# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=133&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:** 134 --- ## [Does the Bible really say it's a sin to use the bathroom?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-bible-really-say-its-a-sin-to-use-the-bathroom/65913)
**Author:** [@The\_Great\_Zamboni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Great_Zamboni)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2013, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-bible-really-say-its-a-sin-to-use-the-bathroom/65913 "2013-12-28T01:57:03Z")
Well does it, or is it another thing taken completely out of context by stupid people? I really doubt it does, but I want comfirmation of that. --- ## [Does Rogaine really work?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-rogaine-really-work/296710)
**Author:** [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2005, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-rogaine-really-work/296710 "2005-03-30T07:16:32Z")
More or less just what it says… is it a working hair loss treatment or a sham like so many other hair loss treatments? --- ## [What are the odds that Congress manages to screw up the US credit rating again?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-odds-that-congress-manages-to-screw-up-the-us-credit-rating-again/664808)
**Author:** [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\ **Replies:** 187\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2013, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-odds-that-congress-manages-to-screw-up-the-us-credit-rating-again/664808 "2013-08-17T02:19:02Z")
Setting aside my liberal bias, I don’t really care who you think was at fault last time or who you think will be at fault this time. The fact of the matter is that the reasons S&P gave for the downgrade 2 years ago, the… --- ## [What's the straight dope on "inverted cane sugar"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-inverted-cane-sugar/419445)
**Author:** [@BrandonR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrandonR)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2012, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-straight-dope-on-inverted-cane-sugar/419445 "2012-05-02T08:48:40Z")
As I sit here reading the ingredients list of my Jones Soda (excuse me, “Pure Cane Soda”), I notice in the list of ingredients that it lists “inverted cane sugar” as its second ingredient. So I must ask, exactly what is … --- ## [The Unabomber was right](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unabomber-was-right/521706)
**Author:** [@Scylla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scylla)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2010, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-unabomber-was-right/521706 "2010-01-11T23:09:59Z")
I read a blog article recently that suggested maybe the Unabomber was right: http://www.kk.org/thetechnium/archives/2009/02/the\_unabomber\_w.php This caused enough interest that I looked up his manifesto and read it, re… --- ## [If after 50 f'n pages, you are still trying to engage SA; YOU ARE DUMB!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-after-50-fn-pages-you-are-still-trying-to-engage-sa-you-are-dumb/611405)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 248\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2012, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-after-50-fn-pages-you-are-still-trying-to-engage-sa-you-are-dumb/611405 "2012-02-03T22:17:37Z")
FFS people! Just let it go. Please. --- ## [Why do gays insist on marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-gays-insist-on-marriage/627505)
**Author:** [@NOLA\_Cajun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NOLA_Cajun)\ **Replies:** 174\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2012, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-gays-insist-on-marriage/627505 "2012-07-17T08:28:58Z")
I don’t know where this will go. I suspect it will be moved even though I’m sure there must be an answer to it. I seriously want to know why gays insist on marriage and are not content with civil unions? If the term “co… --- ## [Do you think people who don't watch TV are braggarts/snobs?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-people-who-dont-watch-tv-are-braggarts-snobs/647970)
**Author:** [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2013, 9:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-people-who-dont-watch-tv-are-braggarts-snobs/647970 "2013-01-25T09:54:55Z")
In a recent thread (sorry, don’t remember which thread or who said it) someone seemed to suggest that people who don’t watch TV will sometimes brag or be snobby about it. Do you agree? --- ## [US military in torture scandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-military-in-torture-scandal/242829)
**Author:** [@Desmostylus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Desmostylus)\ **Replies:** 403\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2004, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/us-military-in-torture-scandal/242829 "2004-05-16T04:05:12Z")
Way to go, Rumsfeld, you stupid asshole. --- ## [NFL Week 15](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/606327)
**Author:** [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2011, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-15/606327 "2011-12-21T11:21:39Z")
I thought this article presented an really interesting scenario and makes some pretty bold assertions about some of the big name QBs around the league so I figured it was worth posting for discussion here. It might not b… --- ## [What does eel taste like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-eel-taste-like/535619)
**Author:** [@Sinisterniik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sinisterniik)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2010, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-eel-taste-like/535619 "2010-04-14T20:36:27Z")
OK, so I’m a big sushi fan and have enjoyed eel rolls for a long time. So, tonight I decided to try it out of roll for the first time. So as I masticated my naked unagi, I thought that it tasted like albacore tuna. My mo… --- ## [Fuck JURY DUTY!!!!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-jury-duty/226247)
**Author:** [@CatPerson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CatPerson)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2004, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-jury-duty/226247 "2004-02-04T19:39:48Z")
I got my first jury duty summons today in the mail. I simply can’t go because I’m a full time student YEAR ROUND. The bitch on the phone said being a college student is not a valid excuse. WHAT? Not a valid excuse. My te… --- ## [So, it's June... WHERE THE \*\*\*\* IS THIS LOOMING GENETIC CRISIS!?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-its-june-where-the-is-this-looming-genetic-crisis/542669)
**Author:** [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2011, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-its-june-where-the-is-this-looming-genetic-crisis/542669 "2011-01-04T12:38:31Z")
\[ \](http://www.economist.com/theworldin/displayStory.cfm?story\_id=E1\_TQSQNSPS&d=2010)So, where is it? The secret/private consensus? The public exposure? The genetically determined racial inequality? All this and more w… --- ## [Al Sharpton is a decent man](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-sharpton-is-a-decent-man/328775)
**Author:** [@Bob\_Loblaw\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bob_Loblaw_1)\ **Replies:** 490\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2005, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-sharpton-is-a-decent-man/328775 "2005-11-18T00:44:36Z")
in the Rosa Parks thread a poster said: “Yes, but as cleanly and as well? If the person was, to pick a name, Al Sharpton, a mouthy, lying, prevaricating, Tawana Brawley-supporting, Cop-slandering son of a bitch?” Al Sh… --- ## [Building a skyscraper - how do you remove the last crane?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-a-skyscraper-how-do-you-remove-the-last-crane/576701)
**Author:** [@JimmyFlair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JimmyFlair)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2013, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/building-a-skyscraper-how-do-you-remove-the-last-crane/576701 "2013-04-30T23:16:59Z")
I’ve been watching this building go up from my office window for the last year or so: http://www.calgaryherald.com/Cranes+start+coming+tower/4531068/story.html and it’s had three cranes on the top until last week. I’ve… --- ## [The Free Market Case for Green](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-free-market-case-for-green/448848)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2008, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-free-market-case-for-green/448848 "2008-05-14T18:37:56Z")
Peter Robinson of the Brookings Institution hosts a series of video interviews with various public figures. It’s actually very good (it’s hosted on National Review’s web site, but don’t let that turn you off). One seri… --- ## [Female-Only Services](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-only-services/698298)
**Author:** [@Fotheringay-Phipps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fotheringay-Phipps)\ **Replies:** 160\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2014, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/female-only-services/698298 "2014-09-23T20:19:12Z")
This is triggered by a new taxi service in which all the drivers are women, and men are only accepted as fares if they accompany a woman. Apparently it’s on shaky legal grounds on both ends. But the linked article links … --- ## [Isn't anyone going to Pit the Denver Batman killer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-anyone-going-to-pit-the-denver-batman-killer/628919)
**Author:** [@R.P.McMurphy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/R.P.McMurphy)\ **Replies:** 195\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2012, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/isnt-anyone-going-to-pit-the-denver-batman-killer/628919 "2012-07-26T01:55:01Z")
I don’t know where to begin. WTF is going on? The whole thing is so bizarre I’ll just Pit him. Again, WTF is going on? --- ## [Did anything good come out of the Vietnam War?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anything-good-come-out-of-the-vietnam-war/628437)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anything-good-come-out-of-the-vietnam-war/628437 "2012-07-21T14:36:22Z")
From an outsider’s perspective, it seems that U.S. involvement in south east Asia accomplished pretty much nothing aside from a colossal waste of lives, money and lasting damage to U.S. prestige. After all, the commies s… --- ## [Sam Stone - in your humble opinion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-stone-in-your-humble-opinion/488827)
**Author:** [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sam-stone-in-your-humble-opinion/488827 "2009-03-14T21:11:28Z")
Hey Sam, I’m sticking this in the IMHO to get your humble opinion. Seriously, I am just plain curious what makes you tick? You’re a Canadian citizen but one of the most vocal right wing political supporters on these boa… --- ## [Why is American politics so much more polarized than it used to be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-american-politics-so-much-more-polarized-than-it-used-to-be/665164)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 181\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-american-politics-so-much-more-polarized-than-it-used-to-be/665164 "2013-11-24T20:32:28Z")
In this thread I discuss The Voting Wars: From Florida 2000 to the Next Election Meltdown, by Richard L. Hasen, in relation to the voter-fraud issue and other matters related to election administration in the U.S. But I… --- ## [The end of a copyright experiment. RIAA shows its true colors.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-a-copyright-experiment-riaa-shows-its-true-colors/633050)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 259\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-end-of-a-copyright-experiment-riaa-shows-its-true-colors/633050 "2012-09-12T19:22:37Z")
UKNova was an interesting experiment in copyright ethics. They sucessfully operated for years under a strict set of rules. No music. No movies. Only British tv shows allowed. Nothing ever released on DVD could be posted… --- ## [How does the water company shut off water?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-water-company-shut-off-water/787417)
**Author:** [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2017, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-does-the-water-company-shut-off-water/787417 "2017-08-24T12:46:13Z")
Was talking to someone today about shutting off the water to the house. He had to go to the box near the street and shut it off. I mentioned that my meter and shutoff are in my basement. He was perplexed about how the ut… --- ## [Minimum Age to Read "The Lord of the Rings"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-age-to-read-the-lord-of-the-rings/589538)
**Author:** [@mac\_bolan00](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mac_bolan00)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2011, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-age-to-read-the-lord-of-the-rings/589538 "2011-07-22T01:41:39Z")
nearly all of my friends and relatives read it at college level or higher. i felt my appreciation (and theirs) as a result was far better than had we read in high school or earlier. i know several high school readers who… --- ## [How far will the Jimmy Savile fallout go?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-will-the-jimmy-savile-fallout-go/692332)
**Author:** [@Capt.Ridley\_s\_Shooting\_Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capt.Ridley_s_Shooting_Party)\ **Replies:** 151\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2016, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-far-will-the-jimmy-savile-fallout-go/692332 "2016-02-27T01:00:25Z")
Jimmy Savile, former friend of the Prince of Wales and Margaret Thatcher, is now confirmed as being one of the most prolific paedophiles of all time with an estimated 500 children being abused by him over a period spanni… --- ## [How old are you?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/584122)
**Author:** [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Replies:** 209\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2014, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/584122 "2014-09-16T01:29:25Z")
In another thread, Really? Hmm. Let’s find out! I just did ranges, not exact ages, but you can post your age if you want. I think 13 is the minimum age to be a Doper. Poll to follow. ETA: I am 35. --- ## [Bump-starting an automatic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-starting-an-automatic/145170)
**Author:** [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2002, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bump-starting-an-automatic/145170 "2002-12-30T03:38:30Z")
In the course of my duties as a Valet, I sometimes have to give jump-starts to cars with dead batteries. When a stick-shift goes dead, all I have to do is get it rolling downhill and pop the clutch in first. How come I… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, May 8, 2014 -- "The Gorilla Dissolution"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-may-8-2014-the-gorilla-dissolution/687978)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2014, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-may-8-2014-the-gorilla-dissolution/687978 "2014-05-15T17:51:03Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Opticians never want to replace lenses: Scam?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opticians-never-want-to-replace-lenses-scam/656978)
**Author:** [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2015, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/opticians-never-want-to-replace-lenses-scam/656978 "2015-06-28T09:36:27Z")
Whenever I go to an optician for new lenses, they always strongly resist replacing the lenses in my existing frame. And I often want to keep my frame, not only to save money, but also once I find something I like, I don’… --- ## [If The Tea Party Was Actually Serious](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-tea-party-was-actually-serious/557250)
**Author:** [@emacknight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emacknight)\ **Replies:** 348\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-the-tea-party-was-actually-serious/557250 "2010-10-31T19:13:34Z")
Besides all the racism, bigotry, and otherwise nonsensical ramblings, the way I know the Tea Party isn’t in any way serious is this: taxes need to be raised, and they need to be raised a lot. They should have been rais… --- ## [Old folks using McDonald's as an old folks' home. What would you do?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-using-mcdonalds-as-an-old-folks-home-what-would-you-do/678926)
**Author:** [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Replies:** 207\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2014, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-using-mcdonalds-as-an-old-folks-home-what-would-you-do/678926 "2014-04-18T14:02:50Z")
The story: If you were the owner of the McDonald’s, what would you do about this? Would your solution be any different if these were teenagers? --- ## [Why did T-Rex have such teeny arms?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-t-rex-have-such-teeny-arms/622058)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2013, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-t-rex-have-such-teeny-arms/622058 "2013-02-11T19:01:24Z")
Why did T-Rex have such teeny arms? They couldn’t reach it’s mouth to help it eat. They couldn’t help it get up if it fell over. It just seems so impractical! --- ## [Don't carry a psycho cat when you're nekkid in the MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-carry-a-psycho-cat-when-youre-nekkid-in-the-mmp/699840)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 286\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2014, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-carry-a-psycho-cat-when-youre-nekkid-in-the-mmp/699840 "2014-10-06T09:10:36Z")
I think the title sums it up nicely. While I was away, \*\*FCD \*\*instituted a no-cats-sleeping-in-the-bedroom-at-night policy. I disagree, but it’s not that big a deal. But the other night, Ziva followed me in when I we… --- ## [Predict the number dead from COVID-19 in America by end of 2020](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-number-dead-from-covid-19-in-america-by-end-of-2020/850561)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 312\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2021, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/predict-the-number-dead-from-covid-19-in-america-by-end-of-2020/850561 "2021-12-02T13:08:30Z")
I don’t think this forum allows polls but please choose between: \[ol\] \[li\]Less than 50K\[/li\]\[li\]50 to 100K\[/li\]\[li\]100 to 200K\[/li\]\[li\]200 to 300K\[/li\]\[li\]300 to 500K\[/li\]\[li\]500K to 1M\[/li\]\[li\]Over 1 M\[/li\]\[/ol\] I’m … --- ## [4wheel drive on dry pavement. How long before it breaks?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4wheel-drive-on-dry-pavement-how-long-before-it-breaks/716283)
**Author:** [@Sigene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigene)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2015, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4wheel-drive-on-dry-pavement-how-long-before-it-breaks/716283 "2015-04-03T07:59:27Z")
I’ve been told that if you lock your truck in 4 wheel drive and drive on dry pavement…“bad things happen”. The wheels bind up, something breaks and it’s just not a good thing to do. Roughly, how far can I drive before … --- ## [Song lyrics you deliberately sing wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-you-deliberately-sing-wrong/620444)
**Author:** [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Replies:** 204\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2013, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-you-deliberately-sing-wrong/620444 "2013-07-09T04:43:49Z")
I have some songs where I sing the wrong words because it’s funnier that way. Mumford and Sons - Sigh No More. The actual lyric is “Man is a giddy thing”, which I sing as “Man is a guinea pig”. Florence and the Machin… --- ## [Attawapiskat - Solutions?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attawapiskat-solutions/605344)
**Author:** [@Nunavut\_Boy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunavut_Boy)\ **Replies:** 159\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2014, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attawapiskat-solutions/605344 "2014-04-10T03:54:07Z")
For those not in the know, Attawapiskat is a fly-in and -out native reserve in northern Ontario that has declared a state of emergency due to inadequate housing/infrastructure in their community of approximately 2,000 pe… --- ## [Women, oral sex, and vaginal odor: am I the only one that cares? (Possible TMI)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-oral-sex-and-vaginal-odor-am-i-the-only-one-that-cares-possible-tmi/172375)
**Author:** [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Replies:** 135\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2017, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-oral-sex-and-vaginal-odor-am-i-the-only-one-that-cares-possible-tmi/172375 "2017-10-31T01:21:49Z")
This is an issue that I have been thinking about ever since I parted ways with the last woman I dated, about six weeks ago. This woman really liked oral sex, both giving and receiving. This created a problem, since I did… --- ## [\*\*\*\* Forum Rules: PLEASE READ! \*\*\*\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-rules-please-read/329913)
**Author:** [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2024, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forum-rules-please-read/329913 "2024-03-03T17:14:07Z")
We’ve consolidated and slightly revised the Rules for Cafe Society. Basically, we’ve put one rule per post, for easier reference. Please note that this forum is for discussions related to arts, entertainment, and similar… --- ## [True Detective: Season Two .How is it](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-season-two-how-is-it/723095)
**Author:** [@Absene\_Myth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Absene_Myth)\ **Replies:** 276\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2015, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-season-two-how-is-it/723095 "2015-08-26T13:18:35Z")
What do you think of the changes in True Detective after you’ve seen the first episode? --- ## [The Epically Continuing MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-epically-continuing-mmp/698529)
**Author:** [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Replies:** 256\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2014, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-epically-continuing-mmp/698529 "2014-09-22T05:38:13Z")
As y’all may know, I’ve been writing a Continuing Epic which has all the earmarks of growing into novel proportions. It started as a post for LJ Idol and then suddenly inspirations began merging, characters started recur… --- ## [I know: Let's flatter each other shamelessly for sig lines](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-lets-flatter-each-other-shamelessly-for-sig-lines/201748)
**Author:** [@Satisfying\_Andy\_Licious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satisfying_Andy_Licious)\ **Replies:** 432\ **Last updated:** [January 25, 2004, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-know-lets-flatter-each-other-shamelessly-for-sig-lines/201748 "2004-01-25T12:13:59Z")
Have you noticed how some posters here have flattering sig lines that consist of a quote from someone else? You know, a quote that praises the poster as the best, brightest, hottest, smartest, bestest person in creation. … --- ## [How was the Ingalls family affected by the US Civil War?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-the-ingalls-family-affected-by-the-us-civil-war/623998)
**Author:** [@Drum\_God](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drum_God)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2017, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-was-the-ingalls-family-affected-by-the-us-civil-war/623998 "2017-12-07T21:00:09Z")
This afternoon, my wife had an episode of Little House on the Prairie on TV. Mary and Laura were telling Pa of an exciting celebration at school - the US Centennial. Naturally, this would be in 1876. According to Wiki… --- ## [I need to build a sound-deadening enclosure for my generator.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-build-a-sound-deadening-enclosure-for-my-generator/534983)
**Author:** [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2010, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-to-build-a-sound-deadening-enclosure-for-my-generator/534983 "2010-04-07T15:59:11Z")
We lost pwoer for nearly 24 hours this past weekend. Thank goodness for the generator, because we had cakes to prepare and other things to get done (it was also my son’s birthday). We have a gas powered 7KW generator a… --- ## [Ask the girl doing in-vitro fertilization (IVF)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-girl-doing-in-vitro-fertilization-ivf/610512)
**Author:** [@EmAnJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmAnJ)\ **Replies:** 182\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2012, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-girl-doing-in-vitro-fertilization-ivf/610512 "2012-03-20T21:31:26Z")
I have previously done an Ask the girl doing intrauterine insemination thread, however the IUI’s obviously never worked. We also have had Ask the guy whose wife just went through in-vitro fertilization. I am sure there … --- ## [Mad-Men: 7.13 "The Milk & Honey Route" (open spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-7-13-the-milk-honey-route-open-spoilers/719731)
**Author:** [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Replies:** 218\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2015, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-men-7-13-the-milk-honey-route-open-spoilers/719731 "2015-05-20T14:32:38Z")
\[QUOTE=AMC\] Don has trouble sleeping. Pete is blindsided by a difficult friend. Facing a new challenge, Henry arranges a family reunion. \[/QUOTE\] Last episode before the series finale next week. --- ## [Did cowboys really used to do quick draw?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-cowboys-really-used-to-do-quick-draw/538416)
**Author:** [@notsoheavyd3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notsoheavyd3)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2011, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-cowboys-really-used-to-do-quick-draw/538416 "2011-05-02T07:52:19Z")
Ok so I haven’t watched the latest Deadliest Warrior. (A show that makes me appreciate how much actual science gets done on Mythbusters BTW. This is disturbing since DW supposedly has an actual scientist and MB doesn’t.)… --- ## [Your beliefs and thoughts on the "atheist billboard"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-beliefs-and-thoughts-on-the-atheist-billboard/562195)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 219\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-beliefs-and-thoughts-on-the-atheist-billboard/562195 "2010-12-06T15:35:23Z")
Story here --- ## [You're a goddam cart thief, and they should call the cops on you.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-goddam-cart-thief-and-they-should-call-the-cops-on-you/636181)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 137\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2013, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-goddam-cart-thief-and-they-should-call-the-cops-on-you/636181 "2013-05-30T18:59:34Z")
In recent years (or just in the neighborhoods where I’ve lived in recent years) it seems to be in fashion to buy your groceries, put them back in the cart, and then push that cart as much as a half-mile down the road to … --- ## [Amanda Bynes - Porn Star \[looks\]!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-bynes-porn-star-looks/525222)
**Author:** [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2010, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amanda-bynes-porn-star-looks/525222 "2010-06-24T03:20:51Z")
Holy Crap. I’m sorry if this is a little creepy to some, what with Amanda being a (no longer child) star I was a little surprised to see that she now looks very porn-star-y… Just, wow. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=132&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=134&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)