# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=104&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:** 105 --- ## [The neverending homophobia of the Salvation Army](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-neverending-homophobia-of-the-salvation-army/604663)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 166\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2011, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-neverending-homophobia-of-the-salvation-army/604663 "2011-12-16T12:56:04Z")
Why You Shouldn’t Donate to the Salvation Army Bell Ringers. They have embraced the Fundamentalists’ homophobia for decades . . . not stopping at their policy of no LGBT employees, but spreading their prejudice to indiv… --- ## [So that happened... Whedon's “history of creating toxic and hostile work environments”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-that-happened-whedons-history-of-creating-toxic-and-hostile-work-environments/932735)
**Author:** [@Manwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manwich)\ **Replies:** 507\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2021, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-that-happened-whedons-history-of-creating-toxic-and-hostile-work-environments/932735 "2021-04-13T10:53:02Z")
Joss Whedon is not just a producer of creepy nonsense, he’s a nonsense creep. Was it obvious to others from his dialogue or not? --- ## [Nava, I can't let this go](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nava-i-cant-let-this-go/418783)
**Author:** [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Replies:** 395\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2007, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nava-i-cant-let-this-go/418783 "2007-09-12T16:26:18Z")
I tried, really. I walked around after reading your post (#5) in this thread, got some coffee, whatever. But your choice of words rankles me. Fun? Watching the Americans in the aftermath of 9/11 was fun??!! Could yo… --- ## [Why Do Soldiers Tuck Their Ties In?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-soldiers-tuck-their-ties-in/167835)
**Author:** [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2013, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-soldiers-tuck-their-ties-in/167835 "2013-03-16T18:37:40Z")
The title sort of says it all. Not sure how prevalent this is now (though I do see it), but certainly in the old WWII portraits/photos the guys often have the tie tucked into their shirt between, e.g., the second and th… --- ## [Snowden Is A Hero: NSA Phone Capture And PRISM Are Blatantly Illegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snowden-is-a-hero-nsa-phone-capture-and-prism-are-blatantly-illegal/662810)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 307\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snowden-is-a-hero-nsa-phone-capture-and-prism-are-blatantly-illegal/662810 "2013-07-26T18:43:55Z")
An editorial in the New York Times points out that the NSA capture of metadata on all US phone calls is blatantly illegal under federal law. Section 215 of the Patriot Act is the statute cited as justification for the NS… --- ## [Are Americans really unaware the letter "Z" is pronounced "Zed" in the UK/Australia/NZ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-americans-really-unaware-the-letter-z-is-pronounced-zed-in-the-uk-australia-nz/657399)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2013, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-americans-really-unaware-the-letter-z-is-pronounced-zed-in-the-uk-australia-nz/657399 "2013-05-14T11:48:40Z")
Something which came up in this threadhere - apparently significant numbers of Americans are unaware the letter “Z” is pronounced “Zed” in the UK (and Australia, and New Zealand). So: Is this really true? Are significan… --- ## [Happy New Rants!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-rants/805683)
**Author:** [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Replies:** 427\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2018, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-new-rants/805683 "2018-02-03T13:48:51Z")
May these threads see a whole lot less use in 2018 :o (Hey, a person can dream, right?) My rant? I have not been able to add anything into the savings account for over 2 months because shit won’t stop breaking! Cars, c… --- ## [Worst case of "manager speak" you've heard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-case-of-manager-speak-youve-heard/683589)
**Author:** [@tenacious\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tenacious_j)\ **Replies:** 292\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2014, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-case-of-manager-speak-youve-heard/683589 "2014-03-24T21:04:51Z")
When asked a question that he clearly didn’t understand, one of our managers writes back “I can’t seem to grasp the ask on this one.” Took me a minute for me to figure out what his “ask” was, as well. :confused: I work… --- ## [Top Chef Season 10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-chef-season-10/640370)
**Author:** [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2013, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-chef-season-10/640370 "2013-03-04T00:39:52Z")
Just caught the series premier last night, the start of the new season caught me by surprise. Too early to tell, all the chefs haven’t even been in the same room together yet. It seemed like the qualifying heats were pr… --- ## ["Do you like gladiator movies?" Huh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-gladiator-movies-huh/647368)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2013, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-gladiator-movies-huh/647368 "2013-01-19T18:52:42Z")
The famous exchange with the captain and the kid on Airplane!, what exactly is he asking? If the kid is gay? Or he is a pedo and feeling the kid out? Another question is have you ever seen a grown man naked, which I i… --- ## [Construct: Are you for real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/construct-are-you-for-real/727501)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 300\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2015, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/construct-are-you-for-real/727501 "2015-09-06T01:07:50Z")
Poe’s Law is in force. This is played so straight: Um, dude, that’s textbook racism. --- ## [Save the guns law: What's the point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-the-guns-law-whats-the-point/668016)
**Author:** [@davidw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidw)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2013, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/save-the-guns-law-whats-the-point/668016 "2013-09-18T00:18:54Z")
I saw this story today: Can someone explain the rationale behind this law to me? I am generally a gun control supporter, but I can usually understand the thinking behind laws that expand the rights of gun owners. I mig… --- ## [It's a dirty job but somebody has to do it MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-dirty-job-but-somebody-has-to-do-it-mmp/671799)
**Author:** [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Replies:** 396\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-dirty-job-but-somebody-has-to-do-it-mmp/671799 "2013-11-01T15:52:37Z")
Happy Moonday! Doesn’t anybody else get up early around these parts? It’s a dark cool 41 degrees outside with a projected high of 65. I’m up too early, again and nobody started the MMP - I’m looking at YOU SPIDEY for… --- ## [What are your thoughts RE: Fat people in tight clothes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-re-fat-people-in-tight-clothes/693646)
**Author:** [@Timetrvlr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Timetrvlr)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2014, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-thoughts-re-fat-people-in-tight-clothes/693646 "2014-07-27T02:19:46Z")
We see it every day, everywhere; fat people wearing the tightest clothes they can stretch and get into. Is this a game to see who has the most rolls? I understand being fat and unable to lose that extra 50 pounds, I have… --- ## [Mohawk Valley Limberger Cheese Spread (in the little glass jar with the white lid.)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mohawk-valley-limberger-cheese-spread-in-the-little-glass-jar-with-the-white-lid/636615)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2019, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mohawk-valley-limberger-cheese-spread-in-the-little-glass-jar-with-the-white-lid/636615 "2019-10-28T13:04:48Z")
My entire family used to love this stuff on mini slices of rye bread. I looked for it in supermarkets recently and couldn’t find it. Googling revealed many other people desperately looking for it and it turns out that Kr… --- ## [Trump calls for Biden to "Resign in Disgrace"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-calls-for-biden-to-resign-in-disgrace/948754)
**Author:** [@excavating\_for\_a\_mind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/excavating_for_a_mind)\ **Replies:** 492\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2021, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-calls-for-biden-to-resign-in-disgrace/948754 "2021-09-21T20:29:18Z")
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-calls-on-biden-to-resign-in-disgrace-after-tragic-mess-in-afghanistan/ar-AANlT3N Due to what has happened in Afghanistan, a situation Trump himself engineered in his waning day… --- ## [Favorite "Far Side" Memories (MAD, too)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-far-side-memories-mad-too/183214)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-far-side-memories-mad-too/183214 "2014-01-13T20:32:28Z")
If there have been new releases of Larson’s “Far Side” stuff lately, I’ve missed them. Last I heard (several years ago) he had thrown in his pen. So this thread is for the purpose of letting you relive the splendor of yo… --- ## [Covid Vaccines in Canada](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-vaccines-in-canada/934089)
**Author:** [@EastUmpqua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EastUmpqua)\ **Replies:** 512\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2021, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-vaccines-in-canada/934089 "2021-08-06T18:26:36Z")
I just talked to my sister in BC. Both she and her husband have pre-existing health conditions. My sister has asthma, and her husband just finished cancer treatments, and they’re both over 60. She said they can’t get a v… --- ## [Actual Names of Some Well-Known 'Cliché' Songs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-names-of-some-well-known-cliche-songs/685178)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2014, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actual-names-of-some-well-known-cliche-songs/685178 "2014-11-27T14:43:42Z")
I don’t know what the rest of you call them. But I personally call them “Cliché Songs”. Songs that invariably get associated with an ethnic group, a place or perhaps an event. I know there is this Irish jig music that t… --- ## [Doper Kopek (has passed)(Ruble in the MMP) edited title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-kopek-has-passed-ruble-in-the-mmp-edited-title/847595)
**Author:** [@Old\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Old_Wench)\ **Replies:** 363\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2020, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-kopek-has-passed-ruble-in-the-mmp-edited-title/847595 "2020-03-09T14:06:43Z")
This is Mrs. Kopek (Ruble in the MMP) with some serious news. I don’t usually post on these boards (except in the celebrity death pools) but I wanted to let you know that Kopek is in the cardiac intensive care unit in c… --- ## [What Is Attractive To Females](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-attractive-to-females/669218)
**Author:** [@Gateway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gateway)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2013, 10:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-attractive-to-females/669218 "2013-10-21T10:39:19Z")
So I have a number of ideas related to this. Feel free to comment. One observation I see is that little girls are attracted to beauty, flowers, gentleness, which men later in life find attractive. Since little boys are … --- ## [RO: Glenn Beck compares Utøya murder victims to Hitler Youth](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-glenn-beck-compares-utoya-murder-victims-to-hitler-youth/590311)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ro-glenn-beck-compares-utoya-murder-victims-to-hitler-youth/590311 "2011-07-31T18:06:15Z")
… OH MY GOD SHUT YOUR GODDAMN MOUTH YOU HORRIBLE SWINE. Those young people were politically aware, engaged, and passionate about their beliefs, they were learning about participation and debate, they were taking part… --- ## [Whatcha Readin' June 2010 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-june-2010-edition/541366)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-june-2010-edition/541366 "2010-06-30T23:39:19Z")
Well Memorial day is here and the hot sticky weather is soon upon us. Now is the time to gather your beach readers and take leisurely breaks along the ocean. Enjoy! I am reading Simon Green’s The Good, the Bad, and th… --- ## [I turned on avatars today.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 443\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2019, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-turned-on-avatars-today/819255 "2019-09-02T12:43:56Z")
You may use them or not, as you wish. Please remember that we reserve the right to ask you to remove any avatar that is unsuitable for this site. You may view them or not, as you wish as well. This is controlled in in… --- ## [How to Best Celebrate A Birthday Alone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-best-celebrate-a-birthday-alone/596570)
**Author:** [@Romeo\_and\_Whatsherface](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Romeo_and_Whatsherface)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2013, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-best-celebrate-a-birthday-alone/596570 "2013-03-09T21:26:41Z")
The quick back story: divorced female; small, remote town far from siblings; empty nester. It’s also my first birthday since my mom died last winter; she always called on my birthday and reminisced about the day I was bo… --- ## [Perky 1960s breasts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perky-1960s-breasts/442187)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2008, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perky-1960s-breasts/442187 "2008-04-01T19:40:45Z")
I’ll admit that I happened upon a file with hundreds of .jpgs of of Playboy Playmates from every month in the 1960s. Among the things that struck me was … well, how unusual many of the Playmates’ breasts were. They wer… --- ## [Can you please critique this letter to the estate of Tarzan's creator? Long posts before the letter.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-critique-this-letter-to-the-estate-of-tarzans-creator-long-posts-before-the-letter/782491)
**Author:** [@Kadmos1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kadmos1)\ **Replies:** 267\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-please-critique-this-letter-to-the-estate-of-tarzans-creator-long-posts-before-the-letter/782491 "2020-01-29T23:54:38Z")
I plan on e-mailing to the estate’s boss about how a trademark on Tarzan acts as perpetual copyright. I was not given a cease and desist but am wanting to give them a mouthful. I will send it to them once it has been put… --- ## [Gift ideas for 14 year old boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-ideas-for-14-year-old-boy/553975)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2012, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gift-ideas-for-14-year-old-boy/553975 "2012-06-09T05:52:57Z")
My son turns 14 soon and he hasn’t given me any gift ideas. He likes to read, so books are one option, but I was hoping for something else as well. I’d like to keep it under $100. He really wants an iphone but I’m not re… --- ## [What are your opinions about nuclear power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-opinions-about-nuclear-power/680955)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2014, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-opinions-about-nuclear-power/680955 "2014-09-17T15:46:56Z")
We just watched a fascinating documentary about nuclear power (Pandora’s Promise), and it got me wondering about some things. The first thing I was wondering about was how much the oil industry had to do with the bad rep… --- ## [How to tell them apart (a public service)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-them-apart-a-public-service/258497)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 352\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2005, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-tell-them-apart-a-public-service/258497 "2005-10-31T03:57:00Z")
Robby the Robot vs. Robot (from Lost In Space): Robby had a dome and two moving antennas on his head – one horizontal, one vertical. Robot has a flattened circle, and both antennas are vertical. In addition, Robby has… --- ## [New Deal Democrat and his views on race](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-deal-democrat-and-his-views-on-race/575492)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 278\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2011, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-deal-democrat-and-his-views-on-race/575492 "2011-03-28T20:43:19Z")
In a recent thread, I was admonished that I shouldn’t say anything that implied that what another poster wrote might be indicative of racism. With that in mind, I will simply offer these quotes from New Deal Democrat wit… --- ## [So what kind of personality is attracted to the modern military?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-personality-is-attracted-to-the-modern-military/636296)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2012, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-kind-of-personality-is-attracted-to-the-modern-military/636296 "2012-10-07T23:39:47Z")
Ok first off I’m not in the military and never have been, everything I know I’ve heard second hand. The people I know who have been in recently the money was all they cared about, no one ever said they were attracted to … --- ## [The meaning of the lyrics of "Lump" by the Presidents of the United States of America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meaning-of-the-lyrics-of-lump-by-the-presidents-of-the-united-states-of-america/464371)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2024, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-meaning-of-the-lyrics-of-lump-by-the-presidents-of-the-united-states-of-america/464371 "2024-06-30T00:35:51Z")
I was listening to this song today and I realized…this is one weird-ass fucking song. What on earth is it supposed to be about? If you listen to the lyrics carefully, it describes a somewhat disturbing situation: OK, s… --- ## [Damn fool war](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-fool-war/168017)
**Author:** [@aubries](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aubries)\ **Replies:** 285\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2003, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/damn-fool-war/168017 "2003-07-26T01:44:04Z")
Cecil’s words. I feel vindicated.:cool: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/030411.html --- ## [Prop-8 Arguments Today - What will happen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prop-8-arguments-today-what-will-happen/488386)
**Author:** [@Jeeves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeeves)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2010, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prop-8-arguments-today-what-will-happen/488386 "2010-08-15T03:17:42Z")
Starting in 2.5 hours from now, the California Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether or not Proposition 8 will be overturned. The legislature, the governer, and the attorney general all say that it should, along … --- ## [Game of Thrones 5.06 "Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken" 5/17/15](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-5-06-unbowed-unbent-unbroken-5-17-15/720249)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-5-06-unbowed-unbent-unbroken-5-17-15/720249 "2015-05-23T19:10:21Z")
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 This is for the discussion of the TV show as its own entity. The books do not exist in this thre… --- ## [Collounsbury, 6-3-2000 to 11-28-2002](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collounsbury-6-3-2000-to-11-28-2002/140027)
**Author:** [@Truth\_Seeker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truth_Seeker)\ **Replies:** 407\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2003, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/collounsbury-6-3-2000-to-11-28-2002/140027 "2003-08-06T22:05:05Z")
Collounsbury, SDMB-recognized expert on genetics, arabic and the Middle East, has been banned at age two and half after 2535 posts. Collounsbury first came to public prominence in the late months of 2000 with his contri… --- ## [You need time off for surgery? You're fired!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-need-time-off-for-surgery-youre-fired/492749)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 268\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2013, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-need-time-off-for-surgery-youre-fired/492749 "2013-11-09T00:53:59Z")
Star saleswoman, facing health crisis, axed And here: Zales Fires Top Earning Saleswoman Because She Needs Surgery Can they DO that? Wouldn’t they be opening themselves up to a MAJOR lawsuit? And either way, what ki… --- ## [Why don't we brew coffee in tea bags?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-brew-coffee-in-tea-bags/674362)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2016, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-we-brew-coffee-in-tea-bags/674362 "2016-11-16T16:49:22Z")
Coffee makers are complicated, and instant coffee is gross. Is there any good reason why we don’t brew coffee like tea? --- ## [Who is the most atractive man and/or woman working in Movies or TV?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-atractive-man-and-or-woman-working-in-movies-or-tv/678953)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2014, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-atractive-man-and-or-woman-working-in-movies-or-tv/678953 "2014-01-26T15:04:28Z")
In your opinion, who is the most attractive actor and/or actress working in TV or movies today? You may name both a male and a female. I suppose you can choose someone based on their appeal at the time they were at the … --- ## [Bizarre stereotypes - ''Only black people wear purple"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-stereotypes-only-black-people-wear-purple/649240)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 172\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2013, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bizarre-stereotypes-only-black-people-wear-purple/649240 "2013-02-24T17:02:17Z")
I complimented a woman on her purple sweater. She said, ‘‘Thanks, my Mom didn’t like it because she says only black people wear purple.’’ WTF? I thought I’d heard everything, but this was new. I can’t even imagine how… --- ## [What cartoon characters have you been attracted too?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-characters-have-you-been-attracted-too/470985)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2008, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-cartoon-characters-have-you-been-attracted-too/470985 "2008-11-12T23:29:18Z")
I was going to add, “as a kid” to the title, but it occurred to me that friends of mine have unapologetically admitted to being attracted to cartoons, (such as Jessica Rabbit). I can’t say I agree, don’t know if it’s be… --- ## [How is the Constitutional Right to Bear Arms So Heavily Infringed Upon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-constitutional-right-to-bear-arms-so-heavily-infringed-upon/825781)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 642\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2021, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-the-constitutional-right-to-bear-arms-so-heavily-infringed-upon/825781 "2021-07-19T15:08:36Z")
Sorry, title should say, “How is THE Constitutional Right to Bear Arms So Heavily Infringed Upon?” Now stay with me here . . . When you look at the First Amendment, it seems that any law which may impose limitations up… --- ## [You can "custom order" at McDonalds? You learn something new every day!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-custom-order-at-mcdonalds-you-learn-something-new-every-day/674405)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2013, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-custom-order-at-mcdonalds-you-learn-something-new-every-day/674405 "2013-12-03T18:42:02Z")
Randomly ran across this website (which apparently is from a Reddit chatroom): “Get a McDouble without ketchup and mustard. Instead, ask for lettuce and big mac sauce on it. You have an almost-Big Mac for $1.39,” an emp… --- ## [Pooping in a bag and mailing it to someone, legal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pooping-in-a-bag-and-mailing-it-to-someone-legal/542997)
**Author:** [@Captain\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Midnight)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2010, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pooping-in-a-bag-and-mailing-it-to-someone-legal/542997 "2010-06-19T10:44:29Z")
I would like to know the legalities or otherwise of deficating into a bag or other container and mailing the contents to someone. Would this be legal? I have wanted to do this for a long time, but I am sure that it is a… --- ## [lekatt's recent hijacks (removed from original threads)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatts-recent-hijacks-removed-from-original-threads/444686)
**Author:** [@lekatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lekatt)\ **Replies:** 644\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2008, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lekatts-recent-hijacks-removed-from-original-threads/444686 "2008-05-02T13:09:30Z")
Not wanting to get into the fray, but if the OP is real, then research has already shown consciousness can live after the death of the brain and body. This does point to an afterlife. Turn your search engines in that dir… --- ## [(Why) are teachers not respected?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-teachers-not-respected/652474)
**Author:** [@MrLee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrLee)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-teachers-not-respected/652474 "2013-03-21T00:36:59Z")
Hi all In the UK (and, I sense, the US), teaching is not normally seen as a particularly prestigious line of work. While some people might describe it as ‘noble’ or ‘rewarding’, essentially it doesn’t have the same leve… --- ## [Breaking Bad 5.04 "Fifty-One" Aug. 5, 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-04-fifty-one-aug-5-2012/630576)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2012, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-04-fifty-one-aug-5-2012/630576 "2012-08-16T16:34:33Z")
Chrysler paying for massive placement? --- ## [The Factual Argument Against Global Warming, Cap and Trade, and the Copenhagen Treaty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-factual-argument-against-global-warming-cap-and-trade-and-the-copenhagen-treaty/533049)
**Author:** [@jrodefeld](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrodefeld)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2010, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-factual-argument-against-global-warming-cap-and-trade-and-the-copenhagen-treaty/533049 "2010-04-08T03:01:59Z")
I would like to propose this post as a challenge to all the Liberal Progressives posting on this forum to spark a debate on the science of global warming, Cap and Trade legislation and the Copenhagen Treaty. The reason … --- ## [What is the net worth of the Rothschild family?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-net-worth-of-the-rothschild-family/499976)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Fun\_Ball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Fun_Ball)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2012, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-net-worth-of-the-rothschild-family/499976 "2012-06-08T21:28:03Z")
The question is in the title… Just curious. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=103&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=105&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)