# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1159&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:** 1160 --- ## [A modern doctor vs the Black Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modern-doctor-vs-the-black-death/637520)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-modern-doctor-vs-the-black-death/637520 "2012-10-17T02:49:01Z")
The year is 1349, the place, England. Plague ravages the land, bubonic, pneumonic and septicaemic - I have travelled back in time to help out the hapless peasants and brought a modern doctor with me. A General Practition… --- ## [Lunch on the Hanging Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lunch-on-the-hanging-rock/700205)
**Author:** [@Don\_Simus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Simus)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2014, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lunch-on-the-hanging-rock/700205 "2014-11-28T21:54:40Z")
A lunch on the Hanging Rock at the Glacier Point over Yosemite Valley --- ## [Women want men to look at their eyes, not at their breasts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-want-men-to-look-at-their-eyes-not-at-their-breasts/166361)
**Author:** [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2003, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-want-men-to-look-at-their-eyes-not-at-their-breasts/166361 "2003-04-13T17:24:44Z")
A frequently stated refrain here: women complain that when men talk to them, they stare at their boobs when if they had any respect or decency they would look them in the eye. I keep reading this a lot in other message … --- ## [Why didn't you go to your 10 yr h.s. reunion?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-you-go-to-your-10-yr-h-s-reunion/744393)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2016, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-didnt-you-go-to-your-10-yr-h-s-reunion/744393 "2016-02-08T20:48:43Z")
So what’s the REAL reason you didn’t go to your 10 year high school reunion? And a follow up question - are they the same reasons for not attending the 20th, 30th, or 40th? --- ## [Fictional products that have become real brands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-products-that-have-become-real-brands/746553)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fictional-products-that-have-become-real-brands/746553 "2016-02-24T03:18:05Z")
Spin off from this thread. What are some fictional products that have become real and are or were available for sale? In this case I’m not thinking of promotional items, but the actual goods, whatever they may be. The … --- ## [Sexyest Comics Character?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexyest-comics-character/353651)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2006, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexyest-comics-character/353651 "2006-04-26T11:54:37Z")
I’ve got to think that Blondie is the sexyest woman in the comics (or, as Jessica Rabbit would say, is just drawn that way). Going way back to Li’l Abner, I’d vote 2nd place for Moonbeam McSwine. Any other nominations? … --- ## [If you believe(d) in reincarnation, when and where do you think you may have lived?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-believe-d-in-reincarnation-when-and-where-do-you-think-you-may-have-lived/719314)
**Author:** [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2015, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-believe-d-in-reincarnation-when-and-where-do-you-think-you-may-have-lived/719314 "2015-05-10T11:00:53Z")
Excuse another of my clunky thread titles; I’m trying to make it clear that this question is for anyone, even if you don’t necessarily believe in reincarnation. Many years ago I read a few books about “discovering your … --- ## [I'm Tired of Having to Justify My Disability](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-having-to-justify-my-disability/842118)
**Author:** [@ASL\_v2.0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASL_v2.0)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-tired-of-having-to-justify-my-disability/842118 "2020-12-01T18:45:02Z")
And that’s all I have to say about that. Because anything more only legitimizes the idea that I should have to continually seek validation that my disability exists from a third party (me being one party, my treatment te… --- ## [I Seem to Have Forgotten How to Ride a Bicycle...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seem-to-have-forgotten-how-to-ride-a-bicycle/582037)
**Author:** [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2011, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-seem-to-have-forgotten-how-to-ride-a-bicycle/582037 "2011-05-16T22:21:54Z")
This is one of the more embarrassing posts I have begun. :o Lately I have been thinking about how nice it would be to get a bike and start riding, just to get outside & exercise a little. Now, understand, I am almost … --- ## [(U.S.) Imperialism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-imperialism/140162)
**Author:** [@Chumpsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chumpsky)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2002, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/u-s-imperialism/140162 "2002-12-19T13:29:57Z")
Imperialism, specifically western imperialism (which is mostly U.S. imperialism today), is the overwhelming factor in world affairs today, and has been for several centuries. One of the most important propaganda achieve… --- ## [Hobbes was just plain terrible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hobbes-was-just-plain-terrible/937595)
**Author:** [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2021, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hobbes-was-just-plain-terrible/937595 "2021-03-18T00:18:23Z")
After seeing a recent Calvin and Hobbes thread, it occurred to me the subject of how good a friend Hobbes really is has never come up. Like, anywhere, ever. (And before anyone brings it up, I’m not really the one to ask … --- ## [I pit Pizza Hut.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pizza-hut/450608)
**Author:** [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2008, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-pizza-hut/450608 "2008-07-18T03:30:55Z")
God damn it. My husband picked up pizza last night for dinner. Delicious. Except the cheese tastes a little funny these days, not like real mozzarella. Oh, well. Today, eating cold pizza for lunch, I bit down on somethi… --- ## [Is the lack of black fathers the true reason for racial disparity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-lack-of-black-fathers-the-true-reason-for-racial-disparity/923010)
**Author:** [@urbanredneck2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urbanredneck2)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-lack-of-black-fathers-the-true-reason-for-racial-disparity/923010 "2020-10-24T21:42:20Z")
THIS article talks about this issue. Basically if more black children were raised by a married Dad and Mom they would turn out better. They would stay out of trouble with the law and do better in school. Now personally… --- ## [Sexual Rejection/Making the First Move--Harder on Men or Women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-rejection-making-the-first-move-harder-on-men-or-women/458127)
**Author:** [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2008, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-rejection-making-the-first-move-harder-on-men-or-women/458127 "2008-08-06T17:43:38Z")
Paul in Saudi’s thread about not having sex on the very first date made me think. Is there more pressure/more risk/more…angst, for a man who makes the first move or the woman? I suppose normally one thinks that a woman… --- ## [How old are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/423840)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 211\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2007, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/423840 "2007-10-29T17:17:36Z")
I’m just curious about the range of ages on the SD. Who’s the youngest doper? Who’s the oldest? What’s the median age range of posters on this board? I’m 38. --- ## [The Amazing Race 12/14](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-12-14/279770)
**Author:** [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2004, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-amazing-race-12-14/279770 "2004-12-21T02:32:59Z")
I’ve come up with a fantastic solution to the bunching problem: some team needs to grow cojones and jump a fence the next time they encounter a closed gate. To date the worst penalty the producers have imposed is 30 min… --- ## [Gruesome movie request: scenes with organ harvesting/vivsection?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gruesome-movie-request-scenes-with-organ-harvesting-vivsection/651219)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gruesome-movie-request-scenes-with-organ-harvesting-vivsection/651219 "2013-02-28T22:11:07Z")
A somewhat…horrible movie-based request, for a video project of mine: I need suggestions for movie scenes where people are vivisected, disassembled for their body parts, etc. As distinct from, y’know, just a Hockey-mask… --- ## [What if we had caught Osama alive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-had-caught-osama-alive/580592)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-we-had-caught-osama-alive/580592 "2011-05-05T07:09:59Z")
Let’s say he decided not to resist or that the SEALs saw no reason to shoot him and they ended up taking him alive. What then? Would he have been thrown into Gitmo? Brought to some facility in the U.S.? Would he be trie… --- ## [I Pit My Ex-Wife, the Unhygenic Redneck!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-ex-wife-the-unhygenic-redneck/659481)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2013, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-my-ex-wife-the-unhygenic-redneck/659481 "2013-05-30T13:21:17Z")
Gee, ex-wife of mine…you have fake teeth of your own. Why? Well, because you drink 35 Pepsis a day and you never brushed them! What did you think was going to happen? And after the extremely painful extractions you went … --- ## [Time to Get Tough on Animal Cruelty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-get-tough-on-animal-cruelty/646610)
**Author:** [@Jim\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jim_B)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2013, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-to-get-tough-on-animal-cruelty/646610 "2013-01-15T20:56:44Z")
I remember there was this story a while back in California. In an incident of road rage, a man takes a woman’s little dog, and throws it into oncoming traffic. No further description was given, but you can image what fol… --- ## [Has this been done yet? Maine GOP adopts Tea Party platform.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-been-done-yet-maine-gop-adopts-tea-party-platform/539075)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2010, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-this-been-done-yet-maine-gop-adopts-tea-party-platform/539075 "2010-06-05T23:29:52Z")
http://www.mainegop.com/PlatformMission.aspx Sorry, but the search was being a pain in my ass. So much for “fringe lunatics” and “these people do not represent mainstream GOP ideals.” WTF? --- ## [Convince Bricker that not every Obama supporter is a tool](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-bricker-that-not-every-obama-supporter-is-a-tool/462138)
**Author:** [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/convince-bricker-that-not-every-obama-supporter-is-a-tool/462138 "2008-09-07T19:59:34Z")
Bricker posted an incensed thread in the Pit, where he now states he will not vote for Obama after all, because of the low-brow, slimy, sexist attacks some people have made on Palin because of her daughter’s pregnancy, o… --- ## [Superheroes who are actually good at their day jobs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-who-are-actually-good-at-their-day-jobs/655134)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/superheroes-who-are-actually-good-at-their-day-jobs/655134 "2013-04-12T22:35:54Z")
A fixture of superhero stories is the concept of a “secret identity,” and often enough, a “day job” that the hero holds. To merely keep up appearances, to gain privileged access or information, or even just for the money… --- ## [Crowning moments of stupid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crowning-moments-of-stupid/463596)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2008, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crowning-moments-of-stupid/463596 "2008-10-14T22:27:35Z")
Inspired by Crowning moments of awesome thread. I posted in there about the Torpedo-cloaked warbird scene in Star Trek Six. But in the same (very good) movie there is a really dumb bit… When whossname fires the phaser… --- ## [How do they put CGI effects into film?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-put-cgi-effects-into-film/504545)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2009, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-put-cgi-effects-into-film/504545 "2009-07-29T03:57:19Z")
Ok, I know that Industrial Light & Magic are the experts on special effects. And Computer-based “CGI” has helped made movies with top notch special effects. But how exactly do they connect the ‘computer’ generated effec… --- ## [Last minute Halloween costume idea? (I'm cheap, lazy, and about out of time)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-minute-halloween-costume-idea-im-cheap-lazy-and-about-out-of-time/470492)
**Author:** [@Red\_Barchetta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Red_Barchetta)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2008, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/last-minute-halloween-costume-idea-im-cheap-lazy-and-about-out-of-time/470492 "2008-11-02T05:17:49Z")
So I was invited sort of last minute to a halloween party by a friend. Seeing as I wasn’t planning on going anywhere, I do not have a costume. Is it kosher attend without one (my friend doesn’t have one either)? If not,… --- ## [New circuit in unfinished basement: can I run NM along the beam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-circuit-in-unfinished-basement-can-i-run-nm-along-the-beam/725150)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2015, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-circuit-in-unfinished-basement-can-i-run-nm-along-the-beam/725150 "2015-07-17T13:02:06Z")
I want to run a circuit to the opposite side of an unfinished basement. The run would go perpendicular to the joists. Can I run NM along the upper side of a beam? If so, do I need to put it in EMT? Or do I have to drill … --- ## [NFL Week 1](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/765358)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2016, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-1/765358 "2016-09-14T05:09:29Z")
Football season is finally here for realsies. This is the first time we’ve started a season without Tom Brady and Peyton Manning since 1997. Although since Manning only missed one season opening a few years ago, you can … --- ## [Cracking glass with hot/cold fluids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracking-glass-with-hot-cold-fluids/533170)
**Author:** [@constanze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/constanze)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2010, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cracking-glass-with-hot-cold-fluids/533170 "2010-03-22T21:35:02Z")
Okay, the background to this question is this: I like to drink fruit juice, which I keep in the fridge (so it doesn’t spoil), temp. roughly 8 C. But I don’t want to drink it cold, so I mix it with boiling water - not 1… --- ## [Happy endings that aren't.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-endings-that-arent/843913)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2019, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-endings-that-arent/843913 "2019-12-01T00:49:32Z")
In the movies with happy endings tacked on thread, I brought up Rent, which ends with Mimi just about to die of AIDS, but is miraculously brought back\* to give a big, happen ending. Only Mimi still has AIDS. She may hav… --- ## [The Assassination of Donald Trump](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-assassination-of-donald-trump/739934)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2015, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-assassination-of-donald-trump/739934 "2015-12-16T04:33:01Z")
So I’ve been looking at the news today about The Donald (nobody calls him that anymore), and I notice that he’s being roundly criticized by damned near everyone on account of his recent outbursts about Muslims. The Repu… --- ## [Lot's wife and the pillar of salt: a question of identity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-wife-and-the-pillar-of-salt-a-question-of-identity/142795)
**Author:** [@Apos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Apos)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2002, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lots-wife-and-the-pillar-of-salt-a-question-of-identity/142795 "2002-12-24T17:38:46Z")
This has always been one of the most intriguing philosophical questions to me: the question of identity and change, and the viability of the semantics used to descibe them. The classic example comes from the Bible, but … --- ## [From your own knowledge, what's the difference between amoebas, bacteria, fungi, and viruses?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-your-own-knowledge-whats-the-difference-between-amoebas-bacteria-fungi-and-viruses/691084)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2014, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-your-own-knowledge-whats-the-difference-between-amoebas-bacteria-fungi-and-viruses/691084 "2014-06-26T14:28:42Z")
There was a news story in Memphis recently about an outbreak of canine parvovirus that forced the local animal shelter to put down a number of dogs. (Ordinarily I’d feel a little bad for the hounds, but my elbow still hu… --- ## [A stupid thing that annoyed me about "Firefly" / "Serenity"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stupid-thing-that-annoyed-me-about-firefly-serenity/466026)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2008, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-stupid-thing-that-annoyed-me-about-firefly-serenity/466026 "2008-10-03T20:52:42Z")
Joss Whedon says in his DVD commentary that the culture of the “Firefly” universe is a fusion of American and Chinese cultures - that sometime in the coming century, China will come to be a dominant cultural force in the… --- ## [Why do some senior citizens whistle a lot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-senior-citizens-whistle-a-lot/332746)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2005, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-senior-citizens-whistle-a-lot/332746 "2005-11-27T03:20:44Z")
Whenever I’m in a public place and I hear someone whistling, far more often than not it’s a senior citizen. I almost never hear younger people whistle. Was whistling considered trendy in the 1940s and 1950s, or is ther… --- ## [Does God live in the Pleiades Star Cluster?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-god-live-in-the-pleiades-star-cluster/542550)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2010, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-god-live-in-the-pleiades-star-cluster/542550 "2010-06-11T19:30:26Z")
\*The constellation of the seven stars forming the Pleiades appears to be the crowning center around which the known systems of the planets revolve… It has been suggested, and with much weight, that one of the stars of th… --- ## [Cabinet question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabinet-question/779992)
**Author:** [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cabinet-question/779992 "2017-02-20T18:49:32Z")
Trump is currently announcing his replacement pick for Labor Secretary, and it got me wondering; what happens if the President never actually gets someone confirmed for a Cabinet post? Say he keeps putting up candidates… --- ## [Whatever happened to coffee percolators?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-coffee-percolators/581775)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2011, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whatever-happened-to-coffee-percolators/581775 "2011-05-14T19:33:22Z")
Back in the day, when I was knee-high to a grasshopper, mom had a percolator. I remember eating breakfast as I listened to its “Burrrp…burrrp…burrp,” contendedly. And so did everyone else. That was a feature of the 1960… --- ## [I think the democrats are a permanent minority party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-democrats-are-a-permanent-minority-party/824218)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2018, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-think-the-democrats-are-a-permanent-minority-party/824218 "2018-12-25T18:56:37Z")
I used to think Karl Rove was full of shit with his talk of a permanent GOP majority. There is no way a party like the GOP, which when you ignore what they say they stand for (small government, middle class tax cuts, mid… --- ## [Terrorism: What is your plan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorism-what-is-your-plan/197358)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2003, 10:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terrorism-what-is-your-plan/197358 "2003-09-11T10:56:17Z")
There have been a lot of threads critical of the Bush Administration’s actions to thwart terrorism, but precious few alternatives have been offered. That’s what this thread is for. Those of you who are opposed to what … --- ## [Foley catheter insertion questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foley-catheter-insertion-questions/733715)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2015, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foley-catheter-insertion-questions/733715 "2015-10-22T05:22:14Z")
Yesterday afternoon, I joined the fraternity of men-who-have-had-a-tube-inserted-up-their-urethra. Or more likely, “down,” since I was probably on my back during the procedure. I was asleep at the time, or at least under… --- ## [Why does Tarzan wear a loincloth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-tarzan-wear-a-loincloth/320560)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2005, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-tarzan-wear-a-loincloth/320560 "2005-09-08T17:53:41Z")
What gives? Why would the apes make one for him if they didn’t wear 'em themselves? --- ## [McDonald's Ad : "You better don't,"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-ad-you-better-dont/264700)
**Author:** [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2004, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mcdonalds-ad-you-better-dont/264700 "2004-09-19T17:35:23Z")
There’s this McDonalds commercial where someone gets close to this black lady’s chicken tenders and she says, “you better don’t”. I’m not offended or anything. I’m just really suprised they would write that. What’s nex… --- ## [Stopping would-be mass shooters who have clean backgrounds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopping-would-be-mass-shooters-who-have-clean-backgrounds/848929)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2020, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stopping-would-be-mass-shooters-who-have-clean-backgrounds/848929 "2020-03-11T14:15:21Z")
Eliot Rodger and Stephen Paddock both passed all of their required background checks for buying firearms. There are, doubtlessly, other mass shooters who had a clean background check at the buying process, too, but I’m a… --- ## [The Power of Positive thinking....a bunch of bullshit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-of-positive-thinking-a-bunch-of-bullshit/577537)
**Author:** [@jlspeed29](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jlspeed29)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2011, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-power-of-positive-thinking-a-bunch-of-bullshit/577537 "2011-04-08T21:31:05Z")
Is that some crap they tell people so that people wont kill themselves? Why I came up with this topic. I had a fantastic job right out of college and then was laid off after the financial meltdown of 2009. Found myself… --- ## [Am I getting screwed by car repair again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-getting-screwed-by-car-repair-again/508488)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2009, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-getting-screwed-by-car-repair-again/508488 "2009-09-02T23:42:18Z")
Because I hate how helpless having my car in the shop makes me feel. I can argue the crap out of the cable company or the phone company or the warranty of whatever and whoever, because I know enough about it to know whe… --- ## [What are the best matches and bouts in the different sports?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-matches-and-bouts-in-the-different-sports/720754)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2015, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-best-matches-and-bouts-in-the-different-sports/720754 "2015-06-20T12:43:27Z")
Whether it’s basketball, baseball, boxing, MMA, judo, sumo, karate, wrestling, hockey, tennis, racing, rugby, football, football or cricket, yes, even cricket or any other sport you care to choose, what are the most inte… --- ## [Where you live: different names for "street"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-you-live-different-names-for-street/586945)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2011, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-you-live-different-names-for-street/586945 "2011-06-30T18:03:02Z")
Add to this list with actual synonyms for “street” in your area: Avenue Boulevard Road Pike Court Curve Lane Drive --- ## [No smoking anywhere on a large corporate campus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-smoking-anywhere-on-a-large-corporate-campus/786209)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2017, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-smoking-anywhere-on-a-large-corporate-campus/786209 "2017-05-15T17:18:33Z")
I was traveling for work to another company, and this company’s headquarters is a very large campus. Like many companies now, they have a no smoking policy. But it extends not just in their building but anywhere on the… --- ## [I almost got into a fight with my neighbor, suggestions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-almost-got-into-a-fight-with-my-neighbor-suggestions/680741)
**Author:** [@Gateway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gateway)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2014, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-almost-got-into-a-fight-with-my-neighbor-suggestions/680741 "2014-02-17T01:25:23Z")
I was doing laundry the other night. As I was walking back from the laundry room I noticed a neighbor kneeling by a door leading to the car garage. I didn’t think much about it at first, but I realized this was weird: He… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1158&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1160&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)