# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1100&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:** 1101 --- ## [Bush orders flag at half staff for tsunami victims. WTF?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-orders-flag-at-half-staff-for-tsunami-victims-wtf/282617)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2005, 8:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bush-orders-flag-at-half-staff-for-tsunami-victims-wtf/282617 "2005-01-04T08:29:57Z")
I just heard this on the news tonight. What the fuck is he thinking? --- ## [Your current emotional struggle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-current-emotional-struggle/545678)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2010, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-current-emotional-struggle/545678 "2010-07-14T12:37:59Z")
I have an emotional struggle. It isn’t unrequited love, a loved one’s death, or social anxiety. It’s personal irresponsibility–I just don’t have a responsible state of mind. While it doesn’t usually leak out of my mouth,… --- ## [The thread police - get a life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-police-get-a-life/173953)
**Author:** [@mipiace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mipiace)\ **Replies:** 170\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2003, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thread-police-get-a-life/173953 "2003-05-14T18:33:06Z")
DOn’t you hate people who think thay have to police everyone else’s threads? I am not talking about moderators, I mean this: Okay so this person is minding his or her own business when someone sends her a link saying … --- ## [How do YOU mend a broken heart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-mend-a-broken-heart/374101)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2006, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-mend-a-broken-heart/374101 "2006-10-06T18:36:15Z")
So, without being maudlin, I have a broken heart. How do I get rid of it. Pronto? I hate moping around feeling like a boob. All suggestions welcome. All will be considered. I will report back with any interesting resul… --- ## [I Violate my Principles for a Job](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-violate-my-principles-for-a-job/239104)
**Author:** [@Baldwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baldwin)\ **Replies:** 165\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2004, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-violate-my-principles-for-a-job/239104 "2004-04-13T12:53:33Z")
I’m putting this in the Pit so that people with similar experiences can feel free to curse. After 15 months of unemployment, broken only by some temp assignments, I’ve landed an excellent job. Temp-to-perm, but I’m con… --- ## [I'm planning to re-watch "The Stand" mini-series - anyone in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-planning-to-re-watch-the-stand-mini-series-anyone-in/577625)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2011, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-planning-to-re-watch-the-stand-mini-series-anyone-in/577625 "2011-04-11T23:30:51Z")
I’d like to watch two hours each Saturday evening for the next four weeks and start a thread to discuss what we’ve seen so far - is anyone else interested in joining in? I know we have a bunch of “The Stand” fans on boar… --- ## [Star Wars (the Ronald Reagan kind, not the George Lucas kind)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-the-ronald-reagan-kind-not-the-george-lucas-kind/774183)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2017, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/star-wars-the-ronald-reagan-kind-not-the-george-lucas-kind/774183 "2017-03-31T04:13:05Z")
This is a spin-off of another thread that I thoroughly hijacked (sorry). The topic for this thread is any and all things related to space warfare (not just ballistic missile shields like the title might suggest). More t… --- ## [Google! What the hell did you do to Google Docs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-what-the-hell-did-you-do-to-google-docs/611263)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2012, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-what-the-hell-did-you-do-to-google-docs/611263 "2012-02-01T19:55:45Z")
I use a Google Docs spreadsheet for the laughably simple job of tracking sales of DVDs. Rows of buyers, columns for the purchaser information, address, how paid, and boxes for the number of each title. The most complicat… --- ## [You invent cure for cancer in basement; now what? Call a lawyer? Patents galore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-invent-cure-for-cancer-in-basement-now-what-call-a-lawyer-patents-galore/540789)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2010, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-invent-cure-for-cancer-in-basement-now-what-call-a-lawyer-patents-galore/540789 "2010-05-31T15:25:26Z")
Supposing, Bob McBobson, a ‘mad scientist’, and not an academic or anyone notable, working in your basement invent a cure for \_\_\_\_ cancer (name the body part), (and for the purposes of this imaginary question, pretend Bo… --- ## [Chuck Berry has Died](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-berry-has-died/782506)
**Author:** [@drad\_dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drad_dog)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2017, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chuck-berry-has-died/782506 "2017-03-24T14:11:17Z")
--- ## [Flying cars ... finally here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-cars-finally-here/973853)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flying-cars-finally-here/973853 "2026-07-03T00:10:35Z")
OK, everyone who’s been waiting for flying cars, your wait is over: Well, almost over. That just a prototype, so it may take a while to get it into production. But it flies, and looks like a car, well, one that’s a ma… --- ## [Would you cry in front of your boss/teacher?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-cry-in-front-of-your-boss-teacher/526404)
**Author:** [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2010, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-cry-in-front-of-your-boss-teacher/526404 "2010-01-27T01:17:28Z")
This is in response to the show Worst Cooks In America on the Food Network. I admit–this is really my first exposure to reality TV, and I see the trainwreck aspect of it. 'Cause I kind of hate this show. Anyway. . .ev… --- ## [Are the Beatles a rock band?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-beatles-a-rock-band/302056)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-beatles-a-rock-band/302056 "2012-11-02T14:44:22Z")
Last night I was driving down I-95, definitely going too fast, blasting Who’s Next and signing along at the top of my lungs, and meditating on the subject of great rock albums. (Yeah, there’s gonna be another thread from… --- ## [Ask a mathematician](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-mathematician/399661)
**Author:** [@Jamaika\_a\_jamaikaiake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamaika_a_jamaikaiake)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2007, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-mathematician/399661 "2007-04-18T14:48:17Z")
Inspired by Omi no Kami’s ask a linguist: So I don’t know much about Stats, Physics, or computers. Heck, I don’t even know that much Math. BUT. I am a PhD student in Math and have been for enough years that I feel qu… --- ## [Is It Becoming Socially Acceptable To Say You Are Not Religious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-becoming-socially-acceptable-to-say-you-are-not-religious/490441)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2009, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-becoming-socially-acceptable-to-say-you-are-not-religious/490441 "2009-03-30T02:35:46Z")
In recent stories in the press, there was a new study showing more people are NOT going to churches (or other houses of worship), nor do they claim to be affiliated with any religion. In addition, many are now freely adm… --- ## [Pictures So Horrific I Have No Adequate Words to Describe Them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-so-horrific-i-have-no-adequate-words-to-describe-them/253296)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2004, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pictures-so-horrific-i-have-no-adequate-words-to-describe-them/253296 "2004-07-11T06:01:50Z")
Hey, I work for medical researchers. I see a lot of nasty, icky medical pictures. In full living color. Except for the dead people of course - we get those in Corps-O-Color™. No, seriously, I see very explicit medic… --- ## [Will war in Ukraine torpedo Biden's presidency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-war-in-ukraine-torpedo-bidens-presidency/959822)
**Author:** [@Akaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Akaj)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2022, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-war-in-ukraine-torpedo-bidens-presidency/959822 "2022-03-01T07:40:54Z")
If Russia invades Ukraine – which seems almost inevitable – Biden has promised to retaliate with extreme sanctions. (NATO allies appear willing to join us.) Biden has acknowledged that these sanctions may hurt our econom… --- ## [The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Remake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-remake/584325)
**Author:** [@JoelUpchurch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoelUpchurch)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2012, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo-remake/584325 "2012-02-23T17:09:44Z")
They have a Trailer for the remake: http://www.imdb.com/video/imdb/vi1464638745/ What I found interesting was how they would show a scene for a second and I knew exactly where in the movie they were. It was almost like… --- ## [Can AT&T home security system really turn off the water in your sink?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-at-t-home-security-system-really-turn-off-the-water-in-your-sink/678254)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2014, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-at-t-home-security-system-really-turn-off-the-water-in-your-sink/678254 "2014-01-12T18:39:29Z")
There’s this commercial by AT&T home security. A kid mentions to his father he had to stop by the house. The concerned father asked “Did you shut everything off?”…“Sure” concerned father having his doubts picks up his sm… --- ## [Texas Anti-abortion Law, Unintended consequences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-anti-abortion-law-unintended-consequences/950122)
**Author:** [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2021, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/texas-anti-abortion-law-unintended-consequences/950122 "2021-09-23T16:23:43Z")
As in, what are the possible or likely ones? The thought that’s been in my head since I first heard of this is that it will have some level of chilling effect on women’s health care in Texas generally. I don’t know if … --- ## [You find yourself in control of a space ship. Where do you land it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-find-yourself-in-control-of-a-space-ship-where-do-you-land-it/731327)
**Author:** [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2015, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-find-yourself-in-control-of-a-space-ship-where-do-you-land-it/731327 "2015-10-03T15:52:43Z")
I’ve never been one for elaborate backstories so here’s the basic plot. The alien grays or lizards or whoever is the flavor of the week have abducted you and taken you on their ship to the dark side of the moon for an i… --- ## [So, any good work pranks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-any-good-work-pranks/379057)
**Author:** [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2006, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-any-good-work-pranks/379057 "2006-11-20T19:05:10Z")
I’m feeling bored and troublesome at work tonight. Can you recommend any good work pranks for the guy in the lab? Or have any stories about some good ones you’ve done? Please respond with purely harmless fun only… bec… --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' Thread - May 2015 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-may-2015-edition/718753)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2015, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-may-2015-edition/718753 "2015-05-31T04:28:09Z")
Utah kindly had winter for us last week even included snow, on the up side everything is green and growing… and we are sitting inside reading a book :smiley: So where’s you favorite outside place to read? I like morning… --- ## [Why are some right wing leaders and spokespeople toying with the idea of civil war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-right-wing-leaders-and-spokespeople-toying-with-the-idea-of-civil-war/493381)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2009, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-right-wing-leaders-and-spokespeople-toying-with-the-idea-of-civil-war/493381 "2009-04-25T06:11:31Z")
I’m sure I don’t need to bring cites. Hannity ran the pole. Glenn Beck dedicated an episode to the idea. Rick Perry slips in secession talk into his interviews and speeches. Signs at the “tea bag parties” reinforced the … --- ## [Spice racks for real cooks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice-racks-for-real-cooks/506853)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2009, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spice-racks-for-real-cooks/506853 "2009-10-18T17:13:47Z")
I figured this is where the cooks hang out, right? Well, those little crappy spice racks like my mom has with the grey dill weed and such are NOT ENOUGH. I have a whole cabinet shelf (one of those corner ones, even) pr… --- ## [School projects, Stepford children, and coping with feelings of inadequacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-projects-stepford-children-and-coping-with-feelings-of-inadequacy/632988)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2012, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/school-projects-stepford-children-and-coping-with-feelings-of-inadequacy/632988 "2012-09-01T15:32:29Z")
I’m trying to help my kid with this. She’s 9, she started 4th grade last month, and she just turned in her first big project of the year - a topographical map showing the three regions of North Carolina. With our encou… --- ## [Flight distance record for a hand-thrown object?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-distance-record-for-a-hand-thrown-object/383309)
**Author:** [@Ins\_Outs\_What-have-yous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ins_Outs_What-have-yous)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2006, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flight-distance-record-for-a-hand-thrown-object/383309 "2006-12-12T16:58:14Z")
What is the distance in flight record for a hand-thrown object? What object was used to set this record? I think I recall hearing that it was a disc golf driver and it would not surprise me if that’s true. I have witn… --- ## [Gordon Ramsey pretends to vomit](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gordon-ramsey-pretends-to-vomit/443618)
**Author:** [@Wheeljack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheeljack)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2008, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gordon-ramsey-pretends-to-vomit/443618 "2008-04-06T10:34:29Z")
Did anyone who watched this year’s Hell’s Kitchen premiere plan on watching the rest of the season? I tried, o lordy how I tried to get into this show. My wife loves it. I could never get over how overdramatic this dude … --- ## [Are there animals which are part dog and part wolf?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-animals-which-are-part-dog-and-part-wolf/661570)
**Author:** [@jhankin1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jhankin1)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2013, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-animals-which-are-part-dog-and-part-wolf/661570 "2013-06-26T02:31:52Z")
One day, one of my sisters asked me how Balto could be part dog and part wolf. I told her I didn’t think such animals existed, but my sisters seem to believe otherwise. Although I saw a few articles (including Wikipedia)… --- ## [Getting a hair cut: Do you face the mirror or away from it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-hair-cut-do-you-face-the-mirror-or-away-from-it/708972)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2015, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-a-hair-cut-do-you-face-the-mirror-or-away-from-it/708972 "2015-01-07T05:15:42Z")
Am I crazy, or did all the barbers get together about 5-10 years ago and decide they would all just start facing customers away from the mirror. Before that, I remember always facing the mirror while the barber cut my ha… --- ## [Wintergreen Toothpaste - HELP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wintergreen-toothpaste-help/128842)
**Author:** [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2003, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wintergreen-toothpaste-help/128842 "2003-01-20T02:50:47Z")
I’m glad the board is back up so I can finally ask this burning question! ( :wink: ) OK, first of all, let’s talk Life Savers. There are three shades of mint they produce - Pepp-o-mint (peppermint), Wint-o-green (wint… --- ## [Hell in the Bible... suffering/duration?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-in-the-bible-suffering-duration/658989)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2013, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hell-in-the-bible-suffering-duration/658989 "2013-06-01T12:44:32Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16312534&postcount=41 See: http://www.religioustolerance.org/hel\_bibl.htm About Hell and the Old Testament: Proverbs 23:14 NIV - Punish them with the rod and save … --- ## [Changing popularity of first names (baby names) over the years](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-popularity-of-first-names-baby-names-over-the-years/557492)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-popularity-of-first-names-baby-names-over-the-years/557492 "2010-10-20T06:00:59Z")
In North America at least, the most popular names for babies have changed dramatically over the years. This seems especially to be the case for girls’ names - Florence and Mildred aren’t even in the top 1000 nowadays, ye… --- ## [Did you get your Halloween candy X-rayed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-your-halloween-candy-x-rayed/558218)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2010, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-get-your-halloween-candy-x-rayed/558218 "2010-10-27T01:53:47Z")
When I trick or treated back in the early 80s, after collecting all our candy we would take it to the local hospital to get it X-rayed to check if there were any sharp objects in the candy. Obviously today the very idea… --- ## [How does Green Bay support an NFL franchise?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-green-bay-support-an-nfl-franchise/222209)
**Author:** [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2004, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-green-bay-support-an-nfl-franchise/222209 "2004-01-03T02:02:50Z")
I am sure part of it is that the folks of Green Bay are very devoted to their home team, and plenty of people from the rest of Wisconsin also drive over to Green Bay for home games - but still it always seemed odd that G… --- ## [Colorado Sued By Nebraska and Oklahoma Over Pot](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorado-sued-by-nebraska-and-oklahoma-over-pot/707639)
**Author:** [@Zakalwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zakalwe)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2014, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colorado-sued-by-nebraska-and-oklahoma-over-pot/707639 "2014-12-27T21:13:10Z")
So, Nebraska and Oklahoma are suing Colorado over the legalization of recreational marijuana claiming it’s unconstitutional. http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/nebraska-oklahoma-file-suit-against-colorado-over-marijuana-l… --- ## [Medical Lit on PDD (Autism) and masturbation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-lit-on-pdd-autism-and-masturbation/600089)
**Author:** [@RyJae](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RyJae)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-lit-on-pdd-autism-and-masturbation/600089 "2011-10-25T22:05:36Z")
We had a most uncomfortable visit from CPS today, they have a report that my non verbal autistic daughter is being sexually abused. Jaelyn masturbates on a consistent basis since the age of two, all her therapists have t… --- ## [Why Do Some Cats Trill And Some Don't?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-cats-trill-and-some-dont/478772)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2008, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-cats-trill-and-some-dont/478772 "2008-12-27T21:36:05Z")
My one-year-old cat, Pam, makes several different types of noises. Apart from the usual meows and it’s variations, she also make a “trill noise”, with varying permutations. It sounds like “brrrrr”, basically. She also… --- ## [25% of college women get raped? 10% of all men get raped?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25-of-college-women-get-raped-10-of-all-men-get-raped/354098)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2006, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25-of-college-women-get-raped-10-of-all-men-get-raped/354098 "2006-05-06T01:06:16Z")
I walked by an anti-rape bulletin board in one of the college residence halls here that had the following statistics on it: 1 out of every 4 women in college will be RAPED. (Emphasis theirs.) 1 in 10 men will be sexual… --- ## [Why would Russia tinker with the presidential election?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-russia-tinker-with-the-presidential-election/833375)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 141\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2019, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-would-russia-tinker-with-the-presidential-election/833375 "2019-05-07T07:01:16Z")
If Russia did attempt to sway the Presidential Election, what could have been their motivation? Did they all think that Trump would cede Alaska back to Russia? Did they think Hillary would imposes sanctions against Rus… --- ## [I Hate People! I'm So Angry!!! Why Me?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-people-im-so-angry-why-me/178835)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2003, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hate-people-im-so-angry-why-me/178835 "2003-06-05T06:09:27Z")
FUCK! I CAN’T REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I WAS UPSET! FUCK FUCK FUCK!!! THIS IS SUCH BULLSHIT! I’M SO GODDAMN ANGRY! GRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! SHIT! Okay, okay, let me calm the fuck down. ::breathes:: Damn, I’m upset, I need to rel… --- ## [Brad Pitt's daughter is a tomboy. And the problem is...?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brad-pitts-daughter-is-a-tomboy-and-the-problem-is/548163)
**Author:** [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brad-pitts-daughter-is-a-tomboy-and-the-problem-is/548163 "2010-07-31T14:16:40Z")
Really, for fuck’s sake. So little Shiloh has spurned little dresses and sports a short hair cut and ‘Life & Style’ magazine is ‘shocked’??? Yeah, because god forbid she might not want to plaster her bedroom in pink and … --- ## [Origin: What am I, chopped liver?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-what-am-i-chopped-liver/599832)
**Author:** [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2023, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-what-am-i-chopped-liver/599832 "2023-09-26T14:13:58Z")
I was watching CBS’ Sunday Morning and someone used the phrase, “What do I look like, chopped liver?” to signify the annoyance of being overlooked. Googling the phrase showed no source. The earliest quote I found was a… --- ## [Why do country/state names that start with "A" end with "A"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-country-state-names-that-start-with-a-end-with-a/625956)
**Author:** [@Victor\_Charlie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Victor_Charlie)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2012, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-country-state-names-that-start-with-a-end-with-a/625956 "2012-06-26T05:12:08Z")
With very few exceptions, every continent, country and U.S. state that starts with the letter “A” ends with the letter “A”, at least in English. Even the one U.S. state that doesn’t fit this standard is pronounced as if … --- ## [Twilight Zone-a-thon!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twilight-zone-a-thon/587737)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/twilight-zone-a-thon/587737 "2019-02-08T03:22:12Z")
Is anyone else watching? I just love when Sci Fi (no “y” for me, sorry!) does these marathons. I hope they show all the “obvious” favorites but I’d also like to see one of my faves, Spur of the Moment, which a lot of pe… --- ## [People Who Talk Incessantly – What Mental Illness Do They Have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-talk-incessantly-what-mental-illness-do-they-have/368120)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2006, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-talk-incessantly-what-mental-illness-do-they-have/368120 "2006-08-11T19:34:28Z")
Over the years, I’ve run across a few people who never seem to shut up. I’ve probably met five or six such individuals, and all of them were female. These people will start up a one-way conversation with you even when t… --- ## [UK Court bans man with low IQ from having sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-court-bans-man-with-low-iq-from-having-sex/570631)
**Author:** [@Foggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foggy)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-court-bans-man-with-low-iq-from-having-sex/570631 "2011-02-23T21:55:32Z")
I wasn’t sure where to put this thread, so I apologize if it needs to be moved. UK Court bans man with low IQ from having sex I don’t know how I feel about this. On one hand it seems unfair, but then I can kind of und… --- ## [Students of Virginity: A Rant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/students-of-virginity-a-rant/443352)
**Author:** [@Essay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Essay)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2008, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/students-of-virginity-a-rant/443352 "2008-04-04T02:57:46Z")
On Sunday mornings I like to read the New York Times Magazine – or at least I skim through and read stuff that looks interesting, William Safire if I don’t think he’s being too self-indulgent, and always the Ethicist, of… --- ## [Do you know what whoopee pies are?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-whoopee-pies-are/597891)
**Author:** [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-what-whoopee-pies-are/597891 "2011-10-26T14:10:44Z")
And where are you from? --- ## [Human deaths from marlin or swordfish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-deaths-from-marlin-or-swordfish/503788)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2009, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/human-deaths-from-marlin-or-swordfish/503788 "2009-07-22T16:22:19Z")
Have there been any documented cases of humans getting killed by marlin or swordfish? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1099&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1101&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)