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**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-relief-well-supposed-to-work/542459 "2010-06-09T19:52:02Z")
So, the current oil leak in the Gulf is gushing like crazy, and all the talk is that the real solution will have to be the relief well. I get that the relief well will relieve some of the pressure on the existing, open … --- ## [Mothers day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-day/688200)
**Author:** [@koufax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koufax)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2014, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mothers-day/688200 "2014-05-17T19:28:29Z")
Happy Mother’s day to all the mothers whose child died in a car wreck,was murdered, disappeared, raped, committed suicide, etc etc Oh what a happy day it must be. And let’s not forget the kids whose mothers are addicte… --- ## ["South Park" 3/19/08: Britney's New Look](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-19-08-britneys-new-look/442081)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2008, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-3-19-08-britneys-new-look/442081 "2008-03-26T07:41:42Z")
What was that song they were singing/chanting in last night’s episode? It seemed be evocative of “Ave Satani,” the theme from The Omen, but the melody and, so far as I could make out, the lyrics were entirely different. … --- ## [Zimmerman/Martin case...is this why the founding fathers wanted a grand jury?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-martin-case-is-this-why-the-founding-fathers-wanted-a-grand-jury/618725)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2012, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-martin-case-is-this-why-the-founding-fathers-wanted-a-grand-jury/618725 "2012-04-19T16:37:58Z")
Subject says it all. Could it be that the prosecutor with political motivations wanted to charge Zimmerman for fear that Al Sharpton would torch the community when members of the community wouldn’t, left to their own g… --- ## [Co workers who discuss politics on the job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-workers-who-discuss-politics-on-the-job/750124)
**Author:** [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/co-workers-who-discuss-politics-on-the-job/750124 "2016-04-12T18:27:41Z")
You know, the ones who every time they see you in the break room say, too bad our candidate didn’t win by the way look how crooked the other side is. Look, even if we are on the same side that doesn’t mean I want to risk… --- ## [Planning a Disney vacation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-a-disney-vacation/565257)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2010, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planning-a-disney-vacation/565257 "2010-12-30T12:55:17Z")
Long story short, several members of my extended family are discussing the option of a mass vacation to either Orlando or Anaheim for a Disney themed vacation. These are the relevant facts as they stand now: Right now w… --- ## [Just say Gurkha](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-say-gurkha/85781)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-say-gurkha/85781 "2014-03-28T19:29:06Z")
I tried posting this question elsewhere, but I think I selected the wrong forum and didn’t word my query very well. Here it goes again: Since(A) Gurkhas are already acknowledged as some of the fiercest fighters in the w… --- ## [How much to star in a porno?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-to-star-in-a-porno/640366)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2012, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-to-star-in-a-porno/640366 "2012-11-13T02:10:55Z")
Assume you have the willing partner of your choice - wife, boyfriend, stranger, Mila Kunis, whoever. How much would it take for you to have sex on camera, in a very standard porno scene? Kissing / fondling, oral, inter… --- ## [Unicorns exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unicorns-exist/727021)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2015, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unicorns-exist/727021 "2015-08-07T02:01:05Z")
My wife recently visited the Ruben H. Fleet Science Center in Balboa Park (San Diego). Apparently, they were having a show about circuses, and how some things look fake (sword swallowing for example), but are actually re… --- ## [First Production Car with Onboard Computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-production-car-with-onboard-computer/399191)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2007, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-production-car-with-onboard-computer/399191 "2007-04-09T18:49:24Z")
What was the first production car that used an onboard computer to monitor the car’s performance? --- ## [Continuous Paganism in Europe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/continuous-paganism-in-europe/754436)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2016, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/continuous-paganism-in-europe/754436 "2016-05-18T02:03:16Z")
Is there a good example of a survival of pagan practices / religion in Europe? And I don’t mean a revival of ancient beliefs. (I think Wicca would be an example of this; please correct me if I’m wrong.) I am referring to… --- ## [Understanding cultural colour perception](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understanding-cultural-colour-perception/663164)
**Author:** [@JohnnyMac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnnyMac)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understanding-cultural-colour-perception/663164 "2013-07-15T19:37:31Z")
Different cultures have different ideas about colour - the ancient Greeks (along with most of the ancient world, it seems), didn’t conceive of a colour “blue”, for example. That’s the most dramatically different system o… --- ## [Monopoly of power through moral outrage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-of-power-through-moral-outrage/593801)
**Author:** [@shakabroh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shakabroh)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monopoly-of-power-through-moral-outrage/593801 "2011-08-30T22:46:13Z")
I love my teenage daughter a lot. But I feel that she uses my affections for her against me. I would appreciate any advice anyone could give. I’m looking for a solution.:smack: My wife and I are divorced. My daughter fr… --- ## [What's so wrong with the word "ain't"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-wrong-with-the-word-aint/525577)
**Author:** [@ScatteredFrog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScatteredFrog)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2010, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-wrong-with-the-word-aint/525577 "2010-01-24T18:08:46Z")
My wife – an English teacher – and I were having a discussion about this last night. Why do grammarians frown upon the use of the word “ain’t”? Why isn’t it considered proper grammar? After all, how else would you contr… --- ## [Do you believe in high school, grades are "given" or "earned"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-in-high-school-grades-are-given-or-earned/640905)
**Author:** [@the\_apples\_fell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_apples_fell)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2012, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-believe-in-high-school-grades-are-given-or-earned/640905 "2012-11-20T03:06:49Z")
I’ve encountered two stances in the time I have been in college and high school. The grades are “given” stance. People who think this, tend to believe that teachers will alter the grades of their students depending on… --- ## [Who would be at fault here, driver or pedestrian? (Pedestrian hit by vehicle)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-be-at-fault-here-driver-or-pedestrian-pedestrian-hit-by-vehicle/1004095)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2024, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-be-at-fault-here-driver-or-pedestrian-pedestrian-hit-by-vehicle/1004095 "2024-09-22T21:42:26Z")
I’m looking for factual answers so I put this here in FQ. In the video link below, vehicle 1 is driving on a 2-lane road. Other vehicles in the adjacent lane are stopped at a crosswalk. As vehicle 1 approaches the cross… --- ## [Huck Finn challenged AGAIN???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huck-finn-challenged-again/215957)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huck-finn-challenged-again/215957 "2003-12-02T23:33:08Z")
Huck Finn: Masterpiece or Insult? I sometimes wonder if people even bother to READ these books. Yes, the book uses the N word. Yes, it’s a very insulting word. No, you should NOT be desensitized to it! But do people… --- ## [Are North Americans Jobists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-north-americans-jobists/67600)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2001, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-north-americans-jobists/67600 "2001-06-22T23:41:36Z")
As North Americans, I believe we live in a Meritocracy, where (in theory) taking advanced training and working hard is rewarded. I also believe that this has developed into a system where “Jobism” (treating people differ… --- ## [Why do people do PCP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-do-pcp/402011)
**Author:** [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2007, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-do-pcp/402011 "2007-05-01T16:51:34Z")
Speaking as someone who used to do drugs…not anymore. And I did fun ones. But I was just as watching a show, one of, many about somebody on PCP going into convultions, hurting people, ending up in the hospital. What’s th… --- ## [Bizarre deaths](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-deaths/161232)
**Author:** [@Nichol\_storm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nichol_storm)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2003, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-deaths/161232 "2003-06-26T01:57:44Z")
Being a student of history, my favorite “hobby”, if you will, is to collect bizarre, strange, and even humorous deaths. Macabre, I know, but I find it amusing. Some highlights from my collection include: \*George, Duke o… --- ## [Proper tire pressure for Primewell tires.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-tire-pressure-for-primewell-tires/691270)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2014, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/proper-tire-pressure-for-primewell-tires/691270 "2014-06-21T09:37:58Z")
I purchased a set of Primewell tires (PS830 185/65 R14 86T) for my car ('99 Corolla). I’ll be damned if I can find the correct tire inflation specs for this tire on The Net (and I usually have strong Google Fu) or on the… --- ## [Manny Douche-mirez retires from baseball in shame.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manny-douche-mirez-retires-from-baseball-in-shame/577748)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2011, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manny-douche-mirez-retires-from-baseball-in-shame/577748 "2011-04-12T00:09:45Z")
Good riddance. Dude was a real pos. --- ## [warning labels only you'd want on movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-labels-only-youd-want-on-movies/82319)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2002, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-labels-only-youd-want-on-movies/82319 "2002-08-15T21:41:33Z")
I was watching a movie today, and was quite unprepared for a scene in the movie- a woman severely cuts her hand on a glass. It got me wondering if other people have atypical things that freak them out that’d they’d like … --- ## [You've just won 10 million dollars - do you share?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-won-10-million-dollars-do-you-share/564522)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-just-won-10-million-dollars-do-you-share/564522 "2010-12-27T18:26:29Z")
This is the situation: You have just won the lottery - 10 million dollars. (or 7.5 million Euros) The winnings are given to you tax free, in a lump sum payment (not spread out over many years). Do you share any of the… --- ## [Which performers have disappointed you the most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-performers-have-disappointed-you-the-most/439522)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-performers-have-disappointed-you-the-most/439522 "2008-03-05T18:57:04Z")
Either at a live performance or by their career path in general? For example, Eddie Murphy owes me nothing. Still, I’m disappointed that the comedian who showed such promise on “Saturday Night Live” seems to have disap… --- ## [How do YOU pronounce "sherbet"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-sherbet/508264)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2009, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-sherbet/508264 "2009-09-04T03:53:56Z")
My wife mentioned that her friend, who has worked in an ice cream parlor, pronounces the cold treat as “sher-bet”, just as it is spelled… My wife was dumbfounded, as she’d only ever heard it pronounced as “sher-bert” - … --- ## [Who the heck are the "post gays"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-heck-are-the-post-gays/456410)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-the-heck-are-the-post-gays/456410 "2008-07-17T06:51:52Z")
Per this article what the heck does “post gay” mean? --- ## [Deep Thoughts...by Jack Handey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deep-thoughts-by-jack-handey/325972)
**Author:** [@HelloKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HelloKitty)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2005, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deep-thoughts-by-jack-handey/325972 "2005-10-22T19:49:50Z")
\[Phil Hartman\]…and now…Deep Thoughts…by Jack Handey…\[/Phil Hartman\] The face of a child says so much, especially the mouth part of the face. What are your fave gems from Jack? --- ## [No, Americans are \*NOT\* a bunch of racist warmongers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-americans-are-not-a-bunch-of-racist-warmongers/133482)
**Author:** [@Fang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fang)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2002, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-americans-are-not-a-bunch-of-racist-warmongers/133482 "2002-10-26T01:48:40Z")
In a recent Pit thread on the Kurds, Diogenes the Cynic goes way off-topic to declare his hatred of America. And Americans. \[An explanatory note before I start: I began a new thread because I didn’t want to allow Dioge… --- ## [Help me abandon NYC and move to southern California](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-abandon-nyc-and-move-to-southern-california/782186)
**Author:** [@BaldDudePeekskill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaldDudePeekskill)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2017, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-abandon-nyc-and-move-to-southern-california/782186 "2017-03-19T08:21:49Z")
Nyc native here, loved here 48 years and am employed in an internal bank. I’m over NYC…the weather, the cost, the people who visit, etc…want to move to a place where the sun is fierce and warm most of the time. Don’t m… --- ## [Obama's aunt steps into the illegal immigrant debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-aunt-steps-into-the-illegal-immigrant-debate/554586)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2010, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-aunt-steps-into-the-illegal-immigrant-debate/554586 "2010-09-23T17:32:25Z")
Zeituni Onyango is Barack Obama’s aunt. And she’s an illegal immigrant living in the United States. cite I’m on record for supporting wide immigration and opposing draconian policies against illegal immigrants. But it’s… --- ## ["Whistling" speech impediment (like Gopher from "Winnie the Pooh")?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whistling-speech-impediment-like-gopher-from-winnie-the-pooh/435428)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2008, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whistling-speech-impediment-like-gopher-from-winnie-the-pooh/435428 "2008-01-30T17:47:49Z")
I was watching a classic of western cinema the other night\* that featured a character with an odd speech impediment—every time she spoke an “s” sound, she pronounced it as a whistle. It occured to me that I’ve heard thi… --- ## [Eight Legs of Love: A new webcomic discovery \[NSFW\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-legs-of-love-a-new-webcomic-discovery-nsfw/495869)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2009, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eight-legs-of-love-a-new-webcomic-discovery-nsfw/495869 "2009-07-30T01:05:20Z")
\[noparse\]http://www.oglaf.com/8legs.html\[/noparse\] I love webcomics. There is no way this would ever get published where I would be able to find it. The comic also has some somewhat subtle strips, like the fountain of d… --- ## [What do you think of this quote from True Detective](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-quote-from-true-detective/683155)
**Author:** [@BrokenBriton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrokenBriton)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-this-quote-from-true-detective/683155 "2014-03-09T04:30:38Z")
I find it striking. It’s sat with me for a few days and, like a catchy tune, won’t go away easily: Sort of related supplementals: are we the only species that doesn’t act in harmony with nature? Indeed, are we the onl… --- ## [Fuck you, Bob55](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-bob55/277120)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2004, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-bob55/277120 "2004-12-07T07:28:25Z")
It’s been a long, long time since I’ve had myself a good old fashioned pitting. I think the last one was Collinsberry. But then I saw Bob55’s comment . Bob55, fuck you. Really. Fuck you. -evensven, University of Ca… --- ## [How badly will success in Iraq hurt the Democrats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-badly-will-success-in-iraq-hurt-the-democrats/427732)
**Author:** [@Evil\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_One)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2007, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-badly-will-success-in-iraq-hurt-the-democrats/427732 "2007-12-22T11:21:48Z")
A tiresome and annoying question for many of you, I’m sure. But…reality must intrude. Much like in the national press, Iraq has been off the SDMB radar screen for quite a while now. Given the turn of events over the… --- ## [CW DCTV Crossover 2017: Crisis on Earth-X \[Spoilers after airing\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cw-dctv-crossover-2017-crisis-on-earth-x-spoilers-after-airing/802195)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2017, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cw-dctv-crossover-2017-crisis-on-earth-x-spoilers-after-airing/802195 "2017-12-05T23:16:24Z")
On the heels of Justice League, DCTV is having its own superhero team up in the form of the CW crossover special event. It’s going to happen over two nights on Nov 27-28. Note that, for the crossover only, Arrow will m… --- ## [Stop running redlights, dammit!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-running-redlights-dammit/737896)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-running-redlights-dammit/737896 "2015-11-24T03:45:40Z")
(Redlights spelled as one word to make this thread easier to find in later searches). Hardly a day goes by that I don’t see some idjit running a redlight. And not just “Oh, it was yellow juuuust turning to red and I th… --- ## [What did Coleridge have against the city of Cologne (Köln)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-coleridge-have-against-the-city-of-cologne-koln/569085)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-coleridge-have-against-the-city-of-cologne-koln/569085 "2011-01-31T01:00:17Z")
In 1825, the English poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote this poem:Cologne In Kohln, a town of monks and bones, And pavements fang’d with murderous stones And rags, and hags, and hideous wenches; I counted two and sev… --- ## [Sensory Defensiveness - NO! I Can't Just 'Get Over It'!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sensory-defensiveness-no-i-cant-just-get-over-it/584061)
**Author:** [@surrounded\_by\_literalists](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/surrounded_by_literalists)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2012, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sensory-defensiveness-no-i-cant-just-get-over-it/584061 "2012-05-10T01:53:53Z")
My whole life, certain ‘things’ have bothered me to a degree that drives me to the point of being irrational. The tast and smell of mint, prolonged loud noises, bright white fluorescent lights, people standing behind me… --- ## [Polls show McCain winning the electoral college](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-show-mccain-winning-the-electoral-college/463303)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2008, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-show-mccain-winning-the-electoral-college/463303 "2008-09-13T19:07:33Z")
This election is starting to make me feel physically ill. --- ## [The National Day of Prayer has ARRIVED!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-national-day-of-prayer-has-arrived/172246)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2003, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-national-day-of-prayer-has-arrived/172246 "2003-05-15T15:38:30Z")
Down on your knees! According to a full-page ad in the Phila. Inquirer, everyone is to be down on their knees praying at 12 noon (EST? Central) on May 1. . . . Is it too late for me to pray for a president and a govern… --- ## [Job hopping - value or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-hopping-value-or-not/757628)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/job-hopping-value-or-not/757628 "2016-06-22T20:05:23Z")
I’ve had two different employers throughout my career. 9 years at the first one, and now 20 years at my second one. I steadily advanced with both companies and am very satisfied with my job/career/occupation. Througho… --- ## [When is a modern car considered middle-aged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-a-modern-car-considered-middle-aged/600042)
**Author:** [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2011, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-a-modern-car-considered-middle-aged/600042 "2011-10-20T23:47:10Z")
I have a 2001 Focus with 121,000 miles. I’ve heard that there was a time when a car with this many miles would have been considered old but that cars have improved to the point where this is not so. Opinions? --- ## [You wind up back in 1983- what would you most love and most hate about it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-wind-up-back-in-1983-what-would-you-most-love-and-most-hate-about-it/437695)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-wind-up-back-in-1983-what-would-you-most-love-and-most-hate-about-it/437695 "2008-02-18T15:07:10Z")
Okay, here’s the premise: While shopping for light bulbs at Dollar General you slip through a time portal and wind up back in 1980. You’ve got money in your pocket and a magic credit card. Dollar General apologizes f… --- ## [Is this rape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-rape/477251)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2008, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-rape/477251 "2008-12-16T06:32:24Z")
This thread is intended to examine the ramifications of my OWN reply to THIS thread, which is about the “Jedi mind trick,” and how one would use it if it really existed. Someone else said he would not use it do get peopl… --- ## [I hate capitalism (toilet related)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-capitalism-toilet-related/482175)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2009, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-capitalism-toilet-related/482175 "2009-01-22T20:51:28Z")
My toilet leaks. It’s probably the flapper. So I go to the hardware store to buy one. How hard can this be? A flapper is a flapper, right? Um, no. It seems different toilets use different types of flappers. Who knew? I … --- ## [Cam Newton Guilty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cam-newton-guilty/560309)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2010, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cam-newton-guilty/560309 "2010-12-02T01:14:33Z")
Based on your understanding of the reports swirling around, how do you personally feel about Cam’s guilt? --- ## [How Do Muslims 'Radicalize' Other Muslims In Western Europe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-muslims-radicalize-other-muslims-in-western-europe/737788)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2015, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-muslims-radicalize-other-muslims-in-western-europe/737788 "2015-11-18T11:41:38Z")
Just one question that has me stumped, since the recent Muslim terrorist attacks, in Paris. The mastermind behind them was from Belgium (at this point, information is still coming in–but I think we can safely say that). … --- ## [Lebowski Fest: What should I wear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lebowski-fest-what-should-i-wear/527330)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2010, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lebowski-fest-what-should-i-wear/527330 "2010-02-03T17:53:11Z")
I’m attending a Lebowski Fest Saturday in Springfield, Illinois. What should I wear? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1888&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1890&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)