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**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2011, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dondra-already-called-the-doctor-but/600313 "2011-10-30T03:50:02Z")
… due to her pulmonary hypertension, she’s needing her O2 even while lying in bed! We’ve been told there’s no cure, but she is so in the early stages of it, how can it happen this fast? Otherwise, she feels fine and her… --- ## [Persuade me not to give up on Babylon 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persuade-me-not-to-give-up-on-babylon-5/490851)
**Author:** [@Petrobey\_Mavromihalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Petrobey_Mavromihalis)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2009, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persuade-me-not-to-give-up-on-babylon-5/490851 "2009-03-28T01:52:20Z")
Ok, so whilst my SO is abroad for a couple of weeks I’m indulging my sci fi love by watching some stuff she’d never want to sit through. As I pretty much missed it when it came out, and because it gets good recommendatio… --- ## [Is it constitutional to give black and indigenous people vaccine priority?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-constitutional-to-give-black-and-indigenous-people-vaccine-priority/939246)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2021, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-constitutional-to-give-black-and-indigenous-people-vaccine-priority/939246 "2021-04-13T00:44:28Z")
Governor Phil Scott (R) of Vermont posted this on Twitter: “If you or anyone in your household identifies as Black, Indigenous, or a person of color (BIPOC), including anyone with Abenaki or other First Nations heritage… --- ## [Ohio State Marching Band: the band nerds become the coolest kids on the field](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-state-marching-band-the-band-nerds-become-the-coolest-kids-on-the-field/672370)
**Author:** [@CLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CLee)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-state-marching-band-the-band-nerds-become-the-coolest-kids-on-the-field/672370 "2014-08-06T18:06:46Z")
This is incredible. The Ohio State University Marching Band Performs their Hollywood Blockbuster Show - YouTube There must be a program that generates the steps to take for these formations, right? Video is seven minutes… --- ## [You meet your counterpart from Earth-Prime. What happens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-meet-your-counterpart-from-earth-prime-what-happens/467339)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-meet-your-counterpart-from-earth-prime-what-happens/467339 "2008-10-14T14:54:24Z")
Let’s say that, through whatever unlikely contrivances you wish to postulate, you find yourself face-to-face with your counterpart from another reality. The only difference between Earth-Prime and this world is that, on … --- ## [Married couples living apart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couples-living-apart/561145)
**Author:** [@dmatsch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dmatsch)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2010, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couples-living-apart/561145 "2010-11-20T17:50:16Z")
I have a co-worker who just recently revealed that he doesn’t actually live with his wife and stepson full time. Edit: He’s worked for this company for about 3 years, and has no intention of leaving. His house is actu… --- ## [Liberland - A brand new country in Europe!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberland-a-brand-new-country-in-europe/717838)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2026, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberland-a-brand-new-country-in-europe/717838 "2026-07-13T06:45:44Z")
In case you missed this important international development, last Monday saw the birth of a new country in Europe: The Republic of Liberland! The BBC has extensive coverage \[1\], there is a Wikipedia article \[2\] and Libe… --- ## [Why do people hate Anne Hathaway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-anne-hathaway/748084)
**Author:** [@black\_rainbow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rainbow)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2016, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-anne-hathaway/748084 "2016-03-30T13:39:00Z")
She’s more hated than Chris Brown. --- ## [Really stupid stunts you pulled as a kid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-stupid-stunts-you-pulled-as-a-kid/129970)
**Author:** [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2002, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-stupid-stunts-you-pulled-as-a-kid/129970 "2002-12-11T12:40:39Z")
While driving home from work today someone had a couple of manniquins in their front yard selling them in their garage sale. It reminded me of a stunt a friend of mine and I pulled when we were 16 years old. My friend’s … --- ## [Rudy's Expensive (to the NYC taxpayers) Booty Calls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rudys-expensive-to-the-nyc-taxpayers-booty-calls/428131)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2007, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rudys-expensive-to-the-nyc-taxpayers-booty-calls/428131 "2007-12-14T06:31:52Z")
Politico has the story: I guess he was technically honest - it was ‘security’ that ran up the bills! And what bills they were: Man, that’s quite a hotel bill for the security detail! I’ve only once in my life staye… --- ## [Our dog just started digging under the fence. Solutions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-dog-just-started-digging-under-the-fence-solutions/421030)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2007, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-dog-just-started-digging-under-the-fence-solutions/421030 "2007-10-01T12:25:04Z")
Our dog is about three years old…some facts: We got him at the no-kill shelter as a puppy. He’s some sort of chow/husky mix, and if you look at his head right, it looks like he has some pit bull too. We had a chain li… --- ## [My employer will not reimburse me for mileage...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-employer-will-not-reimburse-me-for-mileage/232226)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2004, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-employer-will-not-reimburse-me-for-mileage/232226 "2004-03-03T14:37:57Z")
I work for a small company. I have no “contract” outlining the terms of my employment, just a salary/benefits agreement. I have to drive a great deal for the company. Sometimes I have to haul heavy equipment or tow tr… --- ## [It's Like Kissing Your Sister: Nice But It Don't Mean Nuthin'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-like-kissing-your-sister-nice-but-it-dont-mean-nuthin/459377)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2008, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-like-kissing-your-sister-nice-but-it-dont-mean-nuthin/459377 "2008-08-12T19:57:14Z")
In 1997’s Kickboxing Academy (a movie curiously ignored by the Oscars, but I digress) characters Danny and Cindy fall in love, and there are several passionate kissing scenes between the two. Unremarkable. Except for t… --- ## [Which 3 chords? The rock 'n' roll retard wants to know! (Ramones thread)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-3-chords-the-rock-n-roll-retard-wants-to-know-ramones-thread/117002)
**Author:** [@tclouie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tclouie)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2002, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-3-chords-the-rock-n-roll-retard-wants-to-know-ramones-thread/117002 "2002-07-03T20:46:25Z")
OK, let’s assume I’m a rock ‘n’ roll retard. Never learned to play Stairway to Heaven like all the other thirtysomethings. Not very good at stretching my hands to make those chord-shapes. Don’t even like playing G, cause… --- ## [Is the U.S. government the most conservative among "developed" countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-u-s-government-the-most-conservative-among-developed-countries/559339)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-u-s-government-the-most-conservative-among-developed-countries/559339 "2010-11-08T02:23:08Z")
I hear Australia’s gotten pretty conservative but generally my impression is that even our Dems are way further to the right on the political spectrum than most of the “conservative” parties in other developed countries. … --- ## ["Seinfeld" finale "Did not do the research" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-finale-did-not-do-the-research/600055)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2011, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfeld-finale-did-not-do-the-research/600055 "2011-10-20T02:43:46Z")
I know a bench trial wouldn’t happen from a Good Semaritan violation, but (in general) are prosecutors allowed to bring in witnesses attesting to a defendents’ lack of character? --- ## [Ernie Anastos drops the F-bomb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ernie-anastos-drops-the-f-bomb/510477)
**Author:** [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2009, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ernie-anastos-drops-the-f-bomb/510477 "2009-09-23T20:34:24Z")
Shortly afterward Dari Alexander’s eyes had to be put back in her head. --- ## [About personalized license plates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-personalized-license-plates/543914)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-personalized-license-plates/543914 "2010-06-22T23:51:49Z")
I was in Ohio recently and recall seeing an awful lot of personalized license plates while I was out there. I wasn’t sure if this was because Ohio has a ton of them, or if I was just paying more attention to the license … --- ## [Very, very minor mysteries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-very-minor-mysteries/375241)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2006, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/very-very-minor-mysteries/375241 "2006-10-09T19:09:42Z")
On my way to work, I pass a huge book-remainder warehouse store (HQ of a local chain). I’m usually driving past there around 7:45 – well before opening time. There is always – well, there has never not been, when I’ve lo… --- ## [Why do those reality criminal shows blur faces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-those-reality-criminal-shows-blur-faces/506417)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2009, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-those-reality-criminal-shows-blur-faces/506417 "2009-08-15T15:04:51Z")
I’m a fan of the (low-class proletariat) shows like “America’s Dumbest Criminals” and the other shows that have police video. Except for “Cops”, most blur the faces of the guys robbing the stores or running from the pol… --- ## [Is it safe to eat meat that has defrosted and then refrozen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-eat-meat-that-has-defrosted-and-then-refrozen/386054)
**Author:** [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2006, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-eat-meat-that-has-defrosted-and-then-refrozen/386054 "2006-12-31T01:31:17Z")
Wind storms knocked out the power in my house for about 26 hours yesterday. I had some frozen food in my freezer (Trader Joe’s frozen dinners and some steaks) that must have completely defrosted but stayed cool and have … --- ## [Spinning silhouette illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinning-silhouette-illusion/663884)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2013, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spinning-silhouette-illusion/663884 "2013-08-12T04:01:15Z")
I don’t see the illusion here, to me she never changes direction. My two questions here are what direction do other people see her spinning in when she begins and is she actually spinning in one direction … --- ## [How long does it take to run a DNA match?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-run-a-dna-match/293975)
**Author:** [@Limbo\_Donni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limbo_Donni)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2005, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-run-a-dna-match/293975 "2005-03-12T16:32:03Z")
I thought it took weeks. But in this front page case the suspect was just found yesterday.Police: DNA Matches in Judge Kin Killings --- ## [Limitless unrestricted immigration : How can you defend this 'liberal' viewpoint?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limitless-unrestricted-immigration-how-can-you-defend-this-liberal-viewpoint/786120)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limitless-unrestricted-immigration-how-can-you-defend-this-liberal-viewpoint/786120 "2017-05-09T13:47:25Z")
So in essence, the EU was a private club of mostly wealthy western nations. These are people who’s ancestors essentially invented the industrial revolution, following a period of widespread enlightenment. Liberals don’… --- ## [Help! Burned Oatmeal In Pot!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-burned-oatmeal-in-pot/471443)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2008, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-burned-oatmeal-in-pot/471443 "2008-11-07T13:21:48Z")
You would think oatmeal would be easy to make…! After a long sordid tale I won’t share with you, including highlights such as half-cooked oatmeal exploded all over a microwave, puddles on the floor, oatmeal-covered parr… --- ## [May Flowers in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-flowers-in-the-mmp/833551)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2019, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-flowers-in-the-mmp/833551 "2019-05-13T08:21:49Z")
I have Iris and Peonies blooming in my garden at the moment. The Daffodils and Tulips are done, most of my Azaleas are about done. Just thought I’d share. Happy Moanday! --- ## [Canada's US Dairy Tariff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadas-us-dairy-tariff/815941)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2018, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadas-us-dairy-tariff/815941 "2018-06-22T16:51:03Z")
What is the story behind Canada’s 270% tariff on US Dairy products? Does the US have a similar tariff on Canadian dairy products coming in? --- ## [Armchair Speculation: Will modern cosmetic techniques destroy natural selection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armchair-speculation-will-modern-cosmetic-techniques-destroy-natural-selection/591569)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armchair-speculation-will-modern-cosmetic-techniques-destroy-natural-selection/591569 "2011-08-08T14:33:21Z")
…and ultimately… humanity itself?! :eek: Assuming \[deep breath\]:\* There exists some set of hard-wired, genetic sexual attraction instinct that affects your tastes in mates, ones that might exhibit sexual features which… --- ## [I am so tough I stop my car in the road to FISTFIGHT GRRR TOUGH!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-tough-i-stop-my-car-in-the-road-to-fistfight-grrr-tough/289793)
**Author:** [@Ooner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ooner)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2005, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-so-tough-i-stop-my-car-in-the-road-to-fistfight-grrr-tough/289793 "2005-02-20T00:43:39Z")
One thing I will never understand about a large sect of the human population is the concept of machismo, the need to be tougher or stronger or generally more powerful than other people. I can understand how it might have… --- ## [Are You Happy With Your State Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happy-with-your-state-bird/498664)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2009, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happy-with-your-state-bird/498664 "2009-06-08T02:24:30Z")
Here’s a list of State Birds. Are you happy with your state bird? Do you think it represents your state well? I live in Illinois and I think the cardinal is a poor choice. I think I’ve seen maybe 10 cardinals in my enti… --- ## [Bad Things that've happend to BAD people.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-things-thatve-happend-to-bad-people/219890)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2003, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-things-thatve-happend-to-bad-people/219890 "2003-12-31T05:55:39Z")
Inspired by a recent news item, about a thief who stole a Salvation Army kettle, fled into the street…and was hit by a car. Does anyone else have any other such uplifting stories of “karmic reallignment”? It can be hist… --- ## [Why are opera singers fat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-opera-singers-fat/296669)
**Author:** [@smartdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smartdog)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2012, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-opera-singers-fat/296669 "2012-06-08T01:24:38Z")
OK, not all of them are fat. Some of them are merely robust. Is there any particular reason, other than prolonged soujourns in Italy? Deborah Voight has reduced her weight considerably without harm to her voice, so it… --- ## [Does Sesame Street have a liquor store?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sesame-street-have-a-liquor-store/1001764)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-sesame-street-have-a-liquor-store/1001764 "2024-07-22T13:02:25Z")
At around 2:47 in this video Big Bird mentions a package store (near the Count’s mansion). Around here, “package store” is a euphemism for liquor store (and is identified by a big red dot). So is that what Big Bird is ta… --- ## [How to use a hand auger? (no drum or screw)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-use-a-hand-auger-no-drum-or-screw/688785)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2014, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-use-a-hand-auger-no-drum-or-screw/688785 "2014-05-20T21:26:17Z")
I have a “hand auger” or “sink auger” - it’s the same sort of cable you find in drum augers, but instead of the drum, there’s a kink and a handle at the very end to turn. Having struggled for a long time to understand h… --- ## [Child Pornography in the Supreme Court.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-pornography-in-the-supreme-court/90779)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2001, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/child-pornography-in-the-supreme-court/90779 "2001-11-17T07:20:01Z")
Here is a quick link to the story: www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A15030-2001Oct30.html" At the risk of turning this into a hypertechnical discussion of the overbreadth and vagueness doctrines developed by the … --- ## [Supergirl and cornstarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-and-cornstarch/748746)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supergirl-and-cornstarch/748746 "2016-03-17T05:54:39Z")
Supergirl is supposed to be soft and feminine, yet at the same indestructible. How, you may be asking, is this seeming contradiction possible? How can you bounce bullets off of the same skin that would feel smooth and … --- ## [Trading Spaces 3/22, Or another Crying Pam episode](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trading-spaces-3-22-or-another-crying-pam-episode/163487)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2003, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trading-spaces-3-22-or-another-crying-pam-episode/163487 "2003-03-25T18:06:16Z")
Edward’s back! When I saw the previews for this show, I was horrified that Laurie picked the one color the HO hated, brown. But as I watched, I realized I could easily have jack-slapped this woman. She was horrible to… --- ## [Official Name of The United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-name-of-the-united-states/512449)
**Author:** [@UncleFred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleFred)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2009, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/official-name-of-the-united-states/512449 "2009-10-05T00:43:13Z")
The present thread on “First Citizen of…” raises (for me, anyhow) the question of “Does the US have an Official Name”? Is there any legal document stating “This country shall be known as \_\_\_”? I went right to the Const… --- ## [First dead superhero?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-dead-superhero/568910)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2011, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-dead-superhero/568910 "2011-01-26T17:29:42Z")
News reports are trickling in that identify the member of the Fantastic Four who dies tomorrow (Hint: It’s exactly who you would have guessed). Who was the first superhero to die, on panel, in an American comic book? I… --- ## [Unhappy jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhappy-jokes/762944)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unhappy-jokes/762944 "2016-08-24T09:17:06Z")
One of my favorite unhappy jokes is a real-life anecdote about a woman who complained about the LBJ administration’s involvement in the Vietnam War. She said, “I was told that if I voted for Goldwater we would be at war … --- ## [I'm entitled to my dating criteria, so back off!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-entitled-to-my-dating-criteria-so-back-off/199591)
**Author:** [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2003, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-entitled-to-my-dating-criteria-so-back-off/199591 "2003-09-10T19:24:08Z")
In the latest Queer Eye thread in Cafe Society, I opined that as a generally useful guideline, guys who can’t dance aren’t good in bed. In a misguided attempt to defend her husband’s honor, Javamaven1 wrote I have … --- ## [Geography Trivia: What's the closest (in miles) that you have ever been to New York City?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-trivia-whats-the-closest-in-miles-that-you-have-ever-been-to-new-york-city/624024)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2012, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geography-trivia-whats-the-closest-in-miles-that-you-have-ever-been-to-new-york-city/624024 "2012-06-12T22:54:57Z")
After getting some interesting votes in Geography Trivia: What’s the closest (in miles) that you have ever been to New Orleans? I realized that perhaps New Orleans might not have been the best city to choose. So I follow… --- ## [Question on dieting re: "calories out"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-dieting-re-calories-out/797526)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2018, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-on-dieting-re-calories-out/797526 "2018-07-19T14:25:58Z")
Please no comments about “take the fork out of you mouth” or exercise more. This is specifically about the calories out part of dieting with metabolism, ghrelin (satiated) vs. leptin (starving), “paleolithic” biology, … --- ## ["Why YOU....... I Oughta..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-i-oughta/519257)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-you-i-oughta/519257 "2009-12-02T15:58:27Z")
“Halt, in the name of the law!” “Gee whiz, Betty Jane, that’s swell!” “You’re a chump, you always been a chump!” “He took a powder! After him!” “Calling all cars, calling all cars!” Your turn:) (old movie dialogue) … --- ## [Does anyone here have experience with Avoidant Personality Disorder?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-experience-with-avoidant-personality-disorder/685862)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2014, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-here-have-experience-with-avoidant-personality-disorder/685862 "2014-06-19T05:50:19Z")
So someone important in my life has self-diagnosed themselves with avoidant personality disorder, and looking at how they behave and how they act, I can’t really disagree with the diagnosis. I… don’t really know how to d… --- ## [they refused my blood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-refused-my-blood/643992)
**Author:** [@\_Olive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Olive)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2012, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-refused-my-blood/643992 "2012-12-19T01:06:55Z")
I went to give blood yesterday and they wouldn’t take it. It just so happened the day before I had three small patches of skin that needed to be scraped and sent for testing. I was given a small injection to numb each a… --- ## [Why was this thread closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/457147)
**Author:** [@MissMossie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissMossie)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2008, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-thread-closed/457147 "2008-07-29T21:19:56Z")
Marley23 closed this thread apparently because it was pointless. I’m a bit confused because it was posted in MPSIMS and I thought that was the place for threads with no point. Is there more to the thread closing than I… --- ## [Just When You Thought They'd made the Most Unhealthy Food...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-when-you-thought-theyd-made-the-most-unhealthy-food/555884)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-when-you-thought-theyd-made-the-most-unhealthy-food/555884 "2010-10-06T15:45:34Z")
I’ve read on this Board about the burgers served on glazed doughnuts instead of buns, and deep-fried whatever, but today we visited the Topsfield Fair (which in eight more years will be celebrating its 200th anniversary)… --- ## [If you had to pick one restaurant for all your meals...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-one-restaurant-for-all-your-meals/759398)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-pick-one-restaurant-for-all-your-meals/759398 "2016-07-15T16:12:16Z")
…which one would you choose? The premise is that all your meals will be paid for, but you have to eat there, and there only. Also, the restaurant has to be within twenty miles of your residence. You may expand that rad… --- ## [I've been in a bar fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-in-a-bar-fight/603628)
**Author:** [@raskolnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raskolnik)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-been-in-a-bar-fight/603628 "2011-11-25T23:53:59Z")
\-And lost. and had my rips cracked, as well as getting a bottle broken over my head. Now I’m curious to see what this makes me. I’m shooting for 50% bad-ass and 50% idiot. I did this in China as well, so do I get extra p… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1846&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1848&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)