# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=14&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:** 15 --- ## [Visible tattoos - Are they as damaging as they sound?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visible-tattoos-are-they-as-damaging-as-they-sound/588696)
**Author:** [@2ManyTacos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2ManyTacos)\ **Replies:** 384\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/visible-tattoos-are-they-as-damaging-as-they-sound/588696 "2012-02-21T17:23:51Z")
I’m on the verge of having some extensive tattoo work done on my forearm, which, as you can imagine, is a highly visible area. I figure, though, that before I make a final decision, I should at least ponder the repercus… --- ## [Tesla Cybertruck](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866)
**Author:** [@Dr.Strangelove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Strangelove)\ **Replies:** 1860\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tesla-cybertruck/843866 "2026-08-25T22:23:57Z")
It’s popped up in a few threads, so I figured it deserved its own thread. Tesla has announced a new product, the Cybertruck. In case you hadn’t guessed, it’s an electric truck with “cyberpunk” styling. Musk has been t… --- ## [Trump Pit Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pit-thread/748959)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 687\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2016, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-pit-thread/748959 "2016-09-06T12:28:21Z")
I went back 2 weeks and could only find a Trump versus Shittary thread. How the hell did we end up with Trump as the likely Republican candidate? He is orange. I’m sure that naturally orange people are very nice, bu… --- ## [Mafia: The Mob is Recruiting \[Game Finished\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-mob-is-recruiting-game-finished/438509)
**Author:** [@fluiddruid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fluiddruid)\ **Replies:** 1983\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2008, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mafia-the-mob-is-recruiting-game-finished/438509 "2008-03-27T23:34:12Z")
To celebrate the inception of the new forum, I’d like to start a new Mafia game based on some rules that I’ve written. I’m in the middle of moving some threads over, but I’ll go ahead and start the thread. I’ll edit th… --- ## [1st Circuit Court of Appeals: Defense of Marriage Act is Unconstitutional](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-circuit-court-of-appeals-defense-of-marriage-act-is-unconstitutional/623653)
**Author:** [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Replies:** 531\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2012, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1st-circuit-court-of-appeals-defense-of-marriage-act-is-unconstitutional/623653 "2012-10-19T03:08:40Z")
I agree completely. Will this be the end of marriage discrimination on the basis of sexual preference, or will it go to the Supreme Court? I think any conservatives that pursue this are going to be damaged. --- ## [What is the rationale for opposition to same-sex marriage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-rationale-for-opposition-to-same-sex-marriage/492382)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 1313\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-rationale-for-opposition-to-same-sex-marriage/492382 "2009-05-13T01:45:56Z")
This is a factual question, but such questions nearly always end up in debate so let’s start here. I understand opposition to abortion on morality grounds, since that is based on the sanctity of life. But if two people… --- ## [Did sailors have sex with dugongs/manatees? (Siren/mermaid myth)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-sailors-have-sex-with-dugongs-manatees-siren-mermaid-myth/496051)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2014, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-sailors-have-sex-with-dugongs-manatees-siren-mermaid-myth/496051 "2014-10-26T01:52:57Z")
I’ve always heard that manatees and dugongs were the source of the siren and mermaid myths. Now I just heard on TV (the Spike show "MANswers, not the most reliable of sources, perhaps) that the female dugong has genital… --- ## [Five letter words - Change ALL the letters to make a new word](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083)
**Author:** [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Replies:** 3284\ **Last updated:** [September 28, 2025, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/five-letter-words-change-all-the-letters-to-make-a-new-word/846083 "2025-09-28T03:12:22Z")
For this one, no using any letters in the previous five letter word. None. So to start: start --- ## [Does Islam drive homophobic violence?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-islam-drive-homophobic-violence/757202)
**Author:** [@Valteron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valteron)\ **Replies:** 896\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2016, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-islam-drive-homophobic-violence/757202 "2016-08-13T11:33:11Z")
As you are no doubt already aware, I, Valteron am a crazy bigoted Islamophobe, so I will in all humility ask questions and allow myself to be enlightened by all the other posters. Is it possible that Islamic doctrines… --- ## [Have the Pawn Stars Screwed The Experts Who Helped Make Them?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-the-pawn-stars-screwed-the-experts-who-helped-make-them/665780)
**Author:** [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2016, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-the-pawn-stars-screwed-the-experts-who-helped-make-them/665780 "2016-01-30T02:45:31Z")
I am a latecomer to this show and I notice that almost all the old experts they used to use are no longer on the show. I have heard that the old arms guy Saun Rich (?) claimed that the show demanded that he sign a restr… --- ## [Dancing on the grave of health care "reform"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-the-grave-of-health-care-reform/527487)
**Author:** [@Rand\_Rover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rand_Rover)\ **Replies:** 1203\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2010, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dancing-on-the-grave-of-health-care-reform/527487 "2010-03-30T12:24:27Z")
So, Barack HUSSEIN Obama’s attempt at health care “reform” has failed miserably. It’s not dead yet, but it’s on life support (hope it doesn’t get dropped from insurance for a pre-existing condition, amirite??? HAHAHA!!)… --- ## [XKCD 1190: "Time"---Randall's setting something up...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-1190-time-randalls-setting-something-up/653901)
**Author:** [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Replies:** 520\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/xkcd-1190-time-randalls-setting-something-up/653901 "2013-08-02T19:30:30Z")
…and I hope it’ll be something good. As fans of XKCD know, Randall is fond of every now and then producing special occasion comics which strain the limits of the medium in a unique, and often nerdy, way. It seems someth… --- ## [How to kill evil Nazi Groundhogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-kill-evil-nazi-groundhogs/11064)
**Author:** [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 270\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2000, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-kill-evil-nazi-groundhogs/11064 "2000-11-11T00:51:28Z")
I Live on a farm. I have horses. I have fields. I have groundhogs. They dig holes which endanger the horses (broken legs), and destroy portions of the fields so that tractors can not run over them without danger of groun… --- ## [Down Goes Eric Cantor](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/down-goes-eric-cantor/690516)
**Author:** [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Replies:** 452\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2014, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/down-goes-eric-cantor/690516 "2014-08-07T22:38:08Z")
A complete shocker in the VA Republican primary. The #2 guy in the House (and possible Presidential candidate) is getting his ass kicked by somebody no one’s ever heard of before. --- ## [Male orgasm without physical stimulation - possible TMI](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-orgasm-without-physical-stimulation-possible-tmi/478178)
**Author:** [@Libre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Libre)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2014, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/male-orgasm-without-physical-stimulation-possible-tmi/478178 "2014-03-27T00:14:52Z")
It’s not my intent to titillate anyone (though feel free!), but I would like to share an erotic experience I enjoyed with the hope that someone else might also try and benefit from it: Some months ago, I was alone and r… --- ## [Jeopardy! 2022-23](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442)
**Author:** [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Replies:** 1578\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2024, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jeopardy-2022-23/971442 "2024-01-17T03:10:43Z")
New episodes start today, 12 September. --- ## [Health care horror story #13848732](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-care-horror-story-13848732/522612)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 855\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2010, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/health-care-horror-story-13848732/522612 "2010-02-23T22:57:38Z")
Friends of mine are friends with a couple they’ve known for nearly 20 years. I don’t know this couple well, but they are generally nice to me when I do run into them. So the mother had a pregnancy, and the child has a v… --- ## ["Second Amendment Remedies" \[re: Arizona Shooting\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-amendment-remedies-re-arizona-shooting/566905)
**Author:** [@sleeping](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sleeping)\ **Replies:** 757\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2011, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/second-amendment-remedies-re-arizona-shooting/566905 "2011-01-17T18:01:46Z")
--- ## [Van lifer goes missing on cross country trip with fiancee](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-lifer-goes-missing-on-cross-country-trip-with-fiancee/950604)
**Author:** [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Replies:** 1428\ **Last updated:** [May 26, 2023, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/van-lifer-goes-missing-on-cross-country-trip-with-fiancee/950604 "2023-05-26T02:12:00Z")
Van lifers customize vans as traveling homes. Posting their adventures on social media is a big part of the current lifestyle. Gabby Petito was on a cross country trip with Brian Laundrie. They were traveling in Utah. H… --- ## [You Said It](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-said-it/795993)
**Author:** [@Thin\_Ice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thin_Ice)\ **Replies:** 2050\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-said-it/795993 "2019-11-12T17:32:52Z")
Make a sentence from the highlighted word. Use letters in order and highlight a word in your new sentence for the next poster. Sentences do not have to relate to the word. HURRICANE Harvey’s unequaled rainfall rapidly … --- ## [YOUR misheard lyrics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-misheard-lyrics/727166)
**Author:** [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Replies:** 586\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2025, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-misheard-lyrics/727166 "2025-11-29T21:58:23Z")
There are a lot of well-known mondegreens. ‘Scuse me while I kiss this guy’ and ‘Wrapped up like a douche’ come immediately to mind. This thread is not for those. This thread is for lyrics that you, personally, have m… --- ## [FIFA World Cup 2026 - discussion etc](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962)
**Author:** [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Replies:** 5245\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fifa-world-cup-2026-discussion-etc/1023962 "2026-08-23T21:16:08Z")
June, 2026 is approaching! This will be the first global sports event to be co-hosted by Mexico, Canada, and (probably) the US, and the first round of tickets has already gone on sale and hit the official FIFA resale sit… --- ## [Remember, remember, the rants of November](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-remember-the-rants-of-november/639560)
**Author:** [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Replies:** 672\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2012, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/remember-remember-the-rants-of-november/639560 "2012-12-03T17:32:27Z")
A new month, and time for a new mini-rants thread! (I thought up that damn thread title in September…been waiting a month and a half to type it out!) To start things off: The town I had to spend last night, and all of … --- ## [Game of Thrones Season 2 - OPEN SPOILERS Discussion Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-season-2-open-spoilers-discussion-thread/617008)
**Author:** [@Gukumatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gukumatz)\ **Replies:** 619\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/game-of-thrones-season-2-open-spoilers-discussion-thread/617008 "2012-06-27T20:46:17Z")
This thread is for OPEN SPOILERS discussion of the second season of Game of Thrones and the books in the series. Spoiler policy for this thread: Everything goes. Be it aired or unaired episodes, previous or future seas… --- ## [May 5, 1945 - we shall remember.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-5-1945-we-shall-remember/18605)
**Author:** [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Replies:** 546\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/may-5-1945-we-shall-remember/18605 "2026-05-07T01:44:44Z")
On May 5, 1945, the Germans signed a treaty of defeat in Hotel De Wereld (“The World”) in Wageningen, The Netherlands. Earlier that day, the last German troops had been driven across the Dutch-German border by the Allied… --- ## [Global Warming progressing far faster than previously thought](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-progressing-far-faster-than-previously-thought/679056)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 529\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2014, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-progressing-far-faster-than-previously-thought/679056 "2014-04-09T15:18:18Z")
So basically, even though the “no warming in 16 years” crowd was wrong before, now they’re really wrong - the data doesn’t even look like there’s been “no warming”. Hell, 1998 doesn’t even seem to be the hottest year … --- ## [Straight Males and Homosexual Experimentation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-males-and-homosexual-experimentation/190095)
**Author:** [@Ooner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ooner)\ **Replies:** 143\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2016, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/straight-males-and-homosexual-experimentation/190095 "2016-06-15T21:24:06Z")
Quite simply, I’m wondering how common it is for self-identifying straight males to experiment with homosexuality. Sorry if this comes off as asking for TMI, or if it’s in the wrong forum (seemed too "what’s your persona… --- ## [On Feminism](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-feminism/736801)
**Author:** [@LinusK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LinusK)\ **Replies:** 774\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2016, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/on-feminism/736801 "2016-02-05T03:05:03Z")
As actual evidence of discrimination against women disappears, feminists become more creative about finding excuses to maintain their victimhood status. Whether it’s complaining about how men sit, the comments of a rando… --- ## [Why are some people enjoying the possible break up of the UK?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-people-enjoying-the-possible-break-up-of-the-uk/685820)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 554\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2014, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-some-people-enjoying-the-possible-break-up-of-the-uk/685820 "2014-05-22T06:01:45Z")
I’ve been reading the Guardian and all I see is a barrage of pro-yes sentiment in relation to Scottish independence, which has lead me to think, why is the Guardian intent on promoting a narrative of being a Unionist equ… --- ## [Breaking Bad 5.14 "Ozymandias" 9/15/13](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-14-ozymandias-9-15-13/668893)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 620\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2013, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-bad-5-14-ozymandias-9-15-13/668893 "2013-09-22T15:49:26Z")
5.01: “Live Free or Die” 5.02: “Madrigal” 5.03: “Hazard Pay” 5.04: “Fifty One” 5.05 “Dead Freight” 5.06 “Buyout” 5.07 “Say My Name” 5.08 “Gliding Over All” 5.09 “Blood Money” 5.10 “Buried” 5.11 Confessions 5.1… --- ## [How to handle daughter dating older guy (Long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-handle-daughter-dating-older-guy-long/577325)
**Author:** [@TurningJapanese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TurningJapanese)\ **Replies:** 237\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2011, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-handle-daughter-dating-older-guy-long/577325 "2011-04-08T18:15:22Z")
I’ve been a lurker here for some time, and I’ve seen some great advice given out. I’d love some words of wisdom for my situation. I found out that my 17 (18 in 6 months) year old daughter is dating a 25 year old guy tha… --- ## [Fuck the Motherfucking Pope](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-motherfucking-pope/540182)
**Author:** [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Replies:** 930\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2010, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-the-motherfucking-pope/540182 "2010-07-01T03:10:15Z")
It’s just getting farcical now. The church fails to punish child rapists, or hand them over to authorities. The church systematically covers up for the rapists and moves them around so they have new victims. This goes… --- ## [Can you induce ejaculation by massaging the prostate?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-induce-ejaculation-by-massaging-the-prostate/467411)
**Author:** [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2021, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-induce-ejaculation-by-massaging-the-prostate/467411 "2021-11-11T07:00:49Z")
So, I’m watching the movie Road Trip, which includes a scene where a character gets “stimulated” to donate a sperm sample by a nurse who massages his prostate with her fingers. Painful, perhaps, but does this work? --- ## [why do jews get a pass when it comes to racism?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-jews-get-a-pass-when-it-comes-to-racism/577370)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 653\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2011, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-jews-get-a-pass-when-it-comes-to-racism/577370 "2011-04-29T11:44:03Z")
Many jews will only marry other jews. Or, if you are willing to convert, a jew might marry the party that converts (assuming it is ok with the jewish family, jewish person in the relationship, or whoever is putting pres… --- ## [Christians: Why are scientists more likely to be non-believers?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-why-are-scientists-more-likely-to-be-non-believers/662322)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 732\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2013, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/christians-why-are-scientists-more-likely-to-be-non-believers/662322 "2013-07-31T17:28:36Z")
There was a Q & A session at a church about whether there is one way to God/Heaven and I asked why scientists, who supposedly seek the truth objectively, would be more likely to conclude that Christianity isn’t true. The… --- ## [Gun nuts threaten gun store owner for selling gun they don't like](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-nuts-threaten-gun-store-owner-for-selling-gun-they-dont-like/687584)
**Author:** [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Replies:** 473\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2014, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gun-nuts-threaten-gun-store-owner-for-selling-gun-they-dont-like/687584 "2014-06-26T15:42:45Z")
Yep, he was going to sell the wrong kind of gun, the kind your 3 year old can’t shoot his playmate with when you’re in the next room, the kind that can’t be used by thieves if they steal it from you, so they threatened t… --- ## [Stupid errors that crop up repeatedly in TV shows and movies](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-errors-that-crop-up-repeatedly-in-tv-shows-and-movies/684866)
**Author:** [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Replies:** 431\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2014, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stupid-errors-that-crop-up-repeatedly-in-tv-shows-and-movies/684866 "2014-07-07T18:55:38Z")
…and piss you off every time they do. My biggest pet peeve in this vein cropped up on Believe last week: no one who writes TV or movie scripts seems aware of the approximate length of human gestation. \[ul\] \[li\]Bo, in B… --- ## [Breaking news: terrorists attack French publisher, 11 dead.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-terrorists-attack-french-publisher-11-dead/709213)
**Author:** [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Replies:** 566\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2015, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-news-terrorists-attack-french-publisher-11-dead/709213 "2015-01-22T03:16:17Z")
Islamic terrorists, apparently. Scumbags. (I’m putting this in the Pit for obvious reasons.) ETA: BBC link here. --- ## [Gay marriage opponents, listen up: I've got a secret to tell you](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-marriage-opponents-listen-up-ive-got-a-secret-to-tell-you/471496)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 864\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2008, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-marriage-opponents-listen-up-ive-got-a-secret-to-tell-you/471496 "2008-12-04T06:38:31Z")
You will not stop gay marriage. You will not oppress homosexuals forever. It will be legal in our generation, and by the time my children are grown it will be as unremarkable as a black man sitting at the table next to y… --- ## [It's a new year - time for fresh new mini-rants!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-new-year-time-for-fresh-new-mini-rants/523629)
**Author:** [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Replies:** 947\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2010, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-new-year-time-for-fresh-new-mini-rants/523629 "2010-04-29T16:42:36Z")
Since I have nothing particular better to do today other than wait for a repairman who may or may not be here between 8 and 4 or 10 and 3, I thought I’d just start up a new mini-rant thread. Here’s hoping the repair on … --- ## [The Democratic National Convention](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 865\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2016, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-democratic-national-convention/760158 "2016-08-06T07:55:03Z")
July 25-28. For the first time in our nation’s history, a major party will nominate a woman as its candidate for the presidency. Pretty historic. I think that that gets lost in all of this Benghazi/emailgate/right-wing h… --- ## ["Desecration" of the Eucharist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desecration-of-the-eucharist/575144)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 802\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2011, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/desecration-of-the-eucharist/575144 "2011-03-29T11:53:12Z")
The events of this link: http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2008/07/the\_great\_desecration.php (to summarize, atheist blogger PZ Myers obtained a consecrated Catholic Eucharist and then pierced it with a rusty nail and d… --- ## [Famous people you'd like to see naked](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-youd-like-to-see-naked/520467)
**Author:** [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Replies:** 153\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2009, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/famous-people-youd-like-to-see-naked/520467 "2009-12-30T00:09:37Z")
In no particular order: Tea Leone Brittany Murphy Christina Aguillara Carrie Underwood Courtney Cox Jennifer Love Hewitt Lucy Lui Beyonce Kelly Rowland Alisha Keys Jessica Simpson If anyone knows if these peo… --- ## [\*\* SDMB live coverage thread, 2nd POTUS debate, 10/09/2016 \*\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-live-coverage-thread-2nd-potus-debate-10-09-2016/767737)
**Author:** [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Replies:** 864\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2016, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-live-coverage-thread-2nd-potus-debate-10-09-2016/767737 "2016-10-12T17:35:58Z")
Second POTUS debate. Clinton v Trump. Date: Sunday, October 9th, 2016 Time: 9 PM Eastern. Location: Washington University, St. Louis, MO All debates will be moderated by a single individual and will run from 9:… --- ## [Dougie\_monty is an immoral cultist](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dougie_monty-is-an-immoral-cultist/695993)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 451\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dougie_monty-is-an-immoral-cultist/695993 "2014-09-01T15:00:44Z")
From a thread about Jehovah’s Witnesses (because of course it is), talking about the victims of shunning and the reasons for it: “Drinkers”? Um, what? First of all, there’s absolutely fuck-all wrong with casual alcoh… --- ## [Can anyone defend the Admin Syria drive?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-defend-the-admin-syria-drive/668417)
**Author:** [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Replies:** 889\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2013, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-defend-the-admin-syria-drive/668417 "2013-11-16T15:45:09Z")
Especially in the light of latest Kerry’s comments. The utter incoherence of the spokesmen that Obama sends out is astounding. Kerry said the Americans were planning an “unbelievably small” attack on Syria. “We will b… --- ## [Thoughts about the election that don't seem to belong anywhere else](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-about-the-election-that-dont-seem-to-belong-anywhere-else/772002)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 418\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2017, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-about-the-election-that-dont-seem-to-belong-anywhere-else/772002 "2017-02-04T03:15:00Z")
During the campaign, Trump continuously dropped outrageous statements, surprises, attacks, whatever, for what seemed like the sole purpose of keeping himself on the front page. There have been discussions here and elsewh… --- ## [The strange concept of eternal hell suffering.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strange-concept-of-eternal-hell-suffering/669528)
**Author:** [@Mickiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mickiel)\ **Replies:** 992\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2013, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-strange-concept-of-eternal-hell-suffering/669528 "2013-10-01T23:28:17Z")
When I consider this concept some people have of eternal hell suffering, the more I consider it, the stranger it seems. I can’t see anything rational in punishing someone consciously for an eternity; it seems quite sever… --- ## [Who collects the trash in Galt's Gulch?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-collects-the-trash-in-galts-gulch/681569)
**Author:** [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Replies:** 660\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2014, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-collects-the-trash-in-galts-gulch/681569 "2014-05-05T05:47:04Z")
I am sure I am not the first to ask this question, but I am curious as to what is a typical Randian response. Of course it is not just the trash, but all the menial work that allows the so-called producers the luxury an… --- ## [RIP blinkie (Ask the guy with Locked In Syndrome)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-blinkie-ask-the-guy-with-locked-in-syndrome/516981)
**Author:** [@blinkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkie)\ **Replies:** 470\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2015, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-blinkie-ask-the-guy-with-locked-in-syndrome/516981 "2015-01-06T16:34:18Z")
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