early Sunday afternoon, around 12:30. You are managing what is supposed to be a family-oriented, conservative establishment. At this time of day your clientele is the after-church crowd. I don’t know if you realize … --- ## [SHOULD primaries be open or closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-primaries-be-open-or-closed/752757)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2016, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-primaries-be-open-or-closed/752757 "2016-04-27T14:37:00Z")
Right now there is a hodgepodge state by state: open caucus; closed caucus; open primary; semi-closed primary; closed with various lengths of time free to register in one or the other party. Outside of considerations fo… --- ## [Which Way Is The Wind Blowing Today? (USA Only)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-is-the-wind-blowing-today-usa-only/617117)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2012, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-way-is-the-wind-blowing-today-usa-only/617117 "2012-04-01T03:46:09Z")
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