# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1080&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:** 1081 --- ## [Whatcha readin' April (08) edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-april-08-edition/443455)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2008, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatcha-readin-april-08-edition/443455 "2008-04-30T18:27:30Z")
OK gang, here is the April thread. As mentioned in the last thread I am reading The Somnambulist by Jonathan Barnes. It looks like it is going to be kind of a mix between Sherlock Holmes and “light” fantasy. By “light… --- ## [My wife doesn't owe you a damn thing. I, however, owe you a vicious beating.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-doesnt-owe-you-a-damn-thing-i-however-owe-you-a-vicious-beating/454912)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2008, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-wife-doesnt-owe-you-a-damn-thing-i-however-owe-you-a-vicious-beating/454912 "2008-07-10T17:21:52Z")
As I’ve mentioned in a thread elsewhere, my wife hasn’t been feeling well lately; briefly, her Wellbutrin scrip was no longer getting the job done, and the new scrip is…well, let’s saywe don’t know yet and leave it at th… --- ## [Why is the square root of 2 1.414?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-square-root-of-2-1-414/147714)
**Author:** [@Dunmurry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunmurry)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2003, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-square-root-of-2-1-414/147714 "2003-01-11T03:35:38Z")
I know that the square of a number is that number multiplied by itself. I know that the square root is the number when multiplied by itself will give you that number. I don’t understand why the square root of 2 isn’t 1. … --- ## [Fuck you Diogenes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-diogenes/272717)
**Author:** [@duffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duffer)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2004, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-diogenes/272717 "2004-11-07T00:39:49Z")
That’s right, fuck you Diogenes. There are too many threads to link to, and anyone reading this is probably a Pit reader. They’ll know what I’m I’m referring to. You’ve made a shitload of comparisons between Hitler and … --- ## [How Would You Have Voted In the Past Redux](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-have-voted-in-the-past-redux/556603)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2010, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-have-voted-in-the-past-redux/556603 "2010-10-16T16:02:26Z")
How would you have voted for President in past elections with hindsight? 1789: George Washington (No party) Self-evident 1792: George Washington (No party) Ditto 1796: John Adams (Federalist) Needed to have a strong P… --- ## [Modern Family, November 13, 2013 -- "A Fair To Remember"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-november-13-2013-a-fair-to-remember/673907)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2013, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-november-13-2013-a-fair-to-remember/673907 "2013-12-07T17:13:20Z")
So, what did everyone think of last night’s episode? --- ## [Hvert ertu að fara?Iceland! (a pictorial MMP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvert-ertu-ad-fara-iceland-a-pictorial-mmp/499794)
**Author:** [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2009, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hvert-ertu-ad-fara-iceland-a-pictorial-mmp/499794 "2009-06-22T02:57:20Z")
For those of you who did not play along in real time, here is a link to my trip that I posted here. Trip to Iceland! And herenew to the Dope) are my pics (some of them) from that trip. Pics! I will admit that I gave u… --- ## [Explain the lyrics to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-lyrics-to-me/446686)
**Author:** [@Hampshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hampshire)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-the-lyrics-to-me/446686 "2008-05-01T06:11:08Z")
Okay, I’m a little slow on the uptake with these things so bear with me… That Kenny Loggins song that was remade by Ruben Studdard that plays on American Idol after a singer gets kicked off\>\>\> “Please, celebrate me hom… --- ## [Ghost in the Shell: Translation of "Tachikoma"/"Fuchikoma"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-in-the-shell-translation-of-tachikoma-fuchikoma/289959)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2017, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ghost-in-the-shell-translation-of-tachikoma-fuchikoma/289959 "2017-03-07T01:06:19Z")
Just a quick anime question…what do “Tachikoma” and “Fuchikoma” mean, in english? (If you didn’t know, those are the names of the small robotic “spider tanks” in the Ghost in the Shell manga and anime series’. They were… --- ## [What can I take into rehab?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-take-into-rehab/504492)
**Author:** [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-take-into-rehab/504492 "2009-07-30T16:58:11Z")
I may be going away for a month. What might I be allowed to take with me? A book, my knitting, anything at all. I’m completely clueless about this and won’t be speaking with anyone who knows. Any ideas? Thanks --- ## [I hate living in an apartment.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-living-in-an-apartment/480042)
**Author:** [@Quasimodal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodal)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2009, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-living-in-an-apartment/480042 "2009-01-09T15:16:42Z")
This is probably a minor rant, but I’m sick of this place. I can’t use my treadmill because it makes too much noise…not good since I’m trying to run a marathon. So it’s off to the gym for me I guess. Also it’s either to… --- ## [F U C K Y O U personality test!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-u-c-k-y-o-u-personality-test/409670)
**Author:** [@pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pool)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2007, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-u-c-k-y-o-u-personality-test/409670 "2007-06-30T08:19:59Z")
Ok so I had a job interview yesterday at a restaurant that I didn’t really want to work at but I need a job badly. I had to fill out one of those personality tests with the great questions of our time like “Do you walk u… --- ## [You hit a dog on an interstate. What's the right thing to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-hit-a-dog-on-an-interstate-whats-the-right-thing-to-do/523615)
**Author:** [@JerseyFrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JerseyFrank)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2010, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-hit-a-dog-on-an-interstate-whats-the-right-thing-to-do/523615 "2010-01-08T01:09:16Z")
This happened to my mother-in-law very recently. I don’t know many of the details, but I’ll share with you what I do know. She was in the left lane on I-95 in North Carolina. She was travelling 75-80 mph. Without suf… --- ## [So another girl turned me down after I asked her out. Wanna help me get over it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-another-girl-turned-me-down-after-i-asked-her-out-wanna-help-me-get-over-it/675512)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2013, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-another-girl-turned-me-down-after-i-asked-her-out-wanna-help-me-get-over-it/675512 "2013-12-13T16:48:11Z")
I’m obviously not devastated about it or anything, merely about as bummed as you can imagine somebody like me would be in this situation. Her response was (basically word-for-word here) “I can’t, but I’m flattered,” whi… --- ## [Spanish Civil War: What if the Republicans had won?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-civil-war-what-if-the-republicans-had-won/524159)
**Author:** [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-civil-war-what-if-the-republicans-had-won/524159 "2010-01-11T23:31:03Z")
I know very little about the Spanish Civil War - my understanding, though, is that towards the end the Republican side had become something fairly authoritarian in its own right. What would Spain have looked like if its … --- ## [Will you be happy or sad is the Chinese gymnast is stripped of her medals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-happy-or-sad-is-the-chinese-gymnast-is-stripped-of-her-medals/460863)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2008, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-you-be-happy-or-sad-is-the-chinese-gymnast-is-stripped-of-her-medals/460863 "2008-08-24T06:10:01Z")
Starting to look like enough evidence is being produced to force the IOC to investigate He Kexin’s age. The way the article reads it seems likely she very may well lose her medals. On the one hand I feel badly for her.… --- ## [Obama Too Elite Claims Wife of Sir Evelyn de Rothschild](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-too-elite-claims-wife-of-sir-evelyn-de-rothschild/463982)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2008, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-too-elite-claims-wife-of-sir-evelyn-de-rothschild/463982 "2008-09-18T15:59:57Z")
Too funny: --- ## [Can anyone explain the Buick commercial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-the-buick-commercial/708397)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2015, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-explain-the-buick-commercial/708397 "2015-06-15T20:20:12Z")
A scruffy looking guy and his wife are in the kitchen of their posh home and, looking out the window, they watch their neighbor who has just bought a new car. But the car is backed up to a closed gate. The neighbor sees… --- ## [I had an erotic dream about my roommate last night.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-an-erotic-dream-about-my-roommate-last-night/408398)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2007, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-an-erotic-dream-about-my-roommate-last-night/408398 "2007-06-20T05:17:52Z")
Okay, before anyone asks, I am male and the roommate is female, so it’s not like this is setting off any orientation issues or anything like that. My roommate (one of many; we live in a sort-of boarding house, with mostl… --- ## ["Novelty" Land Deeds (One sq. in. typical)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novelty-land-deeds-one-sq-in-typical/129195)
**Author:** [@RedDawgEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedDawgEsq)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2010, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/novelty-land-deeds-one-sq-in-typical/129195 "2010-07-28T03:47:05Z")
The other day while going through some VERY old stuff that had not seen the light-of-day for many years, I came across a very official sounding “novelty” Deed of Land for one square inch of a parcel in Franklin County Te… --- ## [House 3/21: Fall from Grace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-3-21-fall-from-grace/575509)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2011, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-3-21-fall-from-grace/575509 "2011-03-31T22:42:11Z")
A homeless man with horrible scars has a disturbing secret. Cuddy tells Wilson how guilty she feels about dumping House. --- ## [Favorite False Trivia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-false-trivia/542297)
**Author:** [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2010, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-false-trivia/542297 "2010-06-14T17:59:00Z")
Whats the best trivia you’ve heard that isn’t true but it should be. Some of my favorites: -Mr. Rogers was a sniper in Vietnam and his arms were covered in tattoos which is why he always wore long sleeves. -Saved By T… --- ## [The Tick - 2016, Amazon Series](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tick-2016-amazon-series/763578)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2019, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tick-2016-amazon-series/763578 "2019-09-19T23:16:26Z")
The Pilot episode for the new Tick series is available to watch for free on Amazon. It’s definitely a new take on it. There’s a lot more depth in terms of world-building (and it’s only one episode so far!), there’s a lo… --- ## [Do I want a Kindle yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-a-kindle-yet/526704)
**Author:** [@Batfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batfish)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2010, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-want-a-kindle-yet/526704 "2010-02-07T21:05:52Z")
Maybe this belongs in Cafe; I dunno. (semicolon usage) Is it time to buy an E-reader yet? Are they going to get cheaper? Is Kindle the right one? $400 plus is still kind of steep for me, not because I can’t afford it b… --- ## [sensetive much?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sensetive-much/654833)
**Author:** [@pope\_hentai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pope_hentai)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2013, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sensetive-much/654833 "2013-04-06T20:57:38Z")
so im at work, getting ready to close up shop and one of the other supervisors says to me the dreaded “pope we need to talk”. “Uhh ok other supervisor, whats up?” “this is going to sound stupid, but apparently you said s… --- ## [Is getting 'hosed' vulgar?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-getting-hosed-vulgar/508744)
**Author:** [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2009, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-getting-hosed-vulgar/508744 "2009-09-04T08:48:15Z")
I think it’s not a vulgarity, but, I can see it being a penile reference. On my side, this commercial was on TV, but I cannot remember if it was cable or broadcast. Anybody know? Thanks, hh --- ## [Who hasn't posted in a Sequential Thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-hasnt-posted-in-a-sequential-thread/433928)
**Author:** [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-hasnt-posted-in-a-sequential-thread/433928 "2008-02-27T15:50:55Z")
Starring right now in IMHO: \*\*Who hasn’t seen a desert? Who Has Never Been in a Cave? Who hasn’t seen the mountains? Who hasn’t seen the prairie? Who bites the ferrule? \*\* --- ## [People + technology = FAIL](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-technology-fail/616737)
**Author:** [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2012, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-technology-fail/616737 "2012-04-04T14:11:46Z")
Inspired by this thread, and this youtube video. What technology fails have you witnessed lately? Could be you, someone close to you or a stranger. Mine happened this week. We had a customer come in every day this we… --- ## [Has the comma after e.g. or i.e. become optional?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-comma-after-e-g-or-i-e-become-optional/717808)
**Author:** [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-comma-after-e-g-or-i-e-become-optional/717808 "2015-04-21T19:27:45Z")
I am a prescriptivist and as such believe that there is a set way to format and punctuate these abbreviations (i.e., like this). I have noticed lately that the comma (and sometimes even the periods) seems to be left out… --- ## [The TV trope of girls beating boys in sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tv-trope-of-girls-beating-boys-in-sports/822326)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2018, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tv-trope-of-girls-beating-boys-in-sports/822326 "2018-10-18T21:38:17Z")
I don’t know if this trope has actually made it to TVTropes (I’m not sure what name to use to search for it), but if not it should be there. My eight-year-old daughter was watching the Disney Channel at our hotel this p… --- ## [Sleeping for 24 hours straight!!!?!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-for-24-hours-straight/153555)
**Author:** [@jb\_007clone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jb_007clone)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2018, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-for-24-hours-straight/153555 "2018-03-11T16:04:59Z")
This has been a goal of mine for a long time. I want to sleep 24 hours straight without the aid of drugs, and this includes alcohol. Many people, in fact most people, have told me that it’s impossible, but I come to you … --- ## [Research driving claims about campus rape may be a fraud.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/research-driving-claims-about-campus-rape-may-be-a-fraud/729679)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2015, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/research-driving-claims-about-campus-rape-may-be-a-fraud/729679 "2015-09-05T20:15:34Z")
So the topic of rape on campus has been getting some attention of late. There have been high-profile reports of cases on several major universities, some of which didn’t turn out to be so reliable. There was the oft-ci… --- ## [Stargirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargirl/854965)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2021, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stargirl/854965 "2021-11-01T11:36:21Z")
Stargirl is a 2020 direct-to streaming quirky semi-musical movie about a Manic Pixie Dream Girl. A small amount like a Napoleon Dynamite or Girl Asleep or a Wes Anderson movie. Based on a YA novel. Stargirl is a 2020 te… --- ## [Does the Tropes site have a page for this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-tropes-site-have-a-page-for-this/589070)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2017, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-tropes-site-have-a-page-for-this/589070 "2017-03-01T16:06:24Z")
What I would call “everybody’s armed”. The trope where it turns out that in any given crowd of people (patrons in a bar, people in line at the bank, worshippers at church, etc.), anyone foolish enough to threaten them fi… --- ## [Is "sch" EVER pronounced "sh" in Italy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sch-ever-pronounced-sh-in-italy/537815)
**Author:** [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2010, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sch-ever-pronounced-sh-in-italy/537815 "2010-05-10T07:10:31Z")
The typical American pronunciation is “brushetta” but anyone with a minimal knowledge of Italian orthography knows it’s pronounced closer to “brusketta.” I am having an argument, that a waiter or whatever used the “sh” … --- ## [How much does it cost to build a house?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-it-cost-to-build-a-house/597458)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2012, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-does-it-cost-to-build-a-house/597458 "2012-02-29T04:32:15Z")
Oh, I guess you need a little more info to fully answer that. :slight\_smile: Let’s say that I am drawing my dream house on a napkin. Is there a way that I can get a rough estimate of how much total that it would cost w… --- ## [Decoding more datespeak: What do women mean when they say they want intellectual stimulation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decoding-more-datespeak-what-do-women-mean-when-they-say-they-want-intellectual-stimulation/590423)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2011, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/decoding-more-datespeak-what-do-women-mean-when-they-say-they-want-intellectual-stimulation/590423 "2011-08-01T18:26:25Z")
I hear a lot of women and some men complain that they cannot find anyone who intellectually stimulates them. I love to be intellectually stimulated. I enjoy visiting museums, reading non-fiction, watching TED videos, et… --- ## [Baby raper kills 17 month old boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-raper-kills-17-month-old-boy/365334)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2006, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-raper-kills-17-month-old-boy/365334 "2006-07-24T02:27:23Z")
This so pisses me off, and I can’t even think of the proper words. Stupid worthless piece of shit. You others have to pit this guy for me. Baby Fucking Degenerate! Baby Fucker --- ## [Are New Testament parables supposed to be literally true?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-new-testament-parables-supposed-to-be-literally-true/622678)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-new-testament-parables-supposed-to-be-literally-true/622678 "2012-05-27T17:07:49Z")
Take the parable of the good Samaritan, for example. Was Jesus saying that actually happened the way he told it? Or was it a story he made up to illustrate a point? Let’s avoid any responses that essentially boil down t… --- ## [Jonathan Chance, you are being silly.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-you-are-being-silly/715616)
**Author:** [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jonathan-chance-you-are-being-silly/715616 "2015-03-24T19:15:25Z")
I’ve been critical of some of BrainGlutton’s threads in the past, especially his tendency to start a thread with nothing more than a cut-and-paste quotation and a link. But your recent moderating of his posts about Ben … --- ## [Botticelli - April 2024](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2024/999756)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 299\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2024/999756 "2024-05-05T15:47:09Z")
Starting off with D. Last month: --- ## [Hate speech and the SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-speech-and-the-sdmb/206236)
**Author:** [@El\_Cid\_Viscoso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Cid_Viscoso)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2003, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hate-speech-and-the-sdmb/206236 "2003-10-16T18:15:33Z")
Other than self-preservation I have no vested interests here. OP by Dogface: The thread inevitably became a pile-on with no additional input from Dogface. With the exception of Giraffe, who queried the meaning of the… --- ## [Maybe it was a Hate-Crime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-it-was-a-hate-crime/243141)
**Author:** [@Razorsharp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Razorsharp)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2004, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maybe-it-was-a-hate-crime/243141 "2004-05-11T13:25:30Z")
Is the “Ministry of Truth” hiding something that’s inconvenient to the establishment party line? Here’s a good representation of how the assault of Justice Souter is being reported. Being that no media outlet is ide… --- ## [the "I couldn't sleep, so I started the" MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-couldnt-sleep-so-i-started-the-mmp/572100)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2011, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-couldnt-sleep-so-i-started-the-mmp/572100 "2011-02-28T04:41:55Z")
So I went to bed at a normal time, surfed the tube for something droney to fall asleep to, and found a favorite movie, followed by another favorite movie, followed by a favorite TV show, etc etc, at which point I decided… --- ## [Songs to sing at a wedding](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-sing-at-a-wedding/168536)
**Author:** [@Elza\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elza_B)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2003, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-to-sing-at-a-wedding/168536 "2003-04-16T22:56:04Z")
I’m going to be singing at my brother’s wedding this June (as opposed to being a bridesmaid in the wedding - this was the ‘consolation prize’, so to speak, but that’s a rant for the Pit - I’m happy with this now), and I’… --- ## [Men in Kilts-Your take?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-kilts-your-take/399512)
**Author:** [@Auntbeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntbeast)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2007, 10:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-kilts-your-take/399512 "2007-04-20T10:46:48Z")
In this Pit Thread the discussion of kilts arose. Due to the discussion there, I’ve broached the subject with my husband. Any other folks pro-kilt? What has been your experience? I’ll not post a link to Dijon Warlock’… --- ## [Ever wonder why some of your stuff delivered by FedEx is busted up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wonder-why-some-of-your-stuff-delivered-by-fedex-is-busted-up/314404)
**Author:** [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2005, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-wonder-why-some-of-your-stuff-delivered-by-fedex-is-busted-up/314404 "2005-08-02T00:36:46Z")
I just had the unique privilege of watching a FedEx delivery man drop off some of his packages. I was sitting outside, quietly reading a book, and the guy pulls up. Apparently unaware of my presence, or not caring whethe… --- ## [Who Is The Colts' Starting QB Next Season?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-colts-starting-qb-next-season/610859)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2012, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-colts-starting-qb-next-season/610859 "2012-11-16T18:42:30Z")
Call it now, brag about your answer in September. Week 1 of the 2012 season, who takes the first snap at QB? --- ## [Is there a way to preserve hard-boiled Easter eggs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-preserve-hard-boiled-easter-eggs/579879)
**Author:** [@Orville\_mogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orville_mogul)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-preserve-hard-boiled-easter-eggs/579879 "2012-04-26T15:45:07Z")
This weekend was the first time we celebrated Easter with our 15-month daughter, and it was even better because her also-15-month old cousin was with us as well. The high point was decorating the easter eggs, which was … --- ## [I hate Leonard Cohen now.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-leonard-cohen-now/845355)
**Author:** [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2020, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-leonard-cohen-now/845355 "2020-04-12T08:37:51Z")
I pit all covers of Cohen’s Hallelujah. Stop treating it as some kind of fucking hymn! It’s just another break-up song, which has this churchy word in it, used as a kind of lament for how great the sex was but she was a… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1079&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1081&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)