# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=134&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:** 135 --- ## [Why did most of Europe just lay down for Germany at the start of WWII?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-most-of-europe-just-lay-down-for-germany-at-the-start-of-wwii/562233)
**Author:** [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Replies:** 205\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2011, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-most-of-europe-just-lay-down-for-germany-at-the-start-of-wwii/562233 "2011-01-01T17:05:20Z")
I’m reading my way through this book about WWII. This book focuses almost exclusively on the military and political strategies of the war. It’s an excellent book so far and you can get it really cheap at B&N on the bar… --- ## [Ten years of the Dope: a history](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-years-of-the-dope-a-history/515189)
**Author:** [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [December 17, 2009, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ten-years-of-the-dope-a-history/515189 "2009-12-17T08:28:13Z")
(A work in progress) A few threads ago someone asked about the origins of “Gotcha Ya,” and I was shocked to realize that it goes all the way back to 2001. It feels so recent. I started thinking about other things that m… --- ## [So what would YOU do with a jar of Artichoke Antipasto?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-would-you-do-with-a-jar-of-artichoke-antipasto/634796)
**Author:** [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\ **Replies:** 37\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2017, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-what-would-you-do-with-a-jar-of-artichoke-antipasto/634796 "2017-04-12T03:13:24Z")
I bought this at Trader Joe’s and now I don’t know what to do with it…something with pasta? I’m clueless. Ingredients: artichokes,oil, spices, vinegar. Sort of a finely-chopped consistency–spreadable but chunky. All ri… --- ## [Gone With the Wind-Architectural question](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gone-with-the-wind-architectural-question/496700)
**Author:** [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2009, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gone-with-the-wind-architectural-question/496700 "2009-05-29T16:29:33Z")
What was under that big red staircase at Tara? --- ## [How do "free" porno sites make money?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-free-porno-sites-make-money/572861)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-free-porno-sites-make-money/572861 "2011-03-01T02:37:06Z")
First of all,“porno sites” are places on the Internet where people go for their sexual gratification, stimulation, whatever (just thought I’d make that clear for the Dopers who’ve never seen one). Many are pay, but a zi… --- ## [What's with the entrenched anti-religion groupthink around here?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-entrenched-anti-religion-groupthink-around-here/478365)
**Author:** [@What\_the\_deuce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the_deuce)\ **Replies:** 435\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-entrenched-anti-religion-groupthink-around-here/478365 "2008-12-30T17:14:06Z")
I’m inspired by this thread. I hope Jesse Leigh sticks around, just to add a little flavor to the usual thinking on this board rather than being chased off and further cementing this board as hostile to pro-religious op… --- ## [New favorite YouTube video](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-favorite-youtube-video/426772)
**Author:** [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Replies:** 287\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2008, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-favorite-youtube-video/426772 "2008-03-06T11:53:11Z")
Mostly just silly, but some of the subtitles are definitely NSFW: “Fart in the duck” http: //ca.youtube.com/watch?v=iRUGGy9RVrM Biggest laugh I’ve had for some time! Language Log blog has even commented. Language Log:… --- ## [Cyber Monday MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-monday-mmp/642140)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 366\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cyber-monday-mmp/642140 "2012-12-03T18:02:31Z")
Cyber Monday? Really? Totally silly concept, but marketing genuis, I suppose. That’s all I’ve got. It’s cold and dark and I’m back at work after a long weekend of not being at work. Happy Monday! Now go buy me some… --- ## [Man, this brings tears to muh eyes. Anti-Austerity protests raging in Europe.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-this-brings-tears-to-muh-eyes-anti-austerity-protests-raging-in-europe/555471)
**Author:** [@Le\_Jacquelope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Jacquelope)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/man-this-brings-tears-to-muh-eyes-anti-austerity-protests-raging-in-europe/555471 "2010-10-08T15:24:34Z")
I wish we had the stones to do this in America. --- ## [The American Public is Fucking Gruesome](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-public-is-fucking-gruesome/580550)
**Author:** [@Tarwater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarwater)\ **Replies:** 284\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2011, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-american-public-is-fucking-gruesome/580550 "2011-05-11T11:21:53Z")
Being glad bin Laden is dead is one thing, but why the fuck are you excited about seeing his corpse? Like, authentically excited to see his dead body. I was watching CNN this morning and they were conducting interviews w… --- ## [Game of Thrones 7.03 "The Queen's Justice" 7/30/17](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-7-03-the-queens-justice-7-30-17/792453)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 321\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2017, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-7-03-the-queens-justice-7-30-17/792453 "2017-08-06T22:56:26Z")
7.01 “Dragonstone” 7.02 Stormborn This is the discussion thread for the show on its own. The books do not exist in this thread. Open discussion for the books/show here. --- ## [Income Inequality: revolution, taxes, or war?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-inequality-revolution-taxes-or-war/715573)
**Author:** [@rsa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsa)\ **Replies:** 201\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2015, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/income-inequality-revolution-taxes-or-war/715573 "2015-06-20T00:26:22Z")
Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones gave an interesting talk at a TED conference this week. He argues that the ever increasing income inequality cannot continue indefinitely. Article I thought that the purpose of profits wa… --- ## [What happens if you throw a coconut in a campfire?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-throw-a-coconut-in-a-campfire/576702)
**Author:** [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2019, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happens-if-you-throw-a-coconut-in-a-campfire/576702 "2019-12-01T03:49:11Z")
Will it explode? --- ## [Amazon.com Rewards Visa Card from Chase - What's the catch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-com-rewards-visa-card-from-chase-whats-the-catch/665278)
**Author:** [@Peanuthead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peanuthead)\ **Replies:** 71\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2015, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amazon-com-rewards-visa-card-from-chase-whats-the-catch/665278 "2015-07-16T21:42:06Z")
I want to buy about $109 worth of merchandise from Amazon. At the checkout they are offering me $50 off my purchase if I sign up for this card. Sounds pretty good to me. Of course when something sounds that good it’s us… --- ## [What does the word "Pamplamousse" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-word-pamplamousse-mean/344154)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2010, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-word-pamplamousse-mean/344154 "2010-09-29T20:19:14Z")
This word popped into my head lthis morning while showering, and I can’t get rid of it. It’s got to mean something, but I have no specific memory of it. It doesn’t look as if it was one of the Banana Splits characters. … --- ## [Has "Nice" New Pope Made Media Stop Caring About Pedophile Priests?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-nice-new-pope-made-media-stop-caring-about-pedophile-priests/679837)
**Author:** [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-nice-new-pope-made-media-stop-caring-about-pedophile-priests/679837 "2014-09-01T22:19:02Z")
For very good and very obvious reasons, the media devoted a lot of air time and a lot of ink to the scandal of pedophile Catholic priests during the years that Benedict XVI was Pope. But quick- when’s the last time you … --- ## [The Tea Party movement's overall effect on the 2010 midterms](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-movements-overall-effect-on-the-2010-midterms/553916)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2010, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-tea-party-movements-overall-effect-on-the-2010-midterms/553916 "2010-11-03T16:47:19Z")
Wikipedia summary of the Tea Party movement’s Effects on 2010 mid-term election cycle: Is this more impact than you expected? Less? What will be the net Tea Party Effect on E-Day? What does this bode for 2012? In t… --- ## [Can you square pi (3.1415965...)? If so, what is pi squared?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-square-pi-3-1415965-if-so-what-is-pi-squared/620454)
**Author:** [@Sheriru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sheriru)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2012, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-square-pi-3-1415965-if-so-what-is-pi-squared/620454 "2012-05-03T02:51:21Z")
Random question :smiley: please help me find the answer! --- ## [So You Think You Can Dance, Season 5](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-season-5/496856)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 310\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2009, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-you-think-you-can-dance-season-5/496856 "2009-11-07T17:42:20Z")
So You Think You Can Dance – a.k.a. SYTYCD (to help anyone using “search” to find this thread) – has its season premiere Thursday of this week, on Fox. Nigel is back, as is Mary Murphy (and god save our eardrums from he… --- ## ["This is a Catholic country". Your foetus is more important than your life.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-catholic-country-your-foetus-is-more-important-than-your-life/640966)
**Author:** [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Replies:** 190\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2012, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-a-catholic-country-your-foetus-is-more-important-than-your-life/640966 "2012-11-29T01:40:08Z")
A 31-year-old woman, Savita Praveen Halappanavar, has died in an Irish hospital after being denied an abortion to save her life. Link She was suffering a slow miscarriage and getting sicker and sicker, but doctors refu… --- ## [Revolution - Season Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revolution-season-thread/635036)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 191\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2013, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/revolution-season-thread/635036 "2013-06-05T12:23:21Z")
Thought I’d get it started. So far, the pilot is really good. :smiley: I think NBC may give ABC’s 9 pm show, Castle fits this season in the ratings. --- ## [Zimmerman/Martin - how did this get to be about race?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-martin-how-did-this-get-to-be-about-race/663487)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 230\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/zimmerman-martin-how-did-this-get-to-be-about-race/663487 "2013-08-02T20:09:21Z")
(Sorry for yet another thread - but I’m not sure this has been addressed.) This is not a question I’m trying to be snarky or cynical in asking - I’m genuinely curious: How did this case come to be racially charged? Wh… --- ## [Punishment for young teen, hiding trash](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punishment-for-young-teen-hiding-trash/672755)
**Author:** [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Replies:** 95\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2024, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/punishment-for-young-teen-hiding-trash/672755 "2024-08-02T17:35:00Z")
So as not to poison the well, I won’t remark on the kid’s current punishment in the OP. Last night, our 14 year old was caught with garbage stashed around his room. Bunches of it. Under the dresser, under the best, un… --- ## [Interesting Atlantic article - "All The Single Ladies" - It's OK to be single!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-atlantic-article-all-the-single-ladies-its-ok-to-be-single/600903)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2011, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/interesting-atlantic-article-all-the-single-ladies-its-ok-to-be-single/600903 "2011-11-04T00:51:05Z")
“All The Single Ladies” --- ## [Dragon Age Origins...best weapons/armor (spoilers)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-age-origins-best-weapons-armor-spoilers/528361)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dragon-age-origins-best-weapons-armor-spoilers/528361 "2010-02-23T09:11:23Z")
I realize I’m a bit behind the curve here with Dragon Age, since it’s been out for quite a while. I actually bought the game when it first shipped, but simply didn’t have the time to play it until recently. At any rate… --- ## [\[Canada\] Trudeau gets to work](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-trudeau-gets-to-work/736709)
**Author:** [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Replies:** 266\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2016, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-trudeau-gets-to-work/736709 "2016-01-04T14:32:33Z")
I’m just getting more and more enthused about this guy. Frankly the Liberal party as an institution has a chequered history, but Justin Trudeau is, to coin a perhaps ironic phrase, not your father’s Liberal Party. His… --- ## [writing erotica for money - how to get started?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-erotica-for-money-how-to-get-started/382880)
**Author:** [@Stainz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stainz)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-erotica-for-money-how-to-get-started/382880 "2014-05-04T15:34:47Z")
I am a pretty decent writer of erotica and was thinking perhaps I could use my talent to earn some extra money. But I’m not sure how to get started - I was contemplating writing custom stuff and selling it on the 'net, … --- ## [Passenger awareness on TWA 800 (Don't read if you have a fear of flying!!!)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passenger-awareness-on-twa-800-dont-read-if-you-have-a-fear-of-flying/48584)
**Author:** [@Strainger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strainger)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2013, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/passenger-awareness-on-twa-800-dont-read-if-you-have-a-fear-of-flying/48584 "2013-01-04T01:35:24Z")
Over the holiday I watched a TV show (on Discovery, I think) about airplane crashes. I figured it would be a good idea to watch this since I had flown out to Georgia and would be flying back home soon. The show described… --- ## [Jeremy Corbyn: Next UK Labour Party Leader?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-corbyn-next-uk-labour-party-leader/727580)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 235\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2015, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeremy-corbyn-next-uk-labour-party-leader/727580 "2015-09-29T12:54:44Z")
I am of two minds about this guy, one, he won’t win the election in 2020 because he is too left wing, However, I support him because he is definitely necessary to realign the Labour party with it’s socialist values and… --- ## [Who Was the Worst President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-worst-president/591242)
**Author:** [@Qin\_Shi\_Huangdi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qin_Shi_Huangdi)\ **Replies:** 192\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2022, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-was-the-worst-president/591242 "2022-11-12T21:52:58Z")
Since President polls seem to be popular nowadays. --- ## [Time Travel Fiction](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-fiction/534228)
**Author:** [@well\_he\_s\_back](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/well_he_s_back)\ **Replies:** 146\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/time-travel-fiction/534228 "2013-03-23T02:46:54Z")
The scifi and fantasy fields are fraught with land mines in birthing good literature, though many authors have succeeded. I think the toughest subject to deal with is time travel. The inherent conundrums of writing a g… --- ## [Private Davis: One soldier's Civil War experience](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-davis-one-soldiers-civil-war-experience/639527)
**Author:** [@malden](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/malden)\ **Replies:** 134\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2013, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/private-davis-one-soldiers-civil-war-experience/639527 "2013-04-29T02:02:26Z")
I haven’t posted here in a while, even though I read the SDMB almost every day. I thought this would be a good way to de-lurk. In this thread, I will be posting a chronology of Private John Davis, a relative of mine, wh… --- ## [Mafia: Evil Dead - DAY/NIGHT FIVE](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-evil-dead-day-night-five/480855)
**Author:** [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Replies:** 277\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2009, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-evil-dead-day-night-five/480855 "2009-01-17T02:38:31Z")
INT THE LIVING ROOM - NIGHT \*The camera closes on a couch. A lone figure sits on the couch, hunched over… something. If we could only see the face of this solitary figure, much would be revealed, but alas, we see only a… --- ## [Geographical mental images you can't shake even though they are incorrect.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geographical-mental-images-you-cant-shake-even-though-they-are-incorrect/682459)
**Author:** [@Quintas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quintas)\ **Replies:** 177\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2015, 4:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/geographical-mental-images-you-cant-shake-even-though-they-are-incorrect/682459 "2015-07-28T04:17:16Z")
The location of Britain in relation to France. My mental image is of it being an island to the west of France. When I read of the Normandy invasion in WW2, I always picture them sailing across the channel west to east,… --- ## [Sanderista primaries out 10-term Dem Congressman](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanderista-primaries-out-10-term-dem-congressman/816850)
**Author:** [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Replies:** 403\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2018, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sanderista-primaries-out-10-term-dem-congressman/816850 "2018-09-07T18:51:05Z")
Fluke or sign of things to come? Trump’s rhetoric in the Presidential didn’t seem to motivate latino voters, will his actual actions motivate them in the mid-terms? --- ## [Does anyone use the .22 Caliber round in wartime?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-use-the-22-caliber-round-in-wartime/532878)
**Author:** [@No\_Wikipedia\_Cites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_Wikipedia_Cites)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2013, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-use-the-22-caliber-round-in-wartime/532878 "2013-08-04T09:51:07Z")
One of the few guns I ever fired was back in my childhood days was this .22 caliber long rifle, where you drop the bullets in the barrel and then putt his rod in it, and then you can fire. I also fired a semi-auto .22 pi… --- ## [Commit Cultural Heresy: No Cow Too Sacred.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commit-cultural-heresy-no-cow-too-sacred/443359)
**Author:** [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Replies:** 362\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commit-cultural-heresy-no-cow-too-sacred/443359 "2008-04-25T17:14:42Z")
Time to commit some some no-holds-barred cultural heresy and slaughter some sacred cows. Which revered cultural icons do you hold heretical opinions on? No cow too sacred, folks, and no right of reply.\* Time to commit m… --- ## [Samantha Bee is not funny](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samantha-bee-is-not-funny/480520)
**Author:** [@Jimmy\_Joe\_Meager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jimmy_Joe_Meager)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/samantha-bee-is-not-funny/480520 "2017-06-27T13:57:43Z")
I respect The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Don’t always like his shtick, but overall it’s a good show. However… Samantha Bee is not funny. Anyone agree? Disagree? (I know this isn’t the forum for “polling”, but thi… --- ## [How many of the Kids in the Hall are gay?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-kids-in-the-hall-are-gay/220976)
**Author:** [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2003, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-of-the-kids-in-the-hall-are-gay/220976 "2003-12-30T01:13:48Z")
I know that Scott Thompson is openly gay. I don’t know anything about the others from the troupe, though. Was Scott the only gay member? I’d heard from someone that they were under the impression that all five members… --- ## ["Mr. Brain's Faggots" Leave Me . . . Speechless](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-brains-faggots-leave-me-speechless/171245)
**Author:** [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2004, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mr-brains-faggots-leave-me-speechless/171245 "2004-11-12T01:01:21Z")
In another thread, about oddly named companies, yojimbo posted a link to Mr. Brain’s Faggots, apparently an actual Irish food company. I have forwarded this to several gay friends, who have all injured themselves laughin… --- ## [Democrats efforts to "de-legitimize" Trump's election](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-efforts-to-de-legitimize-trumps-election/776987)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democrats-efforts-to-de-legitimize-trumps-election/776987 "2017-01-24T18:00:43Z")
I’m going to try to restart aldiboronti’s thread. It seems that there is a larger effort to invalidate the Presidential election than we’ve seen before - even more than Florida 2000 or the birther movement. Here’s a li… --- ## [Do cats have orgasms when you pet them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cats-have-orgasms-when-you-pet-them/363716)
**Author:** [@Dead\_Pete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Pete)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2006, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-cats-have-orgasms-when-you-pet-them/363716 "2006-07-10T18:12:36Z")
I have a cat who gets so worked up and drooling when I pet her enough, that I wonder if she is actually having an orgasm. Her tongue goes between her teeth, drool comes out of her mouth, and she acts like she is experie… --- ## [Why is there no culture of football hooliganism in the US?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-no-culture-of-football-hooliganism-in-the-us/636567)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2014, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-there-no-culture-of-football-hooliganism-in-the-us/636567 "2014-01-24T18:27:21Z")
Football hooliganism has always been endemic in the UK, certainly at least as far back as the 1950s, and it seems to be a European-wide phenomenon too. How did the US manage to dodge the bullet? I’m sure the young men ov… --- ## [Canadope Café 2018: Chatting Around the Campfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadope-cafe-2018-chatting-around-the-campfire/805666)
**Author:** [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Replies:** 426\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2019, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canadope-cafe-2018-chatting-around-the-campfire/805666 "2019-01-01T04:04:36Z")
Canadope Café 2018: Chatting Around the Campfire Pull up a chair, toss a branch on the fire, and let your hair down. You’re among friends, and no matter how cold is it out there, the warmth of the campfire – the fire … --- ## [Botticelli - March 2015](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 507\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2015, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/botticelli-march-2015/713955 "2015-04-05T21:49:25Z")
Previous thread: Botticelli February 2015 - Thread Games - Straight Dope Message Board Our new letter is A Have at it! --- ## [Sarah Palin - Seriously?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-seriously/528029)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 275\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2010, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sarah-palin-seriously/528029 "2010-02-13T04:09:11Z")
Is this the future voice of the country? I don’t want to get into a Republican/Democrat debate. I want to discuss her, period. I want your opinions. If you want to debate, start another thread in GD. If you want to … --- ## [Why do you need a prescription for Amoxicillin?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-need-a-prescription-for-amoxicillin/582155)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-you-need-a-prescription-for-amoxicillin/582155 "2017-08-25T12:55:30Z")
Every time I’ve ever had any kind of infection, Amoxicillin has made it go away. It’s the most useful medicine ever. Why the hell do you need a prescription from a doctor to get it? I don’t understand why I can’t just bu… --- ## [I had the right to kill this man in cold blood because I didn't like his performing legal acts](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-the-right-to-kill-this-man-in-cold-blood-because-i-didnt-like-his-performing-legal-acts/526883)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 216\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2010, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-had-the-right-to-kill-this-man-in-cold-blood-because-i-didnt-like-his-performing-legal-acts/526883 "2010-02-05T00:06:48Z")
Scott Roeder, murderer of Dr. George Tilden, states his defense. --- ## [WTF is the stupid outrage over "Oriental" about?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-the-stupid-outrage-over-oriental-about/702163)
**Author:** [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Replies:** 247\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2014, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wtf-is-the-stupid-outrage-over-oriental-about/702163 "2014-11-06T19:01:48Z")
May I start a thread in BBQ Pit instead? First, Wikipedia offers an even weaker claim than Colibri: Dictionaries are divided, but some allow the word: \[QUOTE=dictionary.reference.com/browse/oriental\] (usually init… --- ## [Can voter ID laws increase the chance of a fraudulent outcome?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-voter-id-laws-increase-the-chance-of-a-fraudulent-outcome/698273)
**Author:** [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Replies:** 186\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2014, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-voter-id-laws-increase-the-chance-of-a-fraudulent-outcome/698273 "2014-09-23T18:46:39Z")
I considered posting this in the never-ending pit thread on this subject, but decided that it deserves it’s own thread in Great Debates. There’s an interesting new paper, forthcoming in the Columbia Law Review next year… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=133&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=135&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)