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**Author:** [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2007, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-mayonnaise-so-different-in-france/414779 "2007-08-08T18:18:18Z")
I was musing on my past experiences the other day, and remembered how much I disliked the mayonnaise I had during my high-school exchange to France. It was darker (more yellow, specifically) than anything I’ve ever had s… --- ## [Contribute a song to my SDMB Spotify playlist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contribute-a-song-to-my-sdmb-spotify-playlist/726403)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2015, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contribute-a-song-to-my-sdmb-spotify-playlist/726403 "2015-09-08T21:36:19Z")
I’m always on the lookout for new music, so I thought it would be a cool idea to create a playlist comprised entirely of Doper recommendations. So, give me one (and only one) song to add. Something you value, and someth… --- ## [Any African-American news anchors who speak on air with an African-American Vernacular accent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-african-american-news-anchors-who-speak-on-air-with-an-african-american-vernacular-accent/835016)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2023, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-african-american-news-anchors-who-speak-on-air-with-an-african-american-vernacular-accent/835016 "2023-06-30T18:51:47Z")
Whenever I see black news anchors, they speak entirely without any African-American vernacular English accent. In some cases it sounds natural (e.g. Lester Holt of NBC News), but in other cases it sounds like they are s… --- ## [Gypsies taking children. A old bogeyman brought back to life.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gypsies-taking-children-a-old-bogeyman-brought-back-to-life/671757)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2013, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gypsies-taking-children-a-old-bogeyman-brought-back-to-life/671757 "2013-10-28T18:40:11Z")
I can recall my grandparents telling me to behave or the gypsies would come and take me. Or they’d threaten to give me to the gypsies if I’d done something really naughty. :eek: Scared me pretty good at age 6 or 7. The… --- ## [I pit brazil84 for: his rules of debate; "quote me"; bailing out. (Nothing new under the sun)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-brazil84-for-his-rules-of-debate-quote-me-bailing-out-nothing-new-under-the-sun/590687)
**Author:** [@SherwoodAnderson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SherwoodAnderson)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2011, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-brazil84-for-his-rules-of-debate-quote-me-bailing-out-nothing-new-under-the-sun/590687 "2011-08-03T15:23:01Z")
Some of you are aware of the poster brazil84, and the fact that \[ul\] \[li\]he has his own set of debating rules\[/li\]\[li\]he is often vague about, or evades specifying which propositions he’s arguing\[/li\]\[li\]but he usually… --- ## [Do Levi's 501s fit differently from how they used to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-levis-501s-fit-differently-from-how-they-used-to/513427)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2009, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-levis-501s-fit-differently-from-how-they-used-to/513427 "2009-10-19T14:55:23Z")
I was in a mall yesterday, and while walking through Macy’s I decided to try on a pair of 501s in the size I used to buy. My motivation was more curiosity than any actual desire to buy jeans. Since I last bought this … --- ## [Does a Camaro w/ Auto Trans = a Sports Car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-camaro-w-auto-trans-a-sports-car/688609)
**Author:** [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2014, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-camaro-w-auto-trans-a-sports-car/688609 "2014-05-30T02:47:19Z")
I mean, you just keep it tuned up and stamp your feet when you feel pissy. Is that a sports car…? --- ## [Women what do you find attractive in a man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-what-do-you-find-attractive-in-a-man/781536)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-what-do-you-find-attractive-in-a-man/781536 "2017-03-14T01:15:12Z")
Something I’ve never quite been able to figure out is what exactly women like. I’m not talking about thinks like personality or such. I want to know purely from a physical/visual sense. --- ## [Increase In Autism.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increase-in-autism/634479)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/increase-in-autism/634479 "2012-09-22T14:48:27Z")
I was just wondering if anyone has any idea why there is such an increase recently in the cases of Autism in the US. (Here is the Wiki article. Here is the chart by itself.) As you can see, the growth is literally expon… --- ## [Use of Roman Numerals After Name; How Far Does this Go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-roman-numerals-after-name-how-far-does-this-go/453800)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2008, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-roman-numerals-after-name-how-far-does-this-go/453800 "2008-06-24T20:22:01Z")
Good morning, Straightdopers; Evil Was I here. All of us are familiar with the use of Roman numerals after one’s name to indicate repeated uses of the name within a family. With the exception of royalty, popes, and sit… --- ## [What's the correct way to deal with this situation (food smells in common areas)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-correct-way-to-deal-with-this-situation-food-smells-in-common-areas/502589)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-correct-way-to-deal-with-this-situation-food-smells-in-common-areas/502589 "2009-07-20T21:11:06Z")
I’ve been wasting way too much time over at Passive-Aggressive Notes (http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/). But reading one of the notes reminded me of one of the most annoying situations I ever dealt with living in a… --- ## [First trip to IKEA - tips, tricks, favorite products?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-trip-to-ikea-tips-tricks-favorite-products/607796)
**Author:** [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2012, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/first-trip-to-ikea-tips-tricks-favorite-products/607796 "2012-01-04T22:48:11Z")
We’re headed to IKEA tomorrow for our very first visit ever (you have no idea how excited I am :D.) The closest IKEA is about an hour and a half away, and we finally have both the time and the money to go and get some st… --- ## [Female Dopers, your opinion, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-your-opinion-please/473208)
**Author:** [@Soul\_Brother\_Number\_Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul_Brother_Number_Two)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-dopers-your-opinion-please/473208 "2008-12-04T20:49:13Z")
Today I saw not one but two young women, early to mid-20s, who were so luminously, soulfully beautiful I quite literally ached as I gazed at them. I am a happily married man aged 45. My wife is beautiful inside and out.… --- ## [My fellow SDMB Republicans, it is time once again for the Republican Happy Dance®!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fellow-sdmb-republicans-it-is-time-once-again-for-the-republican-happy-dance/272684)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2004, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-fellow-sdmb-republicans-it-is-time-once-again-for-the-republican-happy-dance/272684 "2004-11-09T19:41:41Z")
It has been two years since the last , but once again it is time. We won. We won on the initiatives. We won in the Congress. We won in the Senate. We. Won. The Presidency. We won despite their best efforts! We won… --- ## [Need temporary Internet access from laptop while traveling... Options?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-temporary-internet-access-from-laptop-while-traveling-options/576351)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-temporary-internet-access-from-laptop-while-traveling-options/576351 "2013-06-20T03:04:32Z")
So I’m going to be traveling soon on a family matter. My grandparents’ house doesn’t currently have Internet access, but I need to be able to work on something while I’m there. Thus, I’m looking into my Internet option… --- ## [How do poor people pay for funerals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-poor-people-pay-for-funerals/492007)
**Author:** [@Asylum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asylum)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-poor-people-pay-for-funerals/492007 "2009-04-13T01:46:04Z")
It seems to me that even if you go cheap you’re going to be paying close to $10,000. How do you people without any insurance or other resources pay for it, especially since the funeral homes and cemeteries want money up… --- ## [There's a car buried in my back yard!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-car-buried-in-my-back-yard/541622)
**Author:** [@broughtv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/broughtv)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2010, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-car-buried-in-my-back-yard/541622 "2010-06-04T18:32:41Z")
I am within days of closing on my home and the owners have been so gratious as to let me rent while the paperwork is completed and closing is accomplished. I have had visits from 3 different neighbors, at 3 different ti… --- ## [How would Bernie Sanders's constitutional amendment overturning Citizens United actually work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-bernie-sanderss-constitutional-amendment-overturning-citizens-united-actually-work/728588)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2015, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-bernie-sanderss-constitutional-amendment-overturning-citizens-united-actually-work/728588 "2015-08-31T03:47:20Z")
It was described and advocated in this thread from December 2011, and the full text of the proposed amendment is here. This is something my mom strongly advocates, as do all my friends and basically almost all liberal a… --- ## [How many \[X\] does it take to change a light bulb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-x-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/19330)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2004, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-x-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/19330 "2004-07-28T16:23:36Z")
As long as we’re sharing jokes: My personal favorites. How many flies does it take to screw in a light bulb? Only two, but you have to figure out how to get them in there. How many Teamsters does it take to change a … --- ## [Seattle Minimum Wage Under Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-minimum-wage-under-fire/790042)
**Author:** [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2017, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-minimum-wage-under-fire/790042 "2017-07-31T01:52:59Z")
Interesting results so far. Turns out, the data suggests that one the minimum wage hit around 13 dollars an hour (on a path to eventually hit 15) people making under 19 dollars an hour started to lose money by reducti… --- ## [The Last Airbender(movie)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-airbender-movie/545185)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-last-airbender-movie/545185 "2010-07-06T18:52:52Z")
Or, as it appears it should be titled, “What Happened to M. Night Shyamalan”? The reviews are coming out and it, to say the least, is looking bad for the movie. Ebert gives is 1/2 star and say, that it, “is an agonizin… --- ## [Why the tape at the finish line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-tape-at-the-finish-line/630831)
**Author:** [@catnoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catnoe)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2012, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-tape-at-the-finish-line/630831 "2012-08-23T01:04:56Z")
Huge discussion going on at the house. I need a reason for the tape/ribbon at the finish line of a race and is it still relevant today or just tradition. --- ## [What is the point of college fraternities?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-college-fraternities/705379)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2015, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-point-of-college-fraternities/705379 "2015-01-23T19:23:01Z")
Not sure where to put this, but I could see it turning into a debate, so I put it here. In my view, college frats (/sororities) exist to maintain and perpetuate the cliquey high school social stratification of cool vers… --- ## [What exactly did Hillary Clinton do that was so bad with the email scandal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-did-hillary-clinton-do-that-was-so-bad-with-the-email-scandal/745264)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-did-hillary-clinton-do-that-was-so-bad-with-the-email-scandal/745264 "2016-02-24T17:51:58Z")
Did she do anything illegal? Was she not supposed to have a private email server? Sounds to me like she kept classified information under the cusp as much as possible. Isn’t that was she was supposed to do in the inter… --- ## [The fullness of the Godhead and salvation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fullness-of-the-godhead-and-salvation/180595)
**Author:** [@Nomadic\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nomadic_One)\ **Replies:** 356\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2003, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fullness-of-the-godhead-and-salvation/180595 "2003-06-19T06:36:39Z")
I suppose I should start with this: Well I think this falls under the witnessing category. In Christianity there is a belief by many religions that is biblically inaccurate, yet it is continued to be taught and accepte… --- ## [When in human history should reasonable people find a "cut-off" of the right of title by conquering?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-human-history-should-reasonable-people-find-a-cut-off-of-the-right-of-title-by-conquering/542464)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2010, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-human-history-should-reasonable-people-find-a-cut-off-of-the-right-of-title-by-conquering/542464 "2010-06-12T15:17:33Z")
Some time back, I asked a question that was perhaps a spirtual cousin of this one. This question’s immediate inspiration is the Palestine/Israel brouhaha ignited by Helen Thomas’ unfortunate ejaculation, but as that dis… --- ## [Is the flavor of a cake determined by the bread part or the icing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-flavor-of-a-cake-determined-by-the-bread-part-or-the-icing/713740)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-flavor-of-a-cake-determined-by-the-bread-part-or-the-icing/713740 "2015-03-16T21:43:49Z")
When I got home from work today, I had the inexplicable urge to make a cake. While doing so I got a call from Lil Sis. She asked what I was doing, so I told her I was making a chocolate cake, sparking a playful argument … --- ## [Agatha Christie books OK for a 10 year old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agatha-christie-books-ok-for-a-10-year-old/603872)
**Author:** [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2011, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agatha-christie-books-ok-for-a-10-year-old/603872 "2011-11-25T22:36:50Z")
If this has to move to CS due to its literature theme, so be it, but since I’m asking for opinions, I put it here. My daughter, age 10, is a voracious reader. She likes mysteries and finished the Nancy Drew series a fe… --- ## [Is Bernie Sanders the Democratic Front-Runner for 2020?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bernie-sanders-the-democratic-front-runner-for-2020/791190)
**Author:** [@Thing\_Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing_Fish)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2017, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-bernie-sanders-the-democratic-front-runner-for-2020/791190 "2017-07-21T00:38:16Z")
Inspired by this Vox article, which argues strongly that he is, and this 538 chat, discussing same. There have beenthree decent pollsof this question this spring (scroll about halfway down the page). Bernie won all thr… --- ## [McDonalds your milk shake machine is not broken!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-your-milk-shake-machine-is-not-broken/366970)
**Author:** [@nmbnmbnm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nmbnmbnm)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2006, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-your-milk-shake-machine-is-not-broken/366970 "2006-08-03T18:45:01Z")
I realize that McDonalds in large quantities will kill me, but I don’t care. I love their milk shakes. Every other mother fucking time I go there they tell me their machine is broken. No, dipshit, it is not broken! You d… --- ## [Tasting Cocaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tasting-cocaine/451971)
**Author:** [@conniebeau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/conniebeau)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2008, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tasting-cocaine/451971 "2008-06-06T12:39:47Z")
I picked up a package containing a white substance. I touched my finger to the substance and then tasted it. My tongue became numb and I felt light headed for about five minutes. I suspect I tasted cocaine. I am very… --- ## [What are some of your favorite opening lines of songs? (Please post the first line only)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-opening-lines-of-songs-please-post-the-first-line-only/668289)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2013, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-of-your-favorite-opening-lines-of-songs-please-post-the-first-line-only/668289 "2013-09-22T19:02:36Z")
Here’s one of mine: “I woke up alarmed.” (Liz Phair, Fuck and Run) mmm --- ## [How much does Jerry Seinfeld make on syndication?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-jerry-seinfeld-make-on-syndication/480378)
**Author:** [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2009, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-jerry-seinfeld-make-on-syndication/480378 "2009-01-09T04:48:40Z")
While visiting my wife’s family over the holidays, the conversation turned to wealthy celebrities, and one of my cousins-in-law stated, “Jerry Seinfeld gets a million dollars every time somebody airs an epispode of his s… --- ## [Am I responsible for debt my husband had before we got married?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-responsible-for-debt-my-husband-had-before-we-got-married/433351)
**Author:** [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2008, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-responsible-for-debt-my-husband-had-before-we-got-married/433351 "2008-01-16T13:21:44Z")
My husband has thousands of dollars in debt that I did not know about before we got married (just over a year ago). Now I find out and I am very stressed over this. I already pay for everything in this house, mortage, bi… --- ## [Long: If conservatives could think...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-if-conservatives-could-think/484233)
**Author:** [@Hilarity\_N.Suze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilarity_N.Suze)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2009, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-if-conservatives-could-think/484233 "2009-02-07T21:03:15Z")
Then they wouldn’t be conservatives! Okay. A lot of my friends and relations are conservative. I’m beginning to notice a pattern. They don’t listen; or maybe it’s not that they don’t listen, it’s that they don’t believe… --- ## [he's not allowed to be proud that he's straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-not-allowed-to-be-proud-that-hes-straight/64310)
**Author:** [@Cessandra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cessandra)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2001, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hes-not-allowed-to-be-proud-that-hes-straight/64310 "2001-05-08T11:08:08Z")
ok. working in a church i see a lot of what i consider to be right-wing propaganda. but even i can see why the afa is upset about this. a high school student has been banned from wearing a hooded sweatshirt that reads “s… --- ## [Can a cop just run your tags while being behind you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cop-just-run-your-tags-while-being-behind-you/402384)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cop-just-run-your-tags-while-being-behind-you/402384 "2008-02-26T22:46:30Z")
The question is a little longer, so here goes: If you are driving down the road, doing nothing wrong, following the speed limit, buckled up etc… In the State of Maryland can a police officer who is driving behind you j… --- ## [If a plane can take off on a conveyer belt, then why not use conveyer belts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-plane-can-take-off-on-a-conveyer-belt-then-why-not-use-conveyer-belts/811279)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2018, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-plane-can-take-off-on-a-conveyer-belt-then-why-not-use-conveyer-belts/811279 "2018-04-12T22:11:15Z")
This is in reference to column An airplane taxies in one direction on a moving conveyor belt going the opposite direction. Can the plane take off? - The Straight Dope Obviously, the main technical limitation would be de… --- ## [Why do I only ever see Indians working in 7-11's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-only-ever-see-indians-working-in-7-11s/102853)
**Author:** [@Beastal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beastal)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2002, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-only-ever-see-indians-working-in-7-11s/102853 "2002-04-11T11:45:44Z")
I’d like to point out that I have no problem with this, I am just curious as to why I have only ever seen Indians working in 7-11’s. --- ## [Last food you threw away after one bite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-food-you-threw-away-after-one-bite/769108)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2016, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-food-you-threw-away-after-one-bite/769108 "2016-11-11T20:52:03Z")
First some ground rules: it must actually be a foodstuff, and the reason can’t be because it had gone stale / been dropped on the floor / had a bug on it etc: I mean because you found the food intrinsically unpalatable. … --- ## [I'm fasting for an ultrasound - can I have water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-fasting-for-an-ultrasound-can-i-have-water/516366)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2009, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-fasting-for-an-ultrasound-can-i-have-water/516366 "2009-11-06T00:57:45Z")
After midnight, I mean. Will I turn into a Gremlin? I know I should ask my doctor’s office or the ultrasound place, but they’ve surely all gone home for the night. It’s my gallbladder getting sounded, and my doctor’s … --- ## [Military grade weapons in civilian hands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-grade-weapons-in-civilian-hands/632524)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-grade-weapons-in-civilian-hands/632524 "2012-09-09T17:36:52Z")
(In here becasue it relates to gun-control) Are there any guns that are issued to soldiers that a normal civilian can gain access to? --- ## [The Sweet Sixteen MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sweet-sixteen-mmp/732801)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sweet-sixteen-mmp/732801 "2015-10-05T10:50:54Z")
Well, my sweet sixteen MMP, anyway. That is correct; sixteen years ago, September 28, 1999, the SDMB became my internet hangout of choice. Happy DoperDay to Me! I asked my dad if he wanted to throw me a sweet sixteen p… --- ## [MLB: September 2019](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2019/839572)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2019, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2019/839572 "2019-10-01T00:29:57Z")
Link to August thread. The Dodgers are in a bit of a slump. Still leading the division by double-digits, of course. But the big news is Verlander’s no-hitter against Toronto. --- ## [When did man realize that pregnancy was a direct result of sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-man-realize-that-pregnancy-was-a-direct-result-of-sex/503016)
**Author:** [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2012, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-man-realize-that-pregnancy-was-a-direct-result-of-sex/503016 "2012-11-13T23:25:04Z")
Not really much to elaboration needed on the thread title. The earliest documentation\[sup\]\*\[/sup\] I can think of is that Jesus’s mom’s virgin pregnancy was considered odd. So, sex= pregnancy has been a known concept for … --- ## [What's the answer, transgendered students in high school gym dressing rooms.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-answer-transgendered-students-in-high-school-gym-dressing-rooms/730083)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2015, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-answer-transgendered-students-in-high-school-gym-dressing-rooms/730083 "2015-09-08T14:28:35Z")
It’s a tough issue. On one hand, you feel that a person has a right to identify with whatever gender they are most comfortable with. On the other hand, you feel students who are anatomical females might feel uncomfort… --- ## [Kinda By Request: The New MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-by-request-the-new-mmp/767550)
**Author:** [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2016, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinda-by-request-the-new-mmp/767550 "2016-10-11T01:00:31Z")
Most of you know parts of this but since its an early start (like packing I do everything in advance) I’ll flesh it out a little. As most of you know, my Dad and I were close to each other. Not so much the constant comp… --- ## [Own fecal matter dangerous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/own-fecal-matter-dangerous/488809)
**Author:** [@Hotel\_Cass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hotel_Cass)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2016, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/own-fecal-matter-dangerous/488809 "2016-10-21T04:26:11Z")
There’s no delicate way to ask this: is exposure to one’s own fecal matter (quite apart from grossing us out) dangerous? It’s commonly understood that exposure to that of others poses a plethora of health risks, which … --- ## [Please stop using singular they for posters who have an established gender](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-using-singular-they-for-posters-who-have-an-established-gender/995306)
**Author:** [@colinfred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/colinfred)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2024, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-stop-using-singular-they-for-posters-who-have-an-established-gender/995306 "2024-01-02T05:46:40Z")
This is not a pit thread and I’m not calling anyone out in particular. I’ve just noticed a growing trend on this board. Poster A is male, (or female). Poster B has interacted with A enough, or is in a thread where the pr… --- ## [Is Hillary Clinton being criminally investigated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hillary-clinton-being-criminally-investigated/756984)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hillary-clinton-being-criminally-investigated/756984 "2018-11-21T04:20:52Z")
I browsed some of the threads and can’t find a factual answer to this question: Is Hillary Clinton being criminally investigated by the FBI for anything - Benghazi, Whitewater, Email Server, or The Clinton Foundation? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=409&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=411&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)