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**Author:** [@druck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/druck)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2013, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/birth-of-jesus/651290 "2013-02-28T10:19:48Z")
Is is possible Jesus was not born in December? Why is there a suggestion he was not? When else might he have been born and what supports those ideas? --- ## [TSA is a part of the "Homosexual Agenda", says (r) Eugene Delguadio.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsa-is-a-part-of-the-homosexual-agenda-says-r-eugene-delguadio/562719)
**Author:** [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tsa-is-a-part-of-the-homosexual-agenda-says-r-eugene-delguadio/562719 "2010-12-06T21:06:53Z")
Eugene Delguadio. I’ll just quietly leave this here. --- ## [Can you find your way home from far FAR away?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-find-your-way-home-from-far-far-away/476570)
**Author:** [@Geekboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geekboy)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2008, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-find-your-way-home-from-far-far-away/476570 "2008-12-15T22:11:50Z")
A semi-common theme in sci-fi is the dreaded “Joe Blow gets abducted by aliens, traipses across the galaxy having various and sundry adventures, and then finds his way home, happily ever after, blah blah” plot. But - ho… --- ## [US Involvement in WWII vis a vis The Holocaust](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-involvement-in-wwii-vis-a-vis-the-holocaust/559480)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2010, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-involvement-in-wwii-vis-a-vis-the-holocaust/559480 "2010-11-15T13:11:00Z")
When was US intelligence aware of what Hitler was doing to the Jews, and was it a factor in the US decision to enter WWII in Europe? Or we were already there fighting with our European allies when the mass extermination … --- ## [Will there be a significant Third Party Candidate in the General Election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-be-a-significant-third-party-candidate-in-the-general-election/611181)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-there-be-a-significant-third-party-candidate-in-the-general-election/611181 "2012-01-31T16:55:21Z")
In the latest Trump Thread, no one seems to really take seriously the idea that Trump will run as a third party. Still, there are a few in that Thread mentioning a strong possibility of someone running as a third party. … --- ## [Is book piracy a real issue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-book-piracy-a-real-issue/554678)
**Author:** [@godix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/godix)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-book-piracy-a-real-issue/554678 "2010-10-05T14:09:07Z")
First off, I am NOT asking where to download pirated books. I recently got a Nook. A friend and I were talking about it, and it turned to if book piracy will destroy the book industry. He argued it could, because look w… --- ## [The flooded disaster that is Tulare Lake in California’s Central Valley](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flooded-disaster-that-is-tulare-lake-in-california-s-central-valley/983363)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2024, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flooded-disaster-that-is-tulare-lake-in-california-s-central-valley/983363 "2024-03-31T12:50:49Z")
Tulare Lake is normally a dry lake. It has been dry since the late 1800s and early 1900s when the rivers that fed it were diverted to irrigate Central Valley farm lands. But there has… --- ## [Recommend a password manager please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-password-manager-please/678244)
**Author:** [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2014, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-password-manager-please/678244 "2014-01-11T00:55:20Z")
I know the subject has come up before but I just did a search and received no results. Anyway, since the SDMB has been hacked recently I’m giving some serious thought about downloading a PM. Can somebody recommend one … --- ## [What happens when kids with attachment disorder grow up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-kids-with-attachment-disorder-grow-up/612253)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2013, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-kids-with-attachment-disorder-grow-up/612253 "2013-10-02T03:54:05Z")
A throw away line on a show\* last night got me thinking about this… I’ve heard several horror stories about kids adopted from countries that simply warehoused kids eventually being discovered to have attachment disorder … --- ## [New car sales - who makes how much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-car-sales-who-makes-how-much/551215)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2015, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-car-sales-who-makes-how-much/551215 "2015-11-24T17:00:36Z")
Last week my wife bought a new car. And as we were haggling over countless minutiae, I wondered exactly who stood to benefit how much from whether or not they knocked the price down a hundred bucks, or tossed in some fl… --- ## [I don't think Biden should bother debating Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-biden-should-bother-debating-trump/855536)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-biden-should-bother-debating-trump/855536 "2020-08-31T21:13:16Z")
Trump is such a lying abhorrent asshole, why should he? Why give Trump such a platform to tell his lies? --- ## [Survivor - 3/4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-3-4/232505)
**Author:** [@NotWithoutRage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotWithoutRage)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2004, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-3-4/232505 "2004-03-11T01:14:06Z")
So, after the shocking departure of our hero, the remaining Survivors must go on! Who will be voted out this week? --- ## [How to kill bindweeds (morning glories)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-kill-bindweeds-morning-glories/690961)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2014, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-kill-bindweeds-morning-glories/690961 "2014-06-18T15:26:46Z")
My big challenge this year is controlling the invasive bindweeds (like morning glories). Each year they get closer and closer to the house. Thousands and thousands of them, and nothing kills them. They are imbedded in th… --- ## [Pitch a Bad Idea for a Children's Book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitch-a-bad-idea-for-a-childrens-book/579140)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2011, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pitch-a-bad-idea-for-a-childrens-book/579140 "2011-04-23T17:55:13Z")
My bad ideas for children’s books: A politically correct children’s book series designed to make all kids feel like they’re represented: I’m working on the sequel in which he meets his girlfriend, a handicapped illega… --- ## [Why do women wear Bra's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-bras/235538)
**Author:** [@Starguard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starguard)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2004, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-bras/235538 "2004-04-02T06:36:43Z")
As a male, this is one of the many infinitive questions I’ve had about women and the world they live in. Some of the others are Why do they paint their nails red (whats so special about this color)? I remember readin… --- ## [Were you to get pregnant (or get someone pregnant) in high school, what would your parents counsel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-to-get-pregnant-or-get-someone-pregnant-in-high-school-what-would-your-parents-counsel/567496)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-you-to-get-pregnant-or-get-someone-pregnant-in-high-school-what-would-your-parents-counsel/567496 "2011-01-19T18:10:12Z")
So I’m watching this show called The Secret Life of the American Teenager (I know). The main plot point is that a 15 yo girl gets pregnant, and the show revolves around how she deals with it. Surprisingly, most of the a… --- ## [What if Argentina & Chile were British?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-argentina-chile-were-british/610752)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2013, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-argentina-chile-were-british/610752 "2013-04-27T00:43:36Z")
Inspired by this thread. In 1589, the English retaliated for the Spanish Armada by sending an English Armada to attack Spain – it failed just as spectacularly as the Spaniards’. But consider this AH scenario: Sir Franc… --- ## [Woman nearly cheats on her husband, stopping herself just in time. Should she fess up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-nearly-cheats-on-her-husband-stopping-herself-just-in-time-should-she-fess-up/670878)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-nearly-cheats-on-her-husband-stopping-herself-just-in-time-should-she-fess-up/670878 "2013-10-17T16:24:03Z")
Today’s hypothetical is swiped from “The Timing of Sin,” a short story by the masterful Andre Dubus, published in 1996 in his short story collection Dancing After Hours and probably in Esquire or Vanity Fair before that.… --- ## [Is Chevy Chase On His Way Downhill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-chevy-chase-on-his-way-downhill/712867)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-chevy-chase-on-his-way-downhill/712867 "2015-02-19T22:36:19Z")
Saw the Saturday Night Live 40th anniversary last night. Saw Chevy’s interview before the event and his brief standup during the show. He looks and sounds like he’s got some physical, if not mental issues. Does he hav… --- ## [New Britney Spears Video: Holy Flurking Schmit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-britney-spears-video-holy-flurking-schmit/83911)
**Author:** [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2001, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-britney-spears-video-holy-flurking-schmit/83911 "2001-10-08T08:08:11Z")
So I’m at home last night, watching the Cubs get pounded, and not in a fun way…and decided to tune in to “Making The Video” for Britney Spears’ new single “I’m a Slave 4 U” I’m not going to like to you. This song and vi… --- ## [Celebrity Mug Shots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-mug-shots/554949)
**Author:** [@GregH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GregH)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-mug-shots/554949 "2010-09-27T15:15:22Z")
Lindsay Lohan is back in jail and yet another mug shot has been released. Wikipedia describes the purpose of a mug shot as: The purpose of the mug shot is to allow law enforcement to have a photographic record of the ar… --- ## [Is lawyer licensing necessary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lawyer-licensing-necessary/356694)
**Author:** [@brickbacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brickbacon)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2006, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-lawyer-licensing-necessary/356694 "2006-05-23T00:11:17Z")
Should you have to attend law school, and pass a bar exam to practice law? It seems to me like lawyering is not much different than being an accountant or financial advisor, or at least not different enough to justify a … --- ## [Michael Steele Doom Watch - A Poll, A Prediction, A Laugh Riot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-steele-doom-watch-a-poll-a-prediction-a-laugh-riot/495330)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2009, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-steele-doom-watch-a-poll-a-prediction-a-laugh-riot/495330 "2009-05-22T01:01:15Z")
I know it’s wrong to have fun at anyone’s expense, but I’ll have to, once again, make an exception in Michael Steele’s case. The man’s been an utter embarrassment since day one \[you decide which day in which year that wa… --- ## [What can I make with heavy cream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-heavy-cream/564143)
**Author:** [@lindsaybluth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsaybluth)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2010, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-make-with-heavy-cream/564143 "2010-12-16T16:32:18Z")
Last night’s foray into the wide world of cooking with heavy cream resulted inPasta with Tomato Cream Sauce. It was delightful. But I only used half a cup (due to halving the recipe) so I’m a bit unsure about what to do… --- ## [What use is space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-use-is-space/787367)
**Author:** [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-use-is-space/787367 "2017-06-02T22:26:40Z")
We have had a recent thread on sky-hooks, and there have been threads in the past focusing on other methods of space travel, or getting into space in the first place, and often, we talk about cost, and how it costs less … --- ## [Sentences Never Before Spoken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sentences-never-before-spoken/243481)
**Author:** [@vibrotronica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vibrotronica)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2004, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sentences-never-before-spoken/243481 "2004-05-07T13:07:53Z")
George Carlin used to have a routine on this topic. His example was “As soon as I ram this hot poker up my ass, I’ll cut my dick off.” What word combinations have you made that have never been put together before? Here’s… --- ## [Damn moon landing conspiracy theorist!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-moon-landing-conspiracy-theorist/510560)
**Author:** [@Shig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shig)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2009, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-moon-landing-conspiracy-theorist/510560 "2009-10-04T02:02:08Z")
So I know a guy who’s convinced that no human has ever been to the moon. His biggest claim to support this is the amount of fuel that would have been needed to get there and back. I’ve found answers to all the other ho… --- ## [It's Monday - but what interesting hobby-related things did you do over the weekend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-monday-but-what-interesting-hobby-related-things-did-you-do-over-the-weekend/582936)
**Author:** [@inkling](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkling)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2011, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-monday-but-what-interesting-hobby-related-things-did-you-do-over-the-weekend/582936 "2011-05-26T01:54:23Z")
I have been making a conscious effort lately to really enjoy my various hobbies at least a little bit each week. Of course, as a person with a regular weekday job, this usually means either on the evenings or weekends. T… --- ## [Pick 1 up pass it around 10 kids covered in shit in the pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-1-up-pass-it-around-10-kids-covered-in-shit-in-the-pool/541375)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2010, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-1-up-pass-it-around-10-kids-covered-in-shit-in-the-pool/541375 "2010-06-03T12:21:25Z")
The kids are playing in the pool and one with a previously shit filled diaper is in the pool. A kid picks up a nugget from the pool and starts wondering what it is. They all get involved with what can it be. Rocks? Leave… --- ## [Who'll admit to masterbating with a friends husband or wife in mind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wholl-admit-to-masterbating-with-a-friends-husband-or-wife-in-mind/130009)
**Author:** [@Omnipresent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omnipresent)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wholl-admit-to-masterbating-with-a-friends-husband-or-wife-in-mind/130009 "2018-11-04T18:22:22Z")
I have to think that this is very normal. I know that the feeling afterward is a little guilty, especially when being face to face with that person shortly thereafter but, just curious, anybody besides me done this? --- ## [Percentage of homes in Sandy affected area that have generators?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/percentage-of-homes-in-sandy-affected-area-that-have-generators/639394)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2012, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/percentage-of-homes-in-sandy-affected-area-that-have-generators/639394 "2012-11-06T13:45:16Z")
I know not everyone can afford a generator, but does practically everyone that can afford one, have one? Are they that expensive to run? Do they power the whole house like electricity? What kind of fuel do they use? How… --- ## [Because thinking about how much you hate your coworkers on the weekend is productive.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-thinking-about-how-much-you-hate-your-coworkers-on-the-weekend-is-productive/554340)
**Author:** [@Fish\_Nya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish_Nya)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-thinking-about-how-much-you-hate-your-coworkers-on-the-weekend-is-productive/554340 "2010-10-01T21:01:01Z")
Background: I work at a YMCA nursery. We watch 6 month- 5 year olds for up to two hours while the parents work out. As we are not a full daycare or preschool, we don’t have to stress about lesson plans or teaching the ki… --- ## [Question about employee's and handicapped parking spaces](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-employees-and-handicapped-parking-spaces/296070)
**Author:** [@a\_pirahna\_brother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a_pirahna_brother)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2005, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-employees-and-handicapped-parking-spaces/296070 "2005-03-26T03:05:43Z")
Something I thought about at lunch today while I watching somebody trying to find a parking space by driving around the lot for 10 minutes. If you’re an employee who is handicapped and you have a valid handicapped parki… --- ## [The Poseidon Adventure (1972)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poseidon-adventure-1972/821451)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2018, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-poseidon-adventure-1972/821451 "2018-09-22T19:02:48Z")
Last night some channel was playing The Poseidon Adventure (1972). It’s a catastrophe movie but I can’t tell you how hard we were laughing. The first time I ever saw this flick was in about 1974 when I was 14. But that… --- ## [What do Trump supporters watch.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-trump-supporters-watch/777902)
**Author:** [@Nom\_de\_Plume](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nom_de_Plume)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-trump-supporters-watch/777902 "2017-01-27T17:43:49Z")
I have been watching Saturday Night Live, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Myers and they have been pretty critical of the new president. However, a bunch of Americans did vote for him. So, what shows do Trump supporters watch? --- ## [What pisses me off, 5 years later](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pisses-me-off-5-years-later/372597)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2006, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-pisses-me-off-5-years-later/372597 "2006-09-16T17:47:03Z")
FIrst of all, it’s obviously still a terrible tragedy that so many inncoent people were killed on 9/11. I don’t want to ignore or downplay that. On the other hand, that’s something that we all agree on. Terrorists are ba… --- ## [Prisoners "Get their affairs in order"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prisoners-get-their-affairs-in-order/605665)
**Author:** [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prisoners-get-their-affairs-in-order/605665 "2011-12-12T18:18:12Z")
Not wanting to hijack the Blagojevich thread. Someone assaulted my baseball bat with their head in lieu of providing a voluntary donation to my wallet. Lawyer screwed me and I’m sentenced to 5 years in prison. What hap… --- ## [Ask the viciously rich Super Bowl pedophile!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-viciously-rich-super-bowl-pedophile/528205)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2010, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-viciously-rich-super-bowl-pedophile/528205 "2010-02-10T02:09:44Z")
Uh, just summing up the Dope for the past few days. It’s been weird. So, good movies? Books? Recipes? --- ## [NHL: April 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2013/654655)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-april-2013/654655 "2013-04-30T00:29:35Z")
The Dallas Stars are packing it in for the year, trading Jagr to the Bruins and Derek Roy to the Canucks. Story There will be some separation in the Western Conference. --- ## [For all you guys coping with freezing snows about now...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-guys-coping-with-freezing-snows-about-now/483366)
**Author:** [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-all-you-guys-coping-with-freezing-snows-about-now/483366 "2009-02-02T00:26:28Z")
This is what it’s like over here today. Top temperature today: 43.4 degrees C. That’s 110F for those playing along in the USA. Tipped to be the same for the next two days, then dropping to a cool and temperate 35C (95F)… --- ## [I'm not digging these new dollar coins.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-digging-these-new-dollar-coins/392324)
**Author:** [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2007, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-digging-these-new-dollar-coins/392324 "2007-02-22T23:15:41Z")
Check them out. Is it me, or does James Madison look like he just had a stroke? George is looking frighteningly stern, which I suppose is fitting for a Father of a Country, but John Adams looks like a poncy git and Jef… --- ## [Favorite palindrome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-palindrome/346278)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2008, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-palindrome/346278 "2008-01-15T03:24:36Z")
Libya, written “Libiya” in Arabic script, makes a remarkable graphic palindrome - | | | | | | | | | \\/ \\/ \\/ \\/ .. . .. I do not know of a palindromic graphic pattern of such length and co… --- ## [Will Erik Prince be charged with War Crimes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-erik-prince-be-charged-with-war-crimes/505359)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-erik-prince-be-charged-with-war-crimes/505359 "2009-08-11T15:58:18Z")
Blackwater Founder Implicated in Murder --- ## [When is the next time an American will be sent into space from U.S. soil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-next-time-an-american-will-be-sent-into-space-from-u-s-soil/588578)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-is-the-next-time-an-american-will-be-sent-into-space-from-u-s-soil/588578 "2011-07-18T20:14:37Z")
The questions says it all. With the retirement of the shuttle, when it the next projected time that NASA will send a man/woman into space? --- ## [SDMB rules 9/12/2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rules-9-12-2023/990013)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rules-9-12-2023/990013 "2025-01-06T18:47:53Z")
SDMB rules have been further reorganized. A draft restatement is provided below for comment. Please note: We have attempted to eliminate redundancy and consolidate all rules on one topic in the same place. Rules are o… --- ## [What is your favorite Internet start page?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-internet-start-page/681642)
**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2014, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-internet-start-page/681642 "2014-05-04T07:44:39Z")
I’ve used My Yahoo! as my start page for years. As some of you may know, they recently redesigned My Yahoo! with many, many “improvements”. Now it’s a piece of crap, with such useful features as a “My Weather” tab tha… --- ## [Why is the name "Muhammad" so popular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-name-muhammad-so-popular/713155)
**Author:** [@Stringbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stringbean)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2015, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-name-muhammad-so-popular/713155 "2015-02-27T00:44:27Z")
Isn’t it the most popular name in the world? Why is, among some Muslims sects, the likeness of Muhammad considered blasphemous, but ordinary people are allowed to take his name? --- ## [Independence Day: Resurgence](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/independence-day-resurgence/758251)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2016, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/independence-day-resurgence/758251 "2016-09-27T14:53:30Z")
Twice the explosions and half the cheesy charm of the original. I mean, that’s pretty much it. The movie hit its marks, they had their throwbacks (but no Boomer shout-outs (or even a replacement dog in a similarly silly… --- ## [Bad director / actor combinations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-director-actor-combinations/685986)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2014, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-director-actor-combinations/685986 "2014-04-16T22:05:36Z")
There are a number of them in Hollywood, both past and present. However, instead of naming them all (or at least a portion of them), i will vote for my worst combo and ask you all to do the same. My choice: Judd Apato… --- ## [These are actual places...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-actual-places/127233)
**Author:** [@Sivalensis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sivalensis)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2002, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/these-are-actual-places/127233 "2002-09-07T04:48:35Z")
WARNING: the following\* contains some foul language, and as this is not the pit, I thought I’d give fair warning. Who’d A Thought It, AL Eek, AK Greasy Corner, AR Turkey Scratch, AR Zzyzx Spings, CA Two Eggs, FL W… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1924&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1926&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)