# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=439&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:** 440 --- ## [Open gun carry is coming to Texas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-gun-carry-is-coming-to-texas/741338)
**Author:** [@Oddball\_92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oddball_92)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2015, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-gun-carry-is-coming-to-texas/741338 "2015-12-31T13:53:21Z")
Beginning Jan 1, 2016 Texas will allow folks with concealed carry permits to openly carry weapons. This is not intended to be a debate as to whether it should or shouldn’t be allowed, rather a question as to why someone … --- ## [Stuff you know about crime and law enforcement if your info comes from movies and TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-know-about-crime-and-law-enforcement-if-your-info-comes-from-movies-and-tv/551451)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2010, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-know-about-crime-and-law-enforcement-if-your-info-comes-from-movies-and-tv/551451 "2010-09-05T08:09:32Z")
Examples: Most murders are not acts of passion or of robbery but incredibly well thought out crimes by well-to-do respectable people who not only kill but frame another and then challenge the investigating detective to … --- ## [Steve Martin's Carrie Fisher RIP tweet: does it offend you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-martins-carrie-fisher-rip-tweet-does-it-offend-you/775919)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2017, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-martins-carrie-fisher-rip-tweet-does-it-offend-you/775919 "2017-01-31T13:08:33Z")
Steve Martin, who knew Carrie Fisher for more than 30 years, tweeted this when she died: \[QUOTE=Steve Martin\] “When I was a young man, Carrie Fisher she was the most beautiful creature I had ever seen. She turned out t… --- ## [Just caught my 14yo son smooch'n with his girlfriend. (Need answer fastish)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-caught-my-14yo-son-smoochn-with-his-girlfriend-need-answer-fastish/626000)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2012, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-caught-my-14yo-son-smoochn-with-his-girlfriend-need-answer-fastish/626000 "2012-07-14T13:09:12Z")
Parents of the daughter dropped her off earlier this afternoon. The kids were out back swimming in the pool. (At least they were supposed to be.) I walk out back about to fire up the grill. And that’s when I caught them… --- ## [Lord of the Rings: What % of movie-goers have read the books?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lord-of-the-rings-what-of-movie-goers-have-read-the-books/687294)
**Author:** [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2014, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lord-of-the-rings-what-of-movie-goers-have-read-the-books/687294 "2014-05-25T13:56:52Z")
My google-foo is weak. I’m sure this information exists somewhere, but I can’t find it. What percentage of people who have seen the movies have read the books first? A majority on these boards, I would guess (here in C… --- ## [People of color: What % of people you meet do you think are completely non-racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-of-color-what-of-people-you-meet-do-you-think-are-completely-non-racist/681309)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-of-color-what-of-people-you-meet-do-you-think-are-completely-non-racist/681309 "2014-02-23T19:16:01Z")
I got linked to this blog post which claims that a black friend of the author, visiting San Francisco, got rejected from 4 separate AirBNBs, claiming calendar mixups or scheduling conflicts. This is the kind of reason th… --- ## [Is it correct to say "Latino woman" in English?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-correct-to-say-latino-woman-in-english/596149)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-correct-to-say-latino-woman-in-english/596149 "2011-09-18T21:29:49Z")
I feel like it’s pretty much the norm, even in English, to make noun-adjective gender agreement in the phrase “Latina woman.” It’s more often used by English speakers who are at least minimally conversant with Spanish. W… --- ## [Can Democrats perform better with white voters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-democrats-perform-better-with-white-voters/842261)
**Author:** [@Yankees\_1996\_Champs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yankees_1996_Champs)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-democrats-perform-better-with-white-voters/842261 "2019-11-25T14:15:57Z")
There is a lot of talk for decades how the Republican Party must appeal beyond their base of white voters to attract black, Latino and take back Asian voters that they lost in the mid 1990s. However, the Democratic Part… --- ## [Fiscal conservatives and "OMG teh corporations!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiscal-conservatives-and-omg-teh-corporations/579714)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2011, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiscal-conservatives-and-omg-teh-corporations/579714 "2011-05-01T20:35:47Z")
In a recent thread by SenorBef, The Second Stone repeats a bit of ignorance I’d like to fight here (so as not to derail SB’s thread). I’ll post a link to the offending post later tonight, but basically TSS says that fisc… --- ## [How do they tow cars left in gear with the parking brake on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-tow-cars-left-in-gear-with-the-parking-brake-on/387717)
**Author:** [@Absolute](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absolute)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2007, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-tow-cars-left-in-gear-with-the-parking-brake-on/387717 "2007-01-13T15:04:41Z")
Let’s say I have a manual-transmission, AWD car like a Porsche 911 Turbo, BMW 328xi, Subura Impreza WRX, whatever. I park it somewhere illegally, and leave it in gear, with the parking brake applied. How would a tow tr… --- ## [Teach Me About Cigarettes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-about-cigarettes/611837)
**Author:** [@BeaMyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeaMyra)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-about-cigarettes/611837 "2012-02-08T14:04:52Z")
I don’t smoke but I was waiting in line and was bored and looking at all the different types. There are filtered, unfiltered, 100s, lights, ultra lights, slims, menthol all different kinds. So what is the difference be… --- ## [22 Different Ways To Lace Shoes - Kind of interesting!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-different-ways-to-lace-shoes-kind-of-interesting/283569)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2005, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/22-different-ways-to-lace-shoes-kind-of-interesting/283569 "2005-01-12T13:45:03Z")
I had no idea there was such variety. Truly MPSIMS but a neat (and free) way to make your footwear more fun. Kind of interesting actually. 22 Different Ways To Lace Shoes --- ## [Does anything ever go wrong with a Mac?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anything-ever-go-wrong-with-a-mac/573498)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anything-ever-go-wrong-with-a-mac/573498 "2011-05-31T01:43:40Z")
I hesitate to ask any Mac owners I know, as they all seem to be zealots who worship anything and everything Apple. Having used PCs since 1981, and Windows ever since version 1.0, I am well aware of all the things that c… --- ## [Lies, damned lies, and phony statistics? Gun control again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies-damned-lies-and-phony-statistics-gun-control-again/666280)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2013, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lies-damned-lies-and-phony-statistics-gun-control-again/666280 "2013-09-19T21:41:22Z")
An old friend made contact via Facebook recently. She was always, um, easily led and is now one of those people internet crackpots look for: all it takes is clicking one ad for a medical secret THEY don’t want to know … --- ## [Why Is My Urine Clear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-urine-clear/515546)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2011, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-urine-clear/515546 "2011-11-09T05:02:32Z")
I don’t know how long it has been this way. Probably “at least” most of my adult life. But my urine is rarely yellow. It is typically clear. Now, to answer the inevitable questions… No, I do not drink too much liquid. … --- ## [Meat loaf: Tomato sauce, or brown gravy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-tomato-sauce-or-brown-gravy/665249)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meat-loaf-tomato-sauce-or-brown-gravy/665249 "2013-08-06T22:50:53Z")
It seems meatloaf is available with two sauces: Tomato-based, or brown gravy. The tomato sauce is usually ‘baked on’, in that it adheres to the top and sides of the loaf; though there is also a less viscous sauce that c… --- ## [Are US Army doctors in the field armed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-us-army-doctors-in-the-field-armed/533865)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2010, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-us-army-doctors-in-the-field-armed/533865 "2010-04-01T23:10:21Z")
This is based on last night’s episode of “Grey’s Anatomy”, but it is a factual question, so I’m putting it in GQ. Do US Army doctors at field hospitals in Iraq go around armed? In the show mentioned, there’s a flashbac… --- ## [Why do pitchers suck at hitting once they reach minor/major league?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-pitchers-suck-at-hitting-once-they-reach-minor-major-league/501309)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Buttons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Buttons)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2009, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-pitchers-suck-at-hitting-once-they-reach-minor-major-league/501309 "2009-07-03T14:31:56Z")
I played baseball for 9-10 years of my life, and was an amateur umpire for 3 years, so baseball’s not a foreign concept to me at all. However, this question has always bugged me. Going back to the 7-9 year old age gro… --- ## [WWII was/was not a long time ago, and other ways time messes with your head...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-was-was-not-a-long-time-ago-and-other-ways-time-messes-with-your-head/698465)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2014, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-was-was-not-a-long-time-ago-and-other-ways-time-messes-with-your-head/698465 "2014-09-23T17:46:27Z")
I was born in 1971. I feel that growing up, time was portrayed by the media and people around me in a misleading way. It’s just a theory… tell me if you agree. WWII was “a long time ago” growing up. Those days were horr… --- ## [Fuck open-plan offices.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-open-plan-offices/700220)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2014, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-open-plan-offices/700220 "2014-10-13T14:53:09Z")
Oh yes, tear down all the walls, and let the flowers of collaboration and creativity take root. I guess that’s the idea, but somehow it’s always 1 guy who thinks it’s open mic night surrounded by 9 people wearing nois… --- ## [Why do people feel the government is tyrannical?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-feel-the-government-is-tyrannical/536776)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2010, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-feel-the-government-is-tyrannical/536776 "2010-05-10T19:40:46Z")
The \[del\]rant\[/del\]thread about “Taxes are theft” highlighted two things that I feel are at the root of the populist/conservative backlash against government today. One is that our government is at least in form represen… --- ## [Reddit users trying to manipulate stocks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-users-trying-to-manipulate-stocks/931627)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 289\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2021, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reddit-users-trying-to-manipulate-stocks/931627 "2021-06-09T00:13:49Z")
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/topstocks/gamestop-e2-80-99s-surge-is-making-it-one-of-the-most-traded-stocks-in-the-us/ar-BB1d8CnD starting with Gamestop and now AMC theaters --- ## [Food combos that seem gross but aren't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-combos-that-seem-gross-but-arent/602658)
**Author:** [@YourAdHere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YourAdHere)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/food-combos-that-seem-gross-but-arent/602658 "2011-11-19T02:42:25Z")
Inspired by the peanuts in coke ( which i say should be called a " george washington cola" or “carver cola” or something along those lines) thread. I guess I mean more like food combos that you acknowledge some people m… --- ## [Difference between a MA / MS degree.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-a-ma-ms-degree/158401)
**Author:** [@TlighT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TlighT)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2003, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-a-ma-ms-degree/158401 "2003-03-02T22:27:23Z")
I was wondering what the difference is between a MA and a MS degree (in the US and countries with a similar bachelor/master system). Especially if one degree is considered “more” than the other (in terms of prestige and … --- ## [US Army MP versus civilian police officer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-army-mp-versus-civilian-police-officer/344099)
**Author:** [@Caseinpoint](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caseinpoint)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-army-mp-versus-civilian-police-officer/344099 "2011-09-28T21:53:32Z")
I’ve been curious for the longest time about the precise differences between being an MP and being a cop. I realize there are multiple specialized positions in each field, so for the sake of argument let’s take as two ca… --- ## [I Want Your Sex... and other sexy songs...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-your-sex-and-other-sexy-songs/550575)
**Author:** [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-your-sex-and-other-sexy-songs/550575 "2011-01-16T02:59:28Z")
I was listening to the radio as I was running errands today and I heard a song I hadn’t heard in a while. In high school, it was my go-to sexy song, a song that really got my engine running. And today, it still did tha… --- ## [Seq. Thread; this could turn out very bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seq-thread-this-could-turn-out-very-bad/505839)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2009, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seq-thread-this-could-turn-out-very-bad/505839 "2009-10-01T10:06:05Z")
I wanna get creeped out! Tell me some creepy stuff! So…how much time do men spend thinking about sex? :eek: --- ## [Death of the Queen/President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-the-queen-president/728747)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2015, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-of-the-queen-president/728747 "2015-09-02T19:45:26Z")
Of course, no British monarch has died since 1952 and no sitting American President since 1963. The next time it happens, what is likely to happen? Specifically, will media coverage be like 9/11 (all channels pretty mu… --- ## [What happened to the SDMB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-sdmb/818170)
**Author:** [@anomalous1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anomalous1)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2018, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-the-sdmb/818170 "2018-07-24T13:10:30Z")
Seriously concerned. All I’ve seen lately are posts akin to these; 1.) Russia is to blame for everything! 2.)White people are to blame for all that goes wrong in society and everything is racist. 3.)Anyone who voted … --- ## [Dressing casually for funerals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-casually-for-funerals/447710)
**Author:** [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Replies:** 240\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2008, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dressing-casually-for-funerals/447710 "2008-05-13T02:59:08Z")
I attended a funeral today with my GF for the sister of her friend. I wore a dark suit and a dark tie. My GF wore a modest but nice black dress, with dark heels. Many others at the funeral were similarly attired. But… --- ## [My best friend/coworker is afraid to out me. . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-best-friend-coworker-is-afraid-to-out-me/475973)
**Author:** [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2008, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-best-friend-coworker-is-afraid-to-out-me/475973 "2008-12-10T18:13:30Z")
as an atheist. And he’s gay, which makes it extra ironical - or absurd, or just plain funny, depending on how you define “irony” (jeez, I really should change my username so I can completely misuse the word “irony” like… --- ## [More LOTR musing: how big is the Shire (area and population)? And... how inbred are Hobbits?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-lotr-musing-how-big-is-the-shire-area-and-population-and-how-inbred-are-hobbits/599193)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2011, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/more-lotr-musing-how-big-is-the-shire-area-and-population-and-how-inbred-are-hobbits/599193 "2011-10-17T19:55:00Z")
According to the timeline in the Appendices in the Return of the King, the Shire was settled by Hobbits in “1601 of the Third Age”, that being made Year 1 in the Shire Reckoning. It was at that time an uninhabited area … --- ## [Voyager 1 - Did anyone argue against the info disc?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voyager-1-did-anyone-argue-against-the-info-disc/630622)
**Author:** [@Dingbang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dingbang)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2012, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voyager-1-did-anyone-argue-against-the-info-disc/630622 "2012-08-17T01:25:13Z")
When the Voyager 1 explorer was sent out into space in 1977, did anyone argue against including the now famous golden record intended to tell aliens all about Earth? It included recordings of sounds intended to let the a… --- ## [canne drive. real breakthrough?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canne-drive-real-breakthrough/694575)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canne-drive-real-breakthrough/694575 "2014-08-06T14:12:49Z")
http://cannae.com/introduction Nova shared a link on Facebook that there was merit to it and that there was serious testing in progress. Real deal new tech, or someone trying to grab 15 minutes of fame? --- ## [Things you put in the refrigerator/freezer that don't need refrigeration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-put-in-the-refrigerator-freezer-that-dont-need-refrigeration/672860)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-put-in-the-refrigerator-freezer-that-dont-need-refrigeration/672860 "2013-11-07T21:56:15Z")
I keep cans of tuna in there because when I make tuna salad I want it to be cold already. Took me a few years to figure out this strategy. :smack: Also, canned sliced peaches. One of the most refreshing things you can e… --- ## [Revolution in America - could this actually happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revolution-in-america-could-this-actually-happen/578206)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revolution-in-america-could-this-actually-happen/578206 "2011-05-10T16:32:43Z")
I’m talking about a real revolution - people organizing and taking up arms against their government, not a pseudo revolution “at the ballot box”. I’m also not talking about another country getting involved in any way to… --- ## [Help Me Buy A Pistol!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-a-pistol/613258)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-buy-a-pistol/613258 "2012-03-02T18:17:29Z")
All- I bow to your collective gun knowledge. I am seriously considering purchasing a pistol. I have never owned a handgun and I have only fired one twice (an HK 9mm, I believe). I was in the military, and have fired on … --- ## [How much swelling is normal after getting your Wisdom teeth pulled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-swelling-is-normal-after-getting-your-wisdom-teeth-pulled/235999)
**Author:** [@kimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kimera)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2004, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-swelling-is-normal-after-getting-your-wisdom-teeth-pulled/235999 "2004-03-24T11:43:38Z")
My friend got his wisdom teeth taken out this past Saturday at about 2:30. It’s been almost exactly three days and his cheeks are still really swollen and painful. Is this normal? He’s been putting ice packs on them a… --- ## [Any folks prefer living alone vs. being married?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-folks-prefer-living-alone-vs-being-married/661979)
**Author:** [@Whitney\_Harper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whitney_Harper)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2013, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-folks-prefer-living-alone-vs-being-married/661979 "2013-07-02T01:37:31Z")
Just curious if there are any folks that prefer living alone vs. being married? I think marriage can be great if one finds the right person, but what about the people in semi-happy marriages? In other words, things may… --- ## [Did Jacqueline Kennedy do anything for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jacqueline-kennedy-do-anything-for-you/674653)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jacqueline-kennedy-do-anything-for-you/674653 "2013-11-26T19:56:34Z")
It’s late November again and the airwaves are a-twitter with tales of Camelot and its Queen Jackie, the most beautiful woman who ever lived. Except I didn’t see it. Not when I was six in '60, not today, and at no point… --- ## [Ocean's Twelve is the Worst Movie Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oceans-twelve-is-the-worst-movie-ever/534711)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oceans-twelve-is-the-worst-movie-ever/534711 "2014-07-15T02:36:46Z")
I realize that i’m about about six years late to the party here, but very few movies annoy me as much as this one did, and i have to bitch about it. My wife’s away this week, so i decided to get a movie to pass the even… --- ## [Ratio of Walking Miles to Bicycling Miles?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ratio-of-walking-miles-to-bicycling-miles/669969)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2013, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ratio-of-walking-miles-to-bicycling-miles/669969 "2013-10-01T02:17:00Z")
I could have put this in General Questions, but I don’t know if there is a solid “factual” answer, and I wanted to open it more to opinions. Roughly how many Bicycle Miles is equivalent to walking a mile? Three to one?… --- ## [Which Allied Country made the qreatest sacrifices during WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-allied-country-made-the-qreatest-sacrifices-during-wwii/681625)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-allied-country-made-the-qreatest-sacrifices-during-wwii/681625 "2014-02-21T22:15:02Z")
I have heard it said that Britain owes its freedom more to the sacrifices made by Russia than to the support given by the United States. Which Allied country made the greatest effort and/or suffered the most in the effor… --- ## [Frozen, did Elsa's parents mess up big time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-did-elsas-parents-mess-up-big-time/702423)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2014, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frozen-did-elsas-parents-mess-up-big-time/702423 "2014-10-31T14:35:21Z")
The trolls tell Elsa’s parents she must learn to control her powers, and that fear will be her enemy. They rather stupidly assume this means Elsa has to hide and repress her powers, and basically set up a situation wher… --- ## [Does anyone over 40 like today's new artists ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-over-40-like-todays-new-artists/656652)
**Author:** [@simple\_homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simple_homer)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2013, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-over-40-like-todays-new-artists/656652 "2013-05-14T03:17:14Z")
Back in the 70’s when I was in my teens, and my father was in his forties, my father introduced me to a lot of new music. He introduced me to bands such as the Eagles, Three Dog Night, Fleetwood Mac, Moody Blues, etc. … --- ## [It takes 67 senate votes to impeach. Please don't waste our time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-takes-67-senate-votes-to-impeach-please-dont-waste-our-time/807298)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2018, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-takes-67-senate-votes-to-impeach-please-dont-waste-our-time/807298 "2018-01-27T06:12:09Z")
Don’t get me wrong, folks. I think Trump is a bad president, for more reasons than just promoting an agenda I don’t like. He’s rude and unprofessional, offensive and and international embarrassment, divisive, uninformed,… --- ## [Don't tell anybody. A Big Secret MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-tell-anybody-a-big-secret-mmp/761442)
**Author:** [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2016, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-tell-anybody-a-big-secret-mmp/761442 "2016-08-09T10:52:12Z")
No. Noooo. No, no, no, no, no. No, you can’t tell anybody. Because. OK, I think this is far enough that it won’t show on preview, heehee. I’vegotanewnephewandI’mnotallowedtotellanybodyyet! And now that I’ve finally … --- ## [Why give your child a name like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-give-your-child-a-name-like-this/176765)
**Author:** [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2017, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-give-your-child-a-name-like-this/176765 "2017-01-23T20:50:56Z")
I just heard about this yesterday… still boggles my mind. These two parents in China have decided to name their kid \*\*Saddam Deng SARS\*\*. Apparently, they wanted to name him after the two most important world events taki… --- ## [You're all being really weird about this](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-all-being-really-weird-about-this/809718)
**Author:** [@lucid-nonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lucid-nonsense)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2018, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-all-being-really-weird-about-this/809718 "2018-02-28T17:43:37Z")
Why am I meeting so much defensiveness? I’m not hostile to you! It almost sounds like you don’t want to hear it. Now people are giving me arguments in the ATMB thread, but nobody tells them this isn’t the thread for it. … --- ## [Being a butt-calling racist is not conducive for employment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-butt-calling-racist-is-not-conducive-for-employment/659571)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2013, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-a-butt-calling-racist-is-not-conducive-for-employment/659571 "2013-06-04T03:57:38Z")
Angry Papa John’s customer posts delivery man’s racist voicemail online Synoposis: Black dude gives a pizza delivery guy a $5 tip on a $15.26 tab. The delivery guy butt-calls the dude in the middle of a colorful tirade… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=438&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=440&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)