# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=417&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:** 418 --- ## [Do the police ever kill some of those "battle-ready" private citizens standing in a group?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-police-ever-kill-some-of-those-battle-ready-private-citizens-standing-in-a-group/727199)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2015, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-police-ever-kill-some-of-those-battle-ready-private-citizens-standing-in-a-group/727199 "2015-08-24T21:29:14Z")
As you have no doubt seen many places and in many media, private citizens in open carry states (and sometimes in non-open carry states) stand in the open carrying semiautomatic sporting rifles with pistol grips and other… --- ## [Does Candy Go Bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-candy-go-bad/601751)
**Author:** [@Jbone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jbone)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2015, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-candy-go-bad/601751 "2015-06-10T16:43:01Z")
As my coworkers and I were digging through the bowls of leftover Halloween candy, I started to wonder if, and how, candy goes bad. I’m picturing a big bowl of candy in an office setting. The candies are in their individ… --- ## [electric motor sparking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-motor-sparking/465355)
**Author:** [@solkoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solkoe)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2008, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-motor-sparking/465355 "2008-09-26T23:23:43Z")
My Might Mite vacuum cleaner was grinding and starting to smell. I took it apart and ran the motor and saw tons of sparks streaming out of the area where the brushes make contact. I removed the brushes and found that … --- ## [March Madness thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-thread/684045)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2014, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-madness-thread/684045 "2014-04-09T20:16:30Z")
I did a search and didn’t find any thread dedicated to the discussion of the tournament, or the draw, teams left out or teams given incorrect seeds, so I thought I’d start one. If this is a duplicate, feel free to close… --- ## [How do I initiate a divorce as painless and as cheaply as possible? (Rambling marital problems)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-initiate-a-divorce-as-painless-and-as-cheaply-as-possible-rambling-marital-problems/600954)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-initiate-a-divorce-as-painless-and-as-cheaply-as-possible-rambling-marital-problems/600954 "2011-11-03T18:14:42Z")
I like my husband, we have infrequent but okay sex, and he is a good dad to our toddler son. We both work part-time. But I often think I would prefer to live alone. I am just so tired all the time. I like my husband, bu… --- ## [I would like to see...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-see/616232)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-would-like-to-see/616232 "2012-03-30T00:05:39Z")
a movie or a book in which a white guy goes to a native tribe, and learns their ways, and becomes one of them - and then the chieftain’s daughter will have nothing to do with him, preferring to marry the man she’s always… --- ## ["The most powerful, proven instrument of material and social progress is the free market." Cite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-powerful-proven-instrument-of-material-and-social-progress-is-the-free-market-cite/559235)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 184\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-powerful-proven-instrument-of-material-and-social-progress-is-the-free-market-cite/559235 "2010-11-08T04:03:06Z")
The “Contract from America” repeats the old saw that, Well, yes, very Friedrich Hayek, la-de-da. But is there any actual historical evidence for this? And what value of free market are we talking about? Laissez-faire w… --- ## [Monty, you are a wretched LIAR!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-you-are-a-wretched-liar/203033)
**Author:** [@ambushed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ambushed)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2003, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-you-are-a-wretched-liar/203033 "2003-09-26T20:22:21Z")
You’re a pathetic, blatantly disingenuous LIAR, Monty! You apparently have no self respect or self discipline when it comes to being honest and telling the truth! In any case, it’s blindingly obvious from your lies tha… --- ## [Obama is a Negro](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-is-a-negro/579923)
**Author:** [@Living\_Well\_Is\_Best\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Living_Well_Is_Best_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-is-a-negro/579923 "2011-05-05T00:14:59Z")
Birther fanatic Oily Taint thinks Obama’s birth certificate is fake because it doesn’t say Negro. :rolleyes: --- ## [Where's the evidence \*against\* evolution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-evidence-against-evolution/27088)
**Author:** [@PaulYeah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulYeah)\ **Replies:** 281\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2000, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wheres-the-evidence-against-evolution/27088 "2000-08-16T18:01:08Z")
It seems that anyone arguing against evolution is fighting an uphill battle. Evolution seems consistent with all of the evidence, and doesn’t contradict it. And it is a valid theory because it’s falsifiable. We don’t see… --- ## [With A Little Help From My Friends - you prefer the Beatles, or Joe Cocker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-a-little-help-from-my-friends-you-prefer-the-beatles-or-joe-cocker/722820)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-a-little-help-from-my-friends-you-prefer-the-beatles-or-joe-cocker/722820 "2015-07-17T08:17:30Z")
Pick your favorite version of With A Little Help From My Friends. Joe Cocker or the Beatles. --- ## [Ingesting Cocaine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ingesting-cocaine/633455)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2012, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ingesting-cocaine/633455 "2012-09-03T04:52:26Z")
What happens in a biochemical sense to someone who swallows cocaine? What does the cocaine do that is so harmful to the body? :dubious: --- ## [Does brandy ever taste good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-brandy-ever-taste-good/141848)
**Author:** [@dorkusmalorkusmafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorkusmalorkusmafia)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2002, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-brandy-ever-taste-good/141848 "2002-12-12T16:44:40Z")
I picked up some semi expensive brandy a few weeks ago seeing how it always looked so pretty in those brandy snifter glasses. Blech! How do people stomach it? Can you mix it with anything to make it taste better? Are the… --- ## [Man robs bank for $1 just so he can get health care in jail !](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-robs-bank-for-1-just-so-he-can-get-health-care-in-jail/586412)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-robs-bank-for-1-just-so-he-can-get-health-care-in-jail/586412 "2011-06-28T23:08:17Z")
Beautiful. I can’t get angry at this guy for what he did, but I’m putting this in the pit because I’m angry at the health care system that made him desperate enough to do this. This is why we need Universal Healthcare.… --- ## [Fellow Dopers, A Word if I May](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-dopers-a-word-if-i-may/392586)
**Author:** [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2007, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fellow-dopers-a-word-if-i-may/392586 "2007-02-21T20:05:07Z")
This is not a rant. You won’t see So-and-So called a dumb bastard, or even see a mention of the perennial favorite: “fuckwit.” I throw down no gauntlets here. All I do is voice an objection to what seems like an unfair s… --- ## [Can two light-skinned people have a dark-skinned child?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-two-light-skinned-people-have-a-dark-skinned-child/293756)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-two-light-skinned-people-have-a-dark-skinned-child/293756 "2012-04-23T23:35:40Z")
A friend and I were talking about a famous local artist who apparently has a fixation on infidelity; a lot of his songs are humorous stories about women cheating on their spouses. One of those songs is about a couple of… --- ## [What should the Dem position on Islamic terrorism be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-the-dem-position-on-islamic-terrorism-be/282091)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2005, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-the-dem-position-on-islamic-terrorism-be/282091 "2005-01-21T20:56:57Z")
It’s been set forth that one of the areas that Dems are perceived as being weak on is in response to terrorism, specifically, Islamic terrorism, which is the leading brand of terrorism at the moment. They postulate that… --- ## [Thor: Love and Thunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-love-and-thunder/963008)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2022, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thor-love-and-thunder/963008 "2022-11-28T00:07:05Z")
A teaser trailer is out: I like the trailer. Check out Natalie Portman as Thor at the end. Taika Waititi is directing the movie. Release date is July 8, 2022 --- ## [Rush Limbaugh: Rapist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-rapist/768445)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-rapist/768445 "2016-10-17T18:11:05Z")
As per Rush: If there is consent on both or all three or all four, however many are involved in the sex act, it’s perfectly fine. Whatever it is. But if the left ever senses and smells that there’s no consent in part of … --- ## [How to make a fax machine stop calling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-a-fax-machine-stop-calling/278973)
**Author:** [@igloorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/igloorex)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2004, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-make-a-fax-machine-stop-calling/278973 "2004-12-10T22:09:47Z")
I’ve gotten a call every five minutes for the last half hour from what is clearly a fax machine set to redial. I don’t have caller ID. Any ideas how to make it stop? I suppose I could set up my computer to answer the … --- ## [Dinosaur extinction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinosaur-extinction/547053)
**Author:** [@curiousGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curiousGuy)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2010, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dinosaur-extinction/547053 "2010-07-21T02:55:29Z")
Everybody knows the ‘dinosaurs went extinct 65 million years ago’ theory. How can scientists be so sure they’ll never find any dinosaur fossils younger than that in the future? --- ## [No Thru Traffic signs - how leagl? enforcable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-thru-traffic-signs-how-leagl-enforcable/225941)
**Author:** [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2012, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-thru-traffic-signs-how-leagl-enforcable/225941 "2012-06-21T23:02:28Z")
There’s a neighborhood near mine that is situated at the corner of two major streets. For years you could drive through the neighborhood and go from one street to the other. The people in the neighborhood got tired of al… --- ## [Is there a polite way to invite parents, but not kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-polite-way-to-invite-parents-but-not-kids/711705)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2015, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-polite-way-to-invite-parents-but-not-kids/711705 "2015-02-10T17:51:10Z")
I was having lunch the other day with a colleague; he has a special needs child and he was telling me how he and his wife (especially his wife) could really use a break and just get away for a few hours. My wife and I (… --- ## [Is this illegal? \[Offering a female panhandler money to show her breasts\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-illegal-offering-a-female-panhandler-money-to-show-her-breasts/698080)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2017, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-illegal-offering-a-female-panhandler-money-to-show-her-breasts/698080 "2017-11-13T22:33:57Z")
YANAL. MMMV depending on jurisdiction, etc. I have a friend that claims that whenever he sees a female panhandler, he says “I’ll pay $5 if you show me your tits.” For him it’s a joke since panhandlers are mostly con-ar… --- ## [Looking to the East - An MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-the-east-an-mmp/422756)
**Author:** [@Plynck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plynck)\ **Replies:** 473\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2007, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-to-the-east-an-mmp/422756 "2007-10-22T06:57:33Z")
At this time of year in New England, I think about how much the changing seasons reflect the phases of our own lives. At the beginning of the summer it is easy to squander a beautiful day - to stay inside or to spend a … --- ## [According to Christian theology, will a twice-married person be with BOTH spouses in Heaven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-christian-theology-will-a-twice-married-person-be-with-both-spouses-in-heaven/600819)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2011, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-christian-theology-will-a-twice-married-person-be-with-both-spouses-in-heaven/600819 "2011-11-12T13:47:08Z")
I was just thinking about something a few days ago. Say a man is married to a woman for, say, 20 years, and they both love each other very much, but the woman dies, and then the man remarries another woman, who is his wi… --- ## [Cleaning 101](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-101/612304)
**Author:** [@Miss\_Violaceous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Violaceous)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2013, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cleaning-101/612304 "2013-09-11T00:33:43Z")
No, I absolutely was not raised right. :o For those of us who are wholly useless at cleaning, how about some very basic advice? For example, when other people wipe down surfaces in the bathroom, they seemingly get clean… --- ## [James Gunn fired from Guardians of the Galaxy 3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-gunn-fired-from-guardians-of-the-galaxy-3/818297)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2019, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-gunn-fired-from-guardians-of-the-galaxy-3/818297 "2019-03-29T13:54:35Z")
AP story here: --- ## [Bad Endings - Novel Divison](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-endings-novel-divison/681150)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-endings-novel-divison/681150 "2014-02-21T00:55:46Z")
There have been threads on endings of TV shows and endings of movies, but no recent threads on endings of books. Which books do you think had poor endings? Possibly, you really enjoyed the read & the ending ruined it.… --- ## [Who was or is "the Worst American"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-or-is-the-worst-american/306110)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2005, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-or-is-the-worst-american/306110 "2005-06-12T16:41:33Z")
The flip side of this thread, who would you vote to be the worst American, which is to say the American who has had the most negative effect on the nation’s image, people, welfare, etc… This is more of an imho, but I’ll … --- ## [Warshawski & J C Whitney Auto Parts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warshawski-j-c-whitney-auto-parts/539048)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warshawski-j-c-whitney-auto-parts/539048 "2017-01-26T22:09:15Z")
Beoing a teenager in the 1960’s, I was a regular customer at Warchawski’s, corner of Archer and State (?). Eventually moving away from Chicago I soon discovered Warchawski’s was known elsewhere as J C Whitney. Was this… --- ## [My 24 yo daughter is dating a 56 yo man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-24-yo-daughter-is-dating-a-56-yo-man/607859)
**Author:** [@worried\_mom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/worried_mom)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2012, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-24-yo-daughter-is-dating-a-56-yo-man/607859 "2012-01-06T22:43:17Z")
Advice Needed ! --- ## [How do you give a bath to a reluctant big dog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-give-a-bath-to-a-reluctant-big-dog/488739)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2009, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-give-a-bath-to-a-reluctant-big-dog/488739 "2009-03-12T03:14:29Z")
So last night we got a dog. A big dog. (The shelter said he was a Catahoulan Leopard Dog, if you can trust them.) I’ve never had a big dog - I’ve only had Westies, which run about 16 pounds. 16 pounds of stubborn, gr… --- ## [Does Duck Make You Sick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-duck-make-you-sick/600137)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-duck-make-you-sick/600137 "2011-10-23T04:55:12Z")
It does to me. I have eaten duck 5 times in my life-each time I have gotten sick (vomiting). It doesn’t matter-whether chinese style or roasted, I become nauseous and throw up within 15 minutes. I eat chicken and turke… --- ## [Does the health of the big box bookstore have anything to do with the health of the printed book?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-health-of-the-big-box-bookstore-have-anything-to-do-with-the-health-of-the-printed-book/648826)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2013, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-health-of-the-big-box-bookstore-have-anything-to-do-with-the-health-of-the-printed-book/648826 "2013-03-11T19:06:47Z")
With the closer of Borders a few years ago, and the trouble Barnes and Noble finds itself in right now, I thought I’d ask this. On one hand, everyone seems to blame the e-book for the latter’s difficulties (the former, … --- ## [Movies you love that most people don't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-love-that-most-people-dont/790393)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2017, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-love-that-most-people-dont/790393 "2017-07-19T21:34:14Z")
What are some movies you enjoy, that most people don’t seem to? Myself: Star Trek: The Motion Picture Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones --- ## [When / why did homes first get electrical outlets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-why-did-homes-first-get-electrical-outlets/633885)
**Author:** [@Kiyoshi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiyoshi)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2016, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-why-did-homes-first-get-electrical-outlets/633885 "2016-07-16T02:35:07Z")
Obviously, people initially wired their houses for electricity so that they could have electrical lighting. But I was wondering when the ubiquitous plug socket started to appear in homes… The only information I can find… --- ## [Substitute needed for graphite powder in door hinges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitute-needed-for-graphite-powder-in-door-hinges/77279)
**Author:** [@Oldmaid85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oldmaid85)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2015, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/substitute-needed-for-graphite-powder-in-door-hinges/77279 "2015-07-22T06:28:44Z")
The problem with (black) graphite powder, as commonly used to lubricate door hinges, is that it sometimes works its way out of the hinge and stains the surrounding area over time. Though I’ve been able to remove this gra… --- ## [Could we fish the Asian carp to death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-fish-the-asian-carp-to-death/527056)
**Author:** [@figure9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/figure9)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2010, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-we-fish-the-asian-carp-to-death/527056 "2010-06-04T22:54:52Z")
We have managed to force many animals into extinction without even trying. If we made a concerted effort could we wipe out the Asian carp in the U.S.? --- ## [If you aren't doing anything illegal...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-arent-doing-anything-illegal/354874)
**Author:** [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-arent-doing-anything-illegal/354874 "2014-04-28T15:47:12Z")
…why do you care about privacy? One often hears this question raised, and I have yet to come up with a nice logical explanation for it. Let’s assume that the proposal is to have everyone monitored (visually, let’s say)… --- ## [Who's more honorable in relationships, men or women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-more-honorable-in-relationships-men-or-women/607061)
**Author:** [@Untoward\_Parable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Untoward_Parable)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2011, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-more-honorable-in-relationships-men-or-women/607061 "2011-12-23T18:41:51Z")
Let me preface this by saying that I consider myself a feminist. Women should get equal pay, be treated as equals, be able to be in the military in any role, are just as intelligent, and should not have to be submissive … --- ## [Boy Scouts \[have ended\] ban on gays](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-scouts-have-ended-ban-on-gays/648668)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2017, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-scouts-have-ended-ban-on-gays/648668 "2017-05-13T08:05:21Z")
This news came out of nowhere. Like the article said, only a few months ago, I remember the BSA affirming their position on gays, and I think just recently in the last 2 months there was a scout who was being denied his… --- ## [Is the Health Care bill going to pass today? (March 21st)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-health-care-bill-going-to-pass-today-march-21st/533261)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2010, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-health-care-bill-going-to-pass-today-march-21st/533261 "2010-03-27T23:14:14Z")
This article doesn’t make me very confident that it will. From the article, appearances are that Dems have just barely exactly the number of votes they need–with several of those votes having good reasons to change their… --- ## [Missing the first week of school (Community College) - A problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-the-first-week-of-school-community-college-a-problem/616647)
**Author:** [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missing-the-first-week-of-school-community-college-a-problem/616647 "2012-03-25T19:50:12Z")
So, I have managed to snag Burning Man tickets for myself and my brother for this year. It’ll be the first time for both of us, we’ve already got a theme camp we’re signed up with, know the people we’ll be camping with,… --- ## [Intolerance on this board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intolerance-on-this-board/399049)
**Author:** [@Elen\_Luyddog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elen_Luyddog)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2007, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intolerance-on-this-board/399049 "2007-04-10T22:45:19Z")
So I have been posting for the last couple of weeks. I am going to be honest, this board is like Groupthink. There are very very few differing opinions. And if someone does offer an differing/opposing view, they are s… --- ## [can teeth move overnight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-teeth-move-overnight/600843)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-teeth-move-overnight/600843 "2011-10-27T23:53:28Z")
Well, not literally overnight. But a couple of weeks ago I noticed for the first time that I had started getting things stuck between my two top incisors and that I could make sort of bubbles/popping between them if I pr… --- ## [I'm starting a record store. Help me avoid critical mistakes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-starting-a-record-store-help-me-avoid-critical-mistakes/1000197)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 301\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2024, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-starting-a-record-store-help-me-avoid-critical-mistakes/1000197 "2024-11-12T13:18:46Z")
I’ve always loved in-person used record shopping – wandering a store, flipping through the bins, finding a few records or CDs that I’d barely heard of or never knew I wanted, and deciding I must own them. But recently I… --- ## [Do conservatives think there is something intrinsically good about gasoline/fossil fuel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-conservatives-think-there-is-something-intrinsically-good-about-gasoline-fossil-fuel/966254)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 304\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2022, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-conservatives-think-there-is-something-intrinsically-good-about-gasoline-fossil-fuel/966254 "2022-08-16T03:40:05Z")
Something I’ve wondered is that I get the impression that even if there were a totally painless and hassle-free way to move America to, say, 100% hydrogen fueled vehicles that emit only water as the byproduct and have ev… --- ## [What ARE The Differences Between English and Napoleonic Law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-differences-between-english-and-napoleonic-law/241611)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2004, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-differences-between-english-and-napoleonic-law/241611 "2004-05-02T17:30:56Z")
Here in the USA, we have a legal system that derives from English common law…and some features of this system include the right to a jury trial, habeas corpus, and the right against self-incrimination. By contrast, Fran… --- ## [Shows that break reality/introduce supernatural elements but](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-break-reality-introduce-supernatural-elements-but/851639)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2022, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-that-break-reality-introduce-supernatural-elements-but/851639 "2022-04-03T09:01:30Z")
…its not really part of the show. Or like only .001% part of the show. You know what I mean? 30 Rock: Kenneth is immortal. Night Court:Aliens exist and beam people out of court. That sort of thing, other examples? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=416&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=418&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)