# Unusual topics that are extremely incendiary on other boards **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 25, 2016, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-topics-that-are-extremely-incendiary-on-other-boards/763884 "2016-08-25T05:19:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-topics-that-are-extremely-incendiary-on-other-boards/763884/1 "2016-08-25T05:19:02Z")
I post on a female-dominated board that has many sub-fora, and in the ones that are not specifically devoted to religion, politics, abortion, breastfeeding, cloth diapering, child discipline (which may include spanking), and a few other controversial topics, those issues are banned beyond their mention. But what is the topic that creates the most vicious debate? The minimum age for a child to have a cell phone. Anyone have similar experiences? ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-topics-that-are-extremely-incendiary-on-other-boards/763884/2 "2016-08-25T06:10:52Z")
On NFL/sports message boards: Tony Romo. He is fiercely defended by a few (including me) and fiercely ridiculed/attacked by many. On military message boards: The F-35 fighter jet. ---
**Author:** ![X.L.Lent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/a5b964/32.png) [@X.L.Lent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X.L.Lent)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-topics-that-are-extremely-incendiary-on-other-boards/763884/3 "2016-08-25T07:00:51Z")
Is the topic of fire incendiary? ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-topics-that-are-extremely-incendiary-on-other-boards/763884/4 "2016-08-25T07:03:34Z")
On a bicycle forum, the topics of chain maintenance and helmet use can go on for months. Nevermind Lance. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-topics-that-are-extremely-incendiary-on-other-boards/763884/5 "2016-08-25T07:04:20Z")
Other boards? What? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-topics-that-are-extremely-incendiary-on-other-boards/763884/6 "2016-08-25T07:06:25Z")
On the Board Game Geek forums, it’s “Ameritrash: good or bad?” (Ameritrash is a broad category of game. People argue about whether the category exists, whether games in that category are good or bad, and whether the term itself is good or bad.) ---
**Author:** ![kiz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@kiz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kiz)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-topics-that-are-extremely-incendiary-on-other-boards/763884/7 "2016-08-25T07:07:44Z")
One reason why I stopped reading a few food-related forums was because arguments would go on for pages about whether one should use X or Y as a particular ingredient in a particular dish. I love discussing culinary stuff, but really. ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 8:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-topics-that-are-extremely-incendiary-on-other-boards/763884/8 "2016-08-25T08:00:31Z")
Whether the Earth is flat. That’s always a good one. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-topics-that-are-extremely-incendiary-on-other-boards/763884/9 "2016-08-25T08:09:16Z")
There are other boards? Where? ---
**Author:** ![naita](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naita/32/5862_2.png) [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-topics-that-are-extremely-incendiary-on-other-boards/763884/10 "2016-08-25T10:43:58Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > There are other boards? Where? Lumber yards. Lots of them. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-topics-that-are-extremely-incendiary-on-other-boards/763884/11 "2016-08-25T11:50:44Z")
> [@kiz](#): > > One reason why I stopped reading a few food-related forums was because arguments would go on for pages about whether one should use X or Y as a particular ingredient in a particular dish. > > I love discussing culinary stuff, but really. Food topics can be unusually volatile. My ex-wife is a member of the _[Slow Food](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_Food)_ movement which sounds fairly sane and benign on the surface but it is anything but that when you meet the leaders. It is a strongly militant organization that outdoes even the craziest of the breastfeeders. I only spoke to the leadership of the Slow Food movement a couple of times in person before I refused to ever do it again for fear of all of our safety (I was going to hurt them as badly as possible if we ever crossed paths again). If you think I am some sort of an arrogant ass, try cranking that up x1000 and then you have a remote approximation of how bad they are. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-topics-that-are-extremely-incendiary-on-other-boards/763884/12 "2016-08-25T11:56:49Z")
> [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](#): > > Whether the Earth is flat. That’s always a good one. Who thinks it isn’t? I can walk across my yard and tell you that. There are some small hills but those can be fixed. ---
**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-topics-that-are-extremely-incendiary-on-other-boards/763884/13 "2016-08-25T11:57:06Z")
Go on any car/motorcycle forum and ask about oil. ---
**Author:** ![excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e8c25b/32.png) [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-topics-that-are-extremely-incendiary-on-other-boards/763884/14 "2016-08-25T12:23:53Z")
> [@Jet\_Jaguar](#): > > Go on any car/motorcycle forum and ask about oil. Pffftt! Ask about oil _filters_. ---
**Author:** ![Turpentine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Turpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turpentine)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-topics-that-are-extremely-incendiary-on-other-boards/763884/15 "2016-08-25T12:33:13Z")
> [@Shagnasty](#): > > Food topics can be unusually volatile. My ex-wife is a member of the _[Slow Food](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_Food)_ movement which sounds fairly sane and benign on the surface but it is anything but that when you meet the leaders. It is a strongly militant organization that outdoes even the craziest of the breastfeeders. I only spoke to the leadership of the Slow Food movement a couple of times in person before I refused to ever do it again for fear of all of our safety (I was going to hurt them as badly as possible if we ever crossed paths again). If you think I am some sort of an arrogant ass, try cranking that up x1000 and then you have a remote approximation of how bad they are. Eeesh, those slow food people are nuts. No wonder you got divorced. ---
**Author:** ![Jet\_Jaguar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jet_jaguar/32/3562_2.png) [@Jet\_Jaguar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jet_Jaguar)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-topics-that-are-extremely-incendiary-on-other-boards/763884/16 "2016-08-25T12:35:44Z")
> [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](#): > > Pffftt! > > Ask about oil _filters_. I bet you don’t even send your old oil in for analysis… ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-topics-that-are-extremely-incendiary-on-other-boards/763884/17 "2016-08-25T12:47:04Z")
de-clawing cats toilet paper orientation Game of Thrones spoilers ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-topics-that-are-extremely-incendiary-on-other-boards/763884/18 "2016-08-25T13:23:35Z")
> [@Omar\_Little](#): > > toilet paper orientation > Game of Thrones spoilers Interesting pairing, there. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-topics-that-are-extremely-incendiary-on-other-boards/763884/19 "2016-08-25T13:25:09Z")
Whether or not bands like AC/DC, Van Halen, etc. are heavy metal. ---
**Author:** ![ZPG\_Zealot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e47c2d/32.png) [@ZPG\_Zealot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZPG_Zealot)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-topics-that-are-extremely-incendiary-on-other-boards/763884/20 "2016-08-25T13:40:52Z")
Throw the topic of ebooks out to a group of archivists and the results will be similar to the Battle of Leningrad. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unusual-topics-that-are-extremely-incendiary-on-other-boards/763884.md?page=2)