# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=574&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:** 575 --- ## [Son, it's not just about the drugs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-its-not-just-about-the-drugs/672513)
**Author:** [@Cognoscant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cognoscant)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/son-its-not-just-about-the-drugs/672513 "2013-11-06T22:23:01Z")
I know I’m not even your real dad, but you live in my house. And I’m sorry that you think it’s so patently unfair that I think a 16-year-old kid should not be blowing every dime he gets on pot, because I think most adul… --- ## [How can I kill a leprechaun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-kill-a-leprechaun/28516)
**Author:** [@Yue\_Han](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yue_Han)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2000, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-kill-a-leprechaun/28516 "2000-08-09T00:11:09Z")
I’m looking for a way to end the life of a leprechaun. I’d like an answer with roots in folklore, but highly controversial theories, things you saw in movies, WAGs, or any dreams you had once after eating bad rigatoni wi… --- ## [What's the highest an object has ever bounced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-highest-an-object-has-ever-bounced/686904)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2014, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-highest-an-object-has-ever-bounced/686904 "2014-05-01T23:57:04Z")
What’s the highest an object has ever bounced? If I tossed a superball out of an airplane and it landed on pavement, how high would it bounce? (I’m speculating that the best bounce would come from a solid sphere steel b… --- ## [Is the "pursue your dreams" thing a little overblown?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-pursue-your-dreams-thing-a-little-overblown/514263)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-pursue-your-dreams-thing-a-little-overblown/514263 "2009-10-21T14:50:32Z")
I think that people (especially white people) tend to overemphasize the idea that you should “follow your dreams”. A few points. 1. The world does not have a market nearly large enough for all of the people who want t… --- ## [Just how illegal are Cuban cigars in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-illegal-are-cuban-cigars-in-the-us/256193)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2004, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-how-illegal-are-cuban-cigars-in-the-us/256193 "2004-07-22T15:51:38Z")
Let’s say I bought a box of them in Canada and attempted to bring them in the US? Would they be seized? What about if a police officer familiar with the law saw me smoking one? Would I be arrested? Or is it just ille… --- ## [Most controversial possible SDMB thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-controversial-possible-sdmb-thread/544981)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-controversial-possible-sdmb-thread/544981 "2010-07-14T06:06:14Z")
It would have to include overweight people who oppose gun control. What else? --- ## [Applying for a new job while already employed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/applying-for-a-new-job-while-already-employed/509357)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/applying-for-a-new-job-while-already-employed/509357 "2009-09-11T15:18:41Z")
I am one of the lucky people in this economy to have a fulltime job, which I do not take for granted. Even so, for various reasons I’ve decided to start trying to find a new one. I can’t quit before having a new job line… --- ## [Millenials eating less cereal, because they have to wash a bowl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millenials-eating-less-cereal-because-they-have-to-wash-a-bowl/757098)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2016, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/millenials-eating-less-cereal-because-they-have-to-wash-a-bowl/757098 "2016-06-21T12:42:09Z")
Just when you think you have heard it all: Apparently if it isn’t in a disposable package, it’s just too darn much trouble. Because rinsing a bowl and putting in the dishwasher, waaaaahh!! --- ## [College Professors - are you on the watch list?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-professors-are-you-on-the-watch-list/791059)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-professors-are-you-on-the-watch-list/791059 "2017-11-01T17:47:13Z")
Found this great site called “Professor Watchlist”. It exposes the professors who the authors feel go over the line in showing their far left ideologies or discriminate against conservative students. The authors further … --- ## [Does taking antidepressants prevent you from going into the military?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-taking-antidepressants-prevent-you-from-going-into-the-military/319545)
**Author:** [@Wishbone\_Ash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wishbone_Ash)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2005, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-taking-antidepressants-prevent-you-from-going-into-the-military/319545 "2005-09-03T14:25:33Z")
Is there any rule that prevents people who take antidepressants from going into the military? I don’t mean mentally ill people or nutjobs, just people who have been prescribed drugs for depression. --- ## [What’s going to be a problem in 25 years, but people are choosing to ignore now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-going-to-be-a-problem-in-25-years-but-people-are-choosing-to-ignore-now/979356)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-s-going-to-be-a-problem-in-25-years-but-people-are-choosing-to-ignore-now/979356 "2023-03-04T01:34:27Z")
Saw this question on Twitter, definitely a topic for the Dope. I unfollowed this guy but he follows me and his tweets keep popping up. --- ## [Do electric blankets use a lot of electricity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-electric-blankets-use-a-lot-of-electricity/388318)
**Author:** [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2007, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-electric-blankets-use-a-lot-of-electricity/388318 "2007-01-17T20:46:51Z")
I’m freezing…I have the thermostat set on 71 degrees, but I’m in a room with a big picture window and stone walls. The thermostat is located in this room, but I’m still cold. So I have an electric blanket on me. I intend… --- ## [The Lost Mafia Forbidden Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lost-mafia-forbidden-thread/499486)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lost-mafia-forbidden-thread/499486 "2009-07-30T17:24:22Z")
Do not post or read this thread if you are active in the game. Spectate, speculate, suggest, and criticize away. I will be creating a spoiler thread for those who want to be fully spoiled, but right now I only have the… --- ## [Learn to fight fast: Tae Kwon Do or Krav Maga?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-to-fight-fast-tae-kwon-do-or-krav-maga/585607)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/learn-to-fight-fast-tae-kwon-do-or-krav-maga/585607 "2011-06-18T18:20:37Z")
Here is the scenario: Someone is getting stalked by someone who has already attacked her three times physically. She wants to learn how to defend herself and learn a little offensive fighting as well. She has an instruc… --- ## [Do women's breast-based orgasms exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-womens-breast-based-orgasms-exist/559289)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-womens-breast-based-orgasms-exist/559289 "2010-11-12T01:26:11Z")
Don’t see, read, or hear much about women getting off on breast stimulation. Does it exist? How to guide? Tips for the men? --- ## [Hereditary Nobility: How Low CAn You Go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hereditary-nobility-how-low-can-you-go/695044)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2014, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hereditary-nobility-how-low-can-you-go/695044 "2014-08-11T19:44:06Z")
In current circumstances, being Duke of This or Earl of That is not what it once was. You don’t get to be the leader of some region, with serfs working on your fields and so on. Question is: how low in the world can/do … --- ## [Modern 'convienences' that are make life worse.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-convienences-that-are-make-life-worse/704802)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2014, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-convienences-that-are-make-life-worse/704802 "2014-11-20T02:45:05Z")
Most new car stuff: power windows seem to stop working more than manual roll up ones. Car alarm problems, keyless cars that be driven off by anyone if you’re standing too close. Relying on phones as alarm clocks. Seems … --- ## [What advice do you have for a new motorcycle rider?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-advice-do-you-have-for-a-new-motorcycle-rider/729016)
**Author:** [@JayRx1981](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JayRx1981)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2015, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-advice-do-you-have-for-a-new-motorcycle-rider/729016 "2015-10-01T02:42:46Z")
Today I tested and successfully passed the Ohio test for my temporary motorcycle permit. Tomorrow, I’m signed up for the first of 3 days of the Motorcycle Safety Foundation’s Basic RiderCourse. I have been wanting to lea… --- ## ["Angry" Classical Music?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angry-classical-music/178450)
**Author:** [@Sqube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sqube)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2003, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/angry-classical-music/178450 "2003-06-02T20:13:58Z")
I don’t know much about classical music, but I know a song can make you feel differently based on instruments used, etc etc etc. So I was just wondering: could somebody give some examples of classical music that would ma… --- ## [Why do you hate Dominoes Pizza?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-hate-dominoes-pizza/544649)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-hate-dominoes-pizza/544649 "2010-06-29T23:04:13Z")
With the recent Tv commercials about how they’re trying to improve their product, I went out to taste their “new improved” recipe. What I found out is that Dominoes is nearly gone in my state. The two closest stores to m… --- ## [Frankku](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frankku/616736)
**Author:** [@living\_in\_hell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/living_in_hell)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2012, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frankku/616736 "2012-03-28T01:19:39Z")
My ode to dear Frank He’s my new forum stalker 16k tough guy “Have fun while it lasts” He seems to want me to go Life of the party Middle school fun fun He’s like a hall monitor “I said, ‘NO HORSEPLAY!’” --- ## [Earliest nudity and sex in mainstream TV/movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-nudity-and-sex-in-mainstream-tv-movies/319581)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2005, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-nudity-and-sex-in-mainstream-tv-movies/319581 "2005-09-02T22:07:38Z")
I’m working on a chart detailing the earliest bondage scenes in the movies and on TV, and it’s been great fun. In addition to giving me an excuse to spend many hours wending through descriptions of bondage scenes, I’ve a… --- ## [Abandoned highways and other corpses of infrastructure](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abandoned-highways-and-other-corpses-of-infrastructure/360364)
**Author:** [@Khan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khan)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2006, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abandoned-highways-and-other-corpses-of-infrastructure/360364 "2006-07-04T22:16:51Z")
A couple weeks back there was a fascinating thread in IMHO about dying/ghost towns. While there were a few neat links there, I was disappointed to find that the vast majority had no pictures or involved subjects that, w… --- ## [Why no wire hangers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-wire-hangers/532957)
**Author:** [@Jormungandr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jormungandr)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-wire-hangers/532957 "2010-03-19T18:49:35Z")
“No wire hangers, ever!”- Mommie Dearest I’m the person who just hangs his clothes on what hanger is there, so I honestly never understood this. Can anyone explain? --- ## [Is American/Western culture "better" than other world cultures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-american-western-culture-better-than-other-world-cultures/515966)
**Author:** [@toadspittle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toadspittle)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2009, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-american-western-culture-better-than-other-world-cultures/515966 "2009-11-10T15:13:28Z")
I was just reading a transcribed excerpt from a podcast; while the podcast episode is primarily about Wal-mart, the excerpt is specifically about the issues an Indian immigrant (and Wal-mart employee) has with integratin… --- ## [Think Geek ordered to cease and desist!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-geek-ordered-to-cease-and-desist/544205)
**Author:** [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/think-geek-ordered-to-cease-and-desist/544205 "2010-07-01T20:19:59Z")
Every Geek’s favorite place to shop on line Think Geek has been served with a 12 page cease and desist order. You can read the details on their blog. (scroll down to the bottom to find the blog) Twelve pages, you say? … --- ## [What animal is making these horrific screams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-is-making-these-horrific-screams/537848)
**Author:** [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2010, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-animal-is-making-these-horrific-screams/537848 "2010-05-02T23:34:53Z")
I live in a mostly wooded area on the east coast of the United States. There is an animal in my neighborhood that has been making horrible, disturbing screaming noises at night for many months. The first time I heard it … --- ## [Poll: On which side are your saltines buttered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-on-which-side-are-your-saltines-buttered/711410)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2015, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-on-which-side-are-your-saltines-buttered/711410 "2015-03-13T13:35:35Z")
Based on this thread over here, what is your saltine M.O.? Poll to follow. --- ## ["Black parents give birth to white baby"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-parents-give-birth-to-white-baby/710875)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2015, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-parents-give-birth-to-white-baby/710875 "2015-03-03T18:42:39Z")
See story and photo. \[…\]Genetics experts don’t believe in miracles, but they didn’t have any simple answers to the mystery of baby Nmachi. Instead, they offered three theories: She’s the result of a gene mutation uniqu… --- ## [Almost 100% Foolproof way to Cheat in Exams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-100-foolproof-way-to-cheat-in-exams/738894)
**Author:** [@hakunamatatee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hakunamatatee)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2015, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-100-foolproof-way-to-cheat-in-exams/738894 "2015-12-02T02:34:51Z")
Every once in a while, a student will feel the urge to cheat in a written exam because s/he did not study hard enough. Imagine this: the day before the exam, you have no time to cram everything in. Therefore, you print… --- ## [Kim Jung-un in very serious condition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jung-un-in-very-serious-condition/852241)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2020, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-jung-un-in-very-serious-condition/852241 "2020-05-04T06:31:24Z")
As if we didn’t need more drama. Tons of stuff coming across Twitter now and most of it from people I trust. --- ## [Sickening Man Situation- Please Advise (Long, Sorry)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickening-man-situation-please-advise-long-sorry/579589)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2011, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sickening-man-situation-please-advise-long-sorry/579589 "2011-04-29T21:17:25Z")
Not sickening in a disgusting way, more of a heartbreak way. What have I gotten myself into? As with the vast majority of my bad stories, this one starts with “Well, there was this guy.” I met him 16 years ago through… --- ## [I want to throw up \[homeopathy\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-throw-up-homeopathy/393744)
**Author:** [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2007, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-throw-up-homeopathy/393744 "2007-03-01T13:37:08Z")
From an online alt med forum posting from a mother of a sick child: “I have a son, he is 2 years old. He has a very bad problem of swollen adenoids and tonsils. The slightest cold, or virus irritates it to the point whe… --- ## [Are all India Pale Ales (IPAs) this bitter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-india-pale-ales-ipas-this-bitter/616933)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-all-india-pale-ales-ipas-this-bitter/616933 "2012-06-06T19:38:17Z")
I don’t drink much these days, but I like a good beer every once in a while, so I decided to try something new Sunday evening. I’d never had an India Pale Ale (IPA), so I randomly selected a 6-pack of Double Take IPA. I … --- ## [Sorry, Barnes & Noble, I really want to like your store, but you aren't even trying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-barnes-noble-i-really-want-to-like-your-store-but-you-arent-even-trying/690167)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-barnes-noble-i-really-want-to-like-your-store-but-you-arent-even-trying/690167 "2014-07-25T18:17:49Z")
On Tuesday evening I went to Barnes & Noble, looking for some nice photography modeling books. I went there because this is the kind of book you need to hold in your hands and flip through before buying. I found two nea… --- ## [How would you solve the obesity epidemic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-solve-the-obesity-epidemic/568554)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-solve-the-obesity-epidemic/568554 "2011-01-28T22:56:03Z")
We all know the stats - we’re all getting fatter and at younger ages, blah blah blah. There are lots of methods proposed in dealing with this from the invasive (gastric bypass/band), to the medical (drugs that make you b… --- ## [Things that funny people know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-funny-people-know/638516)
**Author:** [@inedible\_knapsack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inedible_knapsack)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-funny-people-know/638516 "2012-10-26T18:22:36Z")
Inspired by this threadabout tall people. There are a lot of funny people on the boards. What do you know about human nature, language, timing or other concepts that make for hilarity? By way of example: Certain num… --- ## [Twenty percent of New York students opt out of high stakes testing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twenty-percent-of-new-york-students-opt-out-of-high-stakes-testing/728047)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2015, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twenty-percent-of-new-york-students-opt-out-of-high-stakes-testing/728047 "2015-08-24T12:23:41Z")
One of the few good things about the current regime of high stakes tests in public schools is that it’s possible to opt out. Parents are legally given the option of having their children not take the tests, or take th… --- ## [If your spouse said "Let's be monogamish", would you think about it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-spouse-said-lets-be-monogamish-would-you-think-about-it/626029)
**Author:** [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2012, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-spouse-said-lets-be-monogamish-would-you-think-about-it/626029 "2012-07-01T18:50:55Z")
I’ve seen a lot of threads lately based on jealousy, possessiveness and betrayal. I’ve seen a lot of marriages broken up due to same. Now, betrayal seems to be at the root of much of it: “S/He said he would be faithful … --- ## [End the US de facto ban on horse slaughterhouses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-the-us-de-facto-ban-on-horse-slaughterhouses/600719)
**Author:** [@Measure\_for\_Measure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Measure_for_Measure)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2011, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/end-the-us-de-facto-ban-on-horse-slaughterhouses/600719 "2011-12-03T03:31:26Z")
Since 2006, Congress has prohibited the use of federal funds to inspect horses destined for food: this has amounted to a de facto ban on horse slaughterhouses. Horse prices have since dropped and business has shifted to… --- ## [What actors have played the same role for the longest period of time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-have-played-the-same-role-for-the-longest-period-of-time/619321)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2012, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actors-have-played-the-same-role-for-the-longest-period-of-time/619321 "2012-04-21T03:54:25Z")
Hal Holbrook probably has the record for this; he started performing as Mark Twain (originally in a play with his then-wife playing several female characters) since 1954 and is still playing the role in his one-man show … --- ## [What is the relationship of the Marines to the Navy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-relationship-of-the-marines-to-the-navy/326928)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2005, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-relationship-of-the-marines-to-the-navy/326928 "2005-10-23T20:53:30Z")
Simple question: How autonomous is the Marines from the Navy? --- ## [I don't understand the demand for granite, stainless, dark sleek cabinets, and hardwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-the-demand-for-granite-stainless-dark-sleek-cabinets-and-hardwood/691415)
**Author:** [@PurpleClogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleClogs)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-the-demand-for-granite-stainless-dark-sleek-cabinets-and-hardwood/691415 "2014-12-16T18:10:44Z")
I watch a lot of HGTV. Everyone wants granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, dark sleek cabinets, and hardwood floors. If a place isn’t like that, they call it “outdated”, and even if it’s brand new they insi… --- ## [So can we get an ultimate list of who's not planning on sticking around?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-can-we-get-an-ultimate-list-of-whos-not-planning-on-sticking-around/294954)
**Author:** [@threemae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/threemae)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2005, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-can-we-get-an-ultimate-list-of-whos-not-planning-on-sticking-around/294954 "2005-04-29T11:07:04Z")
Basically, who isn’t renewing for this upcoming wave of renewals? Inspired by this thread: For whatever reason, I know that a few members plan or are seriously considering not renewing for whatever the reason. If thi… --- ## [100% Polyester Shirts-Work of the Devil!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-polyester-shirts-work-of-the-devil/592593)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2011, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-polyester-shirts-work-of-the-devil/592593 "2011-08-19T20:00:46Z")
I cannot understand why people are allowed to sell these shirts-they do not breath at all. I tried wearing one once (it was about 85 F out)-I felt like I was being grilled alive! They do not allow your body to cool. Th… --- ## [okay. Now you disgust me Madonna.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-now-you-disgust-me-madonna/377861)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2006, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-now-you-disgust-me-madonna/377861 "2006-11-12T04:50:50Z")
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/25/madonna.oprah.ap/index.html You know, your stupid sex tapes, your faux cruxifiction, your coopting of the Kabala… I could still ignore you for all that. But adoption as a fas… --- ## [Could a "sniper rifle" be shot from the moon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-sniper-rifle-be-shot-from-the-moon/736346)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2015, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-sniper-rifle-be-shot-from-the-moon/736346 "2015-11-17T13:38:14Z")
Would it be possible for an astronaut to shoot a “sniper rifle” (the one usually used to kill targets on a long distance) on the moon? I mean, the weapon would probably work pretty well if there aren’t any parts that nee… --- ## [Blow My Mind with Some Obscure Rock and Roll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2026, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blow-my-mind-with-some-obscure-rock-and-roll/971358 "2026-07-09T18:35:57Z")
Share recommendations for music others have probably not heard. One rule, not THAT obscure. It has to be available for streaming somewhere, somehow. I will recommend a Bay Area trio called Parish Hall. I heard about it… --- ## [What is a "Tea Party member"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-tea-party-member/539749)
**Author:** [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-tea-party-member/539749 "2010-05-26T16:46:30Z")
I’ve seen this phrase invoked in a number of threads here, and it currently gets (with quotes) 651,000 Google hits. But what exactly makes a Party member? Showing up at any Tea-identified event? Simple self-identificat… --- ## [Why is skin cancer more prevalent now than in ancient times?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-skin-cancer-more-prevalent-now-than-in-ancient-times/707034)
**Author:** [@srbeck13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/srbeck13)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2015, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-skin-cancer-more-prevalent-now-than-in-ancient-times/707034 "2015-01-12T19:45:11Z")
I think Cecil is misinterpreting life expectancy at birth. The fact that the average as of death was 25 or 30 does not mean that everyone lived a healthy life until they all dropped dead on their 25th or 30th birthday. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=573&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=575&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)