# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=674&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:** 675 --- ## [Can I get a serious horn for my Corolla?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-get-a-serious-horn-for-my-corolla/479680)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-get-a-serious-horn-for-my-corolla/479680 "2009-01-06T02:29:10Z")
My Toyota Corolla doesn’t have many faults, but the wimpy, ridiculous horn is one of them. I want a horn that makes other drivers jump in their seats when I blow it. I want them to NOTICE my car is there, goddamnit (ther… --- ## [Stay at Home Parents Sending Child To Daycare](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stay-at-home-parents-sending-child-to-daycare/577540)
**Author:** [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2011, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stay-at-home-parents-sending-child-to-daycare/577540 "2011-04-11T19:15:56Z")
My sister in law gave birth to a healthy baby in January. She stopped working a couple of weeks before the birth. While she worked and before the birth, my niece who just turned two, was sent to daycare from 7:30am unti… --- ## [Quincy Jones has zero fucks to give: his Interview; shades Michael, Jimi, Ringo, Cyndi, etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quincy-jones-has-zero-fucks-to-give-his-interview-shades-michael-jimi-ringo-cyndi-etc/808505)
**Author:** [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2018, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quincy-jones-has-zero-fucks-to-give-his-interview-shades-michael-jimi-ringo-cyndi-etc/808505 "2018-02-23T18:39:33Z")
You can read it here: Quincy Jones, In Conversation When you’re 84 and one of THE most respected musicians/arrangers/producers of the past 100 years, you get to say whatever you want. And he does! Nothing cute or co… --- ## [A Libertarian Argument Regarding State Schools and the Curriculum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-libertarian-argument-regarding-state-schools-and-the-curriculum/563108)
**Author:** [@Bpelta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bpelta)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2011, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-libertarian-argument-regarding-state-schools-and-the-curriculum/563108 "2011-01-23T21:44:59Z")
A friend of mine got into an argument with me on the email. My ideology of confrontationalist atheism, I was informed, is essentially authoritarian. My friend asked me if in my view, creationism (which we presumably agre… --- ## [what is a rounded teaspoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-rounded-teaspoon/207700)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2003, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-rounded-teaspoon/207700 "2003-10-17T15:02:22Z")
how does it differ from a regular teaspoon? how many teaspoons go into a rounded teaspoon. --- ## [Wiring a home under construction - what do I really need these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiring-a-home-under-construction-what-do-i-really-need-these-days/612501)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2012, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wiring-a-home-under-construction-what-do-i-really-need-these-days/612501 "2012-02-14T14:10:09Z")
Building a new home (yay me for supporting the economy) that is now framed, roof on, and putting in the furnace to dry it out so we can go to town on the interior. We have a contractor with a base package of stuff that w… --- ## [Mad-Men: 4.04 "The Rejected" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-4-04-the-rejected-open-spoilers/550376)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-4-04-the-rejected-open-spoilers/550376 "2010-08-18T22:40:31Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] An edict from Roger and Lane puts Pete in a personal dilemma. \[/QUOTE\] Look’s like a Pete (& Trudy) episode. --- ## [Charlie Trotter, WTF? \[edited: RIP\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-trotter-wtf-edited-rip/667664)
**Author:** [@bobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bobot)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/charlie-trotter-wtf-edited-rip/667664 "2013-11-07T14:47:19Z")
There must be more to this story… I’m applying my own life experience to the story, and assuming that he got wasted and had a bad day, and freaked out somehow. --- ## [baseball fans: opinions on bat flips](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-fans-opinions-on-bat-flips/724285)
**Author:** [@dofe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dofe)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-fans-opinions-on-bat-flips/724285 "2015-07-24T14:08:37Z")
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-bat-flips-20150611-story.html I don’t follow baseball closely, but I’m having a hard time imagining how bat flips could be seen as offensive. Is this the equivalent of excessive endzo… --- ## [Free Markets and Gouging](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-markets-and-gouging/500307)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2009, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-markets-and-gouging/500307 "2009-07-08T05:07:28Z")
The heads of major cell phone service providers recently testified before congress regarding their fees for text messaging service. My own service provider charges ten cents per text message. If you think about it, thi… --- ## [Canada is part of the Commonwealth ... what does that mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-is-part-of-the-commonwealth-what-does-that-mean/266421)
**Author:** [@aaslatten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaslatten)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2004, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-is-part-of-the-commonwealth-what-does-that-mean/266421 "2004-10-05T23:20:25Z")
I’ve consulted some traditional sources, but I can’t really find a satisfactory (i.e., concise) answer to this question. Canada is part of the Commonwealth, and I understand that is a formality. But to what extent does… --- ## [My (admittedly uneducated, and short) case for why Jesus was the Son of God](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-admittedly-uneducated-and-short-case-for-why-jesus-was-the-son-of-god/973927)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2023, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-admittedly-uneducated-and-short-case-for-why-jesus-was-the-son-of-god/973927 "2023-01-12T12:49:29Z")
(I’m sure you guys will love me for this.) I know, I’m in the minority here. But every one of the original disciples, every one except Judas, ended up suffering an excruciating death for their belief and testimony that… --- ## [I'm Gonna Start Staying At A Hotel Twice A Month](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-gonna-start-staying-at-a-hotel-twice-a-month/616847)
**Author:** [@Yakuza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yakuza)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-gonna-start-staying-at-a-hotel-twice-a-month/616847 "2012-03-31T08:10:42Z")
I enjiyed myself at this hotel I stayed at this past weekend. It was only $50 a night and it had a full kitchen with a stove, micowave, and a big refrigerator. Plus the room had a 30 or 35 inch flat screen. The graphics … --- ## [Is there a chance that I will l\[i\]ve forever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-chance-that-i-will-l-i-ve-forever/669945)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2013, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-chance-that-i-will-l-i-ve-forever/669945 "2013-10-08T23:19:42Z")
One of my friends told me that there was a zero percent chance that I will live forever and at some point I will die. He said there was a zero percent chance that I would live to see 5,000 years of age, but he couldn’t… --- ## [Vegetarian dinner guests. Aaaaaaaaaaaah.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegetarian-dinner-guests-aaaaaaaaaaaah/398584)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2007, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegetarian-dinner-guests-aaaaaaaaaaaah/398584 "2007-04-06T14:05:33Z")
Okay, I have a ‘friend’ whose unbelievable self-centredness has been slowly driving me barmy for many months now, and this minor incident has just about tipped me over the edge. It was my birthday. My birthday was on a … --- ## [Cormac McCarthy: no apostrophes = distracting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cormac-mccarthy-no-apostrophes-distracting/567927)
**Author:** [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cormac-mccarthy-no-apostrophes-distracting/567927 "2011-01-20T10:15:48Z")
Just started reading No Country For Old Men, but I’m struggling to focus on the story. McCarthy seems to have an aversion to apostropes, and writes “dont, wont, cant, oclock” etc. Dunno why but this is really distracti… --- ## [Breaking Bad 4.09 "Bug" 9/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-4-09-bug-9-11/595986)
**Author:** [@Tarwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarwater)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-4-09-bug-9-11/595986 "2011-09-18T14:22:16Z")
A summary of the previous episode: Gus is caught between a rock and a hard place. Mike notes that Hank’s investigation and the Cartel’s aggression may prove to be “the perfect storm.” Should the Cartel make another move… --- ## [\*BOOM Goes the Dynamite - SDMB Pokertropolis First Quarter, 2006](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boom-goes-the-dynamite-sdmb-pokertropolis-first-quarter-2006/338635)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 298\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2006, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boom-goes-the-dynamite-sdmb-pokertropolis-first-quarter-2006/338635 "2006-04-06T17:02:55Z")
It is the first Thursday of the new year which means a new quarter and af resh slate for all the members of our SDMB poker clan. The past threads can be found: \[Here and \[url=“http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showt… --- ## [Tap Water vs Bottled Water - What's the Story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tap-water-vs-bottled-water-whats-the-story/542016)
**Author:** [@Joanie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joanie)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2010, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tap-water-vs-bottled-water-whats-the-story/542016 "2010-06-06T19:31:28Z")
I’m embarassed to admit that ever since it seems that most people have switched from tap water to bottled water, I have remained woefully ignorant of the pros and cons. What kind of experiences have you had with bottled… --- ## [Oldest building in continious use](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-building-in-continious-use/610502)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2012, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-building-in-continious-use/610502 "2012-02-11T02:23:05Z")
Excluding tombs like the Great Pyramids, which is the oldest building in the wordl which is in continious use till today? I had thought about Newgrange but apparently it was sealed for centuries. Google seems to suggest … --- ## [Anti-Intellectualism = Good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-intellectualism-good/695561)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2014, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-intellectualism-good/695561 "2014-08-22T20:04:51Z")
I have been reading the (so far awesome) book, Poor Economics, and it was discussing how poor families generally view education for their children as something like a lottery ticket, not something of intrinsic value. If … --- ## [Flushing Bugs Without Squishing Them.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flushing-bugs-without-squishing-them/510407)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2015, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flushing-bugs-without-squishing-them/510407 "2015-02-25T17:13:57Z")
I don’t know how exactly they do it, but somehow bugs find their way into our house. Maybe they come in when the door is open, or find another way in. I don’t know. But when I come across a bug, naturally I dispose of it… --- ## [If you're not watching "Human Target" then you hate America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-not-watching-human-target-then-you-hate-america/533613)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2010, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-not-watching-human-target-then-you-hate-america/533613 "2010-08-24T06:21:05Z")
I’d been DVRing this show since I saw the pilot, which was pretty good, in a cheesy action sort of way. It pushed the “there’s absolutely nothing on while I try to fall asleep on Sunday night, so I might as well see wha… --- ## [This is how they're teaching fractions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-theyre-teaching-fractions/560264)
**Author:** [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2010, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-how-theyre-teaching-fractions/560264 "2010-11-15T15:31:04Z")
I just subbed for a 7\[sup\]th\[/sup\] grade math teacher today. All her classes took tests, on fractions. Although most of the answers were multiple-choice :rolleyes: , a few answers were ones they actually had to figure … --- ## [Is a cardinal allowed to vote for himself to be the next Pope? NT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-cardinal-allowed-to-vote-for-himself-to-be-the-next-pope-nt/651570)
**Author:** [@gerund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gerund)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2013, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-cardinal-allowed-to-vote-for-himself-to-be-the-next-pope-nt/651570 "2013-02-28T19:02:21Z")
NT --- ## [Foods and/or resturants you didn't realize weren't universal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-and-or-resturants-you-didnt-realize-werent-universal/921836)
**Author:** [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Replies:** 289\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2020, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-and-or-resturants-you-didnt-realize-werent-universal/921836 "2020-11-04T23:44:15Z")
In the Wisconsin supper club thread, some native Wisconsinites mentioned that when they were growing up they didn’t realize supper clubs weren’t universal, i.e. that they weren’t just a midwestern (and mainly Wisconsin) … --- ## [Ducks in the yard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ducks-in-the-yard/580637)
**Author:** [@shellofmyformerself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shellofmyformerself)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2011, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ducks-in-the-yard/580637 "2011-05-07T05:32:24Z")
A pair of mallards have apparently decided to take up residence in our backyard. When I got up Saturday morning they were in the backyard eating the popcorn my daughter put out for the squirrels (don’t ask) but flew awa… --- ## [What are your actual odds in blackjack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-actual-odds-in-blackjack/583641)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-actual-odds-in-blackjack/583641 "2012-09-18T19:52:08Z")
I was playing some blackjack tonight. I am pleased to report I won. My question is this; at least superficially, it seems that unless I’m stupid, my ROI should be positive, since I can do things the dealer cannot, like… --- ## [Baltimore and The Wire \[SPOILERS\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baltimore-and-the-wire-spoilers/583320)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2017, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baltimore-and-the-wire-spoilers/583320 "2017-12-03T20:36:02Z")
We completely ignored this excellent series when it was new, and are just finishing up season four. This question may have been covered way back when, but was there any major blowback from Baltimore about Simons’ depict… --- ## [O.J. innocent or guilty and what's your race & gender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-j-innocent-or-guilty-and-whats-your-race-gender/545310)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/o-j-innocent-or-guilty-and-whats-your-race-gender/545310 "2010-07-08T14:19:26Z")
I’m just curious, and hope I am not perceived as being racist/sexist/judgmental. --- ## [Doesn’t the existence of trans people imply an underlying biological fact of the matter regarding gender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesn-t-the-existence-of-trans-people-imply-an-underlying-biological-fact-of-the-matter-regarding-gender/979434)
**Author:** [@Cmyers1980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cmyers1980)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2023, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesn-t-the-existence-of-trans-people-imply-an-underlying-biological-fact-of-the-matter-regarding-gender/979434 "2023-06-28T12:26:14Z")
This was inspired by a discussion elsewhere. If someone identifies as the opposite gender doesn’t this implicitly mean there’s an underlying fact of the matter and a biological reality to gender rather than it just being… --- ## [Weird (for you) customs in foreign countries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-for-you-customs-in-foreign-countries/281910)
**Author:** [@gouda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gouda)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2005, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-for-you-customs-in-foreign-countries/281910 "2005-01-19T19:12:03Z")
I just learned yesterday that in New Zealand, invitees to a wedding feast are expected to pay for their own meal. And that they’re sent a copy of the restaurant’s/caterer’s menu, so they can judge how costly the meal wil… --- ## [No, really, how much force to break a clavicle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-really-how-much-force-to-break-a-clavicle/747665)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-really-how-much-force-to-break-a-clavicle/747665 "2016-03-03T21:38:54Z")
According to the internet, you can break a clavicle by applying just seven pounds of force. I know it’s a pretty common fracture, but seven pounds seems suspiciously low; it’s slightly less than the weight of a gallon o… --- ## [What does it mean to be "emotionally unavailable?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-to-be-emotionally-unavailable/559821)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2010, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-it-mean-to-be-emotionally-unavailable/559821 "2010-11-09T03:01:45Z")
I guess I am emotionally unavailable, since that’s what people keep saying about me. I just got called that again, buy the billionth guy. But I don’t really understand what this means. I spent plenty of time with my SO … --- ## [Well, prick, your not IN Latin America- SO TURN DOWN THE FUCKING MUSIC!!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-prick-your-not-in-latin-america-so-turn-down-the-fucking-music/96660)
**Author:** [@Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vinnie_Virginslayer)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2001, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-prick-your-not-in-latin-america-so-turn-down-the-fucking-music/96660 "2001-12-06T16:45:29Z")
I am pissed off and am going to be politically correct and silent no more: http://mcall.com/news/local/all-b1\_5disruptdec03.story?coll=all-newslocal-hed AY CARUMBA!!! Now, if you want to make a case that it’s a bit Dr… --- ## [Guys: Y'all Ever Measure Your Penis?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-yall-ever-measure-your-penis/572169)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2011, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-yall-ever-measure-your-penis/572169 "2011-05-14T16:56:58Z")
If so, what did you use, a wooden yardstick, a carpenter’s measuring tape or a tailor’s measuring tape? I myself have used a measuring tape, because it does stretch a bit. When you thought you’d gotten it all the way r… --- ## [If you're found not guilty can you get reimbursed for attorneys fees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-found-not-guilty-can-you-get-reimbursed-for-attorneys-fees/355736)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2006, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-found-not-guilty-can-you-get-reimbursed-for-attorneys-fees/355736 "2006-05-10T20:52:53Z")
If a defendant is found not guilty does the state refund him/her for the cost of his/her defence? --- ## [The Golden Globes Watchalong thread. Anyone interested?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-golden-globes-watchalong-thread-anyone-interested/567886)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2011, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-golden-globes-watchalong-thread-anyone-interested/567886 "2011-01-20T20:16:37Z")
Besides me? It’s weird, I’m sitting in Chicago with no TV, but I’m watching it via a television in Kansas City thanks to a wonderful technology called a SlingPlayer. I love technology! The Red Carpet is happening now. T… --- ## [Hillary won 6 out of 6 coin tosses in Iowa ??](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-won-6-out-of-6-coin-tosses-in-iowa/745046)
**Author:** [@Scandic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scandic)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2016, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-won-6-out-of-6-coin-tosses-in-iowa/745046 "2016-02-16T00:26:30Z")
Coin tosses used to determine county delegates in Clinton-Sanders race in Iowa. They flipped a coin six times, and Hillary won all six?? It seams very unlikely to me.:dubious: --- ## ["Wireless capability on this computer is turned off". No, t'isn't!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-capability-on-this-computer-is-turned-off-no-tisnt/532475)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2010, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wireless-capability-on-this-computer-is-turned-off-no-tisnt/532475 "2010-03-16T09:12:05Z")
I’ve had this notebook for about fourteen months, and I reset it to factory condition–due to a different problem–at the beginning of the year. All things considered, it’s been a good computer, but lately I’ve been expe… --- ## [How do I keep birds from nesting in my mailbox?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-birds-from-nesting-in-my-mailbox/491945)
**Author:** [@Inter\_Alia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inter_Alia)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2009, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-keep-birds-from-nesting-in-my-mailbox/491945 "2009-04-13T23:19:23Z")
Preferably in a nice, non-harmful to the birds way. For the past couple weeks, I’ve come home to a new bird’s nest in my mailbox every few days. I always clean it out, and it always comes back. I’m afraid that one day I… --- ## [Britney carted off to the crazy house.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britney-carted-off-to-the-crazy-house/432267)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2008, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/britney-carted-off-to-the-crazy-house/432267 "2008-01-07T18:08:19Z")
After a 3 hour standoff with police. You can’t make this stuff up. And yes, I lurve my celebrity gossip. I’m a member of the mesmerized masses-- bring on American Idol! --- ## [What's so sexy about the BBQ pit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-sexy-about-the-bbq-pit/646341)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2013, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-sexy-about-the-bbq-pit/646341 "2013-01-17T05:58:05Z")
I’ve heard from several sources that this is the most entertaining of all the SDMB forums. Why? Edit: please link to a few examples of BBQ pit threads that show off what the BBQp is all about. --- ## [Pink Slime: what's the issue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-slime-whats-the-issue/615332)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pink-slime-whats-the-issue/615332 "2012-03-18T21:16:42Z")
“Pink slime” - a, um, meat-ish product - has been in the news recently. Other than being unappetizing - and frankly, any meat can seem unappetizing if you watch enough footage from a slaughterhouse - what’s the huge con… --- ## [Are you often frustrated by having to spell your first or last name for other people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-often-frustrated-by-having-to-spell-your-first-or-last-name-for-other-people/584011)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-often-frustrated-by-having-to-spell-your-first-or-last-name-for-other-people/584011 "2011-06-06T19:24:34Z")
Since my last name is both long and very uncommon, it bugs me when I have to frequently spell it for other people, usually over the phone. Not a big deal, but one of life’s minor annoyances. How do you feel about this? --- ## [Ask the English Teacher in Japan - Autolycus Edition!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-english-teacher-in-japan-autolycus-edition/572529)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2011, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-english-teacher-in-japan-autolycus-edition/572529 "2011-03-17T01:26:55Z")
First off, I must apologize to lynkster for not posting in her previous thread about this a few months ago. That can be found here. I was kinda on a dope hiatus. Rather than bump that thread, I decided to post my own v… --- ## [Music that will never be the same](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-that-will-never-be-the-same/609642)
**Author:** [@Fish\_Cheer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish_Cheer)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2013, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-that-will-never-be-the-same/609642 "2013-03-08T18:09:56Z")
I recently re-watched Apocalypse Now! for the umpteenth time. When this part came up I realized something: I’m fairly sure that an entire generation who had probably never heard of Wagner before will hear the Ride of the… --- ## [Affordable Care Act compared to Canadian Health Care](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affordable-care-act-compared-to-canadian-health-care/660333)
**Author:** [@john\_from\_raleigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/john_from_raleigh)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affordable-care-act-compared-to-canadian-health-care/660333 "2013-06-13T18:51:07Z")
Since this is nearly upon us, and all you hear in the news is hyperbole, can anyone acurately answer the following questions: Exactly what is included in the Affordable Care Act? How does this compare to Canadian Healt… --- ## [In Recent Cycles, What's the Latest Someone's Entered the Nomination Race and Strongly Contended?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-recent-cycles-whats-the-latest-someones-entered-the-nomination-race-and-strongly-contended/588300)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-recent-cycles-whats-the-latest-someones-entered-the-nomination-race-and-strongly-contended/588300 "2011-07-15T10:30:54Z")
This is indirectly about Rick Perry, of course: given that it’s July and he’s still deciding whether to jump in, I’m wondering what the track record is of candidates who waited this long to become an active candidate for… --- ## [The Hillary Clinton Presidency of Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hillary-clinton-presidency-of-doom/754035)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2016, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hillary-clinton-presidency-of-doom/754035 "2016-05-10T05:58:07Z")
A lot of people seem pretty worked up at the prospect of a Hillary Clinton presidency. The GOP has been trying to smear her for decades, apparently because they think she is the biggest threat around. I’m not going to s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=673&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=675&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)