# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=132&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:** 133 --- ## [No such thing as genius? How about Philip Pauli?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-such-thing-as-genius-how-about-philip-pauli/24133)
**Author:** [@lindsay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lindsay)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2010, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-such-thing-as-genius-how-about-philip-pauli/24133 "2010-06-08T11:30:52Z")
Somewhere I read that there is no such thing as a genius. Then I saw this report on Philip Pauli, from Denver, CO. His IQ is said to be so high it isn’t charted. Philip was playing the violin by age 1 and 1/2, and also… --- ## [Alessan you syphilus infected rabid cow turd](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alessan-you-syphilus-infected-rabid-cow-turd/529609)
**Author:** [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Replies:** 220\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2010, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alessan-you-syphilus-infected-rabid-cow-turd/529609 "2010-02-26T17:55:40Z")
I have always found your morals to be very questionable, even if your level of knowledge and debating skills are good. Now you have taken the good damn fucking cake, eaten it and left the building your dipshit infected … --- ## [Inconsiderate or acceptable?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inconsiderate-or-acceptable/683397)
**Author:** [@Tellus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tellus)\ **Replies:** 233\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2014, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/inconsiderate-or-acceptable/683397 "2014-03-20T16:58:23Z")
Hey everyone. This is my first post here, though I’ve been reading the boards a while. I probably won’t post often, but I just felt the need to vent about something and get some opinions on it. Since I have no one else t… --- ## [Puzzle - ordering of US States](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-ordering-of-us-states/123573)
**Author:** [@fighting\_ignorant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fighting_ignorant)\ **Replies:** 198\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2007, 7:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/puzzle-ordering-of-us-states/123573 "2007-06-07T07:15:14Z")
Check out this puzzle on Google Answers Any ideas? Let’s show the world that THE STRAIGHT DOPE is smarter than anyone! --- ## [A major sport totally dying out](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-major-sport-totally-dying-out/663457)
**Author:** [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2015, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-major-sport-totally-dying-out/663457 "2015-09-08T20:33:45Z")
Something I was wondering about… in the US, has a “major” sport every more or less died out completely? Obviously just about every word in that question, including “major”, “sport” and “died out”, would need precise def… --- ## [Explain to me what is wrong with school vouchers as an idea](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-what-is-wrong-with-school-vouchers-as-an-idea/784941)
**Author:** [@SamuelA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SamuelA)\ **Replies:** 341\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2017, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-to-me-what-is-wrong-with-school-vouchers-as-an-idea/784941 "2017-05-09T14:04:27Z")
First, I saw the John Oliver segment. I am well aware that sloppily regulated private schools are no better than public schools and often much worse. However, that’s a failure of the state to properly regulate those sc… --- ## [The Walking Dead; 3.07 "When the Dead Come a Knocking" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-07-when-the-dead-come-a-knocking-open-spoilers/642114)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 202\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2012, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-walking-dead-3-07-when-the-dead-come-a-knocking-open-spoilers/642114 "2012-12-01T05:39:39Z")
It’s the penultimate before the winter hiatus. Carol’s alive after all, Glenn & Maggie are guests of the Governor, and Michonne has met up with the group. Now is she going to be able to express herself like a normal … --- ## [Ohio Issue 2](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-issue-2/601514)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 161\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2011, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ohio-issue-2/601514 "2011-11-12T22:33:27Z")
Forgive me if there’s another thread on this, I searched and couldn’t find one. Ohio Issue 2 is a ballot measure to repeal Senate Bill 5, which was recently signed into law by Gov Kasich. SB5 restricts the collective b… --- ## [Let's talk about the Dakota Access Pipeline and the Protests](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-the-dakota-access-pipeline-and-the-protests/772907)
**Author:** [@John\_Stamos\_Left\_Ear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Stamos_Left_Ear)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2016, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-talk-about-the-dakota-access-pipeline-and-the-protests/772907 "2016-12-15T13:09:50Z")
There is a lot of debate about the Dakota Access Pipeline. It has reached from social media to the office of the President. My Facebook feed is filled with stories about peaceful Native American protesters being attacke… --- ## [4/18/2017 GA-6 Special Election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-18-2017-ga-6-special-election/779907)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 152\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2017, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-18-2017-ga-6-special-election/779907 "2017-05-23T17:19:53Z")
There’s a special election in Georgia’s 6th district on April 18, 2017 to fill the seat of Tom Price, who resigned on February 10 to become Secretary of HHS. In the event that nobody wins a majority of the vote on April… --- ## [Are the multiple penetrations that occur in sex biological or cultural?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-multiple-penetrations-that-occur-in-sex-biological-or-cultural/716222)
**Author:** [@Umbridge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Umbridge)\ **Replies:** 188\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2015, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-the-multiple-penetrations-that-occur-in-sex-biological-or-cultural/716222 "2015-04-08T22:54:21Z")
Are the multiple penetrations that occur in sex biological or cultural? The title is the main question. I am asking this, because my mind has been obsessed about this thought (about sex) for several days (2 weeks, perha… --- ## [OK, Beeyotches, You've Made Up My Mind For Me](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-beeyotches-youve-made-up-my-mind-for-me/462002)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2008, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-beeyotches-youve-made-up-my-mind-for-me/462002 "2008-09-10T13:55:16Z")
I have realized something, thanks to this board. I considered supporting and voting for Senator Obama, even though I disagree with him on most major issues and agree with Senator McCain on most of those same issues. Wh… --- ## [Devil's advocate: saving America from socialized medicine.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/devils-advocate-saving-america-from-socialized-medicine/483032)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 289\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2009, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/devils-advocate-saving-america-from-socialized-medicine/483032 "2009-02-05T04:51:37Z")
OK, I’ll try this from the other side. I’m going to try to argue why the USA should not have single-payer socialized medicine. I’ll number my attempts (with any reasons they seem undercut in sea green). It’s a bit odd, I… --- ## [Things That Are Unique To Your State](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-unique-to-your-state/528012)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 274\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2010, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-that-are-unique-to-your-state/528012 "2010-08-22T06:14:13Z")
Michigan, the state I grew up in: Is the only state where they use the word “bogue”- it means rude or sucky in some way. Is the only state where they play the card game of Euchre. Maybe some people in like northern Oh… --- ## [Executed man found innocent. Just wonderful.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/executed-man-found-innocent-just-wonderful/332310)
**Author:** [@KidCharlemagne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KidCharlemagne)\ **Replies:** 423\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2005, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/executed-man-found-innocent-just-wonderful/332310 "2005-12-04T16:13:26Z")
I am so sickened by this. This is why I’ve always been against the fucking death penalty. The hairs on my neck are standing on end. The witness recants. Motherfucker I hope he’s tried for murder. http://www.washingt… --- ## [Would you date a BBW?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-date-a-bbw/683711)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2014, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-date-a-bbw/683711 "2014-10-18T23:31:13Z")
In the thread about women dating short guys, someone suggested we start a BBW thread, so I did. Would you date a BBW? Personally, I wouldn’t. I have in the past, based on a few misconceptions I had about people. See, I … --- ## [Katrina](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katrina/318837)
**Author:** [@The\_Long\_Road](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Long_Road)\ **Replies:** 376\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2005, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/katrina/318837 "2005-09-28T03:46:13Z")
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our New Orleans dead. In fair weather there’s nothing so becomes a man As modest stillness and humility: But when the blast of hurricane b… --- ## [Trump's new cabinet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-cabinet/1009799)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 882\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-new-cabinet/1009799 "2025-05-09T15:15:45Z")
Ideas? Suggestions? Predictions? Sec’y of the Interior - Kristi Noem Sec’y of Education - Mike Miles Sec’y of Commerce - Jamie Dimon Sec’y of Transportation - Elon Musk --- ## [Pence harangued by cast of Hamilton](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pence-harangued-by-cast-of-hamilton/772436)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 258\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pence-harangued-by-cast-of-hamilton/772436 "2016-11-22T18:59:58Z")
From the Washington Post So now when you go to the theatre you can expect, if your politics are ‘wrong’ to be addressed directly by the cast and rebuked for how you think. A fresh form of abuse by liberals who really ha… --- ## [When will white, christian moderates speak up?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-white-christian-moderates-speak-up/715895)
**Author:** [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Replies:** 249\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2015, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-will-white-christian-moderates-speak-up/715895 "2015-04-30T23:03:21Z")
The head of the Robertson clan opened his word hole again. When will moderate Christians speak up and denounce this kind of rhetoric as the dangerous violence inciting speech that it is? By staying silent, you are givin… --- ## [Is the Kennedy Assassination a closed case as far as the US Government is concerned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-kennedy-assassination-a-closed-case-as-far-as-the-us-government-is-concerned/735528)
**Author:** [@davidmich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidmich)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2015, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-the-kennedy-assassination-a-closed-case-as-far-as-the-us-government-is-concerned/735528 "2015-12-01T04:03:29Z")
Hi Are there likely to be any more government commissions on the kennedy assassination? If so, what would likely prompt them? I look forward to your feedback. I’ve been reading http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2… --- ## [How many people are actually IN porn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-are-actually-in-porn/659518)
**Author:** [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2013, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-people-are-actually-in-porn/659518 "2013-05-29T15:25:54Z")
I’ve never been much into porn. Back in the day when I would have liked it the mags cost money and I was poor and my parental units would not have approved. And I was too damn self conscious to buy it anyway. And after … --- ## [Freedom 250 - The Great American State Fair](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470)
**Author:** [@aurora\_maire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aurora_maire)\ **Replies:** 899\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2026, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/freedom-250-the-great-american-state-fair/1030470 "2026-08-01T03:16:16Z")
I thought we could use a thread for this semiquincentennial event that should have been an exciting celebration. Given its inauspicious start with most of the musical talent withdrawing from the proceedings, I expect it… --- ## [That's XCOM (II) Baby!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-xcom-ii-baby/740194)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 246\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2021, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thats-xcom-ii-baby/740194 "2021-04-02T03:50:14Z")
Love me some Jake Solomon, guy’s got style, and so does his new game: XCOM2! The game is looking fantastic, sporting a much improved destruction model for buildings and cover, a bunch of new enemy types, and new gamepla… --- ## [Issues which conservatives need to listen more closely to liberals on](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issues-which-conservatives-need-to-listen-more-closely-to-liberals-on/784989)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 306\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/issues-which-conservatives-need-to-listen-more-closely-to-liberals-on/784989 "2017-04-28T12:49:13Z")
Much of the recent months (after November’s election) has been a media/social-media lecture about how “Liberals need to listen more closely to (working-class America, conservatives, poor whites, high school graduates, ma… --- ## [Should a 32-year-old guy ask out a 22-year-old girl?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-32-year-old-guy-ask-out-a-22-year-old-girl/193320)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2003, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-32-year-old-guy-ask-out-a-22-year-old-girl/193320 "2003-08-07T23:18:47Z")
Too much an age difference? Doesn’t matter if the two people have chemistry? What do you think? --- ## [Can someone justify this behavior?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-justify-this-behavior/795288)
**Author:** [@drewder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewder)\ **Replies:** 238\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2017, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-someone-justify-this-behavior/795288 "2017-11-09T16:11:46Z")
So I’m usually someone who supports police action however in this case I can’t even fathom why this officer thought his actions were justified. A nurse and her administration, on the phone, are explaining to a detective … --- ## [How do I get rid of my meth neighbor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-my-meth-neighbor/616071)
**Author:** [@forlorn\_closure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/forlorn_closure)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2023, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-get-rid-of-my-meth-neighbor/616071 "2023-10-03T14:29:58Z")
I moved into a rental home recently and discovered that the person in the unit next to mine is doing meth in his apartment. I think I am also dealing with the health effects of a small amount of fumes seeping into my ap… --- ## [Is it true that some people just CANNOT lose weight?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-some-people-just-cannot-lose-weight/609712)
**Author:** [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2016, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-true-that-some-people-just-cannot-lose-weight/609712 "2016-01-18T04:07:49Z")
…at least without seriously compromising their overall health? I have heard this claim that there are some heavy people who have a metabolism such that they can diet and exercise all they want but can never lose any sig… --- ## [Help. Car stuck in garage. Broken torsion spring.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-car-stuck-in-garage-broken-torsion-spring/682273)
**Author:** [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2014, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-car-stuck-in-garage-broken-torsion-spring/682273 "2014-02-28T00:10:28Z")
Anyway to get the door open with a busted spring? Got to get to work tomorrow, and I can’t wait on the repairman. --- ## [Sea Shepherds; Innefectual self-important dipshits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sea-shepherds-innefectual-self-important-dipshits/506487)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2009, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sea-shepherds-innefectual-self-important-dipshits/506487 "2009-08-17T16:07:39Z")
So, I just watched Whale Wars for the first time. There is a ban on commercial whaling. The Japanese still whale for “research,” but they are really just killing as many whales as they can for commercial purposes. The… --- ## [Is a temptation to jump off high buildings normal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-temptation-to-jump-off-high-buildings-normal/512994)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2013, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-a-temptation-to-jump-off-high-buildings-normal/512994 "2013-08-26T07:59:17Z")
Not in a suicidal sense. I’ve just always found that when I’m on the edge of something high (a building, the Grand Canyon) I feel a kind of curiosity about what would happen. I mean, I know I’d die, but still. It draws m… --- ## [How can I hide my security cameras but still get a good picture?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-hide-my-security-cameras-but-still-get-a-good-picture/662945)
**Author:** [@Doggo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doggo)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2013, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-hide-my-security-cameras-but-still-get-a-good-picture/662945 "2013-07-15T22:07:34Z")
After being burgled twice, the beloved insisted on security cameras around the house. However, unless the criminals are incredibly stupid, all we will see is a masked face before the cameras are moved to where they won’t… --- ## [A Substitute fun MMP(now elbow free!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-substitute-fun-mmp-now-elbow-free/638474)
**Author:** [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Replies:** 395\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-substitute-fun-mmp-now-elbow-free/638474 "2012-10-29T15:45:00Z")
So it looks like the NHL lockout goes on.:frowning: I’m gonna fill my free time with minor league hockey, TV, and maybe some dating:D. Heck, my tailgate group is tailgating for Opening Night Friday, even if the game is… --- ## [Whitney Houston Dies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whitney-houston-dies/612569)
**Author:** [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Replies:** 197\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whitney-houston-dies/612569 "2012-02-15T16:51:22Z")
And I don’t mean had a bad concert. BBC news is reporting Breaking News that she’s just died at age 48. I remember her from the 1980s. --- ## [My Very First MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-mmp/673633)
**Author:** [@Jynxster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jynxster)\ **Replies:** 343\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2013, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-very-first-mmp/673633 "2013-11-18T04:36:30Z")
OMG! No one else has started this? Am I the first? This is truely an honor. I think this is the first time I have been first at anything. :smiley: What have y’all been first at? Had a great weekend. Saw Alton Brow… --- ## [Should a 27 year old virgin lose his virginity to an escort?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-27-year-old-virgin-lose-his-virginity-to-an-escort/707270)
**Author:** [@TheBuilding](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBuilding)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2014, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-a-27-year-old-virgin-lose-his-virginity-to-an-escort/707270 "2014-12-17T18:30:46Z")
I’m 27 year old man and am still a virgin. I’ve kissed anybody either. I would never admit this to a woman I’m dating of course but I fear my inexperience will show when it comes time to kiss/make-out and have sex. For t… --- ## [Salami vs Pepperoni on a pizza?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salami-vs-pepperoni-on-a-pizza/629008)
**Author:** [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2013, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/salami-vs-pepperoni-on-a-pizza/629008 "2013-03-30T21:05:07Z")
Hi all. Salami vs Pepperoni on a pizza? Obviousl the P is normal and the S isn’t so much. But it is more like grape jelly or strawberry jam on PBJ sandwich or more like the difference between grape jelly or caviar on t… --- ## ["I'm a \_\_\_\_." What self-descriptions, fairly or unfairly, immed. make you think, "yeah, right"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-____-what-self-descriptions-fairly-or-unfairly-immed-make-you-think-yeah-right/648418)
**Author:** [@Koxinga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Koxinga)\ **Replies:** 214\ **Last updated:** [February 7, 2013, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-a-____-what-self-descriptions-fairly-or-unfairly-immed-make-you-think-yeah-right/648418 "2013-02-07T21:07:20Z")
In some thread about “not getting” poetry, someone jumped in and posted sth like, “oh, don’t feel bad, I’m a poet, and even I have trouble grasping some of it.” Of course I had no context at all to judge this self descri… --- ## [Why is nuking an asteroid a bad thing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-nuking-an-asteroid-a-bad-thing/549435)
**Author:** [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Replies:** 116\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2010, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-nuking-an-asteroid-a-bad-thing/549435 "2010-08-18T22:24:43Z")
I’m watching the history channel about asteroids and how we can keep them from wiping us out. There many theories as to how we could avert disaster by defecting the path of an incoming asteroid. Everyone seems to agree t… --- ## [The terrible jokes thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrible-jokes-thread/692404)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2014, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-terrible-jokes-thread/692404 "2014-07-23T15:04:07Z")
We already have an entertaining thread for good jokes. I was thinking, what if we come across jokes that are too terrible to share in that thread? So here is the Terrible Jokes Thread. Post your absolute groaners here! I… --- ## [I pit the Houston Independent School District](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-houston-independent-school-district/755624)
**Author:** [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2016, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-houston-independent-school-district/755624 "2016-06-10T12:41:34Z")
I pit the Houston Independent School District for its massive stupidity and waste of taxpayer dollars in renaming schools that had names of Confederates. Political correctness running amok again, and the taxpayers take … --- ## [What good does it to be a part of a protest on inauguration day?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-good-does-it-to-be-a-part-of-a-protest-on-inauguration-day/777463)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 173\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2017, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-good-does-it-to-be-a-part-of-a-protest-on-inauguration-day/777463 "2017-01-23T16:05:29Z")
Here is whats come out on Facebook: 10 Acts of Resistance on Inauguration Day. Most of which are benign. Ex. serve the needy, reach across divides, pray, do something creative, etc… Only #9 “Be Visible” where it says to… --- ## [How dangerous is old dynamite?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-is-old-dynamite/487414)
**Author:** [@Stathol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stathol)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2017, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-dangerous-is-old-dynamite/487414 "2017-05-28T23:54:34Z")
I’ve seen this as a plot device in various movies and TV shows, and I know it has a factual basis. Old dynamite, especially if stored in a hot environment, will sweat nitroglycerin, which usually crystallizes on the surf… --- ## [Phrases your (grand)parents used](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-your-grand-parents-used/504245)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2019, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/phrases-your-grand-parents-used/504245 "2019-03-23T22:33:02Z")
The ‘I pit shitty drivers’ BBQ thread (the title – I haven’t opened the thread) instantly made me think ‘I shit driver pits’. This in turn reminded me of a phrase my dad used to use: Shaking like a dog passing peach pi… --- ## [The Really Bad Cookies and Other Stuff MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-bad-cookies-and-other-stuff-mmp/652625)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 427\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2013, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-really-bad-cookies-and-other-stuff-mmp/652625 "2013-03-18T20:11:40Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’. YAWN ‘Tis 58 Amurrkin out with a predicted high of 75 and rain sometime this afternoon and into the evenin’. I hope. I really want some of this pollen washed away. So, I was post… --- ## [Why do women wear lipstick/ Why are men turned on by it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-lipstick-why-are-men-turned-on-by-it/543745)
**Author:** [@scamartistry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scamartistry)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2010, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-women-wear-lipstick-why-are-men-turned-on-by-it/543745 "2010-06-22T00:23:05Z")
What is the rationale behind this? --- ## [Black Men drinking White Wine](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-men-drinking-white-wine/548187)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 200\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2010, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-men-drinking-white-wine/548187 "2010-08-02T19:11:47Z")
Recently at bars in NYC, I’ve noticed groups of 3 African American men drinking white wine. I’ve noticed this on at least 3 different occasions over the past month or so. Since I haven’t watched any movies or TV shows … --- ## [Secretly recording the gay roomate.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secretly-recording-the-gay-roomate/555561)
**Author:** [@Kilmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilmore)\ **Replies:** 179\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2010, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/secretly-recording-the-gay-roomate/555561 "2010-10-06T06:00:24Z")
A dude’s college room mate set up a video camera with a remote feed to another room so he could secretly record him having sex with another male student and send the video all over the internet. I’m sure he thought it w… --- ## [Can You Be Charged With A 'Sex Crime' For Urinating In Public?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-be-charged-with-a-sex-crime-for-urinating-in-public/289005)
**Author:** [@Surreal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surreal)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2009, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-be-charged-with-a-sex-crime-for-urinating-in-public/289005 "2009-08-14T04:04:48Z")
I’ve heard stories of men who have claimed that they were charged with a ‘sex crime’, and were required to register as a ‘sex offender’, simply because they were caught urinating in public with their flaccid genitalia ex… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=131&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=133&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)