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**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 229\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2013, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nashville-new-abc-show/637387 "2013-07-18T13:32:53Z")
This has gotten a lot of buzz, so I checked out the season premiere tonight – pretty good. I am not at all a country music fan, but I like good music, and that song the kids sang at the end is pretty damn good. And I lik… --- ## [\[ GAME \] Botticelli - Nov. 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 461\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2014, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-botticelli-nov-2014/703138 "2014-12-03T04:46:43Z")
Previous thread: \[GAME\] Botticelli Oct 2014 - Thread Games - Straight Dope Message Board Continuing our second march through the alphabet, your new letter is C. Have at you! --- ## [Battery direction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battery-direction/674489)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2013, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battery-direction/674489 "2013-11-22T20:14:20Z")
I know which end of a AA battery is positive and which is negative, but I can never remember which end goes against the side of the battery holder that has the spring, and which end should be opposite the little tapered … --- ## [What's 'drive 2' on an automatic transmission for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-drive-2-on-an-automatic-transmission-for/324869)
**Author:** [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2005, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-drive-2-on-an-automatic-transmission-for/324869 "2005-10-07T16:06:54Z")
I should probably have to turn in my Man Card after asking this, but it’s something that’s been bugging me for awhile. I’m the proud new adoptive parent of an '01 Corolla CE, with the three-speed automatic transmission.… --- ## [How do you feel about self-checkout now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-self-checkout-now/967725)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 744\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2024, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-self-checkout-now/967725 "2024-04-16T20:43:29Z")
My local Wal-Mart installed a few self-checkout lanes a few years ago, and perhaps because they were so popular (with the store, not the customers), they expanded the area about 2 years ago. As of today, about half the … --- ## [Dr. Laura wants her first amendment rights back...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-laura-wants-her-first-amendment-rights-back/550594)
**Author:** [@pohjonen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pohjonen)\ **Replies:** 316\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dr-laura-wants-her-first-amendment-rights-back/550594 "2010-08-28T12:21:57Z")
Dr. Laura just announced on Larry King that she is quitting at the end of this year. Her reason is that she wants her first amendment rights back. So - if I write to Motel 6 and complain about their sponsorship of her, d… --- ## [Just what CAN/WILL Obama do on immigration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-can-will-obama-do-on-immigration/692240)
**Author:** [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2014, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-what-can-will-obama-do-on-immigration/692240 "2014-08-18T03:04:55Z")
He has been trying to bring down expectations, but in 2012 he basically did the DREAM act by executive action. --- ## [War on Christmas - revisited](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-on-christmas-revisited/342205)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 667\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2006, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-on-christmas-revisited/342205 "2006-02-15T19:24:55Z")
I’d like to have a serious discussion about the so-called “War on Christmas” that garnered some attention late last year. There were a number of derisive responses to the concept of a war on Christmas, and I’m not so sur… --- ## [What Happens When a Submarine Hits Crush Depth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-submarine-hits-crush-depth/530245)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2016, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-a-submarine-hits-crush-depth/530245 "2016-10-27T21:26:27Z")
I mean, does the sub sink because internal valves, pipes, etc. start leaking and fill the sub with water? Or does the hull implode in one massive event? I would hope (for the crew’s sake), that the event is quick and pa… --- ## [What proportion of women who give blowjobs like to do so?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-proportion-of-women-who-give-blowjobs-like-to-do-so/153800)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2005, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-proportion-of-women-who-give-blowjobs-like-to-do-so/153800 "2005-03-30T03:50:28Z")
Of those men who give blowjobs, I know a hell of a lot like to do so, and in fact specifically want to and take steps to do so. However, I’ve never heard a woman say, “Damn, I’d like to suck someone’s cock right about n… --- ## [A Prominent British Jew speaks the truth about Israel and Palestine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-prominent-british-jew-speaks-the-truth-about-israel-and-palestine/694030)
**Author:** [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-prominent-british-jew-speaks-the-truth-about-israel-and-palestine/694030 "2014-08-05T23:40:22Z")
A brave and wise man. Wait for the Israeli embassy to denigrate him in the media. --- ## [About Euthanasiast's suspension.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-euthanasiasts-suspension/476333)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 349\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2008, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/about-euthanasiasts-suspension/476333 "2008-12-17T19:36:45Z")
I call bullshit. Stupid threads and stupid thread titles are the bread and butter of the Pit. Why single him out for trolling? Lynn says that he admitted that the information in the title is inaccurate, which is not … --- ## [Why is my car's A/C causing my engine to overheat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-cars-a-c-causing-my-engine-to-overheat/365265)
**Author:** [@Subway\_Prophet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Subway_Prophet)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2012, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-cars-a-c-causing-my-engine-to-overheat/365265 "2012-07-09T01:29:57Z")
I’m driving a 2004 Kia Optima. The outside daytime temperature has been in the low- to mid-100’s F this week, which I think is the hottest I’ve experienced. I’ve noticed my car’s engine temperature gauge will go into t… --- ## [Are my sinuses fooling me into smelling poop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-my-sinuses-fooling-me-into-smelling-poop/641038)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2016, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-my-sinuses-fooling-me-into-smelling-poop/641038 "2016-01-08T22:29:19Z")
I’ve been searching for the source of this smell for a while. I finally got very paranoid that the smell is somehow emanating from me, because there is no evidence of said poop anywhere, and it seems to go with me whith… --- ## [Radio Days: The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-days-the-mmp/694205)
**Author:** [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2014, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/radio-days-the-mmp/694205 "2014-08-04T05:58:56Z")
Some time ago, I mentioned my recent involvement in amateur radio, a hobby most associated with old men, geeks in white short-sleeve shirts with pocket protectors, and survivalists. And it is true that we have people who… --- ## [I'll bet you would drive better with that cell phone up your ass.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-bet-you-would-drive-better-with-that-cell-phone-up-your-ass/634834)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-bet-you-would-drive-better-with-that-cell-phone-up-your-ass/634834 "2012-12-22T18:05:54Z")
And I volunteer to shove it so far up your ass that you can dial with your tongue. …so, I’m just innocently sitting at a left hand turn light when I noticed that the SUV coming up behind me wasn’t slowing down. Cars on… --- ## [Do College Cheerleaders Not Wear Panties...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-college-cheerleaders-not-wear-panties/515878)
**Author:** [@bonitahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bonitahi)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-college-cheerleaders-not-wear-panties/515878 "2016-01-24T15:39:23Z")
Am just curious. Do some college cheerleaders not wear panties during their performances, for the erotic feeling, in hopes of not getting caught? --- ## [Paul Ryan steals lunch (story)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-ryan-steals-lunch-story/683111)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paul-ryan-steals-lunch-story/683111 "2014-04-07T19:22:57Z")
This is really MPSIMS, but since it’s about a political figure I suspect it would be moved from there. Paul Ryan, speaking at CPAC, said: He implied in his speech that ‘Free school lunches mean poor parents don’t care… --- ## [What is the degree of Atheist responsibility to challenge belief?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-degree-of-atheist-responsibility-to-challenge-belief/634707)
**Author:** [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Replies:** 351\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-degree-of-atheist-responsibility-to-challenge-belief/634707 "2012-09-22T02:19:35Z")
I’m placing this in GD since it’s a religious, (or lack thereof) subject. Mods, please move as you see fit. Do atheists have a responsibility to challenge belief and superstition or should each person be left to their o… --- ## [Why do shoes erode so fast on the outside heel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-shoes-erode-so-fast-on-the-outside-heel/570064)
**Author:** [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2011, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-shoes-erode-so-fast-on-the-outside-heel/570064 "2011-11-04T22:26:19Z")
The outside of the heels (left side of the left heel, right side of the right heel) erode down very fast compared to the rest of the shoe. On completely flat shoes I often find that the outside heels can wear right down … --- ## [7777777 and .999... == 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7777777-and-999-1/693964)
**Author:** [@Stealth\_Potato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stealth_Potato)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2014, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7777777-and-999-1/693964 "2014-08-17T21:52:51Z")
Regarding this infernal, interminable thread. Contrary, perhaps, to the title, this is not a pitting of Mr. 7777777, as mere forces of nature are without reason, wholly idiotic and innocent, and therefore above reproac… --- ## [My iron pills make me sick. Remedies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-iron-pills-make-me-sick-remedies/179468)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2016, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-iron-pills-make-me-sick-remedies/179468 "2016-08-25T20:11:30Z")
I’ve recently been diagnosed with anemia and prescribed iron pills (Hemocyte Plus, specifically.) I was warned to take them with food or they’d upset my stomach, so I do take them with food, but they still make me miser… --- ## [Flight and the Conveyor Belt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-and-the-conveyor-belt/342759)
**Author:** [@strafe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/strafe)\ **Replies:** 536\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2006, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-and-the-conveyor-belt/342759 "2006-11-14T01:01:51Z")
Cecil, always enjoy your column, however you’ve got this absolutely wrong So, if I tie a seaplane to a mooring in a rapidly running river I had better be careful because the aircraft might fly away? How far would it go?… --- ## [My mom was killed in a fire last night.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-was-killed-in-a-fire-last-night/579881)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 423\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2011, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mom-was-killed-in-a-fire-last-night/579881 "2011-05-08T20:56:12Z")
I got a call around 4 AM this morning. It was my mom’s next door neighbor in the town where she lives. The neighbor said my mom’s house was on fire, that the FD was there, but they hadn’t taken anyone out of the house. I… --- ## [What are the chances that Obama cruises into his second term?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-chances-that-obama-cruises-into-his-second-term/612859)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2012, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-chances-that-obama-cruises-into-his-second-term/612859 "2012-08-04T22:07:44Z")
With the rotating clown show the Republicans are putting on this election cycle (Is it Romney? Perry? Gingrich? Santorum? Bachman? Cain? Romney again? Whee! Nobody knows!), and the fact that each one has seemed to… --- ## [Why aren't women allowed in front-line combat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-women-allowed-in-front-line-combat/645710)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2017, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-women-allowed-in-front-line-combat/645710 "2017-11-27T18:30:46Z")
I’m an American, so I can only speak to our military, but I was under the impression that they were not permitted on the front lines. Is this true? Why not? --- ## [Got August Gripes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-august-gripes/726712)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/got-august-gripes/726712 "2015-09-13T21:37:19Z")
(With apologies to Neil Diamond) \*Got August Gripes? If you want to complain We can all feel your pain Up in here. Post to this thread With your raves and your rants And you stand a good chance We won’t jeer. It… --- ## [Ladies: How bad was this? (A slight cat call I guess)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-bad-was-this-a-slight-cat-call-i-guess/650552)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2013, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-how-bad-was-this-a-slight-cat-call-i-guess/650552 "2013-08-01T17:10:29Z")
I’m in the grocery store parking lot. I’m busy loading groceries from the cart to my truck. As I’m doing this my son elbows me in the side and says: “Dad, check it out.” So I raise my head up and see two attractive wome… --- ## [Smoke alarms keep going off with no smoke-- need answer fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoke-alarms-keep-going-off-with-no-smoke-need-answer-fast/691876)
**Author:** [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoke-alarms-keep-going-off-with-no-smoke-need-answer-fast/691876 "2014-06-29T18:11:00Z")
So, all the smoke alarms in our house keep going off every so often when there is clearly no smoke in the house. We checked all the appliances, and nothing is on fire, and there’s no smoke in the highest part of the hou… --- ## [I took in a stray cat and unleashed HELL! How do I get rid of her (harming her is not an option!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-in-a-stray-cat-and-unleashed-hell-how-do-i-get-rid-of-her-harming-her-is-not-an-option/651708)
**Author:** [@Beelzebubba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beelzebubba)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2014, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-took-in-a-stray-cat-and-unleashed-hell-how-do-i-get-rid-of-her-harming-her-is-not-an-option/651708 "2014-12-05T22:43:35Z")
I have a situation that I don’t quite how to describe- moral dilemma, ethical dilemma, crisis of conscience,…. I am doing something and I don’t have any guilt about it. But I’m disturbed by the fact that I don’t feel g… --- ## [Any Detectives of Asian ancestry PLAYED by actors of Asian ancestry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-detectives-of-asian-ancestry-played-by-actors-of-asian-ancestry/723348)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 294\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-detectives-of-asian-ancestry-played-by-actors-of-asian-ancestry/723348 "2015-11-30T03:01:18Z")
I mean in English-language movies or TV. I have no doubt there are detectives in Chinese or Japanese movies, or those from other countries in that area. And I mean since 1940, for reason about to be given. I ask this b… --- ## [Circle Jerk!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circle-jerk/100853)
**Author:** [@KarmaComa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarmaComa)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2014, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/circle-jerk/100853 "2014-11-25T04:02:52Z")
From the school-blowjob thread in THE PIT: OK, now I understand the concept of a ‘circle jerk’, and it seems to be believed to be fairly common… in fact I was at a lecture with Sue Johanson and she made some comment li… --- ## [2010: Child actresses that are now adult hotties](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-child-actresses-that-are-now-adult-hotties/547068)
**Author:** [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2010, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-child-actresses-that-are-now-adult-hotties/547068 "2010-09-12T13:44:21Z")
The ones that have caught my notice: \[ul\] \[li\]Brenda Song (London Tipton)\[/li\]\[li\]Emily Osment (Lilly Truscott)\[/li\]\[li\]Scarlett Pomers (Naomi Wildman)\[/li\]\[li\]Jodie Sweetin (Stephanie Tanner)\[/li\]\[/ul\] --- ## [I lost my fire arm collection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-fire-arm-collection/646738)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2013, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-fire-arm-collection/646738 "2013-01-25T22:55:50Z")
I regret to relate this story: I lost my entire outfit of firearms and ammunition out on the frozen lake. I thought it would make a nice set of pictures. I drug my entire collection (which wasn’t much) of long guns, h… --- ## [Breaking Bad 5.09 "Blood Money" 8/11/2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-09-blood-money-8-11-2013/665973)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 311\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-09-blood-money-8-11-2013/665973 "2013-09-16T03:34:45Z")
It’s here. The final 8. Open spoilers for the episode discussion and all previous Breaking Bad episodes of course. No actual spoilers (using knowledge gained from outside the show to reveal plot elements from upcoming e… --- ## [Trump's neurological health - a rational discussion please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-neurological-health-a-rational-discussion-please/836379)
**Author:** [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-neurological-health-a-rational-discussion-please/836379 "2020-07-28T02:02:09Z")
I would like to start by requesting we keep this discussion based on facts and reasonable inferences. Let’s try to analyze the available evidence and avoid partisan debates if we can. I’m only interested in discussing … --- ## [The Third Annual Steelers March to the Super Bowl Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-third-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/316991)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 855\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2006, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-third-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/316991 "2006-02-08T05:21:10Z")
Tomorrow is the first preseason game that matters, so it’s time to start talking football. Specifically, let’s talk about the 2006 Super Bowl winning Steelers and their unworthy competition. Where do we begin? I guess we… --- ## [Hyperloop : pie in the sky or is it time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperloop-pie-in-the-sky-or-is-it-time/666116)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 332\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2023, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hyperloop-pie-in-the-sky-or-is-it-time/666116 "2023-12-28T23:30:42Z")
I’d appreciate commentators glance at the original source before commenting : link to pdf. To summarize : the tunnels are sections of 0.8inch thick steel tubes, polished on the inside and welded together using friction-… --- ## [The Second Annual Steelers March To The Super Bowl Thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/259121)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 823\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2005, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-second-annual-steelers-march-to-the-super-bowl-thread/259121 "2005-01-30T13:05:51Z")
I see Monday Night Football on, and I realize that although it’s preseason, that time is almost upon us once more. As I watch the game, I realize what’s old is new again. Joe Gibbs, back on the sidelines for the Lose…err… --- ## [If I boiled spoiled milk, could I safely drink it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-boiled-spoiled-milk-could-i-safely-drink-it/499419)
**Author:** [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2010, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-boiled-spoiled-milk-could-i-safely-drink-it/499419 "2010-03-29T22:19:55Z")
Assume that I can withstand the taste. --- ## [My wife wants to go to a "swing club". What can I expect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-wants-to-go-to-a-swing-club-what-can-i-expect/284527)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Deschain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Deschain)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2005, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-wants-to-go-to-a-swing-club-what-can-i-expect/284527 "2005-01-17T01:37:46Z")
We used to talk about doing this years ago, but never did. However, she has several friends from her nursing class who have made her interested in going. I have expressed fantasies about her having sex with other men, … --- ## [Why would a package of sliced ham swell up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-package-of-sliced-ham-swell-up/594913)
**Author:** [@JoelUpchurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoelUpchurch)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2013, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-a-package-of-sliced-ham-swell-up/594913 "2013-09-07T18:45:59Z")
I got a one of the two packs of Kirkland sliced ham at Costco. The first pack was fine, but the 2nd pack has swollen up like a balloon. The expiration date is 9/13. My inclination is to throw it out, but I thought I woul… --- ## [Curious when enough is enough? \[Der Trihs\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-when-enough-is-enough-der-trihs/658461)
**Author:** [@G-SE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G-SE)\ **Replies:** 341\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2013, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curious-when-enough-is-enough-der-trihs/658461 "2013-05-29T02:12:05Z")
In the recent thread about Marley’s moderating, some posters brought up a perceived unfairness in modding with regards to Der Trihs. I decided to see what I could find, and here is an example of some of his mod interacti… --- ## [The obstructionist-GOP narrative... can we test/prove it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-obstructionist-gop-narrative-can-we-test-prove-it/697071)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 261\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2014, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-obstructionist-gop-narrative-can-we-test-prove-it/697071 "2014-09-18T18:10:21Z")
So there’s a general narrative about the last few years of American politics which a lot of liberals (including me) believe, which goes something like this: -When Obama was elected, Republicans decided that they absolut… --- ## [What an outstanding inaugural speech!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-an-outstanding-inaugural-speech/777639)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 236\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-an-outstanding-inaugural-speech/777639 "2017-01-23T22:56:44Z")
President Trump absolutely rocked it! --- ## [Not many people know that...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-many-people-know-that/271647)
**Author:** [@legion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/legion)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2006, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-many-people-know-that/271647 "2006-01-23T21:55:21Z")
If the salt in the sea could be removed and spread evenly over the Earth’s land surface it would form a layer more than 500 feet thick, about the height of a 40 story office building. Man has landed on the moon six time… --- ## [Did Rand Paul say political involvement of parents of gunned down kids is inappropriate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-rand-paul-say-political-involvement-of-parents-of-gunned-down-kids-is-inappropriate/656003)
**Author:** [@NotfooledbyW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotfooledbyW)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2013, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-rand-paul-say-political-involvement-of-parents-of-gunned-down-kids-is-inappropriate/656003 "2013-05-18T15:03:43Z")
Isn’t calling the families who have lost precious loved one’s to random senseless gun violence - ‘props’ - a declaration that they are wrong and improperly involved in the gun violence debate on Capital Hill and on TV? … --- ## [Why am I always shaking my legs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-always-shaking-my-legs/415436)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2007, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-always-shaking-my-legs/415436 "2007-08-15T19:06:57Z")
I realized something yesterday. I shake my legs. All the time. Well, actually, I’ve known that since I was a kid. But what I realized yesterday (because it was forcefully and humerously pointed out to me by some friends… --- ## [Does anyone else think Word 2007 Sucks? Badly!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-think-word-2007-sucks-badly/522372)
**Author:** [@Pduol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pduol)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2010, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-think-word-2007-sucks-badly/522372 "2010-01-13T00:28:05Z")
So the company I work for just gave me a new laptop. Great!!! :slight\_smile: The one I had was about 6 years old. It came with Office 2007. I fired up Word 2007 for the first time this morning. At first glance I thou… --- ## [Trump will not debate Biden on June 27, 2024, or thereafter either](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-not-debate-biden-on-june-27-2024-or-thereafter-either/1002493)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 747\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-will-not-debate-biden-on-june-27-2024-or-thereafter-either/1002493 "2024-07-02T22:02:30Z")
I’ll keep this one simple\*: Trump will weasel out of debating Biden this month, since Trump and those in his circle know that doing so would be grossly to his disadvantage. Here are the basic reasons: Trump got trounce… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=65&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=67&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)