# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=903&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:** 904 --- ## [World's most hideous animal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-most-hideous-animal/571850)
**Author:** [@Malthus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malthus)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worlds-most-hideous-animal/571850 "2011-02-24T18:27:54Z")
Inspired by the opossum thread - what animal is, in your opinion, the ugliest, grossest, most revolting of your-deity-of-choice’s mistakes? Quite arbitrarily, let’s exclude stuff like insects, worms, spiders, squid, etc… --- ## [Grammar: A vs An?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-a-vs-an/710757)
**Author:** [@Ranger\_Jeff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranger_Jeff)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2015, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-a-vs-an/710757 "2015-01-27T03:26:44Z")
Okay, I understand if the following word begins with a consonant, you use “a” and if the following word begins with a vowel, you use “an”. But what if the following word is some sort of abbreviation? For example, I might… --- ## [Bad Career Decisions - Shelley Long, Pernell Roberts ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-career-decisions-shelley-long-pernell-roberts/243712)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2004, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-career-decisions-shelley-long-pernell-roberts/243712 "2004-05-11T07:55:30Z")
There have been cast members that have left successful TV shows and achieved less fame and money than they ever had with the original show. A few examples: Shelley Long - “Cheers” Pernell Roberts - “Bonanza” David … --- ## [Round shoe laces](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/round-shoe-laces/491022)
**Author:** [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2009, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/round-shoe-laces/491022 "2009-04-14T06:15:12Z")
It’s been maybe ten years now since these have been around. Who thought they were such a bright idea! They don’t stay done up. The flat kind used to work just fine. I am so tired of tying my shoes. Arg! --- ## [Culturally/Regionally common foods and drinks you've never tried](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culturally-regionally-common-foods-and-drinks-youve-never-tried/676221)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2024, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culturally-regionally-common-foods-and-drinks-youve-never-tried/676221 "2024-09-27T19:43:44Z")
Thanksgiving reminds me of common foods I’ve never tried, and then there’s Christmas for a beverage most people I know seem to enjoy. Most of them just seem like they’d be gross. Others are because of ethical objections.… --- ## [Do you sign greeting cards "fondly" or "love" or neither?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sign-greeting-cards-fondly-or-love-or-neither/279858)
**Author:** [@kezami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kezami)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2004, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-sign-greeting-cards-fondly-or-love-or-neither/279858 "2004-12-15T02:21:25Z")
My wife has a habit of signing all her greeting cards "Love,\_\_\_\_& \_\_\_\_\_\_ I really think that’s weird. Some of the recipients are merely acquaintances and others are good friends. I think you should make a distinction … --- ## [The greatest joke ever told.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-joke-ever-told/301643)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2006, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-greatest-joke-ever-told/301643 "2006-07-07T05:02:21Z")
So, there’s a man crawling through the desert. He’d decided to try his SUV in a little bit of cross-country travel, had great fun zooming over the badlands and through the sand, got lost, hit a big rock, and then he c… --- ## [Wreck-it Ralph - The "I saw it" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wreck-it-ralph-the-i-saw-it-thread/639540)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2013, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wreck-it-ralph-the-i-saw-it-thread/639540 "2013-02-17T22:51:38Z")
Wreck-it Ralph opens tonight! I was lucky enough to see a screening a couple weeks ago and had a really good time. I’ll avoid specific spoilers until the movie is out, but in short, it’s often hilarious, has a great visu… --- ## [Did bartering really precede money? Is it really as clearcut as all that?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-bartering-really-precede-money-is-it-really-as-clearcut-as-all-that/734714)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2015, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-bartering-really-precede-money-is-it-really-as-clearcut-as-all-that/734714 "2015-11-08T12:07:32Z")
Hi, The only author I have read who counters the argument that people were bartering before the advent of money (as economics textbooks have it) is David Graeber in Debt: The First 5000 Years. Do mainstream economists s… --- ## [5 most strongest countries.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-most-strongest-countries/568672)
**Author:** [@racna1305](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racna1305)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2011, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-most-strongest-countries/568672 "2011-01-27T19:49:11Z")
1.usa 2. China 3.Russia 4.UK 5.still debating China might be number 1 but america has more advanced technology. China I dont think would be able to supply their massive army. They would however would be a hell of a … --- ## [What is the legal or generally accepted as reasonable standard for providing heat in a child's room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-legal-or-generally-accepted-as-reasonable-standard-for-providing-heat-in-a-childs-room/705867)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2014, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-legal-or-generally-accepted-as-reasonable-standard-for-providing-heat-in-a-childs-room/705867 "2014-12-02T12:49:07Z")
We are having a battle with our teenage son about this (most recently, we found that he had turned up the heat to 84°), and using every Google trick I can think of, I keep getting results about fevers or “how warm should… --- ## [Strange sex scene from the Turin Papyrus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-sex-scene-from-the-turin-papyrus/573691)
**Author:** [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2011, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/strange-sex-scene-from-the-turin-papyrus/573691 "2011-03-08T14:45:10Z")
The papyrus: Wiki What the heck is going on here? : http://www.bubastis.be/art/musee/turin/turin\_137b.jpg It looks like she’s looking in the mirror while putting on some makeup. Or something. --- ## [Is a way to determine if part of a file has been cut and paste?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-way-to-determine-if-part-of-a-file-has-been-cut-and-paste/257462)
**Author:** [@Kel\_Varnsen\_Latex\_Division](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kel_Varnsen_Latex_Division)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2004, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-way-to-determine-if-part-of-a-file-has-been-cut-and-paste/257462 "2004-07-30T17:24:48Z")
Is there a way to tell from a print-out or a saved file on a disk if part of a Word document has been added by cut-and-paste? --- ## [(Likely) Non-voting American dumbshits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-non-voting-american-dumbshits/823987)
**Author:** [@asahi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asahi)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/likely-non-voting-american-dumbshits/823987 "2018-11-21T05:03:15Z")
I was having a relatively stable blood pressure weekend until I read this from New York Magazine, in which they interview young Americans who don’t plan to vote. All I can say is, maybe this is the end. Maybe the Enli… --- ## [Dental questions: emergency root canals and pain medication](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-questions-emergency-root-canals-and-pain-medication/679712)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Orzabal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Orzabal)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-questions-emergency-root-canals-and-pain-medication/679712 "2014-09-03T14:47:05Z")
As is my custom, I’ll break this into “backstory” and “actual questions.” Please feel free to skip my yammering if it suits you. I should also mention that I’ve never had any kind of significant dental work done, so thes… --- ## [How long would slavery have lasted in the Confederacy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-slavery-have-lasted-in-the-confederacy/368496)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2012, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-would-slavery-have-lasted-in-the-confederacy/368496 "2012-06-17T00:13:14Z")
If the south won the Civil War how long would slavery have really lasted? Slavery was already a dying institution and condemed by international opinion. I can’t see it surviving past 1900. Would the CSA compenstate slav… --- ## [Airlines charging extra for "large" fliers.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airlines-charging-extra-for-large-fliers/115073)
**Author:** [@beagledave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beagledave)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2002, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airlines-charging-extra-for-large-fliers/115073 "2002-08-07T03:47:20Z")
This kind of policy is not unique to Southwest, although their methodology may be unique. The Council on Size and Weight Discrimination says that Americans are getting larger, so “an airline has an obligation to make i… --- ## [NHL - Oct-Nov-Dec 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-oct-nov-dec-2016/768270)
**Author:** [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2017, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nhl-oct-nov-dec-2016/768270 "2017-01-01T03:02:38Z")
Not a lot of traffic in these threads in the past so I started this one as a three-month block instead of one. Regular season play starts October 12. I have dropped my season ticket count from three to two for this sea… --- ## [Why has Walmart not failed due to opposition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-walmart-not-failed-due-to-opposition/300305)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2005, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-walmart-not-failed-due-to-opposition/300305 "2005-05-11T15:37:40Z")
With all the supposed evils that Walmart is accused of doing- Driving small business out who can’t compete, offering sub-standard wages, offering sub-standard benefits, etc. etc. why does Walmart succeed when opening i… --- ## [Is masturbation immoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-masturbation-immoral/430776)
**Author:** [@Mordwynd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mordwynd)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2007, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-masturbation-immoral/430776 "2007-12-27T10:43:45Z")
If this isn’t right spot, just work modmagic and get it moved. Also if you haven’t seen me before, and care, I’m not really new, I’ve just lurked for about a hundred years now. No membership because I’m 16. Onto real po… --- ## [Scared of dentist...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scared-of-dentist/614022)
**Author:** [@spymaniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spymaniac)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2012, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scared-of-dentist/614022 "2012-03-07T02:30:15Z")
Ok I’m not scared of going to the dentist as in a phobia I’m scared of going because of how BAD my teeth are. I haven’t been in about 6 or 7 years because of some stupid mistake where I missed 2 appointments in a row a… --- ## [Auto Trim: What Do The Letters Mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-trim-what-do-the-letters-mean/570820)
**Author:** [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/auto-trim-what-do-the-letters-mean/570820 "2011-02-10T20:15:04Z")
Is there a chart somewhere that tells you what S, SL, SE, etc., actually mean when they’re tacked onto a make and model insignia? I’ve tried googling but I can’t actually find any results that are about the system of des… --- ## [Has the TSA security theatre prevented any terrorist attacks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-tsa-security-theatre-prevented-any-terrorist-attacks/561673)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2010, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-tsa-security-theatre-prevented-any-terrorist-attacks/561673 "2010-11-30T16:40:20Z")
Have they ever caught anyone trying to smuggle through security a gun, explosive liquid, any sort of implement meant to be used in a malicious manner? And what I mean by that is someone who is trying to sneak through an … --- ## [Cocaine Mummies & Challenging Conventional Scientific Wisdom](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocaine-mummies-challenging-conventional-scientific-wisdom/642300)
**Author:** [@akrako1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akrako1)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cocaine-mummies-challenging-conventional-scientific-wisdom/642300 "2013-04-15T05:47:28Z")
obligatory column link… Once again, the arrogance of scientists play out in their ignoring of evidence that could revolutionize their discipline. In this case, it seems they haven’t found any ways to really refute the… --- ## [Who is the biggest criminal to be declared innocent in the court of law.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-biggest-criminal-to-be-declared-innocent-in-the-court-of-law/574236)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2011, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-biggest-criminal-to-be-declared-innocent-in-the-court-of-law/574236 "2011-03-16T23:56:38Z")
Ok OJ Simpson is obvious to most. Who else? --- ## [Do I need to know my eyeglass prescription to get cheaper glasses elsewhere?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-know-my-eyeglass-prescription-to-get-cheaper-glasses-elsewhere/575646)
**Author:** [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2011, 8:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-need-to-know-my-eyeglass-prescription-to-get-cheaper-glasses-elsewhere/575646 "2011-03-23T08:35:02Z")
I don’t want another eye exam, just another pair of cheaper glasses I don’t want to have to worry about as much, but I don’t know my prescription. So if I bring in only my glasses to somewhere like Target Optical, can t… --- ## [How many seconds are there in a meter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-seconds-are-there-in-a-meter/386394)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2007, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-seconds-are-there-in-a-meter/386394 "2007-01-09T03:01:36Z")
Is there an answer to the question in the title of my post? If time is a dimension in the same sense as the spatial dimensions are dimensions, then I might think there should be a sensible way to convert meters into sec… --- ## [Businesses who mostly make money by tricking people and adding hidden fees](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-who-mostly-make-money-by-tricking-people-and-adding-hidden-fees/437506)
**Author:** [@TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TLDRIDKJKLOLFTW)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2008, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/businesses-who-mostly-make-money-by-tricking-people-and-adding-hidden-fees/437506 "2008-05-29T02:40:05Z")
I just canceled an order to get started with Comcast cable internet because well over half of the startup price was due solely to trick charges and fees. “You have to rent the modem from us at $3 a month, because yours W… --- ## [The great Justin Bieber challenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-justin-bieber-challenge/601728)
**Author:** [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-justin-bieber-challenge/601728 "2025-12-22T03:08:45Z")
Haters: Justin Bieber’s Christmas album is so great that I’m willing to buy it for you (much of the proceeds go to charity.) This is the first album in my 40-year history of being alive where I have liked every single … --- ## [Old World Countries where the biggest city isn't the capital](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-world-countries-where-the-biggest-city-isnt-the-capital/637161)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2012, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-world-countries-where-the-biggest-city-isnt-the-capital/637161 "2012-11-18T09:53:21Z")
Are there many? I live in Canada. One of the curiosities of Canada and the USA is that their national capitals aren’t their greatest cities; Ottawa is not Canada’s largest city or even close to it, and Washington, D.C.… --- ## [Why is Liz Cheney taking this lying down?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-liz-cheney-taking-this-lying-down/932352)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2021, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-liz-cheney-taking-this-lying-down/932352 "2021-05-17T00:15:34Z")
For the umpteenth time, we have had headlines like this: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/wyoming-republican-cheneys-vote-was-middle-finger-to-residents/vi-BB1dsj2o And from her…nothing. Why doesn’t she come ou… --- ## [Is George W. Bush REALLY stupid-or is it an act?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-george-w-bush-really-stupid-or-is-it-an-act/46636)
**Author:** [@Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vinnie_Virginslayer)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2000, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-george-w-bush-really-stupid-or-is-it-an-act/46636 "2000-12-28T19:12:04Z")
Rolling Stone Magazine asked this question in a past issue. Their theory was that he is of average intelligence but with little intellectual curiosity. My Mom (Republican) says that he graduated from Yale (I say Dad got… --- ## [Can I transplant a 7 ft maple?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-transplant-a-7-ft-maple/591240)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2011, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-transplant-a-7-ft-maple/591240 "2011-08-04T00:20:45Z")
This cute maple took up residence in my raised bed square foot garden. At first, I thought I’d leave it, because if I were going to plant a tree, that’s exactly where I’d put it. But now that it’s gotten to be 7 feet tal… --- ## [what do you guys think of this 13 year old fashion prodigy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-13-year-old-fashion-prodigy/603829)
**Author:** [@GovernmentMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GovernmentMan)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2012, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-guys-think-of-this-13-year-old-fashion-prodigy/603829 "2012-01-07T22:54:05Z")
Her name’s Tavi and she’s a fashion wunderkind. She’s the latest guru of the fashion world, due to her clever and tasteful insights on fashion trends, displayed on her blog. She’s been profiled in many fashion and non-… --- ## [Time for the Christmas Stegosaurus!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-the-christmas-stegosaurus/602109)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2011, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-the-christmas-stegosaurus/602109 "2011-12-19T03:07:42Z")
Pepper Mill just saw this in a KMart circular. Nothing says Christmas like a $120 animated green stegosaurus in a Santa hat: http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/p\_10151\_10104\_009W003431635000P?vName=Seasonal&cName=Christmas&sNam… --- ## [How tough is it, really, to eat for $30.00 / week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-is-it-really-to-eat-for-30-00-week/718597)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-tough-is-it-really-to-eat-for-30-00-week/718597 "2015-04-30T14:46:52Z")
(Starting this in IMHO as I expect a mix of hard facts and opinions. Possibly even GD material here?) (Somebody stop me if there’s already a thread on this.) So Ms. Paltrow took the One-Week Food Stamp Challenge and f… --- ## [Why has CPU speed growth slowed down so drastically?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-cpu-speed-growth-slowed-down-so-drastically/471917)
**Author:** [@Windwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Windwalker)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2008, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-has-cpu-speed-growth-slowed-down-so-drastically/471917 "2008-11-21T16:39:47Z")
In 1999, I bought a 500 MHz Dell. In 2003, I bought an1.9 GHZ HP notebook. Now, I’m browsing through the new HP notebooks, and even the more expensive models still have ~2.0-2.5 GHz processors- they just have two of them… --- ## [Airline travel with a poster tube](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-travel-with-a-poster-tube/563500)
**Author:** [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2010, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-travel-with-a-poster-tube/563500 "2010-12-09T20:54:29Z")
Anyone have recent experience traveling with a poster tube (or something similarly long)? Can I expect to be able to carry it onto the plane? Additional security checks? Mine is about 44 inches long. --- ## [Well, that's disgusting. - or - So kids these days like raw meat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-thats-disgusting-or-so-kids-these-days-like-raw-meat/634829)
**Author:** [@Big\_Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Big_Norse)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2012, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-thats-disgusting-or-so-kids-these-days-like-raw-meat/634829 "2012-09-21T00:09:35Z")
Today, I’m in the meat section of the grocery store wondering where they hid the chicken wings when I look up and see a young girl (5 or 6? I’m terrible with ages) standing alone poking at one of the wrapped packages of … --- ## [Can the President by himself order a preemptive nuclear strike?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-president-by-himself-order-a-preemptive-nuclear-strike/722776)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2016, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-president-by-himself-order-a-preemptive-nuclear-strike/722776 "2016-10-28T18:34:55Z")
Mods: This isn’t intended to be a Great Debate. There should be a factual ‘yes or no’ answer to this question. Can the President of the United States, by himself or herself, order a preemptive nuclear strike against ano… --- ## [Anyone have a cat recover after kidney failure?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-cat-recover-after-kidney-failure/353035)
**Author:** [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2006, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-have-a-cat-recover-after-kidney-failure/353035 "2006-04-19T13:04:17Z")
Catoeeaddi has been at the vet’s office all weekend with fluid running into him. He stopped eating last week and blood tests confirm kidney failure. He’s a stray we’ve had for about two years – we thought he was a young … --- ## [FOX News: not just bad news, but ANTI-news?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news-not-just-bad-news-but-anti-news/604167)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news-not-just-bad-news-but-anti-news/604167 "2011-12-17T17:08:18Z")
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/fox-news-viewers-informed-current-events-don-t-watch-news-study-finds-article-1.981257#ixzz1epv4V4zS Is it really that bad? This sounds a lot like that “IE users are dumb” hoax from a f… --- ## [Is Hillary's record as Secretary of State good enough to run on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hillarys-record-as-secretary-of-state-good-enough-to-run-on/669520)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2013, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hillarys-record-as-secretary-of-state-good-enough-to-run-on/669520 "2013-09-26T14:04:15Z")
I’ve been trying to think of any achievements during Hillary’s tenure as Secretary of State. I’m not having much success. I’ve been a Clinton supporter most of my life. I’m just not sure about Hillary. The Benghazi atta… --- ## [Do you tell others in your household when you are going out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tell-others-in-your-household-when-you-are-going-out/723268)
**Author:** [@AnaMen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnaMen)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2015, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-tell-others-in-your-household-when-you-are-going-out/723268 "2015-06-26T13:21:33Z")
One of the few perks of adulthood ought (in my opinion) to be not having to report your comings and goings to others in your own home. I will allow that if you share responsibilities for children or pets you shouldn’t ju… --- ## [24: Season 5: Episodes 3-4 (9:00am - 11:00am)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-3-4-9-00am-11-00am/340274)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2006, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-3-4-9-00am-11-00am/340274 "2006-01-21T21:32:24Z")
And, here we go with a new thread for tonight’s episodes! Off to a bang-up start, and already some good memorable lines, like: “Get out of my bed” (Chloe) “You’re only conscious because I don’t want to carry you.” (… --- ## [I Pit fsck'ing FARMER JACK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-fscking-farmer-jack/352583)
**Author:** [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2006, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-fscking-farmer-jack/352583 "2006-04-23T17:55:27Z")
That’s right. Some of you know I’m a dire enemy of those G-d damned supermarket “value club” type of bullshit, privacy-invading cards. Well, my favorite local grocery spot – Farmer Jack – has re-implemented their bullshi… --- ## [Health Insurance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-insurance/818223)
**Author:** [@JB99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JB99)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2018, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-insurance/818223 "2018-07-28T11:16:04Z")
Lately, I can’t help but ponder America’s health care policies, and how brazenly, utterly, and completely insane it is. Today I needed some medicine and a brace for one of my limbs. I made an appointment, and the docto… --- ## [What was the largest physical thing ever lost, forgotten about, misplaced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-largest-physical-thing-ever-lost-forgotten-about-misplaced/646185)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2013, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-largest-physical-thing-ever-lost-forgotten-about-misplaced/646185 "2013-01-09T03:17:24Z")
Ie not something like a galaxy, which we never knew of once, or that we “forgot” that there was a mountain in front of our airplane, or that airplanes can be used as missiles. “The Lost Continent”: ok. This once. --- ## [What is it? Alien Tape and Pooph](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-alien-tape-and-pooph/986390)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-alien-tape-and-pooph/986390 "2023-07-04T22:18:05Z")
We want to know how does Alien Tape work? What is it made of? And, the Pooph product. What is it made of that claims to be edible yet used to control industrial odors. (This assumes these products are what they claim to … --- ## [Ouija board, please explain this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ouija-board-please-explain-this/137354)
**Author:** [@Delphinus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Delphinus)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2002, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ouija-board-please-explain-this/137354 "2002-12-10T13:28:26Z")
I am at present doing research on afterlife and the paranormal. I have found now I want to do research into Ouija because basically years ago I was very into playing with these boards and something weird always happend a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=902&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=904&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)