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**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-telegraph-question/634979 "2012-12-07T17:36:48Z")
Okay, don’t laugh. :slight\_smile: I’m sure I’m going to smack myself in the head when somebody answers this question, but I’m willing to take the risk. Last night the spouse and I were watching “Sherlock Holmes: Game o… --- ## [Democratic lawmakers in Maryland: You suck!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-lawmakers-in-maryland-you-suck/342844)
**Author:** [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2006, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-lawmakers-in-maryland-you-suck/342844 "2006-02-11T23:33:43Z")
Let me say right off the bat that the issue here is one that I don’t support at all, but the tactics employed by the Democrats here to block it are disgusting. Some background. A couple of weeks ago, a Maryland judge fou… --- ## [Can you raise one eyebrow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-raise-one-eyebrow/715713)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2015, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-raise-one-eyebrow/715713 "2015-03-25T06:45:20Z")
Which one? Can you raise each one separately or do the weird caterpillar mating dance thing Jack Black does? I can raise my left eyebrow but not the right one. Like a mirror image of this guy. :dubious: --- ## [I'm Torn - Ted Cruz](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-torn-ted-cruz/760586)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2016, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-torn-ted-cruz/760586 "2016-07-25T22:53:31Z")
On one hand, I believe him and his family to be perfectly vile people with vile political beliefs. I had zero respect for this man in any regard based on his politics and his actions. Now I am begrudgingly forced to gi… --- ## [So, would it kill you to accept same-sex marriage? Huh - apparently, it would.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-would-it-kill-you-to-accept-same-sex-marriage-huh-apparently-it-would/659115)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2013, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-would-it-kill-you-to-accept-same-sex-marriage-huh-apparently-it-would/659115 "2013-05-26T22:16:06Z")
A far-right activist/writer in France was so upset over the adoption of same-sex marriage that he committed suicide by shooting himself in front of the high alter of Notre-Dame in Paris. Really. Well-known French far-R… --- ## [Why is there still a border between the U.S. and Canada?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-still-a-border-between-the-u-s-and-canada/731339)
**Author:** [@Donnerwetter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Donnerwetter)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2015, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-still-a-border-between-the-u-s-and-canada/731339 "2015-09-21T00:48:57Z")
The United States and Canada have been close allies for many decades. The two countries are culturally very similar, their economies are closely connected. Wouldn’t it be beneficiary for the two nations to get rid of the… --- ## [Nightclub girls on Facebook - What exactly do they do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nightclub-girls-on-facebook-what-exactly-do-they-do/668474)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nightclub-girls-on-facebook-what-exactly-do-they-do/668474 "2013-09-13T06:05:34Z")
As a result of randomly Facebook friending someone a few weeks ago I now have access to a the Facebook pages of several girls who apparently work for nightclubs, but what they do is bit of a mystery to me. They are mostl… --- ## [Purpose of "horn" on bicycle seat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purpose-of-horn-on-bicycle-seat/403773)
**Author:** [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2007, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/purpose-of-horn-on-bicycle-seat/403773 "2007-05-14T14:43:22Z")
What exactly is the function of the anterior protuberance on my bicycle seat? All it seems to do is punch me in the nuts. Freudian anxieties aside, is there any reason I shouldn’t just saw the damn thing off? --- ## [Worst player in Canton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-player-in-canton/593130)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-player-in-canton/593130 "2011-08-24T20:38:13Z")
It’s being asked in another thread,“Who’s the worst player in Cooperstown?” May as well ask the football equivalent. --- ## [Size of bowel movement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/size-of-bowel-movement/830059)
**Author:** [@UCBearcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UCBearcats)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2019, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/size-of-bowel-movement/830059 "2019-02-26T17:29:46Z")
What is the largest amount of excrement that a person can release in one sitting? --- ## [Black Sails Season 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-sails-season-4/778654)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-sails-season-4/778654 "2017-04-04T14:54:11Z")
The final season of one of the best shows on TV that no one is watching started a couple of days ago. It’s a serialized show, so if you’re new, you’ll have to go back and catch up from the beginning. It starts off slowl… --- ## [Does putting "LAF" on a car make it street-legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-putting-laf-on-a-car-make-it-street-legal/646049)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-putting-laf-on-a-car-make-it-street-legal/646049 "2013-01-05T15:31:48Z")
I reguarly see cars on the road with a piece of paper in the back window that says “LAF”. I understand this to mean “License Applied For,” suggesting the owner has recently applied for a license plate for this vehicle b… --- ## [Why can't she have it without spam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-she-have-it-without-spam/525497)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2010, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-she-have-it-without-spam/525497 "2010-01-20T16:39:39Z")
The first two dishes mentioned are eggs and bacon, and eggs, sausage and bacon. Why does she later insist they don’t have anything without spam? --- ## [Who has the right of way in this situation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-right-of-way-in-this-situation/635008)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-has-the-right-of-way-in-this-situation/635008 "2012-09-18T19:25:34Z")
2 lane road. That traffic has the right of way and there’s no stop signs. There’s a 2 lane road that crosses and has stop signs. i.e. wait patiently to cross the main road. Sometimes I’ll wait several minutes for a ch… --- ## [Ever thoroughly enjoy a movie and find out the critics savaged it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-thoroughly-enjoy-a-movie-and-find-out-the-critics-savaged-it/642965)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-thoroughly-enjoy-a-movie-and-find-out-the-critics-savaged-it/642965 "2012-12-06T15:11:52Z")
Watched Lockout with Guy Pearce and Maggie Grace. It’s basically Die Hard on a Supermax space prison. Guy has to rescue Maggie after a prison riot that erupts on her fact finding mission. She’s the First Daughter by the … --- ## [Can someone help me regarding learning to play guitar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-regarding-learning-to-play-guitar/605533)
**Author:** [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-regarding-learning-to-play-guitar/605533 "2011-12-21T22:13:11Z")
I am considering starting to use my breaks to learn to play guitar. I know close to nothing about it. What model should I buy? (I’m looking for something cheap.) Should I buy an electric or an acoustic? If I buy an elec… --- ## [What's got 4 legs and goes "BOO!"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-got-4-legs-and-goes-boo/474965)
**Author:** [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-got-4-legs-and-goes-boo/474965 "2008-12-03T19:59:41Z")
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A cow with a cold :smiley: That is my very favourite joke. --- ## [How to harvest and bale hay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-harvest-and-bale-hay/482518)
**Author:** [@Jimmy\_Joe\_Meager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Joe_Meager)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-harvest-and-bale-hay/482518 "2009-01-24T20:16:56Z")
“If you bale freshly cut hay and put it in your barn, there’s a chance it’ll spontaneously combust (and you’ll lose both your hay and your barn).” Someone told me that. Having neither barn nor the need to grow, harvest,… --- ## [Back to the Future 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-future-2012/614157)
**Author:** [@ministryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ministryman)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-to-the-future-2012/614157 "2012-03-01T23:12:57Z")
One of my coworkers pointed out how old I was by saying that if they made a remake of Back the Future froma 2012 persepctive, I’d be there. I then realized that BTTF is dated for today’s teens. So, in the interest of … --- ## [How dangerous were the Apollo missions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-were-the-apollo-missions/472888)
**Author:** [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2008, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-were-the-apollo-missions/472888 "2008-11-19T21:26:53Z")
Did they make any estimates on the chance of success vers. failure on the moon landings? How dangerous did they consider the first Apollo missions at the time? And how dangerous are they estimated to have been, with toda… --- ## [That's what I get for not checking the caller ID first...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-what-i-get-for-not-checking-the-caller-id-first/620777)
**Author:** [@SticksAndString](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SticksAndString)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2012, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-what-i-get-for-not-checking-the-caller-id-first/620777 "2012-05-06T14:46:45Z")
Me: Hello? silence Hellooo? Guy Who Sounds Like Drunk Raj from BBT: Hello? HELLO? Hello? Me: Um…hello? DR: Yes, hello. My name is Drunk Raj and I am with Microsoft internet computer services world authority. May I spe… --- ## [Songs with anomalous parts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-anomalous-parts/596559)
**Author:** [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-anomalous-parts/596559 "2011-09-23T17:40:51Z")
Don’t know if that’s the right word. What I mean is songs that have some part that just doesn’t seem to fit. For instance, yesterday I heard the old Don and Juan song “What’s Your Name”. A nice soulful ballad all the wa… --- ## [Caitlin Jensen paralyzed after visit with chiropractor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlin-jensen-paralyzed-after-visit-with-chiropractor/967912)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2022, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caitlin-jensen-paralyzed-after-visit-with-chiropractor/967912 "2022-07-22T23:03:45Z")
There are good chiropractors. I know several people that have relied on them for years. My mom had extreme hip pain and could barely walk. The doctor gave her a steroid shot. Worked great for a few months. She needed a 2… --- ## [What if we have a truly contested election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-have-a-truly-contested-election/767623)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2016, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-have-a-truly-contested-election/767623 "2016-10-16T16:50:05Z")
How would we resolve the election of 2016 if the FBI knew there were hacks in multiple states or other irregularities and Trump decided to contest the results of the election? As I understand it, the states have to cert… --- ## [Sound in "Rock the Casbah"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-in-rock-the-casbah/207608)
**Author:** [@voxnihili](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voxnihili)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2003, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sound-in-rock-the-casbah/207608 "2003-10-16T14:49:02Z")
Around the middle (1 minute 55 seconds in) of the song “Rock the Casbah” by the Clash, there’s this odd noise that sounds like a cell phone or a watch beeping; what is this? --- ## [I Can't Beat Shogun 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-beat-shogun-2/629094)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2013, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-beat-shogun-2/629094 "2013-01-09T06:57:56Z")
No way, no how. It cannot be done. I play on moderate difficultly and I just can’t seem to pull it off. Things always start out great; I develop my economy and begin defeating my neighbours. I rush the trade posts, w… --- ## [The Aushwitz Album](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aushwitz-album/575160)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2011, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-aushwitz-album/575160 "2011-03-23T11:40:12Z")
The only surviving photo album from Auschwitz-Birkenau. Really heart-rending. Neither mundane nor pointless, but I didn’t know where else to put it. :frowning: http://www1.yadvashem.org/exhibitions/album\_Auschwitz/mut… --- ## [Fictional characters who have changed gender](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-who-have-changed-gender/325073)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-characters-who-have-changed-gender/325073 "2005-10-12T17:48:33Z")
I can think of two but I’m sure there are many more: The prophet Tiresias in Greek mythology became a woman for seven years for pissing off two coupling snakes (and either a prostitute or a wife or a priestess during th… --- ## [America's greatest taboo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americas-greatest-taboo/128975)
**Author:** [@Havel.2002](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Havel.2002)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2002, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americas-greatest-taboo/128975 "2002-09-27T21:01:46Z")
the USS Liberty :eek: ;j what do you think ? --- ## [Last name Yost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-name-yost/69671)
**Author:** [@Clueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clueless)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2017, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-name-yost/69671 "2017-07-25T10:46:46Z")
What nationality is the last name of “Yost”? Russian? --- ## [Seasonal outdoor chores: Mow the lawn or shovel snow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-outdoor-chores-mow-the-lawn-or-shovel-snow/682714)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2014, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seasonal-outdoor-chores-mow-the-lawn-or-shovel-snow/682714 "2014-03-06T03:22:50Z")
Which of these chores do you dislike more: mowing the lawn or shovelling/clearing snow? --- ## [Where can one obtain a fire extinguisher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-one-obtain-a-fire-extinguisher/511922)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2009, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-one-obtain-a-fire-extinguisher/511922 "2009-10-22T16:00:38Z")
Random thought of the day: We dont have an extinguisher in the house. I want to get one, but never seen them on sale anywhere. Does the local fire station have them for sale? Are they just not in the areas I’ve wander… --- ## [Upbeat Songs for a Young Woman Leaving Home](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upbeat-songs-for-a-young-woman-leaving-home/260172)
**Author:** [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2004, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upbeat-songs-for-a-young-woman-leaving-home/260172 "2004-08-19T16:34:13Z")
My seventeen year old granddaughter will be leaving home for the first time in a few months. Her mother would like to put together a CD of some songs that are positive and upbeat. The songs should be things that will l… --- ## [What is a 30 to 1 leveraged loans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-30-to-1-leveraged-loans/489559)
**Author:** [@cosmosdan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cosmosdan)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2009, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-30-to-1-leveraged-loans/489559 "2009-03-26T21:10:22Z")
I watched theinterview with Jon Stewart and Jim Cramer. Early on Jon mentions 30 to 1 levered loans. What is he referring to? Later he claims the big companies were playing short term games for profit with people’s long … --- ## [Why can't I say "I am going to kill the President"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-say-i-am-going-to-kill-the-president/313591)
**Author:** [@DuhCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DuhCow)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2005, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-say-i-am-going-to-kill-the-president/313591 "2005-07-24T20:44:36Z")
To begin with, please note that I do not plan to kill the President nor do I encourage anyone to do so, regardless of your opinion of his politics. But why is it illegal to say you want to? Does it actually provide any … --- ## [Lobsang, what is it with you and atheism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobsang-what-is-it-with-you-and-atheism/269170)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2004, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lobsang-what-is-it-with-you-and-atheism/269170 "2004-10-16T21:56:43Z")
First you started this thread, and that didn’t go well at all for anybody. Now you started this thread, which is just a different tack on the same subject. It’s abundantly clear that you’re an atheist. I think by now w… --- ## [Do you wash your hands after using an autoflush urinal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wash-your-hands-after-using-an-autoflush-urinal/428941)
**Author:** [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2007, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-wash-your-hands-after-using-an-autoflush-urinal/428941 "2007-12-26T15:05:28Z")
I’m a bit of an handwashing maniac – obsessive without the compulsive, I’d say. So naturally, I wash my hands after using the urinal at the office, even though it’s the modern touchless kind. I can’t defend this behavi… --- ## [The most famous person you would walk straight past in the street?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-famous-person-you-would-walk-straight-past-in-the-street/557110)
**Author:** [@mittu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mittu)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2010, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-famous-person-you-would-walk-straight-past-in-the-street/557110 "2010-10-16T03:34:40Z")
Who is the most famous living person you would walk past in the street without giving a second glance? I think for me it would probably be Neil Armstrong, he must be one of the most famous men in the world but I couldn’t… --- ## [Women with underarm hair.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-with-underarm-hair/78331)
**Author:** [@Chance\_the\_Gardener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chance_the_Gardener)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2003, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-with-underarm-hair/78331 "2003-04-04T03:29:29Z")
Some people find women with underarm hair disgusting. Personally, it’s cool with me. For the most part, I’m indifferent to it, but sometimes, it actually looks really good. I remember this girl in college who had it. It … --- ## [Were the Harlem Globetrotters ever accused of being racist entertainment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-harlem-globetrotters-ever-accused-of-being-racist-entertainment/648938)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-harlem-globetrotters-ever-accused-of-being-racist-entertainment/648938 "2013-02-07T01:43:32Z")
I think the current rendition of the Globetrotters is more PC having 1 or 2 white players on the team and the Washington Generals have a few black players on theirs, but back in the 70s when they were popular I seem to r… --- ## [Do you pick up calls from a 1-800 number?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pick-up-calls-from-a-1-800-number/753397)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2016, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-pick-up-calls-from-a-1-800-number/753397 "2016-11-02T11:03:29Z")
The past week, I keep getting a call showing up on call display as a 1-800 number. Same one, calling about four times. I don’t pick up 1-800 numbers. I assume it’s a telemarketer. In the rare case where it might be a… --- ## [Would you mind eating cloned meat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-mind-eating-cloned-meat/462816)
**Author:** [@unspun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/unspun)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2008, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-mind-eating-cloned-meat/462816 "2008-09-13T11:54:06Z")
Don’t know if maybe this has already been covered here after the initial FDA decision, but I came across this article: I find it strange that given the U.S. government’s take on human cloning, that the FDA gives the gr… --- ## [European Cup Final](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-cup-final/622457)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/european-cup-final/622457 "2012-05-26T18:30:23Z")
End of the first half and how the hell is it still 0-0. --- ## [Lots of good movies coming out this year. What movie do you think will be number one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-good-movies-coming-out-this-year-what-movie-do-you-think-will-be-number-one/615815)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-of-good-movies-coming-out-this-year-what-movie-do-you-think-will-be-number-one/615815 "2012-09-22T17:51:27Z")
So I was looking at this page on Wikipedia. On it, it shows the top box office movies that the year has put out (so far). Granted right now the year is still fairly new, so it should be no surprise that the number one mo… --- ## [Re J. Lynch's anal rape - Author claims medical evidence - Her Iraqi Docs say BS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-j-lynchs-anal-rape-author-claims-medical-evidence-her-iraqi-docs-say-bs/211951)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2003, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-j-lynchs-anal-rape-author-claims-medical-evidence-her-iraqi-docs-say-bs/211951 "2003-11-10T20:47:16Z")
How diagnostically, can you tell that someone was anally raped from evidence eight days after the fact? I ask because the Iraqi docs in charge of her are saying this claim is nonsense. Medical checks reveal Lynch’s rape… --- ## [Black Pather Party: Over all, good or bad.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-pather-party-over-all-good-or-bad/745932)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-pather-party-over-all-good-or-bad/745932 "2016-02-20T22:18:44Z")
If I understand correctly, they started off good but later on became corrupt with drug trafficking, and murders and such. Is that pretty much the jist of it? Or is my information wrong? Thanks for any input. eta: Plea… --- ## [Submit your risque photos for the calendar HERE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/submit-your-risque-photos-for-the-calendar-here/202223)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2004, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/submit-your-risque-photos-for-the-calendar-here/202223 "2004-04-15T18:01:44Z")
There seems to be considerable interest in the 2004 calendar idea, so I’m officially kicking it off now. First stop is the Cheesecake Calendar\* – we need 12 pics of the ladies and 12 pics of the guys. Step up to the pla… --- ## [Phrases I hate.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-hate/405402)
**Author:** [@Spiral\_Stairs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiral_Stairs)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2007, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-i-hate/405402 "2007-05-29T03:46:36Z")
Here are some phrases that make me grind my teeth: Business-stupid phrases that may have once been fine, but now are hackneyed and annoying: “At the end of the day…” “… make sure we’re on the same page …” “… let’s tou… --- ## [Why is health care for the elderly so much more expensive in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-health-care-for-the-elderly-so-much-more-expensive-in-america/692606)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2014, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-health-care-for-the-elderly-so-much-more-expensive-in-america/692606 "2014-07-13T02:57:53Z")
There have been debates on health care costs, how the US pays more for pretty much everything than the rest of the world. But these graphs make me realize a lot of that seems like it can be traced to health costs for tho… --- ## [Sex WITHIN marriage? (A Christian viewpoint)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-within-marriage-a-christian-viewpoint/17256)
**Author:** [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2000, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-within-marriage-a-christian-viewpoint/17256 "2000-01-18T00:05:00Z")
I started a thread at LBMB on this subject, but due to the nature of the post and the nature of replies, I thought I would start it here as well. That thread is here: http://www.leftbehind.com/cgi-bbs/Forum8/HTML/001989… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1948&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1950&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)