# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=713&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:** 714 --- ## [What kind of socks do you wear with moccasins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-socks-do-you-wear-with-moccasins/269586)
**Author:** [@Emilio\_Lizardo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emilio_Lizardo)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2004, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-socks-do-you-wear-with-moccasins/269586 "2004-10-17T21:38:46Z")
OK, this may be one of the silliest questions ever asked on these boards, but I’m highly fashion impaired. After hearing lots of people rave about how comfortable they are, I finaly bought myself a pair of moccasins (i… --- ## [What Christmas decor items do you remember fondly from your childhood?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-christmas-decor-items-do-you-remember-fondly-from-your-childhood/600278)
**Author:** [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-christmas-decor-items-do-you-remember-fondly-from-your-childhood/600278 "2011-12-15T18:31:35Z")
I have been thinking about this for the last few days because (a) I am shopping for functional candleholders on eBay, and lots of the candleholders sold there are all Xmas-blinged up, and 2\] I have a toddler and I’m pret… --- ## [James Randi and accusations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-and-accusations/198094)
**Author:** [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-and-accusations/198094 "2009-07-24T10:30:45Z")
I read recently where James Randi, fighter of ignorance and all things fraudulent, was accused of supposedly soliciting sex on the phone with young boys. Can someone tell me the real truth on this? What really happened… --- ## [Water slides that just dump you into deep water--good idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-slides-that-just-dump-you-into-deep-water-good-idea/670464)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-slides-that-just-dump-you-into-deep-water-good-idea/670464 "2013-10-10T22:20:19Z")
This commercial shows exactly what I mean in the first few seconds: It seems slides like these were also in the Disney River Country park, and I’ve looked at some other water park info and seen them elsewh… --- ## [The sexiness of female names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-female-names/202773)
**Author:** [@Standup\_Karmic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standup_Karmic)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2003, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-female-names/202773 "2003-10-14T05:33:52Z")
Some female names just tend to suggest a very attractive and sexy woman to me. My favorites: Sarah Hannah Jenny Sandra Angela Guys, what female names suggest sexiness to you? --- ## [Family-values Pub senator caught up in DC Madam scandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-values-pub-senator-caught-up-in-dc-madam-scandal/411385)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2007, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-values-pub-senator-caught-up-in-dc-madam-scandal/411385 "2007-07-16T01:53:28Z")
Story here. Of course, Senator David Vitter (R-LA) is sorry for his sin. But what makes it even juicier is what he wrote back in '98 about Clinton’s impending impeachment: What goes around sometimes does come around.… --- ## [Time Travel: Possible or Impossible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-possible-or-impossible/480178)
**Author:** [@dedmonwakin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dedmonwakin)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2009, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-possible-or-impossible/480178 "2009-01-18T15:52:03Z")
While growing up, I’ve often been captivated by movies and books on time travel. Things pertaining to time travel, that I once truly thought were possible have become absolutely absurd. Even through physicists’ explanati… --- ## [What is a good Rock n Roll (auto)biography?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-good-rock-n-roll-auto-biography/581982)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2011, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-good-rock-n-roll-auto-biography/581982 "2011-05-17T15:14:46Z")
I am debating between grabbing the new Steven Tyler book and the recent Keith Richards offering. Any opinions on either of these? Any others I should consider?\* mmm \*(don’t necessarily have to be recent) --- ## [How do you pronounce "Chile"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-chile/588731)
**Author:** [@Ronald\_C.Semone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_C.Semone)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2011, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-chile/588731 "2011-07-14T12:00:56Z")
When I was growing up in Massachusetts 60 years ago, it was pronounced as if it were written “Chilly”. Now I hear people pronouncing it as if it were spelled “Chill-Lay”. How do you pronounce it? --- ## [Raindogs comments.. \[on belief and proof - edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raindogs-comments-on-belief-and-proof-edited-title/605048)
**Author:** [@DaveBfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveBfd)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2011, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raindogs-comments-on-belief-and-proof-edited-title/605048 "2011-12-13T06:59:30Z")
\[QUOTE=Raindog\] \<-----strong theism----------------------strong belief for-----------------------weak belief for-----------------| no belief either way; agnosticism |--------------------weak belief against--… --- ## [left wing oriented falsehoods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-wing-oriented-falsehoods/564933)
**Author:** [@sundog66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sundog66)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2010, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/left-wing-oriented-falsehoods/564933 "2010-12-30T23:03:32Z")
The article linked to in this thread reports a study claiming that Fox news viewers are significantly more likely than non-Fox news viewers to believe 8 of the the following 9 falsehoods: \[ul\] \[li\] the stimulus legisla… --- ## [Can someone explain how Disney has outmanuevered DeSantis via Charles III's descendants?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-how-disney-has-outmanuevered-desantis-via-charles-iiis-descendants/981880)
**Author:** [@slicedalone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slicedalone)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2023, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-how-disney-has-outmanuevered-desantis-via-charles-iiis-descendants/981880 "2023-06-20T02:22:49Z")
News article about Iger, Disney CEO, pulling a fast one by relying on a law that somehow depends on Charles III’s last descendent dying, but I can’t figure it out and the sites I go are too buggy for me to decipher any o… --- ## ["See, what had happened was..." Do white folks ever say this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-had-happened-was-do-white-folks-ever-say-this/439024)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-what-had-happened-was-do-white-folks-ever-say-this/439024 "2020-06-26T21:14:55Z")
As a preface to a poor excuse or flat-out lie? The first time I ever heard this expression it was from Will Smith’s character on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. Since then, I’ve only heard it from black people. I hear it… --- ## [A Serious Man - someone wanna explain that to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-serious-man-someone-wanna-explain-that-to-me/531578)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-serious-man-someone-wanna-explain-that-to-me/531578 "2010-03-10T21:21:02Z")
We’ve been trying to work our way through most of the nominees, and last night was A Serious Man. I’ve always considered the Coen Bros somewhat of a hit or miss, and this was a pretty blatant miss in all respects. Some… --- ## [Woman Beat Her Mom With Vibrator](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-beat-her-mom-with-vibrator/683013)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2014, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-beat-her-mom-with-vibrator/683013 "2014-03-12T02:13:27Z")
Assault with a concealed weapon? :smiley: --- ## [Pull my finger for August (monthly mini rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-my-finger-for-august-monthly-mini-rants/968940)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 294\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2022, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pull-my-finger-for-august-monthly-mini-rants/968940 "2022-09-05T03:16:29Z")
This is my last day of mandatory quarantine as I get over Covid. Feeling better but I have a nagging cough and sore throat that has made it impossible to sleep for long. Also, though my congestion is gone for some reas… --- ## [Golf ball deforming, true or false?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-ball-deforming-true-or-false/540489)
**Author:** [@charlie145](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/charlie145)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2010, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/golf-ball-deforming-true-or-false/540489 "2010-05-25T12:36:48Z")
Surely the outer layer of a golf ball is too brittle to deform so much, what’s the SD? Anim gif --- ## [I pit people who can't appreciate wildlife unless they can kill it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-cant-appreciate-wildlife-unless-they-can-kill-it/425326)
**Author:** [@Sequent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sequent)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2007, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-people-who-cant-appreciate-wildlife-unless-they-can-kill-it/425326 "2007-11-09T04:20:25Z")
Minnesota woman congratuates her self for killing rare deer “She says it was thrilling to see the rare animal, but actually a hundred more times exciting to take it home.” While we’re at it, I pit the local podunk TV s… --- ## [Your Baseball Team's All-Time Line-Up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-baseball-teams-all-time-line-up/503070)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-baseball-teams-all-time-line-up/503070 "2009-07-23T18:51:49Z")
Watching the All-Star game reminded me of how many great players the Cardinals have had over the years. That got me thinking about putting together a roster based on your team’s all time best players. One at each positio… --- ## [35mm film: aspect ratio of negatives, prints, and enlargements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/35mm-film-aspect-ratio-of-negatives-prints-and-enlargements/35704)
**Author:** [@RavingMad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RavingMad)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2000, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/35mm-film-aspect-ratio-of-negatives-prints-and-enlargements/35704 "2000-10-19T00:03:44Z")
I recently went to the photo shop to get a 35mm picture enlarged for a friend who wanted to buy it; he already had an 8x10 inch frame handy, so that’s the enlargement size I requested. I knew the picture I was blowing up… --- ## [Why is my cat heavy? (not fat)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-cat-heavy-not-fat/400522)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2007, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-cat-heavy-not-fat/400522 "2007-04-22T04:26:18Z")
I have a kitten (Jork) who’s around a year old. I don’t know exactly how old because he was a stray, but I’d guess 11-12 months. To look at him, he’s perfectly normal-looking, not fat in the slightest. I’ve had fat cats… --- ## [cultures in which people don't line up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultures-in-which-people-dont-line-up/705165)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2014, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cultures-in-which-people-dont-line-up/705165 "2014-12-01T07:15:45Z")
After some recent experiences with Chinese tourists who didn’t seem to understand or care about the concept of waiting in line to receive service, a brief web search turned up a lot of articles about exactly that thing. … --- ## [What media is illegal to own in the United States](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-media-is-illegal-to-own-in-the-united-states/676661)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2013, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-media-is-illegal-to-own-in-the-united-states/676661 "2013-12-19T19:49:05Z")
I was reading a true crime biography today that eventually caused me to remember the hitman book by paladin press. It was a hitman how to guide that was later used as a template for a murder. A us court found it was not … --- ## [Should I Give him the Axe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-give-him-the-axe/397314)
**Author:** [@SailBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SailBunny)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-give-him-the-axe/397314 "2007-03-28T19:27:20Z")
This is a complicated story, with errors committed on both sides. My boyfriend is traveling around South East Asia for 2 months, with my full blessing. Overall our relationship has been great, 2 years, I am still in co… --- ## [lets clear a few things up \[pitting Silver Tyger Girl\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-clear-a-few-things-up-pitting-silver-tyger-girl/487740)
**Author:** [@The\_Tao\_s\_Revenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tao_s_Revenge)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2009, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-clear-a-few-things-up-pitting-silver-tyger-girl/487740 "2009-03-06T14:14:56Z")
And thus I have my victim. You’re a moron, Mss. Giirl You really are a idiot. You’re as fucking stupid as Bush. You’re as charming as a telemarketer. Mss. Giirl You are a smelly idiot with a blunt dirty sock reek … --- ## [Ever Done This? (Stayed In A Hotel In Your Own City)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-done-this-stayed-in-a-hotel-in-your-own-city/595315)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-done-this-stayed-in-a-hotel-in-your-own-city/595315 "2011-09-12T18:46:43Z")
I live about a 40 minute commute from my work. Last week I had a very early morning meeting. I’ve been really tired of recent weeks, and to boot, have a slow-healing injury that makes me kind of drag on the commute. S… --- ## [Do people still use shorthand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-still-use-shorthand/386891)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2014, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-still-use-shorthand/386891 "2014-01-22T20:36:02Z")
Does anyone here use shorthand? Or know anyone who does? --- ## [Coldie-Spiny-LA-Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldie-spiny-la-dope/85706)
**Author:** [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Replies:** 252\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2001, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldie-spiny-la-dope/85706 "2001-10-18T00:19:52Z")
OK, here’s part three, since this one was getting a bit long. Discuss! Rejoice! --- ## [turning the car off when you pump gas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-the-car-off-when-you-pump-gas/615505)
**Author:** [@copperwindow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/copperwindow)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turning-the-car-off-when-you-pump-gas/615505 "2012-03-13T14:30:19Z")
do you really need to turn the car off when you pump gas? what can happen if you don’t, and what are the chances? --- ## [The Straight Dope on cracking Windows cached domain credentials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-on-cracking-windows-cached-domain-credentials/542691)
**Author:** [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2010, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-on-cracking-windows-cached-domain-credentials/542691 "2010-06-17T13:14:26Z")
Given the right tools, can you fairly easily crack a Windows domain account’s cached credentials on a modern Windows computer? Note: Not accounts in local SAM database, and not resetting Administrator account, or any of … --- ## [Thankyou George W. Bush](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankyou-george-w-bush/571091)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2011, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thankyou-george-w-bush/571091 "2011-02-16T03:37:13Z")
You took us to war in Iraq on the excuse of WMDs. Right or wrong, I always believed you were looking at the big picture. I gave credence to the idea that birthing a democracy in the middle east, ie, Iraq, would spill dem… --- ## [If your automatic transmission has a manual mode, do you ever use it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-automatic-transmission-has-a-manual-mode-do-you-ever-use-it/715751)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2015, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-automatic-transmission-has-a-manual-mode-do-you-ever-use-it/715751 "2015-03-24T16:23:10Z")
A common trend in vehicles seems to be adding a manual mode to automatic transmissions that allows the driver to shift manually but without the need for a clutch. I have it but never use it. What do you do? If you use i… --- ## [Authors and the unusual words they like to overuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-and-the-unusual-words-they-like-to-overuse/680731)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/authors-and-the-unusual-words-they-like-to-overuse/680731 "2014-02-13T00:01:10Z")
I’ve recently been reading(well, speed skimming) the Malazan book of the fallen series, and it is absolutely ridiculous how often Steven Erikson uses the word ‘gelid’. It keeps springing up multiple times in each book, a… --- ## [Examples of canon violations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-canon-violations/464388)
**Author:** [@The\_Controvert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Controvert)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2008, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-canon-violations/464388 "2008-09-24T00:04:57Z")
Thought it’d be fun to share glaring examples where a series violates its own canon. Feel free to supply retcon explanations if you choose. For example, in the later seasons of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a character is … --- ## [SDMB Death Panel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-death-panel/747312)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2016, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-death-panel/747312 "2016-03-10T20:53:28Z")
In ATMB Boyo Jim suggested such a thread, but was too much a gentleman to create it. I, on the other hand, am no gentleman and can see the value of a serious, non-partisan discussion, with citations and evidence why thi… --- ## [VCO3's rape question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vco3s-rape-question/418133)
**Author:** [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2007, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vco3s-rape-question/418133 "2007-09-18T08:37:54Z")
You had to know that this thread was going to generate some discussion, right? Most of it not pretty. Dude, just because you \*can’t imagine \* something does NOT mean that people are exaggerating the circumstances or ca… --- ## [Is "conservative" beginning to become the new "liberal"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-conservative-beginning-to-become-the-new-liberal/672251)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2013, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-conservative-beginning-to-become-the-new-liberal/672251 "2013-11-28T02:48:49Z")
A few years back the conservative movement had succeeded in making the word “liberal” something that no one in the middle (which really is the vast majority of voters) would want to identify with, protraying “liberal” as… --- ## ["Blacks" (Africans) in ancient Rome...help me out here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blacks-africans-in-ancient-rome-help-me-out-here/323787)
**Author:** [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2012, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blacks-africans-in-ancient-rome-help-me-out-here/323787 "2012-05-08T13:32:43Z")
Ok I’m having an argument with some racists (self identified) about the contribution of black to society and I got into the the idea the idea that “civilized” people 2000 years ago would not have considered “whites” (in … --- ## [Could a European style "soccer" league survive in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-european-style-soccer-league-survive-in-the-us/740821)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-a-european-style-soccer-league-survive-in-the-us/740821 "2016-05-02T21:01:33Z")
Football is in my experience football (aka soccer) is increasing in popularity in the US (I am brit living on West Coast since 2003). But despite what is now a fairly widespread appreciation for the beautiful game, amon… --- ## [CPAC straw poll results](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpac-straw-poll-results/683284)
**Author:** [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cpac-straw-poll-results/683284 "2014-03-18T14:24:30Z")
I read this on another site, posted in a generally conservative forum. CPAC results: 31% Rand Paul, Senator from Kentucky 11% Ted Cruz, Senator from Texas 9% Dr. Ben Carson 7% Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin 7%… --- ## [What is your attitude towards military enlistees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-attitude-towards-military-enlistees/392072)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2007, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-attitude-towards-military-enlistees/392072 "2007-02-14T22:40:12Z")
What is your attitude towards persons who enlist in the military these days? I traditionally considered military service worthy of considerable respect. But given the current war we are involved in, I am not certain I … --- ## [Name five women more beautiful than People's choice!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-five-women-more-beautiful-than-peoples-choice/656589)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-five-women-more-beautiful-than-peoples-choice/656589 "2013-04-29T16:36:38Z")
This blew my mind: Gwyneth Paltrow Tops People’s 2013 Most Beautiful List I even saw her on somebody’s “ugly actors” list at IMDb. I’d pick any of our recent “voluptuous women” over Gwyneth. In a heartbeat. --- ## [How much does an abortion cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-an-abortion-cost/231963)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2004, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-an-abortion-cost/231963 "2004-03-03T17:37:43Z")
Kindly do not take any shots on the abortion issue in this thread, on either side. I’m simply curious as to the general cost for an elective abortion in your area. If it’s different based on procedure, weeks of gestati… --- ## [Most evil person ever who reformed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-evil-person-ever-who-reformed/694291)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2014, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-evil-person-ever-who-reformed/694291 "2014-08-01T15:09:57Z")
Can anyone give me historical (or at least purported) examples of people who after being notoriously evil mended their ways? I gather a few saints started out as pretty sinful, but I’d draw a distinction between the mere… --- ## [Does the NFL's copyright claim have any legal weight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-nfls-copyright-claim-have-any-legal-weight/511094)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-nfls-copyright-claim-have-any-legal-weight/511094 "2009-09-24T18:19:51Z")
If you’ve watched a game you’ve heard it: “This telecast is copyrighted by the NFL for the private use of our audience. Any other use of this telecast or of any pictures, descriptions, or accounts of the game without the… --- ## [Aspartame Artificial Sweetener, how bad is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspartame-artificial-sweetener-how-bad-is-it/633628)
**Author:** [@Luk3112](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luk3112)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2013, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspartame-artificial-sweetener-how-bad-is-it/633628 "2013-01-14T17:15:47Z")
What do you think about this? --- ## [Parents! Songs to sing your kids to sleep with?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-songs-to-sing-your-kids-to-sleep-with/131569)
**Author:** [@Tomcat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tomcat)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2002, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-songs-to-sing-your-kids-to-sleep-with/131569 "2002-10-25T20:48:56Z")
Hello, my name is Tomcat and I’m a newbie dad. I also predict that this post will be short-lived. I mean, how many SDMB’s actually sing to their kids and hold discussions about it? Well, I guess we’ll see… My daughter… --- ## [Is daughter with same name as mother called Jr.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-daughter-with-same-name-as-mother-called-jr/284661)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2005, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-daughter-with-same-name-as-mother-called-jr/284661 "2005-01-16T01:46:56Z")
Or can only males be called Jr.? Is there a seperate designation for a female named after her mother? --- ## [Time for dark beer - what's your's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-dark-beer-whats-yours/823545)
**Author:** [@MikeF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeF)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-dark-beer-whats-yours/823545 "2020-01-29T14:55:28Z")
While I’ll enjoy a porter or stout any time of year, the cool weather here in the NE U.S. has me hankering for the dark stuff. Founder’s has a good porter, Left Hand Milk Stout is high on my list and, while I haven’t had… --- ## [Amazon's book recommendation engine is dumb -- any better ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazons-book-recommendation-engine-is-dumb-any-better-ones/496998)
**Author:** [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2012, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazons-book-recommendation-engine-is-dumb-any-better-ones/496998 "2012-06-10T00:08:30Z")
Like a lot of Dopers, I’m someone who reads voraciously but selectively: I always need to be in the middle of at least one novel, I typically finish at least two or three novels a week, and while I enjoy a broad range of… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=712&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=714&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)