# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=116&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:** 117 --- ## [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… --- ## [Lost foods](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-foods/616894)
**Author:** [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2012, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-foods/616894 "2012-05-22T23:36:47Z")
A conversation with a friend today reminded both of us of one of our favorite camping foods: Big John’s Beans & Fixin’s. Great stuff to make over a campfire. Sadly, Con-Agra discontinued the product a few years ago. … --- ## [Is Steph McMahon hot when comparing her to normal everyday women?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-steph-mcmahon-hot-when-comparing-her-to-normal-everyday-women/602055)
**Author:** [@HulkSmash10](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HulkSmash10)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2011, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-steph-mcmahon-hot-when-comparing-her-to-normal-everyday-women/602055 "2011-11-14T03:13:22Z")
Stephanie McMahon was an active wrestler and on screen talent for WWE back in 2003. She works behind the scenes now, but I will be referring to her in 2003(her prime). She’s pretty average looking when you compare her … --- ## [Make your "pay my subscription fee" request here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-pay-my-subscription-fee-request-here/235105)
**Author:** [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Replies:** 445\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2006, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-your-pay-my-subscription-fee-request-here/235105 "2006-04-25T04:04:47Z")
As I noted over here, I’m volunteering to pay a fellow Doper’s (possible a couple of fellow Dopers’) subscription fee. To save you guys opening the other thread, I’ll repost the rules here: I know there are a couple o… --- ## ["CBS" Sends me a takedown notice. What to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-sends-me-a-takedown-notice-what-to-do/712626)
**Author:** [@Kamakiri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamakiri)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2015, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cbs-sends-me-a-takedown-notice-what-to-do/712626 "2015-02-19T23:24:04Z")
I digitized some old, OLD things that I guess were once on CBS – over 40 years ago. A movies called Sole Survivor, which was actualy just a TV movie. Then some of a series, the pilot, to be precise: Barabary Coast. The … --- ## [How's This For A MMP?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-this-for-a-mmp/639944)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 436\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2012, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hows-this-for-a-mmp/639944 "2012-11-12T05:40:44Z")
Since we do not have one up as of yet and apparently no volunteers I shall start. It’s in my nature to be so generous. :smiley: ‘Tis 51 Amurrkin out and somewhat breezy. The high is predicted to be 73 and allegedly rain… --- ## [Business names that thoroughly irritate you for no valid reason](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-names-that-thoroughly-irritate-you-for-no-valid-reason/764673)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 283\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2016, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/business-names-that-thoroughly-irritate-you-for-no-valid-reason/764673 "2016-09-30T18:46:47Z")
In the next town over there is a secondhand store, run by a church I believe, with the name “Thrift On By.” This name irritates the hell out of me. Every time I see it I wince. Then I try to put it out of my mind, but a… --- ## [What kind of God would you believe in and follow](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-god-would-you-believe-in-and-follow/653643)
**Author:** [@lekatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lekatt)\ **Replies:** 361\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2013, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-god-would-you-believe-in-and-follow/653643 "2013-04-09T12:47:21Z")
There has been many posts about God here. Most of them have been rejected outright. So now just describe the kind of God you could believe in. Create your own God as you would have Him/She/It to be. The major religions o… --- ## [Trump voters prefer Jefferson Davis as president to Barack Obama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-voters-prefer-jefferson-davis-as-president-to-barack-obama/794487)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 455\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2017, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-voters-prefer-jefferson-davis-as-president-to-barack-obama/794487 "2017-09-01T08:53:17Z")
I’m not surprised, but it still is kind of unreal that only 20% of Trump voters prefer Obama to Davis, and 45% prefer Davis. I assume the other 35% are undecided/don’t know. Jefferson Davis was the president of the c… --- ## [Has there been research into the shape of modern female breasts? & Are they contrary to nature](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-been-research-into-the-shape-of-modern-female-breasts-are-they-contrary-to-nature/562397)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2014, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-there-been-research-into-the-shape-of-modern-female-breasts-are-they-contrary-to-nature/562397 "2014-07-03T12:49:41Z")
I’m hardly complaining, but the sort of orb shape of your typical C or D cup among modern women would hardly seem practical on the Serengeti plain, and from what I’ve heard they can get uncomfortable without proper suppo… --- ## [flat chested female athletes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flat-chested-female-athletes/639320)
**Author:** [@rustyrunner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rustyrunner)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2012, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flat-chested-female-athletes/639320 "2012-12-30T14:47:34Z")
In response to Cecil who in 1984 made rather flippant remarks about female breast size inhibiting elite athletes, it is now of no concern. Elite female athletes in 2012 don’t have them! The evolution is complete. Does … --- ## [Sheriff Joe Arpaio says President Obama's birth certificate may be a fake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-joe-arpaio-says-president-obamas-birth-certificate-may-be-a-fake/614492)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sheriff-joe-arpaio-says-president-obamas-birth-certificate-may-be-a-fake/614492 "2012-04-05T03:28:41Z")
I shit you not. \[ \](http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544\_162-57388911-503544/sheriff-joe-arpaio-suggests-obamas-birth-certificate-is-a-forgery/) This just happened abut 40 minutes ago, so the AP hasn’t picked it up yet… --- ## [What is this on my dog's paw? With gross pictures!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-on-my-dogs-paw-with-gross-pictures/501540)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2009, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-on-my-dogs-paw-with-gross-pictures/501540 "2009-07-06T20:32:21Z")
The pictures make my stomach turn a bit, so they might turn yours too. This thing is on her front paw and has been for a few weeks. We first noticed it a couple of weeks ago after a walk because she was bleeding. It j… --- ## [Wisconsin Sikh Temple Shooting \[and gun control\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisconsin-sikh-temple-shooting-and-gun-control/630556)
**Author:** [@IceQube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IceQube)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wisconsin-sikh-temple-shooting-and-gun-control/630556 "2012-08-11T02:31:10Z")
Another tragedy. Perhaps with another dozen massacres, gun laws will start making headway in Washington? --- ## [Music with one-word female name as its title](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-with-one-word-female-name-as-its-title/696516)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2014, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/music-with-one-word-female-name-as-its-title/696516 "2014-09-02T06:20:20Z")
Not just the names, but a link to the music as well. To get started: Ruby Laura Lucille Layla Tangerine Go! --- ## [Gunshot wounds—when, medically, is it better to leave a bullet in?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunshot-wounds-when-medically-is-it-better-to-leave-a-bullet-in/495236)
**Author:** [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2012, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gunshot-wounds-when-medically-is-it-better-to-leave-a-bullet-in/495236 "2012-10-23T06:05:11Z")
nneed aswnr fast Just kidding. :slight\_smile: But seriously; in most works of fiction, one of the first orders of business in treating a gunshot wound is to dig out the bullet (assuming the bullet is still in the body, … --- ## [Evolution and science...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-and-science/291979)
**Author:** [@Nolies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nolies)\ **Replies:** 475\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2005, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/evolution-and-science/291979 "2005-03-20T06:32:14Z")
\[ Continued from http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=298171 – CKDH \] Have you ever seen the Grand Canyon? So all those layers of sediment were laid down how? Right near where I live, in the middle of… --- ## [Incredibly Stupid Things You've Heard Others Say, part 181672561](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incredibly-stupid-things-youve-heard-others-say-part-181672561/432007)
**Author:** [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2008, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/incredibly-stupid-things-youve-heard-others-say-part-181672561/432007 "2008-01-19T05:25:34Z")
These threads are always funny and what better way is there to kill some time at work? “Working,” you say. You know what? That’s clearly a bad idea for a litany of reasons that I simply don’t have the time to go into rig… --- ## [How old is the stereotype that British food is not a very distinguished cuisine?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-the-stereotype-that-british-food-is-not-a-very-distinguished-cuisine/685983)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2014, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-is-the-stereotype-that-british-food-is-not-a-very-distinguished-cuisine/685983 "2014-05-08T12:34:56Z")
I’m 55 and for as long as I can remember the UK has been noted for not having very appealing (overall) cuisine compared to other countries, with Scottish cuisine apparently being the being the pinnacle of bad food. I’m … --- ## [Classified Documents Found in Biden Private Office in November 2022 (January 9, 2023)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classified-documents-found-in-biden-private-office-in-november-2022-january-9-2023/977945)
**Author:** [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\ **Replies:** 453\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/classified-documents-found-in-biden-private-office-in-november-2022-january-9-2023/977945 "2024-03-15T15:29:15Z")
To keep investigations straight, I’m starting this thread. --- ## [Do I really need to prime before I paint?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-really-need-to-prime-before-i-paint/497736)
**Author:** [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2021, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-i-really-need-to-prime-before-i-paint/497736 "2021-01-08T05:05:39Z")
Is there any reason that I should prime my interior walls? I know that “they” say that I have to use a primer. But if I’m putting two coats on, why to I need three? Is it possible that with new and presumably better p… --- ## [Who wants to play "Answer a Question with a Question"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-play-answer-a-question-with-a-question/321498)
**Author:** [@Plynck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Plynck)\ **Replies:** 1019\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2005, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wants-to-play-answer-a-question-with-a-question/321498 "2005-10-18T18:25:26Z")
Well? --- ## [Why is the bottom of my foot numb?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-bottom-of-my-foot-numb/626614)
**Author:** [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2013, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-bottom-of-my-foot-numb/626614 "2013-09-25T18:09:21Z")
I have an appointment with my doc next week, you’re not doctors, I’m not looking for medical advice, blah blah blah. What I am looking for is ideas on why the ball of my foot, specifically the part closest to my big toe… --- ## [What's the rind around Smoked Gouda?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rind-around-smoked-gouda/619725)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2012, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-rind-around-smoked-gouda/619725 "2012-04-26T21:55:47Z")
It’s so thin and soft sometimes I feel it’s a waste of time to take it off. What about Brie? That one’s too hard to leave alone but it’s covered in powdery stuff. What’s that? And any other cheese with a rind that you ca… --- ## [Gym rats: are men in locker rooms more modest than they used to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gym-rats-are-men-in-locker-rooms-more-modest-than-they-used-to-be/380196)
**Author:** [@Malienation](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malienation)\ **Replies:** 163\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gym-rats-are-men-in-locker-rooms-more-modest-than-they-used-to-be/380196 "2017-08-24T17:02:45Z")
I am 44 y.o. and a regular gym goer. I have noticed recently that men in locker rooms seem more modest than they used to be. They are less likely to face the common area of the locker room when they change and guys that … --- ## [Opinions...2nd try](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-2nd-try/596795)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2011, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opinions-2nd-try/596795 "2011-09-26T01:13:59Z")
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.107054879366380.12048.100001856042956&type=1 Ok, sorry folks I’m a dumbass (and I found that funny Voltaire). I’ll get that Photobucket account set up and everything, but in the… --- ## [Watch Bald Eagle eggs hatch](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-bald-eagle-eggs-hatch/576573)
**Author:** [@Bumbershoot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bumbershoot)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2022, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watch-bald-eagle-eggs-hatch/576573 "2022-01-10T14:34:46Z")
Live webcam here. The eggs are supposed to hatch today or tomorrow. I’ve been checking in every hour or two all day. Mama Eagle (I assume it’s Mama) has been restless recently. She was moving around and I could see three… --- ## [What happened to Bricker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-bricker/820249)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 323\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2019, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-bricker/820249 "2019-05-28T23:28:34Z")
Two days ago a thread was started in GD with the title “I think Timothy McVeigh’s actions were not an entirely unreasonable reaction to Ruby Ridge and Waco.” This thread title is an exact quote from one of the Board’s r… --- ## [An old colleague of mine was voluntarily cannibalized and killed. TM friggin' I.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-old-colleague-of-mine-was-voluntarily-cannibalized-and-killed-tm-friggin-i/166236)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2004, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-old-colleague-of-mine-was-voluntarily-cannibalized-and-killed-tm-friggin-i/166236 "2004-07-04T11:21:36Z")
I actually heard about this in January, but it was the day of my father’s funeral and I had other things on my mind, as you can imagine. But I heard some more details today, which reminded me. In the early to mid 90’s … --- ## [Liberal. Did they kick you out ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-did-they-kick-you-out/496255)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2009, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-did-they-kick-you-out/496255 "2009-05-20T13:58:22Z")
I knew you’d be back I gave you three months but it only took two. And now you’re chain posting like someone whose been without a keyboard for a couple of months. Will you now admit that this is the best fucking mess… --- ## [Best portable device for measuring elevation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-portable-device-for-measuring-elevation/564586)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-portable-device-for-measuring-elevation/564586 "2014-07-12T18:36:10Z")
Is there a reasonably priced hand held device that will measure ones elevation above sea level? --- ## [Roseanne Part Two? No Thank You](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roseanne-part-two-no-thank-you/811120)
**Author:** [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Replies:** 295\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2018, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roseanne-part-two-no-thank-you/811120 "2018-06-24T19:45:29Z")
I know I do a lot of whining about how television was better back in the old days, but Jesus Christ, they didn’t have to go and do this! I never cared for the original “Roseanne”. It portrayed family money struggles ok… --- ## [An actual Monday morning MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-actual-monday-morning-mmp/658220)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 496\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2013, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-actual-monday-morning-mmp/658220 "2013-05-20T03:10:31Z")
It may be 5 o’clock somewhere (actually it is 5am here; but if you start drinking now, it’s not happy hour & you just might have a problem) but it’s after midnight local time, which means this week, for the first time in… --- ## [Quit smoking. Now I'm tired all the time.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-smoking-now-im-tired-all-the-time/624390)
**Author:** [@grama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grama)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2014, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quit-smoking-now-im-tired-all-the-time/624390 "2014-12-26T12:38:15Z")
It’s been about a week, so far so good, I only get minor cravings early in the morning and late at night, the thing is i feel extremely tired, I don’t normally drink coffee and now im having 2-3 cups every morning just t… --- ## [Kiddy porn in the closet. What NOT to find spring cleaning.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiddy-porn-in-the-closet-what-not-to-find-spring-cleaning/492733)
**Author:** [@AquaPura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AquaPura)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2009, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kiddy-porn-in-the-closet-what-not-to-find-spring-cleaning/492733 "2009-04-27T09:00:26Z")
I feel ill and it has been several hours since this horrifying discovery. I was helping my boyfriend clean out the bedroom of his cousin that lived with him and his parents for several years after the death of the cousi… --- ## [Confused and chastened by Tubadiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confused-and-chastened-by-tubadiva/121736)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2002, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/confused-and-chastened-by-tubadiva/121736 "2002-08-06T00:06:50Z")
This thread was just closed and I’m kind of at a loss. http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=128401 It’s pretty tame by the standards of things like Goat Porn, and Ewe’s Sluts, and the Original Sp… --- ## [Botticelli May 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2015/719571)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 591\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2015, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-may-2015/719571 "2015-06-02T17:24:08Z")
SUMMARY Real person Female --- ## [When things go horribly wrong on live television](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-things-go-horribly-wrong-on-live-television/601733)
**Author:** [@Quarter\_Lane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quarter_Lane)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-things-go-horribly-wrong-on-live-television/601733 "2011-11-06T21:33:32Z")
I was wondering about how cast and crew react to unexpected circumstances during live television broadcasts. Not the occasional wardrobe malfunction or curse word getting through, but real emergencies, or things that go … --- ## [Cenk Uygur running for Pres](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cenk-uygur-running-for-pres/991927)
**Author:** [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Replies:** 671\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cenk-uygur-running-for-pres/991927 "2026-06-09T03:55:42Z")
He’s back - the big fella from the no-longer-so-Young Turks is fired up about Joe Biden and his allegedly diminished chances in 2024, and is determined to keep the Dems from running him again by declaring himself as a lo… --- ## [Why can't Biden get more traction from the economy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-biden-get-more-traction-from-the-economy/1001736)
**Author:** [@survinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/survinga)\ **Replies:** 779\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2024, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-biden-get-more-traction-from-the-economy/1001736 "2024-06-23T13:55:59Z")
The economic numbers are very strong almost across the board, and yet Biden is seen as weak in an area where I’d argue he’s knocked it out of the park. Yesterday, the Dow closed above 40K for the first time ever. And I… --- ## [Why Does the West Bank Need to be Ethnically Cleansed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-west-bank-need-to-be-ethnically-cleansed/484421)
**Author:** [@brazil84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brazil84)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2009, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-the-west-bank-need-to-be-ethnically-cleansed/484421 "2009-02-23T15:59:43Z")
My impression is that some of the peace proposals involving Israel entail removing some or all of the Jewish settlements on the West Bank. Isn’t this ethnic cleansing? And haven’t we been told that ethnic cleansing is … --- ## [taking a convertible through a car wash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-convertible-through-a-car-wash/514992)
**Author:** [@vertizontal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vertizontal)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2009, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-a-convertible-through-a-car-wash/514992 "2009-10-26T14:57:29Z")
Is it safe to take my cloth-top convertible through an automatic car wash? --- ## [84th Academy Awards 2012 - ongoing discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/84th-academy-awards-2012-ongoing-discussion-thread/613979)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 302\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2012, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/84th-academy-awards-2012-ongoing-discussion-thread/613979 "2012-03-01T03:01:58Z")
The show is tomorrow. Billy Crystal is hosting again, which I actually kind of like. Would have liked to see Eddie Murphy, though, so it is a shame it fell through. Anyway, we can talk about the show here, post winners … --- ## [Seattle Pub Trivia 2010: The Return of the Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-pub-trivia-2010-the-return-of-the-smurf/523774)
**Author:** [@stargazer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stargazer)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seattle-pub-trivia-2010-the-return-of-the-smurf/523774 "2011-01-04T21:27:55Z")
New year, new thread, as per usual. In case anyone new wants to join in, a group of us get together most Tuesday nights at The Old Pequliar in Ballard for pub trivia. Here’s the Facebook page, for more info. Anyway - w… --- ## [Predict the next celebrity who'll come out of the closet (and when)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-celebrity-wholl-come-out-of-the-closet-and-when/465296)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2008, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-celebrity-wholl-come-out-of-the-closet-and-when/465296 "2008-11-17T16:02:31Z")
Obviously if they’re not out you don’t have to know for a fact they’re gay; just go with the g’dar. I’ll take Anderson Cooper, mid-October. Penny stock: Moe Rocca, before Christmas, with a candlestick in the library, … --- ## [Underground/hidden internet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underground-hidden-internet/632853)
**Author:** [@jakesteele](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jakesteele)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2012, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/underground-hidden-internet/632853 "2012-08-31T12:33:27Z")
about a year ago I stumbled a post somewhere that talked about a hidden or underground internet. My computer crashed a while back and I lost the directions on how to get there. Can anybody help me out and tell me how I… --- ## [Who here has caught either parent masterbating?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-has-caught-either-parent-masterbating/190031)
**Author:** [@X\_Slayer\_ALE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/X_Slayer_ALE)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2017, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-has-caught-either-parent-masterbating/190031 "2017-11-05T01:09:30Z")
I know theres more than a few here (in therapy) who have accidentally witnessed their parental units procreating to which some extreme emotional upheavel followed, But i am here to take survey of the how many people here… --- ## [Who looks worse? Breitbart or Obama WH?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-looks-worse-breitbart-or-obama-wh/547448)
**Author:** [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Replies:** 318\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-looks-worse-breitbart-or-obama-wh/547448 "2010-07-25T21:40:05Z")
So back in March at an NAACP function, USDA official Shirley Sherrod tells of learning her lesson 24 years ago while helping a white farmer keep his farm & being tempted to not give her best effort. That gets edited & sh… --- ## [How do you deal with Korean parents who do not want you to move in with someone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-korean-parents-who-do-not-want-you-to-move-in-with-someone/583787)
**Author:** [@KoreanGirlInDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KoreanGirlInDC)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-korean-parents-who-do-not-want-you-to-move-in-with-someone/583787 "2011-06-03T23:13:29Z")
My boyfriend and I have been dating for a year, and have decided that we want to move in together. I am 24, he is 25, and we are both working professionals in Washington, DC. My parents are Korean, and live half way aro… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=115&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=117&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)