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**Author:** [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2007, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-yes-you-do-look-like-a-ho/409929 "2007-07-08T19:52:01Z")
My office dress code is “casual business attire.” We often deal with bankers and finance execs, but few actually come into our office. I’m a bit of a slacker, so in the summer I’ll wear a poloshirt and dockers or casual … --- ## [Democratic Donors Urge Biden to Run. Should he?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-donors-urge-biden-to-run-should-he/731714)
**Author:** [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-donors-urge-biden-to-run-should-he/731714 "2015-10-23T14:19:17Z")
Democratic Donors Urge Joe Biden To Challenge Hillary Clinton I don’t know. On the one hand, I am concerned about Biden’s penchant to put his foot in his mouth and his abrasive confrontational style. I also think the t… --- ## [Should Obama have been able to get Congress to work with him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-obama-have-been-able-to-get-congress-to-work-with-him/743064)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2016, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-obama-have-been-able-to-get-congress-to-work-with-him/743064 "2016-02-04T03:59:01Z")
I just have this one simple question (although I realize is it not a simple question). People (on the left and the right) are saying that Obama should have been able to find a way to work with Congress in spite of their… --- ## [Why do cats sit on things we're reading?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cats-sit-on-things-were-reading/656635)
**Author:** [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cats-sit-on-things-were-reading/656635 "2013-04-25T20:23:59Z")
Has any real, scientific research done on the subject? Specifically, do cats instinctively understand where people are paying attention to, like dogs instinctively understand when people point? Or, is it simply behaviora… --- ## [Can drinking parsley and/or ginger tea coax your period on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-drinking-parsley-and-or-ginger-tea-coax-your-period-on/557105)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2015, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-drinking-parsley-and-or-ginger-tea-coax-your-period-on/557105 "2015-08-21T03:14:02Z")
Warning: TMI first part: So, I’m a tad late, and a tad sexually active, and a tad careless with my pill takeage (often end up taking two pills one day and zero the day before and after). But, we are always super careful… --- ## [Do other languages have the equivalent of abusing "like" in every sentence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-languages-have-the-equivalent-of-abusing-like-in-every-sentence/496336)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2009, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-other-languages-have-the-equivalent-of-abusing-like-in-every-sentence/496336 "2009-05-25T22:17:38Z")
Listening to some people in line in front of me today, and for the umpteenth time getting distracted by the overuse of like, I wondered if other languages have this type of language virus? Example for the few who don’t … --- ## [Ok so there are "things" crawling on my cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-there-are-things-crawling-on-my-cat/382664)
**Author:** [@MonkeyMule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMule)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2006, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-there-are-things-crawling-on-my-cat/382664 "2006-12-16T16:22:59Z")
There are these small bugs on my cat. I took her to the vet, when I first saw these things, but I guess I jumped the gun because she didn’t find anything on her. NOt even flea dirt. Now flash foward a month, flea dirt … --- ## [Let's draw superficial conclusions about people based on their cars.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-draw-superficial-conclusions-about-people-based-on-their-cars/696466)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2014, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-draw-superficial-conclusions-about-people-based-on-their-cars/696466 "2014-08-30T21:38:23Z")
MB - I don’t know how half this shit works but you’d be driving this too if you could afford it. Audi - I’m a dick and I don’t care who knows it. BMW - I may be a dick but my car wasn’t designed in an anime studio. Ja… --- ## [Jonathan Pollard: Release or Don't Release](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-pollard-release-or-dont-release/726408)
**Author:** [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2020, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-pollard-release-or-dont-release/726408 "2020-11-22T02:37:41Z")
it’s just been released that this guy will be paroled in November. Do you agree with this decision? I agree. Allies even spy on each other. The US with regard to Germany, France, etc. are recent examples. Cold War allie… --- ## [Favorite quotes you know off the top of your head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-quotes-you-know-off-the-top-of-your-head/468591)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2008, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-quotes-you-know-off-the-top-of-your-head/468591 "2008-11-02T16:04:13Z")
(Or, things I post about when my wife is away and I miss her desperately.) Rules are simple: Name the source & author and quote the passage, but do not use any reference other than your own memory. You can tell why you… --- ## [Innocence Lost Forever: Man Escapes Thai Sex Scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/innocence-lost-forever-man-escapes-thai-sex-scene/491155)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2009, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/innocence-lost-forever-man-escapes-thai-sex-scene/491155 "2009-04-16T03:32:42Z")
His story is here. This is a very lucid, eloquent account of how guys can fall into the bar-scene trap over here, especially in Pattaya, a seaside town about 90 minutes from Bangkok. A very interesting story and good bec… --- ## [Happy Thanksgiving MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-mmp/772633)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2016, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-thanksgiving-mmp/772633 "2016-11-28T04:17:16Z")
Good Morning and Happy Moonday! Happy Thanksgiving Week! It’s going to be a cold one here in Western MD. It seems like the furnace ran non-stop last night. Sp what are y’all thankful for this year? As usual I am so … --- ## [Who is the most handsome actor in TV or Movie history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-handsome-actor-in-tv-or-movie-history/692031)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-handsome-actor-in-tv-or-movie-history/692031 "2014-07-02T15:16:17Z")
I’m a straight male, but I am still curious what the ladies and other guys think on this topic. I often have a very hard time determining what makes one guy particularly attractive over another, especially to women. Mel… --- ## [Obama's memorability among presidents in 100 years time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-memorability-among-presidents-in-100-years-time/750171)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2016, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamas-memorability-among-presidents-in-100-years-time/750171 "2016-04-05T19:21:53Z")
Now that Obama’s in the process of wrapping up his term as president, I think most people have significantly tempered their expectations of him compared to the wave of enthusiasm and idealism that presaged his election. … --- ## [Gay Subtexts I Probably Missed In Films](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-subtexts-i-probably-missed-in-films/315947)
**Author:** [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2005, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-subtexts-i-probably-missed-in-films/315947 "2005-08-18T02:28:10Z")
Was watching the documentary on the DVD of The Wild Bunch, and L. Q. Jones revealed that he and Strother Martin decided to play their parts (two bickering outlaws) as gay, and that Sam Peckinpah said, “great, go for it.”… --- ## [Was the original Japanese version of Sailor Moon pornographic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-original-japanese-version-of-sailor-moon-pornographic/330282)
**Author:** [@BluePitbull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BluePitbull)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2005, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-original-japanese-version-of-sailor-moon-pornographic/330282 "2005-11-12T00:13:43Z")
Or is the rumors false? --- ## [Catholic Confirmation Mass - what to expect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-confirmation-mass-what-to-expect/526242)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholic-confirmation-mass-what-to-expect/526242 "2010-01-27T14:53:58Z")
My nephew is being confirmed and we have been invited to the service. However, neither of us is Catholic and we don’t know what a standard confirmation mass entails. Can anyone enlighten us? What happens in the servic… --- ## [Can someone explain this Naked Gun joke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-this-naked-gun-joke/764016)
**Author:** [@nate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nate)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-this-naked-gun-joke/764016 "2016-09-05T19:23:08Z")
There is a joke in the movie Naked Gun that I think about from time to time that never has made sense to me. It’s a scene where Frank is with Jane and she is showing him around an office or something. He says ‘nice ankle… --- ## [Zap2It (television listings) Alternative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zap2it-television-listings-alternative/685288)
**Author:** [@FeAudrey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FeAudrey)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2014, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zap2it-television-listings-alternative/685288 "2014-10-28T21:14:45Z")
The television listings site Zap2It has just rolled out a website re-design that has dropped most of its customization features in favor of lots of large graphics, making it nearly unusable. So I’m looking for an altern… --- ## [What if the Dope offered a ban amnesty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-dope-offered-a-ban-amnesty/987371)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2023, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-dope-offered-a-ban-amnesty/987371 "2023-09-18T05:52:09Z")
I’m sure I’ll get flamed for this, or get accused of being a troll, or a sock, or a trock (or maybe somebody who should be cold cocked), but I’m really not, and it’s just an idea. But it arises from thoughts of “illegal… --- ## [Is Thanksgiving a bigger deal than Christmas in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-thanksgiving-a-bigger-deal-than-christmas-in-the-usa/518915)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2009, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-thanksgiving-a-bigger-deal-than-christmas-in-the-usa/518915 "2009-12-01T14:18:15Z")
Or are they on a par? Or less of a deal? Or something else? :slight\_smile: --- ## [Can someone explain to me the appeal of The Grateful Dead's music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-to-me-the-appeal-of-the-grateful-deads-music/611725)
**Author:** [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2012, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-to-me-the-appeal-of-the-grateful-deads-music/611725 "2012-02-07T23:46:59Z")
I understand the appeal of The GD’s scene - the sense of community, the footloose travel, the drugs, the hippie chicks – who doesn’t like hippie chicks? But I absolutely fail to understand the appeal of their music. An… --- ## [Poorly Done Moments in Otherwise Good Movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-done-moments-in-otherwise-good-movies/515299)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2009, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poorly-done-moments-in-otherwise-good-movies/515299 "2009-11-14T19:11:18Z")
Inspired by the “Good Moments/Mediocre Movies” thread, let’s do the opposite. In the movie “Carrie”, there’s a scene where the boys are trying on rental tuxes. One of them is reluctant to wear a tux. Inexplicably, the … --- ## [Is it legal for a police officer to give out personal information?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-for-a-police-officer-to-give-out-personal-information/616169)
**Author:** [@Aurelia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aurelia)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2017, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-for-a-police-officer-to-give-out-personal-information/616169 "2017-08-04T04:59:28Z")
I’ve been reading the message boards here for years, and finally decided to register. Here’s the situation I’m wondering about: My friend’s car was hit while it was parked, which left minor damage – a couple of dents in… --- ## [Things that are bought that can be easily made.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-bought-that-can-be-easily-made/747130)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2016, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-bought-that-can-be-easily-made/747130 "2016-03-05T23:11:32Z")
I make my own chili powder, five spice and garam masala. These are not difficult to make but I wouldn’t call them exactly easy as there are more than 3 steps to making them. But one thing I make instead of buying is so e… --- ## [What was the stupidest premise for a TV show ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-stupidest-premise-for-a-tv-show-ever/293303)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2005, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-stupidest-premise-for-a-tv-show-ever/293303 "2005-03-16T12:49:26Z")
I nominate Blind Justice. A cop goes blind and through hard work and determination, gets back on the force-- gun and all. The reason why this premise is even worse than Homeboys in Space is that this is serious. It’s a … --- ## [A question for those that call themselves "Christian"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-those-that-call-themselves-christian/781219)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2017, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-those-that-call-themselves-christian/781219 "2017-03-21T14:49:27Z")
In a post in another thread someone said , and I ask how one can tell the difference? What exactly defines one as a “True Christian”, and not one in name only? I can only ask, but it would be nice if self-designated … --- ## [Letter to my daughter's high school principal about her choir program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-to-my-daughters-high-school-principal-about-her-choir-program/639340)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letter-to-my-daughters-high-school-principal-about-her-choir-program/639340 "2012-11-05T22:00:55Z")
\*I’m never sure if these things are supposed to be OBJECTIVELY Mundane and Pointless. Am I supposed to think myself that it is, or is it okay to share it if I think you guys will think it is? Anyway, I’m going with the… --- ## [Which highly praised children’s books leave you cold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-highly-praised-children-s-books-leave-you-cold/576396)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2011, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-highly-praised-children-s-books-leave-you-cold/576396 "2011-04-07T13:20:28Z")
I’ll probably get pitted for this, but I never liked “Where the Wild Things Are” or “The Little Prince”. I found them both just ok, nothing special \[tho I like Sendak’s illustration style\], both as a child and later on … --- ## [Why did Bush commute Henry Lee Lucas' sentence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-bush-commute-henry-lee-lucas-sentence/494588)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2014, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-bush-commute-henry-lee-lucas-sentence/494588 "2014-02-26T03:02:28Z")
Enough with all these thread bashing Bush’s record as President. Let’s talk about his record as Governor. Okay, seriously, it’s an old issue but I was just reading an old article about Bush’s decision in 1998 to commut… --- ## [What's the best way to get handcuffs off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-handcuffs-off/70650)
**Author:** [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-handcuffs-off/70650 "2013-04-15T11:51:37Z")
Will a hacksaw work or is the steel too hard? How about a bolt cutter on the chain (of course that still leaves me with matching bracelets, but at least they’re not joined). How easy is the lock to pick, assuming I have… --- ## [Sir T-Cups, come on down](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sir-t-cups-come-on-down/627066)
**Author:** [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sir-t-cups-come-on-down/627066 "2012-07-06T17:31:01Z")
So I had finished my Sunday morning bike ride, sitting at Starbucks having my after ride coffee, and cruising the dope on my smart phone. I come across this thread. Now I ride bikes, and because of this I am predispose… --- ## [Cast the HBO Series: Under the Dome by Stephen King](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-the-hbo-series-under-the-dome-by-stephen-king/519645)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2013, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cast-the-hbo-series-under-the-dome-by-stephen-king/519645 "2013-02-11T15:28:24Z")
POSSIBLE SPOILERS FOR NEWLY PUBLISHED BOOK LIE AHEAD: Yes, it will be a 12-hour mini series on HBO, so every little nuance/tidbit/nugget will get in. Julia Shumway: Janeane Garafalo, if only because I want to see her … --- ## [Will you women DROP IT already?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-women-drop-it-already/418777)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2007, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-women-drop-it-already/418777 "2007-09-15T05:55:46Z")
In my 20-some years of marriage, nearly all of our worst fights have followed a similar pattern as follows. Something happens resulting in a minor disagreement. One or the other probably apologizes or explains, or at l… --- ## [Where Are You? (Online World Map of Dopers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-online-world-map-of-dopers/57594)
**Author:** [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Replies:** 355\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2001, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-you-online-world-map-of-dopers/57594 "2001-03-17T21:26:18Z")
I’ve been thinking about this idea for a while. I wanted to compile a map of where us Dopers are. I started a map here. Maybe if enough people want to be on it, we can get Shayna to add it to the SDPP. So, if you’re int… --- ## [Racial discrimination in Malaysia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racial-discrimination-in-malaysia/502358)
**Author:** [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2015, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racial-discrimination-in-malaysia/502358 "2015-12-28T14:14:16Z")
From this Wall Street Journal article (full text here): To give you a brief background, Malysia is 75% Malyasian and 25% ethnic Chinese, but the Chinese way outperform Malaysians at things such as making money and atte… --- ## [At what point can they claim shoplifting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-can-they-claim-shoplifting/604237)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-can-they-claim-shoplifting/604237 "2011-12-02T23:08:48Z")
I worked briefly at a Piggly Wiggly stocking and bagging. We were encouraged to watch for shoplifters and to notify the manager or asst manager. From what I recall they had to walk past the cash registers before our man… --- ## [Is peanut butter banned at your child's school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-peanut-butter-banned-at-your-childs-school/571136)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-peanut-butter-banned-at-your-childs-school/571136 "2011-02-15T20:48:00Z")
Because so many kids have peanut allergies, I’ve heard that many schools have banned peanut butter at school, i.e., no kids can bring it for lunch or as a snack. Where I teach, we have not banned it; in fact, the discus… --- ## [Damn wedding weenie!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-wedding-weenie/241937)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2004, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-wedding-weenie/241937 "2004-04-30T20:25:44Z")
So a pal of mine back in Maryland is getting married. Sweet enough. We get the invitation a while back. It reads This arrived in the mail to Lady Chance and myself. We find out about 3 or 4 days ago that kids aren’… --- ## [Almost instant food poisoning? Had to be...but how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-instant-food-poisoning-had-to-be-but-how/469481)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-instant-food-poisoning-had-to-be-but-how/469481 "2014-05-29T14:11:03Z")
I didn’t eat all day, I rarely do. I felt perfect, absolutely perfect. I picked up a few fried chicken wings and potato wedges at the market while shopping (which I now believe might have been innocent: I also remember … --- ## [Is saving for retirement a good idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-saving-for-retirement-a-good-idea/550335)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2010, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-saving-for-retirement-a-good-idea/550335 "2010-08-25T02:01:01Z")
The arguments for saving go something like this: You start early, and keep putting some of your money in a tax free account (IRA or 401k). Then after 30 years of compound interest you’ll have a lot of money. There are t… --- ## [What's your fetish/ What turns you on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-fetish-what-turns-you-on/621319)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-fetish-what-turns-you-on/621319 "2012-05-16T21:03:03Z")
Feet? Big booty? High heels? Anything that gets you going… --- ## [Why do people abandon their cars on the side of the highway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-abandon-their-cars-on-the-side-of-the-highway/644830)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-abandon-their-cars-on-the-side-of-the-highway/644830 "2012-12-24T19:59:15Z")
I see several of them a week-usually they’ll have an orange sticker (affixed by a policeman I’d guess) denoting that the vehicle will be towed if it is not picked up by the owner promptly. My question is why people basi… --- ## [Atheists use 'unholy' water to unbless Florida highway](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-use-unholy-water-to-unbless-florida-highway/616234)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-use-unholy-water-to-unbless-florida-highway/616234 "2012-03-25T07:39:38Z")
http://now.msn.com/now/0318-atheists-unbless-highway.aspx As an ex-altar boy I know howe to make Holy Water. How do you make “Unholy Water”? --- ## [It's time to establish trading blocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-establish-trading-blocks/556111)
**Author:** [@Le\_Jacquelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Jacquelope)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2010, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-establish-trading-blocks/556111 "2010-11-13T06:29:28Z")
I propose that the United States, Canada, Japan and Europe should end all trade barriers with each other and establish a Wastern block, and impose severe tariffs against (at the very least) China and India until they mee… --- ## [voter ID- why? why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voter-id-why-why-not/615351)
**Author:** [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voter-id-why-why-not/615351 "2012-03-14T21:33:25Z")
Without throwing knives at me, or at each other, please explain what’s wrong with voter ID laws. I would prefer to be asked than to let just anyone come in and tell the poll worker she’s me. I am generally a social lib… --- ## [Tax help needed - I am an independent contractor and I have no idea what to do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-help-needed-i-am-an-independent-contractor-and-i-have-no-idea-what-to-do/618470)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tax-help-needed-i-am-an-independent-contractor-and-i-have-no-idea-what-to-do/618470 "2012-04-12T05:07:54Z")
I work for a company as an independent contractor, and I am trying to do my taxes, both for 2011 and for the first quarter of 2012. I have no idea what I am doing (yeah I saved it for the last minute!) I have Googled and… --- ## [Are young singles relationship-averse?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-young-singles-relationship-averse/993203)
**Author:** [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Replies:** 288\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-young-singles-relationship-averse/993203 "2024-05-16T00:41:03Z")
Watching rom-coms and sitcoms, and there’s a trope that’s gone beyond that, and is now a cliche: the single who hops into bed upon first meeting someone but is horrified at the idea of becoming romantically attached. Th… --- ## [ID the Movie by the Final Line](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-movie-by-the-final-line/577561)
**Author:** [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2011, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-the-movie-by-the-final-line/577561 "2011-04-18T18:56:30Z")
“You wanna have a catch?” --- ## [Thomas Aquinas: Logical Flaws?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thomas-aquinas-logical-flaws/745954)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Thomas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Thomas)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thomas-aquinas-logical-flaws/745954 "2016-02-24T20:22:19Z")
St. Thomas Aquinas, the guy who wrote the Summa Theologica and reconciled religion and logic (hell, even combining critical aspects of the two) he was attempting to prove the existence of God, by logic alone, at a time w… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=388&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=390&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)