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**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 299\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2023, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-regular-season-march-april-2023/981730 "2023-05-02T23:50:40Z")
Since Opening Day is less than 72 hours away I thought I’d kick off the regular season threads. So, what are you most excited for? As a Yankees fan I’m looking forward to seeing how the kid, Volpe, does as a 21-year ol… --- ## [The Eastern Band of Cherokee is currently accepting only infants for membership](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eastern-band-of-cherokee-is-currently-accepting-only-infants-for-membership/502735)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2009, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-eastern-band-of-cherokee-is-currently-accepting-only-infants-for-membership/502735 "2009-07-18T05:30:18Z")
I don’t know where to put this, because although it is not a question, it is a fact. I spoke today with Angie Hull, a Cherokee tribe member, who can be reached at 800-438-1601. She was handling the central switchboard fo… --- ## [Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) - Who's In?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affordable-care-act-aka-obamacare-whos-in/668291)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2013, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/affordable-care-act-aka-obamacare-whos-in/668291 "2013-09-15T07:52:39Z")
OK gang, time’s coming: As of October 1st, open enrollment starts (at least in those states which are participating). Show of Hands! If you want to know if your state is in play, see Healthcare Marketplace. Since my c… --- ## [So apparently #Calexit is trending](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-apparently-calexit-is-trending/771147)
**Author:** [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2016, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-apparently-calexit-is-trending/771147 "2016-11-15T22:55:43Z")
https://twitter.com/hashtag/Calexit?src=tren Normally I’m against this sort of thing… but I am tempted. Even so, just out of pure spite I want to stick around to bring down my political enemies in the future. --- ## [Cold sores](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-sores/665650)
**Author:** [@want2befree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2befree)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cold-sores/665650 "2013-08-13T03:01:25Z")
My nephew is very vain and gets cold sores about once a month or so. He despises them. He is a mailman, to boot, so he doubly despises having to go to work with them. He also maintains that if one has a cold sore one sho… --- ## [Is it reasonable for activists to want a deaf of blind actress to play Helen Keller?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-reasonable-for-activists-to-want-a-deaf-of-blind-actress-to-play-helen-keller/515867)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2009, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-reasonable-for-activists-to-want-a-deaf-of-blind-actress-to-play-helen-keller/515867 "2009-11-12T23:05:29Z")
Young Abigail Breslin–from Little Miss Sunshine and that Mel Gibson movie only I like–is set to play Helen Keller in a revival of The Miracle Worker on Broadway. Her casting has aroused the ire of same advocates for the… --- ## [Who's your favorite professional wrestler?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-professional-wrestler/611623)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2012, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-your-favorite-professional-wrestler/611623 "2012-02-08T05:29:15Z")
Or one of your favorites, since I couldn’t pick out just one. And the range can be pretty wide for me too. I’d put chronic loser ‘The Unpredictable’ Johnny Rodz on my list. He was pretty damn, predictable, I only saw him… --- ## [You know what this election reminds me of right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-this-election-reminds-me-of-right-now/741461)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2016, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-know-what-this-election-reminds-me-of-right-now/741461 "2016-01-22T12:43:38Z")
That moment before the surgeon starts to cut. For all that the pundits - and us - will waste ink and pixels on how things are going the Republican contest is so unusual that no one knows what the hell is going to happen… --- ## [Aw, heck: I bounced off "Flashman" by George MacDonald Fraser](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-heck-i-bounced-off-flashman-by-george-macdonald-fraser/753662)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2016, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-heck-i-bounced-off-flashman-by-george-macdonald-fraser/753662 "2016-06-07T23:32:08Z")
I’d heard so much good about Fraser’s “Flashman” novels. And I adored his novel, “Pyrates.” But I got 100 pages in to Flashman (which is not a long book) and bounced. The character is too damned unlovable. (I’m remin… --- ## [Caucuses and primaries - Saturday March 5, 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caucuses-and-primaries-saturday-march-5-2016/748056)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2016, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caucuses-and-primaries-saturday-march-5-2016/748056 "2016-03-07T02:40:38Z")
I didn’t see another thread on this. Apologies if I’ve overlooked it. Polls as recently as two days ago had Trump beating Cruz in Kansas. Yet, as of a few minutes ago, Cruz has been declared the winner there! Is this t… --- ## [How to prove the earth and moon isn't flat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-prove-the-earth-and-moon-isnt-flat/682819)
**Author:** [@Gateway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gateway)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-prove-the-earth-and-moon-isnt-flat/682819 "2014-03-13T16:40:56Z")
If you were suddenly in a time portal and sucked back to long ago when it was very uncommon (?) to assume that the earth and moon were spherical, how could you PROVE (using the technology in those times) that the earth a… --- ## [Wishing death upon someone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wishing-death-upon-someone/78389)
**Author:** [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2001, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wishing-death-upon-someone/78389 "2001-09-07T16:39:47Z")
In this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=83026&pagenumber=2 Several posters are discussing the fact that they wish a particular person dead. They don’t want to kill him, but have said… --- ## [How do we know such an amazing amount about "Alcibiades" who lived 2400 years ago?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-such-an-amazing-amount-about-alcibiades-who-lived-2400-years-ago/766389)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2016, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-we-know-such-an-amazing-amount-about-alcibiades-who-lived-2400-years-ago/766389 "2016-09-30T20:12:47Z")
This person was referenced by another doper so out of curiosity I took a look at the wiki. It was 2400 years ago but his entire life history and career is commented on down to the tiniest detail. The wiki list of sources… --- ## [Alabama Christians with a persecution complex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-christians-with-a-persecution-complex/197571)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2003, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alabama-christians-with-a-persecution-complex/197571 "2003-09-04T02:18:29Z")
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=3&u=/ap/20030825/ap\_on\_re\_us/ten\_commandments\_5 We all know about the infamous “Ten Commandments” case in Alabama. The 11th circuit court of appeals ordered the monu… --- ## [White Whale of cooking.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-whale-of-cooking/706079)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2014, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-whale-of-cooking/706079 "2014-12-07T04:32:31Z")
Skillet fried potatoes. Damn I wish I could get them right, but I seem destined for failure. I have been trying for years, with only less than moderate success and never constancy at even that level. My grandma was fro… --- ## [Your favorite retro/forgotten/by-gone foods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-retro-forgotten-by-gone-foods/995611)
**Author:** [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2025, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-retro-forgotten-by-gone-foods/995611 "2025-10-05T23:29:34Z")
…and I’m thinking mostly of stuff you just don’t see in restaurants anymore (not pre-pckaged foods). Dishes like Lobster Thermidor. Chicken Cordon Bleu. Baked Alaska. I’m sure they’re out there somewhere, but they’re not… --- ## [the best recreational drug?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-recreational-drug/69539)
**Author:** [@Ross](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ross)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2001, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-best-recreational-drug/69539 "2001-06-21T22:41:40Z")
Hasn’t anybody ever come up with a harmless, pleasant recreational drug? Don’t say pot, though, because it sent me off my rocker, even if everyone else was fine (and laughing at me). Go on. What’s the closest? Lowest de… --- ## [Brutal Ukrainian serial killers sentenced (Dnepropetrovsk Maniacs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brutal-ukrainian-serial-killers-sentenced-dnepropetrovsk-maniacs/486245)
**Author:** [@Gotterfunken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gotterfunken)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2009, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brutal-ukrainian-serial-killers-sentenced-dnepropetrovsk-maniacs/486245 "2009-02-21T05:34:56Z")
I’m putting this in the Pit due to the goriness of the subject matter and its high potential for Recreational Outrage. I hadn’t heard anything about this case until very recently: the Dnepropetrovsk Maniacs. There was … --- ## [Did anyone else "just say no"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-just-say-no/984537)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2023, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else-just-say-no/984537 "2023-06-25T17:15:07Z")
Sometimes I feel like I’m in a super minority in that I never tried recreational illegal substances. Partly because from age 19 to 57, I held security clearances and was subject to random drug screening, but mostly, I tr… --- ## [Is there a term for either: a person who starts to believe their own lies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-either-a-person-who-starts-to-believe-their-own-lies/612126)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2012, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-term-for-either-a-person-who-starts-to-believe-their-own-lies/612126 "2012-02-15T05:58:28Z")
I’m not talking about a person who is delusional and believes he’s telling the truth in spite of evidence to the contrary, etc., but who begins by telling lies and, through repetition, eventually convinces himself they’r… --- ## [Right-Wing Blogosphere Schism (Little Green Footballs "Parts Ways" With Right)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-wing-blogosphere-schism-little-green-footballs-parts-ways-with-right/519585)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2009, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/right-wing-blogosphere-schism-little-green-footballs-parts-ways-with-right/519585 "2009-12-08T03:00:44Z")
A sign of just how determined the hard-core right is to drive everyone else into the wilderness – Charles Johnson, head honcho of one of the major conservative blog sites, Little Green Footballs, has declared “Why I Part… --- ## [Uses for Mexican Crema?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uses-for-mexican-crema/561401)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2010, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uses-for-mexican-crema/561401 "2010-11-23T06:59:01Z")
I see it in my grocery store and it looks good, but I don’t know what to do with it. On the jar it says “table cream,” but I don’t ever have cream sitting on the table… My life is very drab. --- ## [IRS rejected our taxes because they've already been filed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irs-rejected-our-taxes-because-theyve-already-been-filed/715623)
**Author:** [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2015, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irs-rejected-our-taxes-because-theyve-already-been-filed/715623 "2015-04-10T02:06:40Z")
Looks like we’ve become victims of identity theft. I filed our taxes electronically via TurboTax, but they were rejected because a return has already been accepted from the IRS for our SSN. Luckily, we owed money, so i… --- ## [Vehicle require to get a driver's license? (Texas)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vehicle-require-to-get-a-drivers-license-texas/635448)
**Author:** [@Bootis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bootis)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2012, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vehicle-require-to-get-a-drivers-license-texas/635448 "2012-09-25T09:41:44Z")
We recently moved to Texas, and today my wife went to the DMV to get her Texas driver’s license. She was told she couldn’t get her drivers license until her car passed Texas inspection. (it can’t pass at the moment due t… --- ## [Unanswered questions from Sandman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions-from-sandman/555502)
**Author:** [@Satchmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satchmo)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2010, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unanswered-questions-from-sandman/555502 "2010-10-09T18:58:15Z")
Recently re-reading the Sandman series by Neil Gaiman. Lots of things left to our imagination, I think. I don’t believe Gaiman has answered any of these in interviews or anything, so this might be more for speculation. T… --- ## [What is the best pronunciation for "Siddhartha" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-pronunciation-for-siddhartha/400697)
**Author:** [@Chief\_Pedant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chief_Pedant)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2007, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-pronunciation-for-siddhartha/400697 "2007-04-23T10:23:00Z")
As in the supreme Buddha for this particular age; 500 BC or so… I am particularly interested (to the tune of a twenty) on whether or not the terminal vowel should be sounded, even if it’s just a shwa. As I understand i… --- ## [How do you get a Japanese girlfriend?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-japanese-girlfriend/525469)
**Author:** [@PSXer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PSXer)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-get-a-japanese-girlfriend/525469 "2010-01-19T06:31:26Z")
my friend wants to know --- ## [What's the deal with all the incest porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-all-the-incest-porn/789418)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-all-the-incest-porn/789418 "2017-06-23T18:34:02Z")
I’m not talking about incest porn existing on the internet but rather the ubiquitous nature of such porn in mainstream porn, found on mainstream sites. Has anyone else noticed this? Every time I visit Pornhub I get flo… --- ## [Is there a word for an atheist that doesn't believe but hopes God exists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-an-atheist-that-doesnt-believe-but-hopes-god-exists/812789)
**Author:** [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-word-for-an-atheist-that-doesnt-believe-but-hopes-god-exists/812789 "2018-04-30T14:23:13Z")
Are they a proper atheist? “faith is the substance of things hoped for?” \*bug = but --- ## [YOUR unOFFICIAL Ryan Lochte phony/not phony Olympic robbery thread!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-unofficial-ryan-lochte-phony-not-phony-olympic-robbery-thread/763153)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2016, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-unofficial-ryan-lochte-phony-not-phony-olympic-robbery-thread/763153 "2016-08-24T00:54:54Z")
Might be the biggest story of the Olympic games by the time you read this: http://www.si.com/olympics/2016/08/18/ryan-lochte-jimmy-feigen-jack-conger-gunnar-bentz-us-swimming-mugging-rio-olympics So many layers: Gold … --- ## [A mushroom is not a fucking garden vegetable!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mushroom-is-not-a-fucking-garden-vegetable/471102)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2008, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-mushroom-is-not-a-fucking-garden-vegetable/471102 "2008-11-09T04:21:51Z")
If you’re going to market your spaghetti sauce as Chunky Garden Vegetable, and show bell peppers, onions, and tomatoes on your pretty label, then don’t sneak in chunks of fucking mushrooms. Gah! Mushrooms aren’t garden … --- ## [Sanders proposals and how to pay for them.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanders-proposals-and-how-to-pay-for-them/745741)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanders-proposals-and-how-to-pay-for-them/745741 "2016-08-23T19:46:46Z")
I like many of Bernie’s proposals and how he plans on paying for them. The only thing I am skeptical of is his ability to pay for “medicare for all” I particularly like his idea to make state schools free. I would be … --- ## [East Africans more "civilized" than West Africans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/east-africans-more-civilized-than-west-africans/649107)
**Author:** [@cultivar07](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cultivar07)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2013, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/east-africans-more-civilized-than-west-africans/649107 "2013-02-04T19:23:06Z")
Both places have experienced pro-longed civil wars, ongoing rebellions etc. But I just noticed a difference, and I am not sure whether it is true. That is, the treatment of enemy civilians, in particular women and child… --- ## [I can't get away from essential oils/multi-level marketing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-get-away-from-essential-oils-multi-level-marketing/705278)
**Author:** [@inedible\_knapsack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inedible_knapsack)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2014, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-get-away-from-essential-oils-multi-level-marketing/705278 "2014-12-03T16:10:20Z")
Everywhere I go somebody is talking about essential oils and inviting my wife to parties where they sell them (they don’t invite me, probably because of all the :rolleyes:, and they don’t seem to invite men anyway). I’ve… --- ## [God heals? Question FROM a Christian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-heals-question-from-a-christian/579298)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-heals-question-from-a-christian/579298 "2011-05-05T01:44:50Z")
First, I’m not one of the resident atheists out to prove that God does not exist. I have recently been doubting my faith, but I still have enough left to believe that I will come around. Question, though: I have a fri… --- ## [Why does my 7-year-old keep getting nosebleeds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-7-year-old-keep-getting-nosebleeds/539215)
**Author:** [@boozilu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boozilu)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2010, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-7-year-old-keep-getting-nosebleeds/539215 "2010-05-15T03:10:26Z")
I know you are not a doctor and not giving medical advice yada yada . . . Anyway, my 7-year-old gets a couple nosebleeds a week. She’s not a picker, and if perfectly healthy in every other way. Any ideas? --- ## [Democrats Not Happy With the Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-not-happy-with-the-party/785099)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2017, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-not-happy-with-the-party/785099 "2017-05-06T23:56:02Z")
Today, a poll reports that two-thirds of Americans think that the Democratic Party is out of touch with the concerns of most people. The startling fact is that 44% of Democrats themselves agree with this statement! I a… --- ## [The consequences for the GOP of a Romney loss](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consequences-for-the-gop-of-a-romney-loss/623760)
**Author:** [@Fiveyearlurker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiveyearlurker)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-consequences-for-the-gop-of-a-romney-loss/623760 "2012-06-05T03:48:15Z")
A possible, or even likely, scenario (crosses fingers) is that Obama defeats Romney in November. If this happens, what strategy does the GOP take next time? It seems like there is something of a fracture in the party w… --- ## [Hockey is coming back!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-is-coming-back/854344)
**Author:** [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2020, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hockey-is-coming-back/854344 "2020-12-31T02:56:14Z")
24 team playoff, with the first round being a best-of-five. Here are the seeds: EASTERN CONFERENCE Bruins Lightning Capitals Flyers PLAY-IN Penguins (5) vs. Canadiens (12) Hurricanes (6) vs. Rangers (11) Islander… --- ## [Where did fundamentalist Islam's polio vaccine paranoia come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-fundamentalist-islams-polio-vaccine-paranoia-come-from/645266)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-fundamentalist-islams-polio-vaccine-paranoia-come-from/645266 "2013-01-05T16:09:50Z")
And how has it spread so widely? India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Mali, Nigeria all have Islamic factions that have refused vaccines on the suspicion that it is an anti-Islamic plot. Was there, at any point, an organised ca… --- ## [Being sick and going to work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-sick-and-going-to-work/558763)
**Author:** [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/being-sick-and-going-to-work/558763 "2010-11-03T13:42:56Z")
In this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=13074640#post13074640 Near the bottom of page 15. Chimera is talking about his terrible sick days policy and others in the thread still say he shoul… --- ## [Does anyone else think Julie Andrews is hot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-think-julie-andrews-is-hot/436540)
**Author:** [@Radegast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Radegast)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2008, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-else-think-julie-andrews-is-hot/436540 "2008-02-08T20:01:22Z")
Prompted by some references on the other thread I started, which I won’t link to because some folks may not want to wade through that thread to pick out the Julie Andrews-related bits, I’d like to know if anyone else thi… --- ## [Why do record stores, thrift shops and flea markets have a glut of Streisand, Manilow and Alpert?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-record-stores-thrift-shops-and-flea-markets-have-a-glut-of-streisand-manilow-and-alpert/516560)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-record-stores-thrift-shops-and-flea-markets-have-a-glut-of-streisand-manilow-and-alpert/516560 "2009-12-21T22:49:25Z")
I should add Mantovani to the list. Anyway this came up in the collectibles thread here. Every used record store I’ve been to, every flea market vinyl booth I’ve seen, no matter where I am in America, they always have a… --- ## [Time for a Pregnant / Brand New Parent Doper Update!?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-pregnant-brand-new-parent-doper-update/315226)
**Author:** [@Stainz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stainz)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-a-pregnant-brand-new-parent-doper-update/315226 "2006-01-25T00:40:12Z")
Hello \*\*Cyros, Geobabe \*\* et al … how’s it going? I’m 24 weeks along now … feeling the baby move a ton!!! Go for my glucose screening test in a couple of weeks … hoping all will go well. I’ve gained about 15 pounds so… --- ## [Pit bulls](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bulls/474045)
**Author:** [@Tyrannorabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tyrannorabbit)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2008, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bulls/474045 "2008-11-28T02:16:56Z")
Not sure if this is exactly the right forum, but the question wasn’t deemed Cecil-worthy and I was advised to take it to the board. So here I am. Anyway, I was just wondering about pit bulls - they’ve enjoyed a reputati… --- ## [RAQ: Rarely Asked Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raq-rarely-asked-questions/711954)
**Author:** [@jepflast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jepflast)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2016, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raq-rarely-asked-questions/711954 "2016-03-02T01:41:20Z")
(This is less of a game and more of an Uttely Pointless Activity (UPA), so hopefully it won’t get canned by the moderators.) How do I get the high-jump goggles on Level Five? Why does the ground get wet when it rains? … --- ## [Chuck Norris vs. Most Interesting Man in the World.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-vs-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/566496)
**Author:** [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2011, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-norris-vs-most-interesting-man-in-the-world/566496 "2011-01-07T02:23:47Z")
Probably done before, a hundred times, but in case I really AM this clever… In this corner, Chuck Norris: \[ul\] \[li\]Boogieman checks his closet for Chuck Norris\[/li\]\[li\]CAN believe it’s not butter\[/li\]\[li\]Doesn’t flush… --- ## [(Old) Trip Planning in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-trip-planning-in-the-mmp/997466)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 360\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2024, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-trip-planning-in-the-mmp/997466 "2024-02-19T03:03:51Z")
Morning, mumpers! It’s currently 3c/37f with a predicted high of 8c/46f and mostly sunny. Weather app says “The stupid fucking angry day ball is shining up in the sky again. Such a stupid fucking angry ball”. Yes, it… --- ## [Another P2P music sharing verdict - $675,000](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-p2p-music-sharing-verdict-675-000/505175)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2009, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-p2p-music-sharing-verdict-675-000/505175 "2009-08-07T07:04:38Z")
Joel Tenenbaum’s decision to share songs has cost him a judgment of $675,000. Tenenbaum says: So far as I can tell, he reaches this conclusion because the jury awarded only $22,500 per song, instead of the legally-pos… --- ## [Summarize a Musical Group/Artist in One Song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summarize-a-musical-group-artist-in-one-song/638593)
**Author:** [@Sunshine\_and\_Smiles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunshine_and_Smiles)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/summarize-a-musical-group-artist-in-one-song/638593 "2012-10-26T15:57:19Z")
My girlfriend told me a story where she was giving her a brother a ride somewhere and she was listening to a cd. Her brother: “This guy sounds like he is just trying way too hard to be the Smiths.” Her response: “This … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=773&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=775&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)