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**Author:** [@Gadarene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadarene)\ **Replies:** 377\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-mafia-sign-up-thread/592090 "2011-08-27T17:26:55Z")
Sometime in the next couple of weeks (once De’endee is finished and such) I’m planning to run a game based on a fantastic set-up I followed on a different board. The premise: There are townsfolk and there are scum; ther… --- ## [What's the deal with Feminists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-feminists/695513)
**Author:** [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Replies:** 125\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2014, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-deal-with-feminists/695513 "2014-08-29T22:39:27Z")
I often wonder if I’m a “Feminist” or not. I believe in equality. I want women to get paid as much as men. I believe in reproductive rights. I’ve had female bosses that were some of the best leaders I’ve ever had the… --- ## [Skin sparkles ... and NOT on Edward Cullen. How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skin-sparkles-and-not-on-edward-cullen-how/545693)
**Author:** [@rabbi101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rabbi101)\ **Replies:** 91\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skin-sparkles-and-not-on-edward-cullen-how/545693 "2021-02-22T23:26:02Z")
Hi. I’m a white person who’s been a lot of places, but every where I go where there are black people, a small percentage of them have–for lack of a better description–tiny sparkles in their skin! I don’t mean a tan, or g… --- ## [Talk me IN to having a "luxury" gastric bypass](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-in-to-having-a-luxury-gastric-bypass/540689)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 222\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-me-in-to-having-a-luxury-gastric-bypass/540689 "2010-07-26T16:31:45Z")
Last year, I told the Dope about my plans to get weight loss surgery. However, I wasn’t sure it was the best thing for me, because I am at the lower end of morbidly obese spectrum. My BMI is 36, and I weigh 105 kgs at … --- ## [How Long Does It Take For A Water Moccasin Bite To Kill You?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-for-a-water-moccasin-bite-to-kill-you/71981)
**Author:** [@Wildest\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildest_Bill)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2001, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-does-it-take-for-a-water-moccasin-bite-to-kill-you/71981 "2001-07-13T02:14:04Z")
I do alot wakeboarding in a river known to have those little nasty critters so I thought it would be a good thing to know. How long do I have to get to the hospital before I see God? Also should you do the old knife cu… --- ## [Movie Game Number V is Alive!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-game-number-v-is-alive/319973)
**Author:** [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Replies:** 1001\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2005, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-game-number-v-is-alive/319973 "2005-11-17T17:29:33Z")
For the veterans, same rules as before. For those just joining the festivities, a quick introduction/review: Poster #1 names a movie (theatrical release, as opposed to made-for-TV or direct-to-video). Poster #2 names … --- ## [Is the Christian Trinity Incoherent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-christian-trinity-incoherent/521422)
**Author:** [@The\_Cleveland\_Steamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Cleveland_Steamer)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2010, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-christian-trinity-incoherent/521422 "2010-01-19T22:48:31Z")
Correct me if I am wrong, Jesus is God. Not a part of God, but is God. Not a god, but God. Not God part of the time, but all the time. Not a mode of God, but is God. The Father is also God. Not a part of God, but is God.… --- ## [Suck My Tar Balls Through Your Vuvuzela - SDMB Poker - Q3, 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suck-my-tar-balls-through-your-vuvuzela-sdmb-poker-q3-2010/544449)
**Author:** [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suck-my-tar-balls-through-your-vuvuzela-sdmb-poker-q3-2010/544449 "2010-10-08T21:55:26Z")
Ok, Not From Mensa pretty much spewed his oily mass over our collective cowbells, so therefore we’re breaking out the vuvuzelas to break his balls this quarter. Any newbies can join…just post here to get on our radar so… --- ## [Grabbing someone's dick while peeing is a real turn on?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grabbing-someones-dick-while-peeing-is-a-real-turn-on/260032)
**Author:** [@Road\_Rash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Road_Rash)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2004, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grabbing-someones-dick-while-peeing-is-a-real-turn-on/260032 "2004-08-21T23:25:29Z")
About a month ago, I was visiting some friends in Dallas. It was an enjoyable Sunday. I had Monday morning off, so I did not have to worry about making it to Houston until the morning. We spent the afternoon around Fair… --- ## [Is it 1900's or 1900s?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-1900s-or-1900s/492731)
**Author:** [@acetylene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/acetylene)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2012, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-1900s-or-1900s/492731 "2012-05-31T20:52:34Z")
Apostrophe or no? Inspired by this thread. I have always used the apostrophe and thought nothing of it until one of my students called me on it. The english teachers get really upset when people use them like this. A l… --- ## [I pit NJ's soon to be Illegal Immigrant Help.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-njs-soon-to-be-illegal-immigrant-help/491600)
**Author:** [@Shecky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shecky)\ **Replies:** 337\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2009, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-njs-soon-to-be-illegal-immigrant-help/491600 "2009-04-08T13:28:07Z")
Gov. Jon Corzine’s “blue ribbon panel” has just published a report urging, among other things, in-state tuition for illegal immigrants. You know what? As a the spouse of a LEGAL immigrant, I can’t help but feel this is… --- ## [Feeding your kid with hand is a crime in Norway?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeding-your-kid-with-hand-is-a-crime-in-norway/609986)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 140\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2013, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feeding-your-kid-with-hand-is-a-crime-in-norway/609986 "2013-12-02T17:18:40Z")
\*An Indian couple, Anurup and Sagarika Bhattacharya from Kolkata living in Norway is facing the worst part of their lives after their children – a three-year-old son and one-year-old daughter – were taken away from them … --- ## [Why do some cats have that big belly flap?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-cats-have-that-big-belly-flap/495392)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2009, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-cats-have-that-big-belly-flap/495392 "2009-05-09T16:03:15Z")
In humans a big flap of ‘empty’ skin is usually left over from the skin being stretched out over something – like fat that has been dieted away, or pregnancy with twins or something. But that doesn’t seem to be the case… --- ## [Suggest a big, short-haired, kid-friendly breed of dog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-big-short-haired-kid-friendly-breed-of-dog/442477)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2008, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suggest-a-big-short-haired-kid-friendly-breed-of-dog/442477 "2008-03-28T01:33:37Z")
My brother and his wife are thinking of getting a dog. They have three small boys so they want a big breed that can safely endure lots of roughhousing. I suggested a German shepherd (my favorite breed, I used to have o… --- ## [Tony Snow dies.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-snow-dies/456243)
**Author:** [@randwill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randwill)\ **Replies:** 474\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-snow-dies/456243 "2008-07-17T04:14:46Z")
Mouthpiece for Dick Cheney and his slow-witted little buddy has died of colon cancer at the age of 53. With Falwell and Helms down there, Hell is filling up faster lately. Discuss. --- ## [The Arab Uprisings Have Gone Too Far](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-arab-uprisings-have-gone-too-far/572373)
**Author:** [@Commissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commissar)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2011, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-arab-uprisings-have-gone-too-far/572373 "2011-02-28T13:08:52Z")
I watched the Tunisian uprising with some small measure of excitement. I cheered when the Egyptians toppled their brutal pro-American dictatorship. I happily daydreamed about further revolutions in American lapdog nation… --- ## [What do you call the \`/~ key on your keyboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-key-on-your-keyboard/622392)
**Author:** [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2012, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-call-the-key-on-your-keyboard/622392 "2012-06-05T00:01:05Z")
On your typical QWERTY American English keyboard, the upper left of the “main part” (meaning that big block with all the letters and numbers, not the row with the escape and function keys) of the keyboard usually has a k… --- ## [Create an absurd Haiku!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-an-absurd-haiku/398254)
**Author:** [@Havik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Havik)\ **Replies:** 412\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2008, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/create-an-absurd-haiku/398254 "2008-05-01T01:14:49Z")
C’mon, yunno ya wanna! Just write anything you want, as long as it follows the basic haiku format. Which is, if I’m not mistaken, a three lined poem broken up into a 5-7-5 syllable format. And, if I am wrong, then CRUD. … --- ## [Worst popular books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-popular-books/517445)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2009, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worst-popular-books/517445 "2009-11-28T22:40:52Z")
(Guess this could go either in IMHO or CS, but since it deals with “literature”… here it is). A friend posted on her Facebook page that her book club is agreed, Twilight is the worst thing they’ve ever read. I replied … --- ## [US Federal Eugenics Program](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-federal-eugenics-program/677993)
**Author:** [@johngalt2014](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johngalt2014)\ **Replies:** 245\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2014, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-federal-eugenics-program/677993 "2014-01-20T22:34:38Z")
My proposal for a Federal Eugenics Program follows below. Importantly, all options are entirely voluntary, and as such neutral with regard to race, religion, ethnicity, education, etc. \[ol\] \[li\]Cash payment to any man… --- ## [Thus passes McChrystal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thus-passes-mcchrystal/544113)
**Author:** [@Camus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Camus)\ **Replies:** 217\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2010, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thus-passes-mcchrystal/544113 "2010-07-24T19:59:01Z")
It seems Gen. McChrystal runs a pretty loose ship over in Afghanistan: McChrystal has been summoned to Washington shortly after apologizing for his and his staff’s remarks. While he’s not openly pulling a MacArthur, i… --- ## [If you're non-psychotic and take anti-psychotic medication what happens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-non-psychotic-and-take-anti-psychotic-medication-what-happens/344513)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2012, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-youre-non-psychotic-and-take-anti-psychotic-medication-what-happens/344513 "2012-02-21T21:03:44Z")
If you’re non-psychotic and take anti-psychotic medication what happens? What would the medication do to you if you’re not psychotic or otherwise mentally disturbed? --- ## [How good would Harris be in the general?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-would-harris-be-in-the-general/836218)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 271\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2019, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-good-would-harris-be-in-the-general/836218 "2019-10-06T21:30:28Z")
Pretty broad (never universal) consensus that Kamala Harris was the stand-out, heads and shoulders, in the first debate round, that she is the potential Biden-beater more than either Warren or Sanders. I stated in anothe… --- ## [Early inventions that were widespread, then obsolete in a generation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-inventions-that-were-widespread-then-obsolete-in-a-generation/725026)
**Author:** [@naita](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/naita)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2015, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-inventions-that-were-widespread-then-obsolete-in-a-generation/725026 "2015-07-21T13:06:59Z")
There’s a lot of room for interpretation when it comes to what counts as an invention, how many years counts as a generation and what obsoletion means, but as an example the video tape recorder became ubiquitous when I w… --- ## [What are your little body mutations?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-little-body-mutations/585205)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 176\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2011, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-little-body-mutations/585205 "2011-06-23T08:28:05Z")
Hey, if you have the eye lasers or blue skin with the ability to shapeshift, feel free to mention it, but I have a feeling it’ll be more like stuff like Mark Wahlberg’s third nipple. Myself, a few of my chin hairs used … --- ## [Bruce Jenner is becoming a woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruce-jenner-is-becoming-a-woman/711813)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 167\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2015, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bruce-jenner-is-becoming-a-woman/711813 "2015-05-04T20:33:09Z")
So say all of the tabloids. And now I’m hearing it mentioned on the entertainment news programs. (Not that it’s been subtle for anyone who pays any attention to him\*). Apparently, his transformation will be turned int… --- ## [Let's fix baseball](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-fix-baseball/690991)
**Author:** [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2014, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-fix-baseball/690991 "2014-06-26T13:49:29Z")
A counterpart thread to the “let’s fix soccer” thread. How would you “fix” baseball? Serious idea: robo-umpiring. All balls and strikes called by the electronic system currently used by broadcasters. Inconsistent strik… --- ## [Culture artifacts that ...maybe not ONLY you remember....but its getting close.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culture-artifacts-that-maybe-not-only-you-remember-but-its-getting-close/819633)
**Author:** [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Replies:** 429\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/culture-artifacts-that-maybe-not-only-you-remember-but-its-getting-close/819633 "2018-09-13T19:19:49Z")
Or seems to. I’m sure some people here will remember these but I don’t know anyone in person who does. “Monty Haul” adventures in Dragon magazine. Not the concept of Monty Haul, but a series of adventures by people who … --- ## [Shodan and AClockWorkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-and-aclockworkmelon/557705)
**Author:** [@sleestak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleestak)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shodan-and-aclockworkmelon/557705 "2010-11-02T20:02:57Z")
You two are absolutely contemptible. A person comes asking for assistance with alcoholism. A disease that kills people. And you two have to start a fucking debate about A.A. in a thread where someone is asking for help. … --- ## [FBI not recommending charges against Clinton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-not-recommending-charges-against-clinton/759125)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fbi-not-recommending-charges-against-clinton/759125 "2016-07-08T20:53:11Z")
On CNN just now. --- ## [Best fabric dye for cotton? Polyester?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fabric-dye-for-cotton-polyester/566507)
**Author:** [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2015, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-fabric-dye-for-cotton-polyester/566507 "2015-07-27T02:52:58Z")
The coffers are a bit bare this year, and my wardrobe is looking a bit drab. While some things will ahve to be replaced, many would be fine if they weren’t fading just a bit. So I want to do some dying, especially of m… --- ## [Who was the biggest bitch (male or female) in Hollywood history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-biggest-bitch-male-or-female-in-hollywood-history/226108)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 154\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2023, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-biggest-bitch-male-or-female-in-hollywood-history/226108 "2023-07-07T22:36:03Z")
Bitch is used here in a unisex tone for anybody who is a self-absorbed, obnoxious, thoroughly unlikable, miserable and vicious personality, regardless of personality, gender or sexual orientation. By “in Hollywood histo… --- ## [Skald the Rhymer AKA Henry is in the hospital](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-the-rhymer-aka-henry-is-in-the-hospital/747759)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/skald-the-rhymer-aka-henry-is-in-the-hospital/747759 "2016-03-23T18:40:46Z")
This is his wife, Kim. He is very depressed. Please please help me cheer him up. You can email him at Maxie.Maxwell@gmail. Com. Thank you. --- ## [Hiring a writer for a screenplay: how much does it cost and how to find a writer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiring-a-writer-for-a-screenplay-how-much-does-it-cost-and-how-to-find-a-writer/550199)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2016, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hiring-a-writer-for-a-screenplay-how-much-does-it-cost-and-how-to-find-a-writer/550199 "2016-01-11T07:49:06Z")
Let’s say I have an idea for a screenplay for a movie, and that I am not a writer. I want to find a decent writer to write the screenplay for me. Not a top-tier writer, since that would likely be too costly so maybe seco… --- ## [Watching the Alfred E Smith Dinner](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-the-alfred-e-smith-dinner/769215)
**Author:** [@OldOlds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldOlds)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/watching-the-alfred-e-smith-dinner/769215 "2016-10-27T18:56:33Z")
And so far, Donald doesn’t seem to be taking the jokes well. Very forced effort to smile. --- ## [How unjust was the Casey Anthony verdict?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-unjust-was-the-casey-anthony-verdict/588055)
**Author:** [@guizot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guizot)\ **Replies:** 241\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2011, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-unjust-was-the-casey-anthony-verdict/588055 "2011-07-09T14:08:14Z")
Various acquaintances of mine have been expressing their outrage to me. What do you think? –It was as bad as the last episode of the Sopranos: I want my money back. –A travesty—we were short-changed on jury deliberatio… --- ## [Which is the most evil episode in British history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-most-evil-episode-in-british-history/555444)
**Author:** [@Try2B\_Comprehensive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Try2B_Comprehensive)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2010, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-is-the-most-evil-episode-in-british-history/555444 "2010-10-29T11:04:56Z")
The Spanish Inquisition? I almost expect it. Hitler? Yeah, he hasn’t been discussed on this board already :rolleyes: Stalin? Some say he has been POTUS for the last 2 years, and it is all we are going to hear until 11/2…… --- ## [Hillary's lead over Sanders "nearly vanishes".](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarys-lead-over-sanders-nearly-vanishes/742833)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 291\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2016, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hillarys-lead-over-sanders-nearly-vanishes/742833 "2016-02-01T23:16:19Z")
Ever since the beginning of the race, I’ve assumed that Hillary would have a cakewalk to the Democratic nomination. Hillary has most of the big endorsements from powerful liberal interest groups,she has the support of 7… --- ## [Game of Thrones 6.04 "Book of the Stranger" 5/15/16 \[Show discussion\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-6-04-book-of-the-stranger-5-15-16-show-discussion/754869)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2016, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-6-04-book-of-the-stranger-5-15-16-show-discussion/754869 "2016-05-22T05:22:30Z")
6.01 The Red Woman 6.02 Home 6.03 Oathbreaker The books do not exist in this thread. This is the thread for open discussion about the books and show. One thing I’d like to suggest - if something comes from the previ… --- ## [Why Anti-Zionism Is NOT Anti-Semitism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-anti-zionism-is-not-anti-semitism/527374)
**Author:** [@Mister\_Obvious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Obvious)\ **Replies:** 314\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-anti-zionism-is-not-anti-semitism/527374 "2010-02-05T16:11:13Z")
Quite simply, because many Jews understand that God has not ended the Exile of the Israelites from the Holy Land. If He had done so, then the State of Israel would neither need: its army of overt IDF terrorists; nor its… --- ## [Housemate does not wash hands after using bathroom. How do I ask him to start?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/housemate-does-not-wash-hands-after-using-bathroom-how-do-i-ask-him-to-start/618063)
**Author:** [@oft\_wears\_hats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oft_wears_hats)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2017, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/housemate-does-not-wash-hands-after-using-bathroom-how-do-i-ask-him-to-start/618063 "2017-06-23T13:31:58Z")
I live with two other men in a townhouse. I have lived in the townhouse for nearly four years; the other two have been here for a little more than half a year. Over the past month or so, I believe I have been noticing … --- ## [What are your rights if you are being followed/monitored by a private investigator?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-rights-if-you-are-being-followed-monitored-by-a-private-investigator/611443)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2012, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-rights-if-you-are-being-followed-monitored-by-a-private-investigator/611443 "2012-03-06T04:32:22Z")
Note: I’m not actually being watched by a PI to my knowledge, and am not losing sleep over worrying about it. Anyway, if you discover substantial evidence that a private investigator (PI) is watching you, what rights do… --- ## [Sanctions on Russia for invading Ukraine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanctions-on-russia-for-invading-ukraine/960007)
**Author:** [@Chad\_Sudan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chad_Sudan)\ **Replies:** 405\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2023, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanctions-on-russia-for-invading-ukraine/960007 "2023-02-05T23:06:06Z")
Western nations have warned Russia that it faces harsh economic sanctions for its war on Ukraine. Putin & Co. are hoping that the lure of Russian oligarchs’ money and Europe’s need for natural gas will weaken the sancti… --- ## [Is Neil DeGrasse Tyson a genius? Or, just a very charismatic personality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-neil-degrasse-tyson-a-genius-or-just-a-very-charismatic-personality/683520)
**Author:** [@kstarnes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kstarnes)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2019, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-neil-degrasse-tyson-a-genius-or-just-a-very-charismatic-personality/683520 "2019-06-29T21:01:37Z")
I’m not qualified to answer that question. All I know is that he’s good at what he does, which is to popularize astronomy and science. I suppose in that sense he’s a genius but is he a genius in the way that we usually u… --- ## [Does Guinness expire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-guinness-expire/28192)
**Author:** [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2000, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-guinness-expire/28192 "2000-08-06T05:30:56Z")
I’m not much of a beer drinker, but when I do drink beer the only thing I will touch is Guinness. Once, Baglady thought she was being nice (she was) and brought me home 12 bottles of Guinness from the grocery store. Unf… --- ## [2018 US midterm elections](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-us-midterm-elections/801125)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 255\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2018, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2018-us-midterm-elections/801125 "2018-11-06T20:14:29Z")
An interesting overview by NPR, in light of Democrats this week winning the governorships of both Virginia and New Jersey: 2018 Midterms: Republicans Grapple With Trump While Democrats See Hope : NPR At this point, the … --- ## [Chomsky: Is this man I deeply respect a bigot and a sympathizer for certain acts of genocide?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chomsky-is-this-man-i-deeply-respect-a-bigot-and-a-sympathizer-for-certain-acts-of-genocide/636422)
**Author:** [@Untoward\_Parable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Untoward_Parable)\ **Replies:** 156\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2014, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chomsky-is-this-man-i-deeply-respect-a-bigot-and-a-sympathizer-for-certain-acts-of-genocide/636422 "2014-01-07T02:50:16Z")
I have never encountered another academic who is so well backed up by evidence in their descriptions of world events. I often rely on Chomsky for information about the areas of world affairs that are his focus. I do this… --- ## [Movies that just plain piss you off](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-just-plain-piss-you-off/343540)
**Author:** [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Replies:** 312\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2006, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-that-just-plain-piss-you-off/343540 "2006-02-22T03:45:52Z")
I’m not talking about movies whose intent is to generate anger. I’m talking about movies in which some central part of the plot is based on something so stupid you get mad just thinking about it. Two recent notables: C… --- ## [Shooter at Planned Parenthood clinic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooter-at-planned-parenthood-clinic/738751)
**Author:** [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Replies:** 243\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2015, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shooter-at-planned-parenthood-clinic/738751 "2015-12-05T15:55:26Z")
According to this report on Yahoo! News, there’s “an active shooter” at the clinic and the “situation has not been stabilized”. Yeah, I know; that’s not a whole lot of information. Anyone know more? --- ## [Obama: “I’m also mindful that I’m the president of the world’s oldest constitutional democracy,”](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-i-m-also-mindful-that-i-m-the-president-of-the-world-s-oldest-constitutional-democracy/667824)
**Author:** [@Pjen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pjen)\ **Replies:** 194\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2013, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-i-m-also-mindful-that-i-m-the-president-of-the-world-s-oldest-constitutional-democracy/667824 "2013-09-21T10:48:11Z")
Is this true? It all depends on what one means by Constitutional and Democracy. Iceland and England (and later Great Britain) surely have some prior claim as does Athens. Or is it just a debating point? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=127&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=129&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)