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**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2009, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-made-me-happy-today/515164 "2009-10-28T00:28:02Z")
With its homage to the shutting down of GeoCities. I mean, it’s got everything – animated background, broken HTML tags, annoying ani-gifs, ‘under construction’, netscape-style broken images, random web awards… It’s beaut… --- ## [A cure for global warming--diamond bricks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cure-for-global-warming-diamond-bricks/488153)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2009, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cure-for-global-warming-diamond-bricks/488153 "2009-03-06T07:20:15Z")
I worked in the semiconductor industry from 2002-2004. As you know, there are many different substrates on which to build chips: silicon, gallium arsenide, and many others. One wave of the future is diamond as substrate.… --- ## [Ever buy a Woot Bag Of Crap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-buy-a-woot-bag-of-crap/750030)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2016, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-buy-a-woot-bag-of-crap/750030 "2016-03-25T20:12:06Z")
Woot is a site that sells one item each day. There are some good deals to be had on items that for whatever reason didn’t sell at the original price, is factory reconditioned, etc. Occasionally they get rid of stuff fro… --- ## [The State of Illinois in denial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-state-of-illinois-in-denial/613836)
**Author:** [@Vannort54](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vannort54)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2012, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-state-of-illinois-in-denial/613836 "2012-02-26T02:13:29Z")
The state of Illinois still thinks the economy is good. There in debt up to there ass and still they do business as usual. They are all crooks no wonder the new governors mansion is the Federal Penitentiary. The city of … --- ## [Heroes 02/16/09 (3-16) "Building 26" (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-02-16-09-3-16-building-26-spoilers/486103)
**Author:** [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heroes-02-16-09-3-16-building-26-spoilers/486103 "2009-02-19T19:28:17Z")
Since Lightray’s being a big wanker and falling negligent in his threadstarting duties: :smiley: So last week our gang fell out of sky, went boom, stole some clothes and crayons and the only one to get injured/killed wa… --- ## [NYC Needs Dope!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-needs-dope/16014)
**Author:** [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2000, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-needs-dope/16014 "2000-04-16T16:18:00Z")
Calling all Tri-state area dopers (and anyone willing to drive or fly across country ;)). I think it’s time to try to put another NYC dopefest together, since the last few I missed,(yes, it’s all about ME). I know Gree… --- ## [Rules of War, should there be any?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-war-should-there-be-any/481079)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2009, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-of-war-should-there-be-any/481079 "2009-01-25T13:12:48Z")
I am asking here and not in GD because I don’t want a heady debate, just a general feel for what other people think. The current example, of course, is the Israel-Gaza thing going on (and please, let us not make this th… --- ## [Henry Cavill is scared of being called a rapist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henry-cavill-is-scared-of-being-called-a-rapist/817929)
**Author:** [@Warm\_blood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Warm_blood)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2018, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/henry-cavill-is-scared-of-being-called-a-rapist/817929 "2018-07-30T16:23:59Z")
Here are his quotes regarding his thoughts on the #MeToo movement: https://www.gq.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/henry-cavill/image-gallery/faed7f272f09bdf899c92b63a7149cba?pos=14 Naturally, he has received a wave of … --- ## ["Midterm week" at college - huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midterm-week-at-college-huh/688062)
**Author:** [@GESancMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GESancMan)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2014, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midterm-week-at-college-huh/688062 "2014-05-15T22:02:40Z")
I recently applied for a faculty position at a community college. Yesterday I looked at their academic calendar, and each semester has the usual stuff listed - registration, classes begin, last day to drop, finals week,… --- ## [Songs with long, anthemic endings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-long-anthemic-endings/654088)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-long-anthemic-endings/654088 "2013-03-30T04:15:54Z")
I love songs with long, anthemic endings. I can only think of two off the top of my head: Hey Jude by the Beatles and The Boxer by Simon and Garfunkel. Are there any others? --- ## [1) Has the SDMB ever been subpoenaed to release user information? 2) Who in SDMB is allowed access?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-has-the-sdmb-ever-been-subpoenaed-to-release-user-information-2-who-in-sdmb-is-allowed-access/654238)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1-has-the-sdmb-ever-been-subpoenaed-to-release-user-information-2-who-in-sdmb-is-allowed-access/654238 "2013-06-12T20:44:00Z")
See subjects. Not paranoid, just interested. --- ## [Sex at work.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-at-work/126086)
**Author:** [@Omnipresent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omnipresent)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2011, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-at-work/126086 "2011-10-07T14:14:16Z")
Just curious about the input. Who has had sex at work? Been caught? Steamy stories? Disasters? :slight\_smile: --- ## [Distinction between assholes and douchebags?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distinction-between-assholes-and-douchebags/584404)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2011, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/distinction-between-assholes-and-douchebags/584404 "2011-06-07T17:45:11Z")
Is there any? In your mind, what makes a person an asshole but not a douchebag, or the other way around? Or is there substantial overlap? Enlighten me, please. --- ## [Alfred Hitchcock didn't have a bellybutton?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alfred-hitchcock-didnt-have-a-bellybutton/219973)
**Author:** [@curious\_george](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curious_george)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2003, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alfred-hitchcock-didnt-have-a-bellybutton/219973 "2003-12-22T15:14:07Z")
I got this email and am wondering about it’s validity. It claims all 26 of these statements are true. I searched Snopes.com and SDMB, but didn’t find anything about it. I searched the web and found bits & pieces. For… --- ## [The Pope wants you dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pope-wants-you-dead/206459)
**Author:** [@refusal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/refusal)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2003, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pope-wants-you-dead/206459 "2003-10-12T01:18:03Z")
I’ve been explaining to people the past few weeks that just because the Pope is old and frail it doesn’t mean he’s mentally deficient or senile and they shouldn’t judge people on appearances like that. However, I take a… --- ## [What does "I put pennies in your eyes" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-i-put-pennies-in-your-eyes-mean/177506)
**Author:** [@skin2skin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skin2skin)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2003, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-i-put-pennies-in-your-eyes-mean/177506 "2003-05-26T08:19:45Z")
What does it mean, or stand for, when someone says, “I’ll put pennies in your eyes” or “I’ll put pennies in my eyes?” Thanks --- ## [Who's an SEC Doper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-an-sec-doper/748967)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-an-sec-doper/748967 "2016-03-22T21:34:45Z")
In response to the DC Area roll call, how about identifying yourself if you’re from one of these states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas … --- ## [Gun Control](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-control/200528)
**Author:** [@DrNick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrNick)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2003, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-control/200528 "2003-09-14T22:54:38Z")
Now, I’m sure this has been done many times, but still: Why do so many US citizens dislike the idea of restrictions being placed on their ability to purchase small pieces of artillery? What on earth do you do with them… --- ## [Method Man and Redman discuss Nas/Kelis divorce settlement. NSFW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/method-man-and-redman-discuss-nas-kelis-divorce-settlement-nsfw/504325)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2009, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/method-man-and-redman-discuss-nas-kelis-divorce-settlement-nsfw/504325 "2009-07-29T14:43:38Z")
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prvEyPaNzGo NSFW(language) I don’t know much about divorce law. I have read enough about the music business to know that platinum albums don’t automatically mean riches but Nas has been a… --- ## [Is child pornography really bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-child-pornography-really-bad/126224)
**Author:** [@Chekmate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chekmate)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2002, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-child-pornography-really-bad/126224 "2002-09-09T07:05:36Z")
I admit that the title is a little misleading. Here’s what I mean: Say a 12 or 13 YO boy is just delving into his sexuality. Pornography, masturbation, etc. But he just doesn’t seem to be attracted to the youngest le… --- ## [What Exit, could you clarify something, please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exit-could-you-clarify-something-please/398244)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2007, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exit-could-you-clarify-something-please/398244 "2007-04-04T15:20:28Z")
Could you explain why you thought this post was a derailment of the thread, while you did not think that the comment to which it was responding was itself a derailment of the thread? Wouldn’t your own response to me also… --- ## [Sad update on Santo Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-update-on-santo-rugger/755154)
**Author:** [@Rasa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rasa)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2016, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-update-on-santo-rugger/755154 "2016-05-25T08:59:23Z")
Seems like I only come back here for sad news anymore. I just saw Santo Rugger’s mother post the following on the Prayers for Patrick Facebook group his family maintains for updates on him: (Original thread on Santo Rug… --- ## [Recommend me some good science-themed books for a smart teenage girl.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-good-science-themed-books-for-a-smart-teenage-girl/560363)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2010, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-good-science-themed-books-for-a-smart-teenage-girl/560363 "2010-11-13T05:02:44Z")
She’s about to turn sixteen, if that matters. Interested in science but not a genius so far as I know. This is what she wants for a birthday present. --- ## [Help me dive into the deep end of MS Access](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-dive-into-the-deep-end-of-ms-access/637761)
**Author:** [@j\_sum1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j_sum1)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-dive-into-the-deep-end-of-ms-access/637761 "2012-10-16T17:02:29Z")
I am a teacher. I have been using Excel for years to manage data from assessments. I use Excel for lots of things and can make it do pretty much everything I want. Now there is a change in the way that we do assessmen… --- ## [Decapitation by Shovel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decapitation-by-shovel/623467)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2012, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decapitation-by-shovel/623467 "2012-06-02T08:40:35Z")
I have seen this type of scene in horror movies – a person is decapitated with a shovel! Pretty gruesome, but it got me to thinking… How hard would it be to do this? Let’s say that two average-size guys have fought, a c… --- ## [I'm going to blow up the Moon. What are you doing this summer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-blow-up-the-moon-what-are-you-doing-this-summer/357939)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2006, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-blow-up-the-moon-what-are-you-doing-this-summer/357939 "2006-05-27T02:55:24Z")
As many of you know, I have been dabbling in SuperVillainy for quite some time now. My CV is extensive and shocking, and my personal uh, proclivities have been called disturbing. Nonetheless. This past weekend, my lawnm… --- ## [Uhh...where was the debate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uhh-where-was-the-debate/465433)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2008, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uhh-where-was-the-debate/465433 "2008-09-29T03:45:11Z")
I just got done watching 90 minutes of our 2 presidential candidates stand on the same stage, not look at each other, not talk to each other, not question each other, not debate each other, and not directly answer any of… --- ## [The Silo Banning, Continued.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silo-banning-continued/71339)
**Author:** [@John\_Corrado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Corrado)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2001, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silo-banning-continued/71339 "2001-07-11T14:29:45Z")
This is a continuation of the discussion from To Members of the SDMB: Another one bites the dust. Are you next?. --- ## [MMmmm...Disney Lois.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmm-disney-lois/529936)
**Author:** [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmmmm-disney-lois/529936 "2010-02-23T04:17:11Z")
I thought Lois was the most attractive cartoon character ever but “Disney Lois”…YUM! Loved Cthulu Meg too. Fun episode so far. --- ## [Why is street heroin being laced with fentanyl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-street-heroin-being-laced-with-fentanyl/769329)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2016, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-street-heroin-being-laced-with-fentanyl/769329 "2016-10-26T01:01:31Z")
Why is this happening? Is it just because some dealers figure since fentanyl is 50-100x more potent than morphine, they can just mix 10mg of fentanyl with 990mg of filler and sell it as a gram of heroin? Is that why the … --- ## [Which is the better idea: replacing the carpet before selling a house or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-better-idea-replacing-the-carpet-before-selling-a-house-or-not/403045)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2007, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-better-idea-replacing-the-carpet-before-selling-a-house-or-not/403045 "2007-05-10T14:59:58Z")
I am in the process of selling my mother’s house. The downstairs carpet (LR/DR/hall) is emerald green- a color I have never particularly liked. The room is dark- its windows are relatively narrow- and the carpet makes … --- ## [What is the longest establishment of a Chekov's gun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-longest-establishment-of-a-chekovs-gun/552111)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-longest-establishment-of-a-chekovs-gun/552111 "2010-09-01T17:09:56Z")
After reading about Chekov’s Gun (warning: TV Tropes) in which a seemingly inconsequential detail is mentioned early in a piece of work only to become essential to the plot later, I was wondering what were some especiall… --- ## [Ladies... Your thoughts on Gay Porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-your-thoughts-on-gay-porn/356443)
**Author:** [@bubastis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bubastis)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2006, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-your-thoughts-on-gay-porn/356443 "2006-05-15T04:27:14Z")
Do ladies feel the same way about Gay Porn as men feel about Lesbian porn? I’m speaking in generalities, of course. Personally, the girl-girl stuf wouldnt really float my boat, but there is of course a huge market for it… --- ## [Do We Need to Destroy the GOP ... In Order to Save It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-need-to-destroy-the-gop-in-order-to-save-it/753667)
**Author:** [@JBGUSA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBGUSA)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2016, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-need-to-destroy-the-gop-in-order-to-save-it/753667 "2016-05-15T00:59:41Z")
General Westmoreland once famously said, of a Vietnam Village, that “we destroyed that village in order to save it” or words to that effect. It seems the same process is well in effect in the GOP. And this is not … --- ## [Can the moderators please err on the right side?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-moderators-please-err-on-the-right-side/836702)
**Author:** [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-moderators-please-err-on-the-right-side/836702 "2019-08-10T23:39:30Z")
I find it alarming that the moderation in that thread is so hellbent on keeping “the discussion” “open and civilised” that only the honest answers of civilised people get moderated. I believe the correct response is: “… --- ## [Photographing presidential motorcades](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographing-presidential-motorcades/548748)
**Author:** [@zut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zut)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photographing-presidential-motorcades/548748 "2010-08-02T17:11:25Z")
President Barack Obama was in town yesterday, and a friend of mine got caught in traffic as the presidential motorcade went by. My friend was on a bike, so he was able to glide up close to the barricade where police wer… --- ## [The urinator of light strikes again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-urinator-of-light-strikes-again/356889)
**Author:** [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2006, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-urinator-of-light-strikes-again/356889 "2006-05-18T16:14:10Z")
Our favorite freak, Thomas “The Urinator” Kinkade strikes again. I did take solace in last night’s Law & Order: CI, though. As I mentioned in a CS thread, the episode featured a “bad guy” by the name of “Wallace Kant… --- ## [Obamacare mandate upheld](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamacare-mandate-upheld/626579)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2012, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamacare-mandate-upheld/626579 "2012-06-30T01:37:32Z")
First! --- ## [Has the banking crisis killed libertarianism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-banking-crisis-killed-libertarianism/469242)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-banking-crisis-killed-libertarianism/469242 "2008-10-28T17:54:04Z")
So argues Jacob Weisberg in this article: Even noted libertarian Alan Greenspan seems chastened: So how about it? Does the collapse expose the flaws of libertarian philosophy? Or is some libertarian out there prepare… --- ## [How would you change the human body?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-change-the-human-body/510116)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2009, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-change-the-human-body/510116 "2009-09-18T22:51:46Z")
Not looking for a full redesign, but just design tweaks. Those who believe in Intelligent Design may want to sit this one out for fear of hubris, but those who think the body was made by a committee at best should weigh … --- ## [The Easter Toe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-easter-toe/535094)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2010, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-easter-toe/535094 "2010-04-09T01:59:20Z")
I had off Friday and the weather was great, so I wore sandals. Later in the day I decided to tune up my lawn tractor. I changed the oil, the transmission filter, air filter, lubed the chassis and then decided to put th… --- ## [Neighbor unwittingly harbored a possible felon. Is freaked out. I loaned her a dog.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-unwittingly-harbored-a-possible-felon-is-freaked-out-i-loaned-her-a-dog/683059)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2014, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbor-unwittingly-harbored-a-possible-felon-is-freaked-out-i-loaned-her-a-dog/683059 "2014-03-15T21:05:33Z")
I have a neighbor who is disabled and perpetually broke, so I pick up groceries, keep her supplied with cat food and litter and for her cat, make sure she gets a ride to doctor’s appointments and so on. In addition to b… --- ## [Future of Health Care in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-of-health-care-in-america/626604)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2012, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/future-of-health-care-in-america/626604 "2012-07-01T20:35:18Z")
Now that Obama’s Health Care law has been ruled constitutional how will health care policy in America develop over the coming years? It seems unlikely that the law will be repealed unless there was a conservative superma… --- ## [The story of Sodom and Gomorrah.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-story-of-sodom-and-gomorrah/299128)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2005, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-story-of-sodom-and-gomorrah/299128 "2005-04-19T09:34:35Z")
I’ve read Daniel Helminiak’s book “What the Bible Really Says About Homosexuality” many years ago (it seems). In it, he talked about the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah being actually the sin of hospitality rather than the sin… --- ## [Can "Eloquence" refer to the written word?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-eloquence-refer-to-the-written-word/437944)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2008, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-eloquence-refer-to-the-written-word/437944 "2008-02-18T03:26:08Z")
Hey I’m working on a lyric in which a speaker’s style is compared to a writer’s style. I’m frustrated as that it seems that adjectives that describe speech are generally, by definition, applied to speech- whereas, adje… --- ## [getting money out of politics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-money-out-of-politics/787717)
**Author:** [@crucible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crucible)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-money-out-of-politics/787717 "2017-06-03T17:03:24Z")
I suspect this has been covered before. Is there a consensus about a way to get rid of the situation where most office holders above dog catcher have to spend substantial amounts of their time raising money for campaign… --- ## [Moving files from 400 directories into one directory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-files-from-400-directories-into-one-directory/579799)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2011, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moving-files-from-400-directories-into-one-directory/579799 "2011-04-27T12:30:45Z")
The hard drive crashed in my general-purpose home desktop PC the other day. Nothing would restore it to proper readability (I tried quite a few tools), but a utility called Photorec worked on the drive for 27 hours and … --- ## ["Gunsmoke" question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunsmoke-question/612300)
**Author:** [@bmasters1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bmasters1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2012, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunsmoke-question/612300 "2012-02-11T07:45:41Z")
In “Gunsmoke,” did they ever explain why Chester had a stiff leg? --- ## [D&D Dice rolls (statistics)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-dice-rolls-statistics/764559)
**Author:** [@willthekittensurvive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/willthekittensurvive)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-d-dice-rolls-statistics/764559 "2016-09-08T03:19:28Z")
We are playing a game of Dungeon and Dragons(actually Pathfinder\*) over email. when a player needs to roll we use the honour system. If a player wants to cheat, I don’t really mind one player is having a very lucky st… --- ## [We're, all of us, superfans of Babymetal, yes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-of-us-superfans-of-babymetal-yes/710397)
**Author:** [@Eddie\_F](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eddie_F)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-of-us-superfans-of-babymetal-yes/710397 "2015-01-30T18:27:18Z")
I mean, how in the heck could the discerning listener not be? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1877&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1879&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)