# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1032&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:** 1033 --- ## [Both a king and a queen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/both-a-king-and-a-queen/649348)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2013, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/both-a-king-and-a-queen/649348 "2013-02-10T07:12:34Z")
In so many stories, especially fairy tales, a monarchy is ruled by a king and a queen. But it seems that real monarchies have either a king or a queen, but not both. Are there any current countries that have both? I rea… --- ## [I hereby pit greedy movie studios.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-pit-greedy-movie-studios/607738)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2012, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hereby-pit-greedy-movie-studios/607738 "2012-01-01T20:22:07Z")
My wife and I regularly rent movies on Blu-Ray from Blockbuster. I appreciate the audio/video quality being better than you get from streaming, and I also enjoy the “extras” that are commonly included when you have the… --- ## [According to Sen. James Inhofe, soldiers are unwilling to fight and die for gay soldiers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-sen-james-inhofe-soldiers-are-unwilling-to-fight-and-die-for-gay-soldiers/539449)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2010, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/according-to-sen-james-inhofe-soldiers-are-unwilling-to-fight-and-die-for-gay-soldiers/539449 "2010-05-19T05:07:19Z")
Really, I plead with members here who currently or have served in the military if it seems plausible that they would allow the person in the foxhoel next to you because he was openly gay. Or that their fellow soldiers … --- ## [URLs: Why a backslash?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urls-why-a-backslash/603971)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urls-why-a-backslash/603971 "2011-11-27T14:31:06Z")
Just wondering why our computer gods who gave us the internet could not use the conventional slash in a URL? Instead, they had to give us the backslash, but was this really necessary? --- ## [Please help me come up with ideas to promote a blood drive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-come-up-with-ideas-to-promote-a-blood-drive/490223)
**Author:** [@Hi\_Neighbor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hi_Neighbor)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2009, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-come-up-with-ideas-to-promote-a-blood-drive/490223 "2009-03-21T11:35:28Z")
Back in December, I organized a blood drive at my workplace and was encouraged to sign up at least 15 donors. In the end, I was only able to get 11. In order to promote this drive, I told my co-workers that if they sig… --- ## [Seen it: Spider-Man - Into the Spider-Verse](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-it-spider-man-into-the-spider-verse/825908)
**Author:** [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2019, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seen-it-spider-man-into-the-spider-verse/825908 "2019-11-01T22:14:43Z")
Did anyone else catch this over the weekend? I saw it Saturday when they did an unadvertised fan screening for one showing at 2 p.m. Well-worth seeing, though I wish I hadn’t seen the trailers. The animation style shoul… --- ## [How do porn aggregators confirm the legal age of all the porn "actors" who upload videos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-porn-aggregators-confirm-the-legal-age-of-all-the-porn-actors-who-upload-videos/821527)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-porn-aggregators-confirm-the-legal-age-of-all-the-porn-actors-who-upload-videos/821527 "2018-09-21T23:45:29Z")
Ive idly wondered this for some time, specifically how do sites like Pornhub make sure they aren’t broadcasting underage porn with all of the seemingly anonymous videos they allow to be uploaded to their sites? I’ve see… --- ## [How does one look young?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-look-young/630377)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2012, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-one-look-young/630377 "2012-08-06T22:22:10Z")
Sly Stallone. Arnold (to an extent). Chuck Norris (to a huge extent). How exactly does one look so young in his or her 60s, or 70s, in Norris’ case? Don’t tell me Photoshop :dubious:. --- ## [Changing nick - why possible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-nick-why-possible/554369)
**Author:** [@komolono](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/komolono)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2010, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-nick-why-possible/554369 "2010-10-01T02:53:40Z")
There are older threads, where quotes in some posts show that the poster has changed account - that is - someone is quoting another username than the name in the original post. Very confusing if you use the MB Search. --- ## [Why doesn't the ink pour out of a ballpoint pen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-ink-pour-out-of-a-ballpoint-pen/520243)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2009, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-doesnt-the-ink-pour-out-of-a-ballpoint-pen/520243 "2009-12-10T03:29:48Z")
I’m talking about cheap ballpoints where the ink is contained in a translucent plastic tube. There does not appear to be any sort of plug on the end opposite the point. However, the ink level clearly moves toward the t… --- ## [Obvious errors in Geography from movies set in your City](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-errors-in-geography-from-movies-set-in-your-city/151379)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2003, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obvious-errors-in-geography-from-movies-set-in-your-city/151379 "2003-03-26T22:04:25Z")
Ever watch a movie set in the town where you live, and suddenly you are jolted by a horrific error in geography? This happens quite a bit with San Francisco - they’ll abandon logic to get that money shot of the Golden G… --- ## [Where did I put my glasses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-i-put-my-glasses/662171)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2021, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-i-put-my-glasses/662171 "2021-02-13T04:12:47Z")
I want to go to the store. I’ve looked in all the usual places: by the bed, next to the TV, next to the computer, on the sink, on the bookshelf. I could wear my old pair but they’re not in very good shape and the old p… --- ## [Is there any "good" in Las Vegas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-good-in-las-vegas/715032)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2015, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-good-in-las-vegas/715032 "2015-03-18T21:03:59Z")
I have some relatives that are really into going to Vegas. Ok, that’s fine. But to me (I’m a Christian and a family man) I cannot think of a less moral place than Las Vegas. Heck that’s why its called “Sin City”. You ba… --- ## [The Back 40? What is it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-back-40-what-is-it/302571)
**Author:** [@Birdmonster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Birdmonster)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2005, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-back-40-what-is-it/302571 "2005-05-06T23:12:01Z")
I overheard (read: eavesdropped) on two conversations on the subway this morning where the phrase “the back 40” was used. I’d never heard it before and now it’s nagging me. 2 questions: What does this mean? I assume it… --- ## [Confused at response... \[to comment about keeping a sick person in one's prayers\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confused-at-response-to-comment-about-keeping-a-sick-person-in-ones-prayers/622975)
**Author:** [@dngnb8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dngnb8)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2012, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confused-at-response-to-comment-about-keeping-a-sick-person-in-ones-prayers/622975 "2012-06-02T08:05:30Z")
Im a bit confused at a response I got recently and I believe this board might be able to help me understand the response. Let me preface, the topic isnt about whether or not God exists. I prefer the discussion to avoid… --- ## [Farm/rural stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farm-rural-stories/688853)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2014, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farm-rural-stories/688853 "2014-06-20T23:34:12Z")
I love farm stories, even though I’ve never lived on a farm. But many of my relatives have. Here’s my deceased grandmother’s favorite: When she was a child, her family farm had a small bull (this would be southern GA,… --- ## [Neighbors having incredible sex! - - In my living room.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-having-incredible-sex-in-my-living-room/373619)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2006, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neighbors-having-incredible-sex-in-my-living-room/373619 "2006-09-26T13:45:20Z")
So I’ve been in my apartment for a few years. It’s very nice. I like the building enormously. Everything is perfect. Almost. Y’see. The units have remarkably poor sound insulation between units. Think of your own home an… --- ## [Do Copiers Have Microscopic Codes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-copiers-have-microscopic-codes/606396)
**Author:** [@BeaMyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeaMyra)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-copiers-have-microscopic-codes/606396 "2011-12-29T18:46:31Z")
A coworker was telling me that in order to defeat counterfeiting and to trace people, that all modern copiers have tiny microscopic codes printed on each sheet you copy. So if I was to copy a sheet, somewhere on it, wou… --- ## [Do You Know Any Adults Who Expect You to Call Them Mr./Mrs.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-adults-who-expect-you-to-call-them-mr-mrs/682674)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2014, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-any-adults-who-expect-you-to-call-them-mr-mrs/682674 "2014-03-07T20:53:24Z")
I’m in my early 40’s, and I just realized that I don’t know a single adult who expects other adults to call them Mr./Mrs. I only know one person who expects children to call her Mrs., and she’s a school teacher. Do you … --- ## [Foods that cause "inflammation" how much woo are we talking here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-cause-inflammation-how-much-woo-are-we-talking-here/694137)
**Author:** [@beakernz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beakernz)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2014, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-that-cause-inflammation-how-much-woo-are-we-talking-here/694137 "2014-08-01T02:51:14Z")
Seems the “natural health” sites are chock full of “inflammation” talk. It’s interesting that I feel good these days, am fit and even recently had bloodwork done for inflammatory markers. My bloods were perfectly norma… --- ## [Whence comes wealth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-comes-wealth/588618)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whence-comes-wealth/588618 "2011-07-21T01:39:33Z")
I think the origins of wealth (property, goods, holdings etc.) lies at the heart of political philosophies. I’ve slowly come around to questioning the propriety of anyone’s wealth, including my own, such as it is, and I … --- ## [The "Disappearance" of Down Syndrome Kids](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-disappearance-of-down-syndrome-kids/387253)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2007, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-disappearance-of-down-syndrome-kids/387253 "2007-01-12T06:14:50Z")
Linky to Andrew Sullivan here . Andrew points out that 90% of unborn kids\* with Down’s Syndrome are aborted. He notes (and I would not have thought of it) that a lot of people who are publicly opposed to abortion must b… --- ## [Did I handle this atheist student correctly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-handle-this-atheist-student-correctly/622837)
**Author:** [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2012, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-i-handle-this-atheist-student-correctly/622837 "2012-05-25T13:07:03Z")
Okay, background: I teach science, in Texas. It’s a great job, and I like it, but the climate here can be decidedly dicey; earlier this year while discussing gravitation I used evolution as an example, and said that whil… --- ## [What is the difference of Low, Average or High IQ in people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-of-low-average-or-high-iq-in-people/753576)
**Author:** [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2016, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-of-low-average-or-high-iq-in-people/753576 "2016-05-07T01:53:31Z")
What is the difference of Low, Average or High IQ in people? Can you tell them apart? Like a high IQ above 110, Average IQ 90 to 109, Low IQ of 80 to 89, and really low IQ below 80. If you stop person on the street cou… --- ## [Why blue eyes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-blue-eyes/718718)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-blue-eyes/718718 "2025-12-19T04:08:36Z")
Looking at the map of the distribution of blue eyes in Europe made me wonder: why do Europeans have blue eyes? Were they found in other parts of the world before European expansion and inter-marrying? https://unsafehar… --- ## [What goes in barbeque sauce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goes-in-barbeque-sauce/622993)
**Author:** [@Arkcon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arkcon)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-goes-in-barbeque-sauce/622993 "2012-05-27T17:07:41Z")
Obviously, there are tons of recipes a Google away from me, so I’m not asking for just recipes, especially the secret ones you may have vowed to take to your grave. I’m more interested in what should go in, to bring out… --- ## [What are your go-to Potluck dishes? Need new ideas.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-go-to-potluck-dishes-need-new-ideas/550176)
**Author:** [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2010, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-go-to-potluck-dishes-need-new-ideas/550176 "2010-08-18T05:29:13Z")
Well, it’s time for our annual block party potluck. I always bring the same things, and it’s time for some inspiration. What are your go-to potluck dishes, or ones you’ve seen and enjoyed? I’m tempted to make Simply Sara… --- ## [Bannings.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bannings/218851)
**Author:** [@II\_Gyan\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/II_Gyan_II)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2003, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bannings/218851 "2003-12-19T21:23:25Z")
A few prolific posters have been banned recently. Since they were prolific, I’m assuming they weere compliant for a good amount of their posting history before they “lost” it. Some banning decisions seem to be the result… --- ## [Turn-around roads at Canadian border crossings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-around-roads-at-canadian-border-crossings/677962)
**Author:** [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2015, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/turn-around-roads-at-canadian-border-crossings/677962 "2015-09-28T05:22:50Z")
OK - Another question based on the “Border Security” program (about the Canadian CBSA people): I realize this probably depends on the border crossing; many of the episodes seem to be based on the Vancouver border crossi… --- ## [Ever Been Shocked By A Song's Year of Release?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-shocked-by-a-songs-year-of-release/728671)
**Author:** [@Nema98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nema98)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-been-shocked-by-a-songs-year-of-release/728671 "2015-09-04T13:53:19Z")
I’m sure I’m not the only one who throughout the years thought a particular song was much older or newer than I had imagined. So fellow Dopers ever been left scratching your head when learning about the year a song was … --- ## [Easiest way to record television?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-record-television/648463)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easiest-way-to-record-television/648463 "2013-01-29T12:17:43Z")
We watch relatively little through our cable box, so it’s not really worth it to spend the $180 or so per year to rent their DVR. But every once in a while something comes out that we want to see and not wait for it to b… --- ## [Ask the Muslim Guy, Part Deux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-muslim-guy-part-deux/87339)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2001, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-muslim-guy-part-deux/87339 "2001-11-22T20:16:09Z")
Because the other thread was too long. --- ## [Jobs that suck out your soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jobs-that-suck-out-your-soul/202832)
**Author:** [@raizok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raizok)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2003, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jobs-that-suck-out-your-soul/202832 "2003-09-24T06:37:46Z")
I’ve been working in construction for about four years now and while its not bad work, I’ve been feeling myself changing as a result of it. I used to be highly creative and optimistic, my English teacher said I had a fut… --- ## [Won't "vaccine passports" affect poorer/"blacker" people more (a la Voter ID)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wont-vaccine-passports-affect-poorer-blacker-people-more-a-la-voter-id/947986)
**Author:** [@LauderdaleFort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LauderdaleFort)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2021, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wont-vaccine-passports-affect-poorer-blacker-people-more-a-la-voter-id/947986 "2021-08-09T16:30:58Z")
Given that poor people and African Americans and Hispanics have lower vaccination rates that whites or Asian, won’t vaccine passports end up being racially biased? How can we defend having such a document if voter ID wa… --- ## [What makes this true? (White men become more conservative as they age.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-this-true-white-men-become-more-conservative-as-they-age/557547)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-this-true-white-men-become-more-conservative-as-they-age/557547 "2010-10-21T20:00:21Z")
On NPR this morning, one of the top news stories this morning was about President Obama making campaign pushes with the demographics of people that got him elected in 2008: younger people, African Americans and women. O… --- ## [So... how does bisexuality work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-does-bisexuality-work/656690)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2013, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-does-bisexuality-work/656690 "2013-04-28T08:40:48Z")
Years ago I was friendly with a lesbian couple – well, one of the lesbians identified as bisexual (her partner knew this). One day the bisexual woman… er, changed? She seemed to have woken up one morning and decided sh… --- ## [New Avengers movie - anyone else confused by the title?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-avengers-movie-anyone-else-confused-by-the-title/621395)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2012, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-avengers-movie-anyone-else-confused-by-the-title/621395 "2012-05-13T01:48:53Z")
I’d heard about a new Avengers movie and immediately thought of Emma Peel and John Steed. Now I’m hearing the Avengers is some sort of comic book hero movie? :confused: That’s confusing. Heck, the Avengers still pops… --- ## [Eve's date](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eves-date/29508)
**Author:** [@APB9999](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/APB9999)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2000, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eves-date/29508 "2000-12-11T16:15:38Z")
Hello my dear. Wow! Don’t you look lovely. I thought these flowers would compliment your place, but now I see they are shamed by the flower already gracing the room. I have a limosine waiting. Are you almost ready? --- ## [I don't have a refrigerator and I'm never buying one.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-refrigerator-and-im-never-buying-one/618033)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2012, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-have-a-refrigerator-and-im-never-buying-one/618033 "2012-04-17T07:37:28Z")
All this newfangled technology is a sucker’s game. Like my great-grandfather, and his father before him, I don’t own a refrigerator and I refuse to buy into this whole “convenience” garbage people keep saying about moder… --- ## [What did Mitt do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-mitt-do/609283)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2012, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-mitt-do/609283 "2012-01-13T16:28:09Z")
I’m not that familiar with what Mitt did at Bain capital. Was hea corporate raider, doing leveraged buyouts, bleeding the company dry, selling off crown jewels and leaving teh husk? Did he take companies private, reha… --- ## [Fuck You, Vote Democrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-vote-democrat/824019)
**Author:** [@Weird\_With\_Words](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weird_With_Words)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-vote-democrat/824019 "2018-11-09T14:07:16Z")
My motto of the day: Fuck you, vote Democrat. Why? Glad you asked, me, because I usually don’t endorse straight ticket voting, even those times when I did it out of laziness. But this asshole needs some checks put on hi… --- ## [Need answer fast! What are good "weaknesses" to tell your boss you have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-what-are-good-weaknesses-to-tell-your-boss-you-have/610600)
**Author:** [@emmaliminal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emmaliminal)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2012, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-answer-fast-what-are-good-weaknesses-to-tell-your-boss-you-have/610600 "2012-01-26T23:47:40Z")
Actually, this is to tell my boss so he can tell \*his \*boss. Boss’s boss (call her “A”) has asked for a list of all boss’s direct reports’ strengths and weaknesses. We’re not sure why, but probably A is going to reassign… --- ## [Why are Americans so disliked worldwide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-americans-so-disliked-worldwide/17465)
**Author:** [@Mary\_Hart\_s\_Legs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mary_Hart_s_Legs)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2000, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-americans-so-disliked-worldwide/17465 "2000-10-04T18:47:53Z")
While not attempting to be abrasive, after doing extensive worldwide travels, I am staggered as to the contempt many hold for the U.S… One may easily state that only jealousy against the “greatest nation on earth” provid… --- ## [Is Making Intelligent Computers Such a Good Idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-making-intelligent-computers-such-a-good-idea/819379)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2018, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-making-intelligent-computers-such-a-good-idea/819379 "2018-08-23T17:07:30Z")
I actually posted this on the discussion of a science website. But it bears repeating. Some day, computers are going to become more intelligent than people. It is just a matter of time, an ‘when’, not ‘if’. I think they… --- ## [What features should the ideal city have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-features-should-the-ideal-city-have/420394)
**Author:** [@Don\_t\_Tase\_Me\_Bro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Tase_Me_Bro)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2007, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-features-should-the-ideal-city-have/420394 "2007-09-26T17:02:00Z")
After years of lurking about, I finally signed up. I’ll be subscribing before my trial period runs out. One thing that I’ve always wanted to ask you brilliant folk is, what features should the ideal city have? I’ve of… --- ## [Why are there both a reggae song and TV show from the 80's called "Murder She Wrote"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-both-a-reggae-song-and-tv-show-from-the-80s-called-murder-she-wrote/538346)
**Author:** [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-both-a-reggae-song-and-tv-show-from-the-80s-called-murder-she-wrote/538346 "2010-05-05T21:01:33Z")
Do they have something to do with one another? --- ## [Holy shit. Nobody knows the difference between "lose" and "loose" any more.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-nobody-knows-the-difference-between-lose-and-loose-any-more/562547)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-nobody-knows-the-difference-between-lose-and-loose-any-more/562547 "2010-12-07T02:37:27Z")
Even people who call themselves journalists are doing it these days. :smack: (Note for those playing at home: I wrote an e-mail to the writer of this piece so they may correct it, but as of this moment the first paragra… --- ## [Best Series Finales](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-series-finales/521907)
**Author:** [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2009, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-series-finales/521907 "2009-12-25T18:35:36Z")
I finally had a chance to watch Monk’s series finale and I must say it was quite good and the best one I can think of right now. Which series finales do you consider the best? --- ## [Why don't women go on shooting sprees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-women-go-on-shooting-sprees/644474)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2012, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-women-go-on-shooting-sprees/644474 "2012-12-22T18:39:07Z")
Or do they? All this talk about guns and mental health issues got me thinking. Is mass shooting strictly a male sport or have we had females shoot lots of people at once too? I can think of lots of cases where women hav… --- ## [If you could take one comic strip outta the paper forever...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-take-one-comic-strip-outta-the-paper-forever/182366)
**Author:** [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2003, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-could-take-one-comic-strip-outta-the-paper-forever/182366 "2003-07-01T04:29:24Z")
Which one? Family Circus by Bill Keane seems like a good example of needing to never been seen again by human eyes. The jokes, puns and general style seem to be stuck in the 60s like a time warp, forever using jokes tha… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1031&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1033&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)