# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=880&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:** 881 --- ## [So the Neocons had no real evidence of WMD in Iraq.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-neocons-had-no-real-evidence-of-wmd-in-iraq/178643)
**Author:** [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2003, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-the-neocons-had-no-real-evidence-of-wmd-in-iraq/178643 "2003-06-03T17:16:34Z")
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57988-2003May30.html So they lied to us. Well, the big lie worked again. Does this bother you? It bothers the hell out of me. How do you trust the government once they’ve… --- ## [Is Ireland still sorry that Hitler is dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ireland-still-sorry-that-hitler-is-dead/504060)
**Author:** [@Laudenum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laudenum)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2009, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ireland-still-sorry-that-hitler-is-dead/504060 "2009-08-02T22:22:11Z")
Cheeky title. It’s well known that when Hitler died our President went to the German Ambassador to give our condolences. Does anyone know if these were ever withdrawn? If they weren’t, does that mean that Ireland is s… --- ## [Examples of symbols of protest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-symbols-of-protest/500746)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2009, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/examples-of-symbols-of-protest/500746 "2009-10-08T03:53:44Z")
Inspired by a friend’s blogging about the Time Magazine Top 10 Photos of Protest- what are some famous symbols (either tangible objects or visual images) that represent protest to you? Some I thought of include– Sabot… --- ## [What holiday does your birthday fall on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-holiday-does-your-birthday-fall-on/536071)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2010, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-holiday-does-your-birthday-fall-on/536071 "2010-04-16T20:43:49Z")
Everyone’s birthday, as it turns out, falls on a holiday. What’ yours? Sadly, mine is All Saints Day. Kind of boring. --- ## [Electronic/video blackjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronic-video-blackjack/498983)
**Author:** [@King\_Friday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/King_Friday)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2009, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/electronic-video-blackjack/498983 "2009-06-17T18:28:45Z")
My question for you is this…how honest is a video blackjack game in a casino? I play at Delaware Park where actual dealers are not yet allowed so what they have in their stead is a huge blackjack video game. There’s a vi… --- ## [Does a socioeconomic elite class have value to people who aren't in it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-socioeconomic-elite-class-have-value-to-people-who-arent-in-it/687207)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2014, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-socioeconomic-elite-class-have-value-to-people-who-arent-in-it/687207 "2014-05-02T17:09:39Z")
Follow-up/zombification-alternative to this thread from 2006. In light of this and this, I think it is timely to raise the question again. My OOP: I omitted mention of the elite as “job creators” because that, insofa… --- ## [Why did Reagan win so handily in '84?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-reagan-win-so-handily-in-84/792428)
**Author:** [@Reddy\_Mercury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reddy_Mercury)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2017, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-reagan-win-so-handily-in-84/792428 "2017-09-05T04:47:34Z")
With regard to the two biggest landslides in American history short of Washington, I have to ask: Why did Reagan win 49 out of 50 states in 1984? I understand that Mondale was a weak candidate, but why did no state seem… --- ## [I'm thinking of buying my first house with cash, dumb idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-buying-my-first-house-with-cash-dumb-idea/578833)
**Author:** [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2011, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-thinking-of-buying-my-first-house-with-cash-dumb-idea/578833 "2011-04-20T01:12:39Z")
I adopted a dog a bit ago and while I’ve been out walking him, I’ve seen a lot of for sale signs on houses and the prices are shockingly low on a lot of 'em. In fact, some are so low that I could just buy one with the ca… --- ## [Accounting For Discontinued Operations - what's your interpretation of FAS #144?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounting-for-discontinued-operations-whats-your-interpretation-of-fas-144/192366)
**Author:** [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2003, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accounting-for-discontinued-operations-whats-your-interpretation-of-fas-144/192366 "2003-12-03T19:19:55Z")
Not really. It’s the SDMB Vanity Search Game! In this thread we took a stab at finding the most boring subject possible, one that was so mundane that no one would open it. You can tell, I’m sure, that Blonde was the w… --- ## [Is riding a bicycle on a sidewalk a bad idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-riding-a-bicycle-on-a-sidewalk-a-bad-idea/528979)
**Author:** [@Hunter\_Hawk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hunter_Hawk)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2010, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-riding-a-bicycle-on-a-sidewalk-a-bad-idea/528979 "2010-02-19T01:30:25Z")
It seems like there’s a consistent meme that riding bikes on a sidewalk is a Bad Idea. However, I haven’t done enough reading on the subject to get a clear picture why that’s the case. Anybody care to educate me? Contex… --- ## [What's so wrong with being a SAHM ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-wrong-with-being-a-sahm/254707)
**Author:** [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2004, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-so-wrong-with-being-a-sahm/254707 "2004-07-17T02:00:39Z")
I am so sick of hearing it. Ever since my kids were born all I’ve heard is “When are you going back to work ?” In the past it’s bothered me, but I could largely ignore it, but it’s getting harder to do. My husband alway… --- ## [In Britain, every home with a TV set must pay $US248.63 per year.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-britain-every-home-with-a-tv-set-must-pay-us248-63-per-year/369978)
**Author:** [@nemminie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nemminie)\ **Replies:** 168\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-britain-every-home-with-a-tv-set-must-pay-us248-63-per-year/369978 "2006-08-27T15:22:56Z")
We have to pay £131.50 this year. It increases each year. And believe me, it is enforced. If you don’t pay, your possessions can be seized and sold. Family homes pay one license fee of £131.50 this year however many TVs… --- ## [Were the Monkees Faking It?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-monkees-faking-it/614824)
**Author:** [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-the-monkees-faking-it/614824 "2012-03-06T20:11:33Z")
I may be guilty of intolerable crimes against humanity. Back in the 80s I used to tell girls that the Monkees were faking it. It generally evoked the same level of outraged denial that telling a four-year-old that there’… --- ## [Good Christian Woman I met yesterday](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-christian-woman-i-met-yesterday/354956)
**Author:** [@Auntbeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntbeast)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2006, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-christian-woman-i-met-yesterday/354956 "2006-05-08T01:16:28Z")
Hi, I met you at a mutual friends house. 3 couples, 2 children, two first time moms. Yeah, I know I am thin, but I am pretty fucking sure that you can see me since what I lack in girth, I make up for in height. To not… --- ## [What exactly does being "mobbed" at work imply?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-does-being-mobbed-at-work-imply/530176)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2013, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-does-being-mobbed-at-work-imply/530176 "2013-06-10T18:51:16Z")
I have just heard the word “mobbing” as in being ganged up on at work, causing post traumatic stress syndrome (and potentially violence?), as this is now in the news with the recent unpleasantness. http://arts.uwaterloo… --- ## ["Dune" question: Why did the Emperor side with Harkonnen against Atreides?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dune-question-why-did-the-emperor-side-with-harkonnen-against-atreides/562568)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2010, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dune-question-why-did-the-emperor-side-with-harkonnen-against-atreides/562568 "2010-12-03T14:51:46Z")
I was never entirely clear on that. How was House Atreides a threat to House Corrino, or to the Imperium? --- ## [Do cigarettes start smelling bad when you quit smoking?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cigarettes-start-smelling-bad-when-you-quit-smoking/602380)
**Author:** [@phantom\_lamb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phantom_lamb)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 11:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cigarettes-start-smelling-bad-when-you-quit-smoking/602380 "2011-11-10T11:22:12Z")
It’s been around 10 days since my boyfriend quit smoking (don’t know if he’ll succeed) but he still likes being in the company of smokers and finds the smell pleasant. He has been a smoker for about 15 years. I remember… --- ## [Does anyone, ever, in real life.......](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-ever-in-real-life/765948)
**Author:** [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2016, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-ever-in-real-life/765948 "2016-09-23T16:02:46Z")
… sweep everything off any available surface any time they get angry? I’ve just seen (yes, in a gormless TV soap opera) yet another such scene of a jilted lover trashing his workplace. But where did the idea come from -… --- ## [Trump vs. Google. Can anyone possibly defend this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-google-can-anyone-possibly-defend-this/820535)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2018, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-vs-google-can-anyone-possibly-defend-this/820535 "2018-09-13T01:19:20Z")
Now Trump thinks Google hates him and wants to regulate it. I can’t even get my head around the multiple layers of stupidity here, but maybe I’m missing something. Can anyone defend this idea with a straight face? --- ## [Which 12/19 Electoral College voting outcome would you prefer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-12-19-electoral-college-voting-outcome-would-you-prefer/773083)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2016, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-12-19-electoral-college-voting-outcome-would-you-prefer/773083 "2016-12-10T22:08:06Z")
In this thread, we’ll sidestep for a moment the issues of legality or the sheer unlikelihood of anyone but Trump being elected POTUS when the ballots are cast on 12/19; instead I would like to ask what outcome Dopers wou… --- ## [Why are continents bigger at the top?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-continents-bigger-at-the-top/554758)
**Author:** [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunzio_Tavulari)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2010, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-continents-bigger-at-the-top/554758 "2010-09-27T06:08:46Z")
Is there a specific reason why the northern part of continents are wider than the Southern portion? Australia widest point is closer to the beltline, but it is tapered as well. I don’t know what shape Antarctica has un… --- ## [Politically hostile work environment, or over-sensitivity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politically-hostile-work-environment-or-over-sensitivity/829125)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/politically-hostile-work-environment-or-over-sensitivity/829125 "2019-02-13T06:39:42Z")
I work at a mid-sized trucking firm(not the one where the drivers are forced to haul trailers that have “It’s a Child, Not a Choice” printed on the back), and I already know better than to talk about my political beliefs… --- ## [College Football Re-Alignment 3D: Terrapin Terror](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-re-alignment-3d-terrapin-terror/641430)
**Author:** [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2012, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-football-re-alignment-3d-terrapin-terror/641430 "2012-12-14T04:12:12Z")
Previous Thread: College Football Re-Alignment 2: Aggie Boogaloo Current Story: Maryland, Rutgers to Big Ten? So. Maryland to the Big Ten. Does this set off the next round? Kinda foolish of the Terrs to wait until th… --- ## [What \*really\* was invented as a direct consequence of the push to get to the moon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-was-invented-as-a-direct-consequence-of-the-push-to-get-to-the-moon/536335)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-really-was-invented-as-a-direct-consequence-of-the-push-to-get-to-the-moon/536335 "2010-04-23T01:51:25Z")
I sometimes see it stated as a rationale for the continuation of the manned space program that the push to get to the moon caused transistors, micro electronics, etc. etc. to be invented. I know a lot of this stuff was… --- ## [Would you marry Methuselah?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-marry-methuselah/555092)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2010, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-marry-methuselah/555092 "2010-10-03T14:14:40Z")
No, I don’t mean the Biblical character, or even Lazarus Long. Yes, this is another Rhymer hypothetical. Here’s the sitch: Through whatever contrivances you care to postulate, you come to suspect that the person you’ve… --- ## [Can high-pressure steam cut a body in half?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-high-pressure-steam-cut-a-body-in-half/367332)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2016, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-high-pressure-steam-cut-a-body-in-half/367332 "2016-05-17T08:38:02Z")
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/060804.html Concerning the final paragraph: I was on the USS Ranger CV61 from 1985 to 1989. The Ranger is now retired. …The Steam used on the ship in various applications was 1200 … --- ## [Yanks, educate us Southern folk on all things winter.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yanks-educate-us-southern-folk-on-all-things-winter/570766)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2011, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yanks-educate-us-southern-folk-on-all-things-winter/570766 "2011-02-16T03:06:54Z")
Three ice storms in two weeks is more than this Dallas Texan can take. We’ll leave this thread open to Q&A. What I want to know is: How the hell do you open your car door when it’s frozen shut? \[Others, feel free to a… --- ## [Does no one else LIKE pudding skin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2016, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-no-one-else-like-pudding-skin/703163 "2016-12-16T00:45:31Z")
Really?? It’s the best part of pudding. Real, cooked pudding. All yummy and chewy. As a child my brothers and I used to fight over who got the skin. So much so my mother switched over to pouring it into the individual… --- ## [Can Trump fire Comey when Comey is conducting an investigation against Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-trump-fire-comey-when-comey-is-conducting-an-investigation-against-trump/782641)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2017, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-trump-fire-comey-when-comey-is-conducting-an-investigation-against-trump/782641 "2017-05-10T21:21:52Z")
The breaking news that is the root of this question is thisarticle. TLDR, Comey has announced there is an ongoing FBI investigation that is investigating whether Russia actually meaningfully interfered with the election… --- ## [Can you request a specific number for a cell phone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-request-a-specific-number-for-a-cell-phone/164705)
**Author:** [@Hokienautic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hokienautic)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2003, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-request-a-specific-number-for-a-cell-phone/164705 "2003-03-28T20:37:59Z")
Assuming it’s unused, of course. I live in northern VA, which a couple years ago went the “area code overlay” route. The original area code was 703, and the overlay area code is 571. Calling either area code from here i… --- ## [Obama, Y U NO STAND UP FOR SELF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-y-u-no-stand-up-for-self/590907)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2011, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-y-u-no-stand-up-for-self/590907 "2011-08-04T04:17:46Z")
I… don’t understand. As Krugmannotes, Obama seems to systemically give up his bargaining position, over and over again. And yet he seems to be able to get things done, sometimes - see healthcare, don’t ask don’t tell, ge… --- ## [Was ISIS created by the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-isis-created-by-the-us/740064)
**Author:** [@Sputnikkk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sputnikkk)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2016, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-isis-created-by-the-us/740064 "2016-02-19T02:24:39Z")
Was ISIS created by the US, or allowed to rise to power by the US? Is this a conspiracy theory or true? Truth emerges: The U.S. created ISIS! - NaturalNews.com --- ## [Finish the TV SITCOM cliche...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-the-tv-sitcom-cliche/473198)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2008, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finish-the-tv-sitcom-cliche/473198 "2008-11-23T17:52:52Z")
Inspired by the success of the film cliche thread of course. We’ll get the ball rolling with a very easy one: When the character who has put on a lot of weight in the past few years is dreading a reunion with an old fr… --- ## [What is the worst strip club you've been to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-strip-club-youve-been-to/157692)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2003, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-strip-club-youve-been-to/157692 "2003-03-08T06:32:42Z")
I’ve only been to two strip clubs, and of those two, one was bad and one was good. The Crazy Horse in San Francisco was fun, I enjoyed it so much I used to frequent it last year (don’t have the time/money to go lately). … --- ## [My boyfriend and I are buying 2 acres and want to build a log cabin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-and-i-are-buying-2-acres-and-want-to-build-a-log-cabin/773908)
**Author:** [@hpanderson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hpanderson)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2016, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-and-i-are-buying-2-acres-and-want-to-build-a-log-cabin/773908 "2016-12-19T09:28:44Z")
My boyfriend and I want to build a log cabin on 2 acres of land. He is an excavator and will clear the land out before we build the log cabin…but we have no idea where to start or the things that will come up that we sho… --- ## [What positions or views could ruin your friendship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-positions-or-views-could-ruin-your-friendship/693786)
**Author:** [@Calatin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calatin)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-positions-or-views-could-ruin-your-friendship/693786 "2014-07-25T20:48:29Z")
This weekend, I was socializing with some friends and it came out the topic of gun control was raised. Over the next 10 minutes, two friends got into a heated discussion, where the typical “gun grabber vs gun nut” argume… --- ## [Is the animated "Teen Titans" Robin Dick Grayson?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-animated-teen-titans-robin-dick-grayson/257684)
**Author:** [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2015, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-animated-teen-titans-robin-dick-grayson/257684 "2015-03-18T22:29:47Z")
This website says “Robin appears in the Cartoon Network adaptation of the comic book series. but he has not been referred to by given name, and it is unclear whether he is meant to be Dick Grayson or Tim Drake. Writers h… --- ## [M1 - M1 Carbine/WWII Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m1-m1-carbine-wwii-question/576018)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2011, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/m1-m1-carbine-wwii-question/576018 "2011-06-02T18:38:54Z")
My gut tells me the Carbine was issued/used more in the So. Pacific and the M1 was issued/used more in Africa and Europe. Anyone know for sure? --- ## [Do Mexican people wear wedding rings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mexican-people-wear-wedding-rings/154377)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2003, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-mexican-people-wear-wedding-rings/154377 "2003-02-11T20:07:06Z")
A friend of mine told me recently how he asked out a Mexican woman he knew in Bakersfield, Calif., and she told him she was married. He was taken aback because he had checked for a ring, and not seen any. While mentionin… --- ## [What are the chances of President Obama becoming a lame duck president?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-chances-of-president-obama-becoming-a-lame-duck-president/684455)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2014, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-chances-of-president-obama-becoming-a-lame-duck-president/684455 "2014-03-27T03:39:32Z")
How would you define a lame duck president? A leader without power in the Senate? A leader without public support? Two years and eight (8) months left till November 2016 elections, but the Senate races will be over by … --- ## [How to respond to high-frequency trading?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-respond-to-high-frequency-trading/531411)
**Author:** [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2010, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-respond-to-high-frequency-trading/531411 "2010-05-17T17:11:13Z")
An NYT article. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/24/business/24trading.html And here’s Scott Patterson Comedy Central The Daily Show Fan Page on the subject in a Jon Stewart interview. It’s obvious while the market is '… --- ## [Oh the Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-the-irony/623325)
**Author:** [@cynyc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cynyc)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-the-irony/623325 "2012-05-31T23:01:06Z")
I love how mods can attack posters and call them insulting names here then send warnings of banishment for less obnoxious behavior. Yes ‘love’ is used sarcastically. Just saying. --- ## [Gentlemen: how often/easily do you get a boner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-how-often-easily-do-you-get-a-boner/577484)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2011, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gentlemen-how-often-easily-do-you-get-a-boner/577484 "2011-04-09T03:20:16Z")
I have had erectile dysfunction for as long as I can remember. It’s caused significant trouble in all my relationships, going back to high school. After some particularly unpleasant medical procedures in my mid-20’s an… --- ## [Accidentally or deliberately self-referential shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-or-deliberately-self-referential-shows/375851)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2006, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-or-deliberately-self-referential-shows/375851 "2006-11-06T14:23:22Z")
I’m thinking this must have actually happened somewhere and I’ve just missed it. Are there any examples of shows (TV series, movies, whatever) that have made clear references to themselves within the show itself - eithe… --- ## [Thank God your mother was pro life. How would you know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-god-your-mother-was-pro-life-how-would-you-know/652305)
**Author:** [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2013, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thank-god-your-mother-was-pro-life-how-would-you-know/652305 "2013-03-14T11:33:40Z")
Stop me if we have done this one, but I saw the sign again yesterday. “Thank God your mother was pro life!”. Um, what? Everyone who has a baby is pro life now? News to me. How bout you? Did you know that? --- ## [No exclusionism. Unless it reflects \*our\* bias.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-exclusionism-unless-it-reflects-our-bias/811049)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2018, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-exclusionism-unless-it-reflects-our-bias/811049 "2018-03-26T06:30:30Z")
So you’re bound to have heard about Ivanka Trump visiting a beauty salon in Iowa, and the outraged, outrage I tell you! that the salon would serve her. Not only serve, but tweet a photo of her and the governor of Iowa. A… --- ## [Yet another anti-gay Pastor outed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-anti-gay-pastor-outed/554629)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2010, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-anti-gay-pastor-outed/554629 "2010-10-15T23:56:01Z")
Atlanta Pastor Rev. Eddie Long of New Birth Missionary Baptist Church is being sued by 2 young men for coercive sexual contact. It seems Pastor Long, described by a 2007 article in the Southern Poverty Law Center’s maga… --- ## [Reputable site to buy a loose gem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reputable-site-to-buy-a-loose-gem/567452)
**Author:** [@Koldanar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koldanar)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2017, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reputable-site-to-buy-a-loose-gem/567452 "2017-11-08T14:51:01Z")
I’m looking for advice here on how to go about buying a loose gemstone / fitting to assemble a ring. Googling where to purchase a gemstone gives plenty of hits, but the sites seem to be iffy, at best (as well as locate… --- ## [Tell me about Dillinger's extremely painful treatment of gonorrhea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-dillingers-extremely-painful-treatment-of-gonorrhea/546012)
**Author:** [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-dillingers-extremely-painful-treatment-of-gonorrhea/546012 "2010-07-09T21:59:36Z")
The wiki-article on Dillinger says What kind of treatment are we talking about here? --- ## [How Battlestar Galactica should have ended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-battlestar-galactica-should-have-ended/490434)
**Author:** [@equinoxi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/equinoxi)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2013, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-battlestar-galactica-should-have-ended/490434 "2013-02-05T14:12:47Z")
Great show but not satisfy with the ending. I prefer Hera being the sole survival ended up on planet earth that we know of. Being a child it will be more of a clean slate and it will also reinforce her importance on th… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=879&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=881&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)