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**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2017, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/finding-a-biological-parent-when-you-dont-know-who-they-are/782076 "2017-06-24T13:21:58Z")
So, my brother revealed something to me last night. A bit stunning to say the least. His father-in-law emigrated from Poland after World War 2. His mother-in-law has been dead for many years. For about a year his wife … --- ## [What would have happened if Bush's SS privatization had passed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-have-happened-if-bushs-ss-privatization-had-passed/584966)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-have-happened-if-bushs-ss-privatization-had-passed/584966 "2011-06-17T14:19:03Z")
see title. --- ## [There Are Ten Kinds of People...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-ten-kinds-of-people/611194)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-ten-kinds-of-people/611194 "2012-02-03T19:39:42Z")
I think most of us have run into the predecessor joke here already: There are 10 kinds of people: those who understand binary notation, and those who don’t. I ran across two variants that amused me enough to want to sh… --- ## [Yep, another tourist wanting to know about parking](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yep-another-tourist-wanting-to-know-about-parking/623270)
**Author:** [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yep-another-tourist-wanting-to-know-about-parking/623270 "2012-08-16T15:29:42Z")
I am planning on making my first visit to Chicago soon. I know that I don’t want to see Chicago by car, but I am driving to town because we’re combining it with a visit to relatives in Kentucky. It will stay parked for m… --- ## [Common for mothers to have sex with their sons in 0 AD britain?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-for-mothers-to-have-sex-with-their-sons-in-0-ad-britain/744200)
**Author:** [@coremelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coremelt)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2016, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-for-mothers-to-have-sex-with-their-sons-in-0-ad-britain/744200 "2016-01-30T16:57:27Z")
I read a non fiction book about 10 or so years ago that claimed that in some tribes in 0 AD Britain it was common for mothers to introduce their male children to sex by having the first encounter with them. They then we… --- ## [Nuclear deterrence: why not station two boomers in the US Great Lakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-deterrence-why-not-station-two-boomers-in-the-us-great-lakes/694309)
**Author:** [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2014, 8:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nuclear-deterrence-why-not-station-two-boomers-in-the-us-great-lakes/694309 "2014-08-02T08:46:50Z")
This has been bugging me for a long time. The US Great Lakes are huge, and no enemy attack submarine could reasonably expect to penetrate the locks and gain entry, much less sail up the seaway. US boomers could operate w… --- ## [Recommend some good high end purses](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-good-high-end-purses/527741)
**Author:** [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2010, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-good-high-end-purses/527741 "2010-02-08T19:23:39Z")
I normally won’t pay more than $50.00 for a purse or handbag, but I have an upcoming event that requires an expensive gift. I’m thinking a designer purse or handbag based on the person’s known likes and lifestyle, but my… --- ## [Teach me how to use my new reading glasses!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-how-to-use-my-new-reading-glasses/589874)
**Author:** [@Sateryn76](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sateryn76)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2011, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teach-me-how-to-use-my-new-reading-glasses/589874 "2011-07-23T22:17:03Z")
So I was having problems with dizziness and a grey fleck in my right eye that came and went. I saw my eye doctor, and was prescribed reading glasses at the ripe old age of 34! My problem wasn’t initially noticed as a f… --- ## [I think I'd like to kill my stepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-id-like-to-kill-my-stepson/239599)
**Author:** [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2004, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-id-like-to-kill-my-stepson/239599 "2004-04-21T02:40:16Z")
I’m in something of a quandry with my stepson, and I’d like some fresh views on the situation. Perhaps the combined wisdom of the SDMB can help. He is 16 years old. He is a role playing gamer, a Monty Python-quoting i… --- ## [Former NYC mayor Bloomberg to run as a Dem for president in 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-nyc-mayor-bloomberg-to-run-as-a-dem-for-president-in-2020/821295)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2019, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-nyc-mayor-bloomberg-to-run-as-a-dem-for-president-in-2020/821295 "2019-12-06T17:31:00Z")
from the Times of London. He has $50 bil and started from scratch, no help from Dad. I think he could do well in Dem primaries. I know it’s kind of silly , but I think an issue could be his height he’s 5-8 and lo… --- ## [People with narrow interests. What's that like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-narrow-interests-whats-that-like/542167)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2010, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-with-narrow-interests-whats-that-like/542167 "2010-06-13T00:28:46Z")
I have always wondered about people with narrow interests. I’ve been exposed to it a lot more lately because of facebook - people whose posts, at least, seem to be about one, possibly two subjects. Consistently. I’ve … --- ## [What is the origin of the phrase "This is why we can't have nice things?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-the-phrase-this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things/557620)
**Author:** [@TheCIASentMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheCIASentMe)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-origin-of-the-phrase-this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things/557620 "2010-10-20T20:30:03Z")
Thread title says it all. I remember hearing this phrase ever since my childhood so I’m pretty sure it predates the 80s by quite a bit. My best guess is this is something from the early part of the 1900’s when the middl… --- ## ["The Matrix Reloaded" question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-matrix-reloaded-question/522418)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2009, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-matrix-reloaded-question/522418 "2009-12-30T18:52:35Z")
Just saw it again tonight - it was better than I remembered. Just as Neo, Morpheus and Trinity enter the Merovingian’s restaurant, a guard is leading a man away from the Merovingian’s table. He glances back at Neo, who… --- ## [Your experiences with other message boards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experiences-with-other-message-boards/938980)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2021, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-experiences-with-other-message-boards/938980 "2021-07-10T02:13:37Z")
Checked out the city-data (dot) com forum a while ago. Looks like it was originally designed for people planning to move. It has specific categories for individual states/cities and for real estate and investing and such… --- ## [Persian Kiss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persian-kiss/472672)
**Author:** [@greatshakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greatshakes)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2008, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persian-kiss/472672 "2008-11-22T07:12:15Z")
About 20 years ago, I had a girlfriend from Iran. We were in our initial dating phase, and she asked me “Have you ever had a Persian kiss?” I thought that she was going to just give me a slight variation on a regular fre… --- ## [Are Irish Protestants really Irish? What do they think of themselves as being?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-irish-protestants-really-irish-what-do-they-think-of-themselves-as-being/693703)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2014, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-irish-protestants-really-irish-what-do-they-think-of-themselves-as-being/693703 "2014-07-25T15:03:46Z")
Are Protestants in Northern Ireland in particular actually of Irish ancestry or are they mostly descended from Scots, Yorkshiremen and Geordies? Was there ever a significant number of Irish Gaelic people who converted to… --- ## [Opinions on Jury Service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-jury-service/711254)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2015, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-jury-service/711254 "2015-02-05T23:27:08Z")
Well I received a Jury Service notice through the post today, but I’m not eligible to serve anyway. I’ve always wondered why people are so against the idea and go to extraordinary lengths to get out of it, personally I’v… --- ## [Why is the WhatsApp messaging app worth 16 Billion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-whatsapp-messaging-app-worth-16-billion/681765)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2014, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-whatsapp-messaging-app-worth-16-billion/681765 "2014-02-23T13:10:58Z")
WhatsApp, a messaging app, was just bought by Facebook for $16 billion. I thought Instagram being bought for “just” $1 billion was unbelievable, so this blows my mind. My understanding is that it’s simply an instant me… --- ## [Adopted children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopted-children/571510)
**Author:** [@Trubie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trubie)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adopted-children/571510 "2011-10-22T01:00:50Z")
The thread on adopted vs biological children got me thinking. Adoption has always been something I’ve been willing to do. The world is crowded. Less diapers. Lot of ups IMO. Anyway, I’ve often wondered what if you don’t … --- ## [Taking a roadtrip in Kansas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-roadtrip-in-kansas/678830)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-roadtrip-in-kansas/678830 "2014-07-27T14:36:38Z")
I’m a Kansan who really hasn’t been around much in my own state. This summer my mother wants to take another roadtrip like we did in 2012. This time though we will stay mostly in state. I’ve been to RoadTrip America g… --- ## [Live in US, work in Canada: how difficult to do legally?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-in-us-work-in-canada-how-difficult-to-do-legally/606315)
**Author:** [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2011, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/live-in-us-work-in-canada-how-difficult-to-do-legally/606315 "2011-12-17T14:20:23Z")
I am a US citizen. A long time ago, I applied for a job at my former university in Canada and was gently let down by being told that unless no qualified Canadian applicants were found, my application could not be consid… --- ## [How long does it take a food business to be profitable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-a-food-business-to-be-profitable/623762)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-a-food-business-to-be-profitable/623762 "2012-06-05T18:39:05Z")
So I’ve now been told at least 4 different things about how long it takes your average deli to be profitable. One year, two years, three years and right away or not at all. I tried google, but can’t find anything. Does… --- ## [Vaporizer pens. What do we know about them and their affect on the lungs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaporizer-pens-what-do-we-know-about-them-and-their-affect-on-the-lungs/696331)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2014, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vaporizer-pens-what-do-we-know-about-them-and-their-affect-on-the-lungs/696331 "2014-08-29T00:16:27Z")
Can someone point me in the direction of any studies about folks using these pens. My son and his girlfriend use them and I’d like to talk to them about it. Thank you. --- ## [In praise of the wisdom of Obama. Pelosi, Reid, LISTEN UP you dumb twits!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-the-wisdom-of-obama-pelosi-reid-listen-up-you-dumb-twits/531138)
**Author:** [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2010, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-the-wisdom-of-obama-pelosi-reid-listen-up-you-dumb-twits/531138 "2010-03-05T22:31:18Z")
The President states the case several times for not trying to shove major legislation down the throat of the populace. I agree with him, or at least the “him” he portrayed in the video. Do you think he is right? Or do yo… --- ## [Was this shooting morally justified?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-shooting-morally-justified/693544)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-this-shooting-morally-justified/693544 "2014-07-31T20:21:18Z")
A bit of a spin off from Skalds thread here. I thought it was a little slanted so made my own hypo. Poll to come. Here is my post from the thread: Let’s change things a bit. Instead of Josie, there’s Joe. Joe’s not a ba… --- ## [Texas Brethalyzer Refusal Laws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-brethalyzer-refusal-laws/679731)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2014, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-brethalyzer-refusal-laws/679731 "2014-01-30T13:31:18Z")
I have a couple of questions that hopefully lawyers and/or police officers could answer for me. First of all, I don’t drink and drive, period. If I have a glass of alcohol, I don’t drive for at least several hours, peri… --- ## [Why do you eyes water when you vomit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-eyes-water-when-you-vomit/648113)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-eyes-water-when-you-vomit/648113 "2013-01-24T23:29:55Z")
I can understand why your mouth waters (to protect your teeth.) But what’s the point of having watery eyes when throwing up? --- ## [The Ballad of Buster Scruggs- new Netflix film by the Coens Spoilers possible- none in OP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ballad-of-buster-scruggs-new-netflix-film-by-the-coens-spoilers-possible-none-in-op/824626)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2019, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ballad-of-buster-scruggs-new-netflix-film-by-the-coens-spoilers-possible-none-in-op/824626 "2019-02-18T22:08:07Z")
Just watched this. Quite entertaining, especially as from the 3rd vignette onwards I was no longer expecting a clear conclusion to the stories, All 6 vignettes were well shot and had something intersting in them. My favo… --- ## [Should I go to urgent care for this headache?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-go-to-urgent-care-for-this-headache/575594)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2011, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-go-to-urgent-care-for-this-headache/575594 "2011-03-23T18:27:54Z")
I have a history of migraines with aura, none in the last year though. I have maybe a couple minor headaches a week at the most these days, and nothing that ibuprofen doesn’t help. But I just woke up for the second day … --- ## [Restaurants that make no sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-that-make-no-sense/621475)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurants-that-make-no-sense/621475 "2012-05-11T18:35:09Z")
I was feeling like a burger, there was a non-chain individually operated place with burger in its name I had seen a few times and decided to check out.(never saw a car in the lot though) The front door is locked:confuse… --- ## [The most disgusting or disturbing movie you have ever seen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-or-disturbing-movie-you-have-ever-seen/738270)
**Author:** [@Brodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brodi)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2015, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-disgusting-or-disturbing-movie-you-have-ever-seen/738270 "2015-11-30T20:52:24Z")
Have any of you seen a movie that was so disgusting, disturbing or just plain f’ed up that you will never forget it? My vote goes to an obscure move from Hungary called “Taxedermia”. The plot is basically three barely … --- ## [Why is taxing the rich so terrible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-taxing-the-rich-so-terrible/257532)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2004, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-taxing-the-rich-so-terrible/257532 "2004-08-08T06:02:42Z")
Republicans seem able to successful dismiss the thought of making the rich pay more in taxes as “class warfare” and “raising taxes” and it seems to be a successful tactic among their base. How are they so good at gettin… --- ## [2015 Weight Loss and Healthy Living Support Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-weight-loss-and-healthy-living-support-thread/709241)
**Author:** [@Zyanthia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyanthia)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2015, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2015-weight-loss-and-healthy-living-support-thread/709241 "2015-10-10T16:35:37Z")
So this year I’ve decided, really decided, that I am going to lose the weight I keep talking about. I have made abortive attempts in the past, but this year I am doing it. January starting weight: 278.2 lbs. (130 pou… --- ## [Does 'the soul' exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-soul-exist/179085)
**Author:** [@SirMuffinMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SirMuffinMan)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2003, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-soul-exist/179085 "2003-06-19T06:54:19Z")
In yuor opinion, does the soul exist? The soul refers to that part of every human that makes us self-aware…it can also be referred to as ‘the mind’ of a person. Is there something that seperates us from the animals, that… --- ## [Rush Limbaugh stealthily inducted into Hall of Famous Missourians.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-stealthily-inducted-into-hall-of-famous-missourians/621940)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2012, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rush-limbaugh-stealthily-inducted-into-hall-of-famous-missourians/621940 "2012-05-28T13:30:02Z")
Missouri House GOP members managed to induct Limbaugh, apparently with nobody being aware of it until it was time. Needless to say, Democrats are in somewhat of a furor. While you may argue that Limbaugh is indeed famo… --- ## ['If there is anything I can do, let me know'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-anything-i-can-do-let-me-know/672009)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2013, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-there-is-anything-i-can-do-let-me-know/672009 "2013-10-24T11:44:56Z")
I’ve been getting this a lot lately with my fathers death. I’m the only family member maintaining the familey business founded by my grandfather. Many of my customers are enormously wealthy and influential. I feel it’s … --- ## [A Very August Couch to 5k (C25K)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-august-couch-to-5k-c25k/666081)
**Author:** [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-very-august-couch-to-5k-c25k/666081 "2013-10-20T19:38:43Z")
\[Link to previous thread.\] Oh, what the hell. I’ll preface this by saying I don’t have any interest in becomming a “runner,” per se (and I have generally always hated running). However, I am just shy of five months into… --- ## [To the stupid jerk at the airport bar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-stupid-jerk-at-the-airport-bar/553273)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-stupid-jerk-at-the-airport-bar/553273 "2010-09-21T21:06:06Z")
I’m at LAX, early for my red eye, so I grab a beer near my gate. The unfortunate thing for me was that I was two seats away from Mr loudmouth, who’s going on and on about how politics hav lost their decorum, that when … --- ## [Fleet Farm vs Farm and Fleet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleet-farm-vs-farm-and-fleet/374257)
**Author:** [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2006, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fleet-farm-vs-farm-and-fleet/374257 "2006-09-28T20:28:37Z")
Midwest dopers may know there are two similar stores: Fleet Farm and Farm & Fleet. They sell similar stuff (some clothing, tools, automotive, lawnmowers, animal care etc). Many have wondered what the difference between … --- ## [Do you have a theory about why people are getting more obese?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-theory-about-why-people-are-getting-more-obese/843874)
**Author:** [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2019, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-theory-about-why-people-are-getting-more-obese/843874 "2019-12-02T14:46:35Z")
In many countries around the world statistics on weight seem to indicate we are getting fatter and fatter, a trend that seems to accelerate after it startedaround the 70s. I am a person that believes in causality, I thin… --- ## [I'm afraid I have a drinking problem (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-afraid-i-have-a-drinking-problem-long/301002)
**Author:** [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2005, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-afraid-i-have-a-drinking-problem-long/301002 "2005-05-13T03:21:12Z")
As I’m writing this, it’s noon here in Sweden and I’m having a glass of wine, having already downed three shots of vodka. There was no more vodka, or I would have had more of that instead of wine. I should be at the lib… --- ## [The Great Apple Cider Vinegar Plague of 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-apple-cider-vinegar-plague-of-2012/617839)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2012, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-apple-cider-vinegar-plague-of-2012/617839 "2012-04-07T19:33:50Z")
Dear Diary, It has been two weeks now and I fear things have taken a turn for the worse. Crew change just happened once again out here on the Carolyn Chouest, and Joe has gotten at least two more people hooked on drinki… --- ## [How did pedophiles meet before the internet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-pedophiles-meet-before-the-internet/610284)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-pedophiles-meet-before-the-internet/610284 "2012-01-24T07:09:06Z")
I suppose this is another thing where the internet changed everything, but I wonder about before. How exactly did pedophiles meet? This isn’t exactly something like pot smoking where most people are comfortable talking … --- ## [The end of the line ... from the Ex Rhino'sHoney](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-the-line-from-the-ex-rhinoshoney/173155)
**Author:** [@Honeydew\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honeydew_1)\ **Replies:** 226\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2003, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-the-line-from-the-ex-rhinoshoney/173155 "2003-06-19T04:49:49Z")
Hey guys… I have changed my sign in name from Rhino’sHoney to Honeydew… as of this Saturday, I broke up with my bf (the said Rhino) so the old name was inappropriate (and sad too). I have written a lot about him here a… --- ## ['To Plead the Fifth' - why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-plead-the-fifth-why-not/639220)
**Author:** [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-plead-the-fifth-why-not/639220 "2012-11-02T13:42:56Z")
This may sound like a dumb question to certain legally-minded eagles around here, but I know that there is a principle in English law and enshrined in the US Bill of Rights whereby a citizen cannot be compelled to self-i… --- ## [The impossibility of trisecting an angle.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-impossibility-of-trisecting-an-angle/495575)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2009, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-impossibility-of-trisecting-an-angle/495575 "2009-05-12T21:57:09Z")
Well, “the impossibility of using an unmarked straightedge and an ordinary compass to trisect some arbitrary angle,” anyhow. (On the one hand, I wasn’t sure just how big a title we’re allowed; on the other, it looks a h… --- ## [Fallout Shelter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-shelter/722985)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2015, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-shelter/722985 "2015-09-15T01:14:34Z")
I can not be the only one playing the new Fallout Shelter game they released the other day. I just began about 3 hours ago, but it is quite cute and it does not seem to emphasize “pay to win”, at least not in the early g… --- ## [Some kid says the Pledge of Allegiance in Arabic, and out come the Crusaders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-kid-says-the-pledge-of-allegiance-in-arabic-and-out-come-the-crusaders/715733)
**Author:** [@Lemmytheseal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemmytheseal2)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2015, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-kid-says-the-pledge-of-allegiance-in-arabic-and-out-come-the-crusaders/715733 "2015-03-28T01:54:47Z")
In upstate New York, the class President passed the Pledge of Allegiance duties off to another student, apparently due to Foreign Language Week, and, well, the thread’s title speaks for itself. Now, I despise Islam, lik… --- ## [Benedict Cumberbatch: Attractive???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benedict-cumberbatch-attractive/659131)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2013, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/benedict-cumberbatch-attractive/659131 "2013-05-24T19:41:21Z")
I keep seeing this in the entertainment rags, and all I can say is… …really?! bleh. He looks like an iguana! --- ## [The deepest sympathys to all you Irish out there.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-deepest-sympathys-to-all-you-irish-out-there/518083)
**Author:** [@footballisplayedwithyourfeet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/footballisplayedwithyourfeet)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2009, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-deepest-sympathys-to-all-you-irish-out-there/518083 "2009-11-27T22:41:09Z")
I know there are a some Irish dopers out there, and I just want to give you all my sympathys for the robing that happened in Paris just a couple of minutes ago. It is an absolute scandal!! ps if Thierry Henry will break… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=930&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=932&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)