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**Author:** [@Pullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pullet)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2007, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-tales-from-the-vet-clinic/385845 "2007-01-05T02:49:42Z")
For all the other vet related folks out there, what’s the weirdest/funniest/most astonishing case you’ve witnessed/heard of? A few of my favorites: The folks who brought us Christmas presents even though we weren’t a… --- ## [Regionalisms: idn't, dudn't, wudn't](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regionalisms-idnt-dudnt-wudnt/597076)
**Author:** [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2011, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/regionalisms-idnt-dudnt-wudnt/597076 "2011-09-25T16:44:48Z")
That’s isn’t, doesn’t, wasn’t as I’ve heard them pronounced by people from Kansas, Arkansas, and Wyoming. The “s” is missing. Actually, they sound more like idden, dudden, and wudden now that I think about it. Is thi… --- ## [Abele derer, are you fucking stupid or what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abele-derer-are-you-fucking-stupid-or-what/566266)
**Author:** [@fuzzypickles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fuzzypickles)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2011, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/abele-derer-are-you-fucking-stupid-or-what/566266 "2011-01-06T21:47:46Z")
(…redirect from here.) Hey abele, listen closely. In response to this: It ain’t about currying favor, you moron. It’s about respect. R-E-S-P-E-C-T, you thick-skulled fundy jackass. And I can say that about you now… --- ## [Has anybody ever gotten a bigger head faster for less reason than Joe the Plumber?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-gotten-a-bigger-head-faster-for-less-reason-than-joe-the-plumber/469552)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anybody-ever-gotten-a-bigger-head-faster-for-less-reason-than-joe-the-plumber/469552 "2008-11-08T22:23:59Z")
\[del\]Joe\[/del\] Sam the Plumber is mulling a run for Congress. Jesus, what a tool this guy is. If you want to see just how much of a tool, read this article in the Moonie Times. Sam is “scared for America” if Obama wins… --- ## [Dave Mathews Band 24/7? Are you f'n kidding me? (Dallas)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-mathews-band-24-7-are-you-fn-kidding-me-dallas/494477)
**Author:** [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dave-mathews-band-24-7-are-you-fn-kidding-me-dallas/494477 "2009-05-15T17:21:03Z")
So they closed down my favorite radio station here in Dallas in favor of DMB 24/7. I mean come on. I just recently cancelled my Sirius satelight subscription because I finally convinced myself that Dallas radio doesn’t … --- ## [How often do you do laundry?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-do-laundry/667507)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-often-do-you-do-laundry/667507 "2016-06-06T15:54:49Z")
How often do you do your laundry? As a male my honest answer is “not very often” --- ## [How to be more convincing on the Internet](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-be-more-convincing-on-the-internet/570304)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 80\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2011, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-be-more-convincing-on-the-internet/570304 "2011-03-27T22:46:53Z")
USE ALL CAPS USE LARGE FONTS COLOR ALWAYS MAKES YOUR ARGUMENT MORE EFFECTIVE CENTER ALL YOUR TEXT Any other suggestions for the argumentative? --- ## [Breaking Amish - busted!!! Fake](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-amish-busted-fake/635436)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-amish-busted-fake/635436 "2012-11-12T18:05:13Z")
I knew all Reality shows were partially scripted. Turns out Breaking Amish is a total fabrication. It’s true they came from Amish families. Years ago! All that crap in the promos showing them walking with amazement in … --- ## [Do your looks match your personality?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-looks-match-your-personality/353940)
**Author:** [@Stainz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stainz)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2006, 8:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-your-looks-match-your-personality/353940 "2006-04-26T08:34:25Z")
I am very tall for a woman (5’11") and not exactly slender (about a size 16). I smile a lot (more of a habit than anything) and I am of average attractiveness I would say. People who don’t know me well find me intimida… --- ## [Do you avoid sex during "that time" of the month?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-avoid-sex-during-that-time-of-the-month/597302)
**Author:** [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2011, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-avoid-sex-during-that-time-of-the-month/597302 "2011-09-29T05:19:55Z")
Question to both men and women. Do you avoid sex while she’s on her period? --- ## [Do the English all have scales in their kitchens?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-english-all-have-scales-in-their-kitchens/655558)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2013, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-the-english-all-have-scales-in-their-kitchens/655558 "2013-04-15T14:21:12Z")
I like to bake. All of my American cookbooks and websites have recipes that list ingredients by volume - 3 cups of AP flour, 1/2 a cup of water, 2 tablespoons of salt, etc. When I come across a recipe by an English per… --- ## [Designer babies: Gattaca is coming](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/designer-babies-gattaca-is-coming/488172)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2009, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/designer-babies-gattaca-is-coming/488172 "2009-03-05T21:46:45Z")
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/03/03/earlyshow/health/main4840346.shtml?tag=topHome;topStories There is a doctor who is promoting the idea of selecting traits for your baby. “I would predict that by next year, we … --- ## [De-friending someone of FB: WTF is the point?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/de-friending-someone-of-fb-wtf-is-the-point/630978)
**Author:** [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2012, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/de-friending-someone-of-fb-wtf-is-the-point/630978 "2012-08-13T05:20:05Z")
Maybe I just don’t understand FB. I use Facebook as an ersatz email service. That’s basically it. Once in a while I’ll post some comment, but that’s quite rare. I get some guilty pleasure out of reading the comments le… --- ## [How will Hitler be viewed 500 years from now?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-hitler-be-viewed-500-years-from-now/608266)
**Author:** [@CheeseDonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheeseDonkey)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2012, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-will-hitler-be-viewed-500-years-from-now/608266 "2012-01-05T14:44:52Z")
I mean, Genghis Khan is now looked at as a great nation builder, Vlad Tepes has been glorified, countless pirates have been glorified… …will the same treatment be handed Hitler? How will Hitler be viewed in 500 years? --- ## [Did Great Britain and Argentina ever declare war in 1982?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-great-britain-and-argentina-ever-declare-war-in-1982/348269)
**Author:** [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [March 24, 2006, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-great-britain-and-argentina-ever-declare-war-in-1982/348269 "2006-03-24T20:55:55Z")
Did the combatants in the Falklands War ever actually declare war on each other? If not, what were the domestic/foreign policy reasons why they didn’t? --- ## [How smart is Superman?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-smart-is-superman/469113)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2008, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-smart-is-superman/469113 "2008-10-24T00:38:19Z")
He’s not a scientific genius like many of foes or his dad, and it does seem he’s often being played by supervillians. How smart is he?. --- ## [Dog Whistles](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-whistles/760898)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2016, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dog-whistles/760898 "2016-07-29T01:44:04Z")
You know, I am rather suspicious of this. A Dog whistle is supposed to be something your fans can hear. "in which certain phrases have a particular meaning to a segment of the audience that passes unnoticed by the rest… --- ## [What is it with the Japanese and young schoolgirls?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-the-japanese-and-young-schoolgirls/509193)
**Author:** [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2009, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-it-with-the-japanese-and-young-schoolgirls/509193 "2009-09-10T16:26:47Z")
Are they a nation of pedophiles? Sure, you can argue different tradition, Westerners shouldn’t judge, blah blah, but it really looks to me like middle-aged men lusting after barely pubescent schoolgirls. A pedo is a pedo… --- ## [The Big Bang Theory, Season 10, Episode 11 (December 15, 2016) -- "The Birthday Synchronicity"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-11-december-15-2016-the-birthday-synchronicity/774808)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [December 23, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-big-bang-theory-season-10-episode-11-december-15-2016-the-birthday-synchronicity/774808 "2016-12-23T17:33:45Z")
I am starting this thread in anticipation of tonight’s episode. --- ## [Why are people usually right handed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-usually-right-handed/663912)
**Author:** [@panaccione](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panaccione)\ **Replies:** 48\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-people-usually-right-handed/663912 "2013-07-23T03:48:19Z")
as opposed to being left handed? or even ambidextrous? (wouldn’t that make more sense anyway?) I have a feeling it has something to do with the heart being positioned on the left side of our body and people naturally … --- ## [Fight Scenes where the "martial artist' gets beaten?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fight-scenes-where-the-martial-artist-gets-beaten/635015)
**Author:** [@gytalf2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gytalf2000)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2012, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fight-scenes-where-the-martial-artist-gets-beaten/635015 "2012-09-21T05:05:38Z")
So often in films and TV, the fighter who displays the stereotypical “Eastern Martial Arts” type moves is depicted as markedly superior to run-of-the-mill brawlers, to the point where he /she can engage and defeat multip… --- ## [Writing that has made you groan](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-that-has-made-you-groan/82688)
**Author:** [@Drastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drastic)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2002, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/writing-that-has-made-you-groan/82688 "2002-10-28T14:54:19Z")
Inspired by another thread. Some writing, its context and cadence and content, just tugs heartstrings. Good writing can inspire wonder, astonishment, joy, grief. Good writing is a wonderful, wonderful thing. Then there’… --- ## [The Weight-- what's its meaning?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weight-whats-its-meaning/612455)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2025, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weight-whats-its-meaning/612455 "2025-11-13T23:03:14Z")
In this thread (that I started) Aretha Franklin’s version of The Weight is shown to be on the President’s playlist. I listen to the song in both The Band and Aretha flavors and actually paid attention to the words I was … --- ## ["Sub-zero" clothing sizes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sub-zero-clothing-sizes/380824)
**Author:** [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2006, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sub-zero-clothing-sizes/380824 "2006-11-20T12:13:45Z")
Okay – size zero was absurd enough. Now, apparently, they’re about to start making sizes in negative numbers. (Scroll down to the last paragraph here.) What. The. Fuck. Seriously. I can’t even come up with a reaction t… --- ## [What is your favorite appliance in your home?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-appliance-in-your-home/691486)
**Author:** [@Earth001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earth001)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2014, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-appliance-in-your-home/691486 "2014-07-01T11:45:12Z")
So SD, What is your favorite appliance that you are using in your home? Coffee maker, dryer, juicer, what? --- ## [Where can I find a map of Cold War era missile silos?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-a-map-of-cold-war-era-missile-silos/512151)
**Author:** [@The\_Falling\_Reverend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Falling_Reverend)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-find-a-map-of-cold-war-era-missile-silos/512151 "2009-10-02T15:17:23Z")
I’m a bit of a Cold War history buff and have been attempting to find a map of the US with missile silo sites on them but so far I’ve had little luck. Also I would like to see a map of a planned Soviet attack against th… --- ## [Do thin people have more energy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-thin-people-have-more-energy/697111)
**Author:** [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-thin-people-have-more-energy/697111 "2014-09-04T21:59:55Z")
Hi Anecdotally, I’ve noticed skinny people don’t get tired that easily. Is this really true? If so, why? Are they skinny because they are energetic, or energetic because they are slim? I’ve gained a lot of fat recent… --- ## [What is the legal status of consuming publicly accessible things on private property?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-legal-status-of-consuming-publicly-accessible-things-on-private-property/675511)
**Author:** [@Shalmanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shalmanese)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2013, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-legal-status-of-consuming-publicly-accessible-things-on-private-property/675511 "2013-12-08T23:45:18Z")
There’s a news story going around about a man being arrested for theft for plugging his electric car into a publicly accessible outlet. I would like to know, from a strict legal perspective, what laws govern access to p… --- ## [Does Disney have something against Mothers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-disney-have-something-against-mothers/146410)
**Author:** [@EhhMon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EhhMon)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2003, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-disney-have-something-against-mothers/146410 "2003-01-07T06:40:04Z")
Ok, I’ve been up late again and can’t sleep. So I started thinking (uh-oh). But I rembered reading an article (I think it was in TV guide), about Disney characters and how many were motherless…the article was questioni… --- ## [Why does most pet food look, smell and taste bad?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-most-pet-food-look-smell-and-taste-bad/484262)
**Author:** [@Wogglebug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wogglebug)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2009, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-does-most-pet-food-look-smell-and-taste-bad/484262 "2009-02-04T15:34:15Z")
We used to keep lots of animals. For fresh veggies, there was a general rule, for the purpose of evaluating whether something was too far gone: don’t feed animals anything you wouldn’t eat yourself. For fresh meat, there… --- ## [Big airplanes--where does it end?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-airplanes-where-does-it-end/397838)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 90\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2022, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/big-airplanes-where-does-it-end/397838 "2022-05-22T06:50:38Z")
There is a new world’s largest passenger airplane. Is there an engineering limit to how big you can make an airplane? My question has nothing to do with whether airports are big enough to handle it or other such practi… --- ## [The 01011th Binary Summer Shotglass Exchange!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-01011th-binary-summer-shotglass-exchange/756036)
**Author:** [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Replies:** 77\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2017, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-01011th-binary-summer-shotglass-exchange/756036 "2017-06-02T10:18:13Z")
Okay, I said I’d wait longer, but I have all of tomorrow off, so this is a good time to get started. feppytweed, if I’m stepping on your toes, I’ll hand it over to you. I guess this will be pretty much the same as prev… --- ## [Does anyone still program in Assembly lang. code?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-still-program-in-assembly-lang-code/285485)
**Author:** [@Roland\_Deschain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roland_Deschain)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [January 20, 2005, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-anyone-still-program-in-assembly-lang-code/285485 "2005-01-20T16:01:02Z")
In high school (way back in the late 80’s) I took several courses on programming focusing mainly on Pascal, Basic, and Fortran. I remember my teacher saying that these were fine to play with but if I were serious about … --- ## [From small band of Jesus' followers to Christianity, how?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-small-band-of-jesus-followers-to-christianity-how/754926)
**Author:** [@justanothermike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justanothermike)\ **Replies:** 79\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2016, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-small-band-of-jesus-followers-to-christianity-how/754926 "2016-05-24T06:59:43Z")
I know that I could research here but it’s such a vast topic and I don’t want to just run into Christian perspectives and so many works have their own slant on things. Hopefully some here can enlighten me. From what I … --- ## [How would Marty find the real 2015?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-marty-find-the-real-2015/680535)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2014, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-would-marty-find-the-real-2015/680535 "2014-02-09T01:18:14Z")
Credit where credit’s due; Frazzles had this thought in this thread. Also granted it’s not 2015, but we’re pretty damn close enough to make some educated guess - and they’ll no doubt be a surfeit of threads asking where… --- ## [Need suggestion for removing chemical smell from clothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-suggestion-for-removing-chemical-smell-from-clothing/617145)
**Author:** [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-suggestion-for-removing-chemical-smell-from-clothing/617145 "2012-04-01T22:14:28Z")
Grabbed a couple of jeans leggings from Wal-Mart the other day ago, dumped them in the wash and then hung them to dry. Now that they’re dry, they’re utterly unwearable. The smell coming off them even after a couple of w… --- ## [Colibri's "Political" moderation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibris-political-moderation/739880)
**Author:** [@Habeed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Habeed)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2015, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibris-political-moderation/739880 "2015-12-09T05:53:38Z")
Colibri has moderated 2 posts as “political”, made by different posters, and I don’t feel that this is appropriate. An argument could be made that perhaps these posts are still against the rules, however, which rules we… --- ## [What's your "hooker name?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hooker-name/8025)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 133\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2000, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-hooker-name/8025 "2000-06-27T23:44:39Z")
Has this been played before on the board? It’s a party game of one or two year’s standing. Your hooker (or drag, or porn star) name is figured out the following way: first name: your first childhood pet last name: the … --- ## [Take That Offensive Anti-War T-Shirt Out of our Mall!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-that-offensive-anti-war-t-shirt-out-of-our-mall/159236)
**Author:** [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)\ **Replies:** 115\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2003, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/take-that-offensive-anti-war-t-shirt-out-of-our-mall/159236 "2003-03-10T17:22:30Z")
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20030305/ap\_on\_re\_us/mall\_activists&e=1 Please tell me this is just another fabrication of Yahoo’s. I’d hate to think this was true. --- ## [If it wasn't for the NRA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-wasnt-for-the-nra/844645)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2019, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-it-wasnt-for-the-nra/844645 "2019-12-15T22:50:37Z")
Would the private ownership of guns in the USA be banned like they are in other countries or would liberal politicians leave gun ownership alone? I’m asking this because at work we saw the new Micheal Bloomberg ad where… --- ## [What was the first DVD you bought?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-dvd-you-bought/550328)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 94\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2010, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-was-the-first-dvd-you-bought/550328 "2010-08-22T04:20:04Z")
Three Kings. I actually bought it before I bought a DVD player. --- ## [NFL 2021: Divisional Round / Week Twenty Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-divisional-round-week-twenty-questions/958202)
**Author:** [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Replies:** 203\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2022, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2021-divisional-round-week-twenty-questions/958202 "2022-01-28T18:42:21Z")
The Divisional Round is here, and the games should be a little more competitive. Or maybe we’ll get another three blowouts. Saturday (all times EST) 4:30 pm: 4 Cincinnati Bengals @ 1 Tennessee Titans (-3.5) 8:15 pm: 6… --- ## [Is an intelligent person inherently better/more deserving than a dumb person?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-intelligent-person-inherently-better-more-deserving-than-a-dumb-person/699913)
**Author:** [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2014, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-an-intelligent-person-inherently-better-more-deserving-than-a-dumb-person/699913 "2014-10-10T20:39:00Z")
A question that came up in my mind while I was musing on Idiocracy and anti-intellectualism/science. Is a (very) smart person inherently better or more deserving (of whatever) than someone of lesser intelligence? If so,… --- ## [Death Awaits Me (and You)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-awaits-me-and-you/560406)
**Author:** [@Commissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Commissar)\ **Replies:** 88\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2010, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/death-awaits-me-and-you/560406 "2010-11-15T18:40:15Z")
The religious fanatics assure us that there is a wonderful afterlife awaiting our entry. The rest of us know better. Religion is irrational, and hence we intelligent individuals understand that the end of our lives will… --- ## [AMENDMENT XXVIII Money and Credit – Congress Asserts Power To Coin Money, and Emit Bills of Credi](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amendment-xxviii-money-and-credit-congress-asserts-power-to-coin-money-and-emit-bills-of-credi/592719)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2011, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amendment-xxviii-money-and-credit-congress-asserts-power-to-coin-money-and-emit-bills-of-credi/592719 "2011-08-18T15:13:57Z")
AMENDMENT XXVIII Money and Credit – Congress Asserts Power To Coin Money, and Emit Bills of Credit \[SECTION 1.\] The Congress hereby asserts the power, granted in this Constitution, to coin money, and to regulate the va… --- ## [BYOB Etiquette](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/byob-etiquette/153600)
**Author:** [@Violin\_D\_Ingrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violin_D_Ingrate)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2003, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/byob-etiquette/153600 "2003-02-08T06:20:35Z")
If you go to a party that is “BYOB”, what is the standard beverage people bring? For example, if I like Jack and Coke, do I go out and buy a bottle of Jack Daniel’s and bring it to the party? What if I like wine, do I br… --- ## [Body shop screwed up my car, how to handle?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-shop-screwed-up-my-car-how-to-handle/669163)
**Author:** [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2013, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/body-shop-screwed-up-my-car-how-to-handle/669163 "2013-09-23T02:48:33Z")
Back in April I suffered about $6,000 worth of hail damage to my 2008 Honda Civic. After much wrangling with my insurance company, they agreed to replace the hood, roof, and trunk with Honda OEM parts. They also approv… --- ## [Do you have gutter helmets?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-gutter-helmets/692013)
**Author:** [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2015, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-have-gutter-helmets/692013 "2015-12-30T22:09:13Z")
My spousal unit just spent a couple of hours cleaning our gutters out as I gathered the detritus he flung to the ground. We’re getting way too old for this silliness and we’re considering 2 alternatives - gutter helmets… --- ## [What is a "militant" atheist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-militant-atheist/609202)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2012, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-militant-atheist/609202 "2012-01-16T01:20:34Z")
Discussions of atheism always seem to devolve into spats about how nasty and unpleasant “militant” atheists are. But I don’t think I have seen a good definition of what constitutes militancy in atheism. Hence this poll. … --- ## ["Joe the Plumber" Investigated](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-the-plumber-investigated/469964)
**Author:** [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Replies:** 114\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2008, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/joe-the-plumber-investigated/469964 "2008-11-01T04:10:24Z")
Makes sense to me. Now, it seems to me that some folks on the right are screaming about this invasion of privacy. Which would be fine if they had some kind of history of championing the rights of privacy, but it seems … [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1340&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1342&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)