# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1114&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:** 1115 --- ## [Memorable Quotes from D&D (or other Roleplaying) Games](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-quotes-from-d-d-or-other-roleplaying-games/234460)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2004, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memorable-quotes-from-d-d-or-other-roleplaying-games/234460 "2004-04-07T05:05:40Z")
Just wondering if some other role-playing SDMBers have some memorable quotes from their campaigns. Memorable, in this case, meaning funny and entertaining. We have a guy who seems to have a knack for the nearly-dramatic… --- ## [Wouldn't the government itself rebel against a second Trump presidency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wouldnt-the-government-itself-rebel-against-a-second-trump-presidency/999947)
**Author:** [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2024, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wouldnt-the-government-itself-rebel-against-a-second-trump-presidency/999947 "2024-04-14T01:24:52Z")
First off, I don’t think Trump is going to win; I don’t know if he’ll even make it to the convention. But I wanted to note something odd: All of the speculation I read online, whether on sites like this or by paid write… --- ## [Most Virtuosic yet Manipulative Literary Trick Pulled by an Author](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-virtuosic-yet-manipulative-literary-trick-pulled-by-an-author/829114)
**Author:** [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2019, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-virtuosic-yet-manipulative-literary-trick-pulled-by-an-author/829114 "2019-07-31T13:14:51Z")
In this thread I’m looking for examples of authors using a very clever technique to deliver a massive emotional sucker punch. It has to be a literary trick, so someone refusing to write a sequel to successful book or “me… --- ## [Will Trump's conviction affect the election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trumps-conviction-affect-the-election/1002304)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 169\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-trumps-conviction-affect-the-election/1002304 "2024-06-18T15:44:43Z")
So I just read that his conviction and even imprisonment won’t bar him from being president again. The RNC is apparently still behind him and we know his followers won’t be swayed. So do you think his conviction will ha… --- ## [Real life situations when you delivered the punchline?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-situations-when-you-delivered-the-punchline/650162)
**Author:** [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2013, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-life-situations-when-you-delivered-the-punchline/650162 "2013-02-20T14:46:29Z")
I was doing some electrial work at a customers place. Looking around for other things for me to fix, she asked me why this lamp was humming. I was able to reply, with a perfectly straight face “Because it doesn’t know t… --- ## [Icy Sidewalks: Who is responsible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icy-sidewalks-who-is-responsible/568230)
**Author:** [@carsarenotthefuture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carsarenotthefuture)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2011, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/icy-sidewalks-who-is-responsible/568230 "2011-01-23T23:54:46Z")
As I’m sure many Chicagoans will agree, the last couple days have been treacherous ones for pedestrians making their way around town. Many of the sidewalks in the city are slicker than an ice rink after the Zamboni sweep… --- ## [The two largest health care issues in America today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-largest-health-care-issues-in-america-today/520908)
**Author:** [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2009, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-largest-health-care-issues-in-america-today/520908 "2009-12-23T02:17:56Z")
I am really sick (heh) and tired of what calls itself health care debate. The ‘reform’ that we’re looking at now is really no more than a stopgap; shuffle the money around a bit and everyone stays happy for a while. Wh… --- ## [Exponential Growth of Technology and the Singularity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exponential-growth-of-technology-and-the-singularity/545608)
**Author:** [@peledre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peledre)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/exponential-growth-of-technology-and-the-singularity/545608 "2010-07-08T12:57:03Z")
First coined by Verner Vinge in the early 90s is the idea that because of exponential growth, society will at some point in the surprisingly near future reach a level of technology so incomprehensible to us that we have … --- ## [So, waddya all think of Windows 10?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-waddya-all-think-of-windows-10/700014)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2014, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-waddya-all-think-of-windows-10/700014 "2014-10-14T01:30:22Z")
Ever since the abomination of Windows 8 came out, I’ve been resisting the urge to buy a new PC, hoping I could hold out for a more reasonable desktop operating system. Now, the long awaited announcement about Windows 9 c… --- ## [tankless water heaters - what do you think?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tankless-water-heaters-what-do-you-think/705602)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2014, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tankless-water-heaters-what-do-you-think/705602 "2014-12-01T07:48:11Z")
My water heater is 10 years old. The salesman came to the door with a month of that ten year date to get me to replace it. Do I need to replace it? A replacement would mean more payments. A tankless system was offere… --- ## [Why does my Neighbor have an orange sign with 8.15.10](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-neighbor-have-an-orange-sign-with-8-15-10/548384)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-my-neighbor-have-an-orange-sign-with-8-15-10/548384 "2010-08-02T13:52:25Z")
Inspired by my own suggestion (and seconded by Zeldar) in this threadover in GQ, I am polling the teeming millions on why my neighbor has a 3’ x 2’ orange sign in her front yard with 8.15.10 on it. I happened to see my … --- ## [Freshwater shellfish-edible/](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freshwater-shellfish-edible/416787)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freshwater-shellfish-edible/416787 "2007-08-29T08:15:53Z")
I enjoy sea clams and mussels-but what about their freshwater equivilents? i would assume that there isn’r much difference between the two species. anyway-do people dig clams in the graet lakes? What do they taste like?… --- ## [Santorum is a shithead. Sun also rises in east.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santorum-is-a-shithead-sun-also-rises-in-east/358291)
**Author:** [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Replies:** 155\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2006, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/santorum-is-a-shithead-sun-also-rises-in-east/358291 "2006-05-30T17:58:40Z")
Much as I don’t care for the Casey clan, I’ve got to vote for anyone over Santorum this fall. Can I write in a Big Spotted Dog? Trespassing, my ass! The issue has been raised time and again that Senator Buttmunch does… --- ## [NASCAR 1, Marijauna 0...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascar-1-marijauna-0/55035)
**Author:** [@Origato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Origato)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2001, 9:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nascar-1-marijauna-0/55035 "2001-02-22T09:59:50Z")
Well, unfortunately, the great race car driver Dale Earnhardt has died as a result of a final lap crash at the Daytona 500. http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/story.hts/topstory2/826570 Why don’t we just outlaw racing? If yo… --- ## [What takes you out of a TV show or movie that’s actually trivial?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-takes-you-out-of-a-tv-show-or-movie-that-s-actually-trivial/1033299)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 345\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-takes-you-out-of-a-tv-show-or-movie-that-s-actually-trivial/1033299 "2026-10-16T17:36:39Z")
When a character smokes but it’s obvious that the actor doesn’t. As a former smoker, the difference between a smoker and a non-smoker is easy to tell and I immediately think, “They do/don’t smoke.” --- ## [Glee: 2.22 "New York", SEASON FINALE (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-22-new-york-season-finale-open-spoilers/583077)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glee-2-22-new-york-season-finale-open-spoilers/583077 "2011-06-08T18:10:07Z")
Season finale tonight. New Directions is finally headed to Nationals in New York City. According to Cory Monteith they did actual location shooting in NYC. It’s airing an hour later because of American Idol. \[ul\] … --- ## [FrankenWheat](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frankenwheat/659949)
**Author:** [@stoplight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stoplight)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2013, 10:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/frankenwheat/659949 "2013-06-05T10:34:01Z")
My sister tells me her doctor advised her to give up Wheat and Wheat products. It has been 3 weeks and where she sometimes could not make a fist because of Arthritis she now can. She says she feels much better, has lost … --- ## [African-Americans immigrated here as agricultural workers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/african-americans-immigrated-here-as-agricultural-workers/733646)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2015, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/african-americans-immigrated-here-as-agricultural-workers/733646 "2015-10-24T10:16:27Z")
At least, that is what a current Texas high school history book calls slavery. In a chapter on immigration patterns in the US, African-Americans were included as an immigrant group: McGraw-Hill, the book’s publisher, … --- ## [Wikileaks releasing thousands of diplomatic cables.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikileaks-releasing-thousands-of-diplomatic-cables/562041)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2010, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikileaks-releasing-thousands-of-diplomatic-cables/562041 "2010-11-29T09:30:03Z")
Wikileaks is claiming to have possession of thousands of pages of State Department diplomatic cables and is planning to release them in the very near future. If Wikileaks Twitter feed is to be believed, the U.S. is brie… --- ## [Essure vs. Vasectomy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essure-vs-vasectomy/651604)
**Author:** [@Q.N.Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.N.Jones)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/essure-vs-vasectomy/651604 "2013-03-07T00:04:52Z")
Long story short, my partner and I are in our mid-30s and don’t want kids. I had assumed that I would take the lead and get the Essure procedure. Primarily because I feel that it would be easier to block the few (proba… --- ## [We could use your prayers please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-could-use-your-prayers-please/149692)
**Author:** [@cadolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cadolphin)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2003, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-could-use-your-prayers-please/149692 "2003-03-26T23:06:46Z")
Hiya, I’m still in shock and extremely stressed and all I can think of to do is to ask for your prayers. Our cat Shae has an infection and perhaps kidney failure. Her only symptom has been peeing on the floor which I … --- ## ["Sacre Bleu" Definition?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sacre-bleu-definition/605854)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2011, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sacre-bleu-definition/605854 "2011-12-14T17:14:34Z")
D and I just had an argument over this phrase, and she was right: "Bleu apparently means “blue”, but I always thought it was an expletive - “By the scared blood of Jesus!” Guess I was wrong, huh? Okay on my way to the … --- ## [Following "orders" of police](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/following-orders-of-police/616827)
**Author:** [@alterego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alterego)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/following-orders-of-police/616827 "2012-03-29T12:58:08Z")
Interesting video: Failure to Comply, Sgt. Tom Jenkins, COPS TV Show - YouTube The citizen is talking to a cop, pretty calmly. They are like two feet apart. The cop is clearly not feeling very threatened. Then Mr. Supe… --- ## [Bow ties for a job interview: yea, nea, or meh?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bow-ties-for-a-job-interview-yea-nea-or-meh/709189)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2015, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bow-ties-for-a-job-interview-yea-nea-or-meh/709189 "2015-01-10T18:40:59Z")
I have an extremely important job interview next week. I’m told I look good in bow ties and I’m considering wearing one- a relatively conservative red one with a paisley or stripe print- along with a blazer and dress shi… --- ## [Car question: rear bumper damage](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-question-rear-bumper-damage/297552)
**Author:** [@joemama24\_98](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joemama24_98)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2005, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/car-question-rear-bumper-damage/297552 "2005-04-05T21:47:10Z")
Hi, I recently got rear-ended in my 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix. I was the third in line of a 3 car fender bender - they guy two cars behind me hit the girl behind me, and she hit me. The front-end of his car and rear… --- ## [How many hard drives can you have in one computer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hard-drives-can-you-have-in-one-computer/260380)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2004, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-hard-drives-can-you-have-in-one-computer/260380 "2004-08-20T21:48:47Z")
Can you just have two or can you put several hard drives in? --- ## [What's your favorite F-Bomb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-f-bomb/678451)
**Author:** [@johnspartan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnspartan)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-f-bomb/678451 "2014-01-17T21:18:30Z")
So many varied uses, so many connotations… it’s the swiss army knife of vulgarity. I have a particular fondness for when it’s closest to “C’mon.”… an expression of incredulity, frustration and perhaps a bit of urging. A… --- ## [David Brooks pits the GOP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-brooks-pits-the-gop/734545)
**Author:** [@BigAppleBucky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigAppleBucky)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2015, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/david-brooks-pits-the-gop/734545 "2015-11-11T06:56:15Z")
The Republicans’ Incompetence Caucus Brooks - OpEd That man is ticked off. Can’t blame him. American was built on compromises. The “Freedom” caucus, and their ilk, have lost sight of that historical fact. --- ## [Why won't my iPhone work underwater?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-my-iphone-work-underwater/625291)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2013, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-my-iphone-work-underwater/625291 "2013-03-25T22:37:55Z")
I have a waterproof but flexible transparent plastic case for it. I can use the iPhone above water though the case but underwater only the physical buttons work, the touch screen does not respond. Why is this and is th… --- ## [How many dependents should I claim on my W4?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dependents-should-i-claim-on-my-w4/239514)
**Author:** [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2004, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-dependents-should-i-claim-on-my-w4/239514 "2004-04-12T19:32:51Z")
I have no dependents, so I need to choose either 1 for myself, or 0. In the past I have always claimed 1, but around tax time I always hear people spouting off about being double taxed, bigger refund checks, basically a … --- ## [why not modern biplanes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-modern-biplanes/126461)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2002, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-modern-biplanes/126461 "2002-09-01T02:15:38Z")
This morning, while watching an old biplane putter along above the shores of Lake Michigan, I wondered why biplanes are no longer the preferred design. I presume two wings provide more lift than one, so there must be so… --- ## [How common is it for Americans not to have sex before marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-it-for-americans-not-to-have-sex-before-marriage/664385)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-common-is-it-for-americans-not-to-have-sex-before-marriage/664385 "2013-07-26T21:40:22Z")
Having read a bit about abstinence-only sex ed, I was puzzled by the insistence on not having sex before marriage. Since such sex ed tends to be quite Christian in tone, it’s not surprising but considering that the avera… --- ## [Questions on the rear entry position](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-on-the-rear-entry-position/654707)
**Author:** [@the\_diego](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_diego)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2013, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-on-the-rear-entry-position/654707 "2013-04-04T05:52:43Z")
My first sex-related query (barring that failed thread about forcible rape.) We know that a man’s erect penis points or curves at least 45 degrees upward when the man is standing. A woman’s vagina, on the other hand, sla… --- ## [Should kids be able to use their allowance to buy anything they want?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-kids-be-able-to-use-their-allowance-to-buy-anything-they-want/594673)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2011, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-kids-be-able-to-use-their-allowance-to-buy-anything-they-want/594673 "2011-09-09T03:15:47Z")
We’ll go with the caveat that they aren’t allowed to buy anything truly dangerous, but beyond that, should kids be allowed to use their allowance to buy whatever they want? What exceptions would you make? I’m going to … --- ## [The 52 Funniest Things about the Upcoming Death of the Pope...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-52-funniest-things-about-the-upcoming-death-of-the-pope/292893)
**Author:** [@Guy\_Incognito\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Incognito_1)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2005, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-52-funniest-things-about-the-upcoming-death-of-the-pope/292893 "2005-04-14T18:20:57Z")
This was on Drudge Report this morning: The 52 Funniest Things about the Upcoming Death of the Pope. Okay. I felt somewhat guilty, but I laughed. Then I realized I was a long-lapsed Catholic, born-again atheist who p… --- ## [The "somebody has to start it" MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-somebody-has-to-start-it-mmp/585302)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 157\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2011, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-somebody-has-to-start-it-mmp/585302 "2011-06-20T08:52:46Z")
I’m off to purtify for irk… Hijack away! I’ll come back later. --- ## [Farenheit 911 Scores Perfect Zero-No Oscars for Michael](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farenheit-911-scores-perfect-zero-no-oscars-for-michael/286701)
**Author:** [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2005, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farenheit-911-scores-perfect-zero-no-oscars-for-michael/286701 "2005-02-01T01:01:48Z")
Somehow this seems like a proper serving of poetic justice to man overly full of himself. The Academy speaks. --- ## [Ask the Pakistani Guy..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pakistani-guy/431972)
**Author:** [@ShakWave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShakWave)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2009, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-pakistani-guy/431972 "2009-01-09T22:00:05Z")
Hi, I’m Shakwave and I’m a Pakistani. I have decided to start this thread based on requests by a couple of people (and the fact that I’m an attention whore :)). If you have any questions that you want to ask regarding l… --- ## [NFL Week 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/731081)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2015, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/731081 "2015-09-16T17:01:57Z")
Here we go. Thursday PIT 21 NE 28 Sunday early IND @ BUF CAR @ JAX KC @ HOU SEA @ STL CLE @ NYJ GB @ CHI MIA @ WAS Sunday late NO @ ARI CIN @ OAK BAL @ DEN TEN @ TB SNF NYG @ DAL (of course) MNF PHI @ … --- ## [Tell me about truly f'ed up people you know](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-truly-fed-up-people-you-know/462232)
**Author:** [@Hogwash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hogwash)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2008, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-truly-fed-up-people-you-know/462232 "2008-09-12T17:24:56Z")
You know, I do believe that human beings can be pretty fucked up, and that people are endlessly fascinating in their quirks and hangups, but I don’t think I can say that I’ve ever known anyone who was truly ‘fucked up’ .… --- ## [Do foreigners want Americans to know their cultures or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-foreigners-want-americans-to-know-their-cultures-or-not/748003)
**Author:** [@LC\_Strawhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LC_Strawhouse)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2016, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-foreigners-want-americans-to-know-their-cultures-or-not/748003 "2016-03-08T01:36:40Z")
I’ve often heard the cliche criticism that North Americans are in their own world, can’t find any other country on a map, blah blah… But in my experience, foreigners really don’t seem to want Americans (or Canadians) lo… --- ## [Barney Frank criticism of Democratic Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barney-frank-criticism-of-democratic-party/1029811)
**Author:** [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Replies:** 468\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2026, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barney-frank-criticism-of-democratic-party/1029811 "2026-05-27T20:26:32Z")
I recently read these articles and they resonated with me quite a bit. He articulated a lot of the concerns that have been bothering me and IMO hindering the party. In particular the purity test idea along with the id… --- ## [Getting rusted snapped screw out of aluminum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-rusted-snapped-screw-out-of-aluminum/651873)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2013, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/getting-rusted-snapped-screw-out-of-aluminum/651873 "2013-03-07T00:01:32Z")
OK. So I goofed. Rather than try WD-40 I just tried the brute force method and broke the head off the screws, and they snapped flush with the face of the almuminum. Do I just go at what’s left of them with a drill now, o… --- ## [Grammar question--"that it comes" vs. "that it come"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question-that-it-comes-vs-that-it-come/512968)
**Author:** [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2009, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grammar-question-that-it-comes-vs-that-it-come/512968 "2009-10-09T19:26:09Z")
Normally, I am pretty adept at picking out grammar problems, but I am stuck on this one. Word 2007 flags the following sentence as incorrectly using the word “come”: " The mission statement guides the company in everyt… --- ## [To the overweight, white trash bitch in the Trans Am...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-overweight-white-trash-bitch-in-the-trans-am/183906)
**Author:** [@TheFunkySpaceCowboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFunkySpaceCowboy)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2003, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-overweight-white-trash-bitch-in-the-trans-am/183906 "2003-07-01T09:41:50Z")
… who felt compelled to yell at me to get on the sidewalk as I was biking to the park on my lunch hour today. If reading is something your family is genetically capable of doing may I kindly direct your attention to City… --- ## [George, just shut the fuck up](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-just-shut-the-fuck-up/400586)
**Author:** [@JonScribe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JonScribe)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2007, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-just-shut-the-fuck-up/400586 "2007-04-19T23:20:43Z")
From here. \[Quote=George Bush, at Virginia Tech campus\] Those whose lives were taken did nothing to deserve their fate \[/quote\] OK. Stating the obvious, but I can let that slide. What? Listen, you inept excuse for… --- ## [Do you care about Natalie Wood's death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-care-about-natalie-woods-death/603933)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2011, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-care-about-natalie-woods-death/603933 "2011-11-27T02:48:59Z")
Natalie Wood drowned 30 years ago. The captain of the boat she was on has come forward with new information and they’ve reopened the investigation. Do you care? --- ## [Is there going to be one or more Clinton-Trump debates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-going-to-be-one-or-more-clinton-trump-debates/761577)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-going-to-be-one-or-more-clinton-trump-debates/761577 "2016-09-19T19:42:38Z")
I say no? I think his campaign and the Republican Party will make sure there isn’t one. Trump is too much out of control, there’s too much danger he will look like a complete buffoon on the same stage with Hilary. The… --- ## [What's a "very well qualified lessee"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-very-well-qualified-lessee/632345)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2012, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-very-well-qualified-lessee/632345 "2012-08-23T18:31:46Z")
You always see this disclaimer on car ads. Is something an ordinary person with good credit can get. Or is it essentially impossible and just a means for them to dangle a low rate. --- ## [Challenge: How would you reform the American jury system, if at all?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-how-would-you-reform-the-american-jury-system-if-at-all/588069)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2011, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/challenge-how-would-you-reform-the-american-jury-system-if-at-all/588069 "2011-07-18T17:25:57Z")
In a thread about the Casy Anthony verdict, Jackknifed Juggernaught writes: Now, I have no opinion about the Casey Anthony verdict as such, because I haven’t followed the case even a tiny bit. I don’t know what sort o… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1113&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1115&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)