# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1161&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:** 1162 --- ## [Jeopardy! Contest of the Titans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-contest-of-the-titans/846097)
**Author:** [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2020, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-contest-of-the-titans/846097 "2020-01-29T20:21:48Z")
Whom do you think will win the Jeopardy! contest between Ken Jennings, Brad Rutter, and James Holzhauer that starts tonight (first one to three wins will be considered the winner)? --- ## [Fantasy Football Sit/Start Thread, 2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-sit-start-thread-2014/698423)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2014, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fantasy-football-sit-start-thread-2014/698423 "2014-11-27T00:01:04Z")
I don’t think we have one of these yet, and I’ve got a question I need help with: Cam Newton vs. Detroit Matt Ryan @ Cincinnati Tony Romo @ Tennessee Honestly, I think it’s really close between all three of them. Th… --- ## [Celebrities You Hate Without Any Real Justification](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-hate-without-any-real-justification/296337)
**Author:** [@PopCultureReference\_11one](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PopCultureReference_11one)\ **Replies:** 111\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2005, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-you-hate-without-any-real-justification/296337 "2005-06-08T02:16:21Z")
The title of the thread is straight forward enough, so i’ll start: Derek Jeter: I always thought he looked like a smug asshat. Something about his demeanor seems to say “I’m better than you and we both know it.” Has … --- ## [My son tried to kill himself](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-tried-to-kill-himself/147295)
**Author:** [@welby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/welby)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2003, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-son-tried-to-kill-himself/147295 "2003-01-22T23:12:11Z")
Man, what a shitty thing. After school every day I sit with both kids to do homework together. That way, I’m sure that the homework gets done and is understood. When I got home yesterday I went to get the kids for hom… --- ## [make a sit-com into a drama](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-a-sit-com-into-a-drama/641606)
**Author:** [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-a-sit-com-into-a-drama/641606 "2012-12-09T17:00:24Z")
Suppose that at some early point in its run, I LOVE LUCY was transformed into a one-hour drama? They decided, say, to make it a serious show about a mixed ethnic marriage between a professional entertainer and his untale… --- ## [Best Version of "I Heard it Through the Grapevine" a Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-version-of-i-heard-it-through-the-grapevine-a-poll/573798)
**Author:** [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2011, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-version-of-i-heard-it-through-the-grapevine-a-poll/573798 "2011-03-10T23:07:29Z")
Limiting the selection to the “Original Three” plus the CCR version, since the CCR version is pretty popular. The Motown recordings were released in the opposite order from the order in which they were recorded. The so… --- ## [Was Simon Cowell in on this trick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-simon-cowell-in-on-this-trick/718360)
**Author:** [@Saffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saffer)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2015, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-simon-cowell-in-on-this-trick/718360 "2015-07-14T15:12:15Z")
Video here It is a video of a magic trick on a talent show. Seems like a pretty trivial trick if Simon was in on it. I wouldn’t put it past him to see the business value in pretending to have something amazing happen o… --- ## [What things can a person say to you to make you lose respect instantly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-can-a-person-say-to-you-to-make-you-lose-respect-instantly/211755)
**Author:** [@Colinmarshall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colinmarshall)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2003, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-things-can-a-person-say-to-you-to-make-you-lose-respect-instantly/211755 "2003-11-14T15:05:20Z")
We’ve all got 'em. Certain views, phrases or opinions that we can’t hear out of other people without losing all respect for them damn near instantly. What are your personal insta-respect-drainers? Mine: Any reference … --- ## [Bigger asshole: Shawn Spencer from PSYCH, or Batman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigger-asshole-shawn-spencer-from-psych-or-batman/559475)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2010, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bigger-asshole-shawn-spencer-from-psych-or-batman/559475 "2010-11-17T01:23:55Z")
Poll in a moment. Just make sure your answer is silly, or I will threaten to feed you to the hyenas and then not follow through. --- ## [Most dissapointing TV show this season?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-dissapointing-tv-show-this-season/646509)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2013, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-dissapointing-tv-show-this-season/646509 "2013-01-25T16:04:02Z")
My vote goes to The Mindy Project. I really, really wanted to like this show because I thought I liked Mindy Kaling. But the character she created is not one third as cute as she thinks she is and less than quarter as fu… --- ## [Shots fired at police officers at Dallas anti-police protest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shots-fired-at-police-officers-at-dallas-anti-police-protest/759353)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2016, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shots-fired-at-police-officers-at-dallas-anti-police-protest/759353 "2016-07-10T23:05:45Z")
News is just breaking, but this really doesn’t look good. http://www.wfaa.com/mb/news/local/dallas-county/breaking-shots-fired-and-officers-down-at-downtown-dallas-protest/266881573 --- ## [Have you ever stopped patronizing a business because of the music they play?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-stopped-patronizing-a-business-because-of-the-music-they-play/667693)
**Author:** [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2013, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-stopped-patronizing-a-business-because-of-the-music-they-play/667693 "2013-09-03T20:20:38Z")
Last night I went shopping at the Jewel-Osco (a grocery store) near me. Usually they play inoffensive (if crappy) music, but yesterday they were playing country “music.” This isn’t Arkansas, for Christ’s sake. When I … --- ## [Memo to web designers: Everybody hates Flash!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memo-to-web-designers-everybody-hates-flash/189365)
**Author:** [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2003, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/memo-to-web-designers-everybody-hates-flash/189365 "2003-07-25T04:37:33Z")
I am aware that this rant has probably graced these pages before, but I will go mad if I do not vent a little frustration. If you are a website designer, please immediately and totally renounce Flash. It is truly horrib… --- ## [Is there deep Christian rock?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-deep-christian-rock/603011)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-deep-christian-rock/603011 "2013-06-14T15:36:02Z")
My wife has been listening to a christian rock radio station recently. I can’t stomach it for more than 10 seconds, but I’m hoping there’s some fans here who can chime in. I asked her if there was any christian music t… --- ## [Real-world examples of 'Ummm, acktually, It's X, not Y' nitpicks, and discussion about them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-world-examples-of-ummm-acktually-its-x-not-y-nitpicks-and-discussion-about-them/1019326)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 411\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2025, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-world-examples-of-ummm-acktually-its-x-not-y-nitpicks-and-discussion-about-them/1019326 "2025-07-09T00:56:19Z")
Seen this a lot in internet arguments; for example ‘Actually, it’s a square not a rectangle’ - the object being discussed may indeed be a square, but squares are rectangles; so it’s both. Sometimes it goes the other way… --- ## [Individual episodes of shows you normally like that you dislike](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/individual-episodes-of-shows-you-normally-like-that-you-dislike/697110)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/individual-episodes-of-shows-you-normally-like-that-you-dislike/697110 "2014-09-04T21:58:42Z")
Two I can think of: The “Big Bang Theory” episode when Sheldon tutors Leonard about American football. I know it’s my hang-up, but the idea of a straight American man being that ignorant of football suspends my disbel… --- ## [Why can't we buy an automobile from the manufacturer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-buy-an-automobile-from-the-manufacturer/688224)
**Author:** [@Honesty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honesty)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2014, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-buy-an-automobile-from-the-manufacturer/688224 "2014-05-15T23:14:26Z")
As I am currently finding out, buying a vehicle is very stressful. Briefly, I have been looking for the Prius C one model which have a MSRP of about $19,000. When I go and look at the the prices on the lots, the cars a… --- ## [Ladies do not acknowledge strangers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-not-acknowledge-strangers/345446)
**Author:** [@spool\_of\_thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spool_of_thread)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2006, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-do-not-acknowledge-strangers/345446 "2006-02-27T16:47:36Z")
Miss Manners claims that a “lady” would never speak to a strange man unless properly introduced. I don’t think she is kidding. She says its an insult when men compliment a woman on her appearance (here, I’m not talking a… --- ## [Licking Your Finger to Turn the Pages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/licking-your-finger-to-turn-the-pages/491305)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2014, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/licking-your-finger-to-turn-the-pages/491305 "2014-04-20T04:33:22Z")
Practical or disgusting? Does it make a difference if it’s something you are about to hand to the other person? If no one is watching? --- ## [May an NFL player refuse the franchise tag and move on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-an-nfl-player-refuse-the-franchise-tag-and-move-on/675901)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2013, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-an-nfl-player-refuse-the-franchise-tag-and-move-on/675901 "2013-12-27T14:38:46Z")
Maybe this goes in the games forum, although I’m looking for a factual answer here - I’ll let a mod determine that. If an NFL player is in the last year of his contract, and his team wants to franchise tag him for the … --- ## [Why did the pet cemetary turn dead things evil?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-pet-cemetary-turn-dead-things-evil/344187)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2006, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-pet-cemetary-turn-dead-things-evil/344187 "2006-02-16T11:31:00Z")
I saw a parody of Pet Cemitary on South Park, and it made me wonder… In Stephen King’s original story…what was it exactly that turned things evil in the pet cemitary? Is this something obvious that I’m overlooking, or d… --- ## [No sympathy for you, people who keep getting suckered by internet schlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sympathy-for-you-people-who-keep-getting-suckered-by-internet-schlock/675768)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2013, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-sympathy-for-you-people-who-keep-getting-suckered-by-internet-schlock/675768 "2013-12-13T22:37:26Z")
For some of you, this story may already be yesterday’s news. But I just discovered it, um, yesterday. The trainwreck has been all kinds of interesting to me. The actual story starts with this essay: “Why I Make Terrib… --- ## [A product that COMPLETELY fails](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-product-that-completely-fails/443475)
**Author:** [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2008, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-product-that-completely-fails/443475 "2008-04-05T12:53:07Z")
Just now, I nearly had a heart attack because my wife’s little suction-cup soap dish one again fell off the wall, clattering around in the tub. All it is supposed to do is stick to the shower wall and hold soap, yet it … --- ## [Who was better looking, Paul Newman or Robert Redford?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-better-looking-paul-newman-or-robert-redford/985315)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2024, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-better-looking-paul-newman-or-robert-redford/985315 "2024-11-17T12:17:32Z")
I’m watching “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” and I asked my wife who was the better looking of Newman and Redford. She was non-committal and asked me what I thought. I’m not generally a good judge of men’s attractiv… --- ## [The most lopsided victories in professional sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-lopsided-victories-in-professional-sports/657615)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2013, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-lopsided-victories-in-professional-sports/657615 "2013-06-08T14:15:23Z")
Watched the end of the Detroit/Houston baseball game yesterday, and it was a rout, 9-0 for the Tigers. Which got me to wondering: what are the most lopsided victories in the various professional sports, i.e. the greates… --- ## [Tricks to settling a delinquent bank account?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tricks-to-settling-a-delinquent-bank-account/344707)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2006, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tricks-to-settling-a-delinquent-bank-account/344707 "2006-02-17T04:46:01Z")
Too late to call the bank collections department, or whoever handles this sort of thing, so I’ll do it tomorrow. Figured I’d ask around here to see if there were any tips on resolving this. Backstory: When I applied to… --- ## [Weird references in vintage cartoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-references-in-vintage-cartoons/939944)
**Author:** [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2021, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-references-in-vintage-cartoons/939944 "2021-05-06T12:49:14Z")
I’ve watched a zillion Warner Brothers/MGM/Fleischer or whatever cartoons since I was a kid (born 1962), and there’s a ton of weird moments that obviously reference current memes that are long gone and 99% of us will nev… --- ## [Why Do Restaurants Automatically Add On A Gratuity For Parties Over A Certain Size?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-restaurants-automatically-add-on-a-gratuity-for-parties-over-a-certain-size/173527)
**Author:** [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2003, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-restaurants-automatically-add-on-a-gratuity-for-parties-over-a-certain-size/173527 "2003-06-02T23:44:52Z")
Or, I guess, for checks over a certain amount? Are they worried that people can’t do math at the higher numbers? Thanks! --- ## [Things some people just can't see or notice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-some-people-just-cant-see-or-notice/768804)
**Author:** [@Arcite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcite)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2016, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-some-people-just-cant-see-or-notice/768804 "2016-10-29T01:03:03Z")
There are certain phenomena in the world where a difference exists between two or more things, which can be detected by many or most people, but not by some. The current thread “Why does HD TV look like 80’s BBC sitcoms… --- ## [WTF is Donald Sterling's deal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-donald-sterlings-deal/687221)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2014, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-donald-sterlings-deal/687221 "2014-06-17T06:56:59Z")
Duck Dynasty Phil, and rancher Bundy, their deals I get: they are just right wing racist old fucks with a lot of convenient bullshit rationalisations to help them get through the day. But Sterling tells his girlfriend h… --- ## [Tramp Stamp = tramp..who knew?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tramp-stamp-tramp-who-knew/659362)
**Author:** [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2013, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tramp-stamp-tramp-who-knew/659362 "2013-05-29T06:47:20Z")
I thought this was funny. Get a “tramp stamp” and guess what? Guys are more likely to think you are a tramp! WTF did you gals think it’s called a tramp stamp in the first place? http://now.msn.com/tramp-stamp-study-say… --- ## [Why does hitting my truck's starter with a hammer make it work again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-hitting-my-trucks-starter-with-a-hammer-make-it-work-again/515785)
**Author:** [@Mangosteen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangosteen)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2009, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-hitting-my-trucks-starter-with-a-hammer-make-it-work-again/515785 "2009-10-31T16:58:23Z")
Is it just loose or do I need a new starter? Thanks! --- ## [Is it time to leave yet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-leave-yet/823748)
**Author:** [@dolphinboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dolphinboy)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2018, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-time-to-leave-yet/823748 "2018-11-04T21:56:37Z")
I have lived happily in the US my entire 64 years. I love my country and all it stands for… or I should say stood for, but now it seems the lunatics are running the asylum. For all of you that love Trump, and what he an… --- ## [How on Earth is a 10 oz New York strip steak worth $42.99?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-on-earth-is-a-10-oz-new-york-strip-steak-worth-42-99/793459)
**Author:** [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-on-earth-is-a-10-oz-new-york-strip-steak-worth-42-99/793459 "2017-08-18T18:36:59Z")
My friends and I went out to dinner last night at a high-end steak restaurant. I was gobsmacked when I opened the menu to see all of their steaks priced between $39.99 and $49.99. We live in a state known for its beef, … --- ## [Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D S02E07: The Writing on the Wall (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e07-the-writing-on-the-wall-open-spoilers/704400)
**Author:** [@pricciar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pricciar)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2014, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/agents-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-s02e07-the-writing-on-the-wall-open-spoilers/704400 "2014-11-18T16:27:47Z")
“The Writing on the Wall” Directed by Vincent Misiano Written by Craig Titley I’m not going to have time to watch the episode tonight, but as usual, I thought I would start the discussion thread. An episode title with… --- ## [An open letter to my Democratic friends, regarding the current political season.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-open-letter-to-my-democratic-friends-regarding-the-current-political-season/328349)
**Author:** [@Mr.Moto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Moto)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2005, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-open-letter-to-my-democratic-friends-regarding-the-current-political-season/328349 "2005-11-04T03:59:22Z")
Greetings. I’m not posting this thread as any defense of any Republicans caught in any illegal or unethical acts. Nor do I want to deny anyone their day of gleeful gloating, if that’s what they wish to do. Have at it … --- ## [Why won't "stick snobs" shut up already?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-stick-snobs-shut-up-already/211342)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2003, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-stick-snobs-shut-up-already/211342 "2003-11-08T19:10:20Z")
I am really annoyed by “stick snobs” – those people who have manual transmission cars and just can’t shut up about it. I really don’t give a toss, but they blather on and on about how you aren’t really driving if you dri… --- ## [Which genre gets the least respect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-genre-gets-the-least-respect/585377)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-genre-gets-the-least-respect/585377 "2011-06-17T01:47:12Z")
Genre fiction in general gets looked down upon by fiction of no specific category. For some reason, “Western” or “romance” tends to be taken to mean a particular work is basically Cheese Doodles For the Soul. (Not that I… --- ## [Podcasts, media, and messaging (or How the Democrats can win again)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcasts-media-and-messaging-or-how-the-democrats-can-win-again/1015769)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 414\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2026, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/podcasts-media-and-messaging-or-how-the-democrats-can-win-again/1015769 "2026-08-08T00:00:17Z")
I want to keep this simple. I think it needs to be simple - simple messaging, and simple strategy, wins. I think there are really only two major changes in strategy and messaging that Democrats need to do - go on uncomfo… --- ## [Teen Boot Camps...Anyone With Any Experiences?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-boot-camps-anyone-with-any-experiences/458428)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2011, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-boot-camps-anyone-with-any-experiences/458428 "2011-12-19T00:19:42Z")
My stepdaughter is really acting out, and she has already been placed in foster care by DCS due to her bad behavior, which includes sneaking out, smoking, cutting herself, punching holes in our walls, setting fires, unco… --- ## [What info does SDMB save about users?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-info-does-sdmb-save-about-users/29564)
**Author:** [@starfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/starfish)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2001, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-info-does-sdmb-save-about-users/29564 "2001-04-19T19:15:44Z")
I checked the board last night from my home computer though my ISP. This morning I checked it from my work computer though the company’s ISP. The message board had the correct time of my last visit. I had thought that … --- ## [I don't think Tom Cruise is gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-tom-cruise-is-gay/337880)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2006, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-tom-cruise-is-gay/337880 "2006-01-06T05:25:23Z")
I just saw a clip from the MTV movie awards where Katie Holmes was introducing Tom Cruise, and she had the look of a girl who’s getting rogered right properly, and I don’t have the faith in her acting abilities that she … --- ## [I Have Given My Wife Permission To See Other Men.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-given-my-wife-permission-to-see-other-men/525118)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2010, 10:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-given-my-wife-permission-to-see-other-men/525118 "2010-01-22T10:35:06Z")
… if she wants to, and I think it’s okay that I did that, given my situation (the dementia and the accompanying depression). She is 61, but looks 15 years younger than that (runs in her family), and I cannot see letting… --- ## [Ox house camel door (Hebrew alphabet)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ox-house-camel-door-hebrew-alphabet/650490)
**Author:** [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ox-house-camel-door-hebrew-alphabet/650490 "2019-01-22T22:35:03Z")
Is there a default or standard set of meanings of the Hebrew alphabet? The first four are usually given as ox, house, camel, door, although sometimes “tent” is given instead of “house”. But the rest seem to have all kind… --- ## [How Exactly does one make money online?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-does-one-make-money-online/627548)
**Author:** [@Oodles\_of\_O\_s](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oodles_of_O_s)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2014, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-exactly-does-one-make-money-online/627548 "2014-09-11T22:57:37Z")
Hello this is my first post I have heard a lot about making money online but I have never really gotten how it works :confused: I am not even interested in the amount that can be made I just want to know some ways peopl… --- ## [Lego Lord of the Rings figures coming this summer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-lord-of-the-rings-figures-coming-this-summer/618027)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lego-lord-of-the-rings-figures-coming-this-summer/618027 "2012-07-22T15:58:42Z")
They look pretty good, I’d say: http://thelordoftherings.lego.com/en-us/default.aspx?icmp=COUSFR36LOTR --- ## [Meaning of "Man who sold the world" by Bowie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-man-who-sold-the-world-by-bowie/192207)
**Author:** [@Cornelius\_Tuggerson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cornelius_Tuggerson)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2011, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/meaning-of-man-who-sold-the-world-by-bowie/192207 "2011-11-17T00:24:26Z")
I was eating a pizza drinking a soda and listening to some Bowie the other day when it all of a sudden occurred to be that “The man who sold the world” is a very deep and thought provoking song. But I can not for the li… --- ## [What's the best way to get knots out of a cat's fur?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-knots-out-of-a-cats-fur/588654)
**Author:** [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2011, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-best-way-to-get-knots-out-of-a-cats-fur/588654 "2011-07-12T05:35:16Z")
My long haired Maine Coon tends to get all full of knots in the summer heat. What’s the best way to get them out of her fur? Thank you. --- ## ["I can no longer represent you in this divorce case"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-no-longer-represent-you-in-this-divorce-case/698759)
**Author:** [@whc.03grady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whc.03grady)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2014, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-can-no-longer-represent-you-in-this-divorce-case/698759 "2014-09-18T23:45:12Z")
Sitch: John and Sally are married with two kids in Texas, but are in the very early stages of getting divorced. Sally, unbeknownst to the husband, has records of texts showing a high likelihood of adultery (or at the ve… --- ## [I don't understand why diesel cars aren't more popular in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-why-diesel-cars-arent-more-popular-in-the-us/619811)
**Author:** [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2013, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-why-diesel-cars-arent-more-popular-in-the-us/619811 "2013-05-02T09:27:18Z")
I just bought myself a new VW Jetta TDI. The car is plenty big inside, is quite fast, very smooth, and I got around 54 mpg this morning cruising at 65. I just replaced a base model Subaru Impreza 5 speed. That car was… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1160&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1162&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)