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**Author:** [@Paulies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paulies)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2004, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quotes-you-try-to-live-your-life-by/258940 "2004-08-16T20:46:03Z")
“I spent my life trying not to be careless. Woman and children can be careless. But not men.” — Vito Corleone --- ## [Is a Graduate Certificate in Engineering worth it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-graduate-certificate-in-engineering-worth-it/619642)
**Author:** [@Sigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigma)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2012, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-graduate-certificate-in-engineering-worth-it/619642 "2012-04-24T03:57:06Z")
My question is, would a Graduate Certificate in Engineering be worth it for a person with my background? I’m deciding between this or a more time-consuming Masters program in Engineering. These certificates in Manufactu… --- ## [Rant about people who block parking lot aisles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-about-people-who-block-parking-lot-aisles/381745)
**Author:** [@snailboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snailboy)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2006, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rant-about-people-who-block-parking-lot-aisles/381745 "2006-11-29T13:27:36Z")
Here’s to you, fuckers. If you see someone putting stuff in their car, you will wait 5 minutes blocking the aisle until they finally get into their car and drive off. Meanwhile, other people are stuck behind your lazy as… --- ## [Which dystopia do you find the most plausible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dystopia-do-you-find-the-most-plausible/726659)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2015, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dystopia-do-you-find-the-most-plausible/726659 "2015-08-03T17:15:37Z")
Literary and cinematic dystopias aren’t necessarily invented with plausibility in mind. They may be thought experiments, warnings, or just cool settings in which to stage a story. But which ones strike you as being pla… --- ## [Date Rape](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/date-rape/69123)
**Author:** [@jabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabe)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2001, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/date-rape/69123 "2001-06-26T17:31:04Z")
Someone mentioned date rape in a different thread and it got me thinking. What exactly is the definition of date rape? I am concerned about this for a few reasons, as a male. Sure, date rape is a serious thing, but it se… --- ## [I rolled over $ from a public pension to a Roth IRA. Why does my 1099r say none of it is taxable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rolled-over-from-a-public-pension-to-a-roth-ira-why-does-my-1099r-say-none-of-it-is-taxable/653807)
**Author:** [@I\_Know\_Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Know_Nothing)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2013, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-rolled-over-from-a-public-pension-to-a-roth-ira-why-does-my-1099r-say-none-of-it-is-taxable/653807 "2013-03-29T16:49:44Z")
In 2012 I finally rolled over an old a balance from the Teacher Retirement System of Texas(TRS) public pension plan to a Roth IRA. It was a direct rollover, straight from TRS to the Roth IRA. My 1099r says, in box 2a, … --- ## [Can someone defend Kerry's treatment of our allies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-defend-kerrys-treatment-of-our-allies/265835)
**Author:** [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2004, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-defend-kerrys-treatment-of-our-allies/265835 "2004-10-21T17:28:09Z")
One of John Kerry’s main claims is that he’ll do a better job of coalition-building than Bush. I think this may actually be true, though perhaps for different reasons. But it’s pretty damned hard to find evidence for it… --- ## [Is Seals, as in Navy Seals, an acronym?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-seals-as-in-navy-seals-an-acronym/581856)
**Author:** [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-seals-as-in-navy-seals-an-acronym/581856 "2011-05-16T17:06:23Z")
And if so, what’s it stand for? (Yes, you’ll be settling a bet!) Thanks! --- ## [2012 Summer Olympics: What are you watching? \[spoilers likely\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-summer-olympics-what-are-you-watching-spoilers-likely/629678)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2012, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-summer-olympics-what-are-you-watching-spoilers-likely/629678 "2012-08-04T16:23:10Z")
We watched the Opening Ceremony live, then watched the Parade of Nations again after we got back from dinner. Just got up a little bit ago, and NBC is showing Swimming and Cycling. CTV is showing Women’s Soccer (Canada… --- ## [Officially old: song lyrics don't register with young clerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-old-song-lyrics-dont-register-with-young-clerk/577926)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2011, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-old-song-lyrics-dont-register-with-young-clerk/577926 "2011-04-12T19:37:45Z")
Today, I got some gas and some things at the gas station’s convenience store. The total came to $65.21. “Sixty-five, twenty-one,” said the young gentleman manning the station. “‘In sixty-five, I was twenty-one, and ca… --- ## [Go (name)! Go (name)! It's your birthday...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-name-go-name-its-your-birthday/138669)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/go-name-go-name-its-your-birthday/138669 "2025-01-14T18:12:23Z")
I am not sure if it’s “Go” or “Hey” but where the heck did this saying/chant/thing come from? --- ## [Do they still throw "mortgage-burning" parties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-still-throw-mortgage-burning-parties/605332)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-still-throw-mortgage-burning-parties/605332 "2011-12-08T18:14:42Z")
A friend told me that “they” would invite the friends and neighbors in after they had paid their last mortgage chit. A fire, literally, was lit and in went the stub-book with great rejoicing. Did this ever/still happen?… --- ## [Remembering the Fitz - November 10, 1975](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembering-the-fitz-november-10-1975/560151)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2010, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remembering-the-fitz-november-10-1975/560151 "2010-11-15T18:47:34Z")
On November 10, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald was lost with all hands on Lake Superior. May the Fitz and crew of 29 never be forgotten. --- ## [HBO's "Rome": Major nitpick](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-rome-major-nitpick/649183)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hbos-rome-major-nitpick/649183 "2013-02-05T13:57:52Z")
So I’ve been watching Rome, and in the second season, when Caesar has crossed the Rubicon and entered Rome, he’s trying to get everybody on his side, including the priests. At one point, in conjunction with offering a l… --- ## [Songs you have only heard the live version of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-have-only-heard-the-live-version-of/687744)
**Author:** [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2014, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-have-only-heard-the-live-version-of/687744 "2014-05-20T05:00:51Z")
Driving to work today the radio was playing “I Want You to Want Me” by Cheap Trick and it occured to me that I have only ever heard the live version from \*at Budokan. \*I have never heard the studio version of that song. … --- ## [When should the unemployed give up on finding a job their chosen field?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-the-unemployed-give-up-on-finding-a-job-their-chosen-field/543909)
**Author:** [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2010, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-should-the-unemployed-give-up-on-finding-a-job-their-chosen-field/543909 "2010-06-23T18:11:48Z")
I have read quite a few articles since joblessness started to skyrocket which assert that many will never be able to find work again in their chosen fields, especially those workers over 40. When should someone give up? … --- ## [I Pit Cynthia McFadden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cynthia-mcfadden/620842)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-cynthia-mcfadden/620842 "2012-05-05T14:15:35Z")
I can’t watch Nightline when she’s on. For the love of god, she’s pushing 60, and she still simpers and talks like Shirley Temple. It’s not cute, it’s creepy. I hate “newswoman voice” in general, but McFadden’s is wor… --- ## [A question for those who have spoken with Catholic priests...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-those-who-have-spoken-with-catholic-priests/639143)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-those-who-have-spoken-with-catholic-priests/639143 "2012-10-31T23:07:25Z")
I grew up in a Catholic family, altho I’m very much lapsed for almost 30 years. But for the first half of my life, I belonged to or attended a variety of parishes in different parts of the country, thanks to the Navy. I… --- ## [2020: Duckworth for Vice President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-duckworth-for-vice-president/788198)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2018, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-duckworth-for-vice-president/788198 "2018-01-26T23:41:00Z")
I know it’s early, and I know the discussion is usually around who will be the Presidential nominee, but every time I think about the 2020 race (and I’ll admit, I daydream about this a lot lately), I keep coming back to T… --- ## [Need Opinions On My Clown Costume](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-opinions-on-my-clown-costume/618495)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2012, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-opinions-on-my-clown-costume/618495 "2012-04-15T17:27:41Z")
It looks as if I may be going into clowning as a side business. I have a costume made from a bathrobe and some fabric I got at a Dopefest. I’m looking for honest critiques of how well the thing works and what needs impro… --- ## [Moderating a discussion a moderator is part of](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderating-a-discussion-a-moderator-is-part-of/601942)
**Author:** [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2011, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderating-a-discussion-a-moderator-is-part-of/601942 "2011-11-11T19:09:45Z")
I had originally started posting this in the thread, but I decided to post it here as the way things were going I’d probably have got a warning for something procedural. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.ph… --- ## [Mormons Outlawed Polygomy???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mormons-outlawed-polygomy/444874)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2008, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mormons-outlawed-polygomy/444874 "2008-04-15T04:28:05Z")
After the recent raid on that quasi-Mormon, Texas sex sect…the news claims the Mormons did away with polygomy a century ago. Really? Did anyone tell the Mormons that? I thought their belief in polygomy was well establ… --- ## [Fucking Pimples!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-pimples/94580)
**Author:** [@Obvious\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Obvious_Guy)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2001, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-pimples/94580 "2001-11-22T04:35:04Z")
They wont go away I tell you! I’m 27 years old and I’m still getting them, WHY??? Oh and they dont go away quick either… You have to let them fester until they come to a head. Then you have to get a warm rag and squeeze… --- ## [How did the lions get to Rome?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-lions-get-to-rome/556662)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-lions-get-to-rome/556662 "2010-10-12T00:48:08Z")
Back when Romans fed Christians to lions, how did the lions get to Rome? I know that they bought them from traders, but how were they transported to Rome? --- ## [Can you file a "Fifth Ammendment Tax Return"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-file-a-fifth-ammendment-tax-return/257146)
**Author:** [@alterego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alterego)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2004, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-file-a-fifth-ammendment-tax-return/257146 "2004-07-28T17:52:18Z")
This website says, True? That doesn’t sit well with me. --- ## [Will Electric Cars Be The Norm In Near Future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-electric-cars-be-the-norm-in-near-future/561529)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-electric-cars-be-the-norm-in-near-future/561529 "2010-11-25T20:08:42Z")
I see the new Chevy Volt is Motor Trend’s Car Of The Year. Considering it is not even on the market yet, it is already becoming the hot new item and I am sure sales will be huge - especially considering the price, while … --- ## [If You Kicked a Member of the Undead in the 'Nads, Would It Hurt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-kicked-a-member-of-the-undead-in-the-nads-would-it-hurt/354826)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2006, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-kicked-a-member-of-the-undead-in-the-nads-would-it-hurt/354826 "2006-05-05T14:11:30Z")
The undead person, not you, of course. I can see it potentially harming a vampire, but not a zombi, yet at the same time, I can easily picture a vampire being totally unfazed by the whole thing. So is there any referen… --- ## [What's the weirdest/craziest/wackiest bar you have ever been in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-craziest-wackiest-bar-you-have-ever-been-in/365351)
**Author:** [@T\_SQUARE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/T_SQUARE)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2006, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-weirdest-craziest-wackiest-bar-you-have-ever-been-in/365351 "2006-07-25T16:21:23Z")
I don’t mean crazy, like, “We were at this disco in Mexico when this whole group of crazy UCLA girls danced on the bar topless.” I mean the bar, tavern, club, what-have-you itself was just weird or surreal. Mine: Sever… --- ## [Help me label my daughter's nipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-label-my-daughters-nipples/667297)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-label-my-daughters-nipples/667297 "2013-09-03T18:06:02Z")
Get your minds out of the gutter folks. Nipples for baby bottles… :rolleyes: With the arrival of our second daughter, we now have two kids who are drinking from bottles. The baby (5 months) and the preschooler (3 years)… --- ## [Diversity Goes to the Dogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diversity-goes-to-the-dogs/620019)
**Author:** [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2012, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diversity-goes-to-the-dogs/620019 "2012-05-01T01:41:28Z")
Do domesticated dogs have the most diversity in physical appearance among those in the animal kingdom? If someone didn’t know better, they’d never guess that a chihuahua and a mastiff are the same animal. I can think of … --- ## [Funniest things said in class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-things-said-in-class/731767)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2015, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funniest-things-said-in-class/731767 "2015-09-26T23:19:28Z")
…by you, the teacher (or professor), or a classmate. I was in a Learning Skills course at El Camino College. The professor was discussing a short film on the topic–problem solving–and said “if it’s decent I’ll have it t… --- ## [Should I bring my laserdisc player to the dorms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bring-my-laserdisc-player-to-the-dorms/550818)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2010, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-bring-my-laserdisc-player-to-the-dorms/550818 "2010-08-23T03:14:30Z")
packing up for college and I leave on Saturday --- ## [Is this a craptastic thing to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-craptastic-thing-to-do/418963)
**Author:** [@baileygrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/baileygrrrl)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2007, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-craptastic-thing-to-do/418963 "2007-09-15T03:28:17Z")
I will be camping with a bunch of friends this weekend. There will be eight adults and three kids. One of the friend’s husband is newly sober. Well, three months sober to be exact. Is it shitty to bring along alcohol? I… --- ## [What is it with American TV schedules?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-american-tv-schedules/576325)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2011, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-american-tv-schedules/576325 "2011-05-14T14:07:14Z")
Living in England not the least of joys that the coming of the internet brought was that you no longer had to wait 6 months or a year for British TV to air the hot US shows. Now they go up somewhere on the net almost at … --- ## [538 is No Longer a Credible Source](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/538-is-no-longer-a-credible-source/1004449)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/538-is-no-longer-a-credible-source/1004449 "2025-03-11T03:06:07Z")
GEEK FIGHT!! Nate Silver just dropped a blog post eviscerating the 538 election model, which currently shows the election as a tossup. For those of you who don’t know, Nate Silver was the founder of 538 and devised the… --- ## [Singer-songwriters who popularized a song written by another singer-songwriter:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singer-songwriters-who-popularized-a-song-written-by-another-singer-songwriter/555465)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2010, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/singer-songwriters-who-popularized-a-song-written-by-another-singer-songwriter/555465 "2010-09-30T19:45:18Z")
I originally posted this over in the Game Room’s “Baker’s Dozen” thread, but realized there are about a gazillion more songs that could be added to this list: Bruce Springsteen - “Jersey Girl” by Tom Waits Manfred Mann… --- ## [I will now reveal the most beautiful eye color in the entire world.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-now-reveal-the-most-beautiful-eye-color-in-the-entire-world/788249)
**Author:** [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2017, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-will-now-reveal-the-most-beautiful-eye-color-in-the-entire-world/788249 "2017-06-10T00:17:22Z")
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and is entirely subjective. That said, my subjective standards are the best I have ever come across, and so I feel impelled to reveal them to the world so that you may benefit from … --- ## [Your Favorite Duets? (released 2000-2014)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-duets-released-2000-2014/680029)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-duets-released-2000-2014/680029 "2014-01-30T03:48:41Z")
What are your favorite duets from the 21st century? We’ll use a loose definition of duet: has two singers, probably one male and one female but you can stretch that to two of the same gender if really you wish to, who ea… --- ## [Thinking of switching to cheap liquor.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-switching-to-cheap-liquor/735932)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2015, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-switching-to-cheap-liquor/735932 "2015-10-30T07:34:12Z")
I didn’t want to interrupt the ‘I don’t care’ thread with this, so here ya go. I go the idea from this post. I don’t think I will mimic the entire attitude or lifestyle, but I realized something: the lime in a cheap G & … --- ## [Etiquette question: should I let the kid pay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-question-should-i-let-the-kid-pay/687773)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/etiquette-question-should-i-let-the-kid-pay/687773 "2014-05-07T13:56:54Z")
We’re hosting a college student from another country for 8 weeks. It’s a first-world country so he is quite familiar with modern conveniences, including toilets. Unfortunately, his use of those has not been limited to f… --- ## [Do Other Countries Have Hyphenated People?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-countries-have-hyphenated-people/657606)
**Author:** [@Jormungandr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jormungandr)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2013, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-countries-have-hyphenated-people/657606 "2013-05-10T10:33:49Z")
Ok, we have African-American, Hispanic-American, Asian/Chinese/Japanese/Korean/etc- American. There’s also French-Canadian. Do other countries do this? Is there such a thing as a Welsh-English/British or a Spanish-German… --- ## [Real life "de-friending'...how do you do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-de-friending-how-do-you-do-it/696051)
**Author:** [@BaldDudePeekskill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaldDudePeekskill)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2014, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-de-friending-how-do-you-do-it/696051 "2014-08-24T20:29:03Z")
So, in one of my more charitable moments, I offered to drive a church parishioner to services one Sunday. I’m the organist, so I never miss a week and I actually drive past her Senior Citizen’s housing, so it’s no extra… --- ## [Possessing feathers illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possessing-feathers-illegal/473938)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/possessing-feathers-illegal/473938 "2015-09-03T04:03:43Z")
I was recently told by someone who ought to know (a falconer) that in the US (absent a federal permit) it’s illegal to possess any part of a migratory bird - no ifs, ands or buts. I have several feathers collected from … --- ## [Is Islamic violence the real winner in the Koran-burning incident?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-islamic-violence-the-real-winner-in-the-koran-burning-incident/553906)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-islamic-violence-the-real-winner-in-the-koran-burning-incident/553906 "2010-09-17T11:17:43Z")
Now that the dust has settled on Terry Jones’ planned but cancelled Koran cook-out, it is interesting to analyse who really came out best in this ridiculous incident. What I noticed the most, in studying the reactions a… --- ## [What all major divisions are there among people in the middle east/north africa & south asia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-all-major-divisions-are-there-among-people-in-the-middle-east-north-africa-south-asia/690960)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2014, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-all-major-divisions-are-there-among-people-in-the-middle-east-north-africa-south-asia/690960 "2014-06-23T13:04:12Z")
The fighting in Iraq made me curious about this. I know there are divisions between Sunni muslims and Shi’ite muslims, as well as tensions between muslims and non-muslims (Jews, Christians, Hindu, etc) Is nationalism a r… --- ## [My seven-year old is a teenager](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-seven-year-old-is-a-teenager/688040)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2014, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-seven-year-old-is-a-teenager/688040 "2014-05-11T14:41:32Z")
Things are getting pretty intense tbh. She goes from zero to screaming at the slightest provocation. Her immediate reaction to the slightest obstacle is to assume we are all her enemy and begin fighting. And she’s moody… --- ## [Do these common criticisms of an eternal afterlife have merit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-these-common-criticisms-of-an-eternal-afterlife-have-merit/966806)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2022, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-these-common-criticisms-of-an-eternal-afterlife-have-merit/966806 "2022-07-09T01:53:01Z")
Besides the matter of evidence for its existence and who goes there the two most common criticisms of the idea of an eternal afterlife that’s amazing and perfect in every conceivable way (Heaven) are the issues of eventu… --- ## [Portland OR 17 August 2019 Rally of Far-Right Racist Militant Dipshits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-or-17-august-2019-rally-of-far-right-racist-militant-dipshits/838621)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2019, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/portland-or-17-august-2019-rally-of-far-right-racist-militant-dipshits/838621 "2019-08-20T13:23:12Z")
AP story here: Who called for/sponsored the rally? Glad you asked! Joe Biggs, (ex-Info Wars reporter, ex-Twitter user) is the Proud Boys member who has been organizing this rally. It seems pretty clear that this i… --- ## [Is Diet Soda a Staple of Gay Culture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-diet-soda-a-staple-of-gay-culture/597199)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2011, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-diet-soda-a-staple-of-gay-culture/597199 "2011-09-24T12:09:51Z")
In this post, \*\*I\_know\_nothing \*\*puts diet soda right in with musicals as something closely associated with gay culture. I have a lot of gay friends (granted, mostly women) and I am essentially addicted to Diet Pepsi. No… --- ## [Speaking of showers - wash cloth or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-showers-wash-cloth-or-no/737222)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2015, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speaking-of-showers-wash-cloth-or-no/737222 "2015-11-14T02:35:13Z")
The missus thinks I’m gross for not using a wash cloth to get myself clean. I say soap and water is plenty. Why debride myself when the only “dirt” is sweat and maybe oil? What say you? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1989&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1991&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)