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**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2008, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heard-during-sex/444042 "2008-04-14T14:33:55Z")
It’s occured to me a few times to start this thread, and with the recent surge of sex threads, now seems as good a time as any. What interesting or unusual things has your partner said, moaned, screamed, or otherwise ve… --- ## [Bogus Drama on Skinwalker Ranch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bogus-drama-on-skinwalker-ranch/941476)
**Author:** [@Meriwether](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meriwether)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bogus-drama-on-skinwalker-ranch/941476 "2022-01-05T02:29:31Z")
During the initial episode of this year’s Skinwalker Ranch, the boys were digging a hole and the security guard said his iPhone was going crazy. Travis said even the NSA couldn’t make that happen. While no one else’s p… --- ## [Jobs reserved for women](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jobs-reserved-for-women/545825)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2010, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jobs-reserved-for-women/545825 "2010-07-19T04:48:37Z")
The position of Treasurer of the United States (not to be confused with the Secretary of the Treasury) traditionally goes to a woman. Or at least it has for the past 60 years. I’m wondering if there’s any similar positi… --- ## [Odd of winning Hearts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-of-winning-hearts/373349)
**Author:** [@solkoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solkoe)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2011, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-of-winning-hearts/373349 "2011-03-13T03:20:06Z")
I’m getting addicted to the computer game Hearts. I tend to think I have a pretty good strategy yet my winning odds are probably less than one in four. Is there any skill to this game? It also got me thinking about ot… --- ## [How old a house is too old to buy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-a-house-is-too-old-to-buy/665657)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-a-house-is-too-old-to-buy/665657 "2013-08-09T20:13:43Z")
So… I probably won’t have all my financial ducks enough in a row for several more months when it comes to putting a reasonable down payment on anything, but while trying to see who bought the house next door, I found som… --- ## [If you think that strategic defaults on mortgages are OK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-think-that-strategic-defaults-on-mortgages-are-ok/558911)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2010, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-think-that-strategic-defaults-on-mortgages-are-ok/558911 "2010-11-09T14:02:37Z")
I have a question for you. You see the foreclosure and credit score hit as not punishments and deterrents, but as simply a valid option to paying. So what would a contract have to say, or what penalties would it have t… --- ## [Everyone would be better off if you were gay, Argent Towers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-would-be-better-off-if-you-were-gay-argent-towers/313496)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2005, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-would-be-better-off-if-you-were-gay-argent-towers/313496 "2005-07-23T23:10:05Z")
This MPSIMS thread,I wish I was GAY is utter bullshit. Just because YOU do not know how to talk to women, doesn’t mean “men and women do not talk about the same things.” Just because you would like to fuck with no emotio… --- ## [How can an American join the British military?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-an-american-join-the-british-military/407353)
**Author:** [@Commodore\_Penguin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commodore_Penguin)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2007, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-an-american-join-the-british-military/407353 "2007-06-11T18:35:43Z")
I’m an American citizen who, for various reasons, wishes to join the Queen’s army or navy. I would not mind living within the UK as well, of course. However, while being from a former colony I’m not a citizen of any Comm… --- ## [Hey! American Idol (March 6, 7 and 8th)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-american-idol-march-6-7-and-8th/394865)
**Author:** [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2007, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-american-idol-march-6-7-and-8th/394865 "2007-03-12T18:31:18Z")
What, no Idol thread? You guys’ll have to be my eyes tonight because I have to be somewhere else right when the whole thing starts. What was I thinking! :smack: --- ## [Helpme, Lady - or, a very typical MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helpme-lady-or-a-very-typical-mmp/559060)
**Author:** [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/helpme-lady-or-a-very-typical-mmp/559060 "2010-11-08T02:59:02Z")
No, it’s not a typo, it’s a direct translation. Of what, you will ask, being the inquisitive folk that you are. Of the name of an image of Our Lady. Let me step back a bit first, before I get there. The word “romería” … --- ## [Tennessee to Expel 3 Democrats (update: all back in office)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennessee-to-expel-3-democrats-update-all-back-in-office/982128)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2023, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tennessee-to-expel-3-democrats-update-all-back-in-office/982128 "2023-08-29T13:04:14Z")
Might this backfire? They already have an overwhelming majority, but this seems like the sort of thing that could fire people up. In general, do you think pushing a “Republicans are anti-democracy”, while true, is effe… --- ## [Upside-down light switches: UK vs US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upside-down-light-switches-uk-vs-us/132437)
**Author:** [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2002, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upside-down-light-switches-uk-vs-us/132437 "2002-10-17T12:36:13Z")
Before my question, I believe a couple of pictures are in order: A lightswitch from a B&B in Cambridge, UK An ugly example of an American switch from my home Note that while both switches appear to be in the same posi… --- ## [What's it like living in Portland?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-living-in-portland/611501)
**Author:** [@moejoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejoe)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-it-like-living-in-portland/611501 "2012-02-04T22:14:53Z")
I’ve been looking for a way to move up to the Pacific Northwest, and although I’ve lived in Eugene, I’ve never done more than pass through Portland. Any locals care to describe what it’s like to live there? ETA- and by … --- ## [Ukraine: Why the current US spin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-why-the-current-us-spin/683157)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ukraine-why-the-current-us-spin/683157 "2014-03-09T16:09:14Z")
I am seriously baffled by the popular reaction to the events in Ukraine. As far as I can tell, Americans across the political spectrum are saying " Oh yeah, makes total sense. The ultra-corrupt President-for-life we just… --- ## [Our baby died yesterday (another long post)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-baby-died-yesterday-another-long-post/373713)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2006, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-baby-died-yesterday-another-long-post/373713 "2006-11-11T23:37:40Z")
After two days of labor, including four hours of exhausting pushing, without the benefit of drugs in this hospital dedicated to natural childbirth, and after several excruciatingly painful – but failed attempts at help v… --- ## [Why do some .pdf files print so deucedly SLOW?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-pdf-files-print-so-deucedly-slow/402326)
**Author:** [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2007, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-pdf-files-print-so-deucedly-slow/402326 "2007-05-02T13:00:23Z")
A good portion of my day is spent printing the .pdf attachments to e-mails. Some .pdf files print at the same speed as any Word document prints, but some print excruciatingly slowly. As in, print a page, wait ten secon… --- ## [Explain the difference between a forward lateral, a shovel pass, and whatever that underhand thing is that Mahomes does](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-difference-between-a-forward-lateral-a-shovel-pass-and-whatever-that-underhand-thing-is-that-mahomes-does/951878)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2021, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-difference-between-a-forward-lateral-a-shovel-pass-and-whatever-that-underhand-thing-is-that-mahomes-does/951878 "2021-10-08T02:07:28Z")
Correct me if/where I’m wrong here. A “lateral” is when the player with the ball (usually the QB) flips it to a player alongside or behind him with a sort of underhanded toss. This is legal. A “forward lateral” is the s… --- ## [One Hit Wonders who deserved better](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hit-wonders-who-deserved-better/579456)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2011, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-hit-wonders-who-deserved-better/579456 "2011-05-10T06:11:45Z")
A Facebook friend posted the song Stacy’s Mom on their wall and said, “Remember them?” And I thought, “Of course I know Fountains of Wayne, I have three of their CDs and they’re awesome.” But then, I realized to the majo… --- ## [Why Do Grocery Stores In Poor Areas Smell Bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-grocery-stores-in-poor-areas-smell-bad/535671)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2012, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-grocery-stores-in-poor-areas-smell-bad/535671 "2012-08-16T14:03:55Z")
Since I moved to Tucson 14 years ago, I’ve noticed something. Grocery stores in poor areas of town smell horrible, a combination of old meat and rotting vegetables, with barely a hint of the normal grocery store bread s… --- ## [Why is calling Trump Supporters MAGAts allowed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-calling-trump-supporters-magats-allowed/1005060)
**Author:** [@CoolHandCox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoolHandCox)\ **Replies:** 388\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2024, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-calling-trump-supporters-magats-allowed/1005060 "2024-08-30T07:54:04Z")
I see the use of MAGAts to refer to Trump supporters in many threads, generally P&E. It’s used pretty casually and it appears to be perfectly fine to say. Why? It’s clearly a homophone of maggot. It’s derogatory. Ba… --- ## [I miss being "poor".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-being-poor/686822)
**Author:** [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2014, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-being-poor/686822 "2014-04-27T15:21:33Z")
Don’t get me wrong, I like not worrying about where the next mortgage payment is coming from. I like buying Pelligrino instead of store brand seltzer. I really like buying “expensive” cookies instead of Keebler. In ge… --- ## [Olive/Pimento/Mac and Cheese Loaf. Who buys it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olive-pimento-mac-and-cheese-loaf-who-buys-it/589567)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olive-pimento-mac-and-cheese-loaf-who-buys-it/589567 "2011-07-22T05:12:19Z")
I just went grocery shopping this morning, and as often happens, I got to wondering about ‘loafs’. There are always a few varieties of ‘loaf’ at the deli; Mac and Cheese, Olive, Pimento and Pickle were the three on disp… --- ## [Translating a Chinese Curse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translating-a-chinese-curse/155478)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2003, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translating-a-chinese-curse/155478 "2003-02-18T08:07:15Z")
I’m rereading my James Clavell, and in at least two of the books there is a Cantonese curse that supposedly is the Worst of the Worst, enough to make the listeners turn white or faint. It’s Dew neh loh moh. Can anyone … --- ## [Things that don't work at 30 below](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-dont-work-at-30-below/677024)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2014, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-dont-work-at-30-below/677024 "2014-01-13T22:28:53Z")
Dripping icicle Christmas lights - we have some strands of lights that have plastic icicles, with lights inside the icicles that run in sequence to look like the icicles are dripping by his morning, some weren’t on at al… --- ## [NCIS--Ellie Bishop](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-ellie-bishop/674349)
**Author:** [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2014, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ncis-ellie-bishop/674349 "2014-02-07T02:37:13Z")
They introduced Ziva’s replacement last night and I’m not real impressed. They kinda painted themselves into a corner when they had Leon tell Gibbs “Future agents are going to look a lot more like McGee and a lot less l… --- ## [Fuck Golf.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-golf/302769)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2005, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-golf/302769 "2005-05-20T20:59:25Z")
Fuck golf. I was \* ordered\* to play golf today. And this was not the first time. . . Golf is nothing more than “fetch” for people: hit a ball, chase a ball. Hit it again, chase it again. There is nothing more stupi… --- ## [The moment all you MADs have been waiting for... Gettysdope II!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-all-you-mads-have-been-waiting-for-gettysdope-ii/300518)
**Author:** [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2005, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-moment-all-you-mads-have-been-waiting-for-gettysdope-ii/300518 "2005-07-24T17:47:02Z")
A spectacle more devastating than any re-enactment of the infamous Civil War battle… More dramatic than the speech that followed… More fun than studying military strategy… That’s right, folks… It’s time for Gettysdop… --- ## [Who's ever seen, or used, an "Executive Washroom"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-ever-seen-or-used-an-executive-washroom/509716)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2009, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-ever-seen-or-used-an-executive-washroom/509716 "2009-09-15T13:09:49Z")
The idea of having a separate, fancier “executive washroom” with an exclusive key to access it has been part of the humor on a few shows, such as the Simpsons episode where Homer gets promoted after growing some hair (“y… --- ## [Master and Commander](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-and-commander/520217)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2021, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/master-and-commander/520217 "2021-03-16T12:59:54Z")
I remember seeing this in the theater when it came out and just marveling that A.) I was seeing a seemingly accurate depiction of 17th century sailing life; and B.) that the movie was more a snapshot of time for the stor… --- ## [Ignorance of Labor Economics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorance-of-labor-economics/591993)
**Author:** [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2011, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ignorance-of-labor-economics/591993 "2011-08-16T12:56:22Z")
This is just a complaint; it doesn’t fit in any of the other forums. Why do people believe low-paying jobs are hard to fill? Why the angst over how the lettuce will get picked, how the drywall will get hung, how the flo… --- ## [NY AG sues NRA alleging massive fraud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ag-sues-nra-alleging-massive-fraud/917422)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2020, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-ag-sues-nra-alleging-massive-fraud/917422 "2020-11-28T06:13:50Z")
https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/ny-ag-sues-nra-in-bid-to-dissolve-group-alleging-massive-fraud "At a press conference announcing the lawsuit, filed in state court in Manhattan, James said that a pattern of law-b… --- ## [Does pepper work as a dog/cat repellent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-pepper-work-as-a-dog-cat-repellent/587813)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-pepper-work-as-a-dog-cat-repellent/587813 "2011-07-05T21:43:12Z")
Now that our neighbors are up to three cats and three dogs (don’t get me started on the three kids and the non-working element in the house), and let the damn cats run the neighborhood, our flower/veg beds are subject to… --- ## [Do people judge you if you eat alone in the dining hall (at college) every day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-judge-you-if-you-eat-alone-in-the-dining-hall-at-college-every-day/684191)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2014, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-judge-you-if-you-eat-alone-in-the-dining-hall-at-college-every-day/684191 "2014-03-25T17:53:38Z")
What would you think if you observed someone doing this --- ## [Some Bernie supporters are really starting to get annoying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-bernie-supporters-are-really-starting-to-get-annoying/757082)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-bernie-supporters-are-really-starting-to-get-annoying/757082 "2016-06-16T16:14:59Z")
Reading their statements on facebook is getting bothersome: Hillary was not coronated, nominated or chosen by party elites. We had an election. Your/our candidate, Bernie Sanders, lost that election. Losing an electio… --- ## [starting a fire with a lemon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-fire-with-a-lemon/752571)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2018, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starting-a-fire-with-a-lemon/752571 "2018-06-25T02:03:23Z")
This video is a hoax. I am embarrassed that I was duped into trying it. I did get me thinking about how this could actually work. With the right number of lemons are/or the right metals, could I actually start a fire? … --- ## [Does dried pasta ever go bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-dried-pasta-ever-go-bad/57390)
**Author:** [@SmackFu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmackFu)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2001, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-dried-pasta-ever-go-bad/57390 "2001-03-10T16:07:51Z")
I have some boxes that I bought when I moved into my apartment 4 years ago. Are they still good to eat? If so, is there anything that will make them go bad? --- ## [I miss Omni magazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-omni-magazine/574402)
**Author:** [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-miss-omni-magazine/574402 "2012-11-04T04:15:46Z")
I am feeling nostalgic. When I was a teenager in the 1980’s I had a subscription to Omni magazine for four years. It was a great publication, so optimistic about the future and where humanity was heading. The production … --- ## [Would real nation building have worked in Iraq in 2003?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-real-nation-building-have-worked-in-iraq-in-2003/722301)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2015, 9:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-real-nation-building-have-worked-in-iraq-in-2003/722301 "2015-06-18T09:26:59Z")
If a legitimate attempt had been undertaken to rebuild Iraq after the 2003 war, would that have led to a stable, more prosperous Iraq? There was a coalition provisional authority led by Paul Bremmer, but power was hande… --- ## [L. Ron Hubbard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-ron-hubbard/596193)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/l-ron-hubbard/596193 "2011-10-03T15:54:18Z")
My question about L. Ron Hubbard is not really a debate and might be more suited to GQ, however I think that it will eventually fall into a debate so that is why it is here. I don’t know much about Hubbard and only a li… --- ## [Planet Coaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planet-coaster/772318)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/planet-coaster/772318 "2017-12-29T22:13:50Z")
Planet Coaster is a spiritual successor to the Roller Coaster Tycoon games. It’s made by Frontier, who also made RCT3 a very long time ago. You build and manage an amusement or theme park, from editing the terrain to cre… --- ## [Could a potential attorney be admitted to the bar if they have a criminal conviction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-potential-attorney-be-admitted-to-the-bar-if-they-have-a-criminal-conviction/502128)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2009, 9:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-potential-attorney-be-admitted-to-the-bar-if-they-have-a-criminal-conviction/502128 "2009-07-09T09:33:34Z")
Can someone with a criminal conviction be admitted to the bar in any US state? I’d think minor traffic infractions would be fine, but probably no misdemeanors or felony convictions. --- ## [Tastiest brand of store-bought hot dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tastiest-brand-of-store-bought-hot-dogs/630059)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tastiest-brand-of-store-bought-hot-dogs/630059 "2012-08-03T17:22:55Z")
I’ve been on a hot dog kick recently (with sauerkraut). Usually I buy Hebrew National; I think they taste pretty good. What are some other tasty brands? What do you put on your hot dogs? I like either sauerkraut and mus… --- ## [Wish Me Luck...DETOX, Baby!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-detox-baby/515403)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2009, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wish-me-luck-detox-baby/515403 "2009-11-18T22:44:49Z")
This pretty much sums up my feelings and trepidation regarding this process. Sorry I copied and pasted from another board, but I haven’t the heart to rewrite it all, and I’m not sure I could. I mashed two separate post… --- ## [Rush Limbaugh defends rapists and murderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-defends-rapists-and-murderers/599946)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2011, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-defends-rapists-and-murderers/599946 "2011-10-21T01:27:31Z")
As you’ve probably heard, Obama recently decided to deploy 100 troops to central Africa in an effort to help take down the Lord’s Resistance Army, which has a well documented history of terrorizing “villagers in at least… --- ## [Will The Marvels flop? \[Open spoilers after post 112-ish\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-marvels-flop-open-spoilers-after-post-112-ish/992837)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2024, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-marvels-flop-open-spoilers-after-post-112-ish/992837 "2024-12-27T02:46:46Z")
I am not rooting for it to fail by any means, in fact I just bought tickets to see it, but I couldn’t help but notice that nearly every showing on its opening Saturday was empty or nearly empty at my local theater. Is t… --- ## [False "incoming missile alert" sent to Hawaii residents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/false-incoming-missile-alert-sent-to-hawaii-residents/806557)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2018, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/false-incoming-missile-alert-sent-to-hawaii-residents/806557 "2018-02-08T20:05:03Z")
It’s breaking news and a developing story, but such a message was sent to Hawaii residents via text message and Twitter, adding that it was not a drill. It’s the middle of the night in Hawaii, which probably lessened th… --- ## [An offer to the SDMB and the Teeming Millions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-offer-to-the-sdmb-and-the-teeming-millions/512156)
**Author:** [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-offer-to-the-sdmb-and-the-teeming-millions/512156 "2009-10-02T15:08:37Z")
It has also come to my attention this site has fallen into fairly sad technical shape. On going database issues, slow performance, strange connection issues with users, etc. By day I am a systems and network administrat… --- ## [Can a jet not remain airborne without a vertical tail fin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-jet-not-remain-airborne-without-a-vertical-tail-fin/93405)
**Author:** [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2001, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-jet-not-remain-airborne-without-a-vertical-tail-fin/93405 "2001-11-18T01:47:25Z")
Hypothetically, if a plane loses it’s vertical tail fin, can it still fly? I realize that the pilot would have a bitch of a time steering the thing, but I can’t see why it would not remain airborne. Yes or no? Disclaime… --- ## [South Park Mormons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-mormons/214578)
**Author:** [@filmyak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmyak)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2003, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/south-park-mormons/214578 "2003-12-01T15:16:00Z")
This will limit the prospective responders, but can anyone who saw last night’s new South Park (where they go into the history of the Mormon church) comment on its accuracy? I was laughing extremely hard through most of… --- ## [Do Gun control laws work? Who can prove this wiki informaiton false?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-gun-control-laws-work-who-can-prove-this-wiki-informaiton-false/810498)
**Author:** [@Silver\_lining](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_lining)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-gun-control-laws-work-who-can-prove-this-wiki-informaiton-false/810498 "2018-03-23T19:23:23Z")
The USA is rated 8th in the world regarding total murders ( USA has a large population ) and 94th regarding murder rates (per 100,000 inhabitants However, if you take out Chicago, Detroit, Washington DC, St. Louis, a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=633&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=635&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)