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**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-believes-in-censorship/567497 "2011-09-15T16:57:04Z")
Canada just banned Dire Straights’ “Money For Nothing” because it has the word “faggot” in the lyrics. Link. So much for being an enlightened, First-World nation. By their logic, we should ban every song that is gramat… --- ## [My gf insists that she did something, when it was actually myself.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-gf-insists-that-she-did-something-when-it-was-actually-myself/641801)
**Author:** [@fshdude1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fshdude1)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2012, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-gf-insists-that-she-did-something-when-it-was-actually-myself/641801 "2012-11-27T18:43:17Z")
So it’s not just her who does this, I notice it with others also, but much more rare. It will be little things that I said, that she will repeat in a few weeks or so and say that she said it. Sometimes it’s something fun… --- ## [Sources/prices of large size plywood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sources-prices-of-large-size-plywood/516992)
**Author:** [@misterW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misterW)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sources-prices-of-large-size-plywood/516992 "2011-11-16T22:04:39Z")
I’m working on a project that would work out easier if I was able to use a couple pieces of plywood that are larger than your standard 4X8 size. I’m looking for 5X8 or 5X12. I’ve come across one lumber yard that offers… --- ## [Which of Bob Dylan's lyrics are actually good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-bob-dylans-lyrics-are-actually-good/482724)
**Author:** [@Paladud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paladud)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2009, 8:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-of-bob-dylans-lyrics-are-actually-good/482724 "2009-01-28T08:31:01Z")
Title says it all :slight\_smile: --- ## [Snatchoff the bible belt and spank the conservative fucks that try to dictate my life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snatchoff-the-bible-belt-and-spank-the-conservative-fucks-that-try-to-dictate-my-life/129824)
**Author:** [@AladyLikeNoOther](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AladyLikeNoOther)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2002, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snatchoff-the-bible-belt-and-spank-the-conservative-fucks-that-try-to-dictate-my-life/129824 "2002-10-10T12:47:00Z")
!!! In good old Marietta, Georgia is it not ok to watch naked or half naked people dance and have a drink. Is that not utter BS??? If the conservatives don’t like it, they can stay out of the place. Who the hell are … --- ## [Instructions You Say? Pffft!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instructions-you-say-pffft/668500)
**Author:** [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2023, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instructions-you-say-pffft/668500 "2023-10-07T13:59:27Z")
Up until recently, I never really understood why items like toothpicks and Q-tips came with instructions. When I originally read Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy and came across the toothpicks thing I didn’t belie… --- ## [What Do You Wear When You Sleep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wear-when-you-sleep/516188)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2015, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-wear-when-you-sleep/516188 "2015-07-02T00:55:57Z")
I go commando. Wearing underpants when I sleep bunches up my nuts in uncomfotable ways. :eek: And if I attempt to wear socks when I sleep, I get the feeling that a little gnome is holding a flame thrower to my feet. --- ## [Open Letter to Clueless, self-centered parents;](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-letter-to-clueless-self-centered-parents/415991)
**Author:** [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2007, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-letter-to-clueless-self-centered-parents/415991 "2007-08-24T01:03:32Z")
To; Clueless Parents From; Retail Store Staff Re; your children’s bad behaviour Dear Clueless Parent 1 (CP1); We, the retail staff of ComputerStore Inc DO NOT appreciate the behavior of your children, you may think t… --- ## [Poll for totally straight people](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-totally-straight-people/291328)
**Author:** [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2005, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-for-totally-straight-people/291328 "2005-02-26T12:47:28Z")
I have an hypothesis that I want to check in the incredibly rigorous scientific manner of posting a thread in IMHO. This poll is for the completely straight-as-a-very-straight-thing people. No bi-curiousness in here, no … --- ## [Truly disgusting food item](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-disgusting-food-item/698579)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2014, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/truly-disgusting-food-item/698579 "2014-09-21T22:19:01Z")
Okay, I admit it, it’s my fault; I was slumming and dived too low. A few months ago we had a “yucky comfort foods” thread and I contributed an old and truly yucky favorite, Swanson’s salisbury steaks on toast. One of my… --- ## [Hey Wendy's, what part of "no cheese" don't you understand???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wendys-what-part-of-no-cheese-dont-you-understand/342398)
**Author:** [@Alias](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alias)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2023, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-wendys-what-part-of-no-cheese-dont-you-understand/342398 "2023-03-20T20:24:59Z")
Stupid Wendys. Stupid cheese. Stupid burger. A week or so ago, Harborwolf, Harborkid, and I went to Wendy’s for lunch. I ordered a double burger with no cheese at the drive-thru, and when we got home, I discovered they h… --- ## [Share your tips for Civilization III](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-tips-for-civilization-iii/229100)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2004, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-tips-for-civilization-iii/229100 "2004-06-17T03:42:39Z")
I’ve been playing a lot of the new Civilization III Gold edition lately and I’m curious to hear what sort of strategies are out there. Four in particular are: 1.) What sort of things to you start building at the very … --- ## [Employers can only verify employment dates. Cite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employers-can-only-verify-employment-dates-cite/611637)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/employers-can-only-verify-employment-dates-cite/611637 "2012-02-03T22:52:53Z")
I’ve been told for years (and in every thread about employer verifications/recommendations) the ‘rule’ is that when a potential employer calls a former employer, the former employer is only allowed to verify dates of emp… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 9, Episode 3 (October 5, 2015) -- "The Bachelor Party Corrosion"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-3-october-5-2015-the-bachelor-party-corrosion/733627)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-3-october-5-2015-the-bachelor-party-corrosion/733627 "2015-10-08T17:14:31Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Name anything that offends you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-anything-that-offends-you/758187)
**Author:** [@ERON](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ERON)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2016, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-anything-that-offends-you/758187 "2016-06-30T05:41:47Z")
One is if I hold a door for someone, and he or she walks through without saying thank you, that offends me. --- ## [The Correct Answer To "Would You Mind If..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-correct-answer-to-would-you-mind-if/341290)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2006, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-correct-answer-to-would-you-mind-if/341290 "2006-01-25T03:49:10Z")
Am I missing something with a change in grammar? I was always told that if you do not have a problem with someones request, the correct answer to “Would you mind?” is “No.” The opposite would be “Yes” which is a negati… --- ## [Does Madonna lip sync in her "live" stage performances?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-madonna-lip-sync-in-her-live-stage-performances/267620)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2004, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-madonna-lip-sync-in-her-live-stage-performances/267620 "2004-10-05T23:07:09Z")
Does she? --- ## [Wouldn't pain medication dosages scale with body size](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wouldnt-pain-medication-dosages-scale-with-body-size/583226)
**Author:** [@standingwave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/standingwave)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wouldnt-pain-medication-dosages-scale-with-body-size/583226 "2011-05-28T16:44:48Z")
Something that’s always bothered the heck out of me. The labels always provide a does for adults and children 12y and older. So a 180 lb man takes the same dose as a 90 lb child? How about a 270 lb man? --- ## [In the US, has a socially conservative view ever "won" in the long run?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-us-has-a-socially-conservative-view-ever-won-in-the-long-run/491921)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-us-has-a-socially-conservative-view-ever-won-in-the-long-run/491921 "2009-04-09T18:19:05Z")
Has there ever been a social issue in the US where in the long run, the conservative view was the one than was universally accepted? I mean “conservative” in the classic “keep the status quo” sense. All the examples I … --- ## [Myspace: can someone explain it me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/myspace-can-someone-explain-it-me/368181)
**Author:** [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2006, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/myspace-can-someone-explain-it-me/368181 "2006-08-17T21:33:08Z")
I mean, what the fuck. I’ve been on the interwebz for more than a decade now. I sort of drift in and out of being in the know about the latest internet crazes. So now I’m drifting back in, and we have myspace. And I … --- ## [I've never seen "Avatar"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-seen-avatar/679016)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-never-seen-avatar/679016 "2014-02-03T16:52:42Z")
I didn’t want to see it in the theater, and don’t want to now. That “multiple screenings” thread reminded me of that movie, which seems to have the dubious distinction of being “The Most Popular Movie Nobody Liked”. Di… --- ## [A Company's first duty should be to the Staff & Community, not the Shareholders](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-companys-first-duty-should-be-to-the-staff-community-not-the-shareholders/477560)
**Author:** [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2008, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-companys-first-duty-should-be-to-the-staff-community-not-the-shareholders/477560 "2008-12-22T18:26:48Z")
This is an idea I’ve been trying to give a coherent form to for some time now, and the current threads on the Global Financial Crisis and the US Automotive Industry bailouts mean this is probable the best time to share i… --- ## [Will the woman who tatooed stars on her face have a normal life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-woman-who-tatooed-stars-on-her-face-have-a-normal-life/501141)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2009, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-woman-who-tatooed-stars-on-her-face-have-a-normal-life/501141 "2009-07-01T22:06:49Z")
Maybe you saw the video. A girl seemed to regret having 50+ little stars tatooed on one side of her face. Do you think she’ll be ok? Is she going to have trouble getting a date (what if your girlfriend had stars on her … --- ## [Public education in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-education-in-america/483549)
**Author:** [@sweeteviljesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweeteviljesus)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-education-in-america/483549 "2009-01-30T22:10:18Z")
Is anything wrong with K-12 education in America? If so, what is it? How do we know? What do we do about it? How do we know when we have succeeded? I am not going to give my answers to these questions, because I thi… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 7.06 "Swear" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-06-swear-open-spoilers/773250)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2016, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-7-06-swear-open-spoilers/773250 "2016-12-03T20:22:11Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Someone stumbles upon a brand new society unlike anything seen before. \[/QUOTE\] Only 3 episodes left until the winter hiatus. Alanna Masterson, Jonah Ray, & Cassandra Peterson are on Talking Dead. --- ## [Sherlock S2, E3 'The Reichenbach Fall' \[UK schedule - SPOILERS APLENTY\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-s2-e3-the-reichenbach-fall-uk-schedule-spoilers-aplenty/609641)
**Author:** [@PrettyVacant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PrettyVacant)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2012, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sherlock-s2-e3-the-reichenbach-fall-uk-schedule-spoilers-aplenty/609641 "2012-03-12T03:20:45Z")
Holy shit, that worked! Epic :slight\_smile: Review: --- ## [Ok help me out here. 70's vs. music of the last 10 years.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2016, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-help-me-out-here-70s-vs-music-of-the-last-10-years/748278 "2016-03-13T09:17:31Z")
I’m going to grab mostly randomly seven songs of the 70’s that I think are high quality, and i’d like for people to post seven songs of the last ten years they think are better or as good. And I mean this in seriousness,… --- ## [eBay seller sent extra item - what should you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-seller-sent-extra-item-what-should-you-do/522951)
**Author:** [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2010, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ebay-seller-sent-extra-item-what-should-you-do/522951 "2010-01-05T07:17:04Z")
I recently bid on and won an item from eBay. It arrived today. Or, I should say, they arrived today. There were two packages instead of one, each with the item that I had won. (For the curious - it was a booster pack… --- ## [Obama in Africa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-in-africa/726178)
**Author:** [@up\_the\_junction](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/up_the_junction)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-in-africa/726178 "2015-07-28T17:04:02Z")
It was very pleasing today to see the US president patronising the leader of Kenya on gay rights today, approximately 7 minutes after gay marriage became legal in the USA - after the USSC ruled in a decision not related … --- ## [Why do GOP Presidents do a poor job of picking justices?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-gop-presidents-do-a-poor-job-of-picking-justices/626618)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-gop-presidents-do-a-poor-job-of-picking-justices/626618 "2012-07-07T02:42:25Z")
But Dem Presidents are solid? By “poor job” I mean ideologically inconsistent. In recent years, GOP Presidents have picked O’Connor, Kennedy, Souter, and now Roberts against Scalia, Thomas, and Alito. 3/7 In contrast … --- ## [So, you don't like Trump. Do you REALLY thing that Hillary is a good person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-dont-like-trump-do-you-really-thing-that-hillary-is-a-good-person/825132)
**Author:** [@LiveFree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LiveFree)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2018, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-dont-like-trump-do-you-really-thing-that-hillary-is-a-good-person/825132 "2018-12-04T22:54:19Z")
So here’s the question for the people who don’t like Trump and don’t think he’s a good person. Do you REALLY think that Hillary is a good person?? This will show how good you are at judging someone while putting your p… --- ## [Computer games that aged well](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-that-aged-well/505558)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2009, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-that-aged-well/505558 "2009-09-19T14:39:52Z")
So out of a whim, I pull out my Freelancer CD and installed into it on my brand new computer with Windows 7 RC. I was quite expecting glitches, graphics anomalies and to be bored within an hour, but the game has aged sur… --- ## [Persistent Obsession](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persistent-obsession/843669)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2020, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/persistent-obsession/843669 "2020-03-31T06:54:53Z")
So I haven’t been able to get over the article on Buddhism that I can’t find. It’s just the one line about “if buddhism isn’t true then our worries and correct……”. I can’t really remember the rest of what it said but it … --- ## [NBA 2023/24 Season](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2023-24-season/992093)
**Author:** [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-2023-24-season/992093 "2024-04-17T21:01:38Z")
The new season officially kicked off last night with the defending champion Nuggets blowing out the Lakers and the Suns in a squeaker over the aging Warriors. Very much looking forward to seeing my Magic play tonight as … --- ## [Bill the Butcher and the origin of the "Brooklyn accent."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-the-butcher-and-the-origin-of-the-brooklyn-accent/187496)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2003, 11:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bill-the-butcher-and-the-origin-of-the-brooklyn-accent/187496 "2003-07-16T11:07:52Z")
I watched Gangs of New York last night and thought that “Bill the Butcher,” (the character played by D.D. Lewis) had an accent similar to today’s Brooklyn accent. I looked him up on Google and found that he was born in … --- ## [Fuck you if you don't care about Puerto Rico, peckerhead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-if-you-dont-care-about-puerto-rico-peckerhead/796949)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-if-you-dont-care-about-puerto-rico-peckerhead/796949 "2018-03-01T17:11:38Z")
Overhead some white trash dickhead remark "I dont give a fuck about Puerto Rico. I wish all of them \[assuming he means immigrants\] were all down there! Hey Genius, a couple things to think over: – We INVADED Puerto Ric… --- ## [Can a PC completely replace our cable box/DVR?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-pc-completely-replace-our-cable-box-dvr/645189)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2014, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-a-pc-completely-replace-our-cable-box-dvr/645189 "2014-01-05T20:41:36Z")
We have Time Warner digital cable (no subscription channels). We “rent” a cable box/DVR combo from them. We also have a PC (Win 7) in the den. Is there a card I can drop in and a Web site to subscribe to that would allow… --- ## [Giant Line Outside UGG Store Disgusts Fashionistas - Uggs are simply "winter Crocs"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-line-outside-ugg-store-disgusts-fashionistas-uggs-are-simply-winter-crocs/607054)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2011, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/giant-line-outside-ugg-store-disgusts-fashionistas-uggs-are-simply-winter-crocs/607054 "2011-12-25T21:44:23Z")
Oh the humanity! Giant Line Outside UGG Store Disgusts Fashionistas --- ## [US may be alone in attack on Syria](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-may-be-alone-in-attack-on-syria/667416)
**Author:** [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2013, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-may-be-alone-in-attack-on-syria/667416 "2013-08-30T18:36:22Z")
Increasing opposition in the UK Parliament: --- ## [HA HA! - Stupid paedo!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-stupid-paedo/422085)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ha-ha-stupid-paedo/422085 "2012-10-02T18:20:31Z")
http://www.interpol.int/Public/THB/vico/Default.asp I can’t help laughing at the stupid chump. He took the trouble to obscure his face in photographs of him having sex with children, but he used method that could be re… --- ## [Terms/phrases you hear all the time, but don't \*really\* know what they mean.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-phrases-you-hear-all-the-time-but-dont-really-know-what-they-mean/307294)
**Author:** [@auntie\_em](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/auntie_em)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2005, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terms-phrases-you-hear-all-the-time-but-dont-really-know-what-they-mean/307294 "2005-07-09T22:20:46Z")
Do you have those? They could be words (like “magnanimous”, for example–I know how to spell it, and even know that the quality of being magnanimous is “magnanimity”, and have some idea of what it means, but couldn’t def… --- ## [Fin De HalloHanuThanksChristKwazaa - A Post Holiday MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fin-de-hallohanuthankschristkwazaa-a-post-holiday-mmp/977105)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 360\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2023, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fin-de-hallohanuthankschristkwazaa-a-post-holiday-mmp/977105 "2023-01-02T06:44:48Z")
Today is the start of Kwanzaa, the end of Hanukkah, St. Stephen’s Day, and Boxing Day(where Canadians punch each other, and say “Sorry.”). Then holidays get scarce. I’m currently martyring my liver in honor of St. Step… --- ## [WTF is up with Iceberg Lettuce](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-up-with-iceberg-lettuce/503785)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-up-with-iceberg-lettuce/503785 "2009-07-24T00:53:07Z")
Why do so many people use this ingredient? It is practically tasteless and has almost zero nutritional value. WTF is up? I’ve also heard and I would like to know if someone can verify this, that Iceberg lettuce actual… --- ## [Goodbye Weekly World News!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-weekly-world-news/412981)
**Author:** [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2007, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-weekly-world-news/412981 "2007-07-30T02:58:53Z")
As reported here : The weekly world news will no longer be published. Gone are the days of the stellar investigative reporting that gave us Bat Boy and nearly weekly promises of the end of the world! My wait in line ha… --- ## [Gettysdope IV: The Quest for Peace](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysdope-iv-the-quest-for-peace/413095)
**Author:** [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2007, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gettysdope-iv-the-quest-for-peace/413095 "2007-10-11T17:28:36Z")
Yes, kids. It’s that time. After the runaway success of the previous three extravaganzas, we’re gearing up for number four. In the past, we’ve discussed having this in September. The weather is better, for one thing,… --- ## [Adventures in Babysitting -- your stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-in-babysitting-your-stories/86028)
**Author:** [@Dignan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dignan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2001, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adventures-in-babysitting-your-stories/86028 "2001-10-15T17:39:30Z")
I never did any babysitting, but I have a memory of this one sitter in particular. This was back in the 80’s. I’m not sure which year exactly, but I know that Labyrinth, starring David Bowie, was out on video. (Labyrint… --- ## [Google Bows to Scientology!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-bows-to-scientology/99318)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2002, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-bows-to-scientology/99318 "2002-03-22T23:59:12Z")
A news-in-progress page from Operatingthetan.com The morons.org article where I first learned of this. (The owner of morons.org uses nonstandard advanced features so this page may not be accessable to everyone.) Yes, G… --- ## [misogynism in anime](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misogynism-in-anime/551379)
**Author:** [@cactus\_waltz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cactus_waltz)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2010, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/misogynism-in-anime/551379 "2010-08-26T14:26:59Z")
Hello, I suppose this might be “opening a can of worms” as you Americans might say. But I’ve always wondered about the portrayal of women in anime. When I was a young teenager, I was baffled enough by the exotic story t… --- ## [Windows XP The Next Great Thing or Not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-the-next-great-thing-or-not/68200)
**Author:** [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2001, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/windows-xp-the-next-great-thing-or-not/68200 "2001-06-29T03:25:06Z")
Not really sure exactly where this should go, but I’m puttin’ it here. I’ve been hearing a lot of grumbling from people inside and outside the computer industry about Windows XP. Apparently, those who’ve seen the beta v… --- ## [Do you think you could kill someone in self-defense, or defense of another?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-you-could-kill-someone-in-self-defense-or-defense-of-another/560190)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2010, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-you-could-kill-someone-in-self-defense-or-defense-of-another/560190 "2010-11-14T18:03:53Z")
Suggested by the current “Kill X or Y” threads, but hopefully less pointless. Assume that the person you would have to choose whether or not to kill is NOT innocent – that is, that she or he has been actively trying to … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1117&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1119&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)