# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=47&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:** 48 --- ## [How do I turn on the ringer on my iPhone???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-turn-on-the-ringer-on-my-iphone/550776)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-turn-on-the-ringer-on-my-iphone/550776 "2011-10-23T21:28:40Z")
We’ve got an iPhone, and somehow we’ve turned off the ringer. If we get an incoming call, it vibrates, but I can’t find a way to turn on the ringer again. I’ve gone to the “settings” section and the volume for the ring… --- ## [According to Traditional and Mainstream Islamic Source, the Prophet Muhammad Raped a Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-traditional-and-mainstream-islamic-source-the-prophet-muhammad-raped-a-child/655112)
**Author:** [@Hank\_Beecher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hank_Beecher)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2015, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-traditional-and-mainstream-islamic-source-the-prophet-muhammad-raped-a-child/655112 "2015-11-07T22:35:59Z")
Premise: A nine year old child can not consent to sex with an adult. According to Islamic tradition Muhammad engaged his child bride Aisha at six and consummated his marriage when she was nine. cite To be a Muslim i… --- ## [What is the argument against "separate but equal" civil unions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-argument-against-separate-but-equal-civil-unions/704764)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2014, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-argument-against-separate-but-equal-civil-unions/704764 "2014-12-13T03:33:25Z")
It seems to me that marriage is a social construct with fairly strict parameters for legitimacy. And that allowing nontraditional partners to marry both undermines the construct and waters down meaning to those who care … --- ## [Atheism Is Not Scientific](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheism-is-not-scientific/690962)
**Author:** [@Not\_Freddy\_Fender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_Freddy_Fender)\ **Replies:** 300\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheism-is-not-scientific/690962 "2019-04-09T15:19:21Z")
Most skeptics claim they’re atheists. They do this because they “see no evidence” for the existence of God. And yet, they never disclose what exactly what they would consider to be “evidence” for the existence of God. … --- ## [Mafia Reunion Day 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-reunion-day-5/779271)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 538\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2017, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-reunion-day-5/779271 "2017-02-14T22:40:22Z")
\[Establishing shot\] Mahanafteller industries creative design studios high atop mount doom. It’s a glass enclosed building that looks down on the playing field of Doperville off in the distance. The skies are black eve… --- ## [DeSantis can't win the GOP nomination or the general election in 2024 {How Trump plays into this is allowed}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desantis-cant-win-the-gop-nomination-or-the-general-election-in-2024-how-trump-plays-into-this-is-allowed/980249)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 779\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2024, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desantis-cant-win-the-gop-nomination-or-the-general-election-in-2024-how-trump-plays-into-this-is-allowed/980249 "2024-01-30T03:44:51Z")
We talked a bit about Ron DeSantis in a thread I recently started here (Nikki Haley announces US presidential run for 2024), so I thought we discuss his run in greater detail here. First, let’s not argue the point that … --- ## [Electoral College revolt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electoral-college-revolt/771529)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2016, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electoral-college-revolt/771529 "2016-12-20T21:59:37Z")
Now some people are seriously saying the Electoral College may simply refuse to put Trump in office: A few questions: Did Hillary’s concession speech mean she would not accept an Electoral College endorsement if it ha… --- ## [Looper - Discussion thread(open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looper-discussion-thread-open-spoilers/636070)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2013, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looper-discussion-thread-open-spoilers/636070 "2013-07-30T22:18:01Z")
This movie opens soon and I’m dying to go out and see it. With two little kiddos at home, I have no idea when I’ll get a chance to, though. It’s currently at 92% at Rotten Tomatoes and I’m pumped to see it. Anyone seen … --- ## [Do identical twins have identical genitalia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-identical-twins-have-identical-genitalia/366211)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2012, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-identical-twins-have-identical-genitalia/366211 "2012-09-17T23:42:36Z")
Do they have identical genitalia --- ## ["Allahu Akbar"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allahu-akbar/737589)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 407\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2015, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allahu-akbar/737589 "2015-11-28T06:12:18Z")
Always remember, folks, that “Allahu Akbar” is Arabic for “I’m a lone wolf and I’m killing these people for no particular reason, so don’t you dare connect this to my faith, you hateful Islamophobes.” --- ## [Brutalist architecture. What were they thinking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brutalist-architecture-what-were-they-thinking/640303)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2012, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brutalist-architecture-what-were-they-thinking/640303 "2012-11-14T20:01:04Z")
First, a few examples of Brutalist architecture: http://cache.wists.com/thumbnails/b/46/b46e957cc20c3611795e… --- ## [What Is The Most Egregiously Sexist Act You Have Ever Seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-egregiously-sexist-act-you-have-ever-seen/503565)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 354\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2009, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-egregiously-sexist-act-you-have-ever-seen/503565 "2009-08-17T04:11:41Z")
What is the single most blatantly sexist act/behavior that you have ever witnessed, either anti-female or anti-male? Thanks. --- ## [What is meant by place of birth on a passport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-meant-by-place-of-birth-on-a-passport/576297)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2013, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-meant-by-place-of-birth-on-a-passport/576297 "2013-10-06T10:35:03Z")
My parents were pregnant for me in town X, but since it was a small town they went to a hospital in town Y to give birth to me, then brought me back to town X. So do I list town X (where my parents were living and where … --- ## [Common Misconceptions Many Reasonably Intelligent People Have and Your Corrections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-misconceptions-many-reasonably-intelligent-people-have-and-your-corrections/581226)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 356\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-misconceptions-many-reasonably-intelligent-people-have-and-your-corrections/581226 "2013-03-21T16:42:14Z")
Let me set up some ground rules for this thread before we start because it has the potential to be a very informative thread to everyone. We are looking for significant mistakes that many mistakingly believe about subjec… --- ## [Anybody up for a TWA 800 discussion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-twa-800-discussion/490944)
**Author:** [@BlakeTyner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlakeTyner)\ **Replies:** 517\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2009, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-up-for-a-twa-800-discussion/490944 "2009-06-01T03:41:15Z")
I tried several different searches, but came up with next to nothing. I’m sure the discussion has happened before, and it cropped up in the recent “Are All Conspiracy Theories Debunkable” thread, which I didn’t want to … --- ## [Why should I care about gay marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-care-about-gay-marriage/681766)
**Author:** [@turtlescanfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtlescanfly)\ **Replies:** 543\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2014, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-care-about-gay-marriage/681766 "2014-02-28T02:25:40Z")
I’ll post this in GD because I imagine it will end up there anyway. I am a heterosexual, divorced male\*. I presently have literally not one care in the world whether same-sex marriage is legalized or not. Don’t have a d… --- ## [Can Dr. Oz sink any lower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-dr-oz-sink-any-lower/688433)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 319\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2014, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-dr-oz-sink-any-lower/688433 "2014-06-18T17:44:16Z")
Hard to imagine. Yesterday, his TV show hosted a guy who’s probably the worst medical quackery promoter in the history of the Internet, Mike Adams of naturalnews.com - fawningly referring to him as a “whistleblower” and… --- ## [IQ difference and jokes.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-difference-and-jokes/534053)
**Author:** [@Animastryfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Animastryfe)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iq-difference-and-jokes/534053 "2010-04-10T00:03:13Z")
While reading tvtropes, someone commented that an IQ difference of 30 points makes it difficult for two people to relate to each other. I won’t link to the article because that would kill the day for some people, but som… --- ## ["Nice Guys" vs. Decent, Albeit Clueless, Men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-guys-vs-decent-albeit-clueless-men/749224)
**Author:** [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Replies:** 415\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2016, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-guys-vs-decent-albeit-clueless-men/749224 "2016-04-07T08:37:53Z")
I’m assuming there’s a distinction here. The reason I’m asking is that way back in the dark ages when I was unsuccessful at dating I was often told by girls/women how nice or sweet I was, but that didn’t mean they woul… --- ## [Ron Paul's Plan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-pauls-plan/600082)
**Author:** [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2011, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ron-pauls-plan/600082 "2011-12-03T02:54:36Z")
http://www.ronpaul2012.com/the-issues/ron-paul-plan-to-restore-america/ It’s not perfect. But I believe this plan to be the sanest proposal from a candidate of any party in recent memory. Implementing this plan would be… --- ## [SDMB RPG: The Rule of Three - Game Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-the-rule-of-three-game-thread/595828)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 614\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-the-rule-of-three-game-thread/595828 "2012-02-01T12:36:06Z")
SDMB: The Rule of Three Welcome to the play thread for the SDMB play-by-post RPG: The Rule of Three, in the vein of the illustrious Fighting Ignorants and the years-long SD LOTR. \[ul\]\[li\]What is the Rule of Three (RoT)… --- ## [Scotland Independence Referendum Mk2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotland-independence-referendum-mk2/782081)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 304\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2020, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scotland-independence-referendum-mk2/782081 "2020-07-26T16:34:35Z")
Sturgeon is going to aim for a new referendum come 2018/2019 Somehow I feel after the uncertainty that was Brexit; they might not win again. --- ## [It's official: Hillary lost MI, PA, WI by less than the Jill Stein vote in those states](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-hillary-lost-mi-pa-wi-by-less-than-the-jill-stein-vote-in-those-states/774628)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-official-hillary-lost-mi-pa-wi-by-less-than-the-jill-stein-vote-in-those-states/774628 "2017-05-07T16:13:17Z")
I won’t go so far as to say that Jill Stein put Trump in the White House, because absent her and her party’s name on the ballot, who knows how many of her voters would have voted for Hillary, how many would have stayed h… --- ## [Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D: LMD - Season 4 thread (Open Spoilers for aired episodes)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-lmd-season-4-thread-open-spoilers-for-aired-episodes/776930)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 279\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2017, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-lmd-season-4-thread-open-spoilers-for-aired-episodes/776930 "2017-05-28T15:58:31Z")
OK, so they’re very well aware of the idea that this is a common theme, robots turning against their creator. Mack gets some great lines. How many movie references can they make? I’m not sure how I like the senator and … --- ## [Ok,Im new here,Carol is the name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-im-new-here-carol-is-the-name/536534)
**Author:** [@carol\_nistri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carol_nistri)\ **Replies:** 432\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-im-new-here-carol-is-the-name/536534 "2010-05-03T16:23:39Z")
and cattle mutes is my game,so is anyone?Game that is…:slight\_smile: --- ## [Serious Insomnia: the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-insomnia-the-mmp/694766)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 295\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2014, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/serious-insomnia-the-mmp/694766 "2014-08-11T01:56:13Z")
I should have been asleep long ago, I get up so very eary. But tonight/this morning, for some reason, I can’t sleep. I’ve tried reading, some light meditation, but nothing is working. So I figured I might as well surf… --- ## [if only firefighters carried guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-only-firefighters-carried-guns/645021)
**Author:** [@April\_R](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/April_R)\ **Replies:** 279\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2014, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-only-firefighters-carried-guns/645021 "2014-09-23T04:59:28Z")
Amirite? Because that would be the gun rights stance. How about we have armed guards or police paid to go out on every fire call? Makes just about as much sense as doing it in schools. Gun rights advocates don’t want to … --- ## [How do I flunk a sleep apnea test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-flunk-a-sleep-apnea-test/590795)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2016, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-flunk-a-sleep-apnea-test/590795 "2016-02-20T14:27:14Z")
My doctor insists I take this test. I know I will not use the frickin scuba apparatus, since I was incapable of wearing a simple TMJ bite guard through the night in the 90s. So I have to make it through a sleep test some… --- ## [The Pick-Up Artist movement is a scam](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pick-up-artist-movement-is-a-scam/648543)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2013, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-pick-up-artist-movement-is-a-scam/648543 "2013-02-19T15:15:52Z")
So, the PUA movement is a scam. I feel like I’m saying Ms. Cleo can’t tell you your future if you call her now. I mean, this is so outdated. The only reason I’m bringing it up is because it came up in another thread a… --- ## [The Zimmerman/Martin case. Why so cleanly divided between the parties?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zimmerman-martin-case-why-so-cleanly-divided-between-the-parties/617036)
**Author:** [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Replies:** 384\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2012, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-zimmerman-martin-case-why-so-cleanly-divided-between-the-parties/617036 "2012-04-14T02:22:33Z")
In following the “Neighborhood Shooter” story, one thing has really stood out for me- liberals are more likely to believe that Zimmerman shot Martin without provocation, while conservatives are more likely to believe tha… --- ## [minor anecdotes about famous people that creep you out.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-anecdotes-about-famous-people-that-creep-you-out/417620)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 360\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2007, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minor-anecdotes-about-famous-people-that-creep-you-out/417620 "2007-09-12T21:25:13Z")
Weird Al went on stage and performed his entire standard show mere hours after finding out that both of his parents had died. The idea of him getting up there and clowning and singing stupid songs with the fresh knowledg… --- ## [How would a mega-lottery winner remain anonymous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-a-mega-lottery-winner-remain-anonymous/617221)
**Author:** [@LynnM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LynnM)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-a-mega-lottery-winner-remain-anonymous/617221 "2013-04-30T02:12:32Z")
You win a huge jackpot. You see no advantage to millions of strangers knowing anything about your finances, much less knowing your net worth. So you go to a lawyer and ask how to remain anonymous. You want the simplest … --- ## [teens not wanting driver's license---why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teens-not-wanting-drivers-license-why/615469)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teens-not-wanting-drivers-license-why/615469 "2014-09-09T16:25:11Z")
From todays NY Times: “the Go-Nowhere Generation”. This boggles my mind. How can any teenager not want a drivers license? When I was in high school (mid 1970’s, middle class suburbia) getting your license was vital…… --- ## [Video of police shooting man in St. Louis (near Ferguson, MO)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-police-shooting-man-in-st-louis-near-ferguson-mo/696090)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2014, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-police-shooting-man-in-st-louis-near-ferguson-mo/696090 "2014-08-26T19:13:34Z")
Police in St. Louis released a video of a police shooting of a disturbed, knife-armed man. They said it’s exculpatory. But I’m not sure that it is. The mean is clearly deranged – and he taunts the police by saying “Sh… --- ## [Women that refuse to perform oral sex...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-that-refuse-to-perform-oral-sex/647203)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2013, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-that-refuse-to-perform-oral-sex/647203 "2013-01-22T01:08:06Z")
…why? Is there a particular reason why you refuse (or hate) to do it? And if you do not perform it, do you also refuse to allow it to be performed on yourself as well? If so, why? If not, why not? --- ## [How many dates does it take to know if you have chemistry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dates-does-it-take-to-know-if-you-have-chemistry/529424)
**Author:** [@DivineComedienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DivineComedienne)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dates-does-it-take-to-know-if-you-have-chemistry/529424 "2010-02-19T21:50:36Z")
Okay, I signed up for one of those online dating sites. I thought it would be an efficient way to meet eligible men (that is, I meet lots of men every day, but it seems that most of them are married or otherwise attache… --- ## [No, the Left is not anti-Semitic (Good grief!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-the-left-is-not-anti-semitic-good-grief/726847)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 572\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2015, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-the-left-is-not-anti-semitic-good-grief/726847 "2015-08-21T03:10:01Z")
Haberdash and\*\* Terr\*\* have been pushing this one lately. It’s annoying. Oyyyyy. I know that there’s a lot of anti-Israeli stuff in the present international communist movement, but that’s rooted in Israel’s ties to A… --- ## [I'm not going to let old people get away with their horse shit anymore.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-going-to-let-old-people-get-away-with-their-horse-shit-anymore/648904)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 346\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2013, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-going-to-let-old-people-get-away-with-their-horse-shit-anymore/648904 "2013-02-26T12:03:09Z")
I’m serious about this. Pretty much every single old person in the world gets a free pass on all kinds of incredible bullshit that I’d never put up with from someone my age. Or under the age of 65 for that matter. They d… --- ## [NBA Season 2015 - 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-season-2015-2016/733077)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 447\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-season-2015-2016/733077 "2016-06-23T02:00:05Z")
Season tips off in a month, and NBA doesn’t seem popular enough to warrant its own preseason thread. So, here are the over/under win totals from Vegas. http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/25321923/vegas-spor… --- ## [Vodka----Cheap vs Expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vodka-cheap-vs-expensive/490424)
**Author:** [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2015, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vodka-cheap-vs-expensive/490424 "2015-01-24T04:44:10Z")
I am not much of a hard liquor person, in fact I would guess that I drink beer 90% of the time when I am drinking alcohol. On a whim, I decided to hit the liqour store to get a bottle of something and I was struck by the… --- ## [X-Men: Days of Future Past (spoilers included)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-men-days-of-future-past-spoilers-included/689079)
**Author:** [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/x-men-days-of-future-past-spoilers-included/689079 "2016-04-30T02:26:27Z")
I’ll probably have light spoilers in the first paragraph (not including this), but heavy spoilers in the last one. So, skip that last one if you haven’t seen it yet. This was well worth seeing. In the list of 2014 action… --- ## [Cryptics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptics/750525)
**Author:** [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Replies:** 343\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2018, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cryptics/750525 "2018-08-27T16:13:54Z")
Solve the previous cryptic clue and then post your own. I will start with one I have posted before: Tired riddle: Words ending in “-gry” (6) --- ## [Most loathsome city in the universe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-loathsome-city-in-the-universe/494931)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-loathsome-city-in-the-universe/494931 "2014-03-13T18:51:57Z")
I’m not talking most dangerous, poorest, most polluted, most foreclosed-upon, highest unemployment rates, etc. Although those things definitely should be considered. I’m just asking what you believe to be the most loath… --- ## [Taco, fajita, burrito, what's the difference? They're all wrapped in tortillas, aren't they?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-fajita-burrito-whats-the-difference-theyre-all-wrapped-in-tortillas-arent-they/563260)
**Author:** [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2010, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taco-fajita-burrito-whats-the-difference-theyre-all-wrapped-in-tortillas-arent-they/563260 "2010-12-09T23:39:53Z")
(This is perhaps more appropriate in CS, but since this seems more like a factual question, I’m trying GQ. Mods, feel free to move if I’m wrong) I’ve eaten some Tex-Mex food, but that’s been the “make it yourself”-kit t… --- ## [Well the first bottle of Drano didn't work. Now what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-the-first-bottle-of-drano-didnt-work-now-what/679103)
**Author:** [@Merneith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merneith)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-the-first-bottle-of-drano-didnt-work-now-what/679103 "2014-01-21T01:45:45Z")
My bathroom sink is clogged. I don’t know why. It clogs a lot, actually, but it usually goes away with some Draino. But this time, no luck. The bottle I used was this stuff: Oh, actually, I see it was Liquid Plumber. … --- ## [SDMB Book Recommendation Thread Compendium](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220)
**Author:** [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2018, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-book-recommendation-thread-compendium/573220 "2018-08-07T21:14:10Z")
I got really bored this morning. I find myself often searching the SDMB for book rec threads from the past, and figured I’m probably not the only one, and some of these are tough to find due to search issues, so here’s … --- ## [2014 US General Election Results](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-us-general-election-results/703684)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 479\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2014, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2014-us-general-election-results/703684 "2014-11-22T16:05:16Z")
Today is November 4, 2014, and the United States is having an election for 36 Senators, 435 Representatives, and also state elections for governors, legislators, judges, dogcatchers, etc., and also legislators, voter ini… --- ## ["Titan" submersible investigation begins \[28-June-2023\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titan-submersible-investigation-begins-28-june-2023/986242)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 709\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/titan-submersible-investigation-begins-28-june-2023/986242 "2026-06-20T02:07:43Z")
I was going to post this as a follow-on in the original thread but I see that it’s closed. Pieces of the imploded submersible have been retrieved and have arrived in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The investigation will be … --- ## [Celebrities physical deformties - Are these all real? Some seem over the top](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-physical-deformties-are-these-all-real-some-seem-over-the-top/547013)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-physical-deformties-are-these-all-real-some-seem-over-the-top/547013 "2010-07-24T22:56:59Z")
Re this link Are any of these photoshopped? The Bollywood Hero guy has a freakshow hand. --- ## [Why do American Jewish voters favour the Democrats?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-american-jewish-voters-favour-the-democrats/602456)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2011, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-american-jewish-voters-favour-the-democrats/602456 "2011-11-22T20:00:18Z")
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