# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=898&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:** 899 --- ## [Why no aquatic/flying dinosaurs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-aquatic-flying-dinosaurs/613690)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Ayebaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Ayebaw)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-aquatic-flying-dinosaurs/613690 "2012-02-24T17:58:27Z")
From this thread Lemur866 says there are no aquatic dinosaurs. Now, I’ve known plesiosaurs and mosasaurs and others are reptiles, but why aren’t there any aquatic dinosaurs? They had rule of the land for well over a hund… --- ## [I pit the laws that alienate fathers from their children through no fault of their own](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-laws-that-alienate-fathers-from-their-children-through-no-fault-of-their-own/595497)
**Author:** [@Biffer\_Spice\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffer_Spice_1)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2011, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-laws-that-alienate-fathers-from-their-children-through-no-fault-of-their-own/595497 "2011-09-12T03:30:45Z")
This is a hypothetical rant with regards my own situation at the moment, but I am appalled at the implications, should my child’s mother decide that I shouldn’t see him anymore. i’m in the UK, and have an 18 month old s… --- ## [Bush caught in a bald faced lie.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-caught-in-a-bald-faced-lie/336557)
**Author:** [@lonesome\_loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lonesome_loser)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2005, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-caught-in-a-bald-faced-lie/336557 "2005-12-23T01:14:28Z")
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/04/20040420-2.html From his own website. Why aren’t there more cry’s for impeachment? I despise a liar. --- ## [White native americans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-native-americans/682374)
**Author:** [@Keyzer\_Soza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keyzer_Soza)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2014, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/white-native-americans/682374 "2014-03-03T23:25:33Z")
I don’t want to be insensitive with this thread that is certainly not my attention. However I’ve noticed something peculiar at least to me with some americans who claim to be native american. In that some of them look al… --- ## [Iron Man -- Looking for info on Tony Stark's plane](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-man-looking-for-info-on-tony-starks-plane/449019)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2008, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iron-man-looking-for-info-on-tony-starks-plane/449019 "2008-05-13T23:10:54Z")
As a bit of an aviation fan, I was interested in the aircraft posing as Tony Stark’s personal aircraft in the recent Iron man film. For those who may not have seen it, this appears to be a recent-model Boeing 737 with a … --- ## [Is it "too early to tell" whether South Africa will turn out like Zimbabwe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-too-early-to-tell-whether-south-africa-will-turn-out-like-zimbabwe/622495)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-too-early-to-tell-whether-south-africa-will-turn-out-like-zimbabwe/622495 "2017-10-02T00:11:45Z")
Meant to get to this a month ago, it slipped my mind . . . In this thread on a “one-state solution” for Israel/Palestine, brazil84 posted the following: The notion SA might follow Zimbabwe’s path (dispossession and su… --- ## [Trump’s Election as a Warning to Liberals (& Conservatives)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-s-election-as-a-warning-to-liberals-conservatives/774569)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2016, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-s-election-as-a-warning-to-liberals-conservatives/774569 "2016-12-17T22:37:47Z")
To me, the most shocking thing about Trump’s election is not that he beat the predictions of virtually all the pollsters and poll aggregator/modelers (and me :)). It’s that he violated every bit of conventional wisdom in… --- ## [Holy frijole, I've been making grilled cheese sandwiches wrong all these years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-frijole-ive-been-making-grilled-cheese-sandwiches-wrong-all-these-years/811529)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-frijole-ive-been-making-grilled-cheese-sandwiches-wrong-all-these-years/811529 "2018-04-07T15:26:55Z")
First, I was trying to make them with margarine, and wondering why it didn’t work. Then I read to use butter, and it was a huge improvement, but I was buttering the bread, which was a huge PITA if the butter was cold, wh… --- ## [Why is defacing currency illegal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-defacing-currency-illegal/614109)
**Author:** [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2012, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-defacing-currency-illegal/614109 "2012-03-02T17:03:32Z")
There seems to be a bunch of controversy surrounding whether defacing currency is illegal (internet consensus: It depends), but I’d like to know why it’s illegal. Apparently there’s a phrase in the US laws (and similar … --- ## [If We Elect Romney President, Does War With Iran Become Very, Very Likely?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-elect-romney-president-does-war-with-iran-become-very-very-likely/629040)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-we-elect-romney-president-does-war-with-iran-become-very-very-likely/629040 "2012-07-24T14:49:53Z")
As we all know there has been a steady drumbeat toward starting a war with Iranon the right over the past several months. Furthermore, the guys likely to be tapped as foreign policy staff by Romney are the same neocon h… --- ## [Dry Counties (Booze fee) in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-counties-booze-fee-in-america/616714)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2012, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dry-counties-booze-fee-in-america/616714 "2012-03-28T13:16:39Z")
I grew up and live in Arkansas. Dry counties have always been a part of my life. My first college experience was in Ouachita County county and its usually dry. I say usually because they constantly have local elections o… --- ## [Did Muhammad Exist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-muhammad-exist/538284)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2010, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-muhammad-exist/538284 "2010-05-06T17:29:32Z")
Inspired by the"Did Jesus Exist" thread. Do we have the independant (non muslim) and contemporaneous accounts of Muhammad which we seem to lack for Jesus ? --- ## [Are bonsai trees hard to take care of?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-bonsai-trees-hard-to-take-care-of/653260)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2013, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-bonsai-trees-hard-to-take-care-of/653260 "2013-03-19T01:31:15Z")
Is it difficult or complicated to care for bonsai trees? --- ## [Trump Approval Hits 50%](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-approval-hits-50/784676)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2017, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-approval-hits-50/784676 "2017-08-05T03:11:23Z")
Rasmussen Reports: Daily Presidential Tracking Poll - Rasmussen Reports® Not here on the Dope, though. Not yet anyway. --- ## [Survivor: 41st Season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-41st-season/951202)
**Author:** [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-41st-season/951202 "2021-12-20T23:34:38Z")
What, is there no topic for this? Survivor is back baby after the longest break between seasons ever. A new cast, a slightly new look, and the same old Jeff. Here are my random thoughts from the first episode in no spec… --- ## [Olympic Figure Skating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-figure-skating/344105)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2006, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-figure-skating/344105 "2006-02-27T21:20:58Z")
I know I’m not the only fan of the sport – thought I’d start a thread for us to gather and talk about all four disciplines. Although I do follow figure-skating, I saw very little of it last season, since I don’t have ca… --- ## [Why does lasagna taste better the day after?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-lasagna-taste-better-the-day-after/491041)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2009, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-lasagna-taste-better-the-day-after/491041 "2009-03-28T17:17:39Z")
I’ve noticed this seems to be true of all homemade lasagna; it tastes pretty good the day you make it, but if you save some in the fridge and heat it up the next day it tastes better. I made lasagna last night, and if I… --- ## [Project 2025 is more than a playbook for Trumpism, it’s the Christian Nationalist manifesto](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-2025-is-more-than-a-playbook-for-trumpism-it-s-the-christian-nationalist-manifesto/998369)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/project-2025-is-more-than-a-playbook-for-trumpism-it-s-the-christian-nationalist-manifesto/998369 "2025-02-18T10:39:34Z")
Project 2025 is more than a playbook for Trumpism, it’s the Christian Nationalist manifesto Salon, 3/1/2024 Mainstream media outlets have begun to expose Project 2025’s radical vision: A gutted federal government; imm… --- ## [Use of the word cunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-the-word-cunt/706833)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2014, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/use-of-the-word-cunt/706833 "2014-12-11T16:02:12Z")
Obviously, it cannot be directed at another poster, no grey area there. I was a little confused by the mod note in cafe society, though. Is there some sort of rule against throwing it around freely or directing it aga… --- ## [Don't be an atheist in Fort Wayne.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-be-an-atheist-in-fort-wayne/727069)
**Author:** [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-be-an-atheist-in-fort-wayne/727069 "2015-08-13T19:44:48Z")
This: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2015/08/03/lawsuit-alleges-7-year-old-quizzed-on-religion-ordered-to-sit-alone-at-lunch-for-telling-classmates-he-didnt-believe-in-god/ Summary: a 7-year ol… --- ## [Would There Be Any Ill Effects to Launching Things Into The Sun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-there-be-any-ill-effects-to-launching-things-into-the-sun/493654)
**Author:** [@Alastair\_Moonsong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alastair_Moonsong)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2009, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-there-be-any-ill-effects-to-launching-things-into-the-sun/493654 "2009-04-21T03:16:12Z")
I was reading an article about space elevators, and one of the first thoughts that came to my mind was that if we had one working, we could solve our world’s energy needs by building nuclear power plants, elevator-ing th… --- ## [Dating and that first phone call.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-and-that-first-phone-call/566751)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2011, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dating-and-that-first-phone-call/566751 "2011-01-12T00:34:32Z")
This is going to be one of those “Just be glad you dodged a bullet Shakes” stories. About a month ago, I met a woman up at my local bar. We chatted, we flirted, we exchanged phone numbers. You know the drill. At the t… --- ## [To the fuckwitted swine who's put my brother in hospital](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-fuckwitted-swine-whos-put-my-brother-in-hospital/213905)
**Author:** [@Angua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angua)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2004, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-fuckwitted-swine-whos-put-my-brother-in-hospital/213905 "2004-02-10T03:12:06Z")
Did it make you feel big? Did it make you feel clever? Did it make you feel like this huge macho hunk of manhood? Did it feel really really good to punch someone? My brother is 18 years old, and had been staying with… --- ## [Is this how Jews felt in pre-Nazi Germany?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-how-jews-felt-in-pre-nazi-germany/976071)
**Author:** [@Mortimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mortimus)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2022, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-how-jews-felt-in-pre-nazi-germany/976071 "2022-12-24T16:22:05Z")
I’m not Jewish but I’m a liberal living in a blood red area. We used to get along with our neighbors very well, block parties, card night once a week, cook outs, that sort of thing. That all came to a screeching halt, … --- ## [Tell me about Netflix wireless thingy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-netflix-wireless-thingy/544265)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2010, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-netflix-wireless-thingy/544265 "2010-07-09T12:14:50Z")
I know about the mailing service, but what’s this about a remote from your computer to show films on the TV? Or something. The website isn’t all that clear about it. :confused: --- ## [Online poker fucked by puritain DOJ retards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-poker-fucked-by-puritain-doj-retards/578612)
**Author:** [@smellsofgummybears](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smellsofgummybears)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2011, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-poker-fucked-by-puritain-doj-retards/578612 "2011-04-20T13:57:49Z")
aka another day in the Land of the Free But 48 hours ago, any American could point their browser at www.pokerstars.com (amongst other websites) and within minutes be playing poker at stakes from pennies to porsches Not… --- ## [I Just Got Laid Off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-laid-off/823843)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2019, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-got-laid-off/823843 "2019-04-06T16:31:12Z")
Twenty years at my job. I’m scared, mad, and upset. I’m getting a severance package and they’re offering a job placement service. I haven’t been on any interviews in years. I’m planning on getting drunk tonight, then… --- ## [Naughty Diplomats: How do you not get Tenure in the US Foreign Service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naughty-diplomats-how-do-you-not-get-tenure-in-the-us-foreign-service/557342)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/naughty-diplomats-how-do-you-not-get-tenure-in-the-us-foreign-service/557342 "2010-10-24T15:15:40Z")
Word on the street is that a small fraction, maybe 5% of Foreign Service officers (US), don’t get tenure, that is, they get booted out before it becomes their career. Anyone personally know how one gets the boot from th… --- ## [The Amazing Race, November 18](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-november-18/641470)
**Author:** [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2012, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-november-18/641470 "2012-11-22T16:23:58Z")
Not really surprised at the outcome, but am surprised at how the situation played out. Scrolling down to bury spoilers :slight\_smile: If the rockers were told they couldn’t check in without their passports, why were th… --- ## [What's the thread that first pops into mind when you think "Sequential Threads"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-thread-that-first-pops-into-mind-when-you-think-sequential-threads/526553)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-thread-that-first-pops-into-mind-when-you-think-sequential-threads/526553 "2010-02-26T03:41:51Z")
So the days of X-mas one was getting fairly long, so… \*\*Say hello to Markus, America’s first legal gigolo Doper You’d Most Like To Cuddle Up With… Ask the Chick Who’s One Month Pregnant \*\* --- ## [Top Gear - Who should replace Clarkson?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gear-who-should-replace-clarkson/716065)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2016, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-gear-who-should-replace-clarkson/716065 "2016-02-11T23:49:52Z")
Well he’s gone anyway, I generally liked the guy and found him pretty entertaining but as the saying goes, there are no indispensable men. As much as I like Top Gear (apart from the news its basically all I watch on TV) … --- ## [Unintentional Movie Ironies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintentional-movie-ironies/558794)
**Author:** [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unintentional-movie-ironies/558794 "2010-11-05T19:08:31Z")
In The Prestige, Andy Serkis’ character has the following line: :slight\_smile: --- ## [What is the most commonly used phrase in English that came from a movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-commonly-used-phrase-in-english-that-came-from-a-movie/1011068)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 325\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2025, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-commonly-used-phrase-in-english-that-came-from-a-movie/1011068 "2025-03-24T03:27:07Z")
We’ve got a thread going on about movie lines people use in everyday conversation. What would be THE most commonly used movie line in English? My rules: It has to be essentially original to a movie script. No fair … --- ## [Election predictions: InTrade vs. 538](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-predictions-intrade-vs-538/625888)
**Author:** [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2012, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/election-predictions-intrade-vs-538/625888 "2012-09-16T17:34:25Z")
The New York Times blog 538 keeps a running tally of a carefully designed model it uses to predict the popular and electoral vote based on recent polls. As of this afternoon, the model states that Obama has a 63% chance… --- ## [Name the show. No cheating and looking things up like a sneaky cheater!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-show-no-cheating-and-looking-things-up-like-a-sneaky-cheater/604007)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-the-show-no-cheating-and-looking-things-up-like-a-sneaky-cheater/604007 "2011-11-29T19:24:03Z")
Bingo, Bango, Bongo, and Irving. --- ## [Someone please help me buy a european power adapter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-please-help-me-buy-a-european-power-adapter/647119)
**Author:** [@cletus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cletus)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/someone-please-help-me-buy-a-european-power-adapter/647119 "2013-01-16T11:37:33Z")
I’m trying to find a american to european power outlet adapter so I can plug in my laptop during my vacation later this year. I figure this should be simple so I do a quick search on Amazon for “european power adapter”. … --- ## [Taking food through airport security?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-food-through-airport-security/453253)
**Author:** [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2008, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-food-through-airport-security/453253 "2008-06-18T22:52:57Z")
I’m traveling by air tomorrow and will have no time to grab lunch in between my flights. I’m a budding bento-box enthusiast and think that this is a sterling opportunity to pack myself a travel bento… my question is… do … --- ## [what do you do with your towel after you shower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-your-towel-after-you-shower/258510)
**Author:** [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2004, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-do-with-your-towel-after-you-shower/258510 "2004-08-13T01:18:41Z")
I’m having a recurring problem - where to stick the towel after a shower. I’ve always favored hanging it over the shower curtain rod, but that means I have to bunch up the shower curtain, which gets moldy and mildewy ove… --- ## [Is it possible for a US party to refuse to let someone run for office under their party banner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-a-us-party-to-refuse-to-let-someone-run-for-office-under-their-party-banner/724695)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2015, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-for-a-us-party-to-refuse-to-let-someone-run-for-office-under-their-party-banner/724695 "2015-07-15T00:08:51Z")
This is Trump-related, since he has now made some noises about running as an independent. And there are purportedly a whole lot of establishment Republicans who are horrified of the idea of him as their nominee. So, co… --- ## [Could one provide legal prostitution on a cruise ship?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-one-provide-legal-prostitution-on-a-cruise-ship/23372)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2000, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-one-provide-legal-prostitution-on-a-cruise-ship/23372 "2000-06-26T12:28:21Z")
Here in South Florida we have a lot of cruise ships that have legal gambling once they are out to sea far enough. Could someone use this same strategy to provide legal prostitution? --- ## [Need a good name for my pitbull puppy. Any suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-name-for-my-pitbull-puppy-any-suggestions/479198)
**Author:** [@jeredc1983](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jeredc1983)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2009, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-a-good-name-for-my-pitbull-puppy-any-suggestions/479198 "2009-01-02T02:10:40Z")
I have been a pitbull owner all of my life…a whole 25 years. I love 'em. I have a male pitbull. My female pit had a litter of ten and I kept one; he is a male. He is very playful and into everything. He is exactly f… --- ## [NASA Being Forced to Fly Europa Mission](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-being-forced-to-fly-europa-mission/683338)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nasa-being-forced-to-fly-europa-mission/683338 "2024-10-02T23:38:23Z")
Well, this is interesting: US Government Forces NASA to fly Europa Mission What do we think of this? I’m of two minds. On the one hand, we basically have a situation where a single man in Congress has managed to cha… --- ## [Movie - Open Water - let me save you the trouble](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-open-water-let-me-save-you-the-trouble/666042)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-open-water-let-me-save-you-the-trouble/666042 "2013-08-16T20:47:41Z")
Obviously, open spoilers below. The quick and dirty spoiler-free review: don’t waste your time. Okay, so the movie Open Water is a few years old - I recall it playing in theaters and I was somewhat interested in the ide… --- ## [How often does the president drive while in office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-does-the-president-drive-while-in-office/490112)
**Author:** [@ChrisBooth12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisBooth12)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2009, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-does-the-president-drive-while-in-office/490112 "2009-03-20T17:22:43Z")
Does he ever drive a vehicle while in office? Wouldn’t not driving for 4-8 years make you loose the feel for it? Does the old saying its like riding a bike hold through? I would imagine a president driving is not unheard… --- ## [City nicknames](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/city-nicknames/372516)
**Author:** [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2013, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/city-nicknames/372516 "2013-01-08T03:08:05Z")
I was thinking about this driving home from work the other night. Mundane and pointless. I’ll start with a few… New York City - “The city that never sleeps.” “The Big Apple” the list goes on… L.A. - “City of Angels” … --- ## [Mom drives nice car, Dad drives the old beater- true in your family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-drives-nice-car-dad-drives-the-old-beater-true-in-your-family/682210)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2014, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mom-drives-nice-car-dad-drives-the-old-beater-true-in-your-family/682210 "2014-03-04T04:15:49Z")
In your family, does Mom drive the newer nicer car while Dad drives an older high mileage “beater?” Or does Dad drive the new nicer car, or both Mom and Dad drive new nice cars or does Mom and Dad share one car? Since … --- ## [Why is my car's brake light not working?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-cars-brake-light-not-working/489844)
**Author:** [@Leah\_M](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leah_M)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-my-cars-brake-light-not-working/489844 "2009-03-25T02:49:07Z")
I’m taking it into a shop tomorrow to have it looked at first thing in the morning, but I’d like to have at least some knowledge of what might be wrong with it, rather than go in uninformed. I have a 1994 Honda Accord. … --- ## [Why isn't this board talking about Edward Snowden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-this-board-talking-about-edward-snowden/661775)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2013, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-isnt-this-board-talking-about-edward-snowden/661775 "2013-06-28T00:55:41Z")
After leaving Hong Kong unimpeded, despite US extradition demands, it appears Snowden has successfully transited Moscow and may have boarded a flight to Cuba, on his way to ultimate asylum in Ecuador, apparently. He’s al… --- ## [Year Zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/year-zero/522934)
**Author:** [@JoeDeRose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeDeRose)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2010, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/year-zero/522934 "2010-01-14T01:16:53Z")
C’mon Cecil, I feel certain that you know the details. Why withhold them from your readers? An argument can certainly be made that decades, centuries, millennia begin in the year ending with “1” (1991, 1901, 2001) just… --- ## [Pleistocene Megafauna Rewilding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pleistocene-megafauna-rewilding/626005)
**Author:** [@supery00n](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supery00n)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pleistocene-megafauna-rewilding/626005 "2012-07-26T12:43:09Z")
Would you be for, against, or indifferent either way or the other of reintroducing the extinct Pleistocene Megafauna into the wild in North America? Some background information: Prior to around 10,000 BC, North America … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=897&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=899&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)