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**Author:** [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2007, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cancelled-shows-with-unanswered-questions/404948 "2007-05-23T15:45:01Z")
According to Variety, Jericho is not being picked up for next season. I know it’s not the best show on TV but it’s definitately not the worst. Still, I would like to know what the hell happens! I want answers! I need clo… --- ## [Motley Crue legacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motley-crue-legacy/486864)
**Author:** [@Clivas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clivas)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2009, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motley-crue-legacy/486864 "2009-02-23T01:58:06Z")
I went to a Motley Crue concert recently and it was packed and people went crazy for them. I also went to the Carnival of Sins tour and it was the same thing. There were gray balding men and young teenage punks alike thr… --- ## [So, have you ever re-visited your childhood home...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-have-you-ever-re-visited-your-childhood-home/220255)
**Author:** [@sunfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunfish)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-have-you-ever-re-visited-your-childhood-home/220255 "2013-10-10T20:40:37Z")
… and marveled/mourned what happened to it? My parents recently moved out of their home of nearly 40 years to share a house with my sister and her family. Since I still live near the old homestead, I have the task of co… --- ## [Unethical drug dealers are killing Amy Winehouse!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unethical-drug-dealers-are-killing-amy-winehouse/454182)
**Author:** [@SCSimmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCSimmons)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unethical-drug-dealers-are-killing-amy-winehouse/454182 "2008-06-28T17:14:14Z")
As reported here, Amy Winehouse’s dad has " … called on drug dealers to help her recovery by refusing to supply her with crack cocaine." Can you believe this shit?! Those dealers must be aware how their product is ruini… --- ## [Liver is nasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liver-is-nasty/2267)
**Author:** [@Contestant\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Contestant_3)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 1999, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liver-is-nasty/2267 "1999-09-16T18:07:00Z")
I love food and I love to eat. I’m not too picky either, but there are just some things that I WILL NOT eat. One of them high on the list is liver. What a nasty smelling and tasting organ! How can you liver-eaters put t… --- ## [Israelis to build Museum of Tolerance on top of Islamic Cemetery](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israelis-to-build-museum-of-tolerance-on-top-of-islamic-cemetery/372829)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2006, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israelis-to-build-museum-of-tolerance-on-top-of-islamic-cemetery/372829 "2006-09-16T01:11:26Z")
No, this is not an article from The Onion, nor the latest for the Daily Show. This story is also covered by NPR in an audio report here. Is it surprising that Muslims hate Israel? Is the Weisenthal Center really th… --- ## [What public school killed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-public-school-killed/506063)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2009, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-public-school-killed/506063 "2009-08-12T19:07:19Z")
Public school killed the excitement upon waking up. Not just public school, my step-Mother was a hellbitch, but Public school was a huge part of it. It makes me wonder how worth it the education was at the expense of b… --- ## [I (Preemptively) Pit Black Friday!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-preemptively-pit-black-friday/641508)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-preemptively-pit-black-friday/641508 "2012-11-24T01:55:42Z")
Seriously. I hate Black Friday. It brings out the worst of the worst in human nature. On no other day of the year, and in no public bathroom, is it possible to find a greater number of assholes! They all come out to sho… --- ## [Jeremy Brett: best Holmes ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-brett-best-holmes-ever/155919)
**Author:** [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2014, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-brett-best-holmes-ever/155919 "2014-10-30T09:27:39Z")
I watched 2 of the Jeremy Brett as Holmes episodes last night. I’m convinced that Brett is the best Holmes ever. I’ll be watching two more tonight. I used to be a huge Basil Rathbone as Holmes fan, but Brett is better… --- ## [Are Gulls Edible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-gulls-edible/472848)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-gulls-edible/472848 "2008-11-17T18:27:57Z")
There are hundreds of these buggers flying and shitting all over the place (mostly on my car) and I got to wondering can they be eaten?. They’re big, fat and certainly look to have plenty of meat on their bones. --- ## [Whatever happened to mutton?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-mutton/582388)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2011, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-mutton/582388 "2011-05-20T12:09:31Z")
Mutton was a staple of the dinner table in the 19th century, at least according to all the novels. It seems to have been pretty much the default meat of the time. Men had muttonchop whiskers. Lizzie Borden finally sna… --- ## [So who'd win in an all-superheroes fight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whod-win-in-an-all-superheroes-fight/345445)
**Author:** [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2006, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whod-win-in-an-all-superheroes-fight/345445 "2006-02-25T22:47:20Z")
If all the superheroes started fighting each other–no teamups, no alliances, every man (or woman, or alien, or swamp thing) for themselves–who’d win? Anybody from DC or Marvel (and their offshoots, like Vertigo, Elsewor… --- ## [Getting silicone off of a bathtub?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-silicone-off-of-a-bathtub/270408)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2004, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-silicone-off-of-a-bathtub/270408 "2004-10-21T21:21:14Z")
Since I’m presently employment-challenged, I’m doing a small renovation in one of our bathrooms. One of the chores was to remove the sliding glass doors and put up a shower curtain in their place. The doors were, of co… --- ## [Spice Weasel is stepping down as an SDMB mod](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice-weasel-is-stepping-down-as-an-sdmb-mod/809433)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2018, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice-weasel-is-stepping-down-as-an-sdmb-mod/809433 "2018-08-16T14:31:44Z")
Spice Weasel has decided to step down as an SDMB moderator for personal reasons. We enjoyed her contributions as a mod and are sad to see her go. We wish her all the best. And now if you’ll excuse me, I need to work up … --- ## [Poll (and discussion): Hugh Jackman to play Jean Valjean in the film of Les Mis the musical](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-and-discussion-hugh-jackman-to-play-jean-valjean-in-the-film-of-les-mis-the-musical/588669)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2011, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-and-discussion-hugh-jackman-to-play-jean-valjean-in-the-film-of-les-mis-the-musical/588669 "2011-11-11T21:25:13Z")
Not quite to the “it’s official” stage but very close: Hugh Jackman is in talks to play Jean Valjean when the the musical Les Mis is filmed. He certainly has the acting and singing chops- and the dancing, not that Valje… --- ## [Black Ooze from 'That's Incredible'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-ooze-from-thats-incredible/568456)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2013, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-ooze-from-thats-incredible/568456 "2013-02-21T16:56:34Z")
Having failed many times to clarify a childhood memory with Google, I am appealing to the sachems of the Dope. On the TV series “That’s Incredible” (the one with John Davidson, Kathie Lee Crosby, and Fran Tarkenton) the… --- ## [Could Israel Destroy Iranaina Uranium Enrichment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-israel-destroy-iranaina-uranium-enrichment/726180)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2015, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-israel-destroy-iranaina-uranium-enrichment/726180 "2015-08-02T13:18:52Z")
(By itself). i have read that Israel and Saudi Arabia have arrived at an "understanding’ that would allow IAF planes to cross the kingdom to attack Iran. at any rate, could Israel destroy all the enrichment facilities o… --- ## [Do girls' voices change at puberty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-girls-voices-change-at-puberty/585958)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-girls-voices-change-at-puberty/585958 "2011-06-20T16:34:07Z")
I sent my GF this video of an 11 year-old singing “Rolling in the Deep”. The girl does an astoundingly good job of covering the song (this is the original). Talking about it I mentioned that I hope this girl maintains … --- ## [AK-47-Where did the name come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ak-47-where-did-the-name-come-from/201565)
**Author:** [@corndog\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corndog_man)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2003, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ak-47-where-did-the-name-come-from/201565 "2003-09-14T21:54:07Z")
What does AK-47 mean when it comes to the weapon? What does AK stand for and why 47? 47 rounds of ammo? AK46 did not sell that well? Why? --- ## [See? Murfreesboro, TN mosque DOES encourage terrorism!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-murfreesboro-tn-mosque-does-encourage-terrorism/552007)
**Author:** [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2010, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-murfreesboro-tn-mosque-does-encourage-terrorism/552007 "2010-09-03T21:12:35Z")
And by “encourage” I mean, attracts ignorant, racist rednecks to commit arson against the mosque under construction. Feds investigate fire at Murfreesboro mosque site It’s abhorrent enough to complain against the Islam… --- ## [Nearly All Abortions after 6 Weeks of Pregnancy to Be Banned in Iowa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearly-all-abortions-after-6-weeks-of-pregnancy-to-be-banned-in-iowa/813603)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2019, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nearly-all-abortions-after-6-weeks-of-pregnancy-to-be-banned-in-iowa/813603 "2019-02-19T00:00:40Z")
Depressing news. Iowa used to be a moderate state politically. --- ## ["treasure trails" on women--yea or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treasure-trails-on-women-yea-or-nay/104408)
**Author:** [@easy\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/easy_e)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2002, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/treasure-trails-on-women-yea-or-nay/104408 "2002-04-20T21:42:51Z")
I was sitting around at work (standing, actually) and quite literally contemplating my navel. For those of you not in the know, a “treasure trail” is the darker hair that starts at the navel and goes southward. It’s no… --- ## [This is why Occupy Wall Street is stupid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-occupy-wall-street-is-stupid/605447)
**Author:** [@Condescending\_Robot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Condescending_Robot)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2011, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-why-occupy-wall-street-is-stupid/605447 "2011-12-12T07:35:52Z")
A ridiculous decision caving in to the anti-contraception lobby. A pill that has been proven safe in millions of uses over the last 20 years all over the world, with no side effects, that will do nothing but REDUCE abo… --- ## [Stranger knocked on door, asked for ketchup](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranger-knocked-on-door-asked-for-ketchup/704065)
**Author:** [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2014, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stranger-knocked-on-door-asked-for-ketchup/704065 "2014-11-10T19:06:19Z")
So yesterday my parents and I had just arrived at my house at lunchtime (after lunch out together). I went to the bathroom. When I came back they told me a woman had knocked on my back door and asked if she could have … --- ## [One word that pinpoints your home state](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-that-pinpoints-your-home-state/758860)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-word-that-pinpoints-your-home-state/758860 "2016-07-08T16:33:46Z")
Here’s the challenge, pick one word and one word only that when spoken lets you know that the speaker is a native of your state. I’m talking about accent not a unique phrase. For New Jersey it’s tough. For a small state… --- ## [Is it safe to dismantle home electronics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-dismantle-home-electronics/726419)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2015, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-dismantle-home-electronics/726419 "2015-08-06T15:17:11Z")
My kid loves playing with “adult” objects and taking things apart to learn about what’s inside. So, we bought some ancient (70s-90s era) consumer electronics at garage sales, for him to dismantle and mess around with. S… --- ## [What date did anti-abortion become a major Christian/Catholic issue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-date-did-anti-abortion-become-a-major-christian-catholic-issue/464500)
**Author:** [@ambushed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ambushed)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2008, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-date-did-anti-abortion-become-a-major-christian-catholic-issue/464500 "2008-09-22T15:25:45Z")
I sent out an email yet again debunking the myth that Barack Obama is a Muslim to my family, and some of them have replied by insisting that Obama is absolutely “not a Christian” because he supports abortion rights. Tha… --- ## [Woman sets fire to husbands genitals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-sets-fire-to-husbands-genitals/476224)
**Author:** [@madrabbitwoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madrabbitwoman)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2008, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-sets-fire-to-husbands-genitals/476224 "2008-12-09T15:43:33Z")
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,24769014-29277,00.html?from=public\_rss Wow. I feel sympathy for the guy but a tiny tiny bit of me is wondering what (or who)he did to incur her wrath. --- ## [$66 Billion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/66-billion/632753)
**Author:** [@newcomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcomer)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/66-billion/632753 "2012-08-28T18:44:05Z")
NY Times reports about 2011 record US sales of weapons, mostly to Gulf states, especially Saudi Arabia. That’s a quite an increase from a previous year $24 billion in weapons sales. And all of that b/c of Iran “threat”. … --- ## [Who is the Shakespeare of your country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-shakespeare-of-your-country/496042)
**Author:** [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2009, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-shakespeare-of-your-country/496042 "2009-05-12T22:14:44Z")
So the UK has Shakespeare - the grandest author in all the land. At least, the most famous author native to the British isles. Iceland has Laxness, who doesn’t reach Sakespearean heights by hardly any norms, but he’s st… --- ## [What will happen to books on Nook if B&N goes belly up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-to-books-on-nook-if-b-n-goes-belly-up/652545)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2013, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-to-books-on-nook-if-b-n-goes-belly-up/652545 "2013-03-12T20:48:34Z")
They have lost money the past two years, and I don’t see any sign that they are turning things around, so it is a real possibility. --- ## [How long did it take Mary Jo Kopechne to drown in the Chappaquiddick incident?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-it-take-mary-jo-kopechne-to-drown-in-the-chappaquiddick-incident/812103)
**Author:** [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2018, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-it-take-mary-jo-kopechne-to-drown-in-the-chappaquiddick-incident/812103 "2018-04-13T16:40:19Z")
On July 18, 1969, Sen. Ted Kennedy drove a car containing Mary Jo Kopechne off a bridge in Cape Cod. Sen. Kennedy extricated himself but waited many hours before reporting the collision to authorities. By the time rescue… --- ## [No "Sharknado 2, The Second One" Thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sharknado-2-the-second-one-thread/694440)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sharknado-2-the-second-one-thread/694440 "2014-08-05T13:46:18Z")
Premiere tonight on SyFy channel. 9 pm EDT. Who’s watching? Sharknado, the original is the appetizer at 7 pm EDT. --- ## [Aaargh... a "Rita"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaargh-a-rita/322531)
**Author:** [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2005, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaargh-a-rita/322531 "2005-09-26T19:20:03Z")
We’ve hit the 18th letter of the alphabet? Jeez, what a year for named storms, this being the 4th busiest since 1851 when they started keeping records. Worse, what a year for BIG named storms and not just in the Atlant… --- ## [How many languages can a baby learn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-languages-can-a-baby-learn/558967)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2010, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-languages-can-a-baby-learn/558967 "2010-11-01T20:37:22Z")
We all know a baby can grow up bilingual very easily if the family and friends they are surrounded by use both languages a lot. I’m assuming trilingual is not very difficult for a baby either, considering their brains a… --- ## [In which I meet Willem Dafoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-meet-willem-dafoe/690377)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2016, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-meet-willem-dafoe/690377 "2016-07-11T21:29:32Z")
The Cleveland Cinematheque just had a Willem Dafoe weekend, with screenings of his movies The Dust of Time, Platoon, Go Go Tales and Shadow of the Vampire. The actor himself appeared for Q&A with a sellout crowd after t… --- ## [Any Ally McBeal-Style (Unisex) Bathrooms in the US? The World?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ally-mcbeal-style-unisex-bathrooms-in-the-us-the-world/250849)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2004, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-ally-mcbeal-style-unisex-bathrooms-in-the-us-the-world/250849 "2004-06-21T15:42:57Z")
On Ally McBeal, the employees of a law firm all used the same bathroom. This wasn’t a one-toilet-in-one-room type set-up; there were several toilets, in stalls, and they were used by both sexes, presumably at the same ti… --- ## [whats up with samclem GQ moderator locking down most of the threads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-samclem-gq-moderator-locking-down-most-of-the-threads/309745)
**Author:** [@rewindforward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rewindforward)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2005, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-samclem-gq-moderator-locking-down-most-of-the-threads/309745 "2005-06-26T21:03:11Z")
this chumps on a power trip or what? --- ## [Theists: I am still alive: Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theists-i-am-still-alive-valteron/429176)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2007, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theists-i-am-still-alive-valteron/429176 "2007-12-14T02:44:13Z")
Guess what, I am still alive. God did not tak me up on my challenge. But I would like to know by what justification the moderator closed down my thread? Surely we can now have a reasonable debate on what my failure to di… --- ## [A Perfect Constitution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfect-constitution/574418)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfect-constitution/574418 "2011-03-19T20:47:06Z")
This one comes courtesy of a man named John Rawls. It’s your job, perhaps along with a few others, to write up a new constitution. Cool, huh? Well, you better be careful, because as soon as you, every one else among yo… --- ## [Famous Sibling Rivalries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-sibling-rivalries/622205)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-sibling-rivalries/622205 "2012-05-22T16:04:46Z")
I’m looking for examples of the most famous and/or successful sibling rivalries. Also, let’s stick to rivalries that were self-created, i.e. due to dislike/hatred for one another or siblings just being competitive. For… --- ## [Your personally experienced crazy coincidences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personally-experienced-crazy-coincidences/721372)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2015, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personally-experienced-crazy-coincidences/721372 "2015-06-04T20:57:00Z")
Mine: In 2006, while in a Usenet newsgroup I learned that a small plane had struck a building in New York. The pilot was unknown. At that point the pilot could have been anyone in the world. About 20 minutes later we le… --- ## [Wow! Ikea!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-ikea/521858)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2009, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wow-ikea/521858 "2009-12-23T14:40:16Z")
Okay, so Ikea is a new thing for us country bumpkins. In fact, there isn’t one in the great state of South Carolina, so we had to pile into the van and drive through the pouring rain (with threatened sleet) to Charlotte… --- ## [Which profession has the most / least interesting people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-profession-has-the-most-least-interesting-people/452972)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2008, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-profession-has-the-most-least-interesting-people/452972 "2008-07-21T16:32:27Z")
To make a long story short: I used to be an scientist, and I switched to medicine. I’ve found that there is a weird discrepancy between the people with whom I interacted in my specialty in science (which I will name la… --- ## [Favorite Simpsons "visual only" moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-simpsons-visual-only-moments/302612)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2005, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-simpsons-visual-only-moments/302612 "2005-05-13T15:23:05Z")
I’m not referring to signage where no dialogue is spoken (ala Sneed’s Feed N Seed) but scenes with no dialogue and no text that contain just a visual gag. My favorites: • Bart has tied a bunch of megaphones together a… --- ## [Guilty of living while gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilty-of-living-while-gay/234935)
**Author:** [@cheddarsnax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cheddarsnax)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2004, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guilty-of-living-while-gay/234935 "2004-03-22T01:55:59Z")
Tenn. County Wants to Charge Homosexuals: :eek: :frowning: :mad: --- ## [Hot Gay Action on "The Simpsons!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-gay-action-on-the-simpsons/168612)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2003, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-gay-action-on-the-simpsons/168612 "2003-04-27T01:04:08Z")
Did anyone else find that kiss the most erotic gay moment on (non-cable) TV? Of course, it had to be on a cartoon show, heaven forbid “Will” should actually get a real live boyfriend . . . --- ## [AOC says Superbowl ad is "fascist"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aoc-says-superbowl-ad-is-fascist/979747)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2023, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aoc-says-superbowl-ad-is-fascist/979747 "2023-02-17T22:43:51Z")
(there are dozens of cites for this, pick your own) “Something tells me Jesus would not spend millions of dollars on Super Bowl ads to make fascism look benign,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted on Sunday night. Okay, she doesn… --- ## [Why read a book twice? Did you miss something the first time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-read-a-book-twice-did-you-miss-something-the-first-time/221131)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2003, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-read-a-book-twice-did-you-miss-something-the-first-time/221131 "2003-12-28T18:18:12Z")
I’ve heard a few people at my current work place express variations of this opinion. How would you change their minds? Would you bother? --- ## [When was the last time a Presidency as scandal free as Obama's.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-a-presidency-as-scandal-free-as-obamas/754268)
**Author:** [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2016, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-time-a-presidency-as-scandal-free-as-obamas/754268 "2016-05-10T15:27:01Z")
In the light of how Benghazi has been pursued, surely if there were any worms in Obama’s apple, they would have been gleefully exposed. Is his administration scandal free? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1866&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1868&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)