# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=318&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:** 319 --- ## [Doctor misdiagnosed my cough for 5 months - it was the Lisinopril. How to confront him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-misdiagnosed-my-cough-for-5-months-it-was-the-lisinopril-how-to-confront-him/610748)
**Author:** [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2012, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-misdiagnosed-my-cough-for-5-months-it-was-the-lisinopril-how-to-confront-him/610748 "2012-01-29T21:43:32Z")
This could probably go in the Pit, 'cause I am FUMING, but I need some reasonable advice on how to proceed. I’m not looking for lawyer or doctor advice, but suggestions from fellow patients who’ve been through something … --- ## [Cooking with Almond Milk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-with-almond-milk/512531)
**Author:** [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2013, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-with-almond-milk/512531 "2013-07-03T11:55:15Z")
What should I expect I if I substitute Almond Milk for cow’s milk in baking and other cooking? I’d like to start with cakes and maybe something like mac and cheese. Tired of buying milk and having it spoil. --- ## [Supermarket items you miss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarket-items-you-miss/312013)
**Author:** [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2005, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/supermarket-items-you-miss/312013 "2005-09-15T17:48:29Z")
Which supermarket products from the past that have been taken off the market do you wish they’d bring back? There are three things I wish they’d bring back: 1. Heyday bars (Nabisco)- These were cookies (wafers) that wer… --- ## [Lost a toenail. Advice please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-a-toenail-advice-please/660130)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2013, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-a-toenail-advice-please/660130 "2013-06-05T13:40:31Z")
About three weeks ago when my husband got home from work (wearing shoes) I rushed into his arms (in bare feet) and stubbed the second toe of my right foot on the toe of his left shoe. The toenail got pulled up from its b… --- ## [Scalia says the 14th amendment doesn't apply to women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scalia-says-the-14th-amendment-doesnt-apply-to-women/566476)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scalia-says-the-14th-amendment-doesnt-apply-to-women/566476 "2011-01-10T15:57:48Z")
So, can Congress simply legislate away women’s rights with regard to sexual discrimination? Is Scalia’s position consistent with originalism, or is he interpreting the Constitution to be more limited than what it actu… --- ## [Have you ever bought an adult magazine in a store? How embarrassed were you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-bought-an-adult-magazine-in-a-store-how-embarrassed-were-you/716209)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-bought-an-adult-magazine-in-a-store-how-embarrassed-were-you/716209 "2015-04-03T18:35:43Z")
So I was reading a story (on another site) about how cashiers will silently judge people based on what they buy…and there were a few first hand experiences, especially with cashiers describing how the behaviors were of p… --- ## [About the Randi Restriction in Geller threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-randi-restriction-in-geller-threads/652533)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2013, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-the-randi-restriction-in-geller-threads/652533 "2013-03-12T03:36:04Z")
I question the fairness of forbidding any mention of James Randi in threads about Uri Geller. James Randi has arguably done more to expose the antics of this fake psychic than anyone else alive, but because one poster(P… --- ## [Brits: What's a zombie knife?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-whats-a-zombie-knife/816315)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2024, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-whats-a-zombie-knife/816315 "2024-07-06T07:51:06Z")
See subject. They’re about to be banned in Britain, and all I can make out is that they’re big and scary looking. How will they legally be defined? The anti-zombie law, passed in response to a flurry or knife attacks, … --- ## [Worst moderation on the net](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899)
**Author:** [@cladking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cladking)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-moderation-on-the-net/736899 "2018-09-27T02:22:01Z")
I just logged in for the very last time to write a goodbye speech. I joined to respond to an existing thread. This thread then became quite extensive due to some debate and moderator insults. The moderators et al kep… --- ## [Fuck you Ford. $120 for a new key?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-ford-120-for-a-new-key/477357)
**Author:** [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2008, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-ford-120-for-a-new-key/477357 "2008-12-31T05:52:28Z")
I just bought a used truck, and it only had one key. So I went to the local hardware store to get a copy made. No can do said Mr. Key makin’ man, this has a chip in it, you have to go to the dealership. Okay, I can ma… --- ## [2024 Summer Olympics Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 917\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2024-summer-olympics-thread/1004019 "2024-11-14T19:39:51Z")
The Summer Olympics start this month, and a lot of teams in a lot of sports have already qualified. Let’s start with some news today in men’s 5x5 basketball, where Kawhi Leonard withdrew from the U.S. Olympic team, to b… --- ## [So . . . who wants to help me experiment with Irish Spring Soap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-wants-to-help-me-experiment-with-irish-spring-soap/373679)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-who-wants-to-help-me-experiment-with-irish-spring-soap/373679 "2013-03-15T15:22:08Z")
My roomie has an unhealthy obsession with Irish Spring soap. She shaves it down and puts the shavings into her bath, she uses it at every chance she gets, and she buys it by the ton. Sadly, she’s gotten me hooked too. T… --- ## [Divinity: Original Sin | Another return to the CRPG's of Old but with a modern approach!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divinity-original-sin-another-return-to-the-crpgs-of-old-but-with-a-modern-approach/692145)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2015, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/divinity-original-sin-another-return-to-the-crpgs-of-old-but-with-a-modern-approach/692145 "2015-10-30T11:43:24Z")
Divinity: Original Sin is officially released today! This is an old school CRPG in the model of the Ultima games and Baldur’s Gate, but with modern aesthetics, UI and a level of world interactivity that was promised but… --- ## [Kanye West signals intent to run for presidency](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362)
**Author:** [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2022, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-west-signals-intent-to-run-for-presidency/914362 "2022-01-07T19:27:37Z")
Yep, you couldn’t make it up. Well America, the rest of the world watched you pick a deluded incompetent whose main qualification was money and appearing on TV. Now’s your chance to show us that you’ve actually learned… --- ## [Obesity is now an illness.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obesity-is-now-an-illness/255449)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 328\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2004, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obesity-is-now-an-illness/255449 "2004-07-24T00:40:39Z")
From AP I have not the words. Fortunately, the Onion does. My favorite line: --- ## [Do tall U.S. Buildings Not Have 13th Floor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-tall-u-s-buildings-not-have-13th-floor/584119)
**Author:** [@focusoninfinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/focusoninfinity)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2011, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-tall-u-s-buildings-not-have-13th-floor/584119 "2011-06-11T00:40:57Z")
I’m told that it is customary in the U.S. for buildings in excess of 13-stories tall, not to designate the 13th floor as the 13th floor. If true; what is the 13th floor usually designated as: the 14th? What was he fir… --- ## [Incorrectly affixing license plate stickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorrectly-affixing-license-plate-stickers/490656)
**Author:** [@rayray5884](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rayray5884)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorrectly-affixing-license-plate-stickers/490656 "2013-03-30T13:30:25Z")
So a while ago I noticed a few people that had placed their registration stickers anywhere but the little square that’s made for said sticker. As I live in Illinois I noticed a few people putting the sticker right in th… --- ## [Poll: Five Most Important Books Of The Bible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-five-most-important-books-of-the-bible/489735)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-five-most-important-books-of-the-bible/489735 "2011-05-05T06:03:28Z")
What are the five most important books of the Bible, in order of importance. Please remember that this is a poll, not a debate. Thank you. --- ## [Stupid fucking Australian courts: cartoon=child porn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-fucking-australian-courts-cartoon-child-porn/476496)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-fucking-australian-courts-cartoon-child-porn/476496 "2008-12-15T15:38:18Z")
An an Aussie ex-pat, i like to keep one eye on what’s going on in my former home, and this one really pissed me off. Wow, you are a fucking genius. The characters were fucking cartoon characters; they were NOT real, s… --- ## [Joss Whedon's "Cabin in the Woods" \*\*Mild Open Spoilers\*\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joss-whedons-cabin-in-the-woods-mild-open-spoilers/618738)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2012, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joss-whedons-cabin-in-the-woods-mild-open-spoilers/618738 "2012-10-08T05:16:32Z")
Just got back from Cabin in the Woods–which I just discovered was actually finished in 2009, but released only now due to the MGM bankruptcy–and what an interesting film. I knew almost nothing about it going in, which t… --- ## [Does life after college suck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-life-after-college-suck/521409)
**Author:** [@Teaira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teaira)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-life-after-college-suck/521409 "2012-01-19T01:55:10Z")
I am curious. I don’t like college much and haven’t been having a good experience (mostly because of all the financial stress-- no parents or real support system + terrible depression). If life after college is worse, I … --- ## [Dealbreaker screenplay clichés](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealbreaker-screenplay-cliches/961002)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealbreaker-screenplay-cliches/961002 "2022-04-28T15:35:32Z")
“I don’t know what you’re talking about!” “I can explain!” “We’ve got company.” “It’s not what you think!” “Can you just trust me?” --- ## [No Country for Old Men: why the motel ductwork?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-country-for-old-men-why-the-motel-ductwork/676443)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-country-for-old-men-why-the-motel-ductwork/676443 "2013-12-29T02:11:03Z")
I was watching again last night—never had seen the very beginning—and began wondering about Llewelyn’s logic when he gets to Del Rio’s Regal Motel. We’ll overlook the extreme implausibility of a motel having ductwork th… --- ## [License Plate: Are the ZERO (0) and the OH (O) the same character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/license-plate-are-the-zero-0-and-the-oh-o-the-same-character/492121)
**Author:** [@olpeculiar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/olpeculiar)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2012, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/license-plate-are-the-zero-0-and-the-oh-o-the-same-character/492121 "2012-02-27T12:18:05Z")
I realize that they are treated as different characters, and states with fancy license plate fonts like Virginia might use two distinctly different characters: But around here in the northeast the two characters are ide… --- ## [Automatic transmission won't engage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-transmission-wont-engage/367424)
**Author:** [@dauerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dauerbach)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2006, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/automatic-transmission-wont-engage/367424 "2006-08-06T05:07:59Z")
The car had been running fine. I pulled into a parking lot to turn around and when I put the car in reverse the engine revved but it did not move. I put in in drive and the same thing happened. I have been in cars whe… --- ## [Why is "Jap" offensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-jap-offensive/669281)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2013, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-jap-offensive/669281 "2013-09-27T15:30:58Z")
Seems to me a shortened form of what they are officially labelled; why is this offensive? --- ## [When did science become an opinion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-science-become-an-opinion/629466)
**Author:** [@wiredbadger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wiredbadger)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-science-become-an-opinion/629466 "2012-11-29T17:47:54Z")
The other day my friend calls me up and starts reading to me a book on anthropology. (my university education). the guy’s name i never heard of before, but i instantly recognized a emotional directive as he declares bono… --- ## [Dopers keeping tabs on other Dopers... The DopeFiles.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-keeping-tabs-on-other-dopers-the-dopefiles/254176)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 299\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2004, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-keeping-tabs-on-other-dopers-the-dopefiles/254176 "2004-12-16T01:09:22Z")
I recently heard how many of you keep files that you update whenever a Doper mentions his/her birthday. I know it doesn’t stop there!!! What other information are you guys keeping track of? Location, political views, mar… --- ## [Were Women Always Allowed to Drive (in the U.S.)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-women-always-allowed-to-drive-in-the-u-s/647824)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-women-always-allowed-to-drive-in-the-u-s/647824 "2013-01-24T04:16:47Z")
When cars became an everyday thing, did women have to fight for the right to drive (like they did to vote)? Sent from my SGH-i677 using Board Express --- ## [Is there a problem with being an online dating addict?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-problem-with-being-an-online-dating-addict/801267)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2017, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-problem-with-being-an-online-dating-addict/801267 "2017-11-14T13:38:16Z")
I think I am one. I have been doing it for years and have gotten quite good at getting extremely high quality dates through Match and Bumble. The problem is that I want to collect them all. I don’t want to get married ag… --- ## [Complaint against samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complaint-against-samclem/401909)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2007, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complaint-against-samclem/401909 "2007-05-02T14:22:23Z")
In a pit thread in which I am the subject the following was posted: \[QUOTE=samclem\] Would someone be so kind as to link me to the thread where Scylla admitted that he sometimes trolls the board? I remember it, but can… --- ## [Whatcha Readin' April 2010 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-april-2010-edition/534519)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2010, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-april-2010-edition/534519 "2010-05-01T12:02:42Z")
Wow, I almost forgot! I had a minor success at work today and it occupied my mind most of the day. I am reading The Juggler a Faustian novel about a - you guessed it - juggler who sells his soul to Satan in order to be… --- ## [Best way to keep bagels fresh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-keep-bagels-fresh/324252)
**Author:** [@liirogue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/liirogue)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2005, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-way-to-keep-bagels-fresh/324252 "2005-10-01T19:37:22Z")
So I bought about half a dozen bagels from Panera Bread last night, and it is quite apparent this morning that they use little or no preservatives - they are pretty hard, even though I put them in a ziploc bag in the ref… --- ## [One attendee at a family thanksgiving doesn't want to celebrate on that day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-attendee-at-a-family-thanksgiving-doesnt-want-to-celebrate-on-that-day/553620)
**Author:** [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2010, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-attendee-at-a-family-thanksgiving-doesnt-want-to-celebrate-on-that-day/553620 "2010-12-09T14:53:56Z")
Here’s the setup: 8 family members getting together over thanksgiving. One of the family members doesn’t want to have “thanksgiving” dinner on the Thursday, apparently because the holiday celebrates the wrong thing - th… --- ## [Sloppy foreign words/phrases in books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sloppy-foreign-words-phrases-in-books/611034)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sloppy-foreign-words-phrases-in-books/611034 "2012-02-03T00:01:05Z")
Was reading Stephen King’s latest book, and came across the place where he has one of the characters say something in Russian. Except he completely screws the words up (He has the character say to his wife “Pokhoda, cyka… --- ## [Renouncing your only citizenship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renouncing-your-only-citizenship/608315)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renouncing-your-only-citizenship/608315 "2012-02-02T14:16:16Z")
I was reading a blog written by a guy who went to Slovakia as a tourist and then while there renounced his USA citizenship. http://www.nostate.com/ Its a long story with a lot of posts, but the most relevent one is her… --- ## [Elitism that you (ashamedly) participate in.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elitism-that-you-ashamedly-participate-in/537232)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2010, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elitism-that-you-ashamedly-participate-in/537232 "2010-05-10T15:29:02Z")
For me it’s metal music. I never grew out of the (admittedly stupid) feeling that my tastes in metal are better/more obscure than the next guys. I’ve been this way since I was an early teen and, since I never grew out … --- ## [Someone explain this plot point from Young Sheldon please. (involves football)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-explain-this-plot-point-from-young-sheldon-please-involves-football/937521)
**Author:** [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2021, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-explain-this-plot-point-from-young-sheldon-please-involves-football/937521 "2021-03-17T22:51:12Z")
This begins with Sheldon telling his father that a team shouldn’t “punt” on “fourth down.” His brother says “You always punt on fourth down, everybody knows that.” Sheldon says that the other team has a 72% chance of sc… --- ## [Difference between Amway/Herbalife and Avon/Tupperware/Mary Kay/etc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-amway-herbalife-and-avon-tupperware-mary-kay-etc/131686)
**Author:** [@critter42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/critter42)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2002, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-amway-herbalife-and-avon-tupperware-mary-kay-etc/131686 "2002-10-17T17:12:53Z")
Why does a company like Amway or Herbalife always get such derision, while companies like Avon, Mary Kay, Pampered Chef, or Tupperware don’t? I always thought their business models were similar (get people to not only b… --- ## [Why I'm Leaving This Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-im-leaving-this-board/961063)
**Author:** [@gdave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gdave)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2022, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-im-leaving-this-board/961063 "2022-05-27T15:41:02Z")
I recently had a truly horrible interaction with moderator @Chronos in a Message thread about a post I had flagged. That post appears to have been completely removed, which was the right decision. Whoever finally made th… --- ## [California Prop 19: the Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-prop-19-the-regulate-control-and-tax-cannabis-act-of-2010/546616)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2010, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/california-prop-19-the-regulate-control-and-tax-cannabis-act-of-2010/546616 "2010-10-03T05:36:19Z")
So I started a thread on this when it was first announced that it was getting on to the ballot, but now that we have some specifics and a prop number assigned might as well get another one going. I mean, we’ve got this s… --- ## [Are Corn Tortillas Common in your Supermarket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-corn-tortillas-common-in-your-supermarket/645651)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2013, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-corn-tortillas-common-in-your-supermarket/645651 "2013-01-02T16:58:32Z")
In another thread we were discussing tortillas. The only tortillas that I can buy are flour tortillas. I’ve never seen corn tortillas at the grocery store. I’m in Ontario, Canada. How weird is this for you and where a… --- ## [Home stereo: Any problem wiring both left and right channels to a single speaker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-stereo-any-problem-wiring-both-left-and-right-channels-to-a-single-speaker/179419)
**Author:** [@Algernon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algernon)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2003, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/home-stereo-any-problem-wiring-both-left-and-right-channels-to-a-single-speaker/179419 "2003-06-04T16:23:23Z")
I have a couple situations where I’d like to place a single speaker rather than paired stereo speakers. (These wouldn’t be my main speakers of course. For that I have a six speaker surround sound system.) In one case … --- ## [Only children: Are you happy about/okay with having no siblings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-children-are-you-happy-about-okay-with-having-no-siblings/604564)
**Author:** [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2012, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-children-are-you-happy-about-okay-with-having-no-siblings/604564 "2012-05-09T20:00:59Z")
After we had our son, my husband and I agreed, for a variety of reasons, that he will be our only one. He’s now 14 months, and a totally awesome little kid, and I want to do everything I can to provide him with the best … --- ## [How often do you sealcoat your driveway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-sealcoat-your-driveway/495435)
**Author:** [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2013, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-sealcoat-your-driveway/495435 "2013-02-24T01:00:45Z")
That pretty much sums it up. Thanks. --- ## [Master of Orion 2 starting tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-of-orion-2-starting-tips/593413)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-of-orion-2-starting-tips/593413 "2013-10-16T12:25:04Z")
I’ve just gotten MOO2 off GOG.com, and after spending some time reading the manual and starting a few games, I am kind of stumped. I’m playing a medium tech game, using the human race, and have no idea how to get more f… --- ## [I want to homestead in Antarctica. Will I face any legal issues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-homestead-in-antarctica-will-i-face-any-legal-issues/615957)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-homestead-in-antarctica-will-i-face-any-legal-issues/615957 "2012-03-21T12:54:37Z")
(No, I don’t really intend to, it’s just a hypothetical.) I’m your friendly neighborhood eccentric multi-billionaire. I want nothing more than to have fun plunging millions and millions into trying to homestead in the … --- ## [Ho Fucking Ho - December Mini-Rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ho-fucking-ho-december-mini-rants/993961)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 667\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2024, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ho-fucking-ho-december-mini-rants/993961 "2024-03-06T23:12:22Z")
I don’t see a December rant thread, so perhaps I’m first. Went to a nice Christmas concert last night. A chamber orchestra doing some music you don’t ordinarily hear at this time of year. Everything was going fine until… --- ## [Why do conservatives so strongly oppose the idea of climate change](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-conservatives-so-strongly-oppose-the-idea-of-climate-change/819713)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-conservatives-so-strongly-oppose-the-idea-of-climate-change/819713 "2018-08-25T14:54:56Z")
I just watched a great movie Chasing Ice. It was ostensibly about climate change. (That aside, it’s a beautiful film - watch it!). There were a number of news clips of Beck, Hannity, etc fervently denying climate change … --- ## [Another question about the Blues Brothers: They drank $300 worth of beer??!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-question-about-the-blues-brothers-they-drank-300-worth-of-beer/547513)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-question-about-the-blues-brothers-they-drank-300-worth-of-beer/547513 "2010-07-26T14:03:43Z")
This is something I’ve wondered about for a long time. In the scene after they play Bob’s Country Bunker, Elwood asks to settle up. Bob said the gig paid $200, but the band drank $300 worth of beer, so they end up owing… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=317&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=319&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)