# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=425&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:** 426 --- ## [What does "Bette Davis Eyes" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-bette-davis-eyes-mean/247950)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2004, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-bette-davis-eyes-mean/247950 "2004-06-02T00:01:32Z")
Yes, I know it’s a song by Kim Carnes. However, I’m watching the “Law & Order”, and they’re investigating a possible fertility scam. At one point, Briscoe and Logan are talking to a lesbian couple, one of them was arti… --- ## [Reeder's Official Bush-Bashing Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeders-official-bush-bashing-thread/233987)
**Author:** [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2004, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reeders-official-bush-bashing-thread/233987 "2004-05-20T16:52:24Z")
Reeder, from now on, please confine your complaints about Bush to this one thread. You may have ONE open thread about Bush in the BBQ Pit on the front page at a time. I will grant that Bush has many flaws, and they nee… --- ## [What percentage of people have run a marathon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-people-have-run-a-marathon/530472)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-people-have-run-a-marathon/530472 "2013-04-12T15:12:27Z")
I know, it’s a badly formulated question since I don’t specify all the variables. I guess based on the US population, over the past 20-30 years? It could be as simple as how many people entered organized marathons. Bu… --- ## [Consequences of eating one big meal a day and losing weight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consequences-of-eating-one-big-meal-a-day-and-losing-weight/510998)
**Author:** [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2009, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consequences-of-eating-one-big-meal-a-day-and-losing-weight/510998 "2009-09-22T20:54:39Z")
I’ve always heard that regardless the person, the formula for losing weight is calories expended \> calories taken in. Now, I’ve also heard that eating a few big meals a day is not good because it causes an insulin spike… --- ## [Senate candidate lies about service in Vietnam.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-candidate-lies-about-service-in-vietnam/539875)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2010, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/senate-candidate-lies-about-service-in-vietnam/539875 "2010-05-25T17:18:14Z")
Richard Blumenthal who is running for Chris Dodd’s seat in Connecticut apparently embellished his service record: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/18/nyregion/18blumenthal.html?hp=&pagewanted=all I hate to say it, but in… --- ## [How Can I Safely, Quickly And Cheaply Cut Wire Hangers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-safely-quickly-and-cheaply-cut-wire-hangers/596109)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-safely-quickly-and-cheaply-cut-wire-hangers/596109 "2011-09-14T05:37:10Z")
This year’s Halloween costume is a suit of armor made by stretching silver mylar over a frame. I’ve determined that for strength, flexibility etc the wire of coat hangers is perfect. Unfortunately, I lack bolt cutters or… --- ## [4-year-old went into anaphylactic shock after another passenger in a plane ate nuts 4 rows away.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-year-old-went-into-anaphylactic-shock-after-another-passenger-in-a-plane-ate-nuts-4-rows-away/695516)
**Author:** [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2014, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-year-old-went-into-anaphylactic-shock-after-another-passenger-in-a-plane-ate-nuts-4-rows-away/695516 "2014-08-20T23:05:52Z")
4-year-old went into anaphylactic shock after another passenger in a plane ate nuts 4 rows away. my question is, is this real? what happens if she were to touch a peanut? --- ## [Should police officers carry guns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-police-officers-carry-guns/717548)
**Author:** [@CaptainAmerica\_1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptainAmerica_1987)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2015, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-police-officers-carry-guns/717548 "2015-04-17T12:26:56Z")
I’m starting to think that police should be using non-lethal weapons only. There have been way too many questionable shooting and killings by the police throughout the country. Yes? No? --- ## [Circumcision shortens the size of an erect penis.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circumcision-shortens-the-size-of-an-erect-penis/660147)
**Author:** [@os2guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/os2guy)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2013, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circumcision-shortens-the-size-of-an-erect-penis/660147 "2013-06-06T23:39:55Z")
Against my parent’s wishes we decided against having our son circumcised. My husband is not circumcised while I am (we’re a married same-sex couple). When flaccid our penis size is about the same but when erect, my hus… --- ## [Hemorrhoids are awful. Christ.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemorrhoids-are-awful-christ/661664)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2013, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hemorrhoids-are-awful-christ/661664 "2013-06-27T14:32:44Z")
I’m a 36 y/o male. I’ve got a hemi the size of a babies big toe, I’m not sure if this counts as a big one or a small one. I’ve had it for a few days and it just changed from irritating to painful in the last 24 hrs. N… --- ## [Will Trump's tariffs help him in the next presidential election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trumps-tariffs-help-him-in-the-next-presidential-election/810285)
**Author:** [@Silver\_lining](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_lining)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2018, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trumps-tariffs-help-him-in-the-next-presidential-election/810285 "2018-08-09T19:06:28Z")
Will Trump’s tariffs help him in the next presidential election? I think so, many former Midwestern states that used to be manufacturing powerhouses would probably benefit from the Tariffs. From a Presidential electora… --- ## [What are the odds of Trump winning the Presidency in 2024?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-odds-of-trump-winning-the-presidency-in-2024/996454)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2024, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-odds-of-trump-winning-the-presidency-in-2024/996454 "2024-02-18T21:43:38Z")
I’ve long claimed 40%, and still do so. Your number? --- ## [What causes a fetish for Asian women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-a-fetish-for-asian-women/310872)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2005, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-a-fetish-for-asian-women/310872 "2005-07-06T02:37:06Z")
Like many, many American men, I have a huge thing for Asian girls. Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Filipina, whatever. So many of them seem to be hotter, to me, than the percentage of hot non-Asian girls. Where, oh where, doe… --- ## [The Boys S3](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s3/941047)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2022, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boys-s3/941047 "2022-07-23T23:53:17Z")
THERE WILL BE OPEN SPOILERS ABOUT THE SHOWS AFTER THEY EACH AIR PLEASE DO NOT POST OPEN SPOILERS ABOUT THE STORY FROM THE COMICS, ETC. THANK YOU! Normally I wait until a trailer is posted or a release date is announced u… --- ## [Can a submarine turn upside down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-submarine-turn-upside-down/680123)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2014, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-submarine-turn-upside-down/680123 "2014-02-05T04:44:17Z")
A very long time ago I read about the story in the below link concerning a Soviet Philidelphia Experiment style…experiment…utilising a submarine. Supposedly the submarine followed a magnetic moebius strip path turning up… --- ## [Will M.C. Escher be regarded as one of the greats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-m-c-escher-be-regarded-as-one-of-the-greats/684334)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2014, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-m-c-escher-be-regarded-as-one-of-the-greats/684334 "2014-03-26T15:43:20Z")
Digging up a 20 year old book on M.C. Escher and sharing his art with my son, and I found myself appreciating his material more than I remember. And I realize he’s been part of geek-culture and popular illustrations of “… --- ## [Sarah Palin's SAT scores.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palins-sat-scores/467342)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2010, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palins-sat-scores/467342 "2010-10-24T23:43:48Z")
First of all, there is no way to verify that these are in fact Sarah’s scores and not a photoshopped fake of the same. Lat’s assume, for this thread, that they are true. If these are truly her scores, what do they tell… --- ## [Are the problems solved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-problems-solved/850279)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 232\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-problems-solved/850279 "2020-06-16T20:06:47Z")
Yesterday I spent a couple hours on the board and did not get one timeout, although it was slow responding a couple times. Today I didn’t even experience that. --- ## [What emotion best describes your feelings about Trump's victory/presidency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-emotion-best-describes-your-feelings-about-trumps-victory-presidency/776237)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2017, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-emotion-best-describes-your-feelings-about-trumps-victory-presidency/776237 "2017-01-11T21:39:09Z")
To narrow it down, this is single-choice only. For me, mainly worry. Before that it was something akin to angered frustration. (Poll coming) --- ## [Rip NRA? :D](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nra-d/930635)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2023, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-nra-d/930635 "2023-05-09T19:05:39Z")
:smiley: --- ## [Racial Slur](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racial-slur/130411)
**Author:** [@SopranoBass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SopranoBass)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2020, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racial-slur/130411 "2020-02-16T02:59:34Z")
So I just started watching the third season of “The Sopranos” on VHS. Early in the season, in the first or second episode, Tony meets Meadow’s friend Noah, who’s half-black and half-Jewish. In that episode and in one o… --- ## [Terry Pratchett' Discworld Books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-discworld-books/713684)
**Author:** [@InfernoOrangeSS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InfernoOrangeSS)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2015, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terry-pratchett-discworld-books/713684 "2015-03-12T22:59:17Z")
I am a huge fan of this series of books. I started, albeit reluctantly at the goading of my wife, with Hogfather since it was Christmastime. She is a casual fan of these books, and thought I would like them. (I was pr… --- ## [Favorite names - for boys or girls??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-names-for-boys-or-girls/108729)
**Author:** [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2002, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-names-for-boys-or-girls/108729 "2002-05-15T02:09:15Z")
Okay, I am not announcing anything official yet, because I haven’t made it a full three months. Hypothetically, let’s just say I am researching kids names for a project or something. I like names that are a little unus… --- ## [Is there a technical reason for requiring certain brands of batteries in a home thermostat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-technical-reason-for-requiring-certain-brands-of-batteries-in-a-home-thermostat/535414)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2010, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-technical-reason-for-requiring-certain-brands-of-batteries-in-a-home-thermostat/535414 "2010-04-12T05:30:24Z")
I have a Luxpro thermostat, and in the battery compartment it has warning saying to use only Energizer or Duracell AA batteries. Is there a technical reason for this? Or is this BS? --- ## [Looking for young teen / tween books where young MALE hero learns courage / fighting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-young-teen-tween-books-where-young-male-hero-learns-courage-fighting/584678)
**Author:** [@trupa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trupa)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2011, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-young-teen-tween-books-where-young-male-hero-learns-courage-fighting/584678 "2011-06-14T05:13:28Z")
My wife and I are pretty voracious SF / Fantasy readers. We’re also trying to find stories to read to our 8yr old son about young people developing courage and fighting skills. We keep finding plenty of stories of girls … --- ## [Advice on obtaining a large quantity of Baha Blast Mountain Dew](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-obtaining-a-large-quantity-of-baha-blast-mountain-dew/518672)
**Author:** [@Orange\_Skinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orange_Skinner)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2010, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-on-obtaining-a-large-quantity-of-baha-blast-mountain-dew/518672 "2010-09-01T22:20:51Z")
I’ve been seeing a guy for about a month now (yay); it’s non-exclusive and pretty casual, but I have decided that it’s probably going along well enough to warrant the old Christmas gift exchange. He hinted as such as wel… --- ## [Right to bear arms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-to-bear-arms/739396)
**Author:** [@llyn.glas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/llyn.glas)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2015, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-to-bear-arms/739396 "2015-12-20T21:39:34Z")
Why is the right to bear arms interpreted as the right to carry firearms? Why not a sword, or a flintlock if you have to have a gun. Obviously we have restrictions on what we mean by arms. For example, as a private c… --- ## [Summer's here and I'm hot and muggy: a topical MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summers-here-and-im-hot-and-muggy-a-topical-mmp/538133)
**Author:** [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2010, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summers-here-and-im-hot-and-muggy-a-topical-mmp/538133 "2010-05-10T12:30:32Z")
Scans the board quickly- sees no MMP- Jumps in to the rescue! Hope I’m not stepping on anyone’s toes! It’s hot and muggy here. Hate it with a passion. Give me a cool fall day or a brisk wintry one any day! OK- carry o… --- ## [All Things NFC East 2005](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-things-nfc-east-2005/326566)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 355\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2006, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-things-nfc-east-2005/326566 "2006-01-12T01:27:15Z")
The NFC East, as an NFL division, has risen from the dead. The Eagles were expected to make another trip to the Super Bowl this year, the Cowboys were expected to be perhaps a wildcard team, if they’re lucky, and the Gi… --- ## [Steam having gigantic summer sale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-having-gigantic-summer-sale/544406)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-having-gigantic-summer-sale/544406 "2010-07-08T12:43:47Z")
I normally would post sales to our digital distribution sales thread, but this looks so massive as to deserve its own discussion. Steam is running a “perils of summer” thread (stay inside, game, don’t get eaten by shark… --- ## [How did the name "Marcus" become so popular among African-Americans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-name-marcus-become-so-popular-among-african-americans/609567)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2012, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-the-name-marcus-become-so-popular-among-african-americans/609567 "2012-01-20T17:50:07Z")
Every time I meet or hear/read about someone named Marcus, it’s almost always a black guy. I have known one white Marcus in my life; his father was German. I gather that Marcus is a German name. It seems to be exceptiona… --- ## [What is the survival rate of Ebola viral disease in capable hands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-survival-rate-of-ebola-viral-disease-in-capable-hands/702800)
**Author:** [@Chief\_Pedant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chief_Pedant)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2015, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-survival-rate-of-ebola-viral-disease-in-capable-hands/702800 "2015-01-16T18:42:33Z")
Not sure if this belongs in GQ, but it is becoming rapidly apparently that Ebola is fairly survivable in capable (Western) hands, particularly when early intervention and supportive care occur. Of the US cases, only Dun… --- ## [Are any big sunken treasures still unfound?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-big-sunken-treasures-still-unfound/494280)
**Author:** [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-any-big-sunken-treasures-still-unfound/494280 "2011-01-13T12:13:07Z")
Recently I read an article about Tampa-based outfit Odyssey Marine Exploration, which recovered 17 tons of gold and silver coins from an 18th century shipwreck. Although the treasure reportedly remains in legal limbo wh… --- ## [Knights of Columbus Initiation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knights-of-columbus-initiation/63936)
**Author:** [@Badtz\_Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badtz_Maru)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knights-of-columbus-initiation/63936 "2013-06-08T11:21:52Z")
I was reminded of something a friend told me about his father’s induction into the Knights of Columbus by the thread about the Freemasons secrets. I was wondering if anybody knew if this was true or false… This is somet… --- ## [Leftover rice, warmed with milk and sugar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-rice-warmed-with-milk-and-sugar/592746)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-rice-warmed-with-milk-and-sugar/592746 "2011-08-21T02:36:05Z")
Having had white rice with dinner tonight, I mentioned to roomie that dad liked to heat up leftover rice with milk and sugar for breakfast. She said, ‘I guess it’s something about that generation.’ Both our dads were b… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, January 30, 2014 -- "The Convention Conundrum"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-january-30-2014-the-convention-conundrum/680158)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-january-30-2014-the-convention-conundrum/680158 "2014-02-06T23:34:35Z")
I wanted to start a thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Why does the right give a pass to damaging corporate behavior?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-right-give-a-pass-to-damaging-corporate-behavior/661092)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2013, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-right-give-a-pass-to-damaging-corporate-behavior/661092 "2013-06-20T20:34:57Z")
Ok, here’s an example. This commentary references a Forbes article talking about how Walmart is using more temp workers as a response to increased health care costs from Obamacare. So the basic gist is that because of … --- ## [Why do I sweat when I sleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-sweat-when-i-sleep/508118)
**Author:** [@tzimmerman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tzimmerman)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-sweat-when-i-sleep/508118 "2009-09-02T15:08:57Z")
When I wake up, especially from a nap during the day, I usually am drenched with sweat like I just ran a 5k, even when the ac is blasting. What’s the deal with that? I though body temperature goes down when you sleep. --- ## [Should the navy nurse who refused to force feed Guantanamo prisoners be discharged?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-navy-nurse-who-refused-to-force-feed-guantanamo-prisoners-be-discharged/705447)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2014, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-navy-nurse-who-refused-to-force-feed-guantanamo-prisoners-be-discharged/705447 "2014-11-28T21:12:55Z")
An unnamed navy nurse is currently in danger of being discharged by a formal board of inquiry for refusing to force feed Guantanamo prisoners, believing the practice to be in direct contradiction of his/her professional … --- ## [Clinton supporters, why do you prefer Hillary in the primary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-supporters-why-do-you-prefer-hillary-in-the-primary/752318)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2016, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clinton-supporters-why-do-you-prefer-hillary-in-the-primary/752318 "2016-04-19T01:10:50Z")
I’m a Sanders supporter, and I’m curious as to the motives for people who support Clinton. This isn’t meant to be a ‘tell me why you support Clinton so that people can tell you why you are wrong’ thread. As a Sanders su… --- ## [...and the first show on the Fall 2010 TV chopping block is....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-first-show-on-the-fall-2010-tv-chopping-block-is/555632)
**Author:** [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2010, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-the-first-show-on-the-fall-2010-tv-chopping-block-is/555632 "2010-11-05T22:53:34Z")
Lone Star. Canceled after 2 episodes. FOX advertised the hell out of this show. I had very little interest in watching it, and apparently nobody else (except for 3 million) wanted to either. Goes to show that you should… --- ## [Sports for the uncoordinated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-for-the-uncoordinated/491639)
**Author:** [@Furious\_Marmot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Furious_Marmot)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2009, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-for-the-uncoordinated/491639 "2009-04-05T17:35:23Z")
Are there any sports out there for people who are unfit or uncoordinated? If, for instance, someone can’t hit a baseball, handle a basketball, or ice skate, but still has an interest in competing at something, is there … --- ## [Live in one state, work in another; where do I pay income tax?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-in-one-state-work-in-another-where-do-i-pay-income-tax/506857)
**Author:** [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2009, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-in-one-state-work-in-another-where-do-i-pay-income-tax/506857 "2009-08-20T00:46:37Z")
Title says it all. If I lived near a state border and worked in a different state, do I pay income tax to my home state or my work state, or some fractional scheme? --- ## [Skunkweed = good or bad weed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skunkweed-good-or-bad-weed/401749)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2007, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skunkweed-good-or-bad-weed/401749 "2007-04-28T03:10:58Z")
I have always used this term to designate bad quality weed, but the other day I was watching an old Strangers WIth Candy where Jerri Blank seems to nod affirmingly at some good pot and says mmm…skunkweed. Of course Jerri… --- ## [Doctor, it hurts when I do this in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-it-hurts-when-i-do-this-in-the-mmp/749741)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2016, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-it-hurts-when-i-do-this-in-the-mmp/749741 "2016-03-28T18:31:31Z")
No idea where to go with this. Wanna talk about doctors? Wanna talk about pains? Wanna talk about bad jokes? Wanna go off on a totally unrelated tangent? I’ll take care of pains. As expected, I’m achy this morning … --- ## [The given name "Cotton".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-given-name-cotton/555929)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2023, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-given-name-cotton/555929 "2023-09-05T19:50:17Z")
Where did the name “Cotton”, as a first name, come from? Is it any reference to the fabric, maybe? Most of the people I know of are from the southern part of North America. There’s a character with the name in “King of t… --- ## [Super SDMB subscription special!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-sdmb-subscription-special/297108)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2005, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-sdmb-subscription-special/297108 "2005-04-30T08:07:32Z")
Yes, it’s that time of year again. No, not spring – SDMB subscription sign-up season! We’ve got something for everybody: (1) Charter members, i.e., those joining on or before April 28, 2004 - if you resubscribe now, you’… --- ## [Y'all hate me...but you know I'm right](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yall-hate-me-but-you-know-im-right/822543)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 208\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2018, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yall-hate-me-but-you-know-im-right/822543 "2018-10-15T00:53:20Z")
I’ve been telling you all that we’re marching into authoritarianism and that American democracy is dying. I’ve been called chicken little and that I’m overreacting, but day by day, week by week, month by month…I’ve been … --- ## [Is Jack Black's career tanking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jack-blacks-career-tanking/569488)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2011, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-jack-blacks-career-tanking/569488 "2011-02-19T01:30:22Z")
IIRC his last few films have not done well; Gulliver’s Travels was widely panned. I saw it and it just wasn’t that good (despite the impressive sfx). Has he done anything good since School of Rock? Is he a one-trick p… --- ## [Can a cop make me roll down my tinted window?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cop-make-me-roll-down-my-tinted-window/835259)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2019, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-cop-make-me-roll-down-my-tinted-window/835259 "2019-06-21T10:47:08Z")
Do NOT need answers fast and purely a hypothetical. Cop stops me for a traffic violation and asks to search my car. I say no. My back windows are tinted so difficult to see inside my back seat and cargo area. He look… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=424&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=426&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)