# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=590&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:** 591 --- ## [Disgusting and Un-American, But Is A "Muslim Ban" Unconstitutional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-and-un-american-but-is-a-muslim-ban-unconstitutional/775372)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2017, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disgusting-and-un-american-but-is-a-muslim-ban-unconstitutional/775372 "2017-01-22T18:51:57Z")
I’m actually not so sure how un-American it is. The Chinese Exclusion Act ran from the 1880s to the 1940s. It was generally upheld by the courts as constitutional (and, interestingly enough, opposed by Republicans and su… --- ## [What is the volume of a pound of fat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-volume-of-a-pound-of-fat/282865)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2005, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-volume-of-a-pound-of-fat/282865 "2005-01-05T09:02:57Z")
Is it the same as the volume of a pound of lard or butter that you buy at a store or does bodyfat have more water than store bought fat. --- ## [Photos with people holding up two fingers behind head](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photos-with-people-holding-up-two-fingers-behind-head/509820)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photos-with-people-holding-up-two-fingers-behind-head/509820 "2009-09-18T21:24:02Z")
One earlier thread, which has further references to other threads. To date, some good discussion, but nothing conclusive. I was watching a documentary about Jackie Gleason, and they showed this photo, taken probably ea… --- ## [Sorry, we've overbooked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-weve-overbooked/572292)
**Author:** [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sorry-weve-overbooked/572292 "2011-02-24T05:03:15Z")
So I pre-pay for a hotel room three weeks in advance online. Then I show up and am told: They have no room for me because they overbooked It’s not their fault, I’d have to take it up with Orbitz Don’t worry, your credi… --- ## [British TV series with the most eye candy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-tv-series-with-the-most-eye-candy/724090)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2015, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-tv-series-with-the-most-eye-candy/724090 "2015-08-20T11:56:30Z")
I’ve been watching a BBC series called Death in Paradise, and it struck me as having an unusual number of really good looking people, for British TV that is. My no doubt biased perception has been that beauty is practic… --- ## [How much "underworld" infrastructure really exists under modern cities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-underworld-infrastructure-really-exists-under-modern-cities/621606)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2012, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-underworld-infrastructure-really-exists-under-modern-cities/621606 "2012-05-18T15:21:55Z")
It’s a common trope in comic books to have action take place in an “abandoned subway station.” I always figured this to be a purely fictional concept, but I recently discovered that there actually is one such abandoned s… --- ## [On which day of the week were you born?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-which-day-of-the-week-were-you-born/609396)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-which-day-of-the-week-were-you-born/609396 "2012-01-21T18:18:53Z")
Simple question. Public poll. --- ## [Things that bugged me about the Superman TV series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-bugged-me-about-the-superman-tv-series/571899)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-bugged-me-about-the-superman-tv-series/571899 "2013-04-29T19:11:49Z")
First, it opens with a guy in a crowded metropolis area looking up and yelling to all within earshot, startled, “LOOK…up in the sky, it’s a\*\*\* bird!\*\*\*”. So what? It it really important to point out birds in the sky? Are… --- ## [It's time to build a tree house. Can I have running water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-build-a-tree-house-can-i-have-running-water/185776)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2004, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-time-to-build-a-tree-house-can-i-have-running-water/185776 "2004-05-19T10:30:59Z")
If my wife can get a cat, I can build a treehouse. And luckily she’s gone for a few days so the cat’s locked up in the washing machine and I just got home from Home Depot with the starting materials. Here’s what I have: … --- ## [Why do humans age so visibly, but not other animals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-humans-age-so-visibly-but-not-other-animals/600239)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2011, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-humans-age-so-visibly-but-not-other-animals/600239 "2011-10-22T13:37:37Z")
This must have been asked before but I couldn’t find it. When adult people get older, we can tell their age by their appearance, and seperate the 20 and 30s and 40s and 50s, and 60s and so on. Eventually people shrivel … --- ## [Joe Biden runs for president. How screwed is Hillary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-runs-for-president-how-screwed-is-hillary/726899)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2015, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-biden-runs-for-president-how-screwed-is-hillary/726899 "2015-08-06T16:18:21Z")
There’s a lot of speculation in the news recently that Vice President Joe Biden will run for president. OK, let’s say he does announce that he’s going to run for president. Is Hillary hosed? It’s pretty much unthinkab… --- ## [Worst movie of 2013?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-movie-of-2013/679153 "2014-01-29T20:42:32Z")
It has to be one you actually sat through, mind you. I kind of assume Movie 43 was the worst movie, but I have not seen it an never will. For me, it was Die Hard 5, which was a gigantic step downwards and the worst of t… --- ## [What should have this Hospital done about a Racist demand in the NICU?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-have-this-hospital-done-about-a-racist-demand-in-the-nicu/650429)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2013, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-have-this-hospital-done-about-a-racist-demand-in-the-nicu/650429 "2013-02-25T00:21:04Z")
I’m not sure the hospital had a good response to this situation. A baby in the NICU absolutely must have care. You can’t just tell the racist father to F Off and take the baby with him. That’s a death sentence for the pr… --- ## [Let's talk Videogames!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-videogames/734009)
**Author:** [@TheSpeculationElucidation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSpeculationElucidation)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2015, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-videogames/734009 "2015-11-22T11:01:27Z")
I went back two months and didn’t see just a general videogame thread, so I figured I’d start one. What are you playing right now? What are you excited for? I am currently replaying the Borderlands games for the zillio… --- ## [Can coca be grown outside South America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-coca-be-grown-outside-south-america/330475)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2005, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-coca-be-grown-outside-south-america/330475 "2005-11-14T23:11:21Z")
So far as I know, the coca plant, from which cocaine and all related drugs are derived, has never been grown anywhere but South America. I’ve always assumed this is because it can’t thrive anywhere but in the unique con… --- ## [Why does your handwriting suck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-your-handwriting-suck/547328)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2010, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-your-handwriting-suck/547328 "2010-07-22T04:56:47Z")
(assuming it does) When I was a wee lad, I came up with a foolproof plan to avoid looking up words in the dictionary. If I had to write a word like ‘friend’, but didn’t know if it was ‘friend’ or ‘freind’, I would make … --- ## [Breaking Bad 3/28/10 OPEN SPOILERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-3-28-10-open-spoilers/534185)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2010, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-3-28-10-open-spoilers/534185 "2010-04-12T20:49:12Z")
So, can someone who’s maybe been divorced or separated explain what Walt was thinking when he broke into his house? I’d also like your thoughts on what Jesse did. At first I thought he was going to take the high (no pu… --- ## [Do Capital Gains Screw the Poor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-capital-gains-screw-the-poor/986644)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2023, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-capital-gains-screw-the-poor/986644 "2023-10-28T14:35:59Z")
Online, a friend posted about the evil that is billionaires. One of the assertions was that the process of becoming a billionaire was immoral. I noted that a person who bought $10k in bitcoins in 2011 would have $2.2 B… --- ## [Stories About Jury Selection/Jury Service/Jury Experiences](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-about-jury-selection-jury-service-jury-experiences/982013)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2023, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-about-jury-selection-jury-service-jury-experiences/982013 "2023-07-06T02:04:27Z")
Several posters have shared their personal juror experiences in this thread: Rather than derail that thread, let’s share our stories here. I love hearing them! --- ## [Trump's plan to cut the national debt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-plan-to-cut-the-national-debt/754196)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2016, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-plan-to-cut-the-national-debt/754196 "2016-05-10T17:09:48Z")
Get Creditors to Accept Less He did backtrack a little: Since more than 65% of the national debt is owed to Americans, and 16% of the debt is owed to Social Security, I wonder how retirees will react when their Socia… --- ## [Fermi Paradox](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermi-paradox/697104)
**Author:** [@EndlessEntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EndlessEntropy)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2014, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fermi-paradox/697104 "2014-09-14T20:35:49Z")
Are we alone in the Universe? Given the size of the Universe and the countless stars, galaxies and potentially habitable planets, it seems inconceivable that there are no other life forms or civilizations out there. Howe… --- ## [Dating your Cousin in the UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-your-cousin-in-the-uk/517808)
**Author:** [@velaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velaro)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2009, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-your-cousin-in-the-uk/517808 "2009-12-20T05:07:32Z")
As if there weren’t enough incest threads on this board already … :wink: As the Master pointed out, people in many countries are more relaxed about romantic relationships between cousins than the average American. I’m c… --- ## [Subsidized prostitution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subsidized-prostitution/522573)
**Author:** [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2010, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subsidized-prostitution/522573 "2010-01-05T08:55:05Z")
Progressives are much concerned with inequality of wealth, yet have little concern for inequality of social status, which arguably more important for happiness. One facet of this is inequality in access to sexual partne… --- ## [Movies You Didn't Expect To Make You Cry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-didnt-expect-to-make-you-cry/507098)
**Author:** [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2009, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-you-didnt-expect-to-make-you-cry/507098 "2009-08-31T18:28:45Z")
Two things for this thread, the former being the main course. The latter being secondary, as it’s a topic that gets done now and again. 1) Movies that made you cry when you were expecting them to. Example: Phone Booth … --- ## [Cameras at volleyball games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cameras-at-volleyball-games/465939)
**Author:** [@kmsteiner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kmsteiner)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2008, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cameras-at-volleyball-games/465939 "2008-10-04T01:39:22Z")
Dear Forum Friends, My daughter recently started on the schools volleyball team. I’d like some advice from other parents (or players, I guess) about something rather concerning. At my daughter’s first game (they won by… --- ## [Ever actually injure yourself from a foot/leg falling asleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-actually-injure-yourself-from-a-foot-leg-falling-asleep/604468)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-actually-injure-yourself-from-a-foot-leg-falling-asleep/604468 "2011-11-30T05:58:30Z")
I find it very hard to sit with both feet on the ground. I usually either cross my legs or sit on one foot. This means that quite frequently one of my feet or even a whole lower leg will fall asleep. Usually I notice, bu… --- ## [Dems vs. Bush2 and Pubs vs. Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dems-vs-bush2-and-pubs-vs-obama/612007)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2012, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dems-vs-bush2-and-pubs-vs-obama/612007 "2012-02-09T06:01:14Z")
Because this is the Dope, this may be like throwing a match on gasoline but … I was flipping around the radio and heard Sean Hannity moderating between a Pub and a Dem. The Dem was perfectly vitriolic against a Pub Rep… --- ## [What's up with the biblical story of drunken Noah? (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-biblical-story-of-drunken-noah-part-1/285983)
**Author:** [@AngeloB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngeloB)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2005, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-biblical-story-of-drunken-noah-part-1/285983 "2005-03-25T16:49:36Z")
http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mdrunknoah.html At the end of the article, we have: Then why did: ? :slight\_smile: --- ## [Movies that have the dog die (possible spoilers?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-the-dog-die-possible-spoilers/493744)
**Author:** [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2009, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-have-the-dog-die-possible-spoilers/493744 "2009-04-22T12:49:08Z")
In virtually all movies that feature the main protagonist with a dog companion, the dog lives. Even with utter destruction happening all around, the dog manages to reunite with its master. This is something a lot of pe… --- ## ["Coffee is for closers!" Memorable single scene perfomances in film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-is-for-closers-memorable-single-scene-perfomances-in-film/586516)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2011, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-is-for-closers-memorable-single-scene-perfomances-in-film/586516 "2011-06-28T16:45:27Z")
In Gengarry Glen RossAlec Baldwin practically steals the entire movie (which is all great) with a single 7 minute scene which has become one of the most quoted, iconic scenes of the last 20 years. What are some other si… --- ## [My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (Kanye West Album)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-beautiful-dark-twisted-fantasy-kanye-west-album/562346)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2010, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-beautiful-dark-twisted-fantasy-kanye-west-album/562346 "2010-12-20T14:42:49Z")
Anyone else enjoying this album? Say what you want about Kanye, but no one can make music as fascinating as he does. There is also an excellent and visually stunning 30 minute video for “Runaway.” Thoughts? --- ## [Words you just have to mispronounce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-just-have-to-mispronounce/715450)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2015, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-you-just-have-to-mispronounce/715450 "2015-04-02T02:47:47Z")
There’s a street near here called Shintaffer Rd. I can’t help but call it ‘Shit-snapper’. Cornwall is ‘Cornhole’. There are many others, but those will start. --- ## [Why are Republicans often seen as the "bad guys"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-republicans-often-seen-as-the-bad-guys/755008)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2016, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-republicans-often-seen-as-the-bad-guys/755008 "2016-05-21T18:35:04Z")
There seems to be this notion, like prosecutors in criminal cases as I mentioned in an earlier thread, where the Republicans are considered the bad guys in debates and political affairs. Some people from Europe say that… --- ## [Can an indoor cat become an outdoor cat later in life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-indoor-cat-become-an-outdoor-cat-later-in-life/423155)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2007, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-indoor-cat-become-an-outdoor-cat-later-in-life/423155 "2007-10-20T11:36:10Z")
I have a 4 year old cat (tabby, if it’s relevant) who’s been an indoor cat all her life. About two years ago after I moved to Vegas, she’s become more and more listless and passive. Back home she spent a lot of time look… --- ## [Idiot Dad punches HS teacher for sexually harassing daughter - Only one problem -](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-dad-punches-hs-teacher-for-sexually-harassing-daughter-only-one-problem/341821)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2006, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/idiot-dad-punches-hs-teacher-for-sexually-harassing-daughter-only-one-problem/341821 "2006-01-31T14:44:52Z")
First we had this Now we have this And finally --- ## [Rarest plays in baseball (MLB only)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rarest-plays-in-baseball-mlb-only/689505)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rarest-plays-in-baseball-mlb-only/689505 "2014-06-06T23:33:13Z")
The unassisted triple play is considered to be one of the rarest plays in baseball. According to wiki, there have only been 15 in the modern era of MLB. I was thinking about what could be rarer, with the caveat that it… --- ## [Who's a Pedophile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-a-pedophile/497026)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2009, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-a-pedophile/497026 "2009-05-22T15:22:47Z")
This is to all the parents with young children. Who on children’s TV shows would you call the cops on if you saw him at the playground? I am going to go with Steve from Stevesongs. He not only seems like a pedophile b… --- ## [A National God?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-national-god/601979)
**Author:** [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-national-god/601979 "2011-11-14T13:16:42Z")
Congress recently passed a resolution affirming “In God We Trust” as the national motto, not because there was an effort to change it, but apparently to embarrass the President. Never mind that to turn a statement about… --- ## [Battlestar Galactica 3.5 - "Collaborators" (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-3-5-collaborators-spoilers/378117)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2006, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-3-5-collaborators-spoilers/378117 "2006-11-02T04:05:04Z")
All of this has had spoilers before, and all of this will have spoilers again. Spoiler policy: If it’s been aired, or if it’s purely speculative, no need for a spoiler box. If it’s from a future episode, as reveal… --- ## [Nonreligious words/speech at a funeral](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonreligious-words-speech-at-a-funeral/633689)
**Author:** [@MostlyClueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyClueless)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2012, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nonreligious-words-speech-at-a-funeral/633689 "2012-09-05T12:30:44Z")
My granddad died some days ago. He had a long and good life (94 years) and it didn’t come as a surprise. Offer condoleances if you must, but it was pretty much for the best. I’m stuck with something else; my sister’s go… --- ## [Susanann, will you please bring your gun-totin' butt in here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/susanann-will-you-please-bring-your-gun-totin-butt-in-here/144131)
**Author:** [@Jonno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonno)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2003, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/susanann-will-you-please-bring-your-gun-totin-butt-in-here/144131 "2003-08-30T14:51:00Z")
Coming from the GD Police chases thread. Susanann, I can get past your black and white and nothing in between world view. I can get past the fact that you think that carrying a gun makes you immune to crime. Doesn’t mak… --- ## [NFC East 2006 - 2007 \[NFL\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfc-east-2006-2007-nfl/370814)
**Author:** [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2007, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfc-east-2006-2007-nfl/370814 "2007-01-02T14:52:09Z")
After being called the NFC Least a few years back, the division is now considered by many, once again, to be the best in football. Here is the place to discuss anything about this division: teams, players, games, predic… --- ## [Should elections bar candidates that can't speak English?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-elections-bar-candidates-that-cant-speak-english/611169)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2012, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-elections-bar-candidates-that-cant-speak-english/611169 "2012-02-02T02:20:08Z")
A candidate for Yuma, AZ city council, Alejandrina Cabrera, is being denied a spot on the ballot because she doesn’t speak English well enough, according to “an expert” and a judge. \[ \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/st… --- ## [How does vaccine distribution work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-vaccine-distribution-work/926275)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-vaccine-distribution-work/926275 "2021-03-01T18:52:11Z")
At the individual level, how will this mass vaccination effort work? The first few rounds of people to get vaccinated will be health-care workers, some essential jobs, and higher-risk individuals including the elderly. … --- ## [What makes owning a boat such a "money pit"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-owning-a-boat-such-a-money-pit/404626)
**Author:** [@iwakura43](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iwakura43)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2007, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-owning-a-boat-such-a-money-pit/404626 "2007-05-22T01:11:28Z")
The NYTimes had a lovely image in an article today: owning a sailboat is commonly described as “standing in a shower and ripping up hundred-dollar bills.” What sort of costs are really involved with owning a (small, say… --- ## [Why do I have so many hits from Russia on my blog?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-so-many-hits-from-russia-on-my-blog/588050)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2011, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-i-have-so-many-hits-from-russia-on-my-blog/588050 "2011-07-09T23:02:05Z")
I have a silly little blog that I write mostly for myself, but I am vain and like to check out the statistics from time to time to see who might be visiting and how they’re finding me. Some people reach my blog by search… --- ## [Would It Piss You Off If Your Child's Teacher Did This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-piss-you-off-if-your-childs-teacher-did-this/595550)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2011, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-it-piss-you-off-if-your-childs-teacher-did-this/595550 "2011-09-11T03:10:17Z")
My youngest son, 12, is in 7th grade in a special-needs classroom that he stays in for all but one period of the day, PE. He has always had some kind of special needs of one type or another, so I am always geared up to … --- ## [Is there freedom of speech in any Islamist society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-freedom-of-speech-in-any-islamist-society/634448)
**Author:** [@Linden\_Arden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linden_Arden)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2012, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-freedom-of-speech-in-any-islamist-society/634448 "2012-09-20T17:59:49Z")
Or are the two incompatible? (maybe a GD thread. If so, fine.) --- ## [Abortion: The One True Hill to die on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-the-one-true-hill-to-die-on/814401)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2018, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-the-one-true-hill-to-die-on/814401 "2018-06-10T17:36:32Z")
Ok, I get that Conservatives believe it to be murder, but their overwhelming emphasis on this matter, to the exclusion of all other moral issues, baffles me. Ok, yes, Murder, worse than many other things. Got it. But … --- ## [The Political Gauge. Take the test and see how you score.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-political-gauge-take-the-test-and-see-how-you-score/260643)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2004, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-political-gauge-take-the-test-and-see-how-you-score/260643 "2004-09-04T05:35:17Z")
I was reading Talking Points Memo this morning (if you can believe that!) and I clicked on one of their recommended links. The link in turn linked to a website called Political Brew. It had some interesting stuff, but wh… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=589&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=591&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)