# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1252&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:** 1253 --- ## [Who hates drunk people?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-hates-drunk-people/65294)
**Author:** [@Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ben)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2001, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-hates-drunk-people/65294 "2001-05-16T05:14:31Z")
Not to sound like a prude or anything, but Yozzer reminded me that I really, really dislike being around drunk people. (FWIW, I’ve never had more than a glass of wine at one sitting, so I’ve never been into the whole par… --- ## [People who jabber on about everything](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-jabber-on-about-everything/676729)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2013, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-jabber-on-about-everything/676729 "2013-12-21T03:27:54Z")
Do they/you really think anyone cares? Since my coworker has gotten here this morning she has literally been talking nonstop. It’s exhausting. She has told me -that she dropped off her car this morning. That is the thi… --- ## [Civil Rights and other Social Changes: Wouldn't they have occured anyway?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-rights-and-other-social-changes-wouldnt-they-have-occured-anyway/540788)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/civil-rights-and-other-social-changes-wouldnt-they-have-occured-anyway/540788 "2010-05-28T14:30:58Z")
With all of the debate over Rand Paul’s Libertarian view that things such as the Civil Rights Act were not necessary steps for a Constitutional Republic to take in order to ensure no tyranny of the majority, one of the v… --- ## [The human magnetic field. Do some people have more magnetic properties than others?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-human-magnetic-field-do-some-people-have-more-magnetic-properties-than-others/210635)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2003, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-human-magnetic-field-do-some-people-have-more-magnetic-properties-than-others/210635 "2003-11-02T08:57:55Z")
I’ve noticed that I can not wear analogue watches. After a few days they stop running. After sending it back and getting brand new ones, and having the same things happen, I began to wonder. Is there something about my … --- ## [Batman: Arkham Knight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-arkham-knight/723277)
**Author:** [@MichaelEmouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelEmouse)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2017, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/batman-arkham-knight/723277 "2017-10-01T15:50:04Z")
How about it? How does it play compared to previous games? Currently rated as Mostly Negative on Steam, mainly for technical issues. Any idea why the PC version would be capped at 30 FPS? --- ## [How long did you wait in line to vote?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-you-wait-in-line-to-vote/640084)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2012, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-did-you-wait-in-line-to-vote/640084 "2012-11-10T00:08:25Z")
Also, list your location. --- ## [Why do Canadians think they won the War of 1812?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-canadians-think-they-won-the-war-of-1812/141613)
**Author:** [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2002, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-canadians-think-they-won-the-war-of-1812/141613 "2002-12-14T02:58:45Z")
In this entertaining thread, the story is repeated by several Canadians that they won the War of 1812, including burning the White House. This assertion is quite puzzling to those of us Americans who are more in tune wi… --- ## [Why no gay Star Trek characters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-gay-star-trek-characters/353362)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2006, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-no-gay-star-trek-characters/353362 "2006-04-21T13:04:57Z")
Inspired by this thread: Did Mr. Sulu ever have a romantic relationship in any of the Star Trek shows? - Cafe Society - Straight Dope Message Board I would not have expected TOS, produced in the ‘60s, even to acknowledg… --- ## [Mods, tell me how a banning works.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-tell-me-how-a-banning-works/664363)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2013, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mods-tell-me-how-a-banning-works/664363 "2013-07-27T12:04:09Z")
When a MOD gives a slap down to an unruly poster and says something to the effect of: “You’ve been warned about this multiple times before. I’ll be discussing your future posting privileges’ with the rest of the staff.” … --- ## [How would such a person use a toilet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-such-a-person-use-a-toilet/659198)
**Author:** [@OleOneEye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OleOneEye)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2013, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-such-a-person-use-a-toilet/659198 "2013-05-25T05:17:16Z")
So I’ve been idly wondering about something for the past 15 years or so. I once saw a man with thalidomide arms go into a men’s room. They were just little floppy wings - not nearly long enough to reach his equipment. … --- ## [Topics that are never appropriate to joke about](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-that-are-never-appropriate-to-joke-about/807379)
**Author:** [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2018, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/topics-that-are-never-appropriate-to-joke-about/807379 "2018-01-30T00:31:57Z")
A coworker once remarked that she felt there were certain topics that should never be joked about. When asked for an example she named ‘sexual harassment at work.’ I immediately thought of an old SNL skit where they made… --- ## [Re X-Men - If super powered beings existed woudn't it make sense to register & control them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-x-men-if-super-powered-beings-existed-woudnt-it-make-sense-to-register-control-them/675622)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2013, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-x-men-if-super-powered-beings-existed-woudnt-it-make-sense-to-register-control-them/675622 "2013-12-09T06:22:31Z")
If you looked at the Marvel Universe there was a huge story arc about the attempt by various authorities to register and control mutants and other super powered beings. In this context the authorities are always (sooner… --- ## [Does using a portable device (phone, tablet) while charging reduce battery lifespan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-using-a-portable-device-phone-tablet-while-charging-reduce-battery-lifespan/627249)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2012, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-using-a-portable-device-phone-tablet-while-charging-reduce-battery-lifespan/627249 "2012-09-06T13:04:14Z")
I got a new mobile phone recently, and the employee at the T-Mobile store told me that you shouldn’t use the device while it is charging, as that will reduce the life of the battery. Any truth to this? I found 1 or 2 r… --- ## [mice + veggie oil = calamity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mice-veggie-oil-calamity/371027)
**Author:** [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2006, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mice-veggie-oil-calamity/371027 "2006-09-02T19:08:28Z")
To begin with: :smack: I got home to my apartment today and disaster ensued. I went upstiars to find something to eat but my eye was caught by something on my condiment/dry goods shelf. After sorting through shortly … --- ## [Ladies, sometimes we guys buy pick-ups/ sports cars because well...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-sometimes-we-guys-buy-pick-ups-sports-cars-because-well/303922)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-sometimes-we-guys-buy-pick-ups-sports-cars-because-well/303922 "2005-05-24T17:28:12Z")
Because we actually LIKE them dammit!! (Linkk that set me off.) We’re NOT doing it to impress you and we’re NOT doing it to make up for our supposed small penises. So get the fuck over yourselves already!! I can rememb… --- ## [Onward Christian Soldiers: Fundies taking over the military](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onward-christian-soldiers-fundies-taking-over-the-military/437603)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/onward-christian-soldiers-fundies-taking-over-the-military/437603 "2008-02-26T05:25:23Z")
Link One of the biggest problems is a Christo-facist, militant theocratic organization called the “Officers’ Christian Fellowship.” The really scary thing is not just they harrass atheists (we’re all used to that), b… --- ## [Almost no critic' s "Best films of the last decade" lists have any of the LOTR trilogy movies - Why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-no-critic-s-best-films-of-the-last-decade-lists-have-any-of-the-lotr-trilogy-movies-why/523987)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/almost-no-critic-s-best-films-of-the-last-decade-lists-have-any-of-the-lotr-trilogy-movies-why/523987 "2010-01-11T20:24:22Z")
Salon asks this interesting questionin this article. For a set of films that were generally very well received by most critics and the public there doesn’t seem to be much love left for them at the end of the decade. --- ## [Polygamy](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polygamy/754051)
**Author:** [@Eppursimuove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eppursimuove)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2016, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polygamy/754051 "2016-05-13T02:59:27Z")
In his latest columnCecil discusses arguments against polygamy. It’s interesting to compare the comments of Arthur Schopenhauer on that topic here: As this essay points out, --- ## [My My cat just killed a woodpecker -- immoral?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-my-cat-just-killed-a-woodpecker-immoral/134425)
**Author:** [@ouisey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouisey)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2002, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-my-cat-just-killed-a-woodpecker-immoral/134425 "2002-11-04T22:08:48Z")
Animals can’t be moral or immoral. Morality is a human invention. --- ## [Is this an insult? (in Great Debates)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-an-insult-in-great-debates/710686)
**Author:** [@FXMastermind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FXMastermind)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2015, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-an-insult-in-great-debates/710686 "2015-02-02T01:59:05Z")
When I see something that I consider an obvious insult, I often don’t just hit the report button, because it’s more like I want to know if the Moderator considers it an insult. Obviously I consider it an insult, but so … --- ## [Who here has heard of the film "Network"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-has-heard-of-the-film-network/730080)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2015, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-here-has-heard-of-the-film-network/730080 "2015-09-11T18:00:18Z")
A couple months ago I watched Network for the first time, and it immediately became one of my favourite films. For those who aren’t familiar with it, this is a 1976 drama/satire about Howard Beale, the evening news anch… --- ## [Tell me about the roommate system in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-roommate-system-in-the-us/734006)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2015, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-the-roommate-system-in-the-us/734006 "2015-12-26T04:29:04Z")
A curious difference between the Netherlands and the US, is how accepting American people are of having to share a dorm room or apartment. Even the poorest of Dutch people are not expected to share living quarters with … --- ## [Highest Numbered Street in US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highest-numbered-street-in-us/61479)
**Author:** [@Hometownboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hometownboy)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2020, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/highest-numbered-street-in-us/61479 "2020-12-09T05:19:53Z")
The nearest moderate size city to me is Portland, Oregon, which goes up to approximately 257th Street, which led me to wonder. Then I did a Google search and found midwestern towns with 1300th Street, etc. I suspect tha… --- ## [0 degrees kelvin](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/0-degrees-kelvin/571901)
**Author:** [@diabolus69](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diabolus69)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2011, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/0-degrees-kelvin/571901 "2011-02-20T21:38:11Z")
how long would a humam being survive in the temperature of 0 degrees kelvin --- ## [Part time casual prostitution?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/part-time-casual-prostitution/401421)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2007, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/part-time-casual-prostitution/401421 "2007-04-29T22:33:38Z")
I can’t remember the cite but awhile ago I read somewhere about the history of Las Vegas that mentioned “teachers and secretaries” driving to LV on weekends to pick up a little extra money. Is there really any substantia… --- ## [How is this the passive voice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-the-passive-voice/728412)
**Author:** [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2015, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-is-this-the-passive-voice/728412 "2015-08-27T01:33:24Z")
I’ve seen several articles about Josh Duggar now that quote the “apology” he posted (the first one, which they say was quickly deleted and replaced), and two of those articles mention – disapprovingly – of his use of the… --- ## [High-Thread-Count Sheets](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-thread-count-sheets/595057)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2011, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/high-thread-count-sheets/595057 "2011-09-07T20:19:19Z")
The wife and I bought a new set of sheets today. Bottom sheet, duvet cover, four pillowcases and two bolster cases. Santas brand, 500 thread count. 100% cotton (Supima cotton, it says.) Total: 13,510 baht (US$452), and t… --- ## [Who is the celebrity (or a married couple) who lived the most tragic life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-celebrity-or-a-married-couple-who-lived-the-most-tragic-life/680278)
**Author:** [@Charlie\_Wayne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Charlie_Wayne)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2014, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-celebrity-or-a-married-couple-who-lived-the-most-tragic-life/680278 "2014-02-04T17:00:35Z")
I’d like to know who you think is the one celebrity (or married celebrity couple) who lived the most tragic life. They don’t have to necessarily be actors or singers. I’d be interested to hear about any celeb you think … --- ## [See you later, Alligator rhymes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-you-later-alligator-rhymes/517470)
**Author:** [@Disheavel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disheavel)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2009, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/see-you-later-alligator-rhymes/517470 "2009-11-15T01:05:29Z")
We’ve had fun inventing new rhymes to say to our kids over the past month and I was curious if anyone had any good ideas for new ones? So far we have: After while crocodile. Over and out, rainbow trout. Don’t get los… --- ## [Married couples, what do you do for everyday fun?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couples-what-do-you-do-for-everyday-fun/397473)
**Author:** [@aliquot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aliquot)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2007, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/married-couples-what-do-you-do-for-everyday-fun/397473 "2007-03-26T16:10:32Z")
(Besides the obvious, of course…) Essentially, my wife and I are looking for suggestions on what you guys do for fun during the myriad, mundane evenings of life. You know, when you’re both home from work, what do you g… --- ## [Famous people (living or dead) whose deaths are mentioned in a song](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-living-or-dead-whose-deaths-are-mentioned-in-a-song/655177)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2013, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-living-or-dead-whose-deaths-are-mentioned-in-a-song/655177 "2013-04-11T16:00:26Z")
For obvious reasons, I was thinking of the showtune from Billy Elliot Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher, which includes the line Merry Christmas Maggie Thatcher May God’s love be with you we all sing together in one bre… --- ## [Five-word movie summary game !! SPOILERS !!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985)
**Author:** [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2002, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-word-movie-summary-game-spoilers/122985 "2002-08-22T14:00:27Z")
My bro and I have been playing this by email today. The exercise: sum up a movie, using up to five words, punning if you can. King Kong: Big gorilla goes ape. Jaws: Toothmarks confound municipal disbelief. Withnail & … --- ## [RIP Peter O'toole](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-peter-otoole/676400)
**Author:** [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2013, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-peter-otoole/676400 "2013-12-20T21:06:12Z")
Farewell to Lawrence. :frowning: Peter O’Toole, star of Lawrence of Arabia, dies aged 81 RIP --- ## [Need help from Dope chemists, poisoners](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-from-dope-chemists-poisoners/548318)
**Author:** [@hotflungwok](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hotflungwok)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2010, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-help-from-dope-chemists-poisoners/548318 "2010-08-03T01:35:19Z")
So I’m writing a bit for an RPG I’m running, and I need a bit of help. Here’s what I want to happen: a woman kills her husband by replacing the contents of one or two of his prescription gelatin capsules with some kind … --- ## [Do adopted children have a right to know their birth parents?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-adopted-children-have-a-right-to-know-their-birth-parents/377345)
**Author:** [@diggleblop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/diggleblop)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2006, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-adopted-children-have-a-right-to-know-their-birth-parents/377345 "2006-10-31T17:54:15Z")
And if you feel that they do, at what age should they “find out” they are adopted? I feel they do have a right to know their “blood” and “true family” history. If I were adopted I would want to know my birth parents an… --- ## [Comic books that deserve adaptations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-books-that-deserve-adaptations/755423)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comic-books-that-deserve-adaptations/755423 "2016-06-06T11:27:21Z")
We’re seeing more and more comic books being adapted in movies and television series. But there’s still plenty of untapped works out there. So let’s throw out some ideas. The American: A miniseries from the late eightie… --- ## [What the Hell? Middleborough MA proposes $20 fine for swearing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-middleborough-ma-proposes-20-fine-for-swearing/624805)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-hell-middleborough-ma-proposes-20-fine-for-swearing/624805 "2012-06-25T20:40:49Z")
Saw this in today’s Wall St. Journal, but it’s elsewhere, too: http://wallstreeit.blogspot.com/2012/05/middleborough-swearing-problem-leads-to.html --- ## [I'm calling because you took a cruise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-calling-because-you-took-a-cruise/783259)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2017, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-calling-because-you-took-a-cruise/783259 "2017-04-01T18:32:07Z")
The recorded voice on the phone exclaims, “Hi! I’m Tina, and I’m calling because you took a cruise with us…” I hang up and block the number at that point. Several times. Why the hell do they expect people to respond t… --- ## [Roommate Issue- Am I Being Unreasonable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roommate-issue-am-i-being-unreasonable/557747)
**Author:** [@even\_sven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/even_sven)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roommate-issue-am-i-being-unreasonable/557747 "2010-10-21T17:45:47Z")
Sorry so long… I am a grad student and I share a one bedroom basement apartment with an acquaintance. We’ve are friendly to each other, but not really friends and mostly just stay out of each other’s way. It’s not a gr… --- ## ["Bitch" in other languages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitch-in-other-languages/489074)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2009, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitch-in-other-languages/489074 "2009-03-12T13:36:53Z")
“Bitch,” in English, is a female dog – it is also, and more commonly, a seriously nasty woman. What is a nasty woman called in other languages? --- ## [Would A Republican landslide =Stock Market boom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-republican-landslide-stock-market-boom/553976)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2010, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-a-republican-landslide-stock-market-boom/553976 "2010-10-04T14:58:21Z")
I think so-I am planning to be 100% in stocks by November 1st. I think that the Republicans taking back the House (and hopefully, the Senate), will make Obama reconsider some of his crazier ideas. What does history sa… --- ## [Dopers, please stop the FX nuclear blog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-please-stop-the-fx-nuclear-blog/593515)
**Author:** [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-please-stop-the-fx-nuclear-blog/593515 "2011-08-29T20:50:56Z")
The damn thing is up to 25 pages now. He will continue it indefinitely as long as he gets responses. Do not post there. That thread needs to die. No, I am not going to link to it. The thread needs to die. --- ## [Why create American remakes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-create-american-remakes/607811)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2012, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-create-american-remakes/607811 "2012-01-03T19:20:57Z")
There have been recent cases where foreign made and set TV shows and movies are remade in the US basically identically just set in the US and with US actors, why? I’m thinking of Let The Right One In and Life On Mars an… --- ## [Good TV show with the worst premise](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-tv-show-with-the-worst-premise/701378)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2014, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-tv-show-with-the-worst-premise/701378 "2014-10-16T21:47:42Z")
My husband and I watched, and laughed at on purpose, “Marry Me,” a new sitcom with this premise: I actually recorded it because I thought it sounded like the worst show in history. We laughed. So, what’s the absolute… --- ## [Mad-Men 3.09, Wee Small Hours (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-3-09-wee-small-hours-open-spoilers/513475)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2009, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-3-09-wee-small-hours-open-spoilers/513475 "2009-10-20T03:59:35Z")
\[QUOTE=AMCTV\] Don and Sal have trouble giving the clients what they want. Betty hosts a fundraiser. \[/QUOTE\] Looks like we’ll see Sal again. --- ## [Head blow that didn't really hurt?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-blow-that-didnt-really-hurt/628421)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/head-blow-that-didnt-really-hurt/628421 "2012-07-19T06:41:11Z")
My office was recently switched around quite a bit. I was admiring a new lounging space, turned to go back to my desk, and… BANG! I hit my head on a divider wall frame. The frame has quite a bit of “give” to it from t… --- ## [When in history would a physician or barber-surgeon be better than me?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-history-would-a-physician-or-barber-surgeon-be-better-than-me/670896)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2013, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-in-history-would-a-physician-or-barber-surgeon-be-better-than-me/670896 "2013-10-16T00:15:38Z")
By which I mean, if someone was ill or injured in the 11th century I reckon I, a lay person in medicine although trained in first-aid and with modern understanding and education in germ theory, diet and hygiene might be … --- ## [Is vodka usually the alcoholic's choice?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-vodka-usually-the-alcoholics-choice/700427)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2014, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-vodka-usually-the-alcoholics-choice/700427 "2014-10-07T18:36:48Z")
I remember reading on this very board that the cheapest vodka hits the sweet spot for alcohol content and affordability, and as a bonus doesn’t leave a lingering scent on the breath (your mileage may vary). Has there bee… --- ## [How big of a debate/controversy was American involvement in WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-of-a-debate-controversy-was-american-involvement-in-wwii/655701)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-big-of-a-debate-controversy-was-american-involvement-in-wwii/655701 "2013-04-30T15:44:34Z")
Over here in the UK we have a bit of a joke that Americans are late for every World War - 1917 in the First World War and 1941 in the Second. I’ve been reading through Churchill’s volumes of The Second World War, for wh… --- ## [I am going to see a medium tonight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-see-a-medium-tonight/689495)
**Author:** [@delsina363](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delsina363)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-am-going-to-see-a-medium-tonight/689495 "2014-05-29T18:15:49Z")
:eek::eek: So, my sister called (the one I am talking to again) and she tells me her friend got her a ticket to a sold-out famous medium, tonight!! So, I was saying I wanted to go. My sister laughed and said “but you … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1251&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1253&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)