# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1304&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:** 1305 --- ## [What is the value of Fuck you Money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-value-of-fuck-you-money/365438)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2006, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-value-of-fuck-you-money/365438 "2006-07-31T03:42:09Z")
I was thinking today about the concept of “Fuck You Money.” This is the value of dollars that you need as a minimum to be able to say “Fuck you” to anybody, or any situation and not sweat it. It means you can live wher… --- ## [Olentzero and Guinastasia on the Russian Revolution](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olentzero-and-guinastasia-on-the-russian-revolution/76431)
**Author:** [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2001, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/olentzero-and-guinastasia-on-the-russian-revolution/76431 "2001-09-02T22:46:20Z")
OK, I’m creating a new thread off of Scylla’s Nazi thread in order to prevent a serious hijacking of his original question. This is the premise: Guinastasia and I are gonna get this debate about the Russian Revolution i… --- ## [Is "Anchor Baby" an offensive term? Why or why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anchor-baby-an-offensive-term-why-or-why-not/728511)
**Author:** [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2015, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-anchor-baby-an-offensive-term-why-or-why-not/728511 "2015-08-26T18:49:50Z")
The latest assault on free speech by the PC police (oops! I guess I just gave away my own bias) is to try to vilify the term “anchor baby” for a baby born on US soil to an illegal alien mother. Is this term really offens… --- ## [drafted before finishing high school](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drafted-before-finishing-high-school/522711)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2009, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drafted-before-finishing-high-school/522711 "2009-12-29T15:07:48Z")
My wife claims her dad was drafted (WWII) out of high school before he graduated; and was therefor not able to finish his schooling. As with anything that doesn’t make sense to me, I was suspicious :dubious: of this cla… --- ## [Long Road Trips in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-road-trips-in-the-mmp/827724)
**Author:** [@Buttercup\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buttercup_Smith)\ **Replies:** 234\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2019, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/long-road-trips-in-the-mmp/827724 "2019-01-21T04:59:25Z")
Howdy. Happy New Week! Hubby made it back after driving 2350 miles in eight days. I know the FCM In-laws are about to take a long road trip. What’s your longest distance road trip in a short period of time? Before we m… --- ## [What happens after a long prison sentence (fast answers not necessary)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-after-a-long-prison-sentence-fast-answers-not-necessary/555300)
**Author:** [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2010, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-after-a-long-prison-sentence-fast-answers-not-necessary/555300 "2010-09-28T23:03:43Z")
At a recent HS Reunion I learned that one of my old classmates is serving a 60 year prison sentence in Texas. I can’t say I feel sorry for him and think he deserves every one of those years and then some (he molested 6 c… --- ## [Things that send shivers down your spine...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-send-shivers-down-your-spine/147859)
**Author:** [@habs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/habs)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2003, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-send-shivers-down-your-spine/147859 "2003-01-17T04:41:41Z")
I was just curious what were some of the things that sends shivers down your spine. For me, personally, it’s the thought of scratching a bar of soap with my fingernails. :eek: I also can’t stand even the thought of scr… --- ## [Bear Grylls, Running Wild](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-grylls-running-wild/729623)
**Author:** [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2015, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-grylls-running-wild/729623 "2015-09-09T15:57:05Z")
So I thought I started a thread on this back in season 1, but I can’t find it. Anyway, the premise: Bear Grylls takes a celebrity out for a 2 day hike through wilderness areas for survival camping and lots of rock climb… --- ## [Dad, is there a God ?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-is-there-a-god/554725)
**Author:** [@Indian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indian)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2010, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dad-is-there-a-god/554725 "2010-09-27T16:17:52Z")
Or Mom, is there a God ? Did your kid ever ask this question ? How did you answer ? --- ## [Are employees and visitors to the NRA HQ allowed to carry firearms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-employees-and-visitors-to-the-nra-hq-allowed-to-carry-firearms/757438)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-employees-and-visitors-to-the-nra-hq-allowed-to-carry-firearms/757438 "2018-05-01T21:52:55Z")
Does anyone know if people who visit the NRA, or its employees are allowed to carry weapons when within the premises of their headquarters in Virginia? Don’t need answer fast, just genuinely curious. --- ## [Do you have a nickname for your automobile?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-nickname-for-your-automobile/388124)
**Author:** [@anamnesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anamnesis)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2007, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-a-nickname-for-your-automobile/388124 "2007-02-04T04:51:00Z")
I just heard a story on the radio about how 6 out of 10 people believe your car says something about you, and that 2 out of 10 people have a nickname for their car. We all hear these surveys in the news and yeah, they’r… --- ## [Is It Illegal To Sleep in Your Car?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-sleep-in-your-car/44171)
**Author:** [@Wildest\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wildest_Bill)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2000, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-illegal-to-sleep-in-your-car/44171 "2000-12-07T04:27:23Z")
Man, you wouldn’t believe what just happened to me. I work downtown and I went to Pizza Hut for the buffet. Well you know it is after you eat alot you get tired so I parked on a street by a vacant lot listening to Rush. … --- ## [What, exactly is a Moonraker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-a-moonraker/59025)
**Author:** [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2015, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-exactly-is-a-moonraker/59025 "2015-11-28T15:40:14Z")
I know that in the James Bond film of that name, it was the name of the space shuttle. However, the word must have existed prior to the movie. The theme song says: “Just like the Moonraker knows all his dreams will come … --- ## [Why can't single-payer healthcare work in the USA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-single-payer-healthcare-work-in-the-usa/758794)
**Author:** [@boffking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boffking)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2016, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-single-payer-healthcare-work-in-the-usa/758794 "2016-07-14T15:30:36Z")
It works perfectly well in most other developed nations. Many people here still seem very opposed to it despite it being widely succesful in every nation that has it. Our healthcare system is an inefficient clusterfuck,… --- ## [Attack in Paris](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-in-paris/709233)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2015, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attack-in-paris/709233 "2015-01-10T16:45:30Z")
Still breaking news, but it appears that several gunmen have broken into a French satirical/cartoon magazine and killed at least 12, including what was basically the execution of a French police officer who was down with… --- ## [Why Do the Men In The Erectile Dysfunction Ads Creep Me Out?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-men-in-the-erectile-dysfunction-ads-creep-me-out/629408)
**Author:** [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-the-men-in-the-erectile-dysfunction-ads-creep-me-out/629408 "2012-07-28T17:23:12Z")
I can’t quite put my finger on it but there is something consistently creepy about the men in E.D. commercials; whether it be Cialis or Viagra (those are the most prevalent brands that I see commercials for). Does anyone… --- ## [Why Polar Vortexs all of a sudden?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-polar-vortexs-all-of-a-sudden/704343)
**Author:** [@ArztWolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArztWolf)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-polar-vortexs-all-of-a-sudden/704343 "2014-11-13T18:19:09Z")
Why is it that we have only had “Polar Vortexs” in the past two years? I never heard of them happening in previous years? Is it a new phenomenon or just new terminology? --- ## [I don't understand Blow Jobs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-blow-jobs/153218)
**Author:** [@dragongirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dragongirl)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [March 31, 2003, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-understand-blow-jobs/153218 "2003-03-31T07:23:21Z")
Don’t get the wrong idea here, I’m not looking for instructions or tips. It seems to me that blow jobs are very important to men. I’m trying to understand why. I know it feels good, but I’m wondering if there is more to… --- ## [Where all the single wimmen at?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-all-the-single-wimmen-at/335659)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2005, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-all-the-single-wimmen-at/335659 "2005-12-30T18:59:03Z")
I’m looking around and … no dateable single women are anywhere to be seen. None around to take out to dinner, none available to go to a show, none for a cup of joe. Obviously I’m looking in all the wrong places or they’… --- ## [Maximum Bra Size Comercially available](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-bra-size-comercially-available/22072)
**Author:** [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2004, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/maximum-bra-size-comercially-available/22072 "2004-02-23T23:24:39Z")
Cecil once wrote about Maximum Bra Size Comercially available ( http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1\_087.html ) If he was correct then, he needs to update the answer now. I wear a 48 H. It is off the rack and not the… --- ## [Science v. Religion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-v-religion/292243)
**Author:** [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Replies:** 189\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2005, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/science-v-religion/292243 "2005-03-16T22:26:59Z")
I saw something the other day that answered a question I had regarding science v. religion. It’s really puzzled me that people would choose to turn away from scientific answers in favor of religious explanations that ar… --- ## [Books with disappointing endings (spoilers, obviously)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-with-disappointing-endings-spoilers-obviously/489137)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2009, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/books-with-disappointing-endings-spoilers-obviously/489137 "2009-03-15T11:46:28Z")
Ever read a book that was good or enjoyable, but the ending ruined the whole thing? First on my list is Tad William’s Otherland. I vastly enjoyed the series, with its futuristic setting, myriad of strange worlds in the … --- ## [If no more clock changing why freeze in DAYLIGHT time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-no-more-clock-changing-why-freeze-in-daylight-time/981105)
**Author:** [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-no-more-clock-changing-why-freeze-in-daylight-time/981105 "2023-03-24T18:54:55Z")
Once again we have legislation to stop changing the clocks twice a year, which is a good idea from my viewpoint, but all of this seems to be wanting to freeze the time zones in DAYLIGHT SAVINGS time. Why not standard ti… --- ## [Is "sucks" still profanity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sucks-still-profanity/379566)
**Author:** [@charizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/charizard)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2006, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-sucks-still-profanity/379566 "2006-11-11T23:14:44Z")
I have teen and pre-teen kids, and so far we have not used the phrase “This sucks” (and its many variants) at our house - on the basis that it’s profanity. But now it’s everywhere, and people use it while pretending, st… --- ## [Can the 'right' kind of person be happy on minimum wage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-right-kind-of-person-be-happy-on-minimum-wage/596799)
**Author:** [@andrew\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andrew_1)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2011, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-right-kind-of-person-be-happy-on-minimum-wage/596799 "2011-09-21T01:56:41Z")
This is not solely a thread looking for advice, so while it will be easiest to explain what I’m talking about if I use myself for an example, what I’m asking is aimed much more towards generally speaking than for me pers… --- ## [Some leftover foods heat up so much better in the oven.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-leftover-foods-heat-up-so-much-better-in-the-oven/630348)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2012, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/some-leftover-foods-heat-up-so-much-better-in-the-oven/630348 "2012-08-04T13:38:57Z")
I love cornbread muffins and always make a double batch for the freezer. I always let them thaw on the countertop for an hour before reheating. I had been zapping them in the microwave for about 15 seconds. I recently … --- ## [I'm not loving the USS Discovery (New Trek Series)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-loving-the-uss-discovery-new-trek-series/783572)
**Author:** [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2017, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-not-loving-the-uss-discovery-new-trek-series/783572 "2017-04-06T16:48:51Z")
I don’t like the look of the new ship, this is only 10 years before Kirk took the helm of the Enterprise from what I’ve read and the ship looks wrong to me. Non-graceful and a little off from how the ships of the Federat… --- ## [Critic harshes on "Precious" - Ugly grittiness of underclass life gives him the vapors \[SPOILERS\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critic-harshes-on-precious-ugly-grittiness-of-underclass-life-gives-him-the-vapors-spoilers/516573)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2010, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/critic-harshes-on-precious-ugly-grittiness-of-underclass-life-gives-him-the-vapors-spoilers/516573 "2010-03-21T06:28:48Z")
Review here Precious - Sorry, I didn’t like this movie. He has been robbed of his agency. Apparently the film is insisting on itself a bit too much. --- ## [Ease of reading red vs blue LED display](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ease-of-reading-red-vs-blue-led-display/544793)
**Author:** [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2010, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ease-of-reading-red-vs-blue-led-display/544793 "2010-06-29T03:40:15Z")
About a year ago, my trusty clock radio died. I replaced it with a cheap digital clock that had fairly large numbers in a blue LED display. I hated that damn clock. Had enormous difficulty reading it from across the r… --- ## [Silver coin in my change: what are the odds?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-coin-in-my-change-what-are-the-odds/569180)
**Author:** [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/silver-coin-in-my-change-what-are-the-odds/569180 "2011-01-27T21:57:14Z")
So, it’s 2011, and I got a silver quarter in change at the local 7-11. Is there a way, even a rough one, to calculate the probability of finding a circulating silver coin? There are a finite number of silver quarters, i… --- ## [The movie 'Unfaithful' literally made me vomit. Has a good movie ever made you ill?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-unfaithful-literally-made-me-vomit-has-a-good-movie-ever-made-you-ill/227297)
**Author:** [@LittleYellowBus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LittleYellowBus)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2004, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-movie-unfaithful-literally-made-me-vomit-has-a-good-movie-ever-made-you-ill/227297 "2004-02-17T02:06:06Z")
Okay, first of all, yes, I know I am crazy… but I want to know if this has ever happened to anyone else: Has a good movie ever made you physically ill, or feel sick? I recently watched a couple of movies that made me p… --- ## [Top Chef- 1-22 (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-chef-1-22-open-spoilers/482424)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2009, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-chef-1-22-open-spoilers/482424 "2009-01-27T18:00:15Z")
Two rules from the book of Top Chef: Don’t do the desserts. If you are not a natural leader, don’t win the quickfire that will make you a leader. Oops! I meant 1-21. --- ## [Ban on transgenders in military](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ban-on-transgenders-in-military/792156)
**Author:** [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2019, 10:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ban-on-transgenders-in-military/792156 "2019-01-23T10:43:00Z")
By guess who? https://www.google.com/amp/www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/Trump-Tweets-Trans-People-Will-Not-Be-Allowed-Into-Military-436723953.html%3Famp=y --- ## [My Last LOTR question: Sam torn in two?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-last-lotr-question-sam-torn-in-two/234430)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2004, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-last-lotr-question-sam-torn-in-two/234430 "2004-03-18T22:33:35Z")
I loved the books, was so pleasantly surprised by the movies. But as much as I love the ROTK movie I have some problems with how Jackson ended it. He left out a lot of dialog I thought vital, didn’t explain fully why F… --- ## [Would you rather... (straight guys, lesbians, and bisexuals only, please)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-straight-guys-lesbians-and-bisexuals-only-please/562178)
**Author:** [@Darth\_Panda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Panda)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2010, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-rather-straight-guys-lesbians-and-bisexuals-only-please/562178 "2010-11-30T21:51:02Z")
Please assume that you are not in a committed relationship. Please don’t respond to the poll if you are uninterested in having sex with a woman, as it would screw up the validity of the results - you are, of course, mor… --- ## [Artists who parodied their own work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-parodied-their-own-work/957323)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 103\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2022, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/artists-who-parodied-their-own-work/957323 "2022-12-06T13:55:04Z")
I’ll bet most people on the Board won’t recognize Courageous Cat and Minute Mouse, which was a made-for-TV cartoon series from 1960. They live in the Cat Cave, travel in the Catmobile and the Catplane, and can be called… --- ## [What Not to Wear](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-to-wear/565706)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2011, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-not-to-wear/565706 "2011-01-12T02:23:46Z")
Anyone else watching the new season? I thought the one last night was particularly interesting because the girl had so much potential (despite sounding like the love child of Carol Kane and Mr. Bill). She really turned… --- ## [Make up your mind: Do you want to be a parent or not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-mind-do-you-want-to-be-a-parent-or-not/415605)
**Author:** [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2007, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/make-up-your-mind-do-you-want-to-be-a-parent-or-not/415605 "2007-08-27T01:44:51Z")
To my ex SIL: You have an 8 year old daughter and a 6 year old son. You have very few opportunities to visit them because you live 3000 miles away. You were supposed to take them for six weeks this summer. My brother… --- ## [When does a girl stop being a LITTLE girl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-a-girl-stop-being-a-little-girl/724796)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-does-a-girl-stop-being-a-little-girl/724796 "2015-07-15T18:56:51Z")
So I have this friend, “Linley,” whom I’m sure I’ve never mentioned on the boards before, because she’s sensible, rational, and calm, and thus does not generate amusing stories. Linley has a daughter named, ridicuously e… --- ## [The SD People Pages Unveiling...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sd-people-pages-unveiling/25265)
**Author:** [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2000, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sd-people-pages-unveiling/25265 "2000-07-16T08:16:32Z")
The initial set-up of the new SD People Pages is complete and ready to be viewed. However, there are a few caveats… Geocities is having server connection problems tonight. Therefore I was unable to check every link from… --- ## [Songs that make guys stupid.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-guys-stupid/514561)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2009, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-that-make-guys-stupid/514561 "2009-10-27T18:05:38Z")
Back in my youth there was a shooting war going on in SE Asia and the Selective Service System, AKA The Draft, realized there was little profit calling up guys at the middle and upper ranges of the authorized ages becaus… --- ## [Have you experienced the Mandela Effect?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-experienced-the-mandela-effect/818190)
**Author:** [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2022, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-experienced-the-mandela-effect/818190 "2022-04-04T16:25:10Z")
It was Nelson Mandela’s 100th birthday the other day (he died in 2013). In honor of the anniversary of his birth, this might be an apropos topic. The Mandela Effect is a phenomenon that is named after Nelson Mandela be… --- ## [Police Speed/Radar Trap On Private Property](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-speed-radar-trap-on-private-property/227480)
**Author:** [@Chowmein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chowmein)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2004, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/police-speed-radar-trap-on-private-property/227480 "2004-02-05T13:42:08Z")
Is it legal for a police officer to sit on private land and run a speed trap? I know if he/she is on private land and happens to witnesses a crime then he/she can fully enforce the law at that point. But there is an of… --- ## [The Feud: Academy Award winners by Wheelz \[game over\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-academy-award-winners-by-wheelz-game-over/610564)
**Author:** [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-academy-award-winners-by-wheelz-game-over/610564 "2012-01-31T16:29:02Z")
Object of the game: Give the most popular answer for each category. Rules: No reading the thread before answering. This is on the honor system. Formatting rules must be followed (see below). Joke answers will not be … --- ## [Has anyone (moderately well-known) successfully faked their own death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-moderately-well-known-successfully-faked-their-own-death/673961)
**Author:** [@Cognoscant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cognoscant)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2013, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-moderately-well-known-successfully-faked-their-own-death/673961 "2013-11-19T02:20:10Z")
The recent story about Andy Kaufman’s brother claiming Andy faked his death/hoaxing the media on Andy faking his death(delete as appropriate) got me thinking. I’ve heard of some non-celebrities managing to convince frie… --- ## [Man Shoots/Kills 18 Yr Old Daughter by Accident](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-shoots-kills-18-yr-old-daughter-by-accident/661100)
**Author:** [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-shoots-kills-18-yr-old-daughter-by-accident/661100 "2013-08-02T23:35:08Z")
“The case remains under investigation. However, early reports suggest Scott Hazelbaker pointed the handgun at his daughter and pulled the trigger without knowing a bullet was loaded in the gun,” according to an Ankeny po… --- ## [Articles of Secession](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/articles-of-secession/535402)
**Author:** [@LonesomePolecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonesomePolecat)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2010, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/articles-of-secession/535402 "2010-04-10T14:41:39Z")
Hypothetical: A state has petitioned Congress and its fellow states to be allowed to leave the union. What conditions should be required of both the seceding state and the United States? A couple of friends and I were k… --- ## [Most shocking or surprising celebrity death?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shocking-or-surprising-celebrity-death/847132)
**Author:** [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Replies:** 100\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2020, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shocking-or-surprising-celebrity-death/847132 "2020-02-02T12:26:26Z")
Kobe Bryant’s extremely sudden and out of nowhere death was so stunning, I did not believe the initial reports until I saw a proper source. I saw it on Twitter a few minutes before any major news agency carried the story… --- ## [Your worst foot-in-mouth episode.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-worst-foot-in-mouth-episode/271250)
**Author:** [@Amazon\_Floozy\_Goddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amazon_Floozy_Goddess)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2004, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-worst-foot-in-mouth-episode/271250 "2004-12-21T19:34:04Z")
Something my husband told me yesterday inspired me to start this thread. He works in a craft store, and was working on a store display while his boss was working the till. A customer came up and dumped a whole bunch of p… --- ## [Should the US relief effort in Haiti include immigration of refugees?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-us-relief-effort-in-haiti-include-immigration-of-refugees/524818)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2010, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-us-relief-effort-in-haiti-include-immigration-of-refugees/524818 "2010-01-21T04:51:11Z")
It’s bound to come up eventually. So what say you? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1303&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1305&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)