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**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2021, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-farm-is-a-bunch-of-fucking-crooks-and-liars/407140 "2021-08-14T11:25:41Z")
I can’t believe I got tangled up with these assholes. I’ve had all my insurance with State Farm for 10 years, during which I’ve paid them thousands of dollars in premiums. In the last 10 years I had one claim, when som… --- ## [Is there a reason that a fax is required, instead of a scan/email?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-reason-that-a-fax-is-required-instead-of-a-scan-email/627952)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2012, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-reason-that-a-fax-is-required-instead-of-a-scan-email/627952 "2012-07-15T07:05:15Z")
A year or two ago, I made a contract with some institution (can’t remember, bank, mortgage, car loan, etc…). They said that I would need to fax X document with my signature on it. I don’t have a landline. So, I said, “Ma… --- ## [Sending her kids to a good school, sends mom to jail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-her-kids-to-a-good-school-sends-mom-to-jail/569096)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2011, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-her-kids-to-a-good-school-sends-mom-to-jail/569096 "2011-01-28T20:07:58Z")
People have been asking relatives, who live in good school districts, to keep their kids for as long as I can remember. You send your kids to live with their grandmother. They are then entitled to attend a good school. … --- ## [What's the ugliest, most depressing place to live in the United States?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-ugliest-most-depressing-place-to-live-in-the-united-states/284720)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2005, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-ugliest-most-depressing-place-to-live-in-the-united-states/284720 "2005-01-19T18:09:12Z")
Recollections of living in Prince Georges County, Maryland from my college days as a University of MD, College Park student in the late 70’s, set it in stone for me as the gold standard of depressing suburban wastelands… --- ## [Virginity Pledges. Well so much for that idea!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginity-pledges-well-so-much-for-that-idea/479069)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2009, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginity-pledges-well-so-much-for-that-idea/479069 "2009-01-02T12:49:58Z")
Virginity pledges have been promoted as one method of decreasing early sexual activity and consequently sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancies. But does it work? Anecdotally no. Britney Spears was one famous pu… --- ## [Doesn't Trump know he's too thin skinned for politics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-trump-know-hes-too-thin-skinned-for-politics/607292)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doesnt-trump-know-hes-too-thin-skinned-for-politics/607292 "2011-12-29T16:26:00Z")
I’m puzzled why Trump is still considering a presidential run? His thin skin is legendary. He’s had various feuds and blow ups with other celebrities for long as I can remember. He nearly had a falling out with close fr… --- ## [Actors drawn to bleak, depressing scripts (Michelle Williams I'm looking at you)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-drawn-to-bleak-depressing-scripts-michelle-williams-im-looking-at-you/582004)
**Author:** [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2011, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-drawn-to-bleak-depressing-scripts-michelle-williams-im-looking-at-you/582004 "2011-05-18T15:37:03Z")
Just got back from watching the truly awful Meek’s Cutoff. Don’t be fooled by the IMDb rating. Someone is obviously stuffing the ballot box. This is a monumentally bad movie. But aside from being a bad movie, it is a bl… --- ## [Super Bowl Commercials 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials-2014/680390)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2014, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-commercials-2014/680390 "2014-02-05T01:01:57Z")
So what’s the consensus this year? So far a bunch of duds, though I did get a kick out of the Colbert pistachiohead ad. --- ## [WWII German Aircraft Carriers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-german-aircraft-carriers/573763)
**Author:** [@Shinna\_Minna\_Ma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shinna_Minna_Ma)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wwii-german-aircraft-carriers/573763 "2020-09-30T15:44:31Z")
Why didn’t the Germans use any aircraft carriers in WWII? I know they built a few, but either they were never completed or they were never used. --- ## [What's with these oddball political comments by Dilbert artist Scott Adams?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-these-oddball-political-comments-by-dilbert-artist-scott-adams/766104)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2016, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-these-oddball-political-comments-by-dilbert-artist-scott-adams/766104 "2016-10-28T18:54:28Z")
At the bottom of his daily cartoon webpage he has some political observations. Trying to make heads or tails of his “logic” is headache inducing. This seems to be analytical gibberish Scott Adams’ Blog - Deplorable Pne… --- ## [Dear Rob Schneider: Go fuck yourself with a carrot, you ignorant jackass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-rob-schneider-go-fuck-yourself-with-a-carrot-you-ignorant-jackass/669826)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-rob-schneider-go-fuck-yourself-with-a-carrot-you-ignorant-jackass/669826 "2013-10-01T18:18:00Z")
I guess I’m just a little late to the party here, as I am just now hearing that Schneider is vying for the position of “hollywood celebrity responsible for most unnecessary deaths”. Apparently this isn’t ne… --- ## ["Flights of Angels Sing Thee to Thy Rest..." \[badchad banning\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flights-of-angels-sing-thee-to-thy-rest-badchad-banning/396599)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flights-of-angels-sing-thee-to-thy-rest-badchad-banning/396599 "2007-03-20T18:38:45Z")
Thou fucking troll. Heartfelt thanks to the mods. Regards, Shodan --- ## [NFL Q? Can a college player choose which team he wants to play for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-q-can-a-college-player-choose-which-team-he-wants-to-play-for/632976)
**Author:** [@Rucksinator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rucksinator)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2012, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-q-can-a-college-player-choose-which-team-he-wants-to-play-for/632976 "2012-09-01T17:03:53Z")
I just caught a few minutes of this E:60 program on ESPN highlighting Calvin Johnson. He grew up near Atlanta, GA, and the show said that, despite several college scholarship offers from bigger football schools, he chos… --- ## [Air Bag Deployment - Car Totalled?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-bag-deployment-car-totalled/668908)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2013, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/air-bag-deployment-car-totalled/668908 "2013-09-16T03:39:07Z")
I’ve heard cars whose airbags have deployed (for any reason) must be “totalled.” True. --- ## [Andy Griffith Show Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-griffith-show-questions/259766)
**Author:** [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2011, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andy-griffith-show-questions/259766 "2011-08-13T15:18:43Z")
So, right now I’m stuck without cable or satellite. One of the few shows I get is The Andy Griffith Show. I’ve enjoyed watching the old shows, although Barney, Goober, Gomer, and Floyd irritate the fire out of me. I part… --- ## [Why has this guy been sentenced to jail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-this-guy-been-sentenced-to-jail/512332)
**Author:** [@The\_Great\_Philosopher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Philosopher)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-this-guy-been-sentenced-to-jail/512332 "2009-10-09T17:53:08Z")
In this story, a 21-year-old English soccer player was driving on the motorway on Boxing Day when he crashed into another car, killing a father of five. He later told police he had been changing the song on his MP3 Playe… --- ## [Why doesn't my dog look at herself in the mirror?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-my-dog-look-at-herself-in-the-mirror/492959)
**Author:** [@Lillith\_Fair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lillith_Fair)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2009, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-my-dog-look-at-herself-in-the-mirror/492959 "2009-04-15T17:18:49Z")
My dog will not look at herself in the mirror. Other dogs act cute and try to play with the dog in the mirror. My dog will not look and will not react to anything in the mirror. --- ## [Is !(p && q) exactly the same as !p || !q?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-p-q-exactly-the-same-as-p-q/804388)
**Author:** [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2018, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-p-q-exactly-the-same-as-p-q/804388 "2018-01-22T10:47:23Z")
I get that they’re equivalent - if something is not p and also not q it is saying it is neither p nor q, like it it’s not both things at once. But is it also the same as saying if p is not true and q is not true then th… --- ## [Homeless people (men) are rarely bald. Is there a reason?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeless-people-men-are-rarely-bald-is-there-a-reason/289664)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2011, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/homeless-people-men-are-rarely-bald-is-there-a-reason/289664 "2011-11-21T08:53:26Z")
In reviewing out local population of older, hardcore homeless men, they almost all have a full head of hair. I see very few bald homeless men. Is there any correlation with tendency toward baldness being linked with avoi… --- ## [Is it possible to teach oneself how to swim?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-teach-oneself-how-to-swim/595250)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-to-teach-oneself-how-to-swim/595250 "2011-09-08T15:19:30Z")
Assume that at midlife one has gotten over basic fear of the water and would like to learn to swim for real. But one does not relish the prospect of looking silly, joining a beginner class alongside eight year olds. Is i… --- ## [Jury duty selection- is it really fair for a court to do this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-selection-is-it-really-fair-for-a-court-to-do-this/761757)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2016, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-selection-is-it-really-fair-for-a-court-to-do-this/761757 "2016-08-12T06:40:30Z")
So my number got called for Jury Duty selection and like a good citizen, I showed up and filled out my paperwork, and after about 2 hours, the lady running the whole deal said the selection process for the case was takin… --- ## [Choosing a U-Haul truck, having a hard time figuring out the size I need.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-a-u-haul-truck-having-a-hard-time-figuring-out-the-size-i-need/537296)
**Author:** [@xanthous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanthous)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2010, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choosing-a-u-haul-truck-having-a-hard-time-figuring-out-the-size-i-need/537296 "2010-04-27T13:13:11Z")
I realize the site gives you guidelines by # of bedrooms- I presume this means a house with that many bedrooms, but I’m moving myself out of the house I’m sharing, so I’m having a hard time visualizing just how many “bed… --- ## [Women earn 70 cents on the dollar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-earn-70-cents-on-the-dollar/536882)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2010, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-earn-70-cents-on-the-dollar/536882 "2010-04-28T22:41:12Z")
We’ve all heard the stat that women are still payed 70 (or some such number) of cents on the dollar for equivalent work. It was mentioned in last night’s episode of Glee, which brought it back to my mind. How true is it… --- ## [Guest MMP - Still missing Rue and stuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guest-mmp-still-missing-rue-and-stuff/330978)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 305\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2005, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guest-mmp-still-missing-rue-and-stuff/330978 "2005-11-21T06:57:00Z")
Mrs. Carol Malloy was as close to a traditional housewife as one finds these days. Her husband, Andrew, was an up and coming mid-level executroid who wore a suit to work every day and made a nice living, so Mrs. Malloy … --- ## [Do Asian people with Down's Syndrome look any different from the rest of the population?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-asian-people-with-downs-syndrome-look-any-different-from-the-rest-of-the-population/642159)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-asian-people-with-downs-syndrome-look-any-different-from-the-rest-of-the-population/642159 "2012-11-27T21:48:38Z")
This very non-PC question popped into my head last week, and it won’t go away. Down’s Syndrome was originally known as Mongolism, because people with it looked “Oriental.” So can you tell a similarly afflicted Asian per… --- ## [Explain to how my husband arranged for all these escorts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-how-my-husband-arranged-for-all-these-escorts/812426)
**Author:** [@Blindsided2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blindsided2)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-how-my-husband-arranged-for-all-these-escorts/812426 "2018-04-19T18:07:14Z")
My husband of 16 years just came clean about a sex addiction that started with porn and sex with anonymous women before meeting me. It escalated to massage parlor happy endings and brothels (lots of different counties) a… --- ## [Argument with husband: what is this rhetorical device called: straw man? Reductio ad absurdum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argument-with-husband-what-is-this-rhetorical-device-called-straw-man-reductio-ad-absurdum/683325)
**Author:** [@watergallop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watergallop)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/argument-with-husband-what-is-this-rhetorical-device-called-straw-man-reductio-ad-absurdum/683325 "2014-03-13T22:38:06Z")
My husband and I are discussing renting our garage to someone to make some extra money every month. Me: We should restrict the renter to storing a car or a boat. I don’t want someone to put a bunch of boxes that might h… --- ## [Am I juvenile, or are these people oblivious? "Both" is an acceptable option.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-juvenile-or-are-these-people-oblivious-both-is-an-acceptable-option/622895)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2013, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-juvenile-or-are-these-people-oblivious-both-is-an-acceptable-option/622895 "2013-09-30T21:03:37Z")
I was in a meeting with our “internet resources group” when a couple of slides went up talking about our share of a certain business space. The titles on the slides? “Digital Penetration.” I looked around the room and … --- ## [Corporal Punishment - Yay or nay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corporal-punishment-yay-or-nay/467075)
**Author:** [@Brandon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brandon)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2008, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corporal-punishment-yay-or-nay/467075 "2008-10-14T18:37:07Z")
Inspired by these two threads: Do Citizens in Poor Countries Beat Their Kids? Children of Abusive Parents: Any Attempts to Hold Your Parents Accountable? In the “Do Citizens in Poor Countries Beat Their Kids?” thread … --- ## [Palestinians torture son; force him to falsely implicate his widowed mother of 7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palestinians-torture-son-force-him-to-falsely-implicate-his-widowed-mother-of-7/125565)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2002, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palestinians-torture-son-force-him-to-falsely-implicate-his-widowed-mother-of-7/125565 "2002-09-05T01:33:36Z")
There are some who have a preference in favor of the Palestinians over the Israelis. There are some of you who believe Sharon is just as bad as Arafat. This Associated Press story is reproduced for your benefit. If an… --- ## [The Flash Season 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-season-5/822493)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-flash-season-5/822493 "2019-05-20T16:12:23Z")
The fifth season of The Flash premieres October 9. Note that this is a week before Supergirl and Arrow and two weeks before Legends of Tomorrow. Promoted to regular cast are Danielle Nicolete (Cecile Horton) and Hartle… --- ## [Hacking gmail without being detected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hacking-gmail-without-being-detected/693116)
**Author:** [@amorali](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amorali)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hacking-gmail-without-being-detected/693116 "2014-07-23T00:59:50Z")
I have good reason to believe someone has hacked into my Gmail. But none of the usual signs are there, and unless Gmail gives me more than the last ten ISPs, I am not going to be able to use their tools to detect it. Pl… --- ## [Why don't Native American Reservations have legalized prostitution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-native-american-reservations-have-legalized-prostitution/287016)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Deschain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Deschain)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-native-american-reservations-have-legalized-prostitution/287016 "2026-01-03T14:23:08Z")
I meant to ask this as its own question, but screwed up and put it under the cigerette taxation thread. Anyway, is it because of moral opposition within the Native American cultures (I would think if nothing else that t… --- ## [Blade Runner's court statement - what ya think? guilty or Not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blade-runners-court-statement-what-ya-think-guilty-or-not/650845)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2013, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blade-runners-court-statement-what-ya-think-guilty-or-not/650845 "2013-02-26T22:48:31Z")
I’m always frustrated by crime cases because we always get a filtered or speculative view from the press. The cops hold back any real facts until the trial and even then critical information isn’t always admitted because… --- ## [Ted Haggard's wife responsible for his fall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-haggards-wife-responsible-for-his-fall/379813)
**Author:** [@Rico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rico)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2006, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ted-haggards-wife-responsible-for-his-fall/379813 "2006-11-15T02:05:12Z")
I can’t believe this. The Acts 29 Network is putting forward the theory that Ted Haggard’s wife may have been responsible for his gay sex encounters. From the founder of the Acts 29 network, Mark Driscoll: So because… --- ## [Am I bigoted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-bigoted/551721)
**Author:** [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2010, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-bigoted/551721 "2010-09-04T21:20:18Z")
I watched a Jon Stewart clip about the gay marriage ban being lifted in California. It had the message that the people who thought the judge was biased, because the judge was gay, were bigoted. The problem is that I am o… --- ## [Realtors Suck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realtors-suck/438261)
**Author:** [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realtors-suck/438261 "2008-02-22T04:05:04Z")
Yes, it’s a blanket statement. Yes, it’s stereotyping. It’s totally wrong in every logical and reasonable sense, but damn, I’ve yet to work with a realtor who didn’t try to either a) screw me out of a LOT of money, b) … --- ## [RNC Official Pat Rogers: N.M. Governor ‘Dishonored’ Gen. Custer By Meeting With American Indians.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rnc-official-pat-rogers-n-m-governor-dishonored-gen-custer-by-meeting-with-american-indians/632539)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2012, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rnc-official-pat-rogers-n-m-governor-dishonored-gen-custer-by-meeting-with-american-indians/632539 "2012-08-29T18:10:12Z")
I know, I know, more Republican bashing; but they make it so damned easy! Please, go ahead and try to show equivalence on the Democratic side. http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2012/08/susana\_martinez\_custer.ph… --- ## [3rd Democratic Debate 12/19/15](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3rd-democratic-debate-12-19-15/740788)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2015, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3rd-democratic-debate-12-19-15/740788 "2015-12-24T06:38:09Z")
The next Demotratic presidential candidate debate, like the last, will be on a Saturday night. Who is organizing these debates (DNC?) and why are they doing this? Do they not want viewers? It’s in New Hampshire, too, … --- ## [Its now time for girls to cover the dating expenses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-now-time-for-girls-to-cover-the-dating-expenses/552448)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2010, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-now-time-for-girls-to-cover-the-dating-expenses/552448 "2010-09-10T00:10:29Z")
I’m not talking sharing either. Or, we need soom affirmative action for the boys. From Time/CNN We are talking single women without kids. You know the ones that get free drinks and dinners and jewellry and doors held… --- ## [The ethics of violating "abandoned" copyrights](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-violating-abandoned-copyrights/239974)
**Author:** [@AtomicDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AtomicDog)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2004, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-violating-abandoned-copyrights/239974 "2004-04-28T11:43:49Z")
I’m a big Amos ‘n’ Andy fan. I would like to get episodes of this Fifties TV series, but because of its so-called “racist” nature, there are none legally avaiable anywhere - I assume that whoever owns the copyright has n… --- ## [TV shows/movies where a main good guy becomes bad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-movies-where-a-main-good-guy-becomes-bad/544129)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2010, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-movies-where-a-main-good-guy-becomes-bad/544129 "2010-06-26T20:44:11Z")
I’m sure we can all reel off zillions of examples where a character who is introduced as an antagonist, over the course of a franchise becomes one of the ‘good guys’. What examples are there of the opposite phenomenon? C… --- ## [What use could God have for living things?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-use-could-god-have-for-living-things/693399)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-use-could-god-have-for-living-things/693399 "2014-07-21T12:55:16Z")
As a thiest I like to think we are part of a plan. I have no idea where it is going but I assume that God has some useful reason for letting life evolve. The liklihood of humans or anything from earth ever having a real … --- ## [Can Geico really save you 15 percent on your car insurance...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-geico-really-save-you-15-percent-on-your-car-insurance/552576)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2011, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-geico-really-save-you-15-percent-on-your-car-insurance/552576 "2011-04-07T12:24:44Z")
You’ve seen the commercials (and likely the threads about them on here). You know what I’m talking about. So insert your own line to finish the statement in the thread title. --- ## [Snappy Answers to the Question "How Are You"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snappy-answers-to-the-question-how-are-you/526011)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2017, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snappy-answers-to-the-question-how-are-you/526011 "2017-12-01T18:01:01Z")
I’m bored of saying “fine” every time I’m asked this. I’d like something positive and uplifting, rather than negative or snarky. So far the best I’ve been able to come up with is “If I were any better I’d be twins.” --- ## [iTunes 11 is terrible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-11-is-terrible/642607)
**Author:** [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2013, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/itunes-11-is-terrible/642607 "2013-02-09T00:21:20Z")
First: we’ve all heard your comments about how the problem is using iTunes in the first place, or that the remedy is to uninstall. Yes that may be true, but it gets old. Feel free to vent, though. I still haven’t played… --- ## [Another bit of bastardly marketing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bit-of-bastardly-marketing/662390)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2013, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bit-of-bastardly-marketing/662390 "2013-07-06T17:17:54Z")
Warning: this isn’t going to be particularly vitriolic. More of a weary sigh with eye-rolling than a frothy tirade of righteous outrage. I’ve mentioned before how we buy our laundry soap in big buckets from the local w… --- ## [Medal for overflying Northern Ireland?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medal-for-overflying-northern-ireland/606524)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2011, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medal-for-overflying-northern-ireland/606524 "2011-12-27T17:27:57Z")
I’ve had this ‘fact’ repeated to me several times by different people and while I don’t for a moment believe its true but just for interest sakes I’d like to have confirmation that its nonsense. Basically I’ve been told… --- ## [Why are 1940s/early 1950s Christmas songs so popular?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-1940s-early-1950s-christmas-songs-so-popular/521909)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2009, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-1940s-early-1950s-christmas-songs-so-popular/521909 "2009-12-28T22:28:41Z")
I think there might have been a thread about this before, but I can’t find it. I’m wondering just what is it about Christmas songs from the 1940s and 1950s that make them so popular 50 to 60 years after they were first … --- ## [Explain the buddhist practice of offering food to a shrine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-buddhist-practice-of-offering-food-to-a-shrine/653782)
**Author:** [@doubled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doubled)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2013, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-buddhist-practice-of-offering-food-to-a-shrine/653782 "2013-03-26T08:33:39Z")
In Thailand, my friend’s apartment building had a tiny Buddhist religious shrine on the roof, right beside the pool. I saw a lot of these in Thailand and China. And I saw one of the building residents bring a plate of fr… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=720&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=722&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)