# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=418&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:** 419 --- ## [Why did humans start farming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-humans-start-farming/787632)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-humans-start-farming/787632 "2017-06-08T12:39:30Z")
I heard that initially hunting and gathering expended less energy, which makes me wonder why people would pick up farming if the alternative was less energy consuming? --- ## [Stand Your Ground hypotheticals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stand-your-ground-hypotheticals/622857)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2012, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stand-your-ground-hypotheticals/622857 "2012-06-08T01:04:31Z")
Is there a law in Florida specifically preventing me from standing in the middle of a highway? If not, would “Stand Your Ground” permit me to fire a weapon on oncoming traffic, as they would cause me grievous bodily har… --- ## [Inappropriate relationship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-relationship/558995)
**Author:** [@smileybastard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smileybastard)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2010, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-relationship/558995 "2010-11-04T19:14:31Z")
Why does almost everyone consider a relationship innately bad between an adult and a minor over the age of consent inappropriate? While I see it could be a bad relationship like any other I fail to see why it is inatly … --- ## [I put my wife in jail today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-put-my-wife-in-jail-today/571839)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Nader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Nader)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-put-my-wife-in-jail-today/571839 "2011-02-25T16:29:25Z")
So it was a normal fucking morning at the Nader homestead. After I took my son to school, I had to deal with a crazy woman waving a knife around. Done with that. Walked over to the gas station and called the cops. Th… --- ## [Which side do you carry a shoulder bag on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-side-do-you-carry-a-shoulder-bag-on/538357)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2019, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-side-do-you-carry-a-shoulder-bag-on/538357 "2019-02-28T02:57:35Z")
This is almost mundane and pointless enough to be in MPSIMS … if only we could do polls there. :wink: When I notice someone wearing a shoulder bag on their right shoulder (or, if it’s a long-strapped bag worn crossing t… --- ## [I'm beginning to regret getting back in touch with my father & step mom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-beginning-to-regret-getting-back-in-touch-with-my-father-step-mom/560442)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-beginning-to-regret-getting-back-in-touch-with-my-father-step-mom/560442 "2010-11-17T02:37:59Z")
Ok so here’s the background I lost my job in February and was subsequently unemployed for around 6 months, due to some other personal problems and basically being stuck in a rut, my Dad offers to take me in. I accepted … --- ## [Do They Still Shoot Horses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-still-shoot-horses/582776)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2011, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-still-shoot-horses/582776 "2011-06-02T05:51:38Z")
When I was growing up in the 1960’s I was told that if a horse breaks its leg it always had to be destroyed, not necessarily by shooting it, but in a more humane manner. The reason, I remember being told, is that a hors… --- ## [Do most mathematicians really think evolution is impossible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-most-mathematicians-really-think-evolution-is-impossible/674033)
**Author:** [@Dostoyevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dostoyevsky)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-most-mathematicians-really-think-evolution-is-impossible/674033 "2013-11-20T22:35:30Z")
Some creationist friends of mine are making the argument that modern biologists are blinded by bias and that they should should listen to mathematicians, a group which my creationist friends assume to be overwhelmingly s… --- ## [Trouble putting manual transmission into reverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-putting-manual-transmission-into-reverse/407592)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2007, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trouble-putting-manual-transmission-into-reverse/407592 "2007-06-12T04:24:42Z")
I have a 2004 Jeep Liberty, manual transmission. About 10% of the time, when I want to put it into reverse, it doesn’t want to go until I rock the car somehow, either by letting it coast a couple of inches, or by puttin… --- ## [Does Trump's pardon of Arpaio really stand out from past pardons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trumps-pardon-of-arpaio-really-stand-out-from-past-pardons/795026)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2017, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-trumps-pardon-of-arpaio-really-stand-out-from-past-pardons/795026 "2017-09-05T17:14:45Z")
There are many valid reasons to criticize Trump’s pardon of Arpaio. But the media is treating it with a bit of hyperbole. You can make the argument that it flouts the rule of law, but then again, doesn’t every presidenti… --- ## [Football question (let them score)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-question-let-them-score/607297)
**Author:** [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2012, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/football-question-let-them-score/607297 "2012-02-09T01:37:51Z")
I didn’t want to hijack the stall, baby, stall! thread but it got me thinking about something I’ve always wondered about. Say it’s the final minutes of a game and you’re nursing a small lead. Neither defense has been abl… --- ## [Slate article- "Why I Killed My (healthy) Cat" -Do you agree with author's reasoning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slate-article-why-i-killed-my-healthy-cat-do-you-agree-with-authors-reasoning/322593)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2005, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slate-article-why-i-killed-my-healthy-cat-do-you-agree-with-authors-reasoning/322593 "2005-09-29T18:21:40Z")
Why I Killed My Cat etc. etc. --- ## [So I probably just drank ground glass, now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-probably-just-drank-ground-glass-now-what/400892)
**Author:** [@xiix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xiix)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2007, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-probably-just-drank-ground-glass-now-what/400892 "2007-04-20T20:10:58Z")
When I was young, I remember hearing about how one way to assasinate someone is to slip ground glass in their food, its impossible to notice while consuming but will subsequently tear up their Stomach or G.I Tract. At t… --- ## [Battery charge faster if revving engine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battery-charge-faster-if-revving-engine/141299)
**Author:** [@x-ray\_vision](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/x-ray_vision)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2002, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battery-charge-faster-if-revving-engine/141299 "2002-12-08T22:27:06Z")
I’ve heard different answers on this. If you’ver recently got your car jump-started because ofa dead battery, will revving your engine charge the battery more quickly then keeping it at idle? --- ## [NRA Seeking Universal Concealed Carry Permit Law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-seeking-universal-concealed-carry-permit-law/686886)
**Author:** [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2014, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nra-seeking-universal-concealed-carry-permit-law/686886 "2014-05-02T02:06:24Z")
The NRA has announced that they will be seeking a universal concealed carry law. This is a real problem that they are attempting to solve. This site shows how the patchwork of laws across the country is very difficult… --- ## [Kudos for Gfactor regarding Carol Stream](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kudos-for-gfactor-regarding-carol-stream/519328)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2009, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kudos-for-gfactor-regarding-carol-stream/519328 "2009-12-08T21:54:02Z")
I’m not going to link to a thread because the thread is stupid. It’s in the Pit, and it’s about Carol Stream if you care to hunt it down. Two observations: One, it is unseemly to the extreme to bash posters who cannot … --- ## [Dating a second cousin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-a-second-cousin/472814)
**Author:** [@purple\_haze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purple_haze)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-a-second-cousin/472814 "2012-07-16T22:27:24Z")
Ther’s been something bothering me for quite some time now, and I still can’t wrap my mind around it. My brother is living with our second cousin and they are in a sexual relationship. It isn’t as if we all didn’t grow… --- ## [How Popular Are Dogs... on a menu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-are-dogs-on-a-menu/458693)
**Author:** [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2008, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-popular-are-dogs-on-a-menu/458693 "2008-08-15T11:58:07Z")
Rather than risk the graphic illustrations I may come across while browsing for my own answers, I thought I’d ask my question in here. Just how many dogs are estimated to be eaten each year, and how on Earth is this acti… --- ## [Is Hillary wearing a Bullet-proof vest?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hillary-wearing-a-bullet-proof-vest/756883)
**Author:** [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2016, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hillary-wearing-a-bullet-proof-vest/756883 "2016-06-11T01:06:40Z")
She was all over CNN today, and in every image, she is wearing a horrible, shapeless “tunic” or pantsuit that frankly, reminds me of something right out of North Korea. And it makes perfect sense if she was wearing a ve… --- ## [What is the correct way to respond when your dad calls you a slut?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-correct-way-to-respond-when-your-dad-calls-you-a-slut/571977)
**Author:** [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-correct-way-to-respond-when-your-dad-calls-you-a-slut/571977 "2011-02-28T18:20:41Z")
Last night my dad came in drunk (I’m visiting my parents for the weekend) and more or less called me a woman of loose morals for sleeping with a white man I’m not even formally engaged to. I cried, I was so mad and hurt… --- ## [How much did your wedding cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-your-wedding-cost/549051)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-did-your-wedding-cost/549051 "2010-08-11T20:05:39Z")
My fiancee and I are currently planning to get married later next year, and have been setting a budget (about $15,000) for 200-250 guests. Her sisters will be paying for music, church, and photographer, currently leaving… --- ## [Rape/almost-rape scenes where you kindasorta sympathize with the rapist (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-almost-rape-scenes-where-you-kindasorta-sympathize-with-the-rapist-spoilers/429423)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2007, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-almost-rape-scenes-where-you-kindasorta-sympathize-with-the-rapist-spoilers/429423 "2007-12-12T23:05:14Z")
The thread title might appear preposterous on its face, but a good enough storyteller can make you turn your moral compass around and sympathize with nearly anything. (By “you” I mean a typical member of the audience wh… --- ## [Holy crap! Man be-heads fellow passenger on Greyhound in Manitoba!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-man-be-heads-fellow-passenger-on-greyhound-in-manitoba/458385)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2017, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-man-be-heads-fellow-passenger-on-greyhound-in-manitoba/458385 "2017-02-11T02:36:32Z")
Edmonton Sun story - pretty much just like the title says. The kicker for me - my mom was on the Greyhound yesterday! This is very, very weird and horrible. --- ## [Any atheists against same sex marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-atheists-against-same-sex-marriage/359757)
**Author:** [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2006, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-atheists-against-same-sex-marriage/359757 "2006-06-21T01:51:16Z")
I’ve listened to some of the pundits and whatnot in recent days expound on why same sex marriage is a bad thing, and once you wade through vague notions like “family values” and “defense of marriage,” it seems to boil do… --- ## [Most completely false cliche/aphorism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-completely-false-cliche-aphorism/523957)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-completely-false-cliche-aphorism/523957 "2014-05-22T21:16:45Z")
What phrase that one hears from time to time in the cliche/aphorism/bumper stick category do you think is the most utterly and completely false? (Let’s leave out politics and religion here and stick to general life advic… --- ## [Adults who can't swim? C'mon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adults-who-cant-swim-cmon/189761)
**Author:** [@tonbo0422](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tonbo0422)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2013, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adults-who-cant-swim-cmon/189761 "2013-04-07T13:58:02Z")
I just don’t get it when an adult says that they “can’t swim.” Okay, so maybe they can’t do the crawl, but keep their heads above water? One would think it would be an innate ability. Throw a cat which has never been in… --- ## [NFL Week 11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/561131)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-11/561131 "2010-11-24T21:22:26Z")
Didn’t see a thread, but the first game of the week is tonight, Bears vs. Dolphins, so I thought I would get one started. Let the commentary begin. --- ## [What's your favorite book that nobody else ever reads?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-book-that-nobody-else-ever-reads/387621)
**Author:** [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2014, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-book-that-nobody-else-ever-reads/387621 "2014-12-05T14:10:34Z")
You know. That book you buy everyone for a gift because you’re sure they don’t have it or that novel you love that even your most literate friends don’t know about. Your diamond in the rough, if you will. Mine is Towing… --- ## [My due date is 11 days away and the waiting is driving me crazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-due-date-is-11-days-away-and-the-waiting-is-driving-me-crazy/626956)
**Author:** [@iftheresaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iftheresaway)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-due-date-is-11-days-away-and-the-waiting-is-driving-me-crazy/626956 "2012-07-09T21:25:29Z")
I was all set to have a long pregnancy - both my brother and I were two weeks late, so I figured I’d follow in my mom’s footsteps in that way. No big deal, my pregnancy has been pretty easy, and I told everyone I was due… --- ## [Simpsons Jeopardy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-jeopardy/169351)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 355\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2003, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simpsons-jeopardy/169351 "2003-05-14T19:27:02Z")
I’m going to give this a try, I’ll give the answer, you supply the question, then give a new answer… Purple Monkey Dishwasher --- ## [Car won't shift out of first when it's cold](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-wont-shift-out-of-first-when-its-cold/600273)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-wont-shift-out-of-first-when-its-cold/600273 "2011-10-23T21:54:10Z")
In the ongoing exploits of my POS car I’ve got a quick question, lately when I go to start up my car in the morning I have a hell of a time getting out of first gear and into second and then into third. It’s a '99 Olds A… --- ## [Limit Copyright to 12 years, followed by max 34 years of \*paid\* extensions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limit-copyright-to-12-years-followed-by-max-34-years-of-paid-extensions/641286)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2012, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/limit-copyright-to-12-years-followed-by-max-34-years-of-paid-extensions/641286 "2012-11-26T10:15:10Z")
I’ve come across a document entitled “Three Myths about Copyright Law and Where to Start to Fix it” by one J. Jordan. It proposes the following: A. Free 12-year copyright term for all new works – subject to registratio… --- ## [So, My Bladder's Falling Out (possibly TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-bladders-falling-out-possibly-tmi/513860)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2009, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-bladders-falling-out-possibly-tmi/513860 "2009-10-21T11:00:10Z")
And not only that, but my rectum is, too. And the space between the two, the taint as it were, is thin. Oh boy. I’m 41, not 71! But my stuff is falling out. I’m learning to accept it and stop being shocked by it. I… --- ## [Michael Jackson, you alien fucktard, get the hell OFF this planet and don't come back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-you-alien-fucktard-get-the-hell-off-this-planet-and-dont-come-back/137612)
**Author:** [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2002, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/michael-jackson-you-alien-fucktard-get-the-hell-off-this-planet-and-dont-come-back/137612 "2002-12-04T23:43:44Z")
His Michael-ness has been dangling his baby son, one-handed, off a third-floor balcony in Berlin–only His Michael-ness and the alien parasite intelligence that inhabits his brain cells knows why. Truly chilling photos h… --- ## [Why can't I play craps at Indian Casinos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-play-craps-at-indian-casinos/552953)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2010, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-play-craps-at-indian-casinos/552953 "2010-09-08T01:56:30Z")
I’ve only been to Indian casinos in Arizona, but I’ve never seen one which offered craps. Is it just because of the large area and staffing needs that the game isn’t profitable enough when they could have a row of slot m… --- ## [Trump-" "Require for every new federal regulation, two existing regulations must be eliminated."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-require-for-every-new-federal-regulation-two-existing-regulations-must-be-eliminated/769410)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2017, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-require-for-every-new-federal-regulation-two-existing-regulations-must-be-eliminated/769410 "2017-02-02T15:01:37Z")
This is one of the things Trump wants to put through in his first 100 days of office-when he isn’t in a dozen different courtrooms suing a dozen different women for defamation of what little character he has left, I gues… --- ## [New study answers the black/white athletic performance difference question - It's just physics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-study-answers-the-black-white-athletic-performance-difference-question-its-just-physics/547518)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2010, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-study-answers-the-black-white-athletic-performance-difference-question-its-just-physics/547518 "2010-08-07T18:05:56Z")
Per the article below the hypothesis discussed in the article seems like a perfectly reasonable and sufficiently powerful explanation to the whole black/white performance gap question. Any reason why this is would not s… --- ## [Irish/Swiss neutrality in WW2: any resentment in the rest of Europe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irish-swiss-neutrality-in-ww2-any-resentment-in-the-rest-of-europe/616246)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2012, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irish-swiss-neutrality-in-ww2-any-resentment-in-the-rest-of-europe/616246 "2012-03-23T16:30:33Z")
From time to time my dad grumbles about the fact that Ireland and Switzerland did their damndest to stay out of the hostilities in World War 2. He’s quite certain (and probably right) that had Hitler prevailed in the re… --- ## [Three people using "CalMeacham" is the same as one person having multiple socks.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-using-calmeacham-is-the-same-as-one-person-having-multiple-socks/439134)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-people-using-calmeacham-is-the-same-as-one-person-having-multiple-socks/439134 "2008-03-01T19:33:55Z")
I have nothing against the poster CalMeacham, but this thread reveals that there are apparently at least three different people using his screen name here - “Pepper Mill” and “Millical,” as well as, presumably, “Cal Meac… --- ## [The insidious lie of American Exceptionalism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insidious-lie-of-american-exceptionalism/606487)
**Author:** [@Linden\_Arden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linden_Arden)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2011, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-insidious-lie-of-american-exceptionalism/606487 "2011-12-23T01:04:12Z")
I watched Gingrich at last night’s debate threaten to dismantle the 9th circuit court. His rationale was that the court had “taken God out of our schools” by upholding the Establishment Clause against the will of voters… --- ## [Shodan, this is a disgusting attitude](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-this-is-a-disgusting-attitude/450027)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2008, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-this-is-a-disgusting-attitude/450027 "2008-05-26T03:08:44Z")
Shodan, I’m more or less conservative. We see eye to eye on many issues or at least agree vaguely. But in this thread on Ted Kennedy, you’ve made a gigantic ass out of yourself. You don’t have to like the man or his fami… --- ## [What is the origin of your SDMB name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810)
**Author:** [@Hilary\_Algar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilary_Algar)\ **Replies:** 284\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2024, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-your-sdmb-name/919810 "2024-08-04T23:18:49Z")
Hilary Algar is a fictional television / movie character who is Garth Algar’s mom. Garth Algar is Wayne Campbell’s best friend. Wayne and Garth co-host the CATV show Wayne’s World. Wayne and Garth are also both from A… --- ## [Stupid Islam News of the Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-islam-news-of-the-day/784030)
**Author:** [@DerekMichaels00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DerekMichaels00)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2017, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-islam-news-of-the-day/784030 "2017-04-11T14:51:51Z")
people made fun of our Donald for pointing out the problems in Sweden. What do y’all think of what DID just happen there? --- ## [I pit stupid drivers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-stupid-drivers/695041)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-stupid-drivers/695041 "2014-09-27T20:56:03Z")
Damn! It seems like every other day in the local paper, I read about another car wreck that has killed or maimed some poor soul. It seems people don’t know how to keep their cars on their own damn side of the road! Just… --- ## [High noon vs. low noon (???)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-noon-vs-low-noon/316610)
**Author:** [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2005, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-noon-vs-low-noon/316610 "2005-08-15T13:50:37Z")
I work for a property management company. Someone called to make an appointment for a showing, and our leasing agent said she could be there at 12:00 noon. Caller: Is that high noon or low noon? Leasing Agent: What?… --- ## [What would have happened if Jesus hadn't been crucified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-have-happened-if-jesus-hadnt-been-crucified/141907)
**Author:** [@LuthAeron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LuthAeron)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2002, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-have-happened-if-jesus-hadnt-been-crucified/141907 "2002-12-23T18:45:15Z")
In my Sociology class, we are studying world religions. As a project, we were each assigned a religion to study and learn about. My assignment is the Roman Catholic sect of Christianity. I am haveing to tell myself ov… --- ## [Did Schwarzenegger compose a "Fuck You" acrostic in a veto letter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-schwarzenegger-compose-a-fuck-you-acrostic-in-a-veto-letter/515469)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2009, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-schwarzenegger-compose-a-fuck-you-acrostic-in-a-veto-letter/515469 "2009-10-30T17:39:29Z")
It appears so but was this plausibly just a coincidence as his office claims? The phrasing of the letter seems odd to me, which is evidence that the acrostic was intentional. But then, I haven’t read anything else he (o… --- ## [A Cancer- and Surgery-Free MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cancer-and-surgery-free-mmp/520300)
**Author:** [@Dottygumdrop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dottygumdrop)\ **Replies:** 299\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2009, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-cancer-and-surgery-free-mmp/520300 "2009-12-14T14:41:48Z")
So, there have been some arguments about who was kicking off today’s festivities. I realised I haven’t OP’d in a while, so here we go. For those of you who haven’t been following along, the last month has been a real r… --- ## [Trump wants to replace food stamps with a box of processed food, everyone gets the same thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-wants-to-replace-food-stamps-with-a-box-of-processed-food-everyone-gets-the-same-thing/808789)
**Author:** [@Chetumal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chetumal)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2019, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-wants-to-replace-food-stamps-with-a-box-of-processed-food-everyone-gets-the-same-thing/808789 "2019-03-20T05:03:34Z")
Link: here “The proposal, buried in the White House’s fiscal 2019 budget, would replace about half of the money most families receive via the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps, with wh… --- ## [Kerry picks Edwards as VP. That's it, I'm not voting.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-picks-edwards-as-vp-thats-it-im-not-voting/253781)
**Author:** [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Replies:** 311\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2004, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kerry-picks-edwards-as-vp-thats-it-im-not-voting/253781 "2004-07-14T03:56:07Z")
The only reason I can see that Kerry picked Edwards is because he thinks having a Southern Democrat alongside him will get him votes. It sure can’t be because of his political record. What political record you ask? NONE… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=417&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=419&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)