# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=858&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:** 859 --- ## [9/11 Jokes that worked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-jokes-that-worked/1002736)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2024, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/9-11-jokes-that-worked/1002736 "2024-06-19T02:54:12Z")
I just watched an episode of Girls5Eva and in it, they reveal on September 10, 2001, the girl band released a song called “Quit Flyin’ Planes Straight Into My Heart” and it was…unfortunate. It got me thinking of 9/11 or… --- ## [My neighborhood megachurch is holding a "fall festival" on guess what night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighborhood-megachurch-is-holding-a-fall-festival-on-guess-what-night/638667)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2012, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-neighborhood-megachurch-is-holding-a-fall-festival-on-guess-what-night/638667 "2012-10-28T05:17:47Z")
Some of us think kids, in their natural state, are nice. Hardwired to enjoy life, guileless in their gluttony; it’s one of life’s sweet, civilizing moments to give candy to the little monsters. And if you don’t see it th… --- ## [Vatican City demonym](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vatican-city-demonym/694443)
**Author:** [@Cardboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardboard)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2019, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vatican-city-demonym/694443 "2019-05-30T13:06:51Z")
What is the demonym of someone from the Vatican City? Vaticonian? --- ## [Why is the upper Midwest shifting Republican?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-upper-midwest-shifting-republican/630083)
**Author:** [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2012, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-upper-midwest-shifting-republican/630083 "2012-08-19T22:30:49Z")
I have noticed that Wisconsin and Minnesota have become more red lately. In Wisconsin Russ Feingold lost his senate seat, and it looks like Herb Kohl’s seat may go Republican as well. Their is also Scott Walker in the go… --- ## [Grammar question: "Proper" food names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question-proper-food-names/585016)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2011, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question-proper-food-names/585016 "2011-06-14T22:44:34Z")
Does one capitalize proper names in food names? Would I rather have french onion soup or French onion soup? Is my side going to be french fries or French fries? What sounds better, waldorf salad or Waldorf salad? And… --- ## [Long term effects of Warfarin use -/+](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-effects-of-warfarin-use/622600)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Mind)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2012, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-term-effects-of-warfarin-use/622600 "2012-05-23T03:46:43Z")
Hi all, I have an artificial Hearthvalve (Aorta) since 93’ and have been takeing Coumadin (Warfarin) all the time (3.75mg) everyday, I have developt some funny (not so funny) digestive problems that my Doc tells me he ca… --- ## [Is there anyone else out there who hates coffee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anyone-else-out-there-who-hates-coffee/848515)
**Author:** [@dan39](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dan39)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2024, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-anyone-else-out-there-who-hates-coffee/848515 "2024-08-06T10:31:54Z")
I don’t know what it is about my taste buds, but I think I’m in a minority of people in the world who hate coffee. The last cup of coffee I ever had was in 1996, and it came from one of those urns at a reception. It wa… --- ## [Fussy, illogical food distinctions you make...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2010, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fussy-illogical-food-distinctions-you-make/527480 "2010-03-03T18:56:59Z")
you know, those weird “I’ll eat this but not that” things. Two of mine have come up recently: I despise ketchup on a hamburger sandwich, it absolutely ruins it for me, but… I like ground beef on a plate with ketchup f… --- ## [Children's Book Titles You Are Unlikely To See...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childrens-book-titles-you-are-unlikely-to-see/319354)
**Author:** [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2005, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childrens-book-titles-you-are-unlikely-to-see/319354 "2005-12-11T13:22:23Z")
Curious George Tests Shampoo --- ## [Truth to Death Star "single weakness" theory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truth-to-death-star-single-weakness-theory/614868)
**Author:** [@IQofshoesize](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IQofshoesize)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2012, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truth-to-death-star-single-weakness-theory/614868 "2012-03-09T00:14:14Z")
In Star Wars, the Death Star was destroyed by a well-placed shot at its sole, “weak” point. Other movies also reflect similar themes - objects, machines, etc, - that are eradicated by a well-timed or perfectly-placed sh… --- ## [Canned Salmon with Bones: To Remove or Not? (A Poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-salmon-with-bones-to-remove-or-not-a-poll/279538)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2017, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canned-salmon-with-bones-to-remove-or-not-a-poll/279538 "2017-10-29T20:11:17Z")
Until recently, I didn’t even know there were people out in the Big Wide World who regularly DO remove the bones from canned salmon. My mom always left them in when she made salmon patties. I leave them in for salmon pat… --- ## [3D Glasses while wearing corrective lenses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-glasses-while-wearing-corrective-lenses/618523)
**Author:** [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2012, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/3d-glasses-while-wearing-corrective-lenses/618523 "2012-04-12T22:07:51Z")
Believe it or not, despite the recent trend of movies being released in 3D, I have never seen a movie in that format at the theater. I’m thinking of going to see “Titanic” in 3D, and I’m wondering if anyone out there we… --- ## [Foreign military bases in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-military-bases-in-the-us/568713)
**Author:** [@automagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/automagic)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foreign-military-bases-in-the-us/568713 "2011-02-26T15:27:26Z")
The US military has bases all over the world. I suppose that the UK and other super powers do the same. Are there any foreign military bases in the US? --- ## [why are there more than one screwdriver (or screw) type?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-more-than-one-screwdriver-or-screw-type/607058)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2012, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-more-than-one-screwdriver-or-screw-type/607058 "2012-01-02T20:52:42Z")
I was looking at some screws tonight, and it occurred to me that there is really no need for any more than one type of screw and one shape screwdriver needed. I understand that the first screws came with the slotted top… --- ## [Another Crappy Teacher: Mocking Muslim Student](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-crappy-teacher-mocking-muslim-student/580723)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2011, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-crappy-teacher-mocking-muslim-student/580723 "2011-05-13T03:25:54Z")
Here is another stupid molder of young minds. Jesus Christ on Cracker, how ridiculous are some people. --- ## [Should I say something? (possible marriage interference)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-say-something-possible-marriage-interference/668777)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-say-something-possible-marriage-interference/668777 "2014-05-24T19:29:14Z")
I go to a meetup a couple times a week, and there’s a woman who appears to be meddling in her daughter’s marriage. She is their childcare provider, and it appears that the daughter and her husband have some wildly diver… --- ## [What could be the reason my kid speaks with an accent different from his parents'?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-the-reason-my-kid-speaks-with-an-accent-different-from-his-parents/540901)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-could-be-the-reason-my-kid-speaks-with-an-accent-different-from-his-parents/540901 "2010-05-27T19:37:28Z")
It seems very strange to us. Our kid says “pyants” instead of “pants,”\* “cyan’t” instead of “can’t,” and so on. Also, she says “bayer” instead of “bear,” “thayer” instead of “there,” and so on. I’ve been trying to watch… --- ## [Obscure places in songs that you have been to.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-places-in-songs-that-you-have-been-to/822638)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obscure-places-in-songs-that-you-have-been-to/822638 "2018-11-05T16:27:49Z")
Name a song that has an obscure reference to a real place. Here’s the catch, you have to have physically been there yourself. The more obscure the better. I was thinking about this today while I was in Belmar NJ driving… --- ## [How to remove spraypaint from concrete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-remove-spraypaint-from-concrete/536094)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2010, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-remove-spraypaint-from-concrete/536094 "2010-04-17T06:10:25Z")
During a recent hobby project I got lazy about protecting the garage and driveway floor; as a result, I have some spots where blue and white spraypaint has stained the concrete. It’s not a solid/thick layer of paint, bu… --- ## [Who are the scariest prominent conservatives who are not household names?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-scariest-prominent-conservatives-who-are-not-household-names/517686)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2009, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-the-scariest-prominent-conservatives-who-are-not-household-names/517686 "2009-11-22T23:03:36Z")
So the thread is precisely what it is asking for. This is really just asking for opinions but I figure people will start debating, if the mods want it in IMHO that’s cool. The rules of the thread: All celebrities are … --- ## [Does it mean anything if the palm lines on your right hand are different from those on the left?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-mean-anything-if-the-palm-lines-on-your-right-hand-are-different-from-those-on-the-left/553024)
**Author:** [@MetalHead91](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MetalHead91)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2010, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-it-mean-anything-if-the-palm-lines-on-your-right-hand-are-different-from-those-on-the-left/553024 "2010-09-10T20:55:17Z")
I tried looking this up online, but couldn’t find anything or figure anything out from what I found (So many palm reading websites, and all of them equally useless in this aspect). I don’t know anyone else that has diffe… --- ## [Sliced Finger: What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sliced-finger-what-to-do/658660)
**Author:** [@Mathematics](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mathematics)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2013, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sliced-finger-what-to-do/658660 "2013-05-19T04:50:50Z")
Okay, I feel a little ridiculous posting this on a message board, but it’s 2 am and nobody I know here is awake. So I was just cutting an apple and managed to slice my finger a little bit. I’m normally very careful with… --- ## [Synchronized gearboxes vs. unsynchronized...what's that mean exactly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synchronized-gearboxes-vs-unsynchronized-whats-that-mean-exactly/302306)
**Author:** [@jasonh300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasonh300)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2005, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/synchronized-gearboxes-vs-unsynchronized-whats-that-mean-exactly/302306 "2005-05-05T01:34:42Z")
In looking at this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=314802 I saw mention of racing gearboxes being unsynchronized to make the shifts go quicker. How exactly is that? I don’t really underst… --- ## [Spread Your Legs, Babe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spread-your-legs-babe/127742)
**Author:** [@Danalan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Danalan)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2002, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spread-your-legs-babe/127742 "2002-09-15T19:26:31Z")
This last weekend I helped some friends replace their deck. Gone are the days when one can just piece together a couple 2x4’s and some plywood – deck technology has evolved, and so have building codes. Since Bob actua… --- ## [How much do you hate mosquitoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-hate-mosquitoes/589310)
**Author:** [@Elret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elret)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2011, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-hate-mosquitoes/589310 "2011-07-19T16:28:32Z")
I know that nobody likes them, but what is your level of hatred for the little bloodsuckers? Some people I know don’t seem to notice them much at all, others will swat a bit but not seem to be too bothered, others feel … --- ## [Atheists know more about religion (Pew)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-know-more-about-religion-pew/555364)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-know-more-about-religion-pew/555364 "2010-10-11T15:32:41Z")
Agnostics, too. The idea seems to be that after being forced to know about all this stuff, they react negatively, and reject the whole thing. This is what I found most amusing: \[QUOTE=L.A. Times\] A majority of Protest… --- ## [Gucci Mane gets a tattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gucci-mane-gets-a-tattoo/567568)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2011, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gucci-mane-gets-a-tattoo/567568 "2011-01-15T06:30:08Z")
Okay, I know the issue of whether tattoos are good or bad has been debated here before. But rapper Gucci Mane got a new tattoo this week and I think we can all agree this was not a good idea. --- ## [Is this racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-racist/686019)
**Author:** [@chicagowhitesox1173](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chicagowhitesox1173)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2014, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-racist/686019 "2014-04-14T01:17:25Z")
I was at work the other day and I had gotten into a argument with a black guy, it really was no big deal but later in the day when we were getting off work he says to me “see you later Goerge.” Now he knows my name isn’… --- ## [China fast-track "hypersonic missile" program -- Cold War: Part 2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-fast-track-hypersonic-missile-program-cold-war-part-2/706655)
**Author:** [@iLemming](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iLemming)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-fast-track-hypersonic-missile-program-cold-war-part-2/706655 "2014-12-31T03:33:52Z")
International Business Times What does this mean for the U.S. – can it counter this emerging threat? What if it cannot? Can the U.S. dollar remain the global base trade currency if the rest of the world begin to lose… --- ## [Evolution and the American South?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-and-the-american-south/781359)
**Author:** [@Nadnerb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nadnerb)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2017, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-and-the-american-south/781359 "2017-12-14T17:51:05Z")
Does anybody in the American South accept evolution? You know Darwin’s theory of evolution. --- ## [Why does everyone hate Bush?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-everyone-hate-bush/390564)
**Author:** [@Heckxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heckxx)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2007, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-everyone-hate-bush/390564 "2007-02-20T23:35:28Z")
It seems its really easy to hate the guy nowadays. Now, I’m not really big into politics, but like, didn’t we elect him twice? How popular was he when he won against Kerry? And this whole Iraq thing: Again, i dont follo… --- ## [Mad-Men 3.07, Seven Twenty Three (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-3-07-seven-twenty-three-open-spoilers/511812)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2009, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-3-07-seven-twenty-three-open-spoilers/511812 "2009-10-05T00:08:44Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Betty tries her hand at politics; Don thinks about the future; and Peggy receives a luxurious gift \[/QUOTE\] This should be fun, Betty has outside interests which mean’s she’ll probally leave Sally in charg… --- ## [Should we tip servers in fancy restaurants more than servers in cheaper ones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-tip-servers-in-fancy-restaurants-more-than-servers-in-cheaper-ones/283973)
**Author:** [@davenportavenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davenportavenger)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2005, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-tip-servers-in-fancy-restaurants-more-than-servers-in-cheaper-ones/283973 "2005-01-12T23:40:58Z")
I’ve always kind of wondered why it is that we tip servers an amount based on our check amount. A waiter or waitress at Denny’s does just as much physical work as a server in an expensive steak house. Actually, it seems … --- ## [If you had to stitch yourself up in an emergency - How's it done?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-stitch-yourself-up-in-an-emergency-hows-it-done/270801)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2004, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-to-stitch-yourself-up-in-an-emergency-hows-it-done/270801 "2004-10-26T18:35:30Z")
Scenario - Serious gaping wound and medical help is days away at best. What’s the procedure for stitching someone (or yourself) up with household supplies and a home sewing kit? What knots do you use? Thick or thin thr… --- ## [Palin: Dear Media, Leave My Family Alone. Also, Please Buy My Reality Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-dear-media-leave-my-family-alone-also-please-buy-my-reality-show/531272)
**Author:** [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2010, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palin-dear-media-leave-my-family-alone-also-please-buy-my-reality-show/531272 "2010-03-08T13:27:35Z")
Yeah, yeah, yeah. It’s another Sarah Palin thread. Sarah Palin wants TV crews to follow her family around. Final nail in the coffin of her credibility. Oh, wait. She never had any. But you have to marvel at her hypoc… --- ## [There Is No Male-Female Wage Gap](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-male-female-wage-gap/578413)
**Author:** [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2011, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-no-male-female-wage-gap/578413 "2011-04-17T20:40:57Z")
Allow me to simply rip the juicy bits from the Wall Street Journal editorial page (where the Left fears to tread, the Right is a bit uneasy as well): http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405274870441510457625067250470… --- ## [2% of Americans think Romney's real first name is "Mittens"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-of-americans-think-romneys-real-first-name-is-mittens/612195)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2012, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2-of-americans-think-romneys-real-first-name-is-mittens/612195 "2012-02-10T22:08:38Z")
Question: What is his REAL first name? Betcha didn’t know that. I didn’t. But at least I didn’t think it was “Mittens” \[spoiler\] “Mitt” is apparently diminutive of “Milton”, since Romney was named in part after his… --- ## [smoking outdoors banned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-outdoors-banned/594588)
**Author:** [@gone2thedogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gone2thedogs)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2011, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smoking-outdoors-banned/594588 "2011-09-05T14:53:37Z")
So as not to hijack the thread on disposing of cigarette butts I posit this query. How is it legal for an employer, or the state of NY, etc. to ban smoking outdoors? When did the employer/state own all the air outside? … --- ## ["It's all fun and games until someone loses an eye"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-all-fun-and-games-until-someone-loses-an-eye/417240)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-all-fun-and-games-until-someone-loses-an-eye/417240 "2007-08-29T12:04:47Z")
When I query the mighty Internet about the origins of “It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye,” it comes back with this, um, unlikely tale: (Cited several places, but the phrasing above is from here.) Assum… --- ## [What happens if the 2016 presidential election is obviously gerrymandered into giving false results?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-the-2016-presidential-election-is-obviously-gerrymandered-into-giving-false-results/647553)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-the-2016-presidential-election-is-obviously-gerrymandered-into-giving-false-results/647553 "2013-02-05T05:13:23Z")
In the 2012 house of representative elections the democratic candidates won 1.4 million more votes for the house than the GOP (59.6 million vs 58.2), but because of the GOP sweep in 2010 they rewrote districts to give th… --- ## [Naked man molests shoe salesman with trout](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-man-molests-shoe-salesman-with-trout/481420)
**Author:** [@Aghris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aghris)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2009, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naked-man-molests-shoe-salesman-with-trout/481420 "2009-01-25T17:11:45Z")
I’m sorry, I just had to share this with you. Article is in Dutch, I’m not sure if there is a translation somewhere on the web, and sadly, no pictures. But funny as hell. Best part of the article: Translation: “He didn… --- ## [You learn something new every day. Here's my contribution.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-learn-something-new-every-day-heres-my-contribution/760012)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2016, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-learn-something-new-every-day-heres-my-contribution/760012 "2016-11-03T14:27:38Z")
It’s common knowledge that on May 3, 1954, Roger Bannister became the first man to run a mile in less than 4 minutes. Less well known, and unknown to me until yesterday, is that fellow Brit Diane Leather became the firs… --- ## [Why did my toilets explode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-toilets-explode/576428)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2011, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-my-toilets-explode/576428 "2011-04-01T05:09:00Z")
I came home after the morning errands, and found that both toilet bowls were empty and there was water all over the floor and surrounding surfaces. Do I need to call a plumber? What may have happened? I live alone in … --- ## [Cheddar cheese on apple pie (have you heard of this?)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheddar-cheese-on-apple-pie-have-you-heard-of-this/562002)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheddar-cheese-on-apple-pie-have-you-heard-of-this/562002 "2010-12-01T02:52:38Z")
So my mom has never heard of heating up a slice of cheddar cheese on a piece of apple pie. This surprised me…until I asked the rest of the Thanksgiving guests. Seems out of 15 people here, I was the only one who ever he… --- ## [Humor me. Why is State funded Education Universal in the US but State funded Health Care is not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-me-why-is-state-funded-education-universal-in-the-us-but-state-funded-health-care-is-not/658912)
**Author:** [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2013, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humor-me-why-is-state-funded-education-universal-in-the-us-but-state-funded-health-care-is-not/658912 "2013-05-27T10:48:56Z")
From a European perspective, the long battle to provide reasonable health care to the poor and middle America seems strange. Why are schools State funded but Hospitals and Health Care are not? --- ## [How long to get over a broken heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-get-over-a-broken-heart/605179)
**Author:** [@bardos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bardos)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2012, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-to-get-over-a-broken-heart/605179 "2012-03-30T10:29:16Z")
How long does it take? Any tips, advice? --- ## [Do they make raisins about of green grapes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-make-raisins-about-of-green-grapes/33750)
**Author:** [@Tzel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tzel)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-they-make-raisins-about-of-green-grapes/33750 "2010-05-17T00:57:32Z")
? --- ## [Grotesque unearthly bad monument.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grotesque-unearthly-bad-monument/818971)
**Author:** [@mrka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrka)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2018, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grotesque-unearthly-bad-monument/818971 "2018-08-20T19:30:43Z")
My problem is with Poland. The government there isn’t doing anything about remembering the Polish victims from Auschwitz death camp. We have grotesquely bad and evil as well as ugly monuments to the victims. A heap of … --- ## [Here's a new take on crying kids on airplanes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-new-take-on-crying-kids-on-airplanes/161337)
**Author:** [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2003, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heres-a-new-take-on-crying-kids-on-airplanes/161337 "2003-03-23T21:52:30Z")
Well, here’s a new idea. Flight Attendant Fixes That Kid’s Little Red Wagon! :eek: Wow. I’d fucking FLIP OUT if this happened to me and my toddler. It’s one thing if I want to spike his juice with something (I never… --- ## [America needs to be more like Europe (lazier and less religious, for starters)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-needs-to-be-more-like-europe-lazier-and-less-religious-for-starters/274228)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2004, 9:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/america-needs-to-be-more-like-europe-lazier-and-less-religious-for-starters/274228 "2004-11-16T09:13:41Z")
From “The Atheist Sloth Ethic, or Why Europeans Don’t Believe in Work,” by Niall Ferguson, in The Telegraph, 7/8/04, http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2004/08/07/do0701.xml&sSheet=/opinion/2004/0… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=857&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=859&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)