# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=291&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:** 292 --- ## [Daughter lost only key to 15 year old Ford Crown Vic. What are her options to get a new key ASAP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-lost-only-key-to-15-year-old-ford-crown-vic-what-are-her-options-to-get-a-new-key-asap/691901)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2014, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daughter-lost-only-key-to-15-year-old-ford-crown-vic-what-are-her-options-to-get-a-new-key-asap/691901 "2014-07-04T23:30:11Z")
Kind of any emergency at this point. Any help appreciated. She can get in the car using the door keypad but she has no spare keys. How screwed are we? --- ## [Longest lasting first marriages of celebrities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-lasting-first-marriages-of-celebrities/480978)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2025, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-lasting-first-marriages-of-celebrities/480978 "2025-11-20T15:24:27Z")
Simple rules: It has to be a legal marriage still standing or ending with the death of one of the spouses, it has to be a first marriage for both parties, and at least one party has to be a celebrity. To use the two mos… --- ## [US bombing in Syria - how is it justified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-bombing-in-syria-how-is-it-justified/698246)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-bombing-in-syria-how-is-it-justified/698246 "2014-09-27T17:10:57Z")
Personally, I am all for bombing ISIS wherever they are. But, legally: The embattled Syrian regime and its closest allies, Russia and Iran, will oppose American military action in its territory against Islamic State, … --- ## [A pilot can fly upside down and not know it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pilot-can-fly-upside-down-and-not-know-it/503254)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2009, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-pilot-can-fly-upside-down-and-not-know-it/503254 "2009-07-18T05:19:36Z")
I really wonder how this can happen. They say it was the cause of the JFK Jr. crash. Does gravity not come into play? Maybe it’s simplistic but to me if the plane is upside down you are going to fall out of … --- ## [Fall Chicago Dopefest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-chicago-dopefest/665286)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2013, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-chicago-dopefest/665286 "2013-10-31T06:17:11Z")
Well, after the great turnout and great people I met at the Spring, cough Summer Dopefest, I will start the Fall Dopefest thread. Any Saturday afternoon in October works well for me.D’Agostino’s worked well as a Dopefes… --- ## [Shameless US premiere (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shameless-us-premiere-spoilers/567120)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2011, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shameless-us-premiere-spoilers/567120 "2011-04-08T13:23:36Z")
Anyone else catch the Shameless premiere? A new series on Showtime starring William Macy as an alcoholic father with a highly dysfunctional family. I really enjoyed this. I love the older daughter acting as Mom, the cra… --- ## [Summer tires (need answer before Friday's snowstorm)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-tires-need-answer-before-fridays-snowstorm/743677)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2019, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summer-tires-need-answer-before-fridays-snowstorm/743677 "2019-02-25T17:36:03Z")
I just bought a new car, a sporty one, and it came with “summer tires.” I have never had anything but all-season tires. How limiting are these summer tires for winter conditions? Am I totally screwed unless I go out and … --- ## [What one-hit-wonder songs were actually really good, even GREAT, songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-hit-wonder-songs-were-actually-really-good-even-great-songs/428148)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2008, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-one-hit-wonder-songs-were-actually-really-good-even-great-songs/428148 "2008-09-16T16:03:28Z")
One hit wonders have been with us for decades. The thing is that in retrospect, most such songs are either pretty mediocre or actually bad, and caught on either because of a good hook and a little luck, or some novelty … --- ## [(Mis)Casting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/841906)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 430\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2021, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mis-casting/841906 "2021-12-17T18:19:10Z")
Essentially a more accessible version of an earlier game thread. This is easier to participate in because all you have to do is come up with a single dubious casting choice for a rebooted movie or tv role proposed by the… --- ## [Never have I ever \[Game in Progress\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever-game-in-progress/492454)
**Author:** [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Replies:** 423\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2009, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever-game-in-progress/492454 "2009-05-02T17:26:31Z")
Ok, it’s been awhile since the last one and I really enjoyed it. And since I don’t have that much else on my hands at the moment I figured I could handle it, if anyone else wants to play :slight\_smile: The rules are the… --- ## [Really? You didn't mean to hurt anyone by sending them to prison falsely?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-you-didnt-mean-to-hurt-anyone-by-sending-them-to-prison-falsely/636298)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-you-didnt-mean-to-hurt-anyone-by-sending-them-to-prison-falsely/636298 "2013-11-23T14:25:09Z")
Wow. Drug lab worker says she didn’t want to hurt anyone and just wanted to be seen as a good worker. For fun, let’s show what this “good worker” has done: \[ol\]\[li\]Falsely claimed, in court testimony of course, that she… --- ## [I'm 34, not married, no kids - help me relax about it all!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-34-not-married-no-kids-help-me-relax-about-it-all/240595)
**Author:** [@Stainz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stainz)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2013, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-34-not-married-no-kids-help-me-relax-about-it-all/240595 "2013-05-11T11:51:46Z")
I’m a 34 year old woman, in a great relationship with an amazing guy … but he’s a bit younger (5 years). I’m really hoping this will lead to marriage and a family, but to be honest, I feel that biologically I’m running … --- ## [ESPN. Really? The Arthur Ashe award to Jenner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-really-the-arthur-ashe-award-to-jenner/721489)
**Author:** [@stillownedbysetters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stillownedbysetters)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2015, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/espn-really-the-arthur-ashe-award-to-jenner/721489 "2015-06-22T13:11:00Z")
Today’s announcement that ESPN is giving this year’s Arthur Ashe award for courage to the 1970s athlete formerly known as Bruce Jenner is bringing out my inner Yosemite Sam, or as you folks around here like to say…it’s m… --- ## [How would you handle a babysitter thief?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-handle-a-babysitter-thief/573968)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2011, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-handle-a-babysitter-thief/573968 "2011-03-10T04:33:36Z")
My wife has a whole cadre of babysitter’s that we use. Some she shares with a couple of close friends. But like any service that is in short supply, trusted babysitters are hard to come by and are a protected commodity… --- ## [Can I use a multimeter to test a AA battery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-a-multimeter-to-test-a-aa-battery/516801)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2009, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-a-multimeter-to-test-a-aa-battery/516801 "2009-11-10T18:10:34Z")
IANAEE but I would think that measuring the voltage across the terminals won’t tell you how much capacity is left and whether it can do useful work. To test a battery you would have to put a load on it and measure the c… --- ## [What's out there that it didn't occur to you even existed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-out-there-that-it-didnt-occur-to-you-even-existed/670183)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2013, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-out-there-that-it-didnt-occur-to-you-even-existed/670183 "2013-10-18T21:00:35Z")
What have you just found about that you had no idea existed, never even considered it, but now that you know you can never forget? Here’s a start: Dinosaur porn. What else ya got, folks? --- ## [Does rank carry across branches of the US military?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-rank-carry-across-branches-of-the-us-military/145545)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-rank-carry-across-branches-of-the-us-military/145545 "2003-01-01T03:33:03Z")
While watching A Few Good Men for the zillionth time on TBS, something occurred to me… Kaffee (Cruise) is in the Navy, and at some point during the movie he asks Cpl Dawson (Who’s a Marine) “What happened to saluting whe… --- ## [Historical events most people only know of because a song was written about them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-events-most-people-only-know-of-because-a-song-was-written-about-them/548882)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2011, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/historical-events-most-people-only-know-of-because-a-song-was-written-about-them/548882 "2011-05-09T09:42:09Z")
I watched as Nova show yesterday about Manfred von Richthofen a/k/a The Red Baron. How many people have only heard of the Red Baron because of The Royal Guardsmen? How many people have only heard about Eva Person becau… --- ## [Question about Adam-12 and Emergency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adam-12-and-emergency/650755)
**Author:** [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2013, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-adam-12-and-emergency/650755 "2013-02-27T16:26:21Z")
Yeah. I know. I watch stupid TV. I have a TV law enforcement question that comes from me watching Adam-12 and Emergency (I LOVE Antenna TV and the Me Too networks!) Considering that I’m someone that bases their Ameri… --- ## [I hired a herd of Millennials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hired-a-herd-of-millennials/716113)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2015, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hired-a-herd-of-millennials/716113 "2015-04-06T16:57:05Z")
One of the departments I mange is our (customer-facing, 24X7) support desk. I’ve had a lot of turnover, mainly due to the staffing model I inherited (too few people working way too many hours). I changed the staffing mod… --- ## [What is the worst single consequence of global warming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-single-consequence-of-global-warming/772001)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2017, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-single-consequence-of-global-warming/772001 "2017-08-12T00:20:24Z")
Is it rising ocean levels? That’s what I seem to hear about the most. Or is there something else that’s going to be worse? --- ## [Narcissistic parents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narcissistic-parents/558178)
**Author:** [@Morella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morella)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2010, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/narcissistic-parents/558178 "2010-11-05T06:02:28Z")
Here’s my rant de, umm…du jour. Why do people take their children to Vegas? I always took my children to places like Six Flags, or the beach, on vacation. There is nothing for children to do in Vegas, the atmosphere … --- ## [how much should it cost for a dealer to ship a car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-it-cost-for-a-dealer-to-ship-a-car/649883)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-should-it-cost-for-a-dealer-to-ship-a-car/649883 "2013-02-15T17:32:14Z")
I hate buying a new car; I always feel like I’m playing poker against a card shark. A dealer has located the car I want. It’s at a dealer somewhere on the east coast, and so it would need to be shipped to my local deal… --- ## [Figure out the rules and respond](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/figure-out-the-rules-and-respond/757260)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/figure-out-the-rules-and-respond/757260 "2016-09-20T11:02:37Z")
Hello. Figure out the rules (but don’t give it away!) and respond. It will take a few posts. If you figure it out and respond correctly, you will get a point; if you respond without figuring it out, you get no points … --- ## [How Long Until American Pediatricians Are Cutting Off Clitorises?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-american-pediatricians-are-cutting-off-clitorises/539541)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-until-american-pediatricians-are-cutting-off-clitorises/539541 "2010-05-28T08:30:42Z")
This question doesn’t come out of thin air. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/07/health/policy/07cuts.html Up to now, American doctors have been adamantly opposed to the practice. But now? Many seem to have come around to… --- ## [Chronic Constipation - The truth about impacted feces and severe TMI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronic-constipation-the-truth-about-impacted-feces-and-severe-tmi/171954)
**Author:** [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2004, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chronic-constipation-the-truth-about-impacted-feces-and-severe-tmi/171954 "2004-04-16T22:07:47Z")
Right up front I’ll say that if you are eating lunch or if you found me attractive or sexy before now…you may just want to skip ahead, because today’s subject is…poop. I’ll start with a short anecdote which I think is t… --- ## [Compromising on abortion.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compromising-on-abortion/463610)
**Author:** [@XaMcQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XaMcQ)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/compromising-on-abortion/463610 "2008-09-26T06:49:12Z")
Let’s try to keep this civil, shall we? I’d like people on both sides to offer some ideas other than the all or nothing arguments. I am very pro-choice, but I’ll toss out some concessions I would be willing to see made… --- ## [Are Ivy League and other top universities hotbeds of racism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-ivy-league-and-other-top-universities-hotbeds-of-racism/740033)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2015, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-ivy-league-and-other-top-universities-hotbeds-of-racism/740033 "2015-12-18T11:38:54Z")
From this article about protests at Brown University: “We begged this university to hear our stories about how racism, sexism, and a whole host of other problems prevail … and prevent us from being safe, from being at … --- ## [CONTEST: Electoral Results. With prizes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2017, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contest-electoral-results-with-prizes/770403 "2017-01-09T06:16:35Z")
OK, fellow babies. I know we have a few threads in our beloved Elections forum about predicting the outcome of the upcoming end-of-the-unpleasantness. I figured one more won’t hurt. First one to predict these four thi… --- ## [Why don't people RSVP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-people-rsvp/586299)
**Author:** [@Elret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elret)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-people-rsvp/586299 "2011-06-28T21:42:33Z")
I imagine this has been asked but I couldn’t seem to find it… any ideas why so few people seem to RSVP to invitations, especially ones that specifically request a reply? I remember when I got married a few years ago, we… --- ## [Most unenjoyably Pretentious Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unenjoyably-pretentious-movies/236171)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 282\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2004, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-unenjoyably-pretentious-movies/236171 "2004-04-13T00:42:31Z")
To begin with a hijack: one of my ultimate pet-peeves is when I’m told by the fan of a movie “You just didn’t understand it.” The fact that I didn’t LIKE the movie doesn’t mean that I didn’t UNDERSTAND it- yes, I know t… --- ## [Attn: Fat People. Quit Your Fucking Whining!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-fat-people-quit-your-fucking-whining/577725)
**Author:** [@Cort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cort)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-fat-people-quit-your-fucking-whining/577725 "2011-07-01T03:38:28Z")
Stuck in a cubicle farm, wasting my life. Got these 5 women on my team. I’m the only guy. They’re lovely people. Always pleasant, always quick with a smile. We get on. But 3 of them are really overweight, and one … --- ## [Am I (male) committing a crime if I decide to use the ladies bathroom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-male-committing-a-crime-if-i-decide-to-use-the-ladies-bathroom/526489)
**Author:** [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-male-committing-a-crime-if-i-decide-to-use-the-ladies-bathroom/526489 "2010-01-27T22:47:29Z")
Well, I suppose it works the other way ‘round too, i.e., woman chooses to use the guy’s restroom. But I’ve been wondering about this from a guy’s perspective, so that’s how I’m asking it. I (and I would guess a lot of gu… --- ## [Man charged with child sex abuse felony for video editing!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-charged-with-child-sex-abuse-felony-for-video-editing/571854)
**Author:** [@ambushed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ambushed)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-charged-with-child-sex-abuse-felony-for-video-editing/571854 "2012-06-15T04:36:24Z")
In a particularly egregious and self-humiliating act of mind-boggling legal insanity, the state of Michigan has arrested and charged a Muskegon man, Evan Emory, with ”manufacturing child sexual abusive material” – a majo… --- ## [Can politics be studied scientifically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-politics-be-studied-scientifically/686209)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2014, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-politics-be-studied-scientifically/686209 "2014-05-14T15:25:38Z")
A Daily Kos headline caught my eye: Too Important for Clever Titles – Scientific Study Says We Are an Oligarchy Now, the contents of this Princeton study can be debated, but I’m kind of more interested in the very conce… --- ## [Obama's SoTU Speech Analysis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-sotu-speech-analysis/526715)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-sotu-speech-analysis/526715 "2010-02-01T15:30:56Z")
I didn’t see a general thread on this, so I figured I’d open one. Just the introductions right now. Michelle looks stunning. Lots of applause. --- ## [The best looking woman born 1922-1942.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-looking-woman-born-1922-1942/545544)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2010, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-looking-woman-born-1922-1942/545544 "2010-07-21T03:31:07Z")
Hola! Marilyn Monroe. That’s everyone’s first choice. Besides her… I pick Mary Tyler Moore… Your choice? --- ## [A memory is a physical thing.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-memory-is-a-physical-thing/292584)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 404\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2005, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-memory-is-a-physical-thing/292584 "2005-03-10T15:13:54Z")
What is a camera? A lens focuses light reflected from an object onto a plane to form an “image” - so what? Ah, but place an emulsion of light sensitive molecules at that plane, or perhaps an array of light-sensor circuit… --- ## [Ridiculous Safewords](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-safewords/516972)
**Author:** [@Taenia\_spp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taenia_spp)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculous-safewords/516972 "2009-11-12T18:25:16Z")
Everyone knows that to have a kinky but safe time while knocking boots, you and your partner(s) should have a word that is not normally uttered in conversation that will put an immediate halt to said activities. What is… --- ## [Noah's Ark - Factually correct](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noahs-ark-factually-correct/689018)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noahs-ark-factually-correct/689018 "2014-06-13T22:12:22Z")
I submit that the story of Noah’s Ark is historically factual and here’s why: While driving in a rural area the other day my radio lost the signal of my normal station. I hit the seek button and came upon a a Christian … --- ## [It appears Iran wants to park some ships off our east coast.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-appears-iran-wants-to-park-some-ships-off-our-east-coast/597882)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Ayebaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Ayebaw)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2011, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-appears-iran-wants-to-park-some-ships-off-our-east-coast/597882 "2011-10-06T01:01:06Z")
Seems about as credible as North Korea’s weekly threats, but I got some questions on this anyways. Could they actually do it? I mean, are their ships capable of making it out that far without refueling? How many sh… --- ## [Billy Graham; he's one of the good guys, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-graham-hes-one-of-the-good-guys-right/636085)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2018, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-graham-hes-one-of-the-good-guys-right/636085 "2018-02-22T19:35:54Z")
I don’t see anything in Billy Graham’s past that leads me to believe that he isn’t a decent Christian who lives and abides by true Christian values. He’s not in it for profit or to fleece the public. He seems to embody… --- ## [Australian NRL star to try his hand at NFL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-nrl-star-to-try-his-hand-at-nfl/702083)
**Author:** [@GreedySmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreedySmurf)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/australian-nrl-star-to-try-his-hand-at-nfl/702083 "2021-03-25T10:11:44Z")
Jarred Hayne, one of the top stars of the Australian National Rugby League, which is the premier Rugby League comp in the country, has left the sport and is heading over to the States to try and play NFL. Not sure how m… --- ## [Is there a British slang term for a taxi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-british-slang-term-for-a-taxi/669920)
**Author:** [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-british-slang-term-for-a-taxi/669920 "2013-10-02T02:46:04Z")
I just got a call from my father asking me that one. Is there a term used in England for a taxi? A quick Google search doesn’t reveal anything. Oh, somebody with my father said they thought the word started with a ‘t’… --- ## [Can the mentally retarded drink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-mentally-retarded-drink/342094)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2017, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-mentally-retarded-drink/342094 "2017-08-08T19:37:10Z")
I was in a pub the other night and happened to notice someone who looked as though he had Down syndrome drinking with some friends. Now, I know that some people with Down syndrome are intelligent enough to earn college … --- ## [It would appear that the DNC likes being in the minority](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-would-appear-that-the-dnc-likes-being-in-the-minority/800427)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-would-appear-that-the-dnc-likes-being-in-the-minority/800427 "2017-11-10T20:24:51Z")
http://www.dailywire.com/news/22939/exclusive-dnc-official-discriminates-against-elliott-hamilton I’m curious if the Democrats among us have anything to say about their affiliation with a racist and bigoted organizat… --- ## [Are Mods allowed to ignore Rules violations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-mods-allowed-to-ignore-rules-violations/509789)
**Author:** [@Carol\_Stream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_Stream)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-mods-allowed-to-ignore-rules-violations/509789 "2009-09-17T16:50:09Z")
Just so they can “enjoy” the boards. Admins/Ed, is this true? --- ## [Democrats - please explain this to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-please-explain-this-to-me/633510)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-please-explain-this-to-me/633510 "2012-09-06T22:03:08Z")
I have been bombarded on my facebook page by the typical election heat rhetoric. However, I need to understand how you can get behind this BS. at the most basic level, the claims lately have been about how the last 4 y… --- ## [family fued fast money -anyone ever win with the 1st answers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fued-fast-money-anyone-ever-win-with-the-1st-answers/630489)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2014, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-fued-fast-money-anyone-ever-win-with-the-1st-answers/630489 "2014-07-16T23:19:09Z")
1st guy on tonights family fued fast money got 185 points. The 2nd person only needed 15 points to win the $20,000. This was a John O’Hurley show and they did win. Has anyone ever gotten all 200 points with just the 1… --- ## [What should I expect from a partial denture plate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-expect-from-a-partial-denture-plate/602524)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2013, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-i-expect-from-a-partial-denture-plate/602524 "2013-07-05T21:21:18Z")
I am missing two molars on the bottom left of my mouth, and have a bridge on the right bottom side of my mouth. Well, one of the teeth holding up the bidge developed a very large cavity under the bone line and had to be … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=290&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=292&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)