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**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2010, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-cats-love-fish/523304 "2010-01-04T02:21:44Z")
Why is it that the favorite food of cats is fish? Whether it’s tuna, salmon, trout, shrimp, whitefish, “ocean fish” or Brandon Farms organic mackerel and sardine pâté, my little pussa loves fish more than anything in the… --- ## [Stupidest "sport" you've seen televised](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-sport-youve-seen-televised/821656)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2018, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-sport-youve-seen-televised/821656 "2018-11-01T23:16:19Z")
Yeah, if you look at it certain ways, many/most athletic endeavors can be described as silly, pointless, etc. But I saw something on TV last night that truly caused my jaw to drop. I don’t watch a lot of sports, but wh… --- ## [Anti-war songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-war-songs/718699)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2015, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anti-war-songs/718699 "2015-05-08T23:27:17Z")
So … what is your favorite anti-war song? Mine is actually from a World of Warcraft machinima. It’s a song sung by a mother, to her son, who has gone off to war. Familiarity with WoW is not essential; the only things yo… --- ## [What happens if you don't preheat an oven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-dont-preheat-an-oven/137015)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2002, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-dont-preheat-an-oven/137015 "2002-11-20T04:12:44Z")
Why does it matter whether you put your biscuits in the oven and turn it on or preheat it and then put your biscuits in? Won’t the heating up stage give you a sort of head start? --- ## [Texans, what's wrong with Texas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texans-whats-wrong-with-texas/415276)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2007, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texans-whats-wrong-with-texas/415276 "2007-08-19T02:15:03Z")
In this pit thread there’s lots of negativity about Texas so tell me Texans or former Texans or people who just don’t like Texas, what’s wrong with the place? My cousin who lives in Connecticut but lived in Texas for 2… --- ## [Ask the woman who just spent a week in the psych ward](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-who-just-spent-a-week-in-the-psych-ward/657840)
**Author:** [@Zago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zago)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2013, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-who-just-spent-a-week-in-the-psych-ward/657840 "2013-06-03T03:00:46Z")
I just spent 8 days in the local psych ward. What an experience! ‘One Flew Over the Cukoos Nest’ is not far off. Please don’t ask about the event that led me there - I’m not comfortable talking about it but will answe… --- ## [How to find telephone friends?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-telephone-friends/730286)
**Author:** [@CCitizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CCitizen)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-find-telephone-friends/730286 "2015-09-16T00:09:58Z")
I tried posting to many forums – no success – one or two calls per person. I tried paying people on Fiver to talk to me – they took my money but did not help me. Now I am trying to Rent a Friend. Any advice? --- ## [How many times can I charge my iPhone's battery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-can-i-charge-my-iphones-battery/456934)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2008, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-times-can-i-charge-my-iphones-battery/456934 "2008-07-19T04:44:42Z")
So I just got a new iPhone and am coddling it like a baby. As such, I want to maximize it’s battery life so I don’t have to send it in for replacement anytime soon. It’s to my understanding that the iPhone uses a Lithiu… --- ## [Canadian, English, French, American - what's the qoute?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-english-french-american-whats-the-qoute/93905)
**Author:** [@whistlepig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whistlepig)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2019, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadian-english-french-american-whats-the-qoute/93905 "2019-04-08T20:21:19Z")
I’m in the Pit and trying to get a rise out of a Canadian (for fun). There’s a quote about Canada that goes better than the following mangled text: “The poor Canadians, they could have had American \_\_\_, French food and… --- ## [Why do you believe that Jesus was physically Resurrected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-believe-that-jesus-was-physically-resurrected/395611)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2007, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-believe-that-jesus-was-physically-resurrected/395611 "2007-03-19T16:58:50Z")
This thread is partially prompted by some exchanges in this Pit thread started by badchad. I’m not really interested in Chads attempted pitting of tomndebb in that thread but I do think that he and a guest poster named h… --- ## [Paint Removal From Glasses Frames?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paint-removal-from-glasses-frames/208824)
**Author:** [@iamthewalrus\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iamthewalrus_3)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2003, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paint-removal-from-glasses-frames/208824 "2003-10-29T17:25:14Z")
I have a pair of frames that I just love, but that are starting to have serious loss of paint from chipping. I’ve noticed that underneath the paint seems to be a smooth light colored metal. It looks shiny like aluminum, … --- ## [Emeritus Hal Lewis Resigns - Are Scientists Really Above Corruption?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emeritus-hal-lewis-resigns-are-scientists-really-above-corruption/557752)
**Author:** [@nilum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nilum)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2010, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/emeritus-hal-lewis-resigns-are-scientists-really-above-corruption/557752 "2010-10-24T09:08:57Z")
http://my.telegraph.co.uk/reasonmclucus/reasonmclucus/15835660/professor-emiritus-hal-lewis-resigns-from-american-physical-society/ So is it all about money? This seems to be the common argument among man-made global wa… --- ## [Ask the person who works at a primate sanctuary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-works-at-a-primate-sanctuary/693270)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2014, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-who-works-at-a-primate-sanctuary/693270 "2014-07-21T12:31:12Z")
Well, there it is. I recently took a job at a primate sanctuary (as fundraising director) and it has been a truly eye-opening experience. It is certainly unlike any job I have ever had. I thought talking about it might … --- ## [Longest street in the United States.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-street-in-the-united-states/370852)
**Author:** [@kleptosidewinder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kleptosidewinder)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2006, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-street-in-the-united-states/370852 "2006-09-02T14:23:58Z")
Not a highway or interstate. Someone told me it was Broad Street in Philadelphia but I don’t buy that due to City Hall interrupting Broad Street in the middle. I’ve heard Colfax Ave. in Denver, Figueroa in LA, and even B… --- ## [Jury Duty - Didn't get notice in time...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-didnt-get-notice-in-time/496004)
**Author:** [@Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nefarious_Chipmunk)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2009, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jury-duty-didnt-get-notice-in-time/496004 "2009-05-11T20:20:01Z")
I recently went to visit family for a week and a half (my sister had a baby :slight\_smile: ) and when I got back in town, on Wednesday, I went and checked my PO box and found a jury duty notice inside. The notice was fo… --- ## [A Slightly DIFFERENT Abortion Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-slightly-different-abortion-question/630655)
**Author:** [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2012, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-slightly-different-abortion-question/630655 "2012-08-09T05:20:08Z")
I DO NOT WANT this to be an abortion debate. Anyone entering into that is highjacking and threadshitting and trolling and has bad breath. You know how, in the Same Sex Marriage discussion, a lot of people have said tha… --- ## [Share Me A Clue: Cotton Is Racist???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-me-a-clue-cotton-is-racist/796697)
**Author:** [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-me-a-clue-cotton-is-racist/796697 "2017-09-23T04:15:15Z")
Hobby Lobby Cotton Display Goes Viral For Being Racist Sometimes, I just don’t know what to think anymore. Get a haircut, turn down the gol-durned music, and get off my lawn. --- ## [McCain campaign claims Northern Virginia isn't 'real Virginia'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-campaign-claims-northern-virginia-isnt-real-virginia/468565)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Carrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Carrot)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2008, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-campaign-claims-northern-virginia-isnt-real-virginia/468565 "2008-10-24T02:21:03Z")
Thank you so much, Senator. Nancy Pfotenhauer said that southern Virginia, ‘real’ Virginia, was open to McCain, and when offered a chance to say that she was exaggerating or joking or whatever, reiterated the statement. … --- ## [Jewish influence in Politics and the Media Coincidence or Conspiracy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-influence-in-politics-and-the-media-coincidence-or-conspiracy/664506)
**Author:** [@12741](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/12741)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-influence-in-politics-and-the-media-coincidence-or-conspiracy/664506 "2013-07-25T21:45:24Z")
As the title says, is there a conspiracy, or is it coinicidence that many Jewish people support generally the same political views with the strong influence they have on America? Keep in mind that "The community self-ide… --- ## [Jeffery Toobin flashed his junk on a Zoom call to other New Yorker staffers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-toobin-flashed-his-junk-on-a-zoom-call-to-other-new-yorker-staffers/923363)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2021, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeffery-toobin-flashed-his-junk-on-a-zoom-call-to-other-new-yorker-staffers/923363 "2021-06-14T18:58:33Z")
…and has now been suspended. He says he thought he wasn’t sharing video…Hmmmmmm. He has requested time off for personal matters at his other gig, CNN and they have granted it. C’mon, what possible reason would he ha… --- ## [I $%^&ing HATE Liberals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ing-hate-liberals/756772)
**Author:** [@Salvor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Salvor)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2016, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-ing-hate-liberals/756772 "2016-06-12T02:41:45Z")
Especially San Francisco liberals, and I say this as a liberal. Why you ask, many reasons, but I just read an article that infuriated me. It relates to Housing in San Francisco, and the refusal of those stuck up latte … --- ## [Where are all the election deniers hiding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-election-deniers-hiding/974758)
**Author:** [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2024, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-are-all-the-election-deniers-hiding/974758 "2024-06-15T11:00:37Z")
I was expecting a flood of crazies, screaming for recounts or screaming that the vote was rigged and should be ignored. … I was expecting that from many districts in which a Republican lost, there would be cries of de… --- ## [The Ten Worst Nobel Peace Prize Winners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ten-worst-nobel-peace-prize-winners/513252)
**Author:** [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2010, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ten-worst-nobel-peace-prize-winners/513252 "2010-09-14T04:05:51Z")
Great article here- My list 1- Arafat 2- Kissinger 3- Gore 4- Obama 5- Mandela 6- Annan 7- Gorbachev 8- Kellogg 9- Yunus 10- Root --- ## [I like Durarara!...but what's it about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-durarara-but-whats-it-about/591092)
**Author:** [@Bosstrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstrain)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2011, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-durarara-but-whats-it-about/591092 "2011-08-04T20:30:31Z")
What is Durarara! For those that don’t know what I’m talking about it’s a show that comes on Adult Swim after Bleach…but what is it about? I mean, I get it’s got a Headless Rider :eek: (who’s also a hot chick ;), weird… --- ## [Asserted: a fantasy, even a disgusting one, is morally neutral.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asserted-a-fantasy-even-a-disgusting-one-is-morally-neutral/331799)
**Author:** [@robertliguori](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robertliguori)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2005, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asserted-a-fantasy-even-a-disgusting-one-is-morally-neutral/331799 "2005-11-23T06:57:00Z")
In this thread, the assertion was made that fantasies were moral events. I disagree. Any fantasy, no matter how detailed and repugnant, is simply a fantasy. It does not affect others in any way (as long as you’re not… --- ## [What were the most effective forms of birth control before the 20th century?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-most-effective-forms-of-birth-control-before-the-20th-century/538683)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2010, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-most-effective-forms-of-birth-control-before-the-20th-century/538683 "2010-05-09T00:30:28Z")
This year is the 50th anniversary of “the Pill”, but even before then family size had decreased from previous generations. Family size in 1960 had decreased by about 1.6 children (from just under 4.0 to just over 2.0 pe… --- ## [YogSothoth, how'd you get so fucking stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogsothoth-howd-you-get-so-fucking-stupid/766996)
**Author:** [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2016, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yogsothoth-howd-you-get-so-fucking-stupid/766996 "2016-10-01T04:00:26Z")
In a thread in which a poster has burned his or her back, YogSothoth writes: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19654765&postcount=4 Holy shit! Third fucking degree burns. Do you know how fucking serio… --- ## [Keys worn on the belt=gay...wtf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keys-worn-on-the-belt-gay-wtf/43039)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2000, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keys-worn-on-the-belt-gay-wtf/43039 "2000-11-29T15:52:19Z")
How did this notion originate, and is it still current? --- ## [Congratulate me! I'm finally reading Discworld!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulate-me-im-finally-reading-discworld/571516)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2011, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/congratulate-me-im-finally-reading-discworld/571516 "2011-02-28T20:21:45Z")
My hubby gave me a Nook Color for Christmas. He pre-loaded it with over 600 books. Some were ones he knew I wanted (John Grisham, Stephen King, Douglas Addams). Some were educational/factual that he thought I’d enjoy (Fr… --- ## [Trump Won-Time for an Alt Left?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-won-time-for-an-alt-left/780815)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 10:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-won-time-for-an-alt-left/780815 "2017-02-27T10:57:55Z")
This post and thread is a distillation of several months of thinking and observations I’ve done so it will almost certainly involve my repeating themes and ideas from previous occasions. Before Trump announced in the su… --- ## [DIY help: Tap becomes upside down after screwed tight...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-help-tap-becomes-upside-down-after-screwed-tight/760904)
**Author:** [@teddybound](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teddybound)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2016, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diy-help-tap-becomes-upside-down-after-screwed-tight/760904 "2016-08-04T00:31:08Z")
My previous tap rusted badly and had to be removed, so I bought a new one and screwed it on myself. However, after tightening it full, it ends up upside down. If I unwind it to be straight, it feels very loose. What ar… --- ## [The painful reality of growing apart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-painful-reality-of-growing-apart/723314)
**Author:** [@Hugosvoice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hugosvoice)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2015, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-painful-reality-of-growing-apart/723314 "2015-07-07T13:58:16Z")
I just came across this article and it really hit home with me, this part especially: “I knew no matter how hard we’d tried, we’d grown apart, that phrase people use when they can’t point to abuse or affairs or addict… --- ## [Are 'pi' and 'e' related?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pi-and-e-related/70155)
**Author:** [@DrDoom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDoom)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2015, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-pi-and-e-related/70155 "2015-07-18T09:23:24Z")
Can ‘pi’ be related to ‘e’ such that pi=f(e) or e=g(pi) eliminating that f(e) or g(pi) is just the ratio of e/pi or pi/e ? MODERATOR COMMENT: Please note that this thread is from 2001, up to post #8, when it is revive… --- ## [Gay Pirates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-pirates/512259)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2009, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-pirates/512259 "2009-10-06T05:07:47Z")
I asked this question many years ago, but didn’t get much success. Thought I would try one more time. In the late 70’s, when I was living in NYC, there was an article (Village Voice?) about a book that claimed many of t… --- ## [What neat thing did you just learn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-neat-thing-did-you-just-learn/721565)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-neat-thing-did-you-just-learn/721565 "2015-06-12T22:45:47Z")
To head you all off at the pass, pineapples don’t grow on trees, ponies are not baby horses, the gas tank is on the side with the arrow, those little tabs are there to hold the aluminum foil in the box… did I forget any … --- ## [Ask the old person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-old-person/598505)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2011, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-old-person/598505 "2011-10-10T12:30:49Z")
It’s obvious from threads like this that many of you young whippersnappers are interested in how old people function, but either don’t know one well enough to ask, or are afraid we’ll beat you with our canes. So here’s … --- ## [Do you know who "Squiggy" is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-who-squiggy-is/659187)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2013, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-who-squiggy-is/659187 "2013-05-26T04:38:31Z")
and how old are you? --- ## [Jesus statue struck by lightning \[edited thread title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-statue-struck-by-lightning-edited-thread-title/543263)
**Author:** [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2010, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-statue-struck-by-lightning-edited-thread-title/543263 "2010-06-17T14:56:48Z")
It was struck by lightning earlier this evening, and this is all that is left. 'Tis the end of an era, I tell you. ::sniff:: --- ## [If a diver dives really deep and poops... will it float?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-diver-dives-really-deep-and-poops-will-it-float/687871)
**Author:** [@Artemis\_Tardis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Artemis_Tardis)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2014, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-a-diver-dives-really-deep-and-poops-will-it-float/687871 "2014-05-09T04:02:58Z")
I was wondering: If someone managed to go really deep with an exposed butt (with a cork so water would not find its way in) (which leads to another question: if someone decides to go diving with an exposed butthole would… --- ## [I think I see why my job as an Army recruiter is hard. (Mild)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-see-why-my-job-as-an-army-recruiter-is-hard-mild/437261)
**Author:** [@SSG\_Schwartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSG_Schwartz)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2008, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-i-see-why-my-job-as-an-army-recruiter-is-hard-mild/437261 "2008-02-19T16:51:20Z")
Y’know, I don’t really know where to post this. I want to trash people who object to recruiters saying things like this . Everything she says is true. There are some people who have been in for many years and never de… --- ## [Did the USA lose the War of 1812?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-usa-lose-the-war-of-1812/375930)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2006, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-usa-lose-the-war-of-1812/375930 "2006-12-23T22:06:44Z")
In this Staff report: http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mwar1812.htm It is argued that the USA lost, and that Canada won- or at least that the USA perhaps came out with a draw. Many factors are considered. But there’… --- ## [Fuck you for abandoning her](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-for-abandoning-her/430422)
**Author:** [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2008, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-for-abandoning-her/430422 "2008-01-02T18:08:08Z")
My cousin had a couple of massive strokes about ten years ago. She was married with a couple of kids. She’s been in hospitals and rehab and finally long-term residential care places since that time. She will not recov… --- ## ["Life Alert" EMS summoning devices--what about locking the house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-alert-ems-summoning-devices-what-about-locking-the-house/482747)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 11:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-alert-ems-summoning-devices-what-about-locking-the-house/482747 "2011-02-25T11:51:44Z")
You know that famous old commercial that gave us the tagline, I’ve fallen down and I can’t get up!. But AFAIK, the actual call could be answered by any local emergency service point, whether a private ambulance company… --- ## [You idiots keep spelling my name wrong!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-idiots-keep-spelling-my-name-wrong/269842)
**Author:** [@cowgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cowgirl)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2006, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-idiots-keep-spelling-my-name-wrong/269842 "2006-11-27T09:27:27Z")
And now, for the twelve millionth rant on the subject: I just started a new job last week. So far I have seen my name misspelled by four different people. Each of these people found out my name from the e-mail that I … --- ## [Would humans from high gravity planets necessarily be super strong?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-humans-from-high-gravity-planets-necessarily-be-super-strong/363797)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2006, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-humans-from-high-gravity-planets-necessarily-be-super-strong/363797 "2006-07-10T23:28:00Z")
A common science fiction theme/notion is that humans raised on higher gravity planets would be super strong, shorter and bulkier than humans raised on normal gravity planets. Is this necessarily true? Would a person rais… --- ## [How many animal species become extinct everyday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-animal-species-become-extinct-everyday/499746)
**Author:** [@agentorange4tang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/agentorange4tang)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-animal-species-become-extinct-everyday/499746 "2009-06-15T19:16:12Z")
So i’m a big fan of Daniel Quinn’s work (Ishmael, My Ishmael, Story of B, etc.), but one thing that tends to irk my goat about him is that in much of his writing, he claims that “as many as 200 species of animals become … --- ## [Is there a place with 4 StarBucks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-place-with-4-starbucks/371184)
**Author:** [@FrantzJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrantzJ)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2006, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-place-with-4-starbucks/371184 "2006-09-06T15:34:11Z")
I live in Seattle, the tumor from which the worldwide cancer of StarBucks originated. I have seen streets where there are StarBucks across the street from StarBucks, and I have seen intersections with 3 StarBucks on dif… --- ## [How accepted was the practice of openly using cocaine in the 80s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-accepted-was-the-practice-of-openly-using-cocaine-in-the-80s/680428)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2014, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-accepted-was-the-practice-of-openly-using-cocaine-in-the-80s/680428 "2014-02-05T05:27:12Z")
I’ve been watching some movies set around that time period, and I was just wondering. Among the affluent especially, was there a period of years where the quasi-discretion of sneaking off to the restroom wasn’t required… --- ## [A b c](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-b-c/741676)
**Author:** [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2016, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-b-c/741676 "2016-07-23T00:03:34Z")
Aardvark --- ## [Regarding Weirddave being suspended.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-weirddave-being-suspended/350220)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regarding-weirddave-being-suspended/350220 "2006-03-30T19:15:40Z")
First, I have to say that I don’t like Weirdave, but I do believe in being fair. Among the deserved reasons for his suspension: This one, though, deserves a little bit more explanation IMHO: Yes, he was misleading,… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=990&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=992&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)