# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1328&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:** 1329 --- ## [If the left usurps the right & somehow wins...what will happen](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-left-usurps-the-right-somehow-wins-what-will-happen/772138)
**Author:** [@OriginalGangster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OriginalGangster)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-left-usurps-the-right-somehow-wins-what-will-happen/772138 "2016-11-18T17:56:36Z")
This is a real possibility, given the multiple petitions, the fact Obama can probably invoke some kind of executive order if he really wanted to, Soros could pay off just enough electors (who are typically low/middle wag… --- ## [What Is The Worst Cartoon Of All Time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-cartoon-of-all-time/813546)
**Author:** [@golffan1963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/golffan1963)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2018, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-worst-cartoon-of-all-time/813546 "2018-05-10T22:15:29Z")
I may have done this before…if so, I apologize. Anyway, the answer isIndisputably Jonny Quest…what an example of good parenting…putting your son in all manner of dangerous situations. Not to mention, did Race Bannon do … --- ## [Recommend me some "behind the scenes" books](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-behind-the-scenes-books/570727)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2011, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recommend-me-some-behind-the-scenes-books/570727 "2011-02-10T23:22:29Z")
A while ago I was told that I should read the terribly interesting “The Late Shift” by Bill Carter. It’s a fascinating account of everything that happened in the decision to choose Jay Leno over David Letterman to succe… --- ## ["Killing Israelis is OK; calling the killers names is an atrocity," says the Guardian](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killing-israelis-is-ok-calling-the-killers-names-is-an-atrocity-says-the-guardian/124075)
**Author:** [@december](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/december)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2002, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/killing-israelis-is-ok-calling-the-killers-names-is-an-atrocity-says-the-guardian/124075 "2002-08-18T06:41:16Z")
I receive e-mails from an organization called Honest Reporting, which address anti-Israel media bias. A paragraph from an article by Suzanne Goldenberg in the Guardian is as bad as any I’ve seen. This paragraph makes m… --- ## ["It should have been me!!" or former co-stars of the now rich & famous](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-should-have-been-me-or-former-co-stars-of-the-now-rich-famous/304628)
**Author:** [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2005, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-should-have-been-me-or-former-co-stars-of-the-now-rich-famous/304628 "2005-05-24T03:50:33Z")
A few weeks back, a cafe society thread (which I won’t bother to ressurect) reminisced about the early 80s sitcom “Square Pegs” starring a very young (and big-nosed) Sarah Jessica Parker as one of two geeky leads. The O… --- ## [Uber = Paying Hitchhiking, Right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uber-paying-hitchhiking-right/726639)
**Author:** [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2015, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uber-paying-hitchhiking-right/726639 "2015-08-05T15:13:59Z")
Please explain Uber, especially if you’ve “contracted” with them. (I am sure you are NOT an employee.) I can’t find the full story on the web. And, Uber’s radio ads making things sound too good. So, basically, YOU sig… --- ## [Re: all these older teachers and young boy cases](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-all-these-older-teachers-and-young-boy-cases/408524)
**Author:** [@GuyNblueJeans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuyNblueJeans)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2007, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/re-all-these-older-teachers-and-young-boy-cases/408524 "2007-06-23T01:04:33Z")
Speaking strictly from the secular side of myself, I am always perplexed when I see these “psycho therapists” go on these TV programs to discuss the most recent case involving some teenage boy being sexually “taken advan… --- ## [Capsaicin, Antibacterial and Anti-Parasite](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capsaicin-antibacterial-and-anti-parasite/419928)
**Author:** [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/capsaicin-antibacterial-and-anti-parasite/419928 "2011-01-14T18:00:39Z")
Several sites online citing various studies that I have not personally read have suggested that capsaicin, the chemical in red peppers can kill bacteria and parasites. I’ve not found one that says the dosage though. An… --- ## [Poll: Should it be illegal for non-veterans to wear uniforms/medals?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-should-it-be-illegal-for-non-veterans-to-wear-uniforms-medals/517942)
**Author:** [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2009, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-should-it-be-illegal-for-non-veterans-to-wear-uniforms-medals/517942 "2009-11-25T13:52:15Z")
Based on this thread in Great Debates: Fake Marine in full uniform at his High School reunion is found out by classmate & arrested With pic Although I like to think that I have the utmost respect for those who serve and… --- ## [Mother Jones, You Suck!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-jones-you-suck/674780)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2013, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mother-jones-you-suck/674780 "2013-11-27T20:11:33Z")
My wife just showed me an invoice, for a subscription renewal to “Mother Jones Magazine”. I never ordered this piece of trash, nor would I read it. Nice try, you lying commies! You are using the same fraudulent tactics… --- ## [US Open 2010](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-2010/551670)
**Author:** [@Mauvaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mauvaise)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2010, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-open-2010/551670 "2010-09-14T16:55:43Z")
Draws were just posted yesterday, I believe: http://www.usopen.org/en\_US/scores/draws/index.html?promo=topnav On the men’s side - Federer has said he wants 20 Grand Slam titles before he retires. The US Open is his 2n… --- ## [Sleeping kid left in parked car](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-kid-left-in-parked-car/442218)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2008, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sleeping-kid-left-in-parked-car/442218 "2008-03-25T11:26:20Z")
I’ve read a couple of articles in the local paper about a woman who was charged with child endangerment for leaving her sleeping 2 year old in a parked car. Link As I understand it, the municipality dropped charges, an… --- ## [Conversate, orientate, commentate, what else?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversate-orientate-commentate-what-else/673743)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2013, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/conversate-orientate-commentate-what-else/673743 "2013-11-15T06:16:12Z")
Let’s build us a big list of unnecessary words. Redundancies acceptable. Jargon desired. Buzzwords and corpspeak especially sought. --- ## [Advice urgently needed! (girl issue)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-urgently-needed-girl-issue/330147)
**Author:** [@Soapbox\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soapbox_Monkey)\ **Replies:** 108\ **Last updated:** [December 14, 2005, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-urgently-needed-girl-issue/330147 "2005-12-14T00:06:09Z")
Backstory: So there was this girl in 9th grade who I had quite a crush on. Never had the guts to talk to her, spent all summer wishing I had, start 10th grade, and she had moved away. I had missed my chance. I’m in my 3… --- ## [Prelude to "I Wouldn't Touch It With A Ten Foot Poll"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prelude-to-i-wouldnt-touch-it-with-a-ten-foot-poll/552513)
**Author:** [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2010, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/prelude-to-i-wouldnt-touch-it-with-a-ten-foot-poll/552513 "2010-09-07T21:02:21Z")
I would like to start a poll on who would be the last living person on earth you would want to have sex with, and I need names to put in the poll. The only rules are: It must be one person It must be a gender you are n… --- ## [So we're at home today, trying to figure out exactly what is missing...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-were-at-home-today-trying-to-figure-out-exactly-what-is-missing/467161)
**Author:** [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2009, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-were-at-home-today-trying-to-figure-out-exactly-what-is-missing/467161 "2009-06-02T14:42:46Z")
Looks like about 50 DVDs and a currently unknown number of CDs & Playstation games have walked out over the past few days. We think the young man who had been staying with us for a little bit had something to do with thi… --- ## [Goodbye assault weapons ban!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-assault-weapons-ban/263666)
**Author:** [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2004, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/goodbye-assault-weapons-ban/263666 "2004-09-13T23:57:41Z")
So it looks as if the assault weapons ban is going to expire next Monday. I’m certainly looking forward to it. In my opinion it was poorly worded and mainly outlawed cosmetic features. My brother in Iraq needs a high … --- ## [What's your 'signature' dish?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-signature-dish/636970)
**Author:** [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-signature-dish/636970 "2012-10-10T20:31:44Z")
Even though I’m a bloody marvelous cook in general, when it’s a family birthday or other special occasion, it’s always the same old requests. For finger food, I have to make many batches of sausage rolls. (In fact, the… --- ## [How do you deal with people who irritate you because of their poor social skills?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-people-who-irritate-you-because-of-their-poor-social-skills/658111)
**Author:** [@Lakai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lakai)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2013, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-deal-with-people-who-irritate-you-because-of-their-poor-social-skills/658111 "2013-05-14T18:19:29Z")
I should start out by saying that my social skills are atrocious, but I’ve learned enough over the years to be aware of when I upset people. However, I still have contact with people who annoy everyone, but only because… --- ## [I pit the 5 minute Edit rule.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-5-minute-edit-rule/608482)
**Author:** [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2012, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-the-5-minute-edit-rule/608482 "2012-01-15T04:24:18Z")
I always think of the better stuff after I’ve already “talked.” I need to expound, clarify, add to. “Just gimme the chance to 'splain!” Anybody else? --- ## [Dollhouse Mar 27 2009: Echoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dollhouse-mar-27-2009-echoes/491052)
**Author:** [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2009, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dollhouse-mar-27-2009-echoes/491052 "2009-04-03T06:27:42Z")
Joss-y dialog! We have trademark Joss Whedon dialog, and it’s the people infected by the drug who are mostly spouting it. :slight\_smile: --- ## [Obamacare will burn things to the ground](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamacare-will-burn-things-to-the-ground/676007)
**Author:** [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2014, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obamacare-will-burn-things-to-the-ground/676007 "2014-01-14T02:11:39Z")
Or so say the headlines that have been making the rounds in the right-wing media the last few days, and are now blowing up my Facebook feed. “‘A Public Safety Disaster’: ObamaCare Could Force THOUSANDS of Volunteer Fire… --- ## [could groceries store or Walmart get much more efficient by getting rid of the big hall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-groceries-store-or-walmart-get-much-more-efficient-by-getting-rid-of-the-big-hall/521897)
**Author:** [@code\_grey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/code_grey)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2009, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-groceries-store-or-walmart-get-much-more-efficient-by-getting-rid-of-the-big-hall/521897 "2009-12-27T22:05:33Z")
in other words, suppose a store would operate like Amazon online store, only instead of shipping you come and pick the packages up? Naturally, this wouldn’t work for people trying things out, or for exploring new product… --- ## [Super Bowl... was that Janet Jackson's BOOB?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-was-that-janet-jacksons-boob/227119)
**Author:** [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2004, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-bowl-was-that-janet-jacksons-boob/227119 "2004-02-05T07:23:17Z")
At the conclusion of the halftime show, I believe I just saw Justin Timberlake rip off part of Janet Jackson’s top. Didn’t I? --- ## [Bani-Israel, Judaism & Jews](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bani-israel-judaism-jews/678967)
**Author:** [@Abisafyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abisafyan)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2014, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bani-israel-judaism-jews/678967 "2014-01-16T23:29:09Z")
Bani-Israel, Judaism & Jews Originally, before abandoning Islam, Jews were called as Bani Israel, for they were descendants of the Magnificent Prophet, Yaqub's (viz Jacob) fourth son; Judea or Judæa/Judah/Yahuda (in G… --- ## [crumbly pancake problem](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crumbly-pancake-problem/481350)
**Author:** [@cedman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cedman)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2009, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crumbly-pancake-problem/481350 "2009-01-16T12:09:57Z")
The pancakes that my Mom made when we were kids were great; although that was about the only thing she made that was edible. I don’t know what mix (if any) she used or if they were made from scratch. I make pancakes usi… --- ## [Crash of '29: where did all the money go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crash-of-29-where-did-all-the-money-go/374307)
**Author:** [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [September 30, 2006, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crash-of-29-where-did-all-the-money-go/374307 "2006-09-30T15:40:47Z")
Not sure if this should be GD or GQ: moderator move if necessary. The grade school explanation of the stock market crash of 1929 goes like this: people bought stock during the 1920s in the expectation that it’s value wo… --- ## [What's a 'National' Golf Course?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-national-golf-course/445278)
**Author:** [@UncleFred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleFred)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2008, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-a-national-golf-course/445278 "2008-04-15T01:24:03Z")
There appear to be a lot of them. Is there something special a course needs to do to acquire this designation? Or, is it just an arbitrary way to name a course? Note; Google shows there’s a National Golf Course Owners A… --- ## [Protection From Pornography Week, 2003](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protection-from-pornography-week-2003/210135)
**Author:** [@Seven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seven)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2003, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protection-from-pornography-week-2003/210135 "2003-11-03T08:59:00Z")
(I’m not going to paste the entire propaganda here.) What the fuck? Hasn’t “porn equals child abuse/rape/sexual deviants” been pretty much discounted? From what I can tell putting the blame on porn is the same as blami… --- ## [Do you know the word "bogue"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-the-word-bogue/347499)
**Author:** [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2006, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-know-the-word-bogue/347499 "2006-03-12T21:21:32Z")
I grew up in Michigan. The word bogue was used quite regularly- it means rude or unfair. “I can’t believe you ate all the pie! That’s so bogue!” Since moving from there 18 years ago, I’ve never heard it used again, a… --- ## [Can I dye cement? If so, how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-dye-cement-if-so-how/541664)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-i-dye-cement-if-so-how/541664 "2010-06-02T20:05:25Z")
I am building a large fire pit \\ chat pit off the porch and so far I dug out the pit and placed brick in a large circle \[4’ in diameter stacked 3’ high\] the bricks are offset for stability however, they have been stacked… --- ## [Wade Book "A Troublesome Inheritance" - science, or racism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wade-book-a-troublesome-inheritance-science-or-racism/697616)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2014, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wade-book-a-troublesome-inheritance-science-or-racism/697616 "2014-09-17T16:36:04Z")
\[A Troublesome Inheritance - Genes, Race and Human History\](A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race and Human History) has attracted a lot of hate. If you’re not familiar with it (and I haven’t read it), it was written b… --- ## [Whats your favorite yogurt flavor?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-yogurt-flavor/635425)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2012, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-yogurt-flavor/635425 "2012-09-25T21:36:51Z")
I started on Activia in 2006. It’s made a big difference in my irritable gut. I suffered for almost a decade before starting. I also buy five Stonyfield organic yogurts at least once a month. That way I get a good mix o… --- ## [video game brag thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-brag-thread/463750)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 107\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/video-game-brag-thread/463750 "2008-10-17T18:24:34Z")
I envision this thread as a chance to brag about your own video game accomplishments or to marvel at the achievements of others. This has probably been done before, but I wouldn’t have had anything to contribute until n… --- ## [Do You Boycott Certain Actors Because You Don't Like .....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-boycott-certain-actors-because-you-dont-like/619347)
**Author:** [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2012, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-boycott-certain-actors-because-you-dont-like/619347 "2012-04-24T00:49:21Z")
… what they’re like in their real lives, and if so, who are they? Q --- ## [Not so slippry a slope: Bush has always been the one to blame for our current economic crisis.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-so-slippry-a-slope-bush-has-always-been-the-one-to-blame-for-our-current-economic-crisis/590401)
**Author:** [@Phlosphr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phlosphr)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-so-slippry-a-slope-bush-has-always-been-the-one-to-blame-for-our-current-economic-crisis/590401 "2011-08-04T18:31:21Z")
In an effort to break my very mundane Tuesday, I began reading further into the US debt-ceiling debacle; I really want to understand it much more than I currently do. To me - an NPR fiend - I can listen to both sides on … --- ## [The Big Bang Theory: Season 9, Episode 10 (December 10, 2015) -- "The Earworm Reverberation"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-10-december-10-2015-the-earworm-reverberation/740079)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2015, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-9-episode-10-december-10-2015-the-earworm-reverberation/740079 "2015-12-17T18:45:03Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [If you had $75,000 to invest today...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-75-000-to-invest-today/636074)
**Author:** [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2012, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-you-had-75-000-to-invest-today/636074 "2012-10-01T20:43:18Z")
How would you do it? Let’s say you were a married couple in your 40s. You had kids that you hoped to send to college in 10 years. (Yes, they had kids later in life…) You weren’t willing to risk it capriciously, so no “bl… --- ## [This type of "female think" is bull shit. Right?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-type-of-female-think-is-bull-shit-right/783851)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2017, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-type-of-female-think-is-bull-shit-right/783851 "2017-04-14T07:28:42Z")
To be clear: I am NOT an MRA type. And I think MRA type stuff is stupid. But anyway… This article here, really stuck in my craw. The article is titled: “How to Love a Woman Who has Been to Hell and Back.” The opening l… --- ## [Coberst -- shut the fuck up already](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coberst-shut-the-fuck-up-already/370200)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2006, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coberst-shut-the-fuck-up-already/370200 "2006-09-10T18:25:40Z")
Here’s his (I’m guessing) latest. Sigh. I mean, if you’re gonna read this woo-woo philosophical shit, could you at least find something from the last decade or so? This was interesting when I was an undegraduate – 30+ … --- ## [Unnecessary Adaptations (A TTT Rant) \*\*Spoilers\*\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unnecessary-adaptations-a-ttt-rant-spoilers/146530)
**Author:** [@DSYoungEsq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSYoungEsq)\ **Replies:** 131\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2003, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unnecessary-adaptations-a-ttt-rant-spoilers/146530 "2003-01-10T02:29:41Z")
I’ve finally gone and seen The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. Retail doesn’t leave you with a whole lot of down time from work during the Xmas season. I’ve been reading the various threads posted in here regarding … --- ## [Comedy Central Roast of Ann Coulter... er, I mean, Rob Lowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-central-roast-of-ann-coulter-er-i-mean-rob-lowe/765196)
**Author:** [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2016, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/comedy-central-roast-of-ann-coulter-er-i-mean-rob-lowe/765196 "2016-09-13T20:36:16Z")
You wonder what Ann was thinking. Did she think that only the target gets lobbed at? Choice quotes: Peyton Manning: “I’m not the only athlete up here. As you know, earlier this year, Ann Coulter won the Kentucky Derb… --- ## [Ivanka - de facto First Lady in the event of a Trump presidency?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivanka-de-facto-first-lady-in-the-event-of-a-trump-presidency/745702)
**Author:** [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2016, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ivanka-de-facto-first-lady-in-the-event-of-a-trump-presidency/745702 "2016-02-11T16:51:02Z")
I was looking at a photo on Drudge a few minutes ago showing Donald Trump making his victory speech after winning the New Hampshire primary. Off to one side was Melania, she of squinty eye, thick accent, dour expression … --- ## [Unfortunate Changes in Language](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-changes-in-language/496986)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2009, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unfortunate-changes-in-language/496986 "2009-05-29T12:04:49Z")
I’m reading an early 20th century British Translation of Jules Verne’s Adrift in the Pacific (AKA Two Years’ Holiday), and I’ve come across one of those cases where the meaning of the words have changed, creating uninten… --- ## [Weather Channel- I don't give a shit about London](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-channel-i-dont-give-a-shit-about-london/630693)
**Author:** [@pabstist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pabstist)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2012, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weather-channel-i-dont-give-a-shit-about-london/630693 "2012-08-10T21:15:34Z")
I just want to know if it’s going to rain here in Vermont today, so maybe I can paint my house. But all the Weather Channel is focused on is the fucking Olympics and the weather in England. It’s all Al Roker interviewing… --- ## [Jesus Christ Fuck! BP oil spill collection ship catches fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-christ-fuck-bp-oil-spill-collection-ship-catches-fire/543340)
**Author:** [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2010, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jesus-christ-fuck-bp-oil-spill-collection-ship-catches-fire/543340 "2010-06-24T04:12:43Z")
WHAT THE FUCK? Story here. So they “temporarily” stopped collecting oil, which presumably means it’s all spewing into the Gulf again. Yeah, “lightning”. Where are Moe Larry and Curly when we need them? --- ## [Who's crazier--Batman or the Joker?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-crazier-batman-or-the-joker/533257)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whos-crazier-batman-or-the-joker/533257 "2010-03-23T03:15:57Z")
The dearth of stupid polls on the front page of CS saddens me. I blame myself but shall punish others. For purposes of this poll, Batman is the comics’ Bruce Wayne as written since, oh, 2000. The Joker is the Joker from… --- ## [Providing salary on a rental application](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/providing-salary-on-a-rental-application/439476)
**Author:** [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2008, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/providing-salary-on-a-rental-application/439476 "2008-02-29T04:36:13Z")
I gather this is to ensure you can make your rent. I assume they’re shooting for your rent equaling a given percentage of your salary, or lower (e.g. rent = 40% or less of salary). The question is: Is this percentage ar… --- ## [Because he's black of course!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-hes-black-of-course/609901)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2012, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/because-hes-black-of-course/609901 "2012-01-21T22:24:54Z")
What’s the best example… by the most prominent person…who’s said or acted the most negatively …toward Obama because he is black? What’s the worst example… by the most prominent person …who’s claimed that Obama has been … --- ## [The silence on Biden is deafening](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silence-on-biden-is-deafening/390411)
**Author:** [@spifflog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spifflog)\ **Replies:** 145\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2007, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-silence-on-biden-is-deafening/390411 "2007-02-06T14:50:54Z")
This board is remarkably silent on Senator Biden’s comment about Obama “I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy,” he said. “I mean, that’s a st… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1327&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1329&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)