# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=433&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:** 434 --- ## [Design "Straight Dope World," a new theme park](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-straight-dope-world-a-new-theme-park/662716)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-straight-dope-world-a-new-theme-park/662716 "2013-07-15T18:47:02Z")
From the ground up. Funds are unlimited, and any location in the world is available. Where should it be? What features, attractions, entertainment, rides, exhibits, restaurants, accommodations, etc.? Family area, adults… --- ## [Who's NOT buying health insurance and why is the right so aggressively defending them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-not-buying-health-insurance-and-why-is-the-right-so-aggressively-defending-them/595616)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-not-buying-health-insurance-and-why-is-the-right-so-aggressively-defending-them/595616 "2011-09-21T23:04:39Z")
Correct me if I’m wrong, but the #1 criticism of Obamacare I hear from the right is that it’s unconstitutional, appalling, deplorable, irrehensible, sinful, etc. to require people to purchase health care. Doesn’t most o… --- ## [Can you make sense of any Yes song lyrics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-sense-of-any-yes-song-lyrics/661278)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2023, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-make-sense-of-any-yes-song-lyrics/661278 "2023-11-05T13:27:35Z")
I like the sound of a lot of songs by Yes, but I can’t make any sense out of their lyrics. Take for example “Hold On” from the 91025 album. Have the band offered any explanation as to the meaning of the lyrics? If not… --- ## [How can a bigger guy dress nicer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-bigger-guy-dress-nicer/412537)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2007, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-a-bigger-guy-dress-nicer/412537 "2007-07-24T06:09:16Z")
I have a friend - and no, this isn’t one of those “the friend is really me” deals - who’s about 50 lbs. overweight, but he’s pretty tall, which helps balance it out somewhat. Still, not a slim guy. He’s 30, killer perso… --- ## [Fat is ugly? Well, yes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-is-ugly-well-yes/91397)
**Author:** [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2001, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fat-is-ugly-well-yes/91397 "2001-11-08T09:38:13Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=96725 Hopefully the link works. What I’m specifically thinking of is Capacitors statement about the worst trailer. \*\* Now I’m not going to rant against anyo… --- ## [Grab the book nearest you. Right now.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 280\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2010, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grab-the-book-nearest-you-right-now/531901 "2010-04-15T01:02:49Z")
Turn to page 111. Find the eleventh complete sentence. Post that sentence, and identify the book. Don’t dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the CLOSEST book. I saw this over at Goodreads… --- ## [Why do so many people pretend to be ex-military? What do they get out of it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-people-pretend-to-be-ex-military-what-do-they-get-out-of-it/496602)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2018, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-people-pretend-to-be-ex-military-what-do-they-get-out-of-it/496602 "2018-02-27T10:43:04Z")
Yet another military ID faker exposed. Being in the military is certainly an honorable choice of occupation, but I’m fascinated by the endless stream of military wannabes posing as veterans, and especially how several of… --- ## [The new target is... hospice? Wha?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-target-is-hospice-wha/504730)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2009, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-target-is-hospice-wha/504730 "2009-08-17T18:37:15Z")
In the past couple of days, I’ve heard mentions on the radio and have seen mentions on a few rightwing sites that the real goal of “ObamaCare” is to force people into hospice so that they will die. Why is hospice becomi… --- ## [Aldebaran, today is your birthday!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-today-is-your-birthday/200440)
**Author:** [@labmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/labmonkey)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2003, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aldebaran-today-is-your-birthday/200440 "2003-09-18T16:17:15Z")
Alde, you are my higher power. I’ve purused these boards for a good long while before registering and posting, and you, my friend, without a doubt are the reason I wake up in the morning. A shining star in these empty de… --- ## [Board Games, revisited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-games-revisited/679955)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2014, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/board-games-revisited/679955 "2014-04-05T22:47:22Z")
in the Bricker household, we enjoy an occasional game night – we play Ticket to Ride, Settlers of Catan, and just recently got a game called “Five Second Rule,” which has the advantage of being a very quick set-up and te… --- ## [Could D.B. Cooper have been a French-Canadian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-d-b-cooper-have-been-a-french-canadian/604117)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2011, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-d-b-cooper-have-been-a-french-canadian/604117 "2011-12-31T17:49:26Z")
(Sorry, I meant to say D.B. Cooper, but I can’t edit the title. Can the moderator help me out?) First of all, everybody under 50 should probably go to the Wiki article about D.B. Cooper to read up about him, since you m… --- ## [Rush Limbaugh Has Lung Cancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-has-lung-cancer/847443)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2020, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-has-lung-cancer/847443 "2020-10-20T15:47:34Z")
And he says it is advanced. My cousin-in-law the pulmonologist says the prognosis for this is not good. He’s had a good run - 31 years, and certainly has been an influential figure in American politics. Regards, Shod… --- ## [World Overpopulation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-overpopulation/708597)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-overpopulation/708597 "2015-01-09T06:06:55Z")
About 20 years ago, I got this interesting book on trivia facts. And it had this equally interesting article, apparently by a respected scientist, on overpopulation. I think the book itself was written around the late 6… --- ## [Blind Item, HIV+, Anyone Else Possible But Charlie Sheen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blind-item-hiv-anyone-else-possible-but-charlie-sheen/736553)
**Author:** [@Carryon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carryon)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2016, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blind-item-hiv-anyone-else-possible-but-charlie-sheen/736553 "2016-01-06T04:36:49Z")
I am not much for following celebrities, but this blind item seems to be everywhere lately. Full blind items and clues at link below. The first thing that popped into my mind was Charlie Sheen, is there anyone else th… --- ## [Ok, I give up: What is with the denim obsession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-give-up-what-is-with-the-denim-obsession/551865)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-i-give-up-what-is-with-the-denim-obsession/551865 "2011-07-06T15:05:53Z")
I started thinking about this when the Wall Street Journal ran an ad where country clubs are relaxing their no-jeans/denim policy in order to get in the younger baby boomers (45-55?) or some such thing, since they have t… --- ## [What rules did the secret service agents violate in Columbia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-rules-did-the-secret-service-agents-violate-in-columbia/619040)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2012, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-rules-did-the-secret-service-agents-violate-in-columbia/619040 "2012-04-20T22:45:32Z")
Does the Secret Service have specific rules about not hiring prostitutes while traveling? Is prostitution illegal in Columbia? Would it matter if the agents were single? What if the agent’s spouses gave them permissio… --- ## [Old South racism alive and well in Texas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-south-racism-alive-and-well-in-texas/307663)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2005, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-south-racism-alive-and-well-in-texas/307663 "2005-06-17T19:17:06Z")
I always though Bumfuck Texas was fictional but apparently it really exists. Here’s what the esteemed mayor of Bumfuck had to say: “The black boy was somewhere he shouldn’t have been?” What the fuck? A mentally reta… --- ## [Parents prayed over daughter instead of bringing her to a doctor.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-prayed-over-daughter-instead-of-bringing-her-to-a-doctor/442864)
**Author:** [@hekk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hekk)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2008, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-prayed-over-daughter-instead-of-bringing-her-to-a-doctor/442864 "2008-04-30T04:10:34Z")
How sad, she died. She hadn’t seen a doctor since she was 3. The parents claim that they aren’t religious fanatics, but I disagree. Faith is good, stupidity isn’t. --- ## [One good reason why you should Tip ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-good-reason-why-you-should-tip/599503)
**Author:** [@studmuffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/studmuffin)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2011, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-good-reason-why-you-should-tip/599503 "2011-10-21T11:22:41Z")
Why give someone a gratuity for a job he/she is getting paid to do ? Why should a surly bar worker expect a tip for getting an overpriced bottle of Bud from the fridge then opening it ? It hardly requires any … --- ## [Mayo clinic says 2nd degree burn on fingers is a medical emergency -- really? (need answer fast!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayo-clinic-says-2nd-degree-burn-on-fingers-is-a-medical-emergency-really-need-answer-fast/668877)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Parker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Parker)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayo-clinic-says-2nd-degree-burn-on-fingers-is-a-medical-emergency-really-need-answer-fast/668877 "2013-09-16T13:04:47Z")
According to the Mayo clinic, if you get a blistering burn (i.e., partial thickness aka 2nd degree burn) on your hand, you should call 911: Burns: First aid - Mayo Clinic Is there any basis for thinking such a burn is a… --- ## [Whats the logic behind "click it or ticket?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-logic-behind-click-it-or-ticket/497995)
**Author:** [@TNWPsycho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TNWPsycho)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2009, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-logic-behind-click-it-or-ticket/497995 "2009-06-03T04:47:51Z")
I can understand that being unbuckled in a car with other people poses a risk to the others if you were to get into an accident. But to me choosing not to buckle up when you are riding by yourself is simply just an act o… --- ## [Illegal immigration down 67 percent under Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-immigration-down-67-percent-under-trump/783781)
**Author:** [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2017, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-immigration-down-67-percent-under-trump/783781 "2017-04-18T16:56:44Z")
The main question is, how can the media spin this to be a bad thing? “Testifying to the committee in a first hearing Tuesday, former Border Patrol Chief David V. Aguilar said the percentage may be even higher than Mr.… --- ## [Best Edition of Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-edition-of-shakespeare/515688)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2009, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-edition-of-shakespeare/515688 "2009-10-31T21:55:01Z")
What are the best editions of the works of William Shakespeare both a Complete Works and individual plays. --- ## [Thumb attached to Stomach](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thumb-attached-to-stomach/283086)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2005, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thumb-attached-to-stomach/283086 "2005-01-15T01:12:52Z")
I remember an episode of COPS in which the police nab a suspect hiding in the shower. When attempting to handcuff him, the officer was dumbfounded to find the perp’s thumb surgically attached to his belly. What would be… --- ## [How can I strengthen my nails for guitar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-strengthen-my-nails-for-guitar/625132)
**Author:** [@Crab007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crab007)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2021, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-strengthen-my-nails-for-guitar/625132 "2021-09-27T12:56:03Z")
I am teaching myself Flamenco and my nails are taking a beating, how can I strengthen them to stand up to Flamenco playing? I really don’t like the idea of nail polish, I just don’t think it’s a good idea to seal up a na… --- ## [Do Jews Truly Believe in the Mosaic Law?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-jews-truly-believe-in-the-mosaic-law/595027)
**Author:** [@brocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brocks)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2015, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-jews-truly-believe-in-the-mosaic-law/595027 "2015-07-21T01:01:41Z")
I know this sounds like a stupid question, so bear with me while I explain the motivation. Everybody “knows” that Muslims have a lot of bizarre laws, especially about women. Killing them for having pre-marital sex, for… --- ## [Which fast food chain has your favorite burger? \[POLL\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-fast-food-chain-has-your-favorite-burger-poll/707723)
**Author:** [@Eddie\_F](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eddie_F)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2014, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-fast-food-chain-has-your-favorite-burger-poll/707723 "2014-12-28T21:51:11Z")
Because it’s 1:45 in the A.M., and I’m hankering for a greasy fast food burger. But I WILL NOT give in to this urge. Thus, I must enjoy my burger vicariously through this thread (dammit). So, anyway, which fast food c… --- ## [Blue states have better schools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-states-have-better-schools/667387)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2013, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blue-states-have-better-schools/667387 "2013-08-31T21:30:51Z")
Or possibly better pupils (meaning, most likely, smarter parents). That’s my takeaway from this finding: And it also just confirms my sense that the Deep South (which I’ve never visited although I did grow up in North… --- ## [Does HIPAA require doctor's offices to call you by your first name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hipaa-require-doctors-offices-to-call-you-by-your-first-name/505421)
**Author:** [@AuntPam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntPam)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2009, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hipaa-require-doctors-offices-to-call-you-by-your-first-name/505421 "2009-08-10T18:32:10Z")
Nothing frosts my cookies like having some twenty-five-year-old twinkie open the door to the inner sanctum and call out “AuntPam? The doctor will see you now.” I was raised to believe that the appropriate form of addre… --- ## [london drivers irritated at Abbey Road crossing walkers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-drivers-irritated-at-abbey-road-crossing-walkers/629564)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/london-drivers-irritated-at-abbey-road-crossing-walkers/629564 "2012-08-26T18:59:39Z")
THe crossing made famous by the Beatles Abbey Road has a web cam. Its fun to watch. Many people walk across it for photo ops http://www.abbeyroad.com/Crossing/ Any London Dopers out there? Do you get irritated that … --- ## [Youth Rights - Suffrage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youth-rights-suffrage/511053)
**Author:** [@Cesario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cesario)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2009, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youth-rights-suffrage/511053 "2009-10-17T07:37:14Z")
The 26th Amendment to the US Constitution reads: While this amendment represented, at the time, an important recognition that citizens should not be subject to being drafted into a war by a government which was unaccou… --- ## [Favorite 'Old' Hollywood publicity stills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-old-hollywood-publicity-stills/613186)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-old-hollywood-publicity-stills/613186 "2012-02-21T17:57:58Z")
This thread may die quickly but I thought I’d give it a shot. Define ‘Old’ anyway you would like- Silent Era to ‘before Coppola’. What are some of your favorite publicity stills of various stars? (And I’m flexible on… --- ## [Rejected by eHarmony?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-by-eharmony/629621)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rejected-by-eharmony/629621 "2012-08-03T03:35:29Z")
I got rejected as undatable by eHarmony a few years ago. I don’t know why, maybe because I was in my mid 30s and had never dated, or maybe my self-esteem issues, but regardless I was rather upset. I guess they reject a … --- ## [Can anyone tell me what is depicted in this picture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-tell-me-what-is-depicted-in-this-picture/591783)
**Author:** [@zeno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zeno)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2011, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-tell-me-what-is-depicted-in-this-picture/591783 "2011-08-19T01:44:02Z")
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/262910\_2063495424833\_1168147687\_31973695\_110770\_n.jpg rather, who is depicted and what event --- ## [Democrats: Please Don Not Nominate Hillary!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-please-don-not-nominate-hillary/415389)
**Author:** [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2007, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-please-don-not-nominate-hillary/415389 "2007-09-02T20:14:12Z")
I have expressed the opinion in various threads that there is no way in hell that Hillary Clinton can win the White House. I still believe this to be the case. I ran across this article on CNN.com today and even though… --- ## [Do you hate arugula?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hate-arugula/685355)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2016, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-hate-arugula/685355 "2016-08-17T16:10:18Z")
In the early nineties I graduated high school and worked on a tiny farm for a summer. Most of the farm produce was delicious, and I ate it all. Except arugula. I’d never heard of it before, and when I smelled it the fir… --- ## [Who do you detest most as a sports announcer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-detest-most-as-a-sports-announcer/609012)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2012, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-detest-most-as-a-sports-announcer/609012 "2012-03-12T03:52:59Z")
My winner, by 30 lengths, is Brett Musberger. How does this guy have a job? He has to have some incriminating pictures of some bigwig. I’m watching LSU/Bama and the TV sound is muted. I’m listening on ESPN radio. He’s a… --- ## [Why has college gotten so damn expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-college-gotten-so-damn-expensive/620600)
**Author:** [@FixMyIgnorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FixMyIgnorance)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2012, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-college-gotten-so-damn-expensive/620600 "2012-05-07T20:50:21Z")
Do you think it is because increased aid has led to a moral hazard with colleges driving up the price? Do you think it’s because of the government? Because of demand? Something else? --- ## [Goddammit Lady, if you watched your kid, she wouldn't get bitten.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddammit-lady-if-you-watched-your-kid-she-wouldnt-get-bitten/352165)
**Author:** [@light\_strand](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/light_strand)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2006, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddammit-lady-if-you-watched-your-kid-she-wouldnt-get-bitten/352165 "2006-04-18T12:29:23Z")
I have two dogs. Neither are aggressive, however, my Border Collie- Bandit- has a history of ear infections, so he’s a bit touchy about his ears I have an eight foot privacy fence which I just spent $4000.00 to replace… --- ## [How is the US Supreme Court checked & balanced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-us-supreme-court-checked-balanced/617935)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2017, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-us-supreme-court-checked-balanced/617935 "2017-02-11T07:02:59Z")
I was explaining to my 9-year old son the rudimentaries of how the US government works, about the three branches and the checks and balances. When I went into explaining the liks of vetos and veto overrides and how the … --- ## [Who's watching the Olympics opening ceremony?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-the-olympics-opening-ceremony/528814)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2010, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-watching-the-olympics-opening-ceremony/528814 "2010-02-14T06:27:18Z")
Just got in a little bit ago, and then I had to return a phone call; so I’ve missed two hours of it. Right now there’s a guy wire-flying over projections of wheat fields to a very sedate rendition of Both Sides Now. . --- ## [1988 Chevy truck won't start, first time ever happened](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1988-chevy-truck-wont-start-first-time-ever-happened/537795)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2011, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1988-chevy-truck-wont-start-first-time-ever-happened/537795 "2011-03-13T00:57:09Z")
For about 22 years my 1988 truck has always started. Today it would not. Battery seems OK and turns the motor normally, has fuel. Suddenly it just won’t spark or splutter or anything. Having never had a problem I don’t … --- ## [Should professors instruct students in what opinions to hold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-professors-instruct-students-in-what-opinions-to-hold/729577)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2015, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-professors-instruct-students-in-what-opinions-to-hold/729577 "2015-09-06T08:58:23Z")
There’s a bit of a kerfuffle rising at Washington State University after various websites shone a light on certain statements appearing in course syllabi. For example, Professor John Streamas in his syllabus for Introdu… --- ## [Why are senior managers idiots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-senior-managers-idiots/598698)
**Author:** [@DragonAsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DragonAsh)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2011, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-senior-managers-idiots/598698 "2011-12-01T12:24:56Z")
Sorry, I just have to vent. I work for one of the biggest companies in the world. And it never ceases to amaze me how utterly, completely, totally INCOMPETENT senior management can be. Now, I’m an executive director, s… --- ## [What are these ridiculously easy tricks??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-ridiculously-easy-tricks/600056)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2011, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-these-ridiculously-easy-tricks/600056 "2011-10-22T21:26:57Z")
I’m sure you’ve all seen the ads on various sites - some housewife or college student has discovered a ridiculously easy trick that is bound to piss off your dermatologist or help you lose tons of belly fat or earn you a… --- ## [Pre-Euro European Currency & Coins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-euro-european-currency-coins/556553)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2011, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pre-euro-european-currency-coins/556553 "2011-05-14T12:33:07Z")
Is there any value in all of those Pesetas, Lire, Deutschmarks, etc. that survive in hope chests, junk drawers, etc. throughout the world, beyond their \[undoubtedly limited\] value as collectibles? Could they be redeemed … --- ## [Is the Jimmy Kimmel Halloween prank cruel or damaging to children?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-jimmy-kimmel-halloween-prank-cruel-or-damaging-to-children/703941)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2014, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-jimmy-kimmel-halloween-prank-cruel-or-damaging-to-children/703941 "2014-11-14T01:10:29Z")
Around our house, this has really been a Great Debate, but since it involves a TV personality, I will post in Cafe Society. For those unfamiliar, here is a video. (YouTube link) Late night TV host Jimmy Kimmel has a g… --- ## [An almost porn moment at the Doctors office today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-almost-porn-moment-at-the-doctors-office-today/669758)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2013, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-almost-porn-moment-at-the-doctors-office-today/669758 "2013-10-04T11:42:22Z")
I’ve recently got a new female doctor. She’s a fairly attractive woman. I went in today for a physical. In the room with me, as she’s telling me to drop trough is a nurse. A top heavy, over the fucking top gorgeous nurs… --- ## [The SDMB Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! -\>Latest Poll in post 342](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-342/1028060)
**Author:** [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Replies:** 356\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-latest-poll-in-post-342/1028060 "2026-11-06T21:20:01Z")
It’s a venerable tradition around here to have an annual thread complaining about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, so let’s just elect our own! The one complaint everyone seems to agree with is that there are way too man… --- ## [Channeled Material](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/channeled-material/700710)
**Author:** [@HenryH](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HenryH)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2014, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/channeled-material/700710 "2014-10-13T06:06:18Z")
I’m hoping to get some views on all the channeled material that’s all over the web these days? Its quite scary how popular it is. I’ve been listening to Bashar and the Pleiadian stuff a lot recently and whilst listening … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=432&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=434&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)