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**Author:** [@gouda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gouda)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2004, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-incest-first-become-socially-unacceptable/147780 "2004-02-13T22:07:34Z")
Before any wiseass cracks a funny - I am ONLY curious… nothing more!! So, when did it become socially unacceptable? I figured that maybe it had something to do with the fact that children born of siblings have some sor… --- ## [Cat problem--her meow is broken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-problem-her-meow-is-broken/359709)
**Author:** [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2006, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cat-problem-her-meow-is-broken/359709 "2006-06-09T19:51:00Z")
I know this sounds weird, but my cat’s meow is broken. She sounds like she is rusty. She had a clear, high-pitched meow, but all of a sudden she can barely make a sound. She acts normal, she just can’t meow. This has bee… --- ## [Making it more difficult for thieves to take your property](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-it-more-difficult-for-thieves-to-take-your-property/538945)
**Author:** [@PokerAKQJT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PokerAKQJT)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/making-it-more-difficult-for-thieves-to-take-your-property/538945 "2010-05-14T19:11:22Z")
I hate thieves. Is there anything you do to make it harder for them to steal your property? For example, after I put my license registration sticker on my license plate, I use a razor blade to make vertical and horizont… --- ## [Lost 4.08: "Meet Kevin Johnson"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-4-08-meet-kevin-johnson/442074)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-4-08-meet-kevin-johnson/442074 "2008-03-27T13:57:26Z")
Thread rules: OK, this is the last of the 8 episodes written before the writers strike, so we’ll have a few weeks hiatus after tonight. We all know who Kevin Johnson is, so this will obviously be a Michael centric epi… --- ## [Did Roman Buildings have Glass Windows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-roman-buildings-have-glass-windows/439752)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2018, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-roman-buildings-have-glass-windows/439752 "2018-08-25T19:53:25Z")
I ask because even Italy can be cold in the winter. The Romans made many things from glass (cups, pitchers, glasses, etc.).But did they ever master the technique of making large sheets of glass? I have read that they did… --- ## [The Obama Administration Dismal Human Rights Policies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-obama-administration-dismal-human-rights-policies/512852)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2009, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-obama-administration-dismal-human-rights-policies/512852 "2009-10-13T21:05:20Z")
In the last few days, there have been a few very discouraging events that have me worried about the Obama administration’s commitment to various traditional American human rights policies. First, Obama has refused to me… --- ## [Songs about air travel and airplane culture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-air-travel-and-airplane-culture/696500)
**Author:** [@GargoyleWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GargoyleWB)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2014, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-air-travel-and-airplane-culture/696500 "2014-08-29T18:59:11Z")
So being stuck again in business travel purgatory at some undefinable point between Gate 43, X-hour layover for connection Y, clearing gravel pebble #473 from stuck luggage wheel #2, I feel I need some tunes to bond with… --- ## [Why is hot weather so popular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hot-weather-so-popular/691528)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2014, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hot-weather-so-popular/691528 "2014-07-14T12:06:03Z")
It seems like people often equate “nice” weather with hot and sunny or hot and sticky weather. I personally like cool/cold air and clouds. --- ## [Baking paint in a kitchen oven](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baking-paint-in-a-kitchen-oven/397618)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2007, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baking-paint-in-a-kitchen-oven/397618 "2007-03-29T03:39:37Z")
I’m planning to re-paint my car’s brake calipers, and the manufacturer of the paint I’m using (Duplicolor High Heat) recommends getting maximum hardness by heating the painted objects to 300 degrees for two hours, then t… --- ## [Social conservatism v. economic conservatism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-conservatism-v-economic-conservatism/682541)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2014, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-conservatism-v-economic-conservatism/682541 "2014-03-14T04:41:56Z")
The difference is that economic conservatives are not always wrong and social conservatives are not always evil. IMO and IME, economic conservatives sometimes have arguments worth listening to. But their actual, unstat… --- ## [Re: Regards, Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-regards-shodan/474699)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-regards-shodan/474699 "2008-12-01T16:20:47Z")
Not sure if this should go in ATMB (or maybe the Pit), but I will kick it off since it is a solicitation of opinion. There was a recent discussion (I can dig up a link if anyone needs it) about my usual way of signing m… --- ## [A new atheist's regrets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-atheists-regrets/578626)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-atheists-regrets/578626 "2011-04-25T23:13:07Z")
In all humility, I am more intelligent than most. I think the majority of Dopers would know what I mean. I think we trend a little towards the egghead end of the spectrum. Here on the Dope, I am just an average shmo. … --- ## [Steam black friday sale - now through 11/26](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-black-friday-sale-now-through-11-26/641750)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-black-friday-sale-now-through-11-26/641750 "2012-12-06T13:58:32Z")
The black friday sales aren’t nearly as big as the Christmas sales, but they generate enough traffic to be worth their own thread. Looks like they’re keeping the daily sale/flash sale mechanics from last Christmas. 6 (+… --- ## [The Post T-Day MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-post-t-day-mmp/474204)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-post-t-day-mmp/474204 "2008-12-01T04:07:30Z")
It’s too early for a post-TDay MMP you say? I beg to differ! I thought it would be fun to post our after-Turkey Day recipes! How do you use up your leftovers? I saw Paula Deen make fried stuffing on a stick. Heh. … --- ## [David Copperfield "Portal" illusion: thoughts on how it's done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-copperfield-portal-illusion-thoughts-on-how-its-done/366264)
**Author:** [@Jayrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayrot)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-copperfield-portal-illusion-thoughts-on-how-its-done/366264 "2014-04-07T02:55:55Z")
Portal. Kinda long, but the gist is that he has a bunch of random people from the audience write and draw a bunch of stuff. Then he takes a polaroid of it. His assistant and he go into a curtain and are magically transp… --- ## [Canadian jury duty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-jury-duty/622109)
**Author:** [@phreesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phreesh)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2012, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-jury-duty/622109 "2012-06-09T19:31:39Z")
I live in Canada and my coworker just got called in for jury duty. In my limited experience, this is fairly common in the US, with most people getting called in and some doing it multiple times. This is a common televis… --- ## [Selling/Donating old-tech TV's - what worked for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-donating-old-tech-tvs-what-worked-for-you/652699)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2013, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/selling-donating-old-tech-tvs-what-worked-for-you/652699 "2013-03-28T14:54:52Z")
Hello All, We have a couple of old cathode-ray TVs in the house. One has not been used for a while; the other is being replaced by a flat-screen as we expand the finished space in our basement and move the “den” space … --- ## [What are the rules for men's stationery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-rules-for-mens-stationery/460313)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2008, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-rules-for-mens-stationery/460313 "2008-08-20T13:28:30Z")
This might shade into IMHO territory - I’m asking if there are specific rules, but also what common practice is and what you do. I’m a Southern girl and was born with personalized stationery in my mouth. (We’re new mon… --- ## [Tarquinus The Proud was NOT Proud](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarquinus-the-proud-was-not-proud/646558)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tarquinus-the-proud-was-not-proud/646558 "2013-01-22T02:11:32Z")
Seriously, this Tarquinus guy was a completel loser and he KNEW it. Bastard lost the entire Roman Empire evenn before it was an EMPIRE! Utter tosser. Probably offed himself out of shame, so he should NOT be called the Pr… --- ## [Best actual jokes told in movies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-actual-jokes-told-in-movies/410585)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2007, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-actual-jokes-told-in-movies/410585 "2007-07-07T21:37:26Z")
In a thread earlier today I mentioned my favourite legal movie Sidney Lumet’s The Verdict starring Paul Newman (how did Ben Kingsley beat him for the Oscar?) as broken down lawyer Frank Galvin. In one scene he is tellin… --- ## [Israel offered nukes to SA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-offered-nukes-to-sa/540547)
**Author:** [@Marmite\_Lover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marmite_Lover)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2010, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-offered-nukes-to-sa/540547 "2010-05-31T14:54:14Z")
Secret South African documents reveal that Israel offered to sell nuclear warheads to the apartheid regime, providing the first official documentary evidence of the state’s possession of nuclear weapons. The “top secr… --- ## [A Temporally Impossible Question. But I Am Still Curious.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-temporally-impossible-question-but-i-am-still-curious/537882)
**Author:** [@Geekboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geekboy)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2010, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-temporally-impossible-question-but-i-am-still-curious/537882 "2010-05-04T13:19:51Z")
Let’s say you violated all of the basic tenets of physics (and common sense) and invented yourself a time machine. And being a typical human you wanted to cash in by going back in time and investing in something that wi… --- ## [McDonalds Cookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-cookies/639010)
**Author:** [@Jaclofo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaclofo)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2020, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-cookies/639010 "2020-03-08T01:03:08Z")
So I ordered some McDdonalds Chocolate Chip Cookies, which they had to “bake” due to being out of “fresh” cookies. The crew told me that it would take two minutes to make a new batch of cookies. I have been told this on … --- ## [How much would a green new deal actually cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-a-green-new-deal-actually-cost/829204)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2019, 6:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-a-green-new-deal-actually-cost/829204 "2019-03-04T06:36:03Z")
I can’t get a straight answer online. Either there are no figures or the figures are all over the place. --- ## [Lost 1.9, "Solitary" (SPOILERS)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-1-9-solitary-spoilers/275371)
**Author:** [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2005, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-1-9-solitary-spoilers/275371 "2005-01-27T06:56:40Z")
Greetings, castaways! I must have been kidnapped by aliens this week or something, because how is it Wednesday already? Anyway, it’s Sayid’s big week. Have you braced yourself to perhaps see him in uniform doing what “c… --- ## [Rank the saddest Futurama episodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-the-saddest-futurama-episodes/431776)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rank-the-saddest-futurama-episodes/431776 "2014-01-14T04:34:52Z")
Apologies if this has been done before, but it seems appropriate during the current and final Futurama marathon on Cartoon Network. Jakeline and I have been catching the marathon here and there, and we were discussing o… --- ## [What could "Harry" be short for](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-harry-be-short-for/227130)
**Author:** [@Dioptre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dioptre)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2004, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-harry-be-short-for/227130 "2004-02-05T02:49:57Z")
So I’d like to name my child “Harry”. I don’t want him to be stuck with an abbreviation for a name, so he needs a longer name that can be shortened to Harry. I don’t like Harold. “Harrison” is out, due to the Harriso… --- ## [Defacing Beautiful Bodies With Tattoos.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defacing-beautiful-bodies-with-tattoos/780399)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defacing-beautiful-bodies-with-tattoos/780399 "2017-02-25T17:21:19Z")
Why do otherwise beautiful people have to deface their otherwise beautiful bodies, with graffiti? I am talking about tattoos. Take NBA star John Wall as just one example. Here is a picture of him without tattoos. Just l… --- ## [What is the scariest story you ever read?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-scariest-story-you-ever-read/223446)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2004, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-scariest-story-you-ever-read/223446 "2004-01-25T06:44:51Z")
The recent thread about “I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream” got me thinking about scary stories in general. What is the scariest story/novel you have ever read? Mine would have to be: Story - Harlan Ellison’s “All The … --- ## [Translation of some Japanese lyrics in the song "Mr. Roboto"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-of-some-japanese-lyrics-in-the-song-mr-roboto/110674)
**Author:** [@Victory\_Candescence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victory_Candescence)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2002, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/translation-of-some-japanese-lyrics-in-the-song-mr-roboto/110674 "2002-05-28T05:13:00Z")
In the song “Mr. Roboto” by Styx, there is this one part that is spoken in Japanese. Here is someone’s transcription of it\*: I know what “Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto” means “Thank you very much, Mister Roboto”, but what … --- ## [I nearly killed my kitten.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-nearly-killed-my-kitten/268308)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2004, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-nearly-killed-my-kitten/268308 "2004-11-03T18:32:09Z")
I don’t think I’ve ever felt so guilty in my whole life. Even though I checked the clothes in the dryer to see if they were still damp before I turned it on, I somehow missed the kitten asleep in there. He got tumbled fo… --- ## [Securing a wireless home network- Don't disable the 'SSID Broadcast'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/securing-a-wireless-home-network-dont-disable-the-ssid-broadcast/570989)
**Author:** [@MuleSkinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MuleSkinner)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2013, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/securing-a-wireless-home-network-dont-disable-the-ssid-broadcast/570989 "2013-03-15T13:45:44Z")
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/wireless/wi-fi-security-is-always-one-step-behind/205 Is this correct? I don’t really understand the rationale given, but I’ve read a few other guides to securing networks, and they’… --- ## [I just lit the wrong end of my cigarette.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-lit-the-wrong-end-of-my-cigarette/91293)
**Author:** [@chique](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chique)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2001, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-lit-the-wrong-end-of-my-cigarette/91293 "2001-11-05T05:30:43Z")
I hate the smell of filter in the evening :mad: --- ## [Steve MB -- let's talk about domestic violence again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-mb-lets-talk-about-domestic-violence-again/540131)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steve-mb-lets-talk-about-domestic-violence-again/540131 "2010-05-26T19:59:40Z")
In this GD thread in October of 2006, we discussed the then-pending Virginia legislation that would basically duplicate DOMA: Virginia would not recognize any marriage except as between a man and a woman. Steve MB oppos… --- ## [The Shield: Final Season Is Going Out With A Bang!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shield-final-season-is-going-out-with-a-bang/469651)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2010, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-shield-final-season-is-going-out-with-a-bang/469651 "2010-08-17T01:19:14Z")
I have always loved the show The Shield. This is the final season and, without going into what is happening, they are wrapping up this show in short order with twists and turns and non-stop action. The one thing that w… --- ## [Stupid Iranian Terrorist Bombs Himself in Bangkok](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-iranian-terrorist-bombs-himself-in-bangkok/612812)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2013, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-iranian-terrorist-bombs-himself-in-bangkok/612812 "2013-08-26T02:34:00Z")
Blew his legs right off, the moron. This afternoon. The still-developing story. So there were these three Iranians who rented a house in the Sukhumvit Soi 71 area and were using it as a bomb factory. Seems one bomb blew… --- ## [The 2nd Amendment, Militias, and the threat of secession.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-amendment-militias-and-the-threat-of-secession/545003)
**Author:** [@furt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furt)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-2nd-amendment-militias-and-the-threat-of-secession/545003 "2010-07-07T17:38:02Z")
I’m just gonna throw this out there as a separate thread because it doesn’t seem to fit anywhere else, and I found it an interesting question, especially since another thread in GD is suggesting that the SC decision yest… --- ## [Should humans with low IQ be.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-humans-with-low-iq-be/747204)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-humans-with-low-iq-be/747204 "2016-03-02T14:42:07Z")
Slowly erased from the Earth? If a biological mechanism for eradicating humans with low intelligence becomes available in the future and it is painless and (works bypreventing such humans from having children) then is t… --- ## [Songs about losers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-losers/327272)
**Author:** [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2012, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-about-losers/327272 "2012-01-03T14:20:49Z")
“Almost” is currently getting a bit of airplay\* and my personal fav is “My Own Worst Enemy”\*\*–I’m sure there must be other songs about total losers but I can’t bring any to mind. Do you have favorites? \*Almost dropped … --- ## [British Weddings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-weddings/287972)
**Author:** [@atlchick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atlchick)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2005, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-weddings/287972 "2005-02-18T01:16:30Z")
I’m reading a book about a wedding in England, and they are referencing a marquee at the wedding. I am American and have never heard of a marquee at a wedding–in the US, a marquee is a sign on a building with changeable … --- ## [Is the US, basically, a Scottish nation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-basically-a-scottish-nation/549994)
**Author:** [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2010, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-us-basically-a-scottish-nation/549994 "2010-08-23T02:04:43Z")
It there anything to the idea that the US is to a large degree a descendant of Scotland? It seems to me that when people talk about “real Americans”, what they are talking about are Scottish protestants of pioneer stock… --- ## [Mad-Men: 5.09 "Dark Shadows" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-5-09-dark-shadows-open-spoilers/621829)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2012, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-5-09-dark-shadows-open-spoilers/621829 "2012-05-19T16:54:55Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Don becomes competitive and Roger seeks new business. Sally faces a challenge. \[/QUOTE\] Looks like Betty will be involved in tonights episode. Ironically I just saw Dark Shadows this afternoon. --- ## [Why does foreign milk taste so weird to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-foreign-milk-taste-so-weird-to-me/631695)
**Author:** [@Vicullum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vicullum)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-foreign-milk-taste-so-weird-to-me/631695 "2012-08-19T14:58:47Z")
I’m a big drinker of milk when I’m stateside. During my teen years I used to go through a gallon a day; nowadays it’s around a half-gallon. I’ve lived in several states over the years and milk has always had a consistent… --- ## [The Right to Bear Arms, Yet again](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-right-to-bear-arms-yet-again/107930)
**Author:** [@Spavined\_Gelding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spavined_Gelding)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2002, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-right-to-bear-arms-yet-again/107930 "2002-05-24T05:18:07Z")
According to an item in this morning’s paper, the US Dept. of Justice has now gone on record as advancing the position that the Second Amendment grants an individual and personal privilege of firearms ownership and posse… --- ## [Tire diameter and gas mileage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tire-diameter-and-gas-mileage/532576)
**Author:** [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2017, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tire-diameter-and-gas-mileage/532576 "2017-01-04T23:31:14Z")
What effect would a larger diameter tire have on gas mileage? It seems to me that the larger diameter would roll farther for each revolution. So that it would result in better mileage. But then there’s the increased m… --- ## [Scorsese's Shutter Island postponed until February 2010: a bad sign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scorseses-shutter-island-postponed-until-february-2010-a-bad-sign/507470)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2010, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scorseses-shutter-island-postponed-until-february-2010-a-bad-sign/507470 "2010-04-15T14:06:51Z")
Anybody who’s been the movies over the last month or so has maybe seen previews for Martin Scorsese’s upcoming film, Shutter Island, starring his new favorite leading actor, Leonardo DiCaprio along with Mark Ruffalo, Ben… --- ## [World Constitution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-constitution/555801)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-constitution/555801 "2010-10-08T15:51:09Z")
What do you think? The Plans of World Federation Preamble Recognizing that for millennia humanity has been divided and suffering, we resolve that a united government for mankind is necessary for humanity’s welfare. We… --- ## [What's your opinion on the new Avatars on this board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-opinion-on-the-new-avatars-on-this-board/819365)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 213\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-opinion-on-the-new-avatars-on-this-board/819365 "2018-09-10T16:24:59Z")
Not to wild about it myself. I preferred the cleaner look. What do you think? --- ## [Recommend a shampoo for kids with oily hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-shampoo-for-kids-with-oily-hair/596873)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2011, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-a-shampoo-for-kids-with-oily-hair/596873 "2011-12-12T17:12:21Z")
My kids are 10 and 12. Both have long hair, and although they wash it every day, their hair still looks oily by mid-day. (They shower at night, so it’s not immediate, but you can definitely tell by the time they come hom… --- ## [Assisi Loop: Breakthrough or Woo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assisi-loop-breakthrough-or-woo/756740)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2019, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assisi-loop-breakthrough-or-woo/756740 "2019-10-13T01:10:57Z")
So I am browsing through the magazine published by our local animal rescue league (because I’m feeling slightly guilty about buying a breeder puppy, and maybe looking for a way to donate some time or help), and here’s a … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=640&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=642&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)