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**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2008, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-near-are-we-to-solving-the-problem-of-recharging-electric-cars/475413 "2008-12-27T23:09:45Z")
Boris Johnson is always worth reading, whether you agree with him or not. He’s just been opining on electric cars. But it seems to me that the real problem with these vehicles is not the initial go, but the time it takes… --- ## [Trying to research Price of Coke (vending machine) throughout the last 80 years.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-research-price-of-coke-vending-machine-throughout-the-last-80-years/665330)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2013, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-research-price-of-coke-vending-machine-throughout-the-last-80-years/665330 "2013-08-06T03:27:14Z")
This is a factual request. I’m not having much success with Google. Coke prices in vending machines seem to be consistent from state to state. Usually the price point stayed the same for many years. .35 cents for examp… --- ## [Society in John Lennon's "Imagine": Utopia or Dystopia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/society-in-john-lennons-imagine-utopia-or-dystopia/542370)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2010, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/society-in-john-lennons-imagine-utopia-or-dystopia/542370 "2010-06-12T11:31:19Z")
John Lennon’s “Imagine” was a depiction of what he considered to be a utopia: But if analyzed closely it sounds quite dystopian in a way. This means that there being no afterlife and that people will die in one life … --- ## [Baseball June 2009](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-june-2009/498348)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 281\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2009, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-june-2009/498348 "2009-07-03T18:11:38Z")
So who’s going to break out this month? Josh Hamilton? Lance Berkman? Jay Bruce? So who’s going to continue to slide? Garret Atkins? Lance Berkman? I see Cleveland starting to creep back up the standings, the Yank… --- ## [How do I setup a computer to do solo bitcoin mining?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-setup-a-computer-to-do-solo-bitcoin-mining/654953)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-setup-a-computer-to-do-solo-bitcoin-mining/654953 "2013-04-11T00:55:52Z")
I tried to do some research on this a couple years ago and got absolutely nowhere with it. What’s worse, it turned out to be something of a security risk - something I understood and which made configuration that much m… --- ## [Did Jesus Read "The Republic"? Did Plato know the Bible??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jesus-read-the-republic-did-plato-know-the-bible/601423)
**Author:** [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2015, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jesus-read-the-republic-did-plato-know-the-bible/601423 "2015-01-06T20:48:55Z")
Probably not, but still - when Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle were alive, was the Old Testament (or parts of it) available to them in any way? Would they have known about Moses, for instance? And Jesus? Would he have hav… --- ## [Romney the Outsourcer/Offshorer and Corporate raider meme](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-the-outsourcer-offshorer-and-corporate-raider-meme/627708)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2012, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-the-outsourcer-offshorer-and-corporate-raider-meme/627708 "2012-07-20T19:25:26Z")
I apologize first off that I’ll probably be dropping this thread in and then only periodically checking on it and reading the (hopefully several) responses. Basically, the question is, will this meme maintain traction a… --- ## [If Romney wins the GOP nomination, who will be his running mate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-romney-wins-the-gop-nomination-who-will-be-his-running-mate/598928)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-romney-wins-the-gop-nomination-who-will-be-his-running-mate/598928 "2011-10-11T23:10:05Z")
If he’s the GOP nominee, Romney needs to pick a veep who won’t be this year’s Sarah Palin, but who will get the wingnuts at least somewhat motivated to help out with the ground game. So is there anyone out there who fil… --- ## [Stupidest Answer on a Quiz Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-answer-on-a-quiz-show/169122)
**Author:** [@bluecanary](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bluecanary)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2004, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-answer-on-a-quiz-show/169122 "2004-06-25T00:26:00Z")
When I was watching The Weakest Link I really did ROFL. Here’s why: The question: "In orienteering, what small object do competitors take with them, to blow in an emergency? The dumbass contestant’s answer … --- ## [Nice try, Fotheringay-Phipps.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-try-fotheringay-phipps/497086)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-try-fotheringay-phipps/497086 "2018-07-15T15:38:52Z")
No, in that thread you consistently said whatever anyone cited that didn’t disagree with you didn’t count. You were just generally a disingenuous fuck, and now you’re trying to rewrite history, The thread in question: T… --- ## [What urban legend have you heard repeated as fact the most times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-urban-legend-have-you-heard-repeated-as-fact-the-most-times/444660)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2008, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-urban-legend-have-you-heard-repeated-as-fact-the-most-times/444660 "2008-04-14T20:56:47Z")
Today marked I think the official 400th time I’ve heard the “true story” by a person whose friend worked in a hospital where illiterate parents called their baby “Fee-molly” due to the “female” wrist bracelet the hospita… --- ## [Pot roast in the slow cooker – temperature? Time? (need answers slowly!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-roast-in-the-slow-cooker-temperature-time-need-answers-slowly/517336)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2009, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pot-roast-in-the-slow-cooker-temperature-time-need-answers-slowly/517336 "2009-11-13T17:40:05Z")
Around ten this morning, I seasoned and browned a 5 ½ pound round rump roast, put it on top of a passel of onions, carrots and a bit of potato, closed up the lid of a new slow cooker, and set it to cook on “low.” Three … --- ## [Sex. Once and for all.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-once-and-for-all/502512)
**Author:** [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2009, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-once-and-for-all/502512 "2009-07-15T07:35:24Z")
Of all the culture war issues, the morality of premarital sex is arguably the most fundamental. At least 95% of Americans become sexually active before marrying. I like to say that people are voting with their bodies a… --- ## [Did Ra's al Ghul die at the end of Batman Begins? \[spoilers ahoy\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-ras-al-ghul-die-at-the-end-of-batman-begins-spoilers-ahoy/435204)
**Author:** [@FlyingDragonFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingDragonFan)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2012, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-ras-al-ghul-die-at-the-end-of-batman-begins-spoilers-ahoy/435204 "2012-06-10T22:04:37Z")
I didn’t want to hijack the IMDB says Heath Ledger would have starred in Batman 3 thread, but in it a couple people seem to be under the impression that Ra’s survived the train crash at the end, and one even claims to se… --- ## [Lost 4.07: "Ji Yeon"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-4-07-ji-yeon/441247)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2008, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-4-07-ji-yeon/441247 "2008-03-20T12:40:25Z")
Thread rules: A less than exciting episode last week, so let’s hope this one picks up the pace. Faraday and Lewis either were trying to release poisonous gas or trying to prevent its release-- we really don’t know wh… --- ## [Who are the worst Americans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-worst-americans/478211)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2008, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-worst-americans/478211 "2008-12-29T23:10:26Z")
I had this thought last night when a conversation I was having touched on Joseph McCarthy. Surely he’s near the top of the list. Who else? Roy Cohn? Ronald Reagan? (Obviously this list will be different for people of dif… --- ## [Serious business: Please list easily recognizable black female cartoon characters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-business-please-list-easily-recognizable-black-female-cartoon-characters/597536)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2011, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-business-please-list-easily-recognizable-black-female-cartoon-characters/597536 "2011-10-02T01:09:24Z")
Fact: I take Halloween far more seriously than any adult (of sorts) should, and I’m not effing around this year. I’m not going to do this song and dance where I go shopping on the 29th and am irrationally miffed when my … --- ## [What game ripped your heart out and stomped it on the floor until it stopped beating (sports)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-game-ripped-your-heart-out-and-stomped-it-on-the-floor-until-it-stopped-beating-sports/556100)
**Author:** [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2010, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-game-ripped-your-heart-out-and-stomped-it-on-the-floor-until-it-stopped-beating-sports/556100 "2010-10-17T16:16:11Z")
Game 4, 1984 NBA Finals. Lakers - Celtics. The McHale clothesline game on Kurt Rambis. Magic dribbles out the clock in regulation, Celtics win in overtime. At the Forum. What worsened matters was that the Lakers coughed… --- ## [Should the USA annex Alberta?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-usa-annex-alberta/708094)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2015, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-usa-annex-alberta/708094 "2015-01-03T05:59:36Z")
Alberta is the Texas, the Kentucky, possibly the Venezuela, or maybe the Saudi Arabia of Canada: a petro-state where the Conservatives always win elections. Of all of Canada, Alberta seems the most in line with mainstre… --- ## [Water Main Shut-Off Problems](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-main-shut-off-problems/520531)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2009, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-main-shut-off-problems/520531 "2009-12-12T10:00:53Z")
Our water main is nearly entirely stuck. The biggest t-bar wrench thingy available at Home Depot is not up to the task – you can actually see the metal twisting as you try. Professional plumbers seem to be able to do i… --- ## [Biblical literalism in the primary text](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biblical-literalism-in-the-primary-text/736065)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biblical-literalism-in-the-primary-text/736065 "2015-11-03T03:16:09Z")
In this thread, post 252 the topic about Christian heaven, I made the point in several places about a literal reading of the bible is the only reliable interpretation, due to all the factors and mechanics in a topic so … --- ## [Affair - Please help me!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affair-please-help-me/399092)
**Author:** [@MizGrand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MizGrand)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2007, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affair-please-help-me/399092 "2007-04-07T19:57:23Z")
I have nobody I can talk to about this, literally. So I’m hoping that my buds here can offer some advice please, without passing judgment. I’ve been married for 15 years. It’s a decent marriage, my husband loves me (I… --- ## [Totally deleting a musical instrument](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-deleting-a-musical-instrument/614496)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/totally-deleting-a-musical-instrument/614496 "2012-03-06T02:27:11Z")
Which musical instrument do you wish would totally disappear, along with every recording of it . . . never to be heard again or reinvented, or even remembered? At the top of my short list would be bagpipes. They sound l… --- ## [Democracy: It doesn't work.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democracy-it-doesnt-work/560842)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democracy-it-doesnt-work/560842 "2010-12-18T17:28:27Z")
I’m done with democracy. It turns into people wanting the authorities to confirm their wishful thinking & their biases. In a country where people think Hauser’s Law is for real, or that the Laffer Curve has a steep slope… --- ## [The handcuffed briefcase trope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handcuffed-briefcase-trope/649856)
**Author:** [@Meeko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meeko)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2016, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-handcuffed-briefcase-trope/649856 "2016-07-01T16:34:01Z")
It used to be, that procedural / government agency / macguffin type shows would have a suit, whose sole purpose was to (for reasons of plot) Cary around an obvious bullet proof briefcase, handcuffed to his wrist. Is th… --- ## [The frequently-used "Blacks kill blacks, and it's overlooked" argument (Black Lives Matter)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frequently-used-blacks-kill-blacks-and-its-overlooked-argument-black-lives-matter/759713)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2016, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-frequently-used-blacks-kill-blacks-and-its-overlooked-argument-black-lives-matter/759713 "2016-07-26T19:41:59Z")
Whenever the Black Lives Matter issue is brought up, one is likely to encounter an argument along the following lines: “In America, there are many black people who are killed by other black people. The BLM folks are sil… --- ## [BLADE RUNNER: Ford, Hauer, Young, Olmos, Hannah's Best Movie Ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blade-runner-ford-hauer-young-olmos-hannahs-best-movie-ever/537830)
**Author:** [@boilercake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boilercake)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2010, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blade-runner-ford-hauer-young-olmos-hannahs-best-movie-ever/537830 "2010-05-08T01:24:22Z")
I can still watch it and tear up at the end: “I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those momen… --- ## [How to respond to "We Missed You"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-respond-to-we-missed-you/529490)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2010, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-respond-to-we-missed-you/529490 "2010-02-18T22:31:52Z")
On occasion, I’ll skip an event that a lot of friends or associates are going to–not something I’ve committed to, just something I didn’t feel like doing. All too often, I get a round of “We missed you at the party” or … --- ## [LeBron opts out...what's his future?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lebron-opts-out-whats-his-future/691535)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2014, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lebron-opts-out-whats-his-future/691535 "2014-07-11T17:19:15Z")
Here’s the ESPN link to it I personally see it as a three-dog race between the Heat, The Cavs, and the Clippers. I am betting a return to the Heat, he just needed to rework his contract, and needed to opt out to do tha… --- ## [Pirate talk I don't understand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirate-talk-i-dont-understand/50506)
**Author:** [@aha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aha)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2016, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pirate-talk-i-dont-understand/50506 "2016-11-28T06:09:43Z")
Belay as in "Belay that! I know it means be quiet or shut up or something and where did it come from? Avast! As in Avast ye mateys! What the hell does Avast mean and where did it come from? Arrg. What does Arrg mean an… --- ## [Those who think Muslims aren't Americans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-who-think-muslims-arent-americans/524188)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/those-who-think-muslims-arent-americans/524188 "2010-01-13T15:58:30Z")
This thread got hijacked to a discussion over how to stop airplane bombers. Silverstreak Wonder posted this suggestion: That really bothered me, because it implies that devout Muslims can’t be part of “we” which I gues… --- ## [What should be done in the Medford School District/Teacher's Union Dispute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-done-in-the-medford-school-district-teachers-union-dispute/681640)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-be-done-in-the-medford-school-district-teachers-union-dispute/681640 "2014-03-03T01:51:59Z")
A friend of mine is blowing up my FB wall with posts about the ongoing strike between the Medford School District and the local Teacher’s Union. I know we’ve had union themed threads recently, but this seemed sufficientl… --- ## [So I was eating my wife's pussy...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-was-eating-my-wifes-pussy/49930)
**Author:** [@aha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aha)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2003, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-was-eating-my-wifes-pussy/49930 "2003-04-01T18:59:24Z")
Just a few tips for you ladies. ( Sue I hope you don’t mind me hijacking your topic :slight\_smile: ) I love to give a lady pleasure but before hand please be sure and wash that thang…the whole thang and nothing but th… --- ## [Screw you, ya liberal pussies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-ya-liberal-pussies/484229)
**Author:** [@stucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stucky)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/screw-you-ya-liberal-pussies/484229 "2009-02-05T17:42:22Z")
I’m retired after 40 years as a cop. I have some suggestions for new legislation: RPG's should be issued to radar operators and anyone going 10 MPH or more over the speed limit is fair game. Dumbshits that argue a… --- ## [If Jesus Could Heal the Sick and Raise the Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-jesus-could-heal-the-sick-and-raise-the-dead/389211)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 379\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2007, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-jesus-could-heal-the-sick-and-raise-the-dead/389211 "2007-02-06T17:22:40Z")
Then why didn’t he heal his crucifixion wounds after he rose from the dead? Yeah, I know he wasn’t planning on hanging around long, but I can’t imagine that it’d be much fun to walk around with freakin’ holes in your fe… --- ## [If SCOTUS gridlock continues after the election, what could a president Clinton do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-scotus-gridlock-continues-after-the-election-what-could-a-president-clinton-do/762239)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2016, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-scotus-gridlock-continues-after-the-election-what-could-a-president-clinton-do/762239 "2016-10-19T09:37:54Z")
Let’s picture a not that unrealistic outcome for the election. Clinton wins the presidency, but the Republicans keep the senate 52-48 or 51-49. McConnell follows Trump’s lead in somehow suggesting the results of the elec… --- ## [humilating the sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humilating-the-sensitive/669872)
**Author:** [@sentrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sentrix)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2013, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humilating-the-sensitive/669872 "2013-10-04T17:17:30Z")
let’s face it. one of the favorite pastimes of the overly sensitive is humiliating themselves. get in a disagreement over some insignificant little thing blow it all out of proportion, perceive it as a slight and run off… --- ## [How sturdy are loft beds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-sturdy-are-loft-beds/414576)
**Author:** [@percussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/percussion)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2007, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-sturdy-are-loft-beds/414576 "2007-08-10T09:47:08Z")
Currently trying to figure out what furniture to buy for my new apt and looking at the possibility of getting a loft bed to save a lot of space (the apt is TINY) Does anyone have experience with these beds, Ill probably… --- ## [Explain big weddings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-big-weddings/693506)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-big-weddings/693506 "2014-07-25T11:49:00Z")
A woman I worked with until yesterday quit so she could devote more time to planning and arranging her wedding, scheduled in mid-November. She’s in her mid-40s and it’s her first. It’s his second. The engagement was i… --- ## ["Marriage is between a man and a woman. Period."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-is-between-a-man-and-a-woman-period/463188)
**Author:** [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2008, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marriage-is-between-a-man-and-a-woman-period/463188 "2008-09-17T18:52:21Z")
In this thread, a number of posters make a statement similar to the thread title. When the discussion began to veer off-topic of the original OP in that thread, a couple of people recommended a new thread. So, here it … --- ## [Hey, I've been there! (Movie Locations)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ive-been-there-movie-locations/839391)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-ive-been-there-movie-locations/839391 "2019-12-31T22:54:31Z")
I was watching John Wick: Chapter 2 tonight and there’s a scene where Wick is fighting Cassian on some steps in Rome. As the scene rolled on it looked really familiar, so I pulled up a photo from our trip to Rome 3 years… --- ## [Good bands whose solo spinoff sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-bands-whose-solo-spinoff-sucks/708638)
**Author:** [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2015, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-bands-whose-solo-spinoff-sucks/708638 "2015-03-02T22:12:36Z")
Sometimes, you can tell where all the talent lies in a band, and when they quit to do their own thing, it’s just as good or better than the original group. Ben Folds, for instance. Nobody really mourned when Ben Folds Fi… --- ## [Fellow fat college girls, we need to talk.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-fat-college-girls-we-need-to-talk/376660)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2006, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-fat-college-girls-we-need-to-talk/376660 "2006-10-19T02:03:53Z")
I suppose this argument can be extended to most fat females, as this whole phenomena is growing increasingly common. Oh, and this is here because generally these kind of threads can get a smidge heated. Maybe I’ll throw … --- ## [Botticelli - January 2017](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2017/776285)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-january-2017/776285 "2017-02-02T04:28:15Z")
Thanks! Now, I am S! --- ## [Did anyone else start out liberal/conservative and then change over later in life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-start-out-liberal-conservative-and-then-change-over-later-in-life/846014)
**Author:** [@rosecoloredboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rosecoloredboy)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2020, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-start-out-liberal-conservative-and-then-change-over-later-in-life/846014 "2020-01-25T04:44:08Z")
I don’t know if this is the right forum for this, but I used to be very far left, even communist, but over the past couple years I have become quite conservative. Honestly, I am disgusted with a lot of the beliefs of th… --- ## [Brand loyalty for milk. WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-loyalty-for-milk-wtf/690093)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2014, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brand-loyalty-for-milk-wtf/690093 "2014-06-18T11:26:48Z")
I’m not talking about organic screwball milk or anything special. I’m talking about regular old Moo Cow Fuck Milk. At the grocery store today I see Deans (1%, 2%, etc) and Bordens (1%, 2%, etc) milk. Right next to each … --- ## [How do people in urban areas get groceries home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-in-urban-areas-get-groceries-home/605572)
**Author:** [@zombiemommy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombiemommy)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2011, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-in-urban-areas-get-groceries-home/605572 "2011-12-14T04:23:16Z")
I’ve always wondered how people who live in large urban areas, like New York City, get their groceries home. I drive my car to the grocery store once a week, load up, and have to make five or six trips back and forth fr… --- ## [Moron hillbilly's in bumfuck Virginia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moron-hillbillys-in-bumfuck-virginia/740744)
**Author:** [@Grsz11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grsz11)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2015, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moron-hillbillys-in-bumfuck-virginia/740744 "2015-12-24T01:34:20Z")
can’t fix the typo in the title… School district receives hate mail because students in a world geography had a lesson on written Arabic. Imagine what they will do when they learn these kids have been indoctrinated w… --- ## [Tell me exactly why rinsing my sinuses with a solution of ethanol is a bad idea.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-exactly-why-rinsing-my-sinuses-with-a-solution-of-ethanol-is-a-bad-idea/576189)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-exactly-why-rinsing-my-sinuses-with-a-solution-of-ethanol-is-a-bad-idea/576189 "2018-11-21T02:03:11Z")
Don’t get me wrong – on a visceral level, I understand that this is probably something that I’d regret. Nevertheless, I keep having the impulse. (Sort of like the way I am frequently tempted to add just a little Srirach… --- ## [Attempted Coup in Turkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempted-coup-in-turkey/760001)
**Author:** [@Chingon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chingon)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2016, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attempted-coup-in-turkey/760001 "2016-07-19T20:13:57Z")
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