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**Author:** [@syncrolecyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/syncrolecyne)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2002, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-naked-teenage-girls/99975 "2002-03-29T06:27:13Z")
I work in the mall and a large part of the clientele consists of 12 to 17 year old girls. And many of them are dressed so suggestively, well it’s just awkward. I mean I am embarassed for them and for myself for even seei… --- ## [Something for David](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-for-david/436262)
**Author:** [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2008, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/something-for-david/436262 "2008-04-22T18:11:05Z")
Hi all, the PTB and the man himself said this was OK. As you are aware from the sticky, one of our esteemed senior members David Simmons has bladder cancer, and has made the choice not to seek treatment. This is his ch… --- ## [So where's the inflation, fucktards?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wheres-the-inflation-fucktards/546932)
**Author:** [@sleeping](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeping)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2010, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-wheres-the-inflation-fucktards/546932 "2010-07-21T19:12:15Z")
During and after the passage of the stimulus bill, there was an incessant chant from right-wingers and the mainstream financial analysts\* about inflation and the devaluing of the dollar. The birther/teabagger crowd of co… --- ## [They gave him a GUN?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-a-gun/198105)
**Author:** [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Replies:** 128\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2003, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/they-gave-him-a-gun/198105 "2003-09-05T01:42:48Z")
So, for the first time in my life, I got hassled by a cop today, without ANY cause. I’m on the train, coming back from some volunteer work in Philadelphia. I’m volunteering in a warehouse for a charity that does lots o… --- ## [Do computer programmers need to be good at math?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-computer-programmers-need-to-be-good-at-math/276283)
**Author:** [@LoganF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LoganF)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-computer-programmers-need-to-be-good-at-math/276283 "2011-07-05T13:38:27Z")
I’ve noticed for a long time that distinguished computer programmers (for example, those that are mentioned in journals like Scientific American) tend to have strong mathematical backgrounds. Is there any reason for this… --- ## [Commercials you (inexplicably) don't hate.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-inexplicably-dont-hate/598915)
**Author:** [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2011, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-inexplicably-dont-hate/598915 "2011-10-12T12:50:48Z")
I generally hate commercials, specifically commercials which try to be funny but (usually) aren’t, so it puzzles me why I don’t hate BigSpot.com’s automatic yoyo commercial. I actually laugh when the guy gives the big ph… --- ## [Trump could be a benefit to Republicans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-could-be-a-benefit-to-republicans/725083)
**Author:** [@tullsterx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tullsterx)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2015, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-could-be-a-benefit-to-republicans/725083 "2015-09-18T15:46:20Z")
Don’t you think the viewership of the debates with Trump will be significantly higher? And this could bode well for anyone who might “shine” at the debates. I know there are many irrational haters on this board. But, … --- ## [Liberal equivalent to conservative preoccupation with 2nd amendment/paranoia about Obama taking guns](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-equivalent-to-conservative-preoccupation-with-2nd-amendment-paranoia-about-obama-taking-guns/542661)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2010, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberal-equivalent-to-conservative-preoccupation-with-2nd-amendment-paranoia-about-obama-taking-guns/542661 "2010-06-11T12:51:09Z")
This is likely to devolve pretty quickly. Let me say first what I’m not doing: \[ul\] \[li\]I’m not calling all conservatives crazy. I grew up in a conservative family in one of the most conservative areas of the US. Fo… --- ## [Blood Donation: Do They Run Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-donation-do-they-run-out/668427)
**Author:** [@Do\_Not\_Taunt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Do_Not_Taunt)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/blood-donation-do-they-run-out/668427 "2013-09-14T13:38:00Z")
In the various propaganda (\*) the Red Cross gives you to try to get you to donate, they claim \[QUOTE=Red Cross\] One donation can help save the lives of up to three people. \[/QUOTE\] But that seems to be based on a v… --- ## [Name that tune Misheard Lyrics edition.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune-misheard-lyrics-edition/479355)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2009, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-that-tune-misheard-lyrics-edition/479355 "2009-01-09T12:01:32Z")
Once I asked in my journal “What’s that song that sounds like: Wiki waki wiki Why Sam whorl?” and got more than one answer. I knew those weren’t the real words but it’s dang hard to google lyrics of a song you don’t … --- ## [TdF 2016](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf-2016/758997)
**Author:** [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2016, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tdf-2016/758997 "2016-07-25T21:25:00Z")
Great finish for Cavendish in stage 1. Perhaps this will be his best year yet what with finally getting the maillot jeune, world championship and potential for gold in the Olympics. Stage 2 is looking nasty with the we… --- ## [TV shows/Movies that have had things edited for Political Correctness reasons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-movies-that-have-had-things-edited-for-political-correctness-reasons/354025)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2006, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-movies-that-have-had-things-edited-for-political-correctness-reasons/354025 "2006-04-27T18:45:21Z")
The movie The Lion in Winter (original O’Toole/Hepburn version) was recently shown on one of the cable channels and I watched the first few minutes of it. One of the first lines in the uncut version is when 50 year old… --- ## [Sending a signal with one strand of wire.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-a-signal-with-one-strand-of-wire/466543)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2008, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sending-a-signal-with-one-strand-of-wire/466543 "2008-10-07T09:16:53Z")
Am I right in assuming that a signal can be transmitted from A to B with a single strand of copper wire? There doesn’t need to be a return wire to complete a circuit, right? What are the limits of one strand of wire? Co… --- ## [Betelgeuse becoming a black hole.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betelgeuse-becoming-a-black-hole/568704)
**Author:** [@Fiendish\_Astronaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiendish_Astronaut)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2011, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/betelgeuse-becoming-a-black-hole/568704 "2011-04-04T09:34:30Z")
Betelgeuse is due to go supernova any time now (any time in the next million years) and when it does I understand it could create a black hole. So my question is, assuming it does, how long would it take from the initial… --- ## [How many acres do you need not to hear your neighbors?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-acres-do-you-need-not-to-hear-your-neighbors/736320)
**Author:** [@edwardcoast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwardcoast)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2015, 9:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-acres-do-you-need-not-to-hear-your-neighbors/736320 "2015-11-05T09:30:03Z")
I dread this time of year having to listen to the leaf blowers. I was wondering, if you lived in the country how many acres would you need to have surround your home so you couldn’t hear the neighbors leaf blowers, lawn … --- ## [The Glorification of the child "Mr. Brown"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glorification-of-the-child-mr-brown/696463)
**Author:** [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2014, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-glorification-of-the-child-mr-brown/696463 "2014-09-12T01:56:05Z")
Well, is he a child or does he deserve the respect implicit with the honorific “Mr.” suggesting a proper adult gentleman. Either way, the media I follow is showing way to much respect for this street thug. Any young bl… --- ## [Why do diesel engines last longer than gasoline engines?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-diesel-engines-last-longer-than-gasoline-engines/231638)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2004, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-diesel-engines-last-longer-than-gasoline-engines/231638 "2004-03-02T05:40:30Z")
A buddy of mine recently bought a new truck with a diesel engine. He said that, unlike a gasoline engine, a diesel can easily go 500,000 miles without a major overhaul. I nodded in concurrence, as I’ve heard this all m… --- ## [I can't take this anymore, a prayer for anyone listening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-take-this-anymore-a-prayer-for-anyone-listening/262788)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2004, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-take-this-anymore-a-prayer-for-anyone-listening/262788 "2004-09-28T20:53:04Z")
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=273427&highlight=kinthalis That’s it, I no longer know what to do. Nothing is going accordign to plan, I’m so scared and alone. Today I drove to our home, and then … --- ## [COVID-19 closures, postponements and cancellation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-closures-postponements-and-cancellation/849376)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2020, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/covid-19-closures-postponements-and-cancellation/849376 "2020-04-03T22:10:16Z")
I thought it would be helpful to start tracking closures and cancellations in one place. School Systems and Universities -Maryland Schools -San Francisco Unified School District -Stanford -SF Diocese Schools -Ohio … --- ## [Ventriloquist Dummies in Horror Movies and TV Shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ventriloquist-dummies-in-horror-movies-and-tv-shows/312408)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2013, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ventriloquist-dummies-in-horror-movies-and-tv-shows/312408 "2013-05-03T15:03:59Z")
What horror movies (and TV shows) have featured ventriloquist dummies? I know there have been a few, but I am currently drawing a blank on any specific titles. --- ## [Determinism and decision-making](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/determinism-and-decision-making/557082)
**Author:** [@Blut\_Aus\_Nord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blut_Aus_Nord)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/determinism-and-decision-making/557082 "2010-10-21T04:14:50Z")
I’m still having trouble wrapping my mind around determinism. If all of our choices are determined by pre-existing conditions, then how can any choice be accredited to anyone? For example, if I see a person who is hungry… --- ## [Things you would never admit to inventing, if you had.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-would-never-admit-to-inventing-if-you-had/591985)
**Author:** [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2011, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-would-never-admit-to-inventing-if-you-had/591985 "2011-08-19T02:48:47Z")
The Microsoft Office paper clip. --- ## [Energy Production in the U.S. is not a problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-production-in-the-u-s-is-not-a-problem/534375)
**Author:** [@LonghornDave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonghornDave)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/energy-production-in-the-u-s-is-not-a-problem/534375 "2010-04-07T03:25:34Z")
The production of energy, whether it be oil, natural gas, coal, nuclear, renewables, or otherwise, is not a problem in the United States. Here are a few statistics that may surprise some of you. All of this is according … --- ## [Why are greens giving me the shits? \[Possible TMI\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-greens-giving-me-the-shits-possible-tmi/349839)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2006, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-greens-giving-me-the-shits-possible-tmi/349839 "2006-03-26T17:50:59Z")
Two days ago I bought some cans of collard greens, kale greens and mustard greens, as well as a tin of apricots. The greens are delicious with some lemon juice and sea salt. However, the past two days I have had horrible… --- ## [Polygraph reliability](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polygraph-reliability/783411)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polygraph-reliability/783411 "2017-04-04T19:38:45Z")
The Wikipedia article on the subject notes that many courts permit polygraph evidence under at least some conditions, but also observes that, “In 1991, two thirds of the scientific community who have the requisite backgr… --- ## [How do you define "camping"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-define-camping/577032)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2011, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-define-camping/577032 "2011-04-05T22:05:24Z")
At present, there is an interesting thread in GQ about whether certain cultures go camping. As in any hobby, there are various strata of purists who disagree on the level of hardship and dedication required to fit that… --- ## [Trump administration considered releasing illegal immigrants in sanctuary cities](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-administration-considered-releasing-illegal-immigrants-in-sanctuary-cities/832453)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2019, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-administration-considered-releasing-illegal-immigrants-in-sanctuary-cities/832453 "2019-04-22T18:54:29Z")
While this is, obviously, a Trump political ploy, it seemed rather ironic for Democrats to condemn the proposal. Sanctuary cities, by definition, are there to offer sanctuary. This would be like a pro-life adoption cente… --- ## [Gravity's attraction and 2 ships attraction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gravitys-attraction-and-2-ships-attraction/561597)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gravitys-attraction-and-2-ships-attraction/561597 "2010-11-25T16:46:56Z")
2 ships at sea in close range will tend to move towards each other, this is because the channel between the ships is calmer then the surrounding sea and the waves will push them together. Could this be an explanation as… --- ## [Is it ethical to kill a sadistic criminal who hasn't actually killed anybody?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical-to-kill-a-sadistic-criminal-who-hasnt-actually-killed-anybody/641964)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2012, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-ethical-to-kill-a-sadistic-criminal-who-hasnt-actually-killed-anybody/641964 "2012-12-01T21:22:12Z")
I’ve run about 15 miles in the past few days, which my calves are informing me was a very bad idea. I’ve decided to blame all of you for not magically apprehending my folly and talking sense into me. A new hypothetical i… --- ## [Ever known a murder victim or murderer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-known-a-murder-victim-or-murderer/957151)
**Author:** [@Bijou\_Drains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bijou_Drains)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-known-a-murder-victim-or-murderer/957151 "2022-01-26T21:02:30Z")
A high school friend’s wife was killed by a guy she used to work with . They caught him right away and he got the death penalty but I think it was changed to life with no parole. I was in a park and people were searc… --- ## ["We generally don't permit people to take inventory on posters who get banned"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-generally-dont-permit-people-to-take-inventory-on-posters-who-get-banned/640223)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2012, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-generally-dont-permit-people-to-take-inventory-on-posters-who-get-banned/640223 "2012-11-16T00:28:44Z")
In this thread (that I started): What was the best, biggest flameout a former poster has ever had on the Dope? - Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share - Straight Dope Message Board I was told by twickster after … --- ## [American Idol 4/8 and onward](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-8-and-onward/444500)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 180\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2008, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol-4-8-and-onward/444500 "2008-04-11T19:58:18Z")
Is it two nights this week, or three, or one hour tonight and two hours tomorrow…? All I know for sure is that it’s Idol Gives Back, Glurges, and Inspiratizes Week. --- ## [Keeping booze in the freezer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-booze-in-the-freezer/181873)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2003, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/keeping-booze-in-the-freezer/181873 "2003-06-16T00:42:48Z")
Does it harm whisky, gin, or vodka to keep them in the freezer? Booze seems to be pretty much impervious to the spoilage that threatens beer or wine once exposed to the air, but I’m not so sure about hard liquor and th… --- ## [In defense of Burger King](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defense-of-burger-king/696651)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-defense-of-burger-king/696651 "2014-09-01T04:23:42Z")
I am hearing criticism of Burger King for wanting to acquire Tim Horton’s and relocate its HQ to Canada. Aside from ingratiating themselves with Canadians, a huge customer base, they will also enjoy a lower corporate tax… --- ## [My job since 2003 may soon be over. I feel sick. \[Great news update!\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-job-since-2003-may-soon-be-over-i-feel-sick-great-news-update/744223)
**Author:** [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2016, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-job-since-2003-may-soon-be-over-i-feel-sick-great-news-update/744223 "2016-05-24T04:14:24Z")
I have shit to do but trying to calm down the nausea by being still for a few minutes. The one guy everyone can’t stand is taking a newly-created position, in which he will be head of all the departments. No official an… --- ## [Taking your small kids to non age appropriate movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-your-small-kids-to-non-age-appropriate-movies/628847)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taking-your-small-kids-to-non-age-appropriate-movies/628847 "2012-07-24T22:26:27Z")
The articles about the overnight shooting spree at the midnight showing of the Dark Knight Rises included reports that there was a 3 month old and 6 year old kid in the crowd. Sure it’s a PG-13 rated movie but it was al… --- ## [Your 11 Year Old Daughter is Getting Sexted by a 13 Year Old Boy: What Do You Do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-11-year-old-daughter-is-getting-sexted-by-a-13-year-old-boy-what-do-you-do/548381)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2010, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-11-year-old-daughter-is-getting-sexted-by-a-13-year-old-boy-what-do-you-do/548381 "2010-08-01T03:12:00Z")
Overheard while on the Smoker’s Porch (and in public so I don’t think it’s any greatly confidential matter, not that I’m giving names or anything): A co-worker has an 11 year old daughter who’s been semi-dating a 13 yea… --- ## [Dirt poor superheroes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirt-poor-superheroes/691927)
**Author:** [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2014, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dirt-poor-superheroes/691927 "2014-07-06T11:40:57Z")
Really bad at their jobs: Iron Fist/Power Man’s “Hero For Hire” company where they never got paid. Daredevil’s Law Firm where Foggy works for free and they never get paid. Homeless people whose job is unpaid superhero… --- ## [Lame Joke Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lame-joke-thread/144147)
**Author:** [@BioHazard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BioHazard)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2003, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lame-joke-thread/144147 "2003-02-17T01:40:58Z")
I just wanted post some of the jokes I think are absolutly hillarious but everyone else thinks are insanely stupid. Maybe then someone can tell me what’s wrong with my sense of humor. All of you out there please post t… --- ## [My invitation to join the Illuminati finally came in!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-invitation-to-join-the-illuminati-finally-came-in/686036)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2014, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-invitation-to-join-the-illuminati-finally-came-in/686036 "2014-04-24T23:00:34Z")
Suck it proles, I’m a 1 percenter now! Seems legit! --- ## [Weird smells that you love.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-smells-that-you-love/89382)
**Author:** [@Shera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shera)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2012, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-smells-that-you-love/89382 "2012-03-19T06:59:45Z")
I love the smell of our walk-in refrigerator at work. It smells so good. It isn’t any particular smell, that gets me, but I guess they all mix together and make one big refrigeratory smell. I get excited when we run out … --- ## [Are you an Anglophile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-an-anglophile/692545)
**Author:** [@Bibliovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bibliovore)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2014, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-an-anglophile/692545 "2014-07-09T23:54:16Z")
If so, what is it about Britain and British culture that you love so much? Is the accent? (I remember the accent getting LOTS of attention when I was last in Texas and NYC!) Or is it the TV? Have a nice cup of tea and t… --- ## [greatest one liners from a movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-one-liners-from-a-movie/229003)
**Author:** [@grisham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grisham)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2004, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/greatest-one-liners-from-a-movie/229003 "2004-02-20T23:21:00Z")
my personal favorite is look at the funbags on that hosehound. got any others as your personal favorite --- ## [Did you find Colbert's Trump Comment Homophobic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-find-colberts-trump-comment-homophobic/785785)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2017, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-find-colberts-trump-comment-homophobic/785785 "2017-05-07T06:29:15Z")
I thought Colbert was a bit crude. I don’t find it Homophobic. Gays don’t exclusively have a monopoly on fellato. Girls do it too. :smiley: It’s a normal sex act. Practiced every day by tens of millions of people. Not… --- ## [Free usernames! First come, first served!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-usernames-first-come-first-served/590881)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-usernames-first-come-first-served/590881 "2011-08-31T01:37:33Z")
I’m pretty much settled in as Mean Mr. Mustard; that is, I do not foresee changing my username at any point. But I thought of another pretty good one that I would have strongly considered had it occurred to me back in t… --- ## [Should marriage licenses have a requirement to disclose gender reassignment by either party?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-marriage-licenses-have-a-requirement-to-disclose-gender-reassignment-by-either-party/547973)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2010, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-marriage-licenses-have-a-requirement-to-disclose-gender-reassignment-by-either-party/547973 "2010-07-29T01:55:33Z")
I was stuck by how sad this scenario is, where the family of a deceased firefighter is attacking the widow of their son, claiming the son had no idea he married a woman who was originally a biological man. THe widow is … --- ## [For Fuck's Sake, "It's" means It Is, "Its" means "belonging to it"!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-fucks-sake-its-means-it-is-its-means-belonging-to-it/395823)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2007, 10:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-fucks-sake-its-means-it-is-its-means-belonging-to-it/395823 "2007-03-16T10:31:03Z")
Look, I know this is an old complaint, but I’m starting to see this idiotic mistake by a lot of folks on the SDMB, many of whom should know better. And I don’t mean just once, but repeatedly, by the same posters over an… --- ## [Best hamburger --- ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-hamburger-ever/684634)
**Author:** [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2014, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-hamburger-ever/684634 "2014-03-28T16:37:47Z")
It is honestly the best burger I have ever found in my entire life. And I am not a young man. The kicker is…You can’t get there. It is Penny’s Diner in Sharon Springs, Kansas. Google Map it. Adak, Alaska gets more peopl… --- ## [Why are so many NFL stadiums a different design at one end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-nfl-stadiums-a-different-design-at-one-end/514254)
**Author:** [@Dahu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahu)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2009, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-nfl-stadiums-a-different-design-at-one-end/514254 "2009-10-27T14:32:32Z")
Just watching a game in Seattle. There are uniform stands around three-quarters of the stadium, but at one end it’s a different design, largely open. Why is this? If that end was the same design, the stadium would be mor… --- ## [Will English as lingua franca suffer as a result of the financial crisis](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-english-as-lingua-franca-suffer-as-a-result-of-the-financial-crisis/469189)
**Author:** [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2008, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-english-as-lingua-franca-suffer-as-a-result-of-the-financial-crisis/469189 "2008-10-28T16:22:26Z")
Well not just the financial crisis, but as a result of a general US decline. I think English is very well suited to serve this purpose, being both fairly easy to learn the basics of, and with a very large vocabulary. How… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1187&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1189&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)