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**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-tackles-the-timeless-question/578466 "2011-04-21T15:24:04Z")
“Who, indeed?” Given that 9 of 11 fields “prove” Angela, can we reverse derive Abed’s proof? I’ll take a stab at a couple: One, if Tony is the boss of the “Micelli faction” comprising {Tony, Samantha}, then Angela is … --- ## [Botticelli - April 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2020/851723)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2020, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2020/851723 "2020-05-06T03:15:08Z")
Last month’s thread: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=891165 Our new letter is F Bring it! --- ## [Explain Clerical magic in D&D to me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-clerical-magic-in-d-d-to-me/504845)
**Author:** [@Stentor\_2.5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stentor_2.5)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2009, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-clerical-magic-in-d-d-to-me/504845 "2009-08-06T00:38:02Z")
I’m thinking about starting a new campaign in D&D, after having been out of the roleplaying world for 10+ years. To do so I’d have to depart from Gary’s vision on a couple of rules, mainly instances in which I think the … --- ## ["Donations Pour In For Family Of Drowning Victims"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donations-pour-in-for-family-of-drowning-victims/618661)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donations-pour-in-for-family-of-drowning-victims/618661 "2012-08-23T21:16:29Z")
Well that’s some quality headline writing right there. “PayPal ablaze with donations for orphanage lost in fire” “Donations shoot up for family of teen lost to heroin overdose” More, please. --- ## [Homeless encampments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeless-encampments/965527)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2022, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeless-encampments/965527 "2022-06-16T22:15:40Z")
In theory, it might be supposed that homeless encampments are built by down-on-their-luck people trying to makeshift the best they can for themselves. That sounds compassionate. And yet the reality is that these either a… --- ## [Are any closet Tea Partiers on the Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-closet-tea-partiers-on-the-dope/536104)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-closet-tea-partiers-on-the-dope/536104 "2010-04-16T03:58:23Z")
Just what the title says, really. We compromise a somewhat large and diverse group. Do you think there are any Tea Partiers in our midst? I wouldn’t blame them if they don’t want to come out of the closet. They’d surel… --- ## [Burger King's new fries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-kings-new-fries/605957)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burger-kings-new-fries/605957 "2011-12-17T12:37:24Z")
Years ago, Burger King had a massive campaign about new, revamped french fries. Free samples everywhere, tons of advertising dollars spent, and some actually better fries. Over the years, those crispy good fries devolved… --- ## [How did you deal with putting a parent into the nursing home? (Long.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-deal-with-putting-a-parent-into-the-nursing-home-long/659227)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2014, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-you-deal-with-putting-a-parent-into-the-nursing-home-long/659227 "2014-11-19T01:56:26Z")
My Nana just turned 90, has “early onset dementia” (her short-term memory is shot) and the doctor wants her to go into a nursing home asap. She is incredibly independent and stubborn. She’s lived alone in her home for … --- ## [The Office 10/16/08](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-10-16-08/468301)
**Author:** [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2008, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-10-16-08/468301 "2008-10-21T16:45:49Z")
Okay, 23 minutes in and this episode seems to have had no humor. Creed’s ‘Omaha Beach’ joke was good. Dwight tossing around the stroller is mildly humorous. Umm… Where’s the humor? -Joe --- ## [Olives with pits in Greek salad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olives-with-pits-in-greek-salad/732968)
**Author:** [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2015, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olives-with-pits-in-greek-salad/732968 "2015-10-01T12:01:29Z")
Seems like every time I order a “Greek” salad, the olives have pits in them. Now, granted, I’m getting these salads from low-quality sources like diners and bars. So I probably shouldn’t expect much … but damn, it’s anno… --- ## [Wishing death on Sen. Jesse Helms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wishing-death-on-sen-jesse-helms/172566)
**Author:** [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2003, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wishing-death-on-sen-jesse-helms/172566 "2003-05-13T01:39:00Z")
This thread discusses the downing of Korean Air Lines Flight 007. In the thread are the following comments: I have a challenge: Convince me why Jesse Helms deserves such hatred. Disclaimer: I am not defending Jesse Hel… --- ## [How do inter-bank electronic money transfers work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-inter-bank-electronic-money-transfers-work/429040)
**Author:** [@saladin9876](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saladin9876)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2007, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-inter-bank-electronic-money-transfers-work/429040 "2007-12-09T13:00:15Z")
Hi, I have trauled high and low on the internet for an answer to this. The best I can get is something like “A wire transfer is when a person transfers money from his account to another person’s account, electronically”… --- ## [Movie where main character is dead before the movie begins(SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-where-main-character-is-dead-before-the-movie-begins-spoilers/229278)
**Author:** [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2004, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-where-main-character-is-dead-before-the-movie-begins-spoilers/229278 "2004-02-20T05:41:05Z")
I was watching Once upon a time in mexico and one of the things that annoyed me a little is that Seyma Hayek has third billing or so but is only in the movie for roughly 10 minutes. But it also made me think. Aren’t the… --- ## [Elder God Glurge (or Little Timmy Cthulhu's Christmas Miracle)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elder-god-glurge-or-little-timmy-cthulhus-christmas-miracle/96120)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2001, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elder-god-glurge-or-little-timmy-cthulhus-christmas-miracle/96120 "2001-12-06T19:35:09Z")
\>\>\>Did you know that there are Elder Things born without \>\>\>tentacles? It’s TRUE. LITTLE LAME TIMMY CTHULHU was only born \>\>\>with three PSEUDOPODS! BUT a CHRISTMAS MIRACLE HAPPENED! \>\>\>LET Me tell you about how LITTLE… --- ## [Execution of a total gun ban](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/execution-of-a-total-gun-ban/47575)
**Author:** [@Oblong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oblong)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2001, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/execution-of-a-total-gun-ban/47575 "2001-01-06T22:56:49Z")
This is a queston but I didn’t post it in the GQ section because I’m pretty sure it would turn into a debate and be moved here. This question is for all of the gun control proponents out there. Assume your wish is grant… --- ## [How do retailers calculate inventory yield?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-retailers-calculate-inventory-yield/574587)
**Author:** [@Mr.Slant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Slant)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-retailers-calculate-inventory-yield/574587 "2011-03-21T23:21:35Z")
Background: I operate a small online retail operation. I order product from my wholesale suppliers. Once it arrives, I list it for sale on a couple of websites. As product sells out, I re-order from my suppliers. Due… --- ## [Artificially Enhanced Wind Power](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artificially-enhanced-wind-power/621317)
**Author:** [@supery00n](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supery00n)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2012, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artificially-enhanced-wind-power/621317 "2012-05-13T06:27:53Z")
Hey I’ve been thinking quite a bit about alternative energy and it seems to me that there are three really big possibilities ahead: solar, wind, and nuclear. I wasn’t really too big on wind so much because of its interm… --- ## [Contempt of divorce settlement: what happens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contempt-of-divorce-settlement-what-happens/650803)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2013, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contempt-of-divorce-settlement-what-happens/650803 "2013-02-25T19:18:36Z")
I’m happily divorced. Recently it came to my attention that the ex hadn’t done something that she agreed to do as part of the settlement. I spoke with my lawyer, and she sent a letter to opposing counsel (who was specif… --- ## [Marijuana legalization](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-legalization/577477)
**Author:** [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2011, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marijuana-legalization/577477 "2011-04-11T17:54:17Z")
Just curious. --- ## [DMV Experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dmv-experiences/625274)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2012, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dmv-experiences/625274 "2012-06-19T02:44:13Z")
I was over at the DMV and there was a…shall we say buxom lady, wearing a tank top dress. She had very large breasts uncontained by a bra, and evidently uncontained by anything, for as she shifted around, her whole breast… --- ## [Why the Fuck do we need a live broadcast of O.J. Simpson's parole hearing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-fuck-do-we-need-a-live-broadcast-of-o-j-simpsons-parole-hearing/791740 "2017-07-25T16:42:09Z")
Goddammit! :mad: :confused: And a pre-emptive STFU to those of you who are simply here to say, “Nobody’s forcing you to watch it, change the channel”. It’s on all three of the channels I want to watch. Okay, he fucks u… --- ## [What's the dumbest thing a celebrity has ever said?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dumbest-thing-a-celebrity-has-ever-said/89859)
**Author:** [@Blacksheepsmith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blacksheepsmith)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2001, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dumbest-thing-a-celebrity-has-ever-said/89859 "2001-11-08T18:35:52Z")
I’m going with this gem, from Brittney Spears in regard to the cursing on her upcoming album: “When I say ‘hell’ and ‘damn,’ I say it out of frustration in my songs. It’s not, like, a normal term of endearment that I us… --- ## [What type of old fart will you be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-old-fart-will-you-be/668188)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2013, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-type-of-old-fart-will-you-be/668188 "2013-09-14T09:16:39Z")
For those not yet officially elderly, and inspired by this thread. --- ## [Do all Restaurants in Washington DC Still Offer Bean Soup?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-restaurants-in-washington-dc-still-offer-bean-soup/582402)
**Author:** [@mac\_bolan00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mac_bolan00)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-all-restaurants-in-washington-dc-still-offer-bean-soup/582402 "2011-05-23T13:10:26Z")
According to my sister who stayed there, restaurants were actually required to do so. It’s to allow low-income Americans to come to the capital and lobby their cases. If yes, isn’t it time to expand the lobbyist’s menu?… --- ## [Google Earth and the Arctic Circle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-earth-and-the-arctic-circle/627071)
**Author:** [@NOLA\_Cajun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NOLA_Cajun)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-earth-and-the-arctic-circle/627071 "2012-07-07T23:30:51Z")
When I look at Google Earth, the Arctic circle seems to be non-existent, or perhaps I should say it appears to be melted. The only thing white I see anywhere near there is Greenland. What gives? I can’t really find and … --- ## [What should the Dems plan of attack be for 2020?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-the-dems-plan-of-attack-be-for-2020/772792)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2016, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-the-dems-plan-of-attack-be-for-2020/772792 "2016-11-25T06:14:29Z")
I know it’s a bit early, but I think quite a few of the state-level (and Congressional district-level) results this election were quite surprising, and I thought it would make good fodder for discussion. Trump won state… --- ## [We're having a baby!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-having-a-baby/411937)
**Author:** [@brendon\_small](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brendon_small)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2007, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-having-a-baby/411937 "2007-07-25T21:58:11Z")
Well, I have posted several times about this, and tonight at 10 my wife’s water broke. We’re at the hospital now, sitting in the delivery room. Pretty boring so far, she isn’t exactly in labor, but will be by morning. Sh… --- ## [Convicted of rape of a 2-month-old -- what should the penalty be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convicted-of-rape-of-a-2-month-old-what-should-the-penalty-be/222391)
**Author:** [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2004, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convicted-of-rape-of-a-2-month-old-what-should-the-penalty-be/222391 "2004-01-10T16:02:40Z")
If you’re the son of the head of the Department of Corrections, how does 4 years sound? Dad’s probably pissed off though … prosecuters had pleaded for leniency and asked for a 6-month sentence. The judge decided to go f… --- ## [Persona 4 - Yep, I'm playing this one now. (no spoilers, please)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persona-4-yep-im-playing-this-one-now-no-spoilers-please/499839)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2009, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persona-4-yep-im-playing-this-one-now-no-spoilers-please/499839 "2009-08-05T13:21:04Z")
Spoilers will be revealed as I play through, though! Six months ago, I played Persona 3, having heard good things about it. I liked it quite a bit and had a pretty good thread going where I gave my thoughts. Persona 3 … --- ## [Things you don't eat/drink because of it's taste/smell.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-dont-eat-drink-because-of-its-taste-smell/471430)
**Author:** [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2009, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-dont-eat-drink-because-of-its-taste-smell/471430 "2009-05-31T06:16:03Z")
What foods and drinks do you NOT eat simply because of it’s TASTE or SMELL? I have never eaten tuna. The ground-up type that usually comes in a can. I don’t like the smell, period. The scent knocks me off my feet. I wil… --- ## [Who is the most evil person you personally know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-evil-person-you-personally-know/828466)
**Author:** [@Licentious\_Ectomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Licentious_Ectomorph)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2019, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-evil-person-you-personally-know/828466 "2019-01-30T00:01:22Z")
We all hear about people with extreme, loathsome, indefensible opinions on the news, and some who have committed outrageous acts of evil. There are people who insist on believing (or pretending to believe so they can ha… --- ## [Why is biking so hard?? \](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-biking-so-hard-whine/422797)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2007, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-biking-so-hard-whine/422797 "2007-10-18T03:50:03Z")
So, some background: I have been running on a fairly regular basis for the past five years or so; right now I try to do 12 mi/wk, which usually ends up being 2 6-mile runs/wk. I am a very slow runner (10 minute miles), b… --- ## [Citizenship question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citizenship-question/773382)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/citizenship-question/773382 "2016-12-02T20:37:58Z")
This morning Donald Trump tweeted "“Nobody should be allowed to burn the American flag — if they do, there must be consequences — perhaps loss of citizenship or year in jail!”. Leaving aside all opinions about the man, … --- ## [1970s commercial taglines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-commercial-taglines/323684)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2005, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-commercial-taglines/323684 "2005-10-28T09:48:00Z")
1970s jingles got me thinking about old commercial taglines. Got some from the '70s? (Or '60s)? Winston cigarettes Winston tastes good, like a cigarette should. As \* a cigarette should. Which would you rather have?… --- ## [State of Oregon has collective freak-out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-oregon-has-collective-freak-out/805834)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-of-oregon-has-collective-freak-out/805834 "2018-01-09T20:23:34Z")
Here’s the FB comments. You should be able to see the page without being logged in. Some posts are clearly satire. Others it’s difficult to tell. --- ## [What annoys you about Multiplayer/Online First-Person-Shooter games?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-annoys-you-about-multiplayer-online-first-person-shooter-games/541762)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2010, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-annoys-you-about-multiplayer-online-first-person-shooter-games/541762 "2010-06-16T01:14:47Z")
Games like COD4, COD MW2, BF BC2 and so on. I had an idea to post this while I was watching youtube videos. I wanted to list my own frustrations and I also wanted to know what other people’s were, and if they shared mi… --- ## [Why isn't a sphere a Platonic Solid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-a-sphere-a-platonic-solid/790692)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2017, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-a-sphere-a-platonic-solid/790692 "2017-07-14T20:09:58Z")
Couldn’t a sphere simply be thought of a a polygon with an infinite number of infinitesimally small polygons? --- ## [Your Greatest Songs Ever!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-greatest-songs-ever/774088)
**Author:** [@Albert\_Rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Albert_Rose)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2016, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-greatest-songs-ever/774088 "2016-12-16T10:25:04Z")
So I’ve been bouncing around Spotify and/or Youtube for a few days, reminding myself of some a bunch of songs I still love to hear. For fun, I thought I’d share some of them with you: Flickerstick - Coke I’ll start wi… --- ## [Review my game on Kongregate : Orbital Defense System](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/review-my-game-on-kongregate-orbital-defense-system/586246)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/review-my-game-on-kongregate-orbital-defense-system/586246 "2011-08-11T17:12:41Z")
For the gaming crowd: I have just put up my latest (and incidentally, first) game on Kongregate and would like some reviews and ratings on the game. It’s Orbital Defense System which is tower defense with a twist - you … --- ## [Was Jesus influenced by Eastern Religions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jesus-influenced-by-eastern-religions/265492)
**Author:** [@rfgdxm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rfgdxm)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2004, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-jesus-influenced-by-eastern-religions/265492 "2004-09-30T15:43:38Z")
A quick search on the Internet shows that there is no shortage of speculation that Jesus in the lost years travelled to the East where he would have been exposed to the religious traditions there. And, Jesus wouldn’t nec… --- ## [American Beheaded](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-beheaded/244677)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2004, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-beheaded/244677 "2004-05-14T01:00:17Z")
So, appearently an American was beheaded today on TV. Don’t see a thread on this as yet (big shock), so thought I’d start one. I’m sure people are dieing to say that he deserved it, or that what can the US expect, or t… --- ## [Stupid anti-war protesters.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-anti-war-protesters/163115)
**Author:** [@Sinful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinful)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2003, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-anti-war-protesters/163115 "2003-03-26T07:19:50Z")
Stupid fucking anti-war protesters. What kind of image does it paint for our men and women out there? They need our full support. You and your self-rightous bullshit. Take a look at the bigger picture. The war has begun… --- ## [It's official, I just realized what the funniest episode of The Simpsons is](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-i-just-realized-what-the-funniest-episode-of-the-simpsons-is/320838)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2005, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-i-just-realized-what-the-funniest-episode-of-the-simpsons-is/320838 "2005-11-15T04:42:56Z")
$pringfield. (i.e., Burns’ Casino.) Memorable moments include: Homer: (after putting on toilet glasses) The sum of the square of any two sides of an icsosoles triangle equals the square of the remaining side! Guy in … --- ## [Welcome our new MPSIMS moderator -- twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-mpsims-moderator-twickster/498765)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-our-new-mpsims-moderator-twickster/498765 "2009-07-08T21:56:44Z")
Twickster is joining us as our newest moderator, working in MPSIMS. We’re pleased to have her on board and think you will be too. Please welcome her. \[del\]And we’re not mentioning the thing about the goat, okay?\[/del\] … --- ## [My poop smells like marijuana](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-poop-smells-like-marijuana/406140)
**Author:** [@ForumBot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ForumBot)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2007, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-poop-smells-like-marijuana/406140 "2007-05-31T12:35:34Z")
I prepared some brownies the other night for my consumption. Being the fantastic cook that I am, I kept going back for more. They were just so tasty. I guess I ate too much. This is much better than the time I ate so… --- ## [Does a 'courtesy flush' actually achieve anything? (TMI, Possibly)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-courtesy-flush-actually-achieve-anything-tmi-possibly/201202)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2003, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-courtesy-flush-actually-achieve-anything-tmi-possibly/201202 "2003-09-13T01:02:03Z")
Does the so-called ‘courtesy flush’ achieve any genuine reduction in odour? I’d have thought not, after all, aren’t the noxious gaseous emissions emanating largely from the… ummm… customer’s orifice directly, rather th… --- ## [Is it OK to burn money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-burn-money/545782)
**Author:** [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-burn-money/545782 "2010-07-12T02:21:25Z")
As a political stunt 100.000 SEK (~$13.100) was burned on a stage today. The person burning it was the lead representative for the swedish feminist party. The reason (other than publicity) was to show how much money wom… --- ## [YES WE CAN! (if you're straight)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-we-can-if-youre-straight/471339)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2008, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-we-can-if-youre-straight/471339 "2008-11-11T15:12:20Z")
It’s certainly bittersweet to hear America disavow bigotry of one kind — electing a (half) African-American President — while affirming bigotry of another — the 4 for 4 voting against homosexuals as equal citizens of the… --- ## [Is the 'ultimate' purpose of the sexual urge reproduction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-ultimate-purpose-of-the-sexual-urge-reproduction/722939)
**Author:** [@Ajunta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ajunta)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2015, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-ultimate-purpose-of-the-sexual-urge-reproduction/722939 "2015-06-20T20:56:45Z")
So I’m arguing with this evo-psych disciple on the subject of the credibility of the field. In the debate he states that “all life exist to reproduce and make copies of their genes” and that the 'reproductive urge" is ac… --- ## [Modern Family, March 2, 2011 -- "Two Monkeys and a Panda"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-march-2-2011-two-monkeys-and-a-panda/573337)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2011, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-march-2-2011-two-monkeys-and-a-panda/573337 "2011-03-04T23:10:33Z")
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