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**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-must-contraceptives-be-free/616375 "2012-03-22T13:33:05Z")
I’m pro-choice and consider myself a feminist. I’d like contraceptives to be widely available for anyone who wants them, male or female. I have to admit I’m enjoying the political damage the GOP is doing to itself over… --- ## [Sherlock Holmes 2 A Game of Shadows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-holmes-2-a-game-of-shadows/606509)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-holmes-2-a-game-of-shadows/606509 "2014-05-06T21:13:03Z")
Spoilers ahead I quite enjoyed it. It was strangely both much more silly and much more serious than the first. Despite the 2 1/2 hour length I never felt bored or drowsy. The reviews were not very kind but the things th… --- ## [Why didn't my oncologist tell me about alternative cancer treatments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-my-oncologist-tell-me-about-alternative-cancer-treatments/495894)
**Author:** [@brooklynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brooklynn)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2009, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-my-oncologist-tell-me-about-alternative-cancer-treatments/495894 "2009-07-31T22:28:22Z")
I’m a 27 year old male dealing with cancer since I’m 21. After diligently listening to my doctors; I’ve had three surgeries, lost 2 organs, been radiated with 207 millicuries of radioactive iodine, and had liters (litera… --- ## [Most beautiful female politicians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-female-politicians/717990)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2016, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-beautiful-female-politicians/717990 "2016-04-25T06:00:49Z")
Call me shallow, but I like lists like this. Although how they picked their #1, I’ll never know. Other than that, the list is mostly pretty good. I would love to meet Yulia Tymoshenko in person. Spoilered out of an a… --- ## [Is Golden Corral as awful as it seems in the commercials??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-golden-corral-as-awful-as-it-seems-in-the-commercials/615306)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-golden-corral-as-awful-as-it-seems-in-the-commercials/615306 "2012-03-14T19:20:17Z")
'Cause the commercials make it look like Hometown Buffett. I can’t see for myself, as there don’t appear to be any on them local (Los Angeles) --- ## [The Banality of Evil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-banality-of-evil/615782)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2012, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-banality-of-evil/615782 "2012-03-20T00:20:45Z")
In her controversial study of the Eichmann Trail, “Eichmann in Jerusalem”, Hannah Arendtcoined the phrase “The Banality of Evil”. As summarized neatly in the last link, what Arendt meant was that to do great evil did not… --- ## [Is Omar being a douche? More than just a Little.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-omar-being-a-douche-more-than-just-a-little/587306)
**Author:** [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-omar-being-a-douche-more-than-just-a-little/587306 "2011-07-03T23:18:00Z")
In this here thread here a woman posts about suffering a miscarriage, she has no insurance and the bills are arriving, and wonders if the father has any obligation to pay for any of the bills. Most everyone in the threa… --- ## [Jerry Lewis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-lewis/683166)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2014, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jerry-lewis/683166 "2014-08-26T13:54:24Z")
I just saw a documentary on Jerry Lewis, who at the time of the show was 85. I think it was around 2009, because he was a Cannes promoting his new movie. I have to admit, he looked pretty good, and he seems to have boun… --- ## [Legality of Copying an Out Of Print Book For Personal Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-copying-an-out-of-print-book-for-personal-use/444390)
**Author:** [@zev\_steinhardt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zev_steinhardt)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-copying-an-out-of-print-book-for-personal-use/444390 "2011-09-18T18:18:10Z")
I’ve been looking for a certain book for a few years now. Unfortunately, the book is out of print and has been for about a decade or more. There are no new plans (to my knowledge) to bring the book back into print. Wo… --- ## [Did Noah go to Ninevah in the Belly of a Whale?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-noah-go-to-ninevah-in-the-belly-of-a-whale/536834)
**Author:** [@ivoryjackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivoryjackson)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-noah-go-to-ninevah-in-the-belly-of-a-whale/536834 "2010-05-12T20:36:26Z")
Many religious people support the Noah story/fable. Last October, 2009 and last week, April 2010, two teams of scientists on the science channel and discovery channel said “No way.” Blue whales eat krill because it’s t… --- ## [Solution to USA Mass shootings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solution-to-usa-mass-shootings/840391)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2019, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/solution-to-usa-mass-shootings/840391 "2019-09-30T05:39:35Z")
As noted sociologists and other experts have proved- it’s not the guns, it’s the media. The media glorifying the shooters is what has caused the large uptick in mass shooting in this century. As I showed over in the el… --- ## [Cruel remarks your teacher made in class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruel-remarks-your-teacher-made-in-class/621258)
**Author:** [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cruel-remarks-your-teacher-made-in-class/621258 "2022-02-11T16:22:22Z")
When I was a high-school sophomore, the English teacher was going over each student’s grade status about a month before the end of the school year. He gave everyone’s name. He came to one girl and said–so help me this is… --- ## [Woman fired for eating pork](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-fired-for-eating-pork/258323)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2004, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-fired-for-eating-pork/258323 "2004-08-08T03:48:19Z")
http://www.local6.com/money/3614199/detail.html Interesting. Does a private company have a right to dictate your food habits? Gotta love this exchange: So, I guess they can accomodate all faiths in the lunch room, u… --- ## [Catholics aren't really Christian? Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholics-arent-really-christian-huh/610350)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catholics-arent-really-christian-huh/610350 "2012-01-31T00:54:47Z")
During a slightly religious conversation with a friend of mine, he mentioned: “well you know, that Catholics aren’t really Christian.” I was pretty astounded by this. Its a totally foreign concept to me. I’m sure it i… --- ## [Who said "Feet don't fail me now?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-said-feet-dont-fail-me-now/137376)
**Author:** [@DirtySteve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirtySteve)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2002, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-said-feet-dont-fail-me-now/137376 "2002-11-19T00:55:27Z")
I know several shoe companies use this as a slogan and that there are songs and/or albums titled as such, but who first said it? Additionaly, was there a superhero or comic character who used to say it as a “catch phras… --- ## [What food is rich in 'Glucosamine'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-is-rich-in-glucosamine/272779)
**Author:** [@flapcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flapcats)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2004, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-food-is-rich-in-glucosamine/272779 "2004-11-11T05:18:45Z")
My knee hurts. I’ve heard glucosamine sulphate has helped people with joint problems. However, the pills (and liquid) are really expensive. What foods contain glucosamine? --- ## [Sandwich rules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwich-rules/632219)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2012, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sandwich-rules/632219 "2012-08-28T22:04:15Z")
The mustard is spread on the meat-side of the sandwich, and is in contact with the meat in the completed sandwich. --- ## [Legal in All Circumstances (or, I Wish a Muthasucka would!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-in-all-circumstances-or-i-wish-a-muthasucka-would/511622)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2009, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-in-all-circumstances-or-i-wish-a-muthasucka-would/511622 "2009-10-05T20:37:06Z")
I wish a motherfucka would tell me what to do with my body. I don’t care what your ideas are about ‘the miracle of life’. Do you realize how subjective and vague that shit is? Your ideas about when life begins? Ages … --- ## [Missing Malaysian Plane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-malaysian-plane/685152)
**Author:** [@Reza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reza)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2015, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-malaysian-plane/685152 "2015-07-31T18:23:45Z")
Why do you think they don’t’ use clairvoyants / psychics to find out what has become of the missing Malaysian plane? They have proved through the history and real experience that they could tell some intriguing if not s… --- ## [What is the source for the recently popular Mark Twain quote.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-source-for-the-recently-popular-mark-twain-quote/580562)
**Author:** [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2020, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-source-for-the-recently-popular-mark-twain-quote/580562 "2020-10-28T16:43:29Z")
“I’ve never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with great pleasure.” - Mark Twain Ever since Sunday, I have seen this quote attributed to Mark Twain. I’m unable to find an original source for it. One p… --- ## [LOTR: Let's Debate Delivering the Ring to the Cracks of Doom via Eagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-lets-debate-delivering-the-ring-to-the-cracks-of-doom-via-eagle/711418)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lotr-lets-debate-delivering-the-ring-to-the-cracks-of-doom-via-eagle/711418 "2015-02-07T20:21:19Z")
This seems to come up periodically in LOTR threads, ever since the success of the rather amusing YouTube video, “How Lord of the Rings Should Have Ended.” My hope is twofold: (1) to have a good debate about this one hyp… --- ## [Gordon Ramsey's Masterchef](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gordon-ramseys-masterchef/548257)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gordon-ramseys-masterchef/548257 "2011-08-10T03:07:32Z")
I thought I would get a thread going. I’m watching my DVR recording right now. Beer cheese soup? Really? Ugh. --- ## [Do we really "owe" Trump a chance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-owe-trump-a-chance/771733)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2016, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-really-owe-trump-a-chance/771733 "2016-11-19T23:04:12Z")
He has spent the last year telling and showing us exactly who he is. After every “holy crap!” moment, both sides kept expecting him to start behaving like a mature individual. He never did. So why NOW to we expect him to… --- ## [Is it illegal to buy cigarettes online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-buy-cigarettes-online/400883)
**Author:** [@teemingONE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teemingONE)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2014, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-buy-cigarettes-online/400883 "2014-01-12T19:55:28Z")
I remember there was a big deal about buying cigarettes online a while ago, something about going around taxes and stuff. Would I get into trouble if I buy cigarettes online? (shipping to Jersey) --- ## [What can cause a car to catch fire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-cause-a-car-to-catch-fire/258272)
**Author:** [@Kitchen\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitchen_Wench)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2004, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-cause-a-car-to-catch-fire/258272 "2004-08-04T19:30:55Z")
Sorry if this is the wrong forum. Mods, please move as needed. Yesterday as I was driving down the main street in my town, I noticed that one of the cars ahead of me in the right lane had flames coming from the rear (u… --- ## [Its ok. The police were trying to shoot the autistic guy, they just hit the black guy by accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-the-police-were-trying-to-shoot-the-autistic-guy-they-just-hit-the-black-guy-by-accident/760672)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2016, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-ok-the-police-were-trying-to-shoot-the-autistic-guy-they-just-hit-the-black-guy-by-accident/760672 "2016-07-26T13:24:42Z")
Good publicity. I don’t know what to make of all this. Funny and sad and angry all at once. The story is an obvious cover up, but still kind of funny. I guess that is why they handcuffed the black guy, for his prote… --- ## [Does Penicillin and alcohol mix?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-penicillin-and-alcohol-mix/175461)
**Author:** [@McDeath\_the\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/McDeath_the_Mad)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2003, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-penicillin-and-alcohol-mix/175461 "2003-05-16T05:30:23Z")
I’m taking penicillin to treat a throat infection, and I’m supposed to go camping this weekend. First camping trip of the year! Is it okay to mix alcohol and penicillin? I want to know if I can drink my face-off, or if… --- ## [Welcome to February - a pure MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-february-a-pure-mmp/527228)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2010, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/welcome-to-february-a-pure-mmp/527228 "2010-02-08T02:24:22Z")
Stolen from Wikipedia: We need a purification ritual. No goats or squid - it must be pure. I suggest we begin with a thorough shower using Ivory soap. It’s 99 44/100% pure, you know! Next? Oh yeah, I’m starting th… --- ## [What Is The Highest-Altitude Building in the World?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-highest-altitude-building-in-the-world/611003)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2015, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-highest-altitude-building-in-the-world/611003 "2015-02-22T01:34:01Z")
What useful building (could be a house, temple, storage facility, etc.; it counts so long as it occupies human beings from time to time and was built by human beings (so caves or whatever don’t count)) is at the highest … --- ## [Jesus Could Not Rise If He Was Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-could-not-rise-if-he-was-dead/608614)
**Author:** [@Ken001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ken001)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-could-not-rise-if-he-was-dead/608614 "2012-01-21T04:17:17Z")
Forgive me, this is not a rallying flag for atheists or a call to fervent Christians: its simply something which bothers me and I wonder if there is any rational answer. In essence I do not believe the resurrection happ… --- ## [TV themes sung by the cast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-themes-sung-by-the-cast/686559)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2014, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-themes-sung-by-the-cast/686559 "2014-06-08T09:24:27Z")
All in the Family - “Those Were the Days” sung by Carrol O’Connor and Jean Stapleton. Green Acres - sung by Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor. The Monkees - “Hey, Hey, We’re the Monkees,” recorded by session musicians, but M… --- ## [Cracker Jack: Offensive? Racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-jack-offensive-racist/153781)
**Author:** [@knock\_knock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knock_knock)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2003, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracker-jack-offensive-racist/153781 "2003-02-11T05:44:13Z")
Most people have heard of Cracker Jack®. It’s sort of like caramel corn, it comes in a box with a prize, and it was immortalized in “Take me out to the Ballgame”. But why does it have that name? The food is vaguely cr… --- ## [What is the meaning of this painting? Why is one sister pinching the other's nipple?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-meaning-of-this-painting-why-is-one-sister-pinching-the-others-nipple/237462)
**Author:** [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2004, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-meaning-of-this-painting-why-is-one-sister-pinching-the-others-nipple/237462 "2004-05-16T15:25:19Z")
Please help me figure out the meaning behind this Renaissance-era painting. The painting depicts the two nude sisters in a bath together, with one reaching over to her sister’s breast, holding the nipple between her fin… --- ## [150,000 condoms to be handed out at the Olympics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/150-000-condoms-to-be-handed-out-at-the-olympics/628850)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/150-000-condoms-to-be-handed-out-at-the-olympics/628850 "2012-08-02T13:50:20Z")
Durex is handing out 150,000 condoms to Olympic athletes this year. That works out to about 15 condoms each. And you can get more if need be. I think I took the wrong career path. --- ## [Is there a proper way to do this (stapling papers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-to-do-this-stapling-papers/691729)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-to-do-this-stapling-papers/691729 "2015-10-20T05:21:33Z")
This is pretty mundane, but it also calls for opinions, so I landed here. Say you have a stack of 10 papers with printing on them to collate/staple. The bottom 9 pieces have the material in portrait (vertical) mode. The… --- ## [Despite horrible treatment, why don't African-Americans hate white people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/despite-horrible-treatment-why-dont-african-americans-hate-white-people/713753)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/despite-horrible-treatment-why-dont-african-americans-hate-white-people/713753 "2015-03-03T21:22:13Z")
When you look at the Middle East, you see people willing to strap on suicide vests or behead people. For religious or ethnic reasons, the hate is really deep. Same thing with the Rwandan genocide back in the 1990s. Sri L… --- ## [Sinus surgery experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sinus-surgery-experience/655158)
**Author:** [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2014, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sinus-surgery-experience/655158 "2014-01-11T10:40:11Z")
Apparently my sinuses are a mess - deviated septum, polyps and some blockage that didn’t respond to antibiotics. My allergy doctor and the ENT he referred me to both recommend FESS (functional endoscopic sinus surgery). … --- ## [What causes sudden huge front-teeth gaps in women in their 30s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-sudden-huge-front-teeth-gaps-in-women-in-their-30s/701039)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2014, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-sudden-huge-front-teeth-gaps-in-women-in-their-30s/701039 "2014-10-16T22:48:34Z")
The other day while shopping I ran into a former coworker who I hadn’t seen in two years. She had her toddler in the cart with her (who was adorable) but I couldn’t help but notice her smile. Wow… what a change. What … --- ## [Good riddance to bad rubbish: Chuck Colson is dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish-chuck-colson-is-dead/619550)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2012, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-riddance-to-bad-rubbish-chuck-colson-is-dead/619550 "2012-05-08T11:07:56Z")
The fucker finally died, at 80 years old. Sorry, but I don’t buy into the born-again thing, especially not for someone as devious and cynical as Colson was, so no, he doesn’t get any credit for working the God angle. H… --- ## [My county board was wiped out by anti-science nutjobs in one election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-county-board-was-wiped-out-by-anti-science-nutjobs-in-one-election/969033)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2025, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-county-board-was-wiped-out-by-anti-science-nutjobs-in-one-election/969033 "2025-05-14T20:17:35Z")
I live in one of the most conservative counties in Michigan (Ottawa County, which includes Grand Haven and Holland). Steady, old-school Dutch Reformed Republicans have dominated politics here for generations. It’s also o… --- ## [Why do robins have red breasts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-robins-have-red-breasts/492466)
**Author:** [@UncleFred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleFred)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2010, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-robins-have-red-breasts/492466 "2010-04-05T22:03:18Z")
Looking out in the backyard I was watching one hunt for worms and was struck by the red breast covering almost the entire ‘underside.’ I did some googling and found some ‘expert’ pages that said “I dunno” So I thought I… --- ## [Maria & Arnold calling it quits after 25 years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maria-arnold-calling-it-quits-after-25-years/581396)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maria-arnold-calling-it-quits-after-25-years/581396 "2011-05-23T14:37:03Z")
Another iconic marriage is over --- ## [Do Drugs Make You Ugly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-drugs-make-you-ugly/589075)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-drugs-make-you-ugly/589075 "2011-12-28T17:07:32Z")
Occasionally, there will be a poster or billboard claiming doing drugs will make you ugly. They will show a virtually emaciated person typically missing some teeth. is there any truth to this? What’s the SD? --- ## [Moderator Name Calling In Regard To members](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-name-calling-in-regard-to-members/581387)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2011, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moderator-name-calling-in-regard-to-members/581387 "2011-05-15T06:06:21Z")
In this thread two moderaters call a poster an idiot (or say they suspect the poster is an idiot). It’s in the pit so I guess it is allowed. I’m not interested in debating whether or not the poster is an idiot based on… --- ## [How we build the wall and get Mexico to pay for it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-we-build-the-wall-and-get-mexico-to-pay-for-it/794582)
**Author:** [@Alzarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alzarian)\ **Replies:** 221\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2017, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-we-build-the-wall-and-get-mexico-to-pay-for-it/794582 "2017-09-02T20:52:32Z")
The solution to the ongoing struggle to not only build a wall along our Southern border, but to also get Mexico to pay for it seems to be very elusive… but a possible solution has come to me, and it seems elegant in that… --- ## [Taxi - front seat or back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxi-front-seat-or-back/672544)
**Author:** [@Dervorin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dervorin)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxi-front-seat-or-back/672544 "2013-11-07T10:43:10Z")
I have no wish to disturb the peaceful sleep of the ghost of Rebecca Black’s song (long may it remain buried), but there is a question I must ask. I’ve been travelling in a lot of taxis lately (for work), and most of the… --- ## [The United States Air Force is unconstitutional](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-united-states-air-force-is-unconstitutional/947441)
**Author:** [@Max\_S](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_S)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2021, 9:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-united-states-air-force-is-unconstitutional/947441 "2021-08-12T09:07:21Z")
Continuing the discussion from Is the Internet a Post Road?: background of this discussion (click to show/hide)The Department of Homeland Security is in the Constitution? Or has an amendment added it to the Constitution… --- ## [What makes Tom Brady such a great Quarterback?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-tom-brady-such-a-great-quarterback/711637)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2015, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-tom-brady-such-a-great-quarterback/711637 "2015-02-07T16:28:51Z")
I’m really don’t see what makes him such a good quarterback. Nothing he does really captures my attention or makes me say wow, what a fabulous play. Is it that he is more consistent but less flashy than other quarterbac… --- ## [What is the correct way to pronounce SAP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-correct-way-to-pronounce-sap/519011)
**Author:** [@Blunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blunt)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2009, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-correct-way-to-pronounce-sap/519011 "2009-11-27T18:22:37Z")
Is there a correct way to pronounce the name of the ERP software SAP? It seems like the majority of my coworkers pronounce the letters S-A-P each individually, but a few use the word sap (like what comes out of a tree).… --- ## [NFL Week 17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-17/645393)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-17/645393 "2013-01-04T16:15:27Z")
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