# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=649&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:** 650 --- ## [Am I living with an alcoholic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-living-with-an-alcoholic/693385)
**Author:** [@Batistuta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batistuta)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-living-with-an-alcoholic/693385 "2014-07-19T18:36:57Z")
So this one is about my housemate. First of all, it’s worth mentioning that I’ve never seen him drunk. I’ve never even seen him drink more than 3 beers (or equivalent) in the space of 2 hours. And needless to say, his d… --- ## [What is the top speed of the Wienermobile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-top-speed-of-the-wienermobile/604808)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-top-speed-of-the-wienermobile/604808 "2011-12-10T16:40:15Z")
Preferably the current full-size models. Were the older models faster, though? I would imagine the current ones may have a speed governor. --- ## [Explain the Xian Trinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-xian-trinity/473534)
**Author:** [@Jesus\_Harold\_Christ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jesus_Harold_Christ)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2008, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-xian-trinity/473534 "2008-12-05T05:52:02Z")
Is this right? Jesus is God (Godhead). All of it. Same for the Father and Holy Ghost But, Jesus is not the Father or Holy Ghost or a combination of the two. The Father is not Jesus or the Holy Ghost or a combination … --- ## [Free birth control lowers abortion rate dramatically](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-birth-control-lowers-abortion-rate-dramatically/636810)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-birth-control-lowers-abortion-rate-dramatically/636810 "2012-10-22T12:09:11Z")
Ya think? Will this study change any minds? Seems to me that spending a little money now can save massive amounts of money later, and drop the abortion rate by 2/3 at the same time. Will fiscal responsibility trump trea… --- ## [Some scumfucker stole my iPod off my desk at work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-scumfucker-stole-my-ipod-off-my-desk-at-work/328222)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2005, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-scumfucker-stole-my-ipod-off-my-desk-at-work/328222 "2005-11-03T04:31:41Z")
Had a stupid worthless meeting this afternoon, the only time I was away from my desk without having the iPod with me. I get back from the meeting and it’s gone. Reported it to the useless security guard, who will do noth… --- ## [Toilet seat dyed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-seat-dyed/639605)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/toilet-seat-dyed/639605 "2012-11-04T17:52:30Z")
The toilet is not an easy chair, and the bathroom is not a library. So why not keep using the toilet seat that was on the commode since before I bought this house nine years ago? Because a girl lives here now; that’s w… --- ## [Why and when did English stop using gender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-and-when-did-english-stop-using-gender/653797)
**Author:** [@ombre12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ombre12)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2013, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-and-when-did-english-stop-using-gender/653797 "2013-04-01T21:39:56Z")
Kind of an add-on to a previous thread. I took French and German in college. Was mostly reading literature so I got pretty good at doing that and didn’t really have to pay much attention to gender. Later on when tryin… --- ## [TV Land sucks now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-land-sucks-now/496829)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-land-sucks-now/496829 "2011-05-31T19:01:10Z")
TV Land is supposed to be reruns of sitcoms from the 50’s and 60’s. Now they’re showing Roseanne and Cosby Show and stuff from the 80’s that seems like it just went off the air last week. Yeah, 1985 was 24 years ago, but… --- ## [A difficult question about race and sterotypes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-difficult-question-about-race-and-sterotypes/713190)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2015, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-difficult-question-about-race-and-sterotypes/713190 "2015-02-23T16:13:40Z")
Let me first say if I offend anyone by oversimplifying, patronizing or using racial stereotypes I apologize. Let’s say you work in a Deli/Bodega on the border of two different neighborhoods, one middle class one low inc… --- ## [Things you probably won't ever get to say to them.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-probably-wont-ever-get-to-say-to-them/61739)
**Author:** [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2003, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-probably-wont-ever-get-to-say-to-them/61739 "2003-01-05T02:36:27Z")
Let’s consider this the ‘missed connections’ thread…be it lusty, evil, funny or sad…tell that person something you’ll never get to say… \*\*To: The Anonymous Welder At The Chicago El Stop \*\* I think you are so hot. I kno… --- ## [Fringe Series Finale January 18 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fringe-series-finale-january-18-2013/647645)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2013, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fringe-series-finale-january-18-2013/647645 "2013-01-26T00:52:19Z")
Tonight. I hope they do a good job with it. --- ## [Will a gynecologist remove a hymen upon request?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-gynecologist-remove-a-hymen-upon-request/285356)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2005, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-a-gynecologist-remove-a-hymen-upon-request/285356 "2005-01-20T00:32:28Z")
I’ve never had a hymen. I had a foreskin once in 1975 for about 20minutes, but I’ve never had a hymen. I’ve also never seen a gynecologist. Actually, I’m sure that’s not true. No doubt I’ve seen many gynecologists. … --- ## [Only for those who don't understand pi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-for-those-who-dont-understand-pi/491471)
**Author:** [@Blue\_Mood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blue_Mood)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2009, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/only-for-those-who-dont-understand-pi/491471 "2009-04-30T20:59:27Z")
Inspired by the fifth post (and others) of this thread, a non-mathematical explanation of pi. To really play along you’ll need some string (a shoelace will do), a ruler, and a few circular objects such as CDs, coins, a m… --- ## [Debating debating!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debating-debating/90578)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2001, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debating-debating/90578 "2001-11-08T14:51:48Z")
It’s come up several times recently (no LinkMaster 5000, sorry) that the nature of debate is X, so why are you doing Y? The complaint is usually that opinion is not appropriate for Great Debates, take it to IMHO. To wh… --- ## [Employment Drug Test Delima](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employment-drug-test-delima/666469)
**Author:** [@bamajoker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bamajoker)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2013, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employment-drug-test-delima/666469 "2013-08-17T22:42:43Z")
Ok I may have a drug test coming up that I am sure is urine or hair follicle. I am prescribed Xanax. In the past 3 weeks I have taken 3 .5mg klonopin also. Do employers typically test for these in pre employment drug … --- ## [Potential for Bias on Sunday Political Shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-for-bias-on-sunday-political-shows/621767)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2012, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/potential-for-bias-on-sunday-political-shows/621767 "2012-05-23T00:19:52Z")
Here’s a rundown on today’s lineup. It appears that there are guests from both sides of any argument. Does that make a show fair and balanced? Who are the hosts for each… the people who get to ask the questions? •NBC… --- ## [What if the printing press had been invented in antiquity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-printing-press-had-been-invented-in-antiquity/599633)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2011, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-the-printing-press-had-been-invented-in-antiquity/599633 "2011-10-18T23:31:01Z")
Say, around the Sixth Century B.C. (the age of the first definitely known Greek philosopher, Thales of Miletus), when alphabetic Greek was just getting going as a literary language. Suppose you go back in a time machine… --- ## [The SDMB Peerage Registry... Get Your Title From Fairy Princess Kitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-peerage-registry-get-your-title-from-fairy-princess-kitty/48631)
**Author:** [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2001, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sdmb-peerage-registry-get-your-title-from-fairy-princess-kitty/48631 "2001-02-13T03:03:05Z")
She’s been a naughty little kitty folks, trust me. Since Mr. Sweetie Pie… er, Cynical didn’t finish the job, I guess it’s down to me. Step right up fellow dopers and get your official royal title from the little Prince… --- ## [Best college team vs. worst NBA team - who wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-college-team-vs-worst-nba-team-who-wins/575757)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2011, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-college-team-vs-worst-nba-team-who-wins/575757 "2011-03-30T03:06:49Z")
I think the NBA team is supposed to win easily. Anybody disagree? Let’s say Ohio State or Duke vs. Cavaliers? --- ## [Slug Bug or Punch Buggy or Buggy Punch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-bug-or-punch-buggy-or-buggy-punch/514855)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2015, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slug-bug-or-punch-buggy-or-buggy-punch/514855 "2015-05-15T15:38:47Z")
Which is it? Where did you learn it (Geography & time)? Any punch/slug-backs? Do you use the variation where you smack someone once for each letter as you spell out the color? Seattle, 1980s. No Slug-backs. For me it… --- ## [Things you finally noticed after the 100th time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-finally-noticed-after-the-100th-time/406771)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2007, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-finally-noticed-after-the-100th-time/406771 "2007-06-27T22:06:52Z")
This isn’t one of those every-time-I-watch-Citizen-Kane-I-see-something-new threads, but more like :smack: “How could I have missed that Seinfeld has a Superman statue?” Ever had one of those realizations after you’ve … --- ## [Contractions: can't we all agree the apostrophe needs to be retired? \[Edited\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contractions-cant-we-all-agree-the-apostrophe-needs-to-be-retired-edited/695378)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/contractions-cant-we-all-agree-the-apostrophe-needs-to-be-retired-edited/695378 "2014-08-18T17:52:14Z")
The tired and dated apostrophe has served English well for centuries. It helps people understand new words that are joined together. The first time can not became can’t may have caused consternation for older readers. … --- ## [can a former President who has served two terms run for Vice President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-former-president-who-has-served-two-terms-run-for-vice-president/565924)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2011, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-former-president-who-has-served-two-terms-run-for-vice-president/565924 "2011-01-03T02:31:19Z")
my friend wants to know --- ## [Can you really find girls like this in small towns and rural areas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-find-girls-like-this-in-small-towns-and-rural-areas/600583)
**Author:** [@GovernmentMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GovernmentMan)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-really-find-girls-like-this-in-small-towns-and-rural-areas/600583 "2011-10-30T14:43:00Z")
girls who look like they’re full of whimsy and daydream about fanciful r… --- ## [Players whose record was ruined by playing with an all time great](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-whose-record-was-ruined-by-playing-with-an-all-time-great/592475)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2016, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/players-whose-record-was-ruined-by-playing-with-an-all-time-great/592475 "2016-08-18T08:30:42Z")
There are several player who but for being in an era with one of the best of all time; would have had more success then they did. Now the player who kept them down should be have been an all time great;not just someone … --- ## [So my roommate is getting Free Money, what the heck?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-roommate-is-getting-free-money-what-the-heck/297811)
**Author:** [@Gozu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gozu)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2005, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-my-roommate-is-getting-free-money-what-the-heck/297811 "2005-04-15T12:23:14Z")
I know this is hard to believe but my roommate recently received a $4000 check from some company or organization he has never heard of. It puzzled the heck out of him so he called the bank and they confirmed that said co… --- ## [Lesbian wedding attire - no dresses please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lesbian-wedding-attire-no-dresses-please/525720)
**Author:** [@Ultraviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ultraviolet)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2010, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lesbian-wedding-attire-no-dresses-please/525720 "2010-01-21T09:43:22Z")
My fiancee and I are getting married at the end of October, and are already contemplating what to wear. I think this may be the most difficult part of planning our wedding. Neither of us really wants to wear a dress, b… --- ## [Maureen Dowd and "You Lie, Boy"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maureen-dowd-and-you-lie-boy/510314)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maureen-dowd-and-you-lie-boy/510314 "2009-09-21T17:21:29Z")
I’ve been hearing about this lately – New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd speaks of the unvoiced “–boy!” at the end of Wilson’s outburst, and sees it as evidence of a racially-based dislike of Obama. http://www.thesta… --- ## [The Federal Reserve system & "fiat money" vs. the gold standard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-federal-reserve-system-fiat-money-vs-the-gold-standard/534269)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-federal-reserve-system-fiat-money-vs-the-gold-standard/534269 "2010-04-02T02:48:16Z")
I would have thought goldbuggery were a dead issue in this day and age, but apparently in some circles it’s very much alive – in this recent thread, about global warming, at the second or third page the OP, jrodefeld, st… --- ## [How do they get toddlers to cry in movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-get-toddlers-to-cry-in-movies/366598)
**Author:** [@Carlyjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carlyjay)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2006, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-get-toddlers-to-cry-in-movies/366598 "2006-08-01T03:57:09Z")
Example. In The Pirates of the Carribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl, during the scene where the Black Pearl pirates are raiding the town, there are a couple of brief shots of a terrified, screaming child, maybe 2 or 3 y… --- ## [Remember, remember! The rants of November, The Election treason and plot. (minirants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-remember-the-rants-of-november-the-election-treason-and-plot-minirants/924468)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2020, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-remember-the-rants-of-november-the-election-treason-and-plot-minirants/924468 "2020-12-02T05:16:36Z")
I have had the same earworm continuously for the last two week. Not the whole song. Just the refrain. Over and over and over. Pilot of the airwaves Here is my request You don’t have to play it But I hope you’ll do… --- ## [Danish zoo euthanizes shealthy giraffe. Rage, or meh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danish-zoo-euthanizes-shealthy-giraffe-rage-or-meh/681056)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2014, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/danish-zoo-euthanizes-shealthy-giraffe-rage-or-meh/681056 "2014-02-16T20:13:18Z")
article here: a zoo in Denmark recently euthanized a perfectly healthy giraffe. The claimed justification was that there are already more than enough giraffes breeding in captivity, and this one does not add enough gene… --- ## [CNN Reports people claiming Warren was told by Sanders that a woman can't win.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-reports-people-claiming-warren-was-told-by-sanders-that-a-woman-cant-win/846369)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cnn-reports-people-claiming-warren-was-told-by-sanders-that-a-woman-cant-win/846369 "2020-01-22T15:43:29Z")
Warren is staying silent about the incident. Why doesn’t she speak up and tell us the truth? Seriously. Break your silence Warren. Be honest. “It is ludicrous to believe that at the same meeting where Elizabeth Warren … --- ## [Smoked Kippers - what to do with 'em?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoked-kippers-what-to-do-with-em/626853)
**Author:** [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2012, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoked-kippers-what-to-do-with-em/626853 "2012-07-02T14:13:52Z")
On a whim I picked up a can of these Smoked Kippers - never had them before - if you’re a fan how do you like to prepare/use/eat them? --- ## [Unexplained Personal Mysteries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexplained-personal-mysteries/775776)
**Author:** [@Maurie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maurie)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unexplained-personal-mysteries/775776 "2017-01-06T13:55:53Z")
Over the holidays, my sister and I were reminiscing about a strange thing that we remembered from when we were kids. For a period of about 6 months, we would periodically find a little puddle of… something… on the floor… --- ## [Why do humans like garlic so much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-humans-like-garlic-so-much/634537)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2012, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-humans-like-garlic-so-much/634537 "2012-09-13T17:59:40Z")
One of my mothers-in-law, a fantastic cook, likes to say “you can never use too much garlic.” And while I think that overstates the case, it’s true that people and cultures all around the world enjoy putting a lot of gar… --- ## [UN Disabilities treaty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/un-disabilities-treaty/643075)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2012, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/un-disabilities-treaty/643075 "2012-12-10T19:06:41Z")
Can someone explain, in non-crazy conspiracy words, why 38 senators voted down the UN Disabilities treaty? (I think it’s addressed here: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Wikipedia) It seems like… --- ## [Lost 1.19 (30MAR2005) "Deus Ex Machina" (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-1-19-30mar2005-deus-ex-machina-spoilers/297005)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2005, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-1-19-30mar2005-deus-ex-machina-spoilers/297005 "2005-04-04T17:20:05Z")
I hope I do this right. First new episode in a while. The term is often used to describe stories where the heros are in a hopless situation until some outside force miraculously (often out of nowhere) solves the probl… --- ## [Anyone who voted for Obama in '08 not voting for him in '12?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-who-voted-for-obama-in-08-not-voting-for-him-in-12/579330)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-who-voted-for-obama-in-08-not-voting-for-him-in-12/579330 "2011-07-08T18:02:43Z")
I know this thread is a bit premature, but has anyone here voted for Obama last time and thinking of voting for someone else next year? Why? --- ## [The Far Right, The Far Left, What Do They Have In Common.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-far-right-the-far-left-what-do-they-have-in-common/648004)
**Author:** [@pchaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pchaos)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-far-right-the-far-left-what-do-they-have-in-common/648004 "2013-03-04T01:07:07Z")
They both have to eat. It’s the economy gals and guys. Whether we are talking about the U.S. or around the world, people have to eat. So what is the economy of the future going to look like. Since the politicians in … --- ## [Are political echo chambers bad for society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-political-echo-chambers-bad-for-society/725203)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2015, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-political-echo-chambers-bad-for-society/725203 "2015-08-08T20:38:58Z")
By ‘political echo chambers,’ I mean the tendency of conservatives and liberals to self-segregate socially, in such a way that conservatives only associate and converse with conservatives, and liberals only associate and… --- ## [What Day Of The Week Do You Get Paid On](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-day-of-the-week-do-you-get-paid-on/594890)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2011, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-day-of-the-week-do-you-get-paid-on/594890 "2011-09-02T18:47:37Z")
I have a new part time job and to my surprise, my boss told me we will get paid on Sunday. And you can pick your check up after 12 noon on Sunday. I never have been paid on a Sunday. I’ve always been paid on Fridays and… --- ## [You vs a medieval peasant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-vs-a-medieval-peasant/694613)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-vs-a-medieval-peasant/694613 "2014-08-06T19:17:35Z")
My Time Traveller’s Guide to Medieval England says “…you would be crazy to think you could engage a 14th century man in combat and have a chance of surviving. Most of them are much stronger than you.” So let’s say you h… --- ## [Musical types: what does a "deep contralto" speaking voice sound like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-types-what-does-a-deep-contralto-speaking-voice-sound-like/493921)
**Author:** [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2011, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/musical-types-what-does-a-deep-contralto-speaking-voice-sound-like/493921 "2011-07-27T11:35:00Z")
–or indeed a “lilting soprano,” “mild tenor,” or pretty much any other opera-derived vocal descriptor used in literature. As an avid reader who is tone-deaf and possessed of a vast and unfathomed musical ignorance (I am … --- ## [Political Compass says Obama is on the far right](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-says-obama-is-on-the-far-right/638820)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/political-compass-says-obama-is-on-the-far-right/638820 "2012-11-02T13:04:41Z")
They have plotted him only barely to the left and down from Romney: I took the test giving my own answers, and scored -9.75, -4.05. I took it again giving answers I think Obama would give, and got a -7.4, -4.0. One … --- ## [Book of Mormon described as "Another testament of Jesus Christ" in ads. Is this true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-of-mormon-described-as-another-testament-of-jesus-christ-in-ads-is-this-true/131772)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2002, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/book-of-mormon-described-as-another-testament-of-jesus-christ-in-ads-is-this-true/131772 "2002-12-13T17:21:09Z")
Television ads encouraging people to read the Book of Mormon describe it as “Another testament of Jesus Christ”. Is this description correct? --- ## [Cedar Siding Maintenance, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cedar-siding-maintenance-etc/464452)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2009, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cedar-siding-maintenance-etc/464452 "2009-04-07T22:58:20Z")
OK. So I bought our first house late last year, ranch home, well-built, 12 years old…and it has cedar siding. I don’t mind the look of it, and it’s much stronger than vinyl (as evidenced by our recent spate of 70+mph w… --- ## [Family Feud (Part IV)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-part-iv/343937)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2006, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud-part-iv/343937 "2006-02-14T16:54:41Z")
Continuing on… Name something you smoke. Name a New England State What’s the age at which most women get married. Name a green food. Give the name of an old (long-established) cable network. Name an American labor unio… --- ## ['Is this food safe to eat' threads](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-food-safe-to-eat-threads/553489)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-food-safe-to-eat-threads/553489 "2010-09-25T13:16:17Z")
“I cooked this food then left it out in the sun - is it safe to eat now?” threads should be treated the same way as requests for medical advice. Respondents are generally unqualified to answer and don’t have access to t… --- ## [Bought a chest freezer. Let's share stories.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bought-a-chest-freezer-lets-share-stories/637645)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bought-a-chest-freezer-lets-share-stories/637645 "2012-10-16T17:42:01Z")
I just picked up a new GE 5cf chest freezer. We’ve never had such a unit in my household, although we’re used to the smaller freezer compartments in refrigerators. I bought it for these reasons:\[ul\]\[li\]To avoid frequen… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=648&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=650&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)