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**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-the-swastika-be-freed-of-nazi-associations/437592 "2009-05-08T20:28:14Z")
The swastika is a very old symbol, used by a huge array of cultures. Of course, one of those happened to be the Third Reich. Time for some logic. Wheee! (1) Eventually, given a long-enough span of human history, numeou… --- ## [Jesus VS. The Invisible Pink Unicorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-vs-the-invisible-pink-unicorn/23828)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2000, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-vs-the-invisible-pink-unicorn/23828 "2000-07-09T03:07:31Z")
With all the Christian bashing supposedly going on, one of the more common retorts suggests that the Church of the IPU is superior to that of JC. I think it’s time we settled this question once and for all. Rather than… --- ## [Why can't the queen vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-the-queen-vote/538741)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2011, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-the-queen-vote/538741 "2011-05-08T12:33:39Z")
Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith is not allowed to vote… --- ## [Does the military really 'protect our freedom'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-military-really-protect-our-freedom/574030)
**Author:** [@donnie\_darko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/donnie_darko)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-military-really-protect-our-freedom/574030 "2011-03-21T14:41:51Z")
Freedom from what? Communists and Muslims taking over? There’s NO CONNECTION between the war in Iraq and Afghanistan and my freedom. None at all! I think the idea of the military ‘protecting our freedom’ is just an old … --- ## [Trendy Foods That Make You Ask "Why"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-foods-that-make-you-ask-why/581721)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2011, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trendy-foods-that-make-you-ask-why/581721 "2011-05-19T03:20:48Z")
I don’t understand a lot of the hype for: -fresh buffalo mozzarella cheese…little balls of tasteless putty -exotic coffees (don’t mention kopi liwok) -quinoa (tastes like little beads of styrofoam) -“free range chick… --- ## [Banning (Bad) Pleasures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-bad-pleasures/511247)
**Author:** [@A.Selene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.Selene)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/banning-bad-pleasures/511247 "2009-10-07T19:42:27Z")
It’s time for Prohibition Round 2. In recent years, legislation across the US has either heavily taxed or banned “unhealthy” consumption. The heavy taxes on cigarettes are perhaps the most well known and visible of suc… --- ## [I need to transfer files from my desktop to my iPhone w/o Internet. How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-transfer-files-from-my-desktop-to-my-iphone-w-o-internet-how/637896)
**Author:** [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2012, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-transfer-files-from-my-desktop-to-my-iphone-w-o-internet-how/637896 "2012-10-23T16:31:36Z")
We cannot get high speed Internet at our new house (sob). So we got iPhones, because my sister’s iPhone was the only phone that managed to get cell reception out here. The iPhones are our first apple products, and I most… --- ## [My tattoo appointment is tonight - please tell me everything is going to be all right](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tattoo-appointment-is-tonight-please-tell-me-everything-is-going-to-be-all-right/579263)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2011, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tattoo-appointment-is-tonight-please-tell-me-everything-is-going-to-be-all-right/579263 "2011-04-25T22:02:09Z")
I have taken every precaution. I thought about this tattoo for years before I did it. I consulted with my friends. I made sure she had all the right certifications. I met with her in person and she is very down to earth … --- ## [are employers required to offer overtime to all employees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-employers-required-to-offer-overtime-to-all-employees/546924)
**Author:** [@Faelyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faelyn)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2018, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-employers-required-to-offer-overtime-to-all-employees/546924 "2018-12-31T17:13:43Z")
Are employers required to offer overtime to all employees and not to just a select few? My summer job is painting the dorms at the University of Memphis, hired and paid by their Residence Life office, and within our cre… --- ## [In Sanctum Santorum-i.e. it's your turn!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-sanctum-santorum-i-e-its-your-turn/612556)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2012, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-sanctum-santorum-i-e-its-your-turn/612556 "2012-02-20T01:16:51Z")
PPP Poll has Santorum now at 38% (of GOP primary voters), to 23% for Romney (17% Newt, 13% Paul). It also says that his favorability is 64% to 22%, which again is for GOP voters only. The general consensus I’ve gathere… --- ## [Der Trihs, do you realize how goofy you come across?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-trihs-do-you-realize-how-goofy-you-come-across/417109)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2007, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/der-trihs-do-you-realize-how-goofy-you-come-across/417109 "2007-09-06T00:59:30Z")
\[QUOTE=Der Trihs\] Politics. Given a chance, the anti-abortionists would outlaw all abortions ( except when they want one, of course ), rape or not, and probably execute the rape victim for fornication like in the old da… --- ## ["Star Trek IV" nitpick: Why did they need transparent aluminum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-iv-nitpick-why-did-they-need-transparent-aluminum/541933)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2010, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-trek-iv-nitpick-why-did-they-need-transparent-aluminum/541933 "2010-06-06T23:08:10Z")
In Star Trek IV, Scotty has some trouble procuring “transparent aluminum” in the 20th Century to make a tank to transport a breeding pair of whales to the 24th Century. He ultimately has to give the formula to a contemp… --- ## [Ladies, what kind of build do you like in a man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-kind-of-build-do-you-like-in-a-man/293555)
**Author:** [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2017, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-what-kind-of-build-do-you-like-in-a-man/293555 "2017-07-05T17:22:00Z")
Here’s why I’m asking. I’ve heard several women say that they don’t like athletic-looking guys. At the same time though, I hear a lot of women swoon over guys who look like they’re scuplted into the images of Greek god… --- ## [Auburn/Oregon live discussion (BCS Championship)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auburn-oregon-live-discussion-bcs-championship/567179)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auburn-oregon-live-discussion-bcs-championship/567179 "2011-01-16T16:31:47Z")
Man, how did either of these offenses ever win a game? --- ## [Worst best friends in literature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-best-friends-in-literature/499848)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2009, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-best-friends-in-literature/499848 "2009-06-21T00:53:34Z")
Frances Hodgson Burnett’s A Little Princess is one of my favorite books of all time, and a cherished childhood read. However, even as a child it pisses me off that while Sarah is starving to death in that attic, her rich… --- ## [Nice little "Myst" like game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-myst-like-game/438581)
**Author:** [@Plynck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plynck)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2008, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nice-little-myst-like-game/438581 "2008-03-06T11:29:13Z")
Vision is a free on-line game in the “escape” genre. You’re trapped in a room with no exit. Everything you need to escape is available - assuming, of course, that you brought your razor sharp intellect. No hints here,… --- ## [Does the mainstream media actually lie in it's reporting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-mainstream-media-actually-lie-in-its-reporting/781683)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2017, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-mainstream-media-actually-lie-in-its-reporting/781683 "2017-03-10T16:38:13Z")
I’ve previously asked about Trump and his followers believing the mainstream media lie in their reporting, and why they believe that. Since then Trump has accused the mainstream media of being an enemy of the people. My … --- ## [One piece of advice you would give to your teenage self?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-piece-of-advice-you-would-give-to-your-teenage-self/692154)
**Author:** [@ContentWithTomorrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ContentWithTomorrow)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-piece-of-advice-you-would-give-to-your-teenage-self/692154 "2014-07-19T21:09:07Z")
Mine would be ‘Pay attention to everything and judge for yourself whether it applies to you or not.’ --- ## [Pick the Republican team (P and VP) most likely to succeed in '16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-republican-team-p-and-vp-most-likely-to-succeed-in-16/729402)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pick-the-republican-team-p-and-vp-most-likely-to-succeed-in-16/729402 "2015-09-09T03:33:37Z")
I’m thinking Kasich-Rubio would be the best bet against Clinton-X in Nov 2016. It solidifies an Ohio-Florida axis just about as best you can, pairs the most moderate of the Republicans with someone who is thought of as a… --- ## [Why aren't sheep bothered by having their testicles ripped out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-sheep-bothered-by-having-their-testicles-ripped-out/470117)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-sheep-bothered-by-having-their-testicles-ripped-out/470117 "2008-10-31T21:53:51Z")
On a recent episode of Dirty Jobs, Mike Rowe performs this feat repeatedly. For those who haven’t seen it, the protocol that the sheep farmer laid out was: Step 1) Cut off about 1/3 of the scrotum Step 2) Push the bal… --- ## [Rape victim gets 200 lashes - (RO)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-victim-gets-200-lashes-ro/426641)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2007, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-victim-gets-200-lashes-ro/426641 "2007-12-17T21:53:58Z")
Link. I don’t care what “justification” they offer. Any group that condones this kind of thing should be wiped from the face of the earth. The world would be better off if Saudi Arabia’s judges and Islamic law advocates… --- ## [Dog breeds you rarely, if ever, see anymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-breeds-you-rarely-if-ever-see-anymore/948371)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2021, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-breeds-you-rarely-if-ever-see-anymore/948371 "2021-09-02T21:51:27Z")
Back in the day, Irish and Red Setters were the doggies de rigueur. And Afghan hounds and Old English Sheepdogs were equally popular. I haven’t seen any of those noted in at least 30 years!! Where’d they go? --- ## [CPAC - The fall of Social Conservatism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpac-the-fall-of-social-conservatism/571164)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2011, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpac-the-fall-of-social-conservatism/571164 "2011-03-04T17:48:50Z")
This is the week of CPAC - the big conservative conference that often marks the start of the presidential primary season for Republicans. Most of the front-running candidates show up to show off their wares. Usually, t… --- ## [Young people do not wear watches anymore.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-people-do-not-wear-watches-anymore/446374)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2008, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/young-people-do-not-wear-watches-anymore/446374 "2008-04-24T14:42:14Z")
In my experience, nobody in their early 20s or younger ever seems to have a wristwatch. All of my peers seem to be solely dependent upon their cellphones to tell the time when they have to. The cellphone is the new pock… --- ## [Who on here wears very strong eyeglasses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-on-here-wears-very-strong-eyeglasses/693582)
**Author:** [@TogoFan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TogoFan)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2014, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-on-here-wears-very-strong-eyeglasses/693582 "2014-09-13T04:16:45Z")
I collect them and love to wear very strong eyeglasses with super thick lenses. You guys wear very thick eyeglasses? --- ## [EMDR Therapy - is this just scientology, or what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emdr-therapy-is-this-just-scientology-or-what/470281)
**Author:** [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emdr-therapy-is-this-just-scientology-or-what/470281 "2008-11-02T13:42:08Z")
My friend, who has dealt with a lot of depression and anxiety, has gotten himself involved in EMDR Therapy. After he told me about it, I decided to look it up and it basically makes all of my woo-woo klaxons fire at full… --- ## [Did the ATF intentionally allow guns to fall into the hands of Mexican cartels? Fortune mag says no.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-atf-intentionally-allow-guns-to-fall-into-the-hands-of-mexican-cartels-fortune-mag-says-no/626505)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-atf-intentionally-allow-guns-to-fall-into-the-hands-of-mexican-cartels-fortune-mag-says-no/626505 "2012-07-02T03:10:15Z")
http://features.blogs.fortune.cnn.com/2012/06/27/fast-and-furious-truth More… Interesting development, if true. --- ## [Can America shake off its defeatist attitude before its too late?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-america-shake-off-its-defeatist-attitude-before-its-too-late/718268)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-america-shake-off-its-defeatist-attitude-before-its-too-late/718268 "2015-04-30T18:28:24Z")
I’ve been reading about the California drought and getting disgusted at the hand wringing and lack of decisive leadership. Instead of attacking the problem they’re talking about rationing. The state’s vital farming busi… --- ## [Why does Firefox use so much memory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-firefox-use-so-much-memory/664986)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2014, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-firefox-use-so-much-memory/664986 "2014-05-12T15:43:51Z")
I am using Firefox 22.0 on Windows 7 and noticed that it is ranked #1 on the “Memory (Private Working Set)” list, using about 350M of memory. What could a web browser possibly be doing with that much memory? --- ## [difference between a wallet and billfold](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-a-wallet-and-billfold/584671)
**Author:** [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2014, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/difference-between-a-wallet-and-billfold/584671 "2014-12-25T03:59:45Z")
First off, I want it known, I DON’T watch Nancy Grace (Swift Justice). The TV was on in the other room and I heard her ask someone to clarify: \[paraphrase\]Was it a wallet or a billfold?\[/paraphrase\] What the heck is the… --- ## [Jackbooted troops confiscate anti-Obama sign!!11!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackbooted-troops-confiscate-anti-obama-sign-11/486568)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2009, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jackbooted-troops-confiscate-anti-obama-sign-11/486568 "2009-02-22T06:12:22Z")
You know, during the previous administration, an event like this reliably caused at least one GD or Pit thread to spring into existence. Now that Obama’s in the White House, I’d like to say… meh. Officer made a mistak… --- ## ["Condescension" as understood by Jane Austen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condescension-as-understood-by-jane-austen/666326)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/condescension-as-understood-by-jane-austen/666326 "2025-08-25T20:04:55Z")
In the novel Pride and Prejudice, the character of Mr. Collins is brilliantly drawn as a man of extraordinarily little wit. Whenever he speaks, particularly when he speaks of his patroness Lady Catherine de Bourgh, he in… --- ## [No Such Thing as No Bake Cookies!!!!! IDIOT!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-such-thing-as-no-bake-cookies-idiot/714341)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-such-thing-as-no-bake-cookies-idiot/714341 "2015-03-06T21:17:40Z")
FUCK YOU! There is NO such thing as a “No bake cookie” If you think there is. You. Are. WRONG! I mean, its in the fucking NAME, they don’t call it a cookie because you plop a ball of almond butter and rice flower on a… --- ## [He is my cousin you stupid bitch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-is-my-cousin-you-stupid-bitch/284190)
**Author:** [@Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2005, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/he-is-my-cousin-you-stupid-bitch/284190 "2005-01-23T23:41:47Z")
So, a couple of weeks ago I found out my ladyfriend was cheating on me - with my cousin - my 19 year-old-cousin. I am 27. My ladyfriend is 24. What is wrong with this bitch? I go away to school and she has to cheat on me… --- ## [Why the plastic baggy at airport security?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-plastic-baggy-at-airport-security/507174)
**Author:** [@Uzi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uzi)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2009, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-plastic-baggy-at-airport-security/507174 "2009-08-29T10:31:25Z")
I haven’t been able to find a satisfactory answer to the question as to why we need to put liquid items into a plastic bag of a certain size and dimension. Normally, I just ignore it because I have so little liquids that… --- ## ["College towns"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-towns/526049)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-towns/526049 "2010-01-27T02:16:40Z")
Over in this thread about the cost of living in different locations, kunilou mentions living in a “college town”. It’s clear from the context that the college town is small; everything was ‘within walking distance’, and … --- ## [Who Will Speak For Cable Softcore Porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-speak-for-cable-softcore-porn/618004)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2012, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-will-speak-for-cable-softcore-porn/618004 "2012-04-10T07:42:08Z")
I watched a fair amount of softcore porn because at one time I thought they might be going somewhere artistically, but over the years it has become evident that this is one medium that is not evolving. I’ve got a theory … --- ## [Was rock really dead in 1959-64?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-rock-really-dead-in-1959-64/678762)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 10:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-rock-really-dead-in-1959-64/678762 "2014-01-17T10:52:38Z")
It’s a common idea amongst rock critics that between Buddy Holly’s plane going down in 1959 and Beatlemania in 1964, rock and roll was essentially dormant and buried under an avalanche of colorless (in all senses) teen i… --- ## [So, what to do about the grotesque animal cruelty in China ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-to-do-about-the-grotesque-animal-cruelty-in-china/722907)
**Author:** [@Scandic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scandic)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2022, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-to-do-about-the-grotesque-animal-cruelty-in-china/722907 "2022-07-01T23:20:55Z")
I’m especially thinking about Yulin, the grotesque Dog-Eating Festival that’s going to occur on June 21. Dogs and cats are often tortured to death by the chinese, believing that this makes the meat taste better What can… --- ## [Blithe, Band of Brothers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blithe-band-of-brothers/533857)
**Author:** [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blithe-band-of-brothers/533857 "2011-05-10T21:47:48Z")
I’m watching the series again and one of the more haunting characters from the film, for me, was Blithe. Prompted by my second viewing to look up hysterical blindness, I ended up seeing this entry on the wikipedia page … --- ## [When to keep and when to scrap a car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-to-keep-and-when-to-scrap-a-car/679425)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2014, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-to-keep-and-when-to-scrap-a-car/679425 "2014-01-29T14:37:00Z")
My 10 year old Hyundai Santa Fe was running along just fine at 100,000 miles when the timing belt shredded. The engine is apparently a complete loss. I’ve already spent $800 to an overpriced mechanic to be told this. T… --- ## [Open marriage, vunerability or fucking stupidity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-marriage-vunerability-or-fucking-stupidity/132048)
**Author:** [@Stifflers\_Mom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stifflers_Mom)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2002, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-marriage-vunerability-or-fucking-stupidity/132048 "2002-11-07T14:16:54Z")
What do you say to your best friend when she tells you she has been dating a married man for the past 3 years? I know she loves him dearly and he is an amazing man, BUT I have a hard time believing she can handle playin… --- ## [Post-inauguration impeachment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-inauguration-impeachment/930190)
**Author:** [@Keeve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keeve)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-inauguration-impeachment/930190 "2021-02-21T16:49:54Z")
I’m starting to see some articles (such as this one) claiming that Trump’s impeachment might not happen until after Jan 20, when Biden is already president. My question is: Would such an impeachment accomplish anything? … --- ## [Which is the best Porsche 911?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-porsche-911/669388)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2013, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-best-porsche-911/669388 "2013-11-04T21:28:27Z")
I used to have a Porsche 911SC. Miles better than the 924 I had before. (The 924 gets no respect; but it handled quite well.) Just now I was watching Top Gear and they praised the Boxster, saying ‘It’s what the 911 wa… --- ## [Afghanistan: 'Our People Have Suffered So Much...'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/afghanistan-our-people-have-suffered-so-much/81454)
**Author:** [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2001, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/afghanistan-our-people-have-suffered-so-much/81454 "2001-09-22T17:52:31Z")
From the N.Y. Times; September 13, 2001 THE AFGHANS Taliban Plead for Mercy to the Miserable in a Land of Nothing By BARRY BEARAK The Associated Press The Taliban begged America on Wednesday not to attack a people… --- ## [Most offensive music/band/song you know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-offensive-music-band-song-you-know/635936)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2012, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-offensive-music-band-song-you-know/635936 "2012-11-08T16:18:11Z")
So, the thread in IMHO inspired me to post this thread. There’s some unimaginably offensive music out there. I am extremely tame with my musical exposure, never venturing far from adult contemporary, modern pop, classic … --- ## [Enough with the "homophobe" bullshit, okay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-homophobe-bullshit-okay/266387)
**Author:** [@PaulFitzroy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulFitzroy)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2004, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-homophobe-bullshit-okay/266387 "2004-10-07T12:28:46Z")
Look, I have had enough of this semantic game. Being prejudiced against someone for any reason might make you a bigot, and an asshole, but it doesn’t make you “phobic” of them. If I don’t like gay people, for whatever re… --- ## [Where on your body absorbs gel based drugs most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-on-your-body-absorbs-gel-based-drugs-most/630011)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-on-your-body-absorbs-gel-based-drugs-most/630011 "2012-08-07T15:29:02Z")
Ok, firstly - yes, I am asking because I am taking a drug (testosterone) through a gel. It did come with recommendations\*, to - but they seemed to be about the alcohol in the gel stinging you rather than about absorption… --- ## [So, I put my debit card in the dryer machine.......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-put-my-debit-card-in-the-dryer-machine/717025)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2015, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-i-put-my-debit-card-in-the-dryer-machine/717025 "2015-04-08T02:14:45Z")
Had my debit card in my pockets, forgot about it, put the clothes in the washer and the dryer. The debit card went through the dryer’s full cycle. I’m not concerned about the card, but rather, the dryer. Is it going to … --- ## [JNCOS Jeans? Still exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jncos-jeans-still-exist/495597)
**Author:** [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2013, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jncos-jeans-still-exist/495597 "2013-07-01T22:12:48Z")
\[Note: This got longer than expected, skip down for the meat of the post\] JNCO Jeans. You know them and probably dislike them. Wide pant legs, extra large back pockets and usually bought in a few sizes too big. Well … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=602&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=604&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)