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**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almond-milk-feels-like-im-drinking-elf-come/631466 "2012-08-19T14:49:03Z")
\*Not speaking from experience. Stolen shamelessly from Dave Atell, btw. But seriously. The point of milk is all gone with almond milk. I tried it because of the lesser calories, but it’s so thick and creamy and smooth i… --- ## [WTF is up with A-Rod?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-up-with-a-rod/664544)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2013, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-up-with-a-rod/664544 "2013-10-04T16:08:40Z")
I’m not much of a baseball fan, but as a kid the Yankees were my fav team (closely followed by the Red Sox), so when a news story pops up about the Yankees, I do tend to notice. Today, I noticed two stories about Alex R… --- ## [Computer Game Sequels \*worse\* than the original?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-game-sequels-worse-than-the-original/553496)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2010, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-game-sequels-worse-than-the-original/553496 "2010-10-03T17:22:41Z")
I was having dinner with some gaming friends the other night and the conversation turned to movies and how sequels generally (Godfather II, Aliens, A Better Tomorrow II, Indiana Jones & The Last Crusade, etc being notabl… --- ## [Moral Cowardice WARNING: DEEPLY DISTURBING AND OFFENSIVE.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moral-cowardice-warning-deeply-disturbing-and-offensive/73105)
**Author:** [@pldennison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pldennison)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2001, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moral-cowardice-warning-deeply-disturbing-and-offensive/73105 "2001-08-15T19:54:57Z")
This story in Canada’s National Post describes the controversy at a Toronto art gallery over a particular piece of artwork, and the refusal of two of the gallery’s directors to condemn the piece. What is it? Why, it’s t… --- ## [Missouri Prop C: Health Care Freedom Act](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missouri-prop-c-health-care-freedom-act/548602)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2010, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/missouri-prop-c-health-care-freedom-act/548602 "2010-08-23T02:13:30Z")
If you live outside Missouri and haven’t yet heard about this, I don’t blame you. It’s really not getting much attention outside Missouri. If you live inside Missouri and haven’t yet heard about this, I don’t blame you … --- ## [If the moon stopped rotating on it's axis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-moon-stopped-rotating-on-its-axis/587121)
**Author:** [@h4ckys4ck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/h4ckys4ck)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2015, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-moon-stopped-rotating-on-its-axis/587121 "2015-05-17T16:40:00Z")
What would happen? I would imagine the side facing the sun would get very hot. Would it reflect more light/heat to us at night? --- ## [GOP RIP: the price of progress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-rip-the-price-of-progress/613419)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gop-rip-the-price-of-progress/613419 "2012-02-22T00:21:14Z")
Not to declare the Republican Party dead prematurely, but we may be witnesses to the death of a major political party as such for the first time in a century and a half over the next few years. The brand-name is such tha… --- ## [My Husband was WRONG! (Wasn't he?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-was-wrong-wasnt-he/443592)
**Author:** [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2008, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-husband-was-wrong-wasnt-he/443592 "2008-04-09T04:48:47Z")
I am annoyed at my husband. We have a very rocky relationship so this is nothing new. However, I feel he embarrassed the entire family by his actions and would like to appeal to the masses for opinions. Our daughter i… --- ## [What do Jewish women think about Jewish men marrying Asian women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-jewish-women-think-about-jewish-men-marrying-asian-women/652652)
**Author:** [@JamesQueue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JamesQueue)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2013, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-jewish-women-think-about-jewish-men-marrying-asian-women/652652 "2013-06-16T15:22:24Z")
I recently made chit-chat with a Jewish woman who let it slip that she was none too pleased about this phenomenon. Just off the top of my head, there are some prominent examples of Jewish men with Asian wives or girlfrie… --- ## [Robert Jordan (Wheel of Time) - OK for a 12 year-old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-jordan-wheel-of-time-ok-for-a-12-year-old/351361)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2006, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-jordan-wheel-of-time-ok-for-a-12-year-old/351361 "2006-04-06T10:29:03Z")
Frankly, I was not at all aware of Robert Jordan and his Wheel of Time series until I stumbled across this thread. My daughter is 12 and is a voracious reader, especially of fantasy. She greatly enjoys when the books ar… --- ## [Gimme your lumberjack or tree-related jokes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-your-lumberjack-or-tree-related-jokes/394225)
**Author:** [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2011, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gimme-your-lumberjack-or-tree-related-jokes/394225 "2011-05-12T14:32:33Z")
My sister is coordinating and will be helping to host a breakfast for her colleagues and customers, and it’s got a lumberjack theme (pancakes with real maple syrup and I don’t know what else). She’s asked for my help in … --- ## [I Pit My Roommate-With-Benefits, or; Please Give Me Relationship Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-roommate-with-benefits-or-please-give-me-relationship-advice/418481)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2007, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-roommate-with-benefits-or-please-give-me-relationship-advice/418481 "2007-10-05T18:55:42Z")
For about two years i’ve had an intimate relationship with a woman who i’ll call Dee. We’ve been seeing each other a few times a month and it’s never gone past a “friends-with-benefits” state, which i’m pretty happy with… --- ## [Being harrased by a moderator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-harrased-by-a-moderator/663518)
**Author:** [@matt357](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt357)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-harrased-by-a-moderator/663518 "2013-07-18T01:32:23Z")
The moderator Colibri has a personal vendetta against me becasue I disagreed with something he said on a random thread, and is closing my threads for no reason and harassing me. He has now given me 2 warnings for no … --- ## [I can open/close my eustachian tubes voluntarily - is this unusual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-open-close-my-eustachian-tubes-voluntarily-is-this-unusual/83383)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2018, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-open-close-my-eustachian-tubes-voluntarily-is-this-unusual/83383 "2018-10-18T14:13:05Z")
I’ve been able to do it for as long as I remember (they used to offer sweets on airliners to make you swallow as the plane was ascending/descending and the act of swallowing also usually opens the tubes too, but I can ju… --- ## [Can my adult supervisor date an underage employee without repercussion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-adult-supervisor-date-an-underage-employee-without-repercussion/617887)
**Author:** [@mshar253](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mshar253)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-my-adult-supervisor-date-an-underage-employee-without-repercussion/617887 "2014-07-21T14:16:39Z")
This may belong in GQ, but since it’s related to a more personal matter, I’m choosing to put it here. I hope that’s OK. I work for a well-known chain-restaurant company. One of the lower-level managers at my stores is d… --- ## [McAuliffe Virginia's new Governor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcauliffe-virginias-new-governor/673216)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2013, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcauliffe-virginias-new-governor/673216 "2013-12-21T19:31:55Z")
McAuliffe won the Virginia Governor’s race. Thank goodness. The fact that he won by only 2% of the vote is terrifying to me. What are the women of the Commonwealth thinking? So Cuccinelli is out, and he gave up h… --- ## [Officer Nero Not Guilty On All Charges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officer-nero-not-guilty-on-all-charges/755505)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2016, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/officer-nero-not-guilty-on-all-charges/755505 "2016-08-03T14:29:19Z")
Nero was charged with assault, misconduct in office by corruptly performing an unlawful act, reckless endangerment and misconduct in office by corruptly failing to do an act that is required by the duties of his office. … --- ## [What do you do when some bully tries to force their way into your lane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-when-some-bully-tries-to-force-their-way-into-your-lane/720574)
**Author:** [@Kimbosquee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimbosquee)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-when-some-bully-tries-to-force-their-way-into-your-lane/720574 "2015-06-08T05:21:06Z")
So I was picking my sister and her friend up from high school while there was a road closure due to construction. People who need to go through that street have to take a detour around that section of the road using a ne… --- ## [New airline restrictions, oy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-airline-restrictions-oy/522683)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2010, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-airline-restrictions-oy/522683 "2010-01-02T00:32:37Z")
There’s new word today about what new restrictions will be forthcoming in wake of the Detroit airline terrorism incident: Really? For the last hour of the flight, I can’t read my paperback? Drink water? Change a baby e… --- ## [Help--this jellyfish sting is itchy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-this-jellyfish-sting-is-itchy/447764)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2008, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-this-jellyfish-sting-is-itchy/447764 "2008-05-05T20:26:42Z")
I had the happy fortune of swimming in the Caribbean by Jamaica but the misfortune of being stung, I am assuming by a jellyfish. For the first couple of days it was painful but that eased off. Then the itching started.… --- ## [Why exactly is hyperventilating bad for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-exactly-is-hyperventilating-bad-for-you/174567)
**Author:** [@NardoPolo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NardoPolo)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2003, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-exactly-is-hyperventilating-bad-for-you/174567 "2003-05-12T23:31:44Z")
:o So why exactly is hyperventilating bad for you? If breathing is the exchange of CO\[sub\]2\[/sub\] for O\[sub\]2\[/sub\], then breathing faster would just make more O\[sub\]2\[/sub\] available, wouldn’t it? But if I breathe to… --- ## [K-12 Schools should not be sorted by income level](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/k-12-schools-should-not-be-sorted-by-income-level/731144)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2015, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/k-12-schools-should-not-be-sorted-by-income-level/731144 "2015-10-07T20:46:57Z")
You often hear about rich and poor schools, and how the rich ones are almost always better. We should mix them together and stop having rich and poor schools. It would be better in many ways as kids can meet people fro… --- ## [Should dogs be allowed more into public spaces?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-dogs-be-allowed-more-into-public-spaces/695479)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2014, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-dogs-be-allowed-more-into-public-spaces/695479 "2014-08-26T00:56:31Z")
Inspired partly by this thread and partly by some other threads, and largely just by how I feel . . .I, and many other people I know, have pets who are a huge part of our lives, and who we would describe as part of our f… --- ## [NFL Week 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/697352)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/697352 "2014-09-13T05:41:31Z")
We’re on the verge of real football again starting tomorrow night as we see Green Bay go to Seattle to open the season. Sunday early games: NO @ ATL CIN @ BAL BUF @ CHI WAS @ HOU TEN @ KC NE @ MIA OAK @ NYJ JAX … --- ## [Do astrologers actually believe what they preach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-astrologers-actually-believe-what-they-preach/433636)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 330\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-astrologers-actually-believe-what-they-preach/433636 "2008-01-25T18:35:49Z")
Disclaimer: I am not, and do not claim to be, an expert on astrology. I have done just enough research to determine that there’s no scientific credibility behind it whatsoever, and I’m hard-pressed to see how anyone coul… --- ## [Baby name debate: Colin or Collin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-name-debate-colin-or-collin/437558)
**Author:** [@Slacker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slacker)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-name-debate-colin-or-collin/437558 "2008-02-19T22:29:56Z")
My wife and I are expecting a young’n soon, and we’re having trouble with the name. We’ve pretty much decided on Colin, but she think it should be Collin, while to me Colin seems like the more “normal” version of the nam… --- ## [Love is in the air - or is that smog? A Valentine's MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-is-in-the-air-or-is-that-smog-a-valentines-mmp/779748)
**Author:** [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2017, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-is-in-the-air-or-is-that-smog-a-valentines-mmp/779748 "2017-02-20T12:32:10Z")
Good morning, everyone! I know I’ve been MIA from the MMP for a bit. I’m taking a class, volunteering, and living life, and my attention has been diverted for a bit. This week is not going to be fun. Tomorrow is the fi… --- ## [Magic the Gathering: somebody please explain its appeal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-the-gathering-somebody-please-explain-its-appeal/627875)
**Author:** [@greenslime1951](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenslime1951)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/magic-the-gathering-somebody-please-explain-its-appeal/627875 "2012-07-29T15:54:59Z")
I an an avid game player and yet, I cannot see what is appealing about this game. The card sets you need constantly change; so do the rules. The worst aspect is that there’s a constant “arms race” to acquire the most pow… --- ## [Firefly: What did the Alliance want?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-what-did-the-alliance-want/729435)
**Author:** [@BrightNShiny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrightNShiny)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefly-what-did-the-alliance-want/729435 "2015-09-09T19:57:08Z")
So, I’m kind of wondering why the Alliance fought the Independents. They don’t seem to want to rule or colonize the outer planets, since most of them seem to be self-ruled fiefdoms. These are the only potential explana… --- ## [You know what? It's really not that fucking expensive to run a message board.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-its-really-not-that-fucking-expensive-to-run-a-message-board/323184)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2005, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-its-really-not-that-fucking-expensive-to-run-a-message-board/323184 "2005-09-25T02:34:14Z")
In light of these ridiculous google ads on the SDMB, I just wanted to call bullshit on the quotes given in the “About this message board” thread about the ads that said things like “even after each member paying $15 a ye… --- ## [Turn off restaurant names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-off-restaurant-names/816350)
**Author:** [@KRC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRC)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-off-restaurant-names/816350 "2018-06-25T15:06:22Z")
We have a place in town called the Genghis Grill, after a guy mercilessly took over much of the world and killed millions. Does it serve roast peasants? In a few hundred years will we have Hitler’s Oven, Pol’s Pot, and S… --- ## [John Kerry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-kerry/689608)
**Author:** [@slowlearner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slowlearner)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-kerry/689608 "2014-06-03T17:10:48Z")
John Kerry is a disgrace to the young man he was. --- ## [The Big Bang Theory - "The Raiders Minimization" (10/10/2013)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-the-raiders-minimization-10-10-2013/670985)
**Author:** [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-the-raiders-minimization-10-10-2013/670985 "2013-10-26T15:36:51Z")
It was not the greatest episode. I didn’t like the thing with Sheldon trying to get back at Amy for ruining Raiders. But I did like the part where the guys realized she was right. Bitchy Bernadette is getting kind of … --- ## [How close are the Ukrainian and Russian languages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-are-the-ukrainian-and-russian-languages/282440)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-are-the-ukrainian-and-russian-languages/282440 "2013-12-08T19:28:03Z")
In the news coverage of the Ukriainian elections, I saw that Yanukovich, from eastern Ukraine, doesn’t speak Ukrainian, only Russian. As well, some articles commented that Yanushko, from western Ukraine, was speaking so… --- ## [What are some good songs for tenors to sing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-songs-for-tenors-to-sing/211977)
**Author:** [@Zardoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zardoz)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2003, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-songs-for-tenors-to-sing/211977 "2003-11-09T03:29:57Z")
Recently I was attempting a rousing rendition of “A Boy Named Sue” by Johnny Cash, when my friend groaned and said, “You’re not a baritone or a bass, you’re a tenor.” I’ve never been a musical person, so this was new to… --- ## [Gypsies in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gypsies-in-the-us/230795)
**Author:** [@Flying\_Monk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flying_Monk)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2013, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gypsies-in-the-us/230795 "2013-02-13T04:43:37Z")
In Stephen King’s Thinner, he describes a group of travelling gypsies in Maine. How many gypsies are in the US, and where are they? Do they get messed with a lot, by the authorities or people in general? --- ## [Gym class horror stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gym-class-horror-stories/400455)
**Author:** [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2007, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gym-class-horror-stories/400455 "2007-04-21T19:46:10Z")
Just watching this thing that mentious JFK’s physical test. And thinking, as I did at the time, they teach English at honours level, or robin or bluebird or whathaveyou. In gym they just throw you all, jocks and geeks, … --- ## [Is there a term for this typing brain glitch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-this-typing-brain-glitch/575748)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2012, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-this-typing-brain-glitch/575748 "2012-02-12T14:25:06Z")
I type fairly fast – about 90wpm with error correction. In the course of online chatting, I will often find myself making typing errors that are…well, neither missed keys nor grammatical in nature, but more representativ… --- ## [Why do older people lose their teeth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-older-people-lose-their-teeth/564393)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-older-people-lose-their-teeth/564393 "2011-10-03T20:07:26Z")
What is it about aging that causes so many older folks to lose their teeth? Do teeth just wear out? --- ## [Legal to Expose Child Sex Predator to Neighborhood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-expose-child-sex-predator-to-neighborhood/720809)
**Author:** [@BlueValley45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlueValley45)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-to-expose-child-sex-predator-to-neighborhood/720809 "2015-05-31T20:08:57Z")
For over five months I rented a room from a man I knew was a convicted child sex offender. That is documented in my states sex offender registry and it was later a local news story when he was also convicted of failing t… --- ## [Were cigarettes (+lighters?) issued to WWII G.I.s? Vietnam? Iraq, Aphgan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-cigarettes-lighters-issued-to-wwii-g-i-s-vietnam-iraq-aphgan/595450)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2011, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-cigarettes-lighters-issued-to-wwii-g-i-s-vietnam-iraq-aphgan/595450 "2011-09-27T05:59:01Z")
You always see in movies, and a few real docs, soldiers smoking nervously in the field. There couldnt have been some kind of shop on a FOB, right? And, if they did have to buy, where did they get their spending money a… --- ## [Open letter to the Vegan Bitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-letter-to-the-vegan-bitch/168063)
**Author:** [@Inky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inky_1)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2003, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-letter-to-the-vegan-bitch/168063 "2003-09-05T01:15:35Z")
Attention Vegan Bitch: Yes, you are my best friend’s girlfriend, and I’d like to be a good host, but when you are invited to my house for a turkey dinner, it’s a pretty good assumption that a turkey will be served for d… --- ## [Why do lower taxes bring in more revenue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-lower-taxes-bring-in-more-revenue/671894)
**Author:** [@cornopean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornopean)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-lower-taxes-bring-in-more-revenue/671894 "2013-10-29T21:02:29Z")
Check out this video: The Great State Migration Continues | Fox Business Video The speaker of the house from OK says that every time they lower taxes, they end up collecting more tax revenue? Has he got his facts wron… --- ## [Canadian Drinking age for Americans (legal question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-drinking-age-for-americans-legal-question/77860)
**Author:** [@Torkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Torkle)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2001, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-drinking-age-for-americans-legal-question/77860 "2001-08-25T22:57:52Z")
As a lot of people in the northern United States know, that when you turn 19 it is a lot of fun to go drink in Canada. I have however heard recently of rumors of legislation passed that doesn’t allow Americans to drink i… --- ## [What do they eat for breakfast in other countries?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-they-eat-for-breakfast-in-other-countries/545089)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2010, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-they-eat-for-breakfast-in-other-countries/545089 "2010-09-04T06:01:23Z")
In this thread even sven said That kind of awoke a question that I’ve had for a couple of decades now. I went through a real obsession with Thai food back then, and it was my goal to make Thai food for every meal. I go… --- ## [Why won't my blueberry bush grow?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-my-blueberry-bush-grow/412753)
**Author:** [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2014, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-my-blueberry-bush-grow/412753 "2014-06-25T21:32:07Z")
So, here’s the situation. Two summers ago I got one of those bags from Lowe’s that had a stick poking out of it that’s allegedly a blueberry bush. I put it in a large pot, since I wasn’t sure where in the yard I wanted… --- ## [Firing range of a 19th Century dueling pistol?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firing-range-of-a-19th-century-dueling-pistol/556854)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2010, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firing-range-of-a-19th-century-dueling-pistol/556854 "2010-10-14T05:51:08Z")
In the days of duels with old flintlock pistols, I suppose the effective range was comparable to the distance the duelists stood apart (20m?). But how far would a ball that missed travel? (Yes, I’m nitpicking a tv show.… --- ## [MLB-Hot Stove League winter 2022/23](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-league-winter-2022-23/974910)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 376\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2023, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-hot-stove-league-winter-2022-23/974910 "2023-03-29T16:26:37Z")
Don’t see a Hot Stove League thread for this winter. I can start with some good news: Cubs release Jason Heyward. His defense definitely helped, especially with some of the not so great defensive outfielders the Cubs… --- ## [Check Cashing--how much does it cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-cashing-how-much-does-it-cost/478317)
**Author:** [@TheFifthYear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFifthYear)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2008, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/check-cashing-how-much-does-it-cost/478317 "2008-12-25T05:16:00Z")
I was in a conversation with someone about the working poor and the conversation turned to the cost of cashing checks for people without bank accounts. Neither of us knew the answer, so I turn to the Dope: If a person … --- ## [If there were a God, don't you think he would've made him or her self known by now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-were-a-god-dont-you-think-he-wouldve-made-him-or-her-self-known-by-now/424082)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 320\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2007, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-were-a-god-dont-you-think-he-wouldve-made-him-or-her-self-known-by-now/424082 "2007-11-06T15:00:43Z")
“That’s a odd question coming from a Christian”, you say. But hear me out. More people have died in the name of God than almost any other reason. Don’t you think that upon seeing this, God could’ve come down by now and… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=426&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=428&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)