# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=925&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:** 926 --- ## [What's that song the ice cream truck is playing?- not turkey in the straw](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-song-the-ice-cream-truck-is-playing-not-turkey-in-the-straw/691573)
**Author:** [@huitzilopochtli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/huitzilopochtli)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2014, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-that-song-the-ice-cream-truck-is-playing-not-turkey-in-the-straw/691573 "2014-06-28T01:28:37Z")
It’s not do your ears hang low, or my dog has fleas or the entertainer. I moved to a new apartment on Sunday. The icecream man has been playing this song for the last 2 afternoons and it’s driving me crazy that I can’t … --- ## [So, is there anything we're allowed to put ketchup on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-there-anything-were-allowed-to-put-ketchup-on/747636)
**Author:** [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2016, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-there-anything-were-allowed-to-put-ketchup-on/747636 "2016-03-05T15:58:39Z")
We all know putting ketchup on steak is a faux pas possibly beneath even Homer Simpson. According to the “You’re enjoying food wrong” thread, it’s also a no-no to put it on a hot dog. So is there any food that I can sa… --- ## [Christian T-shirt company refuses to do gay pride T-shirts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-t-shirt-company-refuses-to-do-gay-pride-t-shirts/786504)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2017, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christian-t-shirt-company-refuses-to-do-gay-pride-t-shirts/786504 "2017-05-15T02:57:20Z")
And they won in court. The link above is to an older story, can’t find news reports on the latest victory for the company involved, but a link to the actual Court of Appeals decision is here: But the interesting pa… --- ## [What is the rationale behind an "economic stimulus"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-rationale-behind-an-economic-stimulus/483080)
**Author:** [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2009, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-rationale-behind-an-economic-stimulus/483080 "2009-02-03T18:27:23Z")
I don’t know if this belongs in GQ or GD, but here it is. What is the economic rationale behind all these “economic stimulus” efforts? There was that check that the government sent out a while back, and all these recent… --- ## [What did you call extra-lecture sessions with the TA when you were in college?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-call-extra-lecture-sessions-with-the-ta-when-you-were-in-college/555871)
**Author:** [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2010, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-call-extra-lecture-sessions-with-the-ta-when-you-were-in-college/555871 "2010-10-07T15:36:36Z")
I have a reason for asking this, but it’s really stupid, so never mind. At my college we called them “section”, which I suppose was short for “discussion section”. --- ## [I help vets mutilate puppies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-help-vets-mutilate-puppies/361928)
**Author:** [@BluePitbull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BluePitbull)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2006, 8:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-help-vets-mutilate-puppies/361928 "2006-06-28T08:51:26Z")
Well, I am doing some practical work in the vet clinics, for vet school, and one practice I dislike is ear cropping and tail docking. :frowning: Yes, the AKC does require this for certain breeds but I see nothing wrong… --- ## [Defending a Dog Attack](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defending-a-dog-attack/70971)
**Author:** [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2014, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defending-a-dog-attack/70971 "2014-02-24T01:11:46Z")
I almost got killed the other day in a horrible rottweiler incident. Well, not exactly, but it was the second time in less than a month that I’ve been at least charged at by a dog that could do some damage to me. My rea… --- ## [Kelly's Heroes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kellys-heroes/693575)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kellys-heroes/693575 "2014-07-21T17:27:29Z")
It’s my favorite Clint Eastwood movie that isn’t a Western. It has it all: a fun caper, real Shermans (not gussied-up Pershings or Pattons), real half-tracks (including a possibly real T19 105mm howitzer motor carriage… --- ## [How Did Ancient Romans Shave?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-ancient-romans-shave/359168)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2006, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-ancient-romans-shave/359168 "2006-06-05T12:28:13Z")
Did they have steel razor blades? or is bronze capable of being sharpened (sufficiently0 to shave with? If you lookj at ancient roman staues (not necessarily reliable), it seems that most emperors , up to the time of had… --- ## [Is there a good reason to be against designer babies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-reason-to-be-against-designer-babies/744828)
**Author:** [@GlowingDarkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GlowingDarkness)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-reason-to-be-against-designer-babies/744828 "2016-02-10T21:02:41Z")
Designer babies are babies that are the result of genetic modification. Assuming that we could do it in the safest manner without creating new diseases would people accept it? Would you accept it? One of the few argu… --- ## [What politicians past and/or present were ACTUALLY dumb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-politicians-past-and-or-present-were-actually-dumb/717475)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2015, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-politicians-past-and-or-present-were-actually-dumb/717475 "2015-04-15T18:14:11Z")
Let me preface this by saying that most, most people who make it to the level that they do politically are not dumb people. Even people like Ted Cruz are Ivy League kids, so I doubt that they are legitimately dumb people… --- ## [Why aren't humans different breeds/species like different cats are different breeds/](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-humans-different-breeds-species-like-different-cats-are-different-breeds/231002)
**Author:** [@fluffball86](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluffball86)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2004, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-humans-different-breeds-species-like-different-cats-are-different-breeds/231002 "2004-02-28T07:40:33Z")
I’m sure this has been answered already, but I cann’t find it. But anyway I found a couple of threads, but they didn’t answer my question well. Cats are all different species, even though there are minor differences be… --- ## [Dealing with the death of an abusive parent.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-the-death-of-an-abusive-parent/820962)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2020, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dealing-with-the-death-of-an-abusive-parent/820962 "2020-09-05T03:00:07Z")
So, my dad is dying. He was a horribly abusive father to me and my brother. My brother hasn’t seen or spoken to my dad in 20 years. I, on the other hand, quit my high-paying job, sold most of my possessions, left my frie… --- ## [judgmental woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judgmental-woman/276220)
**Author:** [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2004, 7:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/judgmental-woman/276220 "2004-11-25T07:44:16Z")
I want to rant. We had been going to this church for over a year. This couple that drives us had to go early the month of Nov. I told them we would not come for a few weeks as my son had been sick and I wanted him to g… --- ## [Christmas in the Schools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-in-the-schools/17135)
**Author:** [@David\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_B)\ **Replies:** 371\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2000, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christmas-in-the-schools/17135 "2000-01-03T08:58:00Z")
Because I kind of sparked a tangent in the thread on Christmas holidays for government employees, I figured I’d open a new thread on the subject. Below is the appropriate portion of the first message I posted relating to… --- ## [What is the worst town/city in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-town-city-in-the-world/759931)
**Author:** [@Hbk4894](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hbk4894)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2016, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-town-city-in-the-world/759931 "2016-07-24T10:54:45Z")
Rochdale England --- ## [I disagree with this warning:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-disagree-with-this-warning/677354)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-disagree-with-this-warning/677354 "2014-01-03T20:10:25Z")
I wrote: My warning was because the phrase implies that I’m calling the poster an asshole. Thing is, I think I wasn’t. I was suggesting that everyone on earth has a legal right to express an opinion. If I’d wanted to … --- ## [SUV driver talking on cell phone runs down and kills woman... not arrested!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suv-driver-talking-on-cell-phone-runs-down-and-kills-woman-not-arrested/365052)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2006, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suv-driver-talking-on-cell-phone-runs-down-and-kills-woman-not-arrested/365052 "2006-07-25T21:07:33Z")
Story here. and… Is manslaughter not a crime anymore? The hell? --- ## [How many people is Trump trying to kill with inane suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-is-trump-trying-to-kill-with-inane-suggestions/852480)
**Author:** [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2020, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-is-trump-trying-to-kill-with-inane-suggestions/852480 "2020-05-08T05:03:49Z")
Latest one: Inject some disinfectant, or shine super-bright UV into your lungs. --- ## [Tablets for ordering and such in restaurants: will this take off?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tablets-for-ordering-and-such-in-restaurants-will-this-take-off/647039)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tablets-for-ordering-and-such-in-restaurants-will-this-take-off/647039 "2013-01-16T21:20:46Z")
Went to Outback this evening out of a random whim. Turns out the one I went to have these tablets (weighed down and held up by stands) at each table that you can use to order (it beams the order directly to the kitchen,… --- ## [Notes from a Childfree Couple](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notes-from-a-childfree-couple/175843)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2003, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/notes-from-a-childfree-couple/175843 "2003-05-23T14:13:48Z")
I am in a stage of my life where most of my friends and family have young children, and my husband and I have decided not to have children. From what we’re experiencing and what we’ve seen on these boards, there is a def… --- ## [Can you competently drive a manual transmission car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-competently-drive-a-manual-transmission-car/799774)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-competently-drive-a-manual-transmission-car/799774 "2017-10-31T00:54:49Z")
Just curious. --- ## [We are just CO-WORKERS here, not family or friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-just-co-workers-here-not-family-or-friends/369671)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2006, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-are-just-co-workers-here-not-family-or-friends/369671 "2006-08-25T04:05:46Z")
Okay, Ms. Self-Appointed-Office-Social-Event-Organizer, call me a Grinch if you like, but I am sick to death of your efforts to turn our workplace into some sort of pseudo social club/family/ring of friends. Why? Why? W… --- ## [Whatcha reading July (08) edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-reading-july-08-edition/454885)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2008, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-reading-july-08-edition/454885 "2008-07-31T21:32:03Z")
Apparently our good host Khadaji is not feeling well enough to post right now. It’s been a week…any way someone can check on him? Khadaji, I hope you won’t mind if I start the thread in your absence. You can have it b… --- ## [The Sopranos -- 5/14/07 -- Kennedy and Heidi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sopranos-5-14-07-kennedy-and-heidi/403974)
**Author:** [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2007, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sopranos-5-14-07-kennedy-and-heidi/403974 "2007-05-17T15:08:54Z")
Any clues about the episode title? I don’t recall any characters named Kennedy or Heidi, so I’m thinking we’ll be talking politicians and interrupted football games. I haven’t gotten my Happy Mother’s Day phone call fr… --- ## [Spin off: How many artists do you recognize from the video/song "We Are the World"? (Video inside)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spin-off-how-many-artists-do-you-recognize-from-the-video-song-we-are-the-world-video-inside/524400)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2010, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spin-off-how-many-artists-do-you-recognize-from-the-video-song-we-are-the-world-video-inside/524400 "2010-01-16T13:46:03Z")
This is spun off from my OP here and a lot of the comments about it (in which people say how many they recognize and how old they are). So, a poll, if you will. Here is the video/song itself. Watch it and keep track o… --- ## [Benefits of a hot meal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-a-hot-meal/470891)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2008, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benefits-of-a-hot-meal/470891 "2008-11-05T18:58:54Z")
In a lot of war films great emphasis is placed on the troops being able to get a hot meal inside 'em Sarge;) So what are the benefits of a hot meal compared to a cold one?. That question asked, I have to admit I always… --- ## [Tell me about your crappy driving mistakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-crappy-driving-mistakes/625298)
**Author:** [@BTEzra04](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BTEzra04)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-crappy-driving-mistakes/625298 "2017-03-30T06:14:10Z")
And help me feel better. I feel like an idiot. Failure to yield ticket. And I should know better, because I’ve had bad luck with left turns before. It had been a long ass day at work–10.5 hours in the office. I just hop… --- ## [US Expats paying US taxes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-expats-paying-us-taxes/465559)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2008, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-expats-paying-us-taxes/465559 "2008-10-02T07:36:11Z")
A while ago while reading the Dope I was surprised to learn that if you live and work in a foreign country that you could still end up owing US taxes. What is the rational behind this? If, for example, I moved to Japan… --- ## [Do You Find Androgynous Women Sexy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-androgynous-women-sexy/227835)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2004, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-find-androgynous-women-sexy/227835 "2004-02-11T00:21:22Z")
I do! Women like Jamie Lee Curtis I find extremely sexy…also that vulcan chickon “STAR TREK”. I wonder why they are attractive…,maybe the short hair/high cheekbones? Anybody know who the actress is who plays that extrme… --- ## [Valentine Exchange - the 2010 Edition!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valentine-exchange-the-2010-edition/525435)
**Author:** [@gardentraveler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gardentraveler)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2010, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/valentine-exchange-the-2010-edition/525435 "2010-03-11T11:53:51Z")
Yes, it’s that time again! (Thanks to twickster and Ellen Cherry for their quick responses to my request for an OK, by the way.) For those of you who haven’t played before: it’s what we used to do in elementary school,… --- ## [How can you know you have heart blockages before you keel over?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-know-you-have-heart-blockages-before-you-keel-over/263582)
**Author:** [@observer11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/observer11)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2004, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-you-know-you-have-heart-blockages-before-you-keel-over/263582 "2004-09-09T02:33:44Z")
Bill Clinton’s clogged arteries have gotten a lot of attention this week. What is most surprising is that for at least 12 years, as President and former President, Clinton has probably been as closely monitored as anyone… --- ## [April Sours... (Monthly Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-sours-monthly-mini-rants/1016445)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 376\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2025, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/april-sours-monthly-mini-rants/1016445 "2025-05-01T05:14:05Z")
Continuing the discussion from March on with your bad self (plant your March mini rants): I’ve been fighting a cold for about a week now. The symptoms are mostly gone, except this nagging tickle in the back of my throa… --- ## [Comey's election intervention, the full story](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comeys-election-intervention-the-full-story/778047)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2017, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comeys-election-intervention-the-full-story/778047 "2017-01-26T18:27:30Z")
The Washington Post has the best article I’ve yet read on the full story behind the FBI Director’s intervention in the election. It shows how it may have been Bill Clinton himself who set in motion the chain of events w… --- ## [Acting tics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acting-tics/498935)
**Author:** [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2013, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/acting-tics/498935 "2013-12-20T00:53:13Z")
After watching this video from the Shia LeBeouf thread, I got the idea for this post. In the comments section on the video, someone mentions the fact that Will Smith says ‘Aww, Hell naw!" in every movie. The only thin… --- ## [What other "words" have disagreements on pronunciation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-words-have-disagreements-on-pronunciation/604178)
**Author:** [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2011, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-other-words-have-disagreements-on-pronunciation/604178 "2011-12-10T02:10:37Z")
Inspired by How do you say “FAQ”? I’m wondering about other not-quite-words (NQWs) that may have multiple pronunciations. When I was taking a class on the C++ Standard Template Library way back when it was new, the ins… --- ## [Psychopaths](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychopaths/693392)
**Author:** [@Daz\_the\_burner\_Rush](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daz_the_burner_Rush)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/psychopaths/693392 "2014-07-21T20:20:43Z")
Here’s a thought. Is psychopathy a basic, unaltered human condition? Please nobody answer who, after reading the word ‘psychopath’ thinks ‘mindless serial killers’. These days many of us are aware that psychopaths wal… --- ## [Give up, Pubbies, and Change the Game...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-up-pubbies-and-change-the-game/581043)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2011, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/give-up-pubbies-and-change-the-game/581043 "2011-05-12T20:37:04Z")
Not right now, but say Obama does make a little headway with the economy, and continues to get better and better poll numbers over the next year–here’s what I think the Republicans should do, in their own long-term best… --- ## [Casablanca question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casablanca-question/544656)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casablanca-question/544656 "2010-06-29T06:16:20Z")
Copying my tape to DVR to burn a DVD. Ilsa comes back to see Rick. He scorns her, she pulls a gun on him. “Go ahead and shoot. You’d be doing me a favor.” “Oh Rick, I tried to stay away!” Etc. Scene cuts to the sear… --- ## [Sanford defeats Colbert's sister](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanford-defeats-colberts-sister/657758)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2013, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanford-defeats-colberts-sister/657758 "2013-05-14T04:26:04Z")
. . .proving that South Carolina is everything we thought it was, and more. Well, Congress needed another far right ideologue and nutcake to keep us all amused. Link. --- ## [What's to stop me from starting a country in Antartica?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-to-stop-me-from-starting-a-country-in-antartica/571602)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2013, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-to-stop-me-from-starting-a-country-in-antartica/571602 "2013-02-25T06:11:01Z")
Inspired by the other thread about billionaires taking over countries - the hell with that. We’ve got a whole continent for the taking. Antarctica has lots and lots of space. Now, mind you, it’s not very FUN space. b… --- ## [Help Me Select A New Ring Tone! Win Absolutely Nothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-select-a-new-ring-tone-win-absolutely-nothing/616129)
**Author:** [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-select-a-new-ring-tone-win-absolutely-nothing/616129 "2012-04-05T03:32:48Z")
I need a new ring tone for my mobile (cell) phone. I have had “Me and Bobby McGee” for several years now and people look at me strangely when it rings in the supermarket. Fair enough, they probably do anyway. Prior to t… --- ## [Why do so many skeptics give believers a free pass?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-skeptics-give-believers-a-free-pass/393113)
**Author:** [@Quentin\_S.Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quentin_S.Smith)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2007, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-skeptics-give-believers-a-free-pass/393113 "2007-02-27T19:21:26Z")
I get the impression that this board is one that promotes skepticism and rational thinking. Question for you: why do you think that honest, well-meaning skeptics will debunk many unfounded superstitions but steer away fr… --- ## [SDMB All-Pro fantasy football league 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-all-pro-fantasy-football-league-2012/628389)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-all-pro-fantasy-football-league-2012/628389 "2013-08-08T14:51:03Z")
Last year’s thread We are not yet recruiting - everyone has a chance to take your slot from last year. If you want to keep track of recruiting leagues, go to the general FF discussion thread. The draft has a prelimary … --- ## [Worst gift you've ever gotten?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-gift-youve-ever-gotten/705313)
**Author:** [@huitzilopochtli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/huitzilopochtli)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2014, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-gift-youve-ever-gotten/705313 "2014-11-27T06:24:17Z")
'Tis the season for remembering ridiculous gifts. Just brought home a giant rubber tree plant that was given to me. It is ridiculous but very appreciated. Reminded me of the Christmas about 20 years ago when I went to Te… --- ## [The Iraqi Vote Has Begun...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iraqi-vote-has-begun/287398)
**Author:** [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2005, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-iraqi-vote-has-begun/287398 "2005-02-03T03:56:51Z")
… and what a glorious day this is. Freedom is at hand for these historically repressed people, for the first time ever! The naysayers and terrorists (aka “insurgents”) will soon learn how wrong they are, and have been. … --- ## [My daughters boyfriend needs to turn in his man-card](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughters-boyfriend-needs-to-turn-in-his-man-card/518297)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2009, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-daughters-boyfriend-needs-to-turn-in-his-man-card/518297 "2009-11-27T18:50:47Z")
As those of you with teenage daughters know…the new, next movie of Twilight comes out today. Now, last time I almost had to take her…but another parent volunteered at the last moment. This time she has a boyfriend…so h… --- ## [Have we been lied to about secondhand smoke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-been-lied-to-about-secondhand-smoke/119694)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2004, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-we-been-lied-to-about-secondhand-smoke/119694 "2004-03-03T11:20:13Z")
Okay, in doing research in my quest to defeat Amendment 6 in Florida, I have been more and more disturbed by the lack of evidence on the dangers of secondhand smoke. The EPA study that found ETS was a carcinogen? Vacat… --- ## [Song lyrics that make you go "Wait, what?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-make-you-go-wait-what/598263)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-make-you-go-wait-what/598263 "2011-10-10T07:34:30Z")
The Doobie Brothers’ “Long Train Runnin’” has always seemed like a complete non-sequitor to me. \*Down around the corner Half a mile from here You see them long trains runnin’ And you watch 'em disappear Without love … --- ## [MIT Press is going to publish my book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mit-press-is-going-to-publish-my-book/681282)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2015, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mit-press-is-going-to-publish-my-book/681282 "2015-03-27T12:43:47Z")
I hope I’m not jinxing it by posting this before I have a signed contract … . I got an informal acceptance email yesterday from my editor. He wants to set a deadline of April 1 for the final draft. I’m trying to set u… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=924&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=926&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)