# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=764&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:** 765 --- ## [Kidney stone...what to do (need answers fast-ish).](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidney-stone-what-to-do-need-answers-fast-ish/631208)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2012, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kidney-stone-what-to-do-need-answers-fast-ish/631208 "2012-08-12T12:15:23Z")
Do I need to go to the hospital? What would they do? Isn’t it a matter of just handling the pain? Are there things I can do on my own to help relieve the pain and pass the stone quicker? Should I increase my water in… --- ## [I'm ready for class war. Bring on the socialism!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-for-class-war-bring-on-the-socialism/492044)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2009, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-ready-for-class-war-bring-on-the-socialism/492044 "2009-04-10T03:34:05Z")
I’m coming out of the closet finally. No more pretending to be reasonable and moderate. I don’t really care if you disagree, but you should probably know what your political opponents are thinking, so if you’re a gun-tot… --- ## [Burned some brideges/made some serious mistakes in my job career. Now I'm changed and want back in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burned-some-brideges-made-some-serious-mistakes-in-my-job-career-now-im-changed-and-want-back-in/606266)
**Author:** [@sdstudent1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sdstudent1)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2011, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burned-some-brideges-made-some-serious-mistakes-in-my-job-career-now-im-changed-and-want-back-in/606266 "2011-12-19T15:25:37Z")
I will start off by saying that I’m 24 and I have a 4 year college degree in Ag Science. I’ve gotten 2 duis, one last year and one in 2009. I know what you are saying, first time an idiot then second time a bigger idiot… --- ## [Why do films sometimes have different names in different parts of the English speaking world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-films-sometimes-have-different-names-in-different-parts-of-the-english-speaking-world/595962)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-films-sometimes-have-different-names-in-different-parts-of-the-english-speaking-world/595962 "2011-09-15T19:26:20Z")
I did a search and couldn’t find anything, but this must have come up before. I kinda half-suspect I may have even asked this before but I don’t recall any conclusive answer if I did. I just noticed in the current Janua… --- ## [Coca-Cola versus beer.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-versus-beer/202765)
**Author:** [@corndog\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corndog_man)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2003, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-versus-beer/202765 "2003-09-21T04:26:14Z")
I was wondering what has more calories, a can of soda (Coke, Pepsi, Dr.Pepper etc.) or a can of beer. Which is more fattening? Would it just be better to drink a beer and get the alcohol buzz benefit than the caffiene? … --- ## [Hmm...no thread for Interstellar yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hmm-no-thread-for-interstellar-yet/703878)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2015, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hmm-no-thread-for-interstellar-yet/703878 "2015-12-28T15:50:01Z")
My favorite net movie reviewer gave it 4 out of 4 stars. It is playing at the local IMAX this weekend-definitely plan to check it out. --- ## [Are you seeing election bumper stickers in your area?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-seeing-election-bumper-stickers-in-your-area/764126)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2016, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-seeing-election-bumper-stickers-in-your-area/764126 "2016-10-26T04:57:22Z")
My husband commented that he hasn’t seen any bumper stickers for any of the presidential (or any other) candidates, and when he mentioned that, I started looking for myself. There are Trump signs in a few yards, but in … --- ## [HIV+ woman wants to "share the wealth".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiv-woman-wants-to-share-the-wealth/663224)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiv-woman-wants-to-share-the-wealth/663224 "2013-08-21T20:20:40Z")
Currently happening in my city: This HIV+ woman was previously busted for trolling the barracks at the nearby military base wearing not much more than a pink thong and offering guys sex. She then disappeared from the… --- ## [Correlating Smoking Bans with Hospitalization](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correlating-smoking-bans-with-hospitalization/536011)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2010, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/correlating-smoking-bans-with-hospitalization/536011 "2010-04-21T01:40:39Z")
It’s been a while since we debated smoking bans in the workplace, restaurants, and bars. A study just released in the Canadian Medical Association Journal examined the rates of hospitalization before, during and after a… --- ## [I'd love some relationship advice please. I think my girlfriend is cheating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-love-some-relationship-advice-please-i-think-my-girlfriend-is-cheating/709645)
**Author:** [@Cinnamon\_Kane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Kane)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2015, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-love-some-relationship-advice-please-i-think-my-girlfriend-is-cheating/709645 "2015-01-27T04:00:33Z")
Hi everyone. So, I’m new here and I’m not sure if I’m posting this in the right place. But here goes… My and my SO have been together for 3 years now. We recently broke up for a few days and then got back together. It … --- ## [can someone help me identify this 80's "toy"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-identify-this-80s-toy/642654)
**Author:** [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2017, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-help-me-identify-this-80s-toy/642654 "2017-07-24T12:38:47Z")
I got one of these “kits” (for lack of a better word) for Christmas back when I was in junior-high, and just recently had a flashback on how much fun I had messing around with it. Best way I can remember it, to describe… --- ## [Your calves are so sexy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-calves-are-so-sexy/352624)
**Author:** [@Ludicrous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludicrous)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2006, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-calves-are-so-sexy/352624 "2006-04-18T04:43:19Z")
So a coworker accused me of using the stairmaster to work my butt and calves. What I tried to inform her is that accoridng to American Psycho and my personal experience, the stairmaster is one of the most efficient card… --- ## [Advantages of smoothbore barrels.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advantages-of-smoothbore-barrels/651059)
**Author:** [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2013, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advantages-of-smoothbore-barrels/651059 "2013-06-29T04:46:10Z")
Most modern tank use smoothbore guns, which is a reversal of a trend going back nearly 200 years. Why cannot smoothbores be used for handguns, machine gunsm artillery pieces etc. The stability issue is resolved using fin… --- ## [I hate onion.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-onion/498900)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-onion/498900 "2010-07-25T04:19:01Z")
(Pittish, but figured it’d come here sooner or later.) I hate almost everything about onion. I hate its taste. I hate its texture. I hate almost cutting myself chopping one up because of tears. But most of all, I ha… --- ## [In Which I Rant Incoherently Against Jane Seymour's Good Intentions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-rant-incoherently-against-jane-seymours-good-intentions/477278)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2008, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-which-i-rant-incoherently-against-jane-seymours-good-intentions/477278 "2008-12-24T16:08:50Z")
First things first, here is the commercial I will be discussing. I HATE this commerical! First of all the “two hearts”-“Open hearts” design looks UGLY. I mean it looks like two asses or ball sacks creatively made inht… --- ## [Wait...what the fuck? \[RSSchen thread closing\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-what-the-fuck-rsschen-thread-closing/399505)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2007, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wait-what-the-fuck-rsschen-thread-closing/399505 "2007-04-17T17:55:17Z")
Last night before I went to bed I posted in the bitch thread. I just logged on and find that my post might have gotten the thread closed but not before I was being called a “dumbass” and lambasted. Why? I didn’t do anyt… --- ## [Where does money go in a recession?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-money-go-in-a-recession/478331)
**Author:** [@BigR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigR)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-money-go-in-a-recession/478331 "2012-10-22T16:19:39Z")
Lately I’ve been wondering where all the money I used to have went. I used to have a bunch of money in stocks. Over the last few years it seems a lot of that money has gone away somewhere, so that now I only have a sma… --- ## [Why do American Presidents get so many assassination attempts compared to other world leaders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-american-presidents-get-so-many-assassination-attempts-compared-to-other-world-leaders/777092)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-american-presidents-get-so-many-assassination-attempts-compared-to-other-world-leaders/777092 "2017-07-13T17:53:40Z")
We have had 43 American Presidents and four of them have been killed while in office. However, that is only the tip of the iceberg. All modern Presidents with the possible exception of LBJ :dubious: have had multiple, se… --- ## [Scandinavians aren't really happy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scandinavians-arent-really-happy/730488)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2015, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scandinavians-arent-really-happy/730488 "2015-09-13T23:33:24Z")
Or so says Kyle Smith in this New York Post article. He harps on high taxes, belittling the benefits provided, goes on and on about alcoholism and suicide, and makes more of bestiality than he probably should. That, an… --- ## [Why bother keeping shareholders happy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-bother-keeping-shareholders-happy/714441)
**Author:** [@halman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/halman)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2015, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-bother-keeping-shareholders-happy/714441 "2015-03-11T19:12:54Z")
Over and over again, I hear analysts talking about ‘keeping the shareholders happy’ when discussing big corporations. This seems to require paying cash dividends to people who own stock. A major reason for the outsourc… --- ## [Crappy Products That Simply "Look Like" The Real Thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crappy-products-that-simply-look-like-the-real-thing/609409)
**Author:** [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2012, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crappy-products-that-simply-look-like-the-real-thing/609409 "2012-01-17T17:50:50Z")
Lately I’ve run across products of such shitty quality that all you can really say is they look like a real product. An old-time example would be “American cheese”. Whether you like it or not, you have to agree that it’s… --- ## [Trademarking Pi. What's worse, granting the trademark or that this asshat thinks he can own it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trademarking-pi-whats-worse-granting-the-trademark-or-that-this-asshat-thinks-he-can-own-it/689915)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trademarking-pi-whats-worse-granting-the-trademark-or-that-this-asshat-thinks-he-can-own-it/689915 "2014-06-13T01:23:36Z")
Here’s the story from WIRED. And here is a slightly different version from the CBC. Bottom line is a gentleman from Brooklyn, Paul Ingrisano, an artist no less, applied for and received ‘ownership’ of the trademark “π.”… --- ## [Any Uber/Lyft drivers here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-uber-lyft-drivers-here/742255)
**Author:** [@WF\_Tomba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WF_Tomba)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2016, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-uber-lyft-drivers-here/742255 "2016-05-11T14:35:29Z")
I’m considering driving for Uber or Lyft to augment my income. Anyone have experience with this? --- ## [Where does one get sheets of one dollar bills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-one-get-sheets-of-one-dollar-bills/605315)
**Author:** [@janeslogin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janeslogin)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2011, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-one-get-sheets-of-one-dollar-bills/605315 "2011-12-07T22:56:53Z")
Slate has this slide show of an artist who makes artwork with one dollar bills. The artist sometimes uses sheets of bills. Do you know where to get sheets of bills? --- ## [Nobody is Ugly!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-is-ugly/726084)
**Author:** [@HandsomeGorilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HandsomeGorilla)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2015, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nobody-is-ugly/726084 "2015-07-24T21:11:43Z")
Everyone is beautiful! Beauty is in the eye of the beholder! There is someone out there for you! Plenty of fish in the sea! Just get some confidence! Work on your personality! Just be funny! Get a hobby! Go to th… --- ## [Why do ultra-right-wingers flip out over gold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-ultra-right-wingers-flip-out-over-gold/592138)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2011, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-ultra-right-wingers-flip-out-over-gold/592138 "2011-08-30T19:56:25Z")
I keep hearing unintelligent teabaggers yapping about how gold is the future! \*\*invest in gold! \*\*blahblahblah. Don’t they realize that if an apocalypseall rights reserved, TM, pat.pend. occurred, gold won’t mean anythin… --- ## [Biggest NFL Draft Bust of 2014 Predictions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-nfl-draft-bust-of-2014-predictions/686629)
**Author:** [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2014, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/biggest-nfl-draft-bust-of-2014-predictions/686629 "2014-04-28T21:52:17Z")
NFL Fans! Who do you think will become the biggest draft bust from the upcoming 2014 NFL Draft class? Me, I think either Jadeveon Clowney or Johnny Manziel will be the one. Both have too much hype and too many questio… --- ## [How common a name is "JonBenet" anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-a-name-is-jonbenet-anyway/369677)
**Author:** [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2006, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-a-name-is-jonbenet-anyway/369677 "2006-08-24T05:42:39Z")
I’ve never heard it before. Is this an American thing? --- ## [DeLay indicted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-indicted/323877)
**Author:** [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2005, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delay-indicted/323877 "2005-11-11T21:36:58Z")
Anyone suprised? The shit has finally caught up with the scumbag. I was worried for a while there when he had his county’s prosecutor in his pocket. --- ## [Probability Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probability-question/551958)
**Author:** [@Picard\_Kills\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Picard_Kills_Kirk)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2010, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probability-question/551958 "2010-09-10T15:10:33Z")
Let’s say I am trying out for 1 of 2 open positions on a golf team, and 6 people are trying out for those 2 positions. What are the odds of me making the team? I said 1 in 5, but everyone else around said 1 in 3. I un… --- ## [Andrew Sullivan - Ron Paul For The GOP Nomination](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-sullivan-ron-paul-for-the-gop-nomination/606253)
**Author:** [@Chen019](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chen019)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2011, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/andrew-sullivan-ron-paul-for-the-gop-nomination/606253 "2011-12-18T01:38:40Z")
Andrew Sullivan Endorses Ron Paul: --- ## [Why is written date order month/day/year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-written-date-order-month-day-year/214931)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2003, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-written-date-order-month-day-year/214931 "2003-11-25T15:47:27Z")
Here in the Commonwealth, we write out dates in Day/Month/Year order, probably because it progresses in order of magnitude. Why does the US do it Month/Day/Year? Is it just to be contrary? --- ## [News story - cops arrest kids for underage drinking after seeing Facebook picture - really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-story-cops-arrest-kids-for-underage-drinking-after-seeing-facebook-picture-really/519210)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2010, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/news-story-cops-arrest-kids-for-underage-drinking-after-seeing-facebook-picture-really/519210 "2010-01-20T22:47:12Z")
Lacrosse Tribune Article - apparently a University of Wisconsin-La Crosse student was ticketed for underage drinking after he was friended on Facebook, and the cop giving him the ticket had Facebook pictures of him holdi… --- ## [2016 State of the Union address tonight 01/12/16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-state-of-the-union-address-tonight-01-12-16/742971)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2016, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2016-state-of-the-union-address-tonight-01-12-16/742971 "2016-01-16T05:06:17Z")
At 9:00 p.m. In the First Lady’s guest box will be an empty chair representing victims of gun violence. (Not the first time an empty chair in that section has been used symbolically.) In response, Rep. Steve King will… --- ## [Why is the metric system better than the imperial system?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-metric-system-better-than-the-imperial-system/273197)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2004, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-metric-system-better-than-the-imperial-system/273197 "2004-11-12T15:21:16Z")
\*Now that the election is behind us we can quietly discuss far less controversial topics. :stuck\_out\_tongue: \* It’s been twenty-five or thirty years since the USA started going metric and the conversion stalled long a… --- ## [Foods that nobody buys, even in a pandemic.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-nobody-buys-even-in-a-pandemic/850187)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2020, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-nobody-buys-even-in-a-pandemic/850187 "2020-04-09T11:14:00Z")
Here’s a light hearted news story. We all could use a laugh right now. :wink: I’ve seen similar empty shelves at my local store. There’s always a few unpopular items noone buys. I had no idea pizza with pineapple is so… --- ## [What is the biggest program ever written?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-biggest-program-ever-written/360430)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2006, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-biggest-program-ever-written/360430 "2006-06-14T23:07:17Z")
What is the largest and most complex software program out there? (Actually, I guess there could be two answers to that, as the biggest wouldn’t necessarily have to be the most complex). Is there a limit to the size a pr… --- ## [Drama in Singapore: A380 Superjumbo in Emergency Landing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drama-in-singapore-a380-superjumbo-in-emergency-landing/559419)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2010, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drama-in-singapore-a380-superjumbo-in-emergency-landing/559419 "2010-12-15T01:03:37Z")
BBC TV has announced one of those new A380 Superjumbo jets just made an emergency landing in Singapore with only three of its four engines working. Engine parts have reportedly been found on the ground in Indonesia. A Qa… --- ## [Native America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-america/142367)
**Author:** [@PumaClaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PumaClaw)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2002, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/native-america/142367 "2002-12-27T03:50:29Z")
Why not debate it where people can scroll back up and see what has been said already? What difference does it make if we discuss genocide under the heading “genocide” or under the heading “great debate?” Dang, leave it… --- ## [Did Jesus really have long hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jesus-really-have-long-hair/408013)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2007, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-jesus-really-have-long-hair/408013 "2007-06-18T23:40:17Z")
We’ve all seen the pictures of Jesus. The fine european features, blue eyes, long wavy brown hair. If it’s the picture from my youth, he has a glowing heart you can see through his tunic, too. (My mother grew up Catho… --- ## [I'm glad Giffords is recovering, but sheesh, who paid for the whole transfer drama today?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-giffords-is-recovering-but-sheesh-who-paid-for-the-whole-transfer-drama-today/568520)
**Author:** [@Fell\_through\_the\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fell_through_the_Ice)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2011, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-glad-giffords-is-recovering-but-sheesh-who-paid-for-the-whole-transfer-drama-today/568520 "2011-01-27T05:48:46Z")
Talking about this: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iKfY3EhXtuSj4CkgV32NjMVfr-zA?docId=4ed2702d8ad74523a716287faa9f6ff8 Check out the pics. This was a huge piece of theatre and must have cost hundreds… --- ## [Songs by non-singers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-by-non-singers/545402)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-by-non-singers/545402 "2010-07-08T21:09:03Z")
Having just watched a repeat episode of Dexter featuring Keith Carradine as Special Agent Lundy, I was pretty shocked to see his name come up again in one of the iTunes Essential genres collections for the song I’m Easy,… --- ## [It's still not safe to be a woman.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-still-not-safe-to-be-a-woman/160530)
**Author:** [@chula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chula)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2003, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-still-not-safe-to-be-a-woman/160530 "2003-04-01T23:43:10Z")
This is a quick, hasty account of a psycho stalker. I’m glad the SDMB is here for this purpose, and I hope some of you understand the rage I’m still feeling. I will try to clarify my rough thoughts later… Let’s see. Sit… --- ## [BrexitAnother disaster that never happened](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brexitanother-disaster-that-never-happened/783479)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brexitanother-disaster-that-never-happened/783479 "2017-04-04T10:39:58Z")
There’s been a re-occurring theme throughout my lifetime. I get told that some enormous disaster is inevitable, or that it will occur if a certain course of action isn’t taken. I am promised death, carnage, and misery … --- ## [American's are too dumb for an Obama presidency.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-are-too-dumb-for-an-obama-presidency/476295)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2008, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americans-are-too-dumb-for-an-obama-presidency/476295 "2008-12-12T03:58:48Z")
In the WorldNutDaily pit thread I posted a link to this article Academic Elites Fill Obama’s Roster and I was going to leave it at that. But the more I thought about this article, the angrier I became. Because the norm… --- ## [Industrial & marine welding will physically cripple most people by age 35 or so. True or false?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/industrial-marine-welding-will-physically-cripple-most-people-by-age-35-or-so-true-or-false/534892)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/industrial-marine-welding-will-physically-cripple-most-people-by-age-35-or-so-true-or-false/534892 "2010-04-06T16:51:29Z")
This factoid was told to me by a young industrial & marine welder in his early 20’s as the reason he wanted to get out of the business. He claimed that beyond the considerable danger from getting injured in general when… --- ## [How Long Does Water Stay Fresh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-water-stay-fresh/322020)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2005, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-water-stay-fresh/322020 "2005-09-19T15:36:57Z")
If I wanted to stockpile fresh water for a long period of time… say a few years… can I just buy some large, sealed, plastic watercooler-type 10 gallon containers and put them in my garage in a fairly dark location? Will… --- ## [How I pawned a "lady" who was bitching out a grocery store clerk](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-pawned-a-lady-who-was-bitching-out-a-grocery-store-clerk/580817)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2011, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-i-pawned-a-lady-who-was-bitching-out-a-grocery-store-clerk/580817 "2011-05-07T10:23:50Z")
I had to stop at the grocery store to pick up a couple of things and the self scan machines were down, so I went to the express lane. The “lady” in front of me had more than 15 items, but whatever. The cashier at the e… --- ## [OMG! I just found out what happens in C-sections. How can husbands \*watch\* that stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-i-just-found-out-what-happens-in-c-sections-how-can-husbands-watch-that-stuff/653831)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2013, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omg-i-just-found-out-what-happens-in-c-sections-how-can-husbands-watch-that-stuff/653831 "2013-03-31T16:39:14Z")
Just found out where babies come from, sometimes. Tell me if this, what I was told, is true: Doctors place stomach and intestines–all those coiling tubes and stuff–on top of the womans body, and then go into the uterus … --- ## [IMHO: It's NOT taboo to date people who are outside of your "league"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-its-not-taboo-to-date-people-who-are-outside-of-your-league/833323)
**Author:** [@sta3535](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sta3535)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/imho-its-not-taboo-to-date-people-who-are-outside-of-your-league/833323 "2019-05-09T22:51:39Z")
If you were told that you should stick to women who are in your “league”, would you just ignore them and go after what you desire? I feel that some people would rather stick to women/men within their own “league” just b… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=763&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=765&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)