# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1402&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:** 1403 --- ## [Celebrities who you always wished you could see naked, who eventually go naked....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-you-always-wished-you-could-see-naked-who-eventually-go-naked/259092)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2004, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-who-you-always-wished-you-could-see-naked-who-eventually-go-naked/259092 "2004-08-18T14:02:12Z")
For me it was Elizabeth Berkley, who I used to watch on “Saved By the Bell”. It seemed that there was no way she’d ever do a nude scene. A few years later, voila!, “Showgirls”. Next would be Phoebe Cates, of who I fir… --- ## [What is a toaster oven good for?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-toaster-oven-good-for/695574)
**Author:** [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2014, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-toaster-oven-good-for/695574 "2014-08-20T21:59:13Z")
I’ve just been given a toaster oven. Which was very nice of the giver, but I’m not sure how useful one is for someone who has a full kitchen. (As opposed to someone making do with a rented room or some such.) I mean, s… --- ## [Is there favoritism in the 'great debates' board?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-favoritism-in-the-great-debates-board/594759)
**Author:** [@strugglingChristian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/strugglingChristian)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-favoritism-in-the-great-debates-board/594759 "2011-08-31T19:30:47Z")
This questions pertains to posts that are moved. I recently had a post moved to the pit by an administrator because it was not a debate but a contest. The movement was immediate and swift. Yet there remains a thread a… --- ## [25 year old liquor bottles--should I dump it?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25-year-old-liquor-bottles-should-i-dump-it/598412)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2011, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/25-year-old-liquor-bottles-should-i-dump-it/598412 "2011-10-12T13:42:33Z")
I found two liquor bottles at my house that I figure are at least 25 years old. One is an unopened bottle of Bailey’s Irish Cream and the other is a half-consumed bottle of Early Times Bourbon. Have they gone bad by no… --- ## [SDMB Modern Diplomacy Game \*anyone - comment away\*](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-anyone-comment-away/581488)
**Author:** [@wevets](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wevets)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2011, 9:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-modern-diplomacy-game-anyone-comment-away/581488 "2011-08-31T09:35:54Z")
European war imminent - clashes reported in Spain and France, fleets and armies across the continent mobilized! Map showing the moves: https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B7wP5inGPgNVMTgyNjY0NTEtMGNhZS00YWY2LTg5ZTUtNWI4Mj… --- ## [I need hard science fiction and fantasy trivia quesstions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-hard-science-fiction-and-fantasy-trivia-quesstions/847762)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-hard-science-fiction-and-fantasy-trivia-quesstions/847762 "2020-02-15T16:18:34Z")
I’ve been given the task of preparing 30 HARD trivia questions from the fandom world. Television Film Comics Literature So can you all help? --- ## [A G&S Abomination - HMS Pinafore by the Guthrie Theater](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-g-s-abomination-hms-pinafore-by-the-guthrie-theater/600291)
**Author:** [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2011, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-g-s-abomination-hms-pinafore-by-the-guthrie-theater/600291 "2011-10-23T04:26:30Z")
I saw maybe 15 minutes worth of this mess, which was broadcast a few days ago on some PBS channel. It was awful. The first clue was in the opening credits, when it said “additional material by” someone I never heard of.… --- ## [What kind of feathers are best for fletching?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-feathers-are-best-for-fletching/689920)
**Author:** [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2014, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-feathers-are-best-for-fletching/689920 "2014-06-05T17:22:52Z")
Assume you had to make arrows from scratch. Is there a specific kind of bird you’d want to get the feathers from? --- ## [Poker Face (Natasha Lyonne, not Lady Gaga)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-face-natasha-lyonne-not-lady-gaga/978928)
**Author:** [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Replies:** 148\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2025, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-face-natasha-lyonne-not-lady-gaga/978928 "2025-11-18T01:39:57Z")
New series called Poker Face. The opening credits uses the old simple yellow fonts and episode titles to deliberately start the show off with an old feel, and that may have primed me for it, but it reminds me of the old … --- ## [Everything I've ever learned, I learned from Infomercials](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-ive-ever-learned-i-learned-from-infomercials/431576)
**Author:** [@Surbey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surbey)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [January 4, 2008, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/everything-ive-ever-learned-i-learned-from-infomercials/431576 "2008-01-04T05:26:57Z")
Everything can be completed in 3 easy steps. Yes, everything really IS as it seems. When it seems too good to be true, you’ve got a good deal in your hands. Take it! If you wait till the end, you’ll get extra as a bon… --- ## [Dead skunks in the middle of the road—why so many?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-skunks-in-the-middle-of-the-road-why-so-many/641156)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2012, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dead-skunks-in-the-middle-of-the-road-why-so-many/641156 "2012-11-17T15:26:58Z")
Driving along the other morning I saw one dead skunk and then another fifty feet further on. My wife said, “They must have been playing.” A little later I said, “That was the fifth dead skunk in the past mile.” She as… --- ## [(Why) did the big names of classic rock release albums so frequently?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-big-names-of-classic-rock-release-albums-so-frequently/589100)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2013, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-big-names-of-classic-rock-release-albums-so-frequently/589100 "2013-02-21T20:51:43Z")
Take a look at the discographies of acts like The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Black Sabbath or David Bowie, and you’ll see that they were studio workhorses, releasing at least one album a year, and often more. Nowadays… --- ## [Why are Saguaro cacti so tall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-saguaro-cacti-so-tall/675476)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2014, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-saguaro-cacti-so-tall/675476 "2014-04-07T18:01:27Z")
A recent visit to the Phoenix area prompts this question. In the Sonoran desert there, Saguaros flourish - it’s easy to see hundreds (thousands?) at a time. They stand out in part because they are commonly 2 to 2.5 tim… --- ## [Popcorn from a burning/burnt corn field](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-from-a-burning-burnt-corn-field/505185)
**Author:** [@Supermax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Supermax)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2009, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/popcorn-from-a-burning-burnt-corn-field/505185 "2009-08-05T19:41:33Z")
A few days ago my wife and me discussed (after a few glasses of wine) whether you would get at least some popcorn if you set fire to a field with ripe corn, or if not (my guess), why? Since none of us had any clue, this… --- ## [Super Mario Galaxy is my favorite game of this generation, by far](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-mario-galaxy-is-my-favorite-game-of-this-generation-by-far/507291)
**Author:** [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2009, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/super-mario-galaxy-is-my-favorite-game-of-this-generation-by-far/507291 "2009-10-05T19:47:34Z")
I was just thinking, as I’m replaying this game as Luigi, how incredibly good it is. No other game in recent memory even comes close. I’m literally at a loss for what else to even include in the discussion. It has a nea… --- ## [Math: .99repeating = 1?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-99repeating-1/11021)
**Author:** [@Flat\_U.Lance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flat_U.Lance)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2003, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/math-99repeating-1/11021 "2003-06-02T19:30:09Z")
Is the repeating decimal .9999999 equal to 1? .33333 repeating is equal to one third. .6666 repeating is equal to two thirds. .333333 + .66666 = 1 Some math nerds like bigneck say that .9999 repeating is not equal to… --- ## [How do you pronounce "Eyjafjallajkull"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-eyjafjallajkull/536870)
**Author:** [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2010, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-pronounce-eyjafjallajkull/536870 "2010-04-25T22:09:52Z")
I heard Al Roker, don’t know if that’s the correct pronounciation. But I couldn’t reproduce that from memory. Help! --- ## [I Edit Wikipedia](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-edit-wikipedia/682688)
**Author:** [@Inna\_Minnit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inna_Minnit)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2014, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-edit-wikipedia/682688 "2014-06-06T12:46:14Z")
Actually, I don’t. My topic title is a Weird Al reference. But I’m sure some of you do. How active are you? What articles are “your babies?” --- ## [Is Mars ever further away than Jupiter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mars-ever-further-away-than-jupiter/614680)
**Author:** [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2012, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mars-ever-further-away-than-jupiter/614680 "2012-03-07T20:16:12Z")
Given that planets orbit the sun at different speeds, presumably there are times when Mars is diametrically opposed to Earth way on the other side of the Sun, while Jupiter is way on this side? And Pluto’s orbit comes in… --- ## [If Roe V. Wade is overturned](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-roe-v-wade-is-overturned/955324)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2021, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-roe-v-wade-is-overturned/955324 "2021-12-07T14:35:16Z")
and abortion rights are pushed to the States, and your state banned abortions, would you move to a state that protected abortion rights? poll --- ## [Eggnog](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggnog/563405)
**Author:** [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2010, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/eggnog/563405 "2010-12-18T02:37:21Z")
'Tis the season. This one will be simple. Eggnog: liquid deliciousness or vile concoction of the devil? --- ## [Taxes on $1,000,000 lump sum?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-on-1-000-000-lump-sum/157451)
**Author:** [@pestie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pestie)\ **Replies:** 34\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2003, 5:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/taxes-on-1-000-000-lump-sum/157451 "2003-03-01T05:54:42Z")
I’ve done some searching of GQ and I don’t think this question has been asked and answered before. First, some disclaimers: yes, I know taxes are a very complicated issue. I’m looking for a rough ballpark estimate here, … --- ## [Rape, Yes, Yes, Yes, um. No. Rape?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-yes-yes-yes-um-no-rape/147640)
**Author:** [@Boxer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boxer)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2003, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rape-yes-yes-yes-um-no-rape/147640 "2003-01-17T16:41:21Z")
Hi. I like you. Thanks for coming to visit my site. It sure is nice to be a teenager. You sure are fine looking. How about you stay around. I am sure I could be real nice to you. Later we’ll have cake! You like cake d… --- ## [Napa/Sonoma Fires](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napa-sonoma-fires/798404)
**Author:** [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Replies:** 87\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2017, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/napa-sonoma-fires/798404 "2017-11-03T03:42:05Z")
We woke up at 6:30 this morning smelling smoke. We thought it was from a fire in our neighborhood, but it was from the Napa fires - which are 50 miles to the north of us. Last I heard 5,000 houses destroyed, 14 fires, … --- ## [Most memorable minor characters from TV shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-memorable-minor-characters-from-tv-shows/562167)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [November 30, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-memorable-minor-characters-from-tv-shows/562167 "2010-11-30T22:55:28Z")
The thread title is so beautifully simple I can’t bring myself to complicate it as I suuallywould. Instead I’ll just start off by mentioning Dr. Elizabeth Rodgers from Law & Order (and Law & Order: Criminal Intent), port… --- ## [Will chalk soon be obsolete?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-chalk-soon-be-obsolete/588586)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2011, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-chalk-soon-be-obsolete/588586 "2011-07-16T20:33:07Z")
It seems like dry-erase boards are becoming more common than chalkboards. And in the near future, no doubt, some type of digital system will surpass the dry erase board. Chalk is also dusty; it leaves residue on hands, w… --- ## [Why do people "save seats"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-save-seats/274078)
**Author:** [@7\_up\_yours](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/7_up_yours)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2004, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-people-save-seats/274078 "2004-11-12T20:47:30Z")
Don’t they realise it’s annoying as fuck when I walk into a lecture hall, spot a good seat that gives me a clear view of the overhead, and ability to hear the professor clearly, and just as I’m about to plant my ass into… --- ## [What would a magnet do to my laptop?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-magnet-do-to-my-laptop/452774)
**Author:** [@ManiacMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ManiacMan)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2008, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-a-magnet-do-to-my-laptop/452774 "2008-06-15T07:07:03Z")
If I waved a magnet close to my laptop would it destroy the laptop? --- ## [Does everyone on Earth see the Moon the same way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-on-earth-see-the-moon-the-same-way/693980)
**Author:** [@PurpleClogs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PurpleClogs)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2014, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-everyone-on-earth-see-the-moon-the-same-way/693980 "2014-07-26T04:33:42Z")
When I look up at the pattern of shadows on the moon from Texas, I see what has always looked to me a bit like the Energizer Bunny facing left. If I travel to every longitude and latitude, will I see the exact same thin… --- ## [Was the new Tron good?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-new-tron-good/577708)
**Author:** [@MattProle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MattProle)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2011, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-the-new-tron-good/577708 "2011-06-14T02:04:46Z")
The new Tron Legacy movie is available on demand. I was thinking about watching ti, looking at the reviews from rotten tomatoes showed a mixed response. I was only just born when the original came out, but watching movie… --- ## ["Cosmos" remake coming to Fox in 2013](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosmos-remake-coming-to-fox-in-2013/592078)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2013, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cosmos-remake-coming-to-fox-in-2013/592078 "2013-08-05T01:12:15Z")
Apparently the Fox network is going to make a prime time reboot of the Cosmos series hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson. Cosmos was definitely among the coolest documentaries of all time, so the idea of a big budget primetime… --- ## [Minimum system requirements for streaming PC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-system-requirements-for-streaming-pc/649527)
**Author:** [@Mdcastle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mdcastle)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2014, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimum-system-requirements-for-streaming-pc/649527 "2014-01-17T05:05:22Z")
So according to my research the only way to get Hulu on my projector in my living room is to actually have a PC there. What’s the cheapest I can get by as far as building one for that purpose. I’m probably looking at an … --- ## [A group not protesting an atrocity = endorsing said atrocity?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-group-not-protesting-an-atrocity-endorsing-said-atrocity/709312)
**Author:** [@Malden\_Capell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malden_Capell)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2015, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-group-not-protesting-an-atrocity-endorsing-said-atrocity/709312 "2015-01-18T16:01:39Z")
Or something like that. I have a family relation who loves to jump at every opportunity to attack Muslims, and his favourite criticism is that, for example, after the Paris shootings yesterday, or after the beheading of… --- ## [George Soros predicts depression, police state, class war in](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-soros-predicts-depression-police-state-class-war-in/610555)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2012, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/george-soros-predicts-depression-police-state-class-war-in/610555 "2012-01-29T21:21:22Z")
Talking to Newsweek: :eek: Well, I dunno. We’ve heard that warning before – how much closer to a police state are we now than before 9/11, really? Well, that’s something. --- ## [Does the U.S. still need the Marine Corps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-u-s-still-need-the-marine-corps/105251)
**Author:** [@dasmoocher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dasmoocher)\ **Replies:** 124\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2011, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-the-u-s-still-need-the-marine-corps/105251 "2011-07-20T18:57:03Z")
I saw the obituaries today and noticed that Medal of Honor winner William Barber had died. Barber was a Marine Captain who won the medal during Korea. I looked him up in “The Marine Corps Story” by J. Robert Moskin. W… --- ## [Television in Doctor's Waiting Room?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-in-doctors-waiting-room/378069)
**Author:** [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2006, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/television-in-doctors-waiting-room/378069 "2006-10-30T03:59:18Z")
What do you think of a television showing movies in the doctor’s waiting room? I got to the office today and discovered that the staff had decided to bring in a television set and a selection of (family-friendly) movies… --- ## [Your top three "bring the show back" (+ Explanation as to why)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-bring-the-show-back-explanation-as-to-why/654482)
**Author:** [@Frumpy\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frumpy_Jones)\ **Replies:** 65\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2013, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-top-three-bring-the-show-back-explanation-as-to-why/654482 "2013-04-04T21:44:59Z")
Title says it all. I know there’s been various types of this. but this is the new, fresh one that limits you to three and demands you give reasons why. No reasons = banned from my future BBQ party. I think I’ll make … --- ## [Question for the ladies - work and gender](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-ladies-work-and-gender/686599)
**Author:** [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2014, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-for-the-ladies-work-and-gender/686599 "2014-04-27T17:56:00Z")
Ladies, If you had a choice would you work at a place where; Its almost all men and your the only female? It’s a workforce thats fairly mixed. Its a all or nearly all women’s workplace. --- ## [Dune questions? SPOIL AWAY!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dune-questions-spoil-away/621466)
**Author:** [@grude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grude)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dune-questions-spoil-away/621466 "2012-05-14T15:46:33Z")
1.Where do the Navigators come from? Are they just the end result of extreme human spice addicts? Or are they intentionally created? 2.Is Arrakis Earth? Or rather are we looking at some kind of BSG style cycle that has … --- ## [New Yorker cover too much? (Obama as a terrorist)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-yorker-cover-too-much-obama-as-a-terrorist/456451)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 150\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2008, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-yorker-cover-too-much-obama-as-a-terrorist/456451 "2008-07-17T20:05:45Z")
Here is a link to a story and a picture of the New Yorker cover in question. The cover is meant to lampoon the notion of Obama as a Muslim and so on. I get that. However, I suspect to many people they will just see … --- ## [FoieGrasIsEvil asked for money and I gave — a Thank You would’ve been nice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foiegrasisevil-asked-for-money-and-i-gave-a-thank-you-would-ve-been-nice/808632)
**Author:** [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Replies:** 109\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2018, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foiegrasisevil-asked-for-money-and-i-gave-a-thank-you-would-ve-been-nice/808632 "2018-02-14T05:27:49Z")
You think? If I’m the only one who contributed and FoieGrasIsEvil didn’t thank then perhaps it’s just an anomaly. Maybe I am the only one, maybe not. Here’s a run down. \[ul\] \[li\]On 06 Jan, FGIE posted a thread in MPSIM… --- ## [Laziest man ever?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laziest-man-ever/499833)
**Author:** [@dharmabum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dharmabum)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2009, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laziest-man-ever/499833 "2009-06-17T00:32:07Z")
While going through John Peel’s Peelenium (his list of exemplary songs from every year of 20th century), I was astounded to read (there is a short list of three “main events” after each year): The laziest man in the wor… --- ## [Another complaint about a warning](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-complaint-about-a-warning/638955)
**Author:** [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-complaint-about-a-warning/638955 "2012-11-02T13:56:16Z")
In the original “Complaint about a warning” thread, in response to this post and this post, I received the following instruction from Colibri: Fine. I’m not to bring the Paterno thread argument to ATMB and I’m not to d… --- ## [Accommodating racist customers](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accommodating-racist-customers/596680)
**Author:** [@Reyemile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reyemile)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2011, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/accommodating-racist-customers/596680 "2011-09-23T04:19:18Z")
There are lots of laws that prevent a company from giving preferential treatment to employees on the basis of race, class, gender, or (in more enlightened states) sexual orientation. But what happens when a client refus… --- ## [Did anyone get the reference in the Simpsons 5/9?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-get-the-reference-in-the-simpsons-5-9/539035)
**Author:** [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2010, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-get-the-reference-in-the-simpsons-5-9/539035 "2010-08-09T03:58:58Z")
The poll on homages reminded me of this, and I’ve been wondering about it. In last Sunday’s Simpson’s, did anyone recognize the movie they were parodying? (without looking it up) --- ## [Why did Wolverine change costume? (tan/brown)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-wolverine-change-costume-tan-brown/372239)
**Author:** [@B.Serum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/B.Serum)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2006, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-wolverine-change-costume-tan-brown/372239 "2006-09-12T03:37:09Z")
Was there a reason Wolverine changed from the yellow/blue costume to the brown/tan costume? Also, does the reason he ditched the brown/tan costume related to Sabertooth in some way? --- ## [Scooter Libby: bestiality pedophilia sicko](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scooter-libby-bestiality-pedophilia-sicko/329552)
**Author:** [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Replies:** 86\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2005, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scooter-libby-bestiality-pedophilia-sicko/329552 "2005-11-09T01:31:12Z")
Not really a pitting, but this is just too ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww for the other SDMB forums… Admist all of the Valerie Plame/perjury/Treasongate bruhaha, The New Yorker dives into “Scooter” Libby’s twenty-year opus, “The Ap… --- ## [I'm going to cook a penguin instead of a turkey for Thanksgiving](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-cook-a-penguin-instead-of-a-turkey-for-thanksgiving/380874)
**Author:** [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\ **Replies:** 84\ **Last updated:** [November 24, 2006, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-going-to-cook-a-penguin-instead-of-a-turkey-for-thanksgiving/380874 "2006-11-24T15:31:36Z")
What are you serving this year? --- ## [". . . walks into a bar."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walks-into-a-bar/664170)
**Author:** [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2013, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/walks-into-a-bar/664170 "2013-07-28T12:45:56Z")
What and when was the first “. . . walks into a bar” joke? --- ## [Asperger's Syndrome = the new ADHD?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspergers-syndrome-the-new-adhd/382336)
**Author:** [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2006, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspergers-syndrome-the-new-adhd/382336 "2006-12-04T16:57:11Z")
It seems like every few years a new mental illness makes the headlines, becomes more widely diagnosed, until it seemingly becomes “hip” to be afflicted with it. Starting in the late 80’s, it was manic-depressive (aka bi… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1401&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1403&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)