# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1192&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:** 1193 --- ## [How bad is the DC Cinematic Universe going to implode?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-is-the-dc-cinematic-universe-going-to-implode/753593)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2016, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-bad-is-the-dc-cinematic-universe-going-to-implode/753593 "2016-05-19T18:12:26Z")
I know this is going to sound like fanboy wrangling but the signs do not look good. Batman v Superman looks to be a moneymaker - and good on them - but the reviews - mirrored by my own opinion - were terrible. It was a… --- ## [Favorite Colloquialisms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-colloquialisms/188334)
**Author:** [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2003, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-colloquialisms/188334 "2003-07-15T22:54:42Z")
I’m not sure colloquialism is the correct name for these figures of speech … hotter than the 4th or July … or … cute as a speckled pup … but that’s what I am looking for here. BTW, one of my favorites: Lower than whale … --- ## [Is NY style pizza supposed to be like this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ny-style-pizza-supposed-to-be-like-this/756929)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2016, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-ny-style-pizza-supposed-to-be-like-this/756929 "2016-06-13T20:08:20Z")
I’m not sure why NY style pizza is supposed to be the be all end all of pizzas. Yes, I know, I live in Dallas Texas, and we Texans know squat about pizza. But we do have quite a few M&P shops around here that are suppos… --- ## [WTF kind of drugs were the producers of the old Speed Racer cartoons on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-kind-of-drugs-were-the-producers-of-the-old-speed-racer-cartoons-on/565982)
**Author:** [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2011, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-kind-of-drugs-were-the-producers-of-the-old-speed-racer-cartoons-on/565982 "2011-01-08T04:23:24Z")
I’m sure I’ve seen every episode of the Speed Racer series from the 60’s. On top of the impossibility of a race car that jumps, has saw blades, and can go under water, the plots were extremely bizarre: International sp… --- ## [Sign up here for a game.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2009, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sign-up-here-for-a-game/491643 "2009-05-19T16:30:17Z")
I need ten players. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Booing the President](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booing-the-president/443393)
**Author:** [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2008, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/booing-the-president/443393 "2008-04-08T00:00:42Z")
President Bush was booed loudly at the Washington Nationals game last night when he threw out the first pitch. Should people boo the president at these types of events? He is actually in his role of Chief of State. Whil… --- ## [Help me understand an "inclusion" situation, please?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-an-inclusion-situation-please/990262)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2023, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-understand-an-inclusion-situation-please/990262 "2023-09-26T13:56:56Z")
I know today’s world is different than the one I was born into 60 yrs ago - which is generally a good thing. And I generally try to adjust my perception. So thanks in advance. A friend of me teaches at a HS, and poste… --- ## [24: Season 4: Episode 13 (7:00pm - 8:00pm)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episode-13-7-00pm-8-00pm/294535)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2005, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-season-4-episode-13-7-00pm-8-00pm/294535 "2005-03-22T03:34:54Z")
Getting the ball rolling. We’re halfway through the season! And just as an aside, I’ve actually managed to NOT click on Rikwriter’s last spoiler in the last thread. I’m counting that as a personal victory. 24, Season 4… --- ## [Assuming Biden gets the Democratic nomination, who would be the VP nominee?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assuming-biden-gets-the-democratic-nomination-who-would-be-the-vp-nominee/833173)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/assuming-biden-gets-the-democratic-nomination-who-would-be-the-vp-nominee/833173 "2019-05-13T20:58:14Z")
Assuming Biden gets the nomination (and I admit that is no small assumption), who would his VP nominee be? Or maybe it’s better to ask who should the nominee be? One school of thought might be to have the person appeal … --- ## [Modern Family 10/27](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-27/558619)
**Author:** [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2010, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/modern-family-10-27/558619 "2010-10-29T21:13:39Z")
A so-so episode overall, (nothing really stood out to me) but I gotta say that while I have never really noticed Hailey’s character too much before (I am 40 years old, and am not physically drawn to teenagers in most cas… --- ## [You're Clinton in '94: What Do You Do About Rwanda](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-clinton-in-94-what-do-you-do-about-rwanda/577623)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2011, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-clinton-in-94-what-do-you-do-about-rwanda/577623 "2011-04-13T01:30:40Z")
So suppose you were President William Jefferson Clinton in 1994 just as the Rwandan genocide begins. What would you have done to prevent or retard the progress of the genocide? I would have jammed the Interhamwe radio s… --- ## [Eric Holder Resigning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eric-holder-resigning/699539)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2014, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eric-holder-resigning/699539 "2014-09-29T03:28:36Z")
" Eric Holder, who served as the public face of the Obama administration’s legal fight against terrorism and weighed in on issues of racial fairness, is resigning after six years on the job. He is the nation’s first blac… --- ## ["Warsh yer hands after you use the terlet" - what accent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warsh-yer-hands-after-you-use-the-terlet-what-accent/533247)
**Author:** [@elmwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elmwood)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2010, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/warsh-yer-hands-after-you-use-the-terlet-what-accent/533247 "2010-03-25T13:07:14Z")
The title is the question: what accent is this? --- ## [Shrek 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shrek-2/246107)
**Author:** [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2004, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shrek-2/246107 "2004-06-21T22:08:00Z")
What? No one’s seen this yet? We saw it today. My son liked it, I found it not quite as good as the first one. Banderas as Puss In Boots was good. Eddie Murphy was good as usual. Some interesting charcter twists. N… --- ## [Does any Christian denomination deny this? \[Redemption possible for Hitler?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-christian-denomination-deny-this-redemption-possible-for-hitler/681491)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2014, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-any-christian-denomination-deny-this-redemption-possible-for-hitler/681491 "2014-02-19T01:27:32Z")
I realize that there are many denominations of Christianity who believe differently about fairly fundamental issues (inerrancy, faith vs works, etc.), so I’d like to ask a factual question about what seems to me the extr… --- ## [(American) Football or Soccer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-football-or-soccer/583849)
**Author:** [@phantom\_lamb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phantom_lamb)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2011, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-football-or-soccer/583849 "2011-06-07T02:40:52Z")
I have to do a poll here. I’m European but I’ve spent time living on both sides of the pond. I find football (soccer) a very exciting sport when both teams are in good form. I can totally understand how it’s the world’s … --- ## [Tell me where to hide some cash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-where-to-hide-some-cash/673555)
**Author:** [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2013, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-where-to-hide-some-cash/673555 "2013-11-15T09:55:05Z")
TL/DR: funny, cheeky, ingenious suggestions needed: hiding spots for cash. OK, so I’ve got to move in a few days. Yard sale this weekend netted me a few bills. But 99% of my crap is being moved by a team of professional… --- ## ["If you believe that, I've got a bridge I'd like to sell you"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-believe-that-ive-got-a-bridge-id-like-to-sell-you/697795)
**Author:** [@The\_Plutonium\_Kid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Plutonium_Kid)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2014, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-believe-that-ive-got-a-bridge-id-like-to-sell-you/697795 "2014-09-09T16:32:34Z")
I know the inspiration for the phrase. Con men in New York in the early 20th century would “sell” the bridge (as well as other landmarks like Grant’s Tomb) to naive, newly arrived immigrants. But what is the actual firs… --- ## [The Office 1/10 Lice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-10-lice/646892)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2013, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-1-10-lice/646892 "2013-01-16T14:35:27Z")
Dwight was good in this one. The rest of it was just ok… not much went on with story development, aside from Jim having the time of his life. --- ## [Plagiarism expert catches Coulter](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plagiarism-expert-catches-coulter/363022)
**Author:** [@Waenara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waenara)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2006, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/plagiarism-expert-catches-coulter/363022 "2006-07-07T16:48:23Z")
A previous thread from 2005 accused Ann Coulter of plaigiarizing a column, but it was locked after a few posts. The consensus seemed to be that the accusation was pretty weak. However, this recent article makes many mo… --- ## [Will cricket catch on in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-cricket-catch-on-in-the-usa/987016)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2023, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-cricket-catch-on-in-the-usa/987016 "2023-08-24T15:58:46Z")
So Texas has its own cricket team, the Super Kings, who had a game on the 14th, according to this story. I’m curious if Dopers think the game will be successful here? --- ## [Lindsay Lohan - HIRE A DRIVER ALREADY!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsay-lohan-hire-a-driver-already/412955)
**Author:** [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2007, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsay-lohan-hire-a-driver-already/412955 "2007-07-28T21:47:39Z")
She was arrested again for DUI and this time she was in posession of cocaine. I don’t get this. I really don’t. I’m partially amused and partially saddened by this news. She’s on a dangerous path and it’s not looking… --- ## [how many people use mind maps "seriously"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-use-mind-maps-seriously/578176)
**Author:** [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2011, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-use-mind-maps-seriously/578176 "2011-04-25T00:53:16Z")
I know that people use Excel seriously, as an essential tool of their work. In the realm of notes I seriously (day in and day out, lotsa notes) use Notepad, and it seems sufficient for my needs so far. The inventor of th… --- ## [Why do you think the U.S. auto industry is falling apart?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-think-the-u-s-auto-industry-is-falling-apart/341252)
**Author:** [@Philster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Philster)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2006, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-think-the-u-s-auto-industry-is-falling-apart/341252 "2006-01-29T02:29:17Z")
I don’t want a debate; I seek your perceptions. From my perception, it is definitely a combination of factors: I percieve their products as junk. Reading reviews reinforces this notion. I would NEVER buy a small… --- ## [Even Freaking Montenegro Is Independent- Why Not Quebec?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-freaking-montenegro-is-independent-why-not-quebec/362890)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2006, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-freaking-montenegro-is-independent-why-not-quebec/362890 "2006-07-17T20:37:46Z")
Dear Quebecois: I've been hearing you TALKING about independence from Canada since I was a little kid. And yet, 40 plus years later, you're no closer to independence than you were in 1961, when I was born. Now, in tha… --- ## [What's the lowest measured resting metabolic rate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-lowest-measured-resting-metabolic-rate/336492)
**Author:** [@dre2xl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dre2xl)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-lowest-measured-resting-metabolic-rate/336492 "2020-12-08T16:45:24Z")
I’m engaged in an argument with someone who thinks that hypothyroidism is no big deal–that it lowers the BMR only a couple hundred points. I’ve Googled this to no avail. What’s the lowest BMR measured for someone who w… --- ## [I pit those who think stereotype/generalize foreign languages in a negative way](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-those-who-think-stereotype-generalize-foreign-languages-in-a-negative-way/705469)
**Author:** [@ILikeForeignLanguages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ILikeForeignLanguages)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2014, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-those-who-think-stereotype-generalize-foreign-languages-in-a-negative-way/705469 "2014-12-07T21:55:48Z")
Have you ever heard someone say German is a Nazi language? How about “Arabic is a terrorist language” or “Afrikaans is racist?” Well, languages cannot be evil. Only people and policies and behaviors can be evil. Besides… --- ## [Of the Big Four American chocolate candy companies, which is your favorite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523)
**Author:** [@Sea\_Creature\_Turner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sea_Creature_Turner)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/of-the-big-four-american-chocolate-candy-companies-which-is-your-favorite/600523 "2011-10-26T15:19:39Z")
ISTM there are four of 'em: Poll on the way. Hershey’s - The makers of Kit Kats, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, Payday Bar, Hershey’s Kisses, York Peppermint Patty, and, of course, the iconic Hershey Bar (Cadbury would al… --- ## [US loses AAA rating: what happens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-loses-aaa-rating-what-happens/590652)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2011, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-loses-aaa-rating-what-happens/590652 "2011-07-30T16:10:11Z")
There’s now serious talk of the US losing its AAA rating. This admittedly small sample of economists seems to suggest a sizeable fraction of economists see a downrating as a foregone conclusion, not least because of the… --- ## [ATTN: DOG LOVERS! We Are Fostering Two Awesome Dogs That Need A Good Home (Or Homes). Please Help!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-dog-lovers-we-are-fostering-two-awesome-dogs-that-need-a-good-home-or-homes-please-help/664126)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-dog-lovers-we-are-fostering-two-awesome-dogs-that-need-a-good-home-or-homes-please-help/664126 "2013-07-28T01:22:59Z")
Posted with moderator approval … Hi Dog Lovers! Spiny Norman and I are fostering two dogs that belong to a neighbor who can’t (read: won’t) keep them anymore. When she and her husband had a baby a year ago, they locked… --- ## [Noonan is in rare form (commenting on WI and other things)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noonan-is-in-rare-form-commenting-on-wi-and-other-things/624462)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2012, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/noonan-is-in-rare-form-commenting-on-wi-and-other-things/624462 "2012-06-14T20:46:43Z")
She’s on fire. --- ## [ella1985 - bot or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ella1985-bot-or-not/587141)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2011, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ella1985-bot-or-not/587141 "2011-07-03T22:32:34Z")
New poster, ella1985, joined today, only three posts so far, looks like an AI in every case.\[ \](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?p=13964689#post13964689)\[ \](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showt… --- ## [What are some good, scary works of choral music for a classical-music noob?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-scary-works-of-choral-music-for-a-classical-music-noob/503321)
**Author:** [@The\_Seventh\_Deadly\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Seventh_Deadly_Finn)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2012, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-good-scary-works-of-choral-music-for-a-classical-music-noob/503321 "2012-12-23T04:02:26Z")
I mostly listen to “intellectual” rock music by the likes of Brian Eno and PJ Harvey, but I like the Carmina Burana and the heavier parts of Mozart’s Requiem. I’m not a fan of solo operatic-style vocals as much as works … --- ## [Jetski not running well. Carb issues?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jetski-not-running-well-carb-issues/409761)
**Author:** [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2007, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jetski-not-running-well-carb-issues/409761 "2007-06-29T19:32:11Z")
I have a '93 650cc Jetski. I real jetski, don’t get me started on people who say they have a Jetski, but reallly have a 1200cc three person boat. Anyway, the thing won’t run worth a crap. This spring, I took the carb of… --- ## [Can you respect a cheater?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-respect-a-cheater/731542)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2015, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-respect-a-cheater/731542 "2015-09-24T21:02:07Z")
Without going into details, can you respect or trust someone who cheats on their spouse or someone who has an affair with a married person? Especially if the affair leads to a divorce? --- ## [Who killed Jesus](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-killed-jesus/114116)
**Author:** [@Paul.Streeter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul.Streeter)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2002, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-killed-jesus/114116 "2002-07-03T21:31:16Z")
My impression, is that Jesus, being familiar with the prophecies, intentionally goaded the sanhedren into requesting his execution. This is what he was praying about that night, and he knew that saying that Caiaphus woul… --- ## [What exactly is the FBI's jurisdiction?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-fbis-jurisdiction/464180)
**Author:** [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2008, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-the-fbis-jurisdiction/464180 "2008-09-19T00:48:48Z")
So, I know the FBI does a lot in racketeering and kiddy porn and counter-terrorism and such, which I assume are generally federal crimes because they cross state lines, right? (Or am I completely off-base even at the be… --- ## [The true story of Billy Ripken's "Fuck Face" baseball card revealed!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-true-story-of-billy-ripkens-fuck-face-baseball-card-revealed/476566)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2008, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-true-story-of-billy-ripkens-fuck-face-baseball-card-revealed/476566 "2008-12-11T03:37:34Z")
In an interview with CNBC, Billy Ripken revealed the truth about his 1989 Fleer card: It was really his bat and it really says “Fuck Face” on it. I can now die a happy man (and I can do it clutching my Ripken “Fuck Fac… --- ## [Can I not keep my ex-wife on my health insurance?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-not-keep-my-ex-wife-on-my-health-insurance/230865)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-not-keep-my-ex-wife-on-my-health-insurance/230865 "2016-07-14T19:43:04Z")
I never thought this was a problem untill a friend of mine was telling me I can’t do this. I’m hoping he’s wrong, but still, now I’m too paranoid to call my insurance company to find out. I just left her on there after … --- ## [THE money shot: Have you ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-money-shot-have-you-ever/518955)
**Author:** [@Yodalicious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yodalicious)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2009, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-money-shot-have-you-ever/518955 "2009-11-29T20:33:25Z")
Yes, I’m talking about that money shot. The last few moments in practically every porn sex scene. Commonly called the facial. Just curious if any of the ladies here are into it or ever had it done, and any guys into g… --- ## [AAVE (ebonics) continue discussing please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aave-ebonics-continue-discussing-please/136388)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2003, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aave-ebonics-continue-discussing-please/136388 "2003-02-06T14:33:06Z")
Maybe the mods closed this AAVE thread because it was in GQ instead of GD, but some of us didn’t think it was over. So, if you want to address some of the things said, maybe a debate forum will stay open longer. The la… --- ## [How Dumb of an Idea is a 21 hour Train Ride?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dumb-of-an-idea-is-a-21-hour-train-ride/524041)
**Author:** [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dumb-of-an-idea-is-a-21-hour-train-ride/524041 "2010-01-11T18:48:19Z")
So I live in South Jersey, and I want to take a trip to see my Aunt near Chicago on Spring Break. I could fly in a few hours, but I don’t particularly like to fly, both due to nerves and the impossibly small amount of s… --- ## [Cecil, you putz!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-you-putz/173020)
**Author:** [@rsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsa)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2003, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cecil-you-putz/173020 "2003-05-14T14:37:54Z")
No column to link to here, just a comment on Cecil’s columns. First, why is there no date indicated on most of the older columns. Afraid of dating yourself, freak? Many of your columns are just wrong now. How about s… --- ## [Opossums: Cute, or ugly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opossums-cute-or-ugly/778911)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2017, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opossums-cute-or-ugly/778911 "2017-02-07T02:58:08Z")
Many people think opossums are hideously ugly. My wife is one of them. I tell her opossums are cute! She says, ‘You think everything is cute! Like those enormous raccoons!’ (She thinks the raccoons up here are entir… --- ## [War For Oil - What's the Problem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-for-oil-whats-the-problem/691229)
**Author:** [@Werekoala](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Werekoala)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2014, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/war-for-oil-whats-the-problem/691229 "2014-06-30T21:00:46Z")
The latest events in Iraq have re-ignited the “It was a war for oil!!1!11!” debate, yet again, so I’m finally going to ask the same question I’ve had since the accusations were first made - why is that a bad thing? Wars… --- ## [Why do Dopers start contests regarding grave matters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dopers-start-contests-regarding-grave-matters/973159)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 273\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2022, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-dopers-start-contests-regarding-grave-matters/973159 "2022-10-17T01:19:43Z")
This isn’t really a “pitting” as such, but a matter for debate in which I am at least impliedly criticizing some of my fellow Dopers, so I thought this might be the best forum. Why do some of you think it’s fun or accep… --- ## [What's your current Desktop Background/Wallpaper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2006, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-current-desktop-background-wallpaper/356146 "2006-07-24T20:10:47Z")
I’m currently using a cropped version of Waterhouse’s The Favorites of the Emperor Honorius for work (no particular reason other than I stumbled across it while helping a student and liked it) and a SNL screen capture of… --- ## [Anyone excited for "Green Lantern"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-for-green-lantern/585445)
**Author:** [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2011, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-excited-for-green-lantern/585445 "2011-06-24T02:22:53Z")
Disclaimer: I have a bet with another Doper about this film, and so have a vested interest in it doing poorly. The top Google suggestions for “green lantern looks” are: terrible awful bad awesome stupid good 2/3 … --- ## [11th and 12th Commandments?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11th-and-12th-commandments/233042)
**Author:** [@SwingWing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwingWing)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2004, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/11th-and-12th-commandments/233042 "2004-03-09T23:25:04Z")
Were there really an 11th and 12th commandment that didn’t fit on the granite stone? What were they? --- ## [New season of Louie. (possible spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-season-of-louie-possible-spoilers/627441)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-season-of-louie-possible-spoilers/627441 "2012-09-27T17:48:48Z")
I’m somewhat disappointed so far. The first one was okay, but far from the best, the second one just wasn’t funny, at least not to me. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1191&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1193&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)