# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=494&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:** 495 --- ## [Dylann Roof is a Terrorist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dylann-roof-is-a-terrorist/723074)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2015, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dylann-roof-is-a-terrorist/723074 "2015-07-12T13:52:04Z")
If Dylann Roof was anything other than a white Christian his actions in shooting up a Charleston, SC church and his own manifesto would have branded him a terrorist. His actions were intended to frighten people and trig… --- ## [Animals that like us](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-that-like-us/621153)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2012, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animals-that-like-us/621153 "2012-05-15T12:05:21Z")
The other day, I was looking at the bird feeder and noticed a slew of animals intermingling without being afraid of each other. Grackles were next to chickadees and there was even a squirrel in there at one point. That … --- ## [What is the argument in favor of gay marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-argument-in-favor-of-gay-marriage/338448)
**Author:** [@Serket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serket)\ **Replies:** 289\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2006, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-argument-in-favor-of-gay-marriage/338448 "2006-01-12T08:35:08Z")
Why should gay marriage be legalized? --- ## [Word Association II - Attack of the Words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-ii-attack-of-the-words/108906)
**Author:** [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Replies:** 579\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2002, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/word-association-ii-attack-of-the-words/108906 "2002-06-25T14:54:03Z")
Folks seem to be having fun with this, so: Dungeon --- ## [Geraldine Ferarro, go blow it out your ass!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geraldine-ferarro-go-blow-it-out-your-ass/440910)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2008, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geraldine-ferarro-go-blow-it-out-your-ass/440910 "2008-03-15T22:20:16Z")
You stupid, racist bitch. Listen up, you senile old hag, you haven’t been relevant since 1984, and even then you fucked it up. Worse still, you’re one of the primary reasons the Democratic Party and this year’s primar… --- ## [Does God Hate Marijuana?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-god-hate-marijuana/716834)
**Author:** [@Master\_Wang-Ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Master_Wang-Ka)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2015, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-god-hate-marijuana/716834 "2015-04-06T19:33:38Z")
I grew up in a place infested with Baptists and Catholics, and they never quite quit gritchin’ at each other about the booze. I finished growin’ up years ago, and have since grown OUT, and I continue to hear the godly g… --- ## [Anarchists: anyof you care to explain your philosophy to me? (Well, us.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anarchists-anyof-you-care-to-explain-your-philosophy-to-me-well-us/606547)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anarchists-anyof-you-care-to-explain-your-philosophy-to-me-well-us/606547 "2012-01-12T19:34:55Z")
I went back and forth between putting this thread here and in IMHO. The latter still feels more appropriate to me, because I have no thesis to defend or propound here; I’m interested in hearing what attraction the philos… --- ## ["Rise of the Planet of the Apes" kicks ass (boxed spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-kicks-ass-boxed-spoilers/591692)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-kicks-ass-boxed-spoilers/591692 "2012-07-15T16:06:22Z")
Just got back from Rise of the Planet of the Apes. I loved it. I think it’s the best summer movie of the year so far. It’s ostensibly a summer popcorn movie, but to a large degree, it’s really a smaller, involving study … --- ## [Native American intertribal warfare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-american-intertribal-warfare/532592)
**Author:** [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2010, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-american-intertribal-warfare/532592 "2010-03-18T02:33:33Z")
The following piece of dialog from the movie Fort Apache intrigues me. Did the Sioux & Apache ever mix it up, or was this just a movie invention? I’m curious about any & all conflicts between the various Indian tribes… --- ## [Hilarious side effect of ban on plastic bags](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-side-effect-of-ban-on-plastic-bags/976783)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2023, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-side-effect-of-ban-on-plastic-bags/976783 "2023-07-13T00:22:11Z")
The federal government in Canada is about to start phasing in a nationwide ban on plastic bags. Many individual businesses, municipalities, and at least one province have already done so. I’m as environmentally conscio… --- ## [Whose Username do you wish you had thought of first?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-username-do-you-wish-you-had-thought-of-first/690980)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2014, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whose-username-do-you-wish-you-had-thought-of-first/690980 "2014-06-24T16:53:16Z")
There are so many clever ones to pick from. Some of my own favorites: Shirley Ujest, Hugh Jass, Patty O’Furniture, and maybe 50 others. I tried logging on as “One Person” back in the mists of antiquity only to find it a… --- ## [No, I'm not anorexic. Where do you get off asking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-im-not-anorexic-where-do-you-get-off-asking/186203)
**Author:** [@Nichol\_storm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nichol_storm)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2013, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-im-not-anorexic-where-do-you-get-off-asking/186203 "2013-07-17T13:31:33Z")
All right, so I’m skinny. It’s not my fault I have a high metabolism, I’m always hungry and get the shakes if I go without food for more than a few hours. I’m actually within the weight range for my height, though just b… --- ## [Why do my little fingers go numb when I'm in bed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-little-fingers-go-numb-when-im-in-bed/251929)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2004, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-little-fingers-go-numb-when-im-in-bed/251929 "2004-06-25T00:26:31Z")
When I wake up in the … well… after I’ve been asleep my little fingers on both hands are numb. I have to flex them and shake the hands to get the feeling back. And then unless I put my arm flat somehow they get numb ag… --- ## [The awful racist attitudes of Americans against offal, fair or unfair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-awful-racist-attitudes-of-americans-against-offal-fair-or-unfair/677724)
**Author:** [@kstarnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kstarnes)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-awful-racist-attitudes-of-americans-against-offal-fair-or-unfair/677724 "2014-01-07T18:41:58Z")
I’ve usually regarded the general suspicion and dislike many (most) Americans have against offal to be mostly ignorance, a result of privilege, or superstition. I want to settle this question once and for all. Why do Ame… --- ## [In music B# = C instead of Cb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-music-b-c-instead-of-cb/505986)
**Author:** [@Bisected8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bisected8)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2009, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-music-b-c-instead-of-cb/505986 "2009-09-15T23:37:40Z")
I’ve been learning how to play an Ocarina, and I tried to read some music, but got confused when I couldn’t find certain notes in the instruction pamphlet that came with the instrument (more specifically an Ab). After co… --- ## [When did bar codes become widely used?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-bar-codes-become-widely-used/22712)
**Author:** [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2000, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-bar-codes-become-widely-used/22712 "2000-06-19T00:56:25Z")
Ok,here’s the story. My sister-in-law, who is given to, umm, exaggeration, embellishing, etc. (read: she’s a liar) has given my child a cardboard pencil box, like we used to use when I was little (in the 70’s), but I kn… --- ## [Black Mirror: Season 4 General Discussion (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mirror-season-4-general-discussion-spoilers/805501)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2018, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-mirror-season-4-general-discussion-spoilers/805501 "2018-03-16T22:20:44Z")
I wasn’t even aware that they’d set a release date, but lo and behold I’ve just been notified that the season has just dropped on Netflix. I’m just now watching the beginning of the first episode, “USS Callister”, which… --- ## [The most ludicrous episode in TV history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-ludicrous-episode-in-tv-history/520166)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2009, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-ludicrous-episode-in-tv-history/520166 "2009-12-10T03:27:21Z")
I was surfing YouTube when I caught this jem–the “punk rock” episode of “CHiPs”. Part One is here. This episode is great in so many ways: –the “new wave” band wears long hair, plays studio pop, and uses words like “ha… --- ## [The Stupidest Thing I ever Did](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stupidest-thing-i-ever-did/36880)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2002, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-stupidest-thing-i-ever-did/36880 "2002-05-06T15:15:13Z")
If you ask a lot of people what the stupidest thing they ever did in their life was, most people are going to have to stop and think about it. Some people won’t know. For me, it’s easy. As a matter of fact I could proba… --- ## [Did I really just see this? Dog tBH to apologize by being buried with slaves...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-really-just-see-this-dog-tbh-to-apologize-by-being-buried-with-slaves/425520)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2007, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-really-just-see-this-dog-tbh-to-apologize-by-being-buried-with-slaves/425520 "2007-11-20T15:22:45Z")
I can’t find the transcript or clips online yet, but they’ll be there. I just saw Dog the Bounty Hunter on Sean Hannity- his first interview since Niggergate\* and he seemed truly seemed ashamed and sorry that he was cau… --- ## [Blu-Ray gone by 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blu-ray-gone-by-2015/482351)
**Author:** [@Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2009, 8:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blu-ray-gone-by-2015/482351 "2009-01-24T08:04:38Z")
That’s my prediction and I’m sticking to it. I find it unlikely that manufacturers of televisions and electronics will rest on their laurels and, having leveraged nearly everyone in the U.S. to buy a new digital TV, ann… --- ## [Zev\_steinhardt, Doc Cathode, Angua, I Hate To Break It To You: You're Christian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zev_steinhardt-doc-cathode-angua-i-hate-to-break-it-to-you-youre-christian/292737)
**Author:** [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2005, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zev_steinhardt-doc-cathode-angua-i-hate-to-break-it-to-you-youre-christian/292737 "2005-03-12T14:33:26Z")
OK, I admit I pushed it. Over in Great Debates, we’ve been arguing who is or is not a Christian. According to rwjefferson, apparently any good person is, including those who have specifically and deliberately chosen no… --- ## [What good is an expensive hotel room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-good-is-an-expensive-hotel-room/720107)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-good-is-an-expensive-hotel-room/720107 "2015-06-02T02:17:34Z")
When, in general, is it worth it to go all out and spend big money on a hotel room vs staying at one thats more economical? To me all a hotel room is for is a place to sleep, use the bathroom, use wifi, and keep my stuff… --- ## [Conservatives and health care rationing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-and-health-care-rationing/520686)
**Author:** [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2009, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatives-and-health-care-rationing/520686 "2009-12-16T06:56:58Z")
The prospect of brutal rationing being included in Democratic proposals for health care reform has become a major bugaboo on the right. Some recent developments on the broader health care front, such as a recent change … --- ## [Never hit on anyone who can't run away screaming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-hit-on-anyone-who-cant-run-away-screaming/523978)
**Author:** [@Auntbeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntbeast)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2010, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-hit-on-anyone-who-cant-run-away-screaming/523978 "2010-01-15T02:50:25Z")
It is a good rule, a simple rule. Do not hit on anyone who can not run away screaming. This rule does not just apply to romantic advances. It includes any controversial activity you engage in with someone who is paid … --- ## [If a child is conceived as a result of rape, should the rapist have paternal rights?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-child-is-conceived-as-a-result-of-rape-should-the-rapist-have-paternal-rights/526885)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2010, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-child-is-conceived-as-a-result-of-rape-should-the-rapist-have-paternal-rights/526885 "2010-02-01T03:13:54Z")
In this thread, the issue of a rapist’s “paternal rights” is touched on. So it’s been established that John Doe raped Mary Smith and the child was conceived as a result of that rape, and Mary carried it to term and is r… --- ## [Are orangutans dangerous to humans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-orangutans-dangerous-to-humans/437910)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2008, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-orangutans-dangerous-to-humans/437910 "2008-02-19T00:12:36Z")
I have been watching the shows Orangutan Island and Escape to Chimp Eden on Animal Planet and couldn’t help noticing a difference in demeanor between the two types of apes. The orangutans seem affectionate and outgoing … --- ## [The practicalities of manually focusing multiple mirrors on a single target](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-practicalities-of-manually-focusing-multiple-mirrors-on-a-single-target/500535)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2009, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-practicalities-of-manually-focusing-multiple-mirrors-on-a-single-target/500535 "2009-07-02T16:47:34Z")
A question provoked by the now-locked mirror protest thread (I obtained permission to start this one, BTW)… 1000 people are recruited to try to set light to a target by reflecting sunlight onto it, using individual hand… --- ## [What's the status of time travel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-status-of-time-travel/158746)
**Author:** [@tonbo0422](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tonbo0422)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2018, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-status-of-time-travel/158746 "2018-09-08T10:09:45Z")
I’m wondering if anyone is seriously investigating travelling in time these days. I’m also wondering how difficult this challenge is compared to, say, “transporting” someone a la Star Trek. Seems to me time travel would… --- ## [Lose the goatee, Tubby; and other free personal makeover advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lose-the-goatee-tubby-and-other-free-personal-makeover-advice/414863)
**Author:** [@Sauron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sauron)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2007, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lose-the-goatee-tubby-and-other-free-personal-makeover-advice/414863 "2007-08-22T15:13:22Z")
As a public service, I am now offering to provide free personal makeover advice to the general public. My credentials? I’m glad you asked. Just this morning, I was able to get dressed and out the door with only TWO eye-… --- ## [Essential skills our children won't need.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-skills-our-children-wont-need/600706)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2011, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essential-skills-our-children-wont-need/600706 "2011-10-30T11:20:33Z")
Inspired by an interesting piece I spotted at the Houston Press today. http://blogs.houstonpress.com/artattack/2011/10/5\_skills\_essential\_skills\_our.php?page=2 Among the things they mention are cassette tape surgery, N… --- ## [Electric cars question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-cars-question/698975)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2014, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electric-cars-question/698975 "2014-09-27T23:10:59Z")
If someone forgets to “plug in” their electic cars before going to bed, are they SOL? I believe early electric cars did have gas tanks, is that still the case? --- ## [The 16th Annual Steelers March to the Super Bowl Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-16th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/821029)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2019, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-16th-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/821029 "2019-01-03T01:33:29Z")
It’s that time of the year when the NFL starts playing games that count, so of course it’s time for me to compose my yearly paean, the 16th, to the best football team in the world. This year is already a hot mess, though… --- ## [Radar reveals two new rooms in Tutankhamun tomb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radar-reveals-two-new-rooms-in-tutankhamun-tomb/733167)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2018, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radar-reveals-two-new-rooms-in-tutankhamun-tomb/733167 "2018-05-08T04:21:36Z")
Exciting news and it came quickly. Back in mid August there were articles published speculating these rooms existed. They got permission to use radar in mid Sept. I’m surprised how quickly this is moving along. There… --- ## [Who would win a war between the Oompa-Loompas and the Munchkins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-win-a-war-between-the-oompa-loompas-and-the-munchkins/386829)
**Author:** [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2007, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-win-a-war-between-the-oompa-loompas-and-the-munchkins/386829 "2007-01-08T22:49:49Z")
During one of our sillier conversations, my wife and I somehow got to debating who would win a war betwen the Oompa-Loompas (from the original Willie Wonka movie) and the Munchkins (from the Wizard of Oz, of course). My… --- ## [Ever put stuff other than water in a Brita pitcher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-put-stuff-other-than-water-in-a-brita-pitcher/154026)
**Author:** [@blakeformayor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blakeformayor)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2015, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-put-stuff-other-than-water-in-a-brita-pitcher/154026 "2015-08-28T13:14:51Z")
I was wondering the other day what would happen if I put something other than water, like milk or a soft drink or something in my Brita pitcher and let it run through the filter. Would water come out the bottom, or woul… --- ## [Where have Rolaids gone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-rolaids-gone/568946)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2011, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-have-rolaids-gone/568946 "2011-01-28T03:52:36Z")
So for the past several months, Rolaids have completely disappeared off store shelves in my area (CA Bay Area). There are great big empty spots on the shelves where they should be, but no Rolaids. Recently the softchew v… --- ## [Why Pterosaurs aren't Dinosaurs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-pterosaurs-arent-dinosaurs/126060)
**Author:** [@Darwins\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darwins_Finch)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2014, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-pterosaurs-arent-dinosaurs/126060 "2014-04-30T11:58:15Z")
So I decided to take a trip to Cecil’s “storehouse of knowledge”, and re-discovered the article, Pterosaurs aren’t considered true dinosaurs. Why not? Reading through the article, it occurred to me that it could probabl… --- ## [I don't like blowjobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-blowjobs/65069)
**Author:** [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2014, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-like-blowjobs/65069 "2014-06-02T15:29:00Z")
Allright, I may have mislead you. I have enjoyed receiving oral sex from women in the past, but I have to say it’s not the thrill for me that it seems to be for most men. In other words, I don’t dislike it, but it’s not … --- ## [Allowing Gays to Openly Serve In the US Military, But Not In Combat Arms Positions: Fair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allowing-gays-to-openly-serve-in-the-us-military-but-not-in-combat-arms-positions-fair/527353)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/allowing-gays-to-openly-serve-in-the-us-military-but-not-in-combat-arms-positions-fair/527353 "2010-02-12T21:01:31Z")
The military already discriminates against women serving in the military. Female soldiers are not allowed to serve in the infantry, Special Forces, and other Combat jobs. Assuming this is fair and acceptable, would it al… --- ## [Cooking over a wood fire: Bad Stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-over-a-wood-fire-bad-stuff/661134)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2013, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cooking-over-a-wood-fire-bad-stuff/661134 "2013-06-19T02:55:01Z")
I remember seeing once, some college students on Spring Break grilling hot dogs. They doused the coals with lighter fluid and lit it, then put the hot dogs on a minute later. I thought, ‘Oh, that’s going to taste nasty… --- ## [It may be time for Americans to consider splitting up the UNITED States of America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-may-be-time-for-americans-to-consider-splitting-up-the-united-states-of-america/805994)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-may-be-time-for-americans-to-consider-splitting-up-the-united-states-of-america/805994 "2018-01-18T04:23:56Z")
As a liberal progressive Canadian , the past year has been very worrisome for me as I have watched the political drama unfolding in America. I no longer have any faith in America to lead the world into a better future. … --- ## [The Role of Mathematics in Human Life; What Is Math?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-role-of-mathematics-in-human-life-what-is-math/238112)
**Author:** [@erislover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erislover)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2004, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-role-of-mathematics-in-human-life-what-is-math/238112 "2004-04-08T15:28:53Z")
It can hardly be said without understatement: math is a part of almost every human activity directly or indirectly. It is apocryphally said that every human (or even dog) “does” calculus when it catches a ball thrown at … --- ## [Why can't I find seafood stock at my local supermarket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-find-seafood-stock-at-my-local-supermarket/583859)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2011, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-find-seafood-stock-at-my-local-supermarket/583859 "2011-06-03T13:49:58Z")
Whenever I look for stock, there’s only about 3 choices I ever see on the shelves: beef, chicken, or vegetable. I’ve seen a lot of receipes for things I want to make that requires seafood stock, but for some reason its … --- ## [Is Asian hair any different from European hair in texture or styling requirements?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-asian-hair-any-different-from-european-hair-in-texture-or-styling-requirements/327717)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2013, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-asian-hair-any-different-from-european-hair-in-texture-or-styling-requirements/327717 "2013-01-02T14:00:30Z")
I was reading this Fark article and wondered if cutting Asian / (East) Indian hair is the more of less same as cutting European/Caucasian type hair? In other words if a Chinese women walks into a typical (non-black) … --- ## [President Obama eats his steak medium-well!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obama-eats-his-steak-medium-well/512634)
**Author:** [@gravitycrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gravitycrash)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2009, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-obama-eats-his-steak-medium-well/512634 "2009-10-14T22:22:06Z")
I just watched the Air force One special on National Geographic and he was asked by the steward how he wanted his steak and he said medium well. :eek: Clearly this man cannot be trusted. :wink: --- ## [There's more CO2 in the atmosphere than there's been since prehistoric times...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-more-co2-in-the-atmosphere-than-theres-been-since-prehistoric-times/658416)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-more-co2-in-the-atmosphere-than-theres-been-since-prehistoric-times/658416 "2013-05-27T17:24:46Z")
Atmospheric CO2 is higher than it’s ever been in the entirety of human existence — longer, even! One can argue about the cause, but it’s pretty plain that it’s unprecedented. So what do we do about it? --- ## [Have You Ever Been Hit By A Car As A Pedestrian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-hit-by-a-car-as-a-pedestrian/596609)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2011, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-been-hit-by-a-car-as-a-pedestrian/596609 "2011-09-25T03:26:06Z")
I have been wondering how often the general public gets hit by a car. I was hit by a car, a Jeep, really, in 1996. It was in the U of A area, and I was crossing a small street with the Jeep stopped there, waiting to tu… --- ## [Another how far up shit creek is California thread ($20 minimum wage)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-how-far-up-shit-creek-is-california-thread-20-minimum-wage/997536)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-how-far-up-shit-creek-is-california-thread-20-minimum-wage/997536 "2025-08-08T17:24:26Z")
Unlike the secession thread, this has happened and it doesn’t take Nostradamus to know it’s going to get worse before it gets worse. I’m not going to look up all the cites, but this is what I remember so far. Pizza Hut… --- ## [Recommend something to do with a surplus computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-something-to-do-with-a-surplus-computer/485383)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-something-to-do-with-a-surplus-computer/485383 "2009-02-12T18:50:43Z")
I recently discovered I have an extra PC in my house I didn’t realize worked. I’m almost certain it has a Pentium III 450, and it’s running 768 MB ECC RAM. Before I decide to sell off it’s internal organs on eBay, does… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=493&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=495&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)