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**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2004, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-may-kiss-the-groom/275873 "2004-11-24T02:51:34Z")
Today at 3:00, at the Loyola Chapel of Concordia University, scott and jeremy evil were united in holy matrimony according to the laws of Quebec and the customs of the United Church of Canada. Let’s hear it for the groo… --- ## [George W. Bush "Our Leader" Billboards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-our-leader-billboards/276416)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2004, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-w-bush-our-leader-billboards/276416 "2004-11-29T02:11:00Z")
http://www.bluelemur.com/index.php?p=442 This is where some smartass, like myself, will pipe in with “I liked it better in the original German.” There is a link further down the page to a site citing fourteen signs of … --- ## [Kim Jong Il....dying of pancreactic cancer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jong-il-dying-of-pancreactic-cancer/502820)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2009, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jong-il-dying-of-pancreactic-cancer/502820 "2009-07-29T08:50:07Z")
News story here: Kimg Jong Il has cancer I hope his son is a better leader than him. Doubtful, but I hope so. --- ## [Sam Wang's NYT piece: Polls don't change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-wangs-nyt-piece-polls-dont-change/770069)
**Author:** [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-wangs-nyt-piece-polls-dont-change/770069 "2016-10-31T20:18:13Z")
Sam Wang of the Princeton Election Consortium just wrote an op-ed in which he explains at length his main thesis this election, which basically is that nothing changes because people’s minds are made up. In other words,… --- ## [Soldiers Addressing Officers, in Other Languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldiers-addressing-officers-in-other-languages/596929)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2011, 9:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/soldiers-addressing-officers-in-other-languages/596929 "2011-09-26T09:29:41Z")
How do Spanish-speaking soldiers address officers? “Sí Señor” and/or “Sí Señora”? Do French-speaking soldiers say “Oui Monsieur” and/or “Oui Madame”? What about in languages that don’t have direct equivalents to “Sir” an… --- ## [Human Sacrifice - Government-Sponsored](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-sacrifice-government-sponsored/690425)
**Author:** [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-sacrifice-government-sponsored/690425 "2014-06-11T15:11:03Z")
When was the most recent government-sponsored human sacrifice carried out? The criteria: (1) must be by a state-level society - not a chiefdomship or tribe; (2) must be officially condoned; and (3) must be for religious … --- ## [I watched Once Upon A Time In America today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-watched-once-upon-a-time-in-america-today/672813)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2014, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-watched-once-upon-a-time-in-america-today/672813 "2014-02-01T02:52:54Z")
big Leone fan and I hadn’t seen this yet. P. good movie. I like his other movies more (but that is more indicative of how great they are than a criticism of this one). I like James Woods. What was the point of the ga… --- ## [How to Deal With A Pesky Brown Noser?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-a-pesky-brown-noser/436616)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2008, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-deal-with-a-pesky-brown-noser/436616 "2008-02-07T15:13:49Z")
I got a real problem at work. I got a covert brown noser, and only I work close enough with this guy on a daily basis to see his true colors. I can’t flat-out accuse him of it because he has everyone fooled (including … --- ## [The Feud: Alphabet City by Rebo \[game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-alphabet-city-by-rebo-game-over/557807)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2010, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-alphabet-city-by-rebo-game-over/557807 "2010-10-28T04:40:37Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [My 6yo seems to have synesthesia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-6yo-seems-to-have-synesthesia/512315)
**Author:** [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2009, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-6yo-seems-to-have-synesthesia/512315 "2009-10-07T12:27:23Z")
So, fun! Today she told me that weekdays have pictures and numbers have colors–though not, apparently, letters. (Math is her favorite thing, may have something to do with it?) Monday has a bunny and Friday is a smooth… --- ## [Do some people never realize they were not good parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-people-never-realize-they-were-not-good-parents/822690)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2018, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-people-never-realize-they-were-not-good-parents/822690 "2018-10-14T02:39:18Z")
Scenario: An 85 year old woman is in a nursing home. She has 4 adult children, 15 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. It is a holiday but she is mostly alone. She is angry that few of her children have come to se… --- ## ["Must-see" Parts of America on a cross-country drive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-see-parts-of-america-on-a-cross-country-drive/484973)
**Author:** [@What\_the\_deuce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the_deuce)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2009, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-see-parts-of-america-on-a-cross-country-drive/484973 "2009-02-11T23:28:25Z")
What are the “Must-see” Parts of America on a cross-country drive? Let’s say, Philadelphia to San Francisco or Los Angeles. --- ## [Benefits of dating someone who looks like yourself?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-dating-someone-who-looks-like-yourself/611995)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2012, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-dating-someone-who-looks-like-yourself/611995 "2012-02-12T19:52:48Z")
Almost exclusively dating someone who has similar hair color, skin color, weight, and height. People who date in such fashion always fascinate me. Even more so, that this is very common. This something I cannot ever im… --- ## [What's your expertise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-expertise/546024)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2010, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-expertise/546024 "2010-07-12T21:58:39Z")
We haven’t had one of this in a while, and they’re always informative, so, what are you an expert in? Me: Kimono (at least on this board), Thundercats, Silverhawks, Graphic Design, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, a… --- ## [Potential Tax Revenue from Tax-Exempt Religions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-tax-revenue-from-tax-exempt-religions/637179)
**Author:** [@Harmonix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonix)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-tax-revenue-from-tax-exempt-religions/637179 "2012-10-10T19:55:38Z")
Inspired by this news story about “Pulpit Freedom Sunday” How much Tax revenue would we gain if we suddenly started taxing Churches? If possible, could we break that down by the major religions? Christianity Judaism … --- ## [$190 rock wrapped in twine, wtf is this real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/190-rock-wrapped-in-twine-wtf-is-this-real/730645)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/190-rock-wrapped-in-twine-wtf-is-this-real/730645 "2015-09-24T03:06:14Z")
:confused: What the actual… Huh, is this real? Why in the hell would someone buy this? --- ## [Will you be watching the 2014 Super Bowl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-watching-the-2014-super-bowl/680208)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2014, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-watching-the-2014-super-bowl/680208 "2014-02-03T18:30:38Z")
Just curious. Anonymous poll. --- ## [How do I store a large bag of rice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-store-a-large-bag-of-rice/694133)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2014, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-store-a-large-bag-of-rice/694133 "2014-07-30T00:43:25Z")
I was at Sams club today and noticed their basmati rice was cheaper in bulk than what I normally buy in 2 lb packages, so I bought a 20 lb bag. It is Royal brand and comes in a 20 lb burlap sack with a zipper. Inside … --- ## [In Which Our Food Editor Loses Her Mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-our-food-editor-loses-her-mind/277377)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2005, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-our-food-editor-loses-her-mind/277377 "2005-02-23T05:23:09Z")
The Food Editor at our magazine received the following e-mail: I sent you some samples of the new Mrs. Dash 10-Minute Marinades and I wanted to make sure you received them. Have you by chance had time to try them? I w… --- ## [What are Irish Catholics eating/drinking on St. Pat's Day (a Friday in Lent)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-irish-catholics-eating-drinking-on-st-pats-day-a-friday-in-lent/348088)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2006, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-irish-catholics-eating-drinking-on-st-pats-day-a-friday-in-lent/348088 "2006-03-29T19:31:20Z")
Not sure if this is GQ, IMHO, or CS… I realized the other day that St. Patrick’s Day lands on a Friday this year. What are Irish Catholics doing about dining/drinking, since it lands on a Friday in Lent? Is it Fish inst… --- ## [Edward and Mrs Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edward-and-mrs-simpson/497781)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2009, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edward-and-mrs-simpson/497781 "2009-06-03T19:23:04Z")
There was a programme on UK TV last night covering this remarkable story. What I fail to understand is why “The Establishment” refused to allow King Edward to marry the woman he loved. he had suggested a morgantic marri… --- ## [Does M.P. who quits his Party lose his seat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-m-p-who-quits-his-party-lose-his-seat/535643)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-m-p-who-quits-his-party-lose-his-seat/535643 "2010-04-12T16:21:01Z")
If a Member of Parliament in Britain (or in some other country with a Parliamentary system) resigns from his Party, or is ousted by his Party, does he automatically lose his seat in Parliament? In the U.S. of course, Co… --- ## [no-life co-workers who never leave the office, making everyone else look lazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-life-co-workers-who-never-leave-the-office-making-everyone-else-look-lazy/245552)
**Author:** [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2004, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-life-co-workers-who-never-leave-the-office-making-everyone-else-look-lazy/245552 "2004-05-20T19:43:34Z")
I’m going to gargle my own piss and choke on my own vomit at work one of these days! Somehow, three of my coworkers and both my boss and his boss have no lives - no families, friends, or hobbies to speak of - which resu… --- ## [Ever confuse one actor for another?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-confuse-one-actor-for-another/1031757)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2026, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-confuse-one-actor-for-another/1031757 "2026-11-08T06:29:49Z")
Just had one tonight, had one from 2 decades ago, not really quite Mandela Effect worthy (even if I have another example there from music I am pretty sure on), as faulty memory was likely responsible in both of the film … --- ## [Actors Whose Oscars Should be Recalled & Melted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-oscars-should-be-recalled-melted/417124)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-whose-oscars-should-be-recalled-melted/417124 "2007-08-29T19:02:22Z")
There’s only one I can think of right now, and I’m sure you all know who I’m talking about…Cuba Gooding Jr. I have NO idea if he has any talent. And at this point, I really don’t care. His taste in scripts is jaw-droppi… --- ## [Cassidy Hutchinson and questions on her testimony](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cassidy-hutchinson-and-questions-on-her-testimony/967219)
**Author:** [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cassidy-hutchinson-and-questions-on-her-testimony/967219 "2022-07-10T15:49:38Z")
It has been suggested that a new thread be started to discuss apparent discrepancies in the testimony from Cassidy Hutchinson that was part of the June 28th meeting of the House Jan 6 Committee hearings. I don’t know why… --- ## [Kids are sometimes adults when they commit a heinous crime but never can have consensual sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-are-sometimes-adults-when-they-commit-a-heinous-crime-but-never-can-have-consensual-sex/540347)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2010, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-are-sometimes-adults-when-they-commit-a-heinous-crime-but-never-can-have-consensual-sex/540347 "2010-05-30T15:43:16Z")
It is not uncommon to have a minor who commited a crime tried as an adult. It is quite uncommon - if not impossible (I have not heard of a case, at any rate) - for a minor to have consensual sex, even if it’s with peopl… --- ## [What real life story is better than fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-life-story-is-better-than-fiction/766784)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2016, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-real-life-story-is-better-than-fiction/766784 "2016-10-01T04:08:41Z")
I just watched the People V. OJ Simpson on FX and was surprised by how much of the story in the TV series actually took place in real life. I was too young to follow the OJ case in 1995 so this show was my first detail… --- ## [Why is Reagan considered such a great president?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-reagan-considered-such-a-great-president/794818)
**Author:** [@Arrogantly\_Ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogantly_Ignorant)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2017, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-reagan-considered-such-a-great-president/794818 "2017-08-30T20:53:23Z")
I was born 2 years after Reagan left office, but throughout the years I’ve noticed people steadily inciting his name as a model of a good presidency. Looking from an objective standpoint, however, his tenure as President… --- ## [This is what happens when daddy is left home alone with baby](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-what-happens-when-daddy-is-left-home-alone-with-baby/376844)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2006, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-what-happens-when-daddy-is-left-home-alone-with-baby/376844 "2006-10-24T01:55:38Z")
Well, Iris is out of town for the night, leaving me alone for the first time with baby. Normally she looks a bit like this. However, a bit later she got into something. And now she looks like this. I wonder what she’l… --- ## [Middle America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-america/844823)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2019, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-america/844823 "2019-12-18T20:49:30Z")
The term “Middle America” has been used for decades to describe “flyover America, Heartland America”, voters and people, predominately white Americans who have moderate views that swing to Republican, Democratic, or Inde… --- ## [Bush Press Conference Snubs Helen Thomas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-press-conference-snubs-helen-thomas/159846)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2003, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-press-conference-snubs-helen-thomas/159846 "2003-03-17T03:09:53Z")
It has been a tradition at all White House press conferences that veteran correspondent Helen Thomas sits in the front row, gets to ask the first question, and the privilege to make the last press statement. Not last ni… --- ## [SDMB Fantasy Baseball Signups](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-signups/290752)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2005, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-baseball-signups/290752 "2005-04-01T05:21:41Z")
Yes, it’s February. But pitchers and catchers have already reported, the rest of the squads are due this weekend, and MLB declared yesterday “Fantasy Opening Day”. Who am I to argue? Noone, that’s who. Every year the… --- ## [Why is the Speaker of the House 2nd in line and not a senator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-speaker-of-the-house-2nd-in-line-and-not-a-senator/664485)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-speaker-of-the-house-2nd-in-line-and-not-a-senator/664485 "2013-07-26T01:22:04Z")
The Senate is the higher legislative body, its members more exclusive, and requires more votes in practice to obtain. Why is the President pro tempore of the Senate not before the Speaker in the succession line? And th… --- ## [What's the most money you lost in the dumbest way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-money-you-lost-in-the-dumbest-way/845030)
**Author:** [@phantom\_lamb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phantom_lamb)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2019, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-money-you-lost-in-the-dumbest-way/845030 "2019-12-27T03:14:54Z")
For me it would be the 200 euros I spent to re-buy a plane ticket after narrowly missing my flight by about 5 minutes (which I still maintain wasn’t my fault as the passport control line was like two hours long) I’m sur… --- ## [Teens, grades and extra curricular activities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teens-grades-and-extra-curricular-activities/641521)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teens-grades-and-extra-curricular-activities/641521 "2012-11-21T11:58:31Z")
My son Alex is 15. He does OK in school, not great, not bad. Maybe an average of 2 As, 2 Bs, and 2 Cs on his report card. He is smart enough to do better, but doesn’t really apply himself. The thing is, he is very ac… --- ## [Go To Hell Senator kennedy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-hell-senator-kennedy/346074)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2006, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-to-hell-senator-kennedy/346074 "2006-02-28T19:05:22Z")
Well Senator Beanbrain has done it again! He has gotten his senate pals to kill the cape Cod/Nantucket Sound Wind Power project-and an especially sneaky manner! Cape Cod , MA electricity customers pay some of the highest… --- ## [Robin Gibb Dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-gibb-dies/622560)
**Author:** [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2012, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robin-gibb-dies/622560 "2012-05-27T00:42:05Z")
I Started a Joke and now the whole world’s crying --- ## [Civil War Prison Camp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-war-prison-camp/549921)
**Author:** [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-war-prison-camp/549921 "2010-08-30T22:01:48Z")
Are there any historical markers or signs marking the location of Fort Douglas – the Union Prison Camp for Confederate Soldiers? It was comparable to Andersonville. --- ## [Can the government or banks(as employers) find my identity through forums?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-government-or-banks-as-employers-find-my-identity-through-forums/547623)
**Author:** [@recaptcha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/recaptcha)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2010, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-government-or-banks-as-employers-find-my-identity-through-forums/547623 "2010-07-31T02:05:08Z")
through my IP address, or through the email I used to register? If I post a question that suggests that I intend on denying ever having been arrested, can the government or banks(as employers) get my identity and either… --- ## [Uploading kills whole-house download speeds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uploading-kills-whole-house-download-speeds/677359)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uploading-kills-whole-house-download-speeds/677359 "2013-12-30T16:17:39Z")
Whenever we upload a large file the download speed/connection tanks. This seems to be a common problem, but most of the advice I’ve seen seems to be limited to a single computer or program. But uploading kills the Intern… --- ## [Ants are evil and must be destroyed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ants-are-evil-and-must-be-destroyed/13310)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2000, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ants-are-evil-and-must-be-destroyed/13310 "2000-02-01T10:32:00Z")
Dammit, they’ve infiltrated the kitchen. Lately, I’ve found a few random ants on the carpet, or on the sofa, here and there…but there were no detectable trails or targets of their appetite. Then they found my kitchen. Al… --- ## [What is Marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-marriage/231124)
**Author:** [@Wrenchslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wrenchslinger)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-marriage/231124 "2015-11-05T18:51:10Z")
So this is really what it comes down to. What do you think marriage is? What do you think marriage should be? I say the essential element of any marriage is the publicially made monogamous committment made by two people… --- ## [Why do people take up tobacco smoking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-take-up-tobacco-smoking/762328)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-take-up-tobacco-smoking/762328 "2016-08-26T18:32:57Z")
I get why someone who is already addicted would keep smoking; It’s apparently quite unpleasant to stop when addicted and relief is one smoke away, every time. But why do people take up the habit? I get the idea of tryin… --- ## [Isaiah Washington is a braying jackass.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isaiah-washington-is-a-braying-jackass/409810)
**Author:** [@CJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CJJ)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2007, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isaiah-washington-is-a-braying-jackass/409810 "2007-07-03T21:30:30Z")
Let me start by saying I never have watched a full episode of Grey’s Anatomy. But after reading story after story about Isaiah Washington–since his caustic and public feud with homosexual castmate Patrick Dempsey last N… --- ## [Modern racism as double standards rather than overt bigotry and segregation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-racism-as-double-standards-rather-than-overt-bigotry-and-segregation/773357)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2016, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-racism-as-double-standards-rather-than-overt-bigotry-and-segregation/773357 "2016-12-06T16:59:11Z")
In this video it shows what happens when a white male, a black male and an attractive white woman all attempt to steal a bicycle. With the attractive woman, people try to help her. With the white guy people are suspici… --- ## [Take the A train? Try again in 2010.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-a-train-try-again-in-2010/286568)
**Author:** [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2005, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-the-a-train-try-again-in-2010/286568 "2005-02-03T02:34:50Z")
Some homeless guy managed to break into a high-security yet abandoned control room in the New York subway system, and started a fire to keep warm. The blaze knocked out more than 600 relays and switches, and as a result… --- ## [What does a can of Coca Cola cost you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-can-of-coca-cola-cost-you/62758)
**Author:** [@kiffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiffa)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2001, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-can-of-coca-cola-cost-you/62758 "2001-04-23T15:18:26Z")
Local currency price, your location, current exchange rate for US$1.00. --- ## [Can I fire a Stinger missile while skydiving?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-fire-a-stinger-missile-while-skydiving/526629)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-fire-a-stinger-missile-while-skydiving/526629 "2010-01-29T17:35:47Z")
What can I say, I feel like indulging my inner James Bond fantasies a little. Anyway, like the title says: would it be possible for me to successfully fire a FIM-92 “Stinger” shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missile at an a… --- ## [Stalkers-have one? I do- Advice please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stalkers-have-one-i-do-advice-please/164245)
**Author:** [@AubreyAnn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AubreyAnn)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2003, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stalkers-have-one-i-do-advice-please/164245 "2003-04-03T22:05:14Z")
I was a child of the ‘70’s Wild and free. During that time, I encountered a man 10 years older than myself. We had a relationship that lasted 2 years- he didn’t want a commitment, but I did. I shall call him “T” I marr… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1983&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1985&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)