# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1246&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:** 1247 --- ## [State Ordinances vs. Federal Law (CO Baker)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-ordinances-vs-federal-law-co-baker/630332)
**Author:** [@Sinisterniik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinisterniik)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2012, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-ordinances-vs-federal-law-co-baker/630332 "2012-08-11T02:33:06Z")
There was a story recently about a Colorado baker who refused service for a gay couple requesting a wedding cake. To the best of my knowledge, no charges have been filed. Apparently Colorado passed some legislation that… --- ## [Curse you, bank!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curse-you-bank/572392)
**Author:** [@TravisFromOR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TravisFromOR)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2011, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/curse-you-bank/572392 "2011-03-04T04:04:37Z")
Long story short, some idiot at my bank messed up my SSN–they transposed two digits. Because of this, they locked my account. They did not inform me of this. I have several automatic payments set up. Because my account w… --- ## [Houston XVI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houston-xvi/43563)
**Author:** [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2001, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/houston-xvi/43563 "2001-01-27T16:59:29Z")
Say what? Homies gather 'round. --- ## [TV Shows you loved (but can't watch anymore because of the final episode(s))](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-loved-but-cant-watch-anymore-because-of-the-final-episode-s/685555)
**Author:** [@Knorf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knorf)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-you-loved-but-cant-watch-anymore-because-of-the-final-episode-s/685555 "2014-04-14T18:05:37Z")
What are some TV shows (lasting more than one season) that you loved while they were on, but can’t rewatch at all now because the final episode or episodes were just very bad, and ruined the show for you? For me, the ob… --- ## [Well, what are you waiting for? Get the hell outta here!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-what-are-you-waiting-for-get-the-hell-outta-here/274839)
**Author:** [@davenportavenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davenportavenger)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2004, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-what-are-you-waiting-for-get-the-hell-outta-here/274839 "2004-11-18T02:26:19Z")
Christian Exodus Say bye-bye now! Don’t let the door hit you on the way out! But really, wouldn’t this solve everything? Let the fundamentalists found their own nation-state, and leave the rest of us (that includes ra… --- ## [Dopers that have gone A.W.O.L.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-that-have-gone-a-w-o-l/197781)
**Author:** [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2003, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-that-have-gone-a-w-o-l/197781 "2003-09-03T00:47:03Z")
Seems dopers come and go all the time. Which dopers that you noticed have stopped posting to the SDMB? I\`m especially interested in those that may have been prominent here at one time or had a high post count, not alwa… --- ## [SDMB Fantasy Football early discussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-early-discussion/411750)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 199\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2007, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-fantasy-football-early-discussion/411750 "2007-08-29T00:46:34Z")
Is it too early to start talking about fantasy football? I’m considering running a league this year that would be aimed at being a serious/hardcore league. But this thread can serve as the general discussion forum for … --- ## [Brits: How is Gillian Anderson's British accent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-how-is-gillian-andersons-british-accent/703039)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2020, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/brits-how-is-gillian-andersons-british-accent/703039 "2020-11-21T05:27:18Z")
I always think of her as American as apple pie, in The X-Files and other stuff, but I understand she’s done a lot of British film and TV work since. Listen at 2:53:51 here, for instance: - YouTube What say you? --- ## [Really Horrible Experimental Flavors](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-horrible-experimental-flavors/455104)
**Author:** [@Angel\_of\_the\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_the_Lord)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2008, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/really-horrible-experimental-flavors/455104 "2008-07-09T13:04:01Z")
So, I ended up having to run to the gas station over my lunch break. I was wandering the aisles, looking for the soda I needed to get, when, lo, but my eyes alight on something awe-inspiring: Bacon, Egg and Cheese Comb… --- ## [Bedbugs!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedbugs/587888)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2012, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bedbugs/587888 "2012-07-24T23:44:19Z")
AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! :eek: Shit. I would have pitted the damned things but I doubt that they read the Dope. :frowning: --- ## [Do people actually throw fake blood on fur coat wearers? Why aren't they arrested?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-actually-throw-fake-blood-on-fur-coat-wearers-why-arent-they-arrested/487021)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2009, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-people-actually-throw-fake-blood-on-fur-coat-wearers-why-arent-they-arrested/487021 "2009-02-23T16:40:50Z")
The media hype a few years ago was that hippies were throwing fake blood on ladies wearing fur coats. Did this ever really happen – not just a PETA staged event, but strangers without consent deliberately ruining fur co… --- ## [Scenes that (unexpectedly) made you cry](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-that-unexpectedly-made-you-cry/754514)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2016, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scenes-that-unexpectedly-made-you-cry/754514 "2016-05-24T18:53:16Z")
There are certain scenes in movies, TV shows and books that are designed to evoke tears in the viewer/reader. When on BTVS Buffy finds her mother’s body, for example. Or Rose letting go of Jack towards the end of Titanic,… --- ## [Shocker! Teen sex comedy found guilty of misogyny. The weird case of "Weird Science".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shocker-teen-sex-comedy-found-guilty-of-misogyny-the-weird-case-of-weird-science/547496)
**Author:** [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2010, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shocker-teen-sex-comedy-found-guilty-of-misogyny-the-weird-case-of-weird-science/547496 "2010-07-23T08:27:17Z")
The subtext of Weird Science always bugged me a little. Granted, when I saw it in 1985, and I was a sexually-awakening 13 years old, I did not give two shits about the sexual subtext, since Kelly LeBrock looked effin’ i… --- ## [How do they get beef in Chinese dishes so incredibly tender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-get-beef-in-chinese-dishes-so-incredibly-tender/128313)
**Author:** [@scott\_evil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scott_evil)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2002, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-they-get-beef-in-chinese-dishes-so-incredibly-tender/128313 "2002-09-20T23:30:04Z")
By that, I mean melt-in-your-mouth tender - you can’t even feel the meat fibers when you chew. It’s always that way when I order a beef dish from a Chinese restaurant. I know how to get chicken as tender as it is in dis… --- ## [Defend a policy which disarms victims...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defend-a-policy-which-disarms-victims/51965)
**Author:** [@SSgtBaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSgtBaloo)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2001, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/defend-a-policy-which-disarms-victims/51965 "2001-01-31T21:11:33Z")
Yeah, I know, but what the heck, I’m bored! Hypothesis:\[list=1\]\[li\]The number of potential criminal victims is far greater than the number of people who are willing to violate law and custom to take what belongs to anot… --- ## [Google Maps has jumped the shark.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-has-jumped-the-shark/605325)
**Author:** [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2011, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/google-maps-has-jumped-the-shark/605325 "2011-12-09T00:45:03Z")
OK, I go on Google maps, and I used to get useful things. I just looked at it, for something specific, and it says businesses that I fucking know are to the east of me, it now reports are to the west of me. It was utterl… --- ## [What this country needs is another 9/11!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-this-country-needs-is-another-9-11/415115)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2007, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-this-country-needs-is-another-9-11/415115 "2007-08-15T14:12:06Z")
That’s what Stu Bykofsky thinks: The basic reasoning, as far as I can figure out, is this. If those pernicious Muslim terrorist types don’t carry out big terrorist attacks in America, then we “forget who are enemy is”… --- ## [Pronouncing "Los Angeles" with a hard G sound.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronouncing-los-angeles-with-a-hard-g-sound/250701)
**Author:** [@Interrobang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Interrobang)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2011, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pronouncing-los-angeles-with-a-hard-g-sound/250701 "2011-04-07T01:41:06Z")
I was watching Hitchcock’s Saboteur the other day, and noticed that “Los Angeles” was pronounced two different ways throughout the film: The main character, when asked where he’s from, always says that he came from “l… --- ## [Fake vaccination cards](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-vaccination-cards/937970)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2021, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fake-vaccination-cards/937970 "2021-10-04T03:35:36Z")
Are there any penalties for carrying and/or showing a fake Covid-19 vaccination card? --- ## [Did your long distance relationship work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-long-distance-relationship-work/477162)
**Author:** [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2008, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-your-long-distance-relationship-work/477162 "2008-12-16T21:15:48Z")
You tend to hear that long distance relationships never work. Invariably, one of the people will meet someone else, or grow tired of never seeing the other person, cheat, be unable to move to be with the other person, e… --- ## ["we're here to back her up in pushing for 100 percent renewable energy." \[translation request\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-here-to-back-her-up-in-pushing-for-100-percent-renewable-energy-translation-request/824561)
**Author:** [@WillFarnaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WillFarnaby)\ **Replies:** 144\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2018, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-here-to-back-her-up-in-pushing-for-100-percent-renewable-energy-translation-request/824561 "2018-11-21T14:02:48Z")
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.usatoday.com/amp/1987514002 Congressperson-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is quoted as saying: “But this is about uplifting the voice and the message of the fact that we need a Green Ne… --- ## [What is the name for this faulty logic: Low average age of rock stars at death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-this-faulty-logic-low-average-age-of-rock-stars-at-death/549153)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2010, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-this-faulty-logic-low-average-age-of-rock-stars-at-death/549153 "2010-08-10T22:09:09Z")
This Christian site staes that rock stars average age of death is 36.9 years, as opposed to the avaerage age of Americans, which is 75.8. Ergo, rock stars die very much younger than the avaerage America. Well, Christian… --- ## [What Would It Take To Turn Red States Blue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-to-turn-red-states-blue/739428)
**Author:** [@Lance\_Turbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lance_Turbo)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2015, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-it-take-to-turn-red-states-blue/739428 "2015-12-31T12:23:29Z")
A new fun tool from 538. Play around with turnout levels and voting preferences of different demographic groups to see which states swing. North Carolina is more sensitive to hispanic turnout than I would have guessed. --- ## [Italian (miniature) Greyhound, anyone else here have one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italian-miniature-greyhound-anyone-else-here-have-one/529749)
**Author:** [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2010, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/italian-miniature-greyhound-anyone-else-here-have-one/529749 "2010-02-24T01:59:15Z")
Wish I knew how to post pics (help)? --- ## [I'm Gay. Do You Care?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-gay-do-you-care/510920)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 122\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2009, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-gay-do-you-care/510920 "2009-09-24T10:58:21Z")
National Coming Out Day is October 11, 2009. Just wondering if anybody actually cares anymore if someone tells you they are Gay. Feel free to expound; obviously, if you are heterosexually married, this might not be gre… --- ## [Would you pay $20 for a movie ticket?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-pay-20-for-a-movie-ticket/540199)
**Author:** [@RhapsodyInBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RhapsodyInBlue)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2010, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-pay-20-for-a-movie-ticket/540199 "2010-05-26T02:20:54Z")
According to The Wall St Journal, this weekend marks a significant milestone for moviegoers. A New York movie theater will break the symbolically significant threshold of $20 per adult ticket for “Shrek Forever After.” … --- ## [Chilling Adventures of Sabrina on Netflix](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chilling-adventures-of-sabrina-on-netflix/823645)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chilling-adventures-of-sabrina-on-netflix/823645 "2021-02-01T05:17:48Z")
Who else is watching this? I’ve been eagerly awaiting it’s premiere and I’ve gotten up to episode 2. Needless to say it’s very different from Sabrina: the Teenage Witch, although Hilda & Zelda have similar, but darker… --- ## [Are Rottweilers more affectionate as a breed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-rottweilers-more-affectionate-as-a-breed/647846)
**Author:** [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2018, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-rottweilers-more-affectionate-as-a-breed/647846 "2018-01-04T05:20:19Z")
Every Rottweiler I’ve ever met has been friendly, affectionate and playful. They were more likely to hurt a person through over-exuberant displays of affection and play, than from aggression. So, is that friendly affect… --- ## [Why do my photos look like crap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-photos-look-like-crap/588759)
**Author:** [@caverject](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caverject)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2011, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-my-photos-look-like-crap/588759 "2011-08-20T15:27:08Z")
I’m a photo newbie and have been trying to figure out whats wrong with my pics. I know that the lighting is messed up, can’t figure out what to do though. I took these pictures in my kitchen, which has fluorescent ligh… --- ## [How many oceans are there on earth?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-oceans-are-there-on-earth/645914)
**Author:** [@edwards\_beard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwards_beard)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-oceans-are-there-on-earth/645914 "2013-01-04T08:07:00Z")
This sounds like a really dumb question…but when I was in school, we learned the four oceans Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic During a conversation today someone mentioned there are five oceans. The southern ocean. … --- ## [Delta Air Lines Bans Disruptive Donald Trump Supporter for Life](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delta-air-lines-bans-disruptive-donald-trump-supporter-for-life/773447)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2016, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/delta-air-lines-bans-disruptive-donald-trump-supporter-for-life/773447 "2016-12-01T19:44:42Z")
Story here. Video here (NSFW language; audio is muted by default). Apparently he was removed from he plane before takeoff but then allowed back on. Delta acknowledged that that was the wrong call. Mr. Trump’s rewar… --- ## [Ask a black gay guy!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-black-gay-guy/287469)
**Author:** [@Honesty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honesty)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2005, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-a-black-gay-guy/287469 "2005-03-14T06:13:07Z")
C’mon, be brave, ask me anything. :smiley: Honesty --- ## [Baby maker society?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-maker-society/350305)
**Author:** [@New\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/New_Girl)\ **Replies:** 138\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2006, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-maker-society/350305 "2006-04-01T03:10:26Z")
Is anyone here opposed to having children? I personally can list several reasons not to, from a woman’s perspective: They cost tons of money http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=607640 Go to this website … --- ## [Marvel's Phase III Movie List](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvels-phase-iii-movie-list/702790)
**Author:** [@Lobohan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobohan)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2014, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marvels-phase-iii-movie-list/702790 "2014-11-01T08:56:09Z")
From: http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/marvel/32687/marvel-unveils-phase-three-of-the-marvel-cinematic-universe#ixzz3HTBCj1w1 May 6th 2016: Captain America: Civil War November 4th 2016: Doctor Strange (Scott Derrickson … --- ## [TV theme songs you assumed were sung by a cast member, but weren't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-theme-songs-you-assumed-were-sung-by-a-cast-member-but-werent/712959)
**Author:** [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2016, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-theme-songs-you-assumed-were-sung-by-a-cast-member-but-werent/712959 "2016-05-29T21:39:53Z")
I read something online recently about Woody Harrelson having sung the theme song to Cheers. Of course, that’s not true - Harrelson didn’t even join the show until a few seasons in. But at the same time…yeah, if I had … --- ## [Sweet Merciful Jesus!! Aren't there laws against this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-merciful-jesus-arent-there-laws-against-this/711146)
**Author:** [@A\_Dodgy\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Dodgy_Dude)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2015, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sweet-merciful-jesus-arent-there-laws-against-this/711146 "2015-04-27T06:32:46Z")
I recently bought a new ink cartridge for my printer and got a little curious about the cost so I started crunching numbers. A 21ml cartridge of Canon PG-240XXL cost $29.83 (tax NOT included.) That means 1ml of ink cos… --- ## [An end to trans fats in foods - woo-hoo!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-end-to-trans-fats-in-foods-woo-hoo/673479)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2013, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-end-to-trans-fats-in-foods-woo-hoo/673479 "2013-11-23T20:44:27Z")
It’s not a done deal yet, but if the regulation is adopted without being gutted by industry lobbies, it will mean fewer heart attack deaths and hopefully healthier consumers. More at FDA link here Emphasis added. --- ## [What was so great about Narsil/Anduril?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-so-great-about-narsil-anduril/315608)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2005, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-so-great-about-narsil-anduril/315608 "2005-08-05T15:22:34Z")
Elendil’s, and later Aragorn’s, sword in Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. There’s lot of history behind it, to be sure: forged by a Dwarf, wielded by Men, reforged by the Elves. Cuts off Sauron’s finger. Helps rallies… --- ## [Kinky Hair (black folk's hair)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinky-hair-black-folks-hair/399395)
**Author:** [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kinky-hair-black-folks-hair/399395 "2007-04-12T20:20:16Z")
I hijacked the hell out of the Imus thread, (A question for the anti-offenderati) over in the pit, and I appologize. I decided to start this thread instead. There are some misconceptions I have had about my people, (bl… --- ## [The terrifyingly huge head of Zac Efron](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrifyingly-huge-head-of-zac-efron/493478)
**Author:** [@Terrifel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrifel)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2009, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrifyingly-huge-head-of-zac-efron/493478 "2009-04-20T05:00:08Z")
Zachary David Alexander “Zac” Efron is an American actor and singer. He is currently one of the hottest young talents in Hollywood, despite having the most alarmingly enormous head imaginable. Check out the April 2009 … --- ## [Probably my last topic regarding my beef with social and political issues](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probably-my-last-topic-regarding-my-beef-with-social-and-political-issues/810716)
**Author:** [@Luciano700](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Luciano700)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probably-my-last-topic-regarding-my-beef-with-social-and-political-issues/810716 "2018-03-20T04:20:05Z")
I am not an alt-righter, not even close But I will say I am anti-intersectionality, even some libs find this shit confusing as hell I will admit intersectionality itself is a very interesting dynamic, since it basicall… --- ## [How do Protestant literalists reconcile divorce?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-protestant-literalists-reconcile-divorce/520071)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2009, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-protestant-literalists-reconcile-divorce/520071 "2009-12-08T23:40:24Z")
Jesus was pretty clear on the subject: divorce was basically not allowed (cite). But divorce is obviously common today, even among people who otherwise advocate a literal following of biblical direction. So how do conser… --- ## [Going-away gift ideas for my newly enlisted nephew?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-away-gift-ideas-for-my-newly-enlisted-nephew/314772)
**Author:** [@Miss\_Bianca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Bianca)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2005, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/going-away-gift-ideas-for-my-newly-enlisted-nephew/314772 "2005-08-01T17:19:12Z")
One of my nephews has enlisted in the Navy and goes off to Basic Training right after Labor Day. We’re very proud of him, and I’d like to get him a good going-away gift. I’m looking for ideas for things that he’ll real… --- ## [Does doctor always = fancy car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-doctor-always-fancy-car/542394)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2010, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-doctor-always-fancy-car/542394 "2010-06-10T04:16:00Z")
I know there’s a stereotype that doctors are always rich, always have snazzy cars and whatnot, but how true is that? Do more doctors drive, say, a Maserati than lawyers? --- ## [KHAAAAANNN!!! GONNNE? (Ricardo Montalban)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khaaaaannn-gonnne-ricardo-montalban/481324)
**Author:** [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khaaaaannn-gonnne-ricardo-montalban/481324 "2009-01-16T19:48:58Z")
I just saw this reportof Ricardo Montalban’s passing but I haven’t seen it reported anywhere else. He had a very long and interesting career. If he has indeed passed may he rest in peace. Do you suppose his coffin will… --- ## [F U HBO and Apple!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-u-hbo-and-apple/714657)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2015, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/f-u-hbo-and-apple/714657 "2015-03-14T05:15:13Z")
So HBO Now, their new streaming service for cable cutters, will be launching next week. Something I’ve been waiting for since last summer. The only catch is, THEY’RE LAUNCH EXCLUSIVELY WITH APPLE! So if ya’ want HBO str… --- ## [Did the Confederacy ever officially surrender?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-confederacy-ever-officially-surrender/115678)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2002, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-the-confederacy-ever-officially-surrender/115678 "2002-06-30T02:37:25Z")
I realize this has a strong potential to degenerate into a debate, but I’m looking for historical facts not polemics. Robert Lee surrendered to Ulysses Grant on 9 April 1865. Obviously this was a major event in ending t… --- ## [Flashforward 10/22](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flashforward-10-22/514806)
**Author:** [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2009, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/flashforward-10-22/514806 "2009-10-27T00:22:00Z")
Well, gotta say that Peter Coyote does the worst impression of Obama I’ve ever seen. Meanwhile, great googley moogley, what a frickin’ mess this episode was. I think this show has officially gone from one that watch for… --- ## [Republican-led efforts to block voter fraud (or reduce turnout among Dems) had the opposite effect](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-led-efforts-to-block-voter-fraud-or-reduce-turnout-among-dems-had-the-opposite-effect/645380)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2013, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republican-led-efforts-to-block-voter-fraud-or-reduce-turnout-among-dems-had-the-opposite-effect/645380 "2013-01-02T02:14:35Z")
It appears that for the first time in history, black turnout may have been higher then white turnout. Undoubtedly the great affection of the African American community for President Obama played a large part in this, bu… --- ## [SDMB Short Fiction Contest - June, 2011 "National Holidays" Themed edition - logistics thread.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-short-fiction-contest-june-2011-national-holidays-themed-edition-logistics-thread/586154)
**Author:** [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2011, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-short-fiction-contest-june-2011-national-holidays-themed-edition-logistics-thread/586154 "2011-07-11T20:57:34Z")
Hello and welcome. We’ve had five Short Fiction contests so far, in May, September, over the holidays between 2010 and 2011, February 2011 and April 2011. They’ve been tremendously fun, and there has been interest expres… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1245&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1247&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)