# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1922&period=all&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1923 --- ## [Stories behind "dumb laws" from the United States](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-behind-dumb-laws-from-the-united-states/327074)
**Author:** [@simply\_cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simply_cats)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2005, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-behind-dumb-laws-from-the-united-states/327074 "2005-10-21T05:18:11Z")
I have a student who is trying to put together a speech on “dumb laws” in the United States. While we have been able to find several sites that list dumb laws, we are having some difficulty finding the stories behind th… --- ## [Well, Apparently I Have A "Diesease"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-apparently-i-have-a-diesease/622209)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2012, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-apparently-i-have-a-diesease/622209 "2012-05-21T02:07:11Z")
When did we coin this dumb term? I got a note yesterday and when I linked and shared it on FB, the hyperlink had it spelled that way. I thought it was a misspell and contacted the alzheimer site’s webmaster and my local … --- ## [What's the most surprised you've ever been at a (non SIMPSONS) TV guest star?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-surprised-youve-ever-been-at-a-non-simpsons-tv-guest-star/486248)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2009, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-surprised-youve-ever-been-at-a-non-simpsons-tv-guest-star/486248 "2009-02-27T23:25:41Z")
I exclude the Simpsons because in addition to being on the air for 20+ years it’s hard to top Thomas Pynchon. Johnny Carson on David Letterman was probably the absolute ultimate, though if you went for sitcoms only his … --- ## [Just how big can a big hog grow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-big-can-a-big-hog-grow/405584)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2007, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-big-can-a-big-hog-grow/405584 "2007-06-03T07:17:36Z")
This story on cnn.com, about an 11-year-old boy who killed a boar weighing 1051 pounds during a hunting trip, got me to wondering just how large a pig – wild or domestic – could actually grow given good health and all it… --- ## [Why are plea deals so good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-plea-deals-so-good/738800)
**Author:** [@bomberswarm2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bomberswarm2)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-plea-deals-so-good/738800 "2015-12-01T19:21:48Z")
On L&O SVU, the ADAs are always offering plea deals of Murder 1 to Man 2. Why not Man 1 or even better, Murder 2? And why do they always plead out cases they are certain to win? Does this happen in real life? --- ## [Lost Decade for US Workers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-decade-for-us-workers/596639)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-decade-for-us-workers/596639 "2011-09-18T22:25:57Z")
Here’s an article about the recession and it’s effect on the people who work: Lost Decade for US Workers Some of the more interesting quotes: So… Does this article hit the mark, or is it off base? It seems to b… --- ## [Who speaks for planet Earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-speaks-for-planet-earth/715705)
**Author:** [@CaptainAmerica\_1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptainAmerica_1987)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-speaks-for-planet-earth/715705 "2015-03-24T19:21:35Z")
If extraterrestrials ever landed on Earth and a representative had to be picked to represent all the people of planet Earth and all the nations of planet Earth who should it be and why? --- ## [Ward Churchill, Moron Extraordinaire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ward-churchill-moron-extraordinaire/428261)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2007, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ward-churchill-moron-extraordinaire/428261 "2007-12-04T00:26:18Z")
The dude just gets worse and worse. I’m glad he got fired. Too bad that didn’t give him a wake-up call. --- ## [Benedict Cumberbatch is Dr Strange](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benedict-cumberbatch-is-dr-strange/702681)
**Author:** [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2014, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benedict-cumberbatch-is-dr-strange/702681 "2014-10-29T08:31:28Z")
Apparently… --- ## [I thought bitcoins were untraceable? Colonial ransom partially recovered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-bitcoins-were-untraceable-colonial-ransom-partially-recovered/943790)
**Author:** [@txtumbleweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txtumbleweed)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2021, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-bitcoins-were-untraceable-colonial-ransom-partially-recovered/943790 "2021-06-24T23:17:05Z")
Just saw that the Justice Dept reportedly has recovered about $2.3-million of the ransomware paid to Darkside by Colonial Pipeline. https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/07/politics/colonial-pipeline-ransomware-recovered/index.ht… --- ## [My Recent Personal Problems: Insomnia And Sex.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-recent-personal-problems-insomnia-and-sex/237735)
**Author:** [@Chicago\_Faucet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicago_Faucet)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2004, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-recent-personal-problems-insomnia-and-sex/237735 "2004-04-03T04:11:53Z")
I’m in the beginning stages of a bout of insomnia. I get these bouts about once every two years. They tend to last about three weeks to a month. It’s really not that bad. I mean, it isn’t something that is terrible. … --- ## [Inherently Sexy Professions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inherently-sexy-professions/75147)
**Author:** [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2001, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inherently-sexy-professions/75147 "2001-11-13T13:51:28Z")
Let us speak of Firemen, bemuscled and smeared with soot and sweat. Let us speak of Welders near and far, immersed in metal and fire, in a hardhat and dirty jeans. Let us speak of Baseball Players with tight pants and … --- ## [Your first celebrity crush](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-celebrity-crush/255032)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2004, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-first-celebrity-crush/255032 "2004-07-16T20:18:07Z")
I was watching I love the 90s: 1993 and they did a little piece on the Power Rangers. Seeing old clips reminded me of my first crush. Amy Jo Johnson A.K.A. the original Pink Ranger. There was something about her that I … --- ## [My name is not 'Google'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2007, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-name-is-not-google/426425 "2007-11-21T12:26:29Z")
Stop asking me random things like “What time does KFC shut?” Is it the age difference. At 28 do I seem like the know-everything senior of the office? An office who’s average age is 20. I don’t know what time KFC shuts… --- ## [Abuse of position by Moderators](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abuse-of-position-by-moderators/55859)
**Author:** [@jorolat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jorolat)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2001, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abuse-of-position-by-moderators/55859 "2001-03-02T18:42:31Z")
I recently had a thread closed in General Discussions (“Evolution: Two Intriguing Lamarckian Experiments” http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=61016) and complained about it in “Censorship of Evol… --- ## [Awesomely terrible date ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesomely-terrible-date-ideas/414337)
**Author:** [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2007, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/awesomely-terrible-date-ideas/414337 "2007-08-07T14:28:44Z")
I was talking to someone about how surgery used to be performed in operating theatres, which allowed medical students to observe the procedures. I mentioned that it would be fun to propose an operation-and-dinner date. … --- ## [What happens when we die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-we-die/503411)
**Author:** [@Nation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nation)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2009, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-we-die/503411 "2009-07-20T03:40:30Z")
Islamists believe they go to Heaven and bang 77 virgins, Christians believe they go to Heaven and do, well, I dont know what exactly, worship I guess, but at the same time the Bible speaks of judgement day, but how can t… --- ## [Puerto Rico's 2012 Referendum on Statehood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puerto-ricos-2012-referendum-on-statehood/631706)
**Author:** [@Klostertal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klostertal)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puerto-ricos-2012-referendum-on-statehood/631706 "2012-08-31T23:07:51Z")
The citizens of Puerto Rico are set to decide whether or not to change their political status on November 6, 2012: To be honest, I am not too familiar with Puerto Rican history or its over-100 year-old relationship wit… --- ## [Will you watch the Steve Irwin death video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-watch-the-steve-irwin-death-video/371499)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2006, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-watch-the-steve-irwin-death-video/371499 "2006-09-10T22:16:03Z")
So there is a video. He is purported to have lived long enough to pull the barb from his chest. And it is all on tape. Will you watch it when it makes its inevitable rounds on the internet? Personally I know I will. … --- ## [Why do you believe the Biblical accounts of miracles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-believe-the-biblical-accounts-of-miracles/396077)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2007, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-believe-the-biblical-accounts-of-miracles/396077 "2007-03-25T17:03:27Z")
I tried to discuss this in the thread on the resurrection of Jesus, but it didn’t get much attention, so I’m seeing if it does better in its own thread. My basic question is: Do believers in Biblical miracles consider … --- ## [Finding the right bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-the-right-bear/352667)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2006, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-the-right-bear/352667 "2006-04-26T12:12:35Z")
A bear attacked a family in Benton, Tennessee and killed a child. How will they know they find the same bear? --- ## [Is Kobe Bryant's Career finished?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-kobe-bryants-career-finished/655626)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2015, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-kobe-bryants-career-finished/655626 "2015-12-01T00:21:51Z")
Kobe played sixteen seasons. He’d already said next season would be the last. Is there any point in a 34 year old trying to rehab a a ruptured Achilles? He probably wouldn’t return until next January or Feb at the earlie… --- ## [Innocent words that need to be banned.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/innocent-words-that-need-to-be-banned/596542)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/innocent-words-that-need-to-be-banned/596542 "2011-09-19T14:47:35Z")
My apologies if this has been posted before, but it cracked me up. And is so true. Esp. “rural.” Part I. Part II. --- ## [Does Japanese culture have a self-hatred complex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-japanese-culture-have-a-self-hatred-complex/345291)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2006, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-japanese-culture-have-a-self-hatred-complex/345291 "2006-02-23T01:27:07Z")
I was reading an article the other day about how Japanese comics have negative portrayals of Koreans. What was so interesting was that the Japanese were being portrayed as blonde-haired, blue-eyed and definitely Caucasia… --- ## [I've found the most addictive game ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-found-the-most-addictive-game-ever/397581)
**Author:** [@Talon\_Karrde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Talon_Karrde)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2007, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-found-the-most-addictive-game-ever/397581 "2007-04-01T19:46:28Z")
I can’t stop playing Peggle. Do not try this out if you value your time. I guess it’s made by the same people as Bejeweled. That game has nothing on this. --- ## [Lynn B. . . why???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-b-why/283117)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2005, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lynn-b-why/283117 "2005-02-18T13:23:24Z")
When you took our physical threats, I said nothing for I did not threaten to kick anybody’s ass. When you took our jokes, I was passive because, frankly you scare the shit outta me. But now you come for my drunken posts … --- ## [Wallet returned---without the cash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallet-returned-without-the-cash/814170)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2018, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallet-returned-without-the-cash/814170 "2018-05-20T06:44:08Z")
I posted about this on the BBQ Pit —Friday I lost my wallet. Today I got a call from my Library that someone dropped it off in their overnite bin in a plastic bag. When I got there everything was intact—except a few hunn… --- ## [Translation into Sindarin, Quenya or Westron](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-into-sindarin-quenya-or-westron/406416)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-into-sindarin-quenya-or-westron/406416 "2013-04-08T01:39:35Z")
Every year at Pentecost, our church has the following Bible passage (Acts 2:5-15) read aloud, simultaneously, by different parishioners in various languages, including English, Russian, Spanish, French, Xhosa and others,… --- ## [How did the Roman Empire function language-wise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-roman-empire-function-language-wise/583992)
**Author:** [@Capitaine\_Zombie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capitaine_Zombie)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2012, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-roman-empire-function-language-wise/583992 "2012-02-05T18:07:41Z")
I’m wondering how the Roman Empire (I include the Republic period in this, I am talking about the Empire for the sake of the amount of territories under Roman rule) operate on the level of languages: -I suppose the civi… --- ## [Recipe for Gatorade Equivalent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-gatorade-equivalent/58396)
**Author:** [@Oldmaid85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oldmaid85)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2011, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-for-gatorade-equivalent/58396 "2011-04-24T03:43:43Z")
My daughter runs 4 miles 3 times a week. We both read the thread on the need to drink Gatorade, yet she wants to drink the stuff. Problem is, it’s expensive. Does anyone know how to make a drink like Gatorade from scrat… --- ## [Mad Magazine movie and TV parody titles - Name some from memory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-magazine-movie-and-tv-parody-titles-name-some-from-memory/806363)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2018, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-magazine-movie-and-tv-parody-titles-name-some-from-memory/806363 "2018-01-16T14:28:45Z")
Movies: The Oddfather Schmoe Put-On Five Easy Pages Willies TV: Little House Oh So Dreary Cannonball Makeus Sickby, MD One Dame at a Time (I thought I could come up with a lot more) mmm --- ## [What features distinguish different ethnicities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-features-distinguish-different-ethnicities/585370)
**Author:** [@spunkymuzicnote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spunkymuzicnote)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-features-distinguish-different-ethnicities/585370 "2011-06-18T02:04:44Z")
I don’t think I’m being racist to say that I have trouble telling people apart who are not the same race as me. Maybe it’s because I grew up in an incredibly white community. Now I am going to be working at a summer camp… --- ## [mulch dumped in wrong driveway..is it mine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mulch-dumped-in-wrong-driveway-is-it-mine/495810)
**Author:** [@zydecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zydecat)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2009, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mulch-dumped-in-wrong-driveway-is-it-mine/495810 "2009-05-13T14:56:43Z")
I came home today to about 20 yards of mulch in my driveway. I did not order it. Somebody obviously dumped it at the wrong house. I do not know where it came from. If they called me today, I would allow them to come … --- ## [Why do men need to wear Jock Straps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-need-to-wear-jock-straps/352715)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2006, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-men-need-to-wear-jock-straps/352715 "2006-04-19T01:52:19Z")
Why do men need to wear Jock Straps? Is it just a modesty thing or does it prevent hernias (as I was told as a youth)? Or some other reason. When I work out at home, I never wear one. --- ## [Get rid of one SDMB forum. Which do you choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-rid-of-one-sdmb-forum-which-do-you-choose/557407)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2010, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-rid-of-one-sdmb-forum-which-do-you-choose/557407 "2010-10-19T21:08:33Z")
Not a serious board question. Just a fun poll that’s why it’s not in ATMB. For me it’s actually GD. I think the well is dry for good topics and if you take out the religion and politics it’s empty except on rare occasi… --- ## [We thought we'd killed the demon but the MFer won't stay dead!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-thought-wed-killed-the-demon-but-the-mfer-wont-stay-dead/754451)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-thought-wed-killed-the-demon-but-the-mfer-wont-stay-dead/754451 "2016-05-10T17:17:07Z")
NOT DONE YET! CRUZ MOUNTS DELEGATE FIGHT AGAINST TRUMP Why doesn’t Cruz simply go away already? What a child. --- ## [Why does an ear of corn cost so much at the grocery store or farmers market](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-an-ear-of-corn-cost-so-much-at-the-grocery-store-or-farmers-market/772017)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2016, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-an-ear-of-corn-cost-so-much-at-the-grocery-store-or-farmers-market/772017 "2016-11-18T17:06:51Z")
So much = $0.25-0.50. I’ve heard some quotes as high as $1 an ear. A bushel of corn is about $3.60, which is 56 pounds. At some rural farm supply stores, a 50 lb bag of feed corn for livestock is $6-8. So why is an ea… --- ## [Is what's happening to Putin "cancel culture"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-whats-happening-to-putin-cancel-culture/960527)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2022, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-whats-happening-to-putin-cancel-culture/960527 "2022-03-10T22:28:38Z")
This is my issue with those who complain about 'cancel culture: it’s only cancel culture if you like the person being ‘canceled.’ Otherwise, it’s just “Good for the sonofabitch.” --- ## [Have you ever got into trouble because you didn't know what a word meant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-got-into-trouble-because-you-didnt-know-what-a-word-meant/752397)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2016, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-got-into-trouble-because-you-didnt-know-what-a-word-meant/752397 "2016-04-21T16:32:34Z")
Hand out here typing but I was wondering as I sit here if any of you have ever got into trouble because you didn’t know what a word meant. It reminds me of a joke an Irish joke if it makes any difference someone goes to … --- ## [What exactly is a millionaire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-a-millionaire/196443)
**Author:** [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-a-millionaire/196443 "2012-08-27T23:47:12Z")
I always understood that if someone was a millionaire, they had over a million dollars in ‘liquid assets’ - savings accounts, stocks, and other transferable and disposable forms of wealth. But does anyone who’s total as… --- ## [Your cures for constipation? No jokes please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-cures-for-constipation-no-jokes-please/584614)
**Author:** [@67java89](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/67java89)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-cures-for-constipation-no-jokes-please/584614 "2011-06-10T20:47:21Z")
I’m not completely blocked, but I’ve been having constipation and hard stool. It’s 2 weeks till the doctor can see me, so in the meantime, I want to know…what are your cures? To save people time, I’ll say that I eat pl… --- ## [How do you spoon? (Techniques for)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-spoon-techniques-for/138303)
**Author:** [@hampster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hampster)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2002, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-spoon-techniques-for/138303 "2002-11-24T23:39:16Z")
Problem: I have this knack of ending up in bed with all my close friends. Never have sex… grumble, but we tend to be a very cuddly bunch, and having someone share your bed is always a nice thing. Sleeping together is… --- ## [Save PBS!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-pbs/572421)
**Author:** [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-pbs/572421 "2011-02-26T21:32:13Z")
If this is the wrong forum, let me know; I’m not normally much of an activist, but so many people here have spoken out about how PBS has touched their lives through shows such as Sesame Street and Nova that I thought it … --- ## [The John Bolton pit thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-john-bolton-pit-thread/811098)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2018, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-john-bolton-pit-thread/811098 "2018-03-28T13:41:05Z")
I only remember him from when he was UN ambassador (which he only served as a recess appointment, and resigned before his confirmation could be shot down). Here are some things I heard about him today on various NPR pro… --- ## [Why guns are bad.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-guns-are-bad/101724)
**Author:** [@Jojo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jojo)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2002, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-guns-are-bad/101724 "2002-04-05T15:57:38Z")
There often seems to be gun control threads going on in this forum. But when you look at the pro-gun arguments, they don’t stand up to scrutiny. The best pro-gun arguments you generally see are: Legally, if your life … --- ## [how does a 57 year old single man make friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-57-year-old-single-man-make-friends/846680)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Mabes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mike_Mabes)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2020, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-a-57-year-old-single-man-make-friends/846680 "2020-02-01T10:32:16Z")
Used to have a number of friends when I lived in NYC with my wife, now deceased, from 1995 to 2009. She had a terminal disease so we moved to Rhode Island in 2009, where she was born and had family. Made some friends the… --- ## [Want to buy "Pottery Barn: Dirty Martini II" CD](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-buy-pottery-barn-dirty-martini-ii-cd/575411)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2016, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/want-to-buy-pottery-barn-dirty-martini-ii-cd/575411 "2016-10-05T23:17:25Z")
It is a jazz cd, & the cover art was done by a now-famous artist in his salad days. I can’t find it anywhere. “Pottery Barn: Dirty Martini II”, sometimes listed as “Pottery Barn: Dirty Martini Vol2”. Got a copy, with … --- ## [If "So & So" Married "So & So" Game (From "Laugh-In")](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-so-so-married-so-so-game-from-laugh-in/550339)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-so-so-married-so-so-game-from-laugh-in/550339 "2010-08-25T11:08:27Z")
In the 60s the show Laugh-In used to have a comedy bit where they’d say something like: And my favourite: I was just thinking if anyone could do this with present day celebrities. I am not up to date on who’s in so … --- ## [Is there an explanation why Marty McFly is a 17 year old senior, on Oct 25, 1985?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-explanation-why-marty-mcfly-is-a-17-year-old-senior-on-oct-25-1985/803144)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2017, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-an-explanation-why-marty-mcfly-is-a-17-year-old-senior-on-oct-25-1985/803144 "2017-12-07T13:20:25Z")
I’m sure others have picked up on this question. Is there an accepted retcon? Marty’s parents attend the high school, Enchantment Under the Sea, dance Nov 12, 1955. Seems reasonable to assume Marty was born between 195… --- ## [What would it take to change a theist's mind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-to-change-a-theists-mind/428118)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2007, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-to-change-a-theists-mind/428118 "2007-12-17T17:53:38Z")
In response to this thread, about what it would take to change an atheist’s mind about god. I’m always rather amused by the people who have undergone some major tragedy and then show up on the news thanking God that they… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1921&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1923&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)