# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1013&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:** 1014 --- ## [Teacher tells children Santa Claus isn't real, is reprimanded](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teacher-tells-children-santa-claus-isnt-real-is-reprimanded/825411)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2018, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teacher-tells-children-santa-claus-isnt-real-is-reprimanded/825411 "2018-12-25T06:49:00Z")
(hope the thread stays on topic and doesn’t get religious/anti-religious) So a teacher has been reprimanded in New Jersey for telling students that Santa Claus isn’t real. IMHO, this is a case of political correctness r… --- ## [Are right turns on red optional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-right-turns-on-red-optional/421760)
**Author:** [@SharkB8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SharkB8)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2007, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-right-turns-on-red-optional/421760 "2007-10-13T00:48:27Z")
There was no “No Right On Red” sign posted. We had a red light and I was behind a woman just sitting there. The ants entered my pants, but then I thought, maybe she doesn’t have to…and I shilled out a bit. I’ve had peop… --- ## [Hypnagogia = Voices of the Dead?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypnagogia-voices-of-the-dead/500818)
**Author:** [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2009, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hypnagogia-voices-of-the-dead/500818 "2009-07-11T14:52:19Z")
Okay, time for another paranormal-related thread. (Heh, these are always so much fun…) Could auditory hypnagogia be actual voices from the recently deceased? I know, science believes it’s just your own brain talking to… --- ## [Party V: The Free-For-All.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-v-the-free-for-all/426198)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2007, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-v-the-free-for-all/426198 "2007-11-23T04:12:38Z")
By now, most should know how Party is played on here. There’s been many topics already. However, if one still doesn’t know or isn’t sure…check out one of the other topics. Anyway, this one is the last one I’m hosting. A… --- ## [What are the great Instrumentals of the Classic Rock Era?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-great-instrumentals-of-the-classic-rock-era/796930)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-great-instrumentals-of-the-classic-rock-era/796930 "2017-10-10T15:48:12Z")
In thinking about the great instrumentals of rock it struck me that in the classic era there weren’t that many big ones, or even that many really good ones. I’m seeing the Beatles and Stones as having a skimpy catalogue … --- ## [Older Dopers: What new musical artists do you listen to?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-dopers-what-new-musical-artists-do-you-listen-to/929632 "2022-02-01T15:37:25Z")
This one is for Dopers of a certain age… We’re often accused of being stuck in the '60s, '70s, and/or '80s in terms of our musical tastes… but it doesn’t mean we can’t appreciate the new stuff, right? So what new music… --- ## [There's a Friday the 13th in the MMP!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-friday-the-13th-in-the-mmp/798371)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theres-a-friday-the-13th-in-the-mmp/798371 "2017-10-16T00:59:31Z")
Or at least there will be at the end of the week. So let’s talk superstitions - yours or someone else’s. Happy Moanday! --- ## [So how is it that Kate isn't actually a Princess?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-is-it-that-kate-isnt-actually-a-princess/580311)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-is-it-that-kate-isnt-actually-a-princess/580311 "2011-05-04T20:10:36Z")
Or at least this is what it said in my newspaper today. She did marry a prince, after all. I do understand the underlying difference in style between Charles, Prince of Wales and Prince William of Wales. But isn’t W… --- ## [Does anyone of note still think that dinosaurs are a hoax?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-of-note-still-think-that-dinosaurs-are-a-hoax/509424)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2009, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-of-note-still-think-that-dinosaurs-are-a-hoax/509424 "2009-09-11T17:01:47Z")
The title is pretty well my question - obviously there are a few conspiracy folks or religious zealots that dismiss dinosaurs as an attempt to discredit creationist dogma, but I’m wondering if there are any more ‘respect… --- ## [Dust My Broom. What does it mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dust-my-broom-what-does-it-mean/546629)
**Author:** [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dust-my-broom-what-does-it-mean/546629 "2010-07-15T15:49:17Z")
One of the most famous Blues songs of all time is Elmore James’ “Dust My Broom” in which he says “I’m gonna get up in the morning, I believe I’ll dust my broom. Quit the best gal I been loving. Now my friends can have my… --- ## [So, why didn't YOU join a fraternity or sorority in college?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-didnt-you-join-a-fraternity-or-sorority-in-college/333329)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2005, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-didnt-you-join-a-fraternity-or-sorority-in-college/333329 "2005-12-03T03:34:51Z")
At a recent cocktail party, a couple of friends asked why I didn’t join a frat in college. FWIW, most of my college buddies belonged to major national frats or sororities. I went to enough Greek parties to know they held… --- ## [Is the comment "he gets the milk without buying the cow" an anti-feminist objectification of women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-comment-he-gets-the-milk-without-buying-the-cow-an-anti-feminist-objectification-of-women/626201)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2012, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-comment-he-gets-the-milk-without-buying-the-cow-an-anti-feminist-objectification-of-women/626201 "2012-06-28T22:11:55Z")
In some discussions of marriage or commitment avoiding men who co-habit with a woman, but do not want to get married, it’s commonly said that such a situations should not be allowed to stand because the man is “getting t… --- ## [Why do so many women think they know how to give great oral, but don't? (NSFW)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-women-think-they-know-how-to-give-great-oral-but-dont-nsfw/436969)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2008, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-women-think-they-know-how-to-give-great-oral-but-dont-nsfw/436969 "2008-02-15T22:21:56Z")
Just curious. One of the things I learned after beginning to date again last year was this aspect of sexuality. I had never had any kind of oral satisfaction with my ex-wife, and became convinced I was just not the kind… --- ## [The cleaning lady found a vibrator.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cleaning-lady-found-a-vibrator/394971)
**Author:** [@Tomcat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tomcat)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2007, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cleaning-lady-found-a-vibrator/394971 "2007-03-09T15:17:54Z")
Oops! :o I’ve temporarily moved into the office because Kidcat II demands to be fed every 90 minutes through the night. Well…during a 90 minute break from feeding duties the wife and I had one of those “Wanna wanna wann… --- ## [My kid found out about the Tooth Fairy today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-found-out-about-the-tooth-fairy-today/656503)
**Author:** [@DivineComedienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DivineComedienne)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-found-out-about-the-tooth-fairy-today/656503 "2013-04-25T20:49:57Z")
Last night my 9-year-old was at his dad’s house, and lost a tooth. Apparently his dad was not careful when placing the money under the pillow, and son woke up and caught him. Dad confessed the truth, son was very upset. … --- ## [Why don't U.S. bars/restaurants ever post their drink prices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-u-s-bars-restaurants-ever-post-their-drink-prices/630339)
**Author:** [@Neidhart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neidhart)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-u-s-bars-restaurants-ever-post-their-drink-prices/630339 "2012-08-05T16:07:43Z")
I recently got back from Berlin, where every establishment helpfully lists its price for every menu item next to the front door. Is there some legal reason that American restaurants and bars never openly post their beer… --- ## [Time for the GOP to show their cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-the-gop-to-show-their-cards/703927)
**Author:** [@zwede](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zwede)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-for-the-gop-to-show-their-cards/703927 "2014-11-12T19:11:13Z")
With an R house and D senate very little got done. Each side blamed the other for the gridlock. So in that way, it’s a good thing we now have an R senate. Now the republicans will have to pass actual legislation and we … --- ## [Any legal construct to make it easier to remove a long-term guest from your home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-legal-construct-to-make-it-easier-to-remove-a-long-term-guest-from-your-home/692114)
**Author:** [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-legal-construct-to-make-it-easier-to-remove-a-long-term-guest-from-your-home/692114 "2014-07-24T14:09:04Z")
Every now and then there will be a news story where a homeowner is not able to force a long-term guest to leave and the courts won’t help unless they go through eviction proceedings. Recently, there was a story about a … --- ## [Do You Micro-Dream?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-micro-dream/610639)
**Author:** [@GEEPERS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GEEPERS)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2017, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-micro-dream/610639 "2017-03-30T16:23:27Z")
Dreams are one of those realities that just fascinates the hell out of me. I dream almost all the time whenever I fall asleep, and I immediately forget the dream when I wake up. The weirdest experience for me is micro-… --- ## [Is it pronounced "Donkey" or "Dunkey"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-pronounced-donkey-or-dunkey/495602)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2009, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-pronounced-donkey-or-dunkey/495602 "2009-05-08T12:29:31Z")
That animal that is also known as an “ass” - is it called a “Donkey” or a “Dunkey?” My dad calls it a “Dunkey” and I’ve heard this pronunciation from many others as well. But I call it a “Donkey” because that’s how the … --- ## [Many Thousands Reported Dead in Tsunamis in South and Southeast Asia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-thousands-reported-dead-in-tsunamis-in-south-and-southeast-asia/281668)
**Author:** [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2004, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/many-thousands-reported-dead-in-tsunamis-in-south-and-southeast-asia/281668 "2004-12-31T13:33:31Z")
Wow! I just caught on CNN that Phuket and Pi-Pi Island in Thailand were hit by tsunamis caused by an earlier earthquake in Indonesia (?). Many people dead. :eek: I was there a few years ago, and it’s a very strange fee… --- ## [The United States and the Scandinavian Utopia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-united-states-and-the-scandinavian-utopia/774067)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2016, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-united-states-and-the-scandinavian-utopia/774067 "2016-12-19T20:50:32Z")
Conservatives argue that it’s not viable to implement the type of Scandinavian Utopia of welfare capitalism and social democracy in the United States due to population size and diversity. Is this a valid statement? --- ## [What happened to Hotmail?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-hotmail/561264)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2010, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-hotmail/561264 "2010-11-24T17:02:33Z")
The thread about what happened to MySpace got me wondering about this. When I was in college in the late '90s Hotmail was huge. In addition to their campus e-mail, damn near everybody had a Hotmail account. These days m… --- ## [When does Hillary announce her candidacy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-hillary-announce-her-candidacy/703622)
**Author:** [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2015, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-hillary-announce-her-candidacy/703622 "2015-04-12T22:45:57Z")
Now that the midterms are over (except for possible runoffs), it’s time to focus on the next hot button topic: When (and, to a lesser extent, where) will Hillary Clinton announce that she is running for President? Assu… --- ## [Brands that will Disappear in 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brands-that-will-disappear-in-2012/586676)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brands-that-will-disappear-in-2012/586676 "2011-09-21T05:13:14Z")
Over here is a little article that lists ten brands that will go the way of the Dodo in 2012. Sony Pictures A&W fast food places (the root beer will survive) Saab (A shame, I like Saabs with big clunky buttons. America… --- ## [Your 3 greatest Olympic moments](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-3-greatest-olympic-moments/629719)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-3-greatest-olympic-moments/629719 "2012-08-07T21:23:29Z")
This will probably be skewed to later Olympic Games. If I were alive in 1968, Bob Beamon’s long jump might be one of mine or in 1912 watching Jim Thorpe dominate the decathalon. Do you believe in miracles? Bolero … --- ## [OK, what about day old, unrefrigerated water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-what-about-day-old-unrefrigerated-water/560022)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2010, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-what-about-day-old-unrefrigerated-water/560022 "2010-11-12T14:09:15Z")
When I leave work at night there is usually water left in my water bottle. We have a nice water filter, UV and all that crap, so the water’s clean. When I come in in the morning, a lot of times I’ll just put some ice i… --- ## [Conservatism Is A Mental Disorder!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatism-is-a-mental-disorder/191493)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2003, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conservatism-is-a-mental-disorder/191493 "2003-08-06T16:15:29Z")
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2003/07/22\_politics.shtml I am simply damp with contrition and remorse. All these years, hassling the Usual Suspects, and it turns out they are only the unfortunate victims o… --- ## [Former Miss USA 1991 Kelli McCarty goes the XXX route.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-miss-usa-1991-kelli-mccarty-goes-the-xxx-route/482111)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-miss-usa-1991-kelli-mccarty-goes-the-xxx-route/482111 "2009-01-21T22:41:22Z")
Kelli McCarty Miss USA Drops the Soap – Takes Up Porn --- ## [What's the best canned chili for a chili size?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-canned-chili-for-a-chili-size/571883)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2011, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-canned-chili-for-a-chili-size/571883 "2011-02-28T00:10:42Z")
Since this thread was resurrected, I thought I might make a chili size. I tend to look for non-bean chili, but for the ‘size’ beans were always traditional. So what brand of chili should I use? --- ## [Can cockroaches and Twinkies really survive a nuclear explosion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cockroaches-and-twinkies-really-survive-a-nuclear-explosion/525903)
**Author:** [@hd\_thoreau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hd_thoreau)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2010, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-cockroaches-and-twinkies-really-survive-a-nuclear-explosion/525903 "2010-01-22T04:21:28Z")
I would like to know how the inner-mechanisms of a cockroach would not be fatally affected, and how Twinkies would not be drizzled in radioactivity. -Mac --- ## [Big Bang Theory, Jan.31, 2013 episode -- "The Cooper/Kripke Inversion"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-jan-31-2013-episode-the-cooper-kripke-inversion/649044)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2013, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-jan-31-2013-episode-the-cooper-kripke-inversion/649044 "2013-02-06T19:28:25Z")
What did everyone think of last night’s episode? --- ## [Favorite Stephen King Novel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-stephen-king-novel/512330)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2009, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-stephen-king-novel/512330 "2009-10-07T08:50:24Z")
I’m just including his full length, stand alone novels. To save space, I’m not including his short story collections, his non-fiction, collaborations, illustrated works, the Bachman books, or the Dark Tower series. But… --- ## [JFK: Reloaded- a short review of a weird... game, I guess.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jfk-reloaded-a-short-review-of-a-weird-game-i-guess/355446)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2006, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jfk-reloaded-a-short-review-of-a-weird-game-i-guess/355446 "2006-11-23T05:08:39Z")
As some of you may remember, there was a bit of hubbub about this game a few years ago because it put you in the position of being Lee Harvey Oswald on the 6th floor of the Texas School Book Depository shooting at the ca… --- ## [What is the single greatest line in television history? {Please include context & Episode of the Series}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-single-greatest-line-in-television-history-please-include-context-episode-of-the-series/1029892)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 364\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2026, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-single-greatest-line-in-television-history-please-include-context-episode-of-the-series/1029892 "2026-06-03T06:27:09Z")
Scripted fictional lines only (not paragraphs), please, and no lists-just your personal favorite. If you can’t make up your mind try harder, and since this isn’t a contest it is o.k. to agree with someone else’s choice. … --- ## [Songs that are never the same again after their use in a movie.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-never-the-same-again-after-their-use-in-a-movie/422574)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2008, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-are-never-the-same-again-after-their-use-in-a-movie/422574 "2008-02-21T00:10:06Z")
Recently I watched Zodiac again and realised that Donovan’s Hurdy Gurdy Man will forever now be a dark and threatening piece of music, unlike it’s previous cheerful persona. A discussion about other pieces of music tran… --- ## [Boy Scouts USA to allow girls - Girl Scouts upset](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-scouts-usa-to-allow-girls-girl-scouts-upset/798592)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2017, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boy-scouts-usa-to-allow-girls-girl-scouts-upset/798592 "2017-10-16T20:18:03Z")
THIS just came out. As a BSA leader I can tell you this has been strongly debated. Most feel we should keep the program just for boys thru the ages of 11-14 so they can grow as boys. OTOH most see the high number of gir… --- ## [Another election stolen from Bernie Sanders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-election-stolen-from-bernie-sanders/751144)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2016, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-election-stolen-from-bernie-sanders/751144 "2016-05-06T02:48:39Z")
http://www.inquisitr.com/2944765/bernie-sanders-dropped-from-d-c-ballot-due-to-democratic-party-error/ This is ridiculous! The DNC and Hillary need to play fair. Let the voters speak, and stop stacking the deck agains… --- ## [The First European to Set Foot in What is Now The US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-european-to-set-foot-in-what-is-now-the-us/364470)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2006, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-first-european-to-set-foot-in-what-is-now-the-us/364470 "2006-07-15T18:55:01Z")
This is something that, by all means, I should remember from high school, if not junior high school. I’m very ashamed and embarrassed to admit that I don’t know this. :smack: Anyway, who was the first European to set f… --- ## [The imaginary black man strikes again.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-imaginary-black-man-strikes-again/539342)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2010, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-imaginary-black-man-strikes-again/539342 "2010-05-15T11:33:59Z")
Extending a long career of felonies and misdemeanors, the imaginary black man has struck again, this time shooting a Philadelphia police officer. A massive police investigation was launched, and the search began for the … --- ## [What's the highest number of times you've seen a movie in the theater?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-highest-number-of-times-youve-seen-a-movie-in-the-theater/678709)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2014, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-highest-number-of-times-youve-seen-a-movie-in-the-theater/678709 "2014-01-31T23:53:22Z")
Last Wednesday, my wife went to see the Alfonso Cuarón movie Gravity… …for the eighth time!!! There are a few of my favorite movies that I’ve seen eight or more times, but always on TV or DVD; the most times I’ve ever … --- ## [The hardest videogames of all time!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hardest-videogames-of-all-time/408341)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2007, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hardest-videogames-of-all-time/408341 "2007-07-06T02:32:22Z")
Video games these days are for sissies. Real games made you want to destroy the little gray plastic cartridges for your NES. If you haven’t lost at least one TV to controller-through-the-screen syndrome, you haven’t pl… --- ## [The opposite of color-blindness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-color-blindness/194218)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2003, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-opposite-of-color-blindness/194218 "2003-08-12T20:30:37Z")
If color blindness is the inability to distinguish certain colors, what would you call the ability to distinguish colors more acutely than the average person? I can see diffences between the colors of two adjacent objec… --- ## [Nail salon bills heavy customers more because of the risk of broken chairs - is this reasonable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nail-salon-bills-heavy-customers-more-because-of-the-risk-of-broken-chairs-is-this-reasonable/551307)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2010, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nail-salon-bills-heavy-customers-more-because-of-the-risk-of-broken-chairs-is-this-reasonable/551307 "2010-08-28T03:07:15Z")
Given the weight range of women is 200 lbs a rational weight limit for nail salon pedicure chairs? Re this article Weighty issue: Georgia woman ‘humiliated’ by surcharge for broken chairs - Nail salon charges her $5 ext… --- ## [Favorite Chain Pizza](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-chain-pizza/486943)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2009, 10:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-chain-pizza/486943 "2009-10-01T10:09:29Z")
What’s everybody’s favorite chain pizza. I’m not talking about the places that have a few regional outlets, but the big national restaurants. My favorite would have to be Pizza Hut, hands down. There’s nothing quite lik… --- ## [Walz & Vance Debate Follow-Along -- Tue, Oct 1, 2024, 8:00 PM CDT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walz-vance-debate-follow-along-tue-oct-1-2024-8-00-pm-cdt/1008284)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 543\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2024, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walz-vance-debate-follow-along-tue-oct-1-2024-8-00-pm-cdt/1008284 "2024-10-09T12:54:21Z")
Launching this thread early to allow time to get our ducks in a row. --- ## [But something touched me deep inside, the day the music died...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-something-touched-me-deep-inside-the-day-the-music-died/695820)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2014, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/but-something-touched-me-deep-inside-the-day-the-music-died/695820 "2014-08-22T18:24:22Z")
But something touched me deep inside, the day the music died… The thread title is a snippet from the lyrics of Don McLean’s song American Pie, about that cold February night in 1959 when a small plane crashed and killed… --- ## [Never start a letter with "I"!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-start-a-letter-with-i/173044)
**Author:** [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2003, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-start-a-letter-with-i/173044 "2003-05-05T22:32:34Z")
This is a rule schoolchildren are, or at least used to be, told when they’re taught how to write a letter properly. Does this still apply, or is it outdated? Would you feel offended if a private or business letter to you… --- ## [U S Steel Drug/Alcohol Policy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-steel-drug-alcohol-policy/400175)
**Author:** [@Gbro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gbro)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2007, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-steel-drug-alcohol-policy/400175 "2007-04-20T15:12:45Z")
This is how it is administered. http://classifieds.islocal.com/image.php?image=http://chair.islocal.com/classifieds/images/mn/77/77811.png&url=http://&ts=1176607782 I have a brothers working at each Minnesota mine wher… --- ## [The New Announcement by Ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-announcement-by-ed/110473)
**Author:** [@obidiah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obidiah)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2002, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-new-announcement-by-ed/110473 "2002-05-26T14:17:51Z")
In the announcement (http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/announcement.php?forumid=5) by Ed we find out one doper is planning on suing another doper. In my opinion (and this is just my opinion, not a statement of fact o… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1012&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1014&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)