# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1109&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:** 1110 --- ## [LDS theology questions thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lds-theology-questions-thread/385140)
**Author:** [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2007, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lds-theology-questions-thread/385140 "2007-01-15T13:37:39Z")
In the How does anyone buy into Mormonism thread, PBear42 asked an actual question about LDS theology. Since that isn’t really a good thread in which to have a civil conversation, I’ll put my answers here. However, I’m… --- ## [Now that the conventions are over let's discuss Clinton vs. Trump campaigns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-conventions-are-over-lets-discuss-clinton-vs-trump-campaigns/761206)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2016, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-the-conventions-are-over-lets-discuss-clinton-vs-trump-campaigns/761206 "2016-08-01T19:03:14Z")
Speaking - Advantage Trump Trump just sounds better than Clinton, she is so shrill\* and sounds so forced. Trump is long on form with insane content while Clinton is the exact opposite and in America Trump’s oratory sty… --- ## [Cops shoot airman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-shoot-airman/342635)
**Author:** [@Martin\_Hyde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martin_Hyde)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2006, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cops-shoot-airman/342635 "2006-03-09T02:18:35Z")
My general response in any incident where a police officer shoots someone is to wait for further information. However, unless some info comes out dramatically contradicting this report, it looks pretty bad. The cop tol… --- ## [Is electromagnetic hypersensitivity intolerance syndrome (EHS) real?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-electromagnetic-hypersensitivity-intolerance-syndrome-ehs-real/705761)
**Author:** [@Fuji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuji)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2014, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-electromagnetic-hypersensitivity-intolerance-syndrome-ehs-real/705761 "2014-12-03T14:59:11Z")
Hi all. There was a recent article in the Daily Mail which presented a mish-mash of personal anecdotes and unsourced “studies” to put forth the idea that Wi-Fi (and other low-power sources of electromagnetic radiation) p… --- ## [Some Non-PC Gay sex questions...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-non-pc-gay-sex-questions/711629)
**Author:** [@Belrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Belrix)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2015, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-non-pc-gay-sex-questions/711629 "2015-02-12T15:19:21Z")
Two questions, one basically the reverse of the other. I’m going to skip the one-night stand kind of questions since I assume that limited time means limited methods. So, for long term relationships: Does male gay sex… --- ## [What are the adverse effects of not having sex?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-adverse-effects-of-not-having-sex/485275)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2009, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-adverse-effects-of-not-having-sex/485275 "2009-02-13T08:10:55Z")
This is something that’s puzzled me for quite a while. Recently a doper asserted that sex “cannot be abstained from without adverse effects”. There’s no need to single out that particular statement, since similar claim… --- ## [Movie 43 -- all those stars but no redeeming qualities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-43-all-those-stars-but-no-redeeming-qualities/648480)
**Author:** [@Noodles\_Fellicini](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Noodles_Fellicini)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2013, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-43-all-those-stars-but-no-redeeming-qualities/648480 "2013-02-01T22:16:31Z")
I saw this movie while partially sedated yet did not find anything remotely funny about it. The listings blurb (which I didn’t read until afterward; the ticket girl had no idea what it was about) said it is “not for the… --- ## [Programming alternatives, Part 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/programming-alternatives-part-2/822147)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2018, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/programming-alternatives-part-2/822147 "2018-10-08T14:06:41Z")
The Background: In 2010 I posted a question about alternatives to Easytrieve in this thread. Now there has been a disaster. My computer crashed at the end of August. This has led to many frustrations with the new Acc… --- ## [Deconstructing "The Breakfast Club"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deconstructing-the-breakfast-club/334295)
**Author:** [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2009, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deconstructing-the-breakfast-club/334295 "2009-08-10T04:01:08Z")
Just watched the butchered WE network airing of The Breakfast Club, where they obviously substitute very vanilla euphemisms for the swear words. This is a movie which I’ve seen about 200 times by now, so I know what the… --- ## [Mind Blown (Keyboard Shortcut you didn't know about)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mind-blown-keyboard-shortcut-you-didnt-know-about/669233)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2013, 9:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mind-blown-keyboard-shortcut-you-didnt-know-about/669233 "2013-09-26T09:06:57Z")
I was going to stick this in some other thread, but I think it deserves it’s own. BTW, it also recovers any text that you started typing as well. --- ## [Defense Department still using 8-inch floppy disks. Really?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defense-department-still-using-8-inch-floppy-disks-really/755727)
**Author:** [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2016, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defense-department-still-using-8-inch-floppy-disks-really/755727 "2016-06-08T16:29:11Z")
No really, looky here. As someone in the article asks, “I don’t even know where they buy these things.” Question. Is it possible that the Defense Department has an exclusive contract with one or two companies to supply … --- ## [What is your Nightmare Job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-nightmare-job/622134)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2012, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-nightmare-job/622134 "2012-05-18T12:00:58Z")
Everyone likes to talk about their “Dream Job”, but what about your Nightmare Job? A job that, if you were forced to do it for the rest of your life, would have you seriously contemplating suicide. I think mine would be… --- ## [Sexiest hair/eye color combo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-hair-eye-color-combo/319467)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexiest-hair-eye-color-combo/319467 "2013-01-29T05:55:51Z")
I was just waited on by a young lady with dark brown hair and blue eyes. And I realized that that could be the sexiest hair/eye combo ever designed by God. Plus she had freckles, which made her even hotter. So what hair… --- ## [What did you lack in your childhood, that you now savor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-lack-in-your-childhood-that-you-now-savor/437856)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2008, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-did-you-lack-in-your-childhood-that-you-now-savor/437856 "2008-02-22T21:29:30Z")
I had a very happy childhood in a loving, supportive family. However, my mom grew up in the Great Depression and to this day believes that orange juice and bacon are precious commodities akin to platinum. My sisters an… --- ## [Is 28 old for the job market?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-28-old-for-the-job-market/716544)
**Author:** [@CaptainAmerica\_1987](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaptainAmerica_1987)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-28-old-for-the-job-market/716544 "2015-04-03T19:15:01Z")
I’m not saying that 28 is old physically or mentally but for the job market is it? Lately I have been thinking that one of my problems in trying to find a job is my age. I know I’m not that young anymore and from my unde… --- ## [What would be the lowest-wage job in the US if there were no minimum wage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-lowest-wage-job-in-the-us-if-there-were-no-minimum-wage/671612)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2013, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-be-the-lowest-wage-job-in-the-us-if-there-were-no-minimum-wage/671612 "2013-10-27T16:40:29Z")
There is of course all sorts of menial self-employment (collecting soda cans, etc.) that pays anywhere down to almost nothing; and I imagine there would be scams where the pay rate looked ok in theory but then there’d be… --- ## [Good job, Fox News...you almost kept a straight face!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-job-fox-news-you-almost-kept-a-straight-face/465989)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2008, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-job-fox-news-you-almost-kept-a-straight-face/465989 "2008-10-02T17:03:00Z")
One little chuckle by the reporter gave away the game. The best part is the elderly couple in the background. That, and the derisive laughter from the entire room as the reporter attempted his pathetic spin. But serio… --- ## [Statues of Sons of Bitches still standing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statues-of-sons-of-bitches-still-standing/614923)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2012, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/statues-of-sons-of-bitches-still-standing/614923 "2012-03-09T01:28:43Z")
The thread about the statue of Rush Limbaugh currently in the works in Missouri makes me wonder about other statues left standing of figures with problematic legacies. Eastern Europe seems to have knocked down its staut… --- ## [What Fashion Do You Wish Would Come Back](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-fashion-do-you-wish-would-come-back/495909 "2009-05-15T17:21:00Z")
What trend in fashion did you like, but is now out of style that you wish would come back? It could be clothes or hair style or grooming style or anything relating to fashion and/or the way people present themselves phys… --- ## [24: Season 5: Episodes 1-2 (7:00am - 9:00am) Season Premiere!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-1-2-7-00am-9-00am-season-premiere/340172)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2006, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-5-episodes-1-2-7-00am-9-00am-season-premiere/340172 "2006-01-19T23:22:57Z")
And here we are again, ready for another season! Season 5, starts… NOW. 24, Season 5, Episodes 1-2 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM SPOILERS AHEAD! Season 4 threads 1-2 3-4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23-2… --- ## [Fanatical Michael Jackson supporters are stupid](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanatical-michael-jackson-supporters-are-stupid/287851)
**Author:** [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2005, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanatical-michael-jackson-supporters-are-stupid/287851 "2005-02-03T18:12:09Z")
Let me clarify: black people who think the only reason Michael Jackson is on trial is because white people don’t like to see rich black people are stupid. Fucking morons in fact. I’ve heard about a dozen black people i… --- ## [I pit "service" as a verb](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-service-as-a-verb/679072)
**Author:** [@lance\_strongarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lance_strongarm)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2014, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-service-as-a-verb/679072 "2014-01-26T18:08:51Z")
Excuse me, subway system operators and the like, but “service” is a noun, not a verb. A train does not “service” a station, it’s “serves.” And you also don’t seem to know that using “service” as a verb has strong sexual … --- ## [Yet another "Guess the book from the opening line"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-guess-the-book-from-the-opening-line/427408)
**Author:** [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Replies:** 185\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2007, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-guess-the-book-from-the-opening-line/427408 "2007-12-11T16:44:35Z")
I’ve been feeling literary lately, so here goes. Answer if you can, then share your own: “The amber light came on.” “AUTHOR: Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, came to power in 1740.” “Of bodies changed to other fo… --- ## [Blacks commit more crimes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blacks-commit-more-crimes/728876)
**Author:** [@ryu238](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ryu238)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2015, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blacks-commit-more-crimes/728876 "2015-09-01T03:00:00Z")
I hope this doesn’t offend anybody A problem is that whites and Latinos get rolled together, so how badly would this skew results? --- ## [Trick-or-treating on Sunday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-or-treating-on-sunday/558165)
**Author:** [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2010, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trick-or-treating-on-sunday/558165 "2010-10-25T22:04:06Z")
October 31, Halloween, falls on Sunday this year. Are you taking kids door to door, or giving out candy, on that day? Or another? Does your community have a policy about this? --- ## [The spam-slayers of planet Dope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-spam-slayers-of-planet-dope/610896)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Robson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_Robson)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2012, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-spam-slayers-of-planet-dope/610896 "2012-02-24T00:18:05Z")
In today’s behind-the-scenes peek at Modville, let me introduce you to a super-secret thread that only the Straight Dope staff can see. It’s called “Spam-a-lot.” In it, we document each spammer that we ban. On a good day… --- ## [Has anyone else had kidney stones?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-had-kidney-stones/502195)
**Author:** [@Anise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anise)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2009, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-else-had-kidney-stones/502195 "2009-07-14T14:46:45Z")
Hi all, Well, that was maybe not the way anybody wants to end the 4th of July weekend, because on Sunday night, I had horrible pains in my side and back nad my brother took me to the emergency room. Now, I’ve got a very … --- ## [Containing likely abuse of executive orders, pardons and broadcasting classified information by Trump on his way out the door if he loses election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/containing-likely-abuse-of-executive-orders-pardons-and-broadcasting-classified-information-by-trump-on-his-way-out-the-door-if-he-loses-election/913829)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/containing-likely-abuse-of-executive-orders-pardons-and-broadcasting-classified-information-by-trump-on-his-way-out-the-door-if-he-loses-election/913829 "2020-07-28T01:22:33Z")
In the (likely) event that Trump loses in November I think it’s safe to say he will be extremely bitter and will lash out at the country that doesn’t want him any more. One of my biggest fears is he loses in November an… --- ## [What were the 80s like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-80s-like/803671)
**Author:** [@CastletonSnob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CastletonSnob)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2017, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-were-the-80s-like/803671 "2017-12-17T06:24:58Z")
As someone who was born in 1992, what were the 80s were like for those of you who lived through it? --- ## [Rules for getting away with it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-getting-away-with-it/616667)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rules-for-getting-away-with-it/616667 "2012-03-29T15:39:42Z")
We’ve ended up watching a lot of those crime shows on ID. One amusing thing is that often the perpetrator gets caught because s/he tells someone about the crime. So I said, ‘Rule Number One: Don’t tell anyone.’ Rule N… --- ## [LGBT Klingons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lgbt-klingons/673377)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2013, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lgbt-klingons/673377 "2013-11-14T02:17:06Z")
Have there been any LGBT Klingons? Or evidence that any may have been? --- ## [What color green would you say the Incredible Hulk is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-green-would-you-say-the-incredible-hulk-is/627857)
**Author:** [@thursday\_next](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thursday_next)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2012, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-color-green-would-you-say-the-incredible-hulk-is/627857 "2012-07-14T16:19:30Z")
When looking at images of the Incredible Hulk, I see a variety of greens. I’ve seen neon greens to dark (but not black green) greens. Is there a standard somewhere that I don’t know about? I don’t read the comics and … --- ## [Continuing a Discussion Against Mod Instructions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/continuing-a-discussion-against-mod-instructions/836468)
**Author:** [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2019, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/continuing-a-discussion-against-mod-instructions/836468 "2019-07-30T00:22:44Z")
I received this warning. I do not feel this is appropriate. If the previous mod note was meant to stop discussion of the point, it seems wrong for tomndebb to continue to argue the point. ISTM that if all participants… --- ## [High-wing Cessna retractable landing gear. How does it work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-wing-cessna-retractable-landing-gear-how-does-it-work/668309)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2013, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-wing-cessna-retractable-landing-gear-how-does-it-work/668309 "2013-09-09T21:06:19Z")
The retractable landing gear on high-wing Cessnas that have them (172RG, 177RG, 182RG, 210, 337) remind me of the feet of a duck, the way they retract. Rather than simply folding into the wing like a door, they drop dow… --- ## [Should the U.S. give Pt. Roberts to Canada?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-u-s-give-pt-roberts-to-canada/153930)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-u-s-give-pt-roberts-to-canada/153930 "2020-12-01T21:42:24Z")
When the 49th Parallel was defined as the border between the United States and Canada, a little bit of southern British Columbia became part of the U.S. Pt. Roberts is part of the state of Washington, but it is connecte… --- ## [Religious couple doesn't know how to have sex and make babies, gets sex therapy.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-couple-doesnt-know-how-to-have-sex-and-make-babies-gets-sex-therapy/245620)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2004, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-couple-doesnt-know-how-to-have-sex-and-make-babies-gets-sex-therapy/245620 "2004-05-28T21:24:32Z")
Is it within the realm of possibility that two people would be this clueless if raised in a strictly religious environment. I have to ask because it just does not seem possible re this story, and my BSometer needle is ed… --- ## [Guys: Does this (sexist) TV/Movie trope annoy you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-does-this-sexist-tv-movie-trope-annoy-you/696002)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2014, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-does-this-sexist-tv-movie-trope-annoy-you/696002 "2014-08-22T18:57:32Z")
I’m putting this here instead of the pit because this doesn’t exactly fill me with the rage of a thousand burning suns. However, it does elicit a big giant eye roll every time I see it. Basically, what it boils down to,… --- ## [Could You Breed dogs For High Intelligence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-breed-dogs-for-high-intelligence/727466)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2015, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-breed-dogs-for-high-intelligence/727466 "2015-08-17T17:33:58Z")
Why not? Dogs come in every variation possible-small, large, soft coat, wirey coat. So how many generations would it take to breed a canine genius? --- ## [Legolas vs Argorn: who is hotter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legolas-vs-argorn-who-is-hotter/201840)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2003, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legolas-vs-argorn-who-is-hotter/201840 "2003-09-30T13:22:35Z")
Lord of the Rings, the Two Towers. I just rented the DVD last night (yes, I saw it when it came out, but had to refresh my memory). I found Aragorn hotter than I remember. I know Legolas gets a lot of swoons, but I fi… --- ## [What's the worst music in the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-music-in-the-world/462455)
**Author:** [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-worst-music-in-the-world/462455 "2008-09-13T15:19:51Z")
My coworker forced me to endure the Schumacher/Webber \*Phantom of the Opera \*the other day. I’m still recovering. In describing the experience to a friend, I found myself repeatedly describing it as “the worst music in t… --- ## [a question about KISS (the rock group)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-kiss-the-rock-group/536966)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2010, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-kiss-the-rock-group/536966 "2010-04-27T04:35:36Z")
I happened to catch “Role Models” one night, and in the movie, KISS was described as “4 jewish guys from NY”. Is this true? Are the members of KISS all Jewish? Are any of them Jewish? The reason I ask is because … --- ## [What is your biggest problem with religion that prevents you from believing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-biggest-problem-with-religion-that-prevents-you-from-believing/754500)
**Author:** [@GlowingDarkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GlowingDarkness)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2016, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-biggest-problem-with-religion-that-prevents-you-from-believing/754500 "2016-05-19T11:38:00Z")
I think personally with Christianity and Islam this idea that EVERYONE needs God and to obey what he said (don’t lie, don’t rely on your wisdom, respect authority, etc.)People are individuals who think and act differentl… --- ## [Why is ballpoint ink primarily blue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-ballpoint-ink-primarily-blue/544911)
**Author:** [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-ballpoint-ink-primarily-blue/544911 "2010-06-30T00:01:40Z")
It seems to me that for thousands of years, across all cultures, ink was almost exclusively black. Who decided ballpoints should use blue? And why? --- ## [What percentage of non-black men you know use "n-word"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-non-black-men-you-know-use-n-word/602368)
**Author:** [@brittekland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brittekland)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2011, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-percentage-of-non-black-men-you-know-use-n-word/602368 "2011-11-13T02:07:15Z")
I don’t know whether this poll was done before. Just as the title say, what percentage of non-black men you know use “n-word”? There is another poll following for female percentage. --- ## [Cheese Chills](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-chills/355609)
**Author:** [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheese-chills/355609 "2021-10-22T14:20:41Z")
This is something I’ve wondered about for a long, long time, but nobody ever seems to get what I’m talking about when I bring it up. I think the problem is that I’ve never asked the Dopers. :wink: I have always loved c… --- ## [I've Actually SEEN a Skin-shade (I think)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-actually-seen-a-skin-shade-i-think/248522)
**Author:** [@thewooz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thewooz)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2008, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-actually-seen-a-skin-shade-i-think/248522 "2008-08-25T00:07:27Z")
In the ‘Straight Dope’ that’s in the current (June 4, 04) Issue if the Isthmus newspaper in Madison WI, Cecil’s talking about the rumored lampshades made of human skin made by Nazis in WWII. He essential discounts their … --- ## [Complicity for the Holocaust in occupied countries](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complicity-for-the-holocaust-in-occupied-countries/718157)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2015, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/complicity-for-the-holocaust-in-occupied-countries/718157 "2015-04-24T03:28:31Z")
It’s a topic in the news lately. For those who aren’t aware, FBI Director James Comey was making a speech at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. And in his speech he said the following: This remark has caused… --- ## [Are there any conservative policies that were actually good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-conservative-policies-that-were-actually-good/765324)
**Author:** [@Barack\_Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barack_Obama)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2016, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-conservative-policies-that-were-actually-good/765324 "2016-09-15T04:38:51Z")
I honestly cannot agree with any legislation passed by conservatives, or policy upheld by conservatives. Does anyone got a few examples of how conservatives may somehow be beneficial to society? I could rant for days abo… --- ## [How Should the Mentally Retarded be Treated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-the-mentally-retarded-be-treated/33736)
**Author:** [@Pyrrhonist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pyrrhonist)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2000, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-should-the-mentally-retarded-be-treated/33736 "2000-10-09T22:30:23Z")
How should the mentally retarded be treated? Do you treat them as humans with limitations? Or as limited humans? As I see it, treating them as humans with limitations would entail including them in all functions of norm… --- ## [Pseudo-Flashman recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pseudo-flashman-recommendations/687492)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2014, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pseudo-flashman-recommendations/687492 "2014-05-04T11:39:16Z")
I’ve read all that Flashman books by George MacDonald Fraser. And unfortunately, there aren’t going to be any more. But I see there are a number of books that are loosely (or not all that loosely) inspired by the series… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1108&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1110&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)