# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=11&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:** 12 --- ## [Pit rules have been revised](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-rules-have-been-revised/487256)
**Author:** [@Ed\_Zotti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ed_Zotti)\ **Replies:** 1052\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2009, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-rules-have-been-revised/487256 "2009-03-07T20:29:16Z")
We’ve revised the rules in the BBQ Pit - see: Notable changes: All comments and complaints about SDMB administration must now go in the About This Message Board forum. No abusive remarks directed at other poster… --- ## [SDMB Ongoing Depression Support Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ongoing-depression-support-thread/653187)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 779\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2015, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ongoing-depression-support-thread/653187 "2015-06-25T07:24:50Z")
I propose an ongoing thread for depression support here on the SDMB. We are a wonderful bunch of people. Some of us are going through some heavy shit, some of us have ass-backwards brain chemistry, and sometimes it’s an… --- ## [Weird Wild West Mafia/Werewolf/Psychopath](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-wild-west-mafia-werewolf-psychopath/504801)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 1504\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2009, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-wild-west-mafia-werewolf-psychopath/504801 "2009-12-16T03:06:31Z")
\*\*Welcome to “Weird Wild West” Mafia, a mafia/werewolf/psychopath set in a unique old west town. This game designed for anyone to play. It is not targeted at veterans or newbies, so if you are interested, jump on in! A… --- ## [Bachmann announces she's running](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bachmann-announces-shes-running/585382)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 606\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2011, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bachmann-announces-shes-running/585382 "2011-11-03T17:17:53Z")
“Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann said Monday at the CNN debate that she had filed paperwork to enter the presidential race and said she plans to make a formal announcement of her candidacy “soon.”” I would think there w… --- ## [Could Montana get the court to reconsider Citizens United?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-montana-get-the-court-to-reconsider-citizens-united/624699)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 660\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2012, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-montana-get-the-court-to-reconsider-citizens-united/624699 "2012-08-31T13:03:45Z")
This first came to my attention recently on the Rachel Maddow Show. Click the link for the video clip of Rachel interviewing Steve Bullock, the Montana Attorney General who is is doing his best to continue having Montana… --- ## [Comey Memo: Trump Told Him - Shut Down Flynn Probe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-memo-trump-told-him-shut-down-flynn-probe/786792)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 1004\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2017, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comey-memo-trump-told-him-shut-down-flynn-probe/786792 "2017-06-26T07:12:44Z")
Here’s the breaking news: http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/16/comey-memo-says-trump-asked-him-to-shut-down-flynn-probe-nyt.html. The President may not survive this. --- ## [Girlfriend is spending a lot of time talking to a new guy friend of hers online. Should I worry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriend-is-spending-a-lot-of-time-talking-to-a-new-guy-friend-of-hers-online-should-i-worry/538444)
**Author:** [@Neo-Calredic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neo-Calredic)\ **Replies:** 530\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girlfriend-is-spending-a-lot-of-time-talking-to-a-new-guy-friend-of-hers-online-should-i-worry/538444 "2010-05-28T00:19:22Z")
My girlfriend and I have been together for close to two years now. We’ve been through some tough times together (layoffs, unemployment, struggling to pay the bills), but things between us have always been good. We figh… --- ## [Shoshana Roberts, a street walker (10 hours,) films herself being "harassed."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoshana-roberts-a-street-walker-10-hours-films-herself-being-harassed/702930)
**Author:** [@kstarnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kstarnes)\ **Replies:** 739\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2014, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shoshana-roberts-a-street-walker-10-hours-films-herself-being-harassed/702930 "2014-11-13T03:29:38Z")
Along the way she is complimented and greeted by many men (some 27 by my account, not nearly the 100 claimed.) Some of them even express their own insecurities, one gentleman asked, “do you think I’m ugly? I’m ugly rig… --- ## [Why don't you support Bernie Sanders? (if you don't)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-you-support-bernie-sanders-if-you-dont/835632)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 1163\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2020, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-you-support-bernie-sanders-if-you-dont/835632 "2020-03-10T23:56:46Z")
Give me reasons why you would not support Sanders as president. His SS expansion bill seems pretty good to me, his M4A bill seems pretty good to me, and I agree with pretty much every position he has. Such as criminals h… --- ## [Erections while cuddling/spooning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erections-while-cuddling-spooning/504850)
**Author:** [@dgrdfd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dgrdfd)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2021, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erections-while-cuddling-spooning/504850 "2021-12-23T16:14:16Z")
Guys: Do you ever get erections while cuddling or spooning? Women: How do you feel if your partner gets an erection while cuddling or spooning? Please state your gender and age. And consider the situation where this is… --- ## [Windows 8 is the worst piece of shit I've ever used in my life.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-8-is-the-worst-piece-of-shit-ive-ever-used-in-my-life/669464)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 381\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-8-is-the-worst-piece-of-shit-ive-ever-used-in-my-life/669464 "2015-03-04T19:38:57Z")
What the hell were they thinking? Bought a new laptop last week and am about ready to return it and never buy a new PC again. I’ve had a litany of problems since I got the PC and it has less functionality than my old Win… --- ## [What causes one side of my nose to stop up almost every night?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-one-side-of-my-nose-to-stop-up-almost-every-night/406168)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-causes-one-side-of-my-nose-to-stop-up-almost-every-night/406168 "2017-11-14T21:13:34Z")
This thread is a long time coming. For years now, most nights out of the week, I wake up in the middle of the night with one nostril completely stopped up. It doesn’t feel like there’s any mucus in my nose, it feels li… --- ## [Why do wrist watches stop working for some people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-wrist-watches-stop-working-for-some-people/523222)
**Author:** [@weisser83](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/weisser83)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-wrist-watches-stop-working-for-some-people/523222 "2018-01-03T15:11:35Z")
I’ve heard people claim that wrist watches stop working for them after a very short period of time. They replace the batteries, switch watch brands and styles, etc., but to no avail – every watch quits on them. Even when… --- ## [Middle Earth FA63 D&D Game: Fifth Adventure - War in Goblin Gate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fifth-adventure-war-in-goblin-gate/475898)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 2084\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2009, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/middle-earth-fa63-d-d-game-fifth-adventure-war-in-goblin-gate/475898 "2009-05-31T04:14:46Z")
First the disclaimer: The thread is for the game itself. Questions and peanut gallery stuff should go on the control thread: D & D on the Straight Dope setup thread. (In Middle Earth FA63) First Adventure Thread Middl… --- ## [Aphabetic letter pairs in words](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271)
**Author:** [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Replies:** 2724\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aphabetic-letter-pairs-in-words/772271 "2017-04-06T12:26:41Z")
Alphabetic pairs of letters within words: AA = Aardvark AB = Table AC = Miracle AD = ? At some point, this may require a whimsical compound word, but try to use one in a dictionary if possible. --- ## [I got a wart frozen yesterday. Now what happens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-wart-frozen-yesterday-now-what-happens/248403)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2013, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-wart-frozen-yesterday-now-what-happens/248403 "2013-05-15T14:52:18Z")
I got a wart frozen yesterday. What happens now? Its still there, but its blue. Is it going to fall off or disappear? Should I put neosporin on it or something? I should have asked these questions before I left the of… --- ## [Questions about Hitler and Nazi Germany's attempted extermination of Europe's Jews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-hitler-and-nazi-germanys-attempted-extermination-of-europes-jews/669168)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 779\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2013, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-hitler-and-nazi-germanys-attempted-extermination-of-europes-jews/669168 "2013-09-29T03:12:29Z")
In this thread, poster Gack refuses to answer as to whether he thinks the Nazis tried to exterminate the Jews. This thread is a follow up, since he said he would answer the questions in a different thread. So, here are… --- ## [Glasnost Mafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glasnost-mafia/571757)
**Author:** [@Red\_Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Skeezix)\ **Replies:** 1357\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2011, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glasnost-mafia/571757 "2011-03-19T02:21:58Z")
This game will have 21 players. And no color. It will be as open as I can possibly make it. Role list and other open game things to follow: Mahaloth Gadarene \*\*The Rules: \*\* Votes and unvotes must… --- ## [Hello. I am a racist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590)
**Author:** [@Ariovistus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ariovistus)\ **Replies:** 759\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hello-i-am-a-racist/550590 "2011-02-05T03:53:27Z")
Hello. My name is Ariovistus, and I am what most of the posters here would call a ‘racist’ (though that is not how I think of myself). I am not here to troll, any more than I am here to open myself up to verbal abuse f… --- ## [Why are Jews still hated so much around the world outside of the U.S.?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-jews-still-hated-so-much-around-the-world-outside-of-the-u-s/635131)
**Author:** [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Replies:** 505\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2014, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-jews-still-hated-so-much-around-the-world-outside-of-the-u-s/635131 "2014-01-11T12:46:37Z")
This is something I have never understood. There are only about 14 million Jews in the world out of a population of about 7 billion (or less than 0.2% of the world population) yet they seem to be the focus of a dispropor… --- ## [How dangerous is day-old, unrefrigerated pizza?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-is-day-old-unrefrigerated-pizza/559927)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2010, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-is-day-old-unrefrigerated-pizza/559927 "2010-11-09T16:15:03Z")
In separate cartons, there are slices left of plain, pepperoni, sausage, onion, and chicken pizza. There is also a carton with two slices–one slice with pepperoni and one plain, but they were from a 1/2 & 1/2, so they ar… --- ## [Fucking maskholes and vaxholes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-maskholes-and-vaxholes/915339)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 1552\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2022, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fucking-maskholes-and-vaxholes/915339 "2022-02-19T23:55:15Z")
Like Mr. Gambino said: This is America. What a shitshow. To be clear: fuck the dead guy. Fuck him with a red hot poker. I do not care about him. But the poor guy who got stabbed? That’s some bullshit right there. … --- ## [Was It All An Accident...Or Did An Intelligent](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-all-an-accident-or-did-an-intelligent/647721)
**Author:** [@pchaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pchaos)\ **Replies:** 765\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2013, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-it-all-an-accident-or-did-an-intelligent/647721 "2013-03-03T11:01:01Z")
Being Start the Ball Rolling. Here’s the problem…if the Universe just developed in an evolutionary manner and let’s say it just happened randomly, then the thoughts of agnostics and atheists are just random thoughts and… --- ## [Is there such a biological thing as a racial group?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-biological-thing-as-a-racial-group/577007)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 523\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2011, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-such-a-biological-thing-as-a-racial-group/577007 "2011-04-14T00:31:19Z")
So in this pit thread, a position came up for debate that I’ve seen a lot on the dope. Diogenese, as usual, put it in the most blunt and absolute terms: My question is… what precisely does he mean by that? What do othe… --- ## [The WoW "Burning Dog Legion" (Cairne/Horde) 10-man Raid List.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wow-burning-dog-legion-cairne-horde-10-man-raid-list/532561)
**Author:** [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Replies:** 955\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wow-burning-dog-legion-cairne-horde-10-man-raid-list/532561 "2010-12-13T20:45:13Z")
Ok, some more time has gone by and I want to do another head count… How many different Dopers have a level 80 Horde character on Cairne? What if we start scheduling (in April) Monday nights at 10pm Eastern (7pm Pacific… --- ## [Leno/Conan Shakeup at NBC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leno-conan-shakeup-at-nbc/524073)
**Author:** [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Replies:** 807\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leno-conan-shakeup-at-nbc/524073 "2010-01-28T18:01:13Z")
TMZ is reporting that there will be a big shakeup w/ Leno and Conan due to the networks sagging ratings. Leno will go on hiatus on Feb 1 and after the Olympics are over he’ll be moving back to 11:30pm. No word on if it w… --- ## [Civ 5 - so close I can taste it!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civ-5-so-close-i-can-taste-it/553955)
**Author:** [@Illuminatiprimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Illuminatiprimus)\ **Replies:** 730\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2010, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civ-5-so-close-i-can-taste-it/553955 "2010-12-15T19:29:54Z")
So I’ve pre-loaded my copy of Civ 5 onto my PC ready for launch day next week (annoyingly for those of us outside the US it’s launching several days later, so you get all that civ goodness a bit before us), and I’ve watc… --- ## [Pure random silliness thread?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-random-silliness-thread/686306)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 709\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2018, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pure-random-silliness-thread/686306 "2018-05-02T19:21:32Z")
Anyone interested in a thread devoted to pure babbling? For some reason, a random train of thought led me to the phrase “Hark, ye motherfuckers!”, which is now stuck in my head. --- ## [Jimi Hendrix Was Murdered](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimi-hendrix-was-murdered/525578)
**Author:** [@Jetblast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jetblast)\ **Replies:** 497\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2010, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimi-hendrix-was-murdered/525578 "2010-03-14T00:19:12Z")
The official cause of death for Jimi Hendrix was always listed as choking on vomit due to a barbiturate overdose. However recent revelations show that foul play was involved. Upon reading an account of Hendrix’s death i… --- ## [A Genuine Caption Contest (Part 2)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 5724\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-genuine-caption-contest-part-2/1003717 "2026-10-18T03:30:33Z")
Continuing the discussion from A Genuine Caption Contest (Part 1) - #10006 by Prof.Pepperwinkle. Previous discussions: A Genuine Caption Contest (Part 1) --- ## [World of Warcraft questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-questions/477802)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Replies:** 1415\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2009, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/world-of-warcraft-questions/477802 "2009-03-06T13:38:56Z")
I finally have a computer capable of handling World of Warcraft. Yay! So I installed the free 10-day trial and I’m enjoying it enough that I’ve gone ahead and ordered the full retail version. That said, I have a questio… --- ## [Your MOST favourite....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-favourite/792773)
**Author:** [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Replies:** 2657\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-most-favourite/792773 "2022-01-04T14:53:41Z")
Seems like a natural, given the other thread. One additional rule here: you have to JUSTIFY your choice, just give a succinct reason or rationale for your preference, then put up the next topic. Most favorite dessert. --- ## [Erfworld: Book 2 discussion (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erfworld-book-2-discussion-spoilers/542528)
**Author:** [@Lightray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightray)\ **Replies:** 620\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/erfworld-book-2-discussion-spoilers/542528 "2019-10-25T16:55:06Z")
There’d been a request in the last thread to start anew when Book 2 began. So here we are: Parson’s klog 001 I’m guessing there’s a hint in there of what Parson is going to have Jack do… but heck if I can figure it o… --- ## [A serious question for Sam Stone on Factual Errors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-serious-question-for-sam-stone-on-factual-errors/955881)
**Author:** [@BeepKillBeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeepKillBeep)\ **Replies:** 2303\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-serious-question-for-sam-stone-on-factual-errors/955881 "2024-04-04T19:14:41Z")
This is a 100% serious question. I’m a scientist. This means I’m wrong a lot. Such is the nature of science. However, when I’m wrong I adjust my belief state accordingly. In other words, when I’m shown to be wrong, espec… --- ## [Starving Artist - we remember you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-artist-we-remember-you/706204)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 700\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2014, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starving-artist-we-remember-you/706204 "2014-12-22T23:08:42Z")
In recent weeks Starving Artist has begun frequently posting again on the SDMB. He has, of course, resumed his usual nonsensical political style. He appears to hope that no one remembers his Paterno stunt. I suggest tha… --- ## [Opal, what the fuck is your problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 801\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2008, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opal-what-the-fuck-is-your-problem/477368 "2008-12-19T16:54:07Z")
In this thread, you asked about a recipes for some kind of peanut butter ball. Devilsknew politely and cheerfully provided you with a link to a recipe and told you they were called “buckeyes.” For no good reason, you dec… --- ## [How's Al Franken's Senate bid going?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-al-frankens-senate-bid-going/437239)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 1211\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2009, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-al-frankens-senate-bid-going/437239 "2009-07-08T22:58:44Z")
Haven’t heard much about it since a year ago. When and how will the Dem nominee be chosen? Franken’s website doesn’t seem to say. --- ## [Mafia Reunion - Day Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-reunion-day-two/777425)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 1369\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2017, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-reunion-day-two/777425 "2017-01-25T01:03:52Z")
Day dawned just like….the dawning of a new day. It was……dayish. Very dayish. Everyone was super refreshed and ready to go, some even looked like entirely different people….weird. One poor soul, however did not make it t… --- ## [Ben Carson for President thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-for-president-thread/729554)
**Author:** [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\ **Replies:** 877\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2016, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ben-carson-for-president-thread/729554 "2016-03-05T03:19:35Z")
We have a Ben Carson thread but it’s not really the Ben Carson for President thread. I figured that with him now tied with Trump in Iowa and starting to look very strong that he probably now deserves a thread talking abo… --- ## [Who are our current "Abe Vigodas"? (people you might be surprised to learn are still alive)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 1498\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2026, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-are-our-current-abe-vigodas-people-you-might-be-surprised-to-learn-are-still-alive/919985 "2026-10-18T04:22:49Z")
For many years. Abe Vigoda was the butt of the joke regarding shock over him still being alive. I even had the Firefox extension years ago that simply displayed his life status. He just looked so old in the Godfather. He… --- ## [27 dead, 18 children](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-dead-18-children/644050)
**Author:** [@Fool\_in\_the\_Rain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fool_in_the_Rain)\ **Replies:** 783\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/27-dead-18-children/644050 "2012-12-24T17:24:17Z")
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/state-police-respond-to-report-of-school-shooting-in-newtown-conn-lockdown-in-place/2012/12/14/df59a9aa-4602-11e2-8c8f-fbebf7ccab4e\_story.html I pit the scumbag, asshole, piece of… --- ## [August 2014 Botticelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 690\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2014, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/august-2014-botticelli/694690 "2014-09-03T14:56:19Z")
Your letter is B --- ## [Will Clayton Locketts Torture be the Rosa Parks moment of the Campaign against judicial killing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-clayton-locketts-torture-be-the-rosa-parks-moment-of-the-campaign-against-judicial-killing/687339)
**Author:** [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Replies:** 672\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2014, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-clayton-locketts-torture-be-the-rosa-parks-moment-of-the-campaign-against-judicial-killing/687339 "2014-08-12T16:33:57Z")
Possibly just the result that any Judicial Killing opponent needed. Amateur hour at the Death Chamber. The Drugs did not work, just as the lawyers had suggested in the lawsuit turned down by the Courts. Certainly Cr… --- ## [Doctor Who Series 9 discussion (spoilers as it airs)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-9-discussion-spoilers-as-it-airs/731754)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 819\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-9-discussion-spoilers-as-it-airs/731754 "2016-02-26T19:23:52Z")
Obviously, I mean the revival is in its ninth season, not the entire show. Anyway, it premiere’s tonight with the episode The Magician’s Apprentice. I re-watched most of last series on Netflix and I really have come to … --- ## [MLB. And here comes the Post Season!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171)
**Author:** [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Replies:** 1149\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-and-here-comes-the-post-season/767171 "2016-11-10T17:46:22Z")
And I am excited! Do or Die one game wildcard playoffs! Doesn’t get much better than that! Followed by Division, and League Championships. Then the World Series. I love baseball. And the postseason rocks! You folk… --- ## [How come conservatives are against abortion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-conservatives-are-against-abortion/688063)
**Author:** [@R3d\_Anonymous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R3d_Anonymous)\ **Replies:** 885\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2014, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-conservatives-are-against-abortion/688063 "2014-06-18T13:56:17Z")
While in reality, conservatives value freedom and it’s the liberals that want to put restrictions on everything. --- ## [The Nahployment 'Crisis'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nahployment-crisis/941117)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 1417\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2022, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-nahployment-crisis/941117 "2022-08-06T14:08:43Z")
Went to Popeye’s the other night, 8:15, it was Tuesday, 2-piece combo day - if you like Popeye’s, you know. Celebrating that there was only 1 car in line, I pull up only to find a sign saying they had to close because of… --- ## [The Tea Party is not socially conservative my ass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-is-not-socially-conservative-my-ass/556760)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 1070\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2010, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-is-not-socially-conservative-my-ass/556760 "2010-10-26T20:57:21Z")
You know how I know that these scumfuckers are socially conservative? Because no one - NO ONE - here will be surprised to learn that one of their champions has made some pretty strong anti-gay remarks: The Republican ca… --- ## [Are scalar weapons for real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-scalar-weapons-for-real/192879)
**Author:** [@zhlf210](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zhlf210)\ **Replies:** 1017\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2003, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-scalar-weapons-for-real/192879 "2003-11-15T09:11:49Z")
Apologies if this has been done before - I tried searching the archives but came up with zilch. Is there a) any real science behind these fabled WMD and b) any evidence of anyone having made a working prototype? I trie… --- ## [evidence for god? some one said so.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidence-for-god-some-one-said-so/647896)
**Author:** [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Replies:** 830\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evidence-for-god-some-one-said-so/647896 "2013-03-23T03:06:36Z")
the only evidence for gods existence is someone told you he does. well that and the part of our monkey mind that is too stupid to separate fact from fiction, truth from a well told lie, and reality from the world insid… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=10&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=12&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)