# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1&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:** 2 --- ## [The Trump Impeachment Inquiry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-impeachment-inquiry/840771)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 7039\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2021, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-impeachment-inquiry/840771 "2021-01-16T16:58:46Z")
I know we’ve got like a million threads about Trump’s corruption, but today’s news is the start of a whole new chapter (or, likely, an entire spinoff series): What should we expect in the next week or so? Will some of … --- ## [Why hasn't the Neighborhood Watch shooter been arrested?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-the-neighborhood-watch-shooter-been-arrested/615504)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 4271\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2012, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-hasnt-the-neighborhood-watch-shooter-been-arrested/615504 "2012-04-17T21:01:27Z")
Story here. Synopsis: A teenager visiting relatives in a gated community is seen by the neighborhood watch captain, who calls 911 to report a “suspicious person”. The operator tells the captain not to do anything and j… --- ## [New and Unimproved Workplace Rants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 4468\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-and-unimproved-workplace-rants/734638 "2026-09-23T19:00:52Z")
Since the other one hasn’t been updated in a couple of weeks, has over 9,000 posts and over 1 million views, I think I’ll just let it rest and start a new one. And because fuck you, that’s why, I’m going to post a sort … --- ## [Trump associates may have coordinated with Russians, according to US officials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-associates-may-have-coordinated-with-russians-according-to-us-officials/782799)
**Author:** [@skdo23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skdo23)\ **Replies:** 5685\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-associates-may-have-coordinated-with-russians-according-to-us-officials/782799 "2020-02-21T15:06:16Z")
So do we get to say “go back to Russia” to conservatives now? --- ## [The Ongoing Online Dating Advice Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ongoing-online-dating-advice-thread/540978)
**Author:** [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Replies:** 3479\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2017, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ongoing-online-dating-advice-thread/540978 "2017-06-13T00:11:45Z")
I’m starting this not so much as an authority, but as an instigator. This thread was inspired from this post. I will give you a bit of my online dating background though: I got separated in 2003, divorced in 2005. I … --- ## [The Celebrity Death Pool 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 3002\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2012/604679 "2013-01-03T13:53:30Z")
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!“ Well, here we go for 2012! I’m Baker, your new Death Mistress, taking over for amarone. Give amarone three cheers for all the hard work s/he has put in. HUZZAH! HUZZAH! H… --- ## [NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140)
**Author:** [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2022, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-1/911140 "2022-02-07T00:52:36Z")
The old thread (now topic) maxed out. --- ## [Russia has invaded Ukraine. How will the West respond?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-has-invaded-ukraine-how-will-the-west-respond/682513)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 3839\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2020, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-has-invaded-ukraine-how-will-the-west-respond/682513 "2020-09-17T19:53:38Z")
It appears that a Russian invasion of Ukraine, specifically the Crimea, is ongoing, or at least the Ukrainian Interior Ministry thinks so, and the Russian Parliament is readying laws to incorporate new territory into the… --- ## [Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 8051\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2026, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-2/973972 "2026-10-01T03:51:27Z")
Continuing the discussion from Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 1) - #10091 by Walken\_After\_Midnight. Previous discussions: Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 1) Just a reminder: Kedikat has been ins… --- ## [Is Fox News really all that bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fox-news-really-all-that-bad/636625)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 2878\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fox-news-really-all-that-bad/636625 "2024-01-04T22:00:00Z")
First off, I’m very liberal. Second off, I watch almost zero TV news. I catch it at my parents (not necessarily Fox), doctors’ offices, and times like that. I do see a bunch of clips all the time of Fox News programs su… --- ## [Trump's Republican primary campaign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 4199\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2016, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-republican-primary-campaign/729828 "2016-05-29T03:27:50Z")
Just wanted to make a neutral-titled thread for this, as there are for other candidates. Anyway - latest national poll puts Trump at 30% with Carson a distant second at 18%. Add Fiorina at 4% and you get a whopping 52% … --- ## [The Bundys are at it again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bundys-are-at-it-again/742043)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 4039\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2024, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-bundys-are-at-it-again/742043 "2024-07-20T12:46:36Z")
The Bundys have decided to move their fucking dog and pony show from Nevada to Oregon, even though the people they claim to be supporting have told them to go away. And now, they’ve taken over a federal building in Harn… --- ## [Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-1/931945 "2024-01-05T16:14:51Z")
Starting off with this guy. # Washington barber defies coronavirus restrictions, tells customers to have ‘a shot of whiskey’ instead of wearing mask “I haven’t done anything wrong, nobody has gotten sick, and I’m not … --- ## [FBI Search and Seizure at Trump's Mar-A-Lago Residence, August 8, 2022, Case Dismissed July 15, 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 8554\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2026, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-search-and-seizure-at-trumps-mar-a-lago-residence-august-8-2022-case-dismissed-july-15-2024/969329 "2026-02-27T01:52:50Z")
Courtesy of @JohnT, there is a statement on Twitter purported to be issued by Trump stating his residence is being searched by the FBI: This is huge. I note he was treated exactly the same as any other target of a wa… --- ## [Series you've recently watched, are now watching or have given up on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 9805\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/series-youve-recently-watched-are-now-watching-or-have-given-up-on/946108 "2026-10-16T22:57:38Z")
. . .and your opinions of same, if you will. We just finished the British series Scott and Bailey, a cop show that is very woman-centric. Takes place in Manchester, complete with the accents (so you may need subtitles).… --- ## [How has the disgraced, CONVICTED FELON, former but once again President Trump pissed you off today? (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 9997\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2025, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-has-the-disgraced-convicted-felon-former-but-once-again-president-trump-pissed-you-off-today-part-1/942178 "2025-02-06T18:32:40Z")
Previous thread, which was approaching the mandatory 10,000-post shutdown point: How has Former President Trump pissed you off today? During the campaign and even after being elected, Donald Trump has proved again and a… --- ## [What is your ongoing opinion of the Affordable Care Act? (Title Edited)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-ongoing-opinion-of-the-affordable-care-act-title-edited/647561)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 3976\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2016, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-ongoing-opinion-of-the-affordable-care-act-title-edited/647561 "2016-09-11T13:51:01Z")
For a long time the ACA was sitting on some awfully rocky ground, having been handicapped by rampant GOP obstruction and repeal efforts, the uncertainty of the Supreme Court ruling, and finally the November election. Ev… --- ## [I've seen fire and I've seen rain.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain/793564)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 14512\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2020, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-fire-and-ive-seen-rain/793564 "2020-06-22T07:28:37Z")
I’ve seen sunny days that I thought would never end. Sent from my XT1635-02 using Tapatalk --- ## [I don't quite get today's "Questionable Content" strip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 2759\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2026, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-quite-get-todays-questionable-content-strip/535967 "2026-07-02T00:42:22Z")
Re today’s strip. He’s trying to comfort her after his rejection of her advances the previous night. Makeup hug - he holds her gingerly - he tries to disengage - her arms move from his waist up to his chest - then surpri… --- ## [Trolls R Us Resurrections (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 9971\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2026, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trolls-r-us-resurrections-part-1/950518 "2026-06-06T16:34:21Z")
I don’t have any trolls to report but we’ve completely lost our last troll thread, so I’m hoping we can start again with a new one while the old one devolves into the same group of people bickering. If you see any actua… --- ## [Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 9994\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2024, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442 "2024-08-13T00:48:22Z")
What would prevent Jack Dorsey from building a different type of Social Media platform that rivals Twitter? --- ## [Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Thread - 2020 Breaking News](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 6360\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coronavirus-covid-19-2019-ncov-thread-2020-breaking-news/847758 "2021-01-05T20:59:29Z")
We’ve had a couple of threads in IMHO talking about this, but now that deaths have topped 1000 (and the daily toll topped 100 for the first time), I thought I’d start a thread where we can simply monitor the progress of … --- ## [A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 9998\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-perfectly-reasonable-amount-of-schadenfreude-about-things-happening-to-trump-his-enablers-part-2/984250 "2025-01-20T19:23:27Z")
Continuing the discussion from A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfreude about Things Happening to Trump & His Enablers (Part 1) - #10006 by JohnT. Previous discussions: A Perfectly Reasonable Amount of Schadenfr… --- ## [The Celebrity Death Pool 2011](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523)
**Author:** [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Replies:** 2693\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2012, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2011/562523 "2012-01-07T04:37:17Z")
Here we go for 2011. The rules are as before. Please note my request at the bottom of the post that you submit your list in a specific format. \*\*The Rules: \*\* You pick 13 celebrities (that’s thirteen, not ten) whom y… --- ## [Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-1/960037)
**Author:** [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Replies:** 9982\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2022, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-2022-02-24-part-1/960037 "2022-10-29T17:49:13Z")
It has started. Artillery attacks across the border on – so far – military installations. Reuters CNN USA Today A military analyst on CNN said they are likely probing for the weakest spots before moving in the main … --- ## [SDMB Bigoted Asshole Omnibus Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-bigoted-asshole-omnibus-thread/623489)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 3685\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-bigoted-asshole-omnibus-thread/623489 "2020-12-07T12:05:30Z")
We get it. You’re racist. More garbage here. I’m not going to debate with you. I’m just going to kindly ask you (and by you, I mean all you racist fuckers) to stop wasting space on my message board. Your opinion… --- ## [Brasil 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840)
**Author:** [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Replies:** 3513\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2014, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brasil-2014/687840 "2014-07-18T17:00:42Z")
Anybody else looking forward to this year’s World Cup in Brasil? I don’t make all that much time for soccer anymore these days but when the World Cup is on I DEFINITELY tune in. Are you going to? --- ## [The horror of blimps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-of-blimps/152885)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2005, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-of-blimps/152885 "2005-04-24T19:12:03Z")
Last week while travelling I stopped at a Zany Brainy store and saw that they had a blimp for sale. It’s called Airship Earth, and it’s a great big balloon with a map of the Earth on it, and two propellors hanging from … --- ## [NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 9998\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-2/959018 "2023-07-04T21:42:07Z")
Continuing the discussion from NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 1) - #10037 by running\_coach. Previous discussions: NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 1) --- ## [The Trump Administration: A Clusterfuck in the Making Part Deux (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 9978\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-trump-administration-a-clusterfuck-in-the-making-part-deux-part-1/911083 "2021-02-24T14:56:12Z")
Well, since the new board has a limit of 10,000 posts, and the old Clusterfuck thread was WAAAAY more than that… Here is a new thread to discuss all of the newest clustefucks. Perhaps we can start with the Tulsa Oklaho… --- ## [Polls only: No discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642)
**Author:** [@Karen\_Lingel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Karen_Lingel)\ **Replies:** 7055\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polls-only-no-discussion/953642 "2026-10-16T23:24:17Z")
A thread for random, mundane polls. Submit your own. No discussion. --- ## [7 Jan 2021 and beyond - the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 5364\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020 "2026-03-18T12:26:49Z")
Since the 6 Jan 2021 thread was closed at the request of the OP, I’ve been looking for a place to post about all the things that have been happening in the aftermath but only finding pieces scattered here and there, so I… --- ## [Let's tell a story four words at a time (Part 1)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587)
**Author:** [@jepflast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jepflast)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587 "2025-08-19T21:31:45Z")
Maintaining coherent sentences would be good. Maintaining a coherent story would be phenomenal. Let’s see what we can do. With any luck, hilarity will ensue. Use punctuation whenever necessary, and you may even begin… --- ## [NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 3)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 9999\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2025, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-stupid-republican-idea-of-the-day-part-3/986588 "2025-02-22T21:08:05Z")
Continuing the discussion from NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 2) - #10006 by eschereal. Previous discussions: NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 1) NEW Stupid Republican Idea of the Day (Part 2) --- ## [Speak to me only in Science Fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-science-fiction/690621)
**Author:** [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Replies:** 6340\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2023, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/speak-to-me-only-in-science-fiction/690621 "2023-09-07T20:07:34Z")
--- ## [Celebrity Death Pool 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 2280\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2016, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2015/705993 "2016-01-26T21:48:47Z")
It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!! Well, here we go for 2015! I’m Baker, your Death Mistress, ready to wield the ceremonial scythe for another year. Please read the following rules for how to play and how to … --- ## [What is extremely common in TV or movies but almost never happens in real life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 5655\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-extremely-common-in-tv-or-movies-but-almost-never-happens-in-real-life/932311 "2026-10-15T17:44:23Z")
The first thing that I thought of were Hollywood style car chases. Obviously car chases are a real thing but I have never seen one that even remotely resembles anything like is in a typical action movie. ETA: I’m not t… --- ## [\[GAME\] Speak To Me Only in Song Lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502)
**Author:** [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Replies:** 5694\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2017, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-speak-to-me-only-in-song-lyrics/658502 "2017-05-28T21:01:44Z")
Same as the Movie Quotes thread but with song lyrics … you know the drill … I’m a boy, I’m a boy, but my mom won’t admit it. --- ## [­xkcd thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 6467\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-thread/854574 "2026-10-16T15:13:19Z")
The xkcd forums have not been updated in so long that its certificate has expired. So you can’t even get to the page that says they’ve been taken offline. I don’t know if there’s anywhere else to discuss the comic, so I … --- ## [Penn & Teller: Fool Us, US run on CW](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-teller-fool-us-us-run-on-cw/695015)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 1187\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2017, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/penn-teller-fool-us-us-run-on-cw/695015 "2017-07-15T12:26:18Z")
Okay, I spotted this show running on the CW, a small network on US television. It’s actually a series filmed in the UK back in 2011, which was discussed in a thread here. I started reading that thread after watching the… --- ## [The Celebrity Death Pool 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574)
**Author:** [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Replies:** 2283\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2010/519574 "2011-06-16T22:28:06Z")
Here we go for 2010. The rules are as before, but with one change to eligibility of picks - people famous solely for being ill or for actions associated with their illness (e.g. charity walks) are not permitted. See nex… --- ## [Mystery Mafia -- Game Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025)
**Author:** [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Replies:** 5684\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2011, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-game-thread/593025 "2011-10-13T05:45:41Z")
The people of Town Village are currently experiencing a bit of an identity crisis. They just don’t know who they are anymore. And to make matters worse, the local Mafia gang (who call themselves the Mighty Werewolves o… --- ## [Random Star Trek Quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-star-trek-quotes/698112)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 7836\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2026, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-star-trek-quotes/698112 "2026-10-11T23:25:32Z")
Any series or movie, even the reboot. No novels or comix. Put in context or be completely random. :dubious: Nuclear … Wessels. --- ## [The Hearthstone Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hearthstone-thread/687172)
**Author:** [@Tabby\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabby_Cat)\ **Replies:** 2698\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2020, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hearthstone-thread/687172 "2020-04-30T07:09:45Z")
So, I’ve just gotten into this, and did a search on the forum (there is only one forum on the internet), and what do I find? NOTHING. So I’m remedying that. :wink: I’m sure there are other Hearthstone players out there… --- ## [Celebrity Death Pool 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 2026\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2015, 10:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2014/675193 "2015-06-01T10:59:29Z")
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!“ Well, here we go for 2014! I’m Baker, your Death Mistress, ready to wield the ceremonial scythe for another year. It never hurts to list all the rules again, and there is on… --- ## [Can Democrats actually stop the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-democrats-actually-stop-the-nomination-of-brett-kavanaugh/820733)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 6571\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2018, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-democrats-actually-stop-the-nomination-of-brett-kavanaugh/820733 "2018-10-06T23:23:21Z")
I see tons of outrage on Twitter from people who insist that the Democrats in the Senate have to stop Brett Kavanaugh ‏from joining the Supreme Court. But I am not sure how they can given the current makeup of the Senate… --- ## [Celebrity Death Pool 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 2345\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrity-death-pool-2016/739098 "2017-01-08T16:13:17Z")
\*\*\*It’s the most wonderful time of the year!!! Well, here we go for 2016! I’m Baker, your Death Mistress, ready to wield the ceremonial scythe for one more year. Please read the following rules for how to play and ho… --- ## [Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 8891\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2026, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-stupid-mfers-in-the-news-thread-part-2/995657 "2026-10-15T14:34:16Z")
Continuing the discussion from Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 1) - #10010 by Atamasama. Previous discussions: Omnibus Stupid MFers in the news thread (Part 1) --- ## [How were the pyramids in Egypt built?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-the-pyramids-in-egypt-built/706559)
**Author:** [@dopestraight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dopestraight)\ **Replies:** 2459\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2015, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-the-pyramids-in-egypt-built/706559 "2015-06-03T00:52:39Z")
For what purpose were they built? Who built the ancient monolithic structures? Doesn’t it bother any of you that today WE CANNOT but long BEFORE US THEY COULD? --- ## [The Celebrity Death Pool 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 2159\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2014, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2013/642655 "2014-01-05T20:53:33Z")
“It’s the most wonderful time of the year!“ Well, here we go for 2013! I’m Baker, your Death Mistress, with the power of life and death over the choices made here. Nothing much has really changed with the rules, but i… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=2&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)