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**Author:** [@Quarter\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quarter_Girl)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2014, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-for-a-cartilage-piercing-to-heal/672821 "2014-01-08T18:35:08Z")
Crimeny! I got the top of my ear pierced several years ago but it wouldn’t heal. I figured it was because I became pregnant shortly after getting it done so I took out the stud and it healed right up. So last February I … --- ## [Are there any American actors who do a convincing English accent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-american-actors-who-do-a-convincing-english-accent/508948)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2013, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-american-actors-who-do-a-convincing-english-accent/508948 "2013-05-25T15:39:57Z")
There are several British actors who are very convincing at portraying Americans. People are often surprised to find out that Tim Roth and Patrick Bateman are not American; and during The Talented Mr. Ripley I completely… --- ## [Stuff You Learned About Your Parents Years Later.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-learned-about-your-parents-years-later/714252)
**Author:** [@Chicago\_Faucet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicago_Faucet)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-learned-about-your-parents-years-later/714252 "2015-05-31T18:10:31Z")
I found out recently that my father and mother broke up during college. After college, my father was determined to get my mother back, and in a “Big Fish” manner, won her back over. Also, during the 70s energy crisis, … --- ## [Should cartoon porn depicting minors be illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-cartoon-porn-depicting-minors-be-illegal/637663)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-cartoon-porn-depicting-minors-be-illegal/637663 "2015-11-03T20:11:35Z")
Over in General Questions there was mention of the fact that at least in Australia, you can get convicted of possession of child pornography, even if that happens to be porn of Lisa Simpson. What say you, Dopers? Should… --- ## [Why do I sometime hiccup while smoking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-sometime-hiccup-while-smoking/146156)
**Author:** [@Jplacer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jplacer)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2022, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-sometime-hiccup-while-smoking/146156 "2022-01-29T20:56:29Z")
I am a smoker (I know it is a terrible habit) Sometimes, when I smoke outside and it’s cold out, I will hiccup after each drag. I don’t hiccup before or smoke or after, just after I inhale smoke. Any idea why this hap… --- ## [Girlfriend goes to Cuba with her ex boyfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriend-goes-to-cuba-with-her-ex-boyfriend/760056)
**Author:** [@Johnny105](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny105)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriend-goes-to-cuba-with-her-ex-boyfriend/760056 "2016-08-31T19:56:45Z")
I’m in a big dilemma my new girlfriend who we are very very close together for the last month Told Me 2 weeks into the relationship that her ex-boyfriend who they were together with for 5 years and I’ve been split up for… --- ## [S O C K S- Spanish translation question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-o-c-k-s-spanish-translation-question/77185)
**Author:** [@Sue\_Duhnym](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sue_Duhnym)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2019, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/s-o-c-k-s-spanish-translation-question/77185 "2019-06-12T02:52:30Z")
I used to work in a Mexican restaurant and the owner had a menu on his office wall that was signed by a local news celebrity. Besides having the man’s autograph, it also said I ask what the socks meant and was told th… --- ## [The "I stayed up past midnight just to start the MMP" MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-past-midnight-just-to-start-the-mmp-mmp/706010)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 289\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2014, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-stayed-up-past-midnight-just-to-start-the-mmp-mmp/706010 "2014-12-09T01:21:23Z")
This one hijacks itself. Have at it. --- ## [Help Opening a Locked File Cabinet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-opening-a-locked-file-cabinet/637814)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-opening-a-locked-file-cabinet/637814 "2012-10-22T22:58:13Z")
I got a really good deal on a heavy-duty filing cabinet, but the keys were lost and I can’t get into it. Based on advice from the internet, we’ve been trying to drill out the lock, but we don’t seem to be making much hea… --- ## [Mice are eating my Couch - HELP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mice-are-eating-my-couch-help/444766)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mice-are-eating-my-couch-help/444766 "2008-04-11T14:11:25Z")
Soon after we moved into our new townhome in October, we started noticing our couch cushions starting to fray. At first we blamed the dog, but my wife saw the first mouse. I caught a glimpse of one soon after, and when… --- ## [Describe your state's asinine liquor laws.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-states-asinine-liquor-laws/704662)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2014, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-your-states-asinine-liquor-laws/704662 "2014-11-29T00:26:34Z")
There are probably some exceptions out there, but no state in the U.S. that I’m aware of keeps it is as simple as it should be when it comes to selling beer/wine/liquor. “Here, I have some booze to sell; you can buy it … --- ## [Chicago Blizzard 2/1/2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-blizzard-2-1-2011/569832)
**Author:** [@Lochdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lochdale)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chicago-blizzard-2-1-2011/569832 "2011-02-17T04:28:07Z")
Here in Lincoln Park it’s looking grim. How are fellow dopers holding out? --- ## [Worst lyrics in rock/pop music](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-lyrics-in-rock-pop-music/519759)
**Author:** [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2009, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-lyrics-in-rock-pop-music/519759 "2009-12-10T07:24:54Z")
I’ve written about many of these before, but I’d like others’ input. Some of the dumbest ever lyrics, IMO (with explanations \[if requested\] later, as I’m about to be called away from my desk): Sting, “Russians” Rush, “… --- ## [How does the idea of armed guards in every school play in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-idea-of-armed-guards-in-every-school-play-in-the-us/644903)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2012, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-idea-of-armed-guards-in-every-school-play-in-the-us/644903 "2012-12-27T00:53:48Z")
I cannot realy bring myself to debate this because on this side of the atlantic it honestly looks like paradoy. And by the way, I am probably in the top couple of per cent of pro gun rights Britons\*, in tune with my gene… --- ## [Are all bowling scores 0 to 300 possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-bowling-scores-0-to-300-possible/379492)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2012, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-bowling-scores-0-to-300-possible/379492 "2012-07-04T06:05:09Z")
Just wondering if every (integer) score 0 to 300 is possible? --- ## [Does anyone really pay sales tax on online purchases?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-pay-sales-tax-on-online-purchases/571647)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-really-pay-sales-tax-on-online-purchases/571647 "2011-03-29T19:02:25Z")
I don’t keep track of the stuff I buy online. I spend a few hundred bucks in tax-free online purchases every year at the most and it never even occurred to me to claim them come tax-time. Does anyone actually do this? I… --- ## [Officially the strangest name I've seen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-the-strangest-name-ive-seen/690732)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officially-the-strangest-name-ive-seen/690732 "2014-06-30T02:46:20Z")
Yes, I’m the one who looks at the baby announcements and shouts “that’s not a name!” or cringes at creative spellyinngz. But I was watching Family Feud the other day and was brought up short when the camera panned to th… --- ## [Political Correctness and Racial Profiling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correctness-and-racial-profiling/561639)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-correctness-and-racial-profiling/561639 "2010-12-02T01:45:20Z")
Will the U.S. ever get beyond Political Correctness to the point of being willing to racially profile Arabs/Muslims at airports, so the TSA issues will cause less hysterical outrage? I sure hope so, because until they a… --- ## [Can I be forced to join an HOA that did not exist when I bought the house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-be-forced-to-join-an-hoa-that-did-not-exist-when-i-bought-the-house/698113)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-be-forced-to-join-an-hoa-that-did-not-exist-when-i-bought-the-house/698113 "2014-09-13T13:53:18Z")
Despite our shared preference for apartments over houses, Mrs. Rhymer & I may be moving to a house. One of the places we’re looking at is in a neighborhood currently lacking any sort of homeowner’s association, which is … --- ## [Is there a GQ response to the right wing marketing of gold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-gq-response-to-the-right-wing-marketing-of-gold/517433)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-gq-response-to-the-right-wing-marketing-of-gold/517433 "2015-03-29T21:11:59Z")
GQ-GQ-GQ-GQ-GQ-GQ-GQ-GQ-GQ-GQ-GQ-GQ-GQ-GQ-GQ-GQ-GQ-GQ I don’t watch/read a lot of it, but I do take in a non-trivial amount of right wing content. Nothing fancy nor shmancy, just Fox, Drudge, AM radio, etc. I also take … --- ## [The RNC Sarah Palin Speech Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rnc-sarah-palin-speech-thread/461931)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rnc-sarah-palin-speech-thread/461931 "2008-09-07T08:06:50Z")
The speech is shortly to begin. Let’s use this thread to debate/discuss the speech as it’s taking place (for those who can multitask), or after it’s finished. --- ## [An Adventurer Is You & The GM Hates Your Guts (game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-adventurer-is-you-the-gm-hates-your-guts-game/612489)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2012, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-adventurer-is-you-the-gm-hates-your-guts-game/612489 "2012-03-03T04:28:34Z")
I’m in a very bored mood tonite, and in an idle moment I came up with this off the top of my head-it will kind of work a bit like the Corrupted Wish game, except that it is expected that each reply should at least make a… --- ## [are alligators smart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-alligators-smart/654057)
**Author:** [@e.fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/e.fred)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2019, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-alligators-smart/654057 "2019-06-24T03:59:10Z")
I am thinking of taking a small alligator from the swamp and put it in my uncles pond. My friend said he took one and he feeds it hamburgers and hot dogs and can teach it to do tricks. Will this alligator grow up to be l… --- ## [How long to dig a grave by hand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-dig-a-grave-by-hand/466241)
**Author:** [@Iggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iggins)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2008, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-dig-a-grave-by-hand/466241 "2008-10-03T15:30:12Z")
I was digging a large trench for some arborvitae last night, and the end result looked very much like a shallow grave. It got me to wondering, how long would it take a reasonably healthy, able-bodied person to dig a regu… --- ## [Nazi Germany: How Much Did the Average German Know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazi-germany-how-much-did-the-average-german-know/226457)
**Author:** [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2004, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nazi-germany-how-much-did-the-average-german-know/226457 "2004-02-11T21:23:38Z")
That’s pretty much it. During the time the concentration camps were in operation, how much did the average German person know about what was going on in them? Similarly, only a fraction of the military could have been at… --- ## [Ron DeSantis is a Fascist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-is-a-fascist/980464)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 314\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-desantis-is-a-fascist/980464 "2024-10-08T18:06:52Z")
I’m not going to hijack the thread where these statements originated, but I can’t let them pass unrefuted. The scope of this thread is to discuss only whether one believes DeSantis is not or is a fascist or a fascist-… --- ## [Best way to get rid of gas smell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-rid-of-gas-smell/246797)
**Author:** [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2004, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-get-rid-of-gas-smell/246797 "2004-05-25T15:04:00Z")
Hi, lieu, but I meant gasoline, not farts. :smiley: I had a gas can in the trunk of my car yesterday, which I must not have sealed tightly. On the ride home, it tipped over, spilling a little. Most of what spilled lan… --- ## [Biblical inerrancy movement is actually a "very new phenomenon". Is this true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biblical-inerrancy-movement-is-actually-a-very-new-phenomenon-is-this-true/705961)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2014, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biblical-inerrancy-movement-is-actually-a-very-new-phenomenon-is-this-true/705961 "2014-12-08T03:50:34Z")
Is that ‘old time religion’ not so old time? Re this statement by Resa Aslan - Reza Aslan destroys biblical literalism: “The Gospels are absolutely replete with historical errors” The wiki is here and seems to suppor… --- ## [California State Issues -- June 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-state-issues-june-2010/540597)
**Author:** [@Pleonast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pleonast)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-state-issues-june-2010/540597 "2010-06-13T18:51:46Z")
For us Californians, we have two until the primary election\*. Per typical here, there’s some statewide issues that are being voted on. While I’ve made an initial decision about how I’m going to vote, I could change my mi… --- ## [Windows 7 Activate Screen Saver from Command Line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-7-activate-screen-saver-from-command-line/585634)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2014, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-7-activate-screen-saver-from-command-line/585634 "2014-03-22T02:58:48Z")
Is there a command line in Windows 7 to activate the screen saver that I could make a shortcut from? I want to put a shortcut on my desktop to activate the screen saver when I walk away from my desk. I can make a shortc… --- ## [How long will Key Lime pie last?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-key-lime-pie-last/445308)
**Author:** [@Ceejaytee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ceejaytee)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2008, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-key-lime-pie-last/445308 "2008-04-18T18:20:50Z")
My husband has been jonesin’ for some Key Lime pie. He’s got a good recipe (I’ve searched the Dope, and the basics–condensed milk, eggs, lime juice are all there). The issue is how long the pie will last in the fridge. … --- ## [modern day worship of greek gods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-day-worship-of-greek-gods/587166)
**Author:** [@denisew7186](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/denisew7186)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-day-worship-of-greek-gods/587166 "2013-04-11T19:57:30Z")
Hi, am an avid believer of the 12 greek gods and in particular the god Dionysus, I am struggling to find any groups anywhere or any modern religions that incorporate this…am i totally alone on this one lol :slight\_smile: … --- ## [I am 19 and got a DUI for weed in MS. I need advice please!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-19-and-got-a-dui-for-weed-in-ms-i-need-advice-please/646239)
**Author:** [@Brasel19](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brasel19)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2013, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-19-and-got-a-dui-for-weed-in-ms-i-need-advice-please/646239 "2013-01-10T12:36:32Z")
I had smoked half a bowl of mid and decided to go play pool. On my way there I came to a highway patrol roadblock in Alcorn County, MS. The officer noticed what was some weed in a small container and promptly told me to … --- ## ["The unemployed will not be considered"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unemployed-will-not-be-considered/542166)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2010, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unemployed-will-not-be-considered/542166 "2010-06-14T20:25:59Z")
Yet another indignity for those currently out of work - job ads that say the unemployed need not apply. I guess some human resources people really do have their heads up their asses. Anyway here’s the story: And to t… --- ## [What Part of "Don't Take My Picture!" Don't You Understand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-part-of-dont-take-my-picture-dont-you-understand/312963)
**Author:** [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2005, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-part-of-dont-take-my-picture-dont-you-understand/312963 "2005-07-22T04:25:37Z")
I went to the local science fiction convention this weekend. I’ve been doing so for years and was looking forward to it, even though I was expecting to have had knee surgery on Thursday. Instead, I was fitted out with … --- ## [The Stripper, the Bachelor Party, and the Wedding that Wasn't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stripper-the-bachelor-party-and-the-wedding-that-wasnt/489001)
**Author:** [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2009, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stripper-the-bachelor-party-and-the-wedding-that-wasnt/489001 "2009-03-13T18:36:18Z")
Many years ago, I attended a bachelor party for a casual friend. A very attractive stripper was hired to provide entertainment, which she did. She danced provocatively and removed her clothing (as strippers often do) and… --- ## [Florida recount](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-recount/824389)
**Author:** [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2019, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-recount/824389 "2019-10-19T04:55:06Z")
According to CNN, Palm Beach County officials are now saying there’s no way they can finish the recount by Thursday’s deadline, which will, according to Palm Beach county GOP chair Michael Barnett, put the GOP in very go… --- ## [Darrell Issa: This time you've gone too far](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darrell-issa-this-time-youve-gone-too-far/638388)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2016, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/darrell-issa-this-time-youve-gone-too-far/638388 "2016-10-19T06:49:19Z")
A New York Times editorial from just two days ago pointed out the numerous things that Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) has done in attempt “to obstruct President Obama, who he called ‘one of the most corrupt presidents in moder… --- ## [The House Judiciary Impeachment Case discussion thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-house-judiciary-impeachment-case-discussion-thread/837697)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2019, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-house-judiciary-impeachment-case-discussion-thread/837697 "2019-09-24T22:42:14Z")
Oh. You didn’t know this was a thing? The House Judiciary officially opened up the impeachment probe today arguing in a new filing that future requests for information, including Mueller grand jury information, falls un… --- ## ["Pioneer Woman" Ree Drummond fascinates the hell out of me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pioneer-woman-ree-drummond-fascinates-the-hell-out-of-me/666357)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2013, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pioneer-woman-ree-drummond-fascinates-the-hell-out-of-me/666357 "2013-08-18T22:58:23Z")
She was a big city girl (although originally from a small town in Oklahoma) who fell in love with a gen-yoo-wine cowboy and now lives with him and their four home-schooled kids on a vast, isolated working ranch. She cook… --- ## [9/11, what did you do that day? How did you find out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-what-did-you-do-that-day-how-did-you-find-out/595242)
**Author:** [@ColinZeal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ColinZeal)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2014, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-what-did-you-do-that-day-how-did-you-find-out/595242 "2014-08-20T22:15:42Z")
I had my sisters dog at my place as she was at work. The dog decided to chew off my CAT5 cable. This pissed me off as I the day before got 10/10 Fiber installed and activated. Desperate to enjoy the broadband I manually … --- ## [Would a snake-handler be more electable as POTUS than an atheist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-snake-handler-be-more-electable-as-potus-than-an-atheist/624237)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-snake-handler-be-more-electable-as-potus-than-an-atheist/624237 "2014-09-03T23:28:35Z")
A debate topic suggested by outlierrn here: Assume that both candidates are generally seen by voters as equally smart, experienced, and scandal-free, and that neither, in that election cycle, otherwise has an advantage… --- ## [There was something different in my letterbox...advice please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-something-different-in-my-letterbox-advice-please/275636)
**Author:** [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2004, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-was-something-different-in-my-letterbox-advice-please/275636 "2004-12-11T22:11:57Z")
I am in on the “Doper coffee mug” exchange thing, so I have been looking in my letter box most eagerly the last couple of days. Today when I looked I found something suprising instead, a letter addressed to “the lovely … --- ## [Subvert a Saying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2013, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subvert-a-saying/670636 "2013-10-21T09:14:44Z")
No good book goes unpublished. Don’t judge a book by its movie. --- ## [Were Richard III and Henry Tudor (Henry VII) related?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-richard-iii-and-henry-tudor-henry-vii-related/268244)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2015, 10:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-richard-iii-and-henry-tudor-henry-vii-related/268244 "2015-06-10T10:24:22Z")
I know that Richard III died at the Battle of Bosworth Field, and was suceeded on the English throne by Henry Tudor, who became Henry VII. Right? What, if any, was the family relationship between the two men? --- ## [Wedding annoyance--people who don't or won't RSVP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-annoyance-people-who-dont-or-wont-rsvp/553397)
**Author:** [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2010, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-annoyance-people-who-dont-or-wont-rsvp/553397 "2010-09-16T15:37:06Z")
This is truly mundane and pointless. My wedding is in three weeks. I knew there would be people who wouldn’t respond by the requested response date. I’m fine with that. What I’m not fine with are the people who still won… --- ## [Only a few people show up for your party. Do you feel more sad or mad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-a-few-people-show-up-for-your-party-do-you-feel-more-sad-or-mad/622515)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2014, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-a-few-people-show-up-for-your-party-do-you-feel-more-sad-or-mad/622515 "2014-08-03T21:38:37Z")
I don’t know how to do a poll. Just pretend that this is one. :slight\_smile: (In this hypothetical, everyone RSVP’d. So this is not a case of people saying they were going to come and then flaking out.) --- ## [Quaint expressions you heard once or twice but use yourself regularly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quaint-expressions-you-heard-once-or-twice-but-use-yourself-regularly/444595)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2022, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quaint-expressions-you-heard-once-or-twice-but-use-yourself-regularly/444595 "2022-12-14T18:18:19Z")
The title may need a few more words than will fit in the space. If you’re like I am, whenever I hear a particularly effective expression, no matter who used it, I take it on as my own and continue using it whenever the … --- ## [young black guys & rolling up pants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-black-guys-rolling-up-pants/103764)
**Author:** [@booklover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/booklover)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2002, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-black-guys-rolling-up-pants/103764 "2002-04-18T16:48:43Z")
I live in Washington DC and have found myself wondering…what is the deal with all these young, “gangsta”-style black guys rolling up \*\* one\*\* leg of their pants but not the other? Does it have special significance if th… --- ## [Eating salt competitively](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-salt-competitively/553376)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2011, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eating-salt-competitively/553376 "2011-04-07T05:07:19Z")
Suppose there was a competitive eating contest, but instead of hotdogs or mayonnaise, there was just a giant bowl of salt. What’s the most salt a human could ingest in 10 minutes? How dangerous or fatal would it be to … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=257&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=259&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)