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**Author:** [@zenith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zenith)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2009, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-right-wing-radio-pundits/508634 "2009-09-09T14:42:09Z")
But where are all the “grey-hair ghettoes” in this country; full of oldsters from Britain , France, Canada, etc., running from forced euthanasia at the hands of their evil government health care systems? Every one of th… --- ## [Does San Francisco really have a “poop” problem or is it Conservative propaganda?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-san-francisco-really-have-a-poop-problem-or-is-it-conservative-propaganda/835776)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2022, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-san-francisco-really-have-a-poop-problem-or-is-it-conservative-propaganda/835776 "2022-11-03T22:40:52Z")
This has been a popular conservative talking point over the past few months: San Francisco, traditionally a very liberal city that spawned right wing hated Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom, is so over run with homeless dr… --- ## [Why do taxis look so much like police cars?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-taxis-look-so-much-like-police-cars/483842)
**Author:** [@petew83](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/petew83)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2009, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-taxis-look-so-much-like-police-cars/483842 "2009-02-02T08:34:14Z")
Have you ever glanced in your rearview mirror and seen a police car, only to realize later on it’s only a taxi? I have a mini-conspiracy theory on this one: taxis are intentionally designed to look like police cars so … --- ## [Understanding American Health Care - Case 1: John Smith gets Diabetes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understanding-american-health-care-case-1-john-smith-gets-diabetes/505468)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2009, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/understanding-american-health-care-case-1-john-smith-gets-diabetes/505468 "2009-08-07T03:21:06Z")
OK, there are a metric ton of Health Care threads on the Dope in one form or another and I’m not wishing to add another superfluous one to the pile. However, as a 30-something American male with an impeccable health reco… --- ## [5' v 6' depth in swimming pool - big difference in safely diving from side?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-v-6-depth-in-swimming-pool-big-difference-in-safely-diving-from-side/346267)
**Author:** [@AZRob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AZRob)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2006, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/5-v-6-depth-in-swimming-pool-big-difference-in-safely-diving-from-side/346267 "2006-03-01T13:59:24Z")
We’re building an in-ground pool. There will not be a diving board. However, my son will be a teen some day and he and his friends no doubt will be diving into the deep end from the pool edge. The builder says a 5’ de… --- ## [Questions about "Gingers"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-gingers/602848)
**Author:** [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2011, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-gingers/602848 "2011-11-18T06:06:28Z")
I’ve been wondering a couple things lately. 1) When did everybody start calling redheads “gingers”? and 2) Why ginger? Ginger isn’t red, it’s gold. If anything we should be calling blonds ginger, not redheads. :confused: … --- ## ["Israel's existence is illegal, therefore it should vanish?" (focusing on one argument only)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israels-existence-is-illegal-therefore-it-should-vanish-focusing-on-one-argument-only/837675)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israels-existence-is-illegal-therefore-it-should-vanish-focusing-on-one-argument-only/837675 "2019-08-21T16:29:44Z")
Trying to sidestep the whole sprawling mess that is the Israel-Palestine issue and just asking about one specific particular thing: AIUI, most Palestinians just want their own independent Palestine nation. But there ar… --- ## [Any other Tolkien-fan "Bored of the Rings" abstainers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-tolkien-fan-bored-of-the-rings-abstainers/723896)
**Author:** [@Sangahyando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangahyando)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2015, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-other-tolkien-fan-bored-of-the-rings-abstainers/723896 "2015-07-06T19:35:10Z")
If I were able to, I’d link this thread to the current one in Cafe Society – “What differentiates good parodies from bad ones?” (with my not wanting to hijack that thread); and especially to Qadgop the Mercotan’s post #8 … --- ## [Who would choose hell? And how is God just?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-choose-hell-and-how-is-god-just/309991)
**Author:** [@gitfiddle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gitfiddle)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2005, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-would-choose-hell-and-how-is-god-just/309991 "2005-07-09T10:16:27Z")
When people talk about free will, how do they explain the fact that no one would ever choose hell? Because, it seems that many people’s view of free will is that people have the God-given right to choose whether to foll… --- ## [Letters T-O-Y-O-T-A in the Toyota emblem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letters-t-o-y-o-t-a-in-the-toyota-emblem/480921)
**Author:** [@silk1976](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silk1976)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2009, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/letters-t-o-y-o-t-a-in-the-toyota-emblem/480921 "2009-01-14T16:29:52Z")
Kinda like the arrow in FedEx - completely coincidental and once you (or, at least I see it, I can’t not see it anymore). Has anyone else seen all 6 letters of the word Toyota in their emblem? --- ## [Intolerant bitch sues college because tolerance is intolerant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intolerant-bitch-sues-college-because-tolerance-is-intolerant/352413)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2006, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/intolerant-bitch-sues-college-because-tolerance-is-intolerant/352413 "2006-04-15T02:16:03Z")
The LA Times is reporting that a woman at Georgia Tech is suing the school for not letting her practice her religion because the school has a tolerance policy. Which, since it bans hate speech, is intolerant of Christia… --- ## [The asshole kid with the cool dad](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-asshole-kid-with-the-cool-dad/776984)
**Author:** [@Damuri\_Ajashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Damuri_Ajashi)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-asshole-kid-with-the-cool-dad/776984 "2017-01-24T03:52:28Z")
So there’s this kid that has been in my son’s pre-school and elementary school classes since he was 3. The kid was an asshole when he was 3\* and he is a hyperactive asshole now.\*\* He has known this kid most of his life… --- ## [Hillary's supporters need to calm down and stop depressing primary turnout.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarys-supporters-need-to-calm-down-and-stop-depressing-primary-turnout/745507)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2016, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarys-supporters-need-to-calm-down-and-stop-depressing-primary-turnout/745507 "2016-02-10T02:46:04Z")
The real threat to the Democrats is not an acrimonious split between Bernie’s babes and Hillary’s handmaidens. The real threat is political indifference among the young and the poor: Not just about the Presidential elect… --- ## [Water and the Wicked Witch of the West](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-and-the-wicked-witch-of-the-west/625557)
**Author:** [@kireiname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kireiname)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/water-and-the-wicked-witch-of-the-west/625557 "2012-07-03T01:08:08Z")
I recently ran across this posting (Why does water make the Wicked Witch of the West melt? - The Straight Dope) by “Dex,” and felt I needed to express something that’s been bothering me for a while. While Dex’s answer i… --- ## [What, to you, is a circle jerk?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-you-is-a-circle-jerk/325553)
**Author:** [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2005, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-to-you-is-a-circle-jerk/325553 "2005-10-12T19:26:10Z")
I guess this is for guys but ladies are always welcome. It recently came to my attention that some people think a circle jerk is a group of young boys, (all straight presumably) standing in a circle and masturbating int… --- ## [Roasted Zucchini ( courgette) - to peel or not to peel](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roasted-zucchini-courgette-to-peel-or-not-to-peel/591881)
**Author:** [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roasted-zucchini-courgette-to-peel-or-not-to-peel/591881 "2011-08-08T14:54:12Z")
I have a large pile of zucchini from a vegtable share from the local organic farmer dudes. I am about to roast them, and I am just wondering , should one peel the zucchini prior to cutting it into large chunk and roastin… --- ## [Are you supposed to stand for any song other than the National Anthem?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-supposed-to-stand-for-any-song-other-than-the-national-anthem/250666)
**Author:** [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2004, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-supposed-to-stand-for-any-song-other-than-the-national-anthem/250666 "2004-06-18T14:29:08Z")
I was at a baseball game last night and before the National Anthem, they sang “God Bless America.” Everyone in the stadium stood for “God Bless America” but me. I didn’t stay seated out of disrespect, but because (unle… --- ## [Easy Solution To Gangs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-solution-to-gangs/505017)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2009, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/easy-solution-to-gangs/505017 "2009-08-07T23:59:44Z")
I’ve been wondering, to solve the problem of gangs, wouldn’t it be easy if being a member of a certain gang was illegal and made a felony? Then there’d be no need for looking at every trivial thing in order to bring a mo… --- ## [Prince Harry dresses as a Nazi - so what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-harry-dresses-as-a-nazi-so-what/284540)
**Author:** [@marky33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marky33)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2005, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prince-harry-dresses-as-a-nazi-so-what/284540 "2005-01-17T15:26:52Z")
Britain’s Prince Harry turned up a friend’s fancy-dress birthday party dressed in Nazi uniform. Does it really matter? He obviously didn’t set out to offend but the press has got hold of the story and given it a lot of… --- ## [Favorite brand of Ginger Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-ginger-ale/587096)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2011, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-brand-of-ginger-ale/587096 "2011-07-02T00:02:21Z")
I’m talking about the mass-produced brands and not your grandma’s secret recipe…basically something available to the masses. --- ## [Fast food joints make the best burgers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-food-joints-make-the-best-burgers/485595)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fast-food-joints-make-the-best-burgers/485595 "2009-02-14T16:41:08Z")
I’ve been wanting to get this off my chest for awhile. I see a lot of references - around here and elsewhere - to fast food burgers being imitators, substitutes for the “real things”, inferior creations, etc. I’m here to… --- ## [Queen Elizabeth's drivers license](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-elizabeths-drivers-license/381722)
**Author:** [@ctaylor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ctaylor)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2006, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/queen-elizabeths-drivers-license/381722 "2006-11-28T17:09:18Z")
I know this has been asked before, but I can’t find the ‘search’ function. Can someone point me to a thread? Also, what does HM… err, HRH the Prince Consort and the Prince of Wales and all those other guys whatever their… --- ## [Things you'd like to see, just for the name](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-just-for-the-name/691359)
**Author:** [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2014, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-youd-like-to-see-just-for-the-name/691359 "2014-06-27T18:51:20Z")
My wife had an idea awhile back for a restaurant/bakery that only sold desserts. All kinds of desserts: cakes, pies, cookies, ice cream, you name it. And she would call this restaurant “Just Desserts”. She admitted she l… --- ## [Vomiting after running](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-after-running/485124)
**Author:** [@JoelWhy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoelWhy)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2009, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vomiting-after-running/485124 "2009-02-12T15:27:30Z")
I’ve always heard that marathoners routinely vomit after (during?) the marathon. I’ve heard of football players, etc also vomiting during practice. I’m no couch potato, but I don’t recall ever pushing myself to the poi… --- ## [Obsolete Science Fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsolete-science-fiction/102187)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2016, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obsolete-science-fiction/102187 "2016-10-22T00:06:45Z")
A tossup between posting here or in MPSIMS, but here goes: What former staples of SF have been made obsolete by advances in scientific knowledge? An obvious example would be all the stories depicting Mars or Venus as hab… --- ## [Shocking moments in sitcom history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shocking-moments-in-sitcom-history/428624)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2007, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shocking-moments-in-sitcom-history/428624 "2007-12-04T03:57:52Z")
So I’m sitting here tonight, with TVLand playing in the background while I’m doing some work. I’m half-listening to “The Jeffersons,” and George is giving Lionel something (a watch, maybe). Well I tuned out briefly, onl… --- ## [Is Chicago entering a financial doomsday?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-chicago-entering-a-financial-doomsday/783329)
**Author:** [@ultimate11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultimate11)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2017, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-chicago-entering-a-financial-doomsday/783329 "2017-06-01T22:45:04Z")
As I’m thinking of it, I’m a little worried about my hometown. As I’m looking at the policies President Trump is suggesting and the current state of the State of Illinois, Chicago might enter a financial cramp. Here’s wh… --- ## [facebook troll: comment "word" on this pic, see what happens!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-troll-comment-word-on-this-pic-see-what-happens/638475)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-troll-comment-word-on-this-pic-see-what-happens/638475 "2012-10-22T10:07:15Z")
NOTHING! what even is this? i see it every day, with a new pic and a new “word” you gotta type to “have your mind blown!” it is inconceivable that anything could even MAYBE happen, is it not? the comments go into the … --- ## [Origin of the "get off my lawn" meme](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-get-off-my-lawn-meme/617085)
**Author:** [@Meltdown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meltdown)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2012, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/origin-of-the-get-off-my-lawn-meme/617085 "2012-04-02T18:03:08Z")
I found myself using “get off my lawn” today as shorthand for “yeah, I know I’m old and you guys are much younger and more hip than me.” I think this is a fairly well known meme – Urban Dictionary has a page on it. I’m… --- ## [Can you see lit cities at night from the moon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-lit-cities-at-night-from-the-moon/478718)
**Author:** [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2009, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-see-lit-cities-at-night-from-the-moon/478718 "2009-01-03T03:35:39Z")
If you were to stand on the moon, looking towards Earth, could you see the cities on the dark side as spots of light (naked eye)? If so, what would be the ideal conditions for this? --- ## [Satan's 2nd Great General Council](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satans-2nd-great-general-council/638163)
**Author:** [@Gedd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gedd)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2013, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/satans-2nd-great-general-council/638163 "2013-09-26T14:47:17Z")
I learned from our friend chagqq that some people (or at least one person) believe/s that in the 1700s Satan held a Great General Councilto set up his plans for destroying mankind. While Little Nemo informed us that you… --- ## [I pit Frank Stallone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-frank-stallone/811555)
**Author:** [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2018, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-frank-stallone/811555 "2018-04-05T12:46:45Z")
Frank Stallone, Sylvester’s shitty little D list brother, tweeted “This David Hogg pussy is getting a little too big for his britches. I’m sure someone from his age group is dying to sucker punch this rich little bitch. … --- ## [Are Tasers increasing police violence, not decreasing it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tasers-increasing-police-violence-not-decreasing-it/546511)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2010, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-tasers-increasing-police-violence-not-decreasing-it/546511 "2010-07-17T10:38:11Z")
AFAIK, the rationale for bringing in Tasers for use with the police was to reduce the number of fatal shootings that police had to dole out with enraged, armed or maniac suspects. After watching the video related with t… --- ## [Do "Shooting Solutions" exist in the Navy ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-shooting-solutions-exist-in-the-navy/413011)
**Author:** [@essell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/essell)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2007, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-shooting-solutions-exist-in-the-navy/413011 "2007-07-27T00:13:56Z")
In the film “Down Periscope” they use the term Shooting solution when ready to fire on another submarine. But a google search picks up little except in reference to the film. I have trouble thinking that the film write… --- ## [Worst opening line of song lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-opening-line-of-song-lyrics/798947)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2018, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-opening-line-of-song-lyrics/798947 "2018-01-03T06:12:29Z")
Buying groceries yesterday and the insipid strains of England Dan and John Ford Coley’s “Really Like to See You Tonight” leached out of the P.A. Their oh-so-cazsh\* opening line “Hello, yeah, it’s been a while/Not much, … --- ## [How were you taught to merge onto a freeway (motorway)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-you-taught-to-merge-onto-a-freeway-motorway/638489)
**Author:** [@CoastalMaineiac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CoastalMaineiac)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-were-you-taught-to-merge-onto-a-freeway-motorway/638489 "2012-10-31T22:02:27Z")
How I was taught in driver’s ed, and how I enter to this day: Accelerate as rapidly as necessary on the on-ramp in order to be going the same speed as the traffic already on the freeway. Look for a gap in the traffic, … --- ## [True Blood 08/29/10 "Fresh Blood"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-08-29-10-fresh-blood/551956)
**Author:** [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2010, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-blood-08-29-10-fresh-blood/551956 "2010-09-06T05:17:37Z")
. . . . . . . . . . . . . So, is there some reason why Eric didn’t handcuff Russel to a pole or a dumpster or something? I assume it’s going to turn out that even with the 5 minute headstart Eric will still… --- ## [When Did People Stop Using Expletives "Gadzooks" and "Zounds"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-people-stop-using-expletives-gadzooks-and-zounds/611857)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-people-stop-using-expletives-gadzooks-and-zounds/611857 "2012-02-17T21:32:25Z")
I gather that these words were used in Elizabethan England-they seem to be quite rare today. Were they used in the 19th Century? I hope they are revived-they do sound cool. --- ## [NOT the Periodic Table](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-periodic-table/744942)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2016, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-the-periodic-table/744942 "2016-02-15T13:42:28Z")
I’ve noticed that very often someone will name a fictional character or place after an element, even though there’s no connection there, Evidently they just like the sound of it. I grew up reading about Superman’s home w… --- ## [Characters from books you would like to beat the s\*#t out of them](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-from-books-you-would-like-to-beat-the-s-t-out-of-them/670650)
**Author:** [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/characters-from-books-you-would-like-to-beat-the-s-t-out-of-them/670650 "2013-10-23T13:27:23Z")
Any characters from a book that to you are just so vile, so nonredeemable that you just want to beat them to within an inch of their miserable worthless lives? I have two. From The Old Curiosity Shop by Dickens. Mr.… --- ## [Facebook to force Timeline. A step too far?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-to-force-timeline-a-step-too-far/610594)
**Author:** [@FixMyIgnorance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FixMyIgnorance)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2012, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facebook-to-force-timeline-a-step-too-far/610594 "2012-01-28T02:25:06Z")
This is about the recent switch to the current Facebook format to the new Timeline format. The main difference is that the Timeline makes it much easier to access posts/pictures from all previous years, whereas now if yo… --- ## [Custom Ordering a Car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-ordering-a-car/726587)
**Author:** [@amaguri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amaguri)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2015, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/custom-ordering-a-car/726587 "2015-08-10T11:33:17Z")
Does anyone have any experience ordering a car from the MFR rather than just seeing what’s available at the dealership? I’m not quite in the market yet but I’m looking at cars and I hate that everything is white, silver… --- ## [My Friend is considering buying a Gun for Home Defense, what practical things should I tell him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-is-considering-buying-a-gun-for-home-defense-what-practical-things-should-i-tell-him/645427)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2013, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-friend-is-considering-buying-a-gun-for-home-defense-what-practical-things-should-i-tell-him/645427 "2013-01-05T01:23:14Z")
This is not a gun debate thread! My friend and his wife live in an apartment with their two small children. He is thinking of getting a gun for home defense. I don’t know much about guns but this is what I told him: Sh… --- ## [My Tivo thinks I like mexican porno](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tivo-thinks-i-like-mexican-porno/275443)
**Author:** [@Eleusis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eleusis)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2004, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-tivo-thinks-i-like-mexican-porno/275443 "2004-11-21T15:28:23Z")
I honestly don’t know where it got that idea. But oooh aren’t they sweet? --- ## [Why the dearth of songs about women's love for their guy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-dearth-of-songs-about-womens-love-for-their-guy/673428)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2013, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-the-dearth-of-songs-about-womens-love-for-their-guy/673428 "2013-11-16T16:19:03Z")
I just realized the other day that there are a lot songs about men’s love/crush on a girl/woman. Off the top of my head: \[ul\] \[li\]Amanda\[/li\]\[li\]Mandy\[/li\]\[li\]Living Next Door To Alice\[/li\]\[li\]Annie’s Song\[/li\]\[li\]Swee… --- ## [Can you report someone's signature?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-report-someones-signature/666750)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2013, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-report-someones-signature/666750 "2013-09-03T00:44:10Z")
If someone’s posts don’t bother you, but their signature really pisses you off, can you report them? --- ## [Adviced needed - I was driving my cat to be declawed in my Ford Expedition...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adviced-needed-i-was-driving-my-cat-to-be-declawed-in-my-ford-expedition/534607)
**Author:** [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2010, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/adviced-needed-i-was-driving-my-cat-to-be-declawed-in-my-ford-expedition/534607 "2010-04-05T14:03:20Z")
Need some Advice. I was driving my cat to be declawed in my Ford Expedition (can you believe gas prices these days? $80 to fill the tank? Outrageous!). When I reached the Vet and gave her my cat I realized that I jus… --- ## [fuck the designer of center speedometers with a glass shard-covered dildo.multiple times.in the ass.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-designer-of-center-speedometers-with-a-glass-shard-covered-dildo-multiple-times-in-the-ass/572120)
**Author:** [@Rumor\_Watkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rumor_Watkins)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-designer-of-center-speedometers-with-a-glass-shard-covered-dildo-multiple-times-in-the-ass/572120 "2011-02-23T08:05:41Z")
this is the fucking dumbest design feature of a car i’ve ever seen. probably not pit-worthy, but I needed to expel some rage in my title - didn’t think MPSIMS was cool with the profane titles. --- ## [Fuck you, white boy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-white-boy/515211)
**Author:** [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2009, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-you-white-boy/515211 "2009-10-29T13:51:39Z")
Well, I was bound to finally have a bad experience with somebody in Portlandia, city of Nice People. I went to the local QFC for some groceries and emerged with two heavy bags, headed out to the car across the street. … --- ## [Joe the Dumbass: "A vote for Obama is a vote for death to Israel"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-the-dumbass-a-vote-for-obama-is-a-vote-for-death-to-israel/469986)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2008, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-the-dumbass-a-vote-for-obama-is-a-vote-for-death-to-israel/469986 "2008-11-01T23:35:42Z")
McCain was stupid enough to put that Wurzelbacher clown on the stump and he’s already fucked up. That’s not the only stupid thing this idiot says in the article. He also burbles this bit of multi-layered ignorance: T… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1210&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1212&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)