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**Author:** [@\_cc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_cc)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2015, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-holding-money-for-someone-else/544741 "2015-01-17T09:38:35Z")
I was doing some thinking the other day about taxes and bank accounts and whatnot when an unusual question occurred to me. The following is purely a hypothetical situation and not at all a request for legal/financial ad… --- ## [Czarcasm, is it possible for a liberal to draw a warning for insulting a conservative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czarcasm-is-it-possible-for-a-liberal-to-draw-a-warning-for-insulting-a-conservative/536996)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2010, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/czarcasm-is-it-possible-for-a-liberal-to-draw-a-warning-for-insulting-a-conservative/536996 "2010-04-28T05:12:19Z")
Blatant moderator bias strikes again: You pass out warnings to two posters expressing conservative points of view, while letting liberals slide with only a note. Again. How can you justify letting Rigamarole slide w… --- ## [How do short people avoid slipping while soaking in a bathtub?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-short-people-avoid-slipping-while-soaking-in-a-bathtub/799318)
**Author:** [@shortyontheeastcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shortyontheeastcoast)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2017, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-short-people-avoid-slipping-while-soaking-in-a-bathtub/799318 "2017-10-20T13:44:52Z")
I can never relax when I soak in a bathtub because, being 5’ short, my feet don’t reach the other end of the tub. I’m redoing my bathroom and want to figure out if I need a short tub or if there are other ways to preven… --- ## [Locksmiths: Can You Make Key from a Lock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locksmiths-can-you-make-key-from-a-lock/237732)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2015, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/locksmiths-can-you-make-key-from-a-lock/237732 "2015-07-04T21:33:18Z")
If you have a lock without the key, can’t you use blanks to figure out how to cut the key? We need to replace a dead-bolt, if not. Seems to me it can be done, but I might be remembering wrong. - Jinx --- ## [Jesus H. Christ on a pogo stick I fucking hate my Android phone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-h-christ-on-a-pogo-stick-i-fucking-hate-my-android-phone/664035)
**Author:** [@DragonAsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DragonAsh)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-h-christ-on-a-pogo-stick-i-fucking-hate-my-android-phone/664035 "2013-07-25T15:09:02Z")
I was never an Apple fanboy, and originally only had an iPhone because my better half had one, then it was because I had an iPad and all my apps were iPhone/iPad apps. But when my iPhone screen cracked a few months ago … --- ## [Do reptiles keep growing throughout their entire lives? What about birds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-reptiles-keep-growing-throughout-their-entire-lives-what-about-birds/384709)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2006, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-reptiles-keep-growing-throughout-their-entire-lives-what-about-birds/384709 "2006-12-21T16:21:08Z")
I’ve heard from several different sources (some of them terribly unreliable) that reptiles don’t ever actually stop growing throughout their entire lives - not that they grow as rapidly as when juvenile, but just that it… --- ## [How will the Tea Party spin the CT shooting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-tea-party-spin-the-ct-shooting/644098)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2012, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-the-tea-party-spin-the-ct-shooting/644098 "2012-12-22T07:20:54Z")
IMO they will find a tasteless, completely inappropriate take on it, and run with it. What do Dopers think that take will be? --- ## [How do republicans keep winning elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-republicans-keep-winning-elections/541126)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2010, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-republicans-keep-winning-elections/541126 "2010-06-10T05:06:41Z")
Yeah, I have a huge political bias and you can’t really have an intelligent debate with a title like that. But who haven’t many of them alienated, insulted, pissed off or pissed on? Everyone on the west coast Everyone… --- ## [My husband's ball scratching is driving me nuts.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husbands-ball-scratching-is-driving-me-nuts/326571)
**Author:** [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husbands-ball-scratching-is-driving-me-nuts/326571 "2012-07-27T14:58:50Z")
Of course he only does it while he’s home. But as soon as he gets home, he puts on his “comfy pants”, which have a stretch waist band and lots of room, so he can shove both arms down there. It annoys me the most when we’… --- ## [What were diapers like in medieval times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-diapers-like-in-medieval-times/485202)
**Author:** [@meenie7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meenie7)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2015, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-diapers-like-in-medieval-times/485202 "2015-10-28T21:06:39Z")
Okay, I have a story set in a quasi-medieval period (sort of that “fantasy” sort of setting, with magic, but no electricity, etc.), and one of the main characters is a baby. So, I was wondering, what did they do for diap… --- ## [Are all languages phonetic except for English?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-languages-phonetic-except-for-english/596853)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2011, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-languages-phonetic-except-for-english/596853 "2011-09-24T21:01:33Z")
All right, I do know Chinese and, to an extent, Japanese are character-based, but for written languages that are based on alphabets, are they all phonetic except for English? Spanish and Italian, for example are phonetic… --- ## [Why did actors stop using stage names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-actors-stop-using-stage-names/760783)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2016, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-actors-stop-using-stage-names/760783 "2016-08-23T05:13:08Z")
Now it’s rare for them to use a stage name. I guess only rappers do that now. I suppose they figure now nobody will care if their name is Jewish,Polish, etc. I always think Eliza Dushku is a classic example of som… --- ## [My Ex has my daughter and won't let me see her!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-has-my-daughter-and-wont-let-me-see-her/578028)
**Author:** [@TKOCC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TKOCC)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2011, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-ex-has-my-daughter-and-wont-let-me-see-her/578028 "2011-04-19T01:57:36Z")
OK, so here is my issue and I will try to keep it short and sweet: My daughter is 15, she lives with me through the week and goes to see her dad every other weekend. It has been like this for 8 years, but our custody s… --- ## [the rules of concert t-shirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rules-of-concert-t-shirts/551685)
**Author:** [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-rules-of-concert-t-shirts/551685 "2010-08-31T16:21:13Z")
Yes, the shirt is WAY overpriced, and you have the right to openly bitch and act like the vendor is the one who set the price herself, but you are still going to buy it, so just suck it up and do so. If they have mu… --- ## [Why are large aftermarket wheel rims so popular in low income areas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-large-aftermarket-wheel-rims-so-popular-in-low-income-areas/614737)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2012, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-large-aftermarket-wheel-rims-so-popular-in-low-income-areas/614737 "2012-03-09T11:56:38Z")
I’ve recently begun teaching a class in a low-income area of the city, and although anecdotal it seems as though every third car or so is sporting these large chrome wheels. I think the term is “low profile”, and I’m re… --- ## [Having large families when you can't afford them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-large-families-when-you-cant-afford-them/394248)
**Author:** [@MelCthefirst](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MelCthefirst)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2007, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/having-large-families-when-you-cant-afford-them/394248 "2007-03-13T15:46:16Z")
Something is happening to my former liberal feminist self (flfs)- I can feel the PC draining out of me year by year. Could have something to do with my now neighbourhood - filled with state housing and large Tongan fami… --- ## [Did this officer violate the law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-officer-violate-the-law/590898)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-this-officer-violate-the-law/590898 "2012-01-09T18:20:09Z")
This story has been pretty well publicized here in Las Vegas. Briefly, a man was taking video of a police response to something across the street from his house. An officer saw him filming, told him to stop, and when t… --- ## [President Biden Dropping Out of Race](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-biden-dropping-out-of-race/1004540)
**Author:** [@kitap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kitap)\ **Replies:** 586\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2025, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-biden-dropping-out-of-race/1004540 "2025-05-18T22:40:52Z")
I wonder if his Covid is bad. --- ## [Best Western (movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-western-movie/533237)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2015, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-western-movie/533237 "2015-06-09T14:11:40Z")
What’s your vote for the All-Time best Western movie? Any era as long as the setting is pre-1930 and somewhere in either the Western USA or counterparts in Australia. If you just can’t quite pull it down to one, try for… --- ## [First Measles death in Texas - Feb, 2025, and now in other parts of the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-measles-death-in-texas-feb-2025-and-now-in-other-parts-of-the-us/1014834)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 440\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-measles-death-in-texas-feb-2025-and-now-in-other-parts-of-the-us/1014834 "2026-11-06T00:28:49Z")
“1st death as West Texas measles outbreak tops 120 cases. What to know.” https://www.expressnews.com/news/texas/article/measles-first-death-west-texas-outbreak-20188974.php A Texas patient has died from measles, the A… --- ## [Looking for examples of unreliable narrators in television shows.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-examples-of-unreliable-narrators-in-television-shows/573811)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2011, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-examples-of-unreliable-narrators-in-television-shows/573811 "2011-03-16T18:37:27Z")
For the unitiated, here’s a good definition of the term. From the link: \[QUOTE=John Hewitt\] An unreliable narrator is a first-person narrator that for some reason has a compromised point-of-view. In all stories with a … --- ## [Democratic National Convention August 19-22 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-national-convention-august-19-22-2024/1005835)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 1020\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-national-convention-august-19-22-2024/1005835 "2024-08-27T19:00:29Z")
I didn’t see a thread yet for this so i thought I would make one. I’ll start the speculation by wondering if they’ll get any big stars to perform (of course, none as big as Kid Rock). My dream is for Beyonce to come out… --- ## [Does fencing help in self-defense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-fencing-help-in-self-defense/554913)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2010, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-fencing-help-in-self-defense/554913 "2010-09-26T13:54:52Z")
Would a trained (swordless) fencer have any advantages in a fight over an average fit person? --- ## [Bush vs. Gore - best background?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-vs-gore-best-background/657052)
**Author:** [@Fir\_na\_tine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fir_na_tine)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2013, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-vs-gore-best-background/657052 "2013-05-16T16:47:33Z")
Had a discussion the other day about the election of 2002. Gave my opinion that Bush had stolen the election. Was asked for some facts and had to admit I can’t remember most of the gory details! Where can I find the m… --- ## [Can someone explain to me why conservatives are against renewable energy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-to-me-why-conservatives-are-against-renewable-energy/574686)
**Author:** [@Cagey\_Drifter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cagey_Drifter)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-to-me-why-conservatives-are-against-renewable-energy/574686 "2011-03-18T05:35:15Z")
I can understand many conservative arguments against taxing rich people more, allowing people to buy firearms, and against all that other crap, but one thing I have never understood is the resistance to new forms of ener… --- ## [Creedence Clearwater Revival: Why the dislike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creedence-clearwater-revival-why-the-dislike/729743)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2017, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creedence-clearwater-revival-why-the-dislike/729743 "2017-01-09T14:41:54Z")
Every once in a while I come across a reference to CCR in the context of “Hippies hated them” and “They weren’t really a part of the Movement.” Could someone explain this to me? Hard to get freakier than “Bad Moon Rising… --- ## [New Math, New New Math....WTF????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-math-new-new-math-wtf/552182)
**Author:** [@BrruceDeitrickPrice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrruceDeitrickPrice)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2010, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-math-new-new-math-wtf/552182 "2010-09-19T18:22:44Z")
Your explanation of New Math seems okay to me, but I still want to know one thing. Do you feel that the people behind New Math, etc. were sincere? That they really believed that their methods would work? Personally, I’… --- ## [Columbo - a few questions for discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/columbo-a-few-questions-for-discussion/957074)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2023, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/columbo-a-few-questions-for-discussion/957074 "2023-05-16T12:22:48Z")
Columbo was a huge hit in the 70’s. The show is still featured on many streaming channels. Sundance channel has run it late at night for awhile. I assume it’s on Netflix? It’s inspired newer shows like Law & Order Crim… --- ## [What will we be embarrassed about in 20 years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-we-be-embarrassed-about-in-20-years/500860)
**Author:** [@ianjohnson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianjohnson)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2009, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-we-be-embarrassed-about-in-20-years/500860 "2009-07-04T01:31:13Z")
When I was younger I remember thinking that fashions and fads in the 60’s got pretty weird, and the 70’s in retrospect were often ugly, very much a “what were we thinking” decade. I liked those plaid bell bottoms at the… --- ## [Ashley Madison data breach - You going to check?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ashley-madison-data-breach-you-going-to-check/728230)
**Author:** [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2015, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ashley-madison-data-breach-you-going-to-check/728230 "2015-08-28T17:30:34Z")
Apparently the identities of cheating spouses using the Ashley Madison site that was hacked have been posted. Simple question: You going to check for your spouse? --- ## [How are you preparing for the coming fascist authoritarian regime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-preparing-for-the-coming-fascist-authoritarian-regime/966426)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 386\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-you-preparing-for-the-coming-fascist-authoritarian-regime/966426 "2022-06-27T01:18:50Z")
So we are approaching a midterm election two years after barely unseating a would be dictator from the presidency and the Democratic Party has made seemingly no effort to persuade the public that it can’t be allowed to h… --- ## [Do dogs remember someone they don't see often?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dogs-remember-someone-they-dont-see-often/644115)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2012, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dogs-remember-someone-they-dont-see-often/644115 "2012-12-17T17:50:21Z")
Most dogs are friendly towards the people they see all the time (their families.) But if a family friend comes over and the dog takes a liking to them, and that friend doesn’t come back for a while, will the dog remember… --- ## [How the baby boomers destroyed everything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-baby-boomers-destroyed-everything/780878)
**Author:** [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-baby-boomers-destroyed-everything/780878 "2017-03-16T00:43:02Z")
heres the link : MSN One of a few times msn its self put a “we neither agree with or responsible for this article” tags before the article… All I can say is wow …this guy believes no ones been innocent since 1945 and … --- ## [Ghosts (US Version): Who Got Sucked Off In Season 2 Cliffhanger (open spoilers for US and UK even in the OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghosts-us-version-who-got-sucked-off-in-season-2-cliffhanger-open-spoilers-for-us-and-uk-even-in-the-op/983990)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2024, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghosts-us-version-who-got-sucked-off-in-season-2-cliffhanger-open-spoilers-for-us-and-uk-even-in-the-op/983990 "2024-10-18T03:37:35Z")
Season 2 of the US version ended with a cliffhanger. Sam and Jay were outside the mansion, talking privately, when Sam saw a beam of light go through the house - and indication that someone has been “sucked off,” as the … --- ## [How often do Hindu women replace the red dot on their foreheads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-hindu-women-replace-the-red-dot-on-their-foreheads/676615)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-hindu-women-replace-the-red-dot-on-their-foreheads/676615 "2013-12-20T15:19:53Z")
I know some Indian professors at my job. Somehow I just can’t ask them this question. It’s a bit too personal. Is the forehead dot like lipstick? Do they rub it off at night and reapply the next morning? Or does it st… --- ## [Facebook Meme: Pearl Harbor Payback is a Bitch!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-meme-pearl-harbor-payback-is-a-bitch/574663)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-meme-pearl-harbor-payback-is-a-bitch/574663 "2011-03-18T19:26:00Z")
I get that this is just a sampling of random assholes on Facebook, but still…the earthquake and Tsunami are payback for Pearl Harbor!!! Fucking Pearl Harbor, from 70 years and at least three generations ago? ?And by the… --- ## [top 5 living mathematicians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-living-mathematicians/651954)
**Author:** [@thanatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thanatic)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-5-living-mathematicians/651954 "2013-06-18T18:39:21Z")
who do you consider the top 5 living mathematicians? --- ## [can the police confiscate your home if they find drugs in it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-police-confiscate-your-home-if-they-find-drugs-in-it/663876)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-police-confiscate-your-home-if-they-find-drugs-in-it/663876 "2015-09-18T16:24:33Z")
I know cops can and do confiscate vehicles they find drugs in. I always found this to be legalized theft (unless the car was bought with drug money, but I get the impression even recreational users can have their cars ta… --- ## [First thread! Will Repubs retake the House? Senate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-thread-will-repubs-retake-the-house-senate/541626)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-thread-will-repubs-retake-the-house-senate/541626 "2010-11-03T13:06:47Z")
I’m thinking in terms of numbers, not whether they “should” or not. I say “yes” to the house, “not a chance” to the Senate. --- ## [Will Kavanaugh be affirmed - yes or no?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-kavanaugh-be-affirmed-yes-or-no/822126)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2018, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-kavanaugh-be-affirmed-yes-or-no/822126 "2018-10-07T02:08:54Z")
Just asking for your opinion whether Kavanaugh will or will not be a Supreme. If you wish, feel free to explain why you feel that way, or if any specific factor contributed to your decision. Finally, feel free to estim… --- ## [You won the lottery. Do you give your employers 2 weeks' notice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-do-you-give-your-employers-2-weeks-notice/733685)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2015, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-won-the-lottery-do-you-give-your-employers-2-weeks-notice/733685 "2015-10-19T23:56:49Z")
Let’s say you won $100 million in the lottery. You’re financially set for life. Now, it is expected courtesy, in your job field, for employees to give their employers 2 weeks of notice, and keep working during those two… --- ## [How important is it for all well-educated people to know and believe Theory of Evolution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-it-for-all-well-educated-people-to-know-and-believe-theory-of-evolution/722816)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2015, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-it-for-all-well-educated-people-to-know-and-believe-theory-of-evolution/722816 "2015-06-25T20:15:50Z")
I’ve wondered about this from time to time over they years. Now, this nearby thread inspires me to put the question to The Dope. (Stop me if we’ve done this already.) How essential is it, really, for everyone (meaning… --- ## [In your experience, what is the worst type of pain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-experience-what-is-the-worst-type-of-pain/640674)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-experience-what-is-the-worst-type-of-pain/640674 "2012-11-18T00:41:46Z")
I was talking to a friend the other day about my appendectomy a few years ago and how I felt at the time that my appendicitis was the most “special” kind of pain I had ever experienced. He also had had an appendectomy a… --- ## [Incorrect Warning (IMO)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorrect-warning-imo/724832)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2015, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incorrect-warning-imo/724832 "2015-07-16T03:57:34Z")
In this post, Jonathan Chance semi-warns Andros that he was dangerously close to calling someone a liar. But Andros said that the cites which were invoked were lies, not that the person who invoked them was. That’s sti… --- ## [Help, mouse down tub drain, advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-mouse-down-tub-drain-advice/606640)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2011, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-mouse-down-tub-drain-advice/606640 "2011-12-20T12:47:02Z")
I appear to have house mice in the house as I mentioned here; I’ve ordered two electronic traps like these: http://www.homedepot.com/h\_d1/N-5yc1vZ12kz/R-202072070/h\_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10… --- ## [Really Fedex, Would It Have Killed You To Deliver It A Day Early?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-fedex-would-it-have-killed-you-to-deliver-it-a-day-early/460823)
**Author:** [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2010, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-fedex-would-it-have-killed-you-to-deliver-it-a-day-early/460823 "2010-07-29T03:45:17Z")
Not much of a pitting but it just annoyed the hell out of me. I sent off a package via FedEx Tuesday. I would have liked to send it overnight but didn’t want to pay the cost. While I was inquiring about the price differ… --- ## [Armed school personnel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armed-school-personnel/644301)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2012, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/armed-school-personnel/644301 "2012-12-28T04:46:29Z")
Yes, we have a zillion gun threads already, but I wanted to focus on one specific debate here. In debating what to do to safeguard our children at school, the majority of posters have come up with two solutions: limit gu… --- ## [Obviously, any Intelligent Person is Fluent in Latin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obviously-any-intelligent-person-is-fluent-in-latin/511619)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obviously-any-intelligent-person-is-fluent-in-latin/511619 "2011-10-27T03:30:56Z")
So, I was watching this new NCIS Los Angeles, which was kind of dumb, but what the hell would I know? Because when Linda Hunt started speaking Latin I didn’t immediately know exactly what she was saying without having t… --- ## [Which nationality is the most blunt? The least?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-nationality-is-the-most-blunt-the-least/544061)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-nationality-is-the-most-blunt-the-least/544061 "2010-07-01T18:54:19Z")
In my job I sometimes hear pitches from Japanese game developers. It’s often a maddening experience because it seems like they never just come right out and say what they want to make. The project is usually described … --- ## [Disprove solipsism. Please.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disprove-solipsism-please/536825)
**Author:** [@Dostoyevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dostoyevsky)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2010, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disprove-solipsism-please/536825 "2010-05-03T16:32:32Z")
The earlier ideas of Wittgenstein’s career along with Sartre’s stuff has left me ponderin’ alot. Is there any irrefutable, undeniable evidence that anything other than one thing exists? (I’m really hoping there is. So… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=364&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=366&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)