# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1098&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:** 1099 --- ## [Lost 4.06: "The Other Woman"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-4-06-the-other-woman/440335)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2008, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-4-06-the-other-woman/440335 "2008-03-14T21:19:52Z")
Thread rules: OK, things are getting real interesting. Sayid, aka The Professor, fixed the broken communications equipment on the freighter and Desmond made contact with Penny on the outside world. Jack knows that th… --- ## [Junior Seau commits suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junior-seau-commits-suicide/620672)
**Author:** [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2013, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junior-seau-commits-suicide/620672 "2013-01-23T20:31:13Z")
News 10 report. Wow, looks like his driving off the road last year might not have been an “accident” after all. Too bad. He was a great player. --- ## [Do lobsters scream when put in boiing water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lobsters-scream-when-put-in-boiing-water/561171)
**Author:** [@Major\_Lee\_White](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Major_Lee_White)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2010, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-lobsters-scream-when-put-in-boiing-water/561171 "2010-12-08T19:03:27Z")
I recently read Do lobsters feel pain when put in boiling water? and I don’t know much about much, but I didn’t really understand all that stuff, but my question is,“Do lobsters scream when put in boiling water?” --- ## [The "no calling anyone a troll" rule is dumb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-no-calling-anyone-a-troll-rule-is-dumb/325676)
**Author:** [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2005, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-no-calling-anyone-a-troll-rule-is-dumb/325676 "2005-10-13T00:35:54Z")
There are many stupid rules on this board, but the most irritating is that you can’t call someone who’s obviously trolling out. Who makes up these rules? Do mods just make this shit up as they go along? From what I’ve se… --- ## [Redskin: derogatory or term of respect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redskin-derogatory-or-term-of-respect/689346)
**Author:** [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/redskin-derogatory-or-term-of-respect/689346 "2014-05-29T05:45:28Z")
I always assumed it was derogatory but then there’s this: On Monday, Fox’s Outnumbered took on the controversy surrounding the NFL’s Washington Redskins, which reached a new level last week when 50 senators signed a let… --- ## [When (and how often) do you shower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-how-often-do-you-shower/769850)
**Author:** [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2017, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-and-how-often-do-you-shower/769850 "2017-01-11T05:17:46Z")
I usually shower in the morning, but I’ve started going to the gym after work, and I have to shower when I’m done. If I do, it feels pointless to shower in the morning, even if I’m a little sweaty from sleeping. I can s… --- ## [Huh? Mods still not banning Say Two yet? Say what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-mods-still-not-banning-say-two-yet-say-what/931699)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2021, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-mods-still-not-banning-say-two-yet-say-what/931699 "2021-01-31T11:40:52Z")
Seems like not only are dopers bailing left and right from any of the quarantine threads that he’s been threadshitting in, but also, just the fact alone that he’s disseminating such toxic and potentially dangerous shit, … --- ## [Am I alone in my dislike for boiled and fried eggs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-alone-in-my-dislike-for-boiled-and-fried-eggs/674406)
**Author:** [@Hippy\_Hollow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hippy_Hollow)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2013, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-alone-in-my-dislike-for-boiled-and-fried-eggs/674406 "2013-11-22T05:10:27Z")
Inspired by this thread. I can’t stand eggs. The word itself sounds and looks weird, for starters. It seems the majority of eggs in this country are served fried or boiled. I find the former pretty whiffy, and the latt… --- ## [IF someone were to open a sperm bank where the "nurses" PARTICIPATED....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-were-to-open-a-sperm-bank-where-the-nurses-participated/240331)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Deschain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Deschain)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2004, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-someone-were-to-open-a-sperm-bank-where-the-nurses-participated/240331 "2004-04-17T05:17:13Z")
in the “contribution” would it be considered prostitution? They wouldn’t have to be RN’s, maybe just CNA’s. One could raise procedural arguments that such “participation” improved the efficiency, and accuracy of the co… --- ## [Genghis khan vs Hitler](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genghis-khan-vs-hitler/664177)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/genghis-khan-vs-hitler/664177 "2013-07-23T20:25:01Z")
These two individuals would arguably be considered to be some of the most evil people to have ever lived, but which do you think was worse. Bear in mind that Genghis Khan did a lot for the environment. --- ## [(Thx Scarlett67) What idiotic assumptions to others make about your job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thx-scarlett67-what-idiotic-assumptions-to-others-make-about-your-job/283042)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thx-scarlett67-what-idiotic-assumptions-to-others-make-about-your-job/283042 "2005-01-09T17:28:38Z")
Inspired by this thread where Scarlett67 pointed out the ignorance of other people who think her job is easy because they don’t understand the job where she said: For the record, Scarlett, I don’t think you need to fee… --- ## [Oxford Comma](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oxford-comma/654254)
**Author:** [@gratia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gratia)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2013, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oxford-comma/654254 "2013-04-08T04:23:16Z")
What is the oxford comma and why do we use it? --- ## [Trump's religious pandering](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-religious-pandering/854885)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-religious-pandering/854885 "2020-06-06T23:10:28Z")
I predicted from the beginning that when Trump’s goose appears to be truly cooked, that he would fake some sort of religious conversion to shore up his credentials with conservatives and evangelicals. It’s taken longer … --- ## [You find $100,000 in cash. What do you do about it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-find-100-000-in-cash-what-do-you-do-about-it/541799)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2010, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-find-100-000-in-cash-what-do-you-do-about-it/541799 "2010-06-05T17:55:21Z")
Let’s say that, taking your paper and plastic to a community recycling bin one weekend, you notice an old, ragged, bulging satchel on the ground beside it. There’s a notice warning people not to do that, but since you di… --- ## [There are no fortune cookies or takeaway boxes in China....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-no-fortune-cookies-or-takeaway-boxes-in-china/602161)
**Author:** [@simple\_homer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simple_homer)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2011, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/there-are-no-fortune-cookies-or-takeaway-boxes-in-china/602161 "2011-11-10T09:54:26Z")
I have been in China for several years, and I have yet to see a single fortune cookie or one of those white takeaway boxes with the wire handle. I try to explain to my Chinese friends that many of the things that they t… --- ## [Another bad science fiction trope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bad-science-fiction-trope/931532)
**Author:** [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2021, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-bad-science-fiction-trope/931532 "2021-02-11T01:59:35Z")
For some reason writers seem to think a spaceship needs to have the engines on all the time to move in space. That bastion of scientific accuracy, the Avengers series, states so explicitly in “Avengers: End Game”. In the… --- ## [Among all of Hollywood's iconic superstars, who was the best actor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/among-all-of-hollywoods-iconic-superstars-who-was-the-best-actor/760946)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2016, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/among-all-of-hollywoods-iconic-superstars-who-was-the-best-actor/760946 "2016-08-26T18:16:35Z")
There’s another thread ongoing about Lee Marvin and John Wayne comparing their acting abilities, and it inspired this broader question. First, I’ll suggest that Lee Marvin is not among Hollywood’s iconic superstars, tho… --- ## [A guy tried to break into my room last night as I slept](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-tried-to-break-into-my-room-last-night-as-i-slept/411527)
**Author:** [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-guy-tried-to-break-into-my-room-last-night-as-i-slept/411527 "2014-09-28T01:53:52Z")
It’s not - now that the adrenaline shock of it has worn off - as scary as it sounds (or felt). I went to bed at about 11:30 last night and all was well. Then around 12:30, someone started making a ruckus in the hallway… --- ## [So who's going to see Sarah's movie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-see-sarahs-movie/588760)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2011, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-whos-going-to-see-sarahs-movie/588760 "2011-09-30T03:04:25Z")
“The \[del\]Uncompleted\[/del\] Undefeated” is opening in select theaters (but not in Alaska). Anybody planning to see this? If so, please report back. --- ## [Without warning, your spouse/SO says you need to go on the run, or risk death. What do you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-warning-your-spouse-so-says-you-need-to-go-on-the-run-or-risk-death-what-do-you-do/629348)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-warning-your-spouse-so-says-you-need-to-go-on-the-run-or-risk-death-what-do-you-do/629348 "2012-07-27T16:05:06Z")
Here’s the sitch. Without warning, your husband/wife/significant other comes home in the most agitated mood you’ve ever seen them. Looking both deadly serious and terribly frightened, your partner says you need to stop w… --- ## [Prince William Will NOT Wear A Wedding Ring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-william-will-not-wear-a-wedding-ring/576989)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2011, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-william-will-not-wear-a-wedding-ring/576989 "2011-04-07T13:44:41Z")
Full Story at the Chicago Sun-Times OK I have a few questions here. First of all does this mean they will still exchange rings in the ceremony but he just won’t wear one? Or does this mean it won’t be a double ring ce… --- ## [US Dopers which US City are you closest too (out of the top 50)?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-which-us-city-are-you-closest-too-out-of-the-top-50/576299)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-dopers-which-us-city-are-you-closest-too-out-of-the-top-50/576299 "2011-04-13T19:10:30Z")
See thread title. Poll to follow…so please be patient. It takes time to type in 50 poll options. --- ## [Do many Americans go outside the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-many-americans-go-outside-the-usa/105811)
**Author:** [@Balor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balor)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2002, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-many-americans-go-outside-the-usa/105811 "2002-05-02T15:39:03Z")
At a family gathering we began listing countries that at least one of us had lived in or visited. None of our jobs make us travel, yet we scored more than half of the countries in the United Nations. For example, I hav… --- ## [Am I having an affair?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-having-an-affair/524426)
**Author:** [@Rafe\_Hollister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rafe_Hollister)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-having-an-affair/524426 "2010-01-11T20:26:02Z")
A woman I know does not want to date and does not want to get married. However, she wants a baby. She thought of people she knows and even put a personals ad on Craigslist. Of the 200 or so potential candidates, she s… --- ## [I had to send my intern home today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-to-send-my-intern-home-today/750856)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2016, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-to-send-my-intern-home-today/750856 "2016-04-08T03:45:59Z")
…because it was the third time I’ve caught him sleeping on the job this semester. I’m just so frustrated with him. This is his third semester with us, and he did good work the last two semesters. In fact, we were thinki… --- ## [Which is Funny. XKCD or The Big Bang Theory?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-funny-xkcd-or-the-big-bang-theory/619777)
**Author:** [@JoelUpchurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoelUpchurch)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2012, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-funny-xkcd-or-the-big-bang-theory/619777 "2012-04-25T10:13:33Z")
I noticed an adverse reaction to a TBBT link in a XKCD thread. I would have thought there is a large number of people that were fans of both. --- ## [How do you feel about "Red Shirt Fridays" ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-red-shirt-fridays/424093)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2007, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-feel-about-red-shirt-fridays/424093 "2007-11-02T18:49:19Z")
Mods: I’m not sure if this belongs in IMHO or GD. This was part of an email sent to me recently. It’s got me thinking. A lot. Thinking about a nation’s pattern and history of Inclusion and Exclusion. Thinking about wh… --- ## [What's up with the worldwide Dreamliner grounding?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-worldwide-dreamliner-grounding/647566)
**Author:** [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2014, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-worldwide-dreamliner-grounding/647566 "2014-12-04T05:41:11Z")
The news here in NZ is reporting that the entire fleet of Boeing 787 dreamliners has been grounded due to safety concerns. Apparently it’s the first time such an action has been taken for a US designed plane since 1979. … --- ## [I oppose continued GOP efforts to subvert American elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-oppose-continued-gop-efforts-to-subvert-american-elections/818668)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2019, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-oppose-continued-gop-efforts-to-subvert-american-elections/818668 "2019-02-19T20:17:30Z")
Election meddling by the Russians is a problem. Voter intimidation is a problem. Hacking of electronic voting machines is the “elephant in the room,” and has probably already swung some U.S. elections Last week the Ho… --- ## [If I shake a creamer (small container of cream) wil it turn to butter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-shake-a-creamer-small-container-of-cream-wil-it-turn-to-butter/433762)
**Author:** [@solkoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solkoe)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2008, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-shake-a-creamer-small-container-of-cream-wil-it-turn-to-butter/433762 "2008-01-17T18:25:38Z")
Well? --- ## [2013 SDMB March Madness Tournament Pool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-sdmb-march-madness-tournament-pool/653178)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2013-sdmb-march-madness-tournament-pool/653178 "2013-04-15T22:50:21Z")
The SDMB group has been renewed for another year in the NCAA Tournament pool on Yahoo! Link: Yahoo Fantasy Men's Tourney Pick'em Group Name: SDMB Bracketeers Group ID: 62527 Password: cecil123 You can sign in with e… --- ## [Are Psychiatrists playing us? Book claims studies show psych meds much less effective than claimed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-psychiatrists-playing-us-book-claims-studies-show-psych-meds-much-less-effective-than-claimed/537597)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2010, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-psychiatrists-playing-us-book-claims-studies-show-psych-meds-much-less-effective-than-claimed/537597 "2010-05-03T02:50:28Z")
Interesting book here Anatomy of an Epidemic Have psychiatrists been playing us? --- ## [Top Ten books you read in 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-books-you-read-in-2013/677652)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-ten-books-you-read-in-2013/677652 "2014-01-16T05:49:29Z")
Last year’s thread: Top Ten books you read in 2012 - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board Doesn’t matter when they were published, but you read 'em and loved 'em in the last calendar year. --- ## [The depths of Britain's Labor (they say Labour) party anti-Semitism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-depths-of-britains-labor-they-say-labour-party-anti-semitism/927204)
**Author:** [@Manwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manwich)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2021, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-depths-of-britains-labor-they-say-labour-party-anti-semitism/927204 "2021-01-18T11:35:48Z")
Seems like there is so much anti-semitism in the England Labour party even the Jewish members are involved. https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/labour-suspends-senior-jvl-official-after-deeply-unpleasant-meeting-1.509331 A… --- ## [Exiting a shite job you haven't had very long. Need answer fast!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exiting-a-shite-job-you-havent-had-very-long-need-answer-fast/595569)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2011, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exiting-a-shite-job-you-havent-had-very-long-need-answer-fast/595569 "2011-09-09T19:44:11Z")
Okay, so there’s this girl. We’ll call her, oh, Sam, because I find very charming women with monosyllabic, masculine monikers (and alliteration). Sam hates her job. Not in the “after work, happy hour, dish about your jo… --- ## [Is it ever to one's advantage to indicate ethnicity as "White" on a form?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ever-to-ones-advantage-to-indicate-ethnicity-as-white-on-a-form/549625)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2020, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ever-to-ones-advantage-to-indicate-ethnicity-as-white-on-a-form/549625 "2020-02-11T04:34:42Z")
If you are applying for say, a university or a scholarship or anything else where the question of your ethnicity comes up on a form and you are white, is it ever a good idea to admit it? I usually assume that doing so p… --- ## [Should moderator actions be in public or in private?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-moderator-actions-be-in-public-or-in-private/945286)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2021, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-moderator-actions-be-in-public-or-in-private/945286 "2021-07-13T22:34:37Z")
Continuing the discussion from Why is the SDMB membership declining, and what’s the best way to add younger members?: Having content disappear without any explanation doesn’t educate anyone as to what happened. But on … --- ## [Which material has the fastest speed of sound?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-material-has-the-fastest-speed-of-sound/431528)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2007, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-material-has-the-fastest-speed-of-sound/431528 "2007-12-31T00:25:00Z")
Sound travels faster in water than air. Sound travels faster in steel than air. But in which substance does it travel the fastest? Obviously there’s an upper limit of the speed of light, but would any material support ne… --- ## [SNL 12/11, specifically the musical guest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-12-11-specifically-the-musical-guest/279419)
**Author:** [@Casey1505](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Casey1505)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2005, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snl-12-11-specifically-the-musical-guest/279419 "2005-03-16T14:59:39Z")
How dare you cover Comfortably Numb in a falsetto disco manner. May you all suffer laryngitis sparing the world from future renditions of that crap, and may your CDs develop defects making them unplayable. :mad: Rot i… --- ## [So is the concept of HRC that the Christian Right has a problem with or just the current plan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-the-concept-of-hrc-that-the-christian-right-has-a-problem-with-or-just-the-current-plan/533423)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2010, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-is-the-concept-of-hrc-that-the-christian-right-has-a-problem-with-or-just-the-current-plan/533423 "2010-03-25T03:35:13Z")
This may sound like a rhetorical question but it’s not- I truly don’t get it: Why are so many churches and rightwing Christians so opposed to Healthcare Reform? Some qualifications: I’m not talking about conservatives… --- ## [Understanding the "Aunt from Hell" Case](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understanding-the-aunt-from-hell-case/735002)
**Author:** [@solosam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solosam)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2015, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understanding-the-aunt-from-hell-case/735002 "2015-10-24T17:32:35Z")
So I recently read about the “Aunt From Hell” case. I don’t know much about the insurance industry, but my understanding of the case is as follows: A nephew met his aunt and gave her a hug. For whatever reason, they f… --- ## [athelas is a habitual plagiarizing git](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athelas-is-a-habitual-plagiarizing-git/587733)
**Author:** [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/athelas-is-a-habitual-plagiarizing-git/587733 "2011-07-05T12:29:49Z")
It was mid-February 2010 and athelas started a thread called: People’s mate preferences are racist. Do we care? It was a cynically flawed, but detailed argument for the government to regulate romances by race (because th… --- ## [Could you get $2000 of emergency funds in 30 days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-get-2000-of-emergency-funds-in-30-days/583056)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2011, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-get-2000-of-emergency-funds-in-30-days/583056 "2011-05-27T01:30:22Z")
If you were to face a $2,000 unexpected expense in the next month, how would you get the funds you need? (Financially Fragile Households: Evidence and Implications | NBER) --- ## [Is this ok? Child-rearing issue \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-ok-child-rearing-issue-edited-title/593394)
**Author:** [@Rustin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rustin)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-ok-child-rearing-issue-edited-title/593394 "2011-08-25T16:42:13Z")
I just want to ask the masses a question. Do you think its being a good mother and good wife. To go out clubs in the city we live in and instead of coming home at night to crash at someone place they barely know.? --- ## [You can cure all cancer globally but 10 innocent people must die](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-cure-all-cancer-globally-but-10-innocent-people-must-die/719436)
**Author:** [@Robert163](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robert163)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2015, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-cure-all-cancer-globally-but-10-innocent-people-must-die/719436 "2015-05-12T00:05:21Z")
You can cure all cancer globally but 10 innocent people must die. Let me give you two scenarios: Scenario A: You have what you think is a cure for cancer. (I know the details will get shaky, bear with me). You take 20 p… --- ## [I don't understand why I would want to flatiron my hair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-why-i-would-want-to-flatiron-my-hair/631490)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2012, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-why-i-would-want-to-flatiron-my-hair/631490 "2012-08-26T01:52:20Z")
At least once a month someone asks me this. “Did you ever think about ironing it straight?” And the answer is no, never. But I can’t understand why people would ask me in the first place. I have beautiful hair. This is … --- ## [Changes in subscription pricing here at The Straight Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changes-in-subscription-pricing-here-at-the-straight-dope/819294)
**Author:** [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2018, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changes-in-subscription-pricing-here-at-the-straight-dope/819294 "2018-08-24T02:32:01Z")
We have had the same rates for a very long time. After consultation with the moderators I have decided it’s time for some changes. Here’s the new price structure: Regular Membership: WAS $14.95 yr/$29/95 2 years NOW… --- ## [F4U and F6F vs. Axis aircraft in WWII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f4u-and-f6f-vs-axis-aircraft-in-wwii/560038)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f4u-and-f6f-vs-axis-aircraft-in-wwii/560038 "2010-11-10T16:12:54Z")
I know England used F6F Hellcats and F4U Corsairs in WWII. I think the Hellcats (or were they F4F Wildcats) had some successes. Did Corsairs engage in air combat in Europe, the Mediterranean, or Africa? What types of … --- ## [A question re Caitlin Jenner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-re-caitlin-jenner/730225)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-re-caitlin-jenner/730225 "2015-09-11T16:42:39Z")
Ok, so Caitlin Jenner is a pre-op transsexual woman, meaning she has male genitalia but presents herself as a woman. She also has said her conversion to womanhood has not affected her sexuality, as she is a heterosexual… --- ## ['You're calling to tell me my goats were having sex'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-calling-to-tell-me-my-goats-were-having-sex/520061)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2009, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-calling-to-tell-me-my-goats-were-having-sex/520061 "2009-12-09T21:59:26Z")
I was at a customers house today working. I had finished most the work and needed to run the water a bit, so was sitting in the kitchen chatting with her killing time. She has a full farm with many animals, horses, goats… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1097&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1099&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)