# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1021&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:** 1022 --- ## [Bush had better do something pretty damn fast about the solidier's being killed daily](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-had-better-do-something-pretty-damn-fast-about-the-solidiers-being-killed-daily/191172)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2003, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-had-better-do-something-pretty-damn-fast-about-the-solidiers-being-killed-daily/191172 "2003-07-30T15:46:06Z")
Not so much a debate as a political opinon, but I think the content is more suited for GD than IMHO. I am a registered Republican, but I’ve voted Democratic and I’ve voted Republican in my time, and for the most part c… --- ## [Why no Harlequin Romance type movies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-harlequin-romance-type-movies/612871)
**Author:** [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2012, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-harlequin-romance-type-movies/612871 "2012-02-17T01:41:47Z")
Every bookstore is overflowing with trashy looking romance novels. How come this stuff never made an impact on cinema? If the market can support ten million movies about tough guys with guns, surely it can support the… --- ## [March Nemesis (Monthly Mini-Rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-nemesis-monthly-mini-rants/1028100)
**Author:** [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-nemesis-monthly-mini-rants/1028100 "2026-04-01T00:39:20Z")
Continuing the discussion from Mini-Month Mini-Rants (Feb 2026): Been dealing with an annoying cold all week and it kicked my butt today. I slept in until noon and I’ve been coughing and sneezing all day. What really … --- ## [Why did people grow vegetables pre vitamin/mineral discovery?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-people-grow-vegetables-pre-vitamin-mineral-discovery/694413)
**Author:** [@iljitsch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iljitsch)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2014, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-people-grow-vegetables-pre-vitamin-mineral-discovery/694413 "2014-08-06T22:19:03Z")
I understand why hunter/gatherers ate vegetables. They’re easy to hunt, so why not eat a vegetable when you find it, even though there’s not much energy in it. I’m talking about the green, leafy stuff here. I also unders… --- ## [Is this attitude towards work unusual?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-attitude-towards-work-unusual/726192)
**Author:** [@Mr.Nylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Nylock)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-attitude-towards-work-unusual/726192 "2015-07-31T16:15:43Z")
Another thread got me wondering this. I go to work, do my job, avoid drama go home, do the same thing the next day day and get paid every two weeks. I make enough to be comfortable and I have decent benefits. Simple,… --- ## [Why I want to drop my class](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-want-to-drop-my-class/576308)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-i-want-to-drop-my-class/576308 "2011-04-04T17:02:28Z")
GODDAMMIT ALL TO HELL WOMAN! YOU’RE A PROFESSOR, TEACH THE DAMN CLASS!!! I just emailed my adviser to see if I can withdraw from this class without talking to my professor (it could get ugly if she asks why I want to wi… --- ## [I Like Circus Peanuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-circus-peanuts/644806)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2014, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-like-circus-peanuts/644806 "2014-04-17T23:18:00Z")
Obligatory column link It’s true. I like Circus peanuts. Always have. It’s my dirty little secret. My parents knew something was off with me, but I just told them I was a heroin addict. It was best they not know the rea… --- ## [What if R.E. Lee fought for the Union?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-r-e-lee-fought-for-the-union/590029)
**Author:** [@Bri2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bri2k)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2011, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-r-e-lee-fought-for-the-union/590029 "2011-08-04T17:42:02Z")
There’s been a lot out there about the Civil War lately due to the sesquicentennial and one thing I read intrigued me. There was a blog post over on the Atlantic.com by Ta Nehisi Coates about Robert E. Lee’s decision to … --- ## [Separating brass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separating-brass/349075)
**Author:** [@Arjuna34](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arjuna34)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2016, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/separating-brass/349075 "2016-11-08T16:40:13Z")
Brass is a solid solution of copper and zinc. Is there an easy way to take scrap brass metal, and separate it back into copper and zinc? Arjuna34 --- ## [Redirecting asteroids on an impact course by momentum transfer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redirecting-asteroids-on-an-impact-course-by-momentum-transfer/804718)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2017, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redirecting-asteroids-on-an-impact-course-by-momentum-transfer/804718 "2017-12-27T09:23:54Z")
Stranger on a Train, who has claimed many times to be a rocket scientist and made many educated seeming posts, made the following statement : \*Redirecting a much larger object, however, becomes a substantial challenge n… --- ## [Anyone else not like really moist chicken?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-not-like-really-moist-chicken/673012)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2013, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-else-not-like-really-moist-chicken/673012 "2013-11-07T22:09:03Z")
Most times when I cook individual chicken breasts, I cook them long to get slightly dry. Some people think I’m crazy for that. I just baked a whole chicken that came out really, really moist. Too moist! I actually had … --- ## [How many blades on your razor? (Answers from both men + women, please))](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-blades-on-your-razor-answers-from-both-men-women-please/682631)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2015, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-blades-on-your-razor-answers-from-both-men-women-please/682631 "2015-06-15T20:46:33Z")
I tried the 5-blade Gillette Fusion when it came out, but I didn’t stick with it. For me, it did shave better on most of the face; however, it shaved worse under my chin and jaw. I just couldn’t make it work well. So I h… --- ## [How does someone "quit" a message board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-someone-quit-a-message-board/487500)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2009, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-someone-quit-a-message-board/487500 "2009-02-27T19:32:27Z")
For godsakes, it’s a fucking message board, it’s not a relationship. You punch a bookmark, browse the thread titles to see if anything interests you, and if not, you move on to your stupid ILURVESCATZLOL.com page or what… --- ## [Worst TV Shows of All Time](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-shows-of-all-time/310259)
**Author:** [@Soylent\_Gene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Gene)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2005, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-tv-shows-of-all-time/310259 "2005-07-06T16:05:40Z")
That’s Incredible Brady Bunch Variety Hour America’s Funniest Home Videos Real People The last 7 years of Happy Days The last 5 years of MASH AfterMASH --- ## [Movin' cross country. No local friends, little money, tiny car.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movin-cross-country-no-local-friends-little-money-tiny-car/841329)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movin-cross-country-no-local-friends-little-money-tiny-car/841329 "2020-04-01T16:37:23Z")
Gonna either be the worst or the best decision of my life. Probably the former, but I’m a touch pessimistic. My current job (may I keep it despite current troubles) is a WFH gig but the co. only allows workers in certai… --- ## [creative marketing agency interview dress code?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-marketing-agency-interview-dress-code/524064)
**Author:** [@goBuffalo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/goBuffalo)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creative-marketing-agency-interview-dress-code/524064 "2010-01-11T15:42:29Z")
It seems like a silly question, but for a creative position with a marketing agency, what would you wear to the interview? I was thinking a casual dress shirt and a pair of dress pants? Is that about right…it’s been a w… --- ## [How much do Testicles Weigh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-testicles-weigh/419059)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2007, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-testicles-weigh/419059 "2007-09-13T15:16:22Z")
The obvious response to the How Much Do Breasts Weigh query You’d think testicles would be a lot easier to weigh. Human ones, of course. --- ## [Boycott Peep Trek 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-peep-trek-2/654538)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2013, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-peep-trek-2/654538 "2013-04-07T00:42:16Z")
I can’t stand Captain Peepcard. --- ## [I want to see Left Eye (Lisa Lopez) from TLC naked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-see-left-eye-lisa-lopez-from-tlc-naked/79498)
**Author:** [@CnoteChris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CnoteChris)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2001, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-want-to-see-left-eye-lisa-lopez-from-tlc-naked/79498 "2001-09-07T15:22:34Z")
Is that really too much to ask for? I mean, I’m not into stalking, or any of that goofy shit. I’m a normal guy going through the normal riggers of day to day life- I walk down the street just like everyone else. I cert… --- ## [Is there a proper way of writing .00 on a check?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-of-writing-00-on-a-check/171531)
**Author:** [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2003, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-of-writing-00-on-a-check/171531 "2003-04-29T01:58:22Z")
For example, I just wrote a check for "Thirty-five and 00/100\_\_\_\_\_\_(Dollars). I’ve been told this is wrong. I’ve also seen xx/100 and no/100 with lines through the zeros. Does it really matter? --- ## [Cracked's editor: World events driven by our laughably huge underestimation of effort for everything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crackeds-editor-world-events-driven-by-our-laughably-huge-underestimation-of-effort-for-everything/538126)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2010, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crackeds-editor-world-events-driven-by-our-laughably-huge-underestimation-of-effort-for-everything/538126 "2010-05-05T10:28:07Z")
"America is full of frustrated, broken, baffled people because so many of us think, ‘If I work this hard, this many hours a week, I should have (a great job, a nice house, a nice car, etc). I don’t have that thing, there… --- ## [Foster parent baby shower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foster-parent-baby-shower/629534)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2012, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foster-parent-baby-shower/629534 "2012-07-28T23:01:24Z")
Yestetday I got an e-vite from my aunt for her daughters foster parent baby shower :dubious: About 2 years ago, my cousin had tried to have a kid. Doctors discovered a softball sized tumor on one of her ovaries. They re… --- ## [A question for diabetics.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-diabetics/548105)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2010, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-diabetics/548105 "2010-08-04T20:20:31Z")
I had my routine screening for gestational diabetes last week and came back with high levels so I have to go sit at the clinic for THREE DAMN HOURS tomorrow to find out if I’m really diabetic or not. It wouldn’t surprise… --- ## [Is it that important to have your own child? (birthday vs adopting)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-that-important-to-have-your-own-child-birthday-vs-adopting/599515)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2011, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-that-important-to-have-your-own-child-birthday-vs-adopting/599515 "2011-10-15T05:27:25Z")
A friend of mine is currently going through fertility treatment trying to conceive which is costing a great deal of money and, more importantly, not working. She in her early 40s and it may quite simply be too late for h… --- ## [what does a police holding cell look like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-police-holding-cell-look-like/543834)
**Author:** [@Paragonkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paragonkid)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-a-police-holding-cell-look-like/543834 "2010-06-22T00:58:48Z")
Ok, well, I’ve writing a short story recently and once scene involves a police holding cell while another involves an interrogation room. I suddenly relised I’ve got no idea what either look like! So, if someone could gi… --- ## [Starship Troopers: stupid or brilliant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-troopers-stupid-or-brilliant/161386)
**Author:** [@Short\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Short_Guy)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2003, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-troopers-stupid-or-brilliant/161386 "2003-03-31T19:32:58Z")
A recent thread on special effects reminded me of a little Paul Verhoeven film called \* Starship Troopers \*. “Troopers” is one of my favourite films: personally, I think it’s a brilliant anti-fascist pamphlet, criticizi… --- ## [Knights vs. Samurai: Who wins in a fight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knights-vs-samurai-who-wins-in-a-fight/480439)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2009, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/knights-vs-samurai-who-wins-in-a-fight/480439 "2009-01-13T13:18:35Z")
Inspired by this topic “Modern Armour, Medieval War - Factual Questions - Straight Dope Message Board” and a discussion on another board, I’m curious about who would win in an even fight between a European knight and a J… --- ## [Sometimes people don't get the bloody obvious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-people-dont-get-the-bloody-obvious/551562)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2010, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sometimes-people-dont-get-the-bloody-obvious/551562 "2010-08-30T04:51:27Z")
Ever try to explain something to someone, and they just Do. Not. Get it? No matter how clearly you try to explain it? Share your stories of frustration. My project manager is like this. She complains that I never keep h… --- ## [Botticelli - Nov 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569)
**Author:** [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Replies:** 503\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2020, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-nov-2020/924569 "2020-12-05T18:48:34Z")
So here we are, new month, new people to discover. My letter is A --- ## [401(k) keeps "growing" even in retirement, right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/401-k-keeps-growing-even-in-retirement-right/779836)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/401-k-keeps-growing-even-in-retirement-right/779836 "2017-02-28T01:42:15Z")
29-year old trying to figure out some 401(k) things here, any help would be most welcome: :slight\_smile: Suppose I have a million or more dollars in my 401(k) by the time I reach 65 years old (that’s roughly where it… --- ## [SDMB High School](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-high-school/28449)
**Author:** [@SwimmingRiddles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingRiddles)\ **Replies:** 251\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2000, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-high-school/28449 "2000-08-12T03:34:28Z")
Alright, we’ve formed a community. We’ve formed a band. We’ve had a bar room brawl. Some of us have survived a tropical island. The next logical step is our own WB high school drama. Hell, we already have a prom king and… --- ## [Do you feel like there are more stories worth telling in the Fallout universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-like-there-are-more-stories-worth-telling-in-the-fallout-universe/602093)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2013, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-feel-like-there-are-more-stories-worth-telling-in-the-fallout-universe/602093 "2013-11-30T14:59:49Z")
I dunno. Fallout 2 is my favorite game of all time and 1 was good as well. The atmosphere was what really made the games for me. The new generation 3d shooters were good but not as amazing as the first 2 and I think th… --- ## [Workplace bitching and backstabbing: Male or Female dominated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-bitching-and-backstabbing-male-or-female-dominated/637671)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2012, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workplace-bitching-and-backstabbing-male-or-female-dominated/637671 "2012-10-19T18:02:55Z")
In your opinion, which gender is most likely to instigate or participate in workplace backstabbing, undercutting, and overall bitching? Poll coming. --- ## [Say good things about Dopers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-good-things-about-dopers/436427)
**Author:** [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2008, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-good-things-about-dopers/436427 "2008-02-14T23:05:09Z")
I’m a bit bored. I was planning to write a bit more today, but can’t really get going. So I figured I’d think of something really deep and basic and all-encompassing and start a thread in Great Debates, but couldn’t thi… --- ## [Why do so many California license plates begin with the number 2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-california-license-plates-begin-with-the-number-2/314864)
**Author:** [@Thin\_Lizzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Lizzy)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2005, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-california-license-plates-begin-with-the-number-2/314864 "2005-07-31T01:59:09Z")
I have noticed a large portion of California license plates start with the number 2. Why? --- ## [How do you pronounce "porcupine"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-porcupine/636599)
**Author:** [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-porcupine/636599 "2012-10-10T20:45:25Z")
I failed to perform a search on a poll pronouncing coupon, even though that poll is still going, here’s another word that crossed my mind. “Porcupine”, how you say? --- ## [US Marines vs US Army](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-marines-vs-us-army/287457)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2021, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-marines-vs-us-army/287457 "2021-01-12T22:06:25Z")
What is the difference. Why do Americans need two branches of foot soldiers. Why would a young American choose one above the other. Do the Marines have status over the army? Differences in boot camp? Difference in ass… --- ## [Opinions on strange work situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-strange-work-situation/791879)
**Author:** [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2017, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-on-strange-work-situation/791879 "2017-07-28T17:10:41Z")
There’s a new guy where my husband works, he’s been there about a month. My husband often takes a backpack to the office with him. Last night at dinner he was telling us about this conversation that took place between hi… --- ## [If "Firefly" is so great, why hasn't it been resurrected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-firefly-is-so-great-why-hasnt-it-been-resurrected/479207)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2009, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-firefly-is-so-great-why-hasnt-it-been-resurrected/479207 "2009-01-02T04:03:25Z")
I know, this has probably been asked before, but frankly it’s not as fun to simply go and read old threads. Both Family Guy and Futurama were popular TV shows that got cancelled, turned into huge successes on DVD and in… --- ## [Stanley Kubrick: Autistic...or Sociopath?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stanley-kubrick-autistic-or-sociopath/776295)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2023, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stanley-kubrick-autistic-or-sociopath/776295 "2023-08-17T21:47:13Z")
During the filming of The Shining, Kubrick basically terrorized Shelly Duvall into acting scared. On some other film, when an actor asked “What’s my motivation”, Stanley just walked away without answering. IIRC, both a… --- ## [Would you pose for artistic nude photographs, drawings, or paintings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-pose-for-artistic-nude-photographs-drawings-or-paintings/515725)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2009, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-pose-for-artistic-nude-photographs-drawings-or-paintings/515725 "2009-11-08T00:35:18Z")
For the sake of this discussion, please consider that your physical beauty is irrelevant to the artist’s purpose. Your body type happens to fit the theme for his or her work, which will be part of an exhibition on displ… --- ## [Chewing gum while smoking cigarettes - dangerous?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewing-gum-while-smoking-cigarettes-dangerous/45286)
**Author:** [@meepins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meepins)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2000, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chewing-gum-while-smoking-cigarettes-dangerous/45286 "2000-12-14T19:38:53Z")
This morning a friend of mine told me that smoking a cigarette while chewing gum is dangerous. Him a first year med student, I immediately spit out my gum. However, I get the sneaking suspicion that maybe he was wrong. T… --- ## [NY Observer food critic enraged by wealthy white people enjoying chi-chi hip-hop themed restaurant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-observer-food-critic-enraged-by-wealthy-white-people-enjoying-chi-chi-hip-hop-themed-restaurant/666180)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2013, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ny-observer-food-critic-enraged-by-wealthy-white-people-enjoying-chi-chi-hip-hop-themed-restaurant/666180 "2013-08-16T20:03:42Z")
The food review is standard stuffbut apparently he wants to be a music and authenticity critic too. His rage builds throughout the review but he really starts to go nuts near the end. --- ## [What's the most inappropriate joke or comment you've ever made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-inappropriate-joke-or-comment-youve-ever-made/363831)
**Author:** [@some\_white\_dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/some_white_dude)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2006, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-inappropriate-joke-or-comment-youve-ever-made/363831 "2006-07-17T20:16:58Z")
I just thought of a pretty nasty one that I almost posted in another thread here. I’d share it now, but I’m feeling cowardly, and I’d rather read some of yours first to make me feel like less of an asshole. Here’s a war… --- ## [Robert Bork died. What's his Legacy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-bork-died-whats-his-legacy/644543)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2012, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/robert-bork-died-whats-his-legacy/644543 "2012-12-29T17:33:51Z")
Robert Bork, as everyone knows, was nominated for the Supreme Court in 1987, and was rejected by the senate. Did his hearing, which brought a lot of attention to the Supreme Court nomination process, ultimately help or … --- ## [Why did you get divorced?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-get-divorced/570059)
**Author:** [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-you-get-divorced/570059 "2011-02-07T18:31:17Z")
I am asking this because the divorce rate in the U.S. is pretty staggering, and I’m curious as to what makes couples say “’‘Till death’ be damned!” and call it quits. (And maybe I’m a teeny mite nosy.) Was the problem w… --- ## [The Republican Obstructionist Tactic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-obstructionist-tactic/530577)
**Author:** [@Stoneburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoneburg)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2010, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-republican-obstructionist-tactic/530577 "2010-03-25T00:03:58Z")
Recently I’ve been reading about how the Republicans in the houses are using obstructionist tactics and basically shooting down everything whether they even think it is warranted or not. The assumption is that this is do… --- ## [What's the dorkiest prop used by any superhero or superheroine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dorkiest-prop-used-by-any-superhero-or-superheroine/395990)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-dorkiest-prop-used-by-any-superhero-or-superheroine/395990 "2020-10-13T02:22:09Z")
I’m voting for Wonder Woman’s invisible jet. Especially when it was drawn as a series of dotted lines with Wonder Woman’s figure perched in the middle of it. Incredibly silly-looking. --- ## [Aniston GQ Cover. Wow.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aniston-gq-cover-wow/476976)
**Author:** [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2008, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aniston-gq-cover-wow/476976 "2008-12-17T18:56:43Z")
I don’t have any particular feelings about her acting one way or the other, however I just saw her photo on the cover of GQ and yowza. Depending where you work this might be NSFW; it’s a national magazine cover and no… --- ## [2026 Winter Olympics - follow along and discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-winter-olympics-follow-along-and-discussion-thread/1026575)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 362\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2026, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2026-winter-olympics-follow-along-and-discussion-thread/1026575 "2026-03-31T08:09:25Z")
We are about 3 weeks out and I thought it would be good to discuss. NBC has been uploading figure skating clips/segments and my wife and have been watching. We can’t find any pairs or dancing clips, which means NBC(in A… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1020&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1022&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)