# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1201&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:** 1202 --- ## [New Olympic sports you'd like to see](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-olympic-sports-youd-like-to-see/681770)
**Author:** [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2014, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-olympic-sports-youd-like-to-see/681770 "2014-03-09T20:27:01Z")
As the Olympics wind down it’s time to think about what events you would like to see included in the next version. You’re idea is probably not two bizarre after watching this video of sports that used to be in the Olymp… --- ## [Women of the Dope: Have You (at Least) Made Out with Another Woman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-of-the-dope-have-you-at-least-made-out-with-another-woman/618265)
**Author:** [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2013, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-of-the-dope-have-you-at-least-made-out-with-another-woman/618265 "2013-08-29T23:48:30Z")
This thread may lack the subtlety that we on the SDMB have come to expect, but it does raise an interesting question, at least to me. A few years ago, a young female friend of mine told me that she’d never kissed a girl… --- ## [Mr Dibble: What Kind of Crazy Is He?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-dibble-what-kind-of-crazy-is-he/817528)
**Author:** [@Jake\_Bullet\_Traffic\_Control](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jake_Bullet_Traffic_Control)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2018, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-dibble-what-kind-of-crazy-is-he/817528 "2018-07-10T22:37:06Z")
As a debater, Mr. Dibble has a rather unpleasant MO. He takes people’s words, twists them beyond recognition, interprets them in the worst, most uncharitable way possible, and then acts as though he’s divined his opponen… --- ## [When was the last non-ironic use of the word "gay" to mean happy ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-non-ironic-use-of-the-word-gay-to-mean-happy/566469)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2011, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-was-the-last-non-ironic-use-of-the-word-gay-to-mean-happy/566469 "2011-01-13T16:12:12Z")
When was the last recorded time the word “gay” was used in popular culture (TV, radio, or mainstream print media) to mean happy, without any sexual connotations. I’m excluding deliberate attempts at humor or irony, or a… --- ## [Ask George W. Bush a question or kick him in the nuts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-george-w-bush-a-question-or-kick-him-in-the-nuts/698647)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2014, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-george-w-bush-a-question-or-kick-him-in-the-nuts/698647 "2014-09-22T16:43:52Z")
Here’s the situation. I can put a question to former U.S. President George Walker Bush, which due to my charm he will answer 100% truthfully and to the best of his ability, or I can boot him in the presidential daddy-bag… --- ## [Are There Any (Real) Monarchists In France?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-real-monarchists-in-france/721834)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2015, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-real-monarchists-in-france/721834 "2015-06-09T06:33:33Z")
I ask because the Bourbon family must still be around. Of course, it has been two centuries since the real monarchy (forget King Louis Philippe and Napoleon III), and the ranks of those who want a restoration must be sli… --- ## [Why are you liberals so opposed to tax cuts?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-liberals-so-opposed-to-tax-cuts/73140)
**Author:** [@Mythos45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mythos45)\ **Replies:** 178\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2001, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-you-liberals-so-opposed-to-tax-cuts/73140 "2001-08-15T15:02:04Z")
Seems like all I’m hearing this days is folk whining about George Bush (I for one see no point in adding the W., since he’s our Chief Executive, simply call his father George Bush, Sr.)and his tax cuts. Why exactly are … --- ## [Would society be better off without Tobacco?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-society-be-better-off-without-tobacco/553416)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2010, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-society-be-better-off-without-tobacco/553416 "2010-09-18T18:26:11Z")
I’d have to say yes. Unlike alcohol, which we have unsuccessfully tried to ban before and which appears to have some benefits to counterbalance the harm (drinkers have a longer life expectancy than nondrinkers), tobacco … --- ## [Why does post apocalyptic fiction assume the power goes out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-post-apocalyptic-fiction-assume-the-power-goes-out/563919)
**Author:** [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2010, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-post-apocalyptic-fiction-assume-the-power-goes-out/563919 "2010-12-14T05:23:15Z")
latest version: The Walking Dead. But I don’t understand why, especially in cases like this one, where it’s not a big bomb, it’s disease. If people are all killed off, why would the power grid automatically go down? (… --- ## [Is America Cruel?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-america-cruel/476654)
**Author:** [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-america-cruel/476654 "2008-12-15T16:34:02Z")
We have- \[ul\] \[li\]Guantonimo Bay\[/li\]\[li\]A huge # of Americans in prison/jail\[/li\]\[li\]Very long prison sentences.\[/li\]\[li\]Seemingly ever-reducing rights\[/li\]\[li\]Too damn much war, too damn often\[/li\]\[/ul\] Are we cruel… --- ## [Could You Make Alcohol In Pill Form?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-make-alcohol-in-pill-form/571216)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-you-make-alcohol-in-pill-form/571216 "2011-02-14T20:08:15Z")
People drink wines, whisky, rum, vodka, beer, etc and they get drunk OK, alcohol is a way of socializing and in the old days it was a way of getting something clean to drink. But I was thinking could simply “dehydrate”… --- ## [Accidentally dropped a bagel while trying to put it in the bag. Was I supposed to pay for it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-dropped-a-bagel-while-trying-to-put-it-in-the-bag-was-i-supposed-to-pay-for-it/677243)
**Author:** [@Mikahw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikahw)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accidentally-dropped-a-bagel-while-trying-to-put-it-in-the-bag-was-i-supposed-to-pay-for-it/677243 "2013-12-30T22:36:16Z")
My friend wants to know. --- ## [Foods with darn-near universal appeal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-darn-near-universal-appeal/402762)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2007, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-with-darn-near-universal-appeal/402762 "2007-05-10T06:03:59Z")
There is no such thing as a food that everyone likes, obviously. Hell even water is disliked by a lot of people (not technically a food, but the point stands). But what is the closest we can come? To start off with I t… --- ## [Most famous or interesting fictional alumni from your school?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-or-interesting-fictional-alumni-from-your-school/920108)
**Author:** [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2022, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-or-interesting-fictional-alumni-from-your-school/920108 "2022-01-24T23:50:54Z")
What’s the most famous and/or interesting alumni from your school? I went to Dartmouth, which has been represented in fiction fairly well as an elite but not exceptionally exclusive eastern liberal arts school with a lo… --- ## [Inappropriate things you find funny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-things-you-find-funny/647919)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2013, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inappropriate-things-you-find-funny/647919 "2013-01-24T14:55:00Z")
Inappropriate things make some people angry. Others, embarrassed. Well, I find most inapproriate things funny! Here are a list of my favorites… Ice cream trucks driving at dangerous speeds. That’s one of the last kind … --- ## [What's the proper name of that furry, Russian-style hat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-proper-name-of-that-furry-russian-style-hat/331487)
**Author:** [@Speaker\_for\_the\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Speaker_for_the_Dead)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2005, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-proper-name-of-that-furry-russian-style-hat/331487 "2005-11-17T20:05:29Z")
Soviets are often portrayed in a furry, almost-cylindrical hat. My friend and I call it the “furry Russian hat,” but putting a name on it would be nice. Can anyone help? --- ## [The Office: 10/4 "Dunder-Mifflin Infinity" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-10-4-dunder-mifflin-infinity-open-spoilers/421591)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2007, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-10-4-dunder-mifflin-infinity-open-spoilers/421591 "2007-10-11T21:57:14Z")
I thought the first half hour was better than the second. Ryan is such a tool. As wrong as it was, I liked seeing Kelly lie to him about being pregnant just to see it wipe the smug off his face for a minute. I saw the p… --- ## [The particle accelerator in CERN - is this scary or what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-particle-accelerator-in-cern-is-this-scary-or-what/458620)
**Author:** [@Wildfire\_MM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildfire_MM)\ **Replies:** 112\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2008, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-particle-accelerator-in-cern-is-this-scary-or-what/458620 "2008-08-11T01:19:13Z")
I’m not educated in advanced physics, but as I understand, the worst scenario is the creations black wholes that will destroy the earth. http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/03/27/823924.aspx The experiment is e… --- ## [bikes and cars (again)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikes-and-cars-again/691730)
**Author:** [@cmosdes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmosdes)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2014, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bikes-and-cars-again/691730 "2014-07-05T18:12:40Z")
Please, I beg you… without dredging up the entire bike vs. car debate points about bikes being lawless jerks and drivers being inconsiderate, what do you think OF THIS SITUATION: A cyclist, in the bike lane, is passing … --- ## [What is the best way to prevent home invasions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-prevent-home-invasions/484754)
**Author:** [@Cuckoorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cuckoorex)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-best-way-to-prevent-home-invasions/484754 "2009-02-10T02:49:43Z")
I think that, ideally, use of motion-sensor lights, a home security system, and decent locks should be used whenever possible. I also, however, think that some sort of clear indication that the homeowner owns and is will… --- ## [Anyone work with someone completely devoid of personality or likable characteristics?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-work-with-someone-completely-devoid-of-personality-or-likable-characteristics/399995)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2007, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-work-with-someone-completely-devoid-of-personality-or-likable-characteristics/399995 "2007-04-16T18:16:32Z")
The crux is in the question. I was wondering if anyone works with someone who is completely devoid of personality or any likable characteristics? I know it is sort of a morbid thing to think of but I am realizing I work … --- ## [I pit: Tall Jokes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-tall-jokes/304620)
**Author:** [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2005, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-tall-jokes/304620 "2005-05-24T21:00:41Z")
You know, it’s funny the first time you hear it. Honest. It is. I mean, who would ever think to ask what my parents fed me while growing up? Or maybe you’re genuinely curious if I play basketball. Or maybe you think it’s… --- ## [Military Science Fiction Recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-science-fiction-recommendations/609230)
**Author:** [@HardlySanguine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HardlySanguine)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2012, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-science-fiction-recommendations/609230 "2012-01-16T20:37:47Z")
My goto novels have always been in the fantasy genre. Lately, I’ve read a couple military science fiction series and have been enjoying them. So - I’m looking for recommendations on what I should read next! My preference… --- ## [Popular philosophical ideas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-philosophical-ideas/570511)
**Author:** [@blood63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blood63)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2011, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popular-philosophical-ideas/570511 "2011-02-16T16:07:19Z")
I am teaching high school philosphy this year for the first time. I am wading through it. I thought it might be good to delve into the philosophies through which we live our lives. A ten minute internet search did not… --- ## [How would you win The Long Walk? (From the S. King novella)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-win-the-long-walk-from-the-s-king-novella/386687)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2011, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-you-win-the-long-walk-from-the-s-king-novella/386687 "2011-12-31T04:56:14Z")
In Stephen King’s novella The Long Walk, originally pubslihed under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, the characters engage in a ghastly sporting event known as, well, The Long Walk. The rules of The Long Walk are simple; … --- ## [Was intercity bus travel once pleasant as pictured in ads and promotional material?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-intercity-bus-travel-once-pleasant-as-pictured-in-ads-and-promotional-material/466421)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2008, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-intercity-bus-travel-once-pleasant-as-pictured-in-ads-and-promotional-material/466421 "2008-10-14T12:26:43Z")
If you look through old magazines, particularly National Geographic from about 1950 to 1970, you find lots of ads from Greyhound and Continental Trailways, with illustrations showing happy passengers relaxing in clean, c… --- ## [Name a great artist who wasn't a tortured soul.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-great-artist-who-wasnt-a-tortured-soul/347138)
**Author:** [@Campion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Campion)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2006, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-great-artist-who-wasnt-a-tortured-soul/347138 "2006-03-09T18:48:11Z")
I’m reading a biography of Dorothy Parker, and we’re now ticking down the deaths of the members of the Algonquin Round Table. Most died relatively young, and most had substance abuse problems, or marital problems, or fi… --- ## [BMW's new i3: Did they try to make it ugly?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bmws-new-i3-did-they-try-to-make-it-ugly/664926)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2013, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bmws-new-i3-did-they-try-to-make-it-ugly/664926 "2013-08-04T00:31:44Z")
BMW unveiled the i3, its entry into the electric car market. Is it just me or did they deliberately try to make the miniature electric car version of the famously bad Pontiac Aztek? --- ## [The ABSOLUTE creepiest movie](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-absolute-creepiest-movie/28947)
**Author:** [@Peppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peppy)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2001, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-absolute-creepiest-movie/28947 "2001-02-15T05:22:03Z")
Hi all, I’m planning a weekend of doing absolutely nothing but sitting in front of my TV and melding with the tube. Looking for a couple of horrors. scariest movie ever please. on my list so far… EVENT HORIZON (haven’… --- ## [Long-haul flights; how does the cockpit crew pass the time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-haul-flights-how-does-the-cockpit-crew-pass-the-time/743907)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2016, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-haul-flights-how-does-the-cockpit-crew-pass-the-time/743907 "2016-03-30T02:43:29Z")
I’ve flown to Japan several times now; from Detroit, the gate-to-gate time is about thirteen hours. The initial half-hour and the final half-hour of the flight are somewhat engaging as the plane is climbing, descending,… --- ## [Work fridge: NOT your grocery store](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-fridge-not-your-grocery-store/410376)
**Author:** [@Swallowed\_My\_Cellphone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Swallowed_My_Cellphone)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2007, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/work-fridge-not-your-grocery-store/410376 "2007-07-05T06:06:56Z")
Okay, we will find you and you will be fired. If you’re hungry, I’m sorry, but you are stealing. Our fridge at work is getting plundered at night. And I’m not talking about an inconsidereate ass who is stealing someon… --- ## [French childrens song: Vera jaka?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-childrens-song-vera-jaka/68945)
**Author:** [@Inky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inky_1)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2001, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-childrens-song-vera-jaka/68945 "2001-07-02T07:37:26Z")
Anybody care to enlighten me (and I suspect a great many other folks have wondered about this too) about what the translation to tha childrens song Vera Jaka (Yeah, yeah. I’m not spelling it right. If I knew how to spell… --- ## [Was George Washington the richest man in the colonies?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-george-washington-the-richest-man-in-the-colonies/374917)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2006, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-george-washington-the-richest-man-in-the-colonies/374917 "2006-10-04T22:39:09Z")
A college student who is studying history told me that at the time he was made President, George Washington was the richest man in the colonies that became the United States. Is there any truth to this? If so, how did he… --- ## [Not Without My Daughter, 20 Years Later](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-without-my-daughter-20-years-later/178910)
**Author:** [@HeyHomie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeyHomie)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2003, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-without-my-daughter-20-years-later/178910 "2003-06-04T14:02:56Z")
Well, actually, 17 years later, since Betty and Mahtoub Mahmoody arrived home in February, 1986. For those who don’t know what I’m talking about, Not Without My Daughter is the true story of an American woman whose Iran… --- ## [Holy Crap! Don't Drink The Water In Las Vegas!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-dont-drink-the-water-in-las-vegas/445567)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2008, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-dont-drink-the-water-in-las-vegas/445567 "2008-04-20T23:09:28Z")
We have a pool in our backyard and now, with summer coming soon, it was long overdue to drain the pool and put in new water - supposed to do it every couple of years due to all the chemicals and stuff you throw in. Befo… --- ## [My cat just died at 11:30 this morning, how long will he keep?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-just-died-at-11-30-this-morning-how-long-will-he-keep/166348)
**Author:** [@kanicbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kanicbird)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2003, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-cat-just-died-at-11-30-this-morning-how-long-will-he-keep/166348 "2003-04-04T23:21:30Z")
We are planning to bury or burn (bring to get creamated) tommorow late afternoon. He is in a unheated garage right now. The high for today was around 60 the low tonight is around 40 and a high tomorrow around 50. Will… --- ## [Can I make soap at home using regular cologne?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-make-soap-at-home-using-regular-cologne/263763)
**Author:** [@Elysian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elysian)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2013, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-make-soap-at-home-using-regular-cologne/263763 "2013-07-03T12:52:49Z")
Basically the title says it all. I haven’t been able to find a recipe for soap that calls for cologne or perfume. Usually the recipes call for scented oils. Is it possible to use the perfumes and colognes on my dresse… --- ## [Time's Person of the Year](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-person-of-the-year/605296)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/times-person-of-the-year/605296 "2011-12-15T14:41:44Z")
Another year has gone by and soon Time magazine will be picking one individual as the most newsworthy person of the year. Of course, they’ve often copped out and picked a movement or a group or even a planet, but this y… --- ## [What do you think of my new pick up line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-my-new-pick-up-line/612278)
**Author:** [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2012, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-my-new-pick-up-line/612278 "2012-02-17T06:17:41Z")
My old pick up line, for those nights when I’m cruising the bars and not particularly choosy so long as I leave with a take-home bag, went like this: “Hey baby what say we go back to my place and jump in the sack and sq… --- ## [Walmart Responsible for Drunk Driver Accident in Parking Lot?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-responsible-for-drunk-driver-accident-in-parking-lot/676850)
**Author:** [@Shark\_Sandwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shark_Sandwich)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walmart-responsible-for-drunk-driver-accident-in-parking-lot/676850 "2014-02-06T16:00:02Z")
Here’s a case against Walmart that’s happening close to where I live and thought it would be interesting to throw into GDs. For those who can’t click the article, here’s the Reader’s Digest version: Customer goes into … --- ## [Did Richard III kill the Princes in the Tower?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-richard-iii-kill-the-princes-in-the-tower/745551)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-richard-iii-kill-the-princes-in-the-tower/745551 "2016-02-10T17:51:51Z")
Almost certainly not by his own hand, but did he order their deaths, or let it be known to some obliging courtier or knight that he wouldn’t mind it? It’s a longstanding question in English history, and came up recent… --- ## [Is Matthew Perry getting worse as an actor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-matthew-perry-getting-worse-as-an-actor/754041)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-matthew-perry-getting-worse-as-an-actor/754041 "2016-05-10T20:56:06Z")
Chandler was my favorite character on “Friends” and Perry’s movies haven’t been completely disappointing. I find “The Odd Couple” unwatchable and Perry’s acting atrocious. What has happened to him? --- ## [Salad in a burger - above or below the meat?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salad-in-a-burger-above-or-below-the-meat/710262)
**Author:** [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salad-in-a-burger-above-or-below-the-meat/710262 "2015-01-29T15:48:03Z")
As the title says, when you’re building your burger and you’re putting in whatever salad makes you happy, does the salad items go on the bottom with the meat and hot items on top or does the meat and other items go first… --- ## [Scary abdominal pain- what could it be? (TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scary-abdominal-pain-what-could-it-be-tmi/414644)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2007, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scary-abdominal-pain-what-could-it-be-tmi/414644 "2007-08-08T05:56:28Z")
Recap: A month and a half ago I went in for a sigmoidoscopy. It turned out I had ulcerative proctitis. I was prescribed a generic form of Rowasa, and told to take the enemas every day for a month, then come back in for a… --- ## [I hope you guys are okay with another Doper baby joining us... \[sad update\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-you-guys-are-okay-with-another-doper-baby-joining-us-sad-update/634187)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-you-guys-are-okay-with-another-doper-baby-joining-us-sad-update/634187 "2012-10-13T00:13:47Z")
Because I’m working on one now. :smiley: It looks like my thyroid may have been the problem, because after only three months on my new medication, I’ve gotten myself knocked up good. I was supposed to call the fertilit… --- ## [Trump is an atheist.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-an-atheist/825690)
**Author:** [@Capn\_Carl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capn_Carl)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2018, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-is-an-atheist/825690 "2018-12-13T19:36:35Z")
There are plenty of Christians who show as little knowledge of the Bible as he does. There are also plenty of Christians who have sinned as he has. And I can’t know what he thinks about religion, so it’s just a hunch. I … --- ## [God Helps Widdlest Sniper Victim Recover](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-helps-widdlest-sniper-victim-recover/142578)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2002, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-helps-widdlest-sniper-victim-recover/142578 "2002-12-15T16:15:40Z")
I’m not putting this in the Pit, as it’s more eye-rolling than steam-coming-out-of-ears: WASHINGTON (AP) - The youngest victim of the Washington-area sniper attacks says he feels great and can’t wait to get back on the … --- ## [USA Today --- Liberal or Conservative](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-today-liberal-or-conservative/205903)
**Author:** [@Oktberfest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oktberfest)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2012, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-today-liberal-or-conservative/205903 "2012-09-22T06:17:53Z")
Is USA Today a liberal or a conservative paper? --- ## [Abusive moderator's decision](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-moderators-decision/679890)
**Author:** [@PlaceboTarget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlaceboTarget)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2014, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abusive-moderators-decision/679890 "2014-02-03T22:58:15Z")
Dear SDMB Moderators and Administrators, I initiated a poll thread on the Universe within the IMHO section about 12 hours ago. Three times, because I kept making mistakes. About six hours later I posted it correctly and… --- ## [As it happened...Sept 11 on SDMB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-it-happened-sept-11-on-sdmb/509671)
**Author:** [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2009, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/as-it-happened-sept-11-on-sdmb/509671 "2009-09-14T20:32:29Z")
The original threadby Living Dead Girl. Cartooniverse (?) also had a fascinating thread of dropping his camera and picking up a medical kit and helping out as a medic. I’m not sure of what to search for though, in ord… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1200&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1202&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)