# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1332&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:** 1333 --- ## [Could Bill Clinton Run As Vice President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-bill-clinton-run-as-vice-president/320028)
**Author:** [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2005, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-bill-clinton-run-as-vice-president/320028 "2005-09-06T18:15:08Z")
Just wondering…not that he has suggested it or that he would even want to, but could he run as Vice President in the next election? I know the rule is you cannot run for President for a third term, but assuming he ran a… --- ## [Bottled water, why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottled-water-why/504081)
**Author:** [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2009, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bottled-water-why/504081 "2009-08-22T04:09:38Z")
After reading this article, I am truly questioning the cult of bottled water. I’ve never been a huge consumer of bottled water (perhaps buying one bottle, then re-using it throughout the day), but I’m pretty turned off … --- ## [a question about healthy blood glucose levels for diabetes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-healthy-blood-glucose-levels-for-diabetes/588954)
**Author:** [@Man\_from\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_from_Mars)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2011, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-about-healthy-blood-glucose-levels-for-diabetes/588954 "2011-07-15T05:34:42Z")
I’ve just recently had bloodwork done, including a series of tests to check on my lungs, liver, etc after having difficulty breathing a few weeks ago. Without getting into too much detail about those tests (I’m okay, at … --- ## [Can you help me locate a painting I don't know the name of? Using my poor description alone?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-me-locate-a-painting-i-dont-know-the-name-of-using-my-poor-description-alone/542556)
**Author:** [@KarlGauss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGauss)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2010, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-help-me-locate-a-painting-i-dont-know-the-name-of-using-my-poor-description-alone/542556 "2010-06-10T21:05:34Z")
Thanks, I appreciate your help (and your optimism!) For years I’ve been trying to identify a painting I once saw. I have tried and tried to locate it, done a zillion Google image searches, pored over on-line galleries, … --- ## [Why is "Plan B" so expensive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-plan-b-so-expensive/646020)
**Author:** [@Atakapa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atakapa)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2013, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-plan-b-so-expensive/646020 "2013-01-06T02:23:29Z")
It’s my understanding that the “morning after” pill is merely a very high dosage of the active ingredients in regular hormonal birth control pills. But after a condom broke yesterday, I ended up spending an entire day se… --- ## [Fred Phelps falls off the edge of the world...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-phelps-falls-off-the-edge-of-the-world/309154)
**Author:** [@Mapache](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mapache)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2005, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fred-phelps-falls-off-the-edge-of-the-world/309154 "2005-07-15T14:38:40Z")
From http://www.godhatesamerica.com/: Thank God for IEDs killing American soldiers in strange lands every day. WBC rejoices every time the Lord God in His vengeance kills or maims an American soldier with an Improvised… --- ## [A question re the American school system and sports](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-re-the-american-school-system-and-sports/681471)
**Author:** [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-question-re-the-american-school-system-and-sports/681471 "2014-02-21T16:17:43Z")
As Johnny Foreigner there is something I’ve been wondering about the American school system. What exactly is the connection between academic achievement and achivement in sports, am I mistaken in the assumption that achi… --- ## [I got called a faggot today! Advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-called-a-faggot-today-advice/362392)
**Author:** [@rostfrei](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rostfrei)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2006, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-called-a-faggot-today-advice/362392 "2006-06-28T17:29:34Z")
Last Friday at 7am, I was waiting at the bus stop in my quiet residential neighborhood in the Twin Peaks area of San Francisco. As the bus was coming up, a lady (and I use the term loosely) pulled up in front of me in h… --- ## [Thy big tits](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thy-big-tits/498264)
**Author:** [@chowder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chowder)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2009, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thy-big-tits/498264 "2009-07-03T11:36:08Z")
The Hot Yellow Big Incandescent Globe That’s In The Sky. Summer has arrived in Merrie England and is expected to last until Wednesday June 3rd. Temps in the high 70s, Barbecues,Topless joggers (male :frowning: ), Ice c… --- ## [The Crimson Tide Run For the 2010 Championship](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crimson-tide-run-for-the-2010-championship/524108)
**Author:** [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2010, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-crimson-tide-run-for-the-2010-championship/524108 "2010-01-12T14:19:14Z")
Post your thoughts in this thread as we watch the 2010 National BCS Championship between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Texas Longhorns. Roll, Tide Roll! --- ## [Why are there no Protestants on South Park?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-protestants-on-south-park/644870)
**Author:** [@robert\_columbia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robert_columbia)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2012, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-there-no-protestants-on-south-park/644870 "2012-12-25T02:10:40Z")
One thing that I’ve noticed about South Park is that the default religion in the town is Roman Catholicism. Every one of the regular South Park boys (Cartman, Stan, Kenny, Butters) except for Kyle is explicitly shown to… --- ## [I'm pretty sure spoon bending is a real psychic power](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-spoon-bending-is-a-real-psychic-power/612407)
**Author:** [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2012, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-pretty-sure-spoon-bending-is-a-real-psychic-power/612407 "2012-02-14T17:11:46Z")
Which is incredibly useful in the real world. Because you know, magnetic fields and brain scans… and shit. --- ## ["The ObamaCare Tax"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-obamacare-tax/626601)
**Author:** [@bahia\_hombre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bahia_hombre)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-obamacare-tax/626601 "2012-08-04T16:25:25Z")
To coin a phrase…Stephen Moore jumps out front in the WSJ: --- ## [The Two-rooks Rule in Chess](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-rooks-rule-in-chess/51084)
**Author:** [@2sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2sense)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2005, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-two-rooks-rule-in-chess/51084 "2005-03-15T22:59:25Z")
In an answer concerning “Free Parking” in Monopoly, Cecil noted an alternative chess rule allowing a player to move both rooks a single space forward in one move. Has anyone played this option? I am wondering what the … --- ## [Why are women repressed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-women-repressed/79398)
**Author:** [@HairyPotter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HairyPotter)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2002, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-women-repressed/79398 "2002-08-12T04:42:13Z")
For most of its history, the U.S. Constitution, a document crafted exclusively by men, has denied women the right to vote. Women hold a very small portion of the top positions in government and industry. Most religions r… --- ## [Parents kicking their kids out at 18?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-kicking-their-kids-out-at-18/728245)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2015, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/parents-kicking-their-kids-out-at-18/728245 "2015-08-22T23:46:28Z")
In the old days when a kid turned 18 and finished high school many would leave home. Or maybe be kicked out. Thats pretty rare nowadays but I know one woman who is a friend of my wife who said after HS graduation her Mom… --- ## [Melodic rock bassists - know them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melodic-rock-bassists-know-them/341598)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2006, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/melodic-rock-bassists-know-them/341598 "2006-01-31T14:28:33Z")
I’ve played bass guitar for about seven years and have noticed a lot about the styles of individual rock bassists since most of my musical education has come from careful analytic listening. I have been a huge fan of the… --- ## [Design the Most Racially/Culturally Biased IQ Test Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-the-most-racially-culturally-biased-iq-test-ever/366231)
**Author:** [@Mesquite-oh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mesquite-oh)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2006, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/design-the-most-racially-culturally-biased-iq-test-ever/366231 "2006-07-31T03:59:44Z")
Design an IQ test question that people in your racial/ethnic/religious/geographic cultural group would get correct at a higher rate than people outside the group would get For this version of The Most Biased IQ Test Eve… --- ## [Halloween party ideas for 3-5 year olds](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-party-ideas-for-3-5-year-olds/514767)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2009, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/halloween-party-ideas-for-3-5-year-olds/514767 "2009-10-23T19:07:25Z")
It seems that we’re throwing a party for about 8-10 3-5 year old kids for Halloween. I have no idea what to do with them since they are so young. I’d like to get some ideas of things that we can do that may scare them … --- ## [Staying near Yellowstone, and things to see in Yellowstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/staying-near-yellowstone-and-things-to-see-in-yellowstone/660261)
**Author:** [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2013, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/staying-near-yellowstone-and-things-to-see-in-yellowstone/660261 "2013-09-14T00:51:06Z")
I’ve got a trip planned over Labor day weekend to the Yellowstone area. I’m now looking at places to stay and quite frankly it seems to be kind of a pain to find places. I know it’s not going to be cheap, but some of the… --- ## [Al Franken's new book "Giant of the Senate"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-frankens-new-book-giant-of-the-senate/787804)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2017, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/al-frankens-new-book-giant-of-the-senate/787804 "2017-07-13T21:21:41Z")
Anyone reading this? I’m about halfway through and it’s terrific – funny, self-deprecating, and educational. I highly recommend it – a very interesting (and frank, at least to me) look at recent politics. --- ## [Is this the same as cutting in line?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-same-as-cutting-in-line/785193)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Replies:** 110\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2017, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-the-same-as-cutting-in-line/785193 "2017-04-28T01:30:09Z")
I was at a rather crowded grocery store yesterday, and the register lines were long. As I waited in line, I saw a woman near the head of another line gesturing to someone. A man came with a full shopping cart and joined … --- ## [Help! I've been stuck on the ceiling since 6. Should I have been outside for this?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-ive-been-stuck-on-the-ceiling-since-6-should-i-have-been-outside-for-this/582741)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2011, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-ive-been-stuck-on-the-ceiling-since-6-should-i-have-been-outside-for-this/582741 "2011-06-12T03:27:02Z")
Okay, so I fell asleep in front of the TV after an early dinner then I wake up bouncing up against the ceiling. I hung there naked for quite a while not knowing what to do. I finally managed to inch my way across the ce… --- ## [Why is Hulu so dark?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hulu-so-dark/565555)
**Author:** [@furryman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/furryman)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2011, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-hulu-so-dark/565555 "2011-03-10T14:35:04Z")
It looks like everything was filmed in a dimly lit cave. Sometimes I feel like I’m rewatching Tim Burton’s “Batman”. Is there any way to fix it? Is there another free streaming service with a better quality picture? --- ## [Famous theories about deep space and astronomy that have been proven to be wrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-theories-about-deep-space-and-astronomy-that-have-been-proven-to-be-wrong/650993)
**Author:** [@nansbread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nansbread)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2013, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-theories-about-deep-space-and-astronomy-that-have-been-proven-to-be-wrong/650993 "2013-03-27T22:26:42Z")
Deep space and astronomy is a subject with a lot of far fetched theories that are bandied about by established researchers and theorists. Dark matter, curvature of space & time, billions and trillions of galaxies, parall… --- ## [What's the most unusual radio format you've ever encountered?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-unusual-radio-format-youve-ever-encountered/727970)
**Author:** [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-most-unusual-radio-format-youve-ever-encountered/727970 "2026-04-22T18:43:24Z")
This is a spinoff of the “obscure #1 song” thread. In 2007, I was driving through the Oklahoma Panhandle at dusk, and while searching the radio, I found a station that only played songs that had hit #1 on the charts. W… --- ## [Should I be paranoid about this home buyer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-paranoid-about-this-home-buyer/819728)
**Author:** [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2018, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-i-be-paranoid-about-this-home-buyer/819728 "2018-09-12T20:24:33Z")
My sister and I are in the final stages of selling our dad’s home in Kansas and closing his estate. We have a buyer lined up and sale contracts were signed with closing of the sale scheduled for 23, Aug. Today, my sister… --- ## [What was the smallest English coin by face value?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-smallest-english-coin-by-face-value/675965)
**Author:** [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2013, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-smallest-english-coin-by-face-value/675965 "2013-12-17T01:22:16Z")
I had assumed it was the farthing, worth a quarter of a penny and 1/960 of a pound, but then I saw a half farthing. And then a third of a farthing. So how low did it go? --- ## [Tough Walmart chicken](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tough-walmart-chicken/671784)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2013, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tough-walmart-chicken/671784 "2013-10-23T11:16:49Z")
A new Walmart opened near me, and unlike the old one, this one is half super market. So I gave it a try. Among other things I brought home a seven-pound chicken, a little bigger than the ones I normally buy. Well, I roas… --- ## [Tell me your dorm stories](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-dorm-stories/471741)
**Author:** [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-your-dorm-stories/471741 "2008-11-08T07:51:43Z")
I’m working on packing in hopes of moving into the dorms at CSU Channel Islands next semester. So tell me your horror stories, tell me about the life long friendships forged, tell me about your indiscretions. --- ## [Have you ever felt like saying "fuck you" to certain people in your life?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-felt-like-saying-fuck-you-to-certain-people-in-your-life/805995)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever-felt-like-saying-fuck-you-to-certain-people-in-your-life/805995 "2018-01-16T20:48:16Z")
If so, this is the thread for you. (The thread title does NOT apply to other Dopers, of course. We never say that to them.) Fuck you to my late husband’s cousin who has decided she’s not speaking to me in spite of all t… --- ## [Fiat started for the first time in a Century](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiat-started-for-the-first-time-in-a-century/706101)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2015, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fiat-started-for-the-first-time-in-a-century/706101 "2015-04-06T23:42:40Z")
28.5 litres! :eek: And it’s only a four-cylinder. The Fiat S76 was built to beat a speed record. With 300 hp, it set a new record of 116 mph. --- ## [Just got a big box of stuff from amazon...that I didn't order](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-a-big-box-of-stuff-from-amazon-that-i-didnt-order/774725)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-got-a-big-box-of-stuff-from-amazon-that-i-didnt-order/774725 "2017-08-10T14:33:05Z")
Got home. BIG box from amazon on my front porch. How big? Both my dogs (60 lbs & 35 lbs) could fit into it comfortably. Amazon label addressed to me. Although I order from amazon a lot, I wasn’t expecting anything at the… --- ## [Big Bang Theory 24/5 The Lunar Excitation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-24-5-the-lunar-excitation/540683)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2010, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-bang-theory-24-5-the-lunar-excitation/540683 "2010-05-28T19:39:30Z")
I enjoyed this episode. The idea that Leonard has spoiled Penny for the guys she used to date because they’re just so STUPID was a nice touch. “Who thinks we’re going to blow up the moon? Now that’s a great question!” --- ## [I pit idiotic liberals who encourage children to commit felonies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-idiotic-liberals-who-encourage-children-to-commit-felonies/708098)
**Author:** [@Flyer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flyer)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2014, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-pit-idiotic-liberals-who-encourage-children-to-commit-felonies/708098 "2014-12-26T15:49:39Z")
I had never heard of Rejina Sincic before today. She’s an anti-gun activist who has come up with quite possibly the most incredibly stupid gun-related idea ever. She released a PSA on Youtube, aimed at schoolchildren, … --- ## [USA Dopers: Which "region" is your current location?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-dopers-which-region-is-your-current-location/700973)
**Author:** [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2014, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-dopers-which-region-is-your-current-location/700973 "2014-10-13T14:40:50Z")
Please refer to Self-identify your “Region” for the background of this poll, and specifically to the blugillion choices to be made for what constitutes region in this post. For purpose of this thread and poll, I’ve sele… --- ## [Rubystreak is a fucking narcissist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rubystreak-is-a-fucking-narcissist/504343)
**Author:** [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2009, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rubystreak-is-a-fucking-narcissist/504343 "2009-07-28T04:19:54Z")
So in a couple threads in Great Debates, Rubystreak has taken issue with something I said, and now she tells me that she is pursuing a harassment claim with the moderators. I guess she thinks that she owns great debates… --- ## [V8 - The V is for Fucking Vile (gross)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v8-the-v-is-for-fucking-vile-gross/100891)
**Author:** [@Daowajan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daowajan)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2002, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/v8-the-v-is-for-fucking-vile-gross/100891 "2002-04-05T00:21:22Z")
So I was feeling thirsty… and I remembered the six-pack of V8 my mom had bought me a couple of weeks ago. Cool, I think. V8 Splash is pretty tasty, I’ve got no reason to fear its less watery cousin. So I pop the top on … --- ## [Nipple hypocrisy in Fantasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nipple-hypocrisy-in-fantasia/148785)
**Author:** [@Incubus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Incubus)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2003, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nipple-hypocrisy-in-fantasia/148785 "2003-01-22T03:29:51Z")
I was reading an article someone linked from a previous post that said that Walt Disney did not want the Nymphs (which looked more like Centaurs to me) to have nipples, in some attempt to de-sexualize the cartoon or some… --- ## [A murderous ABC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murderous-abc/584574)
**Author:** [@LonesomePolecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LonesomePolecat)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2011, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-murderous-abc/584574 "2011-06-16T17:21:24Z")
A holds a gun on B and tells C, “If you don’t do what I say, I will shoot B. You will then be a murderer.” C refuses to comply, and A shoots B. Is C in any way morally responsible for the murder of B? --- ## [How would polar bears fare in the antarctic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-polar-bears-fare-in-the-antarctic/587770)
**Author:** [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2011, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-polar-bears-fare-in-the-antarctic/587770 "2011-07-06T04:07:03Z")
Have their been any scientific or speculative studies done about how polar bears would fare if they were released into the antarctic? Any discourse on how the ecology would be impacted by introducing this exotic species… --- ## [Why is the killing of harmless spiders not condemned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-killing-of-harmless-spiders-not-condemned/736663)
**Author:** [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Replies:** 74\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2015, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-the-killing-of-harmless-spiders-not-condemned/736663 "2015-11-29T14:36:51Z")
People kill harmless spiders all the time (I’m not referring to black widows, brown recluses or Sydney funnel-web spiders, but harmless ones) for no other reason other than that the spiders cause fear and distress. And t… --- ## [I don't even like going to the movies anymore.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-even-like-going-to-the-movies-anymore/411678)
**Author:** [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Replies:** 104\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2007, 9:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-even-like-going-to-the-movies-anymore/411678 "2007-07-21T09:41:06Z")
Maybe I’m getting old, but I simply just can’t remember the last time I went to a movie without a group of teenagers ruining it. The latest example is Harry Potter, where a stupid little girl kept hugging her stupid lit… --- ## [Former lovers of undercover officers sue police over deceit (UK)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-lovers-of-undercover-officers-sue-police-over-deceit-uk/606545)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2011, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/former-lovers-of-undercover-officers-sue-police-over-deceit-uk/606545 "2011-12-29T19:41:27Z")
I saw this article (thread title is the same as the article) and thought it raised some interesting questions worthy of debate. (from link above) Granted this is in the UK but I think the questions raised apply equall… --- ## [How the hell do I add fonts to Photoshop? (Mac)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-do-i-add-fonts-to-photoshop-mac/615508)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2012, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-the-hell-do-i-add-fonts-to-photoshop-mac/615508 "2012-03-12T10:28:59Z")
I’ve tried Googling this, but nothing any link shows works. All the processes I find are for Windows (despite me putting “Macintosh” into my parameters) or assumes that you’re freshly downloading the font from some webs… --- ## [Fox News Article: "Newt Gingrich's three marriages mean he might make a strong president -- really"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news-article-newt-gingrichs-three-marriages-mean-he-might-make-a-strong-president-really/610220)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fox-news-article-newt-gingrichs-three-marriages-mean-he-might-make-a-strong-president-really/610220 "2012-02-24T14:29:48Z")
This is either a great example of how Fox will stoop to any level and twist any facts in order to further their agenda, or it’s a brilliant satirical piece. Unfortunately, I suspect that it’s the first. If this article … --- ## [Can "hosts" file be locked?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-hosts-file-be-locked/693954)
**Author:** [@Dingbang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dingbang)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2014, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-hosts-file-be-locked/693954 "2014-07-29T18:05:16Z")
Can the “hosts” file in WIN7/system32/drivers be locked and the computer still work? My nephew is in the habit of looking at some particular porn sites and his mom asked about parental control software. I suggested she … --- ## [I was hit by a drunk driver](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-hit-by-a-drunk-driver/515399)
**Author:** [@Kricket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kricket)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2009, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-was-hit-by-a-drunk-driver/515399 "2009-11-27T23:25:33Z")
I’m sore and I’m tired as heck but for the most part I’m fine and so is my passenger. My van is totaled. We had just left the ICP concert and were heading home when we were hit. We left the concert all happy and cover… --- ## [Top Chef (9/23) \[SPOILERS\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-chef-9-23-spoilers/511383)
**Author:** [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2009, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/top-chef-9-23-spoilers/511383 "2009-10-01T22:22:00Z")
Or Deconstruction Junction, what’s your Malfunction? Needless to say, the show has become a little too predictable, since the eventual Final 4 (3 of whom were in the top 4 last night) are all but predetermined. Pumping… --- ## [Enough with the Hello Kitty crap!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-hello-kitty-crap/279165)
**Author:** [@Scribble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scribble)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2004, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/enough-with-the-hello-kitty-crap/279165 "2004-12-29T15:47:58Z")
Before I begin, let me make it clear that I have nothing against people who like Hello Kitty. On the whole, they seem to be a reasonable enough lot, with the exception of those guys who rioted over the lack of Hello Kitt… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1331&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1333&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)