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**Author:** [@Time\_Like\_Tears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Time_Like_Tears)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-it-seems-i-am-now-allergic-to-strawberries/580273 "2011-05-10T19:14:24Z")
Ok, so this is what happened. Son of a bitch. Friday afternoon I was getting ready to start preparing for work at 4:30pm. At about 2pm I thought I would have a snack, and grabbed the second half of a pound of strawber… --- ## [What Explains The Dearth of 1970's Cars? (Question for Car Experts)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-explains-the-dearth-of-1970s-cars-question-for-car-experts/574466)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2012, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-explains-the-dearth-of-1970s-cars-question-for-car-experts/574466 "2012-03-08T16:28:59Z")
Around here (New England) there are a lot of ordinary people who are into old cars-there is a weekly (Saturdays) old car show at a shopping strip near where I live. Most of the cars are 1950’s and 1960’s models-lots of M… --- ## [Why can't I transfer these MP3s to my iPhone via iTunes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-transfer-these-mp3s-to-my-iphone-via-itunes/625846)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2013, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-transfer-these-mp3s-to-my-iphone-via-itunes/625846 "2013-03-02T13:11:48Z")
This seems like a dumb question but I just can’t figure this out. So I have downloaded some MP3s and am trying to drag and drop them into my iPhone via iTunes. The files won’t transfer. I just get the little red circle w… --- ## [Have any washed-up, high profile female celebs actually gone on to do porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-washed-up-high-profile-female-celebs-actually-gone-on-to-do-porn/405735)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-any-washed-up-high-profile-female-celebs-actually-gone-on-to-do-porn/405735 "2010-06-29T19:16:34Z")
Inspired by this thread. Some posters are suggesting that there are “good odds” that Lohan goes on to do porn in the near future, due to her being a washed up female celebrity. Is there any precedent to this beyond mal… --- ## [Libertarian Nations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarian-nations/582992)
**Author:** [@KGJIII](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGJIII)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/libertarian-nations/582992 "2011-06-01T08:03:11Z")
Have any nations flourished with a libertarian form of government for a period of time? --- ## [How to close a letter to my ex-girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-close-a-letter-to-my-ex-girlfriend/117822)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2002, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-close-a-letter-to-my-ex-girlfriend/117822 "2002-07-09T16:39:32Z")
Sincerely sounds too formal. “Love” is out of the question. I have no idea how to close a letter to an ex-girlfriend. How should I end it? --- ## [What were the fads when you were in school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-fads-when-you-were-in-school/641243)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-fads-when-you-were-in-school/641243 "2012-11-27T20:38:02Z")
I was looking up some shoes on Zappos today and came across Wallabees–which reminded me that those were a major fad at my grade school in the '70s. Everybody, both boys and girls, wanted them. I had a pair and I loved th… --- ## [''Rape Culture''](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-culture/540040)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2010, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-culture/540040 "2010-05-24T00:34:11Z")
Wesley Clark makes some interesting remarks on the prevalence of sexual abuse and rape that IMO merit serious discussion. This all started with a clusterfuck of an IMHO thread here, Women and Sexual Assault, in which se… --- ## [Game of Thrones 5.05 "Kill the Boy" 5/10/15 \[Show Discussion\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-5-05-kill-the-boy-5-10-15-show-discussion/719723)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2015, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-5-05-kill-the-boy-5-10-15-show-discussion/719723 "2015-05-18T16:06:49Z")
5.01 The Wars to Come 5.02 The House of Black and White 5.03 High Sparrow 5.04 The Sons of the Harpy This is for the discussion of the TV show as its own entity. The books do not exist in this thread. No book compari… --- ## [What is truly the worst song you have ever heard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-truly-the-worst-song-you-have-ever-heard/327160)
**Author:** [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2005, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-truly-the-worst-song-you-have-ever-heard/327160 "2005-11-07T11:48:13Z")
I think I’ve got it down to being one of three: -\> Toby Keith - ‘Courtesy Of The Red, White and Blue’ -\> Budget Girls - ‘We’re Tight’ and, by a neck the dubious honour of worst song I’ve ever heard: -\> Doctor Orange … --- ## [Another Guitar Building Odyssey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-guitar-building-odyssey/532798)
**Author:** [@BigShooter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigShooter)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-guitar-building-odyssey/532798 "2011-02-26T06:07:12Z")
So, as a result of the discussion from The Great Ongoing Guitar Thread, another guitar building thread is born!! Welcome - sit back and enjoy what will surely be 3 or more month process of building a bolt on neck, chamb… --- ## [Obama "Most Divisive" Figure in US Politics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-most-divisive-figure-in-us-politics/622525)
**Author:** [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2017, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-most-divisive-figure-in-us-politics/622525 "2017-06-09T13:27:09Z")
Mark Rubio has calledObama the most divisive figure in US politics. Where do conservatives get this stuff? It’s as though there is no such thing as reality anymore. Hell, it’s hard to think of a president who has acted l… --- ## [What makes a Stradivarius so good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-stradivarius-so-good/719264)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2017, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-stradivarius-so-good/719264 "2017-03-17T05:54:37Z")
Can we use cutting lasers and micro-perfect measurements today to recreate the sound of the Stradivarius violin? If not, why not? What makes them so unique? --- ## [TV dinners and frozen foods that are really good!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-dinners-and-frozen-foods-that-are-really-good/629756)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2012, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-dinners-and-frozen-foods-that-are-really-good/629756 "2012-08-07T01:54:32Z")
Rosina brand Italian foods are all very good, the only downside is they aren’t the cheapest and really do need to be cooked in a conventional oven rather than microwave for best taste. Their lasagna is delicious! Michel… --- ## [Suicide by Text girl convicted.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-by-text-girl-convicted/789166)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-by-text-girl-convicted/789166 "2020-01-25T16:53:57Z")
I followed this case and read a few of the texts. She was constantly berating the guy to kill himself. Even telling him to get back in the truck when he wanted to abort his suicide. Roy obviously had his own serious pr… --- ## [Splinters will eventually "work themselves out"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splinters-will-eventually-work-themselves-out/111267)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2002, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/splinters-will-eventually-work-themselves-out/111267 "2002-05-29T06:40:49Z")
I’ve got a bad splinter that unfortunately I cannot pull out myself, b/c it happens to be in my pinky, which is broken right now and in a splint. After soliciting advice from my Mother about this, she said “all foreign … --- ## [I Pit the North Carolina General Assembly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-north-carolina-general-assembly/658272)
**Author:** [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2015, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-north-carolina-general-assembly/658272 "2015-08-13T21:51:10Z")
First there was this ban on municipal internet. Then a ban on the use of climate science by the coastal commission. Now they are writing a bill to ban automobile sales which are direct from the manufacturer. This mea… --- ## [Guys - do you still carry a small pocket knife?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-do-you-still-carry-a-small-pocket-knife/546714)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2014, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-do-you-still-carry-a-small-pocket-knife/546714 "2014-07-10T01:01:52Z")
Guys - do you still carry a small pocket knife? I’m curious if men still carry pocket knives. I’ve heard teenagers can’t carry them to school anymore. :rolleyes: The airport security takes them from passengers. I stil… --- ## [How inappropriately can you answer this interview question?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-inappropriately-can-you-answer-this-interview-question/353107)
**Author:** [@Metacom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Metacom)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2006, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-inappropriately-can-you-answer-this-interview-question/353107 "2006-04-24T10:01:49Z")
As I was commuting home after an interview with a potential client, I got stuck in traffic and started pondering interviews in general. I thought about how silly and pro forma many standard interview questions are. The… --- ## [It's "needs washed"!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-needs-washed/507575)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2009, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-needs-washed/507575 "2009-10-21T19:46:21Z")
Screw this continuous/repetitive aspect and passive voice bullshit. I’m using present tense, completed aspect, active voice, and you’d better like it. It’s not “needs to be washed”, not “needs washing”, it’s “The car n… --- ## [House of Representatives Rejects Bailout Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-representatives-rejects-bailout-bill/465746)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 304\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2008, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-of-representatives-rejects-bailout-bill/465746 "2008-10-02T02:24:16Z")
I say this is what happens when the people do not trust their President. A party does not trust it’s leader. The Republican party does not trust Senator McCain nor does it trust George Bush. So then why should they vote … --- ## [Should America Celebrate Columbus Day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-america-celebrate-columbus-day/767766)
**Author:** [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2016, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-america-celebrate-columbus-day/767766 "2016-10-13T21:33:09Z")
Columbus Day in the United States is upon us. In recent years, many have accused the holiday’s existence of being insensitive to indigenous people’s right and plight. Some try to cite the brutality of Columbian rule to … --- ## ["Starvation mode", regular eating, fasting & stubborn belly fat loss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starvation-mode-regular-eating-fasting-stubborn-belly-fat-loss/670576)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starvation-mode-regular-eating-fasting-stubborn-belly-fat-loss/670576 "2014-01-10T18:36:38Z")
Hi I’ve read about a few diets. Some say to eat 5-6 times a day and there are intermittent fasting diets - e.g. fasting 1-2 days per week or fasting 16 hours per day and eating normally for the other 8 hours (i.e. not ea… --- ## [Predator (1987): a masterpiece of testosterone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-1987-a-masterpiece-of-testosterone/513253)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predator-1987-a-masterpiece-of-testosterone/513253 "2020-04-30T00:47:09Z")
Predator is the most bad-assed manliness that has ever been captured on film. Every single word of dialogue in the film is a quotable one liner. I pull it out once every few months because watching it increases the size … --- ## [Dems, what is the plan for 2018/2020?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dems-what-is-the-plan-for-2018-2020/776839)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dems-what-is-the-plan-for-2018-2020/776839 "2017-01-25T05:57:53Z")
Moving on from 2016 to start planning for midterm elections. You have a ton of your Senate seats up for grabs whereas the Pubs only have 8-10 up (depending on Senate confirmations). The whole House is up for grabs of c… --- ## [Which TV husband or wife would you most want as your spouse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-husband-or-wife-would-you-most-want-as-your-spouse/600816)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2011, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-tv-husband-or-wife-would-you-most-want-as-your-spouse/600816 "2011-10-28T12:31:52Z")
This took about a half-second of thought for me: Laura Petrie It occurred to me as I was watching an episode of The Dick Van Dyke show today. She’s cute as a button but she’s also wicked sexy; not an easy combo to pull… --- ## [Will fasting clear out your arteries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-fasting-clear-out-your-arteries/304434)
**Author:** [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-fasting-clear-out-your-arteries/304434 "2018-08-20T23:16:33Z")
Some people are very fervent about regular fasting to improve their physical and mental health (Gandhi was one of those people). While it seems easy to ridicule on a logical level (your body needs food to survive, duh!),… --- ## [New Bill: H-1B Salary Minimum $130,000](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-bill-h-1b-salary-minimum-130-000/778662)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-bill-h-1b-salary-minimum-130-000/778662 "2017-04-28T16:33:01Z")
http://www.msn.com/en-in/news/newsindia/h-1b-visa-bill-introduced-in-us-minimum-pay-more-than-doubled/ar-AAmrdMz It is obvious why such a bill would be introduced in the current American political climate, to protect jo… --- ## [Why does a tetanus shot hurt more than a normal injection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-tetanus-shot-hurt-more-than-a-normal-injection/43733)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-tetanus-shot-hurt-more-than-a-normal-injection/43733 "2011-09-23T02:46:19Z")
Does anyone know why tetanus boosters hurt more than a regular shot? They usually aren’t so bad at first, but after an hour or so the injection point is usually really tender and this lasts (on me at least) for a couple … --- ## [Worthless shithead New Orleans looters.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worthless-shithead-new-orleans-looters/319379)
**Author:** [@Belowjob2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belowjob2.0)\ **Replies:** 370\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2005, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worthless-shithead-new-orleans-looters/319379 "2005-09-03T19:51:50Z")
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/30/AR2005083000848.html \*\*You ignorant ass, ghetto motherfuckers. \*\* Nothing like a massive human tragedy to bring out the best in people who are almost to… --- ## [Selfie Stick user, stick it up yourself!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selfie-stick-user-stick-it-up-yourself/707573)
**Author:** [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selfie-stick-user-stick-it-up-yourself/707573 "2015-04-03T18:22:09Z")
I was in Windsor and London recently with the family, mooching around seeing the sights having a nice time…mostly. What didn’t please me was the obstacle course I had to run under and around an increasing amount of dope… --- ## [How much do orthotics cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-orthotics-cost/558859)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-orthotics-cost/558859 "2011-12-31T15:24:41Z")
Last year I found out I had a neuroma in my right foot and got a cortisone injection that killed the pain for awhile. The pain had long since returned, and I finally got enough money to go to a podiatrist here in Queens … --- ## [Democrats Pass 90% tax on AIG bonuses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-pass-90-tax-on-aig-bonuses/490058)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 294\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-pass-90-tax-on-aig-bonuses/490058 "2009-04-01T16:31:37Z")
Story here. Can this really be constitutional? Can you write a tax law so narrowly defined that it singles out a handful of people? The article mentions ‘greenmail’ taxes, but that’s applied against a certain behavior… --- ## [Advice, please: House trained dog starts peeing in the house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-please-house-trained-dog-starts-peeing-in-the-house/524726)
**Author:** [@aerodave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aerodave)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2012, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-please-house-trained-dog-starts-peeing-in-the-house/524726 "2012-09-14T04:41:15Z")
My wife and I have a (roughly) 6-year-old spayed female dog named Laika, who I’ve posted about before. She was a shelter dog until last summer, when we brought her home. From day one, she has been well house-trained. … --- ## [New and unimproved mini-rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-mini-rants/465670)
**Author:** [@Darryl\_Lict](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darryl_Lict)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2008, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-mini-rants/465670 "2008-11-13T19:46:12Z")
It appears that the mini-rants has fallen off the first 3 pages, so here goes. Why are people driving so damn slow? The speed limit is a conservative estimate of what speed it is safe to travel at. Why do you drive at… --- ## [Whatcha Readin' Jan 10 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-jan-10-edition/523210)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-jan-10-edition/523210 "2010-02-01T00:32:27Z")
Happy New Year’s Dopers! Wishing you all a safe and happy holiday and a new year full of joy and good reads! I just finished the third book in the Percy Jackson series \*The Titan’s Curse. \*These last two were a mix - … --- ## [Tucker Carlson Leaves Fox News](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tucker-carlson-leaves-fox-news/983119)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 422\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2023, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tucker-carlson-leaves-fox-news/983119 "2023-05-19T14:40:54Z")
Not sure which forum this goes in, but I figure Politics is as good as any. Carlson’s last day was Friday, so no two weeks’ notice. Somehow I doubt the parting was a completely mutual agreement. --- ## [Catching Pinworms-- Is This True?! (TMI...Not for the Squeamish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catching-pinworms-is-this-true-tmi-not-for-the-squeamish/223546)
**Author:** [@Ruiniform](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruiniform)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catching-pinworms-is-this-true-tmi-not-for-the-squeamish/223546 "2012-09-06T01:39:36Z")
I was checking out a website with a number of fecal facts (don’t worry, I was linked, I don’t seek out such sites on my own ;)) and came across these words on pinworms: … :eek: That’s freakin’ disgusting! Not only d… --- ## [Peculiar Chevy Silverado gauges and battery dying issue.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peculiar-chevy-silverado-gauges-and-battery-dying-issue/673070)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2014, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/peculiar-chevy-silverado-gauges-and-battery-dying-issue/673070 "2014-07-09T05:37:22Z")
I have a 2004 Chevy Silverado with approximately 100k miles on it. It has had intermittent instrument cluster issues since I bought it about 5 years ago. About 4 years ago, I saw that there was a recall related to the … --- ## ["Bush is a crook" says Mr. Krugman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-is-a-crook-says-mr-krugman/117087)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 568\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2002, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-is-a-crook-says-mr-krugman/117087 "2002-08-09T01:08:11Z")
This topic has been covered before, more comprehensively in a fine book by Molly Ivins (May the Good Lord bless her and keep her!) I am familiar with the outlines as presented in the link. But I cannot recall ever he… --- ## [He's Not Ready For A Child, And I'm Sad.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-not-ready-for-a-child-and-im-sad/547846)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-not-ready-for-a-child-and-im-sad/547846 "2010-11-12T05:52:38Z")
That about sums it up. Update to my other thread, A Long and Ranty Treatise on Motherhood. We were planning on having a child. I did not apply for a Ph.D. this summer because I decided I wanted to focus on motherhood … --- ## [2009 Election Results](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-election-results/516238)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2009, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2009-election-results/516238 "2009-11-13T16:59:35Z")
Looks like a GOP sweep of Virginia’s top three spots. And it looks like an early lead in NJ for the GOP candidate, too. I’m not unhappy. --- ## [How often do adult kids and their parents communicate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-adult-kids-and-their-parents-communicate/664292)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2015, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-adult-kids-and-their-parents-communicate/664292 "2015-09-19T04:16:09Z")
Basically what the title asks. Whether you are the parent of an adult child, or an adult child, how often do you see or speak with each other? Our youngest of 3 graduated from college. Our eldest lives 10 minutes away… --- ## [Biggest riches to rags story - rock/pop edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-riches-to-rags-story-rock-pop-edition/523574)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-riches-to-rags-story-rock-pop-edition/523574 "2013-09-13T17:18:10Z")
The Beatles were initially thought of something for teenage girls to scream at, but somehow bottled lightning and became the most respected pop group ever. What’s the biggest fall from fame and fortune in the pop music … --- ## [Automatic Transmission Question: D, 1 and 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-transmission-question-d-1-and-2/491269)
**Author:** [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2009, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-transmission-question-d-1-and-2/491269 "2009-03-30T20:13:44Z")
Very basic question: what’s the difference between “D”, “1” and “2” on an automatic shift? More power? More torque? Higher speeds? Hyperspace? The reason I ask is that in 25 years of driving I’ve only ever driven a manua… --- ## [Song Title: Lyric is "It's like rain-n-n-n on your wedding day..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-title-lyric-is-its-like-rain-n-n-n-on-your-wedding-day/526429)
**Author:** [@A\_Man\_A\_Plan\_A\_Canal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Man_A_Plan_A_Canal)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2010, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-title-lyric-is-its-like-rain-n-n-n-on-your-wedding-day/526429 "2010-02-15T19:10:50Z")
and it goes on like that with lyrics that describe ironic situations. I thought it was Sheryl Crow, but I can’t seem to find a Sheryl Crow song with those lyrics. Anybody know the song? Thanks…AMAPAC --- ## [Why don't climate change deniers publish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-climate-change-deniers-publish/678811)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2014, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-climate-change-deniers-publish/678811 "2014-02-18T17:26:17Z")
An excellent question from an article on Slate which had never occured to me. I am not a climate change denier, largely thanks to the Berkeley Earth study and findings. Even when I was (much) more skeptical, it didn’t … --- ## [Joe Biden assault accusation part 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-assault-accusation-part-2/853366)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2023, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-assault-accusation-part-2/853366 "2023-06-01T12:51:28Z")
Accuser Tara Reade says she will go under oath and also allow people to ask her questions while under oath. She will take a polygraph if Biden takes one. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/07/us/politics/tara-reade-meg… --- ## [Taking Bets: Who is the 'insider' who wrote the NYT Opinion Piece?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-bets-who-is-the-insider-who-wrote-the-nyt-opinion-piece/820852)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-bets-who-is-the-insider-who-wrote-the-nyt-opinion-piece/820852 "2020-10-29T13:26:54Z")
So the New York Times ran an opinion piece today. It was presented anonymously because the author is a ‘senior administration official’ who could lose his or her job. We can debate the ethics of whether it should be ru… --- ## [What's the earliest movie that you liked that you still like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-earliest-movie-that-you-liked-that-you-still-like/677817)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2016, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-earliest-movie-that-you-liked-that-you-still-like/677817 "2016-12-07T01:26:08Z")
If you’re like me, you’ve seen many movies that you have just forgotten whether you liked them or not. But surely there’s some early movie experience that you still consider to have been a good one. The very earliest of… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=197&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=199&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)