# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1299&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:** 1300 --- ## [Stereotype yourself!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotype-yourself/123209)
**Author:** [@Ruffian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruffian)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2002, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stereotype-yourself/123209 "2002-08-25T22:49:59Z")
There’s a lot of hot and heavy action (sorry, not that kind) going on in the Pit about stereotypes. I thought I’d come here and lighten up the subject, or perhaps just make light of it, and give us all a chance to poke … --- ## [Video of eagle snatching kid from park in Montreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516)
**Author:** [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2012, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-of-eagle-snatching-kid-from-park-in-montreal/644516 "2012-12-21T15:41:51Z")
This video was allegedly shot in a Montreal park. Youtube Link It’s an eagle swooping down and trying to haul off a kid in a puffy coat. He doesn’t manage to take off carrying the kid, but it looks like it was close. I… --- ## [Life without TV](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-without-tv/680294)
**Author:** [@ktribe808](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ktribe808)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2014, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/life-without-tv/680294 "2014-02-06T00:36:08Z")
I haven’t watched TV in years. I simply got tired of corporate and government-driven TV and I have absolutely no problem filling my time or being entertained. I run a private animal sanctuary, garden, read, play on the c… --- ## [Movies you've been putting off because of the hype](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-been-putting-off-because-of-the-hype/608251)
**Author:** [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2012, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-youve-been-putting-off-because-of-the-hype/608251 "2012-01-07T17:30:24Z")
I still haven’t seen Inception. I actually got it from Netflix. I let it set by my TV for over four months before returning it, unwatched, because I couldn’t make myself interested enough to try it. The premise looks … --- ## [Guys: would you buy a pink laptop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-buy-a-pink-laptop/590689)
**Author:** [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2011, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guys-would-you-buy-a-pink-laptop/590689 "2011-08-01T13:15:57Z")
I found through weeks of research, what seemed to be the perfect laptop for all my computing needs. The Sony Vaio Y series: http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/sony-sony-vaio-11-6-amd-dual-core-e-350-laptop-vpcyb23kd… --- ## [How reliably can ancestry be traced back?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-reliably-can-ancestry-be-traced-back/708752)
**Author:** [@Asympotically\_fat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asympotically_fat)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2015, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-reliably-can-ancestry-be-traced-back/708752 "2015-01-06T13:40:54Z")
Whilst idly looking myself up on the internet (as you do!), I stumbled upon an entry on a website about myself, from this website I was able to trace my ancestry back to an Anglo-Saxon noble who died in 1068 \[in fact sea… --- ## [The gun vs. gun standoff - is it realistic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gun-vs-gun-standoff-is-it-realistic/350443)
**Author:** [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2010, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-gun-vs-gun-standoff-is-it-realistic/350443 "2010-06-11T14:07:56Z")
We all know the staple scene of any movie that involves guns is one in which two or more characters have their handguns trained on each other, at close range, and remain at a standoff for a prolonged period of time while… --- ## [Which musical artist attains your highest score? (explanation in OP)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-musical-artist-attains-your-highest-score-explanation-in-op/780132)
**Author:** [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Replies:** 98\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-musical-artist-attains-your-highest-score-explanation-in-op/780132 "2017-02-24T04:40:07Z")
Something I’ve been mulling over: Which musical artist would have the highest ‘score’ based on these three factors: Popularity Musical ability/talent Lowest percentage of people who hate their work Allow me to attempt… --- ## [Excuse me Czarcasm, a sec please](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-czarcasm-a-sec-please/83989)
**Author:** [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2001, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/excuse-me-czarcasm-a-sec-please/83989 "2001-09-30T23:31:29Z")
I respectfully disagree with your closing of this thread While I agree with the premise that equating pedophilia with homosexuality isn’t valid. I think the thread represented a chance for Dopers to address an issue tha… --- ## [I pit the weak people who kill themselves](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-weak-people-who-kill-themselves/411568)
**Author:** [@MTRG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MTRG)\ **Replies:** 126\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2007, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-weak-people-who-kill-themselves/411568 "2007-07-15T02:43:04Z")
This has probably been through the ringer before, but I need to get it off my chest. Last year a very good friend killed himself. I just got an e mail about a memorial service and man, I don’t want to go through it agai… --- ## [International adoption - What citizenship does the child hold?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-adoption-what-citizenship-does-the-child-hold/644670)
**Author:** [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2012, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/international-adoption-what-citizenship-does-the-child-hold/644670 "2012-12-23T02:16:29Z")
Let’s say a couple from the US decides to adopt a child from China. The paper work is filled out, fees paid, and the child is taken back to the US to grow up. What citizenship(s) does the child hold? Chinese - because … --- ## [What's the cheapest funeral you could have?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cheapest-funeral-you-could-have/10298)
**Author:** [@aha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aha)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2017, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-cheapest-funeral-you-could-have/10298 "2017-06-29T23:57:07Z")
Aside from cremation I mean…and I am not sure that is the cheapest. I have heard of one funeral home here in my town that will do the services for $300.00 although I have not checked that. Apparently they bury you in a w… --- ## [Is suicide a basic human right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-suicide-a-basic-human-right/573877)
**Author:** [@Frank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frank)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2011, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-suicide-a-basic-human-right/573877 "2011-03-14T00:52:04Z")
Absolutely. It is a completely valid decision by a person in sound mind to choose to end their own life. It applies to the ill and the well, it applies to prisoners and the free, it applies to thirty-year-olds and to ce… --- ## [Things You Suspect But Could Never Prove](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-suspect-but-could-never-prove/529177)
**Author:** [@FrustratedIdiot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrustratedIdiot)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-you-suspect-but-could-never-prove/529177 "2010-02-18T16:11:22Z")
No one has ever learned to speak a foreign language or play an instrument via a book. People can’t learn to skate or swim if they’re past a certain age. --- ## [Choking someone to death in movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choking-someone-to-death-in-movies/695554)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/choking-someone-to-death-in-movies/695554 "2014-08-16T20:32:27Z")
Actually has nothing to do with the current thread on asphyxiation or Robin Williams; I’ve been thinking about this for some time. In the movies, we see someone choke another person to death. It usually follows the pat… --- ## [Oops, I can't believe somebody would do that thing that nobody did.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-cant-believe-somebody-would-do-that-thing-that-nobody-did/654137)
**Author:** [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2013, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oops-i-cant-believe-somebody-would-do-that-thing-that-nobody-did/654137 "2013-03-31T13:37:40Z")
Man, I am getting scared for the condition of my brain. I am doing many loads of laundry that have backed up as I had to rest my back recently.Just kind of going through loads, and at the proper time I went to move a se… --- ## [How irreplaceable is Trump?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-irreplaceable-is-trump/959677)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2022, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-irreplaceable-is-trump/959677 "2022-03-12T08:22:57Z")
He’s got something. Some kind of carnival-barker charisma or home-shopping network pull that gets people following everything he says, lining his pockets and pledging undying loyalty. If/when he leaves this mortal coil (… --- ## [Joke about men and women - something about men looking foolish and women wanting to not die](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-about-men-and-women-something-about-men-looking-foolish-and-women-wanting-to-not-die/690306)
**Author:** [@DataX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DataX)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2014, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joke-about-men-and-women-something-about-men-looking-foolish-and-women-wanting-to-not-die/690306 "2014-06-15T01:22:11Z")
I remember hearing a joke - I think it was sort of a throw away I heard during a stand up act. It was something like this: I’m not that sure about any of it - except the woman part had something to do with her fearing… --- ## [Question about Midnight Cowboy - was Ratso Rizzo supposed to be gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-midnight-cowboy-was-ratso-rizzo-supposed-to-be-gay/727186)
**Author:** [@Small\_Hen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Hen)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2015, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-midnight-cowboy-was-ratso-rizzo-supposed-to-be-gay/727186 "2015-08-11T15:37:23Z")
Just saw Midnight Cowboy for the first time, and I was actually caught off guard by how moving I found it. It helps that I’m not bothered by movies which are dated, and that I adore character studies, buddy movies, and f… --- ## [Fuck Alberta](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-alberta/933564)
**Author:** [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2021, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-alberta/933564 "2021-05-12T21:35:29Z")
Canada’s answer to Texas (y’know - oil, beef, that shit) has always been on the radar for leaning politically too far to the right for this dude’s liking, but yesterday cemented matters for me with the lockdown protests … --- ## [My sister-in-law and her two little shits have taken over my house.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sister-in-law-and-her-two-little-shits-have-taken-over-my-house/502029)
**Author:** [@DudleyGarrett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DudleyGarrett)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-sister-in-law-and-her-two-little-shits-have-taken-over-my-house/502029 "2009-07-15T16:07:22Z")
So my over-educated (but stupid) know-it-all unemployed sister-in-law is here with her two little snatches. My father-in-law (who’s very cool) is also here. My wife hasn’t seen her father in a few years and wanted him … --- ## [(Gun) Silencers: How loud, really? And related...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-silencers-how-loud-really-and-related/458309)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2008, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-silencers-how-loud-really-and-related/458309 "2008-07-31T21:59:30Z")
I’m writing a mystery short story, and I’d love to have it involve a shooting with a silencer. But the Wikipedia entry has thrown the practicality of it into doubt. Just how loud is a “silenced” shot? I know it’s not … --- ## [Are there any good shows that DON'T make you want to slit your own wrists?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-shows-that-dont-make-you-want-to-slit-your-own-wrists/688732)
**Author:** [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2014, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-good-shows-that-dont-make-you-want-to-slit-your-own-wrists/688732 "2014-05-25T04:41:44Z")
As is often touted here and elsewhere, we are currently living in the Golden Age of Television, with show after amazing high-quality show available everywhere we turn. Yet I can’t be the only one to have noticed that al… --- ## [No No No! Not Anthony! ("For Better or Worse" cartoon 4 July 2007)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-no-not-anthony-for-better-or-worse-cartoon-4-july-2007/410474)
**Author:** [@Clockwork\_Jackal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clockwork_Jackal)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2007, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-no-no-not-anthony-for-better-or-worse-cartoon-4-july-2007/410474 "2007-07-11T22:29:52Z")
WARNING, THE FOLLOWING LINK IS GROSS GROSS GROSS! Way to ruin my 4th of July Lynn! Not for for human eyes Lynn! Not fit for human eyes! He’s not any better without the pornstache. Although, I appreciate the way you … --- ## [I'm I stupid for wishing I was white?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-i-stupid-for-wishing-i-was-white/205790)
**Author:** [@Spram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spram)\ **Replies:** 132\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2003, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-i-stupid-for-wishing-i-was-white/205790 "2003-10-06T15:50:56Z")
Man, I’m kinda light skinned and in my backwards thirdworld country people said I was “white” so it kinda got stuck to me and it’s a little difficult to take the “I’m not white” thing going on in the USA, specially since… --- ## [Does this statement about young girls strike you as odd?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-statement-about-young-girls-strike-you-as-odd/525053)
**Author:** [@The\_Bith\_Shuffle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Bith_Shuffle)\ **Replies:** 85\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2010, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-this-statement-about-young-girls-strike-you-as-odd/525053 "2010-01-17T15:41:10Z")
When I lived with my father between the ages of sixteen and eighteen, we lived next door to a Hispanic couple who had at least two daughters. I’m pretty sure that they were all under ten. My father said something like “… --- ## [Slow, quiet and sad. Classical recommendations](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-quiet-and-sad-classical-recommendations/660688)
**Author:** [@bodangus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bodangus)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2013, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slow-quiet-and-sad-classical-recommendations/660688 "2013-06-17T21:27:43Z")
I don’t know much about classical music, but I know what I like when I hear it. Slow, quiet, sad and without words is what I want to listen to. I don’t want to be inspired in any way, or be reminded of some movie. I just… --- ## [How to eat pasta with sauce and seafood with tails still on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-eat-pasta-with-sauce-and-seafood-with-tails-still-on/528960)
**Author:** [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2010, 6:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-eat-pasta-with-sauce-and-seafood-with-tails-still-on/528960 "2010-02-15T06:33:44Z")
In today’s paper, there’s a recipe for Easy shrimp make an elegant meal. From the link: How are you (properly) supposed to eat shrimp with sauce on it, and with the tails still on? I have a similar problem with those… --- ## [Ever heard of anyone on opiates doing this and why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-anyone-on-opiates-doing-this-and-why/601826)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2024, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-heard-of-anyone-on-opiates-doing-this-and-why/601826 "2024-08-08T03:28:13Z")
I know about the nodding off thing people do. The person in question is taking oxycontin. They’ll go to the refridgerator or stand before a cabinet for example. Then you notice eyes are closed and they start doing this … --- ## [I decided to use cash now for all purchases to save more money](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-decided-to-use-cash-now-for-all-purchases-to-save-more-money/766229)
**Author:** [@cg16](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cg16)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2016, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-decided-to-use-cash-now-for-all-purchases-to-save-more-money/766229 "2016-09-24T23:59:07Z")
No more having to spend a certain amount of money to use my credit/debit card or getting charged a fee by some stores to use my CC/debit card. So now when I go to the market to buy food I will only bring a certain amou… --- ## [An apology to waitstaff everywhere](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-apology-to-waitstaff-everywhere/581266)
**Author:** [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2011, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/an-apology-to-waitstaff-everywhere/581266 "2011-05-13T23:59:48Z")
The impetus for this is actually this post. The connection will become clear later. So for waitstaff everywhere (they travel a lot) I’d like to apologize for my father in law. I know that you realize shortly into your … --- ## [House M.D. 5/19](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-m-d-5-19/449910)
**Author:** [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2008, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/house-m-d-5-19/449910 "2008-06-02T17:05:20Z")
Sorry if I stepped on toes by starting this, but I just wanted to say that I have to miss it tonight. I have to go to a thing at the HS. Poop (damned honor student!) Please feel free to spoil it–I won’t be able to see i… --- ## [Sexual attraction to midgets and the morbidly obese...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-attraction-to-midgets-and-the-morbidly-obese/51055)
**Author:** [@RailroadShorty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RailroadShorty)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sexual-attraction-to-midgets-and-the-morbidly-obese/51055 "2011-10-05T18:14:04Z")
First a few statements of fact: There exists a body of erotica and pornography devoted to “average” men who are attracted to morbidly obese women. To a lesser degree, there also exists similar material which caters to “… --- ## [What the word for a person who loves feet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-word-for-a-person-who-loves-feet/378377)
**Author:** [@DaveRaver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaveRaver)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2006, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-the-word-for-a-person-who-loves-feet/378377 "2006-10-30T20:17:27Z")
I want a single non-hyphenated word. --- ## [Best Law & Order quotes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-law-order-quotes/727355)
**Author:** [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-law-order-quotes/727355 "2025-01-14T21:52:00Z")
We had a thread similiar thread like this awhile ago, but it was too old to drag up. I’ve been binge watching the series. (The worst part of binge-watching something? Having the theme song stuck in your head) They us… --- ## [Can I put floor tiles over a shower pan?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-put-floor-tiles-over-a-shower-pan/534294)
**Author:** [@yorick73](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yorick73)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2010, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-put-floor-tiles-over-a-shower-pan/534294 "2010-03-31T21:54:10Z")
I’m in the middle of remodeling a shower that was leaking from the shower floor to the level below. The original shower had ceramic tile on the floor and a liner underneath. Beneath that was concrete. How water still … --- ## [Heh, I had a sex dream about a fellow Doper and I don't even know what said Doper looks like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heh-i-had-a-sex-dream-about-a-fellow-doper-and-i-dont-even-know-what-said-doper-looks-like/691935)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2014, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heh-i-had-a-sex-dream-about-a-fellow-doper-and-i-dont-even-know-what-said-doper-looks-like/691935 "2014-07-02T19:45:16Z")
Well, I mean, know what she looked like in my dream but I have no idea what she looks like in real life. In my dream she just told me “My name is \_\_\_\_\_…” and shortly after we started get’n busy. That cracks me up. My … --- ## [A Hearty Fuck You, Kanye West.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hearty-fuck-you-kanye-west/675829)
**Author:** [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-hearty-fuck-you-kanye-west/675829 "2014-01-17T05:10:51Z")
Just, you know, because. -grin- I admit here I got suckered and didn’t search deeper. A spoof news story looked real enough. Huffington Post discusses. --- ## [No, Trump's victory doesn't represent resurgent racism, white nationalism, or the return of the Klan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-trumps-victory-doesnt-represent-resurgent-racism-white-nationalism-or-the-return-of-the-klan/772567)
**Author:** [@BrerRobert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrerRobert)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2016, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-trumps-victory-doesnt-represent-resurgent-racism-white-nationalism-or-the-return-of-the-klan/772567 "2016-11-21T11:35:32Z")
Just ask Kanye. Or better yet read this article, which thoroughly demolishes the whitelash narrative: Here is a list of the talking points that the article shows to be nonsense: From the looks of things, y’all need… --- ## [Why Allen Keys?!?! Why?!?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-allen-keys-why/63324)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2001, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-allen-keys-why/63324 "2001-04-27T03:57:52Z")
Spurred by this thread, and having just assembled a component based IKEA desk, I am forced to make this inquisition. \[url=“http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1280060#post1280060”\]Keep this Coupon\[… --- ## [Dope The Halls VIII (Mid-Atlantic Holiday Party)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-viii-mid-atlantic-holiday-party/474371)
**Author:** [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2008, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dope-the-halls-viii-mid-atlantic-holiday-party/474371 "2008-12-16T00:24:15Z")
It’s that time of year again! Each December, my husband and I throw a big old party to celebrate Christmas and Hanukkah and whatever else we feel like celebrating. We put on a turkey dinner with all of the trimmings, a… --- ## [Huntsman dropping out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huntsman-dropping-out/609654)
**Author:** [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2012, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huntsman-dropping-out/609654 "2012-01-18T04:48:33Z")
According to this, he’ll announce he’s folding Monday morning. Given his performance so far, this isn’t the biggest shock of the 2012 campaign, but I figured he’s at least stay in until after the SC primary. --- ## [Why don't public schools teach good looks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-public-schools-teach-good-looks/751465)
**Author:** [@TheSundial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheSundial)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2016, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-dont-public-schools-teach-good-looks/751465 "2016-04-11T19:39:21Z")
They aren’t everything in life although looking good can boost your mood on a daily basis, let’s “face” it. Rubbing the corner of the eye, rubbing the inner ear, scratching the back of the head, always grabbing the nose… --- ## [Real-world examples of people making quips in face of death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-world-examples-of-people-making-quips-in-face-of-death/817284)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2018, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/real-world-examples-of-people-making-quips-in-face-of-death/817284 "2018-07-10T00:53:59Z")
I wasn’t sure what forum to put this in but as its inspired by fictional events I thought this may be the one. Its a common trope in action movies for the hero to make a light-hearted quip or defiant comment in the face… --- ## [Oh my God - am I turning into Bridezilla?!?!?!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-god-am-i-turning-into-bridezilla/484515)
**Author:** [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-my-god-am-i-turning-into-bridezilla/484515 "2009-02-11T19:35:20Z")
I really hope not. I have a number of friends on retainer to tell me to get the hell over myself if I start to get out of control. Last night and the night before Walter Lang and I went to our Registry store. We wandere… --- ## [How do you find a job outside of your field of study](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-find-a-job-outside-of-your-field-of-study/545904)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-find-a-job-outside-of-your-field-of-study/545904 "2010-07-18T16:08:57Z")
I am under the impression that millions find jobs that have nothing to do with their degree and that still offer some job satisfaction, security and potential for a better life. There are tons of people who studied histo… --- ## [Dog proof cat feeder](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-proof-cat-feeder/464308)
**Author:** [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2011, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-proof-cat-feeder/464308 "2011-05-05T15:30:04Z")
I’ve seen these in catalogs. But can’t seem to find it anymore. Google isn’t helping me either. Basically, it’s a piece of furniture (end table size) that you can keep your cats food bowls in and the dogs can’t get to… --- ## [Breaking Bad: Walter White vs. Gus Fring](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-walter-white-vs-gus-fring/668485)
**Author:** [@Gestalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gestalt)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2013, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-walter-white-vs-gus-fring/668485 "2013-09-13T03:49:29Z")
Spoilers up through the latest episode of Breaking Bad. So, in this show we have been presented two characters who seek to build a drug empire: Walt and Gus. Superficially, they have some similarities: methodical, have … --- ## [Teenage dumbasses who volunteer to get hazed](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenage-dumbasses-who-volunteer-to-get-hazed/173818)
**Author:** [@you\_with\_the\_face](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/you_with_the_face)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2003, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teenage-dumbasses-who-volunteer-to-get-hazed/173818 "2003-05-17T23:48:04Z")
It’s pathetic what blind conformity and the desire to belong will allow some people to submit themselves to. Why get hazed merely for passing on to the next grade? Being a senior in high school does not make you part… --- ## [Isn't accusing a poster of being a "libeler" a personal attack?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-accusing-a-poster-of-being-a-libeler-a-personal-attack/696722)
**Author:** [@Ibn\_Warraq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibn_Warraq)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2014, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-accusing-a-poster-of-being-a-libeler-a-personal-attack/696722 "2014-10-03T15:51:48Z")
In the tread regarding the Dutchman who’d been given a medal by the Israeli government who returned it six members of his family by marriage were killed in a strike targeting a Hamas militant, Second Stone and Tomndeb go… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1298&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1300&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)