# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1182&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:** 1183 --- ## [I'll be damned if you fuck with my flying, asshole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-be-damned-if-you-fuck-with-my-flying-asshole/163301)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2003, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ill-be-damned-if-you-fuck-with-my-flying-asshole/163301 "2003-04-07T00:57:30Z")
Well, today I got my bonus check from work, and as usual the High and Mighty Officer of the Company desired to hand them out. Now, normally this guy is a decent sort, but — You see, due to the war (can something that o… --- ## [Obama ought to do a Truman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-ought-to-do-a-truman/552737)
**Author:** [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2010, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-ought-to-do-a-truman/552737 "2010-09-15T19:50:29Z")
(I am posting before my coffee, so this might be silly.) President Obama ought to call Congress back is session telling the GOP, “We cannot wait for the next election, we need the House and Senate to pass, and me to sig… --- ## [ADT can't protect me from ADT](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adt-cant-protect-me-from-adt/558431)
**Author:** [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2010, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adt-cant-protect-me-from-adt/558431 "2010-10-29T17:38:57Z")
For 12 + years, from the time I first bought our last home, I was an ADT Security Services customer, home alarm and monitoring for burglary, fire, etc. We paid our bill each month, never heard from them except for when … --- ## [New poll shows Bush with a double digit lead](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-poll-shows-bush-with-a-double-digit-lead/263158)
**Author:** [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2004, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-poll-shows-bush-with-a-double-digit-lead/263158 "2004-09-09T03:54:18Z")
Read it and weep. Since ever poll that has shown Kerry inching even or going ahead by 2 or 3 percentage points has had it’s own thread crowing about it, I thought that this poll likely deserved one too. Kerry got no bo… --- ## [I am getting my hair chopped; please reassure me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-getting-my-hair-chopped-please-reassure-me/543171)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2010, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-getting-my-hair-chopped-please-reassure-me/543171 "2010-06-20T15:16:56Z")
This is not because I particularly want short hair. I have very curly hair and used to have it short in high school and pretty much hated it. But there are multiple things going on here: I’ve had it long since I was in… --- ## [When does a domestic partnership begin? (health insurance)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-a-domestic-partnership-begin-health-insurance/660638)
**Author:** [@Rachellelogram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachellelogram)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2013, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-a-domestic-partnership-begin-health-insurance/660638 "2013-06-11T18:01:01Z")
The insurance company in question is Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield. It’s an opposite-sex domestic partnership, if it matters (my employer covers both same-sex and opposite-sex partnerships, so I don’t think it does). M… --- ## [Ask The Woman That's Currently PMSing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-thats-currently-pmsing/530658)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2010, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-woman-thats-currently-pmsing/530658 "2010-03-06T06:41:57Z")
So, you know, I don’t give a shit if you ask me anything or not. But if you want to, by all means, knock yourself out. :mad: --- ## [The Feud: Here there be Monsters by Labtrash \[Game Over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-here-there-be-monsters-by-labtrash-game-over/563572)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2010, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-here-there-be-monsters-by-labtrash-game-over/563572 "2010-12-15T06:27:12Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [Did opposing generals in a war really dine together at nite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-opposing-generals-in-a-war-really-dine-together-at-nite/691664)
**Author:** [@Suicide](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suicide)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2014, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-opposing-generals-in-a-war-really-dine-together-at-nite/691664 "2014-06-28T16:12:25Z")
I saw a show that said during the American Revolutionary War all battle ceased from sundown to sunup because there were no lites, electricity, etc…this was like an unofficial ceasefire every nite…and that it wasn’t uncom… --- ## [Can you pay someone's debts anonymously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-pay-someones-debts-anonymously/749995)
**Author:** [@yellowjacketcoder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowjacketcoder)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2016, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-pay-someones-debts-anonymously/749995 "2016-03-28T13:48:50Z")
I was fantasizing about what I’d do if I won the lottery\* earlier. It went through the usual - the practical (college fund for the kids), the extravagant (my own island in the south pacific), the silly (definitely replac… --- ## [One Brit's view of the US healthcare debate](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-brits-view-of-the-us-healthcare-debate/537110)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/one-brits-view-of-the-us-healthcare-debate/537110 "2010-04-30T17:51:07Z")
A Brit? Rapping?! America, here’s to your health Even if you disagree with the politics, I think the lyrics are extraordinarily clever. (And before you say we over here shouldn’t comment on a US issue, this was in res… --- ## [The full range of things called 'pudding' in the USA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-full-range-of-things-called-pudding-in-the-usa/1003445)
**Author:** [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Replies:** 231\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-full-range-of-things-called-pudding-in-the-usa/1003445 "2024-07-09T21:06:52Z")
In the UK, the term ‘pudding’ is incredibly broad, encompassing various types of desserts, cakes and fruit cakes, pies, and certain types of sausage (I’ve been compiling a list). ‘Pudding’ is also a synonym for ‘dessert… --- ## [How can anyone defend closing of private property on Federal land?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-defend-closing-of-private-property-on-federal-land/670534)
**Author:** [@JustBecause14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustBecause14)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2013, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-anyone-defend-closing-of-private-property-on-federal-land/670534 "2013-10-08T19:35:21Z")
Re: the shutdown. In particular, I am wondering what point it serves to close hotels/restaurants (Blue Ridge Inn) & force people from their private homes (Lake Meade). Isn’t this just the Feds being a bunch of bullies ju… --- ## [What is really Creationists beef with evolution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-really-creationists-beef-with-evolution/300627)
**Author:** [@BrianJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrianJ)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2005, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-really-creationists-beef-with-evolution/300627 "2005-04-30T12:33:48Z")
OK I realise this topic is a bit of a dead horse… but I’d like to try to understand where the creationists are coming from. Whenever this comes up a creationist will post lengthy,well thought out gibberish exclaiming wh… --- ## [Battlestar Galactica Tonight!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-tonight/217811)
**Author:** [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Replies:** 164\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2003, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/battlestar-galactica-tonight/217811 "2003-12-13T01:45:08Z")
I spent the day watching Farscape on SciFi and think I’ll be watching the BG mini-series, since I know very little about the original show, save that Face from The A-Team used to be on it. I hope it doesn’t suck. --- ## [Hilarious photos of Gymnast's giving everyone the stink eye.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-photos-of-gymnasts-giving-everyone-the-stink-eye/630756)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2012, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hilarious-photos-of-gymnasts-giving-everyone-the-stink-eye/630756 "2012-08-17T19:32:34Z")
Geez, this girl can turn on the bitch face in an instant. I feel for her future hubby. He will learn those looks all too well. :smiley: Love the commentary added by pranksters. --- ## [Why is it that female teachers who have sexual relationships with underaged boys are always hot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-that-female-teachers-who-have-sexual-relationships-with-underaged-boys-are-always-hot/695294)
**Author:** [@Gorilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorilla)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2014, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-it-that-female-teachers-who-have-sexual-relationships-with-underaged-boys-are-always-hot/695294 "2014-08-13T04:57:44Z")
This is something I’ve sometimes wondered about for years. Every time I have seen a case in the media of a female teacher arrested for having an illicit relationship with an underaged boy, it always turns out to be a ver… --- ## [The homosexual connotations of "Jailhouse Rock".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-homosexual-connotations-of-jailhouse-rock/256453)
**Author:** [@Reeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeder)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2004, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-homosexual-connotations-of-jailhouse-rock/256453 "2004-07-25T16:45:40Z")
The relevent lyrics… All the lyrics… http://www.lyrics-site.net/Jailhouse\_Rock\_Lyrics.html Was Elvis really professing leanings? I hope so. He would have been a ground breaker. --- ## [Help Me Choose a Dog Breed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-dog-breed/523112)
**Author:** [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2010, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-a-dog-breed/523112 "2010-01-06T20:27:47Z")
Please help me choose a dog breed. I’ve looked at breed selection websites with no real luck, so I’m hoping some of you might suggest to me some dog breeds that would fit well with my preferences. Up to now I’ve been a … --- ## [How would you react if your pastor did this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-react-if-your-pastor-did-this/662717)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2013, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-react-if-your-pastor-did-this/662717 "2013-07-11T05:00:44Z")
Pastor humiliates church members during service First, he blows someone out of the water for dozing off. He demands respect from them by saying “I’m important. I’m somebody. I’m the real deal.” Then, for some bizarr… --- ## [Religious fanatism in the US public sector](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-fanatism-in-the-us-public-sector/195434)
**Author:** [@Aldebaran](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aldebaran)\ **Replies:** 212\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2003, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/religious-fanatism-in-the-us-public-sector/195434 "2003-08-24T18:54:42Z")
When it comes to religious fundamentalism people in the USA tend to look exclusively outside their own country as if such a thing is unknown to them. To outsiders this comes across as very weird, seen the fact that you … --- ## [Do you enjoy performing oral sex on your sexual partner?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-performing-oral-sex-on-your-sexual-partner/626630)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-enjoy-performing-oral-sex-on-your-sexual-partner/626630 "2012-07-03T06:59:09Z")
Considering the other thread rolling around here about the woman who’s husband will no longer go down on her, I thought I’d put a poll up to query the millions. I’m pretty sure that most of us, if not all enjoy being on… --- ## [March on with your bad self (plant your March mini rants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-on-with-your-bad-self-plant-your-march-mini-rants/1014973)
**Author:** [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Replies:** 279\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2025, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/march-on-with-your-bad-self-plant-your-march-mini-rants/1014973 "2025-04-03T00:13:02Z")
Who gives their spouse sick with a debilitating cancer diagnosis their marching orders? Shape up or ship out? I get she’s pissed about it but don’t blame him for puking up and being a couch potato with chemo fog. 37 ye… --- ## [What would happen if I dropped a marble from 1000ft that weighed the same as the earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-i-dropped-a-marble-from-1000ft-that-weighed-the-same-as-the-earth/779530)
**Author:** [@guitario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guitario)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2017, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-i-dropped-a-marble-from-1000ft-that-weighed-the-same-as-the-earth/779530 "2017-02-15T12:37:25Z")
This is a two part question… the first part is probably very answerable to anyone who knows a bit about science (not me), whereas the second is plain stupid… but where better to ask than here? Ok, lets say I’m on top of… --- ## [Generation Xer with an embarassing question about Generation Y culture? Post it here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generation-xer-with-an-embarassing-question-about-generation-y-culture-post-it-here/331007)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2005, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/generation-xer-with-an-embarassing-question-about-generation-y-culture-post-it-here/331007 "2005-11-16T23:43:18Z")
I’m starting this thread as a 39 year old guy who grew up with Atari 2600 game machines, rotary telephones, cable television with only 36 channels, and MTV that actually played music 24 hours a day. I have a question ab… --- ## [Please help me get this fake "Adobe Flash Player" malware out of my PC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-get-this-fake-adobe-flash-player-malware-out-of-my-pc/656418)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2013, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-me-get-this-fake-adobe-flash-player-malware-out-of-my-pc/656418 "2013-04-23T06:11:11Z")
I use Avast! to guard my PC against malware, and it has been pretty reliable up to now. But whoever is behind this one has figured out how either to piggyback on to Avast! or to imitate it, because, as I recall, I let t… --- ## [Let Us Speak of Salsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-us-speak-of-salsa/725113)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2015, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-us-speak-of-salsa/725113 "2015-08-06T11:47:16Z")
To qualify as salsa. 90% of the mixture must, I believe, consist of a chopped up mix of tomatoes, onions, bell peppers, and hot peppers, seasoned with fresh chopped cilantro, salt, and lime juice. Some points to discuss… --- ## [Choose one of these TV superheroines to rescue you from the chop shop.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-one-of-these-tv-superheroines-to-rescue-you-from-the-chop-shop/699887)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2014, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choose-one-of-these-tv-superheroines-to-rescue-you-from-the-chop-shop/699887 "2014-09-30T20:34:02Z")
During an extremely ill-advised vacation trip to Central America, you get kidnapped by crooks who intend to hold you for ransom. Upon learning that your family’s liquid assets are only in the five figures, they decide to… --- ## [Albums/CDs you can listen to all the way through, from beginning to end, without skipping any songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-cds-you-can-listen-to-all-the-way-through-from-beginning-to-end-without-skipping-any-songs/538056)
**Author:** [@MTCicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTCicero)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2010, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-cds-you-can-listen-to-all-the-way-through-from-beginning-to-end-without-skipping-any-songs/538056 "2010-05-05T11:31:11Z")
I come not to praise the iTunes era, but to bury it. Seriously, the album as a work of art is fast approaching extinction in this age of the mp3 file. And that’s kind of sad, since I’ve always kinda loved the album, co… --- ## [Jehovah Goddamned Witnesses... Fuck 'Em In A Ventricle](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jehovah-goddamned-witnesses-fuck-em-in-a-ventricle/842104)
**Author:** [@GreysonCarlisle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreysonCarlisle)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2019, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jehovah-goddamned-witnesses-fuck-em-in-a-ventricle/842104 "2019-11-08T19:07:37Z")
Right in the goddamned heart. My mom passed away last week, and we just got back into town last night. Lo and behold, what’s in the mailbox? A letter from my hometown. From a PO box. From somebody I’ve never met named D… --- ## [catsix are you serious?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catsix-are-you-serious/288607)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2005, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/catsix-are-you-serious/288607 "2005-02-10T03:02:02Z")
In this reply to KellyM, are you seriously calling her abnormal and insane because she’s a transsexual? I’m about to say you’ve gone round the bend, but I won’t state it definitively until I’ve heard your response. --- ## [Are the concessions made by the Founding Fathers morally reprehensible?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-concessions-made-by-the-founding-fathers-morally-reprehensible/672830)
**Author:** [@Oedipus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oedipus)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2013, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-concessions-made-by-the-founding-fathers-morally-reprehensible/672830 "2013-11-06T17:46:34Z")
I’m going to try my best not to poison the well and make sure to keep a pretty open mind, but the thoughts of the new Steve McQueen movie, “12 Years a Slave”, haunt my actions today. I just watched the movie last night … --- ## [Longest you've gone without food/calories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-youve-gone-without-food-calories/604867)
**Author:** [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2011, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/longest-youve-gone-without-food-calories/604867 "2011-12-05T18:45:30Z")
What’s the longest you’ve gone without eating or drinking anything besides water? Why? For me - I once went 72 hours without eating in college. I don’t even remember why, except to prove to my roommate that I could. … --- ## [Sell me (or don't) on paddling your urban river](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-or-dont-on-paddling-your-urban-river/697626)
**Author:** [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2022, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sell-me-or-dont-on-paddling-your-urban-river/697626 "2022-03-28T19:11:50Z")
I am an enthusiastic flatwater kayaker. Most of my paddling has been in rural areas, if not in wilderness, but I have recently been on the Chicago River a couple of times. This would’ve been inconceivable when I was grow… --- ## [Is it safe to light a fart on fire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-light-a-fart-on-fire/466100)
**Author:** [@Genericuser234](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genericuser234)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2008, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-safe-to-light-a-fart-on-fire/466100 "2008-10-03T00:04:43Z")
I have no doubt that it is POSSIBLE to light a fart on fire, but is it really a safe thing to do? My friends and I have debated this for a long while( mainly cause we dont want to do it ourselves incase it isn’t safe) an… --- ## [Jimmy Swaggart advocates killing people for looking at you the wrong way...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-swaggart-advocates-killing-people-for-looking-at-you-the-wrong-way/265054)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2004, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jimmy-swaggart-advocates-killing-people-for-looking-at-you-the-wrong-way/265054 "2004-09-24T22:40:13Z")
…and then denying responsibility on Judgement Day. Here’s a Windows Media Player/IE stream of the show. (Skip ahead about 36 minutes.) I’m not sure what to make of his folksy disclaimer-- “I’m not knockin’ the poor h… --- ## [Why did Mitt Romney fail with Hispanics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-mitt-romney-fail-with-hispanics/642659)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-mitt-romney-fail-with-hispanics/642659 "2012-12-04T15:22:37Z")
Romney was the first Mexican to be a major presidential candidate and yet he got less than a third of the Hispanic vote. Why? --- ## [US training foreign soldiers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-training-foreign-soldiers/699059)
**Author:** [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-training-foreign-soldiers/699059 "2014-11-07T01:51:32Z")
Now we are training forces in Syria, just as we did in Iraq, Vietnam, various other hot spots. Seriously, what can we teach them that they don’t know? Is this just a sop to war hawks, or are there secrets they don’t yet… --- ## [Jersey Area Dopers: Dopefest on Saturday the 16th of September](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jersey-area-dopers-dopefest-on-saturday-the-16th-of-september/363875)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2006, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jersey-area-dopers-dopefest-on-saturday-the-16th-of-september/363875 "2006-09-18T14:25:20Z")
I am going to host another Dopefest at my house as a Barbeque. I am looking at a weekend in September. \*\*Brownie55 \*\* mentioned the 9th/10th is not good and passing on that works better for me. Therefore, for the next we… --- ## [Why "World" War I?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-world-war-i/677100)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2014, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-world-war-i/677100 "2014-01-01T03:34:29Z")
I think this question has been asked before but a quick search didn’t quite turn up the answers I’m looking for. Basically, if the war was confined to Europe - almost wholly Germany, France and the southern arc of natio… --- ## [The ethics of majoritarianism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-majoritarianism/289564)
**Author:** [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2005, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ethics-of-majoritarianism/289564 "2005-02-22T01:08:17Z")
In another thread, my friend, soulmate, and sometimes nemesis (:)), SentientMeat, posted this: I don’t think it’s a secret to anyone who’s been around here longer than two days that I’m a staunch libertarian, or classi… --- ## [Instructions you routinely ignore](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instructions-you-routinely-ignore/480659)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2009, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/instructions-you-routinely-ignore/480659 "2009-01-21T21:50:42Z")
I just bought a new rubber bath mat for the inside of my tub. The instructions say to rinse off the bath mat, then take it off the tub and hang it out to dry… after each use. I can guess why they instruct that, but I j… --- ## [Best high-energy upbeat songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-high-energy-upbeat-songs/483890)
**Author:** [@The\_Why\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Why_Bird)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-high-energy-upbeat-songs/483890 "2009-02-05T16:30:21Z")
…Preferably kid friendly! I’m currently teaching a kids drama class and like to start the lessons with some energetic music as background to the warm up. We also use them occasionally for the kids to choreograph their o… --- ## [Where did the Christian idea of Hell come from?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-christian-idea-of-hell-come-from/303548)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2014, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-christian-idea-of-hell-come-from/303548 "2014-12-09T14:32:17Z")
I’m under the (possibly false) impression that either Judaism has no concept of Hell, or else it’s just not nearly as emphasized as it is in Christianity. It seems like in Judaism one is supposed to follow God’s Law bec… --- ## [Let's talk term limits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-term-limits/776396)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2017, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-term-limits/776396 "2017-01-12T03:12:37Z")
I’m sure there have been previous discussions here on the dope, but this is in the news thanks to Ted Cruz. \[ \](Sen. Cruz and Rep. DeSantis Introduce Constitutional Amendment To Impose Term Limits On Members of Congre… --- ## [Post very funny Youtube videos.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-very-funny-youtube-videos/412239)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-very-funny-youtube-videos/412239 "2016-09-26T15:52:13Z")
Sorry if this is a repost. I am not talking mildly amusing. I’m talking so funny they set you off into fits of laughter. I’ve been using Youtube to get myself through night shifts at work. I’m running out of things t… --- ## [American Idol, 5/6 & 5/7](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-6-5-7/448276)
**Author:** [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Replies:** 171\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2008, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-5-6-5-7/448276 "2008-05-09T14:14:17Z")
The theme is Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and for what seems to be the first time all season, the kids have a very diverse and very long song list to choose from. 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll I don’t have spoiler… --- ## [MLB wild card standings "plus games"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-wild-card-standings-plus-games/697075)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2014, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-wild-card-standings-plus-games/697075 "2014-09-28T14:24:28Z")
I just glanced at the wild card standings, since SF is in the lead in the NL. On the MLB.com site, the Giants are listed as “+1” game, Saint Louis is apparently zero, and then the other teams are minus games, behind. In… --- ## [Bikini wax for men?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikini-wax-for-men/253736)
**Author:** [@whatami](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatami)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2013, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikini-wax-for-men/253736 "2013-06-25T15:42:53Z")
I’ve decided I want to get a bikini wax, or actually a brazilian. Except I don’t wear bikini’s, I wear boxers. Because I’m a guy. So, have any guys had this done? I have a few questions, and I know that some of the ladie… --- ## [Anyone been to Bonnaroo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-bonnaroo/528771)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-been-to-bonnaroo/528771 "2010-06-16T17:56:11Z")
I might go this year with my son who is 17. Is it a party 24 hours a day so that I won’t get any (or very little) sleep? I noticed they have an area for family camping , is that just for people with young kids? How c… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1181&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1183&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)