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**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2017, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-there-a-lot-of-racism-directed-towards-desi-arnaz/655343 "2017-04-25T12:39:38Z")
I’ve heard of stories against black actors in that era, how when James Baskett was not allowed to attend the premier of Disney’s Song of the South in Atlanta because of segregation. I Love Lucy wasn’t filmed too long af… --- ## [Removing Gunpowder Residue From Clothes, Skin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-gunpowder-residue-from-clothes-skin/106167)
**Author:** [@tsunamisurfer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tsunamisurfer)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2020, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/removing-gunpowder-residue-from-clothes-skin/106167 "2020-11-08T05:03:56Z")
Recent developments in the Robert Blake crime case seem to partially center on the fact that his clothing from the night of his ex-girlfriend’s murder was allegedly covered with gunpowder residue. Just how hard is it to… --- ## [Fuck off March (minirants)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-march-minirants/809819)
**Author:** [@Kelevra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kelevra)\ **Replies:** 423\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2018, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-off-march-minirants/809819 "2018-04-02T19:44:05Z")
March begins with me failing to completely tighten a jar of pickles in my lunch bag. Which I somehow managed to knock over in my car!:mad: On my passenger seat. :smack:This shit will never come out. I now drive a pic… --- ## [How did conservatives create such a powerful grassroots movement recently](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-conservatives-create-such-a-powerful-grassroots-movement-recently/550207)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2010, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-did-conservatives-create-such-a-powerful-grassroots-movement-recently/550207 "2010-08-20T17:42:46Z")
Lately it seems the tea party and a grassroots conservative movement that exists outside of the control of the republican party has accomplished a lot when it comes to using primaries to the right to push out establishme… --- ## [Best kept secret revealed! The meaning of Phi Alpha...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-kept-secret-revealed-the-meaning-of-phi-alpha/32247)
**Author:** [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2013, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-kept-secret-revealed-the-meaning-of-phi-alpha/32247 "2013-01-12T06:37:49Z")
Are there any SAE brothers or alumni on the board? Anyone every get an SAE brother drunk enough to confess?? For those of you who have no idea what I am talking about: The fraternity Sigma Alpha Epsilon has a very well… --- ## [Straight men want to have gay sex with me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-men-want-to-have-gay-sex-with-me/635724)
**Author:** [@boytyperanma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boytyperanma)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2012, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-men-want-to-have-gay-sex-with-me/635724 "2012-10-22T10:42:19Z")
This is a reoccurring thing for me. I’d really prefer it wasn’t. I work in the trades and never come across other gay men unless they are customers. Same hold’s true for most the men I deal with. It creates a filter in … --- ## [French bulldogs can't breed naturally, so how come they are still around ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-bulldogs-cant-breed-naturally-so-how-come-they-are-still-around/513412)
**Author:** [@griffin1977](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/griffin1977)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2009, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/french-bulldogs-cant-breed-naturally-so-how-come-they-are-still-around/513412 "2009-10-16T00:43:05Z")
Was just watching a show about dogs on Animal Planet. And they claimed French Bulldogs cannot breed naturally as their anatomy has been distorted by years of in-breeding to the point they can’t mate. In the show they c… --- ## [two girls one cup...fake?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-girls-one-cup-fake/433530)
**Author:** [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2008, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-girls-one-cup-fake/433530 "2008-01-27T16:13:26Z")
It’s hard to search for a previous thread on this because there’s too many three letter words. Anyway, if you don’t know what “two girls one cup” is…you don’t want to know. No. Seriously. I really am warning you, don’t … --- ## [Dispelling the notion that "college is not worth it".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispelling-the-notion-that-college-is-not-worth-it/687216)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 183\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2014, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dispelling-the-notion-that-college-is-not-worth-it/687216 "2014-05-20T22:54:02Z")
There seems to be a popular message floating around media circles these days that there is an “education bubble” and that due to the high cost, college is no longer “worth it”. I believe this notion is misguided. A cou… --- ## [How long should a retail store have to remain open after its official closing time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-a-retail-store-have-to-remain-open-after-its-official-closing-time/690033)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2014, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-should-a-retail-store-have-to-remain-open-after-its-official-closing-time/690033 "2014-06-07T23:37:18Z")
I am sometimes amazed at the time challenged people out there. Yesterday, the store I worked at closed at 6 p.m. Notices were clearly posted. I made three announcements–one at 5:30, then at 5:40 and 5:50. That’s when we… --- ## [To My Fellow Dopers: A Humble Yet Simple Request...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-fellow-dopers-a-humble-yet-simple-request/604984)
**Author:** [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Replies:** 403\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2012, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-my-fellow-dopers-a-humble-yet-simple-request/604984 "2012-03-04T03:31:25Z")
\*For those of you that are in TLDR mode…please just skip down to the last paragraph for the main points of this thread… \* I am going to open up a little bit here into our own personal lives to give you some perspective… --- ## [Glowing (eye) pupils in black light](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glowing-eye-pupils-in-black-light/286899)
**Author:** [@robotic\_panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robotic_panda)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/glowing-eye-pupils-in-black-light/286899 "2026-08-05T04:12:58Z")
I have been wondering this for quite a while. When my eyes are exposed to a black light, a common, flourescent tube type, my pupils glow greenish blue. When my friends and I discovered this, we tried in every way to re… --- ## [Is calling a black person an "Ape" a racist remark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-calling-a-black-person-an-ape-a-racist-remark/659386)
**Author:** [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2013, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-calling-a-black-person-an-ape-a-racist-remark/659386 "2013-05-30T17:03:21Z")
We just had a scenario where an Aboriginal footballer was called an ape by a young girl in the crowd. He heard it, reported her, she was booted out of the ground and all hell broke loose in the media. He was apparently s… --- ## [Why can't I sell my vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-sell-my-vote/627328)
**Author:** [@Enkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enkel)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2012, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-i-sell-my-vote/627328 "2012-08-02T13:45:33Z")
Federal Law against selling votes: 18 USC § 597 - Expenditures to influence voting Current through Pub. L. 112-123. (See Public Laws for the current Congress.) Whoever makes or offers to make an expenditure to any per… --- ## [Miscellaneous tough questions for Christians](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miscellaneous-tough-questions-for-christians/720713)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 284\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2015, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miscellaneous-tough-questions-for-christians/720713 "2015-06-14T22:46:23Z")
I’m an agnostic and for the next four weeks the church I sometimes go to will answer questions during the service. I ask the two pastors tough questions a lot but I wanted to think up some extra tough questions for the s… --- ## [How much water weight can you lose in a week?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-water-weight-can-you-lose-in-a-week/553078)
**Author:** [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2015, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-water-weight-can-you-lose-in-a-week/553078 "2015-10-10T05:59:11Z")
A coworker ordered some tuna without the bread, which struck me as odd. He said that he’s trying to lose 20 lbs in a week. Now, he understands that he WILL fail in this goal. He knows he won’t actually be able to get … --- ## [Heath Ledger is dead!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 333\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2008, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434575 "2008-02-06T21:38:35Z")
It’s being reported on CNN. He was found dead by a house maid. It’s not believed to be a crime. --- ## [Vermont uses ACA to launch single-payer health care](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vermont-uses-aca-to-launch-single-payer-health-care/674762)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 272\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2013, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vermont-uses-aca-to-launch-single-payer-health-care/674762 "2013-11-29T09:10:41Z")
Story here. So, that’s Vermont, Hawaii . . . Just 48 to go! :slight\_smile: The debate is: Will other states follow suit? --- ## [DayZ: True zombie survival horror](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dayz-true-zombie-survival-horror/628735)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 224\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2013, 11:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dayz-true-zombie-survival-horror/628735 "2013-03-16T11:28:41Z")
To my knowledge, there’s never really been a zombie survival horror game. Just action games that are zombie themed, like Left 4 Dead. DayZ, a mod for Arma 2, is unique in that it really is an open world survival horror … --- ## [Racial food stereotypes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racial-food-stereotypes/601661)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2011, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/racial-food-stereotypes/601661 "2011-11-28T07:41:49Z")
This article on Slate.com tried to explain how and why racial food stereotypes are offensive, using the common example of black people and fried chicken. It made me think about a question I’ve always wondered, which is … --- ## [Palestinian scum](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palestinian-scum/243186)
**Author:** [@Rune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rune)\ **Replies:** 490\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2004, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/palestinian-scum/243186 "2004-05-12T14:03:28Z")
Palestinian terrorists kill an eight month pregnant mother and her four children, the youngest just two. Palestinian organization clamor to be recognized as the once behind the deed. So far two: the Popular Resistance Co… --- ## [Ugliest Place Names](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-place-names/591519)
**Author:** [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2011, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugliest-place-names/591519 "2011-08-21T18:28:43Z")
We were on the road recently and noticed some towns with ugly, ugly names: Varnell, Brainerd and Farragut, for example. You could just hear them rolling off the tongues in nasal, irritating tones: Braaaaynurd, Varr-nayal… --- ## [Puzzled by transgender bathroom laws.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzled-by-transgender-bathroom-laws/752498)
**Author:** [@Septima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Septima)\ **Replies:** 244\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2016, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzled-by-transgender-bathroom-laws/752498 "2016-05-08T05:07:19Z")
So the main argument for forcing people to use the bathroom corresponding to their birth gender seems to be “But then men can just dress up as women and hang out in the womens room doing pervy stuff and OMG!” But…won’t … --- ## [Why do the Israelis build settlements?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-israelis-build-settlements/590273)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Ayebaw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Ayebaw)\ **Replies:** 254\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2011, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-israelis-build-settlements/590273 "2011-08-08T17:38:33Z")
Growing population with a need to expand? A political move? Or is the land actually Israeli in some fashion and they’re just getting around to moving in? If that’s the case, why do they have to destroy Palestinian homes … --- ## [Why do American sports fans call their champion teams "World Champions"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-american-sports-fans-call-their-champion-teams-world-champions/601874)
**Author:** [@Molesworth\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Molesworth_2)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2011, 8:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-american-sports-fans-call-their-champion-teams-world-champions/601874 "2011-11-24T08:06:36Z")
This has probably been asked many times before, but why do American sports fans feel comfortable with calling the winners of the Super Bowl, “World” Series and their NBA winners “World Champions”? Barely anybody else ev… --- ## [Things that don't happen any more](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-dont-happen-any-more/719563)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2015, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-dont-happen-any-more/719563 "2015-05-23T23:29:40Z")
Just had a random thought slash memory. I remember when I was a kid, one of the important jobs my dad did when preparing to go somewhere for a few days was to go to the bank and cash a check - as in, an actual check wri… --- ## [I'm pretty sure I just saw porn on Netflix.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-i-just-saw-porn-on-netflix/647537)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2013, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-i-just-saw-porn-on-netflix/647537 "2013-01-18T01:20:29Z")
I was watching “Whores’ Glory” It’s a documentary about prostitution in various third world countries. In it, they actually showed a woman giving a guy a BJ. It was brief but they showed the whole thing. Just took me … --- ## [Is "project manager" now a bullshit job?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-project-manager-now-a-bullshit-job/681300)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2015, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-project-manager-now-a-bullshit-job/681300 "2015-08-29T15:07:02Z")
So I’ve mostly spent my career working for consulting firms of various sizes and types. I also have a background in civil engineering (and an MBA). So for most of my early career, my concept of a “project manager” was … --- ## [Is the Hoover Dam concrete still curing?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-hoover-dam-concrete-still-curing/247127)
**Author:** [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 27, 2004, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-hoover-dam-concrete-still-curing/247127 "2004-05-27T02:32:03Z")
I remember seeing a documetary on the Hoover Dam on the Discovery Channel a few years back, and they mentioned this factoid (my paraphrase): The concrete in the Hoover Dam would take 125 years to cure. However, taking … --- ## [The Walking Dead; 4.16 "A" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-16-a-open-spoilers/684942)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2014, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-4-16-a-open-spoilers/684942 "2014-04-11T11:33:18Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Many paths collide; Rick faces sheer brutality; the group struggles to survive. \[/QUOTE\] Season finale tonight. Scott M. Gimple and Andrew Lincoln are on Talking Dead. --- ## [Why are humans the only animals to wear clothes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-humans-the-only-animals-to-wear-clothes/89463)
**Author:** [@xanakis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xanakis)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2013, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-humans-the-only-animals-to-wear-clothes/89463 "2013-06-01T19:19:18Z")
I did a search but, amazingly, I can’t find this question having been asked before. And yet the more you think about it, the weirder it gets. All animals are perfectly adapted to their environment. Even animals that li… --- ## [Olympic Ceremony - Impressions Outside UK](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-ceremony-impressions-outside-uk/629613)
**Author:** [@Alka\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alka_Seltzer)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2012, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olympic-ceremony-impressions-outside-uk/629613 "2012-08-14T18:42:21Z")
I enjoyed it, but I do find myself wondering what the rest of the world thought. I found it a bit amateurish, but that itself was very British and appropriate. If there are three things we can lay claim to, they are a se… --- ## [Multiculturalism - a no brainer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiculturalism-a-no-brainer/574971)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2011, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/multiculturalism-a-no-brainer/574971 "2011-03-31T06:12:50Z")
Im writing this from a European perspective, I dont know how the climate is in the US. Anyway there is almost dogma in Europe (especially in the mass-media) that multiculturalism is something everybody should strive for… --- ## [Botticelli - June 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2013/659899)
**Author:** [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Replies:** 452\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2013, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-june-2013/659899 "2013-07-14T15:01:37Z")
It’s Summertime, fellow Dopers, and, having checked Elendil’s Heir’s chart, I am D! --- ## [Furious mom sends scolding email to son's fiance re her etiquette lapses. Are her criticisms valid?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furious-mom-sends-scolding-email-to-sons-fiance-re-her-etiquette-lapses-are-her-criticisms-valid/587457)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furious-mom-sends-scolding-email-to-sons-fiance-re-her-etiquette-lapses-are-her-criticisms-valid/587457 "2011-07-05T15:08:46Z")
Per this story. I’m not familiar with the woman writing the critical email, but apparently she’s a big deal in the UK. I know the mom seems like a bit of a dragon, but are any of these points valid? (email is edited to… --- ## [Which dopers do you "know", and what do you know about them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dopers-do-you-know-and-what-do-you-know-about-them/520361)
**Author:** [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2010, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-dopers-do-you-know-and-what-do-you-know-about-them/520361 "2010-01-04T23:37:52Z")
I’ve been enjoying this thread about how popular or well-known we think we are on the board. I haven’t responded or voted, though. As Mean Old Lady asked: How the hell should I know? But Really Not All That Bright posted… --- ## [Refining the Atheist Argument](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refining-the-atheist-argument/524966)
**Author:** [@Dioptre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dioptre)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/refining-the-atheist-argument/524966 "2010-01-19T00:18:21Z")
Folks, I’d like to place here what I believe is the strongest argument for atheism, and I invite you to attack it or suggest improvements. For the purpose of the thread, feel free to take positions contrary to your pers… --- ## [Rabbit Sitting in Our Yard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rabbit-sitting-in-our-yard/620113)
**Author:** [@tim\_mcdonough](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim_mcdonough)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2012, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rabbit-sitting-in-our-yard/620113 "2012-05-06T13:07:32Z")
Each morning a rabbit comes to our side yard and sits like a statue for a couple of hours, then leaves. Same exact spot each day. I’m dying to know why. --- ## [Could it work without money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-it-work-without-money/531956)
**Author:** [@nilum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nilum)\ **Replies:** 215\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2010, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-it-work-without-money/531956 "2010-03-12T18:19:49Z")
If any of you are familiar with the Zeitgeist movement, you know one of their principle goals is a society without the need for money. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7065205277695921912&ei=vE-XS7bBHZK8qgL10K3yA… --- ## [I despise Trump but would vote for him over someone who wants to take my family's insurance away](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-despise-trump-but-would-vote-for-him-over-someone-who-wants-to-take-my-familys-insurance-away/840357)
**Author:** [@Linden\_Arden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linden_Arden)\ **Replies:** 351\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2019, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-despise-trump-but-would-vote-for-him-over-someone-who-wants-to-take-my-familys-insurance-away/840357 "2019-10-06T22:45:29Z")
Having voted for every Democrat since Bill Clinton I would like to vote for another pro-business Democrat. Barack Obama was the gold standard with his JOBS Act and TPP. Now there is this: https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/… --- ## [Why do obese women all dress the same?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-obese-women-all-dress-the-same/455162)
**Author:** [@scrambledeggs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scrambledeggs)\ **Replies:** 312\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2008, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-obese-women-all-dress-the-same/455162 "2008-07-11T20:33:05Z")
The vast majority of obese women, not just overweight (or totally morbidly obese), seem to all have the same look. They wear these thin cheap looking slacks, never a dress or skirt. They have this blouse – i can’t descr… --- ## [Where Did The Belief That Asian Women Are 'Sideways' Originate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-belief-that-asian-women-are-sideways-originate/232527)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-did-the-belief-that-asian-women-are-sideways-originate/232527 "2022-08-12T13:18:40Z")
We’ve all heard the “Why, you play the harmonica?” joke, but where did the notion that Asian women’s vaginas are oriented ‘sideways’ originate? What would have caused someone to believe this?? Thanks. --- ## [The Starving Artist plan to restore America to its former glory!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-starving-artist-plan-to-restore-america-to-its-former-glory/533960)
**Author:** [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Replies:** 296\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2010, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-starving-artist-plan-to-restore-america-to-its-former-glory/533960 "2010-04-01T15:04:29Z")
I’ve heard Starving Artist repeatedly claim that America was better back in the 1950s. Instead of disputing this, for the sake of this thread I’m going to go along with that argument and accept it as true. What I’d rea… --- ## [what is the name of the complex when a person always has to be right.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-the-complex-when-a-person-always-has-to-be-right/140058)
**Author:** [@biker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biker)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2002, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-of-the-complex-when-a-person-always-has-to-be-right/140058 "2002-12-05T06:25:08Z")
wanting to do research on the personality disorder of a person always having to be right. i think it has a name or a medical description, something stupid like “napoleon complex.” a term that will help me find informati… --- ## [Fanwanks or fan theories you love (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanwanks-or-fan-theories-you-love-open-spoilers/660148)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2014, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fanwanks-or-fan-theories-you-love-open-spoilers/660148 "2014-06-13T19:35:25Z")
What if Alfred is really Bruce Wayne’s father? Not just a father figure, but the actual father? Maybe his mother’s husband didn’t even know. That would explain the odd mix of love, affection, scolding, and respect Bruc… --- ## [Is SQL hard to learn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sql-hard-to-learn/542958)
**Author:** [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2010, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sql-hard-to-learn/542958 "2010-06-13T23:28:48Z")
Some jobs of the type I want to apply for (GIS) have listed experience with SQL and MySQL as needed skills. Would it be hard for a non-programming person to learn? I had one class session (one 2 hour class) in Python a … --- ## [Who is more Formidable: Navy Seal or CIA Operative?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-more-formidable-navy-seal-or-cia-operative/150430)
**Author:** [@Coda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coda)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2019, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-more-formidable-navy-seal-or-cia-operative/150430 "2019-04-27T00:12:00Z")
I used to know a guy who was a Navy Seal. He was one calm/formidable character. This guys forearms were as big as my thigh and his chest was probably a 55. No fat on the guy and he was 46 years old. He had seen plent… --- ## [Has the media misrepresented the incident with the Covington Cathlic kids?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-media-misrepresented-the-incident-with-the-covington-cathlic-kids/828210)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 433\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2019, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-the-media-misrepresented-the-incident-with-the-covington-cathlic-kids/828210 "2019-02-12T02:40:47Z")
Basically the media says a group of cathloic high school boys, some wearing MAGA hats, were taunting and making fun of a Aative American. The school is taking alot of grief over this (Howard Dean wants the school closed)… --- ## [Two weeks to..... Oblivion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-weeks-to-oblivion/347180)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 574\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2006, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-weeks-to-oblivion/347180 "2006-05-03T18:07:57Z")
Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion comes out on march 20th. Check out these promo videos. Knowing the quality that Bethesda puts into Elder Scrolls games, and the technology they’ve got to work with these days to realize their … --- ## [Doper Confessions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-confessions/461044)
**Author:** [@pbbth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pbbth)\ **Replies:** 339\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doper-confessions/461044 "2008-11-15T20:25:39Z")
My name is pbbth and I have a few confessions to make. 1.) Any time I park a car in a parking lot or see someone else parking a car in a parking lot I think to myself, “Remember, we’re parked in the Itchy Lot.” Every. … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=124&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=126&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)