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**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2003, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-o-come-from-in-irish-names/162542 "2003-03-19T23:12:46Z")
O’Connor, O’Reilly, O’Shannon, O’ My God? I have always wondered this secretly and have never asked my Irish American neighbors why the O. Ah to be sure! there must be a good reason… So Irish friends… Why O’Why is the… --- ## [Is socializing just conversational masturbation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-socializing-just-conversational-masturbation/542461)
**Author:** [@Swarog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swarog)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-socializing-just-conversational-masturbation/542461 "2010-06-21T18:47:32Z")
I find that it is easy to become disinterested when your talking to someone and, the topic of the conversation is directed entirely towards their interests. I also find that people lose focus very quickly when you talk m… --- ## [Omnibus thread for pointless campaigns by Presidential candidates who won't get the nomination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-thread-for-pointless-campaigns-by-presidential-candidates-who-wont-get-the-nomination/832259)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2019, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-thread-for-pointless-campaigns-by-presidential-candidates-who-wont-get-the-nomination/832259 "2019-05-04T03:46:20Z")
We have threads going for many candidates already, but frankly the number of entrants is growing so large that we would jam the forum if we created new threads for all of them. Therefore I propose instead one single thr… --- ## [My phone line is active (supposedly) but none of the jacks are giving me a tone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-phone-line-is-active-supposedly-but-none-of-the-jacks-are-giving-me-a-tone/127314)
**Author:** [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2002, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-phone-line-is-active-supposedly-but-none-of-the-jacks-are-giving-me-a-tone/127314 "2002-09-09T05:21:40Z")
I’m in the process of moving and I just opened my account with verizon the other day. I was thrilled to find out at that time that it would not be necessary for anyone to come out and that it would be possible for them t… --- ## [Should there be a rule about presumption of innocence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-there-be-a-rule-about-presumption-of-innocence/538682)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-there-be-a-rule-about-presumption-of-innocence/538682 "2010-05-12T16:31:48Z")
In the Game room, there’s a thread about someone accused of rape. The usual pile-on has happened. Yet in both America and here in the U.K., we have an official presumption of innocence. And false claims of rape are not u… --- ## [Convert or Die, the Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convert-or-die-the-game/383931)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2019, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convert-or-die-the-game/383931 "2019-12-12T18:01:19Z")
Ah, yes. It’s December. Christmas is just about here. What better way to celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace than having your tykes play Left Behind: Eternal Forces? Your future missionary will learn that he … --- ## [Sandwiches and toast prefer - cut diagonal or in the middle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-and-toast-prefer-cut-diagonal-or-in-the-middle/661485)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2013, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwiches-and-toast-prefer-cut-diagonal-or-in-the-middle/661485 "2013-06-24T17:06:05Z")
I’m wondering if this depends on age? I’m old enough to remember eating at drug store lunch counters. Loved my ham & cheese sandwiches and the grill guy always cut it diagonal with a big 8 inch knife. :wink: Most mom & … --- ## [Guy gets lucky with Kim Kardashian.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-gets-lucky-with-kim-kardashian/687945)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2014, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guy-gets-lucky-with-kim-kardashian/687945 "2014-05-10T21:36:17Z")
No, No not that kind of lucky. This is real life and not a movie script. :wink: The dude had perfect timing. Getting his cell phone and snagging a selfie with her as she walks by. Fast thinking and it looks like Kim … --- ## [Tony Blair's speech -- "History will forgive"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-blairs-speech-history-will-forgive/189357)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2003, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-blairs-speech-history-will-forgive/189357 "2003-07-21T10:53:18Z")
This is a thread for debating the points raised in Tony Blair’s speech to Congress yesterday. It’s a terrific speech. Blair made some strong assertions. One addressed the burden of proof. Should we have attacked Iraq… --- ## [Choose the WORST member of the SNL cast - EVER!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-the-worst-member-of-the-snl-cast-ever/44104)
**Author:** [@Uniball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uniball)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2000, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-the-worst-member-of-the-snl-cast-ever/44104 "2000-12-19T23:14:36Z")
I vote for Joe Piscopo, but here’s the list. 1975-76 Dan Aykroyd John Belushi Albert Brooks Chevy Chase George Coe (1975) Jane Curtin Garrett Morris Laraine Newman Michael O’ Donoghue (1975) Gilda Radner Andy… --- ## [Really cool motorcycle helmet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-cool-motorcycle-helmet/689288)
**Author:** [@HotDogWater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HotDogWater)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2014, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-cool-motorcycle-helmet/689288 "2014-05-31T08:31:40Z")
Sometimes when I am commuting to or from work on my motorcycle, I start designing a better helmet in my head. It starts off with: A speaker system so I no longer have to use earbuds. Then I start blue-skying: A shield… --- ## [Do you ever hurt yourself in your sleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-hurt-yourself-in-your-sleep/281963)
**Author:** [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-hurt-yourself-in-your-sleep/281963 "2012-03-10T03:54:14Z")
(This might count as a poll, and I nearly put it in IMHO, but it’s really more of a mundane and pointless anecdote that ends with a call for other mundane and pointless anecdotes. So I figured MPSIMS was its proper home.… --- ## [Comic fans: what's the deal with John Byrne?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-fans-whats-the-deal-with-john-byrne/160911)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2003, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-fans-whats-the-deal-with-john-byrne/160911 "2003-03-15T05:20:36Z")
I’ve noticed that John Byrne is not a terribly popular comic book creator around these parts. His work revamping Superman and Spider-Man seems to be especially well-loathed. My question is this: what happened to the guy? … --- ## [Most arrogant dating profile](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-arrogant-dating-profile/962499)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2022, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-arrogant-dating-profile/962499 "2022-04-20T00:36:51Z")
I’m a man and I’ve seen dating profiles like “Don’t contact me if your title isn’t Doctor or Lawyer”. Wow, okay, and cool you’re out front with that. This one caught me: I grew up on the central coast in a large close-… --- ## [Is Alice in Wonderland filmable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-alice-in-wonderland-filmable/756175)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2016, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-alice-in-wonderland-filmable/756175 "2016-10-27T22:08:39Z")
Is it possible to make a faithful screen adaptation of Carroll’s stories? No one’s really tried since Disney in 1951 – it seems like the time is ripe for something that merges modern CGI and Carroll’s wonderfully clever… --- ## [Wichita, Kansas, the Kansas State Republican Party and FLAMING IDIOCY\`](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wichita-kansas-the-kansas-state-republican-party-and-flaming-idiocy/640323)
**Author:** [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2012, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wichita-kansas-the-kansas-state-republican-party-and-flaming-idiocy/640323 "2012-11-11T02:19:49Z")
Well… One of the issues that this election has proven is going to become a larger issue than a single city is floridation. Why do I know this? Because in this day and age, it was possible to convince 60% of the electo… --- ## ["Discussion" between intelligent liberal and upright troglodyte conservative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-between-intelligent-liberal-and-upright-troglodyte-conservative/790179)
**Author:** [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2017, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-between-intelligent-liberal-and-upright-troglodyte-conservative/790179 "2017-07-14T16:37:18Z")
I don’t normally post videos as seedstock for bbq posts, but this was so blatant and filled with the full shit show of conservative propaganda and talking points on healthcare, it needed to be shared. Julio, the conser… --- ## [Bad Bad Interracial Crime, Minimal Press Coverage: Media Bias In Play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-interracial-crime-minimal-press-coverage-media-bias-in-play/404328)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2007, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-interracial-crime-minimal-press-coverage-media-bias-in-play/404328 "2007-05-26T05:13:50Z")
I agree with Snopes’s discussion of celebrity crimes getting more coverage than murders of non-celebs. I also know that there is no scientific meter for just how much press coverage any given event merits, for what do… --- ## [Do you ever want to say f\*\*k this shit and give it all up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-want-to-say-f-k-this-shit-and-give-it-all-up/678857)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2014, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-want-to-say-f-k-this-shit-and-give-it-all-up/678857 "2014-01-19T20:57:32Z")
Well do you? I find it all a bit of a bore. I don’t mean to be melodramatic but it is all a bit of a slog really isn’t it? How do you guys get up in the morning? --- ## [Linquistics Question: How Did "D" Become "Th"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linquistics-question-how-did-d-become-th/548815)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2010, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linquistics-question-how-did-d-become-th/548815 "2010-08-05T16:05:34Z")
In German, the letter d figures in words like “denken” (to think). How did this sound become the (English) “th” sound? Theese consonental sounds are totally different-it seems strnge that english is so different. --- ## [Why are black olives sold in cans, but green ones sold in glass jars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-black-olives-sold-in-cans-but-green-ones-sold-in-glass-jars/165590)
**Author:** [@The\_Big\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Big_Cheese)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2003, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-black-olives-sold-in-cans-but-green-ones-sold-in-glass-jars/165590 "2003-04-02T07:55:57Z")
Here’s a noodle-scratcher…So why are black olives sold in cans, but green olives are always sold in glass jars?? --- ## [The Top 10 game-breaking baseball players](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-10-game-breaking-baseball-players/489583)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2009, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-top-10-game-breaking-baseball-players/489583 "2009-03-22T17:28:41Z")
Here’s a topic with a little meat: What players do you most want on your team, or least want on the other team, when there’s an opportunity to break a game open? Who can carry a whole team by himself? This informal su… --- ## [Here's my answer to you MeanOldLady.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-answer-to-you-meanoldlady/144972)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2002, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-my-answer-to-you-meanoldlady/144972 "2002-12-28T20:48:12Z")
Fuck you and the high horse you rode in on. You are too stupid to read, too stupid to understand sarcasm-- I would say too stupid to live, but you still breath, amazingly enough. In this thread you show your ignorance… --- ## [This is Why we are Doomed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-we-are-doomed/790543)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2017, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-we-are-doomed/790543 "2017-07-06T22:15:56Z")
Apparently, when NPR tweeted the declaration of independence, as it does every year\*, a fair number of Trump supporters didn’t recognize it and took it as an attack on Trump and were quite upset. Seriously, this is On… --- ## [What is a "Greek Salad" to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-greek-salad-to-you/558232)
**Author:** [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-greek-salad-to-you/558232 "2010-10-29T18:58:02Z")
My job has me on the road for the next couple months, and in an attempt not to spend all my money on food that will make me extremely fat, I’ve been eating a lot of salads lately. I usually order a Greek salad but I’m f… --- ## [The Funniest Comic/Comedian -- a search for names for a poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-funniest-comic-comedian-a-search-for-names-for-a-poll/583341)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2011, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-funniest-comic-comedian-a-search-for-names-for-a-poll/583341 "2011-05-29T14:02:16Z")
In Who was/is Funniest? (started Today, 08:34 AM) in this post I proposed what I have decided to put into a separate thread. As support for the process, here are some older threads on the basic issue: Your All-Time F… --- ## [What historical events could have happened differently to maximize current human development?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-historical-events-could-have-happened-differently-to-maximize-current-human-development/775649)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2017, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-historical-events-could-have-happened-differently-to-maximize-current-human-development/775649 "2017-01-20T17:58:25Z")
I think this is a fun alternate history question to ponder. What historical events, had they happened a little differently, would have led to the greatest amount of people living in first world conditions today? By firs… --- ## [Nationals vs. Orioles. Least marketable World Series possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nationals-vs-orioles-least-marketable-world-series-possible/698743)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2014, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nationals-vs-orioles-least-marketable-world-series-possible/698743 "2014-10-23T12:02:05Z")
So, contrary to my name, I migrated over to the Nationals as my main MLB team in the mid 2000’s when I moved to DC. The combination of living there coupled with the implosion of the Cubs during several post-season runs … --- ## [The Insurgents are spinning the war with the help of our media!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insurgents-are-spinning-the-war-with-the-help-of-our-media/285525)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2005, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insurgents-are-spinning-the-war-with-the-help-of-our-media/285525 "2005-01-21T17:26:09Z")
Finally. Someone who’s intimately familiar with the operations in Iraq has put forth a viewpoint that (of course) differs from what we hear everyday from our media and those on these boards. Doom and gloom, “We’re loos… --- ## [I'm having the Gastric Sleeve performed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-having-the-gastric-sleeve-performed/614892)
**Author:** [@MannyL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MannyL)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2012, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-having-the-gastric-sleeve-performed/614892 "2012-04-27T04:43:52Z")
As of right now my surgery date is the 19th. I’ve read many sites and the postings here and while I’m not nervous about the surgery I’m scared about the future. I’m worried that my friends will treat me differently beca… --- ## [Why do we allow monopilies for high speed internet access?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-allow-monopilies-for-high-speed-internet-access/703377)
**Author:** [@maxmrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maxmrb)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2014, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-allow-monopilies-for-high-speed-internet-access/703377 "2014-11-13T20:38:55Z")
Recently my internet cable company raised my rates by 30% without prior notice. I have no other option really, as Time Warner and Comcast have pretty much divied up the areas and there is no competition. My access spee… --- ## [Is the Constitution being turned into another Bible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-constitution-being-turned-into-another-bible/570579)
**Author:** [@freemal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freemal2)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2011, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-constitution-being-turned-into-another-bible/570579 "2011-02-08T20:43:39Z")
Lately I’ve noticed the reverence with which the words of the Constitution are spoken by some conservative quarters. Does it seem to others like the words are spoken as though they transcend the works of mortal man but … --- ## [Rosie O'Donnell takes a stand against algebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosie-odonnell-takes-a-stand-against-algebra/61641)
**Author:** [@Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ben)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2001, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rosie-odonnell-takes-a-stand-against-algebra/61641 "2001-04-17T15:29:43Z")
Admittedly, my source for this is not the best (Newsweek’s “Perspectives,”) but here goes: Rosie O’Donnell was quoted as saying, “I think there’s no way they should have to teach \[math\] now. We have computers. We no lon… --- ## [I got a blowjob!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-blowjob/550903)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-blowjob/550903 "2010-08-23T17:43:21Z")
It had been a while, I had made plenty of applications during that time, but nothing quite worked out. I got the same old excuses (“Sorry, we found a more qualified applicant,” “You weren’t the right fit in our organiza… --- ## [Cold Blooded People](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-blooded-people/521925)
**Author:** [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2009, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-blooded-people/521925 "2009-12-22T01:26:52Z")
Not literally cold-blooded of course but what are some of the factors that go into people’s sensation of temperature in a room? I can be in a room with twenty people and some are just right, some are complaining about th… --- ## [Have you ever self-injured?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-self-injured/604550)
**Author:** [@The\_Man\_With\_The\_Golden\_Gun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_With_The_Golden_Gun)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2011, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-self-injured/604550 "2011-12-12T02:09:28Z")
By “self-injured”, I mean things like intentionally cutting yourself with a razor blade, burning yourself, things like that. As for myself, I voted “I used to” where I would cut my arms with a pair of sharp scissors. I … --- ## [TdF2020 - Allez!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2020-allez/918985)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2020, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf2020-allez/918985 "2020-11-08T21:39:21Z")
With just four days to go before the start, here’s a good write up about this years favorites: Notably missing are Froome and Thomas. Back in is Bernal, however not ranked as the top favorite due to a recent back inju… --- ## [25th anniversary of SDMB!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-anniversary-of-sdmb/995532)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2024, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25th-anniversary-of-sdmb/995532 "2024-02-21T20:59:23Z")
As we enter 2024, it should be noticed that the Straight Dope Message Board is celebrating its 25th anniversary! I’m proud to have been there from the beginning (and earlier on AOL)! What are we doing to celebrate? --- ## [What are the tubes extending down to the hubs on this truck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-tubes-extending-down-to-the-hubs-on-this-truck/319012)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2013, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-tubes-extending-down-to-the-hubs-on-this-truck/319012 "2013-03-05T19:36:00Z")
Here is a picture, with an unidentified smiling Brazilian trucker. Here are the wheels at full resolution. These are very common in Brazil, and I asked once before, but did not get a definitive answer. So, when I was d… --- ## [Who do Senators represent or Should we repeal the 17th Amendment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-senators-represent-or-should-we-repeal-the-17th-amendment/527044)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-senators-represent-or-should-we-repeal-the-17th-amendment/527044 "2010-02-05T20:47:07Z")
Before 1913, the roles of Senators were pretty straightforward. We are a (nominally) a federalist system so while the House of Representatives protects the interests of the citizens the Senate protected the interests of… --- ## [John J Sheehan, General USMC (Ret)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-j-sheehan-general-usmc-ret/532982)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2010, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-j-sheehan-general-usmc-ret/532982 "2010-03-30T11:11:28Z")
How have we missed this? WikiLink It seems said general officer has opined in front of the Senate that Sebrenica fell to genocidal Serbian hordes because the Dutch troops in the area included Gay soldiers. Eight thousan… --- ## [Why do we become less tolerant of noise as we age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-become-less-tolerant-of-noise-as-we-age/662782)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-we-become-less-tolerant-of-noise-as-we-age/662782 "2013-07-08T12:23:30Z")
From conversations with others in my age group (50’s) I’m assuming this is common. I’ve noticed that I (and my cohorts) seem to be changing our haunts, habits, and hobbies partly from a desire for peace and quiet. I re… --- ## [Have you marched in a parade?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-marched-in-a-parade/640036)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-marched-in-a-parade/640036 "2012-12-14T12:09:16Z")
Me and my immediate family, we’re parade hardy people. Not on purpose. Every time I’ve marched in a parade, it just sorta happened. My BFF in high school’s mom was a seamstress with the ILGWU. One day me and her were han… --- ## [What is your experience with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-experience-with-carpal-tunnel-syndrome/688445)
**Author:** [@BrianJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrianJ)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2014, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-experience-with-carpal-tunnel-syndrome/688445 "2014-05-20T13:56:49Z")
I suspect I’ve ‘contracted’ Carpal Tunnel syndrome. My hands are tingling and numb. People have offered various remedies including massaging my tricep and twisting my wrist back and forth. The doctor is sending me to b… --- ## [I pit celebrity public apologies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-celebrity-public-apologies/417135)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2007, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-celebrity-public-apologies/417135 "2007-09-02T22:54:25Z")
There are truely not enough :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:s in the world anytime some dumbass celebrity athelete, movie star, politician wants to make a public apology for being a dumbass. The latest of course bein… --- ## [Who are your favourite music artists of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-favourite-music-artists-of-all-time/555793)
**Author:** [@multimediac17](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/multimediac17)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-your-favourite-music-artists-of-all-time/555793 "2011-07-07T03:26:21Z")
It seems every few weeks or so we have a thread about worst songs ever, worst artists ever, lots of discussions about whether so-and-so artist is shit - which is all well and good but how about some positivity? So who a… --- ## [How to invest inheritance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-invest-inheritance/668404)
**Author:** [@Whiteknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whiteknight)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2013, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-invest-inheritance/668404 "2013-09-14T14:19:52Z")
I’ll be inheriting a sum of money from my deceased grandparents in a few years (mid-five figures) with two identical amounts to arrive in five year increments. I am fortunate to live a fairly comfortable mid-upper middl… --- ## [Covers of songs that elevate the original by changing tempo, genre, time signature, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-of-songs-that-elevate-the-original-by-changing-tempo-genre-time-signature-etc/1016349)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covers-of-songs-that-elevate-the-original-by-changing-tempo-genre-time-signature-etc/1016349 "2026-11-10T04:12:19Z")
What are some covers of songs that change the fundamentals of the original - tempo, time signature, even genre - and pull it off or even improve the original? (NOTE: The last time this topic came up appears to have been … --- ## [Why do Japanese tourists take photos of their food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-japanese-tourists-take-photos-of-their-food/438151)
**Author:** [@Radegast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Radegast)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2008, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-japanese-tourists-take-photos-of-their-food/438151 "2008-02-19T17:51:54Z")
I saw this on an airplane once, and I just saw it many times in the cafe at the Louvre this past weekend. Paris was full of Asian tourists traveling for the Lunar New Year holiday break (I heard Japanese, Korean and Ma… --- ## [Swedish Pirate to EU Parliament!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swedish-pirate-to-eu-parliament/499050)
**Author:** [@Henrichek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Henrichek)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2009, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swedish-pirate-to-eu-parliament/499050 "2009-06-10T02:33:57Z")
YARRRR! The Swedish Pirate Party has won 7.1% of the Swedish EU Parliament vote, receiving one mandate! After a letdown in the election to the Swedish Parliament in 2006, the Pirate Party is back. Next task is to win a … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1864&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1866&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)