# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=274&period=all&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 275 --- ## [Does Toyota truly make the best 4X4 Truck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-toyota-truly-make-the-best-4x4-truck/572608)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2011, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-toyota-truly-make-the-best-4x4-truck/572608 "2011-03-03T20:03:36Z")
I am looking at buying a new-to-me truck. I’m not a buy new off the lot kind of guy, so I will be buying used…I’ve tested the new F-150 \[09’ and 10’ models\] and just finished testing a Toyota Tacoma Quad Cab and Tundra Q… --- ## [Builders: Is It Cheaper To Build a Wall From Blocks, Or Pour Cement?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/builders-is-it-cheaper-to-build-a-wall-from-blocks-or-pour-cement/615913)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2015, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/builders-is-it-cheaper-to-build-a-wall-from-blocks-or-pour-cement/615913 "2015-05-22T21:43:36Z")
If you build a wall from blocks, you need to transport the blocks, mortar, and employ a skilled worker (a mason) to set the blocks. In contrast, for a pored wall, you set up the forms, pourthe concrete, then remove the … --- ## [DACA if Mexico pays for the wall.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daca-if-mexico-pays-for-the-wall/795750)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2019, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daca-if-mexico-pays-for-the-wall/795750 "2019-01-04T23:46:28Z")
I must have heard just about every Democrat asking for a “clean” dreamers bill. is there ANY chance that a dreamers bill won’t come with a bunch of shit added to it? If I were Trump, I would put together bill that give… --- ## [James Carville on the state of the election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-carville-on-the-state-of-the-election/847597)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2020, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-carville-on-the-state-of-the-election/847597 "2020-02-19T11:41:43Z")
The day after the inauguration I thought there was no way Trump will get a second term. Voters that stayed home will come out and vote against him. Now I am not so sure. In a recent interview James Carville said pretty m… --- ## [What Olympic events could men and women compete together in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-olympic-events-could-men-and-women-compete-together-in/629664)
**Author:** [@Bozuit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bozuit)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-olympic-events-could-men-and-women-compete-together-in/629664 "2012-08-26T16:12:53Z")
It seems strange to me that men and women don’t shoot together. Apparently equestrian events are mixed. And of course you can have mixed doubles in various racket sports, but that’s not quite the same. What else could me… --- ## [Movies Filmed Elsewhere Than Where They're Supposed to Be and Gone Comically Wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-filmed-elsewhere-than-where-theyre-supposed-to-be-and-gone-comically-wrong/444278)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2008, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-filmed-elsewhere-than-where-theyre-supposed-to-be-and-gone-comically-wrong/444278 "2008-08-17T18:59:53Z")
Rather than hijack this thread about movies filmed in places you’ve lived, how about the opposite? Movies filmed elsewhere but that are supposed to be where you live, or at least a place you are very familiar with, but t… --- ## [Why are bananas so cheap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-bananas-so-cheap/528801)
**Author:** [@ricksummon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricksummon)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2017, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-bananas-so-cheap/528801 "2017-05-20T17:26:20Z")
When I went to the grocery store recently, they had bananas on sale for 49 cents a pound. How is it possible for them to be so cheap? They are grown in places like South America and must be imported by ship. You could… --- ## [D.B.Cooper - Case closed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-b-cooper-case-closed/759802)
**Author:** [@Chickenwrangler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chickenwrangler)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/d-b-cooper-case-closed/759802 "2024-12-02T16:50:42Z")
Recently watched two part series D.B.Cooper-Case Closed which gave the impression that the case has at last been solved. Unfortunately that’s not true, just another bunch of theorist airing their views. Anyway these guy… --- ## [Are porn actors really this stupid or is this just a bit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-porn-actors-really-this-stupid-or-is-this-just-a-bit/542054)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-porn-actors-really-this-stupid-or-is-this-just-a-bit/542054 "2025-09-11T16:45:00Z")
I guess the theme would be “casting couch porn.” The scenario is usually something to the effvect of : They are interveiwing a girl, asking her all the basic questions and then basically they get her naked and have a g… --- ## [LOTR fans - What's the book's weakest point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-fans-whats-the-books-weakest-point/479031)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-fans-whats-the-books-weakest-point/479031 "2009-01-06T00:27:22Z")
For me it’s Gandalf’s resurrection. The eagles never seemed like a deus ex machina to me. The poetry, even Tom Bombadil - all of fits together and I love it. But Gandalf’s comeback always seemed like a poorly plotted… --- ## [New York Post Sinks To New Low](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-post-sinks-to-new-low/656078)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-post-sinks-to-new-low/656078 "2013-05-05T07:23:08Z")
Did you think these bottom-feeders couldn’t outdo their performance so far, with the bogus 12-death count and the “suspiciously running away from the blast while Ay-rab” story? Think again… Man, I hope the lawyers pick… --- ## [Please explain to me why this Trump/Ukraine thing is a big deal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-to-me-why-this-trump-ukraine-thing-is-a-big-deal/840633)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-explain-to-me-why-this-trump-ukraine-thing-is-a-big-deal/840633 "2019-10-07T14:00:43Z")
I mean, I get that it would take down any normal presidency, but I don’t understand why people seem to be treating this like a bigger deal than all the other very unusual stuff that has gone on with this administration. … --- ## [Why do straight white men hate to dance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-straight-white-men-hate-to-dance/190523)
**Author:** [@davidw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidw)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2003, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-straight-white-men-hate-to-dance/190523 "2003-07-26T19:53:39Z")
Of course this is a gross generalization, but it seems that getting a straight white dude to dance in public is like pulling teeth. Everyone else in the world will jump on the dance floor at the drop of a hat: black men … --- ## [Eclipse traffic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eclipse-traffic/793650)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2017, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eclipse-traffic/793650 "2017-09-04T00:14:37Z")
Like many Americans, I’m making plans to see the Great Eclipse. And also like many Americans, I didn’t make my plans as far in advance as I should have. Which means that we won’t be spending the night at my preferred l… --- ## [What is/was "Boston-style coffee"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-was-boston-style-coffee/248722)
**Author:** [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-was-boston-style-coffee/248722 "2013-12-15T20:50:51Z")
Mr. S and I had lunch today in a diner with a long history – it had in each booth a copy of the original menus from 1937. Pretty entertaining reading. The priciest item on the menu was steak for $1.00. There was also H… --- ## [Ladies, do you like reciving oral sex? (TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-like-reciving-oral-sex-tmi/360179)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2006, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-you-like-reciving-oral-sex-tmi/360179 "2006-06-13T23:12:59Z")
A friend of mine has never had it done to her before…although she seems to think she wouldn’t like it. Her reason is that she’d think it would make her feel too vunerable. Me, I’m telling her she should give a try somet… --- ## [What was the funny interior decorator line in "The Sopranos?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-funny-interior-decorator-line-in-the-sopranos/207074)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2003, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-funny-interior-decorator-line-in-the-sopranos/207074 "2003-10-14T19:53:10Z")
I recall talking about the two funniest lines in the Sopranos and a line about an interior decorator came up, but I can’t remember the specifics or who even said it. The other funniest line if your interested was the “b… --- ## [A civilization emerges briefly at the end of Jurassic. What geological evidence would we find today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-civilization-emerges-briefly-at-the-end-of-jurassic-what-geological-evidence-would-we-find-today/555678)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2010, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-civilization-emerges-briefly-at-the-end-of-jurassic-what-geological-evidence-would-we-find-today/555678 "2010-10-24T12:57:14Z")
Over in this thread, a hijack has developed over whether a very ancient and briefly-lived civilization would leave any traces of itself in the geological record. Or, put another way, if a civilization similar to ours ha… --- ## [The Movie Quote Thread (a game)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-quote-thread-a-game/69678)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2001, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-quote-thread-a-game/69678 "2001-07-08T21:03:54Z")
Here’s the idea: Every subsequent post in this thread will be a quote from a movie. Quotes can be partially altered in order to keep the thread as coherent as possible. Let’s not have a failure to communicate here. --- ## [What Department Stores Do You Miss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-department-stores-do-you-miss/543348)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2012, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-department-stores-do-you-miss/543348 "2012-04-22T18:32:31Z")
I am reading a book at the rapid failure of WT Grant. What a mess that was. Anyway it got me to thinking what defunct department store do you miss the most. Here’s a list of defunct department stores if you need a quic… --- ## [We've Just Lost a Shuttle!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-just-lost-a-shuttle/152097)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2003, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weve-just-lost-a-shuttle/152097 "2003-02-05T03:40:04Z")
It looks like Columbia’s gone. No one seems to know what’s happened yet. Let’s hope the crew survived. --- ## [Why would brand new windshield wipers skip?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-brand-new-windshield-wipers-skip/218398)
**Author:** [@gonzoron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzoron)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2003, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-brand-new-windshield-wipers-skip/218398 "2003-12-12T17:50:23Z")
I just installed new wipers on my car last week, and they “skip” across the windshield pretty much all the time, except when it’s really really wet. Everything I’ve found through google says that skippign wipers is a si… --- ## [My roommate smells. Really bad. What should I do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roommate-smells-really-bad-what-should-i-do/213292)
**Author:** [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2004, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-roommate-smells-really-bad-what-should-i-do/213292 "2004-02-23T00:22:16Z")
Not to be mean to him, but my roommate smells. He takes showers only every few days, he has a small hill of laundry, and he doesn’t care. People can smell our room from outside in the hall and have complained. He knows … --- ## [Where the well known version of a song is a cover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-well-known-version-of-a-song-is-a-cover/651895)
**Author:** [@MentalGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MentalGuy)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2013, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-the-well-known-version-of-a-song-is-a-cover/651895 "2013-03-13T12:36:32Z")
I listen to our local “classic hits” station in the mornings on the way to work. Each morning the DJ will have a “lost classic hit” that is usually some song that charted fairly high, but doesn’t get much play nowadays.… --- ## [What's the craziest thing you absolutely 100% believe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-craziest-thing-you-absolutely-100-believe/690368)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2014, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-craziest-thing-you-absolutely-100-believe/690368 "2014-06-15T20:17:26Z")
Not crazy things you think might be true but things you are absolutely sure are true. Here is mine: I am convinced that Karl Rove used computer trickery to steal Ohio for George Bush in 2004 and tried to do it again fo… --- ## [Did you learn square dancing in elementary school? Did anyone ever tell you why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-learn-square-dancing-in-elementary-school-did-anyone-ever-tell-you-why/229960)
**Author:** [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-learn-square-dancing-in-elementary-school-did-anyone-ever-tell-you-why/229960 "2018-03-22T21:36:49Z")
Not really a GQ, as I imagine every elementary school PE teacher had his or her own dark motives for this. And I have no idea why it’s taken 20 years for me to suddenly wonder WHY they did this to us. Every year, from … --- ## [NJ Adolph Hitler update](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nj-adolph-hitler-update/660080)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nj-adolph-hitler-update/660080 "2024-03-13T15:45:03Z")
Some may remember a few years ago this local story that went national. Family names their son Adolph Hitler. They try to get a birthday cake which says “Happy birthday Adolph Hitler.” Store refuses. Family complains in t… --- ## [Men Who Find Women In Pigtails Sexy (poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-find-women-in-pigtails-sexy-poll/204479)
**Author:** [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2003, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-who-find-women-in-pigtails-sexy-poll/204479 "2003-10-02T18:56:34Z")
I have heard that guys find women in pigtails sexy. I wonder what percentage that is? Case in point there is a 50 year old woman in the 7-11 that wears them and I think she looks silly. I don’t know why guys would fi… --- ## [Botticelli June 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2016, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2016/756577 "2016-07-02T03:21:08Z")
For the first game in June, let’s start with E. --- ## [TBBT: Meaning of "Stephanie throws a digital sheep"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tbbt-meaning-of-stephanie-throws-a-digital-sheep/677606)
**Author:** [@Tante\_Dillie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tante_Dillie)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tbbt-meaning-of-stephanie-throws-a-digital-sheep/677606 "2014-01-03T16:27:01Z")
In an old episode of TBBT, Sheldon warns Leonard that the girl he’s dating, Stephanie, has just thrown “a digital sheep at some guy named Mike” via her Facebook account. What does this mean? --- ## [sad state of marine corp boot camp](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-state-of-marine-corp-boot-camp/656458)
**Author:** [@stavechoker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stavechoker)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2014, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sad-state-of-marine-corp-boot-camp/656458 "2014-11-13T01:36:31Z")
I was banned for life on leatherneck.com for telling them what I think of marine corp boot camp comparing when I went in june 1964 with now. Marinesgraduating are saying it was easy and the pt was nothing bard etc. A far… --- ## [Why do big swallows hurt going down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-big-swallows-hurt-going-down/609320)
**Author:** [@vifslan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vifslan)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-big-swallows-hurt-going-down/609320 "2012-01-14T22:42:18Z")
I’m sure you’re all familiar with the Big Gulp syndrome – swallow too big a mouthful of anything, and you can feel the lump making its way down to the stomach. All. The. Slow. Painful. Way. I’d like to know why it works … --- ## [Do you prefer to be passive or active during sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-to-be-passive-or-active-during-sex/456709)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-prefer-to-be-passive-or-active-during-sex/456709 "2008-07-17T14:43:39Z")
During a lot of sexual activity, it’s common for one partner to be more active than the other. One climbs on top, moves around, and initiates the bulk of the activities. The other just lies (lays?) there and enjoys it. W… --- ## [Nashville, Season 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-season-2/669636)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2014, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-season-2/669636 "2014-05-21T19:32:58Z")
Yay! My favorite prime-time soap returns tonight! Will Rayna live? (duh) Will Deacon stop drinking? (probably) Will we see more of the girls? (yup – series regulars now) Will Lamar get a subplot worthy of him? (rumor ha… --- ## [Jeez, can't we just save ourselves some trouble and just Ban Hitler apologists/deniers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeez-cant-we-just-save-ourselves-some-trouble-and-just-ban-hitler-apologists-deniers/621238)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeez-cant-we-just-save-ourselves-some-trouble-and-just-ban-hitler-apologists-deniers/621238 "2012-05-17T20:38:59Z")
People like GermanicPride pop up like weeds on an otherwise nice lawn. He’s started two threads, one denying that Hitler could have had Jewish roots, and another about how Austrians are Germans or Germans are Austrians … --- ## [Can I microwave wood(kebob question)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-microwave-wood-kebob-question/266149)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2004, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-microwave-wood-kebob-question/266149 "2004-09-26T23:18:45Z")
I just bought premade lamb kebobs here in China. Do you think I can microwave them? I assume you can, but want to know what you think. Yes, the wood is already inside the meat and their ready to go. --- ## [Marriage, Mexican Style - A Destination Wedding MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-mexican-style-a-destination-wedding-mmp/521212)
**Author:** [@Mahna\_Mahna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahna_Mahna)\ **Replies:** 293\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2009, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-mexican-style-a-destination-wedding-mmp/521212 "2009-12-21T04:30:55Z")
As most of you know, this was The Year of Destination Weddings for me. The most recent one involved me, The Boy, and 20-something other family and friends who gathered in Cozumel to celebrate Shopaholic Friend’s wedding… --- ## [I pit exaggeration about SDMB partisan-ness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-exaggeration-about-sdmb-partisan-ness/523968)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-exaggeration-about-sdmb-partisan-ness/523968 "2010-01-13T17:43:47Z")
So, first of all, the SDMB absolutely clearly definitely leans left (in US political terms). There are more more people who like Obama and disliked Bush than liked Bush and dislike Obama, by a fairly wide margin. This h… --- ## [Change your SDMB location to Obama Country!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-your-sdmb-location-to-obama-country/616094)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/change-your-sdmb-location-to-obama-country/616094 "2012-04-13T01:59:43Z")
Many of us did it four years ago, and this seems like a good time to do it again. Hope you will, too! --- ## [The Unitd States of Cunts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unitd-states-of-cunts/780738)
**Author:** [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2017, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unitd-states-of-cunts/780738 "2017-03-02T00:19:26Z")
The good news is she wasn’t abducted in the street in some third country and disappeared to a black ops site by a private company. Or waterboarded. Or made to stand on a box wearing a hood with electrodes connected to h… --- ## [USA vs. Canada Soccer...6 seconds by goalie: BS Call?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-vs-canada-soccer-6-seconds-by-goalie-bs-call/630691)
**Author:** [@phxjcc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phxjcc)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-vs-canada-soccer-6-seconds-by-goalie-bs-call/630691 "2012-08-10T15:46:50Z")
Not the handball call, the “holding the ball for more than 6 seconds” by the CDN goalie. WTH? I got to FIFA white badge level and would never have called that. --- ## [Is there any cultural reference that every American knows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-cultural-reference-that-every-american-knows/593147)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2011, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-cultural-reference-that-every-american-knows/593147 "2011-08-24T17:38:58Z")
On another thread a poster says that every American should understand the remark “We’re not in Kansas anymore.” But would every American? I don’t know. But it got me thinking: apart from small, mainly religious, group… --- ## [Who knows about Philadelphia cheesesteaks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-about-philadelphia-cheesesteaks/590455)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2012, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-knows-about-philadelphia-cheesesteaks/590455 "2012-06-18T20:09:32Z")
I’ll be traveling to Philadelphia next month. High on my list is to enjoy an authentic Philly Cheesesteak. I know there is Pat’s and Geno’s. I know there’s provolone and Whiz. But that’s about all I know. So guide me, … --- ## [Does any airline still allow smoking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-airline-still-allow-smoking/568273)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-airline-still-allow-smoking/568273 "2013-11-05T21:37:58Z")
I’m sure this question has been asked before in GQ, but since things are always changing in the travel world, I figured it was safe to ask again. Do any airlines allow smoking? I’ve always assumed that Asian airlines al… --- ## [My Car Failed Its Emissions Test, Can I Still Sell It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-car-failed-its-emissions-test-can-i-still-sell-it/576473)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-car-failed-its-emissions-test-can-i-still-sell-it/576473 "2011-04-04T22:08:12Z")
I’ve got a '99 Alero GLS Coupe. It’s got really low mileage for it’s age, just 85K, and it’s runs like a top. Never had the slightest engine or transmission issue and by all indications it’ll be good for another 30K+. It… --- ## [Anyone else surprised (dismayed?) by Las Vegas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-surprised-dismayed-by-las-vegas/980948)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 365\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2023, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-surprised-dismayed-by-las-vegas/980948 "2023-04-09T00:27:10Z")
A few weeks back, my family and I flew into Las Vegas, and set out for the Hoover Dam, Death Valley Natl. Park & that general area. After a couple of days of that, we returned to Las Vegas and drove up and down The Stri… --- ## [Comparisons to the Civil Rights movement are overused, incorrect, and insulting.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparisons-to-the-civil-rights-movement-are-overused-incorrect-and-insulting/676105)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2013, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comparisons-to-the-civil-rights-movement-are-overused-incorrect-and-insulting/676105 "2013-12-20T23:22:20Z")
In the recent thread about bakers in Colorado, the very first reply mentioned Rosa Parks, thus joining a trend of bringing up comparisons to the Civil Rights movement for everything from voter ID laws to Food Stamps. Th… --- ## [How long does a warning (speeding) stay on the books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-a-warning-speeding-stay-on-the-books/324928)
**Author:** [@rainy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rainy)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2017, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-a-warning-speeding-stay-on-the-books/324928 "2017-11-28T19:43:17Z")
I got pulled over by the Georgia State Patrol yesterday for speeding, but thankfully only got a warning. My assumption is that if I were to get pulled over again, it would be automatically a ticket once the officer sees… --- ## [MLB Hot Stove / Offseason / Lockout 2021-2022](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-lockout-2021-2022/952531)
**Author:** [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Replies:** 425\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2022, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-offseason-lockout-2021-2022/952531 "2022-04-08T16:42:55Z")
So, I know that the season isn’t technically over yet, but the moves have already started. The Cards fired Shildt today. “Philosophical differences”? I’m sure we’ll hear more about this story over the coming weeks. N… --- ## [An April Foolish MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-april-foolish-mmp/443338)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 549\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2008, 8:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-april-foolish-mmp/443338 "2008-04-07T08:03:08Z")
Tomorrow (yeah,yeah I know it’s still technically Sunday night for a bunch of us but we’re pretending it’s Monday already, ok?), for those of you who don’t have a calendar, is April 1st, AKA APRIL FOOL’S Day. Or, in the … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=273&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=275&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)