# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1405&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:** 1406 --- ## [At what point do a child's school tantrums require a mental health evaluation?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-do-a-childs-school-tantrums-require-a-mental-health-evaluation/485879)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2009, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/at-what-point-do-a-childs-school-tantrums-require-a-mental-health-evaluation/485879 "2009-02-16T19:44:58Z")
I was reading this storyand at first was sympathized with the parents re the inappropriate recommendation and stigmatizing of the child, but on further consideration how do I know what’s appropriate? Did I see the tantr… --- ## [What is worse:- Underage girls who look/act much older - or girls who look underage?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-worse-underage-girls-who-look-act-much-older-or-girls-who-look-underage/265968)
**Author:** [@cryptic\_j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cryptic_j)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2011, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-worse-underage-girls-who-look-act-much-older-or-girls-who-look-underage/265968 "2011-10-01T17:47:36Z")
What I mean here - before I get accused of anything… If you find a girl attractive - at a club, or walking down the street - and maybe you chat her up - - is it worse if she IS underage but looked and acted older… or … --- ## [Question About Jessie's Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-jessies-girl/839104)
**Author:** [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2019, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-jessies-girl/839104 "2019-09-05T20:15:22Z")
Do you think the person singing is a nice guy who really would be better for her or is he a creep out to ruin his friend’s relationship? So is the POV singer of the song a hero or the villain? --- ## [Legal question about detainment by law enforcement](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-about-detainment-by-law-enforcement/820300)
**Author:** [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Replies:** 89\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legal-question-about-detainment-by-law-enforcement/820300 "2018-12-01T15:00:09Z")
There is an inconsistency in the law I have never understood. If I am fishing, a law enforcement officer (LEO) is allowed to approach me and demand I produce a fishing license. They have the authority to do this even wh… --- ## [Rationalists - do you give any magical thinking a break?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rationalists-do-you-give-any-magical-thinking-a-break/749073)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 105\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2016, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rationalists-do-you-give-any-magical-thinking-a-break/749073 "2016-03-17T04:07:54Z")
Setting: Hard core capital A Atheist/rationalist/secular Humanist here, as are my wife and kids, and several of our closest friends. One of the firmest elements of my being is that I reject all supernatural. I am frien… --- ## [Grand Unified Palin Theory](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-unified-palin-theory/565308)
**Author:** [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2010, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grand-unified-palin-theory/565308 "2010-12-28T06:12:28Z")
Sarah Palin says and does a lot of things on a lot of different topics. I’ve seen many professional and armchair pundits offer elaborate, multi-part explanations for her behavior. However, to me it can be boiled down t… --- ## [What should the 'gay blood donation' question be?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-the-gay-blood-donation-question-be/529215)
**Author:** [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [March 27, 2010, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-should-the-gay-blood-donation-question-be/529215 "2010-03-27T04:01:37Z")
inspired by this thread OK, so if you are a man trying to donate blood in the US, they ask you, “have you had sex with another man, even once, since 1977?” A lot of people think that’s unreasonable. Young gay and bisex… --- ## [Should the US Army be stripped down to special forces and reserves?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-us-army-be-stripped-down-to-special-forces-and-reserves/567397)
**Author:** [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2012, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-us-army-be-stripped-down-to-special-forces-and-reserves/567397 "2012-07-31T21:54:16Z")
Rather than hijack the thread on the Marine Corps further, I’ll put my thoughts here. Sounds like Rummy Rumsfeld’s rummy ideas. The fact is, even a vast reserve force is seen a vast exploitable force by those with dr… --- ## [American Sit-coms that never took place in America.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sit-coms-that-never-took-place-in-america/743342)
**Author:** [@Richard\_John\_Marcej](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_John_Marcej)\ **Replies:** 120\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2016, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/american-sit-coms-that-never-took-place-in-america/743342 "2016-01-19T07:14:05Z")
I was watching a rerun on METV (well of course it was a rerun, that’s all METV airs! :smack: ) of Hogan’s Heroes and I don’t know why I thought this, but every episode of Hogan’s Heroes, a sit-com made in America, takes … --- ## [OK, We Need One So Here It Is! The MMP](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-we-need-one-so-here-it-is-the-mmp/846697)
**Author:** [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Replies:** 206\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2020, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ok-we-need-one-so-here-it-is-the-mmp/846697 "2020-01-27T21:18:48Z")
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffeinatin’. YAWN 'Tis 34 (BRRR!) Amurrkin out and clear with a predicted high of 48 and N.O.S. for the day. Winter returns. It shall go away again in a few days however. Not much on the agend… --- ## [Songs you can't listen to without crying](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-cant-listen-to-without-crying/234870)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 127\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2004, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/songs-you-cant-listen-to-without-crying/234870 "2004-03-21T22:12:29Z")
I always have to wipe a tear after hearing “Cat’s in the Cradle” and, lately, “Dance With My Father” by Luther Vandross. What songs always get you right there? --- ## [Do restrictions on MSM blood donations also apply to non-consensual encounters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-restrictions-on-msm-blood-donations-also-apply-to-non-consensual-encounters/605309)
**Author:** [@lew\_cody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lew_cody)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2011, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-restrictions-on-msm-blood-donations-also-apply-to-non-consensual-encounters/605309 "2011-12-11T19:32:21Z")
I’ve been reading a bit on the various restrictions that the Red Cross and other blood-donation organizations around the world have regarding donors. In the U.S., a man who has had sex with a man (MSM) at any time since … --- ## [Witnessing your own mental decay](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witnessing-your-own-mental-decay/988436)
**Author:** [@Al128](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al128)\ **Replies:** 119\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2024, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/witnessing-your-own-mental-decay/988436 "2024-11-22T00:46:49Z")
past 50 here… retaining names was never my strong suit … but I am slowly moving into “embarrasing” territory I was always really good in “ballpark mental math” (e.g. getting pretty close to the actual result of 72% of … --- ## [If life is meaningless without children, is it meaningless without grandchildren?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-is-meaningless-without-children-is-it-meaningless-without-grandchildren/560691)
**Author:** [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2010, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-life-is-meaningless-without-children-is-it-meaningless-without-grandchildren/560691 "2010-11-18T01:20:22Z")
There aren’t many dopers who hold to the belief that if you don’t have kids your life is meaningless, but I know there are a few. So, this question is for them, and also for anyone interested in chiming in. As a childl… --- ## [Why did the ancient Hebrews not allow guys with mangled/missing privates into temple?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-ancient-hebrews-not-allow-guys-with-mangled-missing-privates-into-temple/615687)
**Author:** [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-ancient-hebrews-not-allow-guys-with-mangled-missing-privates-into-temple/615687 "2012-03-21T18:41:50Z")
Deuteronomy 23 (English Standard Version) 23 “No one whose testicles are crushed or whose male organ is cut off shall enter the assembly of the Lord. Why not? Was it just maliciously adding insult to injury, or what? --- ## [Wallace & Gromit: What does "Chuck" mean?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallace-gromit-what-does-chuck-mean/345123)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2006, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wallace-gromit-what-does-chuck-mean/345123 "2006-02-20T21:56:31Z")
In the short film A Close Shave, Wendolyn calls Wallace ‘Chuck’, so I thought that was his given name. But in the feature length Curse Of The Were-Rabbit Wallace calls Gromit by the name ‘Chuck’ in one scene. Is it… --- ## [Kingdom of Loathing--Friends of Cecil recruitment!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kingdom-of-loathing-friends-of-cecil-recruitment/440499)
**Author:** [@capybara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capybara)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kingdom-of-loathing-friends-of-cecil-recruitment/440499 "2008-06-17T17:10:21Z")
Since there’s a game forum… Things have been pretty quiet–TOO quiet–in the clan lately. So any current players or new players (http://www.kingdomofloathing.com) come on over to the Friends of Cecil clan. The soda machin… --- ## [Do we want a convection oven?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-want-a-convection-oven/614614)
**Author:** [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2012, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-we-want-a-convection-oven/614614 "2012-04-18T14:52:14Z")
Long story short, it looks like we’ll be replacing our double wall oven (bottom oven works fine, top oven triggers an error whenever we try to use it, a repairman wanted well over 300 dollars to even LOOK at it…). Assumi… --- ## [Just saw Logan's Run - some questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-saw-logans-run-some-questions/408343)
**Author:** [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2007, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-saw-logans-run-some-questions/408343 "2007-06-27T15:12:11Z")
I just saw Logan’s Run, and I really liked it. I thought the look of the movie was really cool, despite being cheesy and some of the effects being quite fake-looking. Having only seen Michael York in the Austin Powers mo… --- ## [Mist and Murk in the MMP!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mist-and-murk-in-the-mmp/926785)
**Author:** [@scareyfaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scareyfaerie)\ **Replies:** 333\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mist-and-murk-in-the-mmp/926785 "2020-12-07T19:54:14Z")
Morning all! It is indeed a misty and murky morning where I live, the weather app says 46F, it’s damp and dismal out there. Definitely a bonus to be working from home, I made the effort to get properly dressed and then d… --- ## [Trump refuses to commit to peaceful transfer if he loses, says "Get rid of the ballots"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-refuses-to-commit-to-peaceful-transfer-if-he-loses-says-get-rid-of-the-ballots/921364)
**Author:** [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2020, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trump-refuses-to-commit-to-peaceful-transfer-if-he-loses-says-get-rid-of-the-ballots/921364 "2020-11-05T18:34:29Z")
Any chance of Republicans standing up against him here? I’ll be shocked if we get anything more than very mild tutting. Any Doper feel like defending him? I know we’re all probably sick of trying to comprehend, but wh… --- ## [Is Invicta a decent watch? Need Answer Fast](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-invicta-a-decent-watch-need-answer-fast/647100)
**Author:** [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2014, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-invicta-a-decent-watch-need-answer-fast/647100 "2014-08-21T15:47:40Z")
I have a deal from Groupon to get an Invicta watch (Product Number: Invicta-1276) for $90. The deal says it retails for $695. Too good to be true? Is Invicta a decent watch? I know it’s made in China - deal breaker? --- ## [Why can I eat my steak rare w/o getting sick?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-i-eat-my-steak-rare-w-o-getting-sick/238880)
**Author:** [@Standup\_Karmic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standup_Karmic)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2004, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-can-i-eat-my-steak-rare-w-o-getting-sick/238880 "2004-04-08T16:14:51Z")
It is well known that meat such as chicken and pork should be thoroughly cooked before consumption. Failure to do so can result in contracting a variety of food borne illnesses. From chicken one can get samonella, from… --- ## [What is having a seizure / fit like?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-having-a-seizure-fit-like/637255)
**Author:** [@Simple\_Linctus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simple_Linctus)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2012, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-having-a-seizure-fit-like/637255 "2012-10-18T16:20:49Z")
Do you just blackout, or are you aware of everything going on but are completely unable to control yourself, or what? --- ## [Ad-libbing](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-libbing/496416)
**Author:** [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ad-libbing/496416 "2009-05-16T20:49:59Z")
What are some great lines and scenes that have been ad-libbed, or unplanned? (I was at my brother’s school play yesterday. One kid was playing two parts- a Brazilian sailor, and a landlord’s assistent. He accidentally c… --- ## [Should we discard the political label "progressive"? I say no](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-discard-the-political-label-progressive-i-say-no/476069)
**Author:** [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [December 16, 2008, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-we-discard-the-political-label-progressive-i-say-no/476069 "2008-12-16T00:42:33Z")
In this recent article, political commentator Michael Lind argues that “progressives” should drop that label and start calling themselves “liberals” again – revive that once-honorable name, instead of trying to distance … --- ## [To the customer who made me cry today](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-customer-who-made-me-cry-today/391713)
**Author:** [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2007, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/to-the-customer-who-made-me-cry-today/391713 "2007-02-13T12:37:17Z")
I hope you’re proud of yourself. It must make you feel very superior to make a grown woman cry. But then again, you probably don’t even know you made me cry as you wouldn’t shut up long enough to listen. So, just to get… --- ## [Tell me what you think when you look at this picture of bacon](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-think-when-you-look-at-this-picture-of-bacon/757595)
**Author:** [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2016, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tell-me-what-you-think-when-you-look-at-this-picture-of-bacon/757595 "2016-06-25T18:42:23Z")
This one. Or this one (same photo) if the first one doesn’t work. One person’s delicious meal is another person’s burnt mess. Of the first two thoughts in the poll, what would you say is the closest to how you feel? --- ## [Why should I care about "grooved pavement"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-care-about-grooved-pavement/268695)
**Author:** [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2004, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-care-about-grooved-pavement/268695 "2004-10-13T17:43:42Z")
There’s a roadsign on my commute that warns about “grooved pavement.” Why would I care about that? I can understand if it made the road less safe somehow, but I can think of why that would be - the grooves aren’t so de… --- ## [I broke up with her and I hate myself for it....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-broke-up-with-her-and-i-hate-myself-for-it/557614)
**Author:** [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2010, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-broke-up-with-her-and-i-hate-myself-for-it/557614 "2010-10-21T05:08:14Z")
But you don’t understand it HAD to happen. I just didn’t love her like she loved me, but God did I hurt her. I hurt her so much, and it’s killing me because I was hurt…bad…and it was the worst time in my life…how could … --- ## [Do you take one box or two boxes?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-one-box-or-two-boxes/1028360)
**Author:** [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Replies:** 438\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2026, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-take-one-box-or-two-boxes/1028360 "2026-07-31T19:15:33Z")
Inspired by a Veritasium video. You walk into a room. Inside are two boxes. One is open, and in it is $1,000. The other box is closed and opaque. A supercomputer is in the room. It is extremely good at predicting peop… --- ## [Is modern dance/pop music scientifically designed to be catchy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-modern-dance-pop-music-scientifically-designed-to-be-catchy/535304)
**Author:** [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2010, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-modern-dance-pop-music-scientifically-designed-to-be-catchy/535304 "2010-04-11T00:01:34Z")
The fact that electronic devices like autotuners are used so frequently in the music industry implies that someone, somewhere is applying some sort of scientific engineering to the creative process. So my question is, h… --- ## [Ever cheated in a relationship and why/why not?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-cheated-in-a-relationship-and-why-why-not/677448)
**Author:** [@JohnClay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnClay)\ **Replies:** 60\ **Last updated:** [April 4, 2014, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-cheated-in-a-relationship-and-why-why-not/677448 "2014-04-04T05:44:07Z")
http://www.statisticbrain.com/infidelity-statistics/ I think a reason people cheat is that they think the “honeymoon phase” will last forever and then they don’t feel so close and look elsewhere. It could also involve … --- ## [Drug Laws and Roommates](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-laws-and-roommates/141261)
**Author:** [@Trucido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trucido)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2002, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/drug-laws-and-roommates/141261 "2002-12-08T18:49:05Z")
I’m going to posit a hypothetical legal situation in hopes somebody either knows the specific laws that apply, or is a law enforcement or legal professional who has seen this sort of thing happen before. Say my roommate… --- ## [Is Britain well liked in Europe?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-britain-well-liked-in-europe/645219)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Liam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ryan_Liam)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2013, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-britain-well-liked-in-europe/645219 "2013-01-29T15:02:26Z")
I’ve pondered this question for quite a while, and was afraid to ask it lest I not like what I heard, anyway, I decided that I should satisfy my curiosity. Are the British well liked in Europe? I always seem to get the … --- ## [Would you let your friend do this degrading, deperate deed?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-your-friend-do-this-degrading-deperate-deed/759691)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2016, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-let-your-friend-do-this-degrading-deperate-deed/759691 "2016-07-15T20:49:33Z")
Lack of sleep = a darker hypothetical than normal. I think, my judgment may be compromised by little REM. Today’s story, which is set in 2004, is about EMMA, a dear friend of the hypothetical you. At 22 years old, Emma … --- ## [Are there any real 7th sons of 7th sons?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-real-7th-sons-of-7th-sons/727121)
**Author:** [@jebert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jebert)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2015, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-real-7th-sons-of-7th-sons/727121 "2015-08-26T01:55:58Z")
Folklore holds that a 7th son of a 7th son has “special powers.” I am just wondering if there are any real-life examples of such an occurrence. Clearly it would be rare, especially today with smaller families more co… --- ## ["The thing is..."](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thing-is/702670)
**Author:** [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2014, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-thing-is/702670 "2014-10-31T16:52:48Z")
Ever noticed certain idiosyncrasies that certain people have? Mannerisms that come to define them. I recently noticed another poster that uses the phrase “the thing is” so much, that I would support him changing his us… --- ## [Linear or Rotary electric shaver? (For men)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linear-or-rotary-electric-shaver-for-men/535053)
**Author:** [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2010, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/linear-or-rotary-electric-shaver-for-men/535053 "2010-05-07T17:49:54Z")
My last shaver, a linear shaver from Braun, has given up the ghost. It gave me good service for several years and overall I was pleased with it. However, since I am in the market for a new shaver I was eyeballing the r… --- ## [God, Gays, and Christianity](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-gays-and-christianity/127731)
**Author:** [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Replies:** 129\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2002, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/god-gays-and-christianity/127731 "2002-09-23T15:50:22Z")
In view of the innumerable threads that have argued this issue, this one might seem superfluous, but I thought it might be a good idea to bring together the large number of questions, which get addressed by inference and… --- ## [Is Castle in danger?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-castle-in-danger/593280)
**Author:** [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Replies:** 59\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2011, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-castle-in-danger/593280 "2011-10-03T16:57:04Z")
Of ruining itself? OK, I am a big Nathon Fillion fan. He will always be Captain Reynolds to me and as such, can do no wrong. And I like him as Castle. And I like all the characters. But I sense a bad trend with the sho… --- ## [Deer Season 'practically a national holiday'; who knew?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-season-practically-a-national-holiday-who-knew/561544)
**Author:** [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2010, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deer-season-practically-a-national-holiday-who-knew/561544 "2010-11-23T17:33:47Z")
I’ve only lived in WV a little over a year. So I was quite surprised to find out that, in these parts, the opening week of deer season is “practically a national holiday” (which is how my plumber put it!) First, I heard… --- ## [Not Totally Left/Right Handed Poll](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-totally-left-right-handed-poll/550006)
**Author:** [@Manwich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manwich)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2010, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/not-totally-left-right-handed-poll/550006 "2010-09-17T21:41:30Z")
I write with my left hand so if the topic of handedness comes up, I usually describe myself as left-handed. Actually though, I do plenty of things with my right hand (hey! get your mind out of the gutter.) I would even s… --- ## [Dear environmental activists: why do you look up to Vandana Shiva?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-environmental-activists-why-do-you-look-up-to-vandana-shiva/704179)
**Author:** [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [November 12, 2014, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-environmental-activists-why-do-you-look-up-to-vandana-shiva/704179 "2014-11-12T20:08:07Z")
Is it because of her historical denialism? \[QUOTE=The Green Revolution in the Punjab\] The Green Revolution has been a failure. \[/QUOTE\] After all, it’s not like it was predicted in the 60s that millions in India woul… --- ## [Humorous Mysteries in Unconventional Settings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humorous-mysteries-in-unconventional-settings/542821)
**Author:** [@Skott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skott)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/humorous-mysteries-in-unconventional-settings/542821 "2010-07-25T11:26:40Z")
I’ve been analyzing some of my favorite books, TV shows, and movies, and have come to the conclusion that a lot of them usually have some of these aspects: \[ul\]\[li\]Humorous or absurdest, especially self-aware\[/li\]\[li\]Re… --- ## [Verbal filler that are just the worst.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbal-filler-that-are-just-the-worst/795121)
**Author:** [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2017, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/verbal-filler-that-are-just-the-worst/795121 "2017-09-06T19:59:23Z")
We were having a Facebook conversation about how the word “anymore” is misused anymore (see? like that!) and we sort of strayed into verbal fillers that annoy. Um and err are common and most people don’t even notice it i… --- ## [We as Liberals..](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-as-liberals/411622)
**Author:** [@if6was9](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/if6was9)\ **Replies:** 136\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2007, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-as-liberals/411622 "2007-07-17T10:06:45Z")
All of us that call ourselves Liberals, personally, I am offended that the poster named Liberal calls himself… “liberal”. I don’t care if it’s Libertarian, Liberal or just plain Lib. He is an affront to those of us tre… --- ## [Baby I want you in the worst way possible...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-i-want-you-in-the-worst-way-possible/109491)
**Author:** [@The\_Mermaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Mermaid)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2002, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baby-i-want-you-in-the-worst-way-possible/109491 "2002-06-29T14:05:02Z")
I vote for standing up in a hammock. What could be worse than that? --- ## [Positive portrayals of atheism in Hollywood](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/positive-portrayals-of-atheism-in-hollywood/569292)
**Author:** [@psychonaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychonaut)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/positive-portrayals-of-atheism-in-hollywood/569292 "2011-01-30T18:21:13Z")
I just saw the post-apocalyptic film I Am Legend. Will Smith plays New York City’s sole survivor, who broadcasts a radio message every day asking any other survivors to rendezvous with him. When another survivor hears … --- ## ["It wasn't right to take the land from all those Indians, but aren't you glad we did?"](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-wasnt-right-to-take-the-land-from-all-those-indians-but-arent-you-glad-we-did/547687)
**Author:** [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Replies:** 49\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2010, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/it-wasnt-right-to-take-the-land-from-all-those-indians-but-arent-you-glad-we-did/547687 "2010-07-25T19:12:39Z")
That’s close to a quote from the jerk boss in the sitcom “The Middle.” So, what should have happened when Europeans realized there was something really worth all that sailing and vomiting to get across the Atlantic, and… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1404&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1406&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)