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**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2010, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-im-sorry-that-i-offended-you-a-real-apology/536709 "2010-04-26T17:35:01Z")
All things being equal, context aside (if that’s even possible), it seems to me it’s sort of a passive-aggressive non-apology. It means you regret my taking offense, not that you are apologizing for having said somethin… --- ## [Need colonoscopy jokes!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-colonoscopy-jokes/638854)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2018, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-colonoscopy-jokes/638854 "2018-01-18T21:48:23Z")
Going in for #4 (tried to work in a #2 joke here but couldn’t think of anything cute) in a few weeks. Gonna be doing this semi-regularlike from here on out (sigh). So I’ve decided to try to come in with a new joke every… --- ## [Donald Just Lost The Election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-just-lost-the-election/766103)
**Author:** [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Replies:** 265\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2016, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/donald-just-lost-the-election/766103 "2016-09-23T03:05:43Z")
Teflon Don can get away with an endless stream of lies and bullshit, but humiliating the media by turning them into dancing monkeys for his free hotel infomercial is something else altogether: Sounds like some of these… --- ## [Theater chains cancelling "The Interview"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theater-chains-cancelling-the-interview/707522)
**Author:** [@zoog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoog)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/theater-chains-cancelling-the-interview/707522 "2015-01-25T17:50:47Z")
Apparently, we’ve become a nation of sniveling cowards. Or at least the people who run our theater chains are. Geez… --- ## [Does Hillary Clinton still get Secret Service protection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hillary-clinton-still-get-secret-service-protection/690467)
**Author:** [@Suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suicide)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-hillary-clinton-still-get-secret-service-protection/690467 "2014-06-13T15:38:45Z")
Hillary Clinton is no longer First Lady nor Secretary of State, and is not yet a declared Presidential candidate, so I’m wondering whether she still has Secret Service protection? :mad::mad::mad: She showed up on ‘Good … --- ## [The concept of a philosophical zombie makes no sense to me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-concept-of-a-philosophical-zombie-makes-no-sense-to-me/700348)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 269\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2014, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-concept-of-a-philosophical-zombie-makes-no-sense-to-me/700348 "2014-10-21T16:45:52Z")
It is defined as a thought experiment in that it is a being that appears for all purposes to have a “soul” or consciousness, but it really doesn’t. It seems like saying that rock might appear to be a rock under the stri… --- ## [Why did (do) some students refuse to participate in gym class?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-do-some-students-refuse-to-participate-in-gym-class/565926)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-do-some-students-refuse-to-participate-in-gym-class/565926 "2012-08-29T15:17:18Z")
I graduated high school in 1979. From middle school-upwards there was always a sector of students (usually male, but some girls too) that would refuse to participate in gym class. They wouldn’t dress for it nor participa… --- ## [MLB: September 2012](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2012/633349)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 299\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-september-2012/633349 "2012-10-01T10:03:15Z")
Nothing like being in contention when September rolls around. It’s been a long time. :slight\_smile: August thread. --- ## [Why aren't British and American English considered separate languages?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-british-and-american-english-considered-separate-languages/702313)
**Author:** [@HowSoonIsThen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HowSoonIsThen)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2014, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-british-and-american-english-considered-separate-languages/702313 "2014-11-05T16:23:44Z")
From what I understand, the difference between American and British English is greater than the difference between many European languages (such as Serbian and Croatian). So why are the European languages considered sepa… --- ## [Straight doper males - have you ever masturbated with another man?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-doper-males-have-you-ever-masturbated-with-another-man/520047)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2009, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-doper-males-have-you-ever-masturbated-with-another-man/520047 "2009-12-09T22:00:32Z")
This may seem like a bit of a leftfield question but as a gay man I always fear asking this to a guy in person may seem as some kind of cunning ploy to get them to admit something. I’ve heard a few times from individual… --- ## [Botticelli, April 2012 - Le Ministre de l'au-delà, chooser; initial Q](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2012-le-ministre-de-lau-dela-chooser-initial-q/617325)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 481\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2012, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-april-2012-le-ministre-de-lau-dela-chooser-initial-q/617325 "2012-05-01T16:42:16Z")
Welcome to the next round of Botticelli. For those unfamiliar with the game, here’s a very good summary - Botticelli. A couple of specific things to add - No research is allowed - this includes all search engines an… --- ## [Mayor Palin tried to force her local Library to ban books she didn't like.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-palin-tried-to-force-her-local-library-to-ban-books-she-didnt-like/461900)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 353\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2008, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-palin-tried-to-force-her-local-library-to-ban-books-she-didnt-like/461900 "2008-09-15T04:29:19Z")
I think this deserves its own thread. Let’s see hpw the Palin apologists spin their way out of this one. NYTimes This is is pretty stark and indefensible. This, along with her desire to teach creationism in public sch… --- ## [Would this kind of religious persecution be allowed in college?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-kind-of-religious-persecution-be-allowed-in-college/683724)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 260\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2014, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-this-kind-of-religious-persecution-be-allowed-in-college/683724 "2014-04-01T18:47:15Z")
There a movie coming out soon, God’s Not Dead, that has as a premise a philosophy class where the students are told to write down on a piece of paper “God is dead” and hand it forward, and that failure to do so is an aut… --- ## [Survivor Blood v Water season thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-blood-v-water-season-thread/670227)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2013, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-blood-v-water-season-thread/670227 "2013-12-18T01:01:26Z")
Please let Colton quit. --- ## [Did Limbaugh slander Sandra Fluke?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-limbaugh-slander-sandra-fluke/615117)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-limbaugh-slander-sandra-fluke/615117 "2012-03-16T17:04:24Z")
We’ll start this in GQ in the hope that a non-Pitworthy factual answer exists. Washington Post columnist Gene Weingarten posted this past Tuesday his belief that Rush Limbaugh’s comments about Sandra Fluke meet the lega… --- ## [Legends of Tomorrow Season 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legends-of-tomorrow-season-2/768506)
**Author:** [@Terminus\_Est](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terminus_Est)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2017, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legends-of-tomorrow-season-2/768506 "2017-06-08T15:39:57Z")
I guess I’m doing all the CW superhero shows. This show doesn’t waste any time making major plot developments. I’d say it’s faster than even The Flash. Less than 10 minutes into the new season, the Legends are already… --- ## [Lie about yourself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 998\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2026, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965 "2026-10-30T03:22:08Z")
You know that game “Royal Match” you play on your phone, where you have to save the King from all kinds of diabolical traps? Well, I’m the voice of the King. Here, I’ll prove it to you: “Help me!” I got paid a ton of … --- ## [Has anyone provided proof the election was stolen?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-provided-proof-the-election-was-stolen/951329)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 429\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-provided-proof-the-election-was-stolen/951329 "2022-06-14T18:13:01Z")
I keep looking for what people are claiming is proof that the election was stolen. That would be HUGE news if something turned up. The closest anyone seems to have come up with is 2nd or 3rd hand reports - i.e. somebody… --- ## [Reciting Pledge of Allegiance in public schools ruled unconstitutional. Discuss.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reciting-pledge-of-allegiance-in-public-schools-ruled-unconstitutional-discuss/321644)
**Author:** [@athelas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/athelas)\ **Replies:** 589\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2006, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/reciting-pledge-of-allegiance-in-public-schools-ruled-unconstitutional-discuss/321644 "2006-01-03T06:03:29Z")
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050914/ap\_on\_re\_us/pledge\_of\_allegiance I find it odd that the court referred to precedent from a circuit court, when the SCotUS ruled the other way (on a technicality). Karlton’s previous … --- ## [Romney: If I Offended Anyone by Torturing Him, I Apologize"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-if-i-offended-anyone-by-torturing-him-i-apologize/621553)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2012, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/romney-if-i-offended-anyone-by-torturing-him-i-apologize/621553 "2012-05-13T13:01:23Z")
Admittedly not an exact quote, but that’s the gist. This story broke: about Romney leading a gang of bullies to hold down a non-conformist kid, and forcibly cut his hair as he was screaming for help. Asked about it t… --- ## [Figuring taxes owed on 1099 income](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/figuring-taxes-owed-on-1099-income/501802)
**Author:** [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2009, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/figuring-taxes-owed-on-1099-income/501802 "2009-07-05T00:14:23Z")
I’ve recently taken on a second job that pays me income that will be reported on a Form 1099…in other words, no taxes taken out. At some point I need to set aside some money for the taxes on this income. I have searched,… --- ## [Question for anti gun people? home defense?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-anti-gun-people-home-defense/829475)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 482\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2019, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-anti-gun-people-home-defense/829475 "2019-03-15T04:06:40Z")
Question: Lets say your at home and someone is outside trying to break down your door and get in to either rob or hurt you. Yes, you can and should dial 911 (assuming your phone is working) but you need protection NOW. W… --- ## [Fairly convincing evidence that Denise Milani might not be entirely 100% natural](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fairly-convincing-evidence-that-denise-milani-might-not-be-entirely-100-natural/689601)
**Author:** [@kstarnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kstarnes)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2025, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fairly-convincing-evidence-that-denise-milani-might-not-be-entirely-100-natural/689601 "2025-05-25T21:45:46Z")
Denise Milani: http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/28700000/Denise-Milani-denise-milani-28735827-1087-1600.jpg http://www.whatsontianjin.com/news\_images/b4a51485dbba8c883624\_Denise-Milani\_1.jpg (more found here: h… --- ## [Favourite "Archer" lines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-archer-lines/585347)
**Author:** [@Lionne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lionne)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2019, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favourite-archer-lines/585347 "2019-03-05T19:17:23Z")
“Benoit…” “Balls! Ha, I was laughing at your name.” Cracks me up every time…what are yours? --- ## [Can an employer force men to cut their hair while letting women keep their locks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-employer-force-men-to-cut-their-hair-while-letting-women-keep-their-locks/538293)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2013, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-an-employer-force-men-to-cut-their-hair-while-letting-women-keep-their-locks/538293 "2013-03-24T04:47:47Z")
I am a male with long hair. I have a job opportunity that will, when I finish training, require me to cut my hair. It says so in the handbook. This job is with a prominent casino conglomerate not dealing with food han… --- ## [Are couples who never argue blessed or weird?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-couples-who-never-argue-blessed-or-weird/593794)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-couples-who-never-argue-blessed-or-weird/593794 "2011-08-25T20:04:38Z")
I do not come across them often but on occasion I have met couples (in my case always male/female but could be any combo) who claim they never, ever argue. In each case I sat there in disbelief and questioned them on wh… --- ## [Neutrinos and black holes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neutrinos-and-black-holes/6519)
**Author:** [@howardsims](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/howardsims)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neutrinos-and-black-holes/6519 "2012-10-15T23:13:03Z")
It is said that a neutrino is so uninterested in matter that it can fly through a hunk of lead a light year in length without a scratch. Can it fly through a neutron star? What about a black hole? --- ## [What is the funniest, non-offensive joke you know?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-non-offensive-joke-you-know/376208)
**Author:** [@CynicalGabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CynicalGabe)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2007, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-funniest-non-offensive-joke-you-know/376208 "2007-05-26T12:09:59Z")
Title says it. I’m looking for a funny (funnier the better) joke which is NOT at the expense of any individual or group, and would be guaranteed to not offend almost any person. --- ## [The daycare just declared my 2.5-year-old kid to be autistic (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daycare-just-declared-my-2-5-year-old-kid-to-be-autistic-long/437801)
**Author:** [@spazurek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spazurek)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2008, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-daycare-just-declared-my-2-5-year-old-kid-to-be-autistic-long/437801 "2008-02-18T13:17:37Z")
This is somewhere between a poll and a pit, so logically it ended up here. More than anything else I just need to vent and get feedback from a community of people whose thought processes I relate to (with a few notable … --- ## [So why was Ammonius Saccus banned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-was-ammonius-saccus-banned/385438)
**Author:** [@badchad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badchad)\ **Replies:** 494\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2007, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-why-was-ammonius-saccus-banned/385438 "2007-01-07T00:51:51Z")
While I thought his arguments could use a little pruning I think the gist of them was sound. As I recall he was insulting to groups, not individuals and certainly no more “inflammatory” than Der Trihs or myself. He sta… --- ## [Why do so many Pentecostal women look like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-pentecostal-women-look-like-this/256488)
**Author:** [@PaulFitzroy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PaulFitzroy)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2012, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-so-many-pentecostal-women-look-like-this/256488 "2012-09-29T07:18:48Z")
First off: I realize I’m treading on dangerous ground here, so this can go straight to the Pit if anyone feels it neccessary. Secondly, I don’t know if Pentecostals are even heard of outside the Midwest. Another big ris… --- ## [What do righties have against the ACLU?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-righties-have-against-the-aclu/444257)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 436\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2011, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-righties-have-against-the-aclu/444257 "2011-06-04T23:06:28Z")
In this thread about a Muslim civil rights case in a prison, a couple of posters have offered up a couple of snarky comments about the ACLU and implied that it is in some way anti-Christian or in some other way unsavory. … --- ## [What gas is heavier than air?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gas-is-heavier-than-air/58334)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-gas-is-heavier-than-air/58334 "2013-03-11T02:20:17Z")
If you put helium in a balloon, it rises because helium is lighter than air. My question is: what gas could you put into a balloon to make it sink like a stone? What gas is heavier than air? --- ## [Lethal over the counter medicines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lethal-over-the-counter-medicines/548164)
**Author:** [@godix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/godix)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2012, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lethal-over-the-counter-medicines/548164 "2012-02-16T14:42:23Z")
My wife has a diagnosed mental illness, bad enough she’s on disability for it. Recently she was hospitalized for suicidal tendencies. Her plan involved overdosing on her medicines. To be cautious, I’ve gotten a home safe… --- ## [What famous thing surprised you when you saw it in person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-thing-surprised-you-when-you-saw-it-in-person/293608)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 293\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2005, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-famous-thing-surprised-you-when-you-saw-it-in-person/293608 "2005-08-31T00:26:10Z")
Name a famous person, place, or thing that wasn’t quite as you believed before you saw it. Tell us what was surprising about it. Here are mine: Dealy Plaza - This is the area in Dallas where Lee Harvey Oswald shot JFK… --- ## [Avatar not specified, but I get one in the grease monkey script](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-not-specified-but-i-get-one-in-the-grease-monkey-script/642155)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2012, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/avatar-not-specified-but-i-get-one-in-the-grease-monkey-script/642155 "2012-11-30T21:42:10Z")
Silly item to report, and I know it is not controlled by the message board, but this is where threads on using that script to show avatars were posted so I hope others that use the script will report here. I do not have… --- ## [A Calendar of Dates Mentioned in Popular Music Lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-calendar-of-dates-mentioned-in-popular-music-lyrics/648731)
**Author:** [@Xavier\_Breath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xavier_Breath)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2017, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-calendar-of-dates-mentioned-in-popular-music-lyrics/648731 "2017-09-27T00:38:29Z")
OK-- so far I have… The Third of June from “Ode to Billy Joe” The Third of September from “Papa was a Rollin Stone” That only leaves 363 dates to go! Can you help me round out the calendar? --- ## [Common Held Beliefs or Ignorance about a Film That Drives You Crazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-held-beliefs-or-ignorance-about-a-film-that-drives-you-crazy/988524)
**Author:** [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Replies:** 409\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/common-held-beliefs-or-ignorance-about-a-film-that-drives-you-crazy/988524 "2023-09-20T18:47:32Z")
Often a belief or interpretation about a film will take hold in the public and grip it like a dog with a bone…and it makes you feel like you’re taking crazy pills. Here’s a lighter example. It doesn’t make me feel like… --- ## [Do you ever leave home with a dryer running?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-leave-home-with-a-dryer-running/361775)
**Author:** [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2006, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-ever-leave-home-with-a-dryer-running/361775 "2006-07-01T02:38:22Z")
I mentioned in my “earliest time to use power tools outside” thread that I had another debate going with the Spouse, so here it is. I absolutely refuse to leave the house unattended if there’s a dryer running, and I ins… --- ## [College Station, Texas shooting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-station-texas-shooting/631402)
**Author:** [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2012, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/college-station-texas-shooting/631402 "2012-08-25T11:42:33Z")
Shooting in College Station, Texas near the campus of Texas A & M. Not many details other than one police officer dead and several people injured. Shooter is in custody. The article linked above says the shooter was f… --- ## [The "I haven't done this in a while, so here" MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-havent-done-this-in-a-while-so-here-mmp/651986)
**Author:** [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Replies:** 396\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2013, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-i-havent-done-this-in-a-while-so-here-mmp/651986 "2013-03-11T12:49:55Z")
There are lots of things I haven’t done in a while, some of which I would very much like to: Visit San Francisco Go Horseback riding Go Bowling Go to a ball game or a concert Oh, heck! Anything except just going to … --- ## [Antibiotic Use vs Libertarianism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antibiotic-use-vs-libertarianism/601119)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2011, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/antibiotic-use-vs-libertarianism/601119 "2011-12-08T01:49:06Z")
In the current antilibertarian thread, the issue of regulating antibiotics and their use came up. The question posed was, “would libertarians regulate its use?” The answer was no, leading to this little melt down: … --- ## [How Much Longer Does Ginsburg Have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-longer-does-ginsburg-have/827368)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2020, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-longer-does-ginsburg-have/827368 "2020-07-20T14:00:24Z")
Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She’s tough. And you do have to admire that, whatever your political persuasion. But she also is recovering from lung cancer. I read on the AT&T news website that that cancer has only an 18 percent … --- ## [The Boy Scouts Still Thinking of the Children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boy-scouts-still-thinking-of-the-children/628549)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 227\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2013, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-boy-scouts-still-thinking-of-the-children/628549 "2013-01-31T23:17:55Z")
Well, the Boy Scouts after a thorough review of its policies have decided to keep their anti-gay policies. Whew! Clearly if the Mormon Scouts…I mean Boy Scouts, allowed the gays to be part of their organization then who… --- ## [Stock Markets, Tariffs, Coronavirus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-markets-tariffs-coronavirus/848451)
**Author:** [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 395\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 10:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stock-markets-tariffs-coronavirus/848451 "2021-03-18T10:10:43Z")
Question: if Trump hadn’t started a trade war with China, would the stock market have responded any differently to the coronavirus outbreak? Caveats: I’m virulently anti-Trump, so I’d love to lay some of this at his fee… --- ## [What race was James Coburn? Was he part Asian?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-race-was-james-coburn-was-he-part-asian/579251)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-race-was-james-coburn-was-he-part-asian/579251 "2014-09-01T16:20:52Z")
Recently I watched the ridiculous In Like Flint, a spy spoof starring James Coburn. Throughout the film, I found myself wondering about the ethnic background of Coburn. He is a very interesting-looking man. He had extrem… --- ## [If your baby is crying...DO SOMETHING!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-baby-is-crying-do-something/409034)
**Author:** [@\_x0HOLLiSTER0x](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_x0HOLLiSTER0x)\ **Replies:** 433\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-your-baby-is-crying-do-something/409034 "2007-07-30T17:45:48Z")
I recently went to Borders, which as you know is a pretty quiet bookstore. Like almost library quiet. I was watching a mom push her baby around in a stroller. She stopped in front of a shelf and began to read this book, … --- ## [What's the funniest/weirdest answering machine message you've ever heard?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-weirdest-answering-machine-message-youve-ever-heard/138000)
**Author:** [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2004, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-funniest-weirdest-answering-machine-message-youve-ever-heard/138000 "2004-03-09T23:44:02Z")
I do a lot of calling in my job, and often I get answering machines. Today, I got this gem: "You brighten my life like a polystyrine hat, but it melts in the sun like a life without love, and I’ve waited for you, so I’l… --- ## [Urbanredneck: Trifecta of ignorance.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck-trifecta-of-ignorance/798209)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 283\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/urbanredneck-trifecta-of-ignorance/798209 "2020-11-18T04:55:43Z")
Homophobe: Check! Misogynist: Check! Bigot: Check! Living proof that hateful and ignorant is certainly one way to get through life. --- ## [An Open Letter to Paul Krugman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-open-letter-to-paul-krugman/596105)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 311\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-open-letter-to-paul-krugman/596105 "2011-09-17T18:59:52Z")
In response to this: http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/11/the-years-of-shame/ It’s kind of hard to find the words on this one. This one just hurts me. It hurts me in ways that I didn’t think some asshole pund… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=108&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=110&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)