# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=672&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:** 673 --- ## [Since when and why is the United States called "America"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-when-and-why-is-the-united-states-called-america/511294)
**Author:** [@Azul\_123](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azul_123)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2013, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/since-when-and-why-is-the-united-states-called-america/511294 "2013-03-27T01:43:46Z")
Why and when did this happen, that the United States of America is often recognized or called the name of the continent? What about the other 34 countries and the dependent territories in the American continent? But wha… --- ## [Mile markers and hiway distance signs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mile-markers-and-hiway-distance-signs/221593)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2004, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mile-markers-and-hiway-distance-signs/221593 "2004-01-03T05:15:19Z")
Two separate but related questions which popped into my head driving to and from Iowa for Xmas. Those little green mile markers…from where are they measuring? Highway signs that list how many miles from a city one … --- ## [Can we train ourselves to visualize 4D space?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-train-ourselves-to-visualize-4d-space/213770)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-train-ourselves-to-visualize-4d-space/213770 "2015-12-09T10:38:17Z")
This article discusses four-dimensional raytracing. It works like three-dimensional raytracing, except that the rays are drawn from the viewpoint through cells in a 3D cubical grid in 4-space, rather than through cells … --- ## [The Office 5/20](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-20/540246)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2010, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-5-20/540246 "2010-05-26T23:22:10Z")
Not a bad episode, imho. Michael: Michael Scott, as seen on TV. Pacher: I saw you on TV and I want to pinch your tiny weiner. Michael looking delighted Pacher: -It’s Pacher. Michael: Oh Pac-Man, I thought you were a… --- ## [Looking for a very specific stuffed monkey (brown w/blue face, bought at Babies-R-Us)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-very-specific-stuffed-monkey-brown-w-blue-face-bought-at-babies-r-us/560830)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-very-specific-stuffed-monkey-brown-w-blue-face-bought-at-babies-r-us/560830 "2011-07-14T02:49:11Z")
Hi, This monkey was bought at Babies-R-Us a little over a year and a half ago. It came with a matching baby blanket. I’m looking for a replacement but can’t seem to find one anywhere. I’m hoping maybe one of the moms ar… --- ## [It's A Rainy Night/Morning in Georgia... The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-rainy-night-morning-in-georgia-the-mmp/569629)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-rainy-night-morning-in-georgia-the-mmp/569629 "2011-02-07T01:24:32Z")
Good Mornin’/Afternoon/Evenin’ take your choice mumpers! It’s rainin’ here in Jawja. It started last night and the weather forecast says it will all day. Then a couple of sunny but cool days and then rain and cold days a… --- ## [Dopers who could be siblings based on their screen names.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-who-could-be-siblings-based-on-their-screen-names/334150)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2006, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-who-could-be-siblings-based-on-their-screen-names/334150 "2006-05-05T03:44:11Z")
\*\*Anastasaeon/Anaamika don’t ask/AskNott\*\* These two just off the top of my head without even looking at any screenames (on the board). --- ## [My Unsolved Murders; and Yours?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-unsolved-murders-and-yours/627161)
**Author:** [@tapu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tapu)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2015, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-unsolved-murders-and-yours/627161 "2015-05-18T02:13:20Z")
Not sure I’m in the right forum with this but I trust that someone will move me without prejudice. I’ve been troubled lately by memories I have of an unsolved mystery that happened decades ago in my hometown. It’s such … --- ## [Enterprise "The Communicator" (Spoilers maybe)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-the-communicator-spoilers-maybe/136533)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 372\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2003, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-the-communicator-spoilers-maybe/136533 "2003-07-04T02:59:51Z")
--- ## [How long do you wear "two-week" contact lenses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-wear-two-week-contact-lenses/717380)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-do-you-wear-two-week-contact-lenses/717380 "2015-04-16T16:53:38Z")
I wear Acuvue Oasys soft lenses. In theory, you are supposed to throw them away every two weeks (or twice a month). But I rarely think of it before three weeks have passed, and sometimes four! I never clean them; that se… --- ## [Can I store gasoline in a kerosene can?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-store-gasoline-in-a-kerosene-can/655692)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2013, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-store-gasoline-in-a-kerosene-can/655692 "2013-04-14T22:57:20Z")
I hate those new, plastic, five gallon gas cans. So yesterday I was at a local flea market and spied an old, steel kerosene can that someone was selling for $6. I figured it would be a great can for storing gasoline. But… --- ## [MMP: It's a FairyChatMom Birthday with Buttermilk Biscuits!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-its-a-fairychatmom-birthday-with-buttermilk-biscuits/341234)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 356\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2006, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-its-a-fairychatmom-birthday-with-buttermilk-biscuits/341234 "2006-01-30T06:26:50Z")
Today’s list of birthdays contains one very special birthday for all us MMP cool kids. Scroll down the list and see if you can guess which one it is. :smiley: Birthdates which occurred on January 23: 1574 Lucas I Franc… --- ## ["If you don't believe in God, why don't you steal and murder?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-believe-in-god-why-dont-you-steal-and-murder/569384)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2011, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-dont-believe-in-god-why-dont-you-steal-and-murder/569384 "2011-01-31T06:06:15Z")
You hear this line of reasoning a lot from some theists. They declare that atheists must be immoral, because without God, and the fear that he will punish you even if you aren’t caught by society, what’s stopping people … --- ## [A celebrity lurks!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-celebrity-lurks/376335)
**Author:** [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-celebrity-lurks/376335 "2006-10-31T03:09:22Z")
This Weird Al thread from last Friday, prompted some speculation that he may be a Doper. How’s this for timing…shortly after I read the thread, my husband mentioned that my brother (a DJ at KISS-FM in Cleveland) was goi… --- ## [What do you give to someome with their jaw wires shut?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-give-to-someome-with-their-jaw-wires-shut/489039)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2009, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-give-to-someome-with-their-jaw-wires-shut/489039 "2009-03-11T18:58:01Z")
One of my kids teammates got kicked in the face tonight and will be out of action for months. She has lost teeth and has a broken jaw. I could send flowers, but so will everyone else. What might be a good alternative … --- ## [Is there a medication that will darken the skin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-medication-that-will-darken-the-skin/460521)
**Author:** [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2016, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-medication-that-will-darken-the-skin/460521 "2016-01-08T21:24:50Z")
This might be a stupid question, but I have no idea if such a thing could exist or not, so I figured it was worth asking. I am very pale. This might not be so irritating to me if I wasn’t part Native. I constantly have … --- ## [Strange smell after I sneeze...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-smell-after-i-sneeze/86094)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-smell-after-i-sneeze/86094 "2012-02-11T19:53:04Z")
Sometimes, when I sneeze (particularly if the sneeze was violent and unexpected), I notice a distinctly ‘musky’ aroma on my hands\*. What is it? \*\[sup\]Sorry if the idea of me sneezing into my bare hands seems vulgar; I … --- ## [I love nipples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-nipples/287192)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2005, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-love-nipples/287192 "2005-03-07T14:08:25Z")
Don’t get me wrong; I’m generally a fan of the entire female breast, it’s just that the nipple really sticks out from the rest of it. So to speak. Now, I know that I’ve loved nipples for a long time now, but I was just… --- ## [Things that we can't "know" directly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-we-cant-know-directly/44447)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2001, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-we-cant-know-directly/44447 "2001-04-05T15:27:32Z")
The things that we claim to “know” fall into two categories: Things that we have witnessed directly, e.g. I know that the sun rises in the east, I know that airplanes can fly, and I know that 2+2=4. Things that we … --- ## [Kim Davis and conscientious objection](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-davis-and-conscientious-objection/733072)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kim-davis-and-conscientious-objection/733072 "2015-11-06T19:20:45Z")
I was reading an article on CNN where it was reported that Pope Francis met privately with Kim Davis, the Kentucky clerk who refused to give marriage licenses to same sex couples (the Vatican neither confirms nor denies … --- ## [The Evidence Against Global Warming? READ BEFORE FLAMING!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-evidence-against-global-warming-read-before-flaming/489897)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-evidence-against-global-warming-read-before-flaming/489897 "2009-03-25T17:26:59Z")
Hey guys. First, before you all start flaming me as a super-conservative nutcase, hear me out: I’m not saying GW is fake; I just want to see opinions, and since it’s so easy to find pro-global warming studies, I need he… --- ## [Are there "posh" or cultured, upper class accents in every major language or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-posh-or-cultured-upper-class-accents-in-every-major-language-or-not/664635)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-posh-or-cultured-upper-class-accents-in-every-major-language-or-not/664635 "2013-08-09T18:33:57Z")
Are there accents usually associated with a cultured, socially superior demographic in every major language or is it restricted to English? Are there posh, Italian, German, Chinese, Russian or Indian etc. accents? --- ## [Who is the most stubbern person here????](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-stubbern-person-here/27105)
**Author:** [@Anniz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anniz)\ **Replies:** 372\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2000, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-stubbern-person-here/27105 "2000-08-15T01:36:31Z")
If it’s you, prove it. --- ## [Could hugging a policeman cause his gun to fire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-hugging-a-policeman-cause-his-gun-to-fire/627655)
**Author:** [@gunnergoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gunnergoz)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2012, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-hugging-a-policeman-cause-his-gun-to-fire/627655 "2012-07-16T01:04:44Z")
I know the title will cause tittering among some, but this pertains to a tragic event just reported by the media: http://apnews.myway.com/article/20120708/D9VT1JTO1.html Personally, I find it inconceivable that such a… --- ## [Life in Libya (or the unknow facts about Muammar Gaddafi)\`](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-in-libya-or-the-unknow-facts-about-muammar-gaddafi/600367)
**Author:** [@biddee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biddee)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-in-libya-or-the-unknow-facts-about-muammar-gaddafi/600367 "2011-10-25T13:12:55Z")
This is floating around Facebook and I was wondering if any of it is true? The unknown facts about the Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi: There is no electricity bill in Libya; electricity is free for all its citizens. T… --- ## [American Idol 3/28, Songs of the 21st Century](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-28-songs-of-the-21st-century/350256)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2006, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-3-28-songs-of-the-21st-century/350256 "2006-04-03T13:58:26Z")
Or if you prefer, The Week Ace Goes Home. Let’s all have a good time and be excellent to each other. --- ## [What use are real estate agents these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-use-are-real-estate-agents-these-days/624467)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2012, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-use-are-real-estate-agents-these-days/624467 "2012-06-22T14:08:02Z")
Given the internet, and the ability to search for homes with the features you want (price, age, location, number of bedrooms, etc), why do real estate agents continue to exist? Having them take a standard 3% “tax” on ev… --- ## [Should organ donation be mandatory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-organ-donation-be-mandatory/772597)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2016, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-organ-donation-be-mandatory/772597 "2016-12-04T16:08:13Z")
In some countries, Finland is one of them, organs are harvested automatically and no permission is required. This law saves thousands upon thousands of lives while in countries such as the US and UK many thousands die or… --- ## [George H W Bush and atheists](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-h-w-bush-and-atheists/323233)
**Author:** [@SteveG1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SteveG1)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2011, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-h-w-bush-and-atheists/323233 "2011-11-04T04:30:51Z")
I am asking here because I do NOT want a debate or a flame fest. I just want a simple answer and a cite that either verifies or debunks. Question: Did George H W Bush say atheists are not good Americans or did he not … --- ## [Did I ever tell you about the time I met Barack Obama?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-ever-tell-you-about-the-time-i-met-barack-obama/507466)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2009, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-ever-tell-you-about-the-time-i-met-barack-obama/507466 "2009-08-24T21:56:28Z")
It was at a bar. He came in over to our table. Boy was this guy charismatic. He had all of our attention me and all of the guys. He was saying some really interesting stuff, the kind that really hits home you know? … --- ## [What kind of healthcare provision do US prisoners receive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-healthcare-provision-do-us-prisoners-receive/507072)
**Author:** [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-healthcare-provision-do-us-prisoners-receive/507072 "2009-08-24T20:50:55Z")
Do inmates of US prisons receive “emergency only” healthcare like many of the uninsured, or would an inmate who, say, found a suspicious lump be provided with consultations, scans and, if necessary, expensive drugs and o… --- ## [What if our solar system were isolated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-our-solar-system-were-isolated/782462)
**Author:** [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-our-solar-system-were-isolated/782462 "2017-03-31T03:12:59Z")
If the rest of the universe. . . disappeared FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON. Would we feel the effects? If there were no more stars, how would it affect our solar system? --- ## [Wanted: Eggplant recipies WITHOUT tomato!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-eggplant-recipies-without-tomato/573548)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-eggplant-recipies-without-tomato/573548 "2011-03-08T19:15:52Z")
I love the look of eggplant. I’d love to try growing some in the backyard, as I am constantly trying to diversify our garden. However… Other than babaganouge, I’m not aware of any eggplant recipes I can eat. That is … --- ## [A weak pit: Singers/Groups touring 30-40 years later](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-weak-pit-singers-groups-touring-30-40-years-later/682366)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2014, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-weak-pit-singers-groups-touring-30-40-years-later/682366 "2014-03-08T16:07:37Z")
That the artists make money in these concert tours, there’s no doubt. Die hard fans past 50 will pay anything to watch them. Even young -uns watch them and come out impressed. Me, I’m too depressed at the deterioration i… --- ## [Fake car brands \[in movies and TV\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-car-brands-in-movies-and-tv/680071)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2014, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-car-brands-in-movies-and-tv/680071 "2014-02-02T03:25:15Z")
I’m looking for a list of fake car makers and models used in film and television. In the days before product placement of Ford and Chrysler cars was common, and especially if there was any bad aspect to it, a fictional m… --- ## [Come On Eileen, literally](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-on-eileen-literally/669525)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2013, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/come-on-eileen-literally/669525 "2013-09-30T04:45:31Z")
Okay, we all know Dexy’s double entendre by now. Supposing we take the sly interpretation quite literally. The phrase is repeated over a dozen times during the song. If each utterance of the title resulted in a litera… --- ## [Billy Mays is dead (maybe).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-mays-is-dead-maybe/501256)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-mays-is-dead-maybe/501256 "2009-08-09T19:25:19Z")
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529328,00.html Haven’t seen it anywhere else yet. If it’s true, then it’s just getting weird now. I was watching Pitchmen when I heard the news. Edit: More info: http://www.tampabay… --- ## [Leviticus 18:22, the only spot the bible says gay is wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leviticus-18-22-the-only-spot-the-bible-says-gay-is-wrong/629996)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2012, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leviticus-18-22-the-only-spot-the-bible-says-gay-is-wrong/629996 "2012-08-04T06:37:34Z")
How many times in the bible does it say gay is wrong or a sin? Also, are there other things in the bible (considered a sin) that are mentioned more but get ignored by the vast majority of mainstream Christians? If so, … --- ## [Should Nitrogen Asphyxiation Be Used for Capital Punishment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-nitrogen-asphyxiation-be-used-for-capital-punishment/421784)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2007, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-nitrogen-asphyxiation-be-used-for-capital-punishment/421784 "2007-10-14T16:41:03Z")
I already saw this issue raised on the History Channel. The general tendency for capital punishment, in the U.S. at least, is for the methods to become more humane. And lethal injection sometimes doesn’t go as planned. N… --- ## [Forget the Republicans. How do the Democrats change internally from here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-the-republicans-how-do-the-democrats-change-internally-from-here/559512)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forget-the-republicans-how-do-the-democrats-change-internally-from-here/559512 "2010-11-12T16:14:23Z")
Reading the results is rather interesting. Blue dog democrats got clobbered. It seems that running to the right and voting with Republicans on many issues didn’t do jack to stop Republicans from beating the crap out of t… --- ## [Do you use plastic grocery bags as small trash bags?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-plastic-grocery-bags-as-small-trash-bags/647733)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-use-plastic-grocery-bags-as-small-trash-bags/647733 "2013-01-21T20:51:27Z")
Grocery store plastic bags never go to waste in my house. A few are used carrying small items (snacks, small books, USB drives) back and forth to work. The majority are used as small trash liners in the bedroom and bathr… --- ## ['Whiteness' Chart at the Smithsoniam Museum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whiteness-chart-at-the-smithsoniam-museum/915636)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2020, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whiteness-chart-at-the-smithsoniam-museum/915636 "2020-08-19T18:43:28Z")
There has been a story floating around on the right about a chart called, “Aspects and Assumptions of Whiteness and White Culture in the United States.” This is a ‘woke’ chart in the Museum of African American history,… --- ## [What would your Witness Protection name be? and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-witness-protection-name-be-and-why/645863)
**Author:** [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-your-witness-protection-name-be-and-why/645863 "2013-01-04T22:48:12Z")
Assume, for some reason, that you have to go into the Witness Protection program. Say you saw the head honcho of the World’s Largest Platypus Importing Ring unload his latest puddle of platypuses and they are out to get … --- ## [Abraham Lincoln or Charles Darwin: who impacted the world more?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abraham-lincoln-or-charles-darwin-who-impacted-the-world-more/483638)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2009, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abraham-lincoln-or-charles-darwin-who-impacted-the-world-more/483638 "2009-02-28T04:04:17Z")
Hopefully just a friendly debate rather than a major slugfest. February 12 is the 200th birthday of Lincoln and of Darwin. Which one do you believe impacted the world we live in today the most? Lincoln was of course l… --- ## [I refused to identify myself to the cops and was subsequently arrested. Was I wrong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-refused-to-identify-myself-to-the-cops-and-was-subsequently-arrested-was-i-wrong/406332)
**Author:** [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2007, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-refused-to-identify-myself-to-the-cops-and-was-subsequently-arrested-was-i-wrong/406332 "2007-10-13T06:39:00Z")
I did something seemingly stupid earlier tonight and was arrested and cited for it. I’d like to hear some opinions on whether this was justified. I’m going to try to tell the story as fairly as I can, but of course, th… --- ## [What would happen if we got rid of all corporate taxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-we-got-rid-of-all-corporate-taxes/582147)
**Author:** [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 21, 2011, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-we-got-rid-of-all-corporate-taxes/582147 "2011-05-21T22:22:11Z")
I’m not necessarily in favor of this, I’m just curious about what people think would happen if we abolished corporate taxes and made up for it by raising income taxes. Make sure you read the next few sentences before yo… --- ## [Intrusive? Racist? Useful concern? All of the above? (Stranger questions interracial family photos)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intrusive-racist-useful-concern-all-of-the-above-stranger-questions-interracial-family-photos/709258)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2015, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intrusive-racist-useful-concern-all-of-the-above-stranger-questions-interracial-family-photos/709258 "2015-01-13T14:10:45Z")
So begins an opinion piece in the Washington Post from photographer Jeff Gates, who goes on to explain that the man claimed to work for Homeland Security and said his suspicions were kindled because Gates was "…standing… --- ## ["Five and Dime" Stores..Are There Any Left?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-and-dime-stores-are-there-any-left/255983)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-and-dime-stores-are-there-any-left/255983 "2012-09-12T07:17:08Z")
I was walking down Main Street in my town, and happened to look up at the top of a building…there, in weathered bronze letters was the name “S.S. Kresge”…they were one of the competitors of Woolworth’s…that great five an… --- ## [Is there a woman alive more willfully obtuse than Lynndie England?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-woman-alive-more-willfully-obtuse-than-lynndie-england/441909)
**Author:** [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2008, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-woman-alive-more-willfully-obtuse-than-lynndie-england/441909 "2008-04-12T17:58:14Z")
(my very first Pit thread) Link If you had come out of prison and spent the next fifty years off in the butt-end of nowhere, away from the media, dedicated to atoning for your brutality, well maybe… Okay, if you spen… --- ## [Why does my arm keep going numb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-arm-keep-going-numb/84315)
**Author:** [@Venoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Venoma)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2001, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-arm-keep-going-numb/84315 "2001-10-05T14:22:06Z")
Anybody here who’s an chiropractor, bodybuilder, fitness expert, etc might be able to help me with this (PLEASE!!@#!@#) Any suggestions that will help alleviate this would be greatly appreciated. I’ve been working out r… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=671&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=673&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)