# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1027&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:** 1028 --- ## [When were the greek & roman gods worshipped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-were-the-greek-roman-gods-worshipped/423453)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2007, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-were-the-greek-roman-gods-worshipped/423453 "2007-10-25T16:08:06Z")
There’s a lot of information about the Greek and roman gods themselves, but I’m having difficulty finding out when they were worshipped; I realize that the Greek gods are a bit older but I suspect there’s a fair amount o… --- ## [Take that libs! Conservatives more generous to charities!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-that-libs-conservatives-more-generous-to-charities/380928)
**Author:** [@Slypork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slypork)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2006, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-that-libs-conservatives-more-generous-to-charities/380928 "2006-11-20T08:52:26Z")
OK all you liberals who go on and on about how heartless the conservatives, especially religious ones, are: why aren’t you giving more? According to Albert C. Brooks , secular liberals give less money to charities compar… --- ## [Best Actor by IMDB ratings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-actor-by-imdb-ratings/502748)
**Author:** [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2014, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-actor-by-imdb-ratings/502748 "2014-03-30T16:13:59Z")
Terribly arbitrary I know but here is the game I was playing. I was watching Crimson Tide and mention was made of Run Silent Run Deep and as a lover of sub movies I went to IMDB to see if I had rated it. I then clicked o… --- ## [I hereby tender my candidacy, and initiate my campaign for the Presidency of the United States.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-tender-my-candidacy-and-initiate-my-campaign-for-the-presidency-of-the-united-states/610145)
**Author:** [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2012, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-tender-my-candidacy-and-initiate-my-campaign-for-the-presidency-of-the-united-states/610145 "2012-01-23T02:02:32Z")
Article II, Sect. 1, Clause 5: “\*No Person except a natural born Citizen, or a Citizen of the United States, at the time of the Adoption of this Constitution, shall be eligible to the Office of President; neither shall a… --- ## [Gun vs tank turret?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-vs-tank-turret/489511)
**Author:** [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2009, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-vs-tank-turret/489511 "2009-03-22T22:31:51Z")
There’s a new show coming out called Kings and the trailer features a lone soldier facing down a tank. Is there a way he could conceivably defeat the tank? Given that the scene has David vs Goliath implications I was won… --- ## [So DID Luke genuinely have the hots for Leia, or she for him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-did-luke-genuinely-have-the-hots-for-leia-or-she-for-him/706786)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2014, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-did-luke-genuinely-have-the-hots-for-leia-or-she-for-him/706786 "2014-12-13T05:00:27Z")
I didn’t see the oringal Star Wars trilpgy until 1988 or so, on account of my parents being Pentecostals who thought movies were evil. So to me they’re just ordinary movies, nothing I feel any nostalgic connection to. I … --- ## [Dumb Star Trek (TOS) question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-star-trek-tos-question/687505)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2014, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dumb-star-trek-tos-question/687505 "2014-05-07T15:41:58Z")
In many of the episodes, Scotty tells Captain Kirk something along the lines of, “I can’t give you warp 9 much longer, captain! The core is overloading!!!” So here’s the question: once the Enterprise reaches warp 9 or w… --- ## [Do cops really have ticket quotas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cops-really-have-ticket-quotas/145917)
**Author:** [@21Twelve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/21Twelve)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2010, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cops-really-have-ticket-quotas/145917 "2010-08-23T19:19:24Z")
This question primarily concerns cops in Los Angeles, but I guess it applies to cops in all cities - is there really a quota that cops have to meet in terms of number of tickets given? I recently got what has to be the … --- ## [Recount a Surreal Experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recount-a-surreal-experience/679688)
**Author:** [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2014, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recount-a-surreal-experience/679688 "2014-02-05T23:16:00Z")
I’m sure this has been done before. (Hasn’t everything been done before?) I don’t know why I got to thinking about this as it happened some ten years ago. My cousin got into a pretty bad car accident and wound up in a … --- ## [Are the Governments of the world right about aliens causing mass hysteria?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-governments-of-the-world-right-about-aliens-causing-mass-hysteria/735379)
**Author:** [@Gotlift](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gotlift)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2021, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-governments-of-the-world-right-about-aliens-causing-mass-hysteria/735379 "2021-01-03T06:15:20Z")
On occasion I enjoy watching UFO documentaries on youtube and while most are pretty lame there are a few that really get me thinking. In my mind it is a no brainer that other intelligent life exists and there is at least… --- ## [Hammet vs. Chandler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hammet-vs-chandler/535303)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hammet-vs-chandler/535303 "2013-11-16T18:06:38Z")
I’ve been picking up lots of books by Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett lately at the used book stores. Don’t quite have the complete catalogs yet, but I’ve got enough to start diving in. The question becomes: whic… --- ## [A question for tailgaters...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-tailgaters/691937)
**Author:** [@Stratocaster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stratocaster)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-for-tailgaters/691937 "2014-07-01T00:35:46Z")
No, not the fun kind of tailgaters who party before football games in the parking lot. I’m talking about the a-holes who follow you so close you can’t see their headlights in your rear view. Yeah, I know this has been … --- ## [Recommend some indie and foreign films for me, please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-indie-and-foreign-films-for-me-please/556428)
**Author:** [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-some-indie-and-foreign-films-for-me-please/556428 "2010-10-20T00:34:36Z")
I’ve seen quite a number of mainstream American movies over the years, but I haven’t given much attention to movies from other countries or those that are a little more quirky and less noticed than big-budget films with … --- ## [Least Appropriate Store Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-appropriate-store-names/294098)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2005, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/least-appropriate-store-names/294098 "2005-03-30T18:09:03Z")
Yesterday I made the long drive out to Western Carolina University, and on the way back I was talking to myself (as I like to do on long car rides–when suddenly I interrupted myself and shouted, “Jesus!” and burst out la… --- ## [My wedding: Bringing Acoholics, Morons and Whores together](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wedding-bringing-acoholics-morons-and-whores-together/255701)
**Author:** [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2004, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wedding-bringing-acoholics-morons-and-whores-together/255701 "2004-07-20T20:54:23Z")
I’ve been promising to tell this story almost since it happened, so today is your unlucky day. After seeing it’s lenght, I decided to post it in three parts, roughly and hour apart to allow for questions or comments. T… --- ## [Monty Python Was Very Hit-and-Miss, Rather Puerile, and Usually Unfunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-was-very-hit-and-miss-rather-puerile-and-usually-unfunny/306317)
**Author:** [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2005, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-was-very-hit-and-miss-rather-puerile-and-usually-unfunny/306317 "2005-06-10T12:07:31Z")
Discuss. I saw the very first episode broadcast in England (I think it was 1969) and remember feeling a bit disappointed with that. Time goes by and the feelings haven’t changed much. Some good sketches (The Four Yorksh… --- ## [McCain Offends Spain, or Foreign Policy Genius My Ass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-offends-spain-or-foreign-policy-genius-my-ass/464132)
**Author:** [@Hentor\_the\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hentor_the_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2008, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-offends-spain-or-foreign-policy-genius-my-ass/464132 "2008-09-24T01:35:21Z")
John McCain recently gave an interview with someone from the Spanish press, and did not know that their Prime Minister was named Zapatero, and appeared to confuse him with a Latin American leftist. Even after being corr… --- ## [Lissener finally comes clean as to what he really is.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lissener-finally-comes-clean-as-to-what-he-really-is/383678)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2006, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lissener-finally-comes-clean-as-to-what-he-really-is/383678 "2006-12-14T22:33:48Z")
A troll. From here: An obvious troll, which I took the bait on. I responded thusly: So far, pretty typical exchange between us. But the clincher is this follow-up: Not that it wasn’t abundantly obvious in the past… --- ## [Post a random quote](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-random-quote/618073)
**Author:** [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-a-random-quote/618073 "2012-04-23T11:35:53Z")
I ran across this in an article. Post a random quote, no need to provide context or links. --- ## [What happens when Florida vanishes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-florida-vanishes/741024)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2016, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-when-florida-vanishes/741024 "2016-01-03T22:13:49Z")
There’s a decent chance that global warming will eventually leave Florida (and maybe Louisiana and Delaware) entirely underwater. There’s no provision in the U.S. Constitution for a state ceasing to physically exist. H… --- ## [What Unusual Items Did You Find Going Through Your Deceased Relative's Belongings?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-unusual-items-did-you-find-going-through-your-deceased-relatives-belongings/231125)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2004, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-unusual-items-did-you-find-going-through-your-deceased-relatives-belongings/231125 "2004-03-02T12:46:11Z")
When a person passes away, at some point it is necessary for a family member to go through all of his or her personal belongings in order to divide them up among the remaining family members. I think it is safe to assum… --- ## [Had JFK lived, would he have been re-elected in 1964?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-jfk-lived-would-he-have-been-re-elected-in-1964/674524)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2013, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/had-jfk-lived-would-he-have-been-re-elected-in-1964/674524 "2013-11-26T20:53:32Z")
He had leadership-cred to burn after the Cuban Missile Crisis. OTOH, there was already a lot of hate and backlash against him just for his cautious sympathizing with the Civil Rights movement, and JFK had not the Souther… --- ## [Zoinks, dougie\_monty, what's your problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoinks-dougie_monty-whats-your-problem/485929)
**Author:** [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2009, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zoinks-dougie_monty-whats-your-problem/485929 "2009-02-21T21:18:58Z")
For some reason, dougie\_monty resurrected a two-year-old thread about Scooby-Doo to complain about a parody on The Venture Brothers that depicted well-known serial killers as “The Groovy Gang,” who happen to dress simila… --- ## [No sleep in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sleep-in-the-mmp/799032)
**Author:** [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2017, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sleep-in-the-mmp/799032 "2017-10-23T01:51:48Z")
Why do I awake at 0300 when I must irk today? Life is so unfair. Carry on. --- ## [Is it generally accepted that all the WSM competitors use steroids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-generally-accepted-that-all-the-wsm-competitors-use-steroids/374956)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2006, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-generally-accepted-that-all-the-wsm-competitors-use-steroids/374956 "2006-10-03T16:36:59Z")
You know those World’s Strongest Man competitions where competitors lift cars, tires, and fridges like its going out of style. In general do most of these athletes without a doubt use steroids? It seems impossible that c… --- ## [If the, er, Holy Trinity was a band, what instruments would they play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-er-holy-trinity-was-a-band-what-instruments-would-they-play/673906)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-er-holy-trinity-was-a-band-what-instruments-would-they-play/673906 "2013-12-02T19:38:39Z")
To me, God the father has to be a drummer/percussioist. He’s the sturm and drang, he brings the noise! Jesus? Lead guitar? Floutist? The Holy Spirit? Really, all I can think of is the triangle, normally part of the… --- ## [Will it soon be "not unusual" for straight people to take advantage of SSM?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-it-soon-be-not-unusual-for-straight-people-to-take-advantage-of-ssm/654113)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2013, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-it-soon-be-not-unusual-for-straight-people-to-take-advantage-of-ssm/654113 "2013-04-05T13:26:01Z")
I was wondering the other day if, especially among women, we might soon see a lot of otherwise older, straight people take advantage of SSM. I can see this happening where people don’t really want to commit to the oppos… --- ## [Tiny coloured rectangular military badges](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-coloured-rectangular-military-badges/331762)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2005, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tiny-coloured-rectangular-military-badges/331762 "2005-11-21T02:05:48Z")
Can someone please explain to me the purpose and meaning of those tiny, coloured, rectangular badges one sees arranged in a matrix on military uniforms? For example, see this picture of General Zhukov and note the badg… --- ## [Rick Ross: if not rape, what's it all about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-ross-if-not-rape-whats-it-all-about/655541)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rick-ross-if-not-rape-whats-it-all-about/655541 "2013-04-15T18:51:50Z")
Rapper Rick Ross is in the news for publishing a song that contains lyrics in which he appears to be bragging about date rape: In case you were wondering, “molly” is slang for ecstasy/MDMA, a common date-rape drug. Th… --- ## [Bad News About BratMan007](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-news-about-bratman007/25035)
**Author:** [@Odz\_Bodkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odz_Bodkin)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2000, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-news-about-bratman007/25035 "2000-07-10T12:02:15Z")
My name is Mark and I’m a friend of Ron - who you all know as BratMan007. I work with Ron and his brother-in-law Jim. In fact we were both groomsmen when Jim married Ron’s sister so I’ve known him even since before he st… --- ## [Baseball players and these new necklaces - energy zuzu?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-players-and-these-new-necklaces-energy-zuzu/627341)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2012, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-players-and-these-new-necklaces-energy-zuzu/627341 "2012-08-17T00:06:34Z")
I thought that baseball players were just succumbing to the new surge in male vanity when I saw so many of them recently wearing these silly circular necklaces, that look a little like those giant lanyards we used to mak… --- ## ["It may harm your defence..." (British police warning)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-may-harm-your-defence-british-police-warning/726926)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2015, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-may-harm-your-defence-british-police-warning/726926 "2015-08-05T16:24:40Z")
When the British cops arrest someone on TV, they say, “You do not have to answer any questions, but it may harm your defence if you do not mention when questioned something that you later rely on in court.” Do they say … --- ## [Do Europeans have a smaller 'personal space' than Americans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-europeans-have-a-smaller-personal-space-than-americans/264777)
**Author:** [@Bruce\_Daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bruce_Daddy)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2004, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-europeans-have-a-smaller-personal-space-than-americans/264777 "2004-09-19T12:58:26Z")
I have had the pleasure of interacting with several Europeans this past week, an Englishman from Switzerland, a lovely German girl and some native Swedes. Unfortunately, I do not have the pleasure of interacting with fur… --- ## [American Idol 4/10-4/11](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-10-4-11/399533)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-10-4-11/399533 "2007-04-12T20:26:39Z")
Jennifer Lopez and Latin music. Again, not my thing. When are they going to have Hair Metal week, guest starring Dokken or something? --- ## [Most Americans believe Trump owns Trump Tower, making it PERFECT cover for ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-americans-believe-trump-owns-trump-tower-making-it-perfect-cover-for/783034)
**Author:** [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2018, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-americans-believe-trump-owns-trump-tower-making-it-perfect-cover-for/783034 "2018-04-09T02:54:38Z")
… a little “burning of the Reichstag” action. They have to be getting pretty desperate over at the White House. Mike Flynn is apparently ready to sing like a canary–we know this because Trump’s best buds over at the Nat… --- ## [Would a bride "of color" been considered appropriate for William?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-bride-of-color-been-considered-appropriate-for-william/580409)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2011, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-bride-of-color-been-considered-appropriate-for-william/580409 "2011-05-03T22:21:31Z")
So, assuming William wanted his grandmother’s and father’s blessing before marrying . . . If he had been dating a woman who was not white (so black, Asian, Indian, Middle Eastern, Latina, etc), so you guys think the Que… --- ## [Let's Update Commercials I Hate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-update-commercials-i-hate/498061)
**Author:** [@Mooch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooch)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2009, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-update-commercials-i-hate/498061 "2009-06-05T15:32:45Z")
I want to cut the butts off of the Cricket phone people. Seeing adolescents perform craptastic Aretha Franklin impressions of Otis Redding’s “Respect” in youtube-esque collages was the most annoying commercial I had see… --- ## [Who wins in 2024?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wins-in-2024/974481)
**Author:** [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2023, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wins-in-2024/974481 "2023-10-08T22:55:59Z")
Why not guess as to who wins the White House in 2024? It’s more than 2 years away, which is something like a thousand dog years, so anything could happen. I think it’s easier guessing who the two main nominees will be, b… --- ## [Battlestar Galactica 3.06 Torn 11/3 (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-3-06-torn-11-3-spoilers/379011)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2006, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-3-06-torn-11-3-spoilers/379011 "2006-11-09T19:53:08Z")
We finally appear to be moving away from New Caprica storylines and back toward the search for “Earth”. What’s up with the plague afflicting the Cylons? What are the next clues on the “road to Earth”. Just what is Le… --- ## [Can WWF Fans Be Educated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-wwf-fans-be-educated/89217)
**Author:** [@HairyPotter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HairyPotter)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2001, 8:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-wwf-fans-be-educated/89217 "2001-11-04T08:36:27Z")
I’m stealing this topic from an argument I read in a GD thread. It seemed like a delightful topic for the Pit. Seriously, I’m curious as to what people think about the prospects of transforming WWF and Monster Truck ent… --- ## [Is it fair to take offense when no offense is meant?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-fair-to-take-offense-when-no-offense-is-meant/478776)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2008, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-fair-to-take-offense-when-no-offense-is-meant/478776 "2008-12-29T16:36:10Z")
My baby sister was born & raised in Tennessee; she now lives in Maryland. We’re black, which will be important shortly. One of her co-workers–a white gentleman she ordinarily likes who hails from New York–recently calle… --- ## [An Homage To Mr. Svinlesha](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-homage-to-mr-svinlesha/267304)
**Author:** [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2004, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-homage-to-mr-svinlesha/267304 "2004-10-11T23:43:33Z")
What? An homage in THE PIT?! You’re one clueless OP, my man, and none too bright either judging by your date of registration. I mean, come on! Even the newest of newbies, if they’d taken the slightest amount of time to… --- ## [Greeting women: Hug? Shake hands? Air Kiss? Cheek Kiss?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greeting-women-hug-shake-hands-air-kiss-cheek-kiss/701880)
**Author:** [@jacksparrow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jacksparrow)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2014, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greeting-women-hug-shake-hands-air-kiss-cheek-kiss/701880 "2014-11-01T00:15:18Z")
Why do I have so much trouble with this one. Let’s say I’m at a party, and I’m running into friends who I’ve know for varying amounts of time. I usually shake guys’ hands (though that’s also another issue…with the fis… --- ## [Love the song, hate what it's about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-the-song-hate-what-its-about/464017)
**Author:** [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2008, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-the-song-hate-what-its-about/464017 "2008-09-25T21:40:50Z")
Are there any songs that you love or enjoy, except for what the singer is singing about? For me, it’s Bryan Adams “Run to You” lyrics I absolutely love everything about the song, but I hate what he’s singing about. An… --- ## [Legality of limiting a movie theater to one gender only](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-limiting-a-movie-theater-to-one-gender-only/787439)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2017, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-limiting-a-movie-theater-to-one-gender-only/787439 "2017-06-06T00:50:42Z")
Given that this is a legal question I suppose the mods may move it to IMHO soon, but it is still more GQ in nature: So today there has been this big kerfuffle here in Austin, Texas on social media whereby Alamo Drafthou… --- ## [Which U.S. States Have You Been To? (includes 'None' option)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-states-have-you-been-to-includes-none-option/587810)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2011, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-u-s-states-have-you-been-to-includes-none-option/587810 "2011-07-12T07:49:34Z")
Flying over does not count; setting foot on solid ground (so to speak) does. Note the ‘ALL’ option, and please also check each state individually when selecting ALL (it’s a pain, I know, but what else do you have to do … --- ## [The Noble Prize and fucking China](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-noble-prize-and-fucking-china/557658)
**Author:** [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2010, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-noble-prize-and-fucking-china/557658 "2010-12-10T18:31:26Z")
The Nobel Peace Prize is a fucking joke. But instead of just ignoring the silly Norwegian fools like the rest of the world, the Chinese has shown themselves to be even more of a fucking joke. China Sets Murderer Free :… --- ## [Help with clogged drain/garbage disposal issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-clogged-drain-garbage-disposal-issue/421045)
**Author:** [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2007, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-with-clogged-drain-garbage-disposal-issue/421045 "2007-10-01T23:00:03Z")
Hey - I could use some help because I was an idiot last night. Without thinking, I dumped 2 entire to-go containers of P.F. Chang’s rice down the garbage disposal (I have had a garbage disposal for years and never knew y… --- ## [Why do so many American women go for guys in jeans and t-shirts with simple haircuts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-women-go-for-guys-in-jeans-and-t-shirts-with-simple-haircuts/633743)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-american-women-go-for-guys-in-jeans-and-t-shirts-with-simple-haircuts/633743 "2012-09-06T23:44:25Z")
You see many American guys with Wranglers and grey Hane’s t-shirts. They also have short and simple haircuts. Yet MANY girls flock to these guys. I’m not straight so maybe that’s why I don’t understand. How does a woma… --- ## [Ask the woman who nursed a 4 year old](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-who-nursed-a-4-year-old/429147)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2008, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-who-nursed-a-4-year-old/429147 "2008-01-11T20:19:00Z")
Here, \*\*lobstermobster \*\*asked me to give some more details about my sustained breastfeeding experience. I’m happy to oblige! First, to give the uninitiated some common ground, let me tell you what my first exposure t… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1026&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1028&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)