# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1019&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:** 1020 --- ## [No, Snopes in NOT a left-wing extremist website supported by George Soros!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-snopes-in-not-a-left-wing-extremist-website-supported-by-george-soros/727217)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-snopes-in-not-a-left-wing-extremist-website-supported-by-george-soros/727217 "2015-08-10T01:56:29Z")
I’m in a conversation with someone who is adamant that Snopes is politically biased and owned by George Soros. Obviously it’s nonsense but the claim seems to be all over the web on right-wing sites. Sometimes they say he… --- ## [.50 Rifles now banned in California.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-rifles-now-banned-in-california/286737)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2005, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/50-rifles-now-banned-in-california/286737 "2005-02-01T20:44:57Z")
Well, it seems in my home state, California, .50 Caliber rifles can no longer be sold. (If you already own one, you can keep it after registering it, but that was a little too much to put in the thread title.) Now, this… --- ## [If Pirate Bay is illegal, why not Google?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-pirate-bay-is-illegal-why-not-google/493402)
**Author:** [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2009, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-pirate-bay-is-illegal-why-not-google/493402 "2009-04-21T04:41:52Z")
FromBBC news: The founders of Pirate Bay claim that they act as a search engine. They say that they do not host any files. If that is correct, why is Google not being prosecuted? --- ## [Your favorite Bugs Bunny scene](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-bugs-bunny-scene/554183)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2010, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-bugs-bunny-scene/554183 "2010-09-21T02:42:32Z")
Pretty simple, what are your favorite Bugs scenes? I have two off the top of my head. Bugs is held by mobsters. He pretends that the cops are there: Hide me, hide me… Hide me too, hide me too… Would I throw a light… --- ## [Women, do you shave your face?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-shave-your-face/722156)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2015, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-do-you-shave-your-face/722156 "2015-06-15T11:29:00Z")
Apparently, Elizabeth Taylor and Marilyn Monroe did. The fancy name for it is dermaplaning. A couple of articles (the second one is NYTimes and may count against your monthly total) introduced me to this. I never heard … --- ## [identical twin sexuality - always the same?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identical-twin-sexuality-always-the-same/560079)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2010, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identical-twin-sexuality-always-the-same/560079 "2010-11-13T16:52:31Z")
Have there been any studies done to show the outcome of twin sexuality? I’m thinking of identical twins, since they should be identical biologically, but if anyone has any info on fraternal twins, that would be interest… --- ## [Help me identify an actor, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-an-actor-please/403415)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2007, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-identify-an-actor-please/403415 "2007-05-16T20:40:04Z")
This is tough. I can’t think of a single title or any of the characters’ names for any role this guy has had, but I’m reasonably sure I have seen him recently, probably in a movie on cable or maybe even one of the series… --- ## [Ticket for a burned out headlight???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ticket-for-a-burned-out-headlight/746675)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2016, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ticket-for-a-burned-out-headlight/746675 "2016-03-14T20:48:35Z")
Why the hell do they give out tickets for a burned out headlight? For starters one often doesnt even know it’s out. And second, replacing a headlight bulb isnt something one can do anymore at home. Very often anymore i… --- ## [What Places In the World Are the Safest For Jews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-places-in-the-world-are-the-safest-for-jews/715401)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2015, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-places-in-the-world-are-the-safest-for-jews/715401 "2015-03-23T05:44:39Z")
Apologies for the rather controversial title and for its placement here-I’m rather uncertain where to put this so the mods should fell free to transfer the thread elsewhere. The Atlantic published a lengthy article on a… --- ## [What place diesels?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-place-diesels/579620)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2011, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-place-diesels/579620 "2011-05-03T13:47:10Z")
In the current electric car thread Magiver posits that: This op is to give that proposition a fair hearing in its own thread, comparing diesel to gasoline powered vehicles. Under the current supply/demand conditions d… --- ## [Time/Life books, before they went wacky](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-life-books-before-they-went-wacky/615955)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2012, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-life-books-before-they-went-wacky/615955 "2012-03-17T21:54:59Z")
The Encyclopedia Britannica thread reminded me of those great Time/Life book series of the 1960s, which my parents bought and bought and bought–and which we all actually browsed through regularly, being one of \*those \*fa… --- ## [Amateur geode-hunting for bored idiots](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-geode-hunting-for-bored-idiots/549611)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-geode-hunting-for-bored-idiots/549611 "2010-08-10T15:04:15Z")
So my brother is going through a rocks and minerals phase, and he’s got several kid’s books on gems and crystals and so forth, and it got me thinking about geodes. It’s always been a fantasy of mine to find my own geode … --- ## [What was the rationale in House Repubs blowing off the Sandy aid vote? NJ & NY Repubs are pissed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-rationale-in-house-repubs-blowing-off-the-sandy-aid-vote-nj-ny-repubs-are-pissed/645877)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2013, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-rationale-in-house-repubs-blowing-off-the-sandy-aid-vote-nj-ny-repubs-are-pissed/645877 "2013-01-08T17:09:27Z")
I don’t get it. There does not seem to be an upside in doing this. The mid atlantic Republicans and other politicians with districts in Sandy’s path are absolutely on fire with anger. --- ## [Is Frequent Masturbation Good For You (Especially Males)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-frequent-masturbation-good-for-you-especially-males/331266)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2005, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-frequent-masturbation-good-for-you-especially-males/331266 "2005-11-18T18:08:02Z")
All the old talk centered around masturbation making you blind and such. Seems to me that masturbation would probably be good for you. No, I’m not talking about arm excercises or heavy breathing. I am talking about keepi… --- ## [HurricaneDitka, you are just so full of shit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricaneditka-you-are-just-so-full-of-shit/791699)
**Author:** [@Wolf333](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolf333)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2017, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hurricaneditka-you-are-just-so-full-of-shit/791699 "2017-11-29T16:12:56Z")
So over in GD, HurricaneDipshit drops this lovely turd: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=831416 The basic premise is that Republicans are more patriotic than Democrats. The reasoning behind this is … --- ## [Should the ban on sales of pornography to minors be lifted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-ban-on-sales-of-pornography-to-minors-be-lifted/587083)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-ban-on-sales-of-pornography-to-minors-be-lifted/587083 "2011-06-30T10:30:12Z")
The SCOTUS has just ruled that sales of violent video games cannot be restricted based on age. My first thought when reading this, and apparently a thought on the minds of Justices Breyer and Thomas, was: then how the… --- ## [March 14th - Happy Pi Day everyone!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-14th-happy-pi-day-everyone/574624)
**Author:** [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2011, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-14th-happy-pi-day-everyone/574624 "2011-03-21T05:13:53Z")
If someone has already started a Pi Day thread then please just delete this. (I did an SDMB search for this and the result was "the following words in your search were too short or too common - ‘pi’ and ‘day’ :smiley: Y… --- ## [With One Week To Go, Yet Another "Harry Potter Year 6 predictions" thread (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-one-week-to-go-yet-another-harry-potter-year-6-predictions-thread-spoilers/311878)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2005, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/with-one-week-to-go-yet-another-harry-potter-year-6-predictions-thread-spoilers/311878 "2005-07-15T20:31:39Z")
UNBOXED SPOILER ALERT Rowling has said that Petunia’s not a squib but that there is “more to her than meet’s the eye”. Perhaps this is the one where we’ll learn she’s a witch. (Do you think she had anything to do with… --- ## [Lesbian Civil Unions Breaking Up at Nearly Twice the Gay Rate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lesbian-civil-unions-breaking-up-at-nearly-twice-the-gay-rate/670904)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2013, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lesbian-civil-unions-breaking-up-at-nearly-twice-the-gay-rate/670904 "2013-10-27T20:28:20Z")
Lesbian couples twice as likely as gay men to end civil partnership as ‘divorces’ up by 20% The possible significance of this is not just about lesbians and gays, IMO. Because it’s well known that the vast majority of … --- ## [There is a cure for Autism...(mild)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-cure-for-autism-mild/466066)
**Author:** [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2008, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-is-a-cure-for-autism-mild/466066 "2008-10-07T00:16:33Z")
And Jenny McCarthy, who made a career of licking her armpit on television, discovered it before all the eminent scientists and researchers who have dedicated their lives and careers to fighting autism. Sure. Please, can… --- ## ["Family values" group honors deadbeat dad congresscritter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-values-group-honors-deadbeat-dad-congresscritter/602079)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-values-group-honors-deadbeat-dad-congresscritter/602079 "2011-11-10T00:33:16Z")
I must say, I’m shocked, shocked that a conservative family values group would act in a hypocritical fashion. Oh, and by the way, isn’t the Family Research Council the organization George “Rent Boy” Rekers helped found… --- ## [Games people are better at than computers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-people-are-better-at-than-computers/682254)
**Author:** [@ThisUsernameIsForbidden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisUsernameIsForbidden)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2019, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/games-people-are-better-at-than-computers/682254 "2019-05-12T22:00:23Z")
Computers are now better than people at Chess, for example, but what are some games people are still better (at)? --- ## [I have lots of drugs and I'm wanting to get rid of them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-lots-of-drugs-and-im-wanting-to-get-rid-of-them/610364)
**Author:** [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2012, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-lots-of-drugs-and-im-wanting-to-get-rid-of-them/610364 "2012-09-21T13:46:47Z")
I know its bad to flush them down the toilet (unless the police are beating on the door). I also know to not give them to a friend with a bad back, even though he has a script for the same pills. It seems very wasteful… --- ## [Pavlova. Is it popular in Australia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pavlova-is-it-popular-in-australia/667953)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2013, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pavlova-is-it-popular-in-australia/667953 "2013-09-26T22:17:24Z")
I have an aunt in Australia. Many, many years ago after my mum visited her sister she came home with a recipe for Pavlova. (This was circa 1975.) She made it on a couple of occasions and I remember it being amongst th… --- ## [Thanks to Stephen King . . .](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-stephen-king/613651)
**Author:** [@PalJuicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PalJuicy)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2012, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-to-stephen-king/613651 "2012-03-03T04:43:46Z")
My closet doors are never left open. Not even just a crack. After reading \*The Boogeyman \*in 1986, I never leave my closet doors open, because – well, you just never know. Have you ever been influenced to do (or not t… --- ## [Random Olympic pittings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-olympic-pittings/947428)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 264\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/random-olympic-pittings/947428 "2021-08-09T18:52:06Z")
I am not pitting Simone Biles herself because I don’t know what is going on but I wish all these commentators would stop saying how wonderful she was to cheer her team on. Now given that she says it wasn’t a physical in… --- ## [Time again for....unusual names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-again-for-unusual-names/508984)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2009, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-again-for-unusual-names/508984 "2009-09-25T17:11:35Z")
My college campus colleagues and I have been collecting unusual names here and there, and my list is below. If you have more to share, please do so! King Koc Bich Hung Wei Lo Dung Phuoc Phuoc Yu Wonderful Splendid … --- ## [I can't believe she's never heard of The Mikado!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-shes-never-heard-of-the-mikado/603271)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2011, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-believe-shes-never-heard-of-the-mikado/603271 "2011-11-20T07:01:01Z")
You know, the first year at university theater student. I mentioned Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado, and this young woman had never heard of it. So when I tried to mention G&S’s other musicals, it came out she’d neve… --- ## [Do vampires, fairies and werewolves exist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-vampires-fairies-and-werewolves-exist/635158)
**Author:** [@Klisterhjernen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Klisterhjernen)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2012, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-vampires-fairies-and-werewolves-exist/635158 "2012-09-23T13:27:53Z")
Simple question, really. I’ve been watching a lot of True Blood lately, and now I am DYING to figure out whether vampires, fairies and/or werewolves do exist? Thanks! --- ## [Should Weird Earl's Be Restored?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-weird-earls-be-restored/707709)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2015, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-weird-earls-be-restored/707709 "2015-01-08T03:08:36Z")
As per Ed’s instructions, I’m posting a poll to gauge the reaction to the recent replacing of the much-loved Weird Earl’s section on the main SD page with one of those horrendous Twitter feeds, an abomination to nature i… --- ## [Hey, good for Miley Cyrus! The fundies are mad at her.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-good-for-miley-cyrus-the-fundies-are-mad-at-her/494954)
**Author:** [@Equipoise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Equipoise)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-good-for-miley-cyrus-the-fundies-are-mad-at-her/494954 "2009-05-05T05:43:13Z")
Religious right now trying to punish pro-gay speech Wow, pretty nasty stuff. Love. God’s commandments. We are all God’s children. … And here is how the bigots at the American Family Association reacted: I’m still… --- ## [Irrational hatreds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irrational-hatreds/243929)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2004, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/irrational-hatreds/243929 "2004-08-25T19:39:31Z")
What are your irrational hatreds, things you hate and you know it makes no sense to hate them? my irrational hatreds… micro$oft and billy-boy gate$; for using anticompetitive practices, basing windoze off stolen Apple … --- ## [why are so many American police officers so hillbilly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-american-police-officers-so-hillbilly/756982)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2016, 10:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-american-police-officers-so-hillbilly/756982 "2016-06-17T10:41:22Z")
They look like they came from the Appalachian than from the city!! They eat 4 times a day or more? East a lot of fast food? Eat lot of junk food?:eek::eek::eek: http://media2.s-nbcn… --- ## [What are your low(est) brow entertainment pleasures?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-low-est-brow-entertainment-pleasures/355358)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2006, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-low-est-brow-entertainment-pleasures/355358 "2006-05-08T04:31:41Z")
We all have them. If we’re building a personals site we might list that our favorite movies are Skopenyahagherhaasen Stöjmenæßing’s IN LOVE WITH THE AUBERGINE WINTER and Emma Cursemen’s THE DANCE OF THE GONADS and that … --- ## [Shipping a car cross country - Any advice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shipping-a-car-cross-country-any-advice/617940)
**Author:** [@audiobottle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/audiobottle)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shipping-a-car-cross-country-any-advice/617940 "2015-12-09T13:50:15Z")
I’ll be moving across the country pretty soon, and I’d like to bring my car with me. I’d also like to avoid driving it there, so I’m looking into shipping. Anybody use any companies before that they liked? I’m moving fro… --- ## [What is the reasoning behind statutes of limitations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-reasoning-behind-statutes-of-limitations/530191)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2010, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-reasoning-behind-statutes-of-limitations/530191 "2010-03-02T03:36:13Z")
As I understand it, a statute of limitations prohibits prosecuting a suspect for a specific crime after a set period of time has elapsed. Is this correct? If so, WTF? Just because I committed a crime more than x years a… --- ## [Hilary Gets Booed by Heroes. Had it coming?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilary-gets-booed-by-heroes-had-it-coming/89273)
**Author:** [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2001, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilary-gets-booed-by-heroes-had-it-coming/89273 "2001-10-29T20:05:38Z")
You might not have heard about this, I didn’t until quite a bit later. Story goes Sen. Clinton goes on stage at the NY benefit, gets severely verbally trashed by the policemen and firemen in the audience, and scurries fr… --- ## [Is This a Guy Thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-guy-thing/841803)
**Author:** [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2019, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-a-guy-thing/841803 "2019-10-20T19:06:13Z")
I’m wondering if other women experience this. These are two of the latest instances… Last week a male co-worker and I attended an informational meeting at city hall together. I have worked with this person for close to… --- ## [Elementary: Whither Kitty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elementary-whither-kitty/710566)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2015, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/elementary-whither-kitty/710566 "2015-02-04T04:22:49Z")
I didn’t like Kitty when she was first introduced (which was clearly the writers’ intent) but the character has grown on me (which was also clearly the writer’s intent - well played, writers). Which is why I now feel it… --- ## [Thread for Richmond Gun Rally Mon. Jan. 20](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-richmond-gun-rally-mon-jan-20/846598)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2020, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-for-richmond-gun-rally-mon-jan-20/846598 "2020-01-24T21:12:42Z")
Figured the pit would be the likliest forum for this potato, given that things could get really sketchy. Lots of militia groups and a number of hate groups will be descending on the the city, and Virginia Gov. Ralph Nort… --- ## [Gobear, what is up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gobear-what-is-up/113593)
**Author:** [@musicguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/musicguy)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2002, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gobear-what-is-up/113593 "2002-06-19T05:47:56Z")
Gobear, I’ve never taken someone to the pit before, nor even imagined doing so but here we are. Lets start with a little history. You posted the following: in this thread I made mention of this here: To which you r… --- ## [Crazy Fenris's Used Soul Appraisals](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-fenriss-used-soul-appraisals/66509)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2001, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crazy-fenriss-used-soul-appraisals/66509 "2001-07-24T23:54:06Z")
It has come to my attention that some Dopers don’t know the value of their souls. How can they sell their souls to Lucifer if they don’t know it’s worth? “Gosh” you say “I don’t know what my soul is worth! How can I sel… --- ## [Why do people randomly capitalise words?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-randomly-capitalise-words/341573)
**Author:** [@FlyingRamenMonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlyingRamenMonster)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2006, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-randomly-capitalise-words/341573 "2006-01-27T00:12:51Z")
I am not really sure how to describe this, but many people have this infuriating (to my grammar nazi self anyway) way of capitalising random words they write. For example they might write “My name is John. I live in a … --- ## [Cracked article that is more true than amusing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracked-article-that-is-more-true-than-amusing/644542)
**Author:** [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2013, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracked-article-that-is-more-true-than-amusing/644542 "2013-10-09T17:32:54Z")
Although it is both. 6 Harsh Truths that will make you a better person --- ## [Should varmint shooting be outlawed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-varmint-shooting-be-outlawed/543446)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-varmint-shooting-be-outlawed/543446 "2010-06-19T16:12:04Z")
Varmining, a.k.a varmint hunting, is defined as the act of using a firearm to kill a non-domesticated, not obviously threatening animal when the shooter has no specific intent to use the animal carcass for any practical … --- ## [What is the scariest book you ever read? (Title already used almost 15 years ago)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-scariest-book-you-ever-read-title-already-used-almost-15-years-ago/952447)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-scariest-book-you-ever-read-title-already-used-almost-15-years-ago/952447 "2021-10-20T23:14:24Z")
This is a thread on a different board (there are others but none as good as this one) and I wanted to see what you guys would say. For me, beyond a doubt, the scariest fiction book I read has got to be 'Salem’s Lot. It’… --- ## [So, I'm pretty sure my sister has an alcohol problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-pretty-sure-my-sister-has-an-alcohol-problem/610359)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2012, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-im-pretty-sure-my-sister-has-an-alcohol-problem/610359 "2012-01-24T01:59:41Z")
She packed up and moved from Montreal to Vancouver several years ago and it took her a while to get settled and make new friends. She’s got a good job but she seems to always be in debt, and all of her profile pictures o… --- ## [10 reported shot in front of Empire State Building.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-reported-shot-in-front-of-empire-state-building/632487)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/10-reported-shot-in-front-of-empire-state-building/632487 "2012-08-25T22:37:21Z")
Breaking news. NBC link --- ## [Restaurant leftovers: box 'em up yourself or have the server do it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-leftovers-box-em-up-yourself-or-have-the-server-do-it/411989)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2007, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/restaurant-leftovers-box-em-up-yourself-or-have-the-server-do-it/411989 "2007-07-18T06:19:04Z")
Saturday night my wife and I went out for Thai food and had plenty of leftovers. The server asked if we wanted boxes for the leftovers. Indeed we did. Which got me thinking: when you have leftovers, and want to take the… --- ## [Characters who are almost absent from a work named after them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-who-are-almost-absent-from-a-work-named-after-them/954806)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2021, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-who-are-almost-absent-from-a-work-named-after-them/954806 "2021-12-31T07:41:51Z")
I’m more than halfway through Melville’s Moby Dick, and quipped to my wife that “…and he hasn’t even shown up yet!” It made me think about all the other characters who barely appear, or even don’t appear, in a work name… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1018&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1020&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)