# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=115&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:** 116 --- ## [8 UN workers killed, as Afghans protest US pastor's Quran-burning - Hope Pastor Jones is happy now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-un-workers-killed-as-afghans-protest-us-pastors-quran-burning-hope-pastor-jones-is-happy-now/576809)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2011, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/8-un-workers-killed-as-afghans-protest-us-pastors-quran-burning-hope-pastor-jones-is-happy-now/576809 "2011-04-07T16:42:44Z")
God, what a waste of human life. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42376051/ns/world\_news-south\_and\_central\_asia/ --- ## [Is there any way to ship packages overseas cheaply these days?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-ship-packages-overseas-cheaply-these-days/524146)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2014, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-way-to-ship-packages-overseas-cheaply-these-days/524146 "2014-07-14T14:22:18Z")
Much to my surprise, I found out that a couple of years ago the US postal service discontinued its service of shipping parcels overseas by surface mail. It would take a couple of months to get there, but it was cheap. (m… --- ## [Is Nate Silver just in an "I can never be wrong" position.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nate-silver-just-in-an-i-can-never-be-wrong-position/639287)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2012, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-nate-silver-just-in-an-i-can-never-be-wrong-position/639287 "2012-11-08T05:44:08Z")
Nate Silver today has Obama at a 3 to 1 chance of winning reelection. He is far outside of polling organizations that show many states in play and national commentators talking about how razor thin this margin is. But,… --- ## [Do some people just not photograph well? If so, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-people-just-not-photograph-well-if-so-why/522727)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2010, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-some-people-just-not-photograph-well-if-so-why/522727 "2010-03-26T04:42:12Z")
I have a friend who is, by all accounts by those who have seen her in person, extremely beautiful. However, almost every photograph of her makes her look very unattractive, so much so that third parties who see them ten… --- ## [Why is Red Lobster Failing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-red-lobster-failing/686513)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2014, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-red-lobster-failing/686513 "2014-06-22T15:51:43Z")
Just wondering: What are your thoughts on why Red Lobster is finding itself in financial trouble? Is the price of seafood climbing? Poor management? People are eating out less? People are settling for cheaper seafood … --- ## [The weather forecast MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-forecast-mmp/711581)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 318\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2015, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weather-forecast-mmp/711581 "2015-02-09T10:02:16Z")
Today, we will get the weather forecast for the rest of winter from the Seer of Seers, the Sage of Sages, the Prognosticator of Prognosticators and Weather Prophet Extraordinary. That’s right, Punxsutawney Phil will be … --- ## [Ask the woman receiving transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-receiving-transcranial-magnetic-stimulation-for-depression/588090)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2023, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-receiving-transcranial-magnetic-stimulation-for-depression/588090 "2023-01-08T18:07:06Z")
A few folks asked me to start a thread regarding my experience with TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) for depression. I was originally going to wait until the treatment was over, but I thought some people might ap… --- ## [How do you finish the sentence: "It's so hot that..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-finish-the-sentence-its-so-hot-that/588080)
**Author:** [@Chef\_Troy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chef_Troy)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-finish-the-sentence-its-so-hot-that/588080 "2019-07-02T13:56:34Z")
I’ll start. “It’s so hot that I saw a dog chasing a cat and they were both walking.” --- ## [What kind of gigantic spider is in this picture? \[WARNING: Picture of gigantic spider.\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-gigantic-spider-is-in-this-picture-warning-picture-of-gigantic-spider/504090)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2009, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-gigantic-spider-is-in-this-picture-warning-picture-of-gigantic-spider/504090 "2009-07-28T00:03:25Z")
Yes, this is a picture of a gigantic spider. Well, gigantic by my standards, anyway. What kind is it? Is it actually as large as it seems? --- ## [From Doctor Who to Doctor...Who?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-doctor-who-to-doctor-who/790557)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-doctor-who-to-doctor-who/790557 "2017-07-26T19:03:09Z")
Well, season ten ended without the long-rumoured transformation of The Doctor into some Aussie wannabe, so the question remains: Who will be the Who that will be? The Telegraph Gives us a list of possibles, but for the … --- ## [Help me deal with my picky girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-deal-with-my-picky-girlfriend/388357)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2012, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-deal-with-my-picky-girlfriend/388357 "2012-02-05T12:21:18Z")
Running the risk having the post blow up in my face with people telling me how much of a control freak I am, etc. I need help dealing with an issue with my girlfriend. She is a picky eater. Scratch that- she is the PICK… --- ## [Things you've rewatched after years and have held up, things that have not](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youve-rewatched-after-years-and-have-held-up-things-that-have-not/1001064)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 442\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2025, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youve-rewatched-after-years-and-have-held-up-things-that-have-not/1001064 "2025-07-05T21:51:01Z")
So I’ve recently had opposing experiences having rewatched a film or TV show I used to love, having not seen it in decades: Abyss. The James Cameron underwater sci-fi. Just seen for the first time in decades (caveat:… --- ## [Breaking Bad 4.01 "Box Cutter" 7/17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-4-01-box-cutter-7-17/589359)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 196\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2011, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-4-01-box-cutter-7-17/589359 "2011-07-25T02:10:13Z")
Over a year we’ve waited, and it’s finally back tonight. Episode threads are assumed to have unboxed spoilers, right? If not, \[SPOILERS\]. There. I absolve you of using boxes. We left off with Jesse killing Gale\*, the o… --- ## [Celebrities you find strangely attractive](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-find-strangely-attractive/572433)
**Author:** [@installLSC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/installLSC)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-find-strangely-attractive/572433 "2011-11-29T19:59:35Z")
At the laundromat today, I saw rising actress Carey Mulligan (best known for “An Education” and the sequel to “Wall Street”) on this magazine cover. She’s flat as a board, has an unflattering hair cut with a shaky dye j… --- ## [Need Some Cancer/Chemo Jokes...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-cancer-chemo-jokes/492713)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2009, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-cancer-chemo-jokes/492713 "2009-04-15T13:23:09Z")
to cheer up a sick friend going through treatment. The guy has an incredible sense of humor, so don’t worry about appropriateness. Thanks. --- ## [The Mueller report. The week after its released](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mueller-report-the-week-after-its-released/828699)
**Author:** [@Ancient\_Erudite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ancient_Erudite)\ **Replies:** 356\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2019, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-mueller-report-the-week-after-its-released/828699 "2019-04-09T15:30:58Z")
The Mueller report. The week after its released. Pick the choice that best represents what you think will happen. 1 ) Trump is not charged with any crime, and Mueller’s report is found to have some procedural issues. 2… --- ## [What's your funny fart story?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-funny-fart-story/544571)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2015, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-funny-fart-story/544571 "2015-08-22T08:41:03Z")
I have many but here’s my favorite: One day, I had a really painful pimple on my butt. The way it was positioned, I couldn’t safely puncture it with a needle (my usual M.O.). So, I called my wife over: Me: Hey, come o… --- ## [What will happen when Glenn Beck finally goes nuts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-when-glenn-beck-finally-goes-nuts/511367)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 308\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2011, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-will-happen-when-glenn-beck-finally-goes-nuts/511367 "2011-03-07T18:05:35Z")
The guy long ago crossed into Howard Beale territory with the weeping and doomsday predictions. The recent Salon articles on him just confirmed my already strong suspicions that the guy really does have some serious ment… --- ## [Fallout 3 starting tips?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-3-starting-tips/501564)
**Author:** [@Crowbar\_of\_Irony\_3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crowbar_of_Irony_3)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2009, 8:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fallout-3-starting-tips/501564 "2009-07-16T08:58:27Z")
Seeing that there is a Fallout 3 vs. Oblivion thread below, I may as well jump in one with my own. I have just gotten the game and is getting my ass handed to me. I just reached Megaton, only has a 10mm pistol and where… --- ## [Any movies fail a reverse Bechdel Test?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-movies-fail-a-reverse-bechdel-test/669630)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2017, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-movies-fail-a-reverse-bechdel-test/669630 "2017-12-20T00:28:58Z")
For those of you not aware of it the Bechdel Test was formulated to highlight the relative lack of women in mainstream movies. Women obviously are present in movies but they’re usually there to support the male character… --- ## [Boyfriend dies in Youtube prank/stunt video, girlfriend charged with manslaughter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boyfriend-dies-in-youtube-prank-stunt-video-girlfriend-charged-with-manslaughter/790080)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 358\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boyfriend-dies-in-youtube-prank-stunt-video-girlfriend-charged-with-manslaughter/790080 "2021-02-12T03:35:50Z")
A teenage couple, parents to a toddler and the girl pregnant with their second child were filming a stunt video for the YouTube channel. Pedro Ruiz set up the cameras and prodded his girlfriend, Monalisa Perez to shoot… --- ## [James Randi calls time on the $1 million dollar prize ...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-calls-time-on-the-1-million-dollar-prize/432263)
**Author:** [@SpaceDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpaceDog)\ **Replies:** 575\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2008, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-randi-calls-time-on-the-1-million-dollar-prize/432263 "2008-01-15T06:07:40Z")
… do we care ? So in his weekly newsletter James Randi announced that, from March 2010, the JREF will no longer be offering the $1 million dollar prize for a demonstration of supernatural abilities. The foundation will… --- ## [My leg gets hot in one spot ... WHY???](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-leg-gets-hot-in-one-spot-why/179226)
**Author:** [@PiscesPrincess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PiscesPrincess)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-leg-gets-hot-in-one-spot-why/179226 "2015-09-03T05:46:12Z")
For the past week or so, an area on my leg has been getting really hot. It’s kind of on the outside of my calf, and it feels like it’s about as big as my hand. There’s no injury there, and it doesn’t LOOK any different… --- ## [Survivor Season 40: Winners at War](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-season-40-winners-at-war/847829)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 408\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2020, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/survivor-season-40-winners-at-war/847829 "2020-05-17T16:56:07Z")
The new season of Survivor premieres tonight. 20 previous winners returning for a new season for $2 millon prize. Honestly, I’m a little ambivalent about watching. I’m still disgusted from what happened last season, and… --- ## [Have the standards of manhood today gone to the dogs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-the-standards-of-manhood-today-gone-to-the-dogs/775421)
**Author:** [@Calico\_Jack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Calico_Jack)\ **Replies:** 282\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-the-standards-of-manhood-today-gone-to-the-dogs/775421 "2016-12-27T18:42:47Z")
This might be a little too cynical, but my overall impression is that the standards of manhood in modern day America have dropped to abysmal levels. As a millennial I’m pretty disgusted by what I see passing for hunkie d… --- ## [I think my dog is dying of congestive heart failure right now](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-dog-is-dying-of-congestive-heart-failure-right-now/601246)
**Author:** [@Jihi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jihi)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2011, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-my-dog-is-dying-of-congestive-heart-failure-right-now/601246 "2011-10-31T21:17:47Z")
Not sure where to put this, but I know the mods will accommodate if need be… Way back in 1997 my family and I helped rescue two mixed terrier puppies from a bad situation and we took them into our home. It was a brother… --- ## [Obtaining An Interim Security Clearance!! (HELP!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obtaining-an-interim-security-clearance-help/622460)
**Author:** [@BCP10](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BCP10)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obtaining-an-interim-security-clearance-help/622460 "2015-08-19T19:21:01Z")
I was recently offered a position with a private company that produces a product for the US Navy. The position requires that I obtain and maintain a DOD interim security clearance (and then a secret Security clearance). … --- ## [DC Court of Appeals rules against Trump Immunity, SCOTUS Makes a Different Decision](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-court-of-appeals-rules-against-trump-immunity-scotus-makes-a-different-decision/997188)
**Author:** [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Replies:** 502\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2024, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dc-court-of-appeals-rules-against-trump-immunity-scotus-makes-a-different-decision/997188 "2024-07-10T12:36:30Z")
The DC Court of Appeals has ruled that Trump cannot claim presidential immunity to avoid trial. However, can he get his rigged Supreme Court to take his case? --- ## [Should drunk driving be a crime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-drunk-driving-be-a-crime/501503)
**Author:** [@SmashTheState](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SmashTheState)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2012, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-drunk-driving-be-a-crime/501503 "2012-09-04T10:27:51Z")
I’ve been having an argument about this in the flame section, and I’d like to move it here, where – I hope – people can be a little more logical and a lot less likely to dismiss my argument out of hand with an insult. I… --- ## [Is it true that a roll of dimes or nickles can protect your hand in a fight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-a-roll-of-dimes-or-nickles-can-protect-your-hand-in-a-fight/700781)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2017, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-a-roll-of-dimes-or-nickles-can-protect-your-hand-in-a-fight/700781 "2017-11-19T17:37:25Z")
I’ve seen this mentioned in crime fiction. Characters in Rex Stout, and Mickey Spillane novels would protect their hands with a roll of coins. Often a roll of dimes or nickles for guys with bigger hands. IIRC Saul Panzer… --- ## [Do pharmacies verify every narcotic script with the prescribing Doctor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pharmacies-verify-every-narcotic-script-with-the-prescribing-doctor/381623)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2020, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-pharmacies-verify-every-narcotic-script-with-the-prescribing-doctor/381623 "2020-08-16T23:16:33Z")
I see a pain management Doctor once a month for the past two years due to chronic pain from an traumatic injury. This Doctor is compassionate, but careful with who he prescribes what to, but he is still very liberal with… --- ## [Boycott Star Trek 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-star-trek-2/654126)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 239\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2013, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boycott-star-trek-2/654126 "2013-05-14T12:08:53Z")
End the madness! Really! Star Trek was thew worst big budget movie ever produced. Let’s show Paramount they can’t get away with foisting this unmitigated crap on us! --- ## [Aqua Teen "hoax" in Boston](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aqua-teen-hoax-in-boston/390326)
**Author:** [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Replies:** 484\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2007, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aqua-teen-hoax-in-boston/390326 "2007-02-10T02:12:08Z")
http://cbs4boston.com/topstories/local\_story\_031135507.html Everything about this is pretty nutso. It could turn out to be more, but at this point it seems like someone put up some pranky lite-brite displays around Bos… --- ## [Estimatining Penis size by looking at other body parts...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118)
**Author:** [@Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Full_Metal_Lotus)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2007, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/estimatining-penis-size-by-looking-at-other-body-parts/402118 "2007-05-04T01:48:44Z")
Moderators, please feel free to reassign this as you see fit… Lots of urban type legends out there (big feet = big penis, etc) One thing that is true for me is that the hand fully splayed out and extended, when measur… --- ## [How long after a nuclear weapons attack would it take for a place to be habitable again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-after-a-nuclear-weapons-attack-would-it-take-for-a-place-to-be-habitable-again/536423)
**Author:** [@An\_Gadai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Gadai)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2010, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-after-a-nuclear-weapons-attack-would-it-take-for-a-place-to-be-habitable-again/536423 "2010-04-20T23:19:23Z")
The title says it all but basically I am asking if a nuke were dropped on Irkutsk or Seattle, how long would it be before people could safely re-inhabit the areas? --- ## [Men's experiences with facial waxing (As opposed to shaving)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-experiences-with-facial-waxing-as-opposed-to-shaving/377673)
**Author:** [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2022, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-experiences-with-facial-waxing-as-opposed-to-shaving/377673 "2022-12-07T02:36:57Z")
I have a problem: I’m lazy. I don’t like taking the time to shave daily, and when I can get away with it, leave the razor and shaving cream down. I’m seriously considering waxing as an alternative to shaving. The way I s… --- ## [Would A Conservative and/or Trump Supporter Rationally Explain This?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-conservative-and-or-trump-supporter-rationally-explain-this/850702)
**Author:** [@chargerrich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chargerrich)\ **Replies:** 381\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2020, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-conservative-and-or-trump-supporter-rationally-explain-this/850702 "2020-04-29T23:28:50Z")
I would love to hear back from some Trump supporters (no attacking, I am truly curious to understand) We have so much factual/video evidence of Trump either flat out lying and denying his mistruths combined with his sel… --- ## [Is Scaramucci really this fucking stupid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-scaramucci-really-this-fucking-stupid/792265)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-scaramucci-really-this-fucking-stupid/792265 "2017-08-11T22:13:45Z")
The guy was a financier making billions yet as soon as he gets to the White House he starts putting out dumb tweets labeling the release of his financial disclosure at the Export-Import Bank as a felony. What the fuck? A… --- ## [Are Austrians still considered to be Germans?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-austrians-still-considered-to-be-germans/621062)
**Author:** [@GermanicPride](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GermanicPride)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2012, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-austrians-still-considered-to-be-germans/621062 "2012-05-08T13:04:39Z")
Austria was the core of the Kingdom of Germany and part of the Holy Roman Empire of the German nation, most of the King of Germans were Austrians, until this was dissolved in 1806 and then the after the Congress of Vienn… --- ## [Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles Season 2 thread \[open spoilers after it airs\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminator-the-sarah-connor-chronicles-season-2-thread-open-spoilers-after-it-airs/465000)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 418\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2008, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminator-the-sarah-connor-chronicles-season-2-thread-open-spoilers-after-it-airs/465000 "2008-12-08T12:22:09Z")
I looks like there was no thread for eps 2 or 3, so I thought I’d start a general season 2 thread since individual eps aren’t earning their own threads. I was iffy about episode 2. Too many overly contrived setups for s… --- ## [Why is the Fed so anxious to raise interest rates?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-fed-so-anxious-to-raise-interest-rates/728785)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-fed-so-anxious-to-raise-interest-rates/728785 "2015-11-05T06:21:56Z")
From Reuters: Inflation rates for this year are: Jan.: -0.1 Feb: 0.0 Mar: -0.1 Apr.: -0.2 May: 0.0 June: 0.1 July: 0.2 The Fed itself has said its goal is 2%. Back to the Reuters article again: When Lockhart… --- ## [Toronto's alleged crack smoking mayor. Why is he still in office?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torontos-alleged-crack-smoking-mayor-why-is-he-still-in-office/659410)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2015, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/torontos-alleged-crack-smoking-mayor-why-is-he-still-in-office/659410 "2015-05-13T21:46:32Z")
Cracked did a piece on this guy. How on earth is a Mayor caught smoking crack still in office? :eek: Cracked lists several other controversies about the mayor. Canada’s Marion Barry. From this article it doesn’t seem t… --- ## [Are you the universe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-the-universe/836243)
**Author:** [@Machinaforce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machinaforce)\ **Replies:** 327\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2019, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-the-universe/836243 "2019-11-14T12:58:49Z")
I see this line tossed around a lot and to me there just doesn’t seem to be evidence that we are nothing but a body. Yet does the law of conservation of matter factor into this? --- ## [Policeman pepper sprays pizza at traffic stop.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/policeman-pepper-sprays-pizza-at-traffic-stop/665241)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2013, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/policeman-pepper-sprays-pizza-at-traffic-stop/665241 "2013-08-14T00:18:55Z")
This guy carries a gun. --- ## [What's up with the hatred of suburbia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-hatred-of-suburbia/582742)
**Author:** [@Elret](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elret)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2011, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-up-with-the-hatred-of-suburbia/582742 "2011-05-31T23:24:42Z")
First, how do you define suburbia? I think of suburbs as being residential areas on the outskirts of a metropolis, largely filled with youngish people, usually with kids, who commute to a professional job in the city pr… --- ## [Are microwave ovens banned in Russia?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-microwave-ovens-banned-in-russia/622370)
**Author:** [@FastPassenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastPassenger)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2017, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-microwave-ovens-banned-in-russia/622370 "2017-09-13T00:46:03Z")
My sister, a diehard conspiracist, insists on spreading via Facebook and email every fool thing she stumbles across on the internet or hears from friends. I’ve given up trying to disprove her whacky assertions. I’m sur… --- ## [Our freedom is on it's last legs.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-freedom-is-on-its-last-legs/329856)
**Author:** [@lonesome\_loser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lonesome_loser)\ **Replies:** 334\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2005, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-freedom-is-on-its-last-legs/329856 "2005-11-21T02:45:39Z")
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9939709/ Big brother wants to know everything you do. Screw that. What I do is my business. Why worry if you do no wrong you say? I do no wrong and I worry. Read the article and tell me y… --- ## [Does a website exist where people can post over 18 R rated (or x rated, I suppose) videos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-website-exist-where-people-can-post-over-18-r-rated-or-x-rated-i-suppose-videos/634760)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2012, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-website-exist-where-people-can-post-over-18-r-rated-or-x-rated-i-suppose-videos/634760 "2012-09-18T10:08:22Z")
There you have it. I’m looking for a YouTube type site that would permit someone to upload a shot of a nipple popping out of an announcers shirt, instead of the censored versions. Or perhaps some guy taped his now ex g… --- ## [Would you go back in time if it meant living your entire life again from your first memory.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-back-in-time-if-it-meant-living-your-entire-life-again-from-your-first-memory/621610)
**Author:** [@Tarwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarwater)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2018, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-go-back-in-time-if-it-meant-living-your-entire-life-again-from-your-first-memory/621610 "2018-09-11T22:26:59Z")
So you can go back in time. However, there’s a catch: your consciousness as it exists now will be transplanted into your body at the age you began to form and maintain long-term memory. For some of you, that can mean ret… --- ## [Done with my sons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/done-with-my-sons/845609)
**Author:** [@Declanium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Declanium)\ **Replies:** 377\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2020, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/done-with-my-sons/845609 "2020-02-13T15:22:20Z")
Ok, so Im a stay at home mom with two sons, 15 and 17. I’m the one who bakes cookies, plans parties for their accomplishments etc and so forth. On Christmas Day, I find out that they have been smoking and vaping weed si… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=114&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=116&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)