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**Author:** [@It\_s\_Not\_Rocket\_Surgery](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/It_s_Not_Rocket_Surgery)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2009, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-walked-out-of-a-cvs-yesterday-over-16-cents/478654 "2009-01-01T06:46:12Z")
…but it was the principle of the thing. I went into the CVS pharmacy across from my place of work, to buy some Little Debbie apple pies. These pies have “suggested retail price - 75 cents” printed on the box. Up until… --- ## [Why does bacon go bad so quickly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-bacon-go-bad-so-quickly/774401)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2016, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-bacon-go-bad-so-quickly/774401 "2016-12-20T17:58:26Z")
My wife and I recently got sick from old bacon. We didn’t realize it had expired Oct 30 and we ate some Dec 2. Bad GI upset. I checked the package yesterday and saw green mold spots. It went in the trash. It wasn’t mold… --- ## [So, Steven King sucks, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-steven-king-sucks-right/245382)
**Author:** [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2004, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-steven-king-sucks-right/245382 "2004-05-20T16:56:07Z")
I grew up on Steven King. My mother loved, and still loves him. I suppose that’s where I got it. I began at a young age, reading him. I read all his early works and loved them. But lately here all I’ve seen is how h… --- ## [The Fugitive's Swan Dive. (spoilers, but beside the point)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fugitives-swan-dive-spoilers-but-beside-the-point/407578)
**Author:** [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2017, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-fugitives-swan-dive-spoilers-but-beside-the-point/407578 "2017-12-15T16:21:34Z")
I caught a few minutes of The Fugitive (the Harrison Ford/Tommy Lee Jones movie) on television a few days ago, and saw again the scene in which Richard Kimble jumps from the dam into the sluiceway below. It prompted a fe… --- ## [I need large blocks of ice every day; what kind of containers can I use that won't break?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-large-blocks-of-ice-every-day-what-kind-of-containers-can-i-use-that-wont-break/692972)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2014, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-large-blocks-of-ice-every-day-what-kind-of-containers-can-i-use-that-wont-break/692972 "2014-07-22T16:43:09Z")
Every day I routinely use a couple of large ice blocks to keep our cats’ water chilled. Not only do they like it that way, but we think it’s better for them as well. Ice cubes don’t work very well because however many… --- ## [9mm vs .45acp Go!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9mm-vs-45acp-go/570998)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2011, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9mm-vs-45acp-go/570998 "2011-02-15T20:51:01Z")
Feel free to bring up whatever sort of argument in favor of your favorite caliber between the 9mm Parabellum and the .45acp. --- ## [U.S. vs. E.U. -- Who wins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-vs-e-u-who-wins/505150)
**Author:** [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2009, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-vs-e-u-who-wins/505150 "2009-08-18T15:36:52Z")
So, if no one else is going to start this thread (and to quiet Chowder’s bellyaching :D), then I will ask the question: In the impossible scenario where the United States and Britain fall out, hostilities ensue, and war… --- ## [Three Taco Bell employees kill robber](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-taco-bell-employees-kill-robber/795850)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/three-taco-bell-employees-kill-robber/795850 "2017-09-13T23:07:01Z")
This is Cleveland. Just don’t try it, punk. "The robbers demanded the employees get on the ground at gunpoint. Three employees complied and the robbers walked up to the cash register, police said. Three other employee… --- ## [Coldfire called me a fucking idiot! I feel so validated!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldfire-called-me-a-fucking-idiot-i-feel-so-validated/107879)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2002, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coldfire-called-me-a-fucking-idiot-i-feel-so-validated/107879 "2002-05-08T19:50:06Z")
At least I know our feelings for each other are mutual. (link to my explanation, btw.) It’s amazing to me that a board with the ‘don’t be a jerk’ rule makes it’s biggest jerk a moderator. Go figure. --- ## [Redskins name "change": A proposal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redskins-name-change-a-proposal/707847)
**Author:** [@Oly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oly)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2015, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redskins-name-change-a-proposal/707847 "2015-10-23T03:55:33Z")
What if the Washington Redskins said that they would keep the name Redskins, but the name no longer referenced Native Americans (despite the high honor it obviously bestows upon them)? From that point on, so they could s… --- ## [Need answer relatively fast - propane tank question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-relatively-fast-propane-tank-question/590775)
**Author:** [@Shmendrik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shmendrik)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2011, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-relatively-fast-propane-tank-question/590775 "2011-07-31T23:26:46Z")
Just bought a new propane bbq. Bought a propane tank, hooked it up, was able to get it to light for a few seconds but now it won’t light. I think the triangular valve/tap thing on top of the tank might be closed, but I c… --- ## [Redwall: Reading it as an Adult](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redwall-reading-it-as-an-adult/516135)
**Author:** [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redwall-reading-it-as-an-adult/516135 "2019-01-03T18:22:44Z")
I assume that Brian Jacques book has been read by a decent number of people here. It looks like I probably bought my copy in 1990, when I was 11, and thought that it was quite impressive and unique within its class. I’ve… --- ## [What's this sharp pain on the surface of my head?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-sharp-pain-on-the-surface-of-my-head/157607)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-this-sharp-pain-on-the-surface-of-my-head/157607 "2018-01-29T18:22:52Z")
This has plagued me for years now. It happens infrequently, but when it does it’s a doozy. I say “pain on my head,” not “in my head,” because it is not the same thing as a headache. A headache is spread all over the h… --- ## [Anyone familiar with old defunct cheap wines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-old-defunct-cheap-wines/290080)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-familiar-with-old-defunct-cheap-wines/290080 "2022-06-13T18:19:10Z")
Like “Annie Green Springs” and “Black Bear.” Seems like there might have been one called “Cold Duck,” but I’m not sure. Anyone every try any of those (and any idea on when they went under)? I remember them in the mid-… --- ## [What words should be added to the official Scrabble Dictionary?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-should-be-added-to-the-official-scrabble-dictionary/530395)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-words-should-be-added-to-the-official-scrabble-dictionary/530395 "2010-04-07T17:21:32Z")
The official Scrabble dictionaryincludes words like ZA which apparently stands for pizza and I have rarely heard used. Fine, but isn’t it time that OK is allowed? --- ## [10 things I hate about Ronald Reagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-things-i-hate-about-ronald-reagan/248840)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2004, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-things-i-hate-about-ronald-reagan/248840 "2004-06-06T02:02:34Z")
Reagan is on his deathbed and he no doubt will be deified by the Republican right. However, his presidency was a nightmare for many reasons. Ed Meese as attorney general. The “War” on pornography. Reagan visited … --- ## [Cecil's Lousy Call Letter Answer (repost)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecils-lousy-call-letter-answer-repost/11)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2014, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecils-lousy-call-letter-answer-repost/11 "2014-02-10T12:30:40Z")
MODERATOR COMMENT: Please note that this thread is from 1999, revived in 2000, 2001, 2004 and a couple of other times. Please don’t bother to post anything that was already posted, and please don’t expect answers from … --- ## [Did J.K. Rowling make more on the books or the movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-j-k-rowling-make-more-on-the-books-or-the-movies/514314)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-j-k-rowling-make-more-on-the-books-or-the-movies/514314 "2009-10-29T21:50:54Z")
And what’s the difference? edit: She wrote the Harry Potter books. edit 2: To rephrase the title of the thread: Did she make more MONEY on the books or the movies? --- ## [Let's come up with some bad ideas!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-come-up-with-some-bad-ideas/452062)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2008, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-come-up-with-some-bad-ideas/452062 "2008-06-24T20:24:08Z")
I’ll start. You know how milk, orange juice, red wine, green tea, and fish liver oil all have reputed health benefits? I propose mixing them all into one cure-all elixir! I shall name it morangedtish drink. Your turn… --- ## [Warships Lost With All Hands](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warships-lost-with-all-hands/621488)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2012, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warships-lost-with-all-hands/621488 "2012-05-15T11:55:24Z")
Just trying to establish which was the largest (in terms of crew) warship which was lost with all hands. In WW2 it was HMAS Sydney, which was lost with all of her crew of 645. At Jutland, several British battle cruiser… --- ## [Your cigarette brand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-cigarette-brand/560365)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2011, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-cigarette-brand/560365 "2011-01-21T22:26:39Z")
What is (or was, for the quitters/would be for the non-smokers) your preferred brand of cigarette and why? I’m a (former) Camel man. I tried all brands but always came back to the ol’ Camel Lights. That’s just what my … --- ## [Feline "Rodent Ulcers"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feline-rodent-ulcers/595537)
**Author:** [@all1966](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/all1966)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feline-rodent-ulcers/595537 "2016-11-25T17:54:17Z")
A weird name for something that has nothing to do with rodents, and my poor cat is most excellently afflicted with same - has been apparently from kittenhood. We adopted her 6 years ago at age 5. So she’s a fussy old l… --- ## [Which monuments/landmarks would not be rebuilt if destroyed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-monuments-landmarks-would-not-be-rebuilt-if-destroyed/647509)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-monuments-landmarks-would-not-be-rebuilt-if-destroyed/647509 "2013-01-23T19:59:29Z")
I was watching Doctor Who on Netflix last night and in one of the episodes an alien ship crashes into Big Ben, destroying one side of the top of the tower. If such a thing were to occur (well, not necessarily an alien s… --- ## [Why wasn't West Virginia returned to Virginia after the Civil War?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-west-virginia-returned-to-virginia-after-the-civil-war/513874)
**Author:** [@Alzarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alzarian)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2009, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-west-virginia-returned-to-virginia-after-the-civil-war/513874 "2009-10-19T13:55:59Z")
If the US Civil War made clear that individual states cannot secede from the Union, then how is it legal for a portion of a state to secede from another state? Shouldn’t Viriginia be able to reclaim its western counties… --- ## [Can laser printer toner go bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-laser-printer-toner-go-bad/391731)
**Author:** [@stanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stanger)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2007, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-laser-printer-toner-go-bad/391731 "2007-02-14T20:04:52Z")
I have a little HP 3-in-1 machine that I used a couple of years ago as my main printer for my computer. It is a B&W laser printer that uses an off the shelf toner cartridge. It always printed clean and crisp. At some po… --- ## [What happens if you freeze water in a rigid container?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-freeze-water-in-a-rigid-container/521019)
**Author:** [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2009, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-freeze-water-in-a-rigid-container/521019 "2009-12-14T16:05:14Z")
Say you have completely rigid, undeformable\* container that you completely fill with water (no air pockets!), and then cool it to well below freezing. What happens? Can the water turn into ice if it hasn’t any room to ex… --- ## [To what extent is conscience an illusion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-is-conscience-an-illusion/709068)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2015, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-what-extent-is-conscience-an-illusion/709068 "2015-01-09T19:01:51Z")
This possibility has just crossed my mind and the deeper I think about it the more I tend to believe there must be quite a few people who regard conscience as an illusion. The argument can be summarized as follows: Func… --- ## [Why was Kate Jackson "the smart angel?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-kate-jackson-the-smart-angel/539081)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2010, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-kate-jackson-the-smart-angel/539081 "2010-05-13T05:32:03Z")
Was that just code for “Well, she’s not as pretty as Jaclyn or Farrah?” Did she ever do anything that indicated she was smarter than the other Angels? I think I saw quite a few episodes in the original run, as well as re… --- ## [Are most of homeless people mentally ill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-most-of-homeless-people-mentally-ill/647848)
**Author:** [@TheCrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCrow)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2013, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-most-of-homeless-people-mentally-ill/647848 "2013-01-25T13:07:50Z")
I sometimes see them talking to the air (when no one is around them) or laughing for no apparent reason. I believe most of them are mentally ill. Are they homeless because they are mentally ill, or they are mentally bec… --- ## [What is the Giraffe Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-giraffe-board/527469)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2010, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-giraffe-board/527469 "2010-02-04T14:17:37Z")
For some reasons I searched on Google “Curtis LeMay Straight Dope Message Board”, one of the results I got was a thread on Giraffe Board entitled the “Most Annoying SDMB Poster”. So what’s that forum all about anyways? --- ## [Lag Screw Installation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lag-screw-installation/222611)
**Author:** [@The\_Long\_Road](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Long_Road)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2004, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lag-screw-installation/222611 "2004-01-05T04:47:52Z")
I figure some doper is handy with woodworking so I’m posting this here. I am going to install a lag screw into the wall of my garage to hold one end of a security bar. The bar will cross a seldom used door and be connect… --- ## [Who do you want to win the Democratic nomination for President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-want-to-win-the-democratic-nomination-for-president/744814)
**Author:** [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2016, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-do-you-want-to-win-the-democratic-nomination-for-president/744814 "2016-02-16T16:13:27Z")
Again, much as the title says - vote for who you want to win, not who you think will win. Limiting this one to just Clinton and Sanders. --- ## ["No man can kill me." ..."I am no man."... Lets talk semantics, J.R.R.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-man-can-kill-me-i-am-no-man-lets-talk-semantics-j-r-r/615801)
**Author:** [@Super\_Kapowzler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Super_Kapowzler)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2012, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-man-can-kill-me-i-am-no-man-lets-talk-semantics-j-r-r/615801 "2012-03-22T00:34:41Z")
Dear Fans: LOTR is a lie. 'Means the Elf, the Gnome, the Halflings, Ents, Unlaiden Swallows, and everything from Africanized Killer Bees to Wishbone with a vial of Hanta in his maw would? Shittin’ me? Seriously. Let… --- ## [Resolved: Woman is the Nigger of the World (Thank you, John Lennon)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-woman-is-the-nigger-of-the-world-thank-you-john-lennon/486154)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2009, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/resolved-woman-is-the-nigger-of-the-world-thank-you-john-lennon/486154 "2009-02-19T22:55:45Z")
I don’t know that it will generate all that much debate, I’d find it gratifying if it doesn’t because everyone sees it. (here’s a you tube clip of John Lennon explaining it on Dick Cavett and then singing the song.) But… --- ## [Free Will with a Little Bit of Science! (TM)(C)(R)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-will-with-a-little-bit-of-science-tm-c-r/931877)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 324\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2021, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-will-with-a-little-bit-of-science-tm-c-r/931877 "2021-04-27T01:28:47Z")
As some of you know, I’ve recently been working in a medical lab doing computational medicine/neuroscience work. Specifically, I’m working on: A study on optimal vaccine distribution A study on brain modelling \<---- th… --- ## [Is humanity really going to go through a "Technological Singularity"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-humanity-really-going-to-go-through-a-technological-singularity/536131)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2010, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-humanity-really-going-to-go-through-a-technological-singularity/536131 "2010-04-18T20:13:22Z")
Technological Singularity is the idea that in the near future there will be technological developments with such a profound transformative effects on human life that what comes after is completely imponderable. From the… --- ## [HUGE allegations against the University of Miami football program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-allegations-against-the-university-of-miami-football-program/592984)
**Author:** [@quixotic78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quixotic78)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huge-allegations-against-the-university-of-miami-football-program/592984 "2011-08-31T15:52:39Z")
(And basketball, too). It’s… a lot. A LOT. Too much to summarize, so I’ll just quote my single favorite bit (my emphasis): I hate the assholes at “The U,” but this story almost makes me feel bad for them (especially… --- ## [Spider-man: No Way Home - Seen it thread (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-man-no-way-home-seen-it-thread-open-spoilers/956048)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 1:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spider-man-no-way-home-seen-it-thread-open-spoilers/956048 "2022-08-06T13:12:53Z")
I’m seeing this Friday night and my 13-year old daughter is excited. We’ve watched all the Marvel movies leading up to this one, though my kids have not yet seen Eternals. Anyway, the buzz is building now that it screene… --- ## [Critique This \[re: Gospels\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-this-re-gospels/630795)
**Author:** [@chappy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappy)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-this-re-gospels/630795 "2012-08-11T20:15:30Z")
I know several people in my home town who are spending all of their time looking for Jesus to come save the planet. This indicates a poor understanding of the Gospels. Jesus demonstrated generosity when he was here but h… --- ## [2010 College Football Coach Firings & Hirings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-college-football-coach-firings-hirings/562265)
**Author:** [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2011, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2010-college-football-coach-firings-hirings/562265 "2011-01-11T22:07:30Z")
There have been some college football coach firings earlier this year (Tim Brewster - Minnesota), recently (Randy Shannon - Miami, Bill Lynch - Indiana), and possibly soon to be (Rich Rodriguez - Michigan, others). All o… --- ## [Why the hatred for Science Fiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hatred-for-science-fiction/460288)
**Author:** [@Buran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buran)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2008, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-hatred-for-science-fiction/460288 "2008-08-27T13:24:58Z")
I’m thinking more of sci-fi books than movies but they count as well. This is something I’ve wondered for a while, sci-fi seems to be looked down upon and openly mocked as a genre and I’ve never understood why. I’ll read… --- ## [Christianity: Why did Jesus leave in the first place? Why not just stay after the resurrection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-why-did-jesus-leave-in-the-first-place-why-not-just-stay-after-the-resurrection/553441)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-why-did-jesus-leave-in-the-first-place-why-not-just-stay-after-the-resurrection/553441 "2011-11-03T04:08:53Z")
In the Christian faith, whatever Jesus needs to do in his second coming, why didn’t he just do it right after being resurrected? Why leave and come back thousands (or millions or billions) or years later? I am of course… --- ## [Does marijuana lose potency the longer it sits after being harvested?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-marijuana-lose-potency-the-longer-it-sits-after-being-harvested/621580)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2012, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-marijuana-lose-potency-the-longer-it-sits-after-being-harvested/621580 "2012-05-13T21:58:33Z")
A friend of mine had a bag of some apparently high-potency weed that you could smell from a mile away while still sealed in a bag. He had the remnant of the bag several weeks later and it was practically odorless compare… --- ## [Can someone explain the Hunter Biden Scandal to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-hunter-biden-scandal-to-me/961392)
**Author:** [@Roger\_That](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roger_That)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-the-hunter-biden-scandal-to-me/961392 "2023-04-20T18:06:51Z")
I know who Biden is, who his son is, that his son worked in (for?) Ukraine when Biden was VP, that there’s a laptop involved somehow, but I don’t know much more (factually) than that. Is there an article somewhere that … --- ## [Atheists: Compelling theistic arguments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-compelling-theistic-arguments/714747)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2015, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-compelling-theistic-arguments/714747 "2015-03-16T01:16:20Z")
Atheists: Which arguments for the existence of God do you find the most compelling / closest to being convincing? For me, it would be the idea that life on earth originated by implantation by superior beings. This would… --- ## [Is the Pledge of Alliegance Unconstitutional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-pledge-of-alliegance-unconstitutional/116088)
**Author:** [@ResIpsaLoquitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ResIpsaLoquitor)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2002, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-pledge-of-alliegance-unconstitutional/116088 "2002-07-02T06:38:04Z")
9th Circuit Rules Pledge of Allegiance Unconstitutional I’m guessing I won’t be the first person to post this story, but just in case…boing, there it is. Some givens: This will end up before the U.S. Supreme Court. … --- ## [MS Word: Why always "do you want to save changes?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-why-always-do-you-want-to-save-changes/406855)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2007, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-why-always-do-you-want-to-save-changes/406855 "2007-06-06T20:19:48Z")
Why, when I’m closing a document, does Microsoft Word ask me whether I want to save changes regardless of whether I’ve actually made any changes? I’ve gotten accustomed to hitting “No” so often that sometimes I hit it wh… --- ## [Is nutrition education making Americans fat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nutrition-education-making-americans-fat/621886)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nutrition-education-making-americans-fat/621886 "2012-06-04T21:32:51Z")
I’ve been working on a new push to eat more fruit and vegetables–I’m aiming for ten servings a day. This got me thinking about things I observed people eating in Europe. Like the guy in Germany who was eating a plate fu… --- ## ["Florida Water"--ice and ammonia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-water-ice-and-ammonia/92777)
**Author:** [@Rmat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rmat)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-water-ice-and-ammonia/92777 "2016-08-26T02:10:15Z")
Once upon a time there was a fixture in major league dugouts, at least on hot days, called “Florida water.” Stored in an open bucket, Florida water is a solution of water, ice, and (I think) spirits of ammonia. Players w… --- ## [Europeans worried about Islamic immigrants. Simple racism or are immigrants causing real problems?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/europeans-worried-about-islamic-immigrants-simple-racism-or-are-immigrants-causing-real-problems/531565)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2010, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/europeans-worried-about-islamic-immigrants-simple-racism-or-are-immigrants-causing-real-problems/531565 "2010-06-18T21:47:46Z")
Throughout Europe to varying degrees there seems to be a rising tide of anti-immigrant (and more specifically Islamic immigrant) feeling. In the US over time there have been serious social and cultural indigestion proble… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=770&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=772&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)