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**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2010, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-do-with-raw-sugarcane/536605 "2010-04-19T22:01:49Z")
So I was in a different supermarket than I usually shop at today and while in the produce section they had stalks of raw sugarcane. So I now have a six inch stalk of raw sugarcane. Do I just peel and eat it? --- ## [An abbreviated MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-abbreviated-mmp/492928)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2009, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-abbreviated-mmp/492928 "2009-04-19T11:34:13Z")
GO! --- ## [was Reagan a mean, divisive partisan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-reagan-a-mean-divisive-partisan/645856)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2013, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-reagan-a-mean-divisive-partisan/645856 "2013-01-15T16:24:28Z")
That’s my memory of him, anyways. Just with a smile, and some “Aw, shucks” to him, but basically a very divisive figure. Over here, though, the OP introduces an anecdote in which RR, as I understand the anecdote, likens… --- ## [I pit Dopers who can't roll with the times...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dopers-who-cant-roll-with-the-times/604200)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-dopers-who-cant-roll-with-the-times/604200 "2011-11-29T14:49:55Z")
Once upon a time, reviving very old threads that had lain quiescent for years was considered a faux pas here, back before we were indexed by Google. But times have changed. I’d bet that a good proportion of our new membe… --- ## [How bad are circuses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-are-circuses/589758)
**Author:** [@filmyak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmyak)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2011, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-are-circuses/589758 "2011-07-24T14:00:22Z")
OK, friend got me and my son tix to go to the circus tomorrow. How guilty do I need to feel? Seriously, torn up about this because on the one hand, I LOVED the circus as a child and want my son to experience it as well… --- ## [What's the worst medical advice you've ever heard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-medical-advice-youve-ever-heard/768043)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-medical-advice-youve-ever-heard/768043 "2016-10-17T14:00:32Z")
Or seen? Inspired by a recent thread about burns and…well, you can have a look and make your own judgements about the quality of certain advice there. But given the amount of woo floating about we’re going have to narro… --- ## [Are parents who don't push their teenagers to get jobs doing bad by them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-parents-who-dont-push-their-teenagers-to-get-jobs-doing-bad-by-them/829801)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2019, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-parents-who-dont-push-their-teenagers-to-get-jobs-doing-bad-by-them/829801 "2019-03-05T21:11:49Z")
Reddit seems to be full of depressed 20-somethings who have never held a job. It’s full of lots of depressed people, many of whom are employed. But the former group always sticks out to me as the most desperate and dem… --- ## [Dope-A-Ween III DC/VA/MD/PA/WV/NC 10/25/03](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-a-ween-iii-dc-va-md-pa-wv-nc-10-25-03/201298)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 334\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2003, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-a-ween-iii-dc-va-md-pa-wv-nc-10-25-03/201298 "2003-10-27T14:00:38Z")
Just because ol’ thinksnow thinks he’s so smart! What say everyone come on over to our place in costume on Saturday, October 25, 2003 and have a crazy-mad party? Who’s up for it? Sound off! --- ## ["Naive" - what's the deal with the two dots?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naive-whats-the-deal-with-the-two-dots/199776)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2003, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naive-whats-the-deal-with-the-two-dots/199776 "2003-09-11T20:14:50Z")
I have seen the word “naive” in print many times using a character that looks like an “i” with two dots instead of one. What is this character called? Why do people feel they have to print “naive” this way in English … --- ## [Aluminum foil on the windows during the summer - anyone tried this? Did you save any money on power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aluminum-foil-on-the-windows-during-the-summer-anyone-tried-this-did-you-save-any-money-on-power/590931)
**Author:** [@Mithridates](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mithridates)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2011, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aluminum-foil-on-the-windows-during-the-summer-anyone-tried-this-did-you-save-any-money-on-power/590931 "2011-07-31T21:56:59Z")
What percentage reduction did you get in your power bill, compared to what you paid before installing the foil? --- ## [How good was Michael Jordan's era?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-was-michael-jordans-era/846761)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2020, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-was-michael-jordans-era/846761 "2020-02-01T14:59:57Z")
Did Michael Jordan play in a weak era, or was he just that much better than everyone else? --- ## [All the polls in Cafe Society](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-the-polls-in-cafe-society/554757)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2010, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-the-polls-in-cafe-society/554757 "2010-10-01T09:55:33Z")
…are they really necessary? Is there a way to group them in a subforum or something? I’ve answered one or two, but it’s getting a bit much - do we \*need \*a separate poll for. Every. Fucking. REM. Album? --- ## [Why is Michael Jackson so famous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-michael-jackson-so-famous/586824)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-michael-jackson-so-famous/586824 "2011-06-29T18:33:11Z")
…I just don’t get it. --- ## [Is "Peaches" A Stripper Name?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-peaches-a-stripper-name/547779)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2010, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-peaches-a-stripper-name/547779 "2010-07-27T13:55:33Z")
I work a temp job sometimes, at a factory and I was working a line last night. A woman I never saw before came up and introduced herself. She said, “They told me to stand over here with you guys. By the way my name is M… --- ## [Which Leader of Your Country do you Feel Most Embarrassed By?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-leader-of-your-country-do-you-feel-most-embarrassed-by/706811)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-leader-of-your-country-do-you-feel-most-embarrassed-by/706811 "2014-12-28T17:47:19Z")
OK, to explain a bit. Inspired by the Pit thread on Australia’s Tony Abbot, I am wondering which leader since WWII presented the worst public face since to the world. It doesn’t mean the worst leader per se. You could a… --- ## [Bush may make use of his first veto on a critical stem cell bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-may-make-use-of-his-first-veto-on-a-critical-stem-cell-bill/364948)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2006, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-may-make-use-of-his-first-veto-on-a-critical-stem-cell-bill/364948 "2006-07-22T16:14:05Z")
From here: Look here, you dim-witted, block-headed, blinded by your damn “superior morals,” pieces of crap: No one, I repeat, NO ONE will be destroying any more embryos then what are not already geting destroyed to gi… --- ## [What's your favorite Dorothy Parker quote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-dorothy-parker-quote/549467)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Griffin-Kentzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Griffin-Kentzel)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-dorothy-parker-quote/549467 "2012-09-16T15:58:42Z")
“Heterosexuality is not normal, it’s just common.” --- ## [Have you or haven't you hit a deer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-havent-you-hit-a-deer/736611)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2015, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-or-havent-you-hit-a-deer/736611 "2015-11-13T15:09:55Z")
My wife and I often talk about the fact that I’m afraid of hitting a deer while driving. I’m not quite sure when or how I developed this fear since I spent most of my life living in LA, where such incidents aren’t common… --- ## [Why Is a "Real" Limb Worth more Than a Prosthetic Limb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-real-limb-worth-more-than-a-prosthetic-limb/652985)
**Author:** [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2013, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-a-real-limb-worth-more-than-a-prosthetic-limb/652985 "2013-04-22T23:29:37Z")
I am an amputee. I had my right leg chopped off above the knee in an industrial accident in 1986. I am fine. My topic is strictly about medical insurance coverage for prosthetic devices. I currently have a C-leg, which … --- ## [Best Stephen King book to start my kid on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stephen-king-book-to-start-my-kid-on/724862)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-stephen-king-book-to-start-my-kid-on/724862 "2015-07-27T15:09:21Z")
When I was 12, my uncle gave me a copy of 'Salem’s Lot. I quickly became addicted to Stephen King, and I’ve greatly enjoyed reading him over the years. Yesterday, my daughter turned 12. She’s seen \*Alien \*and emerged un… --- ## [Do British people really say Gov'nor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-british-people-really-say-govnor/187530)
**Author:** [@Tim\_Winker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_Winker)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2003, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-british-people-really-say-govnor/187530 "2003-07-14T20:00:42Z")
I’ve been lurking for a while and I haven’t seen this asked before, and I’ve always wondered. Do British people really say Gov’nor? Or did they used to and don’t any more? If they ever did, where did it come from? --- ## [What was the world like when I was a kid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-world-like-when-i-was-a-kid/492493)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2009, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-world-like-when-i-was-a-kid/492493 "2009-04-19T15:32:51Z")
I know this is a strange question, but over the last several years, I’ve been realizing that things have changed more than I might understand since I was born in 1982. So, I’m wondering if we could do a little exercise.… --- ## [My wife said another man's name mid-climax last night](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-said-another-mans-name-mid-climax-last-night/591178)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2011, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-said-another-mans-name-mid-climax-last-night/591178 "2011-08-03T16:50:40Z")
…it was the name of my urologist. As in, “I sure hope Dr. \[Urologist\]'s handiwork held together.” As in, the vasectomy he just gave me. While I totally agree with her, it was still strange to hear it while the pistons w… --- ## [Doper Food Confessions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-food-confessions/461998)
**Author:** [@TheMerchandise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMerchandise)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-food-confessions/461998 "2008-09-15T04:44:17Z")
I will eat store-bought cookie dough right out of the tube. The entire package, in one sitting. I do use a spoon; I have a friend who peels the tube and eats it like a giant banana. I cannot be trusted around a can of b… --- ## [LOST: What mysteries remain? Which do you want answered most?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-what-mysteries-remain-which-do-you-want-answered-most/538188)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Bongo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Bongo)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-what-mysteries-remain-which-do-you-want-answered-most/538188 "2010-05-12T01:21:05Z")
Rather than posting in last week’s LOST episode thread, I thought I’d start a more general thread to discuss all the mysteries as yet unanswered. More specifically, has anyone, here or on another site, attempted to comp… --- ## [Drinking beer in the pool or hot tub - Declasse? Rude? Acceptable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-beer-in-the-pool-or-hot-tub-declasse-rude-acceptable/650812)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2013, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drinking-beer-in-the-pool-or-hot-tub-declasse-rude-acceptable/650812 "2013-02-21T06:10:54Z")
I saw two instances of this, once over the past weekend, and once last year. In both cases this was in a low-end hotel with a swimming pool and hot tub. The hot tub was big enough to fit maybe 8-10 people. A bunch of … --- ## [Phrase Origin..."How 'bout them apples?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrase-origin-how-bout-them-apples/488968)
**Author:** [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrase-origin-how-bout-them-apples/488968 "2012-07-19T20:44:08Z")
What’s the origin of the phrase “How about them/those apples?” A co-worker recently used the phrase and said, “I don’t expect you to know that. It’s a quote from Good Will Hunting.” Not only do I know the phrase, my d… --- ## [Doctor Who (reboot) S08E07 -- Kill the Moon (boxed spoilers until aired)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-reboot-s08e07-kill-the-moon-boxed-spoilers-until-aired/700340)
**Author:** [@Toucanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toucanna)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2014, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-reboot-s08e07-kill-the-moon-boxed-spoilers-until-aired/700340 "2014-10-20T21:16:22Z")
The Rule: no unboxed spoilers until after this episode airs on the west coast of the USA (i.e., “Pacific Time” \[sorry Alaska/Hawaii\]. In other words, boxed spoilers until 3:00 AM UTC). BBC synopsis: If you watch only … --- ## [Will Trump fire Mueller?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-fire-mueller/812191)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2018, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trump-fire-mueller/812191 "2018-09-13T01:49:50Z")
With the raid on Cohen’s office and today’s assertion that the President has the power to fire Mueller, it feels like it might be reaching an inflection point. I think Trump just might do it. This is not a poll of whet… --- ## ["Massage" Parlors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massage-parlors/691518)
**Author:** [@Meloy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meloy)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2014, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/massage-parlors/691518 "2014-06-28T02:34:02Z")
Anyone have experience with them? I went to one last week. It was the first time I’d been to one and I wasn’t sure what to expect but was okay with whatever might happen, whether it be a straightforward massage or just a… --- ## [Korea can hit us, can we hit Korea? WTF do we do then?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/korea-can-hit-us-can-we-hit-korea-wtf-do-we-do-then/500188)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2009, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/korea-can-hit-us-can-we-hit-korea-wtf-do-we-do-then/500188 "2009-06-24T00:36:52Z")
I’m a boomer who grew up counting on the idea that when it came to nations, at least, everybody understood that whole “mutual assured destruction” thing. You hit me, I hit you, we’re both dead and really, what good is th… --- ## [Why do people keep their wallet in their back-pocket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-keep-their-wallet-in-their-back-pocket/679271)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-keep-their-wallet-in-their-back-pocket/679271 "2014-01-21T21:19:41Z")
As it says in the title, I’ve never understood why people do this, men walking around with a highly visible and easily removed wallet at the rear of their trousers. And then they seem surprised when its stolen?!? Weak-… --- ## [Other people's annoying computer habits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-peoples-annoying-computer-habits/499590)
**Author:** [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2009, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-peoples-annoying-computer-habits/499590 "2009-06-22T15:11:41Z")
As a complement to this thread where people admit to their own bad computing habits, in this thread, you get to vent your spleen over what annoys you when you see other people doing things on a computer that you’d never … --- ## [Gross ear stories (TMI, of course)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gross-ear-stories-tmi-of-course/515504)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2009, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gross-ear-stories-tmi-of-course/515504 "2009-11-02T15:59:55Z")
Walking down 10 years of SDMB memory lane and reading part of the famous pimple thread got me thinking about ears, maybe because I’ve been battling an ear infection for two weeks and just had my third visit with the doct… --- ## [My friend just got robbed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-just-got-robbed/641588)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2012, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-just-got-robbed/641588 "2012-11-21T14:24:41Z")
So here’s the scoop. My friend got robbed earlier today. Someone took about $1,100 in a safe and a big portion of the jewelry in the house. My friend lives with his mom. They both had things stolen. There was no dam… --- ## [If you win the Powerball, where do you (temporarily) put the money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-win-the-powerball-where-do-you-temporarily-put-the-money/794747)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2017, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-win-the-powerball-where-do-you-temporarily-put-the-money/794747 "2017-09-02T19:37:46Z")
The lady who won Thursday will get a lump sum of around $300 million after taxes. Where would a person put that kind of money while they decide how to invest it safely for the long term? Spreading it out over 1500+ ba… --- ## [How to Turn Off YouTube Commercials?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-turn-off-youtube-commercials/691914)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-turn-off-youtube-commercials/691914 "2015-03-09T19:22:36Z")
YouTube has started this annoying thing where it will plays an ad in the middle of something. Showing one before the start of a video is one thing, but suddenly commercials have begun playing not only between songs on an… --- ## [2015 Formula 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-formula-1/715005)
**Author:** [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-formula-1/715005 "2015-10-26T18:00:44Z")
I didn’t see that anyone else had started a thread for the season, so here goes. I’m hoping for another good year out of Williams. Maybe get Bottas to the top step of the podium, who knows? I’m also interested to see … --- ## [Scott Adams says... (Hillary & feminism)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-adams-says-hillary-feminism/747187)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2016, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-adams-says-hillary-feminism/747187 "2016-03-08T15:18:47Z")
True or false? --- ## ["Dancing with the Stars" Season III](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-season-iii/372393)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2006, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-season-iii/372393 "2006-11-17T21:21:46Z")
It starts tonight! Yay! I know for a fact I’m not the only one totally geeked about this (hi amarinth!). The only question is – shall we do a single thread for the whole season, as we did last winter, or do you want a n… --- ## [General anesthetic prior to death sentence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-anesthetic-prior-to-death-sentence/687403)
**Author:** [@skypig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skypig)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2014, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/general-anesthetic-prior-to-death-sentence/687403 "2014-05-06T18:47:05Z")
First. Not a debate on the merits of capital punishment. This has come back to the top of my mind after the recent horrific event. Why is a general anesthetic not administered? I’ve had a few, not unpleasant, but what… --- ## [I pit the Republicans who have opposed social progress by...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-republicans-who-have-opposed-social-progress-by/661924)
**Author:** [@tralfamidor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tralfamidor)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2013, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-republicans-who-have-opposed-social-progress-by/661924 "2013-07-03T05:00:41Z")
…for 80+ years, stating that every social program–Social Security, minimum wage, workplace safety laws, overtime pay, the 40-hour work week, Medicare, etc. would bring about the total destruction of American business and… --- ## [Doctor Who Christmas - Previews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-christmas-previews/641289)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2013, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-christmas-previews/641289 "2013-01-02T14:44:29Z")
Short article with a few preview pics. Here’s a really short video teaser. Christmas Special Prequel Children in Need Special. Puzzled how the Sontaran, Commander Strax is in this one. He supposedly died in A Good Man… --- ## [The US NG/PROPANE/E85 Vehicle and GSHP Energy Policy and Economic Recovery Plan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-ng-propane-e85-vehicle-and-gshp-energy-policy-and-economic-recovery-plan/535700)
**Author:** [@focusonz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/focusonz)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2010, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-us-ng-propane-e85-vehicle-and-gshp-energy-policy-and-economic-recovery-plan/535700 "2010-04-25T12:43:40Z")
GSHP’s, Todays only Alternative to Cap and Trade The US NG/PROPANE/E85 Vehicle and GSHP Energy Policy and Economic Recovery Plan Stimulate Main Street not Wall Street and not Pennsylvania Ave. for sure. TO: Ground So… --- ## [Assigned seating at movie theaters](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assigned-seating-at-movie-theaters/596083)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2014, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assigned-seating-at-movie-theaters/596083 "2014-10-05T17:55:00Z")
Anybody else seen this? We (the family T) went to see Contagion yesterday at a never-before-went-there Imax+17 theater (i.e., 1 Imax screen, 17 regular screens). As we were buying our tickets, the agent asked us where w… --- ## [Gay marriage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-marriage/640190)
**Author:** [@MEBuckner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MEBuckner)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2012, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-marriage/640190 "2012-11-10T11:45:24Z")
Voters just approved gay marriage in popular referenda in Maine and Maryland. They also rejected a bid to write a ban on gay marriage into the state constitution in Minnesota. If the current lead for gay marriage in Wash… --- ## [Re: Can we make this not become a board meme? \[reply to ATMB thread\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme-reply-to-atmb-thread/653589)
**Author:** [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-can-we-make-this-not-become-a-board-meme-reply-to-atmb-thread/653589 "2013-03-25T03:01:38Z")
In reply to this ATMB OP: Thanks. I replied: Then I realized the appropriate response was: \[QUOTE=Cheshire Human, in his imagination\] Actually, I think I have a better one: See people complain about “Hi, Opal”… --- ## [Single Women: Would you date a man who is separated, but not divorced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-women-would-you-date-a-man-who-is-separated-but-not-divorced/419668)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2007, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-women-would-you-date-a-man-who-is-separated-but-not-divorced/419668 "2007-09-21T00:52:47Z")
Due to some recent, although not unexpected, changes in my life, I’m not with my wife of 5+ years any more. She, and my 2 young children (ages 3 and 2), moved in with her parents about 500 miles away. I’ll spare you th… --- ## [Do Christians who believe in a non-literal Bible; do they believe in Jesus' resurrection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-christians-who-believe-in-a-non-literal-bible-do-they-believe-in-jesus-resurrection/659844)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2015, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-christians-who-believe-in-a-non-literal-bible-do-they-believe-in-jesus-resurrection/659844 "2015-04-20T02:56:18Z")
Sorry for the clumsy title. If I am in the wrong forum, would a mod kindly move the thread? This thought often occurs to me, so I want to get it out now, since it just hit me again. I know a lot of Christians don’t ta… --- ## [Okay, I have read Lord of the Rings now and I have some questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i-have-read-lord-of-the-rings-now-and-i-have-some-questions/613988)
**Author:** [@Christopher\_Robin\_Davies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Christopher_Robin_Davies)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2012, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-i-have-read-lord-of-the-rings-now-and-i-have-some-questions/613988 "2012-03-14T05:32:12Z")
Where does Denethor get the palantir that he uses? Is it ever revealed what happened to the Entwives? Why did Arwen have to become mortal to marry Aragorn? Also doesn’t the story in the appendix about Aragorn’s death pr… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=677&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=679&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)