# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1224&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:** 1225 --- ## [Lazarushian-Gunga Din](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lazarushian-gunga-din/385666)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2014, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lazarushian-gunga-din/385666 "2014-03-14T15:11:19Z")
Last night I caught the wonderfully bad and un-PC movie from the 50’s based of Rudyard Kiplings Gunda Din. And Lazarushian is a word I do not know, and a web search only brings up copies of Gunga Din. What does it mean… --- ## [American Idol4/28-29](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol4-28-29/494633)
**Author:** [@BigBertha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigBertha)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2009, 10:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-idol4-28-29/494633 "2009-05-05T10:25:34Z")
Well, here we go. --- ## [Is a refusal to photograph a brit milah actionable as discrimination against Jews?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-refusal-to-photograph-a-brit-milah-actionable-as-discrimination-against-jews/685711)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2014, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-refusal-to-photograph-a-brit-milah-actionable-as-discrimination-against-jews/685711 "2014-04-14T02:51:09Z")
David Bernstein, writing at the Washington Post’s hosting of the Volokh Conspiracy, offers this thought experiment, building on the reasoning in the New Mexico photography discrimination case: he notes that the state cou… --- ## [Is Passion of the Christ worth watching?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-passion-of-the-christ-worth-watching/334547)
**Author:** [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2016, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-passion-of-the-christ-worth-watching/334547 "2016-04-08T00:32:57Z")
Some friends of mine host Movie Night every Monday evening: whoever wants to show up is welcome, there’s a potluck dinner at 7 and the movie starts around 7:30. The movies are arranged in series; whoever is hosting the s… --- ## [Where is this location in California?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-location-in-california/789956)
**Author:** [@TheSundial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSundial)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2017, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-is-this-location-in-california/789956 "2017-09-07T17:15:35Z")
https://s3.postimg.org/pt2qslvb7/Image.jpg I assume it’s somewhere in Big Sur. It seems like a place that would be named and also possibly have a geological name for this kind of physical occurrence/landscape. --- ## [Girl at my work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-at-my-work/759074)
**Author:** [@Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2016, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/girl-at-my-work/759074 "2016-07-09T12:56:37Z")
Hi there lads. I don’t want this thread to be the cheesy “How to kiss her” Or “does she like me” one. But here it goes: There is this new girl at my work…she is intelligent, funny, beautiful like straight from fairy tal… --- ## [Julian Jaynes' ideas on consciousness](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julian-jaynes-ideas-on-consciousness/727695)
**Author:** [@TSBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TSBG)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2017, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/julian-jaynes-ideas-on-consciousness/727695 "2017-05-04T22:42:05Z")
I’ve read “The Origin of Consciousnes in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind” and was blown away by the audacity of the argument and a lot of the evidence he marshals. However, I notice that “bicameralism” has failed to… --- ## [Why do they yell, "Police! Stop!"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-yell-police-stop/625988)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2012, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-they-yell-police-stop/625988 "2012-07-03T20:25:33Z")
The suspects never stop. And the TV police often yell it when they’re half a block away and the exit routes aren’t covered. On the flip side, why do the suspects always run? In places where’s there no chance of escape. … --- ## [New York State: Ban Smoking In Public Housing Apartments And College Dorms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-state-ban-smoking-in-public-housing-apartments-and-college-dorms/308138)
**Author:** [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2005, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-york-state-ban-smoking-in-public-housing-apartments-and-college-dorms/308138 "2005-06-20T17:16:26Z")
Heads = Pit: So people can call me a goat felching asshole with an ashtray for brains. Tails = MPSIMS: So people can tell me I’m misguided, naive and need to learn the facts. Flips…Heads. 1st: Tax the living shit out … --- ## [Who exactly is an "Arab"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-exactly-is-an-arab/610080)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-exactly-is-an-arab/610080 "2012-01-22T01:31:35Z")
What are the loose and strict usages of this term as an identifier of a person or group? Is it one or more of the following: a nationality (if so, what countries are included?), an ethnic group, a cultural group? Are th… --- ## [How did Turner (R) win Weiner's vacated seat in the NY 9th district?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-turner-r-win-weiners-vacated-seat-in-the-ny-9th-district/596282)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2011, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-turner-r-win-weiners-vacated-seat-in-the-ny-9th-district/596282 "2011-09-17T00:38:37Z")
I thought that was a hardcore democratic district. --- ## [Western route to Asia if no Americas](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/western-route-to-asia-if-no-americas/991156)
**Author:** [@sciurophobic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sciurophobic)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2023, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/western-route-to-asia-if-no-americas/991156 "2023-12-10T13:13:31Z")
If the Americas did not exist when would Columbus’s idea of a western route from Europe to Asia have been feasible? You may assume all Pacific islands would still exist. --- ## [What is "personal savings"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-personal-savings/684035)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-personal-savings/684035 "2014-04-07T04:15:18Z")
The BEA has this definition: The 1st sentence is OK: Personal saving is personal income less the sum of personal outlays and personal current taxes. Although I’d quibble over and taxes, since presumably taxes would be … --- ## [Logic Puzzles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logic-puzzles/136720)
**Author:** [@SwimmingwithChickens](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SwimmingwithChickens)\ **Replies:** 117\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2002, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/logic-puzzles/136720 "2002-11-20T06:44:31Z")
What are some of your favorite logic puzzles? For example, one that was told to me yesterday was: You are looking at a dish with a cell in it. It takes one minute for the cell to divide in half. If the dish is comple… --- ## [Can the Pope bless the ocean ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-pope-bless-the-ocean/537329)
**Author:** [@BlooD\_FeatheR\_BG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlooD_FeatheR_BG)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2010, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-pope-bless-the-ocean/537329 "2010-05-01T01:26:12Z")
\*\*As we all know the best weapon against evil creatures in good old holy water. It has divine powers and brings the God’s wrath upon hell spawns… :cool: But, can the Pope bless the whole Pacific? Or if he has problem wi… --- ## [China ending one child per family law. Is this good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-ending-one-child-per-family-law-is-this-good/736093)
**Author:** [@teflon\_grut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teflon_grut)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/china-ending-one-child-per-family-law-is-this-good/736093 "2015-11-06T15:20:36Z")
China is loosening the restrictions on their population control measure. Couples will now be allowed to have two children. How does everyone on the board feel about this? Is it inhumane to restrict procreation or is i… --- ## [To many restrictions here.....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-many-restrictions-here/193361)
**Author:** [@Ladyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ladyrose)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2003, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-many-restrictions-here/193361 "2003-08-07T04:53:51Z")
I am not angry or anything, I just think that there are to many restrictions of what we can post here and what we can’t. So I am unjoining tomorrow, I don’t care to have my things deleted. I hope that you all have a go… --- ## [(Old) FA LA LA LA LA Decking The Halls In The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fa-la-la-la-la-decking-the-halls-in-the-mmp/993763)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 253\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2023, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-fa-la-la-la-la-decking-the-halls-in-the-mmp/993763 "2023-12-04T07:09:50Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 48 Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 58 and N.O.S. for the day. If/when it dries up enough out (rained all yestiddy and into the night) I may get out and a… --- ## [Who wrote/sings Craig Ferguson's Late Late Show theme song?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wrote-sings-craig-fergusons-late-late-show-theme-song/285498)
**Author:** [@Limbo\_Donni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Limbo_Donni)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2005, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-wrote-sings-craig-fergusons-late-late-show-theme-song/285498 "2005-01-21T00:01:33Z")
I was certain they said who sang or wrote the song on the first night, but I taped over it and now the credits don’t say. The New LLS Theme Song It’s hard to stay up It’s been a long, long day and you got the sandman … --- ## [I just did the most disgusting thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-did-the-most-disgusting-thing/607782)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-did-the-most-disgusting-thing/607782 "2012-01-03T15:03:48Z")
Sorry, this isn’t about sex. It’s about being a mom. And the utterly vile things you suddenly find you must endure. spoiler spoiler spoiler spoiler spoiler space! You probably don’t want to read this. I just Y… --- ## [Dear Grandma.... fuck off !!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-grandma-fuck-off/653184)
**Author:** [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2013, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-grandma-fuck-off/653184 "2013-03-21T09:42:04Z")
I know Grandma you had a rough life, barely worked had tons of kids. Whom you gladly housed as adults, as long as they waited on you hand and foot. You’ve had eight kids, you only have three left. Whom one of is my mothe… --- ## [Why is this woman not being charged with rape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-woman-not-being-charged-with-rape/817161)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2018, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-this-woman-not-being-charged-with-rape/817161 "2018-07-05T12:38:11Z")
Article: Woman accused of threatening ex-boyfriend with machete charged If the sexes were reversed, it would be a slam dunk, right? So where’s the rape charge? Is it that women cannot be charged with rape in Montana? --- ## [How much would a 1000 megawatt plant cost using various sources of electricity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-a-1000-megawatt-plant-cost-using-various-sources-of-electricity/317153)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2005, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-would-a-1000-megawatt-plant-cost-using-various-sources-of-electricity/317153 "2005-08-18T12:40:05Z")
If a country wanted to get 1000 megawatts of electricity how much would it cost to build plants that could provide this using various forms of electricity production. Assume you were looking into getting 1000 megawatts … --- ## [Hating my neighbors--once more, with feeling](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hating-my-neighbors-once-more-with-feeling/408719)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2007, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hating-my-neighbors-once-more-with-feeling/408719 "2007-07-05T05:36:58Z")
A year ago, my neighbors to the south put in a pool, moving heavy equipment across my yard. They didn’t ask permission, tore up my yard, killed some of my shrubs and flowers, and were generally unrepentant. Like a one … --- ## [How Come People Were So Well-Dressed in 1933?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-people-were-so-well-dressed-in-1933/487735)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2009, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-come-people-were-so-well-dressed-in-1933/487735 "2009-03-02T13:53:47Z")
See the photo:http://drudgereport.com/ It is astounding-that in the middle of the great depression, gys in a soup line were well dresse? I wonder what a soup kitchen line looks like today? --- ## [Gay men and long (shoulder length +) hair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-men-and-long-shoulder-length-hair/611886)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2012, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-men-and-long-shoulder-length-hair/611886 "2012-02-07T15:38:34Z")
When I read about the 1960s, I see a lot of references to “long-haired hippie faggots” from more conservative types. And, even in high school in the early 2000s, I heard people make gay-related cracks about guys with lon… --- ## [Storage wars.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storage-wars/561936)
**Author:** [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/storage-wars/561936 "2011-04-21T18:25:09Z")
Unbelievable! I predict Storage Wars will be a hit, and start a wildly popular hobby. I know a few people already do this small time, but nothing like it will be after this silly program. Us Americans are crazy. … --- ## [Great Shows Cancelled after \<20 Episodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-shows-cancelled-after-20-episodes/506965)
**Author:** [@Frostillicus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frostillicus)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2009, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-shows-cancelled-after-20-episodes/506965 "2009-08-23T16:09:10Z")
NOTE: I said great shows, not just any old shows. I have four off the top of my head, ranked in order of # of episodes: Andy Richter Controls the Universe (19 episodes) I am in the middle of watching this now on Net… --- ## [Everything in Scientology is based on logic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-in-scientology-is-based-on-logic/712510)
**Author:** [@Askthepizzaguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askthepizzaguy)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2015, 10:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-in-scientology-is-based-on-logic/712510 "2015-03-15T10:13:25Z")
I’ve opened two other pit threads in the past few days, but I couldn’t resist, this one’s a mini. Then I’ll restrain myself for a little bit. Danny Masterson: ‘Everything in Scientology Is Based on Logic’ Wait, did you… --- ## [Famous friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-friends/672248)
**Author:** [@Longshanks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Longshanks)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-friends/672248 "2013-10-30T11:14:14Z")
Do any of you lot have friends that you went to school with, who went on to become famous in some field; sports, movies, art, science etc. --- ## [Do you think being cynical is a bad thing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-being-cynical-is-a-bad-thing/619671)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-being-cynical-is-a-bad-thing/619671 "2012-04-24T22:10:08Z")
This comes from a discussion I had with a friend tonight. I called her cynical and she took it as a bad thing, although I didn’t necessarily mean it as a bad thing. I was more impressed by it. Sometimes I wish I was more… --- ## [Re: "Gender identity - is it even a debate at all?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-gender-identity-is-it-even-a-debate-at-all/537443)
**Author:** [@lekatt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lekatt)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2010, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-gender-identity-is-it-even-a-debate-at-all/537443 "2010-05-03T20:24:48Z")
I used to be a Charter Member and pay to post, things were different then, opposing views were tolerated, but not now, I can’t post anything anymore without being called for it. I have never broken the rules, I have bee… --- ## [Criminal Minds TV show - any good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criminal-minds-tv-show-any-good/584590)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2011, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/criminal-minds-tv-show-any-good/584590 "2011-06-10T14:25:23Z")
A co-worker started singing this show’s praises to me completely out of the blue, saying I must watch it and I will love it. I know I could just watch an episode or two, but I thought I’d ask here first if I should even… --- ## [Seinfeld's stand-up comedy at the start of episodes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfelds-stand-up-comedy-at-the-start-of-episodes/199119)
**Author:** [@istara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/istara)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2003, 7:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seinfelds-stand-up-comedy-at-the-start-of-episodes/199119 "2003-09-04T07:35:36Z")
Somewhat bizarre question: I always assumed that the stand up comedy that introduces Jerry Seinfeld at the start of each episode is supposed to show him as a funny, successful comedian, as a background introduction to h… --- ## [Nostalgic, evocative scents](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nostalgic-evocative-scents/800197)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2018, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nostalgic-evocative-scents/800197 "2018-05-09T20:07:38Z")
If anything can transport you instantly back to a specific time, it’s encountering a certain scent, especially unexpectedly. Today I was at Big Lots (what a fun store!) and I saw a jar of Noxzema–the original in the cob… --- ## [Global warming "tipping point" - why I think we're inevitably gonna go over it...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-tipping-point-why-i-think-were-inevitably-gonna-go-over-it/473079)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2008, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-tipping-point-why-i-think-were-inevitably-gonna-go-over-it/473079 "2008-12-01T01:45:40Z")
Not enough people care. There are still people who say “see, it’s cold; that means global warming must be a hoax!” Way too many. Plus, it’s not an immediate, visible problem, and there’s “still” ten years to go. No… --- ## [My mother has become a right-wing, racist idiot.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-has-become-a-right-wing-racist-idiot/548363)
**Author:** [@InterestedObserver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InterestedObserver)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-mother-has-become-a-right-wing-racist-idiot/548363 "2010-08-03T21:24:46Z")
She’s been forwarding me all this political, racist crap her sister sends her for a while now. Usually, I ignore it. A few times, I’ve composed responses and sent them to everyone on the cc list (all of them the same gro… --- ## [What does 'dancer' suggest as a vocation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-dancer-suggest-as-a-vocation/773455)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2016, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-dancer-suggest-as-a-vocation/773455 "2016-12-03T13:17:49Z")
I’m going to skip over the back story and just present these facts: a 20 something woman, considered reasonably attractive by dominant culture standards, lives in a medium-sized city (~100k) in the Midwest without a part… --- ## [How much shoplifting actually happens at the average Walmart superstore?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-shoplifting-actually-happens-at-the-average-walmart-superstore/477567)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2008, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-shoplifting-actually-happens-at-the-average-walmart-superstore/477567 "2008-12-19T21:13:52Z")
How much shoplifting actually happens at the average Walmart superstore (with the supermarket section of the store included) Figuring that there must be SOME shoplifting, especially at Walmart, with its largely low-inco… --- ## [2020 Election Schadenfeude Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-election-schadenfeude-thread/924790)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2021, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-election-schadenfeude-thread/924790 "2021-01-20T16:01:23Z")
This is sort of a tradition dating from 2012 – for this thread, please find the most enjoyable gnashing of teeth, denial of reality, and similar sentiments, from online pundits or random internet people, and share. Last… --- ## [Why women lose appeal sooner than men](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-women-lose-appeal-sooner-than-men/678910)
**Author:** [@mythoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mythoughts)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2014, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-women-lose-appeal-sooner-than-men/678910 "2014-01-22T12:46:10Z")
I was reading something about how women in hollywood often don’t last as long as the men due to the effects of aging. Thinking on this I had a realization, that youth is feminizing and age is masculinizing, Some young b… --- ## [How dare you tell me to Fuck Off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-you-tell-me-to-fuck-off/447339)
**Author:** [@SomeUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SomeUserName)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dare-you-tell-me-to-fuck-off/447339 "2008-05-01T12:35:52Z")
My ex husband, the father of our children, told me to fuck off because I called and asked him if he was going to send me some child support this month. Evidently they are talking his entire tax refund for back child sup… --- ## [Trayvon Martin, cough syrup junkie?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvon-martin-cough-syrup-junkie/623294)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2012, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trayvon-martin-cough-syrup-junkie/623294 "2012-05-29T22:49:22Z")
Now I’m seeing reports that he was getting high on a homemade mixture based on cough syrup, and may actually have been high during the fatal encounter. My question is, how accurate are these reports? The sites out there … --- ## [Commercials you love (and some you hate)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-love-and-some-you-hate/232168)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2004, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-you-love-and-some-you-hate/232168 "2004-08-16T07:34:38Z")
I love the one with the piece of Extra chewing gum jumping out of the plane. The ending makes me laugh everytime. “What are you looking at, you mangy beast!” I hate all of the Glad commercials. That chick with the voic… --- ## [I hope you come out of Iraq alive, but before you do, kindly go fuck yourself.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-you-come-out-of-iraq-alive-but-before-you-do-kindly-go-fuck-yourself/337278)
**Author:** [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2005, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-hope-you-come-out-of-iraq-alive-but-before-you-do-kindly-go-fuck-yourself/337278 "2005-12-31T16:12:22Z")
In high school, I had this friend, good guy. Fun to be around, excellent sense of humor. Then I go away to school, more or less lose touch with him for a few years. Find out that he discovered the extreme right of Rep… --- ## [100 year old rose bush](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-year-old-rose-bush/654159)
**Author:** [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2013, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/100-year-old-rose-bush/654159 "2013-04-14T23:43:28Z")
A friend of mine owns a home in Berkley Ca. with a giant 100 year old rose bush in the back yard. He may have to remove the bush to replace a fence. I feel like the bush may have some real value to a high end landscaper.… --- ## [Was trashing France a good idea?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-trashing-france-a-good-idea/355726)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 130\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2006, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-trashing-france-a-good-idea/355726 "2006-05-12T21:32:59Z")
It seems that the scathing hatred which many American conservatives felt for the French, in the wake of France not supporting a U.N. resolution for war against Iraq three years, has started to die down. At the least, I … --- ## [Can Private Investigators legally affix GPS tracking devices to your personal car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-private-investigators-legally-affix-gps-tracking-devices-to-your-personal-car/174463)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2003, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-private-investigators-legally-affix-gps-tracking-devices-to-your-personal-car/174463 "2003-05-13T16:56:15Z")
This thread got me wondering about it. In this thread, "Ask the Private Investigator" it is represented by a private investigator that it is completely legal to affix bugs to the cars of private citizens without a warra… --- ## [Stupidest school supply](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-school-supply/194651)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2003, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupidest-school-supply/194651 "2003-08-24T18:14:19Z")
Okay parents. It’s that time of year again. When your kidss’ teachers get to make parents run around like idiots looking for some incredibly unnecessary and impossible to find school supply that they will end up never … --- ## [What If? Britain doesn't go Bankcrupt at end of WWII](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-britain-doesnt-go-bankcrupt-at-end-of-wwii/550346)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-britain-doesnt-go-bankcrupt-at-end-of-wwii/550346 "2010-08-18T18:45:45Z")
I was recently watching a World War II programme and it talked about how Britain was facing a ‘financial Dunkirk’ at the end of the War. Obviously, a large part of this was because of the government selling off major ass… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1223&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1225&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)