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**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighbor-is-a-complete-asshole-about-property-lines/699681 "2014-09-29T17:43:59Z")
I bought my current house in August 2010. Right after buying it, the guy who owns the adjacent property came over and asked me not to use his fence as part of my fenced yard, but to build a new fence two feet in between … --- ## [What Kind of Gun Should Rosa Parks Have Carried?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-gun-should-rosa-parks-have-carried/660708)
**Author:** [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2013, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-gun-should-rosa-parks-have-carried/660708 "2013-07-03T23:30:02Z")
What sort of gun should Rosa Parks have carried when she got on the bus? At first I thought that it should be a handgun in her purse. Rosa would have been able to get the drop on the bus driver, so that should have been … --- ## [Commercials may have finally hit rock bottom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-may-have-finally-hit-rock-bottom/973198)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 401\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2025, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-may-have-finally-hit-rock-bottom/973198 "2025-07-27T22:39:12Z")
We’ve suffered through abdominal discomfort ads, toilet paper ads that border on disgusting, diarrhea ads, feminine napkin absorbency, etc. And every year the ads get more specific, like the public is just too fucking st… --- ## [Physicists: Am I saying the right thing about Schroedinger's Cat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physicists-am-i-saying-the-right-thing-about-schroedingers-cat/533075)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/physicists-am-i-saying-the-right-thing-about-schroedingers-cat/533075 "2010-07-15T21:03:51Z")
Here’s how I’d have answered a particular kind of true/false test about Schroedinger’s Cat. The cat is alive. False The cat is dead. False The cat is not alive. True The cat is not dead. True. My reasoning is that … --- ## [What Do Sovereign Citizens Get Out of All Their Nonsense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-sovereign-citizens-get-out-of-all-their-nonsense/834851)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2019, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-sovereign-citizens-get-out-of-all-their-nonsense/834851 "2019-10-07T17:30:31Z")
I understand hating the government, and not liking to pay taxes. But what the hell? I’ve seen a few of these Sovereign Citizen videos on YouTube, and I can’t make head or tail out of why anyone would want to make their … --- ## [American Revolution: Was It Justified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-revolution-was-it-justified/627252)
**Author:** [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2014, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-revolution-was-it-justified/627252 "2014-04-29T04:49:00Z")
Whenever I read or hear about the founding of the United States, I’m always bothered by this nagging question, and I very rarely see it directly addressed. What usually gets addressed is the justification for American in… --- ## [If you could have lost your virginity to any celebrity from any time, who do you choose?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-have-lost-your-virginity-to-any-celebrity-from-any-time-who-do-you-choose/616855)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-have-lost-your-virginity-to-any-celebrity-from-any-time-who-do-you-choose/616855 "2012-04-03T15:55:24Z")
So a cosmic being appears before you the moment you first think you’d like to lose your virginity. In a pocket reality outside of space and time, any celebrity you choose will appear before you and magically desire you.… --- ## [It's unfortunate that I had to burn my house down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-unfortunate-that-i-had-to-burn-my-house-down/667815)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2013, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-unfortunate-that-i-had-to-burn-my-house-down/667815 "2013-09-14T09:10:13Z")
But I found this girl in the bathtub. She was as big as a Buick. Was. --- ## [Public puking stories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-puking-stories/609821)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-puking-stories/609821 "2016-09-19T01:45:03Z")
So umm…I had this new drink called “blue lightning” last night at the casino, with a friend. It was blue gatorade and vodka I believe. I made a mistake of drinking it on an empty stomach and it made me sick. I tried to b… --- ## [What are the racial demographics of Earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-racial-demographics-of-earth/507984)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-racial-demographics-of-earth/507984 "2013-12-19T07:39:39Z")
I know, it seems like a simple google search would bring up a quick answer. I don’t seem to be able to find it. I assume that it is because it is very difficult to define race. I’m curious what the basic racial breakdow… --- ## [Whatcha Readin' October 2011 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-october-2011-edition/598194)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-october-2011-edition/598194 "2011-10-31T20:18:02Z")
Happy Halloween everyone! Fall is here and today was just an amazing day weather-wise. Enjoy the crisp air and the falling leaves! Linkto last month’s thread. --- ## [Why doesn't Donald Duck wear pants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-donald-duck-wear-pants/520041)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2009, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-donald-duck-wear-pants/520041 "2009-12-21T13:36:24Z")
Mickey Mouse wears pants. Why does Donald Duck wander around with his nether regions uncovered? I mean, I could understand if he didn’t wear clothes at all. He’s a duck and ducks don’t wear clothes. Daffy Duck doesn’… --- ## [James Ramseur, one of Bernard Goetz's shooting victims, is dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-ramseur-one-of-bernard-goetzs-shooting-victims-is-dead/607183)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2012, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-ramseur-one-of-bernard-goetzs-shooting-victims-is-dead/607183 "2012-01-04T18:53:49Z")
Story here In case you don’t remember, Ramseur and a group of his friends were shot by Goetz after asking him nicely for $5:rolleyes: Ramseur later served 25 years for raping a pegnant woman with a gun. He died exactl… --- ## [Bullshit modding in the IMHO avatar thread (yeah, you knew it was coming)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bullshit-modding-in-the-imho-avatar-thread-yeah-you-knew-it-was-coming/591393)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2011, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bullshit-modding-in-the-imho-avatar-thread-yeah-you-knew-it-was-coming/591393 "2011-08-06T04:45:42Z")
Original thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=14097195 My post, which received a warning (I’m still not sure why): I read the original post, voted in the poll, and replied immediately with my o… --- ## [how well do East Asians identify ethnic groups by facial features?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-east-asians-identify-ethnic-groups-by-facial-features/536282)
**Author:** [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-well-do-east-asians-identify-ethnic-groups-by-facial-features/536282 "2010-04-18T22:24:27Z")
I guess this is two questions: how well do Chinese, Japanese and Koreans manage to recognize faces as belonging to one of these three categories how well do Chinese recognize faces as characteristic of different ma… --- ## [We are struggling together](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-struggling-together/741423)
**Author:** [@HawaiianBeachBoy\_1959](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HawaiianBeachBoy_1959)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2016, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-struggling-together/741423 "2016-01-11T16:35:15Z")
Do you think that the conservatives and libertarians in the United States should (or could) unite into one massive rightist mega-coalition, or are the differences far too irreconcilable and this will just end up being th… --- ## [If it really wanted to could the US take over the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-really-wanted-to-could-the-us-take-over-the-world/651092)
**Author:** [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2014, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-really-wanted-to-could-the-us-take-over-the-world/651092 "2014-10-17T17:23:54Z")
Assuming the following counter factual conditions, The US government decides it really wants to take over the world. This change in US policy is instantaneous and is not visible to the world at large until concrete ste… --- ## [Star HS basketball star recruit collapses in despair when he is sentenced to 3 years in prison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-hs-basketball-star-recruit-collapses-in-despair-when-he-is-sentenced-to-3-years-in-prison/632350)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-hs-basketball-star-recruit-collapses-in-despair-when-he-is-sentenced-to-3-years-in-prison/632350 "2012-08-28T21:43:56Z")
Video here - Top recruit collapses in court after receiving three-year prison sentence He apparently thought the lock was in for probation. You might have some sympathy for a young man making a mistake until you see w… --- ## [Screw you, McCormick sea salt grinder marketers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-mccormick-sea-salt-grinder-marketers/586360)
**Author:** [@FE3O4ENAIL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FE3O4ENAIL)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2011, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-mccormick-sea-salt-grinder-marketers/586360 "2011-06-26T21:41:04Z")
Yah, I love your product. Sea salt ground freshly ground onto my food, the finer bits dissolving, the larger chucks hanging around to give up their salty goodness over time. It wasn’t good enough for you to make a nice… --- ## [Should GM (Genetically Modified) Foods be Abolished?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-gm-genetically-modified-foods-be-abolished/638639)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-gm-genetically-modified-foods-be-abolished/638639 "2014-03-08T12:45:10Z")
In my opinion, yes because it’s not natural. We do not eat GM foods (we actually don’t, we go to whole foods), and we’re healthy. Shouldn’t we let the food stay the way it is. It can have negative impacts on the envir… --- ## [Tell me about Star Trek](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-star-trek/660254)
**Author:** [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2013, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-star-trek/660254 "2013-06-11T02:23:56Z")
So, I just started (re)watching Star Trek: The Next Generation on Netflix. I used to watch it with my dad when it aired, and I always liked it, but I was never a hardcore fan or anything. I just watched it if it was on. … --- ## [Well, I guess we better talk about Jeb Bush.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-guess-we-better-talk-about-jeb-bush/684981)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2014, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-i-guess-we-better-talk-about-jeb-bush/684981 "2014-05-13T00:41:52Z")
It’s looking more and more likely that Jeb Bush is interested in making a presidential run, so maybe we should start looking at him. I don’t know much about him, other than who his brother is. Was he a good governor? … --- ## [I can't believe I'm the first to MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-the-first-to-mmp/682086)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2014, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-im-the-first-to-mmp/682086 "2014-03-03T03:00:08Z")
Heck, it’s nearly 5:30AM CST. Where is everybody? Blurf. Now I have to go to irk. It’s gonna be a long week. Oops, forgot the link to the last MMP --- ## [What can we expect in the two years following the midterms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-we-expect-in-the-two-years-following-the-midterms/696457)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-we-expect-in-the-two-years-following-the-midterms/696457 "2014-11-05T23:56:42Z")
It looks like the Republicans will take the Senate and not lose the House. What will they do with that power? Of course a great deal of their base will demand they impeach Obama, but any sane Congresscritter knows that… --- ## [How can I thicken up store-bought spaghetti sauce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-thicken-up-store-bought-spaghetti-sauce/122058)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2002, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-thicken-up-store-bought-spaghetti-sauce/122058 "2002-08-05T19:02:57Z")
Okay, so it’s not a mind-blowing, life-altering question like most of the ones posted in this forum. But there are clear-cut answers for this. When I buy a jar of spaghetti sauce, it is always too runny/watered down up… --- ## [I violently hate calculus and physics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-violently-hate-calculus-and-physics/268144)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-violently-hate-calculus-and-physics/268144 "2013-09-17T20:48:54Z")
Violent hate. My educational background isn’t too bad, i’ve had 3 college math courses (algebra, pre-calculus and trigonometry). None of them were too bad and my grades were A, A, A-. I’ve also had 8 science course in co… --- ## [Crazy Customer Stories - Working Retail Christmas 2009](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-customer-stories-working-retail-christmas-2009/522066)
**Author:** [@Marconi\_Schmeese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_Schmeese)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2009, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-customer-stories-working-retail-christmas-2009/522066 "2009-12-30T08:27:16Z")
For those of you who don’t know, I own a single, but large toy store. I also own a complimentary business for the purpose of diversification, but just in case we’ll leave that out of it so that I can remain as anonymous… --- ## [Who were the most incompetent generals of all time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-most-incompetent-generals-of-all-time/492828)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-most-incompetent-generals-of-all-time/492828 "2009-04-17T16:06:52Z")
I would suggest Aylmer Hunter-Westonhas to be right up there with them. His speciality was having his troops charge machine gun nests during daylight. He had no concern about casualties. --- ## [what's the "anti-misogyny policy"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-anti-misogyny-policy/826085)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2018, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-anti-misogyny-policy/826085 "2018-12-18T04:43:19Z")
https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21376853&postcount=7 said: What are the “boundaries of the anti-misogyny policy”? I was aware that there was some discussion around making the SDMB more inviting to t… --- ## [The Games People Play - First MMP of 2008!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-games-people-play-first-mmp-of-2008/432588)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 601\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2008, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-games-people-play-first-mmp-of-2008/432588 "2008-01-14T06:53:05Z")
Yesterday I spent the afternoon at a friend’s house playing games. There were nine of us so we divided into smaller groups. A lot of little games were played. But I brought my 30th anniversary Monopoly set, with wooden … --- ## [What is the creepiest thing to have ever happened to you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-creepiest-thing-to-have-ever-happened-to-you/620343)
**Author:** [@compositejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/compositejoe)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-creepiest-thing-to-have-ever-happened-to-you/620343 "2012-05-28T02:35:58Z")
Have you ever had something happened that gave you the creeps and you can’t explain or perhaps read something or seen something on the television that gave you a shiver? --- ## [The Great Flag Debate of Utah (now moved on to additional states, currently IL)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-flag-debate-of-utah-now-moved-on-to-additional-states-currently-il/980694)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 368\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-flag-debate-of-utah-now-moved-on-to-additional-states-currently-il/980694 "2026-08-20T21:35:31Z")
The Utah state legislature has voted for a new state flag. It now goes to the Governor for his decision. Apparently this item took up more legislators’ time this session than the decision to pass a $400 million tax cut. … --- ## [Re Bengazi post closed by Marley23 in Elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-bengazi-post-closed-by-marley23-in-elections/658141)
**Author:** [@David\_H\_Singanas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_H_Singanas)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-bengazi-post-closed-by-marley23-in-elections/658141 "2013-05-20T04:23:51Z")
Moderator Marley23 did well to close that thread because it was full of the kind of extremism that I saw frequently in USENET. Calling the SecState Hildabeast, Hitlery, and Hilarious is good humor but it is not very e… --- ## [Weird Businesses in Your Area](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-businesses-in-your-area/180293)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2010, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-businesses-in-your-area/180293 "2010-07-13T02:49:53Z")
Tell me about weird businesses in your area. By “weird” I mean: \[ul\] \[li\]Weird merchandise.\[/li\]\[li\]Weird hours.\[/li\]\[li\]Weird decor.\[/li\]\[li\]Weird employees/owner.\[/li\]\[li\]Generally weird “vibe.”\[/li\]\[/ul\] I’m inspir… --- ## [Will having children solve climate change?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-having-children-solve-climate-change/831598)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 285\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2019, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-having-children-solve-climate-change/831598 "2019-05-15T00:26:00Z")
Fifty-three Republican Senators voted unanimously against holding hearings on climate change. Let’s listen in as the key Senator explains his reasons: Since this is in GD, I guess I’m obligated to start the debate. I… --- ## [Alternate history: LBJ wins in 1968!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-history-lbj-wins-in-1968/686713)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2014, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alternate-history-lbj-wins-in-1968/686713 "2014-05-03T16:32:28Z")
The 1944 thread is starting to get off topic, so I figured I’d start a new thread on the subject of LBJ staying out of Vietnam. So in this alternate history LBJ stays out of Vietnam, runs in 1968, and wins. What changes… --- ## [Is "jumbo shrimp" an oxymoron ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jumbo-shrimp-an-oxymoron/9631)
**Author:** [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2013, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jumbo-shrimp-an-oxymoron/9631 "2013-05-11T16:14:46Z")
Once upon a time in grade school, I was told that this was a good example of an oxymoron. Jumbo and shrimp contradict each other right? Well, sort of. Shrimp refers to a fish, not a size. Is it still an oxymoron if the w… --- ## [Monty Python girl with big knockers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-girl-with-big-knockers/510006)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2021, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-girl-with-big-knockers/510006 "2021-02-14T14:14:04Z")
I recall some girl on the Monty Python show with a very large set of knockers. i can’t remember a lot about her, and I only saw her once on the show, some sort of Dr. skit, or something. Anybody know who she is/was? Th… --- ## [When buying the cheapest is ok.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-buying-the-cheapest-is-ok/709198)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2015, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-buying-the-cheapest-is-ok/709198 "2015-01-20T19:05:34Z")
Their was another thread which discusses paying more for quality. But I want to ask, when is it ok to just buy the cheapest? For me its stuff your only going to use maybe once. For example I’ll go to Harbor Freight and… --- ## [Mitch McConnell and Medical Issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-and-medical-issues/987661)
**Author:** [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Replies:** 343\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2023, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mitch-mcconnell-and-medical-issues/987661 "2023-10-24T02:59:34Z")
I don’t know if this belongs here or MPSMIS, but No real news on what the cause is, but what makes it so political is that Kentucky now has a Democratic Governor. Aren’t senators appointed by the governor when needed t… --- ## [Tracks that mess up good albums](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracks-that-mess-up-good-albums/627676)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tracks-that-mess-up-good-albums/627676 "2012-07-21T06:56:24Z")
Disclaimer for the young: there used to be these things called albums, which were like a bunch of mp3s, usually by a single artist or “band”. Ask an older relative about “CDs” and “LPs” or drop by your local nursing home… --- ## [Home Heating Problem: Heater Won't Shut Off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-heating-problem-heater-wont-shut-off/469478)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2008, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-heating-problem-heater-wont-shut-off/469478 "2008-10-26T12:33:28Z")
My heater won’t shut off. Neither lowering the thermostat to a low temperature nor turning the switch to “off” shuts the damn thing off. I have to go to the breaker panel and cut off the breaker to keep my house from get… --- ## [Americans: the most generous people in the world.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-the-most-generous-people-in-the-world/607120)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-the-most-generous-people-in-the-world/607120 "2012-01-08T19:58:30Z")
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/on-faith/us-jumps-to-top-of-charity-index/2011/12/20/gIQAzbAe7O\_story.html Americans: the most generous people in the world. In this season of giving, that’s no idle gloat. Accord… --- ## [Why do \*some\* music fans get so angry...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-music-fans-get-so-angry/578584)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2011, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-music-fans-get-so-angry/578584 "2011-05-03T23:19:38Z")
…when you don’t like or speak unkindly (as perceived by them) about music they like? (and it’s a big some with certain band fandoms). Like, seriously. Just because I don’t like the Beatles doesn’t mean I “have no taste … --- ## [What to mix with pineapple Vodka?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-mix-with-pineapple-vodka/653238)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-mix-with-pineapple-vodka/653238 "2013-03-19T00:44:25Z")
My GF bought a bottle, and mixed it with Pineapple Juice. Way to pineapply and too sweet. Not good. She wants something that will contrast and make a nice cocktail, maybe some other fruit juice. --- ## [Game: Good News/Bad News](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-good-news-bad-news/552126)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 283\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2010, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-good-news-bad-news/552126 "2010-10-12T17:23:26Z")
This thread hasn’t been done in a while. The first poster gives some really good news;t he next poster turns it into really bad news and then posts the next really good news. To start: The good news is I’ve just won $5… --- ## [Can a man releaes semen before ejaculation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-man-releaes-semen-before-ejaculation/651820)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-man-releaes-semen-before-ejaculation/651820 "2013-03-04T21:57:10Z")
I’m asking for a friend, Joey Joe Joe jr Shabadoo. So if a normal orgasm is a feeling of pleasure and the release of a large amount of semen, what it is where a person can maintain activity for an extended period of time… --- ## [Drunk drivers should burn in hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-drivers-should-burn-in-hell/501397)
**Author:** [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2009, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drunk-drivers-should-burn-in-hell/501397 "2009-07-03T04:21:19Z")
This local story is just breaking my heart. The short version: a car with five teenagers were driving down a local 2-lane highway in the very early hours of Sunday morning. A drunk driver came up on them in an SUV, dri… --- ## [What are biscuits known as in the UK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-biscuits-known-as-in-the-uk/537714)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2010, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-biscuits-known-as-in-the-uk/537714 "2010-05-03T21:54:45Z")
Okay, I know that when a Brit says “biscuit,” he’s talking about something a Yank would call a “cookie.” But this. Made from this. Or even made from scratch. But it’s not sweetened. How do our friends in Old Blighty … --- ## [Let's talk SOPA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-sopa/603280)
**Author:** [@HoboStew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoboStew)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2012, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-sopa/603280 "2012-01-26T22:57:13Z")
This bill is making the rounds, with the goal of protecting intellectual property and patent rights. Naturally, it is getting strong opposition from the likes of Google, Yahoo, Twitter, Reddit, and many other companie… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=241&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=243&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)