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**Author:** [@Bob\_Baks\_Noogiehead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob_Baks_Noogiehead)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canine-lymphoma/574695 "2014-05-30T16:47:11Z")
My twelve-and-a-half-year-old Lab mix, Bear, was just diagnosed with lymphoma. I was told that with palliative care only, he has less than six months, but up to two years if we pursue twenty-six weeks of chemotherapy. Hi… --- ## [How to respond to an inappropriate question?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-respond-to-an-inappropriate-question/551376)
**Author:** [@Fried\_Dough\_Ho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fried_Dough_Ho)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-respond-to-an-inappropriate-question/551376 "2010-08-28T19:20:45Z")
I am an admitted art junkie and I am somewhat proud of the fact that my one-bedroom apartment is decoratively bedecked with some interesting and conversational pieces. I have an unusual showcase sculptural piece of woven… --- ## [Help thaw a frozen underground pipe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-thaw-a-frozen-underground-pipe/227807)
**Author:** [@hammerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hammerbach)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2004, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-thaw-a-frozen-underground-pipe/227807 "2004-02-09T05:40:32Z")
A thread in which I hope to see unleashed the fabulous might of the SDMB. . Situation: My friend has a frozen pipe. It is 1-1/4" PVC. It is the supply from his well to his house. 45 feet out from the house, it has a 90… --- ## [A secret you will never tell anyone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-secret-you-will-never-tell-anyone/632798)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2012, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-secret-you-will-never-tell-anyone/632798 "2012-09-04T12:59:56Z")
I’m not really sure why I’m starting this thread. What is the one thing you know that you will NEVER EVER tell any friends or family but you are willing to share to the anonymity of the Dope. Mine? My daughter had Ret… --- ## [Cheerios airs commercial with multiracial family. I'm sure you can guess what happens next.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheerios-airs-commercial-with-multiracial-family-im-sure-you-can-guess-what-happens-next/659879)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2014, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheerios-airs-commercial-with-multiracial-family-im-sure-you-can-guess-what-happens-next/659879 "2014-02-04T14:45:33Z")
People are losing their shit to the point where they disabled the comments on Youtube. I can kinda understand people’s anger: Cheerios showed a black man married to a white woman with an adorable daughter. Oh! The scanda… --- ## [It's Officially Election Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-officially-election-day/471000)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2008, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-officially-election-day/471000 "2008-11-05T01:17:38Z")
It’s midnight on the East Coast, and the folks in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire are at the polls casting their ballots. They’ve been voting at midnight on election day since 1960. So for those who are going to vote tod… --- ## [Society changing into a Rental Society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/society-changing-into-a-rental-society/722809)
**Author:** [@ssgenius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ssgenius)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2015, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/society-changing-into-a-rental-society/722809 "2015-06-22T01:01:58Z")
Is it just me, or do I see Society in general (especially with the later generation) turning into a rental society Take a look at the Uber argument. People would rather rent a vehicle and driver rather than own one for … --- ## [Flo for Progressive Insurance: Hot, or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-for-progressive-insurance-hot-or-not/518837)
**Author:** [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2009, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flo-for-progressive-insurance-hot-or-not/518837 "2009-11-30T03:23:25Z")
We’ve discussed this before, more than once, but not since the polling feature was enabled. I want the yeas and nays. We all know Flo, the white-garbed spokesbabe for Progressive Insurance. Is she hot or not? There a… --- ## [Long Island Medium](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-island-medium/645446)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-island-medium/645446 "2014-03-26T02:52:40Z")
Apparently I have some family members who think she’s the real deal. They say she totally different from John Edward. :rolleyes: Sounds like she does more hot reading than cold, but does anyone know the dope? --- ## [Conservatives and/or Trump supporters, please explain to us liberals why we shouldn't be afraid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-and-or-trump-supporters-please-explain-to-us-liberals-why-we-shouldnt-be-afraid/775263)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2016, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-and-or-trump-supporters-please-explain-to-us-liberals-why-we-shouldnt-be-afraid/775263 "2016-12-24T08:21:38Z")
I’ve seen several conservatives and Trump supporters talk about how us liberals are freaking out over nothing. So if you can, explain why we are wrong to be worried (I mean that respectfully to start a discussion). Look… --- ## ["One-Ton Tomato" and other ruined songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-ton-tomato-and-other-ruined-songs/370363)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2009, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-ton-tomato-and-other-ruined-songs/370363 "2009-10-27T18:33:33Z")
I ws in the Shop-Rite this morning and the PA system was playing “Guantanamera.” Ever since, I have been humming, “One-ton tomato . . . I eat a one-ton tomato . . . One-ton tomaaaaato . . .” Of course, Allan Sherman rui… --- ## [Do large breasts always hurt, or can some women carry them without problems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-large-breasts-always-hurt-or-can-some-women-carry-them-without-problems/511131)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2009, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-large-breasts-always-hurt-or-can-some-women-carry-them-without-problems/511131 "2009-09-28T17:19:28Z")
Just curious. Are large breasts always a ticket to back problems for most women, or do some women have enough muscle and strong enough bodies to carry them without problems? --- ## [If murder was legal, would there be more murders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-murder-was-legal-would-there-be-more-murders/603754)
**Author:** [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-murder-was-legal-would-there-be-more-murders/603754 "2011-12-03T00:24:32Z")
I heard recently that the abortion rate is essentially the same regardless of its legality. When abortion is prohibited, women still get them at the same rate, it’s just less safe. Also, I’ve been thinking recently that… --- ## [Futuristic Sci-Fi movie stereotypes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futuristic-sci-fi-movie-stereotypes/54304)
**Author:** [@Wonko\_The\_Sane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wonko_The_Sane)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2001, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/futuristic-sci-fi-movie-stereotypes/54304 "2001-08-17T08:23:58Z")
You know what I mean! There you are enjoying something of the sci-fi vein, and the same things pop up all the time! Lots of silver clothing. No crime, or lots of crime with psychotic crazed police (and they are always … --- ## [No, No, No! (November rantings)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-no-november-rantings/800385)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-no-november-rantings/800385 "2017-12-01T15:00:32Z")
My rant? I couldn’t come up with a better title. --- ## [Why is Red Lobster so popular with African-Americans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-red-lobster-so-popular-with-african-americans/133192)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-red-lobster-so-popular-with-african-americans/133192 "2011-06-28T05:28:31Z")
First off, look at my post count. I’m not one of those rumored Nazis. I’m actually a liberal Democrat. Anyhow, the observation, racist as it may seem to some. In many very white subrurban communities, if you go to an… --- ## [Way too early College Football chatter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-too-early-college-football-chatter/692504)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2014, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/way-too-early-college-football-chatter/692504 "2014-08-30T05:52:58Z")
Consider your favorite conference, not the whole country, and indicate which team has the best chance of winning the conference. Which publisher’s pre-season rankings make the best sense to you? Which games are must-se… --- ## [Removing a Jesus fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-a-jesus-fish/267266)
**Author:** [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2005, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-a-jesus-fish/267266 "2005-08-12T19:08:46Z")
This weekend, I became the happy owner of a Jeep Wrangler. It’s a lovely metallic tan color, with low mileage, and a mighty AC, and the sole bad point is a small Jesus fish on the back. What’s the best way to remove it, … --- ## [Flamsterette, you crossed the line.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flamsterette-you-crossed-the-line/203647)
**Author:** [@Tiburon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tiburon)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2003, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flamsterette-you-crossed-the-line/203647 "2003-09-25T04:29:45Z")
Re: This Thread I can’t believe how self-centered, petty, rude and stupid you are. You are being critical of someone who sent you a birthday card because they didn’t write your name in it? A person who is SO GOOD and… --- ## [Need a name a barbershop quartet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-a-barbershop-quartet/620486)
**Author:** [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2012, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-name-a-barbershop-quartet/620486 "2012-05-02T18:00:35Z")
I’m getting together with 3 other members of the Barbershop Harmony Society to form a quartet. We still can’t think of a good name for the group. Any good suggestions? It needs to be a name that isn’t already taken. FYI… --- ## [Bosda's father has died \[updated title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bosdas-father-has-died-updated-title/644416)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bosdas-father-has-died-updated-title/644416 "2013-01-06T20:31:18Z")
He fell last Thursady, around noon. Backed over the table & fell. I found him at 3PM. He went to the ER. No broken bones. But a lot of pain. Endless labor by me. Will post more later. --- ## [Nice cafeteria. Be a shame of you can't use it. Remember DACA!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-cafeteria-be-a-shame-of-you-cant-use-it-remember-daca/805143)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2018, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-cafeteria-be-a-shame-of-you-cant-use-it-remember-daca/805143 "2018-03-03T21:29:58Z")
From the actions of United We Dream: Yeah!! Those illegal immigrants have the RIGHT to favorable legislation, and don’t you forget it. Or else. Now, to me, this seems like a poor approach for the subject matter and t… --- ## [Woman says she was kicked out of water park because of her bathing suit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-says-she-was-kicked-out-of-water-park-because-of-her-bathing-suit/662695)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2013, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-says-she-was-kicked-out-of-water-park-because-of-her-bathing-suit/662695 "2013-07-10T06:46:34Z")
As always, there’s probably more to the story than we’re getting here, but that’s to be expected. Though not what I’d call attractive, she’s still bone-able. Nothing to be ashamed of at 40+, and I doubt she scares the … --- ## [How many people have a small stash of incandescent bulbs? Can't buy them anymore.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-have-a-small-stash-of-incandescent-bulbs-cant-buy-them-anymore/680942)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2014, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-have-a-small-stash-of-incandescent-bulbs-cant-buy-them-anymore/680942 "2014-02-18T17:59:10Z")
The final phase of the incandescent ban was implemented Jan 1 for 40Watts. I think Home Depot still has a few until the stock runs out. So, how may packs of bulbs do you have tucked away? I’d guess most people have a fe… --- ## [Poetry in Motion - Today's MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poetry-in-motion-todays-mmp/457240)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 433\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2008, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poetry-in-motion-todays-mmp/457240 "2008-07-28T17:36:41Z")
I love Hindi and Urdu poetry. I don’t listen to poetry in any other language but I love my own. For some reason, it has that beauty and grace to me others are lacking. I have included a few poems here with translations.… --- ## [Let's Sabotage Candidates Who Take Oil Money :mad:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-sabotage-candidates-who-take-oil-money-mad/546188)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-sabotage-candidates-who-take-oil-money-mad/546188 "2010-08-03T04:11:33Z")
I am not trained enough to retrieve data on candidates’ campaign contributions sources. I am fairly confident it can be done though. So! Let’s gather this information of the candidates proposing we vote for them, and le… --- ## [Claire Beauchamp, the culturally literate snob](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claire-beauchamp-the-culturally-literate-snob/504905)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2009, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/claire-beauchamp-the-culturally-literate-snob/504905 "2009-08-04T14:34:41Z")
Let’s all hand out a warm welcome to the Pit for Claire Beauchamp, who has recently discovered amazingly new lows of snobbery in this thread. I’d like to thank her for telling me just how I;m culturally illiterate… beca… --- ## [Shup up wiith the "shut up" already](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shup-up-wiith-the-shut-up-already/817485)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shup-up-wiith-the-shut-up-already/817485 "2018-07-17T23:30:37Z")
There is a cohort of posters here who have made it there thing to harass another specific poster with “Shut up …” pretty no matter what that poster posts. I think they think it’s funny. They are being huge assholes but … --- ## [I pit Bush for accepting the Purple Heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-bush-for-accepting-the-purple-heart/401443)
**Author:** [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Replies:** 333\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2007, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-bush-for-accepting-the-purple-heart/401443 "2007-04-30T11:26:38Z")
Link I’m one of the last people to bash Bush and one of the last to pit him, but this is just ridiculous. A Vietnam Veteran that received the Purple Heart (actually he received it three times–the man was nothing but a… --- ## [How far down under my house can I legally dig?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-down-under-my-house-can-i-legally-dig/471820)
**Author:** [@Dilton\_Doiley\_Philosopher\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dilton_Doiley_Philosopher_King)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2008, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-down-under-my-house-can-i-legally-dig/471820 "2008-11-10T17:18:41Z")
Assuming that a) I own my house b) I don’t hit any water, sewage, or power lines and c) digging under my house won’t affect the structural integrity of my house or its foundation, how far down can I dig, from a legal per… --- ## [FedEx going to wrong address. Am I screwed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fedex-going-to-wrong-address-am-i-screwed/358215)
**Author:** [@Sequent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sequent)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2006, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fedex-going-to-wrong-address-am-i-screwed/358215 "2006-05-26T18:17:36Z")
So I just moved a few weeks ago from St. Louis to Savannah, but like the retard I can be, I forgot to change my address with Apple before ordering the new iPod. Now it’s been shipped and is scheduled for delivery on Wedn… --- ## [Lost 5.6 "316"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-5-6-316/486427)
**Author:** [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2009, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-5-6-316/486427 "2009-02-24T17:41:23Z")
Thread rules: From the on-line description for tonight’s episode: Some useful Café Society links are given below: Thread index for Season 1 Episodes: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 T… --- ## [Is fish "meat"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fish-meat/750728)
**Author:** [@IllinoisBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IllinoisBoy)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fish-meat/750728 "2016-04-07T05:06:00Z")
I was struck by something over in the GD thread on Japanese whaling http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=19206955#post19206955. (Very interesting thread, which actually made me re-think a subject and perh… --- ## [Full Metal Jacket Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-metal-jacket-question/546798)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/full-metal-jacket-question/546798 "2010-07-20T16:52:50Z")
Came home last night to find my 18 year old son and a few of his friends watching FMJ. One of the girls asked what was accurate and what was not. I responded by saying the portrayal of mid-60’s Marine Boot Camp was, fo… --- ## [Car gets struck by lightning - how, and what happens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-gets-struck-by-lightning-how-and-what-happens/452013)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2008, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-gets-struck-by-lightning-how-and-what-happens/452013 "2008-06-07T23:58:45Z")
I ran a search in the forums and couldn’t find this anywhere. It is pouring, thundering and raining here, and I could see the lightning striking down as I was driving to work. Which brings me to my questions: How would … --- ## [I forgot deodorant this morning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forgot-deodorant-this-morning/534610)
**Author:** [@JerseyFrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerseyFrank)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-forgot-deodorant-this-morning/534610 "2010-04-07T00:19:35Z")
Any quick fixes? My current plan is to wet some towels in the bathroom sink and wipe down my armpits in a bathroom stall. --- ## [Man arrested for asking girls to wear socks--is this really a sex crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-for-asking-girls-to-wear-socks-is-this-really-a-sex-crime/621188)
**Author:** [@Vicullum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicullum)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-arrested-for-asking-girls-to-wear-socks-is-this-really-a-sex-crime/621188 "2012-05-14T21:04:07Z")
Link. A 33 year old man was arrested by Port St. Lucie police and charged with felony lewd or lascivious exhibition committed on, or in the presence of, persons less than 16. So what was he doing? Ok, that’s weird, bu… --- ## [People who hate (or even just dislike) children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-hate-or-even-just-dislike-children/426029)
**Author:** [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2007, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-hate-or-even-just-dislike-children/426029 "2007-11-17T00:30:27Z")
There are a subset of folks, amply represented on the Straight Dope, who don’t tolerate children. To them, a perfect world would be child free. They don’t get why anyone would want to have kids. Restaurants are ruined… --- ## [Best (or worst) superhero origin stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-or-worst-superhero-origin-stories/491458)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2009, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-or-worst-superhero-origin-stories/491458 "2009-04-04T15:50:47Z")
I’ll open with that of Bouncing Boy. The tale is a veritable ode to laziness, incompetence, & stupidity. Given the simple task of dellivering a bottle of super-elastic fluid, Chuck Taine manages to drink it instead, and… --- ## [I'm a Democrat, and I'm voting for Trump in the primary. So should you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-democrat-and-im-voting-for-trump-in-the-primary-so-should-you/747288)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2016, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-democrat-and-im-voting-for-trump-in-the-primary-so-should-you/747288 "2016-03-05T07:44:07Z")
We’re so close. The Donald almost has this thing sewed up. But not quite: the prediction markets still give Rubio about a 1 in 5 shot at the nom. And we definitely don’t want that. He’s probably beatable, but he’s fa… --- ## [WW2 Planes attacking a modern aircraft carrier](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww2-planes-attacking-a-modern-aircraft-carrier/656439)
**Author:** [@bucketybuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bucketybuck)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ww2-planes-attacking-a-modern-aircraft-carrier/656439 "2013-04-30T18:34:30Z")
Heres a hypothetical. Say a modern day Nimitz class aircraft carrier magically found itself transported back to the pacific on the morning of the Pearl harbour attack, finding itself directly in the flightpath of the Jap… --- ## [Led Zeppelin's Kashmir](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelins-kashmir/781884)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/led-zeppelins-kashmir/781884 "2017-03-16T22:01:20Z")
So I walked out into the garage today and this was on the radio. I immediately identified it as Puff Daddy’s “Come With Me” from the Godzilla (1998) sound track. My stepfather looked at me weird, though. He said “I don’… --- ## ["Marriage has a specific meaning!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-has-a-specific-meaning/549765)
**Author:** [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-has-a-specific-meaning/549765 "2010-08-20T13:44:41Z")
One often hears the argument made by opponents to same-sex marriage that the word “marriage” has a specific meaning, and that meaning does not encompass same-sex unions, and that therefore, same-sex unions, if they’re al… --- ## ["The Bible says that God wants us all to be millionaires." Say what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-says-that-god-wants-us-all-to-be-millionaires-say-what/717877)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2015, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bible-says-that-god-wants-us-all-to-be-millionaires-say-what/717877 "2015-05-25T23:39:42Z")
A work friend got baptized out of the clear blue on Easter. He had no plans for it, but had dropped by the church across the street, and the rest was a whirl. He’d been baptized as an infant, but this congregation take… --- ## [Vodka tampons and butt-chugging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vodka-tampons-and-butt-chugging/602653)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vodka-tampons-and-butt-chugging/602653 "2011-11-24T07:53:34Z")
So apparently the new things that are all the rage among the kids today are tampons soaked in vodka for girls and inserting alcohol into your rectum with a tube if you’re a guy. :dubious: I have 3 boys under 21- they’r… --- ## [Fucking motorcycles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-motorcycles/553012)
**Author:** [@El\_Presidente](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Presidente)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2010, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-motorcycles/553012 "2010-09-20T03:13:10Z")
Over the past year, I’ve been hearing a radio ad paid for by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation pointing out that the front drivers windshield support makes a good view blocker, causing many ca… --- ## [Daniel Tosh and racist jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daniel-tosh-and-racist-jokes/552463)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daniel-tosh-and-racist-jokes/552463 "2012-01-31T06:39:54Z")
I’ve watched a little of Tosh.0 and that’s enough to see that Daniel Tosh throws out a lot of racist jokes. I supposed if he was pressed on the point, he’d say he was doing it “ironically”. But I’m not seeing it. There’… --- ## [Patton on liberal politicians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patton-on-liberal-politicians/690340)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2014, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/patton-on-liberal-politicians/690340 "2014-06-09T04:46:29Z")
Did George S. Patton say ‘Politicians are the lowest form of life on earth. Liberal Democrats are the lowest form of politicians.’? I see a lot of people posting it, but I haven’t found anything that cites when and wher… --- ## [Why do humans have no neck armor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-humans-have-no-neck-armor/540155)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-humans-have-no-neck-armor/540155 "2010-05-27T00:36:44Z")
The brain is encased within a hard bone skull whose shape is designed to minimize the impact of blows. The ribcage does a relatively good job of providing protection to the internal organs. By contrast, the neck is sof… --- ## [Presidential results prediction thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-results-prediction-thread/769319)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/presidential-results-prediction-thread/769319 "2016-11-08T18:27:24Z")
Let’s see who can come closest: My own prediction: Clinton-47% Trump-44% Johnson-6% McMullin-1.5% Stein-1.5% I don’t know about the final electoral college outcome, but I do predict McMullin is going to win Utah, … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=311&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=313&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)