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**Author:** [@MattProle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MattProle)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2011, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-gold-really-a-good-investment/589452 "2011-09-27T04:54:50Z")
Plenty of commercials on Fox suggesting that Gold is the best investment ever! However, the commercials are often narrated by some silly, sensationalistic bs rhetoric. Still, I haven’t bothered to look into it yet, so p… --- ## [Is there any evidence of a difference in temperment between the races](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-evidence-of-a-difference-in-temperment-between-the-races/581892)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-evidence-of-a-difference-in-temperment-between-the-races/581892 "2011-05-19T16:53:28Z")
I am purposely leaving out intelligence from this discussion. Race is to me a broad set of characteristics; skin colour is the most obvious trait, but if one Googles albino Africans, it can be seen that the differences … --- ## [To the young woman sitting behind me who said feminists were "man-hating Nazis":](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-young-woman-sitting-behind-me-who-said-feminists-were-man-hating-nazis/342647)
**Author:** [@Tracy\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracy_Lord)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2006, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-young-woman-sitting-behind-me-who-said-feminists-were-man-hating-nazis/342647 "2006-02-07T03:25:46Z")
By definition, no. They’re not. You’re in a college classroom, miss. Do you think you’d be sitting in your chair twirling your bleached-blonde hair and talking over the professor to your boyfriend if it weren’t for femi… --- ## [Transferring music files PC \> iPad (no cable, no iTunes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transferring-music-files-pc-ipad-no-cable-no-itunes/628763)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2013, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transferring-music-files-pc-ipad-no-cable-no-itunes/628763 "2013-03-11T01:50:25Z")
I have a set of music files I want to transfer to an iPad and have them available for listening. It’s my mom’s iPad, and though I have plenty of experience with Macs I don’t think I’ve ever turned it on myself. She’s te… --- ## [First Names Only, Please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-names-only-please/684982)
**Author:** [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2014, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-names-only-please/684982 "2014-04-06T03:52:51Z")
Everybody knows John, Paul, George and Ringo are the Beatles. How many of these these groups do you know by their first names only? Please feel free to add your own; be aware that not all of these may refer to musical … --- ## [I Saw a Copperhead (Snake)!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-a-copperhead-snake/542594)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2010, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-saw-a-copperhead-snake/542594 "2010-06-17T01:16:57Z")
I was walking the dog in the park, and we were crossing a rocky area. I happened to look down…and saw the sanke (he was sunning himself). I estimate he was about 3’ long. Needless to say (copperheads are venomous), we t… --- ## [Disgusting question about treating a boil](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-question-about-treating-a-boil/347212)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2006, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-question-about-treating-a-boil/347212 "2006-03-09T21:17:03Z")
I have a boil between my, ahem, manhood and my inner leg- basically where the left leg joins the torso but on the underside. It’s “offense is rank and stinks to heaven”- not so bad when I’m fully clothed and mobile but … --- ## [Hottest 70's era rocker chick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-70s-era-rocker-chick/445441)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2008, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-70s-era-rocker-chick/445441 "2008-04-18T00:43:43Z")
For me Stevie Nicks gets the slight edge over Heart of Glass era Debbie Harry, with roller skating era Linda Rondstadt a distant third. For hottest but obscure, Sonja Kristina of Curved Air (obscure in the US anyway). --- ## [The mystery of Mini•Moo's® (unrefrigerated Half & Half)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mystery-of-mini-moos-unrefrigerated-half-half/109287)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2015, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mystery-of-mini-moos-unrefrigerated-half-half/109287 "2015-02-20T16:04:45Z")
At work, I choose to flavour my coffee a small plastic container labelled thusly: If this is a Real® dairy product, how can it last with no refrigeration? At the office they sit in a bowl on the shelf outside of the re… --- ## [Quiznos Sub franchises closing - what's up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiznos-sub-franchises-closing-whats-up/562116)
**Author:** [@SirRay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SirRay)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quiznos-sub-franchises-closing-whats-up/562116 "2010-12-15T19:14:41Z")
Recently two Quiznos sub-shops in our area closed (South shore Nassau County, Long Island) - googling around, I see that over 1000 Quiznos franchises have closed since 2007, and while Wiki (and other sites) claim that th… --- ## [Why not let prisoners kill themselves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-let-prisoners-kill-themselves/611584)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2012, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-let-prisoners-kill-themselves/611584 "2012-02-06T18:55:14Z")
A Canadian politician has made the news for saying, "“Basically I think that every murderer should have a rope in his cell and he can decide on his own life.” He has since apologized for his statements, but he got me thi… --- ## [U.S. Courts: Does a witness still swear on a Bible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-courts-does-a-witness-still-swear-on-a-bible/685653)
**Author:** [@randompattern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randompattern)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2020, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-courts-does-a-witness-still-swear-on-a-bible/685653 "2020-12-23T15:09:43Z")
This seems to be the right forum. I was watching TV and there was a re-enactment of a courtroom scene, the witness was sworn in by placing their hand on a bible and swearing to tell the truth so help them god. Does thi… --- ## [Ferret vs. Cat-Who would win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferret-vs-cat-who-would-win/282395)
**Author:** [@HPL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HPL)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ferret-vs-cat-who-would-win/282395 "2018-05-30T10:53:53Z")
This probably doesn’t belong in General questions so- If a housecat and a ferret were put in the same room together, with no exits, who would win? Why? Anyone who has seen this gets extra points? --- ## [No direct descendants of these famous folks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-direct-descendants-of-these-famous-folks/601995)
**Author:** [@smokey78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smokey78)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-direct-descendants-of-these-famous-folks/601995 "2011-11-29T18:53:19Z")
For those into lineage and family trees and geneology, some of these famous folks ’ lineages stopped. Elizabeth I and Marilyn Monroe had no children, so they are a given, but here are others: There’s no living descendan… --- ## [Last (Hollywood) movie with an intermission](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-hollywood-movie-with-an-intermission/505086)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-hollywood-movie-with-an-intermission/505086 "2009-08-03T23:57:50Z")
As a kid, I remember seeing a number of movies that had an intermission. Things like Ben Hur and Lawrence of Arabia come to mind. The last Hollywood flick that I clearly remember having an intermission was 2001: A Space… --- ## [Why would a cop not show up in court?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-cop-not-show-up-in-court/664966)
**Author:** [@dflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dflower)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2013, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-cop-not-show-up-in-court/664966 "2013-08-04T17:22:14Z")
Here is the situation - X has been arrested for theft and the case goes to trial. The main witness is the arresting officer. But the officer does not appear in court. The case is dismissed. X is free to go and live in my… --- ## [Penis pumping (yes, serious question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-pumping-yes-serious-question/649841)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2013, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penis-pumping-yes-serious-question/649841 "2013-06-05T15:47:31Z")
For those who don’t know, the use of vacuum pumps to engorge body parts (typically genitalia), results temporary but impressive while they last. An image search with Safesearch off will reveal way TMI. I stumbled upon th… --- ## [A Maine Vacation MMP - yeah, summer time, y'all!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-maine-vacation-mmp-yeah-summer-time-yall/489592)
**Author:** [@tarragon918](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tarragon918)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2009, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-maine-vacation-mmp-yeah-summer-time-yall/489592 "2009-03-23T02:36:58Z")
I’m hoping that this week’s MMP will bring a bit of warmth to us all, ‘cause we could sure use some! Well, at least those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, that is. It’s nearly the vernal equinox, though, so take heart a… --- ## [Bronx man charged with assault after beating wife's would-be rapist to death with tire iron](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronx-man-charged-with-assault-after-beating-wifes-would-be-rapist-to-death-with-tire-iron/756233)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronx-man-charged-with-assault-after-beating-wifes-would-be-rapist-to-death-with-tire-iron/756233 "2016-11-09T19:46:23Z")
Story here What would you do in this situation? --- ## [Oldest person with a living parent/grandparent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-person-with-a-living-parent-grandparent/621891)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-person-with-a-living-parent-grandparent/621891 "2023-06-03T19:19:32Z")
This might sink like a rock, having had longevity threads recently, but. . . Who’s the oldest person you’ve known with a living parent or grandparent? I’ll start (“yo” is my shorthand for “year(s) old”): My 79yo grand… --- ## [How can I keep Sharpie marker from smearing on plastic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-sharpie-marker-from-smearing-on-plastic/256097)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2004, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-keep-sharpie-marker-from-smearing-on-plastic/256097 "2004-07-21T03:09:02Z")
At the juggling festival last week I got eight of the Flying Karamazov Brothers to sign one of my juggling clubs. So now I really want to preserve it… is there a spray or something I can put on it to keep the signatures … --- ## [Warning: Football-Like Substance Found!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-football-like-substance-found/462617)
**Author:** [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2008, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warning-football-like-substance-found/462617 "2008-12-23T14:02:02Z")
Hi. I’m a Lions fan. I hate football right now. Right now, bat attention is better than no attention. Please, pile on and make fun of the Lions. Point out every glaring inefficiency. We made a rookie quarterback lo… --- ## [Why are people in the southeast hoarding/stockpiling ammo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-in-the-southeast-hoarding-stockpiling-ammo/656198)
**Author:** [@Troppus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troppus)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2013, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-in-the-southeast-hoarding-stockpiling-ammo/656198 "2013-04-21T22:09:10Z")
Got stuck in an awkward conversation last night at Dick’s Sporting Goods. Ran into an old friend who is a police officer and while we were catching up, he and several other shoppers and two store employees began discussi… --- ## [Clinton "realists" vs. Sanders "idealists"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-realists-vs-sanders-idealists/744615)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2016, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-realists-vs-sanders-idealists/744615 "2016-04-27T17:48:46Z")
While the internal divisions and faction-fights going on within the GOP/conservative side of American politics are much more high-profile and getting much more attention right now, there is also a – somewhat but not enti… --- ## [MLB: May 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2017/785759)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-may-2017/785759 "2017-06-01T17:16:34Z")
New month, new thread. The Red Sox won, so it doesn’t matter, but the O’s triple play was basically Exhibit A for why the infield fly rule exists. Shortstop JJ Hardy appears to be camped under a ball, waves off the left… --- ## [Is a mass driver/railgun/coilgun legally considered a gun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-mass-driver-railgun-coilgun-legally-considered-a-gun/471616)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-mass-driver-railgun-coilgun-legally-considered-a-gun/471616 "2017-10-09T20:08:48Z")
This is just out of sheer curiosity, honest. I know it probably depends upon state (I’m in Arizona) but I’m wondering generally, non-US country definitions welcome too. Most legal definitions I can find specify an expl… --- ## [Hey movie producers, stop ruining my movies! Women, do something about this shit!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-movie-producers-stop-ruining-my-movies-women-do-something-about-this-shit/676478)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2013, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-movie-producers-stop-ruining-my-movies-women-do-something-about-this-shit/676478 "2013-12-24T21:31:31Z")
Over the weekend I saw The Hobbit, and while most of the movie was alright and certainly better than the first, there is a HUGE fucking shithole of a subplot in the middle of it that, if I weren’t such a forgiving person… --- ## [Multiculturalism is the way to go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiculturalism-is-the-way-to-go/546983)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiculturalism-is-the-way-to-go/546983 "2010-07-25T03:57:24Z")
I am curious about this one and sometimes a bit passionate. Easy question, when reading newspapers and also forums and following the media. It makes it feel like this is a settled question. there is only one answer. M… --- ## [NFC NORTH - 2014 Discussion Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfc-north-2014-discussion-thread/696091)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfc-north-2014-discussion-thread/696091 "2015-01-08T21:39:44Z")
Last year was a bad year for the NFC North. With Aaron Rodgers going down with an injury and bad GM’ing with his backup, with the complete collapse of the Bears defense, with a typical meltdown by the Lions (Goodbye Jim … --- ## [Nude in Playboy - Carnie Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-in-playboy-carnie-wilson/183184)
**Author:** [@Intaglio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intaglio)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2003, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-in-playboy-carnie-wilson/183184 "2003-06-23T03:10:16Z")
She is Nude in an upcoming Playboy Layout - anyone going to check-out. Saw her interviewed on E, she is now Blonde, not even cute - I am sorry she is one I would not want to see Nude. Liked seeing Tia Carrera Nude. W… --- ## ["Race doesn't exist" and affirmative action: Can't have cake and eat it too](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/race-doesnt-exist-and-affirmative-action-cant-have-cake-and-eat-it-too/760466)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2016, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/race-doesnt-exist-and-affirmative-action-cant-have-cake-and-eat-it-too/760466 "2016-08-31T02:47:34Z")
In recent years, there’s been a trend among some to claim that “Race doesn’t exist” or “Race is a social construct”. (One can do searches on Google about those topics.) Now - ignoring, for a moment, the fact that ther… --- ## [Describe the movie in five words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 375\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2009, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/describe-the-movie-in-five-words/479134 "2009-03-22T17:15:34Z")
No more, no less. Then name a movie for the next poster to tackle. I’ll start: The Big Lebowski Sixties burnout bowls, sleuths, abides. Next: 2001: A Space Odyssey --- ## [Holy shit, I hope dogs can digest bones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-i-hope-dogs-can-digest-bones/174866)
**Author:** [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2003, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-i-hope-dogs-can-digest-bones/174866 "2003-05-14T22:05:54Z")
I have three small dogs - a schnauzer, a possible basenji/mutt, and a weird little terrier. Anyway, my friend had some beef rib bones that he gave me to give to the dogs to chew on. Now, I intended to give them the dog… --- ## [American Girl is a bleeping racket](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-girl-is-a-bleeping-racket/494188)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2009, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-girl-is-a-bleeping-racket/494188 "2009-05-03T13:33:34Z")
Ok, so my 9-year-old is currently obsessed with everything AG. She starts nagging for a doll a few months ago. She tells me you can order them to spec to look like the kid (matching hair, eye, skin shades). She wants one… --- ## [I'm going on indefinite hiatus from the Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-indefinite-hiatus-from-the-dope/694305)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2014, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-on-indefinite-hiatus-from-the-dope/694305 "2014-08-10T01:41:57Z")
I would have posted this in MPSIMS but since it is in direct response to the way this board has been managed and moderated lately, I figured it might go better here. The last few years on the Dope have been fantastic an… --- ## [Questions re Safe Deposit Box keys](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-re-safe-deposit-box-keys/515026)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-re-safe-deposit-box-keys/515026 "2018-11-15T00:14:22Z")
Suppose the police found an unconscious man with no wallet or ID, but he had a loose key in his pocket. Could they tell just by looking at it that it was, in fact, a key to a safe deposit box? That is, is there somet… --- ## [What are these lumps under my giant bruise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-lumps-under-my-giant-bruise/658435)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2013, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-lumps-under-my-giant-bruise/658435 "2013-05-17T17:52:24Z")
Obviously, if I were worried about this I would go to the doctor. I’m sure this is something akin to/part of the bruise and will go away within a few weeks, but I’m just curious. Last Monday I slipped, fell, and took th… --- ## [The Little Mermaid is GASP! Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-little-mermaid-is-gasp-black/836651)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 223\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2023, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-little-mermaid-is-gasp-black/836651 "2023-09-17T22:35:20Z")
I guess I missed this one in the culture wars, or entertainment news, or something. There’s seems to be a small backlashabout Disney’s choice of an African-American teenage actress to play Ariel in the live-action remak… --- ## [Why are white people the only large demo group that supports republicans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-white-people-the-only-large-demo-group-that-supports-republicans/765211)
**Author:** [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2016, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-white-people-the-only-large-demo-group-that-supports-republicans/765211 "2016-09-20T11:32:54Z")
This is a continuous curiosity to me and if I recall it did not always used to be the case. I remember that certain asian sub groups used to be more republican, but now it’s almost 75% to 25% democrat to republican from… --- ## [Can cops open your mail while searching you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cops-open-your-mail-while-searching-you/394919)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2007, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cops-open-your-mail-while-searching-you/394919 "2007-03-09T23:52:12Z")
If I got pulled over and asked to step out of the vehicle for whatever reason and the police officer wanted to search me and I consented. The thing is, I had some unopened letters addressed to me with stamps on them in … --- ## [How to avoid feeling like shit when you're in ketosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-avoid-feeling-like-shit-when-youre-in-ketosis/639701)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-avoid-feeling-like-shit-when-youre-in-ketosis/639701 "2015-12-08T16:27:50Z")
So I’ve done a low carb diet and it’s given me good results. A few days ago, I noticed that my breath had a metallic taste. Looking it up, I discovered I was in ketosis, which is when your body starts getting most of its… --- ## [Is every man in this world inclined towards infidelity ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-every-man-in-this-world-inclined-towards-infidelity/659767)
**Author:** [@adopedhope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adopedhope)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-every-man-in-this-world-inclined-towards-infidelity/659767 "2013-06-13T03:52:26Z")
The more I talk to other people about their sex life, the more confusing it gets. It seems majority of the men like it with multiple partners. Why is that ? Is there no such concept as “the one”… :confused: --- ## [If Clinton stays out, who is likely to be the nominee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-clinton-stays-out-who-is-likely-to-be-the-nominee/707100)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2014, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-clinton-stays-out-who-is-likely-to-be-the-nominee/707100 "2014-12-24T02:10:53Z")
For the sake of argument, I’m also assuming Warren stays out, because a) she’s unlikely to run according to her own words, and b) this discussion probably wouldn’t be very interesting since Democrats would probably flock… --- ## [What are Stephen King’s five worst books/stories?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-stephen-king-s-five-worst-books-stories/553312)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-stephen-king-s-five-worst-books-stories/553312 "2010-10-08T01:03:50Z")
Inspired by this thread. What are Stephen King’s five worst books, in your opinion? No limitations. Anything from novels to novellas to short story collections to ebooks to published screenplays is eligible. It doesn’t … --- ## [Do scientists believe they are better than the rest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-scientists-believe-they-are-better-than-the-rest/579303)
**Author:** [@pinguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinguin)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2011, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-scientists-believe-they-are-better-than-the-rest/579303 "2011-04-25T15:26:20Z")
What do you think? Do scientists believe they are smarter than the rest of humans? --- ## [Why no seat belts on Star Trek?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-seat-belts-on-star-trek/290265)
**Author:** [@vetbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vetbridge)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-seat-belts-on-star-trek/290265 "2014-07-23T22:37:24Z")
I haven’t watched that many Star Trek episodes/movies lately, but I’ve always wondered about the seat belt thing. Seems like every episode The Enterprise is fired upon, and people are thrown from their seats. Seems lik… --- ## [Actors with more than 1 successful sitcom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-with-more-than-1-successful-sitcom/617143)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2012, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-with-more-than-1-successful-sitcom/617143 "2012-04-18T00:13:27Z")
I can’t readily think of very many actors who have starred in more than one successful sitcom. I can easily think of several who failed terribly (e.g. the entire Seinfeld cast). I wouldn’t include spinoffs a la Frasier … --- ## [How do you spot a freeloader?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-spot-a-freeloader/640820)
**Author:** [@AnaMen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnaMen)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-spot-a-freeloader/640820 "2012-11-29T16:41:11Z")
A few months ago, I allowed a friend who was out of work to move in. I have a lot of projects that need doing around the house, and I foolishly thought that this could work out to both of our advantages. Of course it has… --- ## [Mad-Men: 4.09 "The Beautiful Girls" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-4-09-the-beautiful-girls-open-spoilers/554352)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2010, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-4-09-the-beautiful-girls-open-spoilers/554352 "2010-09-24T20:48:45Z")
Spoiler-free first post. --- ## [Detroit 911 operator refuses to send help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-911-operator-refuses-to-send-help/351749)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2008, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/detroit-911-operator-refuses-to-send-help/351749 "2008-01-20T02:45:55Z")
Oh My God. It was my understanding that 911 operators treat all calls as emergencies, even hang-ups. Children are taught to call 911 if they need help. Now this little boy doesn’t have a mother, and in the final insul… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=327&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=329&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)