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**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-10-mi-wa-mo-ms-id-nd/849188 "2020-03-13T08:47:50Z")
Today is the sixth week of voting in the 2020 primary, and the second week with multiple states voting. We’ve got: Michigan: 125 delegates Washington: 89 delegates Missouri: 68 delegates Mississippi: 36 delegates Id… --- ## [Best/highest lumens LED bulb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-highest-lumens-led-bulb/663873)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2013, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-highest-lumens-led-bulb/663873 "2013-07-18T23:47:58Z")
I need to replace a bulb in my light fixture that is 14 feet up in the air. Since it’s gonna cost me quite a bit to do that, I might as well put an expensive ever-lasting bulb in there. I need an LED bulb that is at leas… --- ## [Where are Muslims getting the notion that the Earth is ~6,000 years old?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-muslims-getting-the-notion-that-the-earth-is-6-000-years-old/599100)
**Author:** [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-muslims-getting-the-notion-that-the-earth-is-6-000-years-old/599100 "2011-11-30T20:13:22Z")
\[Mods. There is a factual question here, but if you think the topic is going to provoke too much debate or opinion mongering, please feel free to move it to another forum.\] According to this article Muslim schools (pres… --- ## [My mother's mother's mother was Jewish. Am I?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mothers-mothers-mother-was-jewish-am-i/585299)
**Author:** [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mothers-mothers-mother-was-jewish-am-i/585299 "2011-06-20T15:49:45Z")
Genealogical research is leading to the possibility that my great-grandmother, my mother’s mother’s mother, was Jewish. If true, does that mean that I and my siblings are Jewish? Even if none of the intervening generatio… --- ## [I accidently saw child pornography...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-accidently-saw-child-pornography/368371)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2006, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-accidently-saw-child-pornography/368371 "2006-08-13T00:17:01Z")
…and I just feel ill about it and don’t know what to do. A few weeks ago (I think) there was a thread about tentacle porn. After many days of tee heeing and “i’m not gonna look it up, you look it up” and “no, you look … --- ## [The Choice of the Democratic Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-choice-of-the-democratic-party/434195)
**Author:** [@Merkwurdigliebe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merkwurdigliebe)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2008, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-choice-of-the-democratic-party/434195 "2008-01-29T22:41:17Z")
Hillary won NV. Not as surprising. I’d hoped Obama would win obviously, but it’s looking more and more like we’re going to end up with a Hillary nomination. Sorry I have to vent about it here, but yes, I find it horrible… --- ## [Ask the voice teacher](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-voice-teacher/682839)
**Author:** [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2014, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-voice-teacher/682839 "2014-03-18T21:23:32Z")
We’ve done an “Ask the opera singer(s)" thread, but I don’t believe we’ve had a voice teacher thread, so here goes. I’ve been teaching voice at the university level since 2003. I also teach privately and have had vario… --- ## [Old friends you can't find online](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-friends-you-cant-find-online/732367)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2015, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-friends-you-cant-find-online/732367 "2015-11-19T18:50:33Z")
Old friends you can’t find online or Childhood friends you expected to be Internet-savvy, but apparently aren’t. Exhibit A: My friend Roger. I last saw Roger in the summer of 1983. Roger is four years younger than I a… --- ## [The Ron Thread II: Rise of the Ron-D'OHs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ron-thread-ii-rise-of-the-ron-dohs/538674)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2010, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ron-thread-ii-rise-of-the-ron-dohs/538674 "2010-11-26T00:14:47Z")
For those who may need a refresher course on Rononyms (Ron-style synonyms): \*\*Ron: \*\*a man who tends to believe their own hype and not understand why their logic doesn’t compute with everyone. Usually identified with t… --- ## [How to preserve Sharpie writing on metal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-preserve-sharpie-writing-on-metal/168330)
**Author:** [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2003, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-preserve-sharpie-writing-on-metal/168330 "2003-04-13T15:15:26Z")
I have a guitar with a nickel-plated body. I recently got it autographed by a venerable blues celebrity – he used a Sharpie pen I provided. I regularly play this guitar, but I would like to preserve the autograph. Wh… --- ## [Human Rights and 'Christian Culture'.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rights-and-christian-culture/673231)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-rights-and-christian-culture/673231 "2013-11-09T23:59:43Z")
A little while back, I read something interesting (sorry, I now forget exactly where). Muslim countries strongly complain that making them observe so-called basic human rights is unfair. After all, they claim, human righ… --- ## [Words that are somewhat unexpectedly named after people.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-are-somewhat-unexpectedly-named-after-people/472899)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Panic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Panic)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/words-that-are-somewhat-unexpectedly-named-after-people/472899 "2008-11-22T02:03:53Z")
Thistread about boycotts for some reason made me wonder about where the word “boycott” comes from. It turns out that the origin of the word is a certain Charles Cunningham Boycott, who was ostracised by his community in … --- ## [Scott Adams on how to get a real education.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-adams-on-how-to-get-a-real-education/578944)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scott-adams-on-how-to-get-a-real-education/578944 "2011-04-25T15:56:38Z")
Scott Adams (creator of Dilbert)says in this wall street journal article, I understand why the top students in America study physics, chemistry, calculus and classic literature. The kids in this brainy group are the fut… --- ## [Favorite cat colors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-cat-colors/511303)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2009, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-cat-colors/511303 "2009-09-26T13:59:07Z")
All cats are beautiful, of course, and yours is the bestest prettiest kitty in the world. But if you had to choose, what would be your favorite coat color? I have a strange fondness for white animals and brown animals. … --- ## [Time to think about Halloween Costumes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-think-about-halloween-costumes/420890)
**Author:** [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2007, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-think-about-halloween-costumes/420890 "2007-10-16T23:22:49Z")
I’m so excited that my boss is going to let me dress up at work this year. I love Halloween and the chance to be creative. I’m making my own costume this year (as I always do when I get to dress up). Usually I try to … --- ## [Song lyrics I misunderstood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-i-misunderstood/586985)
**Author:** [@bahia\_hombre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bahia_hombre)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2011, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-i-misunderstood/586985 "2011-09-08T15:12:59Z")
Hall & Oates, “One on One” One on one I wanna play that game tonight One on one I know I wanna play that One on one I wanna play that game tonight One on one so slow I guess I never even really knew the name of the … --- ## [TV romances that the show kept pushing despite the fact that it sucked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-romances-that-the-show-kept-pushing-despite-the-fact-that-it-sucked/756712)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2016, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-romances-that-the-show-kept-pushing-despite-the-fact-that-it-sucked/756712 "2016-06-15T18:09:44Z")
I just finished marathon I just finished marathoning Veronica Mars and actually really enjoyed it. With one caveat. Veronica and that douche bag Logan had anti-chemistry. Despite Logan’s claim that the romance was epic,… --- ## [Moron kills woman. Mother thinks sentence too harsh](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moron-kills-woman-mother-thinks-sentence-too-harsh/341455)
**Author:** [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2006, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moron-kills-woman-mother-thinks-sentence-too-harsh/341455 "2006-03-17T03:04:33Z")
WTF? This brain-donor zaps a co-worker with a defib paddle, as a prank. I’d be pitting the alleged EMT if I thought it were worthwhile. I’m tempted to suggest that this bozo should be harvested for organs. Certainly … --- ## [Would you eat a chocolate Jesus?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-a-chocolate-jesus/170802)
**Author:** [@Klaatu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klaatu)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2003, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-eat-a-chocolate-jesus/170802 "2003-09-20T13:25:40Z")
The local talk radio dude had this as a topic this morning. No cite, but apparently some group was down on chocolate religious figures being consumed. The radio guy mentioned chocolate Jesus, crosses and something calle… --- ## [Renaming the planet Earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renaming-the-planet-earth/718091)
**Author:** [@CaptainAmerica\_1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptainAmerica_1987)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2015, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renaming-the-planet-earth/718091 "2015-04-26T02:01:26Z")
My choices are the following: War World Apokolips Planet X --- ## [Nurse Jackie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurse-jackie/535282)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurse-jackie/535282 "2010-05-20T18:41:55Z")
C’mon, I know someone else has to still be watching this show. Does anyone else think the intern (the “Takes one to know one” guy) might turn out to be some sort of undercover investigator? It seems like most of his in… --- ## ['Scuse me, but that's stealing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scuse-me-but-thats-stealing/366674)
**Author:** [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2006, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scuse-me-but-thats-stealing/366674 "2006-08-04T05:30:13Z")
You’ve seen them, they proliferate the convenience stores: soda kipers. It doesn’t matter if they’re buying small, medium, or ‘industrial drum with straw’ sized soda, they fill the cup, stuff in a straw, guzzle, and ref… --- ## [Pseudoephedrine (PSE) laws, specifically AR](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pseudoephedrine-pse-laws-specifically-ar/502641)
**Author:** [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2009, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pseudoephedrine-pse-laws-specifically-ar/502641 "2009-07-14T23:02:29Z")
Having browsed the Arkansas Board of Pharmacy website, Google, and the FDA website, I can’t find any information to support my quest. Recently, I got called into the district manager’s office and got my ass CHEWED for d… --- ## [I hate it when students lie or are just plain dum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-it-when-students-lie-or-are-just-plain-dum/394304)
**Author:** [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2007, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-it-when-students-lie-or-are-just-plain-dum/394304 "2007-03-11T17:30:02Z")
Today, an exchange student breezed into the office at the end of the fifth week of classes and asked why there were no classes or tutorials for her philosophy module. Quick check confirms said module was cancelled many w… --- ## [Electrical failure that can make an old diesel vehicle stop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-failure-that-can-make-an-old-diesel-vehicle-stop/654349)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2016, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electrical-failure-that-can-make-an-old-diesel-vehicle-stop/654349 "2016-03-19T23:27:34Z")
I have an older diesel truck (1998 Mercedes 814) and I want to install a GPS tracker. This device has also a remotely controlled relay that can be used to stop the vehicle’s engine. Normally you put the relay in series … --- ## [2008 Baseball HOF](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-baseball-hof/432762)
**Author:** [@jk1245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jk1245)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2008, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2008-baseball-hof/432762 "2008-02-24T00:49:02Z")
We had a thread on this about a month ago. And the results are in Gossage goes in alone. Rice just missed (by 17 votes) and has one year left. Dawson was 49 votes short. Raines was the only first year eligible player… --- ## [It is now illegal to wear an anti-Bush shirt in west Virginia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-now-illegal-to-wear-an-anti-bush-shirt-in-west-virginia/255103)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2004, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-is-now-illegal-to-wear-an-anti-bush-shirt-in-west-virginia/255103 "2004-07-19T15:33:40Z")
A couple from Texas was arrested on sunday for wearing anti-Bush shirts to a spech given by Shrub in WV. So everything was fine when they entered the event with a legitimate ticket, but then it was decided that they we… --- ## [Ok, so everyone says in a Vs. topic "Batman, with preparation"...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-everyone-says-in-a-vs-topic-batman-with-preparation/588709)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2011, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-so-everyone-says-in-a-vs-topic-batman-with-preparation/588709 "2011-11-07T13:22:10Z")
In almost any case of Comic Book Character 1 vs. Batman, people, almost as if by default, say “Batman, assuming he has prep time”. Sure, he’s a beloved character, maybe the most popular comic book character of all time,… --- ## [How much are diamonds actually \*worth\*?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-diamonds-actually-worth/96121)
**Author:** [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2001, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-are-diamonds-actually-worth/96121 "2001-12-04T18:40:56Z")
Take away the cartel price fixing by De Beers, etc etc, and take away the hype and marketing, and how much is a diamond actually worth? I mean how rare is a particuarly good one anyway? Should they really be around the… --- ## [Cyber/Phone Sex with Minors.. legal or not...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-phone-sex-with-minors-legal-or-not/6261)
**Author:** [@cowboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowboy)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2000, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-phone-sex-with-minors-legal-or-not/6261 "2000-01-17T00:39:00Z")
With the emergence of the internet many laws need to be enacted pertaining to having sex with minors. I know it is a felony to use the internet to arrange a meeting with a minor with the intent of having real life sex. I… --- ## [Looks like it's time to visit the fertility specialist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-its-time-to-visit-the-fertility-specialist/623347)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2012, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looks-like-its-time-to-visit-the-fertility-specialist/623347 "2012-07-20T23:34:29Z")
I’m discouraged. I’m upset. I’m scared. Can I get a little support? We’ve been trying to conceive for almost a year now, and being the nerd that I am, much of that was carefully charted basal body temperatures and ovula… --- ## [What language(s) did Dracula speak?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-language-s-did-dracula-speak/408336)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2013, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-language-s-did-dracula-speak/408336 "2013-07-29T20:23:07Z")
Today no typical English-language portrayal of the fictional vampire Dracula would be complete without a Hungarian accent, an artifact of Hungarian Bela Lugosi’s indelible portrayal of the character. But what language o… --- ## [Hey Twickster, How was this OTHER warning justified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-twickster-how-was-this-other-warning-justified/521649)
**Author:** [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2009, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-twickster-how-was-this-other-warning-justified/521649 "2009-12-24T17:03:54Z")
Link: Please sell me on Google Wave - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board Your schoolmarm sensibilities being offended and resulting in official warnings are a bit…reactionary. … --- ## [Giant ingrown hair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-ingrown-hair/145647)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2004, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-ingrown-hair/145647 "2004-06-13T02:33:20Z")
Today before work I was picking at a pimple on my chin that had been there for a few days. I noticed a hard black mass at the center of the crater that wouldn’t pop out. So I take tweezers and pluck it. Oh…My…God:eek: … --- ## [Why didn't The Wire get as much attention as Game of Thrones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-wire-get-as-much-attention-as-game-of-thrones/660029)
**Author:** [@GovernmentMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GovernmentMan)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-the-wire-get-as-much-attention-as-game-of-thrones/660029 "2013-06-13T22:33:03Z")
The Wire is a much better show but didn’t get 1/100th the fanfare of GoT Too many black people? People would rather see fantasy words with swords and sandals? --- ## [Immigration Protesters: Make your message pro-American!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immigration-protesters-make-your-message-pro-american/354633)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2006, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/immigration-protesters-make-your-message-pro-american/354633 "2006-05-08T02:29:29Z")
“The Great American Boycott”. Man, you guys need a better PR agent. We want to be citizens, so let’s boycott America!! OK, I can understand demostrations, protests, etc. But this? I see it only pissing people off. … --- ## [Most embarrassing thing a kid does to their parents (unintentionally)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-thing-a-kid-does-to-their-parents-unintentionally/138064)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-embarrassing-thing-a-kid-does-to-their-parents-unintentionally/138064 "2010-10-07T00:39:07Z")
For me, it was the time that I found a tampon applicator in my mom’s bathroom trash can and took it out to play with it. I think I was 4 or 5 and just thought it was cool, like playing with TO or paper towel rolls. I had… --- ## [What has replaced communism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-replaced-communism/683739)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2014, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-has-replaced-communism/683739 "2014-08-24T05:52:15Z")
It seems communism was a failure. The economic models of central planning didn’t work (China, Vietnam, Laos, etc. all started to grow much faster when they abandoned communist economics), and the nations tended to be run… --- ## [Poll for the single men.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-the-single-men/502240)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2009, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-the-single-men/502240 "2009-07-12T18:13:44Z")
Men, what do you think when a woman makes eye contact and smiles at you in a public place? Is it: \[LIST=a\] \[li\]“She totally digs me.”\[/li\]\[li\]“She’s just being nice.”\[/li\]\[li\]Something else? (Please specify.)\[/li\]\[/LI… --- ## [Weird Earl's](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-earls/1545)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2000, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-earls/1545 "2000-09-15T20:57:06Z")
The other new feature we just started on the main screen is Weird Earl’s (weird URL’s, get it?) - links to nutty websites we’ve found. Anything to help the Teeming Millions kill a little more time at the office. Post you… --- ## [Is Picasso's cubism liked/loved by the majority of art's cognicenti?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-picassos-cubism-liked-loved-by-the-majority-of-arts-cognicenti/415717)
**Author:** [@BarnOwl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BarnOwl)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2016, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-picassos-cubism-liked-loved-by-the-majority-of-arts-cognicenti/415717 "2016-05-30T05:32:18Z")
I am not at all fond of this genre and wonder if I’m the only one (and I don’t consider myself as one of the cognicenti - not by a long shot). In fact, I seriously wonder if Modern Art (like the splatterings of Pollock … --- ## [Texas - An Evil State](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-an-evil-state/355107)
**Author:** [@Acqua\_Minerale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acqua_Minerale)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2006, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-an-evil-state/355107 "2006-05-02T22:15:02Z")
Man executed on disproven evidence The blood lust of Texas strikes again. Every citizen of Texas is to blame for this. The laws the citizens have allowed to be passed are evil. And the Texans that oppose their state’s … --- ## [England designates Iceland as a terrorist country](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-designates-iceland-as-a-terrorist-country/470635)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2008, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/england-designates-iceland-as-a-terrorist-country/470635 "2008-11-05T08:35:50Z")
New York Times story here. This is related to Iceland’s banking collapse. Apparently England wanted assutrance that Iceland could cover the insured amounts of deposits of collapsing Icelandic branches in Great Britain.… --- ## [What kinds of firearms (if any) are allowed on a submarine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kinds-of-firearms-if-any-are-allowed-on-a-submarine/674726)
**Author:** [@Neo-Calredic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neo-Calredic)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2013, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kinds-of-firearms-if-any-are-allowed-on-a-submarine/674726 "2013-12-07T20:13:19Z")
We’re watching season seven of Dr. Who, and in one episode taking place on a Russian submarine during the 1980s the crew is shown using both pistols and AK-47s. Is this remotely accurate? I could see the crew being iss… --- ## [In 100 years Religion will be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-100-years-religion-will-be/707812)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2014, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-100-years-religion-will-be/707812 "2014-12-27T04:19:31Z")
In 100 years Religion will be looked upon the way we do Astrology, Alchemy and Voodoo, in other words, patently false, completely man made delusions. Agree or disagree? --- ## ["Call me" assholes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-me-assholes/682784)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2014, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-me-assholes/682784 "2014-04-15T05:50:09Z")
A lot of people seem to have a very aggravating tendency to be very vague when sending emails and text messages. A lot of times, the message will simply be “call me”, and they will refuse to provide any more information… --- ## [All You Can Eat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-can-eat/667077)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2013, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/all-you-can-eat/667077 "2013-09-03T03:20:07Z")
Which “All You Can Eat” Buffet would you be apt to frequent? --- ## [(PC Gaming) Pirates Lament Anti-Piracy Measures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-gaming-pirates-lament-anti-piracy-measures/742426)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2016, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pc-gaming-pirates-lament-anti-piracy-measures/742426 "2016-01-12T23:15:08Z")
Link here. The upshot is that Denuvo has apparently been very successful in creating piracy countermeasures, to the point of making users at the 3DM forum sad pandas (because they’re Chinese - get it?!). This is intere… --- ## [Grape Flavour?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-flavour/462678)
**Author:** [@big\_alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/big_alex)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grape-flavour/462678 "2008-09-12T21:52:18Z")
My sister has just returned from America and she brought me back some saltwater taffy. After tasting and then spitting out in disgust I had to ask what flavour the purple ones could be, only to be told that it would prob… --- ## [How much is your monthly cell phone bill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-your-monthly-cell-phone-bill/670901)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-is-your-monthly-cell-phone-bill/670901 "2013-11-07T13:51:02Z")
Just curious how much people are paying for their service. For me, I pay around $149 a month. This is for two lines with unlimited data and limited phone minutes that we have never had a problem keeping. This doesn’t … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=825&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=827&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)