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**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-still-possible-to-build-a-vacuum-tube-computer/415675 "2016-02-19T20:14:34Z")
Back in the 1940s to the very early 1960s computers used vacuum tubes as logical components. They were replaced by discrete transistors, which were replaced by integrated circuits. There are still companies making vacuu… --- ## [Dog has pancreatitis - need advice. TMI doggy wise.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-has-pancreatitis-need-advice-tmi-doggy-wise/548582)
**Author:** [@Acorns.but\_not\_Bacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acorns.but_not_Bacon)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2010, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-has-pancreatitis-need-advice-tmi-doggy-wise/548582 "2010-08-21T08:56:50Z")
Hi, Was wondering whether anyone here had experinced dealing with this illness? We (mum and me) own a Jack Russell terrier he’s 9 will be 10 on August 30th and a few weeks ago he became very sick, it happened gradually… --- ## [Name the Impeachment Date for President Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-impeachment-date-for-president-trump/776879)
**Author:** [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-impeachment-date-for-president-trump/776879 "2017-01-17T19:03:46Z")
We’re looking for: Date Branch of Executive initiating proceedings Grounds for Impeachment Outcome (resignation, charge dropped, not guilty, guilty) I’m going for Inauguration +5, i.e. 25th January. Plain guess; it w… --- ## [Did Yahweh ever have a consort?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-yahweh-ever-have-a-consort/686221)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2014, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-yahweh-ever-have-a-consort/686221 "2014-04-18T16:32:14Z")
From King Jesus, by Robert Graves: The Scriptural reference is to Ezekiel 23 – but “Aholah” and “Aholibah” are expressly allegories of Samaria and Jerusalem respectively: Ashima was a real Semitic goddess but I can f… --- ## [Switching from one electric meter to two: process? Cost?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-from-one-electric-meter-to-two-process-cost/593481)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/switching-from-one-electric-meter-to-two-process-cost/593481 "2012-09-15T17:23:38Z")
When I bought my house about 10 years ago, who knows who owned it before, it had two electric company meters. 1 part of the house was connected to one meter, and one part of the house was connected to the other meter. Si… --- ## [Is there any truth regarding the innuendo surrounding Trump and Ivanka?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-truth-regarding-the-innuendo-surrounding-trump-and-ivanka/774620)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Ayebaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Ayebaw)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2016, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-truth-regarding-the-innuendo-surrounding-trump-and-ivanka/774620 "2016-12-20T16:25:55Z")
The Other First Lady, Proxy Wife. Sure, those titles are mostly with regards to her anticipated possible role as Whitehouse hostess, but then there’s also… inappropriate statements and uh… touches, if you believe some pe… --- ## [HVAC refrigerant - do they keep the reclaimed stuff?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvac-refrigerant-do-they-keep-the-reclaimed-stuff/662451)
**Author:** [@Uber\_the\_Goober](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uber_the_Goober)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvac-refrigerant-do-they-keep-the-reclaimed-stuff/662451 "2013-07-08T22:51:12Z")
Title says it all - where does the “reclaimed” refrigerant go? Does it get recycled? Do they have to pay to dispose of it? Are they venting it to the atmosphere? I don’t follow the logic of sucking out refrigerant, r… --- ## [Why is pleasure bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-pleasure-bad/531059)
**Author:** [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-pleasure-bad/531059 "2010-03-11T00:53:26Z")
How come most cultures and religions think that pleasure is bad? And what would society look like if it wasn’t like that? Would we just be running around eating ice cream and masturbating? --- ## [Blind Nationalism: whose citizens are the most deluded](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blind-nationalism-whose-citizens-are-the-most-deluded/761685)
**Author:** [@Nansbread1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nansbread1)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2016, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blind-nationalism-whose-citizens-are-the-most-deluded/761685 "2016-08-19T20:21:52Z")
From a very young age most citizens of various countries are brain washed into nationalistic fervour that usually follows the mantra…my country is great. Quite clearly some countries are very terrible places to live in.… --- ## [How much are the Bandidos dues for the Texas patch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-the-bandidos-dues-for-the-texas-patch/736143)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-the-bandidos-dues-for-the-texas-patch/736143 "2015-11-02T01:04:14Z")
So, CNN has a special today on the Twin Peaks shootout. Apparently, the Bandidos are the largest and most powerful biker club in Texas, and they charge other clubs “dues” for the right to have a “Texas” patch on their j… --- ## [Names Blacks call rich white people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-blacks-call-rich-white-people/209590)
**Author:** [@Extrovertive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Extrovertive)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2003, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-blacks-call-rich-white-people/209590 "2003-10-26T07:59:26Z")
White trash, redneck, hick, hilbilly, honky, cracker, peckerwood, etc. Those are the names blacks call(ed) poor white people. What name do they call rich white people then? I want a historical answer (not made-up or a j… --- ## [Judge Rejects "Obscene" Name Change - wtf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-rejects-obscene-name-change-wtf/454666)
**Author:** [@Frustrated\_Wonderer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frustrated_Wonderer)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2013, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-rejects-obscene-name-change-wtf/454666 "2013-05-05T07:42:35Z")
In New Mexico, a judge rejected a mans wish by denying him his desired name. Granted, he wanted to be called “Fuck Censorship”, but was not allowed to do so, as the judge was of the opinion that such a name change was “… --- ## [Sex and the City - were they always this awful?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-and-the-city-were-they-always-this-awful/633426)
**Author:** [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sex-and-the-city-were-they-always-this-awful/633426 "2012-09-07T02:40:23Z")
So I’m watching Sex and the City2, and all I can think is what heinous cunts all these women are. I’m only 45 minutes in, and I want all these women to die. Has is always been this awful?!? --- ## [What is the best song off of "Abbey Road"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2010, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-song-off-of-abbey-road/556155 "2010-10-19T13:19:43Z")
Previous polls (still active): Please Please Me, With the Beatles, A Hard Day’s Night, Beatles For Sale, Help!, Rubber Soul, Revolver, \*\*Sgt. Pepper’s\*\*, Magical Mystery Tour/Yellow Submarine, and The White Album (Discs… --- ## [Legality of possession of a non-controlled Rx drug w/o a prescription](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-possession-of-a-non-controlled-rx-drug-w-o-a-prescription/725545)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2015, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-possession-of-a-non-controlled-rx-drug-w-o-a-prescription/725545 "2015-07-25T22:29:10Z")
I know there are lots of laws surrounding controlled substances, but what about possession of a non-scheduled Rx drug w/o a prescription? Example: if someone possesses an anti-baldness or an anti-nausea prescription dru… --- ## [Would this be blackmail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-blackmail/707029)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2014, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-be-blackmail/707029 "2014-12-15T20:40:05Z")
facts: It costs $12k per year to educate a student in my public school. Mr & Mrs X decide to sneak their son into the school system from a not-so-good neighboring town. Every time I presented evidence to the school boa… --- ## [Can someone explain this driving mentality to me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-this-driving-mentality-to-me/549846)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2010, 11:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-explain-this-driving-mentality-to-me/549846 "2010-08-19T11:03:43Z")
So I recently moved out to the 'burbs, and honestly my commute is not as bad as I thought it would be, except for one thing. There’s a bit of construction on the freeway I take to work, which thankfully will be ending s… --- ## [Organ Donation Should be Automatic!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organ-donation-should-be-automatic/284224)
**Author:** [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2005, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/organ-donation-should-be-automatic/284224 "2005-01-15T01:34:22Z")
Every day 16 or 17 people die in this country waiting for an organ donation that would have saved their lives, but never came. That’s 16 or 17 mothers, fathers, children, friends. Considering that 6 or 7 \*\*thousand \*\* … --- ## [Bill Paxton died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-paxton-died/780828)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2018, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-paxton-died/780828 "2018-02-17T04:43:28Z")
He was 61 probably best known for the show Big Love Bill Paxton Dead: Actor Dies of Surgery Complications --- ## [How difficult do you find it to comprehend this 'love my manager' OP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-difficult-do-you-find-it-to-comprehend-this-love-my-manager-op/700361)
**Author:** [@bldysabba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bldysabba)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2014, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-difficult-do-you-find-it-to-comprehend-this-love-my-manager-op/700361 "2014-10-07T12:22:26Z")
Poll forthcoming. One of our one hit wonders drove by with an OP with idiosyncratic English usage a few days ago. Not pretty is it? But, IMO, it doesn’t require anything more than a slight extra effort to follow along… --- ## [What do you think will disappear in your lifetime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-will-disappear-in-your-lifetime/441844)
**Author:** [@mystified\_expert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mystified_expert)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2008, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-will-disappear-in-your-lifetime/441844 "2008-03-31T20:27:05Z")
My dad was sure bullfighting would disappear, as well as rodeos. Not because they were hard on the animals, but just that the shrinking farm culture would make them seem anachronistic to urbanites. I think land line ph… --- ## [No outrage here about the UF taser incident at the Kerry speach?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-outrage-here-about-the-uf-taser-incident-at-the-kerry-speach/419643)
**Author:** [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2007, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-outrage-here-about-the-uf-taser-incident-at-the-kerry-speach/419643 "2007-09-25T13:10:23Z")
I’m surprised, it’s all over the blogs, and there are a number of people here who monitor them religiously. Anyhow, here’s some video: Long version Shorter, clearer version of the time from when Meyer is escorted away … --- ## [Why Isn't America Economically Competetive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-america-economically-competetive/647768)
**Author:** [@LongLineRider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LongLineRider)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2013, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-america-economically-competetive/647768 "2013-01-21T22:56:15Z")
I think the question that needs to be asked in order to restore our economy to a healthy footing would be: How can we once again make America competitive? It might help to answer the above by contemplating how we lost … --- ## [How Serious Is my Dog's Danger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-serious-is-my-dogs-danger/663783)
**Author:** [@A\_Sniveling\_Mess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Sniveling_Mess)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2013, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-serious-is-my-dogs-danger/663783 "2013-07-18T05:07:35Z")
Earlier today my dog(who weighs 20 pounds or slightly less) ate a piece of pizza. That pizza had pepperoni, sausage, and onions as toppings. I know there’s probably some danger that could result from the dog eating the c… --- ## [Should I buy a lion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-lion/646727)
**Author:** [@momosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/momosa)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2013, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-buy-a-lion/646727 "2013-01-19T06:37:21Z")
http://abcnews.go.com/news/t/blogEntry?id=18173366 Makes me want to buy one just to scare the shit out of my neighbors…should I ? I am a dog lover already , with two English Bulldogs…they’d love to play with a lion. --- ## [Hire the obese person or the other one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hire-the-obese-person-or-the-other-one/545481)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2010, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hire-the-obese-person-or-the-other-one/545481 "2010-07-06T04:33:41Z")
You are responsible for hiring one person for an office job (i.e., so physical aptitude has no bearing on job requirements), and you have to choose between two people that are absolutely identical (don’t fight the hypo!)… --- ## [Who's the Worse Offender - Driving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-worse-offender-driving/647034)
**Author:** [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-the-worse-offender-driving/647034 "2013-01-23T06:31:13Z")
Yes, inspired by the competeing idiots thread… I was taking a leisurely drive down a 4 lane section of Interstate in very light traffic. I was in lane 3, about 60 mph (yeah, I’m old). Along comes, in lane 1, approx 65… --- ## [Should "implied consent" apply to married couples?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-implied-consent-apply-to-married-couples/669025)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2013, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-implied-consent-apply-to-married-couples/669025 "2013-09-24T03:09:34Z")
I’m not talking about forcible rape. I mean, like, if your spouse is drunk, or asleep --- ## [How Did Rich people Live in the 1930's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-rich-people-live-in-the-1930s/253205)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2016, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-rich-people-live-in-the-1930s/253205 "2016-05-03T02:26:59Z")
Most economists are of the opinion that middle-class life in the USA (today) is much better than the rich had 70 years ago. I have been watching a lot of old movies (TBS, AMC, etc.) and many of the films portray rich peo… --- ## [Rabies from a garbage can?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rabies-from-a-garbage-can/307407)
**Author:** [@uglybeech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uglybeech)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2005, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rabies-from-a-garbage-can/307407 "2005-06-08T17:30:51Z")
OK I have a friend who seems to be obsessing on the idea that he may have contracted rabies from a garbage can. Raccoons had apparently been frolicking in said can sometime (one day to one week) before he cut himself on … --- ## [Batman Vs. Nite-Owl II, both are Prepared, who'd win?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-vs-nite-owl-ii-both-are-prepared-whod-win/510386)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2012, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-vs-nite-owl-ii-both-are-prepared-whod-win/510386 "2012-05-09T21:55:43Z")
I just picked up a copy of the Watchmen DVD, and I was quite impressed, I was expecting another formulaic “BatSpiderSuperMan” movie clone, boy was I wrong… …I could have done without the Full Frontal Doc. M views though… --- ## [Tell me about Genesee beer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-genesee-beer/602044)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2011, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-genesee-beer/602044 "2011-11-07T11:31:07Z")
The grocery store I work at just started carrying 12-pack samplers of Genesee for $8.78, which is a pretty dang low price for that much beer. I’ve never heard of this brand before - a web search tells me they’re based ou… --- ## [Should Repeat HIV Spreaders Be Punished?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-repeat-hiv-spreaders-be-punished/522012)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2010, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-repeat-hiv-spreaders-be-punished/522012 "2010-01-02T16:44:05Z")
I was reading up on the BBC debate on the death penalty for homosexuals in Uganda and found this post: I vaguely agree with in theory although this law doesn’t need to implemented in the US, in South Africa and other A… --- ## [Would denatured alcohol even be dangerous to consume?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-denatured-alcohol-even-be-dangerous-to-consume/633894)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-denatured-alcohol-even-be-dangerous-to-consume/633894 "2012-09-07T16:51:09Z")
If it is 90% ethanol and 10% methanol, would the methanol even matter since the body selectively metabolizes ethanol? Imagine a hard core alcoholic, would their body ever run out of ethanol to selectively metabolize? O… --- ## [Restaurant authenticity clues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-authenticity-clues/838276)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-authenticity-clues/838276 "2019-08-12T04:07:16Z")
In Blue Highways, William Least Heat-moon road trips off the beaten track and rates cafes based on how many calenders they have on the walls. The more they have the more of a home cooked family restaurant it is likely t… --- ## [Broccoli pronunciation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broccoli-pronunciation/518012)
**Author:** [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2013, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/broccoli-pronunciation/518012 "2013-04-21T23:46:37Z")
Is there a regional or cultural distinction in the pronunciation of the word “broccoli” similar to the aych/haych pronunciation for the letter ‘H’? I say “broccolee” and so does a friend of mine, but a lot of other peop… --- ## [Obama extends Gitmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-extends-gitmo/573888)
**Author:** [@Chief\_Pedant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chief_Pedant)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-extends-gitmo/573888 "2011-03-12T21:12:26Z")
Did I miss something while I was away? Where’s the liberal outrage? “The announcements, coming more than two years after Obama vowed in another executive order to close the detention center, all but cements Guantanamo … --- ## [If an extra-terrestrial ship appears in US skies what is the official USAF response protocol?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-an-extra-terrestrial-ship-appears-in-us-skies-what-is-the-official-usaf-response-protocol/709548)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2015, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-an-extra-terrestrial-ship-appears-in-us-skies-what-is-the-official-usaf-response-protocol/709548 "2015-01-14T21:12:20Z")
What is in the USAF manual as the government approved way to engage a (at the time non-hostile) extra-terrestrial spacecraft in the skies over US territory? --- ## [What's the BEST computer on the market right now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-computer-on-the-market-right-now/536203)
**Author:** [@Uncle\_Goat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Goat)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-computer-on-the-market-right-now/536203 "2010-04-16T03:17:02Z")
Despite my best efforts – or perhaps because of them – my current system is on it’s last legs. Computers seem to fail every 5 years or so, and I’m back in the market for yet another one. The current one is a Compaq Pr… --- ## [Perceptions of the Military](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perceptions-of-the-military/649397)
**Author:** [@solosam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solosam)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2013, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perceptions-of-the-military/649397 "2013-02-11T10:56:40Z")
Since I started coming to this board, I’ve seen a lot of anti-military hate. This has ranged from criticism of the administrations polices (fair and rational) to accusations that all servicemembers are psychopathic crim… --- ## [Why Does Congress Pussyfoot Around With Trump's Taxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-congress-pussyfoot-around-with-trumps-taxes/833646)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2019, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-congress-pussyfoot-around-with-trumps-taxes/833646 "2019-05-14T18:00:25Z")
Why didn’t the House subpoena Trump’s taxes instantly once the Democrats took control of the House? Why do they drag this out? --- ## [2018 Mass Killings in the United States](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/807029)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2019, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-mass-killings-in-the-united-states/807029 "2019-01-02T14:06:07Z")
Mass killings in the United States. Four or more dead (including suicides) By a single killer By any criminal means ==2018== 5 January 2018, Santa Clarita CA, 4 killed (shot) (4 killed, including young boy, in shoo… --- ## [Woman plays music loudly, gets noise complaint, writes WaPo piece](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-plays-music-loudly-gets-noise-complaint-writes-wapo-piece/815019)
**Author:** [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2018, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/woman-plays-music-loudly-gets-noise-complaint-writes-wapo-piece/815019 "2018-06-04T18:43:10Z")
Link Here’s how our story may appear to some. A woman celebrating played her music too loud and her neighbors called the cops with a noise complaint. Of course, since the woman was black and the music hip hop we know … --- ## [Longest You've Gone Without Sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-youve-gone-without-sex/475567)
**Author:** [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2008, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-youve-gone-without-sex/475567 "2008-12-16T10:20:19Z")
After reading the thread wrap-up for 2008, I saw several replies that listed lack of sex as one of the things that made those people’s years shitty. Now I didn’t think to put that down for myself, but it’s true (spouse … --- ## ["Princess Bride" nitpick: Why does Vizzini even bother negotiating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/princess-bride-nitpick-why-does-vizzini-even-bother-negotiating/619029)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2012, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/princess-bride-nitpick-why-does-vizzini-even-bother-negotiating/619029 "2012-04-24T23:31:21Z")
So, Vizzini’s sitting there on a rock with Buttercup on his lap and a knife to her throat, and as Roberts/Westley approaches, he says, “You’re killing her!” prodding with the knife. So. Guilderish standoff. The famous… --- ## [How might a ground battle between NATO and Russia in Ukraine go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-might-a-ground-battle-between-nato-and-russia-in-ukraine-go/682721)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-might-a-ground-battle-between-nato-and-russia-in-ukraine-go/682721 "2014-09-02T00:37:14Z")
Suppose that the NATO leadership says, next week, “what the heck” to Ukraine’s requests for military assistance. Obama is tired of looking weak, so he deploys 100k or so U.S. troops - whatever is available at this time.… --- ## [Midnight Rider](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midnight-rider/682396)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/midnight-rider/682396 "2015-03-09T19:21:19Z")
A second camera assistant, Sarah Jones, was killed last week while working on the Greg Allman biopic “Midnight Rider”. She was run over by a train; the company did not have permission to be where they were and the direct… --- ## [Is the Democrats identity politics paradigm helping or hurting in the age of Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-democrats-identity-politics-paradigm-helping-or-hurting-in-the-age-of-trump/788673)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2017, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-democrats-identity-politics-paradigm-helping-or-hurting-in-the-age-of-trump/788673 "2017-06-19T00:09:20Z")
From wikipedia ( section below) re the definition of identity politics it does seem that the idea of a “common basis” for culture is more fragmented that it has ever been and the focus of the Democratic Party often seems… --- ## [What kind of man doesn't like sports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-man-doesnt-like-sports/516508)
**Author:** [@Jolly\_Roger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jolly_Roger)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2009, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-man-doesnt-like-sports/516508 "2009-11-11T09:05:58Z")
I’ll admit it. I suck at sports. I especially suck at basketball. That for some reason seems to shock people, especially since I’m a black guy. Like I tell them "“I’m only partial to fried chicken, I don’t like to dance … --- ## [Ask the Poly person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-poly-person/728291)
**Author:** [@Lucretia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucretia)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2015, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-poly-person/728291 "2015-08-27T21:10:27Z")
Given the news about the data dump from the Ashley Madison site, and the current prominence of the subject of non-monogamy in the public consciousness, it seems timely to start this thread, one I’ve wanted to start for … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=774&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=776&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)