# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=194&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:** 195 --- ## [percent of mail lost by USPS?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/percent-of-mail-lost-by-usps/554537)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/percent-of-mail-lost-by-usps/554537 "2010-09-24T12:56:53Z")
I’ve screwed up a couple of electronic bill payments lately, and so I got to wondering about the alternative, i.e. sending paper checks via US mail. Question: what percentage of properly addressed domestic first-class m… --- ## [Arizona Voter ID law upheld by Ninth Cir](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-voter-id-law-upheld-by-ninth-cir/619302)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-voter-id-law-upheld-by-ninth-cir/619302 "2012-04-25T21:54:30Z")
Comes now the federal judge team of Chief Judge Kozinski, Judge Ikuta, and Judge Berzon, and they say that Arizona’s requirement that voters present ID before voting is valid: Gonzalez v. Arizona. And (obviously) emph… --- ## [How in the hell do you keep crickets for a gecko without them getting loose or chirping all night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-in-the-hell-do-you-keep-crickets-for-a-gecko-without-them-getting-loose-or-chirping-all-night/635776)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2012, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-in-the-hell-do-you-keep-crickets-for-a-gecko-without-them-getting-loose-or-chirping-all-night/635776 "2012-09-26T05:13:29Z")
Maybe this is a stupid question, but I honestly don’t know. My daughter wants a leopard gecko, which means I am getting a leopard gecko. So, fine, I’ll get a gecko. I have been studying obsessively on how to care for … --- ## [Clenching your buttocks during a Terry stop? Prepare for your anal probing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clenching-your-buttocks-during-a-terry-stop-prepare-for-your-anal-probing/673255)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2014, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clenching-your-buttocks-during-a-terry-stop-prepare-for-your-anal-probing/673255 "2014-01-15T16:39:17Z")
A (then) 63 year old New Mexico man was stopped by Albuquerque police. During the stop, the police claim that the man appeared to be clenching his butt. A drug dog apparently was used on the vehicle and supposedly hit.… --- ## [MLB Hotstove: 2014-2015 Offseason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hotstove-2014-2015-offseason/703019)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2015, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hotstove-2014-2015-offseason/703019 "2015-04-04T02:03:50Z")
Alright, time to put all that nonsense from the 2014 season behind us. Let’s talk awards, free agents, and prospects for 2015! The upcoming awards schedule is as follows: \[ul\] \[li\]Monday, Nov. 10: Rookies of the Year\[… --- ## [Supernatural experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernatural-experiences/464984)
**Author:** [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2008, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supernatural-experiences/464984 "2008-10-21T01:00:43Z")
Have you ever seen a ghost or do you know someone that is not a fruitcake that has? Would you want to see a ghost, if they exist? I was watching a DVD of “Ghost hunters” and while I was entertained by it, I couldn’t hel… --- ## [OK vexillologists, out there! Name your favorite flags and your most disliked flags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-vexillologists-out-there-name-your-favorite-flags-and-your-most-disliked-flags/538562)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-vexillologists-out-there-name-your-favorite-flags-and-your-most-disliked-flags/538562 "2015-10-29T16:13:46Z")
Take country feelings and political ideology out of this (if you can). I’ll name a couple and let the thread run. The only caveat to this thread is that the flag must be real, and must have flown at some point in histo… --- ## [Seriously, twickster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-twickster/571711)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2011, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seriously-twickster/571711 "2011-02-28T17:50:45Z")
In a Cafe Society thread about the sexual assault of a reporter in Egypt, devilsknew questions how she was specifically sexually assaulted, since the linked article doesn’t contain specifics (a morbid question, yes, but … --- ## [OJ Simpson Murder Trial](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-murder-trial/725710)
**Author:** [@TennisMenace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TennisMenace)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oj-simpson-murder-trial/725710 "2015-07-27T13:03:58Z")
I know this is old stuff, but after reading about the trial again, for the life of me, I cannot fathom how the jury only needed a few hours to deliberate after 9 months of testimony, to come back with a unanimous guilty … --- ## [US Soldiers killing Afghani civilians.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-soldiers-killing-afghani-civilians/615493)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-soldiers-killing-afghani-civilians/615493 "2012-03-25T12:33:01Z")
What should be done in cases of US soldiers killing Afghani civilians? Should the US turn soldiers like this over to the Afghan government for a trial and sentencing, or should the US military handle his punishment? I ca… --- ## [I hate authors who can't be arsed to research](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-authors-who-cant-be-arsed-to-research/503922)
**Author:** [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2009, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-authors-who-cant-be-arsed-to-research/503922 "2009-08-18T22:41:42Z")
I am reading some historical romance drek …and the woman in it is using chloroform to stop from changing into a werewolf \[don’t ask … the book was a freebie and I was stuck in a waiting room for 3 hours\] She was complai… --- ## [That's it. Let's have a Comfort Party.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-it-lets-have-a-comfort-party/156823)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 575\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2003, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-it-lets-have-a-comfort-party/156823 "2003-06-21T18:52:01Z")
With all the horrid stuff going on, and the depressing and stressful news updates every few minutes, I think it’s time we had a comfort party. It’s a pitch-in, so raid your pantry, find your favorite blanky, and come on … --- ## ["what is a diablo sandwich?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-diablo-sandwich/115888)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-diablo-sandwich/115888 "2012-11-04T19:13:23Z")
I popped my copy of “Smokey and the Bandit” in the VCR last night (yeah, yeah… I know.) Buford T. Justice stops off at a greasy spoon and says, “Give me a diablo sandwich, a Dr. Pepper, make it fast, I’m in a goddamn hu… --- ## [G Em C D : Greatest Hits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-em-c-d-greatest-hits/571576)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2011, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/g-em-c-d-greatest-hits/571576 "2011-02-20T07:04:31Z")
I’ve been teaching my friend’s 9 year old son to play guitar. We’ve been working on chords for a while now and he’s gotten to the point where he’s pretty good with G Em C D. He even makes changes from one chord to the … --- ## [Why do people hate Justin Bieber so, so, SO much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-justin-bieber-so-so-so-much/556342)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2010, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-hate-justin-bieber-so-so-so-much/556342 "2010-10-13T18:39:02Z")
Almost every time I go to a classic rock video on YouTube, I see people dissing Justin Bieber. Often, an insult towards Bieber is the video’s highest-rated comment. Often enough, I see a highly-rated comment that says “r… --- ## [Movie Marathon (Part 4)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 1691\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2026, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-marathon-part-4/1027550 "2026-11-07T23:22:26Z")
Continuing the discussion from Movie Marathon (Part 3) - #10001 by Wheelz. Previous discussions: Movie Marathon (Part 1) Movie Marathon (Part 2) Movie Marathon (Part 3) --- ## [I want to see a wild moose!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-see-a-wild-moose/694393)
**Author:** [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2015, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-see-a-wild-moose/694393 "2015-07-20T13:15:01Z")
Hello, moose fans. Where would be the best place in North America for me to see and photograph a wild moose? If possible, I’d like to shoehorn this moose viewing into a potential summer trip next year, we’ll be in Minn… --- ## [What's the rule with funeral processions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rule-with-funeral-processions/590742)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2017, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rule-with-funeral-processions/590742 "2017-06-30T01:13:33Z")
By those I mean the deal where cars drive in a straight line with their lights flashing from the funeral home to the cemetary. I try and follow the “rules” made up for this, but I rarely see processions, and often forge… --- ## [Taking shoes off etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-shoes-off-etiquette/572612)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2011, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-shoes-off-etiquette/572612 "2011-03-08T08:07:28Z")
I recently visited a new friend’s home for the first time for an evening of playing games with several other people. They have a “shoes off” policy at their house, which I immediately deduced by the several pairs of shoe… --- ## [Women, why do you look at men's junk ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-why-do-you-look-at-mens-junk/570241)
**Author:** [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-why-do-you-look-at-mens-junk/570241 "2011-02-09T02:00:44Z")
I wonder what they are trying to get an indication of at times. Because I’m not really wearing anything as tight that I think would reveal the size of anything so to speak. So what gives ? --- ## [How to prove I lived at an address 30 years ago...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-prove-i-lived-at-an-address-30-years-ago/529694)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2010, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-prove-i-lived-at-an-address-30-years-ago/529694 "2010-02-22T16:19:38Z")
I need to prove my identity in order to take possession of some stock. \[Long, dull, completely unnecessary story deleted\] I don’t have ANY papers going back that far, I have tried the IRS and they were unhelpful…\[more … --- ## [Kolbe v. Hogan: Fourth Circuit Says Strict Scrutiny Applies to Second Amendment Infringing Laws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kolbe-v-hogan-fourth-circuit-says-strict-scrutiny-applies-to-second-amendment-infringing-laws/745291)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2017, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kolbe-v-hogan-fourth-circuit-says-strict-scrutiny-applies-to-second-amendment-infringing-laws/745291 "2017-02-23T23:50:27Z")
Really, it’s all in the title. The panel said that the Second Amendment is entitled to strict scrutiny. They also rebuked the dissenter for suggesting that the majority bore some responsibility for future mass shootings. … --- ## [Why do Europeans seem so ungrateful to the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-europeans-seem-so-ungrateful-to-the-us/630199)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2012, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-europeans-seem-so-ungrateful-to-the-us/630199 "2012-08-16T12:23:04Z")
In a Game Room thread about Olympic sports, people are talking about how they’d like to change sports to make them more “European”, not recognizing that US culture is\*\* the\*\* dominant culture on Earth, and that it is bec… --- ## [The dyslexia myth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dyslexia-myth/570395)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-dyslexia-myth/570395 "2015-11-11T15:03:15Z")
OK, I don’t have cable and so I’m addicted to this website. One of the featured documentaries is something called The Dyslexia Myth. I don’t have dyslexia or know anyone that’s ever been diagnosed with it, but I though… --- ## [What are the Occupiers up to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-occupiers-up-to/620117)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2012, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-occupiers-up-to/620117 "2012-12-31T22:05:05Z")
Are there any significant occupations ongoing? Have their plans for the political conventions been announced? --- ## [You seldom get a set-up like this IRL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-seldom-get-a-set-up-like-this-irl/712095)
**Author:** [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2015, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-seldom-get-a-set-up-like-this-irl/712095 "2015-08-07T21:45:28Z")
I was helping some people move some furniture around in their house and when the teenager and his father were moving the couch, they had to hoick it up over the baby grand piano. At this point, the teenager says, “What n… --- ## [NOW will the Republican Party finally deal with Rush Limbaugh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-will-the-republican-party-finally-deal-with-rush-limbaugh/641736)
**Author:** [@CJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJJ)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2012, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-will-the-republican-party-finally-deal-with-rush-limbaugh/641736 "2012-11-29T19:47:59Z")
It looks like in the wake of the election, the uneasy alliance between the conservative base and the moderate GOP leadership is fracturing, and no one person better symbolizes the base than El Rushbo, the conservative bl… --- ## [What's the male equivalent for "crazy cat lady"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-male-equivalent-for-crazy-cat-lady/616236)
**Author:** [@morlamweb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/morlamweb)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-male-equivalent-for-crazy-cat-lady/616236 "2018-02-12T20:03:29Z")
I volunteer at a local cat shelter, and this subject has come up for debate amongst the volunteers on several occasions. We’ve heard of the term “cat lady” or sometimes “crazy cat lady” to refer to some female owners of… --- ## [TV Show Plot Cliches You Hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-plot-cliches-you-hate/549689)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-show-plot-cliches-you-hate/549689 "2010-08-15T15:11:17Z")
Every once in awhile, even your favorite TV show has a cliche episode that makes your eyes roll. For me, it is “twins”…one bad/one good…one dead/the other alive…same old same old. As soon as I see the story of “…and tw… --- ## [Opining that Jesus or God are fictional characters is trolling, by definition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opining-that-jesus-or-god-are-fictional-characters-is-trolling-by-definition/697227)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opining-that-jesus-or-god-are-fictional-characters-is-trolling-by-definition/697227 "2014-09-03T20:46:20Z")
I guessed I missed the memo. In this thread about most popular fictional characters, “God” and “Jesus” were nominated. IMO, perfectly valid candidates. Yet Twixter comes in with: Also, IMO, if some people take issue… --- ## [How does Tiger balm work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-tiger-balm-work/638529)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2014, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-tiger-balm-work/638529 "2014-11-27T05:01:28Z")
What causes the warm feeling/muscle relaxation when you apply it? Does it actually cause muscle relaxation? --- ## [Replace one word of a movie quote with the word "underpants"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replace-one-word-of-a-movie-quote-with-the-word-underpants/242366)
**Author:** [@Chastain86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chastain86)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2004, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/replace-one-word-of-a-movie-quote-with-the-word-underpants/242366 "2004-12-19T04:33:11Z")
Simple premise. Replace one word in a famous movie quote with the word “underpants.” Each instance of that word must be converted. You can make changes to verb tense to maintain grammatical correctness if necessary. --- ## [Why does smoking look so freakin' cool?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-smoking-look-so-freakin-cool/571214)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-smoking-look-so-freakin-cool/571214 "2011-02-16T22:02:32Z")
I am a non-smoker, always have been. Aside from the health consequences and cost, I am also greatly turned off by dirty ashtrays, yellow fingers, and smoker’s breath. However… I often find myself - typically when watch… --- ## [British words in code](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-words-in-code/690045)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2014, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-words-in-code/690045 "2014-06-14T23:47:18Z")
Lately, I’ve started to watch this British sitcom called “Doc Martin”. For anyone who doesn’t know it, it’s a lot of fun and kind of warm-hearted too. Ummm … actually, it’s really superb and I’m pretty sure that if you’… --- ## [Arrested for overdue library book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-for-overdue-library-book/672907)
**Author:** [@Flying\_Ghoti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flying_Ghoti)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2013, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrested-for-overdue-library-book/672907 "2013-11-10T06:10:00Z")
A Texas man was arrested for not returning a library book that was due three years ago. From http://www.kwtx.com/ourtown/home/headlines/Copperas-Cove-Overdue-Library-Book-Ordinance-Can-Land-Patrons-in-Jail--229638241.htm… --- ## [Facebook friending question.... (husband issue)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-friending-question-husband-issue/580691)
**Author:** [@RedBloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedBloom)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2020, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-friending-question-husband-issue/580691 "2020-05-03T01:59:14Z")
Facebook (misspelling in title… GRR) I’m throwing this out there because I need to know if I’m overreacting. It’s a hung jury. So, Saturday night I went out with a large group of friends (3 whom are VERY attractive ac… --- ## [The saddest songs you ever heard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-songs-you-ever-heard/581126)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2011, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-saddest-songs-you-ever-heard/581126 "2011-06-19T22:32:28Z")
I’ve been over in MPSIMS, re-reading the “May 5th” thread. More than once the song “And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda” was mentioned, so I finally went to look it up. I’d thought it must be simply about old veteran… --- ## [What would REALLY happen if the 2nd Amendment were repealed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-really-happen-if-the-2nd-amendment-were-repealed/569305)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2011, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-really-happen-if-the-2nd-amendment-were-repealed/569305 "2011-01-31T13:54:17Z")
NRA-types, all of your worst nightmares just came true: the issue is no longer up for debate; the 2nd Amendment has been repealed and Federal agents are going house-to-house, door-to-door collecting ALL firearms, registe… --- ## [So, ever been through colonoscopy prep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ever-been-through-colonoscopy-prep/524854)
**Author:** [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ever-been-through-colonoscopy-prep/524854 "2010-01-26T15:01:30Z")
It’s changed somewhat in the eight years between my previous one and this evening’s reaming out. Eight years ago I had to choke down two little bottles of the single most nauseatingly vile stuff I have ever encountered.… --- ## [Trump calls Barack Obama the "founder of ISIS."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-calls-barack-obama-the-founder-of-isis/762423)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-calls-barack-obama-the-founder-of-isis/762423 "2016-08-19T16:36:47Z")
http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/291060-trump-obama-founded-isis Fucking incredible. The man keeps making outrageous statement after statement. He has absolutely no filter between his brain and hi… --- ## [Bush Authorized Plame Leak](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-authorized-plame-leak/351586)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 395\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2006, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-authorized-plame-leak/351586 "2006-04-17T17:50:50Z")
The New York Sun is reporting that Lewis Libby has testified to the grand jury that he was told to release classified information about Valerie Plame by the Vice President. Cheney told Libby that the President himself a… --- ## [Anyone else seriously considering leaving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seriously-considering-leaving/911483)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale1)\ **Replies:** 462\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-seriously-considering-leaving/911483 "2022-07-01T00:14:31Z")
Don’t wish to host a pity party, and don’t suspect anyone will really care too much one way or the other, but I’m wondering if anyone else is thinking that it isn’t worth trying to figure out the new site. Yeah, I’m pre… --- ## [Rethinking LBJ...Was He That Bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rethinking-lbj-was-he-that-bad/529429)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2010, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rethinking-lbj-was-he-that-bad/529429 "2010-09-08T22:54:20Z")
Since there is a thread on whether or not Bush was as bad as he’s popularly thought to have been (consensus seems to indicate that ‘yes’ is the answer), I thought maybe we could have a discussion about another president … --- ## [What foods are unique to your area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-unique-to-your-area/591229)
**Author:** [@goldmund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goldmund)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-foods-are-unique-to-your-area/591229 "2011-11-27T02:54:09Z")
Inspired by this thread, I’ve decided to start an opposite one. What foods are common in your area, but relatively rare elsewhere? I’ll start with the area I grew up in, Rhode Island: Frozen lemonade Coffee milk Pizz… --- ## [Average women from 41 different countries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-women-from-41-different-countries/572549)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-women-from-41-different-countries/572549 "2011-03-03T16:35:01Z")
Interesting webpage. A computer program takes a group of faces and averages them together. Here’s a gallery of average women’s faces from forty-one different countries. --- ## [Confiscation of guns: What do gun owners fear exactly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confiscation-of-guns-what-do-gun-owners-fear-exactly/827510)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 458\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confiscation-of-guns-what-do-gun-owners-fear-exactly/827510 "2019-04-19T16:55:46Z")
Suppose against all odds the 2nd Amendment is repealed and laws are passed and the government goes knocking door-to-door to confiscate all privately owned guns. What is the feared result exactly? Is is that gun owners w… --- ## [How do they cure psychological erectile dysfunction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-cure-psychological-erectile-dysfunction/610894)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-cure-psychological-erectile-dysfunction/610894 "2014-07-07T12:16:55Z")
Right, as I understand it, impotance has two possible types of cause: medical and psychological. Either your blood vessels are damaged because you are too fat or suchlike, or you freak yourself out by overthinking, and … --- ## [Changes to Randi's Challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changes-to-randis-challenge/387695)
**Author:** [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Replies:** 381\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2007, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changes-to-randis-challenge/387695 "2007-01-22T01:05:04Z")
The James Randi Educational Foundation’s challenge is a subject that comes up here semi-regularly. Most of those around here who are interested in it probably already know about it, but for those who don’t, the present … --- ## [Leftist opposition to the existence of corporations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftist-opposition-to-the-existence-of-corporations/561336)
**Author:** [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2010, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftist-opposition-to-the-existence-of-corporations/561336 "2010-12-16T15:13:54Z")
Based on this but also based on many, many similar threads on this forum I’ve noticed that many left leaning types believe that corporate person hood is this great evil scourge upon society. I personally think such a vi… --- ## [Were all four of Liza Minnelli's husbands gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-four-of-liza-minnellis-husbands-gay/220216)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2003, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-all-four-of-liza-minnellis-husbands-gay/220216 "2003-12-24T05:46:24Z")
I know #1 and #4 were/are. What about #2 (Jack Haley, jr.) and #3 (Mark Gero)? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=193&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=195&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)