# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=79&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:** 80 --- ## [Obama nominates Elena Kagan for Supreme Court](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-nominates-elena-kagan-for-supreme-court/538669)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-nominates-elena-kagan-for-supreme-court/538669 "2010-08-06T18:18:26Z")
Politico and others are reporting that Obama is likely to nominate Solicitor General, Elena Kagan to replace the retiring Justice stevens on the US Supreme Court. Here is a profile on her from CNN. She looks like a pre… --- ## [Obama supports same sex marriage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-supports-same-sex-marriage/621415)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2012, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-supports-same-sex-marriage/621415 "2012-05-17T22:43:44Z")
So in the last few days both Joe Biden and President Obama have come out (tee hee) in favor of same-sex marriage. Will this have an effect on the national dialog on the issue? Will it affect the election in November? … --- ## [Cashing a check without ID? (USA)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashing-a-check-without-id-usa/567756)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cashing-a-check-without-id-usa/567756 "2011-01-17T02:46:26Z")
So my 19YO daughter is at her wits’ end. She finally landed a job, and she’s got her first pay check. The problem? When she was ready to cash it, she noticed that her photo ID was expired, so instead of trying to use an … --- ## [Things that will never stop being funny. Ever.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-will-never-stop-being-funny-ever/302048)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Scrappy\_Hero\_Pup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Scrappy_Hero_Pup)\ **Replies:** 294\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2005, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-will-never-stop-being-funny-ever/302048 "2005-06-05T22:36:27Z")
So, I’m riding the N train to work this morning, and I’m idly contemplating the ads on the walls of the stations, when I come across an ad for some new human-interest-family whatever, featuring the smiling faces of the f… --- ## [The word "fuck" is not against the rulrs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-fuck-is-not-against-the-rulrs/539707)
**Author:** [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2010, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-fuck-is-not-against-the-rulrs/539707 "2010-05-24T16:27:20Z")
And yet Czarcasm just warned me for using it. Seeing as what happened with Twickster for trying to warn against using the word cunt (which is a hundred times more offensive), I expect this warning to be rescinded. If it… --- ## [Don't EVER forget your card in the ATM (especially if it's to a bank of which you aren't a member)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-ever-forget-your-card-in-the-atm-especially-if-its-to-a-bank-of-which-you-arent-a-member/616704)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-ever-forget-your-card-in-the-atm-especially-if-its-to-a-bank-of-which-you-arent-a-member/616704 "2012-03-31T21:05:02Z")
Well I learned a hard banking lesson the day before yesterday. I frequently use an ATM that is part of a bank that is right near my home; a bank that I do not belong to as a member. It’s just convenient because it’s so… --- ## [Can I use whipping cream in my coffee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-whipping-cream-in-my-coffee/465574)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-use-whipping-cream-in-my-coffee/465574 "2017-03-25T18:31:17Z")
We use table cream, e.g. 18% cream, in our coffee, because it tastes better. It’s more expensive than 10% or 5%, but you get more taste. But then,last time at the grocery store, I noticed whipping cream is 33%. It’s … --- ## [Longest regular non-stop airplane flight.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-regular-non-stop-airplane-flight/561881)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-regular-non-stop-airplane-flight/561881 "2026-08-18T23:17:43Z")
In Inception, Sato mentions that Sydney, AUS to Los Angeles, USA is one of the longest flights. What is the longest? Must be a flight serviced by a commercial airliner on a regular (let’s say at least once a week) basi… --- ## [Repealing the 2nd Amendment](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repealing-the-2nd-amendment/757326)
**Author:** [@Waymore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waymore)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2016, 10:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/repealing-the-2nd-amendment/757326 "2016-11-08T10:20:47Z")
This question is open to everybody, but especially Americans in favor of stricter gun control. Why isn’t there an effort to repeal the 2nd amendment? The only sensible argument I can see, from the perspective of somebod… --- ## [Is Obama really the best gun salesman in America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-obama-really-the-best-gun-salesman-in-america/675641)
**Author:** [@Kable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kable)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-obama-really-the-best-gun-salesman-in-america/675641 "2014-01-07T09:02:15Z")
Are these numbers all correct? http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2012/02/21/might-barack-obama-be-the-greatest-gun-salesman-in-america-take-a-look/ --- ## [Mormons getting their own planet come Judgement Day? Can someone elaborate on this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mormons-getting-their-own-planet-come-judgement-day-can-someone-elaborate-on-this/635816)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mormons-getting-their-own-planet-come-judgement-day-can-someone-elaborate-on-this/635816 "2012-12-04T16:16:25Z")
The logistics of such an arrangement are somewhat mystifying to me. Do ALL faithful Mormons get their own planet? Or is it only the men? If women get their own planets too, do Mormons also get interplanetary travel so t… --- ## [A theory I saw about how COVID may have escaped from the Wuhan lab](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-theory-i-saw-about-how-covid-may-have-escaped-from-the-wuhan-lab/933082)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 614\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2025, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-theory-i-saw-about-how-covid-may-have-escaped-from-the-wuhan-lab/933082 "2025-03-10T15:20:52Z")
I’m not saying I believe COVID was made in a lab, although we do all know that it was being researched in and around Wuhan and this is a not-unlikely IMNSHO theory as to how the virus may have escaped. Here goes. This … --- ## [Ask the Adult Child of a Hoarder/Clutterer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-adult-child-of-a-hoarder-clutterer/431397)
**Author:** [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2009, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-adult-child-of-a-hoarder-clutterer/431397 "2009-07-02T21:17:28Z")
or, How I Grew Up in Squalor While Attending Private Schools and Looking Somewhat Normal. This post is a little disjointed, but someone asked elsewhere about starting a thread like this. I’ll be glad to answer question… --- ## [Top Gear's Clarkson suspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gears-clarkson-suspended/714713)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gears-clarkson-suspended/714713 "2015-04-01T16:33:57Z")
Precious few details, I’m afraid. --- ## [Dating me is fun. You get a \_\_\_\_\_ and a \_\_\_\_\_.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-me-is-fun-you-get-a-_____-and-a-_____/837341)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 986\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-me-is-fun-you-get-a-_____-and-a-_____/837341 "2020-11-15T18:52:35Z")
Dating me is fun. You get a \_\_\_\_\_ and a \_\_\_\_\_. Examples: A philosopher and a comedian. An STD and a toaster. --- ## [200 girls kidnapped from physics class in Nigeria](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200-girls-kidnapped-from-physics-class-in-nigeria/687076)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2014, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/200-girls-kidnapped-from-physics-class-in-nigeria/687076 "2014-10-19T21:30:39Z")
Link I have no words. I literally don’t know what to say. I tried composing a pit thread and failed. Fuck these lunatics and their stupid fucking death cult. Kudos to the Guardian for reporting this. More from i09, inc… --- ## [Why weren't University of Oklahoma students protected by the First Amendment?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-werent-university-of-oklahoma-students-protected-by-the-first-amendment/714778)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 290\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2015, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-werent-university-of-oklahoma-students-protected-by-the-first-amendment/714778 "2015-03-18T01:30:41Z")
Story here. In a nutshell a bunch of racist frat boys at the University of Oklahoma were caught on camera singing a racist chant that contained the n word and a bunch of other offensive crap. Someone leaked the video wh… --- ## [Syria: Is there any way this can end well?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syria-is-there-any-way-this-can-end-well/611919)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2015, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/syria-is-there-any-way-this-can-end-well/611919 "2015-02-06T19:19:36Z")
That is, can the present situation end with the Assad regime gone, without any really horrible stuff along the way or after, like a really bloody civil war, or ethnic strife/ethnic cleansing? Libya was a simpler social … --- ## [Game of Thrones 4.04 "Oathkeeper" 4/27/14 \[No Spoilers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-04-oathkeeper-4-27-14-no-spoilers/687153)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2014, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-4-04-oathkeeper-4-27-14-no-spoilers/687153 "2014-05-02T14:47:56Z")
4.01 Two Swords 4.02 The Lion and The Rose 4.03 Breaker of Chains Rules sticky Late, sorry. --- ## [How common is evacuating bowels during death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-evacuating-bowels-during-death/624130)
**Author:** [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2012, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-evacuating-bowels-during-death/624130 "2012-06-11T04:00:17Z")
I hear about this both a lot, yet very little. So, I’m wondering whether it’s because this rarely happens, or it’s censored. It’s not mentioned in fiction, or on the news - you don’t hear “the victim was found in a pool … --- ## [Prince Dead at 57](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-dead-at-57/752828)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-dead-at-57/752828 "2023-05-17T18:22:49Z")
This is a hard blow. I’ve seriously been a fan since toddlerhood. --- ## [Is "Negro" a racist term?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-negro-a-racist-term/120072)
**Author:** [@Hayduke\_Lives](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hayduke_Lives)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-negro-a-racist-term/120072 "2014-11-19T18:03:53Z")
I’ve noticed that on old shows like Dragnet that blacks are refered to as “Negros”. If someone were to use that term today, would it be considered a racist term? --- ## [Suicide by Cyanide Pill (Don't Need Answer Fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-by-cyanide-pill-dont-need-answer-fast/636468)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2017, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suicide-by-cyanide-pill-dont-need-answer-fast/636468 "2017-04-26T00:45:07Z")
I’m aware that there have been (and may still be) cases where certain soldiers, spies, etc. carry in their mouths a cyanide pill that they are to swallow in the event of capture. The purpose being, so that they die insta… --- ## [Community - Season 4](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-season-4/649613)
**Author:** [@Wolverine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolverine)\ **Replies:** 312\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2013, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/community-season-4/649613 "2013-07-01T17:26:32Z")
Happy October 19 everybody! Tonight is finally the return of new episodes of Community. The other threadhas covered all of the offseason stuff (there was a lot) so I thought we should have a thread devoted to the actual … --- ## [The Single WORST Episode Of Your Favourite TV Series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-single-worst-episode-of-your-favourite-tv-series/517717)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2009, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-single-worst-episode-of-your-favourite-tv-series/517717 "2009-11-25T23:18:50Z")
What is your favourite show? Got it down, OK…Now what is the ONE single episode of that series that is horrible. I don’t mean an episode that you midly dislike, but the one single episode that you feel should NEVER have… --- ## [Can you open a delivered package, that you didn't order?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-open-a-delivered-package-that-you-didnt-order/584893)
**Author:** [@K-MAN](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K-MAN)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-open-a-delivered-package-that-you-didnt-order/584893 "2011-06-10T21:47:39Z")
I’ve just received a package today that I didn’t order, it was left on my door step! \[ul\] \[li\]It has somebody else’s name on it, but my address.\[/li\]\[li\]Was delivered by UPS, and has a tracking number.\[/li\]\[li\]It’s abo… --- ## [Adding diesel fuel to gasohol to increase mileage/efficiency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-diesel-fuel-to-gasohol-to-increase-mileage-efficiency/524055)
**Author:** [@The\_Central\_Scrutinizer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Central_Scrutinizer)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adding-diesel-fuel-to-gasohol-to-increase-mileage-efficiency/524055 "2010-07-01T18:43:11Z")
Considering that the 2 main ideas behind “gasohol” (E10 & E85) have been to 1. Decrease our dependence on foreign oil & 2. Decrease tailpipe emissions, 2 other negative effects have certainly been noted (by me, at least!… --- ## [Ask the Gay Guy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-gay-guy/18100)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 449\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2000, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-gay-guy/18100 "2000-05-09T18:43:17Z")
I’m not really sure if I want to do this or not, but here goes… As there seems to be more than just a little misinformation out there, both subtle and gross, about homosexuality, I wonder if there is interest in a “Homo… --- ## [Enterprise vs. Star Destroyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-vs-star-destroyer/18151)
**Author:** [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Replies:** 393\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2000, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enterprise-vs-star-destroyer/18151 "2000-10-18T00:14:28Z")
This isn’t a question about facts as much as it is about imagination. There’s this long-lasting argument going about which vessel would win in a fight, the U.S.S. Enterprise-D or an Imperial-Class Star Destroyer. My stan… --- ## [Pain at tip of penis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pain-at-tip-of-penis/198645)
**Author:** [@SonOfArizona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SonOfArizona)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2003, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pain-at-tip-of-penis/198645 "2003-09-02T01:25:21Z")
Last night, out of nowhere, I started noticing a very irritating pain at the tip of the head of my penis. I hadn’t noticed it at all earlier in the day, but rather it hit me just suddenly. The pain isn’t sharp, but mor… --- ## [Really Guys? AKA Sexism on the Board](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-guys-aka-sexism-on-the-board/790633)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 317\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-guys-aka-sexism-on-the-board/790633 "2018-06-06T16:09:26Z")
First up - Projammer I want a trophy for starting a non-Trump Pit thread. Onwards to the Pitting In this recent thread on the gender breakdown of members on the Dope, we find this sterling interchange. A lovely little… --- ## [What body parts grow back? Not nipples, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-body-parts-grow-back-not-nipples-right/536721)
**Author:** [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-body-parts-grow-back-not-nipples-right/536721 "2012-02-01T18:30:06Z")
For some reason, I always thought nipples grew back, but after researching it online, I guess they don’t. It got me to thinking, what bodyparts do grow back? Obviously skin, but what else? I hear the liver regenerates… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread - July 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-july-2014/692215)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2014, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-july-2014/692215 "2014-07-31T15:38:02Z")
I had offered to take this thread over in September but life seems to have conspired against that plan :smiley: So here I am DZedNConfused, but if that’s too long to type, feel free to call me Kris. I answer to that eve… --- ## [Did anyone follow the Kelly Thomas trial? Cops' use of force caused a death; cops aquitted](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-follow-the-kelly-thomas-trial-cops-use-of-force-caused-a-death-cops-aquitted/678785)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 283\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2014, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-follow-the-kelly-thomas-trial-cops-use-of-force-caused-a-death-cops-aquitted/678785 "2014-02-13T21:28:54Z")
Kelly Thomas died as a result of injuries meted out by police officers. The officers, charged with 2nd degree murder and manslaughter, were acquitedyesterday. The jury acquitted after deliberating for less than two days… --- ## [Question about surviving an extremely high fall into water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-surviving-an-extremely-high-fall-into-water/574218)
**Author:** [@Euthanasiast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euthanasiast)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2013, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-surviving-an-extremely-high-fall-into-water/574218 "2013-02-02T20:22:28Z")
I did a search and didn’t find anything about this in previous posts, but I have to think it was covered before in a topic or column. Could you survive a fall from an extremely high place (say a plane) into water (say a… --- ## [All you Zimmerman-lovers in the Great Debates thread are...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-zimmerman-lovers-in-the-great-debates-thread-are/624470)
**Author:** [@al27052](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/al27052)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2012, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-zimmerman-lovers-in-the-great-debates-thread-are/624470 "2012-07-06T20:23:27Z")
some racist bitches. And narrow-minded, too. I bet you wouldn’t have excused Zimmerman if Trayvon had been wearing a suit and tie. It’s just so massively brain-damaged to equate “hoodie-wearer” with “deserves violent … --- ## [Fact: SSM is out, SS Civil Unions are in.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fact-ssm-is-out-ss-civil-unions-are-in/688034)
**Author:** [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Replies:** 262\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2014, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fact-ssm-is-out-ss-civil-unions-are-in/688034 "2014-05-15T23:58:24Z")
…Accepting that, how can we craft the best, fairest society for all? At the suggestion of magellan01, I invite debate on a hypothetical situation in which an unnamed country has for whatever reason firmly and permanentl… --- ## [Anyone here use Grecian Formula?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-use-grecian-formula/502683)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2013, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-use-grecian-formula/502683 "2013-06-25T18:30:15Z")
Has anyone tried Grecian Formula? How long did it take for it to work for you? I’ve been using it daily as directed, for almost exactly a month and I gotta say, there is no appreciable difference. What was your experi… --- ## [What wine tastes the most like grape juice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wine-tastes-the-most-like-grape-juice/585401)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2012, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-wine-tastes-the-most-like-grape-juice/585401 "2012-10-21T05:29:28Z")
Title asks it all really. I’ll add- not too sweet, but basically like red grape Welch’s. --- ## [Ask the Icelandic dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-icelandic-dude/462629)
**Author:** [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2011, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-icelandic-dude/462629 "2011-09-08T00:53:22Z")
So, as people may or may not have figured out, I live in Iceland. You may, or may not, have heard about the amazing island in the middle of the North Atlantic, just below the Arctic Circle which just won the silver in m… --- ## [TiVo without the subscription?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tivo-without-the-subscription/607530)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2016, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tivo-without-the-subscription/607530 "2016-09-24T20:37:28Z")
Question: Can you use a Tivo box (with cablecard) as a simple cable box, without having to pay the monthly subscription fee? TL/DR explanation for the question: We have Verizon FIOS service, and are getting annoyed wit… --- ## [Fun Stuff to do With a Laser Pointer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-stuff-to-do-with-a-laser-pointer/547877)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fun-stuff-to-do-with-a-laser-pointer/547877 "2012-10-01T09:52:28Z")
I just got my first ever laser-pointer (I know, I know…) and have used it mostly too… point at things. But then I decided to make my young cousin a laser scope for his toy gun and that was way more fun then pointing at s… --- ## [Social Security and the Deficit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-security-and-the-deficit/652068)
**Author:** [@Alien\_Blancmange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alien_Blancmange)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/social-security-and-the-deficit/652068 "2013-04-09T16:59:35Z")
What’s the relationship between social security and the deficit? Every time somebody on the radio talks about controlling the budget deficit, he starts muttering about entitlements like medicare, medicaid, and social se… --- ## [Dancing with the Stars -- DWTS -- Fall 2012 -- All Stars](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-fall-2012-all-stars/629591)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2012, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-with-the-stars-dwts-fall-2012-all-stars/629591 "2012-12-06T19:09:27Z")
The cast – or most of it – has been announced. Returning stars: Apolo Anton Onho Bristol Palin Drew Lachey Emmitt Smith Gilles Marini Helio Castroneves Joey Fatone Kelly Monaco Kirstie Alley Melissa Rycroft P… --- ## [Game of Thrones 2.09 "Blackwater" 5/27/12 No Book Spoilers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-2-09-blackwater-5-27-12-no-book-spoilers/623266)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 257\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2012, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-2-09-blackwater-5-27-12-no-book-spoilers/623266 "2012-06-04T02:09:19Z")
Episode 1: The North Remembers Episode 2: The Night Lands Episode 3: What is Dead May Never Die Episode 4: “Garden of Bones” Episode 5: The Ghosts of Harrenhall Episode 6: The Old Gods and the New Episode 7: A Man … --- ## [The elevated social status of soldiers, police officers, and firemen, is it well deserved?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elevated-social-status-of-soldiers-police-officers-and-firemen-is-it-well-deserved/602719)
**Author:** [@RogerDalien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RogerDalien)\ **Replies:** 277\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-elevated-social-status-of-soldiers-police-officers-and-firemen-is-it-well-deserved/602719 "2011-11-27T17:42:01Z")
Do you agree with the elevated status of soldiers and police officers and firemen and some other public employees? We praise them for their “self-sacrifice” but I’ve always wondered if it’s really sacrifice. It seems li… --- ## [Complete this sentence: "He folded like a cheap..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-sentence-he-folded-like-a-cheap/622282)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complete-this-sentence-he-folded-like-a-cheap/622282 "2012-05-20T01:10:26Z")
When I hear “He folded like a cheap…” I usually think of “suit”, but today I ran across an unfamiliar version: “He folded like a cheap tent”. When I googled the phrase “He folded like a cheap” to see what other variation… --- ## [Raquel Welch - ever nude?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raquel-welch-ever-nude/545342)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2010, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raquel-welch-ever-nude/545342 "2010-07-07T20:47:26Z")
This may be a GQ, but I thought this would be the best place to post this question. Has Rachel Welsh ever been photographed nude? I heard she was in Playboy many years ago, but I’ve not been able to confirm this. Does… --- ## [Religion has given us nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-has-given-us-nothing/542474)
**Author:** [@mutantmoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mutantmoose)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2010, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religion-has-given-us-nothing/542474 "2010-06-17T03:54:59Z")
I can’t think of a single idea that religion has given us that we didn’t know already. So what’s the point? --- ## [What do we do when Iran drops the big one on...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-we-do-when-iran-drops-the-big-one-on/627485)
**Author:** [@greenslime1951](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenslime1951)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-we-do-when-iran-drops-the-big-one-on/627485 "2012-07-22T20:28:41Z")
Let’s assume for the sake of argument that Iran is indeed developing nuclear weapons (not a stretch) and that they possess the technology and resources to at least make a few Hiroshima-sized bombs (not a stretch). Let’s… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=78&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=80&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)