# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1256&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:** 1257 --- ## [Our mailbox was run over again! What should we do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-mailbox-was-run-over-again-what-should-we-do/334220)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2005, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/our-mailbox-was-run-over-again-what-should-we-do/334220 "2005-12-06T13:59:51Z")
A little background: We live in a rural area. Our driveway is about .2 miles long. The mailbox is located at the road, next to the driveway. We can’t see the mailbox from the house. Some assbags ran over our mailbox … --- ## [Just got a job on the North Slope.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-a-job-on-the-north-slope/482609)
**Author:** [@fifty-six](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fifty-six)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2010, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-a-job-on-the-north-slope/482609 "2010-08-16T19:06:46Z")
I own a seasonal restaurant and well I am a bit concerned about the tourism this summer. I also have a great crew that can handle it on their own. SO I decided to get a job. Partly to fund some future endeavors and get s… --- ## [Why are idiot customers allowed to get away with it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-idiot-customers-allowed-to-get-away-with-it/719929)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2015, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-idiot-customers-allowed-to-get-away-with-it/719929 "2015-05-18T19:47:44Z")
I’ve never worked retail or food service, so I’m only going by what I read at Not Always Right and it seems like, regardless of how wrong a customer is, apparently they are never to be called on it. I don’t get it. I u… --- ## [For the first time ever, I didn't leave a tip](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-first-time-ever-i-didnt-leave-a-tip/364502)
**Author:** [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2006, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-the-first-time-ever-i-didnt-leave-a-tip/364502 "2006-07-26T09:42:17Z")
We, my family and I, went out for supper downtown last Friday. We walked around a bit, looked at menus, and finally decided on a nice corner pub. Well, as we were told, there were 2 pubs, and 4 patios, but they were al… --- ## [Tired of not getting good sex](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tired-of-not-getting-good-sex/626453)
**Author:** [@honda1268](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/honda1268)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2013, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tired-of-not-getting-good-sex/626453 "2013-10-30T21:27:19Z")
I have been married for 24 years. My husband and I use to have great sex. Now Well… He has refused to go down on me and His fingers have stopped working! It’s quick and to the point. I have tried many things; lotions, ca… --- ## [TV Meteorologists or weater forecasters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-meteorologists-or-weater-forecasters/587263)
**Author:** [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2011, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-meteorologists-or-weater-forecasters/587263 "2011-07-01T21:43:48Z")
Are the local news TV people who give weather reports really meteorologists? I think they used to call themselves weather forecasters, but recently they are introduced as meteorologists. The latter needs at least a BS,a… --- ## [why criticise people for poor spelling/grammar](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-criticise-people-for-poor-spelling-grammar/327907)
**Author:** [@mrrealtime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mrrealtime)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2005, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-criticise-people-for-poor-spelling-grammar/327907 "2005-10-30T22:30:11Z")
If a person is spelling challenged, as in this thread, why the hostility towards him? Why not just request additional clarity if necessary and ignore the typo’s and spelling problems? --- ## [Your teenager committed suicide? It's your fault.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-teenager-committed-suicide-its-your-fault/524446)
**Author:** [@ivn1188](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivn1188)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-teenager-committed-suicide-its-your-fault/524446 "2010-01-12T18:07:43Z")
It’s true. In this thread, Condescending Robot proves that all teenage suicides are caused by the parents being too religious or athletic(I don’t know either) to notice the warning signs of the mental illness they have … --- ## [Your Favorite Novelty Songs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-novelty-songs/617305)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2012, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-favorite-novelty-songs/617305 "2012-03-31T22:57:16Z")
Those quirky little tunes that catch your ear and make you smile, like Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band’s The Intro And The Outro, and Tom “T-Bone” Stankis’ Existential Blues. --- ## [East Boston Cat Called For Jury Duty](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/east-boston-cat-called-for-jury-duty/524777)
**Author:** [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2010, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/east-boston-cat-called-for-jury-duty/524777 "2010-01-15T19:44:15Z")
Mundane and pointless, but amusing: Boston cat called for jury duty. Maybe they have caught a really bad kitty and need a trial of his peers. --- ## [What's considered the "Budweiser" of Europe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-considered-the-budweiser-of-europe/509483)
**Author:** [@joebuck20](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joebuck20)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2009, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-considered-the-budweiser-of-europe/509483 "2009-09-13T22:46:17Z")
By that I mean what’s considered the cheap mass-marketed swill that beer snobs in Europe look down their nose at in the same way that beer snobs in U.S. sneer at Budweiser, Miller, etc. --- ## [24: Redemption](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-redemption/474159)
**Author:** [@Monstre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstre)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2008, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/24-redemption/474159 "2008-12-11T01:33:45Z")
FAQ Bauer (aka Thread Rules) 1) What can be discussed in plain text, unboxed? A: Any events in episodes, once aired on the east coast – as well as any speculation based on these already-aired events. 2) What should I … --- ## [SWA Plane Lands at Wrong Airport](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swa-plane-lands-at-wrong-airport/678653)
**Author:** [@SanDiegoTim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanDiegoTim)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2014, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/swa-plane-lands-at-wrong-airport/678653 "2014-01-18T23:53:15Z")
There’s a story this morning about a SWA plane landing at Taney County Airport (much shorter runway) near Branson instead of the actual Branson airport. The geography in and around both is similar and there only a few m… --- ## [Is it possible my dog knows her friend's ashes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-my-dog-knows-her-friends-ashes/766408)
**Author:** [@Daffyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daffyd)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2016, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-possible-my-dog-knows-her-friends-ashes/766408 "2016-09-23T15:26:05Z")
My 12 year old Golden Retriever died about 3 weeks ago, and we had her remains sent to a “water cremation” place. Our other dog, a Basset Hound was basically raised by the Golden. The Golden was about 6 when we got the… --- ## ["Can you name a time when you've worked well in a group?" Let me steal a story please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-name-a-time-when-youve-worked-well-in-a-group-let-me-steal-a-story-please/382404)
**Author:** [@The\_Dumbest\_Guy\_in\_the\_Room](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Dumbest_Guy_in_the_Room)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2006, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-name-a-time-when-youve-worked-well-in-a-group-let-me-steal-a-story-please/382404 "2006-12-01T15:31:46Z")
Does anybody have a good story I can use to get past the incredibly “Can you name a time when you’ve worked well in a group?” question in an interview. I’ve worked in call cenres, data entry, admin, warehouses, several o… --- ## [Literacy Tests In, Poll Taxes Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literacy-tests-in-poll-taxes-out/518030)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2009, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/literacy-tests-in-poll-taxes-out/518030 "2009-11-20T12:23:46Z")
From Election Law Blog, a discussion of national survey results to several questions. Among them: I’m heartened by the strong public support for photo ID for voting, but somewhat disturbed that a majority think that we… --- ## [Why is validating someone's feelings so hard to do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-validating-someones-feelings-so-hard-to-do/687650)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-validating-someones-feelings-so-hard-to-do/687650 "2014-05-10T19:36:52Z")
The internet is teeming with people dealing with heavy emotions, looking for a place to unload. Perhaps they are looking for a shoulder to cry on. Perhaps they are looking for general or specific advice. But ultimatel… --- ## [Let's Hide Parade Magazine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hide-parade-magazine/533258)
**Author:** [@DanBlather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DanBlather)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2010, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-hide-parade-magazine/533258 "2010-03-24T14:59:04Z")
Once again The Oregonian has hidden Parade magazine in the morass of glossy ad inserts. I spent 15 minutes trying to find it and just gave up. The task of deboning the newspaper has just gotten out of hand. Attention pri… --- ## [Why does a middle of the night glass of water taste so crappy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-middle-of-the-night-glass-of-water-taste-so-crappy/444484)
**Author:** [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2008, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-a-middle-of-the-night-glass-of-water-taste-so-crappy/444484 "2008-04-08T22:56:00Z")
I love a good glass of water, but anytime I’ve been forced to have one in the middle of the night (meaning in the middle of nightly sleep), it always tastes shitty. I thought it had something to do with middle of the nig… --- ## [Do dogs get menstrual cramps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dogs-get-menstrual-cramps/209114)
**Author:** [@ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2003, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-dogs-get-menstrual-cramps/209114 "2003-10-25T06:45:18Z")
Why wouldn’t they? My six month old JRT pup is in heat. (Don’t worry pet lovers, she’s headed for the vet for the works as soon as she’s done with her first cycle as per the vets advice.) She seems a bit slowed down to … --- ## [I don't get the point of gift cards..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-the-point-of-gift-cards/656218)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2013, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-get-the-point-of-gift-cards/656218 "2013-04-26T01:47:45Z")
We see them everywhere. Racks full of Olive Garden, Home Depot, Amazon, etc. So, the idea is that I take $100 of U.S. Currency, valuable all over the world, including at Olive Garden, and exchange that $100 for value o… --- ## [Pizza Stone cleaned with Oven Cleaner - is it dead to me now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-stone-cleaned-with-oven-cleaner-is-it-dead-to-me-now/620903)
**Author:** [@Shecky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shecky)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2012, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pizza-stone-cleaned-with-oven-cleaner-is-it-dead-to-me-now/620903 "2012-05-06T00:18:07Z")
Hi, everybody. My Mother-In-Law borrowed our pizza stone (Pampered Chef, a gift, and looked kind of black before) and when she brought it back, it looked AMAZING on the top. I asked her how she did it. “I used Easy Of… --- ## [How and where would you hide a body? (Don't need answer fast)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-and-where-would-you-hide-a-body-dont-need-answer-fast/545517)
**Author:** [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2010, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-and-where-would-you-hide-a-body-dont-need-answer-fast/545517 "2010-07-08T08:32:23Z")
I often drift off to sleep thinking about weird hypotheticals, and Attackmum raised me on a diet of murder mysteries. Plus, we had that fleet of feet washing up in Vancouver last year. So I occasionally find myself think… --- ## [New allegation: Trump tried to use NSA, DNI to reign in FBI investigation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-allegation-trump-tried-to-use-nsa-dni-to-reign-in-fbi-investigation/787278)
**Author:** [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-allegation-trump-tried-to-use-nsa-dni-to-reign-in-fbi-investigation/787278 "2017-05-25T03:39:10Z")
And in today’s news: Trump asked DNI, NSA to deny evidence of Russia collusion: If proven, this is very serious. This was one of the allegations made against Nixon: that he tried to get the CIA to stop the FBI inves… --- ## [Muslims and Halloween](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslims-and-halloween/601444)
**Author:** [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2011, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/muslims-and-halloween/601444 "2011-11-07T00:28:35Z")
Tell me that Halloween isn’t one of the countless things that Muslim kids are not allowed to participate in. --- ## [Throwaway Lines that became Catch Phrases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throwaway-lines-that-became-catch-phrases/618087)
**Author:** [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2012, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/throwaway-lines-that-became-catch-phrases/618087 "2012-04-09T23:10:44Z")
Obviously, not every piece of dialog written in literature and entertainment is intended to be a catchphrase. Not every line can be “Go Ahead, Make My Day” or “Et Tu, Brute” or “No Soup for You” Are there any examples … --- ## [Today (3-14) is Steak and BJ Day](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-3-14-is-steak-and-bj-day/615779)
**Author:** [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2012, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/today-3-14-is-steak-and-bj-day/615779 "2012-03-17T01:16:50Z")
It’s true. http://www.officialsteakandblowjobday.com/ --- ## [Everyone on Earth to get their sexual orientation reversed. Can you handle it? Can the world?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-on-earth-to-get-their-sexual-orientation-reversed-can-you-handle-it-can-the-world/625349)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2012, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everyone-on-earth-to-get-their-sexual-orientation-reversed-can-you-handle-it-can-the-world/625349 "2012-07-07T11:57:05Z")
I’ve decided that there’s not enough suffering and chaos in the world, which means it’s time for me to screw with everyone. Today’s instrument of mischief is the Sexual Orientation Reversal Ray-Cannon. This technomagic d… --- ## [How do Christians reconcile behavioral changes from brain injuries and disease?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-christians-reconcile-behavioral-changes-from-brain-injuries-and-disease/64863)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2001, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-christians-reconcile-behavioral-changes-from-brain-injuries-and-disease/64863 "2001-05-18T14:10:12Z")
There have been lots of evidence over the years that physical injury to the brain causes people’s behavior to change, often for the worse. The classic example of this is Phineas Gage, a railroad worker who had a spike dr… --- ## [Open-Minded Liberals Hold Hate Fest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-minded-liberals-hold-hate-fest/216342)
**Author:** [@Hydrocortisone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hydrocortisone)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2003, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/open-minded-liberals-hold-hate-fest/216342 "2003-12-04T06:21:38Z")
Yes, the liberals. Leaders of compassion and understanding. But what else can you expect from the people that supoorted Stalin, Pol Pot, and the Viet Con. http://www.drudgereport.com/matthb.htm --- ## [Weatherman fired for uttering a racial slur on air](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weatherman-fired-for-uttering-a-racial-slur-on-air/827413)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2021, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weatherman-fired-for-uttering-a-racial-slur-on-air/827413 "2021-01-14T21:57:15Z")
A TV weatherman in Rochester, NY was fired on Sunday for uttering a racial slur on live TV last Friday: Here’s a low-quality cell-phone video of the incident: It’s pretty subtle. To my ear it doesn’t even sound like… --- ## [Tell me about your encounter with the giants](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-encounter-with-the-giants/443013)
**Author:** [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2008, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-about-your-encounter-with-the-giants/443013 "2008-04-04T00:56:07Z")
panache45’s thread about singing with Bernadette Peters made me think about my one experience with the artistic elite. It was 1983-ish, and the University of Charleston (WV, not SC, which makes this even more unlikely)… --- ## [People who cannot spell](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-cannot-spell/291731)
**Author:** [@7\_up\_yours](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/7_up_yours)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2005, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-cannot-spell/291731 "2005-03-09T18:07:34Z")
I’m not talking about the people who make occasional typos, but rather the ones who never learned how to spell simple words properly. Maybe our public education system failed them. Maybe I’ve been spoiled by the SDMB. … --- ## [Airline passenger arrested for Masturbating 4 times during flight](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-passenger-arrested-for-masturbating-4-times-during-flight/962333)
**Author:** [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2022, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/airline-passenger-arrested-for-masturbating-4-times-during-flight/962333 "2022-04-18T16:35:15Z")
News Article. Four times? I swear, some people just don’t understand the rules. “First, shalt thy take out thy holy pin…” --- ## [Is forming intimate relationships healthy for everyone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-forming-intimate-relationships-healthy-for-everyone/562775)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2010, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-forming-intimate-relationships-healthy-for-everyone/562775 "2010-12-07T02:18:12Z")
I was reading an article in the New York Times that starts out with: Then it goes on to explain why that might not be the case. Although it doesn’t provide any research to back up that claim, just anecdotal evidence. I… --- ## [A new rule for the BBQ Pit.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-rule-for-the-bbq-pit/303222)
**Author:** [@Fortean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fortean)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2005, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-new-rule-for-the-bbq-pit/303222 "2005-07-29T23:05:03Z")
I think there are too many ‘sad, sick world’ type threads in the Pit. You know the kind, when somebody posts a story about a bad person putting babies on spikes and how they (the OP) would never do such a thing because t… --- ## [What single historical event would you most like to have witnessed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-single-historical-event-would-you-most-like-to-have-witnessed/149582)
**Author:** [@Irishlove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishlove)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2003, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-single-historical-event-would-you-most-like-to-have-witnessed/149582 "2003-02-17T22:09:37Z")
If you could travel back in time and observe one historical event (as a fly on the wall, you wouldn’t have to participate), what would you choose? --- ## [Traffic Law - Stopping at a stop sign](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-law-stopping-at-a-stop-sign/330989)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2005, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/traffic-law-stopping-at-a-stop-sign/330989 "2005-11-16T18:03:58Z")
Michigan if it matters, a couple traffic law questions I’ve been wondering about: You come up to a stop sign and there is a car in front of you already stopped. You stop behind him. You are in position to see left, … --- ## [WikiLeaks says it has obtained trove of CIA hacking tools](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikileaks-says-it-has-obtained-trove-of-cia-hacking-tools/781648)
**Author:** [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2017, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wikileaks-says-it-has-obtained-trove-of-cia-hacking-tools/781648 "2017-03-14T14:11:12Z")
All indications are that this is for real (as usual. Wikileaks AFAIK was never caught disseminating fake information). This is a huge blow to the CIA. There will be a mad scramble among software companies to fix their … --- ## [Roofies and victim-blaming: thanks small-town cops!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roofies-and-victim-blaming-thanks-small-town-cops/656075)
**Author:** [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2013, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/roofies-and-victim-blaming-thanks-small-town-cops/656075 "2013-04-20T13:56:31Z")
Monday morning a coworker requested one of the 12-bar drug testing pee cups I use to administer our drug-free workplace program. The previous Saturday night, he’d gone to a beer & wing bar out in the sticks past the Atl… --- ## [Should I stick with Breaking Bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-stick-with-breaking-bad/648607)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2013, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-stick-with-breaking-bad/648607 "2013-02-25T17:45:51Z")
Yes, I know you all just answered, “Yes,” without even reading this. But I’d appreciate some specific guidance, without detailed spoilers beyond what I’ve watched. Spoilers for parts of Season 1 follow. It looks like I… --- ## [Share your electoral map](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-electoral-map/627834)
**Author:** [@CyclopticXander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CyclopticXander)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2012, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/share-your-electoral-map/627834 "2012-11-05T23:54:12Z")
Using this interactive map http://www.270towin.com/ Out of the grey swing states I give Romney Fl, OH, NC I give Obama VA, PA, NH, WI, IA,CO, NV Which gives Obama the win at 285-253 That is me, as a democrat, playing… --- ## [Yet another "Bush's 7 minutes" thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-bushs-7-minutes-thread/259115)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2004, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-bushs-7-minutes-thread/259115 "2004-08-16T16:49:48Z")
First of all, I apologize for starting up a new thread on this topic, but the most recent ones have all been big trainwrecks, most have been other topics hijacked (in particular, Ariman Doors’s commendable review of F911)… --- ## [What does the word "Gilead" call to mind for you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-word-gilead-call-to-mind-for-you/685317)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2014, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-word-gilead-call-to-mind-for-you/685317 "2014-04-13T09:41:46Z")
There is a news story about a pharmaceutical company called "Gilead Sciences"which is in the center of some controversy because of a 1000 dollar a day drug for Hepatitis C. When I saw that their name was included “Gilea… --- ## [Free mandatory universal education is self-defeating](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-mandatory-universal-education-is-self-defeating/560069)
**Author:** [@phouka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phouka)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2010, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/free-mandatory-universal-education-is-self-defeating/560069 "2010-11-16T05:04:18Z")
I am a teacher. I am certified in California and Texas in multiple areas: Art (K-12), Language Arts (4-12), Science (4-8 and General Science), Social Studies (4-8), Health (K-12), and Gifted and Talented (K-12). I have f… --- ## [Polycarp on biblical literalism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-on-biblical-literalism/155456)
**Author:** [@badchad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badchad)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2003, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/polycarp-on-biblical-literalism/155456 "2003-02-28T18:32:20Z")
Polycarp: Regarding my questions in this thread: http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&postid=2986284#post2986284 You wrote: Assuming you won’t object, I’ll start a new thread, trying to set forth my … --- ## [Will Superman grow old and die?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-superman-grow-old-and-die/72833)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2010, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-superman-grow-old-and-die/72833 "2010-06-30T03:43:57Z")
According to the current DC “mythos”, will Superman physically become an old man? Will his organs and systems begin to fail from age, like a human’s would? Or does his invulnerability include disease resistance from both… --- ## [Am I a nice person or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-nice-person-or-not/622139)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2012, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/am-i-a-nice-person-or-not/622139 "2012-05-23T14:12:35Z")
In conversation yesterday I said to a co-worker that I have only a few rules in life: I try to be a nice person, and I try to do the right thing. She smirked about me trying to be a nice person, and when I pursued it, sh… --- ## [Arrest procedure questions using the arrested nurse as example](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrest-procedure-questions-using-the-arrested-nurse-as-example/795558)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrest-procedure-questions-using-the-arrested-nurse-as-example/795558 "2017-10-17T02:17:47Z")
In case you haven’t heard, a Utah nurse was arrested for refusing to allow a police phlebotomist without a warrant to draw blood from an unconscious patient. Video shows her being placed under arrest and put into a po… --- ## [What -exactly- is wrong with Peter Pan?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-wrong-with-peter-pan/95441)
**Author:** [@malkavia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malkavia)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2001, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-wrong-with-peter-pan/95441 "2001-12-01T04:10:54Z")
I’m seriously shocked at the number of otherwise pretty easy going people who have a snide remark or two for \[a href=http://www.pixyland.org/peterpan/\]Peter Pan Boy\[/a\] \*“I’m all about doing your own thing but BOY, what… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1255&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1257&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)