# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1288&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:** 1289 --- ## [Stories of Extreme Circumcision....NSFW, of course](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-of-extreme-circumcision-nsfw-of-course/602394)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stories-of-extreme-circumcision-nsfw-of-course/602394 "2011-11-12T04:24:35Z")
Co-worker forwarded me a link WHY:eek: that made me cross my legs with extreme prejudice. Looks like the author is dealing with…issues. :rolleyes: --- ## [Let your fellow Dopers find an anime for you!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-your-fellow-dopers-find-an-anime-for-you/572506)
**Author:** [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2011, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/let-your-fellow-dopers-find-an-anime-for-you/572506 "2011-07-08T13:42:49Z")
There’s a lot of people here in CS that say they don’t like anime - however, the problem with that is they only know the mainstream series. Over in the fan following thread, Gil-Martin posts: B-grade horror isn’t one … --- ## [How DO rowboats work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-rowboats-work/163989)
**Author:** [@bbeaty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbeaty)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2003, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-rowboats-work/163989 "2003-04-15T02:45:09Z")
This is a serious question involving fluid dynamics. When I paddle my boat, each oar creates a ring-vortex which moves away through the water, and in response the boat moves the other way. The moving ring-vortex carrie… --- ## [Barilla Pasta Boldly Stands Up for Traditional Families](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barilla-pasta-boldly-stands-up-for-traditional-families/669750)
**Author:** [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2013, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barilla-pasta-boldly-stands-up-for-traditional-families/669750 "2013-10-01T08:50:22Z")
Link Thank goodness. I was getting worried that all the pasta companies in the world had caved into the homosexual agenda. Glad that Barilla is taking this bold stance, and that we gays can go eat someone else’s pasta i… --- ## [Hey all you right-wing “patriots”, where are you now that the Guard needs you to help](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-all-you-right-wing-patriots-where-are-you-now-that-the-guard-needs-you-to-help/280601)
**Author:** [@leroy\_the\_mule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leroy_the_mule)\ **Replies:** 139\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2005, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-all-you-right-wing-patriots-where-are-you-now-that-the-guard-needs-you-to-help/280601 "2005-02-21T20:23:11Z")
Jeez, would ya believe it–the National Guard has recruitment problems! After all the flag-waving we saw this summer, and millions of votes cast for our Fearless Misleader, I wonder why we don’t see millions of you war-… --- ## [POLL- Is it OK to dress as Hitler for Halloween?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-it-ok-to-dress-as-hitler-for-halloween/736224)
**Author:** [@The\_Evil\_Prince\_Zorte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Evil_Prince_Zorte)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-is-it-ok-to-dress-as-hitler-for-halloween/736224 "2018-11-20T13:43:15Z")
I’ve seen threads in various places with people arguing both side, but I’m curious what the actual numbers are, which is hard to determine just reading through posts. --- ## [What's the coolest piece of technology you work with](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-coolest-piece-of-technology-you-work-with/468458)
**Author:** [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2008, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-coolest-piece-of-technology-you-work-with/468458 "2008-10-25T16:06:10Z")
Mine is nothing unique, but it’s still pretty damn cool - even just to watch. We have two Sun StorageTek SL8500 Tape Libraries. I could sit there all day and watch those little robots zip around their tracks, pluck tapes… --- ## [Did you donate to the relief effort in Japan? If so, some of your money is going towards whaling...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-donate-to-the-relief-effort-in-japan-if-so-some-of-your-money-is-going-towards-whaling/606044)
**Author:** [@biddee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/biddee)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2011, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-donate-to-the-relief-effort-in-japan-if-so-some-of-your-money-is-going-towards-whaling/606044 "2011-12-15T21:08:10Z")
I pit the Japanese government for this. I gave money to help the tsunami ravage regions recover. I did not expect my money to go towards reviving the whaling industry. I am not happy about this :frowning: --- ## [For Easter: Jesus Jokes!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-easter-jesus-jokes/296451)
**Author:** [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2005, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-easter-jesus-jokes/296451 "2005-03-29T05:54:39Z")
There was an MPSIMS thread a while back with Jesus jokes, but heck if I can find it. Any search that includes the word “Jesus” will get pages and pages of results. I tried to narrow it down, but no luck. So here goes. —… --- ## [Lessons you learned the 'hard way'](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-you-learned-the-hard-way/308849)
**Author:** [@midget](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/midget)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2005, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lessons-you-learned-the-hard-way/308849 "2005-07-06T06:11:12Z")
The title pretty much says it all. My contribution: Today I learned that hard drive platters used to be made of glass. As an IT guy, I’m tasked with destroying our company’s old hard drives. Typically, I just remove … --- ## [Cheapest way to ship for a move overseas?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheapest-way-to-ship-for-a-move-overseas/665971)
**Author:** [@Moe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moe)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2013, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheapest-way-to-ship-for-a-move-overseas/665971 "2013-08-13T04:25:30Z")
Incidentally, a google search actually turns up a previous straightdope thread as the first result but that was 3 and half years ago and didn’t really help. Anyway, not exactly for a “move” since I’ve been in Berlin now… --- ## [Post Presidential Trump: Will justice prevail or will we still have to deal with him?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-presidential-trump-will-justice-prevail-or-will-we-still-have-to-deal-with-him/923542)
**Author:** [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2025, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-presidential-trump-will-justice-prevail-or-will-we-still-have-to-deal-with-him/923542 "2025-12-13T18:22:48Z")
There are similar threads that have you all speculating, but I thought we needed one cohesive thread about post-presidential Trump. What will happen…? I feel certain if he loses to Biden, he will have to do some maneuv… --- ## [Admit it. What stuff are you ignorant about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it-what-stuff-are-you-ignorant-about/577087)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2011, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/admit-it-what-stuff-are-you-ignorant-about/577087 "2011-04-10T06:16:11Z")
I’m not talking about advanced things like PhD level physics and so forth. I’m talking about the things a lot of people know at least some things about and you know very little. And maybe you are even a little embarasse… --- ## [Obama voters: will you choose Hillary or McCain](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-voters-will-you-choose-hillary-or-mccain/446614)
**Author:** [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Replies:** 162\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obama-voters-will-you-choose-hillary-or-mccain/446614 "2008-04-30T20:49:40Z")
\[del\]Inspired\[/del\] Necessitated by this thread: There are numerous speculations among the various threads about who will choose Hillary and who will choose McCain if the Presidential race comes down to these two. So, … --- ## [The tea party movement is likely to become legitimate.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-movement-is-likely-to-become-legitimate/547298)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2010, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-movement-is-likely-to-become-legitimate/547298 "2010-07-21T16:12:36Z")
I know there is no central tea party organization to which all other tea partiers are loyal. It started as a reactionary movement to oppose Obama and the democrat takeover of the house and senate, and as a consequence h… --- ## [Which state most fits your personality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-state-most-fits-your-personality/672059)
**Author:** [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2013, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-state-most-fits-your-personality/672059 "2013-10-29T19:14:03Z")
A short-form test that places you with the state whose citizens are most like you (don’t have to be a US resident, of course). I got Vermont. It’s essentially a truncated version of the Big 5/OCEAN test, which quanti… --- ## [What's a decent severance package?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-decent-severance-package/480943)
**Author:** [@Agonist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agonist)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2009, 12:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-decent-severance-package/480943 "2009-01-13T12:08:29Z")
I just got laid off. A friend says I got a bullshit severance package. I suppose it doesn’t really matter - not like I can negotiate something else - but I wonder how what I got compares to what others here have seen. … --- ## [This just in! Gay man is gay! \[Ricky Martin comes out\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-gay-man-is-gay-ricky-martin-comes-out/534258)
**Author:** [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2010, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-just-in-gay-man-is-gay-ricky-martin-comes-out/534258 "2010-04-02T02:47:50Z")
Ricky Martin has decided to tell everyone what they already knew. Story. My friend came over to me at work and said, “You’re not going to believe this,” then proceeded to tell me something that I did, in fact, believe. T… --- ## [Suspension of Disbelief Unsuspended](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspension-of-disbelief-unsuspended/612290)
**Author:** [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/suspension-of-disbelief-unsuspended/612290 "2012-02-14T21:26:17Z")
So I’m watching a Clint Eastwood/Kevin Costner movie that I recorded off TV, A Perfect World, in which Costner plays an escaped convict who, along with another convict, are driving along a Texas highway in a '59 Chevy wi… --- ## [Who is the most underrated person in history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-underrated-person-in-history/502449)
**Author:** [@otorophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/otorophile)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2009, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-most-underrated-person-in-history/502449 "2009-07-15T16:25:24Z")
Who do you think made some kickass contributions to mankind, but doesn’t get the public recognition they deserve? My vote: Norman Borlaug, the father of the green revolution. He allowed for the massive population growt… --- ## ["What immortal hand or eye,/Could frame thy fearful symmetry": Did this rhyme? How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-immortal-hand-or-eye-could-frame-thy-fearful-symmetry-did-this-rhyme-how/449831)
**Author:** [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2008, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-immortal-hand-or-eye-could-frame-thy-fearful-symmetry-did-this-rhyme-how/449831 "2008-05-20T21:43:14Z")
OK, we should all know the public domain poem The Tyger: In it, Blake used a rather marked rhyme that today, in my dialect, fails to work entirely. Specifically, ‘eye’ and ‘symmetry’ don’t rhyme even a little bit. Did … --- ## [Best Action Movie 1991-2010: Round 1 Voting (this time with poll)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-action-movie-1991-2010-round-1-voting-this-time-with-poll/586177)
**Author:** [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2011, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-action-movie-1991-2010-round-1-voting-this-time-with-poll/586177 "2011-06-25T19:42:14Z")
The nominations are in! A few movies that I deemed dramas or talky action movies or war movies were dropped. My apologies to fans of Gladiator, Leon, Kill Bill: Volume 2 and others. For Round 1, vote for any and all ti… --- ## [Canada not independent till 1982?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-not-independent-till-1982/780932)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2017, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-not-independent-till-1982/780932 "2017-03-11T16:54:59Z")
I read somewhere that Canada, although gaining independence from the British in 1931, did not get full independence until 1982. The lateness of that date really surprised me but what was even more surprising is that it w… --- ## [MS Word: Notepad v. Wordpad v. MS Word document](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-notepad-v-wordpad-v-ms-word-document/138886)
**Author:** [@Carnac\_the\_Magnificent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnac_the_Magnificent)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2002, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ms-word-notepad-v-wordpad-v-ms-word-document/138886 "2002-11-27T09:00:47Z")
I just noticed Notepad and Wordpad on my computer, yet have no idea what they are or how they differ from a “normal” MS Word document. Whenever I create a document, I just click on File \> New and create a new document–t… --- ## [Neal Horsley had sex with a mule?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neal-horsley-had-sex-with-a-mule/303258)
**Author:** [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2005, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/neal-horsley-had-sex-with-a-mule/303258 "2005-05-12T23:10:34Z")
http://www.newshounds.us/2005/05/06/bizarre\_sex\_habits\_of\_the\_extreme\_rightwing.php#more That’s what he said… At first, Horsley laughed and said, “Just because it’s printed in the media, people jump to believe it.” “I… --- ## [NFL Playoff Prediction Contest](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/566326)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2011, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-playoff-prediction-contest/566326 "2011-02-07T15:24:09Z")
Last year’s thread This contest has two components. In one component, we make our playoff bracket with who we expect to win each round and eventually win the superbowl. This prediction is made before week 1 of the playo… --- ## [Hired at a call center: What to expect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hired-at-a-call-center-what-to-expect/435343)
**Author:** [@bufftabby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bufftabby)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2008, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hired-at-a-call-center-what-to-expect/435343 "2008-01-30T19:28:42Z")
So, I just got this new call center job, but it doesn’t start for another couple of weeks. In the meantime, I’m going nuts waiting to find out what I can really expect, besides angry/confused customers. It’s a customer s… --- ## ["Punch Buggy" or "Slug Bug"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punch-buggy-or-slug-bug/543701)
**Author:** [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [June 21, 2010, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punch-buggy-or-slug-bug/543701 "2010-06-21T22:09:26Z")
Simple one today: know that game where you punch someone when you see a Volkswagon Beetle (and not any other VM model)? What do you call that game? Let’s head off “I call it stupid! Hur hur hur!” right now, ok? --- ## [NON-solitaire mahjong!?!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-solitaire-mahjong/495712)
**Author:** [@Shig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shig)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2009, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/non-solitaire-mahjong/495712 "2009-05-11T00:54:51Z")
Does anyone know of a mahjong pc game out there that is not solitaire or one of the 5487593 versions of mahjong solitair we’ve come up with? I’ve been digging and can’t find a single one. This is ridiculous. I’m talki… --- ## [Why is: "I'm only human" an excuse for bad behavior?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-im-only-human-an-excuse-for-bad-behavior/538807)
**Author:** [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2010, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-im-only-human-an-excuse-for-bad-behavior/538807 "2010-05-12T02:11:32Z")
Usually, when someone says: “I’m only human”, they actually mean: “So I behaved badly, but you know what? Too bad. What, you want me to be PERFECT?”. It seldom seems to mean: " I have tried and will keep trying to bette… --- ## [Gays admit they recruit?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-admit-they-recruit/368248)
**Author:** [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2006, 5:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gays-admit-they-recruit/368248 "2006-08-16T05:48:47Z")
I just started a blog based around a series of essays dealing in-depth with a wide range of issues, “from evolution to abortion to armageddon”. Anyway, I e-mailed a number of mid-level pundits to see what kind of rise … --- ## ["Barack...he's talking down to black people...telling niggers how to behave"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-hes-talking-down-to-black-people-telling-niggers-how-to-behave/456789)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2008, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/barack-hes-talking-down-to-black-people-telling-niggers-how-to-behave/456789 "2008-07-21T02:30:57Z")
At what point does it beccome unacceptable for black leaders to use the N word? Do they get a pass along with the rappers? Jesse Jackson: Yep, He Used the Other ‘N’ Word, But… --- ## [What would happen if a video leaked of Bristol Palin gobbling Levi Johnston's knob?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-video-leaked-of-bristol-palin-gobbling-levi-johnstons-knob/547819)
**Author:** [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2010, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-happen-if-a-video-leaked-of-bristol-palin-gobbling-levi-johnstons-knob/547819 "2010-07-31T01:02:32Z")
Inspired by this What would happen if hardcore porntapes with Obama leaked? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board remarkable bit of trolling by “scamartistry”, as loathsome a sack of frat boy illogic as ha… --- ## [Spanish speakers: "Necesito" vs. "Me falta"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-speakers-necesito-vs-me-falta/197273)
**Author:** [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2003, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spanish-speakers-necesito-vs-me-falta/197273 "2003-08-25T07:37:52Z")
I was playing around with one of those translations Web sites when I discovered that “me falta” means “I need.” Of course, so does “necesito.” What is the subtle difference in shading between these two? Is one, say, more… --- ## [Motorcycle driver: they are called BUS LANES for a reason!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-driver-they-are-called-bus-lanes-for-a-reason/572452)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/motorcycle-driver-they-are-called-bus-lanes-for-a-reason/572452 "2011-03-01T11:14:55Z")
Motorcycle and three buses crash in Lincoln Tunnel during morning rush hour. Motorcyclist critically injured. Riding your motorcycle in the bus lane of a tunnel is a very bad idea. I want the 1 1/2 hours I spent on a bu… --- ## [Are poor Americans more helpless than they used to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-poor-americans-more-helpless-than-they-used-to-be/695226)
**Author:** [@SlackerInc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlackerInc)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-poor-americans-more-helpless-than-they-used-to-be/695226 "2014-08-16T20:51:29Z")
I made this assertion in the “rise of the robots” thread, and got pushback and was asked for a cite. I don’t really have one, and am not sure how I’d get one, but it sure is the impression I have. As I put it there (bu… --- ## [When did the US become a world power?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-us-become-a-world-power/449296)
**Author:** [@MichaelQReilly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MichaelQReilly)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2008, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-did-the-us-become-a-world-power/449296 "2008-05-16T19:13:03Z")
What this thread is NOT asking: I know when the US emerged on the stage as a world power; to be imprecise, lets say between 1900 and 1915. What I am asking: At what time was the U.S. capable of being a world power? M… --- ## [Wanted: a hone in the shadow of the Mountain(s) of Doom.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-a-hone-in-the-shadow-of-the-mountain-s-of-doom/660108)
**Author:** [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wanted-a-hone-in-the-shadow-of-the-mountain-s-of-doom/660108 "2013-06-14T04:27:33Z")
Is there any place so named in the Real World that has human habitation near it (right up against it)? The closest place name I can think of to match that oft-used name in Fantasy literature is Devil’s Tower in Wyoming,… --- ## [The Undoing of Joss Whedon - anyone else read this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-undoing-of-joss-whedon-anyone-else-read-this/957940)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2022, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-undoing-of-joss-whedon-anyone-else-read-this/957940 "2022-01-26T21:35:25Z")
Here it is. Not behind a paywall that I see, anyway. How in the world did he ever land showrunner position on Buffy? I’ve never understood how the creator of the show and one of the main writers was able to land such a … --- ## [Dear Lena Dunham: get on a horse, and ride as far, far away from us as possible](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-lena-dunham-get-on-a-horse-and-ride-as-far-far-away-from-us-as-possible/774753)
**Author:** [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2016, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-lena-dunham-get-on-a-horse-and-ride-as-far-far-away-from-us-as-possible/774753 "2016-12-17T03:15:09Z")
I GET IT. You were born with an average body and average looks, and resent that you had to work harder than prettier girls to get guys attention. And yes, society has a nearly unattainable, for most, standard of beauty. … --- ## [Video game trivia? You bet you sweet ass it is!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-trivia-you-bet-you-sweet-ass-it-is/441450)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2008, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-trivia-you-bet-you-sweet-ass-it-is/441450 "2008-04-22T01:49:38Z")
Can I say ass? Well too bad, I’m saying it anyway! Standard trivia format, here, You’re on the honor system to only answer if you know it, no looking things up. You answer one, you can post one…or just post one even … --- ## [Khadaji's Whatcha Readin' thread -- June 2017 Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-june-2017-edition/787784)
**Author:** [@DZedNConfused](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DZedNConfused)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2017, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/khadajis-whatcha-readin-thread-june-2017-edition/787784 "2017-07-01T21:06:56Z")
It’s summer up here in the Northern Hemisphere after a wet cold spring. Flowers everywhere, green grass and magpies all over the place. We had a windstorm a week or so ago and it tumbled a baby 'pie out of his nest. Mama… --- ## [The Difference between a Boat and a Ship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-difference-between-a-boat-and-a-ship/465407)
**Author:** [@madlax44](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madlax44)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-difference-between-a-boat-and-a-ship/465407 "2012-05-29T16:13:58Z")
I have read Cecil’s answer on the difference between a boat and a ship and he is WRONG. The size of the vessel and whether it can carry a boat, does not determine it’s definition. Simply put, when a vessel turns at spee… --- ## [Small cut taking forever to heal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-cut-taking-forever-to-heal/614948)
**Author:** [@obbn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obbn)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2012, 10:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/small-cut-taking-forever-to-heal/614948 "2012-03-08T10:03:19Z")
Hello Everyone, I have an question that is bothering me to absolutely no end. Possibly TMI, but here it goes. A few weeks ago I had a bug bit/ zit, something on my left elbow that was bothering the hell out of me. So, b… --- ## [In the long run, does the Tea Party do more to help Dems or Pubs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-long-run-does-the-tea-party-do-more-to-help-dems-or-pubs/557422)
**Author:** [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2010, 9:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-the-long-run-does-the-tea-party-do-more-to-help-dems-or-pubs/557422 "2010-10-20T09:53:23Z")
It’s a false dichotomy to the extent that one believes that the TP stands a chance on it’s own. But let’s assume the conventional wisdom as to 3rd parties in the American political landscape and say that their only last… --- ## [Liberace really was gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberace-really-was-gay/349898)
**Author:** [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2006, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liberace-really-was-gay/349898 "2006-03-27T19:19:07Z")
Holy crap, I swear that I did not know. I never really gave it any thought but I always believed that it was a big in-joke. I thought that the guy had a lispy voice and a flamboyant style and that once he became famous… --- ## [Price of water](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-of-water/646118)
**Author:** [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2013, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/price-of-water/646118 "2013-01-07T02:40:57Z")
I was just writing a section on product costs, and I used bottled water as an example. The calculation was so staggering I had to do it several times, then use a simplified online calculator to make sure I’d set it up co… --- ## [Stark Expo Presents: The "Iron Man 2" Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stark-expo-presents-the-iron-man-2-trailer/521583)
**Author:** [@Tanbarkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tanbarkie)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2009, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stark-expo-presents-the-iron-man-2-trailer/521583 "2009-12-20T00:14:25Z")
Iron Man’s back. And twice as awesome as last time (you’ll see what I mean in just a minute). Edit: Also, it should go without saying, but just in case - lots o’ SPOILERS. --- ## [The Office 12/4 "The Surplus" (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-12-4-the-surplus-spoilers/475800)
**Author:** [@mshar253](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mshar253)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2008, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-office-12-4-the-surplus-spoilers/475800 "2008-12-08T21:58:56Z")
After a two week wait, tonight’s episode was pretty good. The Good: The Jim/Pam stuff was cute, and it was nice to see someone different play a large role (Oscar). Plus, it’s always nice to see Cousin Mos. The Bad: … --- ## [Why is King John considered to be the worst king in English history?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-king-john-considered-to-be-the-worst-king-in-english-history/594356)
**Author:** [@Penguinlady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penguinlady)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2011, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-king-john-considered-to-be-the-worst-king-in-english-history/594356 "2011-08-29T06:39:46Z")
What did he or did he not do that earned him that reputation and made all succeeding monarchs unwilling to name their sons “John”? He lived in brutal times, but was he worse than his older brother, Richard I? Was he mo… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1287&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1289&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)