# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=9&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:** 10 --- ## [Critique this: Why blacks run faster](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-this-why-blacks-run-faster/627414)
**Author:** [@PrettyVacant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PrettyVacant)\ **Replies:** 834\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2012, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critique-this-why-blacks-run-faster/627414 "2012-08-15T23:44:41Z")
I saw a fascinating documentary narrated by Michael Johnson last night; I found it so interesting I jotted down notes in order to remember the thrust, plus a few thoughts of my own. It started by pointing out the eight … --- ## [What Are the REAL Effects of Inhaling Chloroform?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-real-effects-of-inhaling-chloroform/149571)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-real-effects-of-inhaling-chloroform/149571 "2017-10-26T17:04:58Z")
I’ve seen this device used in movies from time to time: somebody soaks a cloth in chloroform, holds it over a person’s mouth and nose, and the person is instantly unconscious. This technique was generally used to facilit… --- ## [Where are the sequential threds of yesteryear?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-sequential-threds-of-yesteryear/714742)
**Author:** [@Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hershele_Ostropoler)\ **Replies:** 1763\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2015, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-the-sequential-threds-of-yesteryear/714742 "2015-11-12T22:18:57Z")
Daylight Savings Stupid Republican idea of the day Historically, it actualy appears to be bipartisan. My brother died, and my feelings are more complex than I expected. Because… Dispatches from post-racial America. … --- ## [Stupid Privileged White Kid Gets 6 Months for Rape, Father describes it as "20 minutes of action"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-privileged-white-kid-gets-6-months-for-rape-father-describes-it-as-20-minutes-of-action/756733)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 1047\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2019, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-privileged-white-kid-gets-6-months-for-rape-father-describes-it-as-20-minutes-of-action/756733 "2019-09-24T06:46:17Z")
So uh… This is a thing. In the few days since ex–Stanford swimmer Brock Turner was given a six-month jail sentence for sexually assaulting an unconscious woman, much of the internet’s chatter has converged on a heart-… --- ## [The Celebrity Death Pool 2006](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 1342\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2007, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2006/333632 "2007-02-10T20:18:50Z")
It’s time once again for the sickest thread on the board – the Celebrity Death Pool 2006! The Rules: 1. You pick 13 celebrities whom you predict will die within the calendar year 2006. If any of your celebrities dies… --- ## [The Celebrity Death Pool 2007](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 1398\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2007/382620 "2008-02-23T00:35:34Z")
Presenting for your enjoyment the sickest thread on the SDMB – the Celebrity Death Pool 2007! fanfare The Rules: 1. You pick 13 celebrities (that’s thirteen, not ten) whom you predict will die within the calendar yea… --- ## ["If you've got a business, you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youve-got-a-business-you-didnt-build-that-somebody-else-made-that-happen/628503)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 738\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2012, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youve-got-a-business-you-didnt-build-that-somebody-else-made-that-happen/628503 "2012-08-08T20:53:51Z")
Well, refreshing honesty at least, I suppose. So, I know quite a few Dopers here have been in business for themselves. How does this make you feel? And is the private sector still doing fine in your books? --- ## [\*\*\*Join the SDMB panel of experts for live debate coverage - 9/26/2016\*\*\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-the-sdmb-panel-of-experts-for-live-debate-coverage-9-26-2016/766946)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 1102\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/join-the-sdmb-panel-of-experts-for-live-debate-coverage-9-26-2016/766946 "2016-10-05T16:58:23Z")
Just setting up the furniture and getting ready for tonight. Hopefully we’ll all tune in and share our POVs. Hence the early notice. Alcohol optional but suggested. 9 PM Eastern. Do not adjust your TV, he really … --- ## [Billy Meier, whats the verdict?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-meier-whats-the-verdict/669000)
**Author:** [@TheBodhi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBodhi)\ **Replies:** 1238\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2013, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billy-meier-whats-the-verdict/669000 "2013-10-10T00:28:00Z")
I’ve been reading a little on Billy Meier. So what’s everyone’s take on the Billy Meier Story, and has anyone been able to disprove his photos completely? Also what’s the thoughts on whether we’ve been visited? If only 1… --- ## [Are you Team Trayvon or Team Zimmerman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-team-trayvon-or-team-zimmerman/616881)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 991\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2012, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-team-trayvon-or-team-zimmerman/616881 "2012-04-02T23:05:00Z")
C’mon now, no time for rational thinking. You need to take a side and take it now! What’s it gonna be? Team Trayvon? That poor innocent boy with the bag of goodies and the juice box minding his own business when he wa… --- ## [Race differences in average IQ are largely genetic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/race-differences-in-average-iq-are-largely-genetic/623236)
**Author:** [@New\_Deal\_Democrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/New_Deal_Democrat)\ **Replies:** 688\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/race-differences-in-average-iq-are-largely-genetic/623236 "2012-06-23T20:11:10Z")
A 60-page review of the scientific evidence, some based on state-of-the-art magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of brain size, has concluded that race differences in average IQ are largely genetic. The lead article in the… --- ## [The Canadope Café 2016: The North Awakens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2016-the-north-awakens/741883)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 946\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2016-the-north-awakens/741883 "2017-09-13T14:31:42Z")
Dear fellow Canadians, I would like to start off the new year with this heartfelt thread to celebrate and discuss all things Canadian. We begin the year with a new government and a new feeling of optimism for our futur… --- ## [Showing Cleavage Then Covering It- Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/showing-cleavage-then-covering-it-why/647892)
**Author:** [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Replies:** 570\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2013, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/showing-cleavage-then-covering-it-why/647892 "2013-02-08T14:39:16Z")
Why do many women wear shirts that show cleavage, then move their hands to cover it up, by moving the shirt up or closing their outer garment, when a man is talking with them? Why not just don’t wear a shirt that shows c… --- ## [United airlines brutally removes passenger after overbooking flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-airlines-brutally-removes-passenger-after-overbooking-flight/784171)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 1405\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/united-airlines-brutally-removes-passenger-after-overbooking-flight/784171 "2017-07-13T01:48:47Z")
Link here. I’m sure there will be a big lawsuit coming. It’s baffling why a company would want to do this, with the certainty of cell-phone recordings, rather than just continue to up the offer for compensation until t… --- ## [I slept in the same bed as my step-daughter. Please advise.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-slept-in-the-same-bed-as-my-step-daughter-please-advise/386485)
**Author:** [@noblebaron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/noblebaron)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2013, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-slept-in-the-same-bed-as-my-step-daughter-please-advise/386485 "2013-11-05T15:40:09Z")
Here’s the situation. I’ve been a step-dad to my stepdaughter for three years, since she was 7 ½ years old. During this time I’ve taken an active role in parenting her, and over time we’ve become quite close. Her moth… --- ## [Bridge: 7 No Trumps baby!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridge-7-no-trumps-baby/762229)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 1117\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2020, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bridge-7-no-trumps-baby/762229 "2020-03-26T21:57:55Z")
Brag alert! Bid and made last night. And we were the only pair who bid it. --- ## [Hilary Clinton and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Personal E-mail Account](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilary-clinton-and-the-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-personal-e-mail-account/714092)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 1017\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2018, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilary-clinton-and-the-terrible-horrible-no-good-very-bad-personal-e-mail-account/714092 "2018-11-24T04:41:19Z")
From CNN: Of course, some of those with an axe to grind against Secretary Clinton are now piously announcing their great concern for transparent retention of e-mail records. But as a Clinton spokesperson points out: … --- ## [Do global warming "skeptics" honestly see us as a benign species?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-global-warming-skeptics-honestly-see-us-as-a-benign-species/677984)
**Author:** [@eg8576736](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eg8576736)\ **Replies:** 775\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2014, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-global-warming-skeptics-honestly-see-us-as-a-benign-species/677984 "2014-10-25T00:05:00Z")
In the context of modern industrial life, does anyone claim that these problems are primarily caused by an agent other than Man? air pollution aka smog water pollution, plus damming and diversion of rivers deforestati… --- ## [Hillary just lost the election.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-just-lost-the-election/765663)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 933\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillary-just-lost-the-election/765663 "2016-09-26T23:16:12Z")
Rudy Giuliani has gone on and on about Hillary’s health. Today, she leaves a 9/11 event feeling ill. We’ll never hear the end of this and of course, Trump will point out that she’s medically unfit to be POTUS. Need… --- ## [How to have light move faster than C](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-have-light-move-faster-than-c/682160)
**Author:** [@mythoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mythoughts)\ **Replies:** 801\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2014, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-have-light-move-faster-than-c/682160 "2014-03-17T22:34:13Z")
Ok, I have an argument for how light must exceed C from a time dilated frame. And the time dilation in this is all general relativity, and the way time slows in a gravity field, and that this also applies to G-force (in… --- ## [Nuclear deal with Iran](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-deal-with-iran/725128)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 1376\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-deal-with-iran/725128 "2018-08-06T18:56:50Z")
Announced today – discuss it here. I’m pleased that it happened, based on the details that have been released so far. From what I understand military sites can be inspected but not with no warning – this is certainly f… --- ## [Things that infuriate you well beyond their actual importance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 3213\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-infuriate-you-well-beyond-their-actual-importance/1006712 "2026-10-17T09:36:57Z")
This scenario has happened to me several times, and each time it makes me irrationally annoyed. Today’s example was; I went to Home Depot to buy some electrical supplies. I bought two “Old Work” … --- ## [Custom Licence Plates — Seen in the Wild](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 3795\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-licence-plates-seen-in-the-wild/992965 "2026-10-17T17:05:34Z")
The other day I was driving to work and ended up behind a car with a custom plate: BLEAGH And a cheerful commute to you today as well. --- ## [What Does This Bumper Sticker Mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-bumper-sticker-mean/510372)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-bumper-sticker-mean/510372 "2013-03-04T14:09:25Z")
I had never seen this before in my life, and then I saw it twice today. A circle. Within the circle, the number 26.2. That’s it. Oh, and the second time I saw it, a circle with the number 13.1, and another next to it, w… --- ## [Is Julius Caesar's bloodline traceable to present day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-julius-caesars-bloodline-traceable-to-present-day/542725)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2017, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-julius-caesars-bloodline-traceable-to-present-day/542725 "2017-11-18T04:45:26Z")
Of course for the average mortal I would never expect to be able to follow a genealogy that far back. But for someone whose lineage was considered as important as Caesar’s, one would think they would have made some effor… --- ## [Oops. Looks like we were lied to about Obamacare after all.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-looks-like-we-were-lied-to-about-obamacare-after-all/672534)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 1425\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2013, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-looks-like-we-were-lied-to-about-obamacare-after-all/672534 "2013-11-24T15:54:18Z")
We all heard it from Obama a hundred times…how if you have a health insurance plan you like, you can keep it. No changes. Don’t worry about it. But, now we have this: The question is, what can/should be done about this… --- ## [JamieMcGarry - Wheel yourself on down here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 841\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jamiemcgarry-wheel-yourself-on-down-here/594050 "2012-02-15T15:49:33Z")
If you’ve ever watched an episode of Larry David’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” you’ll know that the world Larry lives in is populated with men and women (and children) that make his life a living hell on a day to day basis, … --- ## [Mafia Reunion - Day One](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-reunion-day-one/776577)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 1448\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2017, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-reunion-day-one/776577 "2017-01-20T00:15:30Z")
\*\*The sun rose on the sleepy seaside town of Doperville. In case you are unfamiliar with the history, Doperville, for the last 7 years, has been a crime town. It is controlled by the Werewolf mafia (acting in secret as… --- ## [Stupid Gun news of the day (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 2071\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-gun-news-of-the-day-part-2/958428 "2026-10-16T16:53:05Z")
Continuing the discussion from Stupid Gun news of the day (Part 1) - #10007 by Dandan. Previous discussions: Stupid Gun news of the day (Part 1) --- ## [nurses and erections question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurses-and-erections-question/551975)
**Author:** [@Ladymarmalade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ladymarmalade)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2010, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nurses-and-erections-question/551975 "2010-09-25T21:48:36Z")
I have heard more than once that if a male patient gets an erection, the nurses are instructed to flick it. This can’t be true. Can it? --- ## [Oldest Koran found in Birmingham, UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-koran-found-in-birmingham-uk/725871)
**Author:** [@SeniorCitizen007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeniorCitizen007)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2015, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oldest-koran-found-in-birmingham-uk/725871 "2015-08-07T04:51:21Z")
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/11754962/Oldest-fragments-of-the-Koran-found-in-Birmingham-library.html I’m suspicious of this. The 95% probability range is usually much wider. --- ## [Sovereign Citizens-- Please tell me this is fake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sovereign-citizens-please-tell-me-this-is-fake/769572)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 1785\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sovereign-citizens-please-tell-me-this-is-fake/769572 "2026-10-07T15:38:08Z")
So this really exists? This group of people really exists? I just learned about this today. Before tonight I had no idea of and never heard of sovereign citizens before. This is real? The mind boggles. I am firmly convi… --- ## [The Great Ongoing Space Exploration Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-space-exploration-thread/925703)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 2419\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-space-exploration-thread/925703 "2026-10-13T23:35:43Z")
With four astronauts on their way to the ISS and various probes and robot explorers in situ, in transit and planned it seems we could do a with a thread to discuss humanity’s exploration of space. I know this is somethin… --- ## [North Korea suspending missile testing and closing nuclear site; Trump the statesman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-suspending-missile-testing-and-closing-nuclear-site-trump-the-statesman/812829)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 1024\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2020, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/north-korea-suspending-missile-testing-and-closing-nuclear-site-trump-the-statesman/812829 "2020-10-11T05:00:51Z")
source I’m rather pleasantly surprised with the progress Trump has made on the North Korean front. This appears, at least to me, to be the most significant progress towards denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula that has … --- ## [The Celebrity Death Pool 2008](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439)
**Author:** [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Replies:** 1374\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2009, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2008/428439 "2009-01-06T00:49:57Z")
Here we go for 2008. The rules are exactly as before, but please note my request at the bottom of the post that you submit your list in a specific format. The Rules: You pick 13 celebrities (that’s thirteen, not ten… --- ## [Lateral Thinking Puzzles - third time is best!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 4615\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lateral-thinking-puzzles-third-time-is-best/987214 "2026-05-28T17:23:09Z")
We have two previous threads on this topic, both of which grew quite large. We have had some long gaps in playing these and I thought a new thread would be helpful. If you’d like to read those other two threads they are … --- ## [Where does the Scottish Everendum stand?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-scottish-everendum-stand/706026)
**Author:** [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Replies:** 994\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2015, 12:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-the-scottish-everendum-stand/706026 "2015-02-25T12:19:54Z")
Ten weeks after the Referendum result and a few days after the Smith Commission reported, where does the continued informal campaign for independence stand. Over the weekend I read three blogs or commentary pieces, two … --- ## [I post a benign comment, you fake offense to it and then post your own.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-post-a-benign-comment-you-fake-offense-to-it-and-then-post-your-own/811932)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 1946\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-post-a-benign-comment-you-fake-offense-to-it-and-then-post-your-own/811932 "2026-01-28T02:34:39Z")
Inspired by a video I saw where some millennials were offended by just about everything they said to each other while on a date. The game is simple. I’ll post the first benign, purposely unoffensive comment and you mak… --- ## [Different songs, same melody](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-songs-same-melody/577981)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/different-songs-same-melody/577981 "2024-02-29T14:35:02Z")
I realized many years ago that Barney the Dinosaur’s I Love You song is the same melody as This Old Man. The alphabet song is really Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. And I just realized that Mary Had a Little Lamb is reall… --- ## [The official election day 2012 thread: 11/6/12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 968\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2012, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-official-election-day-2012-thread-11-6-12/640045 "2012-11-11T02:41:04Z")
Well it’s finally here. All the long months of debate, gaffes, PACs and robo-calls… all come down to this. So this is the thread to post your election day experiences, and I guess it will probably be where people follo… --- ## [President Joe Biden and the runup to the 2024 election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-joe-biden-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/954384)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 1650\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2026, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/president-joe-biden-and-the-runup-to-the-2024-election/954384 "2026-05-30T03:59:03Z")
As this omnibus thread has been closed, The Biden Administration - the first 1,500 days \[NOT an Afghanistan discussion\], and in keeping with What\_Exit’s Nov. 7 modnote in doing so, I thought this might be a more focused … --- ## [Experiences with Lyoness? Scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-lyoness-scam/611746)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2012, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/experiences-with-lyoness-scam/611746 "2012-06-15T01:59:52Z")
Lyoness: Lyoness Corporate There’s a guy at another forum pitching for Lyoness, saying that he gets a ridiculously high cashback when buying gasoline. Since this is my job I know that the number he quoted is something l… --- ## [Judge orders Colorado baker to serve gay couples](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-orders-colorado-baker-to-serve-gay-couples/675792)
**Author:** [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Replies:** 1356\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2018, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judge-orders-colorado-baker-to-serve-gay-couples/675792 "2018-06-26T22:10:05Z")
Exactly what is the law that forces this kind of compliance? Clearly the baker is an asshole, but why do we not let the marketplace determine what businesses survive when they do stupid shit? This isn’t the first case … --- ## [How is trump still a viable candidate for president? Really, how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-trump-still-a-viable-candidate-for-president-really-how/983949)
**Author:** [@solost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solost)\ **Replies:** 1543\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2024, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-trump-still-a-viable-candidate-for-president-really-how/983949 "2024-10-08T03:55:22Z")
I’m sort of considering this the third of a trilogy of recent trump “How?” threads, along with: How can Trump get away with defaming Carroll as a liar today (5/11/2023)? How is Trump not guilty of manslaughter? (No… --- ## [On Re-reading all of Robert Heinlein via The Virginia Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-re-reading-all-of-robert-heinlein-via-the-virginia-edition/637729)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 770\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2023, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-re-reading-all-of-robert-heinlein-via-the-virginia-edition/637729 "2023-12-26T20:09:39Z")
As some of you may remember last year I purchased The Virginia Edition. TVE is a complete Heinlein. And they mean complete. All the books, stories, screenplays, essays, and letters available that were written by the ol… --- ## [Mosque to be built two blocks from Ground Zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosque-to-be-built-two-blocks-from-ground-zero/539432)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Hamsandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Hamsandwich)\ **Replies:** 899\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2010, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mosque-to-be-built-two-blocks-from-ground-zero/539432 "2010-08-31T14:38:32Z")
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/09/nyregion/09mosque.html First off, I have respect for the Islam faith and the Muslim community. I also realize that it was extremists that executed the attacks on the World Trade Center.… --- ## [A Bunch of nervous Nellies who don't feel safe eating in a Sonic where they can't carry guns.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunch-of-nervous-nellies-who-dont-feel-safe-eating-in-a-sonic-where-they-cant-carry-guns/689423)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 669\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2014, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-bunch-of-nervous-nellies-who-dont-feel-safe-eating-in-a-sonic-where-they-cant-carry-guns/689423 "2014-08-05T20:55:13Z")
The guys in this video were booted out of a Sonic because the restaurant didn’t want them openly carrying firearms. By their own words they don’t feel safe eating there. If I felt that an establishment was so dangerous t… --- ## [What can you do if a car alarm is going off and the owner isn't around? (need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-do-if-a-car-alarm-is-going-off-and-the-owner-isnt-around-need-answer-fast/506381)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-you-do-if-a-car-alarm-is-going-off-and-the-owner-isnt-around-need-answer-fast/506381 "2016-01-10T20:49:11Z")
There’s a car alarm going off outside in my apartment’s parking lot. So far it’s been going off for about fifteen minutes. While the noise doesn’t bother me, it does raise an interesting question: What happens if a car … --- ## [Hotel of Heroes mafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-of-heroes-mafia/567544)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 1411\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hotel-of-heroes-mafia/567544 "2011-02-18T17:23:27Z")
Welcome to Hotel of Heroes mafia game. This game designed for anyone to play. It is not targeted at veterans or newbies, so if you are interested, jump on in! A brief overview of the rules will follow in the following … --- ## [The great, ongoing Canadian current events and politics thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-canadian-current-events-and-politics-thread/582059)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 978\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2012, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-canadian-current-events-and-politics-thread/582059 "2012-01-01T03:34:37Z")
Hello, everyone! We’ve had a very interesting conversation over the last eight weeks in the Canadian Election thread. Well, the election is over but I’m hoping there might be enough interest among the Canadopers to con… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=8&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=10&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)