# Top **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1409&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:** 1410 --- ## [Can this obviously lying nutjob torpedo Obama's campaign?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-this-obviously-lying-nutjob-torpedo-obamas-campaign/437775)
**Author:** [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diogenes_the_Cynic)\ **Replies:** 113\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2008, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-this-obviously-lying-nutjob-torpedo-obamas-campaign/437775 "2008-03-04T02:29:15Z")
Anybody heard of this character named Larry Craig? He’s been putting up a series of videos on youtube (linkable at above linked blogspot site) claiming that he gave Barack Obama a blowjob and smoked crack with him in a l… --- ## [What Happened to All Those CB Radios?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-all-those-cb-radios/612629)
**Author:** [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2012, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-happened-to-all-those-cb-radios/612629 "2012-02-14T13:50:48Z")
Back in the late 1970’s, everybody seemed to have a CB radio in the car. There were radio shows and even movies made around plots featuring CB radio communications. Now they have vanished (cell phones are better and easi… --- ## [Why do Pirates bite coins they are given?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-pirates-bite-coins-they-are-given/116108)
**Author:** [@txvepr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/txvepr)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2017, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-pirates-bite-coins-they-are-given/116108 "2017-04-25T18:52:22Z")
Why do Pirates bite coins? What are they checking for? Taste? Bending? Impression? --- ## [Ass too big for one seat on a commercial flight....](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ass-too-big-for-one-seat-on-a-commercial-flight/672924)
**Author:** [@What\_the](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_the)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2013, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ass-too-big-for-one-seat-on-a-commercial-flight/672924 "2013-11-08T04:41:42Z")
…what happens? Do you have to buy two seats? What if two adjacent seats aren’t available? Are airlines required to accommodate you in any way? Are certain airlines known to be more helpful? --- ## [Cost of Crocs](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-crocs/373943)
**Author:** [@solkoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/solkoe)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2006, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cost-of-crocs/373943 "2006-09-26T00:43:13Z")
I’m talking about the shoes. Around here they cost about $30 which on the one hand seems like a bargain because a good pair of sandals would cost a lot more. And of course they have a lot of advantages over sandals. S… --- ## [You hear someone make a grammar/style mistake. Do you correct him or her?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-hear-someone-make-a-grammar-style-mistake-do-you-correct-him-or-her/533161)
**Author:** [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2010, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-hear-someone-make-a-grammar-style-mistake-do-you-correct-him-or-her/533161 "2010-03-23T22:43:33Z")
Before we begin, a little housekeeping: Please note the word hear in the question. Proofreading someone else’s written work does not count. I also don’t wish to count things like protesting a newscaster’s misuse of iron… --- ## [I made a small mistake, which led to a bigger mistake and I profit by it.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-small-mistake-which-led-to-a-bigger-mistake-and-i-profit-by-it/676952)
**Author:** [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Replies:** 72\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2013, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-made-a-small-mistake-which-led-to-a-bigger-mistake-and-i-profit-by-it/676952 "2013-12-26T05:12:26Z")
And of course I feel like shit about it so can’t enjoy it. When I processed the xmas bonus payroll, I stupidly put the wrong date on the check. In my defense, I was trying to arrive at a net figure and was not familiar … --- ## [Hollywood leans left: why?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-leans-left-why/340632)
**Author:** [@Standup\_Karmic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standup_Karmic)\ **Replies:** 118\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2006, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hollywood-leans-left-why/340632 "2006-01-27T03:10:53Z")
I think it’s generally accepted that Hollywood and the entertainment industry tend to lean left. Any ideas on why that is? --- ## [You only get to eat one ethnicity's food for the rest of your life... which one?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-only-get-to-eat-one-ethnicitys-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-one/581285)
**Author:** [@Palo\_Verde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palo_Verde)\ **Replies:** 102\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2011, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-only-get-to-eat-one-ethnicitys-food-for-the-rest-of-your-life-which-one/581285 "2011-05-13T14:51:06Z")
So for the reset of your life you only can eat one type of ethnic food. Nothing else ever again. If you chose Portuguese, you have to eat Portuguese food for breakfast, lunch and dinner for the rest of your life. Give… --- ## [kickstarter policy and an assault-y PUA primer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kickstarter-policy-and-an-assault-y-pua-primer/661581)
**Author:** [@Paranoid\_Randroid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paranoid_Randroid)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2013, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kickstarter-policy-and-an-assault-y-pua-primer/661581 "2013-06-25T01:32:55Z")
Over the past few days, a bit of a controversy has brewed with regard to Kickstarter policy. Specifically: an individual named Ken Hoinsky, well-known in reddit’s pickup artist (PUA) community, kickstarted the physical … --- ## [What's Your Favorite Piece of Music Associated With Sci-Fi/Fantasy?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-piece-of-music-associated-with-sci-fi-fantasy/656547)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 63\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2013, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-your-favorite-piece-of-music-associated-with-sci-fi-fantasy/656547 "2013-04-25T04:34:17Z")
Fairly straightforward. John Williams’ score for Star Wars, especially the main title, the Darth Vader march, and the “Acid Klezmer” Cantina Band are all iconic. For lesser, I’ll go with the bluegrassy goodness of Ball… --- ## [Women: on choosing someone for a one night stand](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-on-choosing-someone-for-a-one-night-stand/604999)
**Author:** [@IMfez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IMfez)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2011, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-on-choosing-someone-for-a-one-night-stand/604999 "2011-12-06T00:28:46Z")
For any women on here who’ve had one of these, how did you choose your partner? Be as detailed as you want --- ## [CVS plans to stop selling tobacco](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cvs-plans-to-stop-selling-tobacco/680640)
**Author:** [@nevadaexile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nevadaexile)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2014, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cvs-plans-to-stop-selling-tobacco/680640 "2014-02-10T03:12:54Z")
Is this just a publicity stunt? Are they losing money on sales? Will they be able to continue this in the long-term? --- ## [Who is the sexiest man on television?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-sexiest-man-on-television/572402)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-sexiest-man-on-television/572402 "2011-02-25T20:46:29Z")
Self explanatory title. Totally subjective of course: if you think Oliver Platt or Danny Devito is the sexiest man on TV nobody can call you wrong, except for me because mine is the only right answer anyway and the rest… --- ## [What's with the mods lately?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-mods-lately/533122)
**Author:** [@ivn1188](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivn1188)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2010, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-with-the-mods-lately/533122 "2010-03-26T15:46:30Z")
It seems like there have been a lot of threads closed for silly reasons. There has been a noticeable uptick in bannings and suspensions for pretty much ridiculous “infractions”. TubaDiva seems to be running around clos… --- ## [Kanye West's VMA rant](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-wests-vma-rant/509992)
**Author:** [@RikWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RikWriter)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2009, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kanye-wests-vma-rant/509992 "2009-09-18T19:32:07Z")
Anyone see his outburst at the VMAs? What a no-class piece of shit. Is it widely known that he’s a total asshole or is this a surprise to some? --- ## [Dear Prunefaces: No, I do not NEED a tan!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-prunefaces-no-i-do-not-need-a-tan/300323)
**Author:** [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2005, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dear-prunefaces-no-i-do-not-need-a-tan/300323 "2005-05-02T17:52:05Z")
I tried not to be upset about this. It’s a mindnumbingly insignificant thing over which to get my panties in a twist, but you prune-faced sourpusses just wouldn’t let it die! Yes, there was fieldtrip planned for the zo… --- ## [Anyone ever cheat on an online game?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-cheat-on-an-online-game/573574)
**Author:** [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2018, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-ever-cheat-on-an-online-game/573574 "2018-02-26T21:11:00Z")
I have played a lot of online games over the years and there have always been accusations of cheaters. In my experience cheating is vastly over reported, but there is some out there. Is there anyone on this board who h… --- ## [Legality of dropping things into a volcano](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-dropping-things-into-a-volcano/678978)
**Author:** [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2014, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/legality-of-dropping-things-into-a-volcano/678978 "2014-01-21T17:20:04Z")
An intriguing idea for a business just occurred to me… but it would hinge on being able to drop various objects into volcanic lava whereupon they would be utterly disintegrated. What legal considerations could possibly … --- ## [Why are most countries still using 1 and 2 cent coins?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-most-countries-still-using-1-and-2-cent-coins/581636)
**Author:** [@sohvan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sohvan)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2011, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-most-countries-still-using-1-and-2-cent-coins/581636 "2011-05-14T14:22:48Z")
I’ve wondered for a long time why most countries still use 1 and 2 cent coins. I can understand there being resistance to change, because of how things have always been done, and it being costly to change the system. How… --- ## [Probably a Stupid Football (Soccer) Question...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probably-a-stupid-football-soccer-question/362480)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Clam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Clam)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2006, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/probably-a-stupid-football-soccer-question/362480 "2006-07-01T18:49:08Z")
The World Cup has got me thinking a bit about football recently. This is going to sound like a completely random question (I must admit to knowing relatively little about “the beautiful game”, so shoot me down if I sound… --- ## [Changing a movie's title for a foreign audience?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-a-movies-title-for-a-foreign-audience/1003122)
**Author:** [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Replies:** 158\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2024, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/changing-a-movies-title-for-a-foreign-audience/1003122 "2024-08-21T15:25:56Z")
On a recent flight, I watched a movie that was listed as “Arab Blues”: When the title screen of the movie appeared, I saw that it was originally titled as “Un divan à Tunis”, which just means “A couch in Tunis”. Why … --- ## [Canada has UHC, why don't sick uninsured people just move there?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-has-uhc-why-dont-sick-uninsured-people-just-move-there/528174)
**Author:** [@Diamonds02](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diamonds02)\ **Replies:** 57\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2010, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/canada-has-uhc-why-dont-sick-uninsured-people-just-move-there/528174 "2010-02-09T22:08:27Z")
Why I have never heard a mention of this? What would be impractical about doing such a thing? --- ## [Furnace filter sizes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furnace-filter-sizes/668869)
**Author:** [@FoundWaldo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoundWaldo)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2013, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/furnace-filter-sizes/668869 "2013-09-15T04:01:21Z")
What is the deal with furnace filter sizes? My current house has three places that need filters - for downstairs, I put it inside the blower unit, and for upstairs I put it at the two intake points (because the blower is… --- ## [Government assassination of US citizens](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-assassination-of-us-citizens/649408)
**Author:** [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2013, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/government-assassination-of-us-citizens/649408 "2013-02-12T17:36:53Z")
Yesterday the FBI with the cooperation of local authorities and the DOD killed a man holding a child in an underground bunker. He was not arrested, arraigned, given a trial, or legal representation before the death sente… --- ## [Advice for starting Miniature Painting?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-starting-miniature-painting/597854)
**Author:** [@by-tor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/by-tor)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2011, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-starting-miniature-painting/597854 "2011-10-11T19:06:36Z")
I have some pewter miniatures for a Pathfinder game I play and I am thinking of trying to paint them. Unfortunately the more I look into it, the steeper the learning curve seems to be. There also seems to be a zillion … --- ## [Jewish Jokes \[When are they appropriate? Other ethnic or religious jokes?\]](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-jokes-when-are-they-appropriate-other-ethnic-or-religious-jokes/434349)
**Author:** [@cainxinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cainxinth)\ **Replies:** 75\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2008, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jewish-jokes-when-are-they-appropriate-other-ethnic-or-religious-jokes/434349 "2008-01-26T07:30:02Z")
I stumbled upon this thread: Heard any good jokes lately? a couple days ago. I was reading through some good and bad and mostly harmless jokes, primarily of the dick and fart variety, lowbrow but not terrifically offensi… --- ## [Is it important to know how to cook?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-important-to-know-how-to-cook/500884)
**Author:** [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Replies:** 62\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2009, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-it-important-to-know-how-to-cook/500884 "2009-06-27T15:57:13Z")
I know the basics - that is, I can boil pasta (for, er, pasta, or mac and cheese), nuke some rice, make a damn fine PB&J. I can also microwave frozen veggies. I cannot, however, do much more than that and still end up … --- ## [Pie Pie Chart](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-pie-chart/685705)
**Author:** [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2014, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-pie-chart/685705 "2014-04-15T17:23:19Z")
A pie chart showing pie preference. Hope this thread is fresh, it’s difficult to search for “pie”.:wink: --- ## [Minimal Amount Of Sets On A TV Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimal-amount-of-sets-on-a-tv-show/519525)
**Author:** [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/minimal-amount-of-sets-on-a-tv-show/519525 "2009-12-04T19:29:45Z")
I’ve been watching reruns of Barney Miller lately and it always seems to take place in either the main detective room or Barney’s office. That is two sets. OK there were times when we saw Barney’s flat (very early on) or… --- ## [How long will it be before the U.S. elects a female President?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-it-be-before-the-u-s-elects-a-female-president/787204)
**Author:** [@tim314](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim314)\ **Replies:** 58\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2017, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-will-it-be-before-the-u-s-elects-a-female-president/787204 "2017-05-25T04:29:40Z")
The subject says it all. What are your predictions? --- ## [Q-pon or coo-pon?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-pon-or-coo-pon/682821)
**Author:** [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2017, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/q-pon-or-coo-pon/682821 "2017-04-29T20:00:38Z")
How do you pronounce the word that describes a little piece of paper that offers a financial discount, usually in the range of 20 cents to two dollars? It’s spelled “coupon” but has two different pronunciations-- one of … --- ## [Do humans eat anything inorganic?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-humans-eat-anything-inorganic/102711)
**Author:** [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2002, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-humans-eat-anything-inorganic/102711 "2002-04-11T03:05:39Z")
I’ve searched the boards from three monthes ago. I didn’t find anything on the topic. Let’s pretend that I’d like to take vegetarianism a little bit further. No meat or plants. Because well, plants have feelings too!… --- ## [Do you think global warming will be as bad as people say?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-global-warming-will-be-as-bad-as-people-say/701092)
**Author:** [@protoboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/protoboard)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2014, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-global-warming-will-be-as-bad-as-people-say/701092 "2014-10-16T16:34:30Z")
Will it be the end of the world/civilization? Or do you think the Earth might rise a degree or two more, and then stop and time will forget what all the fuss was about in the first place? Even though something like 90 t… --- ## [I have an unethical manager (long)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-unethical-manager-long/606673)
**Author:** [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-an-unethical-manager-long/606673 "2012-06-27T18:49:12Z")
I have worked for a Big Bank for 5 years. I worked my way up from being a customer service rep working with the general public to only working with a clientele with $250,000 to $1 million in investable assets. I am ful… --- ## [What actor has played the same character ON SCREEN for the longest period of time?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actor-has-played-the-same-character-on-screen-for-the-longest-period-of-time/484994)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2009, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-actor-has-played-the-same-character-on-screen-for-the-longest-period-of-time/484994 "2009-02-10T12:05:43Z")
Preferably not counting soap operas since there are a few actors who’ve played the same characters for 50 years or so, though they’re mainly cameos these days. On TV, Kelsey Grammer played Frasier Crane continually for … --- ## [Captain America a Hydra Agent?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-america-a-hydra-agent/757042)
**Author:** [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Replies:** 64\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2016, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/captain-america-a-hydra-agent/757042 "2016-07-11T04:21:31Z")
Captain America has been one of my favorite characters since I was a kid. A long time let’s just say. A few years ago my son asked me who my favorite superhero was and I said, “Captain America.” He promptly told me th… --- ## [How are cars sold outside the US? Is it a negotiation, fixed price... what?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-cars-sold-outside-the-us-is-it-a-negotiation-fixed-price-what/496669)
**Author:** [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Replies:** 73\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-cars-sold-outside-the-us-is-it-a-negotiation-fixed-price-what/496669 "2009-05-19T20:26:07Z")
Just curious. There seems to be lot of disgust with the somewhat adversarial nature of buying a car in the US. How are cars sold in other counties? Is it a negotiation based process, fixed price or what? --- ## [Why do some religious Jews eat pork and shrimp?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-religious-jews-eat-pork-and-shrimp/305108)
**Author:** [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Replies:** 51\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2005, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-do-some-religious-jews-eat-pork-and-shrimp/305108 "2005-05-25T19:34:11Z")
I know that some American Jews (and I presume others) who attend non-orthodox synagogues and would identify as at least somewhat religious do not observe the kosher regulations (save perhaps on holy days). What justific… --- ## [Ensign Edison! Fine, I won't use the term 'tranny.' Screw you though.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ensign-edison-fine-i-wont-use-the-term-tranny-screw-you-though/349907)
**Author:** [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Replies:** 99\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2006, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ensign-edison-fine-i-wont-use-the-term-tranny-screw-you-though/349907 "2006-04-09T16:45:42Z")
Ensign Edison, gimme a break. What exactly are you defending? Alexis Arquette is a reality show fame whore. So what? We’re hateful? Oh, too bad. Screw you. You don’t know what hateful is, jack-ass. It’s like the trans… --- ## [Waiters: YES, I want my change, thank you!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiters-yes-i-want-my-change-thank-you/258015)
**Author:** [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Replies:** 121\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2004, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiters-yes-i-want-my-change-thank-you/258015 "2004-08-06T06:39:09Z")
Several times recently waitresses have asked me as they picked up the payment for my meal if I wanted my change. WTF? Sometimes they hadn’t even opened the presenter to see how much I had put in there. I might have put i… --- ## [Expensive suits won by "average guys"?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expensive-suits-won-by-average-guys/541131)
**Author:** [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2010, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/expensive-suits-won-by-average-guys/541131 "2010-06-01T13:57:19Z")
I recently watched a “Bones” episode in which Booth (an FBI special agent) goes out in a fairly dirty marshy crime scene and mentions he is wearing a $1200 suit. This made me wonder about people and suits. Booth does n… --- ## [What is the most overrated virtue?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-overrated-virtue/965271)
**Author:** [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Replies:** 82\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-most-overrated-virtue/965271 "2022-06-07T01:55:11Z")
“It’s my opinion that every one I know has morals, though I wouldn’t like to ask. I know I have. But I’d rather teach them than practice them any day. “Give them to others”–that’s my motto. Mark Twain Virtues are impor… --- ## [Any celebrities refusing to enter the closet?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-celebrities-refusing-to-enter-the-closet/624209)
**Author:** [@Mr\_Shine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Shine)\ **Replies:** 46\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2012, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-celebrities-refusing-to-enter-the-closet/624209 "2012-06-10T01:01:17Z")
As per the “Now that Ricky is out…” thread, there’s no need to have any solid information, wild ass guesses are fine. I’m wondering are there any celebrities who are publicly gay but you think that is a crafted persona a… --- ## [In praise of Women of The Dope!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-women-of-the-dope/525290)
**Author:** [@toofs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/toofs)\ **Replies:** 106\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2010, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-women-of-the-dope/525290 "2010-01-28T21:33:49Z")
Having lurked for a long time, it dawned on me that the women of the dope are bitchin’. I am talking about cool, hip, intriguing, witty wimmin folk! To name but a few: Alice The Goon Norinew HazelNutCoffee Freudian … --- ## [It's A Grand Old Hillary](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-grand-old-hillary/747553)
**Author:** [@Claverhouse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claverhouse)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2016, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-a-grand-old-hillary/747553 "2016-03-25T17:02:52Z")
Not especially able, compared with Democratic predecessors such as Johnson or even Obama, Hillary Clinton has been unlucky with her own projected legislation — not of course with legislation she voted for, such as the… --- ## [Illegal Imprisonment, after Shoplifting](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-imprisonment-after-shoplifting/438962)
**Author:** [@Poor\_College\_Student](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poor_College_Student)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2008, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/illegal-imprisonment-after-shoplifting/438962 "2008-02-26T19:52:20Z")
Hello! I heard an old friend of mine back home got caught stealing from the local Target, from my understanding, about $20 worth of CD’s and some candy. He’s not the brightest character, and that’s not why I’m here. I … --- ## [Is naming a black dog Obama racist?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-naming-a-black-dog-obama-racist/554246)
**Author:** [@SomeBodyUK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SomeBodyUK)\ **Replies:** 54\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2010, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-naming-a-black-dog-obama-racist/554246 "2010-09-27T03:10:22Z")
A work colleague of mine showed me the photos of her family pets, which she had placed in her cubicle. Each photo had the pets’ name underneath it. One of them photos was of a black dog, and it was called Obama. I said … --- ## [My kid put something bad on the internet...censor the internet NOW!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-put-something-bad-on-the-internet-censor-the-internet-now/474270)
**Author:** [@Dripping](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dripping)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2008, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-kid-put-something-bad-on-the-internet-censor-the-internet-now/474270 "2008-12-02T23:37:39Z")
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us\_and\_americas/article5203176.ece First, I’m sorry the young man is dead. Mental illness sucks, this was definitely a tragedy. However, a big “wtf” to this comment by his fa… --- ## [Even if the Democrats win in 2018, I think I'll still be disappointed.](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-if-the-democrats-win-in-2018-i-think-ill-still-be-disappointed/789679)
**Author:** [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2017, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/even-if-the-democrats-win-in-2018-i-think-ill-still-be-disappointed/789679 "2017-07-03T02:33:06Z")
I don’t expect the dems to win the senate, but even with gerrymandering they may still win the house in 2018. This is good because then we can get legitimate investigations into Trump and put the brakes on his agenda. H… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1408&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/top.md?page=1410&per_page=50&period=all&state=muted)