# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=828&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:** 829 --- ## [Weed goes legit - would you toke up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-goes-legit-would-you-toke-up/542279)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weed-goes-legit-would-you-toke-up/542279 "2010-06-12T17:26:02Z")
I assume that, if you partake of pungent herb now, and it became legal, you would continue to do so, so I didn’t create an explicit option for you, and you can avoid an admission against penal interest here by just answe… --- ## ["Brain and Brain! What IS brain?!?" or What's your favorite line of BAD dialogue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-and-brain-what-is-brain-or-whats-your-favorite-line-of-bad-dialogue/268676)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2004, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brain-and-brain-what-is-brain-or-whats-your-favorite-line-of-bad-dialogue/268676 "2004-10-15T15:35:08Z")
What’s your favorite line of BAD dialogue? From Flash Gordon: “No father! Not the boar-worms!!!” From Mommie Dearest: “I’m not mad at you, I’m mad at the dirt.” and “Because I am NOT one of your faaaaaaaannnnnnssss… --- ## [Did Army officers rise up the ranks faster during World War II era?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-army-officers-rise-up-the-ranks-faster-during-world-war-ii-era/597607)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2013, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-army-officers-rise-up-the-ranks-faster-during-world-war-ii-era/597607 "2013-06-09T08:13:39Z")
I was just reading about Howard Cosell on Wikipedia and was amazed to read that he rose to the rank of Major in the Army during World War II in four years. His service was from 1941 to 1945. According to the article, he … --- ## [College Football Belt -- Who's next?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-belt-whos-next/567490)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2011, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-belt-whos-next/567490 "2011-12-12T13:57:08Z")
See http://collegefootballbelt.com/index.htm for full details of The Belt including Lineage of Champions -- SEC Recent History Champion Successful Defenses Date Belt Won Date Belt Lost Auburn 1 … --- ## [20 of the Weirdest Things About America.. What's the Straight Dope?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-of-the-weirdest-things-about-america-whats-the-straight-dope/734694)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-of-the-weirdest-things-about-america-whats-the-straight-dope/734694 "2015-10-20T02:51:35Z")
I’ll occasionally see a post on fb concerning 20 Weird Things About America That Americans Don’t Realize. Or 11. Or 15. Whatever. Supposedly a list of things that happen in America that Americans don’t realize are st… --- ## [Anyone been here longer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-here-longer/630048)
**Author:** [@TommyTutone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TommyTutone)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-here-longer/630048 "2012-08-14T13:29:38Z")
Well, I’m sure you have, but at another message board I belong to, a few of us noticed that we were coming up on our 10th anniversary as members. That caused me to check here and I noticed that it will be my 12th annive… --- ## [Older women and short hair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-women-and-short-hair/486644)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2009, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-women-and-short-hair/486644 "2009-02-26T16:45:54Z")
Why do some women wear their hair short when they go past a certain age? IMO many of them would look a lot hotter if they kept their hair long. --- ## [UHAUL! \*shakes fist angrily\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uhaul-shakes-fist-angrily/191939)
**Author:** [@tramp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tramp)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2003, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uhaul-shakes-fist-angrily/191939 "2003-08-06T17:14:01Z")
:mad: UHaul basically has just bent me over my desk and had its way with me. I reserved a truck for tomorrow because I am moving. I called up today to figure out when I could pick up my truck and surprise they have ca… --- ## [drewtwo99, the next time you have a question about zombies...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drewtwo99-the-next-time-you-have-a-question-about-zombies/628461)
**Author:** [@ScarletNumber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ScarletNumber)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drewtwo99-the-next-time-you-have-a-question-about-zombies/628461 "2012-07-22T05:04:52Z")
…go down to the brothel and ask your mother. (Inspired by this post) --- ## [Will we ever have CGI actors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-ever-have-cgi-actors/669121)
**Author:** [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-we-ever-have-cgi-actors/669121 "2013-09-23T08:05:50Z")
Before you mention a ton of CGI movies, read my definition. A CGI actor exists beyond a specific movies/series. For instance, the CGI guy playing Fiona’s dad in Shrek later plays a mobster in a completely non-Shrek fil… --- ## [Debate 10/15/19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debate-10-15-19/841828)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2019, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/debate-10-15-19/841828 "2019-10-19T01:04:54Z")
Biden with a surprisingly weak response on ethics. Warren persistently refusing to answer the question about taxes on MfA. Pete is right here. --- ## [Why aren't prisons racially segregated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-prisons-racially-segregated/559676)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2010, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-prisons-racially-segregated/559676 "2010-11-10T21:33:59Z")
It seems to me that CERTAIN prisons would benefit from being racially segregated. I frequently read about state and federal prisons where all inmates are divided along racial lines, and where black, Hispanic and white ga… --- ## [Best #1 single of the year retrospective: 1990](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1990/702770)
**Author:** [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2014, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-single-of-the-year-retrospective-1990/702770 "2014-11-04T03:34:25Z")
Our survey takes us now to 1990. On TV, America was being entertained by the antics of an oddball family called the Simpsons. In the news, we were worrying about political instability in Russia and the spectre of war in … --- ## [Why do my biscuits come out so hard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-biscuits-come-out-so-hard/595949)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2011, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-biscuits-come-out-so-hard/595949 "2011-09-14T04:36:56Z")
I use 2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, a 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, lard and a cup of milk. They have a tendency to come out very hard on the outside and only rise a little. Am I working them too much? Too littl… --- ## [Confess your obscure and geeky crushes from TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confess-your-obscure-and-geeky-crushes-from-tv/443772)
**Author:** [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2008, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confess-your-obscure-and-geeky-crushes-from-tv/443772 "2008-04-06T21:08:36Z")
I have two to confess. Since I’m totally torqued about the return of the final season of BSG, that’s where I’m going. Crewman (and later Lt. ?) Seelix and (Gunnery?) Sgt. Mathias. I regret that I don’t post links to im… --- ## [What makes a marriage real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-marriage-real/629997)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2012, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-a-marriage-real/629997 "2012-08-01T18:01:55Z")
Let’s say I decide to marry a friend, because he has no health insurance, needs it, and I could get him added to mine. I’m female, so SSM isn’t an issue. We’re not related; neither of us is under 18 yrs old. Legally, we … --- ## [Airline passenger's blog rant goes viral.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-passengers-blog-rant-goes-viral/677650)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-passengers-blog-rant-goes-viral/677650 "2014-01-03T13:41:10Z")
:stuck\_out\_tongue: Epic rant. I’ve been there and smelt that myself. Theres nothing quite like a multi hour flight with screaming kids or sweaty passengers. btw did you see the news last month that airlines are making t… --- ## [So what did they drill into the telephone pole?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-they-drill-into-the-telephone-pole/719906)
**Author:** [@wellanuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wellanuff)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2015, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-did-they-drill-into-the-telephone-pole/719906 "2015-05-14T09:18:41Z")
So a while back a guy from the power company (but maybe it was one of the other utility cos., now that I think of it) walked into our backyard and knelt down at the base of our plain-old wooden telephone/electric/cable T… --- ## [For Lo!, I have defected from iPhone to Android. Did I err?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-lo-i-have-defected-from-iphone-to-android-did-i-err/656783)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2013, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-lo-i-have-defected-from-iphone-to-android-did-i-err/656783 "2013-05-07T14:19:19Z")
Who else has made this switch and can comment on the culture shock? Anybody with any regrets? I have until next Tue or Wed to pull out, as the phone has not shipped yet. I’m not talking about the reputedly “more techn… --- ## [Some Ulster Related Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-ulster-related-questions/583230)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2011, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-ulster-related-questions/583230 "2011-06-01T13:00:25Z")
\-Are there any Protestants who support the Nationalists or Catholics who support the Loyalists especially for people such as English Catholics? -What was the American reaction in general to the IRA’s campaign of terrori… --- ## [Were the middle ages in Europe really miserable for the average person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-middle-ages-in-europe-really-miserable-for-the-average-person/689986)
**Author:** [@theorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/theorange)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 8:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-middle-ages-in-europe-really-miserable-for-the-average-person/689986 "2014-06-06T08:45:56Z")
Would the average serf have felt like life was hell and then you die? Was life a lot like Game of Thrones without dragons? Or did people in reality have a reasonable amount of happiness in their lives? --- ## [Is 6 cylinders better than 4 cylinders?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-6-cylinders-better-than-4-cylinders/266764)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2004, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-6-cylinders-better-than-4-cylinders/266764 "2004-10-02T21:45:52Z")
All other things being equal (total horsepower, gearing, vehicle, etc.) would a 6 cylinder engine be preferrable to a 4 cylinder engine? More efficient? Smoother power curve (thinking that you have more powerstrokes in… --- ## [Kids in school refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-school-refusing-to-stand-for-the-pledge-of-allegiance/49705)
**Author:** [@TheMoonGazer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheMoonGazer)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2001, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kids-in-school-refusing-to-stand-for-the-pledge-of-allegiance/49705 "2001-01-17T16:23:56Z")
I read a short clip in an article where it was mentioned that teachers in school can’t even get some students to stand for the pledge of allegiance. I thought, what the f\*\*k? There are some things you just do! No excuses… --- ## [Do YOU need God to be good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-need-god-to-be-good/606968)
**Author:** [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-need-god-to-be-good/606968 "2012-01-02T05:00:29Z")
I’m really not sure where to put this, so I decided to emphasize the YOU aspect of the issue. Do you personally feel you do or do not need God to be good. I think the question inherently extends to society at large, but … --- ## [Why is behind the Adele phenomenon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-behind-the-adele-phenomenon/612056)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2012, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-behind-the-adele-phenomenon/612056 "2012-02-14T09:50:31Z")
This week, Adele’s 21 topped the charts for the 18th week. It nearly doubled the sales of the No. 2 album and if she (as expected) sweeps the Grammies, could easily run 20-25 weeks at the top. Why? It’s not that it’s … --- ## [Did Japan have an Atomic Bomb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-japan-have-an-atomic-bomb/681354)
**Author:** [@missileer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missileer)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2014, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-japan-have-an-atomic-bomb/681354 "2014-02-16T17:20:48Z")
In our group on Facebook (Association of Air Force Missileers) we have been discussing whether Japan had ever developed and tested an Atomic bomb. Two years ago, on the History Channel they did an hour long episode on Ja… --- ## [1987 U.S. quarter has no ridges (reeding) on its edge. Is it special/valuable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1987-u-s-quarter-has-no-ridges-reeding-on-its-edge-is-it-special-valuable/634823)
**Author:** [@stuyguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stuyguy)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2015, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1987-u-s-quarter-has-no-ridges-reeding-on-its-edge-is-it-special-valuable/634823 "2015-04-27T18:15:17Z")
I noticed that a 1987 U.S. quarter I own has no ridges (technically called reeding or milling) anywhere around its edge. What gives? Is it in any way special or valuable? --- ## [In your opinion should OFF-DUTY police get speeding tickets if caught speeding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-opinion-should-off-duty-police-get-speeding-tickets-if-caught-speeding/361310)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2011, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-your-opinion-should-off-duty-police-get-speeding-tickets-if-caught-speeding/361310 "2011-09-22T23:32:27Z")
I was at dinner with friends over the weekend and one of the spouses was a police officer. He was telling us about a “professional courtesy” he recieves when driving whilst off duty. That if he were pulled over he’d not … --- ## [Most interesting thing about your hometown](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-interesting-thing-about-your-hometown/559719)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2010, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-interesting-thing-about-your-hometown/559719 "2010-11-13T18:27:48Z")
What’s the most interesting piece of trivia about your hometown? If where you live nowhas better trivia than where you were born, list that. For me: (tie) In the town I was born: 1.The Suffolk Resolves (precursor to the… --- ## [Should there be open season on Canada geese in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-there-be-open-season-on-canada-geese-in-the-us/685649)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2019, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-there-be-open-season-on-canada-geese-in-the-us/685649 "2019-07-27T18:29:11Z")
Over the past few decades, the number of Canadian geese that have permanently migrated (they don’t go home, even in the summer) to the lower 48, even as far as Texas, has increased dramatically. They are very acclimated… --- ## [What's the best way to tone a stomach without buying anyting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-tone-a-stomach-without-buying-anyting/547353)
**Author:** [@dmatsch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dmatsch)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-tone-a-stomach-without-buying-anyting/547353 "2010-07-26T02:52:36Z")
In spirit of this thread. I would guess the obvious choices are sit ups and crunches, but there are a lot of flavors of those exercises. Let’s discuss exercises that helped you the most? --- ## [What was the last river you crossed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2013, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-last-river-you-crossed/662273 "2013-07-14T12:52:36Z")
For purposes of this discussion, your river may be real or imagined, geographic or metaphoric. I’ll start things off with the Guadalupe River. I drive or ride over it on my bike almost every day. It’s a rather sad excu… --- ## [How difficult would it be for a complete beginner to sail to Tahiti?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-difficult-would-it-be-for-a-complete-beginner-to-sail-to-tahiti/490736)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2009, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-difficult-would-it-be-for-a-complete-beginner-to-sail-to-tahiti/490736 "2009-03-29T06:20:41Z")
Back in the day, Sass heard an expression from people tired on the job, saying something like they wished they could “sail to Tahiti”. So, for a complete beginner, with no experience of Sailing, how difficult would it b… --- ## [Guitar help! 1976 Gibson Les Paul Special price?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-help-1976-gibson-les-paul-special-price/609129)
**Author:** [@ZebraShaSha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZebraShaSha)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guitar-help-1976-gibson-les-paul-special-price/609129 "2017-07-16T14:13:57Z")
The Guitar The Tuners My friend acquired this baby from someone who was hard up for money and sold it to her for a “pawn store” price - $250, iirc. The deal was that after a year, if he didn’t have the money to pay her… --- ## [RIP Norm MacDonald](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-norm-macdonald/950662)
**Author:** [@borschevsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/borschevsky)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2022, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-norm-macdonald/950662 "2022-05-31T14:26:22Z")
One of my favourites. Damn. --- ## [Is there any habitable land left on earth that hasn't been claimed by a country?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-habitable-land-left-on-earth-that-hasnt-been-claimed-by-a-country/371160)
**Author:** [@Toyman991](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toyman991)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2006, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-habitable-land-left-on-earth-that-hasnt-been-claimed-by-a-country/371160 "2006-09-03T11:44:35Z")
Say someone wanted to start their own sovereign nation and needed some turf to call their own, is there any unclaimed land left? Failing that, are there countries desperate enough for cash that might be willing to part … --- ## [Can I be tirGAYed of AdGAYam LambGAYert yeGAYt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-be-tirgayed-of-adgayam-lambgayert-yegayt/518942)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2009, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-be-tirgayed-of-adgayam-lambgayert-yegayt/518942 "2009-12-10T05:05:00Z")
I do not watGAYch American Idol. I do not watch entertGAYainment “newGAYs.” I do not read entertainment periodicals. I do not freGAYquent gossip blogs. Nonetheless, I feel like I’m downwind frGAYom a nuclear Adam bomb te… --- ## [What the Hell Was Wrong with People in the 1970's?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-wrong-with-people-in-the-1970s/365635)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2006, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-was-wrong-with-people-in-the-1970s/365635 "2006-07-27T17:18:03Z")
I think I found a question that could conceivably fit in any forum but I will put it here. I was born in 1973 but that is a little young to assume much responsibility. I already know about the big stuff. I am interested… --- ## [Legal Question: Can city Laws Trump state laws?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-can-city-laws-trump-state-laws/531541)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2010, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-can-city-laws-trump-state-laws/531541 "2010-03-07T18:49:46Z")
My question cencerns local laws and ordnances, in Massachusestts. If the state has a law regarding streets and roads, and a city has a law which contravenes the state law, which law would prevail in court? Specifically,… --- ## [The Sollar (sic) System needs a president? Who knew?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sollar-sic-system-needs-a-president-who-knew/625834)
**Author:** [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2012, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sollar-sic-system-needs-a-president-who-knew/625834 "2012-06-24T00:37:14Z")
This is possibly the strangest piece of spam I’ve ever received: SOLLAR SYSTEM PRESIDENCY For immediate Worldwide Distribution 14 JUNE 2012 | NOON PARIS TIME The Office of J.P. Monfort is launching today a Candidacy … --- ## [What's the most scared you've ever been?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-scared-youve-ever-been/638431)
**Author:** [@LabRat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LabRat)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-scared-youve-ever-been/638431 "2012-10-29T02:28:44Z")
I’m not talking about intellectual fear. I’m talking about the sort of visceral “oh shit I pushed my luck and now I’m going to die a violent death” kind of fear. About 3 years ago I took up rock climbing with a buddy o… --- ## [24: Season 8: Episode 23-24 (2:00pm - 4:00pm) SERIES FINALE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-8-episode-23-24-2-00pm-4-00pm-series-finale/540633)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-8-episode-23-24-2-00pm-4-00pm-series-finale/540633 "2010-05-28T16:52:00Z")
FAQ Bauer (aka Thread Rules) 1) What can be discussed in plain text, unboxed? A: Any events in episodes, once aired on the east coast – as well as any speculation based on these already-aired events. 2) What should I … --- ## [How to lose weight when I hate everything associated with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lose-weight-when-i-hate-everything-associated-with-it/673069)
**Author:** [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2013, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-lose-weight-when-i-hate-everything-associated-with-it/673069 "2013-11-20T15:31:57Z")
I’ve had the most awful time all my life trying to get into exercise and dieting. I’m a 30 year old Londoner who likes nothing better than reading, writing, and sitting in front of my PC. My wife is quite active and does… --- ## [Prescriptions for some eye glasses but not others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prescriptions-for-some-eye-glasses-but-not-others/572422)
**Author:** [@Frisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frisco)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prescriptions-for-some-eye-glasses-but-not-others/572422 "2011-03-10T03:04:54Z")
Why can far-sighted people buy reading glasses at the corner store without a prescription, but near-sighted folks have to pony up for a prescription if they want to buy glasses? If it is just a racket to protect eye doc… --- ## [Trust issue about a miscarriage.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trust-issue-about-a-miscarriage/698581)
**Author:** [@jakecorey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jakecorey)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2014, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trust-issue-about-a-miscarriage/698581 "2014-09-21T16:03:26Z")
Facts… Three kids, low income, no birth control. Stressed she missed period but then seemed happy she tested positive. ??? We work together, same shift. Everyone at work knew. We were even going to move in together. O… --- ## [Creep Scared My GF Last Night--What Should I Do](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-scared-my-gf-last-night-what-should-i-do/555245)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2010, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creep-scared-my-gf-last-night-what-should-i-do/555245 "2010-10-03T06:54:20Z")
Last night while I was at a concert with my cell phone off, some asshole came up to our patio window (locked, thank God) and started pleasuring himself. My girlfriend ran and locked the door, then called the cops, who d… --- ## [Help Me Name 10 big "Brand" failures](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-10-big-brand-failures/387076)
**Author:** [@Cartigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartigan)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2007, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-name-10-big-brand-failures/387076 "2007-01-24T00:11:46Z")
I need to do something for a project. I need to name TEN of the biggest “Brand” failures. I’m trying to think of a few. So far I got The McArch from McDonalds New Coke The Edsel Sony’s Betamax They don’t have to b… --- ## [Happy Cranks-giving! (November mini-rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-cranks-giving-november-mini-rants/1024477)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 414\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2025, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-cranks-giving-november-mini-rants/1024477 "2025-12-01T18:38:10Z")
I didn’t see a new thread created yet so here we go. Since COVID, most of the houses in our neighborhood set up in our driveways to hand out candy rather than having kids come all the way up to the front door. For the f… --- ## [So-and-so is the Kenny G of \_\_\_\_\_\_\_](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-and-so-is-the-kenny-g-of-_______/649222)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2014, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-and-so-is-the-kenny-g-of-_______/649222 "2014-10-27T19:27:52Z")
An old thread ( Why is Kenny G so hated? ) has recently been revived from its slumber, and in its posts it has become obvious that Mr. G is not alone in his disfavor. He’s been compared with Thomas Kinkade of painting n… --- ## [BLM stops ACLU event: do they have a point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blm-stops-aclu-event-do-they-have-a-point/797977)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2017, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blm-stops-aclu-event-do-they-have-a-point/797977 "2017-10-08T20:02:32Z")
One subject having to do with demographic change that I don’t think gets discussed much is just how much of our politics, and European politics of course, is defined by well, European sensibilities. It seems to me, ba… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=827&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=829&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)