# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=726&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:** 727 --- ## [What has Rick Perry done to alienate conservatives](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-rick-perry-done-to-alienate-conservatives/597009)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2011, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-rick-perry-done-to-alienate-conservatives/597009 "2011-09-28T16:38:07Z")
He was built up as something big when he first came on the scene, but some of his background stuff seems to be working against him. He supported Al Gore for president in 1988, he wrote a letter to Hillary Clinton in 1993… --- ## [How would you briefly describe what "good writing" is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-briefly-describe-what-good-writing-is/534063)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2010, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-briefly-describe-what-good-writing-is/534063 "2010-04-04T06:40:22Z")
I want to see how much consensus there is on the idea of what good writing is. Maybe there’s a lot of variance, maybe there isn’t. Suppose you had to briefly describe what “good writing” is. What would you say? --- ## [Hillary supporters or fencesitters: Do you care about her email "problem"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-supporters-or-fencesitters-do-you-care-about-her-email-problem/714150)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lee_Q)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2015, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-supporters-or-fencesitters-do-you-care-about-her-email-problem/714150 "2015-03-13T22:08:48Z")
There’s a news story in the current cycle about Hillary Clinton apparently only using her private email, not gov’t email, while Sec. of State. Her camp says she did nothing illegal or improper (not an exact quote). Meanw… --- ## [Which type of doctor to see for snoring issue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-type-of-doctor-to-see-for-snoring-issue/420298)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2007, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-type-of-doctor-to-see-for-snoring-issue/420298 "2007-09-24T20:35:37Z")
My husband snores, and he wants to get it looked at. We’re just not sure which type of doctor to call for it. He doesn’t have a GP per se, though he gets an annual physical from the company’s doctor, so we know he’s in… --- ## [Letterman smacks down O'Reilly](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letterman-smacks-down-oreilly/338354)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2006, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letterman-smacks-down-oreilly/338354 "2006-01-09T21:15:04Z")
When I heard that Bill O’Reilly was a guest tonight, I was afraid that Dave was just going to lob softballs at him. After all, he’s no Al Franken or Keith Olbermann. But in his own inimitable way, Dave really socked it … --- ## [BINARY LOGIC v QUANTUM THEORY?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binary-logic-v-quantum-theory/599575)
**Author:** [@john93940](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/john93940)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2011, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/binary-logic-v-quantum-theory/599575 "2011-10-17T09:36:30Z")
BINARY LOGIC v QUANTUM THEORY? Does QUANTUM THEORY (QM) contend that a physical thing (there are no non-physical things) can exist in more places than one place at the same time? I’m trying to defend binary logic where… --- ## [Non-pilots: Look! Up in the sky!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-pilots-look-up-in-the-sky/594296)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2011, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-pilots-look-up-in-the-sky/594296 "2011-09-04T14:12:55Z")
I’m watching an aviation video, and there’s a shot of a Skyhawk flying along. I wondered: When non-pilots see a General Aviation aircraft (e.g., Cessna, Beechcraft, Mooney, Piper, et al.), what do they think? Do you im… --- ## [Single Mom needs Shaving Lessons fo 16yo son](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-mom-needs-shaving-lessons-fo-16yo-son/624648)
**Author:** [@cynyc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cynyc)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/single-mom-needs-shaving-lessons-fo-16yo-son/624648 "2012-08-19T00:30:15Z")
I mean, what do I know about facial shaving? And then there’s the pimple factor. Little Foot has been using disposables. He uses soap and water. He states that shaving cream leaves him feeling itchy. He states that … --- ## [Bronze Age Preceded Iron Age?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronze-age-preceded-iron-age/771093)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2016, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bronze-age-preceded-iron-age/771093 "2016-11-15T16:50:17Z")
Never gave it much thought I recently heard how the Bronze Age preceded the Iron Age. My question is this: Iron comes straight out of the ground whereas bronze is an alloy. Seems to me the making of bronze is an advanced… --- ## [God is some kind of intelligent force in the universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-is-some-kind-of-intelligent-force-in-the-universe/650860)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2015, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-is-some-kind-of-intelligent-force-in-the-universe/650860 "2015-08-18T20:37:02Z")
Do other people see “God” as some kind of intelligent force in the universe? My story: I used to believe that the universe was a few thousand years old and was created in 6 days where plants were created before the Sun… --- ## [Wtf kfc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-kfc/512312)
**Author:** [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2009, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-kfc/512312 "2009-10-10T03:26:47Z")
I had a craving tonight and stopped by for one of my favorite fast food meals… an extra crispy breast meal with mashed potatoes with gravy and cole slaw from KFC. I was told “we no longer make extra crispy.” WHAT… I know… --- ## ["The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing" - Which is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fox-knows-many-things-but-the-hedgehog-knows-one-big-thing-which-is/488722)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2009, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fox-knows-many-things-but-the-hedgehog-knows-one-big-thing-which-is/488722 "2009-03-10T23:22:11Z")
“The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing” This quote from the ancient Greek poet Archilochusis is often used to differentiate between people or situations that have contrasting (fox) macro/big pi… --- ## [Backwards baseball caps - sly cultural statements](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backwards-baseball-caps-sly-cultural-statements/754726)
**Author:** [@Alonzo\_John\_Blitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alonzo_John_Blitz)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2017, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/backwards-baseball-caps-sly-cultural-statements/754726 "2017-05-18T19:02:36Z")
In my opinion, the only reason to turn baseball caps, or indeed any billed cap, from back to front is either to protect the neck from the sun, or to peer into a periscope. So, from time to time when I see such a hat wor… --- ## [Obama aide confirms he will end "Don't ask, don't tell" in military](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-aide-confirms-he-will-end-dont-ask-dont-tell-in-military/481331)
**Author:** [@Strassia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strassia)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2009, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-aide-confirms-he-will-end-dont-ask-dont-tell-in-military/481331 "2009-01-26T19:53:31Z")
It seems that Obama is confirming that he will end the policy put in place by Bill Clinton in 1993. From the San Fran Chronicle: How soon do you think this will happen and what effect will it have on retention and rec… --- ## [Ok so what happens after Return Of The Jedi?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-happens-after-return-of-the-jedi/626039)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2012, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-what-happens-after-return-of-the-jedi/626039 "2012-07-04T01:59:09Z")
I have never read expanded universe stuff, Clone Wars is it. I have seen in passing some ghastly stuff(Luke possessed by Palpatine’s ghost?!?) and somewhat ok stuff(invasion from organic borg) but I have never tried to … --- ## [Would you visit the Sochi olympics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-visit-the-sochi-olympics/679282)
**Author:** [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2014, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-visit-the-sochi-olympics/679282 "2014-02-26T00:49:11Z")
There have been tons of reports that radical muslims are going to be targeting the winter olympics in Sochi, Russia. So, let’s say that you have been offered an all-expensed-paid trip to the 2014 Winter Olympics. Would… --- ## [Why do runners over share & bumper sticker question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-runners-over-share-bumper-sticker-question/678804)
**Author:** [@Los\_Anconfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Los_Anconfused)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-runners-over-share-bumper-sticker-question/678804 "2014-01-16T23:00:58Z")
I am a runner. With that said, I have long noticed that my runner Facebook friends are a unique brand of annoying. Not all of them – just the braggarts. These friends are always letting the world know when they ran, ho… --- ## [My so-called friend made a Super Bowl party event on facebook but didn't invite me.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-so-called-friend-made-a-super-bowl-party-event-on-facebook-but-didnt-invite-me/570103)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2011, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-so-called-friend-made-a-super-bowl-party-event-on-facebook-but-didnt-invite-me/570103 "2011-02-05T00:53:38Z")
And there are like 40 people invited so it can’t be a small thing only. I posted on the event wall “can I come?” but no one responded. What am I to do? I am planning just to show up anyway. --- ## [John Boehner has drawn a line in the sand. (Fiscal cliff)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-boehner-has-drawn-a-line-in-the-sand-fiscal-cliff/644569)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/john-boehner-has-drawn-a-line-in-the-sand-fiscal-cliff/644569 "2012-12-21T23:34:24Z")
What a dick. So not more than a couple of weeks ago, JB accused the President of being irresponsible because the President said he was prepared to go off the cliff. Tu quoque: Now it seems JB has essentially done the s… --- ## [Enemy Belligerent Interrogation, Detention, and Prosecution Act of 2010 (Introduced in Senate)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enemy-belligerent-interrogation-detention-and-prosecution-act-of-2010-introduced-in-senate/535149)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enemy-belligerent-interrogation-detention-and-prosecution-act-of-2010-introduced-in-senate/535149 "2010-04-07T21:06:45Z")
Has this been discussed? Anybody seen this? This act, introduced on March 4, by McCain, Lieberman, Inhofe, Brown, Wicker, Chambliss, Lemieux, Sessions, and Vitter, includes the following provision. I find this extreme… --- ## [To Shoot or Not To Shoot \[Hypothetical alt reality "kill Hitler" question\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-shoot-or-not-to-shoot-hypothetical-alt-reality-kill-hitler-question/571085)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-shoot-or-not-to-shoot-hypothetical-alt-reality-kill-hitler-question/571085 "2011-02-26T20:56:08Z")
A Voice tells you that you will be transported to exactly 100 years ago to Vienna where Adolf Hitler happens to be walking by alone. It tells you that you will be given an automatic pistol with several rounds and a silen… --- ## [Goddamnit, you idiots. Can't you leave ONE piece of pristine forest alone?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamnit-you-idiots-cant-you-leave-one-piece-of-pristine-forest-alone/489365)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2009, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goddamnit-you-idiots-cant-you-leave-one-piece-of-pristine-forest-alone/489365 "2009-03-21T05:01:04Z")
So I’m taking my Ecology class caving next week, and I went up there yesterday to do some basic scouting. One of my favorite caves from back when I worked in the area used to be situated in the heart of a really beautif… --- ## [Most gratuitous use of sex in advertising?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-gratuitous-use-of-sex-in-advertising/393227)
**Author:** [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2007, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-gratuitous-use-of-sex-in-advertising/393227 "2007-03-28T02:34:51Z")
I was jogging during my lunch break the other day when I was passed by a delivery truck. I never would have even noticed it except for the fact that alongside a huge picture of a can of “Sliced Mushrooms in Brine”, there… --- ## [It's Amazing Just How Badly Bill Clinton Dropped The Ball RE: Bin Laden](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-just-how-badly-bill-clinton-dropped-the-ball-re-bin-laden/319954)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2005, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-amazing-just-how-badly-bill-clinton-dropped-the-ball-re-bin-laden/319954 "2005-09-07T20:22:02Z")
Check out this article: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-1764035,00.html \*PREVIOUSLY unseen footage of Osama Bin Laden taken by a CIA spy drone reveals how close the Americans came to killing the Al-Qaeda l… --- ## [How close are we to a shooting war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-are-we-to-a-shooting-war/766462)
**Author:** [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2016, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-close-are-we-to-a-shooting-war/766462 "2016-11-22T16:38:20Z")
I’m speaking mostly to my fellow Americans, although input from the Dope’s durty furriners is welcome as well. The more American history I live through, the more Appomattox looks like a temporary ceasefire. We have lon… --- ## [Sports cliches you hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-cliches-you-hate/318207)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2005, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sports-cliches-you-hate/318207 "2005-08-31T02:37:31Z")
“Double-barreled action in the bullpen.” Every single baseball announcer in history uses this stupid phrase. “He just finds a way to win!” Yes, it’s called scoring more runs/points/goals than the other team. “The sco… --- ## [Besides Butter Pecan: What are the 'American' flavors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/besides-butter-pecan-what-are-the-american-flavors/540635)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/besides-butter-pecan-what-are-the-american-flavors/540635 "2010-05-28T04:09:50Z")
I saw some Haagen Daas Butter Pecan and thought, wow I haven’t seen that since I was a kid and those were the happy meal times in my life. I looked it up and apparently Butter Pecan is an American thing. (I hate the fla… --- ## [Gay Fetus Intervention](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-fetus-intervention/486886)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2009, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-fetus-intervention/486886 "2009-02-25T02:58:20Z")
This current thread discusses aborting a gay fetus based on the assumption the cause is genetic. I’m more inclined to belive the cause is the hormonal environment of the womb. Assuming that is the case, I can see a fut… --- ## [Montezuma, please take your Prozak and stop shitting in the nice thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montezuma-please-take-your-prozak-and-stop-shitting-in-the-nice-thread/135218)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2002, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/montezuma-please-take-your-prozak-and-stop-shitting-in-the-nice-thread/135218 "2002-11-06T18:18:36Z")
Over at Cafe Society there was a nice little thread going on about the Daily Show. I was about to answer Montezuma there, but then realized my post would not be suited for CS. First-- You stupid fuck. You see something … --- ## [Mad-Men 3.11, The Gypsy & the Hobo (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-3-11-the-gypsy-the-hobo-open-spoilers/515126)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2009, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-3-11-the-gypsy-the-hobo-open-spoilers/515126 "2009-10-31T04:36:42Z")
Finally we get to see Joan again. --- ## [I'm not renewing my subscription.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-renewing-my-subscription/351521)
**Author:** [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2006, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-renewing-my-subscription/351521 "2006-04-17T08:16:42Z")
My ego isn’t so huge that I think this is some sort of momentous announcement, and in the past I’ve regarded threads like this with a shrug. However, if I didn’t say something, I think one or two people around here migh… --- ## [Is it OK to cheat on your expense account (and I mean big time). Her initials are SP.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-cheat-on-your-expense-account-and-i-mean-big-time-her-initials-are-sp/468949)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2008, 6:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ok-to-cheat-on-your-expense-account-and-i-mean-big-time-her-initials-are-sp/468949 "2008-10-23T18:44:22Z")
This story from the AP: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081021/ap\_on\_el\_pr/palin\_family\_travel I guess this is what counts as “executive experience”. When Wal-Mart found out that their ex-CEO did stuff like that they pres… --- ## [The "Carlo"/Carl Gustav-designmachine gun: terrorists/criminals use in US/Europe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-carlo-carl-gustav-designmachine-gun-terrorists-criminals-use-in-us-europe/749175)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2020, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-carlo-carl-gustav-designmachine-gun-terrorists-criminals-use-in-us-europe/749175 "2020-01-22T03:28:17Z")
According to this report in The Times of Israel–This 10-year-old Jewish reporter has some tough questions for Bernie Sanders | The Times of Israel do-it-yourselfer made in a crappy metal shop from publicly available desi… --- ## [Anyone own a car with the speedometer in center of the dashboard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-own-a-car-with-the-speedometer-in-center-of-the-dashboard/485097)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-own-a-car-with-the-speedometer-in-center-of-the-dashboard/485097 "2009-02-12T14:49:07Z")
I want to know who here owns one and is it a issue that the dashboard is in the center? When I first hear that they don’t like a car they rented because the speedometer is in the center of the dashboard I was confused w… --- ## [Another Star Wars thread? Darth Vader's arc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-star-wars-thread-darth-vaders-arc/566301)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2011, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-star-wars-thread-darth-vaders-arc/566301 "2011-01-07T19:17:54Z")
I was arguing with my brother about the Srar Wars movies. I think the original series has elements of genuinely good adventures. He says that both the originals and prequels are equally deplorable in terms of plot and ac… --- ## [Songs with hidden/double entendre meanings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-hidden-double-entendre-meanings/335691)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2011, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-with-hidden-double-entendre-meanings/335691 "2011-04-19T16:21:01Z")
For example, Cyndi Lauper’s previously popular little ditty “She Bop” is about masturbation. The Beatles song, “Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds” is about tripping on LSD (as recently confirmed by Sr. Paul.) What other so… --- ## [American Horror Story: Season 6 (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-horror-story-season-6-open-spoilers/766066)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-horror-story-season-6-open-spoilers/766066 "2016-12-01T04:47:24Z")
I, for one, am glad it’s back. There isn’t much on TV that can actually make me uncomfortable, but I think AHS can do it, and it does it in a way that, while often lurid and awful, involves a fairly deep level of insight… --- ## [Are you having trouble with your brake rotors on your Dodge Ram?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-having-trouble-with-your-brake-rotors-on-your-dodge-ram/605041)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2011, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-having-trouble-with-your-brake-rotors-on-your-dodge-ram/605041 "2011-12-13T00:37:03Z")
Hello Everyone, I thought that I would post a PSA here and try to see if I could help a few of you fellow SD’s. My father has a big Dodge Ram pickup truck. He purchased it new a few years ago and loves it. Except that … --- ## [I hate my fucking sister in law](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-my-fucking-sister-in-law/35315)
**Author:** [@Major\_Feelgud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Major_Feelgud)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2000, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-my-fucking-sister-in-law/35315 "2000-10-03T16:48:13Z")
I always thought she was uneducated and ignorant, now I know she is also stupid, and a cunt, a fucking cunt to boot. She’s the older one, so somehow she feels everyone is still 10 and has to obey her orders. Hello, you … --- ## [What do religiously-motivated abortion opponents believe happens to the soul of an aborted fetus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-religiously-motivated-abortion-opponents-believe-happens-to-the-soul-of-an-aborted-fetus/544812)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-religiously-motivated-abortion-opponents-believe-happens-to-the-soul-of-an-aborted-fetus/544812 "2012-04-06T02:30:23Z")
I wasn’t sure what was the best forum for this question. I’m interested in getting a factual answer to the question, and I’m not interested in playing “Hah hah! Gotcha! Your position is logically inconsistent!” with anyb… --- ## [What's the Big Deal About Julius Caesar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-about-julius-caesar/745687)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-big-deal-about-julius-caesar/745687 "2016-02-15T19:36:12Z")
\[Dear Cecil:\] What’s the big deal about Julius Caesar, esp. in the past? In Germany, the ruler was once called the Kaiser. In Russia, the Tsar. Both terms are derived from Caesar’s clan name. Roman Emperors once took t… --- ## [are thailand bar girls really able to...(possibly offensive content)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-thailand-bar-girls-really-able-to-possibly-offensive-content/328338)
**Author:** [@AllahFearer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllahFearer)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-thailand-bar-girls-really-able-to-possibly-offensive-content/328338 "2005-10-31T13:55:02Z")
are thailand bar girls really able to crack eggs with their vaginal contractions? i’ve heard of this and i’m very impressed by this…feat of strength, if you will. --- ## [Christian salvation theology; why so complicated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-salvation-theology-why-so-complicated/393720)
**Author:** [@Diletante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diletante)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2007, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-salvation-theology-why-so-complicated/393720 "2007-03-13T03:49:33Z")
For the purposes of this discussion, let’s assume that the church is mostly right. As a matter of historical fact, Jesus died as a sacrifice for the sins of humanity, and through Him we can have salvation if we accept hi… --- ## [Episode III - Mr. Plinkett's review is up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/episode-iii-mr-plinketts-review-is-up/565962)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2018, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/episode-iii-mr-plinketts-review-is-up/565962 "2018-08-30T21:16:29Z")
Please, no “haters” in this thread. I have not had time to watch it yet, but I know a lot of us enjoy these reviews and his episode III one is now complete and on his site. You can watch it here Thoughts? I’ll share af… --- ## [Must We Quarter Soldiers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-we-quarter-soldiers/534867)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/must-we-quarter-soldiers/534867 "2010-04-10T23:59:55Z")
There has been much debate here and elsewhere that the 2nd amendment is archaic and outdated. Let’s just assume that is the case. (I’m not conceding that, but just for discussion) If so, can we just will it away becaus… --- ## [Why are backpack leaf blowers and lawn mowers so darn loud?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-backpack-leaf-blowers-and-lawn-mowers-so-darn-loud/603316)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2018, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-backpack-leaf-blowers-and-lawn-mowers-so-darn-loud/603316 "2018-01-17T02:32:08Z")
See subject. Leo --- ## [Obligate 'lifting of the veil' for Muslim women if asked to by a police officer - racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obligate-lifting-of-the-veil-for-muslim-women-if-asked-to-by-a-police-officer-racist/588527)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obligate-lifting-of-the-veil-for-muslim-women-if-asked-to-by-a-police-officer-racist/588527 "2011-07-16T22:41:17Z")
Please take a look at this article from the Toronto Star. It describes a proposed new law in Australia that would compel women whose face is covered by a veil to show their face to a police officer if requested to do so … --- ## [Does Natural Frequency = Resonant Frequency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-natural-frequency-resonant-frequency/339762)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2018, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-natural-frequency-resonant-frequency/339762 "2018-05-04T05:52:08Z")
Well, are these two terms synonomous? --- ## [Ask the chicken person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-chicken-person/419371)
**Author:** [@Pullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pullet)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2007, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-chicken-person/419371 "2007-10-30T16:57:43Z")
Howdy. I’m currently in veterinary school and hope to specialize in chickens when I get out. I’m hoping this thread will sharpen my skills by getting me to research the things I don’t know. Sometimes, you don’t know w… --- ## [Effectiveness of cyanide capsules](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effectiveness-of-cyanide-capsules/296904)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2005, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/effectiveness-of-cyanide-capsules/296904 "2005-03-30T12:15:06Z")
I just came back from seeing Downfall, a German film starring Bruno Ganz, about the last days of Hitler. (Great film; I recommend it.) The film depicts several characters using glass cyanide capsules to commit suicide, … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=725&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=727&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)