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**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2017, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/islam-in-the-uk/790396 "2017-07-12T15:38:16Z")
Since this is such a hot topic right now, some disclaimers off the bat: This discussion is focused primarily on the the manifestations of the Islamic faith in the UK currently and for the past 20 years or so. I do not … --- ## [How long can you keep bread good in a fridge?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-you-keep-bread-good-in-a-fridge/350984)
**Author:** [@Bobalude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobalude)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2006, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-can-you-keep-bread-good-in-a-fridge/350984 "2006-04-03T13:59:17Z")
I usually put bread into the fridge after buying because I don’t eat it often (use a toaster to warm up). I was wondering how long you can typically keep bread good in a fridge for before it goes bad? Related, is it pos… --- ## [Meg Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meg-griffin/592978)
**Author:** [@YaraMateo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaraMateo)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meg-griffin/592978 "2015-08-17T21:11:25Z")
Why does everyone hate her? I mean, a lot of the characters on Family Guy are a lot more annoying than her and do A LOT worse things. Why all the Meg hate? I’ll be the first say, I like Meg. :slight\_smile: --- ## [True believing Christians: will you allow me to challenge and probe your beliefs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-believing-christians-will-you-allow-me-to-challenge-and-probe-your-beliefs/566809)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-believing-christians-will-you-allow-me-to-challenge-and-probe-your-beliefs/566809 "2011-01-13T21:30:01Z")
Are there any Christian dopers who \*\*\*genuinely believe \*\*\*in basic Christian teaching without reservation? By this I mean you genuinely believe: A sentient and all-powerful Creator created all life on earth (not nec… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' - January 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-january-2014/677593)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-january-2014/677593 "2014-01-31T16:26:08Z")
A very happy and prosperous New Year to one and all! May 2014 bring you joy, fulfillment and lots of extra reading time. Let me see - I’m in rehearsals right now, so most of my reading time is restricted to the subway … --- ## [Answer this quickly (and hopefully correctly)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-this-quickly-and-hopefully-correctly/625040)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2012, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/answer-this-quickly-and-hopefully-correctly/625040 "2012-06-29T20:13:31Z")
A hot dog and a soda cost $1.10. The hot dog is a dollar more than the soda, how much is the soda? --- ## [Where is Gilligan's Island located?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-gilligans-island-located/362502)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2006, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-gilligans-island-located/362502 "2006-06-29T13:33:26Z")
In order not to hijack the other thread on the possible inbreeding of future generations of the castaways on Gilligan’s Island, I decided to start a new one. The question is, where was the Island located? If you go to t… --- ## [If I block an email address, will the blocked sender know I did?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-block-an-email-address-will-the-blocked-sender-know-i-did/451773)
**Author:** [@jeepus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeepus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2008, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-block-an-email-address-will-the-blocked-sender-know-i-did/451773 "2008-06-05T02:49:52Z")
I have an angry ebay seller ranting at me. I contacted a seller with a few questions about an item, then told her that I had decided against bidding on her auction when I noticed how expensive her shipping charge would b… --- ## [Things You Still Do The Old-Fashioned Way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-still-do-the-old-fashioned-way/708684)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-still-do-the-old-fashioned-way/708684 "2015-01-08T23:22:16Z")
What do you still do the old-fashioned way, even though technology has come up with a tech-ier way to do it? For me, I still write (with a pen) my appointments and important dates on a calendar, which is made of paper a… --- ## [How to fix a broke sun visor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-fix-a-broke-sun-visor/555850)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-fix-a-broke-sun-visor/555850 "2010-10-04T15:11:59Z")
I put this here because I’m looking for opinions. I have a Subaru Impreza and the driver side sun visor is broken: the pivot broke so it will only stay straight down, obstructing too much of my view. Here’s a picture. … --- ## [Now they want to ban the sale of pointed kitchen knives in the UK to reduce knife crime.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-they-want-to-ban-the-sale-of-pointed-kitchen-knives-in-the-uk-to-reduce-knife-crime/841606)
**Author:** [@Doyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doyle)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2019, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-they-want-to-ban-the-sale-of-pointed-kitchen-knives-in-the-uk-to-reduce-knife-crime/841606 "2019-10-21T11:23:58Z")
Proposed gun control doesn’t look too bad now. --- ## [How long do refrigerators last?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-refrigerators-last/370097)
**Author:** [@indecisive1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indecisive1)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2015, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-refrigerators-last/370097 "2015-02-17T15:29:29Z")
Should I call a repair man or just get a new one? Mine seems to have stopped cooling. We cleaned out under it and found a small dog clogging up the coils, but it’s been 24 hours and it is no better. The frig. is about … --- ## [The inevitable Jedi vs Avengers thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-inevitable-jedi-vs-avengers-thread/639587)
**Author:** [@Bakhesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bakhesh)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-inevitable-jedi-vs-avengers-thread/639587 "2012-11-05T16:53:40Z")
Seeing as Disney now owns both properties… Unfortunately, I think the deck is stacked a bit in favour of Jedi, as they seem to gain more powers as they get more experienced, so for the sake of argument, the Jedi are mad… --- ## [Bricker, you are not a law professor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-you-are-not-a-law-professor/517930)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bricker-you-are-not-a-law-professor/517930 "2009-11-28T21:11:34Z")
The Fake Marine in full uniform at his High School reunion is found out by classmate & arrested With pic took on a hijack, and rather than paste a lengthly reply there I thought it more appropriate to spin it off here. I… --- ## [I Hate New-Agers More Than Creationists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-new-agers-more-than-creationists/513992)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-new-agers-more-than-creationists/513992 "2009-10-23T20:56:55Z")
Highlights from an articleon the sweat lodge deaths: --- ## [We knew it was coming - Google Classic Maps is gone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-knew-it-was-coming-google-classic-maps-is-gone/718825)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-knew-it-was-coming-google-classic-maps-is-gone/718825 "2018-10-21T18:34:10Z")
I like to use the “street view” guy to explore around the world. In Classic Maps, you could have open simultaneously the street view and a view of an infinitely zoom-outable map. Now the simultaneous zoomable map is th… --- ## [Does your pet's pretentious name reflect your income/class?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-pets-pretentious-name-reflect-your-income-class/603965)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2012, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-your-pets-pretentious-name-reflect-your-income-class/603965 "2012-04-30T18:21:18Z")
In GD, Paul Fussell is quoted: Upper-middles like to show off their costly educations by naming their cats Spinoza, Clytemnestra, and Candide, which means, as you’ll have inferred already, that it’s in large part the cl… --- ## [Do "hit" men always leave the weapon at the scene?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-hit-men-always-leave-the-weapon-at-the-scene/569981)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-hit-men-always-leave-the-weapon-at-the-scene/569981 "2011-02-04T20:25:26Z")
In a 1973 film, Al Pacino dropped the murder weapon on the floor of the Bronx restaurant as he was leaving. Whenever there was an assassination (by gun) in the Sopranos, the assassin would abandon the weapon at the scen… --- ## [Romney's tax plan would raise taxes on 95% of Americans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romneys-tax-plan-would-raise-taxes-on-95-of-americans/630086)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romneys-tax-plan-would-raise-taxes-on-95-of-americans/630086 "2012-09-05T15:51:46Z")
So say researchers from the Brookings Institute and the Tax Policy Center. Romney’s just bad at this whole “trying to win an election” thing. I’m not talking about how he’d be as President, but as a candidate, he’s ter… --- ## [mswas banning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mswas-banning/527552)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2010, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mswas-banning/527552 "2010-02-08T22:32:07Z")
I’m posting this because I don’t think Marley23 should have locked his own thread announcing the banning. Posters should be able to comment on a decision that will permanently take away another posters privileges. I li… --- ## [Your favorite joke from Playboy Mag.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-joke-from-playboy-mag/676978)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2013, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-joke-from-playboy-mag/676978 "2013-12-25T20:52:18Z")
With apologies to the ladies. It must be decades since I last read a playboy. Aside from fashion tips and occasional good articles on science, some of the jokes there used to crack me up. My favorite: a man and a woman w… --- ## [A Basic Question\[about math\]--edited title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-basic-question-about-math-edited-title/537005)
**Author:** [@CuriousCanuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CuriousCanuck)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-basic-question-about-math-edited-title/537005 "2010-04-25T21:44:19Z")
Forgetting cultural reasons as to why we use Base 10, I am curious. If we could start over, from a mathematical perspective, what base would make the most intuitive sense from a scientific point of view to use? Base 2? … --- ## [Name the first five female Mad Scientists that come to mind...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-first-five-female-mad-scientists-that-come-to-mind/677067)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2015, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-first-five-female-mad-scientists-that-come-to-mind/677067 "2015-10-31T09:07:02Z")
I’ve got kind of an odd survey/quiz/timekiller, if anyone’d care to partake: Name the first five female “Mad Scientist” characters that you can think of. “Hero” or “villain” doesn’t matter, as long as they’re fictional,… --- ## [Do Dogs bath themselves just like Cats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dogs-bath-themselves-just-like-cats/615861)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dogs-bath-themselves-just-like-cats/615861 "2012-03-16T21:54:12Z")
Dogs lick their privates and feet. I’m not sure if they lick their bodies as much as cats. They don’t seem to reach their chests and backs like cats. Whatever dogs are doing isn’t very efficient because they do get smell… --- ## [Unanticipated aspects of a pandemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanticipated-aspects-of-a-pandemic/849094)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanticipated-aspects-of-a-pandemic/849094 "2020-07-01T17:59:05Z")
As a result of the coronavirus, more than a quarter of Italy’s population is now prohibited from leaving its region, and public events, including funerals and weddings, are banned. I can hardly keep up with today’s head… --- ## [Trick Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-questions/285851)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 304\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2005, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-questions/285851 "2005-02-01T22:39:38Z")
This is a thread for those little pieces of trivia you run into which don’t quite conform to what you expect. If you know (or can find out) the right answer to a question, you get to pose the next one. The point, of co… --- ## [Feminine equivalent to "cuckold?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feminine-equivalent-to-cuckold/279744)
**Author:** [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2015, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feminine-equivalent-to-cuckold/279744 "2015-11-13T02:50:56Z")
A cuckold is a man whose wife has been unfaithful to him, symbolized (for reasons I do not fully understand) by the betrayed man wearing horns atop his head. If there’s a femal equivalent that exists, what’s the word, a… --- ## [Who would you Rank lowest among the six previous Presidents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-rank-lowest-among-the-six-previous-presidents/691947)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-you-rank-lowest-among-the-six-previous-presidents/691947 "2014-07-07T08:29:48Z")
your choices are Carter Reagan George HW Bush Clinton George Bush Obama Obama still has a year and half to go. But his track record is pretty firmly established by now. By lowest I am referring to effectiveness i… --- ## [Songs with Unusual Topics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-unusual-topics/652080)
**Author:** [@K.S.Masmacho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K.S.Masmacho)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2013, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-unusual-topics/652080 "2013-04-14T03:49:21Z")
Certain songs are about unusual topics. R.E.M.'s Stand is about finding direction, such as north, or west.\* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKKqLl\_ZEEY And Talking Heads’ Stay Up Late is about waking up a baby to make h… --- ## [Why's everyone hate Gwyneth Paltrow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whys-everyone-hate-gwyneth-paltrow/676179)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2014, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whys-everyone-hate-gwyneth-paltrow/676179 "2014-04-02T16:04:39Z")
I’ve always thought she was great looking and a terrific actress. But I’ve been seeing all sorts of references and allusions to how people hate her. Did she do something horrendous that has provoked this? Is her chil… --- ## [Is there really no thread for The Leftovers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-no-thread-for-the-leftovers/784637)
**Author:** [@MoonMoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MoonMoon)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2019, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-really-no-thread-for-the-leftovers/784637 "2019-12-09T22:15:22Z")
I know a lot of people who gave up after season 1, but oh, the pay off of season 2 was so worth it. It stands as one of the best seasons of television, ever. Really. It’s beautiful and thought-provoking and mysterious an… --- ## [Blood donation: double red cell donation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-donation-double-red-cell-donation/392641)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2007, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-donation-double-red-cell-donation/392641 "2007-02-20T16:57:31Z")
We have a blood drive coming up at work next week. The other day I got a call from an employee of the blood center asking if I would be interested in a new procedure, which I think she called a “double red cell donation”… --- ## [Seattle Doper Trivia -- the 2005 thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-doper-trivia-the-2005-thread/283079)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 446\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2006, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-doper-trivia-the-2005-thread/283079 "2006-01-02T18:45:32Z")
There we go. A whole new thread for a new year. According to last year’s thread, Aguecheek and Saltire will be at the George & Dragon pub tonight. Unfortunately, I will not be there. I am invoking the currently popular… --- ## [Kate Upton: Such a problem you have](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-such-a-problem-you-have/686048)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2016, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kate-upton-such-a-problem-you-have/686048 "2016-04-25T20:30:47Z")
Kate Upton wishes for smaller boobs. I really feel (for) her. --- ## [Things that date movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-date-movies/574465)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2011, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-date-movies/574465 "2011-03-17T01:14:22Z")
My dad can watch a film and by looking at the cars can date a film to within a year or two. I was just watching a movie, Crocodile Dundee II, and could tell not the exact date, but that it was made before 9/11, because … --- ## [Tea Party candidate for governor admits to sending horse porn e-mails: "Liberal media smear job"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-party-candidate-for-governor-admits-to-sending-horse-porn-e-mails-liberal-media-smear-job/535965)
**Author:** [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2012, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tea-party-candidate-for-governor-admits-to-sending-horse-porn-e-mails-liberal-media-smear-job/535965 "2012-04-15T01:32:24Z")
So there’s a land developer from these parts named Carl Paladino. And he’s “mad as hell” and not going to take it any more. So he decided to run for governor of New York! Yeah! That’ll show 'em! And the Tea Party Ex… --- ## [Republican National Convention - A Meltdown in Progress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-national-convention-a-meltdown-in-progress/632084)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-national-convention-a-meltdown-in-progress/632084 "2012-08-25T00:36:13Z")
Things were not going well already for the Romney campaign, locked in a seemingly unbreakable three point deficit in the polls and worse in the electoral college, and the addition of Paul Ryan to the ticket did little or… --- ## [A world without Indian contributions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-world-without-indian-contributions/579309)
**Author:** [@pinguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinguin)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2011, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-world-without-indian-contributions/579309 "2011-04-30T01:30:27Z")
Have you ever thought how would be the world without the simple, but very practical contributions of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas? Just to get the idea. Guess what is missing in these pictures http://i984.pho… --- ## [Trigger warnings in college, cuz it's scawy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trigger-warnings-in-college-cuz-its-scawy/722452)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trigger-warnings-in-college-cuz-its-scawy/722452 "2015-10-04T16:39:07Z")
sigh Here is something to orient you to this topic…The fourth paragraph is particularly jaw-dropping: And more: Face palm, bang head on desk, deeply sigh again and again, and pour another strong drink. :smack: I… --- ## [Using a time machine you go back to find the historical Jesus. What do you think you'll really find?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-time-machine-you-go-back-to-find-the-historical-jesus-what-do-you-think-youll-really-find/637828)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/using-a-time-machine-you-go-back-to-find-the-historical-jesus-what-do-you-think-youll-really-find/637828 "2012-10-22T23:00:15Z")
A supernaturally powerful person capable of doing miracles A traveling philosopher who makes no claims of divinity A mentally unstable man who is prone to seeing visions A con man promising people miracles A regular … --- ## [Should we allow individuals to hold billions of dollars in their pockets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-allow-individuals-to-hold-billions-of-dollars-in-their-pockets/828614)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 295\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2019, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-allow-individuals-to-hold-billions-of-dollars-in-their-pockets/828614 "2019-02-09T20:01:10Z")
Should the gov allow a small % of the population to to concrete a large amount of wealth? I don’t mean businesses but rather individuals. Should a single person be allowed to be in control of so much wealth? I can think … --- ## [How long before you decide your cats will not get along?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-you-decide-your-cats-will-not-get-along/450042)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2008, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-before-you-decide-your-cats-will-not-get-along/450042 "2008-05-22T17:19:32Z")
As some of you know, we brought Stokie in from the cold and introduced him to the other two cats two weeks ago. Dewey doesn’t mind him and never has. Edison has to date shown no signs of giving in. Edison hisses when … --- ## [What's cheaper in Australia than anywhere else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-cheaper-in-australia-than-anywhere-else/253530)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2004, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-cheaper-in-australia-than-anywhere-else/253530 "2004-07-08T22:35:51Z")
Just curious. Mutton, wool, anti-venom …what? What things do you guys have exceptionally good deals on relative to other countries? You must have some deals. --- ## [Amendment One Passes in NC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amendment-one-passes-in-nc/621345)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2012, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amendment-one-passes-in-nc/621345 "2012-05-10T05:15:49Z")
http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/05/08/2052643/marriage-amendment-latest-results.html Weeping and gnashing of teeth to follow on the SDMB… --- ## [Which is the real Universal Life Church?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-real-universal-life-church/630350)
**Author:** [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-real-universal-life-church/630350 "2012-08-14T03:57:44Z")
What’s the difference between ulc.org and ulc.net? Which one is the Universal Life Church that was existent in the 1960s and mentioned by counterculture personalities like Abbie Hoffman in Steal this Book? I’ve been to b… --- ## [Religion needed for Eagle Scout?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-needed-for-eagle-scout/576425)
**Author:** [@Shadowfyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shadowfyre)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-needed-for-eagle-scout/576425 "2011-06-13T18:21:28Z")
I am an atheist. My wife is a non-practicing Lutheran. My kids don’t go to church, but from what I can gather, they both kind of believe in God, but since we don’t go to church, they don’t really know too much about any … --- ## [Prince Albert in a can](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-albert-in-a-can/225394)
**Author:** [@Seraphim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seraphim)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-albert-in-a-can/225394 "2011-10-11T13:23:47Z")
I’ve always been mystified by this joke: Prank Caller: “Do you have Prince Albert in a can?” Callee: “Yes.” Prank Caller: “Well, you better let him out!” I don’t get it. What the hell is the caller referring to? Wh… --- ## [Disrupting Town Hall Meetings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disrupting-town-hall-meetings/505176)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2009, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disrupting-town-hall-meetings/505176 "2009-08-17T23:17:58Z")
I see the Houston Tea Party Society has published the town hall meeting times for Gene Green (D) and are inviting members to come to the town halls with these instructions: "Wouldn’t it be a nice surprise if he were … --- ## [Anyone up for Wikipedia Leapfrog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-wikipedia-leapfrog/558346)
**Author:** [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2010, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-up-for-wikipedia-leapfrog/558346 "2010-10-28T22:04:29Z")
I forget who started this game, but I sure had a lot of fun with it. The idea is that you are given a challenge to get from one wiki page to another, hopefully a very unlikely endpoint, using only the links in the pages… --- ## [What happened to Dave Chappelle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-dave-chappelle/549365)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-dave-chappelle/549365 "2012-02-01T04:46:40Z")
I was wondering how many of you miss Dave Chappelle? I thought he was great. He was a big star in the early 00’s who more or less gave up his show (which was a hit, even inventing the phrase, ‘I’m Rick James bitch!’) At… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=355&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=357&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)