# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=897&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:** 898 --- ## [Why does my smoke alarm keep going off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-smoke-alarm-keep-going-off/562642)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-smoke-alarm-keep-going-off/562642 "2010-12-05T16:06:37Z")
And no, it is not because there is smoke. This is the basement alarm. It is only a smoke alarm. It is located at the bottom of the stairs. There is a smoke/CO alarm on the first floor, right on the other side of the base… --- ## [The PermaPit "FOX News is full of s\*\*\*" Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-permapit-fox-news-is-full-of-s-thread/517199)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-permapit-fox-news-is-full-of-s-thread/517199 "2009-12-11T21:28:17Z")
Oh yes, yet another “FOX is full of shit” thread, but in the interest of effcieincy, much like "The Stupid Republican Idea of the Day’ thread, I think maybe just one omnibus thread about how corrupt and decietful FOX “N… --- ## [Shows you wish were in reruns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-wish-were-in-reruns/534050)
**Author:** [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2010, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shows-you-wish-were-in-reruns/534050 "2010-04-12T22:38:45Z")
There are many shows I wish would show in syndication, at least in my cable area (maybe you get them!). My top three: St. Elsewhere ThirtySomething WKRP in Cincinnati How about you? What shows would you like to see a… --- ## [Why would israeli citizens settle in disputed regions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-israeli-citizens-settle-in-disputed-regions/685734)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2014, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-israeli-citizens-settle-in-disputed-regions/685734 "2014-04-15T21:30:03Z")
I recall reading a while back that one of the stick points between the israeli and palestinian governments is Israel’s ongoing settlement of areas they’d ceded (in treaty) to Palestine. Politics aside, why would an Isra… --- ## [When would a minority of people be religious and how would society look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-would-a-minority-of-people-be-religious-and-how-would-society-look-like/948260)
**Author:** [@am77494](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/am77494)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2021, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-would-a-minority-of-people-be-religious-and-how-would-society-look-like/948260 "2021-08-19T11:01:16Z")
I have seen a decline in number of religious people and their dogmatic adherence over my lifetime. Based on this, is it logical to assume that the world one day in the future will have religious people in the minority ? … --- ## [How far out before some other star is brighter than the Sun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-out-before-some-other-star-is-brighter-than-the-sun/641873)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2017, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-out-before-some-other-star-is-brighter-than-the-sun/641873 "2017-05-08T14:24:07Z")
How far out do you have to go before some other star is brighter than the Sun? Which star would it be? --- ## [Gallbladderless people of the Dope!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gallbladderless-people-of-the-dope/558850)
**Author:** [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2011, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gallbladderless-people-of-the-dope/558850 "2011-09-02T21:11:06Z")
Please welcome your newest member. After five (asymptomatic) years of procrastinating I finally did it. I gave my gallbladder a Viking funeral. OK, I asked the doctor, but he thought it was the anesthesia talking. Tell… --- ## [Unsupported Science Beliefs You Hold](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsupported-science-beliefs-you-hold/993365)
**Author:** [@Guapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guapo)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2023, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unsupported-science-beliefs-you-hold/993365 "2023-11-25T01:58:11Z")
I think that more geographic features than are generally acknowledged are the result of meteorite/comet impacts. These include the Gulf of Mexico, Hudson Bay, and the Great Lakes. I believe that the continents were for… --- ## [Is it rude to ask a vegetarian why they are so?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-ask-a-vegetarian-why-they-are-so/384361)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2006, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-rude-to-ask-a-vegetarian-why-they-are-so/384361 "2006-12-22T16:17:57Z")
In this thread, about ways to avoid being asked why one does not drink alcohol, several vegetarians mentioned that they often are asked about their dietary decisions. I’ve asked many vegetarians why they were vegetarian… --- ## [What are the differences between black and white America?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-differences-between-black-and-white-america/414947)
**Author:** [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2007, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-differences-between-black-and-white-america/414947 "2007-08-11T16:33:08Z")
And how great are these cultural differences? This is a poll, more than a debate, but I’m putting it here because of the subject. This thread is a continuation of a hijack in this thread Relevant Quotes: --- ## [1973 War Powers Act: does Libya qualify?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1973-war-powers-act-does-libya-qualify/585897)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2011, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1973-war-powers-act-does-libya-qualify/585897 "2011-06-29T14:39:48Z")
No, says Obama. Here Now, So no need for Congressional approval. Yet he used the War Powers Act to keep Congress of of his back when he started this. I can’t believe I actually agree with John Boehner on this. W… --- ## [Orwell SUCKS!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orwell-sucks/445504)
**Author:** [@smiling\_bandit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smiling_bandit)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orwell-sucks/445504 "2013-07-22T15:19:50Z")
I used to think George Orwell (Animal, 1984) was a genius. The further I get reading his stuff though, the more I come to think that his skill was absolute genius in the service of bitter obstinate obnoxious assininity. … --- ## [British Slang - Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-slang-burke/594870)
**Author:** [@AndyLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndyLee)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2011, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-slang-burke/594870 "2011-09-04T10:44:51Z")
I have been watching DVDs of the old BBC series “Steptoe and Son.” Both the father and son seem to use the word “Burke” when describing people. “He’s a right burke he is” and so forth I looked it up on Google and I co… --- ## ["If you could pick any QB, in their prime, to win ONE game, who would it be?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-pick-any-qb-in-their-prime-to-win-one-game-who-would-it-be/680492)
**Author:** [@davidw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidw)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2014, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-pick-any-qb-in-their-prime-to-win-one-game-who-would-it-be/680492 "2014-02-08T17:33:46Z")
This question came up in this thread, and I wonder who you guys would choose. My choice would be either Steve Young or Aaron Rodgers. They’re both great, great pocket-passers who will pick you apart if their under littl… --- ## [How long does it take to digest food?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-digest-food/464951)
**Author:** [@Hazle\_Weatherfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hazle_Weatherfield)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2008, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-to-digest-food/464951 "2008-09-25T20:47:10Z")
From the time you put a bite of food in your mouth to the time you take a dump…what’s the time frame? I’ve tried to find a definitive answer and have found anything from 9 hours to 48 hours. The 9 was anecdotal from a … --- ## [MTV is 30 years old today. What was your favorite early MTV video?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mtv-is-30-years-old-today-what-was-your-favorite-early-mtv-video/591033)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2011, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mtv-is-30-years-old-today-what-was-your-favorite-early-mtv-video/591033 "2011-08-02T19:36:36Z")
For me, it’s a tossup between ZZ Top’s “Legs” or Rainbow’s “All Night Long” (link might be NSFW since it features a dancer in a tubetop and skin tight shorts) which gave us classic lines like: “You’re kind of young but… --- ## [Is there a male equivalent of the little black dress?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-male-equivalent-of-the-little-black-dress/645075)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-male-equivalent-of-the-little-black-dress/645075 "2013-01-03T04:49:59Z")
Something that all men supposedly look good in? --- ## [How do I not get scammed selling a car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-not-get-scammed-selling-a-car/635504)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2012, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-not-get-scammed-selling-a-car/635504 "2012-11-03T05:52:38Z")
I’m not talking about the overpay for shipping scam or anything like that. I’m looking to private sell my car for $8K-$10K. I know that faked cashier checks are the rage now and the age-old scam of using a credit card … --- ## [Questions In Which Just a Little Knowledge Hurts Your Chances of Getting a Correct Answer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-in-which-just-a-little-knowledge-hurts-your-chances-of-getting-a-correct-answer/684868)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-in-which-just-a-little-knowledge-hurts-your-chances-of-getting-a-correct-answer/684868 "2014-04-04T01:27:45Z")
This is a hard question to ask so stick with me. Sometimes science and facts are not intuitive at all (see quantum mechanics). However, there are a few questions in which both a child and an expert could give a correct a… --- ## [Daylight Saving Time (in USA)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daylight-saving-time-in-usa/782000)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2017, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daylight-saving-time-in-usa/782000 "2017-03-16T15:39:35Z")
It’s occurs too soon. When I was a kid, DST started on the last Sunday in April. In the 70s, it was moved to the first Sunday in April. Europe starts the last Sunday in March, which is where I think it should be. Lat… --- ## ["Non-traditional" Favorite Smells](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-traditional-favorite-smells/744026)
**Author:** [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-traditional-favorite-smells/744026 "2016-01-31T02:32:31Z")
Mine: Tire stores \> If I could bottle the smell and scent my house I would. Creosote \> The stuff that coats railroad ties and telephone poles (I think that’s what it’s called) Yours? --- ## [Encouraging Greed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/encouraging-greed/634948)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2012, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/encouraging-greed/634948 "2012-09-23T12:58:37Z")
From another thread: I REALLY, REALLY hate ignorant statements like this. I have never tipped in a motel. (It’s motel, not hotel.) My parents have never tipped in a motel. My grandparents never tipped in a motel. … --- ## [Romantic and/or sexy movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romantic-and-or-sexy-movies/551533)
**Author:** [@Sehmket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sehmket)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romantic-and-or-sexy-movies/551533 "2010-08-28T22:24:29Z")
My anniversary is coming up next week, and my husband and I have a bit of a tradition - we cook ourselves a very nice dinner, watch a movie, and then… uh… go to bed. However, we’ve had bad luck in the movie department. … --- ## [The Oldest Joke You Remember](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oldest-joke-you-remember/445379)
**Author:** [@uncle\_squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/uncle_squeegee)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2015, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-oldest-joke-you-remember/445379 "2015-08-06T00:31:52Z")
What’s the first joke/riddle/pun you remember learning? For me it’s: What’s big and red and eats rocks? A big red rock eater. Which came from a book called “The Big Red Rock Eater and Other Jokes.” --- ## [Celebrities who have a surprising spouse or girl/boyfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-have-a-surprising-spouse-or-girl-boyfriend/949213)
**Author:** [@Loggins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loggins)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2021, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-have-a-surprising-spouse-or-girl-boyfriend/949213 "2021-09-28T22:56:26Z")
From time to time i come across some article about some celebrity who have a surprising boy or girlfriend. Last i read was that Fisher Stevens dated Michelle Pfeiffer from 89-92. How was that possible ? Hehe im sure hes… --- ## [Fox cancels Lou Dobbs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-cancels-lou-dobbs/932291)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2021, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-cancels-lou-dobbs/932291 "2021-02-18T07:17:38Z")
Buh-bye! --- ## [What is the English word for a human with a naturally occurring vagina?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-english-word-for-a-human-with-a-naturally-occurring-vagina/950861)
**Author:** [@Somethingwitty1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Somethingwitty1)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2021, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-english-word-for-a-human-with-a-naturally-occurring-vagina/950861 "2021-09-29T00:58:19Z")
Or a naturally occurring penis? Or XX chromosomes, or XY chromosomes? I firmly support trans gendered rights. But we need to pick a word. --- ## [The Thread of Dad Jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-dad-jokes/737919)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-of-dad-jokes/737919 "2016-07-17T03:04:33Z")
Everyone hates but also loved Dad Jokes. A Dad Joke is a joke, usually told by your dad, that is corny and stupid, but also funny. Dad Jokes are often puns. They can’t be dirty. Tell us your Dad Jokes. For instance,… --- ## [Movies that were good but you never want to see again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-were-good-but-you-never-want-to-see-again/479724)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2009, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-were-good-but-you-never-want-to-see-again/479724 "2009-01-08T19:36:28Z")
The dark, dramatic movie thread inspired this one. As I said in that thread, there are two movies that, even though they were good, I never want to see again. Bad Lieutenant was just so. . . he was just so. . . bad. Eve… --- ## [Smokers and bumming cigarettes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-and-bumming-cigarettes/439974)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2008, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smokers-and-bumming-cigarettes/439974 "2008-03-08T23:33:38Z")
Just curious - with cigarette prices as high as they are (I think they’re around $5/pack in MD, thanks to a tax increase) - if you’re a smoker, have you changed your attitude about giving your smokes away? Does it matte… --- ## [my use of purple](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-use-of-purple/165123)
**Author:** [@raisinbread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raisinbread)\ **Replies:** 175\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2003, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-use-of-purple/165123 "2003-04-03T14:20:33Z")
In a recent post in GQ a moderator told me to stop with the colors. What’s the big deal? It’s not like I’m trolling, flaming or being offensive. Heck, if it is so annoying take some solace that Q.E.D. doesn’t start post… --- ## [Dope Idol - Lead Singers Who Can't Sing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-idol-lead-singers-who-cant-sing/595609)
**Author:** [@Mixolydian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mixolydian)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2012, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-idol-lead-singers-who-cant-sing/595609 "2012-06-06T12:08:33Z")
The 'Toob is blocked at worked, so I can’t provide example links, but Nick Cave Lou Reed Ian Dury Leonard Cohen Bob Dylan (progressively worse, though passable at one time) Sure, they’re all songwriters, so it’s so… --- ## [In 2011, nonwhite babies born in America outnumber white. Does this matter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-2011-nonwhite-babies-born-in-america-outnumber-white-does-this-matter/622784)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2012, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-2011-nonwhite-babies-born-in-america-outnumber-white-does-this-matter/622784 "2012-05-26T23:07:55Z")
This WaPo story speculates on the future political effects. This CNN story more explicitly smells trouble for the GOP: "“Their voters are white, aging, and dying off.” Well, aren’t they jumping the gun a bit? It’ll … --- ## [Non-economically depressed small towns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-economically-depressed-small-towns/756237)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2016, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-economically-depressed-small-towns/756237 "2016-06-10T16:14:39Z")
So a couple of weeks ago, my family and I went to visit my parents in Houston. Along the way, we stopped to eat in a small town between Houston and Dallas, and due to funky directions from our smartphones, we ended up t… --- ## [Socialist USA - Why do people support?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socialist-usa-why-do-people-support/298625)
**Author:** [@Read\_Icculus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Read_Icculus)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2005, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/socialist-usa-why-do-people-support/298625 "2005-04-19T05:52:11Z")
I got “into it” in another online forum, and I think I’m right. I really want to know what the smart people think about it. That’s why I offer this to you. You, the SD community. Collectively, you are the smartest that I… --- ## [Men - Can you tell when a condom has slipped off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-can-you-tell-when-a-condom-has-slipped-off/413395)
**Author:** [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2007, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-can-you-tell-when-a-condom-has-slipped-off/413395 "2007-07-30T19:50:55Z")
My title is my question. As a woman, I can’t tell when a condom has slipped off during sex, but can a man? --- ## [Has anyone anywhere ever been fooled by a Nigerian e-mail scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-anywhere-ever-been-fooled-by-a-nigerian-e-mail-scam/508517)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2009, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-anywhere-ever-been-fooled-by-a-nigerian-e-mail-scam/508517 "2009-09-04T02:46:03Z")
The fact that I still get a dozen of these a day tells me that there’s some expectation of success on the scammers’ part. But I have hard time believing anyone would be dumb enough to fall for something like this, espec… --- ## [Green bean casserole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-bean-casserole/561434)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/green-bean-casserole/561434 "2010-11-25T15:27:55Z")
It’s that time of year – green bean casserole recipes and ads for the ingredients everywhere. Me – never even had it, I don’t think, partially because I’ve never been at a meal where it’s been offered. What say you, ho… --- ## [A Fair Film Fight & Hero Gets Ass Kicked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fair-film-fight-hero-gets-ass-kicked/568344)
**Author:** [@Baal\_Houtham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baal_Houtham)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2011, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-fair-film-fight-hero-gets-ass-kicked/568344 "2011-01-22T15:36:11Z")
In “O Brother Where Art Thou”, George Clooney battles the insufferable suitor, Vernon T. Waldrip, who is tall but gawky. Vernon, however, possesses some pugilistic knowledge; George is knocked on his butt and banished fr… --- ## [poll for Dems in 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-dems-in-2016/655014)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-dems-in-2016/655014 "2013-06-18T13:08:11Z")
Okay I’m going to try to post my little poll. Imagine you’ve got $100 cyberbucks, no more, no less. You’re betting on who you think will be the Democratic nominee. The poll (if I do this right) has my own odds on various… --- ## [Funny punch lines only please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-punch-lines-only-please/14323)
**Author:** [@aha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aha)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2000, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-punch-lines-only-please/14323 "2000-03-04T23:51:00Z")
What’s some funny punch lines? Give us one of yours. Maybe we’ll remember the joke that goes with it. Here’s my favorite. Smell it hell!!! I 'm sittin in it!!! Yours truly, aha --- ## [How do chemists determine the composition of an unknown substance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-chemists-determine-the-composition-of-an-unknown-substance/248216)
**Author:** [@Scupper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scupper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2004, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-chemists-determine-the-composition-of-an-unknown-substance/248216 "2004-06-03T03:16:48Z")
Chemists (or just anyone who knows more about chemistry than I–not a great feat): Suppose it was necessary to determine what a particular, unidentified “thing” was made of. How is this generally accomplished? I’m writing… --- ## [Is it time to start planning for 4 more years of Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-start-planning-for-4-more-years-of-trump/919468)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2020, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-start-planning-for-4-more-years-of-trump/919468 "2020-09-15T15:01:28Z")
What are we going to do? Another impeachment attempt? This is like a nightmare. I just watched Biden flub through a speech, and the polls are looking worse. I’m worried. --- ## [Can we get rid of the "Dubious" smiley?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-get-rid-of-the-dubious-smiley/608752)
**Author:** [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2012, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-we-get-rid-of-the-dubious-smiley/608752 "2012-01-11T17:12:02Z")
:dubious: It is rarely used to good effect, and seems to serve only to amplify the level of snark in any given thread, especially when certain posters use it all the time when asking for a cite (and the first one that a… --- ## ["Spontaneous" Breaking of Auto Glass? Possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spontaneous-breaking-of-auto-glass-possible/113647)
**Author:** [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2002, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spontaneous-breaking-of-auto-glass-possible/113647 "2002-07-28T23:02:26Z")
Just happened to my bosses Nissam Maxima rear passenger door glass. A co-worker was walking buy and jumped when she was startled to hear his glass pop around 9.30 EDT \>just outside Philly, Pa…temps around 78…going to 9… --- ## [Parenting advice about a picky eater...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenting-advice-about-a-picky-eater/610501)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2012, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parenting-advice-about-a-picky-eater/610501 "2012-01-27T17:20:31Z")
And the picky eater in question is only ten months old, and I’m not even sure she’s “picky”, it may be her lack of teeth bothering her. Anyway, here is the situation: My daughter is a congenitally slow eater. She’s also… --- ## [The beginning of the end of civilization.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-the-end-of-civilization/616363)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beginning-of-the-end-of-civilization/616363 "2012-03-26T02:51:10Z")
As one of the many politically incorrect things in which I believe: I am old enough (84) to remember when women were not permitted in bars. Eventually, some bars posted signs in the front that read “Tables for Ladies,” … --- ## [Why Are Muslims So Touchy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-muslims-so-touchy/553115)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2010, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-muslims-so-touchy/553115 "2010-09-13T05:05:57Z")
I mean, muslims regularly burn American flags, bibles, murder the religious of other faiths, etc. But when the pastor of some obscure, 50 member church threatens to burn a koran, they go nuts! I mean, muslim apologists… --- ## [Has anyone here had an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-had-an-upper-gastrointestinal-endoscopy/377718)
**Author:** [@lezlers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lezlers)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2006, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-here-had-an-upper-gastrointestinal-endoscopy/377718 "2006-10-27T02:04:01Z")
I’ve had gastritis for a little over a year and it’s not getting any better. I’ve been on medication but it’s had minimal effect. My doctor said I’ll probably have to get a upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and I have be… --- ## [So. Who's for Risk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-for-risk/434778)
**Author:** [@Khampelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khampelf)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2008, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-for-risk/434778 "2008-05-02T04:49:11Z")
We seemed to have some interest in playing some online Risk in this thread. So, I’ve created a game in each of Sijinn’s linked game forums. Grand Strategy, Game #84233 My User Name there is Zaphod23 Conquer Club,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=896&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=898&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)