# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=102&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:** 103 --- ## [Common sense reasonable gun laws](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-sense-reasonable-gun-laws/740275)
**Author:** [@drachillix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drachillix)\ **Replies:** 364\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2016, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-sense-reasonable-gun-laws/740275 "2016-01-06T07:00:51Z")
OK a few points of reference: I live in CA I am a gun owner and am not a huge fan of the idea of significant new gun legislation. However, I have little issue with the current state of CA law (the testing provisions t… --- ## [Bathroom sink gets repeatedly clogged. What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-sink-gets-repeatedly-clogged-what-to-do/647331)
**Author:** [@Kaio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaio)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2013, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bathroom-sink-gets-repeatedly-clogged-what-to-do/647331 "2013-01-20T06:15:30Z")
So this is the first time I’ve lived in a place with a pedestal sink (as opposed to a vanity/cabinet sink) and the first time I’ve shared a bathroom with a guy in over a decade. The sink clogs every time he shaves. We … --- ## [Arizona Republicans to deny birth certificates to "anchor babies"!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-republicans-to-deny-birth-certificates-to-anchor-babies/543029)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 401\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2010, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arizona-republicans-to-deny-birth-certificates-to-anchor-babies/543029 "2010-07-13T18:37:20Z")
So in addition to giving the police the power to stop and demand papers (like a birth certificate) from anyone, including US citizens, they suspect of being an illegal alien Arizona Republicans want to deny birth certifi… --- ## [Ridiculously obvious stuff you just got](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculously-obvious-stuff-you-just-got/444401)
**Author:** [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Replies:** 333\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ridiculously-obvious-stuff-you-just-got/444401 "2008-04-30T15:38:52Z")
The Matrix. Morpheus believes Neo is “The One.” What just occurred to me the other day? Neo and one are anagrams. :smack: --- ## [Economic myths and fallacies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-myths-and-fallacies/667140)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2013, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/economic-myths-and-fallacies/667140 "2013-09-08T21:32:16Z")
Muth: When you buy stocks, you put money in the stock market. This one is one that’s easily proven wrong, but that lots of people seem to believe implicity anyway. For example: When Stock Market Prices Drop , Where’s th… --- ## [Casey Anthony . Guilty or not ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-guilty-or-not/587745)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/casey-anthony-guilty-or-not/587745 "2011-07-07T16:57:33Z")
Poll coming I haven’t paid much attention, haven’t seen presecution closing but I’ve just watched the last half hour of Baez’s closing prior to the 15 minute recess and I’ve been blown away with a newfound conviction t… --- ## [Corporate Speak That Pisses You Off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corporate-speak-that-pisses-you-off/928852)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 456\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2022, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/corporate-speak-that-pisses-you-off/928852 "2022-06-27T19:06:45Z")
My two contributions: Today I heard about a “Call Navigator” who would answer my call shortly when on hold for an hour. How about you staff your place to answer my fucking phone call? I just want an answer from a hu… --- ## [An SDMB Timeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-timeline/622027)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2013, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-sdmb-timeline/622027 "2013-03-10T21:04:32Z")
Does such a thing already exist? If so, where? If not, I think it might be fun to build one with such details as: Sequence of starting dates for the various fora Vital statistics of Mods and Admins (etc.) — Join D… --- ## [I'll throw you in jail when I become President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-throw-you-in-jail-when-i-become-president/768168)
**Author:** [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2016, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-throw-you-in-jail-when-i-become-president/768168 "2016-10-22T13:51:57Z")
Donald Trump threatened to put Hillary Clinton in jail if he got elected President.:eek: Is this something that is allowed in our political system?:dubious: Is it not illegal? --- ## [Super Tuesday Primary Discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tuesday-primary-discussion/848741)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 402\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2020, 8:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-tuesday-primary-discussion/848741 "2020-03-13T08:18:40Z")
March 3rd Alabama American Samoa Arkansas California Colorado Maine Massachusetts Minnesota North Carolina Oklahoma Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia I am not voting since my only choices were Donald … --- ## [Questions for Straight Men about Vagina](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-straight-men-about-vagina/547393)
**Author:** [@Honesty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honesty)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2010, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-for-straight-men-about-vagina/547393 "2010-07-28T12:51:20Z")
Just a few questions (only some are about vagina though): Why is a woman in her natural form less beautiful than a shaved, manicured form? If your girlfriend/wife stopped shaving her armpit and vaginal area, would you … --- ## [I quit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit/485845)
**Author:** [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-quit/485845 "2009-03-09T13:48:42Z")
I just notified Ed and the rest of the mods that I’m stepping down as a moderator. Ed and I have some fundamental differences on what type of forum the Pit should be, and rather than enforcing rules I don’t agree with o… --- ## [Guess the character by the eating habits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-character-by-the-eating-habits/522737)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2010, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-character-by-the-eating-habits/522737 "2010-01-29T01:28:23Z")
This TV character likes yogurt, Chinese food, sushi, tapas, Anejo, Absolut neat, and just about anything that’s expensive, though he’s also been known to eat home-cooked meals at someone else’s house. These TV chara… --- ## [Damit don't have unprotected sex if you know you have Herpes!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-dont-have-unprotected-sex-if-you-know-you-have-herpes/306520)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2015, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damit-dont-have-unprotected-sex-if-you-know-you-have-herpes/306520 "2015-04-26T04:45:03Z")
So I am talking to a friend of mine today (happens to be female, but that is really unimportant) and she makes mention of the fact that she is having a bad outbreak of herpes. I am surprised, as I didn’t know she had he… --- ## [How old were you when you lost your last grandparent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-you-when-you-lost-your-last-grandparent/439617)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2018, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-were-you-when-you-lost-your-last-grandparent/439617 "2018-05-15T21:13:14Z")
The “hardest thing” reminded me of something I’ve wondered for a while. I’m 30, and I haven’t had any grandparents for quite a while. This makes it a bit difficult to relate to a friend 15 years older whose grandmother … --- ## [Songs that sound happy but are actually dark](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-sound-happy-but-are-actually-dark/520775)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2014, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-sound-happy-but-are-actually-dark/520775 "2014-06-17T16:10:46Z")
The Cyrkle’s “Red Rubber Ball”(written by Paul Simon) is such a happy sounding song with a nice beat. However, when you listen to the lyrics, it is obvious that Simon was a very bitter man. Ouch. I would mention The … --- ## [Something increases threefold means it's up 300%, or 200%?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-increases-threefold-means-its-up-300-or-200/516029)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-increases-threefold-means-its-up-300-or-200/516029 "2009-11-20T21:40:14Z")
I’m a tad uncertain on this. I’ve always thought that when (say) $100 increases threefold, that’s equivalent to saying it increased to 3 x $100 = $300, which in percent terms would be +200%. But I’ve seen some people (no… --- ## [Don't flush tampons you moron!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-flush-tampons-you-moron/552180)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2010, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-flush-tampons-you-moron/552180 "2010-09-14T14:33:46Z")
There is a thread in IMHO about so-called “flushable” tampons. On one side, we have plumbers and a city sewage Civil Engineer saying “do not flush tampons”. Tampons are specifically designed to do one thing and do it we… --- ## [Atheists: Why are you so sure of your non-belief?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-why-are-you-so-sure-of-your-non-belief/543777)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2010, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/atheists-why-are-you-so-sure-of-your-non-belief/543777 "2010-06-25T20:51:32Z")
I guess this is a question, but it will quickly turn into a GD, so I’ll just start it here. I see many on the board who are proud atheists; there is no God/gods, afterlife or souls. I wonder how you are so sure. My fi… --- ## [Count down to December 19th ... Electorial College voting day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-to-december-19th-electorial-college-voting-day/771359)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Quatro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Quatro)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2016, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/count-down-to-december-19th-electorial-college-voting-day/771359 "2016-12-20T21:05:22Z")
Just when you thought it was all over: The new US Congress meets January 3rd and of course we already know how they will vote … unless the GOP has cross overs that is. --- ## [My boyfriend is no longer interested in sex, what's going on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-is-no-longer-interested-in-sex-whats-going-on/537852)
**Author:** [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\ **Replies:** 142\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2010, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-boyfriend-is-no-longer-interested-in-sex-whats-going-on/537852 "2010-05-25T23:12:28Z")
I’ve been with him for about 2 years. We used to have sex regularly, but over the past two months it’s slowed down quite a bit. Last night, I started to initiate things, and he told me that he was not interested. He sai… --- ## [British people adding R at end of words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-people-adding-r-at-end-of-words/486896)
**Author:** [@prolific9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/prolific9)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2009, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/british-people-adding-r-at-end-of-words/486896 "2009-02-26T14:47:13Z")
I was watching Real Time /w Bill Maher yesterday and they had this British guest on. Words that ended with an A, she would add an extra R at the end. Obama would become Obamer, idea would become idear, etc. Does anyone … --- ## [Stuff the youngsters will scratch their heads over...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-the-youngsters-will-scratch-their-heads-over/26005)
**Author:** [@SSgtBaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSgtBaloo)\ **Replies:** 325\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2001, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-the-youngsters-will-scratch-their-heads-over/26005 "2001-01-23T16:06:09Z")
I was reading the “Old Farts” thread when it suddenly occurred to me that there is a wealth of baffling information we can share with the younger set. Someone mentioned “Jiffy Pop Popcorn” and I just started thinking… \[… --- ## [Romney’s tax returns—just the break the Obama camp was waiting for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-s-tax-returns-just-the-break-the-obama-camp-was-waiting-for/609913)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2012, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-s-tax-returns-just-the-break-the-obama-camp-was-waiting-for/609913 "2012-07-05T16:09:23Z")
The Washington Post is reporting that Mitt Romney will be (purportedly) releasing his tax returns in April. They are also reporting that he said he “pays an effective federal tax rate of about 15 percent.” (link). I thi… --- ## [Did Ayn Rand sincerely believe that Objectivism would be good for mankind?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-ayn-rand-sincerely-believe-that-objectivism-would-be-good-for-mankind/663784)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 210\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2013, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-ayn-rand-sincerely-believe-that-objectivism-would-be-good-for-mankind/663784 "2013-08-10T07:55:55Z")
I have been mocked for struggling with her books and her philosophy. When I try to discuss it, I’m told her writing is simple and is only interesting to first year college students and blah blah blah. This has made me … --- ## [How do you pronounce "dachshund"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-dachshund/642864)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2012, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-dachshund/642864 "2012-12-05T02:52:31Z")
A few people on this board have mentioned that they have pet dachshunds, which lead me to thinking about the pronunciation of the word. How do you pronounce the word “dachshund”? (Both dachshund owners and non-dachshun… --- ## [Botticelli - September 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 652\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2015, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-september-2015/729916 "2015-10-06T00:50:15Z")
DQs: Real Male --- ## [Game of Thrones 5.08 "Hardhome" 5/31/15 \[Show discussion\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-5-08-hardhome-5-31-15-show-discussion/721309)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-5-08-hardhome-5-31-15-show-discussion/721309 "2015-06-08T14:48:22Z")
Late. Sorry. 5.01 The Wars to Come 5.02 The House of Black and White 5.03 High Sparrow 5.04 The Sons of the Harpy 5.05 Kill The Boy 5.06 Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken 5.07 The Gift This is for the discussion of the T… --- ## [Thinking of taking the 72oz steak challenge - thoughts, advice . . . prayers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-taking-the-72oz-steak-challenge-thoughts-advice-prayers/443755)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thinking-of-taking-the-72oz-steak-challenge-thoughts-advice-prayers/443755 "2011-04-18T19:59:07Z")
So I might be passing through Amarillo near the end of May and I hear the Big Texan calling my name. Last time I went through I was in a hurry to get where I was going and didn’t stop, but this will be a more leisurely t… --- ## [Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superdude/571558)
**Author:** [@Trubie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trubie)\ **Replies:** 334\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superdude/571558 "2011-02-18T00:51:25Z")
If you have a problem with me, I’d love to hear it. :stuck\_out\_tongue: --- ## [Undisclosed easement on newly-bought house](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undisclosed-easement-on-newly-bought-house/727562)
**Author:** [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2016, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/undisclosed-easement-on-newly-bought-house/727562 "2016-10-04T19:58:17Z")
First off- ya ain’t my lawyer. Okay, so I’m in a bit of a situation with the house we bought last year. We found a great home with a short commute time, and at a good price last November. The sellers were being repres… --- ## [Maddening weapons use in film](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maddening-weapons-use-in-film/694337)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2014, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maddening-weapons-use-in-film/694337 "2014-08-01T16:32:00Z")
I’m pretty sure this has been done before, but my search fu sucks. I just re-watched “A Simple Plan”, as I enjoyed it the first time around. And the movie is old enough to where spoilers aren’t necessary, IMO. Anyway,… --- ## ["I'm having an affair.", and more...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-having-an-affair-and-more/679867)
**Author:** [@ThePretender919](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThePretender919)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2014, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-having-an-affair-and-more/679867 "2014-02-20T14:25:59Z")
Let me preface everything by saying that the point of this thread is to get real, honest opinions and feedback, in a group setting. I don’t know any of you. But I’m a member of a few internet forums, and have developed… --- ## [Do any of you know what "science" is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-know-what-science-is/504298)
**Author:** [@SmashTheState](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmashTheState)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2009, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-any-of-you-know-what-science-is/504298 "2009-07-31T08:47:34Z")
I have been contributing to SD for about two months now, and I have to say that anyone coming here looking for science is going to be sadly disappointed. What I have seen is an old boys’ network of neckbeards and aspies… --- ## [For opponents of SSM, how do you react to seeing images/video of happy gay couples being married?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-opponents-of-ssm-how-do-you-react-to-seeing-images-video-of-happy-gay-couples-being-married/643602)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2013, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-opponents-of-ssm-how-do-you-react-to-seeing-images-video-of-happy-gay-couples-being-married/643602 "2013-01-03T21:32:33Z")
I’m a supporter of SSM, and upon seeing the recent images of ecstatic couples getting married in Washington state, I felt a nice little wave of good feelings. But it made me wonder- how do opponents of gay marriage reac… --- ## [Lust4Life: If you want to accuse me of dishonesty, bring it here.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lust4life-if-you-want-to-accuse-me-of-dishonesty-bring-it-here/639804)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lust4life-if-you-want-to-accuse-me-of-dishonesty-bring-it-here/639804 "2012-11-16T16:12:18Z")
I am opening a Pit thread for Lust4Life. I’m not thrilled to be called a “False Flag” poster, whatever the hell that is, or to be accused of giving misleading information in GQ. I have never, ever represented myself as B… --- ## [Jesus-merciful-fuck, Stoid is a freaking dipshit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-merciful-fuck-stoid-is-a-freaking-dipshit/563875)
**Author:** [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-merciful-fuck-stoid-is-a-freaking-dipshit/563875 "2010-12-17T03:58:20Z")
Stoid, the woman, the legend. A logician of unassailable repute, she has taken it upon herself to school the impotent dregs of Great Debates in what means to wield logic like a Portuguese Sailor’s knife. And us, the low… --- ## [Abortion, the morals and ethics.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-the-morals-and-ethics/779731)
**Author:** [@K2500](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K2500)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2017, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-the-morals-and-ethics/779731 "2017-03-01T02:21:13Z")
From the mother thread. Now it’s the OP. “Pro-life”, “Pro-choice”, Pro-inbetween". Where are you at? Why? I feel that the choice to conceive was made at the time of conception. That abortion is just a horrible little … --- ## [Mass Effect 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-effect-2/525457)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2010, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-effect-2/525457 "2010-03-03T06:02:36Z")
Well, it’s just around the corner. Since we have a Dragon Age thread, I think Mass Effect deserves one as well. I’ve actually remained amazingly ignorant of the details. The only things I really know are that the combat… --- ## [I've seen the future, and this is it:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-the-future-and-this-is-it/487486)
**Author:** [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Replies:** 322\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2009, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-seen-the-future-and-this-is-it/487486 "2009-03-02T15:45:24Z")
Disclaimer: In accordance with “Pit Rules” per Lynn Bodoni; post 2, line 4: Parody. Not to be taken seriously…yet. Washington, DC - Congress is considering sweeping legislation that will provide new benefits for many Am… --- ## [Scariest SCP Foundation entries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scariest-scp-foundation-entries/656191)
**Author:** [@Mississippienne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mississippienne)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scariest-scp-foundation-entries/656191 "2013-04-26T18:22:32Z")
For those who don’t know, the SCP Foundation is a collaborative online project, posting a sort of organization who’s duty it is to collect, study, and contain supernatural, alien, and/or dangerous phenomena. Some of the … --- ## [Civilization VI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilization-vi/768933)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2018, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civilization-vi/768933 "2018-02-08T22:20:39Z")
Launch Trailer. Steam page Trusted reviews preview RPS preview I haven’t kept up with this one as much as I normally might. I don’t anticipate buying the game until the first big sale in a few months - Civ games usua… --- ## [Misleading Movie Plot Summaries!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misleading-movie-plot-summaries/590655)
**Author:** [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misleading-movie-plot-summaries/590655 "2012-06-07T23:52:44Z")
Like most great ideas, this occurred to me in the shower. I was thinking about the movie Depsicable Me, and how terribly mundane the protagonist’s troubles are, despite the fact that he’s a supervillain by profession…do… --- ## [Funeral card etiquette - money in card?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funeral-card-etiquette-money-in-card/249156)
**Author:** [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2013, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funeral-card-etiquette-money-in-card/249156 "2013-09-01T02:17:27Z")
I don’t go to many funerals outside of my own family, so I’m asking for help on this one. My husband and I will be going to a visitation tonight to pay our respects to a long-time friend of the family. I’ll be bringing… --- ## [Little things that briefly take you out of a movie:](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-briefly-take-you-out-of-a-movie/838319)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2019, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-things-that-briefly-take-you-out-of-a-movie/838319 "2019-09-01T23:00:48Z")
For me…old movie stunts that obviously didn’t have a lot of thought beyond “You’ll be fine. ROLLEM!!” I don’t mean old old old stunts like Keaton. Those are supposed to make your jaw drop. But just little things. I can’… --- ## [Transsexual Question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transsexual-question/164565)
**Author:** [@ouisey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouisey)\ **Replies:** 385\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2014, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/transsexual-question/164565 "2014-09-28T12:16:15Z")
So I saw the movie on HBO…‘Normal’. Its about a married man who suffers from gender identity…he feels he has to become a woman. He feels it so strongly, that it becomes a life and death situation for him. I don’t have… --- ## [What's with the hatred some have for the US Postal Service?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-hatred-some-have-for-the-us-postal-service/631391)
**Author:** [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Replies:** 228\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-hatred-some-have-for-the-us-postal-service/631391 "2012-08-26T00:22:39Z")
Apparently the USPS is having budgetary woes right now. Looks like a $5.2 billion quarterly loss… and so, once again, we’re seeing calls to just completely dismantle it. But as I understand it, the USPS is totally self… --- ## [Hideous crash into spectators at Reno Air Races today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hideous-crash-into-spectators-at-reno-air-races-today/596579)
**Author:** [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hideous-crash-into-spectators-at-reno-air-races-today/596579 "2011-10-27T00:07:40Z")
Not much more to add other than that. Story here: Youtube video from witness here. It looks like one of the participants made a grave error, and ended up crashing his P-51 into spectators. I have no word as to the nu… --- ## [Steophan: '"Blacks are subhuman" is either true or false, and by itself has no moral component'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steophan-blacks-are-subhuman-is-either-true-or-false-and-by-itself-has-no-moral-component/715514)
**Author:** [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Replies:** 317\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2015, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steophan-blacks-are-subhuman-is-either-true-or-false-and-by-itself-has-no-moral-component/715514 "2015-03-28T05:32:26Z")
Seriously? I mean, you’re seriously arguing that the statement “Blacks are subhuman” is devoid of any moral weight in-and-of-itself? You’re more than just a liar. You’re straight-up crazy. I mean, you also are still a … --- ## [Ask the Person on Food Stamps](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-on-food-stamps/522597)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2010, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-person-on-food-stamps/522597 "2010-03-29T12:33:13Z")
I’m really hoping this doesn’t turn into a bad idea… After two years of financial struggle where my employment has been intermittent, temporary, and low pay my savings are now exhausted. My prospects for employment fro… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=101&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=103&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)