# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=409&period=all&state=muted [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 410 --- ## [Deck the hars with bars of horry fa ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra ra](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-hars-with-bars-of-horry-fa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra/605372)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2012, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deck-the-hars-with-bars-of-horry-fa-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra-ra/605372 "2012-12-01T14:45:54Z")
You used up all the glue… on purpose! --- ## [Botticelli - November 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2019/842795)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 346\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-november-2019/842795 "2019-12-04T05:47:45Z")
I am S! Last month: https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=21948093#post21948093 --- ## [Found "private" SD card... how to return it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-private-sd-card-how-to-return-it/648184)
**Author:** [@Danja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danja)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2013, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/found-private-sd-card-how-to-return-it/648184 "2013-02-22T17:14:19Z")
My girlfriend was doing laundry today at the shared apartment laundry complex and found a microSD card in front of the dryer she was using. Thinking it had fallen out of my pants (I’m both a techie and forgetful, so the … --- ## [So I think I need some help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-think-i-need-some-help/643600)
**Author:** [@baileygrrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/baileygrrrl)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-think-i-need-some-help/643600 "2013-12-10T15:48:10Z")
I am on a crash course for certain disaster and I need a serious reality check. I am an alcoholic. There is no “I think” anymore. All of my behaviors firmly plant me in the alcoholic category. Sure, I manage to not mis… --- ## [If a property line runs through a tree...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-property-line-runs-through-a-tree/620689)
**Author:** [@cynyc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cynyc)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-property-line-runs-through-a-tree/620689 "2012-05-11T14:17:18Z")
Whose tree is it? I have this problem. --- ## [Bad Christian Bumper Stickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-christian-bumper-stickers/34478)
**Author:** [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2002, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-christian-bumper-stickers/34478 "2002-03-24T04:23:32Z")
Yesterday, I was on my way to the grocery store, and while stopped at a light noticed the car in front of me had one of those atrocious Taco Bell chihuahua bumper stickers. Except . . . wait a minute . . . the dog is s… --- ## [Where do you draw the line as to what is or is not cultural appropriation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-draw-the-line-as-to-what-is-or-is-not-cultural-appropriation/972360)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-do-you-draw-the-line-as-to-what-is-or-is-not-cultural-appropriation/972360 "2022-11-02T15:49:11Z")
Occasionally I’ll peruse the AmItheAsshole and Entitled People subreddits and occasionally there will be a post where someone is accused of cultural appropriation. I’m sure a fair amount of them are fictional, but there… --- ## [Better late than never MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-late-than-never-mmp/611969)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2012, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/better-late-than-never-mmp/611969 "2012-02-13T05:05:50Z")
I should have started this when I was on line at 1:30 this morning - no idea why I couldn’t sleep, but who knew no one would toss out the ball yet today? So, topic - better late than never. Um, I don’t know what to do … --- ## [Water on carpet, now that mildewy smell: How to get rid of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-on-carpet-now-that-mildewy-smell-how-to-get-rid-of/551014)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-on-carpet-now-that-mildewy-smell-how-to-get-rid-of/551014 "2014-01-31T03:15:41Z")
Hi resident geniuses. . . i trust this board more than random pages on the internet. I had a water spill that occurred, a hot water bottle dripped out about a cup or more of water when I was gone; when I came back it was… --- ## [Does semen show up under a black light?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-semen-show-up-under-a-black-light/435557)
**Author:** [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2008, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-semen-show-up-under-a-black-light/435557 "2008-01-31T20:59:08Z")
A friend and I were indoors at a place…it was dark, but “black lit.” He said the glowing spots on my t-shirt were semen stains. I say no way, I washed it. What say you? --- ## [Woodworking: How to saw to a straight line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woodworking-how-to-saw-to-a-straight-line/648375)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woodworking-how-to-saw-to-a-straight-line/648375 "2013-01-30T20:55:57Z")
I have been watching some woodworking videos on YouTube and am in awe of the ability of some woodworkers to be able to draw a straight line on both sides of a board and then saw to that line on both sides. Whenever I tr… --- ## [Can you break the country's law being outside that country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-break-the-countrys-law-being-outside-that-country/695959)
**Author:** [@Qwertol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertol)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-break-the-countrys-law-being-outside-that-country/695959 "2014-08-22T23:28:08Z")
Is it possible to commit a crime in a country being outside that country? What about situation like this: something is legal in country A but illegal in country B, you do that something in country A. Can you be extradit… --- ## [Spoilers and The Game of Thrones](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoilers-and-the-game-of-thrones/623220)
**Author:** [@coolbyrne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coolbyrne)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2012, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spoilers-and-the-game-of-thrones/623220 "2012-06-02T11:15:54Z")
Oh my god with the fucking spoilers already!!! I do not fucking get what the big fucking deal is with The Game of Thrones and these fucking viewers who have this incessant need to be virginal in all the show entails. How… --- ## [What would you change about the US government if you could start from scratch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-change-about-the-us-government-if-you-could-start-from-scratch/713268)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2015, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-change-about-the-us-government-if-you-could-start-from-scratch/713268 "2015-03-01T21:50:01Z")
I know it’s a brood question. I’ve REALLY been struggling with what I specifically would like to ask, and how I would like to ask it. I’m also not sure if this belongs in GD or IMHO. At first I was going to ask about … --- ## [the moderators are far too triggerhappy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moderators-are-far-too-triggerhappy/374106)
**Author:** [@Wildfire\_MM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildfire_MM)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2007, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moderators-are-far-too-triggerhappy/374106 "2007-03-05T03:28:49Z")
they just love closing my threads does the moderators have too much spare time? --- ## [538 is now saying Biden has a Lock on it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/538-is-now-saying-biden-has-a-lock-on-it/849101)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2020, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/538-is-now-saying-biden-has-a-lock-on-it/849101 "2020-04-14T21:00:46Z")
538 is now giving Biden the 9 in 10 chance of having a majority of delegates. So come Tuesday I suppose it will actually be settled. --- ## [Do Jews hold grudge against Germans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-jews-hold-grudge-against-germans/628668)
**Author:** [@gvozd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gvozd)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-jews-hold-grudge-against-germans/628668 "2012-07-23T12:04:11Z")
Even after compensation? --- ## [Skald. LOTR. Peter Jackson. Get in here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-lotr-peter-jackson-get-in-here/608988)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2012, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-lotr-peter-jackson-get-in-here/608988 "2012-01-15T12:42:02Z")
I tried to send you a PM but evidently your inbox was full. Now you will bear the ignominy of having your unscrupulous laundry aired in front of prying eyes! I saw in a recent thread you said you couldn’t forgive Peter… --- ## [What happens to a big bottle of vodka in a freezer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-a-big-bottle-of-vodka-in-a-freezer/664530)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2016, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-to-a-big-bottle-of-vodka-in-a-freezer/664530 "2016-12-31T14:33:05Z")
In 2001 we had a housewarming and someone left a big bottle of vodka in the freezer. Recently when moving to a smaller home the wife threw it out - we don’t drink very much, you see. Anyhow, wondered if one could have … --- ## [Americans with Passports - more Democrats or Republicans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-with-passports-more-democrats-or-republicans/633848)
**Author:** [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2012, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-with-passports-more-democrats-or-republicans/633848 "2012-09-11T09:25:20Z")
According to the State Department, about 30% of Americans hold a passport. Compared to 60% for Canada and 75% for the UK. Now, traveling internationally for Americans is different than for people in the UK, as foriegn de… --- ## [Why does Michael Jackson talk like a girl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-michael-jackson-talk-like-a-girl/214527)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2003, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-michael-jackson-talk-like-a-girl/214527 "2003-11-24T16:15:01Z")
Is he on estrogen? is he just a natural born “high talker?” Has he ever made any public explanation for it? It’s weird. I don’t think ever heard any other grown man who talks like that. Is it just an affectation? What’s … --- ## [Face Off, Season 4 (SyFy Series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-season-4-syfy-series/647394)
**Author:** [@Noelq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noelq)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2013, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/face-off-season-4-syfy-series/647394 "2013-03-27T16:17:24Z")
Well, once again, another great episode! Season 4 opened really strong - and I’m damn happy to see Westmoreland be the new teaching judge. As shown last year, he can improve someone’s design, or get them over a hurdle, w… --- ## [If you think it's OK to walk out on a mortgage that you can afford](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-think-its-ok-to-walk-out-on-a-mortgage-that-you-can-afford/525047)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2010, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-think-its-ok-to-walk-out-on-a-mortgage-that-you-can-afford/525047 "2010-01-31T06:07:50Z")
In a couple of different threads a common argument for it being OK to walk out on a mortgage that you can afford but don’t want to pay because you owe more than the house is worth goes like this; It’s in the contract tha… --- ## [Why the euphoric feeling after cracking fingers/back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-euphoric-feeling-after-cracking-fingers-back/477406)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Buttons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Buttons)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2014, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-euphoric-feeling-after-cracking-fingers-back/477406 "2014-05-31T05:27:21Z")
Why does cracking your fingers/back cause a 5-10 second euphoric feeling afterwards? Every day after waking up, I always crack my back. I bring this one up because it’s ALWAYS the best back-cracking of the day. So I w… --- ## [Stop making up words, imbeciles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-making-up-words-imbeciles/351049)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2006, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stop-making-up-words-imbeciles/351049 "2006-04-19T01:35:23Z")
Today on abcnews.com there was this story, about a woman who’s father had served in Vietnam, and how his war experience had affected her life, and the idiot doctor they interviewed had this to say (on page 2) (bolding … --- ## [Of catfish and cod](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-catfish-and-cod/575170)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-catfish-and-cod/575170 "2011-03-19T19:06:52Z")
I just watched the documentary Catfish last night. Towards the end one of the “interviewees” relates the story of how live cod, when shipped to China from Alaska, became “mushy” after the long trip. It was discovered tha… --- ## [I cannot Leave Saudi Arabia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-leave-saudi-arabia/455824)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2008, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cannot-leave-saudi-arabia/455824 "2008-07-20T14:58:42Z")
So my house is a mess of packed boxes. I have a ticket to leave very early Saturday morning. What could go wrong? The Saudis refuse to issue me an exit-only visa. Although I sold my car almost two weeks ago, the transfe… --- ## [Who was the first choice to play Aragorn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-choice-to-play-aragorn/224269)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2004, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-first-choice-to-play-aragorn/224269 "2004-01-16T03:24:41Z")
I saw an A&E special on LOTR Sunday, and they said that Viggo Mortensen was not the first choice to play Aragorn. Apparently another actor was fired after only a day of shooting. Anyone know who it was? (And, yes, I s… --- ## [Can a water balloon thrown from a building kill someone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-water-balloon-thrown-from-a-building-kill-someone/680114)
**Author:** [@andrea\_green](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrea_green)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2014, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-water-balloon-thrown-from-a-building-kill-someone/680114 "2014-02-03T03:10:16Z")
How can I learn about from what height (if any) could an average-size water balloon kill (or injure?) a person? What forces would need to be taken into consideration? --- ## [Super Bowl 43. Arizona Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Steelers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-43-arizona-cardinals-vs-pittsburgh-steelers/482970)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-43-arizona-cardinals-vs-pittsburgh-steelers/482970 "2009-02-02T21:32:58Z")
Well, this is the Super Bowl thread. As a longtime, diehard Arizona Cardinals fan, I can’t even explain how it feels to start this. This does seem to be a good matchup. The Cardinals are fun to watch with perhaps the be… --- ## [TV Shows which have almost completely dropped off the cultural radar screen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-which-have-almost-completely-dropped-off-the-cultural-radar-screen/469303)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2008, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-which-have-almost-completely-dropped-off-the-cultural-radar-screen/469303 "2008-10-30T01:41:25Z")
Yeah, I’ve been guilty of some more TV Tropes surfing. I started to make some mental notes of various TV shows which at one time were high profile (either among the general public or amongst certain subcultures), but on… --- ## [How much have candy bars shrunk through the years?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-have-candy-bars-shrunk-through-the-years/677295)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2013, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-have-candy-bars-shrunk-through-the-years/677295 "2013-12-29T01:25:57Z")
Is there a way to find out how much candy bars weighed back in 1945, then compare them to the ones from 1955, 1965, 1975 etc. ? I think some good ones to chart would be Baby Ruth, Hershey Bar and 3 Musketeers. --- ## [Doonesbury: CHEAT!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doonesbury-cheat/607070)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2012, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doonesbury-cheat/607070 "2012-01-01T03:47:49Z")
Doonesbury is one of only four or five strips I read with any regularity anymore. I have plenty of respect for Trudeau and generally agree with his take on most topics. This week, he cheated like a frat boy playing pok… --- ## [A journey thru the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-journey-thru-the-mmp/782075)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 250\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2017, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-journey-thru-the-mmp/782075 "2017-03-20T06:02:58Z")
If a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, then I’m up to a billion miles of journeys just for this year! I will probably end up in a country that begins with “C” this summer, but I don’t know which one… --- ## [Civil War and Batman vs Superman: please help me to get excited about these movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-war-and-batman-vs-superman-please-help-me-to-get-excited-about-these-movies/749158)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2016, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-war-and-batman-vs-superman-please-help-me-to-get-excited-about-these-movies/749158 "2016-03-28T22:27:29Z")
Don’t get me wrong, I love superhero movies as much as the next girl, and they have really turned around Captain America for me. I never liked Cap much before the movies, he always seemed to be a jingoistic anachronism. … --- ## [My Dentist Screw Up: Understandable, or Incompetent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dentist-screw-up-understandable-or-incompetent/609183)
**Author:** [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dentist-screw-up-understandable-or-incompetent/609183 "2012-01-13T17:59:49Z")
One year ago, I needed a filling for a cavity. The cavity was located on the side of a tooth facing another tooth, to it wasn’t visible or accessible; the filling had to be drilled through the top of my tooth straight th… --- ## [Did Ginger Rogers really do everything Fred Astaire did but backwards and in high heels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-ginger-rogers-really-do-everything-fred-astaire-did-but-backwards-and-in-high-heels/561165)
**Author:** [@Pierrot\_Le\_Fou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pierrot_Le_Fou)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-ginger-rogers-really-do-everything-fred-astaire-did-but-backwards-and-in-high-heels/561165 "2010-11-24T21:44:49Z")
“Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but she did it backwards and in high heels.” I am not a dance expert, but the saying does not appear to be true to me. Maybe some dance experts can chime in. Looking at f… --- ## [Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D S01E19: The Only Light in the Darkness (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s01e19-the-only-light-in-the-darkness-open-spoilers/686730)
**Author:** [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2014, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s01e19-the-only-light-in-the-darkness-open-spoilers/686730 "2014-04-29T20:27:06Z")
“The Only Light in the Darkness” Directed by Vincent Misiano Written by Monica Owusu-Breen An agent dies. The team splits apart. Words of love are uttered. Words of love are thought, but never said aloud. Lost love is… --- ## [Despicable: Radio station tricks woman into killing herself to win a Wii for her kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/despicable-radio-station-tricks-woman-into-killing-herself-to-win-a-wii-for-her-kids/387995)
**Author:** [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2007, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/despicable-radio-station-tricks-woman-into-killing-herself-to-win-a-wii-for-her-kids/387995 "2007-01-22T01:11:33Z")
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/13/water.intox.ap/index.html The details and comment from the radio station are still slim, but what we do know is simply despicable. The radio station held a contest based on the very sho… --- ## ["Your body does not really digest meat. It only uses the fat & the meat rots in your system" T or F?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-body-does-not-really-digest-meat-it-only-uses-the-fat-the-meat-rots-in-your-system-t-or-f/646122)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-body-does-not-really-digest-meat-it-only-uses-the-fat-the-meat-rots-in-your-system-t-or-f/646122 "2013-08-15T03:50:44Z")
I was reading about all things poopwhen this claim popped up. I thought the body got fat and protein from meat not just fat. Is this claim true or false? --- ## [Is it legal to require art students to photograph themselves nude?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-require-art-students-to-photograph-themselves-nude/346411)
**Author:** [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2006, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-legal-to-require-art-students-to-photograph-themselves-nude/346411 "2006-03-04T14:06:23Z")
I’m asking for a friend of mine on deviantART. In her words: Needless to say, she’s not too keen on doing it. This teacher is also really shitty in other ways, doing stuff like making students work on a piece and the… --- ## [Nirvana's "Nevermind" - why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nirvanas-nevermind-why/668294)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2013, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nirvanas-nevermind-why/668294 "2013-09-17T06:09:40Z")
As anyone over the age of 35 knows, this Washington state band came out of seemingly nowhere in the fall of 1991 with an album that reached #1 in almost every nation in the world that keeps a chart. Subsequent releases … --- ## [How important is it for all 4 tires to match?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-it-for-all-4-tires-to-match/617716)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2012, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-important-is-it-for-all-4-tires-to-match/617716 "2012-04-08T03:58:16Z")
I drive a Ford Focus Coupe that absolutely devours rear tires. From the Google results that I’ve seen, it’s a common problem that Ford thinks isn’t a problem. The alignment guy tells me that there’s no problem with my … --- ## [Election 2004 Predictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-2004-predictions/224744)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 341\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2004, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-2004-predictions/224744 "2004-03-05T21:49:54Z")
Right, I asked MEBuckner if this was OK and was told it was… All through the varios fora I see wild-eyed predictions about the upcoming election and people asserting that they ‘know’ what will happen. So I wanted a pla… --- ## [what exactly is an FBI "special agent?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-an-fbi-special-agent/579349)
**Author:** [@kidneyfailure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidneyfailure)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2011, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-an-fbi-special-agent/579349 "2011-04-24T21:25:58Z")
I’ve recently purchased an X-Files boxed set that includes every season AND both movies. I’ve been devouring and enjoying every episode as only a true X-Phile could, but often find myself wondering why M&S often identify… --- ## [Okay, Fine, Abortion Again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-fine-abortion-again/748635)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-fine-abortion-again/748635 "2016-03-17T21:22:41Z")
Pretty much bullshit, son. You oppose abortion, and that’s fine. That’s your opinion. But don’t try to claim that “Between a woman and her doctor” is “appeal to authority.” That’s a load. Instead, it’s an invocatio… --- ## [Shayna is an intellectual coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shayna-is-an-intellectual-coward/443556)
**Author:** [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2008, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shayna-is-an-intellectual-coward/443556 "2008-04-07T23:21:54Z")
This all started with this now closed thread here. And culminated in Shayna’s comment from this thread: This is basic intellectual cowardice at its worst. I have no problem with someone going on a crusade against Joh… --- ## [Earliest you can check in for a flight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-you-can-check-in-for-a-flight/414942)
**Author:** [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2007, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-you-can-check-in-for-a-flight/414942 "2007-08-10T16:33:46Z")
Is there any sort of time limit as to how many hours before a flight you can check in/check bags at the airport? I’m arriving in Albuquerque for a 1 AM flight at 7 PM on Friday, and would prefer not to have any major pr… --- ## [Man, this jewelry commercial irritates the hell outta me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-this-jewelry-commercial-irritates-the-hell-outta-me/520022)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2010, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-this-jewelry-commercial-irritates-the-hell-outta-me/520022 "2010-01-15T13:23:13Z")
It’s this one. First of all, I’m definitely not the target audience on any level. The only thing I like about jewelry, especially modern jewelry, especially modern diamond jewelry, is that it can be sold for cash. It’s… --- ## [Sarah Palin: Paul Revere warned the British](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-paul-revere-warned-the-british/584369)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2011, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-paul-revere-warned-the-british/584369 "2011-06-11T05:30:44Z")
Yup, that’s what she said. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=408&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=410&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)