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**Author:** [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2005, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mmp-triple-step-triple-step/334162 "2005-12-12T02:03:34Z")
. . .rock step, and the arm goes up, the lady turns, rock step, triple step, triple step, rock step. VERY GOOD! That’s how it’s supposed to go when you’re learning how to swing dance. That’s the first move, the basic … --- ## [Holy OMG, I preggers!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-omg-i-preggers/651198)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2013, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-omg-i-preggers/651198 "2013-03-27T17:05:46Z")
Well, I’ve known this for about 11 weeks, but it’s starting to sink in that this is really going to happen. It’s a good time. I’ve got a great newly-minted husband who is a family man through and through, a newly stable… --- ## [Do you see colors when you close your eyes, too?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-see-colors-when-you-close-your-eyes-too/201485)
**Author:** [@SanguineSpider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanguineSpider)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-see-colors-when-you-close-your-eyes-too/201485 "2012-11-03T16:25:23Z")
Now, first off… I am NOT a drug user, I do not “booze it up”, I do not smoke or toke. When I am very tired, sometimes I see a very dim, neon green ring of color in my mind when I close my eyes. It seems to be moving away… --- ## [Women- if you haven't tried anal sex, why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-if-you-havent-tried-anal-sex-why-not/341502)
**Author:** [@andrewdt85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrewdt85)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2006, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-if-you-havent-tried-anal-sex-why-not/341502 "2006-01-26T00:05:10Z")
I read a study (from a men’s magazine, possibly, so take it with a heap of salt) that said that 35% of American women ages 25-44 have never tried anal sex. If you don’t, can I ask why? I think many of the reasons for th… --- ## [Can husband shoot loved family pet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-husband-shoot-loved-family-pet/742907)
**Author:** [@iamadoglover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamadoglover)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2016, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-husband-shoot-loved-family-pet/742907 "2016-02-04T10:04:37Z")
can my husband shoot my loved family pet when I’m not home and not get in trouble for it? And kept it secret for over 6 months while I ran around town putting up posters, searching, getting others to search…getting frien… --- ## [What will guests wear to a wedding at a rural midwestern US evangelical church?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-guests-wear-to-a-wedding-at-a-rural-midwestern-us-evangelical-church/555760)
**Author:** [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-guests-wear-to-a-wedding-at-a-rural-midwestern-us-evangelical-church/555760 "2010-10-20T03:38:19Z")
My husband and baby and I are going to a family wedding in a few weeks, my 28-year-old cousin’s (her first marriage). She and her parents belong to an evangelical church in rural Iowa, and that’s where the wedding will b… --- ## [Flying w/military funeral flag (containing spent ammo) - need answer fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-w-military-funeral-flag-containing-spent-ammo-need-answer-fast/644923)
**Author:** [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-w-military-funeral-flag-containing-spent-ammo-need-answer-fast/644923 "2012-12-28T02:12:47Z")
My girlfriend is flying home for Christmas, and would like to bring (in checked baggage) the flag from her Grandfather’s (military honors) funeral, which I believe per tradition has spent shell casings from the (blank) r… --- ## [Who pays for shipping when businesses sell to eachother?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-pays-for-shipping-when-businesses-sell-to-eachother/517348)
**Author:** [@Picard\_Kills\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Picard_Kills_Kirk)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2009, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-pays-for-shipping-when-businesses-sell-to-eachother/517348 "2009-11-14T03:22:33Z")
In everything that I have done personally, it seems that the buyer always pays the shipping. I’m curious to know if this works between businesses as well. For example, if you were to sell a product to Wal-Mart, QVC, et… --- ## [Why not just drop trash into volcanoes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-just-drop-trash-into-volcanoes/570193)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-just-drop-trash-into-volcanoes/570193 "2011-02-07T11:29:58Z")
Some claim that our planet has too much trash on it. So why don’t we just drop it into volcanoes? I have read that by doing so, it will turn into ash and float up into the sky and pollute the planet even more. But, why… --- ## [Funny Caper/Heist movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-caper-heist-movies/731356)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2015, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-caper-heist-movies/731356 "2015-10-13T14:02:02Z")
So this weekend I saw A Fish Called Wanda and Dirty Rotten Scoundrels with a buddy who’d seen neither. First–even though they don’t seem to be thought of as caper movies, they pretty much are (most of the movies are abo… --- ## [Why are people still so goddamn stupid? Obama sure loves him some lobster, kuh'yuk!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-still-so-goddamn-stupid-obama-sure-loves-him-some-lobster-kuhyuk/507574)
**Author:** [@wierdaaron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wierdaaron)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2009, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-still-so-goddamn-stupid-obama-sure-loves-him-some-lobster-kuhyuk/507574 "2009-08-27T01:41:32Z")
Another day, another stupid email full of made-up nonsense about Obama forwarded to me by my dad : This one is a bunch of horse stinkie supposedly written by some observer of the town hall event Obama held in Montana … --- ## [Second thought about minority immigration](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-thought-about-minority-immigration/540505)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2010, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-thought-about-minority-immigration/540505 "2010-06-04T01:19:27Z")
Recently I’ve been developing second thoughts about minority immigration. I thought it cool to enjoy the mosaic of various cultures and interesting people coming from all parts of the world and saw my country, Canada,… --- ## [Cohen's warning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cohens-warning/830364)
**Author:** [@E-DUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-DUB)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2019, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cohens-warning/830364 "2019-03-12T19:45:26Z")
Almost lost in all the meat Cohen has tossed out in his testimony was the warning that if trump loses in 2020 that he will not go peacefully. Most folks are postulating a scenario in which there is a “normal” election, … --- ## [An accented MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-accented-mmp/582878)
**Author:** [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2011, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-accented-mmp/582878 "2011-05-30T04:20:43Z")
Since it’s now past 0700 East Coast time and no new MMP has shown up, I hereby volunteer to start one. If I’ve walked over someone’s planned entry, tough tuna, my withdrawal symptoms are a bitch. I saw the following new… --- ## [Do women get less intelligent after giving birth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-get-less-intelligent-after-giving-birth/552460)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2010, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-women-get-less-intelligent-after-giving-birth/552460 "2010-09-10T03:57:38Z")
Please remove your fingers from the nuclear release button and hear me out! This question comes from a discussion I had with a female colleague, she insisted that after she had given birth she felt she was noticably les… --- ## [No One Wants You To Know How Bad Fukushima Might Still Be](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-one-wants-you-to-know-how-bad-fukushima-might-still-be/696034)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2014, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-one-wants-you-to-know-how-bad-fukushima-might-still-be/696034 "2014-08-30T21:02:35Z")
This VICE article says that the situation at Fukushima is still bad, getting worse in a lot of ways, and possibly will not ever be fully and appropriately dealt with.\[ \](http://www.vice.com/read/no-one-wants-you-to-kno… --- ## [Your thoughts on intimacy between "friends with benefits" (Not the same ol' same ol' FWB thread.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-intimacy-between-friends-with-benefits-not-the-same-ol-same-ol-fwb-thread/593821)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2015, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-thoughts-on-intimacy-between-friends-with-benefits-not-the-same-ol-same-ol-fwb-thread/593821 "2015-03-23T02:50:02Z")
I’ve had a few FWB in my life. In the past it’s always been, we’ll go have a few drinks to get the mental gears oiled, then head back to my place or her’s for some casual sex. Current FWB, is a little different though. … --- ## [What are some fun stuff to add to a wedding registry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-fun-stuff-to-add-to-a-wedding-registry/536772)
**Author:** [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2010, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-fun-stuff-to-add-to-a-wedding-registry/536772 "2010-04-21T15:40:46Z")
I am getting married in a little over a month and like many couples we have a Target gift registry, just because it makes things so much easier. We have the standard pots and pans, some Tupperware, etc. But more than on… --- ## [Raising a kitten to be a vegetarian: stupid, cruel, disastrous, or all three?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-a-kitten-to-be-a-vegetarian-stupid-cruel-disastrous-or-all-three/513107)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2009, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/raising-a-kitten-to-be-a-vegetarian-stupid-cruel-disastrous-or-all-three/513107 "2009-10-17T17:26:02Z")
One of my more… idealistic colleagues mentioned today that, being a strict vegetarian, she is not comfortable feeding meat to her cats. Historically she’d done so, but she’s recently acquired a kitten she intends to rai… --- ## [How is vanilla extract NOT an alcoholic beverage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-vanilla-extract-not-an-alcoholic-beverage/957457)
**Author:** [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2022, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-vanilla-extract-not-an-alcoholic-beverage/957457 "2022-01-13T19:53:05Z")
Vanilla extract is around 35% alcohol. If it were sold as a beverage, it would qualify as hard liquor. How is this stuff not subject to the Federal alcohol excise tax? How can you legally drive around with an open bot… --- ## [Why do tylenol and ibuprofen not help tummy aches?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-tylenol-and-ibuprofen-not-help-tummy-aches/672397)
**Author:** [@TashaKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TashaKitty)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-tylenol-and-ibuprofen-not-help-tummy-aches/672397 "2013-10-29T18:33:12Z")
I’ve always been told that I can’t take pain meds for tummy aches because they won’t help, and I’ve found it to be true. Why is this? --- ## [Photo ID to see an apartment-- why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-id-to-see-an-apartment-why/660659)
**Author:** [@F.Pu-du-he-pa-as](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.Pu-du-he-pa-as)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-id-to-see-an-apartment-why/660659 "2013-06-12T13:10:05Z")
Today I phoned an apartment complex to set up an appointment to see an apartment, and the apartment complex people told me that I would need to show a photo ID before I could see the apartment. Is there any reasonable a… --- ## [Christianity and Love, Part III](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-and-love-part-iii/25255)
**Author:** [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2000, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christianity-and-love-part-iii/25255 "2000-12-08T18:41:05Z")
This is a continuation of the “Christianity and Love, Part 2” thread. It went all wiggy around page 5 and wouldn’t show new posts, so I’m recreating the last few (meaningful) exchanges in case anyone had any comments but… --- ## [Randi asks the Smithsonian: You want $16K or $20K?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randi-asks-the-smithsonian-you-want-16k-or-20k/306203)
**Author:** [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2005, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/randi-asks-the-smithsonian-you-want-16k-or-20k/306203 "2005-06-16T14:18:48Z")
Hey, Smithsonian! You want money? I got your money right here! James Randi is fighting back. The Smithsonian announced recently that it received $16,000 from Discovery Institute, a creationist organization, to show an… --- ## [Is there a name for this kind of restaurant decor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-kind-of-restaurant-decor/682069)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2014, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-name-for-this-kind-of-restaurant-decor/682069 "2014-02-27T03:10:30Z")
The kind you see at Bennigan’s, Ruby Tuesday’s, Chili’s, etc., that kinda franchise-restaurant (is there a name for that?), all kinds of pictures on the wall and sometimes other things on the wall and faux-nostalgia and … --- ## [NFL Playoff Prediction Contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/523697 "2010-02-23T06:32:54Z")
We did this contest last year. This contest has two components. In one component, we make our playoff bracket with who we expect to win each round and eventually win the superbowl. This prediction is made before week 1 … --- ## [Burn \[why doesn't it hurt?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-why-doesnt-it-hurt/766934)
**Author:** [@Allison27](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Allison27)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2016, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/burn-why-doesnt-it-hurt/766934 "2016-10-09T12:18:07Z")
2 days ago, i backed up into my woodstove and burnt my back. The burn is almost a foot long. Weird thing is, it doesnt hurt at all. Does anyone know why? --- ## [Could you remain friends with someone who faked cancer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-remain-friends-with-someone-who-faked-cancer/643486)
**Author:** [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2012, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-remain-friends-with-someone-who-faked-cancer/643486 "2012-12-11T00:41:24Z")
A male friend of mine faked pancreatic cancer about 18 months ago. He wove a very elaborate and plausible web of lies to everyone in his life: brothers, son, ex-wife, co-workers, bosses and friends. He cooked up fake rad… --- ## [Aaron Hernandez found dead in cell.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-hernandez-found-dead-in-cell/784784)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aaron-hernandez-found-dead-in-cell/784784 "2017-09-25T16:14:48Z")
Aaron’s troubled life transcended sports. Stand out career in college, but he always had a violent side. Interesting timeline of his life spiraling out of control. The one bright moment was his acquittal on a double mur… --- ## [BAD Movie Endings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movie-endings/803062)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2017, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-movie-endings/803062 "2017-12-12T19:13:23Z")
I’m sure this has been discussed before, but after I watched the movie The Dinner this weekend on Netflix I felt compelled to rant about the worst ending EVER of a movie. I’ve seen bad endings before but this was someth… --- ## [Handicap PPACA/Obamcare in the SCOTUS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicap-ppaca-obamcare-in-the-scotus/570306)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2011, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/handicap-ppaca-obamcare-in-the-scotus/570306 "2011-02-12T21:17:34Z")
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or “Obamacare” is headed for the Supreme Court. See Wikipedia, and SDMB threads \[thread=595325\]Another Strike \[in the courts against HealthCare Reform law\]\[/thread\] and \[th… --- ## [How many make an orgy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-make-an-orgy/221987)
**Author:** [@clbidy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clbidy)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2004, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-make-an-orgy/221987 "2004-01-02T15:36:21Z")
OK, so I won’t die if I don’t know this by midnight, but it would help… How many people does it take to be able to legitimately call a sexual situation an orgy? I say definitely more than three or four, likely five or … --- ## [Skinny bitches...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skinny-bitches/404063)
**Author:** [@Auntbeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntbeast)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2007, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skinny-bitches/404063 "2007-05-19T15:01:00Z")
I’m the skinny, bitch. I’m tallish (5’8") thin (maybe 120lbs) and white (freckles!) Cut it with the bullshit. Happy fucking mothers day to me. These are the kinds of things said to me yesterday:“You are starting to e… --- ## [I done my doodie. How was your voting experience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-done-my-doodie-how-was-your-voting-experience/471033)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2008, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-done-my-doodie-how-was-your-voting-experience/471033 "2008-11-07T00:35:19Z")
Polls open at 6am in NY. Me and my hubby where at our polling place (a playground! I had to e-mail the Board of Elections to make sure of this since we moved into our house July of last year) at 5:50. The line was alread… --- ## [Questions for the Organized and Tidy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-the-organized-and-tidy/610655)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2012, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-the-organized-and-tidy/610655 "2012-03-09T00:36:58Z")
A question for the organized and tidy: do you actually remember where you put everything? Does everything really have a specific place? Do you always remember where you put everything? Do you have a system or a method fo… --- ## [EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eeoc-v-abercrombie-fitch-stores-inc/721344)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eeoc-v-abercrombie-fitch-stores-inc/721344 "2015-06-08T16:00:37Z")
I don’t see more than a blurb about this decision at the moment, although there are plenty of articles from back in February when the case was argued, so I don’t have much to link to just yet. \[ \](http://bigstory.ap.o… --- ## [Is there any reason a single person can't be married?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-a-single-person-cant-be-married/662041)
**Author:** [@DJ\_Motorbike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DJ_Motorbike)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2013, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-a-single-person-cant-be-married/662041 "2013-07-02T17:49:51Z")
Singles should be able to be married to “nobody” and be afforded the same benefits as married couples. I say to you, quite frankly, that the time for discrimination against singles is over. --- ## [Romnesia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romnesia/638285)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romnesia/638285 "2012-10-23T16:50:49Z")
This is some seriously funny shit. The campaign may have hit upon the best catchphrase of the election runup. He also said that Romney is in luck, because under Obamacare, he can get treatment for what is surely a pre… --- ## [New Kindles announced. What do you think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kindles-announced-what-do-you-think/634107)
**Author:** [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-kindles-announced-what-do-you-think/634107 "2012-09-18T22:36:21Z")
As expected, Amazon has announced new versions of the Kindle Fire, and the new Kindle Paperwhite that has a lighted screen (frontlit, not backlit like the Fire) to replace the Kindle Touch. The Paperwhite screen is whit… --- ## [Cars with Wire Hood Attachments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-with-wire-hood-attachments/646203)
**Author:** [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cars-with-wire-hood-attachments/646203 "2013-01-06T18:23:57Z")
What are the wires attached to the hood for, as seen here? --- ## [Daylight Savings Time: Why is the US congress split on this matter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daylight-savings-time-why-is-the-us-congress-split-on-this-matter/974456)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/daylight-savings-time-why-is-the-us-congress-split-on-this-matter/974456 "2022-11-14T19:52:19Z")
As most know Daylight Savings ends a few hours from now (November 6 at 2a). My question is, congress has seemed to consider ending it for a while now. It seems universally popular to end. So, why doesn’t it end? Is t… --- ## [What is the most common number of points scored by a football team?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-common-number-of-points-scored-by-a-football-team/649147)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2018, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-common-number-of-points-scored-by-a-football-team/649147 "2018-11-29T00:22:09Z")
I can find the most common scores - but those always include two teams. I simply want to know the most frequently appearing score, either winning or losing. Where might I find this information? --- ## [What is wrong with Huntsman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-huntsman/595712)
**Author:** [@mr.jp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mr.jp)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-wrong-with-huntsman/595712 "2011-09-15T22:51:49Z")
I don’t understand why he has so little support among republicans in USA. He is presidential looking. From wikipedia: “During his tenure, Huntsman cut taxes by more than $400 million—the largest tax cut in the state’s hi… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, March 7, 2014 -- "The Friendship Turbulence"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-march-7-2014-the-friendship-turbulence/683112)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2014, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-march-7-2014-the-friendship-turbulence/683112 "2014-03-13T21:34:15Z")
So, what did everyone think of last night’s episode? --- ## [How much does a "corpse" on TV get paid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-a-corpse-on-tv-get-paid/715795)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2015, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-a-corpse-on-tv-get-paid/715795 "2015-03-26T02:44:39Z")
I’ve been watching a lot of Hawaii 5-0, and I started to wonder how much the people who show up simply to be a dead body make to do it? Is it extra pocket money or can you make a career of it, and do you have to be an of… --- ## [Sentencing for "2drunk2care" driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sentencing-for-2drunk2care-driver/719497)
**Author:** [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2015, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sentencing-for-2drunk2care-driver/719497 "2015-05-29T21:41:45Z")
The woman who killed two people after texting “2drunk2care” was sentenced to 24 years in prison followed by 6 months probation. In real life, how long will this person actually be behind bars? Driver Who Tweeted '2 Dru… --- ## ["Say it to my face." Obama baiting McCain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-it-to-my-face-obama-baiting-mccain/467195)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2008, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-it-to-my-face-obama-baiting-mccain/467195 "2008-10-14T21:35:07Z")
In an interview with Charlie Gibson, Obama commented on McCain’s character attacks over the last week and notes that McCain did not have the sack to say it his face during tuesday’s debate: I find this comment rather i… --- ## [Republican presidential debate tonight 01/28/16](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-presidential-debate-tonight-01-28-16/744508)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2016, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-presidential-debate-tonight-01-28-16/744508 "2016-01-30T07:05:30Z")
In Des Moines, Iowa, of course. On Fox News, of course. Trump is boycotting, on account of that nasty Megyn Kelly being on the panel, of course. That leaves Bush, Carson, Christie, Cruz, Kasich, Paul and Rubio in the … --- ## [Anyone go inside and order at McDonald's recently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-go-inside-and-order-at-mcdonalds-recently/834939)
**Author:** [@Mcmechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mcmechanic)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-go-inside-and-order-at-mcdonalds-recently/834939 "2019-06-10T14:30:13Z")
I recently went inside a McDonald’s to eat. And omg it was like a free for all. There’s no organized line anymore, people just stand around and you have to to figure out who’s waiting for an order or waiting to order. Th… --- ## [Now is Not The Time to Make New Regulations About Tornado Safety](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-is-not-the-time-to-make-new-regulations-about-tornado-safety/658918)
**Author:** [@fumster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fumster)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-is-not-the-time-to-make-new-regulations-about-tornado-safety/658918 "2013-05-24T02:27:44Z")
I especially hope that the parents of the children killed will not be exploited and trotted out to testify on tornado safety. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=921&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=923&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)