# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=12&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:** 13 --- ## [If You Like "Wordle", Try "Connections"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 4916\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-like-wordle-try-connections/988796 "2026-10-17T20:46:16Z")
As you may or may not be aware, the New York Times has other games besides Wordle and they recently introduced a new daily one that is pretty good. It’s called “Connections” and the premise is you get an array of 16 word… --- ## [Sdmb mafia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-mafia/470198)
**Author:** [@Hawkeyeop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hawkeyeop)\ **Replies:** 1726\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2008, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-mafia/470198 "2008-12-12T19:07:04Z")
It is a most ordinary evening. A dull light escapes from the lamp shade in the corner. The central air reads a comfortable 72 degrees. You sit in the basement, spinning around on your bright blue desk chair, a look of… --- ## [Please Join Me for the Pitting of LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 776\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2017, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-join-me-for-the-pitting-of-linusk/725722 "2017-03-03T21:22:38Z")
Our dear friend LinusK has been revealing an alarming trend in his thinking of late, rather like watching a flower unfolding. But the clues were there, if we only knew to look for them. Join me on a short journey of dis… --- ## [ISIS in the Middle East is growing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isis-in-the-middle-east-is-growing/690473)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 514\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isis-in-the-middle-east-is-growing/690473 "2014-10-31T18:52:21Z")
This offshoot of Al Queda has now apparentely for all intents and purposes taken Mosul. The fact they’re taken Iraqs third biggest city, and also hold Fallujah, parts of Ramadi, Samarra, Al Raqaa in Syria seems to me … --- ## [Werewolf (Mafia)--The Split \[Signups--In progress\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-mafia-the-split-signups-in-progress/485692)
**Author:** [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Replies:** 1648\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2009, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/werewolf-mafia-the-split-signups-in-progress/485692 "2009-04-16T17:27:28Z")
General Rules Werewolf, or Mafia, is a game of wits and strategy, one of building up lies or tearing them down, where a large, confused town tries to take down the small, slick group of werewolves. At the beginning of … --- ## [An infinite question: Why doesn't .999~ = 1?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-infinite-question-why-doesnt-999-1/766711)
**Author:** [@engjs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engjs)\ **Replies:** 808\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2016, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-infinite-question-why-doesnt-999-1/766711 "2016-12-10T02:11:54Z")
Re: An infinite question: Why doesn’t .999~ = 1? .333~ is not 1/3. The two differ by an infinitesimal. An infinitesimal is a number so small that it may as well be 0. For practical purposes you can treat .333~ as the l… --- ## [Iran: More sanctions now or wait?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-more-sanctions-now-or-wait/674300)
**Author:** [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Replies:** 993\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2014, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/iran-more-sanctions-now-or-wait/674300 "2014-04-03T17:55:41Z")
Congress is considering imposing additional sanctions on Iran. The Obama administration wants more time to negotiate. What to do? My thoughts are that we should let Obama do his job and hold off on new sanctions for n… --- ## [Prez: Supreme Court oveturning a law passed by Congress would be "uprecedented, extraordinary step."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prez-supreme-court-oveturning-a-law-passed-by-congress-would-be-uprecedented-extraordinary-step/617771)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2012, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prez-supreme-court-oveturning-a-law-passed-by-congress-would-be-uprecedented-extraordinary-step/617771 "2012-04-05T15:20:08Z")
“I am confident the Supreme Court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically-elected congress.” –President Barack Obama,… --- ## [My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic - General Discussion \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 510\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2013, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-little-pony-friendship-is-magic-general-discussion-edited-title/590438 "2013-07-05T01:45:18Z")
Even though the title mentions bronies, I want to make it clear that everypony is welcome. Who’s your favorite one and why? I read that each pony represents something, what is it? Also, does anyone know of any pony/be… --- ## [LOST 6.17 "The End"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-17-the-end/540459)
**Author:** [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Replies:** 531\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2010, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lost-6-17-the-end/540459 "2010-06-17T15:19:03Z")
Mouseover spoiler space. Well, everyone, this is it. Final episode of LOST. No more Hurley or Miles or Sawyer. No more Dharma or Jacob or smoke monster. And I won’t have to push the submit button on these threads ev… --- ## [You-Solve-It Mafia Game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-solve-it-mafia-game/429636)
**Author:** [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Replies:** 1804\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-solve-it-mafia-game/429636 "2008-02-26T02:47:06Z")
Come one come all, a new mafia game for the SDMB is about to start. Sign up and play in this thread. There are 19 player slots (don’t believe anything I have said before.) and the sign up period will last 24 hours. Th… --- ## [Aw, Dang! Syne: January Minirants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-dang-syne-january-minirants/645745)
**Author:** [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Replies:** 674\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aw-dang-syne-january-minirants/645745 "2014-01-07T19:35:22Z")
No one else has started this yet? Then I’ll do it. My dad’s been in the hospital for the last two days with a blood clot in his leg that turned out to have brought it’s best friend an aneurysm along. They did a bypass o… --- ## [Prometheus discussion with open spoilers \[edited title\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prometheus-discussion-with-open-spoilers-edited-title/623755)
**Author:** [@SunSandSuffering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunSandSuffering)\ **Replies:** 648\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2012, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prometheus-discussion-with-open-spoilers-edited-title/623755 "2012-09-10T18:52:11Z")
I’ve seen the trailers and read a couple of paragraph or two reviews that only really explain the premise. What happens? Are there any twists? What’s the connection with Alien? Is it just a stalk through spaceship killin… --- ## [Operation Pillar of Cloud -- Gaza Under Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/operation-pillar-of-cloud-gaza-under-siege/641137)
**Author:** [@RedFury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RedFury)\ **Replies:** 709\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2012, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/operation-pillar-of-cloud-gaza-under-siege/641137 "2012-11-30T09:05:43Z")
Seems as if Israel’s ruling party has decided that with elections coming-up up in two months, now was a good time as any to show their backers how tough they can be with the 1.6 million people they keep locked-up in an a… --- ## [Do men lose hair on lower legs as they age due to use of socks or natural aging?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-men-lose-hair-on-lower-legs-as-they-age-due-to-use-of-socks-or-natural-aging/523890)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2020, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-men-lose-hair-on-lower-legs-as-they-age-due-to-use-of-socks-or-natural-aging/523890 "2020-12-29T16:49:26Z")
Just curious. If you don’t use socks do you maintain hair on your lower legs even if you are older (50+) ? --- ## [The Celebrity Death Pool 2005](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 1151\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2006, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-celebrity-death-pool-2005/277574 "2006-01-04T04:27:22Z")
It’s time once again for the sickest thread on the board – the Celebrity Death Pool 2005! The Rules: 1. You pick 13 celebrities whom you predict will die within the calendar year 2005. If any of your celebrities dies… --- ## [Fargo S2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-s2/732840)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 600\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2018, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fargo-s2/732840 "2018-06-14T13:49:21Z")
Premieres Oct. 12 on FX. Looks like it’ll be a prequel, of sorts: - YouTube Patrick Wilson is playing the Keith Carradine character from S1 as a young Minn. State Trooper: Fargo (TV series) - Wikipedia. You can briefl… --- ## [McCain not as forked as the McCain Forked thread, but still forked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-not-as-forked-as-the-mccain-forked-thread-but-still-forked/466951)
**Author:** [@waterj2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/waterj2)\ **Replies:** 1196\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2008, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mccain-not-as-forked-as-the-mccain-forked-thread-but-still-forked/466951 "2008-11-04T22:16:26Z")
After the Second Presidential Debate earlier tonight, and looking at the electoral maps (let’s just say www.electoral-vote.com and www.fivethirtyeight.com as two that had Obama at over 340 EVs and moving up today) and cu… --- ## [Abortion clinic "Buffer zones" in Massachusetts not legal, says unanimous SCOTUS](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-clinic-buffer-zones-in-massachusetts-not-legal-says-unanimous-scotus/691698)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 635\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2014, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abortion-clinic-buffer-zones-in-massachusetts-not-legal-says-unanimous-scotus/691698 "2014-07-15T14:06:53Z")
The 35-foot buffer zones Massachusetts created to separate abortion clinic traffic and abortion clinic protestors went too far, literally. Unanimous decision. And of course in my view, the correct one. --- ## [Defunct restaurant chains](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defunct-restaurant-chains/383004)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 455\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2012, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defunct-restaurant-chains/383004 "2012-02-13T05:34:33Z")
Remember Burger Chef? I had almost entirely forgotten about it until it was mentioned in this thread. (I do remember the “Burger Chef and Jeff” commercials.) It finally closed in 1996. Why, I wonder? What determines… --- ## [Illuminati vs. Jesus \[a debate about evolution\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illuminati-vs-jesus-a-debate-about-evolution/627889)
**Author:** [@reef\_shark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/reef_shark)\ **Replies:** 639\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illuminati-vs-jesus-a-debate-about-evolution/627889 "2013-06-14T15:37:19Z")
Continuing here from the 9/11 thread. --- ## [SDMB FF Dynasty League: Year Two](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-two/545181)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 881\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-two/545181 "2012-12-05T15:29:21Z")
Welcome, my friends, to Year Two of the SDMB Dynasty League. (League Page.) It appears we’ll have a 100% manager-retention rate this year, which is excellent. 2009 Champion: Really Not All That Bright 2009 Final Stan… --- ## [Russia invades Ukraine -- The regional situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-the-regional-situation/995349)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 1985\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-the-regional-situation/995349 "2026-10-17T22:48:21Z")
Mod notes in the Russia invades Ukraine {2022-02-24} (Part 2) thread admonish posters to stick to ‘breaking news’. But wars do not happen in isolation. There are issues of strategy, strategic, tactical, and diplomatic.… --- ## [The "Longest Election Campaign in Modern Canada" Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-election-campaign-in-modern-canada-thread/726807)
**Author:** [@Mona\_Lisa\_Simpson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lisa_Simpson)\ **Replies:** 902\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2015, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-longest-election-campaign-in-modern-canada-thread/726807 "2015-10-28T13:59:54Z")
So, October 19th, Canadians go to the polls. It should be interesting. My 11 year old got up at 6 am today so he “didn’t miss the very start of it.” I though I would post this thread since no one else has, as of yet. … --- ## [Why do liberals hate suburbs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-liberals-hate-suburbs/664965)
**Author:** [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\ **Replies:** 691\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2018, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-liberals-hate-suburbs/664965 "2018-10-25T01:25:44Z")
There are a great many liberal positions that I can understand, even if I may disagree with them, but there’s one I don’t understand the motivation for: what is the reason behind the liberals’ “war on suburbs”? --- ## [Why wasn't the police officer who killed Eric Garner indicted?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-the-police-officer-who-killed-eric-garner-indicted/706271)
**Author:** [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\ **Replies:** 769\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wasnt-the-police-officer-who-killed-eric-garner-indicted/706271 "2015-01-02T23:09:42Z")
I don’t know enough about the case to have an informed opinion, but at first glance this looks strange. The officer was stripped of gun and badge (which I assume is synonymous with being fired?) for what he did, which te… --- ## [SDMB FF Dynasty League: Year Six](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-six/695045)
**Author:** [@VarlosZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VarlosZ)\ **Replies:** 811\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-ff-dynasty-league-year-six/695045 "2015-07-28T21:43:25Z")
Ahoy! Welcome back once more to the best darn fantasy football league around these parts. We’re only waiting for one owner to sign up on the Yahoo page, but I have no reason to suspect that he won’t, so probably we sho… --- ## [Why won't Romney release his tax returns?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-romney-release-his-tax-returns/630085)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Replies:** 702\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2012, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-wont-romney-release-his-tax-returns/630085 "2012-08-27T17:26:50Z")
I don’t know how much this has been covered in other threads, but I keep seeing news stories about how Romney only released tax returns from the past two years, and how people keep urging him to release more, including m… --- ## [SDMB Monthly Photo Competition - rolling discussion thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642)
**Author:** [@TwoCarrotSnowman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoCarrotSnowman)\ **Replies:** 2408\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-monthly-photo-competition-rolling-discussion-thread/975642 "2026-10-13T20:00:37Z")
Welcome to the SDMB Photography Competition. The goal of the competition is to give Dopers a chance to take and share photos on a particular theme, or share photos from their collection. Taking photos to a brief is a won… --- ## [Commercials you hate #31,686](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-hate-31-686/598325)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 489\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-hate-31-686/598325 "2012-11-01T22:56:58Z")
I’m about to murder the bitch wife of the guy that just got unlimted mobile to mobile minutes for his family. “Where’s that money coming from, Steve?” “They were free.” Boom! And her head explodes. Bitch. --- ## [The legality of deterring mailbox baseball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legality-of-deterring-mailbox-baseball/593646)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 682\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2021, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-legality-of-deterring-mailbox-baseball/593646 "2021-12-08T17:21:30Z")
On a recent (rerun) episode of CSI, part of the plot involved a homeowner who, tired of having his mailbox destroyed by teens playing mailbox baseball, installs a mailbox filled solid with concrete. The result is that t… --- ## [Now that Marion Z. Bradley's child raping has come out, does it change your desire to reread her?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-marion-z-bradleys-child-raping-has-come-out-does-it-change-your-desire-to-reread-her/691973)
**Author:** [@Fenris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenris)\ **Replies:** 515\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2014, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-marion-z-bradleys-child-raping-has-come-out-does-it-change-your-desire-to-reread-her/691973 "2014-08-12T20:34:43Z")
Ok–apparently for years I was apparently the only SF/F fan in the world who didn’t know that Marion Zimmer Bradley was an enabler for her husband Walter Breen’s child rape activities.\* I only found out recently when I wa… --- ## [lindsaybluth, please provide a cite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsaybluth-please-provide-a-cite/576575)
**Author:** [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Replies:** 625\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2011, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lindsaybluth-please-provide-a-cite/576575 "2011-05-24T21:17:10Z")
It was brought to my attention via PM that in my responseto this post, I am hijacking the thread (about trashy behavior, go figure). I don’t have time for an actual Pitting, what with having to waddle my fat self throug… --- ## [The Ultimate MST3K Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-mst3k-thread/306555)
**Author:** [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Replies:** 1086\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-mst3k-thread/306555 "2011-06-17T19:35:39Z")
I have begun my new project - watching every\* episode of Mystery Science Theater, in order, to complete my knowledge of the show and raise my geekery score by another few points. This thread is intended to house discuss… --- ## [Hey Monty, what's the deal about Opal stabbing people in the back IRL?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 687\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2016, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-monty-whats-the-deal-about-opal-stabbing-people-in-the-back-irl/714034 "2016-04-09T14:31:49Z")
In the “Jokes that just need to die, already” thread, Monty said this about Opalcat: OK, this is the first I’ve heard of this. Having dropped this tidbit into a thread, are you willing to explain? I’m not here to def… --- ## [How to decide which instances of opposition to gay marriage are hateful and bigoted.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-decide-which-instances-of-opposition-to-gay-marriage-are-hateful-and-bigoted/630653)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 809\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2012, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-decide-which-instances-of-opposition-to-gay-marriage-are-hateful-and-bigoted/630653 "2012-09-11T17:58:44Z")
This arises from the recent controversy concerning Dan Cathy of Chick-fil-A, who recently said: “We are very much supportive of the family – the biblical definition of the family unit. We are a family-owned business, a … --- ## [The final presidential debate: 10/22/12](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-presidential-debate-10-22-12/638497)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 855\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2012, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-final-presidential-debate-10-22-12/638497 "2012-11-04T15:21:43Z")
OK, this is it. The last one. It is widely believed that Romney won the first debate handily. Also, that Obama won the second debate modestly. How will this last one go? Also, this one is focused on foreign policy, … --- ## [I admire the tenacity of republicans](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admire-the-tenacity-of-republicans/693614)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 726\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2014, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-admire-the-tenacity-of-republicans/693614 "2014-07-30T15:55:46Z")
I really do. I don’t agree with their agenda, but they don’t give up. They are the opposite of democrats who give up the second anyone hints at disapproval. Since the ACA has held up under the SCOTUS, now the right want… --- ## [The Biden Administration - the first 1,500 days \[NOT an Afghanistan discussion\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 1456\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2021, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-biden-administration-the-first-1-500-days-not-an-afghanistan-discussion/925057 "2021-11-07T13:19:00Z")
Okay, I’m gonna do it. The clusterfuck is over and will be dismantled. What will take its place? What will Biden do? What should he do? What do you want him to do? President-elect Joe Biden is planning to quickly si… --- ## [The Great Ongoing Revolving Speakership of the 118th Congress {Mike Johnson is new speaker as of 2023-10-25}](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-revolving-speakership-of-the-118th-congress-mike-johnson-is-new-speaker-as-of-2023-10-25/991432)
**Author:** [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Replies:** 1879\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-great-ongoing-revolving-speakership-of-the-118th-congress-mike-johnson-is-new-speaker-as-of-2023-10-25/991432 "2024-05-22T21:43:10Z")
Continuing the discussion from Hi folks - After consulting with the Mods the consensus is to retire the “McCarthy’s ouster” thread I started ten whole days ago. My, what an eternity in politics. Is it a coincidence th… --- ## [Profits are a tax on labor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profits-are-a-tax-on-labor/663283)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 509\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2013, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/profits-are-a-tax-on-labor/663283 "2013-08-15T17:06:03Z")
Consider a simple hypothetical: A man is a corporation. He’s the CEO, CFO, the security guard and everybody else, all rolled into one. At the end of the quarter, he pays himself a salary, and turns the rest of the corpor… --- ## ["It's colder than \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-colder-than-_________/333102)
**Author:** [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-colder-than-_________/333102 "2016-12-20T21:18:02Z")
The sayings I’ve heard most often are… "Colder than a well digger’s ass." That makes sense, but do they have the coldest asses of all occupations? "Colder than a witch’s tittie." :confused: --- ## [Amy Schumer's Netflix show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-schumers-netflix-show/782249)
**Author:** [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2017, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amy-schumers-netflix-show/782249 "2017-03-28T01:15:39Z")
I’ve never been a huge fan of Amy Schumer. I did like her move well enough; but never appreciated her stand-up as much as others. Evidently her recent NetFlix show is getting hammered with 1 star reviews. Upon closer i… --- ## [Don't even try to tell us it's not plagiarized!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-even-try-to-tell-us-its-not-plagiarized/531903)
**Author:** [@Angel\_of\_Doubt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_Doubt)\ **Replies:** 476\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2011, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-even-try-to-tell-us-its-not-plagiarized/531903 "2011-03-02T13:13:21Z")
I’m an instructional aide at a public institution. We’ve just started using Turnitin and students are now submitting their papers. Third paper submitted - bingo. 56% of the paper comes from a website (which I found i… --- ## [Actors/Actresses who've done porn.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actresses-whove-done-porn/299760)
**Author:** [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2014, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actors-actresses-whove-done-porn/299760 "2014-01-13T17:27:58Z")
While discussing frozen faced, very bad actresses, I submitted “That thrall chick with the boobs and the boots that Kirk makes out with in the episode with the betting muffins”. Surprisingly, no one knew to whom I was re… --- ## [Civil Trial: Trump v E. Jean Carroll (Carroll wins, awarded $5 million, plus 83.3 million)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-trial-trump-v-e-jean-carroll-carroll-wins-awarded-5-million-plus-83-3-million/982820)
**Author:** [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Replies:** 1602\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-trial-trump-v-e-jean-carroll-carroll-wins-awarded-5-million-plus-83-3-million/982820 "2026-08-17T20:01:01Z")
It seems that this trial is going ahead on April 25, as Trump’s lawyers attempts to delay it have been quashed by the judge: Judge Lewis A. Kaplan in Manhattan said the civil trial on claims against Trump by a longtime… --- ## [Is there any reason that semen would be bad for my fish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-that-semen-would-be-bad-for-my-fish/238644)
**Author:** [@GodSka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GodSka)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2004, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-reason-that-semen-would-be-bad-for-my-fish/238644 "2004-04-12T14:19:00Z")
well? --- ## [Voter ID Laws: Necessary to combat rampant fraud or subtle subjugation of the Democratic demographic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voter-id-laws-necessary-to-combat-rampant-fraud-or-subtle-subjugation-of-the-democratic-demographic/622971)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 791\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2012, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/voter-id-laws-necessary-to-combat-rampant-fraud-or-subtle-subjugation-of-the-democratic-demographic/622971 "2012-08-20T20:27:48Z")
I realize that we live in a post-bipartisan world, but I don’t think it’s a coincidence that when Voter ID laws come up, they are always introduced passed by Republican-controlled state houses at the objections of the De… --- ## [Predict The Next Poster!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832)
**Author:** [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Replies:** 3378\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2003, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-next-poster/198832 "2003-11-13T22:42:49Z")
To this thread. Yeah, I’m bored. It’s raining. My camping trip got canceled. So, I’m gonna go work tomorrow. On an inside job I’ve ben putting off. So, anyways… You can talk about whatever you want. But, at the end of… --- ## [Doper NSFW Picture Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-nsfw-picture-thread/462488)
**Author:** [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Replies:** 441\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2009, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-nsfw-picture-thread/462488 "2009-12-03T03:59:36Z")
Note, this thread has Admin approval. The two click rule is still in effect. This is NOT a joke. Following the below link will lead you to a nude picture of me. http: //www.flickr.com/photos/23569990@N08/2835756645/ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=11&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=13&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)